Study Programmes 2016-2017
WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications
PSYC4027-1  
Experimental planning in biological psychology
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Ezio Tirelli
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Two or three lectures (maximum) are initially given on the methodological and theoretical principles in the field of experimental and cognitive psychopharmacology.
The student is then asked to write a short review (report) on a recent topic pertaining to the field, describing and discussing (1) the acute/chronic behavioural, mental and (possibly) physiological effects of a class of drugs or a given drug, or (2) the behavioural, mental and (possibly) physiological effects of a given drug with contextual, environmental, social, cognitive, personnality or ontogenetic factors (mainly).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Intellectual independance.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Basic knowledge in cellular neurobiology, biopsychology and experimental psychology.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Analysis of scientific texts.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
See course content.
Recommended or required readings :
Recent and classical empirical papers possibly provided by the teacher.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Participation in the seminars+ oral presentation + written report.
Work placement(s) :
Possible. To be decided separately.
Organizational remarks :
None.
Contacts :
Idem