PSYC215-25S2 (D) Semester Two 2025 (Distance)

Introductory Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

This course will introduce the disciplines of cognitive and behavioural neuroscience in addition to covering relevant aspects of developmental neuroscience and neuropharmacology. We will cover how the brain develops and changes with sensory inputs and experiences as we learn and update information, navigate the environment, make decisions, and produce actions. Different neuroscience techniques will be introduced, and we will reflect on how changes in perceptual processing, as well as our genetics and environment influence our brain development. This course will also cover the regulations associated with the ethical treatment and welfare of animal models and humans involved in neuroscience research.

Prerequisites

P: PSYC105 and PSYC106
RP: PSYC107 or ARTS102

Restrictions

PSYC333

Recommended Preparation

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Exam 45%
Mid-semester test 30%
Lab work and reports 15%
Regulations for ethics and welfare report 5%
Weekly quizzes on lecture content 5%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Carlson, N. R, & Birkett, M.A; Physiology of Behavior ; 12;

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $978.00

International fee $4,988.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

All PSYC215 Occurrences

  • PSYC215-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025
  • PSYC215-25S2 (D) Semester Two 2025 (Distance)
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