PSYC373-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course will examine neural systems in the brain with a view to understanding the neurobiological, psychiatric and cognitive bases of a selected number of human neurological conditions. The topics may vary from year to year but will include memory and related systems in the brain, as well as neurodegenerative conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and different dementias including Alzheimer's disease. Neurodevelopmental changes and related issues, for example foetal alcohol effects, may also be considered. Some understanding of neuroscience methods will be included, especially brain imaging and neuropsychopharmacology.

Prerequisites

Psyc105, PSYC206 and PSYC215

Restrictions

PSYC333

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 F3 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00 F3 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 14:00 - 16:00 Psychology - Sociology 545
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
02 Monday 10:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 545
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
03 Tuesday 11:00 - 13:00 Psychology - Sociology 545
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

John Dalrymple-Alford

Lecturer

Anna Mitchell

Guest Lecturers

Mathieu Wolff and Tracy Melzer

Lab Coordinator

Jenny Hamilton

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Laboratory exercise and/or lab test 15% Laboratory exercise and/or lab test
Mid-semester test 35% Mid-semester test
Lecture quizzes 10% Lecture quizzes
Final exam 40% Final exam

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,036.00

International fee $5,188.00

* 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 .

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