PSYC433-14W (C) Whole Year 2014

Research in Behavioural Pharmacology and Teratology

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 24 February 2014
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 7 March 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 5 September 2014

Description

An introduction to the effects of drugs on behaviour (behavioural pharmacology) and brain/behavioural development (behavioural teratology) with a particular focus on drugs and other chemicals that are used to treat psychological disorders and to enhance memory, and drugs that are abused and may lead to dependence.

After the 1st of February unfilled places in this course will be available until the first week of lectures.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this course can expect to be able to:
1.   critically evaluate literature describing effects of psychotropic drugs and other chemicals on behaviour;
2.   appreciate the complexity of drug/brain/behaviour relationships;
3.   be aware of how exposure of immature organisms to drugs and other chemicals can modify their brain/behavioural development;
4.   design experimental studies of drug effects on animal behaviour and interpret the significance of all outcomes.

Prerequisites

(1) PSYC333 (or equivalent); (2) Entry subject to the approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Rob Hughes

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Seminar Presentation No. 1 10%
Seminar Presentation No. 2 15%
Multi-choice Test 05 May 2014 10%
Group Research Project (individual report) 22 Aug 2014 35%
Test 13 Oct 2014 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

N.R.Carlson; Physiology of Behavior ; 11th Ed; Pearson, 2013.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,763.00

* 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.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 22

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

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