HPS310 - Biological Psychology (Brain and Behaviour)

Year:

2025 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s): 1
Previously coded as: Nil
EFTSL value: 0.125
Previously:

Brain, Biology and Behaviour

Prerequisite:

One of HPS201, HPS202, HPS203, HPS204, HPS301, HPS307, HPS308

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: HPS205, HPS775
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar per fortnight

Scheduled learning activities - online

Trimester 1
1 x 2 hour online lecture per week
1 x 2 hour online seminar per fortnight

Trimester 3
1 x 2 hour lecture (pre-recorded) per week
1 x 2 hour online seminar per fortnight

Content

This unit explores contemporary neurobiological explanations of human behaviour. Individual, social, ethical and practical implications are examined in the context of topics including: neural structure and function, psychopharmacology, biological methods, sensory systems, emotions, motor activity, sleep, mental disorders, language, memory and learning.

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