Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04
• this 6th century course considers brain and mind from a variety of cross-disciplinary perspectives, with teaching delivered in an interactive and innovative manner
• the themes covered in the course include elementary brain structure and function, language, consciousness, creativity, and the power of the brain over disease
• assessments types are varied to increase the scope and diversity of the module design, and the transferable skills it delivers
• taken together this exciting course enhances curricular breadth, develops graduate attributes and widens perspectives beyond discipline boundaries in a unique and dynamic manner as we explore this fascinating subject.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course explores some of the most intriguing issues regarding our favourite organ, the brain. Topics include: the lessons that brain lesions tell us about how the the brain works; exploring the links between altered states of mind and creativity; the nature of consciousness and free will; how we learn, use, and lose, language; and the healing power of the mind. Students will approach these questions from biological, linguistic, historical and philosophical perspectives
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
2 Multiple Choice Questions Assesments = 20% each
Creativity Submission = 20%
Group Debate via platform Collaborate = 20%
Final Group Presentation (each group will record a video) = 20%
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Create | Demonstrate the product of your own creative brain. |
| Factual | Remember | Recognise some of the theories regarding how we develop the ability to speak, and the symptoms and compensations adopted when people lose it. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Recognise the power of the brain in controlling the physical health of the body. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Debate current issues concerning the concept of free will. |
| Factual | Remember | Recognise that different parts of the brain are associated with specific functions. |
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