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Module code:HMED3015(Add to my personalised list)
Title:Brains, Nerves and Human Nature in the Modern Era
Credit value:.5
Division:Division of Biosciences
Module organiser:Dr Stephen Jacyna
Organiser's location:Medical Sciences Building
Organiser's email:s.jacyna@ucl.ac.uk
Available for students in Year(s):2,3,
Module prerequisites: 
Module outline:20 Sessions. The aim of the course is to survey topics in the history of psychology and neuroscience from the end of the 17th century to the 20th century. It also touches on some aspects of the applications of neuroscience in contemporary culture. Topics to be covered will include the rise of the cerebral body, 18th-century sensationalism, the phrenological legacy, Romantic psychology, cerebral localization, evolutionary neurology, experimental psychology in the 20th century, behaviourism and ‘neuro-culture’. 
Module aims:To develop the student’s interest in and knowledge and understanding of the history of neurosciences. To develop critical reading, writing and thinking skills, and enhanced intellectual independence.  
Module objectives:To undertake independent reading to supplement and consolidate what is being taught / learned, and to broaden individual knowledge and understanding of the subject; Retrieve, select and organise information from a variety of sources; Plan and undertake a bibliographically-based piece of research; Apply key methods and concepts of historical analysis; Present coherent and logical argument based on an analysis of different factual sources; Structure and communicate ideas effectively, both orally and in writing; Manage time and work to deadlines; Work independently; Find information, use information technology, and be aware of the appropriate use of information technology; Be self-reliant; Assess the relevance and importance of the ideas of others 
Key skills provided by module:Reason critically; Apply historical methods and concepts; Identify and solve problems; Analyse and interpret; Demonstrate and exercise independence of thought 
Module timetable:https://cmis.adcom.ucl.ac.uk:4443/timetabling/moduleTimet.do?firstReq=Y&moduleId=HMED3015 
Module assessment:One essay 50.00%.
Unseen three-hour written examination 50.00%.
 
Notes:This is a new course running for the first time in 2006/07. 
Taking this module as an option?: 
Link to virtual learning environment(registered students only)https://moodle.ucl.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=17925 
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