The research module will involve constructing and executing a substantial research project, usually conducted in connection with a topic / theme relevant to the overall masters programme. Capitalising the on the links between the course and local services, there may be opportunities to conduct research within partner organisations (e.g. NHS trusts, mental health charities, forensic units) as well as undertaking research based on topics generated by academics based within the department of psychology. We also encourage students who come to the program with connections as a consequence of previous professional experience, to undertake projects that are linked to interests they have already established. For students on BPS accredited masters programmes, the dissertation will take the form of an empirical research project involving primary data collection and submission of an individual ethics proposal.
Electroencephalography (EEG) makes it possible to record the brain¿s function in vivo. This module will give students an introduction to the preprocessing and analysis of EEG data with a focus on event-related potentials (ERPs). Students will learn about the preprocessing and analysis of EEG data, and learn how to use popular software, such as the toolbox EEGLab which relies on the software MATLAB.
Electroencephalography (EEG) makes it possible to record the brain¿s function in vivo. This module will give students an introduction to the preprocessing and analysis of EEG data with a focus on event-related potentials (ERPs). Students will learn about the preprocessing and analysis of EEG data, and learn how to use popular software, such as the toolbox EEGLab which relies on the software MATLAB.
This module focuses on behavioural and neuroimaging correlates of inhibition/interference, a cognitive neuroscience topic central to clinical disorders (e.g. mood), as well as forensic disorders (e.g., sex offenders/paedophilia, antisocial personality disorder/psychopathy). These are disorders commonly encountered in clinical and forensic settings and together with their neural abnormalities are central to this course. The confounding influence of factors such as alcohol/substance abuse and gambling behaviours on neural abnormalities will also be discussed. Because the relationships between these disorders are discussed across lectures, several lectures feature for example some sexual offending against adults/children which could trigger emotional reactions.
Hydref 2017 - Mawrth 2020
