Unit of Study PSYC1001 Psychology Foundations: Brain and Cognition (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces key topics in psychology using a combination of historical psychological experiments and the latest research techniques. The unit focuses on how the brain receives and processes information and supports students to develop their thinking on questions such as: Is what we perceive ‘real’? How do we learn? What makes us conscious? What happens when we sleep? How do psychedelic drugs affect us?

Unit content

Perception
Sensation
Learning
The brain
Consciousness
Drugs and behaviour

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term3	Term3
Gold Coast	Term3	Term3
Online	Term3	Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

develop ideas on material presented in class through self-managed enquiry

construct a clear academic argument referencing psychological literature

identify key figures, experiments, and models of behaviour from the history of the discipline

describe the links between psychological research methods and knowledge

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Critical review	30%
Portfolio	50%
Quiz	20%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Critical review	30%
Portfolio	50%
Quiz	20%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Critical review	30%
Portfolio	50%
Quiz	20%

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