Unit of Study PSYC3004 Biological Psychology (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

PSYC1001 - Psychology Foundations: Brain and Cognition AND must have completed or be currently enrolled in STAT2002 - Quantitative Methods in Psychology

Unit description

Provides a thorough overview of the structures and functions of the human brain for the professional and/or academic psychologist. This knowledge is supplemented with consideration of the neural mechanisms of memory and learning, communication, and complex human behaviour. In addition, students will engage with modern neuroscientific research methods and findings and write two research reports related to these areas.

Unit content

Cells of the central nervous system
Communication in the brain
How do we know about the brain?
Cognition
Sensory systems
Putting biopsychology into practice

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term1	Term1
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1	Term1

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:

integrate information about psychobiological structures and processes, human experience, and behaviour

identify the processes that form the basis of neural functioning

communicate neuroscience and/or psychological information in a format consistent with accepted practice in psychology

analyse and interpret experimental data relating to biopsychology and neuroscience and identify areas for future research

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	30%
Report	50%
Quiz	20%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	30%
Report	50%
Quiz	20%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	30%
Report	50%
Quiz	20%

Prescribed learning resources

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Domestic

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