Entry requirements

The student should be admitted to the Master's programme in Psychology. For admission to the course, at least 22.5 credits should be completed within the Psychologist programme's courses 1-4. Admission to the course is also granted to students that have received permission from the department's director of first-cycle studies to take part in supplementary studies to obtain a Swedish psychologist certificate.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student at the basic level should:

- be able to give a general account for central theories and problems within perception psychology,

- be able to give a general account for the development of and the neurological background to human perceptual functions,

- be able to plan, carry out, and in speech and in writing present an experimental study.

Content

The aim of the course is to give basic knowledge about central theories, methods and research results in perception psychology, give basic knowledge about the neurological basis for perceptual functions and phenomena and give basic knowledge about perceptual development. The course also intends to give skills in planning, implementation, analysis and reporting of perceptional psychological experiments. The course consists of a subject-theoretical part (6 higher education credits) and a laboratory session (1.5 higher education credits).

Instruction

Teaching is given in the form of lectures for the theoretical part. The laboratory session takes place in groups under supervision. For the laboratory session, reading instructions are given.

Assessment

Student's knowledge is assessed via a written examination. In addition, an approved laboratory report and compulsory participation in group work and laboratory sessions are required For examination, the grades used are passed and failed. The contents of lectures can constitute a basis for examination even when the lectures are not compulsory.

Other directives

Other requirements, prerequisites and conditions for participation in and the fulfilment of the course, e.g. compulsory attendance, design of own work, etc., are evident from information given at the course introduction. A student who does not meet the mandatory requirements for a passing grade is usually given the opportunity to complete remaining parts the following term and/or is given complementary assignments by the course director.