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PSY344: Neuropsychology
This unit is an introduction to the academic disciplines of cognitive and clinical neuropsychology, and is taught by academic staff and practicing clinicians. Attending and participating in lectures, and completing the assessment tasks provides a comprehensive introduction to the academic discipline of neuropsychology. It also allows students to see the scientist-practitioner model and to learn how research informs clinical practice, what can be learned from studying individual cases, and about interpreting scores on standardised tests. Successful completion of this unit gives students an understanding of normal and abnormal brain anatomy, principles of neuropsychological assessment, and of common and uncommon manifestations of acquired brain injury. One of the learning objectives of this unit is to provide an insight into the profession of neuropsychology. Please note that this unit does not prepare students for clinical practice, but they are shown what happens in a neuropsychology clinic.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Judi Homewood |
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| NCCW(s): | PSY321 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Psychology |
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