CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

PSY5NPM

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject will provide a working knowledge about neuroanatomy, neuroscience, and neuropsychology upon which information about neuropsychological models and syndromes can be built. The subject will strongly emphasise the association between structure, system and function, and how this specialised knowledge can be applied to clinical cases. The program will consist of a mixture of lectures and seminars.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Simon Crowe

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Neuroanatomy Through Cinical Cases

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Blumenfeld, H.

Year: 2010

Edition/Volume: 2nd Ed

Publisher: Sunderland, Mass: Sinauer Associates

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Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Gazzaniga, M.S., Ivry, R.B., & Mangun, G.R.

Year: 2019

Edition/Volume: 5th ed

Publisher: New York: W.W. Norton & Company

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The Little Book of Neuropsychology: A Syndrome-Based Approach.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Schoenberg, M.R., & Scott, J.G.

Year: 2011

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Publisher: New York Springer

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply specialised knowledge of functional neuroanatomy
02. Critically analyse models of neuropsychology and clinical practice
03. Demonstrate a comprehensive biopsychosocial understanding of key neuropsychological syndromes.
04. Apply specialised knowledge of neuropsychological syndromes to clinical cases.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Week 08-26, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Simon Crowe

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 8 - 8
One 3.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 8 to week 8 and delivered via face-to-face.

SeminarWeek: 8 - 26
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays from week 8 to week 26 and delivered via face-to-face.

SeminarWeek: 9 - 9
One 7.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 9 to week 9 and delivered via face-to-face.

SeminarWeek: 10 - 20
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 20 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 45-minute multiple-choice examination (750 words)The first multiple-choice examination is a formative assessment.

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO1, SILO2

One 60-minute multiple-choice examination (1000 words)This multiple-choice examination is a summative assessment of a designated module of the subject and follows the same procedure as the early exam

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2

One 90-minute multiple-choice examination (1500 words)This multiple-choice examination is a summative assessment of a designated module of the subject and follows the same procedure as the early exam.

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO1, SILO2

Oral examination - 30 minutes (1250 words)The oral examination is summative and scheduled at the end of semester.

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO3, SILO4

Take-home assignments X 2 (250 words each, total 500 words)Students will be allocated two 250-word written assignments throughout the semester. For each of these, they will be asked to answer a clinically relevant question about the neuropsychological syndrome taught in that week.

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO3, SILO4