Overview
Overview
This course will present an overview of contemporary psychology and introduce participants to cutting-edge research undertaken by School of Psychology staff.
Topics can include:
- How babies learn to talk.
- Brain imaging.
- Using emotions to overcome emotional distress.
- Perceiving our world.
- Early adversity and later development.
- Social neuroscience.
- Imagination.
- Dementia.
This course is a lecture-only series, and there are no exams or course work involved. Participants who attend at least 12 out of the 16 lectures will receive a certificate of attendance. The course does not provide an academic qualification.
Date, Time, and Place
The course will run for 16 weeks, commencing Wednesday 9th October 2024. In the first term (Michaelmas) the course runs for 9 weeks, while the second term (Hillary), commencing Wednesday 22nd January 2025, will run for 7 weeks. Classes will take place on Wednesday evenings from 7pm to 8.15pm and will be held on Trinity College campus and online via Zoom. Course dates and venue will be confirmed on the psychology evening course website - https://psychology.tcd.ie/evening-course/ - in due course.
Course Fees
€250 full rate, €100 concession rate.
The concession rate is available to all those retired, over 65s, and those on a government pension / payment plan and the unwaged, including second- and third-level students. Proof of status must accompany the course application form.
Apply
Applications will be open from early July 2024. Please complete the course application form, and pay with a debit or credit card via the PayPal link through the website here: www.psychology.tcd.ie/evening-course
Participants are unable to only join the course for one term.
For further information on the course, please contact: psyeve@tcd.ie
Get in Touch
Telephone Number
+353 (0)1 8962290psyeve@tcd.ie