Course first offered: 2026. Only available to students in the Bachelor of Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology.
To understand phenomena like memory, consciousness, bodily sensations, or navigation, we must approach them from multiple disciplinary perspectives. The course will cover a single topic each year from the perspective of philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology, with teaching input from staff and visitors to the three cognate disciplines. The topic and format of the course will depend on the availability and interests of staff in given years. Each year's topic will be the focus of transdisciplinary inquiry, focusing on how methods in one discipline can be used to make progress in the questions of another.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Examine a core topic at the intersection of philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology.
- Apply discipline-specific skills to transdisciplinary research in both laboratory and written settings.
- Locate, evaluate and use information appropriately in the research process.
- Critique other researchers' concepts, methods, and results.
- Present and analyse experimental results clearly and effectively.
Indicative Assessment
- Weekly lab exercises (20) [LO 1,2,4,5]
- Short essay (approx 1000 words) (25) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Seminar presentation (10) [LO 1,4]
- Long essay (approx 2500 words) (45) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including:
• Face-to face component of 1 x 2 hour week seminar 1 x 2 hour and labs through the semester (48 hours total)
• Approximately 82 hours of self-directed study which will include research and preparation for presentations and other assessment tasks.
Inherent Requirements
No specific inherent requirements have been identified for this course
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
None specified
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
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| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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