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SYLLABUS
Brain and Mind , 7,5 ECTS Credits
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Other Subjects - ÖÄA
SUBJECT AREA   Psychology - PSA
  COURSE CODE   718G08
AIM OF THE COURSE
On completion of the course, the student should be able to
- account for questions concerning the nature of the mind and its relation to the brain.
CONTENTS
After an introductory overview of what we presently know about the function of the brain, the course will address questions that concern the mind, ego and personal identity as well as some ethical questions that will be a sequence of the growing knowledge of the brain and its function, for example questions concerning responsibility for our actions.
TEACHING
The course is given mainly as a distance course, but will be introduced and completed with meetings in Linköping.
EXAMINATION
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

GRADING
A grade of Pass with Credit, Pass or Fail is given for the course
CERTIFICATE
Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division.
COURSE LITERATURE
The course literature is decided upon by the department in question.
OTHER INFORMATION
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
 
Brain and Mind
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Department responsible
for the course or equivalent:
IKK - Department of Culture and Communication
           
Registrar No: 2009-00139   Course Code: 718G08      
    Exam codes: see Local Computer System      
Subject/Subject Area : Other Subjects - ÖÄA          
           
Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
G1X   Basic level     ÖÄA   HU