Objectives of general skills

• Understand the theoretical and methodological fundamentals in psychology and educational sciences to analyse a situation involving these disciplines
• Identify and explain the concepts, principles and models of fundamental theoretical trends in psychology and educational sciences and their applications
• Identify and describe the biological and socio-cultural foundations of human behaviour
• Identify and describe the specific characteristics of psychology and educational sciences and their relationship to other contributory disciplines
• Explain and give examples of human functioning, including in its atypical and pathological dimensions
• Describe the principles of methodological approaches (objectives, methods, techniques and tools) to understand and explain the functioning of individuals, groups and organisations
• Grow personally and professionally
• Name the separate branches of psychology and educational sciences
• Direct their choice of modules within their degree programme in order to develop a career plan in line with the realities in the field and their profile (aspirations, strengths, weaknesses, etc.)
• Develop their scientific curiosity and open-mindedness

UE's Learning outcomes

At the end of the instruction, the students will be able to : - understand the basis of the cognitive psychology field ; - dissociate different theoretical frameworks which relate to this field ; - perceive the mechanisms of some cognitive functions (number, language, reading, problem solving or reasoning) ; - understand how knowledges can be represented at a theoretical level ; - link cognitive functions and their cerebral localizations

UE Content

Cognitive sciences, Gestalt Theory, Cognitivism, Connexionism, Knowledge, Language, Reading, Number, Reasoning, Neuroimagery

Prior experience

Not applicable

Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type

• Written examination

Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type

• Written examination