Faculty of Arts and Social Science, National University of Singapore

Overseas Module Reporting Form

Student Exchange Programme: Sem ____2___ AY ______16/17_____
Name & Matric no:
Faculty/Major/Year of
Study:

Woo Wan Xin A0130340A

Arts & Social Sciences

Psychology

Host University:

3 (as of AY 16/17)

Uppsala University

Module Code/ Title:

Credits by PU

2PS714 / Brain and Behaviour

7.5 ECTS
Department of Psychology

Department:
NUS Module Code

(*Please indicate possible NUS code for the module if applicable)

PL3232

Level (Year 1, 2, 3, 4,
Grad)
[see Note III below]:
To be Credited at NUS
as:

2
(Essential (Major or Minor)/ Elective (Major or Minor)/ Unrestricted Electives/
Breadth/ GEM/ USP*)

Elective (Major)
Module Synopsis (Provide a summary and appropriate web link for information and verification)
Summary and content of the module:

The course should give basic biological basic knowledge related to normal motor,
perceptual, cognitive, language, motivational and emotional processes and
behaviours. The course also should illustrate using examples, deviances and
disturbances. The contents of the course consist of facts and theories about the
human brain, its structure and development. The basic structures in the brain and
nervous system and the basic units that these consist of, mainly in the form of neuron
and associated neurotransmitters, constitute the first part of the course content. The
second part concerns the relation between these structures and basic units on the one
hand and psychological phenomena on the other. The brains relation to perception,
motor function, memory, learning, feelings, languages, sleep, consciousness,
differences between people etc., as well as brain development from an evolutionary as
well as ontogenetical perspective forms the basis for the second part of the course
content.

Description as provided by the website: In what way is our brain working? What
areas and structures enable us to understand and speak a language, listen to music,
make decisions, feel different emotions and move? And how does the billions of
neurons and hundreds of chemical transmitters help us to a normal brain function
instead of having ADHD, Parkinson's disease, depression or schizophrenia? The course
gives good insight in the biological base of our behaviour and experiences
According to the website, it is a pass with distinction, pass, or fail grade system.

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Website link for more information:

http://www.uu.se/en/admissions/exchange/courses/list/course-description/?kKod=2PS714&typ=1
Additional information (Syllabus and reading list):
http://www.uu.se/en/admissions/exchange/courses/list/syllabus/?kpid=26952&lasar=16%2F17&typ=1

For Official Use Only: (* please circle accordingly)

Dept/ Faculty SEP Coordinator: Approved/ Not approved *
I.

Is this a module within your discipline? Yes/ No *

II.

If yes, at what level would you place this module? 1000 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000? *

III.

If there is a duplicate module in the Department, please indicate below. If not please indicate the
dummy exchange code. _____________________

Reasons for non- approval

Signature: ____________________

Name: _______________________

Date: ________________________

Notes to Students:
1. This form can be used for SEP as well as summer courses read overseas.
2. Modules that are graded as well as read on pass/fail basis in the partner universities can
have the credits transferred back to NUS. However, you must achieve at least a pass in
order to transfer the credits.
3. Please ensure that all information relating to the overseas module can be verified through a
URL. Please do not contact overseas lecturers or institutions by email regarding module
details, except to inquire about location of URL.
4. Obtaining this information may require you to enter more general university web-sites, such
as that of the faculty/school, registrars office, etc. If exact information is not available, an
approximate but evidence-based explanation is acceptable.
5. Please keep a copy of this for your own record and future credit transfer submission.
There is no need to submit a copy to Deans Office.
6. MC Exchange Ratio: Please refer to this website for the MC equivalent for both SEP as well
as summer courses read at our overseas partner universities.
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/intl/special_prog/mcratio.html
7. Please note that where Departments have approved for actual NUS module codes; the
actual MC per course is determined by the Deans Office based on the MC Ratio list and
not by the Departments. It does not mean that the courses approved by Departments are
automatically 4 MC each.

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