Trinity College Dublin

Korean is a fascinating language with a uniquely logical and easy-to-learn writing system. In addition to learning some basics of spoken and written Korean, students explore a cultural topic in its linguistic context.

This course provides students with an understanding of how families matter in children’s development. The course examines theory, research and applied perspectives on the family as a context for children’s development. The course aims to provide students with knowledge of research and theoretical advances on the relations between child development, and family processes, parenting, and diverse family structures. The course covers topics such as parent-child relationships, marital conflict and divorce, single, step- and same-sex parenting. Research on these topics is considered within a framework that takes account of developmental processes and broader socio-cultural contexts

Social Neuroscience is one of the newest fields in psychology and explores the neural systems underlying social behavior. The course outlines the theoretical origins of the field, basic neuroanatomy, and core methodologies including brain imaging techniques and behavioral paradigms. In addition, areas covered include how the brain enables the processing of faces, emotions, theory of mind, prejudice and stereotypes, moral judgments and economic decision making. The course considers some of the ethical implications associated with our growing understanding of the neural determinants of interpersonal behavior and the impact this knowledge can have on our notion of free will and responsibility.

This course consists of a series of lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions that deals with a range of developmental topics emphasizing a molecular approach to understanding the principles of animal development. A number of animal model systems are dealt with and the contribution of each to our overall understanding of development discussed. Specific topics include: developmental genetics: the identification of genes that regulate development in Drosophila and vertebrates; positional determination: how the body plan of the embryo is laid down including the role of homeo-box genes; induction: the role of cell and tissue interactions and signaling cascades; developmental neurobiology: positional determination within the vertebrate central nervous system, neuronal diversity and axonal guidance, and neural crest cells and development of the peripheral nervous system. Other topics include limb development, organogenesis, and evolutionary developmental biology.