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THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF ATTENTION
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Edinburgh
Program(s)
University of Edinburgh
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
100
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF ATTENTION
UCEAP Transcript Title
COG NEUROSCI ATTN
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course aims to introduce the cognitive and neural mechanisms of attention. Current theories of attention will be discussed considering evidence from a variety of neuroscience methods (from single neurons recordings to functional imaging techniques). The course will present the neural mechanisms underlying different varieties of attentional processes together with the links between attention and other cognitive functions. This series of lectures will begin with an introduction to the basic methods of Cognitive Neuroscience and the anatomical basis of perception. The basic questions and controversies in research on attentional processes will be discussed together with an overview of selective attention. The course also aims to teach the different mechanisms responsible for the spatial orienting of attention including the behavioral and neuroimaging evidence for distinct top-down and bottom-up control attentional systems. The topics covered will include the neuropsychological syndromes related to disorders of spatial attention (neglect and extinction) and the crossmodal links in spatial attention. In addition we will discuss how attention can bind different visual features into coherent objects as well as the concept of object-based attention. Finally, the links between attention and action will be discussed.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PSYL10139
Host Institution Course Title
THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF ATTENTION
Host Institution Campus
University of Edinburgh
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Psychology
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PROGRAMMING AND DATA ANALYSIS
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Edinburgh
Program(s)
University of Edinburgh
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Physics
Computer Science
UCEAP Course Number
157
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PROGRAMMING AND DATA ANALYSIS
UCEAP Transcript Title
PROGRMNG&DATA ANLYS
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to computer programming and data analysis. It serves as a preparation for further study in some physics-related degree programs, and as a stand-alone course for students of other disciplines, including mathematics, chemistry, geosciences, computer science, and engineering. The course consists of laboratory sessions and workshops to develop understanding, familiarity, and fluency.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHYS08049
Host Institution Course Title
PROGRAMMING AND DATA ANALYSIS
Host Institution Campus
Edinburgh
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Physics and Astonomy
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THE SUPERNATURAL WORLD
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Edinburgh
Program(s)
University of Edinburgh
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Celtic Studies
UCEAP Course Number
124
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE SUPERNATURAL WORLD
UCEAP Transcript Title
SUPERNATURAL WORLD
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
The course examines magical belief and supernatural entities in Scotland. This complex and much-neglected aspect of our cultural heritage is explored through a combination of empirical data (provided by case studies and archive holdings) and theoretical contextualization. A dominant theme is the identification and interpretation of vestiges of supernatural belief still extant and deeply embedded in Scottish cultural life. Comparative material from other Celtic-language cultures and Scandinavia also feature.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SCET10019
Host Institution Course Title
THE SUPERNATURAL WORLD
Host Institution Campus
Edinburgh University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Scottish Ethnology
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STOCHASTIC MODELING
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Edinburgh
Program(s)
University of Edinburgh
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Mathematics
UCEAP Course Number
118
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
STOCHASTIC MODELING
UCEAP Transcript Title
STOCHASTIC MODELING
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This is an advanced probability course dealing with discrete and continuous time Markov chains. The course covers the fundamental theory, and provides many examples. Markov chains has countless applications in many fields raging from finance, operation research and optimization to biology, chemistry, and physics.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MATH10007
Host Institution Course Title
STOCHASTIC MODELING
Host Institution Campus
University of Edinburgh
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Mathematics
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THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Edinburgh
Program(s)
University of Edinburgh
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
108
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD
UCEAP Transcript Title
ANTHROPOLGY OF FOOD
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
"Man ist, was man isst" - we are what we eat, says the German proverb. Eating is a basic biological requirement to sustain life, but what we eat and how we eat it is not simply dictated by environment and technology, it is a mark of how we understand ourselves, our place in society, and how we distinguish ourselves from others. This course draws upon a range of anthropological research to explore the culture, economics, and politics of food in the modern world. Students investigate what a focus on food can contribute to the study of ritual, memory, gender, globalization, and justice. Students pay special attention to the political economy of food, exploring what anthropology has contributed to understanding and meeting the challenges of a deeply unjust global food-system; this study starts with colonialism and also addresses the contemporary period in which governments and planners must grapple simultaneously with excess and desperation.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SCAN10052
Host Institution Course Title
THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD
Host Institution Campus
Edinburgh
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Social Anthropology
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GLACIAL PROCESSES AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Edinburgh
Program(s)
Scottish Universities,University of Edinburgh
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Earth & Space Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
127
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GLACIAL PROCESSES AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
GLACIAL PROCESSES
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course provides students with a fundamental knowledge of the physics and dynamics of glacier ice masses, enabling them to understand what controls glacier formation and the subsequent behavior of ice masses. It also develops a critical understanding of the processes associated with glacial environments, in both ice-contact and proglacial situations and considers the future stability of the world's ice masses in a warming climate.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GEGR10075
Host Institution Course Title
GLACIAL PROCESSES AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
Edinburgh
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Geography
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TOPICS IN MIND AND COGNITION
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Edinburgh
Program(s)
University of Edinburgh
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
116
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
TOPICS IN MIND AND COGNITION
UCEAP Transcript Title
MIND & COGNITION
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
In this course, students consider central conceptual and theoretical issues that arise in contemporary philosophy of mind and examine how these relate to questions concerning the nature of the mind, the world, and our conscious experience of it. The selection of issues covered varies from year to year, but may include one or more of the following: the nature of mental representation and content; the qualitative character of conscious experience; perception and how it relates to action; our thoughts and how they depend on external objects and/or other thinkers; machines and non-human animals and how they compare to humans; and emotions and how they guide our thought and behavior.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHIL10174
Host Institution Course Title
TOPICS IN MIND AND COGNITION
Host Institution Campus
Edinburgh
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy
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PHILOSOPHY OF DAVID LEWIS
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Edinburgh
Program(s)
University of Edinburgh
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
102
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PHILOSOPHY OF DAVID LEWIS
UCEAP Transcript Title
PHIL OF DAVID LEWIS
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
David Lewis (1941-2001) was one of the most important philosophers of the 20th Century. He made significant contributions to philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of science, decision theory, epistemology, meta-ethics and aesthetics, and most significantly to philosophy of mind and metaphysics. Despite the wide range of issues addressed in Lewis' work there is a unifying method and systematicity. This course provides an overview of Lewis' contributions by focusing on some of his key writings on various topics such as modal metaphysics, human supervienience, analytic functionalism, counterfactuals, counterpart theory, de se content, contextualism about knowledge, scorekeeping in a language game, etc. The course is oriented around a single philosopher and his work, but attention is also given to the connections between Lewis' philosophy and the enduring problems of traditional philosophy.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHIL10184
Host Institution Course Title
PHILOSOPHY OF DAVID LEWIS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy
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GENERAL TOPOLOGY
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Edinburgh
Program(s)
University of Edinburgh
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Mathematics
UCEAP Course Number
127
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GENERAL TOPOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
GENERAL TOPOLOGY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course introduces students to essential notions in topology, such as topological spaces, continuous functions, and compactness.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MATH10076
Host Institution Course Title
GENERAL TOPOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
University of Edinburgh
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
School of Mathematics
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POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY 3
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Edinburgh
Program(s)
University of Edinburgh
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Biological Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
112
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY 3
UCEAP Transcript Title
POPL&COMMNTY ECOL 3
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course explores the interactions between organisms, the dynamics of populations, and the environment. It deals with animal, plant, and pathogenic organisms, and the structuring and function of communities and develops both a quantitative and qualitative understanding of interactions between organisms and their consequences. The course is broken down into three parts: population biology, species interactions, and community ecology, and it consists of lectures and several extended practicals lasting two to three weeks.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BILG09009
Host Institution Course Title
POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY 3
Host Institution Campus
Edinburgh
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Biological Sciences