Psychology

This course provides a study on the Spanish justice system: how the court system works, how judges and court personnel are trained and selected, what contributes to decision making and persecution, and the goals of the court system. It also discusses the penal system, as well as prison sentences and the role of rehabilitation. It examines the role of eyewitness testimonials, past court cases of unjustly prosecuted individuals, and common risk factors for criminal actions.

The course introduces students to Relational Frame Theory (RFT) as an approach to understanding human psychology. It familiarizes students with the philosophical and theoretical underpinning of RFT and explains the core behavioral processes implicated by this approach. It examines up to date RFT-based research into diverse areas of human language and cognition including cognitive development, motivation, problem-solving, and analogical reasoning.

This course offers a study of neuroimaging. The course explores topics including basic methodological notions for the use of neuroimaging techniques as a tool to explore structure and function of the brain; structural techniques such as computational morphometry, diffusion (DTI) and tractography; and functional techniques such as functional magnetic resonance (fMRI), basics of magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and positron emission tomography (PET). The course requires adequate knowledge of brain anatomy and recommends knowledge of the basic concepts of inferential statistics as prerequisites.

This course explores the concepts of, and connection between, society, health, and wellbeing from a sociological, psychological, psychosocial and psycho-cultural perspective. Topics include: implications for wellbeing in a globalized world; sustainability; demography and migration; work, equality, and gender; strategies to support health and prevent disease; lifestyle, quality of life, and community.