This lecture course will present an overview of contemporary psychology and introduce participants to cutting-edge research undertaken by School of Psychology staff.

Topics include:* how babies learn to talk, stress and heart disease, brain imaging, how experience changes the brain, people and organisations, bonding/attachment in childhood, dealing with emotional difficulties, perceiving our world, therapeutic methods, criminological psychology and forensic investigation, and understanding schizophrenia.

* Lecture topics may vary depending upon staff availability.

Participants who attend at least seventy-five per cent of the course will receive a certificate of attendance.

How to apply

Apply in advance by sending an application form, available for download (from the first week in August) at http://www.tcd.ie/psychology/evening-course/, together with a cheque/draft/postal money order, made payable to Trinity College no.1 account to: Psychology Evening Course Co-ordinator, School of Psychology, Áras an Phiarsaigh, Trinity College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 2428 or 01 896 1886, email: psychology.evecourse@tcd.ie, web: http://www.tcd.ie/psychology/evening-course/

Fee

€220 for eighteen weeks. Concession rate† (€140) available to second and third level students, unemployed persons and those in receipt of a social welfare pension. Payment must accompany enrolment.

† Please note, if applying at concession rate, proof of status must accompany application e.g. letter from second/third level institution, proof of receipt of social welfare pension/unemployment benefits.

Time and place

Wednesdays, 7 p.m. - 8.20 p.m., in the Burke Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.

Duration

Eighteen weeks over two terms: Michaelmas term, commencing Wednesday, 10 October 2012 (nine weeks). Hilary term, commencing Wednesday, 16 January 2013 (nine weeks).