Psychology: The Science of Behaviour and Mind

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

Topics include: 

  • New Breakthroughs in Brain Stimulation for Treating Mental Disorders
  • Climate change and mental health
  • The language puzzle: Infant language acquisition
  • Early Experiences and Development
  • Inherent difficulties experienced by Young Drivers
  • Rethinking ‘normal’ evolving perspectives on mental health and illness
  • Measuring and Modelling the Emergence of Cognition in Infants
  • The Psychology of the Climate Crisis
  • Psychological Trauma, Adaptation, and Resilience
  • Let’s talk about young people’s mental health: Trends, gender differences and predictors of change over time
  • How close is AI coming to matching human intelligence?
  • The Experience of Dread: A Psychoanalytic Approach
  • .... and many more.

This course is a lecture series, and there are no exams or course work involved. Participants who attend at least 12 out of the 16 lectures will receive a certificate of attendance. The course does not provide an academic qualification.

€260 for sixteen weeks -We are currently accepting application.

A concession rate (€100) is available to second and full time third-level students, unemployed persons, and those in receipt of a social welfare pension. Payment and proof of status MUST accompany the application form. This may be, for example, a letter from second/third level institution, proof of receipt of social welfare pension or unemployment benefits.

Please pay using  the PayPal link below and then quote the PayPal transaction ID number when you fill out the application form which is available online only here. Please do not submit multiple applications. If you have made an error, please contact PSYEVE@tcd.ie.

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Application are currently open!

Please apply as follows:

  1. Please apply in advance;

  2. If seeking a concession rate, email the proof of status to the evening course coordinator at psyeve@tcd.ie;

  3. Applicants may pay their fee online using a Credit or Debit card via the PayPal facility available on the evening course website

A welcoming email will be sent in September with more detailed information and the Zoom link  for the first lecture. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis

Lectures will take place every Wednesday at 7:00 pm in the JM Synge Theatre, in the Arts Building (on campus), room 2039. The theatre will be open from 6.30 pm.
There is an entrance to the TCD College campus on Nassau Street. This entrance will remain open until 10.30 pm. The campus can also be accessed through the main entrance of Trinity College.
If you enter the campus from the Nassau Street entrance, the arts Building is the building on your right and once you enter the building the JR Synge Theatre is over towards the left and at the back.

30
SEP
New Breakthroughs in Brain Stimulation for Treating Mental Disorders
Lecturer: Sven Vanneste
Room: Synge Theatre
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07
OCT
Climate Change and Mental Health
Lecturer: Kristin Hadfield
Room: Synge Theatre
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14
OCT
The Language Puzzle: Infant Language Acquisition
Lecturer: Jean Quigley
Room: Synge Theatre
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21
OCT
Early Experiences and Development
Lecturer: Elizabeth Nixon
Room: Synge Theatre
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04
NOV
Inherent Difficulties Experienced by Young Drivers
Lecturer: Michael Gormley
Room: Synge Theatre
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11
NOV
Rethinking ‘normal’ evolving perspectives on mental health and illness
Lecturer: Claire Gillan
Room: Synge Theatre
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18
NOV
Measuring and Modelling the Emergence of Cognition in Infants
Lecturer: Rhodri Cusack
Room: Synge Theatre
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25
NOV
The Psychology of the Climate Crisis
Lecturer: Clare Kelly
Room: Synge Theatre
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02
DEC
Psychological Trauma, Adaptation, and Resilience
Lecturer: Michael Dolezal
Room: Synge Theatre
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09
DEC
Mental Health in Humanitarian and Conflict Settings
Lecturer: Frédérique Vallières
Room: Synge Theatre
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20
JAN
Let’s Talk About Young People’s Mental Health: Trends, Gender Differences and Predictors of Change Over Time
Lecturer: Alina Cosma
Room: Synge Theatre
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27
JAN

How Close is AI Coming to Matching Human Intelligence?
Lecturer: Redmond O’Connell
Room: Synge Theatre

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03
FEB

“The Long Reach of Childhood: How Early 
Experiences Shape Our Lives”

Lecturer: Lorraine Swords
Room: Synge Theatre

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10
FEB

The Experience of Dread: A Psychoanalytic Approach
Lecturer: John O’Connor
Room: Synge Theatre

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17
FEB
Working clinically with " hard to reach" populations
Lecturer: Ben Butlin
Room: Synge Theatre
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24
FEB
“I Don’t Have Enough Time” - Understanding the Science Behind Time and Temporality
Lecturer: Dale Whelehan
Room: Synge Theatre
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Contact

Enquiries to the School of Psychology regarding the Evening Course via email: psyeve@tcd.ie.

Lecture Notes

The Lecture recordings and notes for this course will be available here.