John Curtin School of Medical Research · ANU College of Science and Medicine
Course first offered: 2026. Only available to students in the Bachelor of Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology. To understand phenomena like memory, consciousness, bodily sensations, or navigation, we must approach them from multiple disciplinary perspectives. The course will cover a single topic each year from the perspective of philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology, with teaching input from staff and visitors to the three cognate disciplines. The topic and format of the course will depend on the availability and interests of staff in given years. Each year's topic will be the focus of transdisciplinary inquiry, focusing on how methods in one discipline can be used to make progress in the questions of another.
Weekly lab exercises
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5
Short essay (approx 1000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Seminar presentation
Learning outcomes 1, 4
Long essay (approx 2500 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including: • Face-to face component of 1 x 2 hour week seminar 1 x 2 hour and labs through the semester (48 hours total) • Approximately 82 hours of self-directed study which will include research and preparation for presentations and other assessment tasks.
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