Clinical psychology

The aim of this course is to give basic knowledge of psychological and biological theories on mental illness.

This course is a good choice if you want to widen and deepen the knowledge of psychology that you learned on Psychology I (or equivalent). It is also suitable for guest and exchange students who need to set up their own education plan.

The course is optional within the Psychology II - course package, which is the second semester of studying psychology as a bachelor subject. It is also included as an optional course on the fifth semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Personnel, Work and Organization, 180 credits.

This course is mainly taught in Swedish and you will find more information on the Swedish version of this page.

As a registered student on this course you will find detailed course information and communication in the learning platform Athena. Login with your university account.

This course will be given in the second quarter of the semester, full-time studies.


Teaching Format

Compulsory elements may occur in the course. These are stated in the schedule and explained in more detail in the course instructions.

Detailed information can be found in the current syllabus and the course instructions for the course. A link to the syllabus can be found here on the page and the course instructions are posted on the course website in the university's learning platform no later than the start of the course.

Learning outcomes

The learning outcomes for this course are listed in the current syllabus.

Assessment

Information about the forms of assessments for this course are listed in the syllabus and explained in detail in the course instructions.

You will find the dates for the examinations in the schedule.

The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.


Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

In case the course literature list is missing, please check with the course leader before buying any expensive books etc.

Course reports are displayed for the three most recent course instances.








Course leader/examiner
Mats Najström, mnm@psychology.su.se

Registered students should primarily use our learning platform for teacher communication.

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