Through the course, students are expected to develop knowledge and understanding of: - how current emotional states and motives affect the construal of social...

Social Cognition, Affect and Motivation (PSYC0162)

Through the course, students are expected to develop knowledge and understanding of: - how current emotional states and motives affect the construal of social reality - experimental designs in social cognition, affect and motivation - theoretical issues in motivation and social cognition - how the social reality impacts emotion and motivation. This module examines the interplay between basic cognitive processes, affect, and motivation in the construction of social reality. It also aims to introduce students to the affective and motivational components of social cognition. It reviews knowledge about how the current states, feelings, and goals of the social perceiver affect judgment and behaviour, as well as how the social context affects the individuals’ ways of thinking, feeling, and regulating their behaviour. In particular, the module entails an examination of effects associated with mood, embodiment, approach-avoidance motivation, self-regulation, ego depletion and social factors that impact motivation and affect, such as power, status, social exclusion and minority status affect the emotion and motivation.

The major component of the MSc programme is the research project. This is a lab-based scientific research project. Projects are in general supervised by an...

Research Project for MSc Pharmaceutics (PHAY0056)

The major component of the MSc programme is the research project. This is a lab-based scientific research project. Projects are in general supervised by an academic member of staff in the Department of Pharmaceutics, but industry and hospital based projects are also likely to be offered. Students are provided with information on the staff members available to supervise them and the likely projects available in Term 1, through research “open days”. In Term 2, students will take a series of research skills workshops designed to equip them with the key lab skills they need to perform project work. Students will also be asked to make a selection of 3 – 5 preferred supervisors towards the middle of Term 2, and supervisors will be allocated in the final weeks of the term taking into account student preferences. Each project is unique and usually complements the particular research activities of the supervisor. Laboratory work (undertaken in the supervisor’s laboratory) is undertaken between May and August. Students are expected to develop their own research ideas and experimental series in discussion with their supervisor, and complete a comprehensive literature review to supplement their work. Results are written up and submitted as a dissertation and presented in an oral presentation in late August/early September.