Advanced Topics in Psychology I

Code:

PDPSI22

Acronym:

QAPSI I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Psychology

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Psychology Doctoral Program

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDPSI	16	Plano de Estudos em vigor	1	-	6	36	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Promote a critical analysis of the processes of knowledge construction in the social and human sciences;

- Deepen theoretical knowledge of the field of psychology, situating the theoretical assumptions and options of their own research in this light;

- Exchange with researchers from various fields, both in psychology and other sciences, in order to fully socialize in the scientific community;

- Discuss the ethical dimension of research in psychology.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

Introduction

1. Epistemology and the human sciences: The production of knowledge in the field of Psychology

2. Critical psychology

3. Emerging themes in psychological research and practice

    3.1 Norms and deviance at the intersection of psychological knowledge

    3.2 Psychological research and intervention at the intersection with other fields of knowledge

4. Ethics in Psychology

Mandatory literature

Maria do Céu Patrão Neves e Miguel Ricou; Ética Aplicada: Psicologia, Edições 70, 2024
Irwin Altman; World views in psychology

Teaching methods and learning activities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	54,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho escrito	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend 75% of their classes in order to pass.

Calculation formula of final grade

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Classification improvement

It can't be predicted.