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We offer an international programme with nine English courses that add up to 30 ECTS. The programme requires a basic knowledge of the main fields in psychology. Signing up for only some of the courses is also an option. If you master Dutch you can also attend the regular courses taught in Dutch.
Eight courses are organized by the department of applied psychology. The course "Interculturality and the European Union" is more general and is organized in cooperation with the Department of Speech Language Therapy and Audiology.
The following courses are taught in the autumn semester of the academic year 2010-2011:
Courses
Behavioural problems | ECTS: 3
For boys, behavioural problems are the most common reason for seeking psychological help; for girls, ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder are the second most frequent reason. After an introduction to the diagnostics of behavioural problems, this course will focus on counselling and treatment. We will discuss interventions from different psychological perspectives that aim to reduce these symptoms. Students learn to critically reflect on the application of these interventions by analyzing cases.
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Biological psychology | ECTS: 3
This course will focus on genetics, psychiatric medication and topics in behavioral neuroscience, such as sleep, stress and consciousness. (More information will follow soon.)
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Forensic psychology | ECTS: 3
This course aims to give the student an overview of the field of forensic psychology. The course starts by focusing on societal aspects of delinquent behaviour and legal matters. The relevant legislation is discussed and connected with current issues in society. The prison system and its challenges are described, along with characteristics of the prison population, psychosocial care and psychosocial aspects of detention.
The course gives an overview of relevant disorders, such as mental handicaps, psychotic disorders, personality disorders and sexually violent behaviour. We review the possibilities and limitations of traditional assessment instruments and specific forensic research instruments (PCL-R, Risk Appraisal scales). Special attention will be given to principles and characteristics of psychodiagnostics in forensic settings.
The last part deals with victims of crimes. We focus on traumatic experiences and post traumatic stress disorder.
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Sport psychology | ECTS: 4
This course aims to develop an understanding of the psychological variables involved in sport and athletic performance. A major focus of the course is on the development of practical skills and interventions that can be applied to sport and exercise settings with the aim of positively influencing the behavior, performance, and level of participation of an individual or group.
The following topics are discussed:
1. Motivation in sport
2. Arousal, stress and anxiety
3. Sport mental training
4. Arousal regulation
5. Imagery
6. Concentration
7. Self-confidence
8. Goal setting
Students are expected to prepare each topic by reading literature and making assignments. During the lectures, the topics will be discussed and some techniques will be demonstrated.
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Ethical issues in psychology | ECTS: 3
Each psychologist will be confronted in his work with ethical dilemmas. If he is a scientist, he will have to think about the ethical aspects of his research. An occupational psychologist must think about the far-reaching consequences about his advice (not) to hire an employee. A psychotherapist can be confronted with dilemmas about confidentiality, role confusion or difficult decisions about interventions or ending of a therapy.
During this course we will focus on ethical dilemmas. The students will get to know the ethical codes of their country, while the starting point will be the metacode of the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA). One of the methods of getting to know the ethical codes is to analyze cases with other students. The students learn to reason ethically in a methodical way, while staying aware of the complexity of the situation.
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Contemporary topics in HRM | ECTS: 3
During this course the student gains insight into the system of workplace relations and (group) processes that are important in an organization.
Various structures and workplace relations within an organization are examined from the viewpoint of social and organizational psychology. The first part of the course identifies groups and structures within an organization and describes intergroup processes. The second part focuses on how workplace relations play a part in issues such as conflict management, change management, negotiations and new working methods.
The students are asked to study various scientific articles to prepare themselves for the lectures. During the lectures, the articles will be discussed in small groups, summarized and presented to the other students.
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Psychology in Europe | ECTS: 4
In this course students will get to know the working field of psychology as it is organized in Belgium. How is the health care system organized? What is the place of psychologists in it? How is the work of psychologists in schools organized and how do they cooperate with the clinical field? In lectures the student will receive theoretical information about these matters. To make this more concrete, we will visit several Belgian work settings in the clinical, educational and organizational field. In assignments the student is asked to compare aspects of the Belgian profession with the organization of these matters in their home country. Also European psychology curricula and professional associations will be discussed.
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International Study Conference | ECTS: 3
The International Study Conference (ISC) is a conference for students of seven universities in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Turkey and Lithuania.
The aim of the ISC is to broaden the experiences of students, firstly by giving them experience of different European cultures, and secondly, by increasing their knowledge about the way psychology is carried out in different European contexts.
During the 5-day lasting programme, students follow different workshops and cultural activities related to psychology.
Students are requested to participate actively in the workshops. Additionally, they have to write a paper on two of the topics of the workshops.
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Solution focused therapy | ECTS: 4
Solution focused insights and methods inspire us to make progression in the therapeutic relation:
- In order to find solutions, it is not always necessary to have a complete understanding of the problem.
- Respect for and believe in the possibilities of our client is of great importance in the process.
- To make sense of the difficulties and to create small changes are vital points in the therapeutic strategy.
In the first part of the course an overview of theoretical insights and a training in therapeutic conversation techniques is given. More specifically:
- General theory of solution focused therapy and recent developments
- Induction of new perspectives within the therapeutic process
- Does solution focused therapy reject anamnesis?
- Resilience of the client system
- Theory of habits
- 3 questions for happiness
- The use of metaphors
- Techniques of relaxation with demonstration
- Exercises, discussions on cases
The second part focuses on solution focused working in pupil guidance:
- General approach to problems of pupils: Causality versus circularity, coaching of teachers, follow the rhythm of your client
- Kids’ skills: two methods to learn children to overcome their problems: 'I can do it', 'Mission possible'
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