Master specialisation Applied Cognitive Psychology (ACP) January 2014 Discover the world at Leiden University Outline • Who’s who in the Cognitive Psychology Unit? • Curriculum: choices to make • Studying ACP and studying at ULeiden • Labs • Internship / Thesis • Examples of internship/thesis • Group Picture Discover the world at Leiden University Guido Band William Verschuur Guido Band Bernhard Hommel Wido La Heij Your Mentor ACP Coordinator Chair of the CP unit Teaching coordinator Your teacher & Teacher & Teacher Secretaries: Room 2B07 Eva Potters Phone 071-5273630 Pauline Ruygrok Discover the world at Leiden University Mentor & Internship coordinator William Verschuur 2A48 At least three individual meetings per year. William Initiative can come from you, or else William will contact you. General counseling role. Topics: - Obstacles for studying - Choosing/planning an internship/thesis - Choosing electives Discover the world at Leiden University Additional Lecturers Jop Groeneweg Fenna Poletiek Pascal Haazebroek Stephen Brown Discover the world at Leiden University Student representatives Neeltje Blankenstein: Cognitive Psychology Board Internal affairs of the Cognitive Psychology unit Mariëtte Roest: Institute Board Psychology Psychology-wide affairs Ashley Timmermans: represents ACP students in MOC = Master program committee To discuss educational affairs at master level Courtney Jaeger: International Student Representatives Subgroup of MOC Discover the world at Leiden University Curriculum: Two Complementary Approaches in ACP Cognitive Ergonomics Applying knowledge of human factors (limitations) to environmental design. E.g., traffic, cockpit, webdesign Cognitive Enhancement Applying knowledge about influences on human cognitive potential. E.g. education, occupation, aging, sports Discover the world at Leiden University Scheduled, Mandatory courses: February: Human Computer Interaction (5) April: Human Pot.: Application (5) + Decision Making (5) September: Art of Applying Psychology (5) November: Human Potential: Theory (5) Unscheduled: Elective (5 EC) Internship (10 EC) Thesis (20 EC) Colloquia Discover the world at Leiden University Colloquia • 5 Colloquia • Options: • Applied Cognitive Psychology (William Verschuur) - blackboard • Cognitive Neuroscience (Lorenza Colzato) – www.libc-leiden.nl • Other units • Registered on a card Discover the world at Leiden University Curriculum: Elective Choose 5 EC from “any” other master program, e.g.: - Elective from a different psychology specialization: (next slide) - Course outside psychology (e.g. Buddhism & Psychology; Industrial Design) *** - EEG course Experimentation 2 (Research Master) *** NOTE: *** For courses that are not on the official electives list: permission required Discover the world at Leiden University