Prospectus | 08/09 - Psychology and Neuroscience - Maastricht ...

Prospectus Research Master Psychology 2008 • 2009
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The specialization in Psychopathology provides students the theoretical background
and clinical insights necessary for future research in the various fields related to mental
health: in particular experimental psychopathology, clinical psychology, and psychiatry.
The interactive core seminars cover biopsychosocial theories and state-of-the-art research
on the epidemiology, genetics, psychological and neurobiological mechanisms underlying
onset and course, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders throughout the life
cycle. In addition to coverage of specific disorders, attention is paid to positive psychology
and to broader issues and controversies, such as gender and cultural differences, the
validity of experimental and animal models of psychopathology, and gene-environment
interactions. The programme includes training in diagnostic and other clinical skills,
as well as research experience in health care settings. The possibility of designing
individualized electives or choosing electives from other tracks affords students not only
an in-depth understanding of the multidisciplinary approaches to psychopathology but
also the opportunity to tailor the programme along the lines of their personal research
interests.
Psychopathology Coordinator:
Nancy Nicolson, Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Phone 36 88684,
Vijverdal, Room SN2.068, E-mail: n.nicolson@sp.unimaas.nl
Colloquia Coordinator:
Anne Roefs, Clinical Psychological Science, Phone 38 82191,
40 Universiteitssingel East, Room 3.747, E-mail: a.roefs@psychology.unimaas.nl
5.1 Interdisciplinary Perspectives
| 405RM Interdisciplinary Perspectives – 3 credits
Coordinators: Nancy Nicolson, Psychiatry & Neuropsychology (FHML), Phone 36 88684,
Vijverdal, Room SN2.068, E-mail: n.nicolson@sp.unimaas.nl;
Jan Ramaekers, Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology (FPN), Phone 38 81951,
40 Universiteitssingel East, Room 2.736, E-mail: j.ramaekers@psychology.unimaas.nl;
Alexander Sack, Cognitive Neuroscience (FPN), Phone 38 84267, 40 Universiteitssingel
East, Room 4.765, E-mail: a.sack@psychology.unimaas.nl;
Jos Prickaerts, Neuropsychology & Neuropsychopharmacology (FPN), Phone 38 81026,
40 Universiteitssingel East, Room 2.737, E-mail: j.prickaerts@psychology.unimaas.nl
Description of the Course
This lecture course, attended by all first-year students, is designed to highlight
selected research topics from the perspectives of cognitive neuroscience, fundamental
neuroscience, neuropsychology and psychopathology. The aim is to illustrate how the
distinct but inter related approaches to questions in the field of brain and behaviour