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Postgraduate Module Descriptor
PHLM008: Mind, Body and World
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Internalism: the mind in the head
- The 4E approach to cognition: cognition as embodied, embedded, enactive, and extended
- The affective dimension of the mind
- Embodiment, experience and incorporation
- Group cognition and group emotions
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 22 | 11 x 2-hour seminars (mixture of student presentations, discussion, and lecturers explanations) |
| Guided Independent Study | 10 | Time preparing for the short formative essay |
| Guided Independent Study | 68 | Time for doing the weekly readings |
| Guided Independent Study | 40 | Time for preparing the lecture-style presentation |
| Guided Independent Study | 70 | Time for preparing the first summative essay |
| Guided Independent Study | 90 | Time for preparing the second summative essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).