TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to become acquainted with the different states of consciousness in more detail, 2) Will be able to learn how scientific research is conducted in this area and how the different states of consciousness are measured, 3) Will be able to get an idea about the neurobiological basis of different states of consciousness, 4) Will be able to learn about the results of the recent scientific studies conducted on different types of meditation and its effects on the body and the mind. 5) Will be able to tell fallacy from scientific facts.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course covers topics related to states of consciousness such as waking consciousness, sleep, dreams, sleep deprivation, hypnosis, mediation, drug dependency.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to States of Consciousness 2nd Week Research and Assessment Methods in Studying Consciousness 3rd Week Disorders of Consciousness 4th Week Neurological Characteristics of Ordinary and Pathological States of Consciousness 5th Week Dream Consciousness, Sleep Physiology and Sleep Onset Process 6th Week Dream Therapy 7th Week Neurobiological Theories of Dreaming 8th Week Mid-Term Exam 9th Week Brain Rate as an Indicator of the Level of Consciousness 10th Week Physiological Bases of States of Expanded Consciousness 11th Week Perspectives from Research on Meditation Experience 12th Week Ethnotherapy, Music and Trance 13th Week Phenomenal Properties of States of Consciousness 14th Week General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Cvetkovic, E. D., & Cosic, I. (2011). States of consciousness: Experimental insights into meditation, waking, sleep and dreams. Heidelberg: Springer Science.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Quiz 2 20 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 2 15 30 Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 180 Total Workload / 30 6 ECTS Credits of the Course 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No