CILPKOK Contemporary Intermediate Level Studies in Psychology (15–25 cr)

Contemporary Intermediate Level Studies in Psychology (CILP) module focuses on contemporary research and clinical practices in the field of psychology and is delivered in English. Furthermore, it provides information about the current research at the Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä (JYU). Students will have an opportunity to participate in lectures given by international researchers, visiting scholars, joint staff at the Finnish universities, as well as teachers at the Department.

Individual courses within the study module vary from year to year to some extent. General information, timetables and contents of the courses can be found on the web pages of the Department of Psychology. 

After completing the CIP module the students will understand the current trends in different fields of research and practice in psychology, and have basic knowledge of factors affecting psychological well-being, cognitive functions, and the nervous system, among others.

Basic studies in psychology (psykologian perusopinnot 25 op in Finnish)

Target groups:

(a) Foreign students visiting Jyväskylä University, who are either studying psychology as their major subject at their home university or have completed at least one year of studies in psychology at their home institution,

(b) Finnish-speaking students who have psychology as their major or minor subject at the University of Jyväskylä and have completed basic studies in psychology and

(c) postgraduate students at the University of Jyväskylä.

Students have two alternative ways of utilizing the CILP module. (1) They can study individual courses depending on their personal interests or needs of their study program. (2) Alternatively, they can choose a minimum of 15 ECTS from CILP courses to form a full module, that is, minor studies entity.

Please note: Individual courses within the module vary from year to year. General information, timetables and contents of the courses in this module can be found on the web pages of the Department of Psychology.