Curriculum for the Bakkalaureat Programme

Learning Outcomes:
Understanding of the historical and transcultural dimensions of our present-day psyche

Contents:
(1) What does “History of Mentalities” mean? (2) History of Childhood (Philippe Ariès); (3) History of Death; (4) Men & Women, Family Life, Sexuality; (5) Concepts of Time; (6) “Literacy” and “Honour” in historical perspective. Excursion to Bohemia & Moravia: TELČ: Insights into different epochs of central European history; KUTNÁ HORA: The “chapel of the skulls” as an outstanding example of baroque thought about life and death; PŘÍBOR: Sigmund-Freud-Museum; BRNO: The impact of modernity as represented in “functional architecture”; Expert discussions with representatives of Czech psychotherapy.

Learning Outcomes:
Enhanced field-work capabilities

Contents:
This course is to introduce students to the methodology and the experiences of field work carried out from our centre, the Oral Literature Research Programme Chileka.
1) How to organize a field trip
2) Which assistants to take along, if any?
3) What kind of equipment to be used?
4) How to contact people and engage them in conversation (interview techniques)?
5) How to organize one’s field notes (see our minimum documentation sheet)?
6) Examples of bad field work e.g. unsuitable behaviour by researchers in contact with the people
7) How to preserve and compare the research findings

Contents:
This course deepens practically the contents of the respective lecture.

Contents:
These courses proceed with the contents of the respective lecture and proseminar
in module 2.4 both aiming at the same learning outcomes.

Contents:
These courses proceed with the contents of the respective lecture and proseminar
in module 2.4 both aiming at the same learning outcomes.

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students should have a basic understanding of psychopharmacology, including the functioning and effects of psychotropic medications. This course is not meant to prepare students for any part of the prescription process, which is reserved for medical personnel.

Contents:
This course is designed to acquaint students with the fundamentals of psychotropic medications. We will cover the basic principles of pharmacology, indications, adverse effects, and drug interactions, as well as off-label uses of medications. Historical perspectives as well as new research will be discussed, with a focus on practical application. Alternative possibilities for treatment of mental illnesses will be discussed, as well as the issues involved in deciding when medication is appropriate, and the practical aspects of collaborating with medical personnel who have the authority to issue prescriptions. This course contains both a lecture and a pro-seminar component, which have different structures and credit values. Further special topics are: Classification of phenomena to respective diseases, neurobiology on the basis of neurotransmitter, definition of the main groups of psychopharmacy, concepts of networking between the occupation groups psychotherapist and psychiatrist, nocebo and placebo effect, the own stance on psychopharmacy, treatment phases: adjustment, duration, reducing and ending, handling of side effects in the beginning and negative long time effects.

Contents:
This course deepens practically the contents of the respective lecture.
Module 3.5 Fundamental Principles of Psychotherapy Practice III

Contents:
This course imparts basic knowledge of the health system to the students; the hospital organisation will be described; in both cases the focus is laid on the Austrian law situation.

Contents:
The structure, the current role, and future challenges of the social insurance within the Austrian health system are informatively and critically analysed. Special emphasis is laid on principles of the social insurance, organisation, contract law, current situation of the social health insurance system, the Austrian health system in internation comparison, future action fields.

Learning Outcomes:
Understanding of the effects of social structure on community life

Contents:
Dr. Malamusi will give a description and overview of psychosocial institutions and devices in a selected region of Africa: Central and southern Malawi. How are family and community resources used to deal with illness, psychological problems, accidents, depression, death and various forms of life crisis? Under which circumstances, for example suspicion of witchcraft (ufiti) will professional help by a sing’anga (healer, psychotherapist) be sought? The talk will be illustrated with video materials from my field work.

Contents:
In this seminar students have to reflect on the experiences made during the practicum (clinical placement). Students write reports on their activities and impressions of the institution. Group discussions of these experiences enhance the observation skills, i.e. skills of differentiation between outer influences and inner reactions. This is important for gaining competencies in the profession as a psychotherapist.