The problem is that you're asking how to be the teacher of yourself about a subject that you don't have a background in. To revoice your question in a manner that might give it some perspective, let me post my own question.
"I am a maturing human being in the world, I have a basic understanding of the world around me and the people in it, but I would like to do a short term independent study to further my understanding of consciousness and the perception of reality, preferably with a 'final project' that I could display to my elders."
I would spend the entire time on the Internet using Wikipedia Google and any knowledge based sites that you can find that supply information in a form that you can absorb. If you don't follow the terms being used look up the terms until you do, you'll find yourself branching out and discovering the complexities of the subject you originally started with that might broaden your horizons a bit more. As far as specific study that's complex because you're talking about generality. True learning isn't as regimented and structured as what you've received in school, doing it on your own and learning how to teach yourself is really all school is for (if you ask me)
Suffice to say, the question was too broad.