Keywords

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will be familiar with the basic concepts, methods, and applications of cultural psychology. The course aims to increase students’ understanding of how sociocultural and physical environments shape psychological phenomena and to facilitate students’ capacity to conduct context-informed and valid psychological research. Students will also gain knowledge about cultural competency in clinical and multicultural work settings.

Contents

An introduction to evaluating psychological knowledge, theories, and practical work from a cultural perspective

Teaching language

Finnish, English

Students must sign up for the course. The course will be held in English, if international/exchange students enroll.

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

1. Heine, S.   J. (2008). Cultural psychology (2nd ed.). W.W. Norton. 

2. Literature   (articles, book chapters, etc.) from the teacher

Belongs to following study modules