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Course unit, curriculum year 2020–2021
SPYS02

Classics in Social Psychology, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2021–31.5.2021)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2021–31.7.2021)
Course code
SPYS02
Language of instruction
Finnish
Academic year
2020–2021
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Eero Suoninen
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Social Sciences 100 %

The module discusses the thought and the research of classic social psychologists.

The student may choose among the following classic thinkers, for example: Erving Goffman, Alfred Schütz, Harold Garfinkel, Harvey Sacks, Henri Tajfel, Serge Moscovici, Michael Billig, Rom Harré, Kenneth Gergen, George H. Mead, Sigmund Freud, Wilfred Bion, John Bowlby, Lev Vygotsky, Kurt Lewin, Lawrence Kohlberg, Gordon Allport, Roy Baumeister, Susan Fiske.

Learning outcomes
Compulsory prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1

Participation in teaching

01.09.2020 31.07.2021
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2021–31.5.2021)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2021–31.7.2021)
Completion option 2

Independent study

01.09.2020 31.07.2021
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2021–31.5.2021)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2021–31.7.2021)