BA (Hons) Social Psychology
Course Overview
This course deconstructs Western perspectives on identity to explore how the self is shaped by a complex interplay of social, cultural, and psychological forces. You will investigate alternative frameworks from psychoanalysis, Buddhism, and Daoism to develop a more critical and holistic philosophy of what it means to be human.
Key Program Highlights
- Critically examine social psychology beyond traditional Western scientific thought
- Explore concepts of self and consciousness through non-Western belief systems like Buddhism and Daoism
- Analyze how language, relationships, and the environment construct identity
- Integrate insights from psychoanalysis and discursive psychology
- Develop a nuanced, cross-cultural understanding of human experience
Course Overview
This course deconstructs Western perspectives on identity to explore how the self is shaped by a complex interplay of social, cultural, and psychological forces. You will investigate alternative frameworks from psychoanalysis, Buddhism, and Daoism to develop a more critical and holistic philosophy of what it means to be human.
Key Program Highlights
- Critically examine social psychology beyond traditional Western scientific thought
- Explore concepts of self and consciousness through non-Western belief systems like Buddhism and Daoism
- Analyze how language, relationships, and the environment construct identity
- Integrate insights from psychoanalysis and discursive psychology
- Develop a nuanced, cross-cultural understanding of human experience
Requirements
Modules
- Interdisciplinary Psychology
- Doing Psychology
- Consciousness Studies
- Psychosocial Development
- Researching Society
- Mind, Self & Culture
- Environmental Psychology
- Psychoanalytic Contributions
- Parapsychology
- Critical Social Psychology
- Researching Psychology
- Psychology of Persuasion
- Dissertation - Social Psychology
- Radical Psychology
- Social Psychology of Music
- Transpersonal Psychology: Psychonautics
- Framing Madness
- Peace Psychology
- Work-Based Learning
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