Psychology

In this course, students investigate how music influences our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Students study foundational methods, concepts, and theories of music psychology and critically debate empirical studies. Students get an overview of the wide range of topics in the subject, and they carry out independent literature research on a music psychological issue, to create experimental designs and to be able to assess experiments.

This is an introductory course to the study of mental health and distress. It covers historical and contemporary perspectives on classification and treatment of mental (ill) health and examine the interplay between social, psychological, and biological factors in the genesis and maintenance of mental distress.

The focus of this course is on gaining a better understanding of theories and research on adolescent risk behaviors that may develop into substance (e.g. smoking, drinking, cannabis use, use of illicit drugs) or behavioral addictions (e.g. internet-related problems, gambling disorder, eating disorder). Attention is given to the prevention and treatment of these problems. The effects of substance abuse, other appetitive behaviors, and addiction to these substances or behaviors is covered. Students apply the acquired theoretical and empirical knowledge when analyzing social youth issues and they reflect on possible policy or intervention practices that may help to prevent social youth issues.

This introductory course in social psychology presents the methodological and theoretical issues of the discipline through the acquisition of historical, empirical, and analytical reference points. It explores major issues specific to contemporary societies, such as the formation of norms, social identity, and submission to authority. In particular, the course focuses on the phenomena known as “crowd psychology,” at the crossroads of individual and collective psychology. It explores the specific issues and reasoning in "crowd psychology" through authors, trends, and concrete experiences.