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Cross-Cultural Psychology (PSY56) Description Cross-Cultural Psychology is a required course for Psychology students. It is taught in the spring semester (3 hours per week) and it corresponds to 5 credits according to the ECTS system. Content Goals and scope of Cross-Cultural Psychology, historical roots and relations with other disciplines; methodological issues: the emic-etic distinction, levels of analysis, data equivalence; similarities and differences in behavior across cultures: cognitive styles, intelligence, child development and cultural transmission, personality and social behavior, values, individualism and collectivism, gender behavior, aggressive behavior, acculturation and intercultural relations. Grading Based on (a) a 3-hour written exam, or alternatively (b) a written assignment, i.e. a long essay comprising literature review or a research project on a specific topic. A 10-point scale is used (where 10='excellent', 5='pass', 1-4='fail'). Basic texts Berry, J. W., Poortinga, Y. H., Segall, M. H., & Dasen, P. R. (2002). Cross-Cultural Psychology (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Smith, P. B., & Bond, M. H. (1997). Social Psychology across cultures (2nd ed.). London: Prentice Hall.
Psychology
of Immigration
(PSY19) Description Psychology of Immigration is an elective course for Psychology students. It is taught in the spring semester (3 hours per week) and it corresponds to 3 credits according to the ECTS system. Content Culture contact within and between societies; theoretical approaches: culture learning, stress and coping, social identification theories; acculturation and adaptation of immigrants: acculturation models and strategies; development of ethnic identity acquisition; immigration and mental health; resilience and vulnerability of immigrant adolescents: risk and protective factors; immigration research in Greece: Albanian immigrants, Pontian remigrants, second generation immigrants; counseling and interventions with immigrants. Grading Based on (a) a 3-hour written exam, or alternatively (b) a written assignment, i.e. a long essay comprising literature review or a research project on a specific topic. A 10-point scale is used (where 10='excellent', 5='pass', 1-4='fail'). Basic texts Chryssochoou, X. (2004). Cultural diversity: Its Social Psychology. London: Blackwell. Ward, C., Bochner, S., & Furhnam, A. (2001). The psychology of culture shock. Hove, UK: Routledge.
Ecological and Environmental Psychology (PSY14) Description Ecological and Environmental Psychology is an elective course for Psychology students. It is taught in the fall semester (3 hours per week) and it corresponds to 3 credits according to the ECTS system. Content Goals and scope of Ecological and Environmental Psychology, definition of basic terms; historical roots and relations with other disciplines; methodological issues; structural and dynamic properties of behavior settings; environmental perception, description and evaluation; cognitive maps; proxemics and social interaction: personal space, territoriality, privacy; environmental stress: noise, crowding, pollution; psychological consequences of natural and technological disasters; built environment and behavior: school, work, and health settings. Grading Based on (a) a 3-hour written exam, or alternatively (b) a written assignment, i.e. a long essay comprising literature review or a research project on a specific topic. A 10-point scale is used (where 10='excellent', 5='pass', 1-4='fail'). Basic text Bechtel, R. B., & Churchman, A. (Eds.). (2002). Handbook of Environmental Psychology. New York: Wiley.
Applied Social Psychology (PSY78) Description Applied Social Psychology is an elective course for Psychology students. It is taught in the fall semester (3 hours per week) and it corresponds to 3 credits according to the ECTS system. Content The purpose of this course is twofold: (a) to familiarize students with the general frameworks and domains of applications of basic social psychological theories, including health and prevention, consumer behavior, environmental issues, organizations, mass media, law, politics, aggression and violence; and (b) to enhance students' skills on research planning, literature review, and essay writing. Grading Based on (a) a 3-hour written exam, and (b) a written assignment, i.e. a 3500-word report of a research project on a specific topic. A 10-point scale is used (where 10='excellent', 5='pass', 1-4='fail'). Basic text Schneider, F. W., Gruman, J., & Coutts, L. (Eds.). (2005). Applied Social Psychology: Understanding and addressing social and practical problems. London: Sage.
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