Master
2021/2022
Moralities of Everyday Life
Type:
Elective course (Applied Social Psychology)
Area of studies:
Psychology
Delivered by:
School of Psychology
Where:
Faculty of Social Sciences
When:
1 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Online hours:
21
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Ekaterina Maklasova
Master’s programme:
Applied Social Psychology
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
2
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Discipline is implemented in the blended learning format: online «Moralities of Everyday Life», followed by offline final exam Course prerequisites and formed competencies: The course is an elective designed for first year master students. The study of this discipline is based on the following disciplines: theory and methodology of modern psychology and crosscultural psychology. The working language of the course is exclusively English, which includes teaching, presentations, and all communications. In order for the student to be able to benefit from the course, an excellent ability to write, comprehend, and speak in English is required.
Learning Objectives
- The purpose of the course is to provide the students with a broad overview of the basic foundations explaining the phenomenon of human morality, kindness and cruelty.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- 1) Build skills in the analysis of the psychological phenomenon of moral lives. 2) Apply the knowledge about morality to the social problem solving.
Course Contents
- Topic 1. Welcome to Moralities of Everyday Life
- Topic 2. Compassion
- Topic 3. Origins of Morality
- Topic 4. Differences
- Topic 5. Family, Friends, and Strangers
- Topic 6. The Big Answers
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Williams, B. (2012). Morality : An Introduction to Ethics (Vol. “Canto edition 1993.”). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=928031
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Gluchman, V. (2013). Morality : Reasoning on Different Approaches. Amsterdam: Brill | Rodopi. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=666239