English version published 2007-02-05 16.04.07

Study units and instruction

Study unit Bachelor´s Degree

In Finnish: Kandidaatin opinnot/vtk

title: Bachelor´s Degree

(In Finnish: Kandidaatin opinnot )
Credits: 180, Credit Units: 120,
  • Studies in major subject: basic and intermediate studies 89 credits
  • Faculty general studies: 15 credits
  • Programme related general studies: 16 credits
  • Minor subject studies: 50 or 60 credits
  • Optional courses: 0 or 10 credits

Subordinate units

Study unit General Studies

In Finnish: Yleisopinnot/yleisopinnot

General Studies

Code
Credits: 32,

Faculty General Studies, 15 credits:

  • Orientation Course for Foreign Students, 2 credits

Language studies:

  • Basic Course in Finnish or Swedish, 6 credits
  • Foreign Language Text Comprehension, 2 credits.

You will find information about the courses and the registration in Language Centre: http://www.helsinki.fi/kksc/intstud/index.html

Information and communications technology studies (ICT)

  • Basic Course in Computing & course on SPSS, 5 credits both together.

Information and courses in English: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/tvt-opetus/english.htm

Programme Related General Studies, 16 credits:

Study unit Basic Studies

In Finnish: Perusopinnot (25 op/15 ov)/perusopinnot

Basic Studies

(In Finnish: Perusopinnot )

Study unit SP01 Introduction to Social Psychology

In Finnish: SP01 Johdatus sosiaalipsykologiaan (4 op/2 ov)/sp01

SP01 Introduction to Social Psychology

Code 740001
Credits: 4 , Credit Units: 2

Description:

Introduction to basic concepts, focal research problems and prevalent methods in social psychology. The student is introduced to the theory and research on social cognition, values, attitudes, social interaction, group processes, and the development of personality and identity.

The student is also advised on creating and maintaining her/his own study portfolio. The portfolio is a reflective and analytic evaluation of studies and its collection lasts the entire duration of the student’s studies. For non-Finnish students, please contact your teacher/tutor for the portfolio introduction. See also SP21, SP51 and SP60.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination and introduction to portfolio by teacher/tutor.

Literature

  • Pennington D, Gillen K & Hill P P: Social psychology

Courses in English

Introduction to Social Psychology -exam for international students

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 4 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

Professor Klaus Helkama E-mail klaus.helkama@helsinki.fi

Time and location

This examination is for international students ONLY! The exams will be held on Fridays at 9-11 in the Department (Unioninkatu 37, 2nd floor, room 2045).

Text book: Pennington D., Gillen K. & Hill P. P.: Social Psychology.

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Study unit SP02 Introduction to psychology

In Finnish: SP02 Psykologian perusteita (3 op/1 ov)/sp02

SP02 Introduction to psychology

Code 740002
Credits: 3 , Credit Units: 1

Description:

Introduction to basic concepts and theories in psychology which are necessary for students in social psychology: the biological basis of human behaviour, learning, memory, thinking, knowledge, language, emotion and social behaviour.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination.

Literature

  • Gleitman H, Fridlund A J & Reisberg D.: Psychology (6th ed.). Chapters 2,4,7,8,9,11.

Literature examinations

Study unit SP03 Roots I of Social Psychology

In Finnish: SP03 Sosiaalipsykologian juuret I (5 op/4 ov)/sp03

SP03 Roots I of Social Psychology

Code 740003
Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 4

Description:

Introduction to the roots and focal trends in theory development. The literature presents classical works and historically significant figures in social psychology.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination.

Literature

1.

  • Burr, V.: Person in social psychology. (1 credit)

2.

  • Schellenberg, J.: Masters of social psychology. (Chapters on Mead, Freud, Skinner, and Lewin, 1 credit)

3. Two books of your choice from the following list (altogether 3 credits):

  • Allport G.: The nature of prejudice. (2 credits)
  • Bandura, A.: Social learning theory. (2 credits)
  • Darwin C: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. (2 credits)
  • Festinger L.: A theory of cognitive dissonance. (1,5 credits)
  • Freud S.: Introductory lectures on psychoanalysis. (1,5 credit)
  • Fromm E.: Escape from freedom. (1 credit)
  • Goffman E.: The presentation of self in everyday life. (1 credit)
  • Milgram S.: Obedience to authority. (1 credit)
  • Tajfel H: Human groups and social categories. (2 credits)

Literature examinations

Study unit SP04 Applications I of Social Psychology

In Finnish: SP04 Sosiaalipsykologian sovelluksia I (5 op/3 ov)/sp04

SP04 Applications I of Social Psychology

Code 740004
Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Description:

Introduction to current readings and applications in Finnish research.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination. (Note that the core substance of the study unit involves theory and research results; details of research methods are not required.)

Literature

1) Six articles, altogether 1,5 credits (some are available electronically):

  • Liebkind, K., Haaramo, J., & Jasinskaja-Lahti, I.: Effects of contact and personality on intergroup attitudes of different professionals. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 10(4), 171-181.
  • Liebkind, K., & Eränen, L.: Attitudes of future human service professionals: The effects of victim and helper qualities. Journal of Social Psychology, 141(4), 457-475.
  • Liebkind K & Jasinskaja-Lahti I: “The influence of experiences of discrimination on psychological stress: A comparison of seven immigrant groups”. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology 10/1, (pp. 1-16 ).
  • Jasinskaja-Lahti, I., & Liebkind, K.: Predictors of the actual degree of acculturation of Russian-speaking immigrant adolescents in Finland. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 24, 503-518.
  • Liebkind, K., & McAlister, A.: Extended contact through peer modeling to promote tolerance in Finland. European Journal of Social Psychology, 29(5-6), 765-780.
  • Jasinskaja-Lahti, I., Liebkind, K., Horenczyk, G., & Schmitz, P.: The interactive nature of acculturation: Perceived discrimination, acculturation attitudes and stress among young ethnic repatriates in Finland, Israel and Germany. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 27(1), 79-97.

2)

  • Westlander G: People at work. Investigating social-psychological context. (1,5 credits)

3)

  • Miller, A.G. (ed.) : The social psychology of good and evil. (Four chapters, altogether 2 credits: (a) Fiske, S.T.: What's in a category? Responsibility, intent, and the avoidability of bias against outgroups. (b) Eisenberg, N., Valiente, C. & Champion, C.: Empathy-related responding: moral, social and socialization correlates. (c) Wills, T.A. & Resko, J.A.: Social support and behavior towards others: some paradoxes and some directions. (d) Snyder, M., Omoto, A.M. & Lindsay, J.J.: Sacrificing time and effort for the good of others: the benefits and costs of volunteerism.)

Literature examinations

Study unit SP05 Research 1 in Social Psychology

In Finnish: SP05 Sosiaalipsykologian tutkimuskohteita I (8 op/5 ov)/sp05

SP05 Research 1 in Social Psychology

Code 740005
Credits: 8 , Credit Units: 5

Description:

The student will broaden her/his understanding of social psychology gained from study unit SP01. Section 1 covers the basic group processes. Section 2 introduces the different forms of prejudice as well as research and theory in social psychology to reduce their prevalence. Section 3 deepens the student’s understanding of the concepts and processes of attitudes, stereotypes, and social representations. Section 4 puts forward the main theories of socialization and social development. Section 5 presents one of the most well-known comparative studies in cultural research.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination.

Literature

1. Group processes, 1,5 credits

  • Pennington, D.C.: The social psychology of behaviour in small groups.

2. Intergroup relationships, 1,5 credits

  • Brown R: Prejudice. Its social psychology (Chapters 1,2,4,6,7,8)

3. Attitudes, stereotypes and social representations, 3 credits

  • Erwin, P: Attitudes and persuasion.
  • Hinton P: Stereoptypes, cognition and culture.
  • Wagner, W., Duveen, G., Farr, R., Jovchelovitch, S., Lorenzi-Cioldi, F., Markovà, I. & Rose, D.: Theory and Method of Social Representations. (Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 2, 95-125)

4. Social development, 1 credit

  • Demetriou & al. (eds): Life-span developmental psychology (Chapters 1,6,7,9)

5. Comparative cultural research, 1 credit

  • Hofstede G: Cultures and organizations. (Either the old or the new edition; please specifiy which one you read when registering for the exam.)

Literature examinations

Study unit Intermediate Studies

In Finnish: Aineopinnot (64/35op / 22 ov)/aineopinnot

Intermediate Studies

(In Finnish: Aineopinnot )

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit SP10 Orientation to work as a Social Psychologist

In Finnish: SP10 Työelämään orientointi (1 op/1 ov)/sp10

SP10 Orientation to work as a Social Psychologist

Code 740010
Credits: 1 , Credit Units: 1

Description:

The familiarize students with the various fields in which social psychologists work (in research, in the public sector and in the private sector). The aim is to help students reflect on their own academic and professional interests.

Mode of assessment:

For international degree students only: Attend course "Labour market orientation" (1 credit) arranged by the Faculty of Social Sciences. For details of the course, go to

http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/faculty/Studies/lmo.htm

(Ignore the "Courses" link below; it leads you to the Finnish language course.)

Study unit SP11 Theoretical and methodological foundations of Social Psychology

In Finnish: SP11 Sosiaalipsykologian teoreettismetodologiset perusteet (4 op/2 ov)/sp11

SP11 Theoretical and methodological foundations of Social Psychology

Code 740011
Credits: 4 , Credit Units: 2

Description:

The students get acquainted with the questions and foundations of argumentation, explanation and understanding in social psychology.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination.

Literature

  • Breakwell, G.: Doing Social Psychology Research.

Literature examinations

Study unit SP12 Roots II of Social Psychology

In Finnish: SP12 Sosiaalipsykologian juuret II (4 op/2 ov)/sp12

SP12 Roots II of Social Psychology

Code 740012
Credits: 4 , Credit Units: 2

Description:

The students continue to deepen their understanding of the history and significant figures in social psychology.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units SP01-SP05

Literature

  • Farr R: Roots of modern social psychology (except chapter 5). (2 credits)
  • Books from study unit SP03, section 3, that the student has not yet read (2 credits)

Literature examinations

Study unit SP13 Applications II of Social Psychology

In Finnish: SP13 Sosiaalipsykologian sovelluksia II (6 op/4 ov)/sp13

SP13 Applications II of Social Psychology

Code 740013
Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Description:

The students will familiarize themselves with two focal areas of application in social psychology. The first area introduces central concepts and theories in organizational psychology, such as leadership, motivation, decision making and team work. The second area broadens the students’ knowledge about both Finnish and international research on acculturation and prejudice. Research into ethnic identity is also presented. The third area puts forward social psychological theories on health behaviour and their application to research on the effects of stress. The fourth area examines the social psychology of work.

Mode of assessment:

Relevant courses and faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units SP01-SP05

Literature

1. Social psychology in organizations, 3 credits

  • Robbins, S: Essentials of organizational behavior (6th or 7th ed.).

2. Immigrants and ethnic minorities, 3 credits

  • Berry, J. & Sam, D. (eds): Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology (Chapters 3 (Berry), 4 (Berry) and 6 (Liebkind)).
  • Duckitt, J: The Social Psychology of Prejudice.

3. Social psychology of health, 3 credits

  • Stroebe, W: Social psychology and health.
  • Hänninen V, Koski-Jännes A: Narratives of recovery from addictive behaviours (Addiction 94(12): 1837-1848)

4. Social psychology at work, 3 credits

  • Argyle M: The social psychology of work.

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Minorities and majorities (lecture course)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

Professor Karmela Liebkind E-mail karmela.liebkind@helsinki.fi

Time and location

19.1.2007 - 18.5.2007

The lectures will be held on Fridays at 10-12 in Unioninkatu 35, lecture hall (U35 ls).

Note! There will be no lectures on

  • 9.3.2007
  • 6.4.2007
  • 11.5.2007

Prerequisites

Some basic knowledge in Social Psychology is highly recommended, but not a prerequisite for participation.

Compensations

The course gives 3 credit points (2 study weeks) for study unit

  • SP13 (item 2) or
  • SP55 (item c: book by Liebkind) or
  • SP55 (item d: book by Chun)

Objectives

The aim of the lecture course is to give an overview of the social psychology of intergroup relations, acculturation and the development of ethnic identity.

Content

The lecture course covers the social psychology of intergroup relations, acculturation and the development of ethnic identity. The theme of the course also includes issues concerning prejudice, stereotyping and racism as well as the target"s reactions to these. In addition, the adaptation and integration of ethnic/cultural minorities will be dealt with.

Titles of lectures:

  • A social psychological perspective on intergroup relations
  • Culture, ethnicity and social consciousness
  • Social class and group membership
  • Interaction between minority and majority groups
  • A negative group identity
  • The emotional side of group identity
  • Categorization, stereotypes, prejudice
  • Adaptation strategies of minorities
  • Consequences of the assimilative pressure
  • Solution of identification conflicts
  • Examples of different intergroup relations

Course work and forms of study

Students will acquire copies of the lecture transparencies and there will be a written examination at the end of the course.

Please register for the course via WebOodi (links below).

WebOodi Registration

Study unit SP14 Research in Social Psychology II

In Finnish: SP14 Sosiaalipsykologian tutkimuskohteita II (pää:13 op/9 ov, sivu: 15 op/10 ov)/sp14

SP14 Research in Social Psychology II

Code 740014

Description:

(13 credits for major students & 15 for minor.) The students’ knowledge about topical research in social psychology is deepened. Section A presents social representations, the social identity theory, intergroup relations, group behaviour, social development, emotions, values and moral development. Section B reviews social interaction, social movements and structures.

Mode of assessment:

The faculty examination is taken in two parts: section A and B separately. Section B is always to be taken as a faculty examination. Section A may alternatively be passed by relevant courses or taken as a faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units SP01-SP05

Study unit SP14 Research in Social Psychology II

In Finnish: SP14A Sosiaalipsykologian tutkimuskohteita II (osa A)/sp14A

SP14 Research in Social Psychology II

Mode of assessment:

See study unit SP 14: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2006/spsy/sp14/index-en.html

Literature

a) Social cognition and social representations, 2 credits

  • Augoustinos M & Walker I: Social cognition.
  • Bauer M & Gaskell G: Towards a paradigm for research on social representations (Journal for the theory of social behaviour, 29,2, 163-186)

b) Intergroup relationships and social identity theory, 1 credit

  • Ellemers, N., Spears, R. & Doosje, B. (article): Self and Social Identity (Annual Review of Psychology, 53, 161-186)
  • Hewstone, M., Rubin, M., & Willis, H. (article): Intergroup Bias (Annual review of Psychology, 53, 575-604)
  • Brown R (article): Social identity theory: past achievements, current problems and future challenges (European Journal of Social Psychology 30, 745-778)

c) Group behaviour, 1 credit

  • Brown, R.: Group processes (Chapters 1-5)

d) Socialization, emotions, values and moral development, 4 credits

  • Schaffer, H. R.: Social development.
  • Schwartz, S.H: Universalism values and the inclusiveness of moral universe (Copy of manuscript available at the department)
  • Parrott, G. (ed.): Emotions in social psychology (Parts 3-6, p. 115-226)

Literature examinations

Study unit SP14 Research in Social Psychology II

In Finnish: SP14B Sosiaalipsykologian tutkimuskohteita II (osa B)/sp14B

SP14 Research in Social Psychology II

Code 740014b

Mode of assessment:

See study unit SP 14: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/spsy/sp14/index-en.html

Literature

This section consists of two books that are required reading for both major and minor students. In addition, majors choose one of two optional books. Minors take both of the optional books.

Required reading for both majors and minors:

  • Tannen, D.: That’s not what I meant.
  • Smith P B & Bond M H: Social psychology across cultures (2nd ed). Note! A revised version of the book has come out in 2005 titled, Understanding social psychology across cultures. You may also read this version for the exam but you have to make note of it when you register for the exam so that the examiner knows which book you have read.

Optional reading:

  • Klandermans B: Social psychology of protest.
  • Burr V: Gender and social psychology.

Literature examinations

Study unit SP15 Qualitative research methods I

In Finnish: SP15 Kvalitatiiviset menetelmät I (4 op)/sp15

SP15 Qualitative research methods I

Code 740015

Description:

The students learn to conceptualize the basic elements of qualitative research as well as qualitative research as a whole. The students will create their own qualitative research data and analyse it. The study unit will also present an overview of a range of qualitative approaches to research.

Mode of assessment:

Workshop for major students only.

Prerequisite:

Study units SP01-SP05

Literature

Supplementary material:

  • Alasuutari P: Researching culture: Qualitative method and cultural studies.
  • Mason J.: Qualitative researching.

Study unit SP16 Qualitative research methods II

In Finnish: SP16 Kvalitatiiviset menetelmät II (4 op)/sp16

SP16 Qualitative research methods II

Code 740016
Credits: 4 , Credit Units: 2,5

Description:

The students will deepen their understanding of qualitative research and of doing it. The students will further analyse and interpret research data. A more thorough understanding of the methodological and theoretical nature of different qualitative approaches is also pursued.

Mode of assessment:

Workshop for major students only.

Prerequisite:

Study units SP01-SP05

Literature

Supplementary material:

  • Flick U.: An introduction to qualitative research.
  • Smith J: (ed.): Qualitative psychology.

Study unit SP17 Quantitative research methods I

In Finnish: SP17 Kvantitatiiviset menetelmät I (4 op)/sp17

SP17 Quantitative research methods I

Description:

The study unit familiarizes the students with the basics of quantitative research: cross-tabulation, analysis of variance, analysis of regression, interpretation of results and reporting.

Mode of assessment:

Workshop for major students only.

Prerequisite:

Study units SP01-SP05

Literature

Supplementary material:

  • Pallant, J.: SPSS Survival Manual (2nd ed.) (A step by step guide to data analysis using SPSS version 12.)
  • Howell D: Statistical methods for psychology.
  • Breakwell G M (eds): Doing Social Psychology Research.

Study unit SP18 Quantitative research methods II

In Finnish: SP18 Kvantitatiiviset menetelmät II (4 op)/sp18

SP18 Quantitative research methods II

Code 740018
Credits: 4 , Credit Units: 2,5

Description:

The study unit broadens the students’ scope of quantitative research into research frames, data collection, concepts of measurement. Various methods of analysis will be presented as well as practical research problems encountered with causal explanations.

Mode of assessment:

Workshop for major students only.

Prerequisite:

Study units SP01-SP05, SP17

Literature

Supplementary material:

  • Pallant, J.: SPSS Survival Manual (2nd ed.) (A step by step guide to data analysis using SPSS version 12.)
  • Howell D: Statistical methods for psychology.
  • Breakwell G M (eds): Doing Social Psychology Research.

Study unit SP19 Free-choice courses

In Finnish: SP19 Valinnainen lähiopetus (pää:12 op/8 ov, sivu: 6 op/ 4ov)/sp19

title: SP19 Free-choice courses

Credits: 12/6, Credit Units: 8/4,

Description:

(12 credits for major students & 6 for minor.) The aim is to deepen the students’ understanding of current focal topics in theoretical and applied social psychology. Major students are required to attend at least one seminar during which the student writes a seminar paper. This paper will later be expanded into a Bachelor’s theses (see SP20 below). Those who have studied abroad as exchange students may use this study unit to compensate for courses taken abroad.

Mode of assessment:

Relevant courses and seminars. A lecture series gives 3 credits and a seminar 6 credits.

Prerequisite:

Study units SP01-SP05

Superordinate Units

Courses

Courses in English

Baltic countryside in transition

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

ProfessorLeo Granberg E-mail leo.granberg@helsinki.fi

Time and location

19.1.2007 - 16.2.2007

Fridays at 12-16 o’clock in the University main building, lecture hall 14.

Register for the course via the homepage (link below).

Compensations

SP19, SP55g

Objectives

Baltic countryside in transition is a lecture course which analyzes rural social change in the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) after socialism. In each of these countries a dramatic privatization process of collective agriculture took place, while political and economic structures were reconstructed after independence from the Soviet Union in the end of 1980"s.

The lecturers will highlight these processes, economic restructuring, social and cultural consequences of these changes, and the ways of adaptation in the market economy by Baltic people. The lectures are based on results of several field research projects. The lecturers are coming from Universities of Vilnius (Poviliunas), Riga (Tisenkopfs), Tallinn (Ruutsoo), Jyväskylä (Alanen) and Helsinki (Nikula, Granberg, Ojala).

Content

19.1.2007

12-14 Introduction. Moral economy and structural changes after socialism in Baltic countries and Russia (Leo Granberg)

14-16 Dissolution of collective agriculture and rebirth of entrepreneurship. The case of Kanepi, Estonia (Jouko Nikula)

26.1.2007

12-16 Rural communities and development initiatives in Latvia (Talis Tisenkopfs)

2.2.2007

12-14 Environmental values, attitudes and behavior in Estonia (Ann Ojala)

14-16 Politics and formation of Civic Society in Baltic countryside (Rein Ruutsoo)

9.2.2007

12-14 Social movements in rural Lithuania (Arunas Poviliunas)

14-16 Coping strategies in the countryside,successful persons and poor ones (Ilkka Alanen)

16.2.2007

12-14 Social networks in Estonia (Leo Granberg)

14-16 Theoretical interpretation of rural transition in Baltic countries (Jouko Nikula)

23.2.2006 Final exam at 12-14

Website: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions/baltic_countryside.htm

Course work and forms of study

Literature: Alanen, Ilkka (ed.), Mapping the Rural Problem in the Baltic Countryside. Ashgate 2004

Courses in English

Causal attributions in the work environment

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 2 Credits (study weeks): 1

Teachers

Dr. Gyekye Seth E-mail gyekye@mappi.helsinki.fi

Time and location

7.9.2006 - 14.12.2006

The course meets on Thursdays at 14-16 in Mariankatu 11 lecture hall 2.

Objectives

The aims of the course unit are: a. To provide students with an overview of the principal theoretical concerns in attribution theory. b. To familiarize students with the variety of empirical approaches used in testing attribution theories. c. To give students an understanding of the applications of attribution theory in a variety of real-world settings, particularly in the work environment.

Content

Course Content: a. The nature of the attribution process. b. Common biases in the attribution process (e.g. the ultimate attribution error, self-serving biases, self-defensive attributions). c. Impact of culture on the attribution theory. d. Practical applications of attribution theory (in understanding emotions, in the work environment etc).

Course work and forms of study

Each session will be a combination of lectures and discussions. Background information and introduction will be provided through lectures. Students will be asked to read specific research papers / chapters to be discussed in class. A list of specific readings will thus be provided at the beginning of the course. At the end of the course there will be a final examination (October 20, 2006).

The students are required to attend all lectures. No more than two absences from the lectures will be allowed.

Course Texts: 1.Warr, P. B. (Ed) (1996). Psychology at Work. 4th ed. Penguin. 2.Arnold, J., Cooper, C.L. et al. (1994). Understanding the Psychology of the Workplace. 3. Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W.,

WebOodi Registration

Courses in English

Colloquium on social representations

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 6 Credits (study weeks): 4

Teachers

Researcher Inari Mattsson

Time and location

18.10.2006 - 13.12.2006

The colloquium will organize itself on Wed 18.10.2006 at 16-18 in the University main building, hall 19 (5th floor). Attendance at the first meeting is mandatory.

The colloquium will meet on Wed 15.11. and 13.12.2006 at 10-14 in the University main building, hall 19 (5th floor).

Note: part of the colloquium work is done face-to-face and part via the Internet.

Prerequisites

Some basic knowledge in Social Psychology is highly recommended, but not a prerequisite for participation. A maximum of 20 students will be accepted with preference given to Social Psychology majors.

Compensations

The colloquium gives 6 credits which is equivalent to 160 working hours.

Objectives

This colloquium aims to familiarize the students with social representation theory so that they are able to understand the key concepts of the theory and to study the variety of societal phenomena such as health and illness, madness, AIDS, biogenetics, food, race from the perspective of social representations. By exploring the special features of the approach, the colloquium aims to deepen students’ understanding of social representations.

Content

The colloquium works via Internet on a WebCT area. There will be three face-to-face meetings: in the beginning (18.10), in the middle (15.11), and at the end (13.12) of the course.

The content of colloquium is divided into two parts: The first part of the colloquium deals with the THEORY and basic concepts of social representations. Students will read some basic texts and work together in small groups on WebCT area.

The aim of the latter part of the colloquium is to go deeper into one optional THEMATIC area (e.g. risk, health and illness, madness, food, Europe) and to learn how to apply the theory in practice. In order to reach this objective, students first read some texts from one thematic area and then prepare a research plan in small groups.

Course work and forms of study

Course work consists of reading papers, group discussions, group exercises and a research plan done in small groups. The evaluation of students is based on group exercises, active participation and personal reflections. There won"t be any final examination at the end of the colloquium.

Note: In order to participate in the colloquium, you need to use the Internet several times a week. You also need a user account in the University’s IT system.

Prior registration is required (link below). Detailed instructions on how to access the WebCT area will be sent to each participant by e-mail after the end of registration.

WebOodi Registration

Courses in English

Environmental psychology

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 2 Credits (study weeks): 1

Teachers

Tallinnan yliopistonlehtori Toomas Niit E-mail tniit@tpu.ee

Time and location

12.3.2007 - 20.3.2007

Toomas Niit from the University of Tallinn gives a workshop on environmental psychology in March 2007. (This course replaces the previously announced Values, norms and axioms -course.)

The workshop meets on four days (Mondays and Tuesdays) at Fabianinkatu 33 (main building) hall 20, 5th floor:

Monday, March 12 at 14-18 Tuesday, March 13 at 14-18 Monday, March 19 at 14-18 Tuesday, March 20 at 14-18

Prior registration for the course: see link below.

Course work and forms of study

The workshop consists of lectures and group discussions as well as a written exam.

WebOodi Registration

Courses in English

Experimental social psychology

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-4

Teachers

Researcher Jorge Sinisterra E-mail jorge.sinisterra@helsinki.fi

Time and location

7.11.2006 - 15.12.2006
  • Three lectures in the Economicum building, Arkadiankatu 7, seminar room 2, at 10-13 on

Tue 7.11.2006; Fri 10.11.2006, and Fri 24.11.2006

Three lab sessions at Unioninkatu 37, computer class 2035, at 10-13 on

Tue 14.11.2006; Fri 17.11.2006, and Tue 21.11.2006.

Prerequisites

Basic course in statistics. (Brush up on your statistics before the course.) A maximum of 20 students will be accepted in the order of registration. Registration starts October 1st and ends October 31st.

Compensations

The course gives 3-5 credits (2-4 study weeks) for study unit SP19 or SP53, depending on the number of assignments the student submits.

Content

The course provides an introduction to the use of the experimental method in social psychology. It will attempt to demonstrate the suitability of this approach to deal with various relevant and concrete issues in social psychology. The course will also underscore the importance of the effort that experimental researchers devote to the creation of a shared operational language that is kept constant along the development of a research body; the necessity of such a language and some of its properties will be presented.

Course work and forms of study

The participants will be actively involved in understanding the way experiments are designed and carried out by means of in-class and homework assignments.

To earn 3 credits (2 study weeks) for the course, the student must attend all three lectures and three lab sessions and hand in all assignments no later than December 5th.

To earn 5 credits (4 study weeks) for the course, the student must, in addition to the above, write a final overview. The overview is written in two phases: the first version must be handed in for the teacher"s comments no later than December 5th. The final version must be handed in no later than December 15th.

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Courses in English

Values and morality

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 4-6 Credits (study weeks): 2-4

Teachers

Professor Klaus Helkama E-mail klaus.helkama@helsinki.fi

Time and location

12.3.2007 - 30.4.2007

The course meets on Mondays at 10-14 at Unioninkatu 37, seminar room 4 (2nd floor).

Compensations

The course gives 4-6 credits (2-4 study weeks) for study unit SP19 or SP54.

Target group

For social psychology major and minor students. Prior registration is mandatory via weboodi (link below).

Objectives

The goal of this course is to give an overview of the current social psychological reserch on morality, based on the functional system approach developed at the Helsinki social psychology department.

Content

1. Values and moral values

2. Historical changes in morality: Sophocles" Antigone, Dante"s Divine Comedy, and Balzac"s Comédie humaine as illustrations.

3. The development of moral judgment: from Piaget to Kohlberg vs. Shweder.

4. The development of the ethic of care: from Gilligan to Skoe and Juujärvi.

5. The typological approach to moral judgment.

Course work and forms of study

Lectures, group discussions based on watching a classical movie (chosen by the students), essay writing for those who are interested, final exam.

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Courses in English

Work and life in cross-cultural context

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

Docent Kaisa Kauppinen E-mail Kaisa.Kauppinen@ttl.fi

Time and location

The course meets on four separate Thursdays, from 12 to 17 p.m. in the Porthania building (on Yliopistonkatu). The dates and halls are:

  • 15.2.2007 in Porthania room 722
  • 1.3.2007 in Porthania room 722
  • 29.3.2007 in Porthania room 722
  • 26.4.2007 in Porthania room 722
  • final exam 3.5.2007 at 14-16 in Porthania room 673

NOTE The beginning of the course has changed: the course begins on February 15 contrary to previous information.

Compensations

The course gives 3 credits (2 study weeks) for study unit SP19.

Target group

Please register for the course at WebOodi by February 1 at the latest.

Objectives

The concept of cross-cultural context will be analyzed broadly from various angles: national cultures, work organizations, gender, age and individuals. An introduction to theories on work motivation will be presented. Cross-cultural studies of work organizations will be analyzed using Geert Hofstede"s studies as a starting point. Diversity management, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and managing across cultures will be discussed while visiting Finnish companies.

Content

The course will consist of lectures, group work and discussions, visits to Finnish companies and composing an essay based on the suggested book.

Resource book: When cultures collide by Richard D. Lewis. Nicholas Brealey Publishing London 2002.

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Study unit SP20 Bachelor's Thesis

In Finnish: SP20 Kandidaatintutkielma (6 op/4 ov)/sp20

SP20 Bachelor

Code 740020
Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Description:

The Bachelor’s thesis is a scientific treatise on a chosen topic in social psychology. The aim of the thesis is to train the student to assess research literature and to write an exposition of one scientific problem based on relevant literature in social psychology. The thesis should be firmly grounded in several sources in literature and should attest to the student’s familiarity with finding appropriate source books, theory formation in and the interpretation of empirical findings.

Before the thesis may be submitted for evaluation by the Department, the student must write 1-2 essays for language consultation. Please see the Faculty’s web pages for more information on the essays as well as the maturity test taken after the thesis is submitted: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/faculty/Studies/graduation/index.htm

Mode of assessment:

The thesis should be based on a previously submitted seminar paper (see SP19). The topic, its closer definition as well as literature is to be discussed with the thesis supervisor (who normally is the teacher of the said seminar). The length of the thesis is 20-30 pages (at 1,5 spacing, font 12pt, c. 6000-8000 words). The list of references are not included in the number of pages.

The Bachelor’s thesis is not an empirical research report, therefore no first-hand experience of, or expertise in, research methods is required.

Prerequisite:

Study units SP01-SP19

Study unit SP51 Personal study plan I

In Finnish: SP21 HOPS/Pofo I (2 op/ 1 ov)/sp21

SP51 Personal study plan I

Code 740021
Credits: 2 , Credit Units: 1

Description:

The student writes an evaluative analysis in the form of a narrative of her/his Bachelor’s degree and the competence it gives.

Mode of assessment:

Major students only. A written portfolio is submitted to the student’s teacher/tutor who in case of English language students is Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti. The narrative is based on continuous compilation of portfolio materials during the studies (see SP01). In the portfolio the student also analyses her/his personal study plan and its realisation.

For more information in English about the portfolio, see the department's web pages, under Studies / Study helps or directly: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/sospsyk/english/Guidelines%20Portfolio.pdf

Prerequisite:

Study units SP01-SP20

Study unit Master´s Degree

In Finnish: Maisteriopinnot/maisteriopinnot

title: Master´s Degree

(In Finnish: Maisteriopinnot )
Credits: 120, Credit Units: 160,
  • Advanced studies: 96 credits
  • Programme related optional studies: 24 credits

Subordinate units

Study unit SP51 Personal study plan II

In Finnish: SP51 HOPS/Pofo II (1 op/ ov)/sp51

SP51 Personal study plan II

Code 740051
Credits: 1 , Credit Units: 1

Description:

The aim of the study unit is to re-activate the student’s compilation of her/his portfolio. The student also writes her/his personal study plan for the Master’s degree.

Mode of assessment: The student participates in a portfolio meeting and presents her/his personal study plan during SP52 in conjunction with her/his research plan.

Study unit SP52 Seminar on research planning

In Finnish: SP52 Tutkimussuunnitelmaseminaari (4 op/2 ov)/sp52

SP52 Seminar on research planning

Code 740052

Description:

The aim of the study unit is to enable the student to choose the topic for her/his Master’s thesis, familiarize the students with writing a research plan, and assessing research plans. It will also set their own research in motion. The students are given feedback on their research plans, its main questions, the theoretical background and the chosen methods. Feedback is also given on the feasibility of the plan. When giving feedback to other students, the students also learns to assess research reports and plans in social psychology. At the seminar, each student will present her/his personal study plan (see SP51) in conjunction with her/his research plan.

Mode of assessment:

A seminar for major students only. Each student draws a research plan and is introduced to various electronic reference databases.

Literature

Supplementary material:

  • Kimmel A J: Ethical issues in behavioral research: a survey.
  • Good scientific practice and procedures for handling misconduct and fraud in science. (Available electronically at http://pro.tsv.fi/tenk/htk.pdf )
  • (publ.): Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition)

Study unit SP53 Methods in Social Psychology

In Finnish: SP53 Sosiaalipsykologian metodit (8 op/4 ov)/sp53

SP53 Methods in Social Psychology

Description:

The students familiarize themselves with qualitative and/or quantitative methods. The students learn to use one or more methods and methodological approaches as part of the formation of a theoretical research frame in a way that will serve their thesis. In addition to courses offered by the department, courses offered by other departments at the faculty may also be taken.

Mode of assessment:

Relevant courses and/or a faculty examination of literature chosen in discussion with the thesis tutor. The student is free to choose the focus of methods so that it supports the thesis.

Literature

Supplementary material:

  • Tabachnick B G & Fidell L.: Using multivariate statistics (3rd ed.). [This is a handbook recommended for those using quantitative methods.]

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Discursive social psychology

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 8 Credits (study weeks): 4

Teachers

Docent Pirjo Nikander, University of Tampere E-mail pirjo.nikander@uta.fi

Time and location

29.3.2007 - 27.4.2007

This intensive course meets on Thursdays and Fridays 29-30.3.2007, 12-13.4.2007 and 26-27.4.2007 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The course meets in Bulevardi 18 - please take note of the seminar room:

Thu 29.3. at 9-15 in seminar room 6

Fri 30.3. at 9-15 in seminar room 3

Thu 12.4. at 9-15 in seminar room 6

Fri 13.4. at 9-15 in seminar room 3

Thu 26.4. at 9-15 in seminar room 3

Fri 27.4. at 9-15 in seminar room 3

Compensations

SP53

Target group

Only a limited number of students (15) will be admitted. Prior registration starts February 12 and ends March 12, 2007. All registered students will be informed of the results of the selection during week 12 by e-mail.

Objectives

This seminar (36 h) consists of lectures, tutorials and independent practical analytic work by students. During the course, students will:

  • Develop an understanding of discursive research as an analytic and theoretical approach within social psychology
  • Learn to differentiate in between the variety of analytic and theoretical approaches that go with these perspectives
  • Do hands-on practical exercises with both transcription and analysis

The course covers issues like: how do people do factual descriptions, how do we deal with and construct delicate and moral issues in our talk, how are categories (like sex, age, or race) used in spoken language to create order in our social worlds, and how is membership in a variety of categories accomplished. The course provides discursive routes and practical methods into the study of attitudes, morality, memories, reminiscence, identities and facts, and uses concrete examples from a variety of recent empirical studies.

A list of readings for this course will be given out during the first meeting.

Content

Course contents:

Week one (29 - 30.3)

  • Introduction to discursive social psychology + discussion on preassignment and the reading lists
  • Introduction to discursive social psychology I: Putting DSP on the field of qualitative research, Starting points for analysis, potential data sets
  • Exercises and joint data sessions on analysing accounts
  • Practical exercises on transcription
  • Discussion on data collection

Week two (12 - 13.4)

  • Categories and identities in interaction: Punks, Goths and Hippies, Age in action, National identities in talk and interaction, Identities and institutional interaction
  • Constructing factual discourse: Mental illness and UFOs

Week three (26 - 27.4.)

  • Attitudes in talk: Race and Gender
  • Emotions in interaction
  • Analysis of moral discourse
  • Exam + discussion on students´ mini analyses

Course work and forms of study

The seminar consists of lectures, tutorials and independent practical analytic work by the students.

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Courses in English

Experimental social psychology

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-4

Teachers

Researcher Jorge Sinisterra E-mail jorge.sinisterra@helsinki.fi

Time and location

7.11.2006 - 15.12.2006
  • Three lectures in the Economicum building, Arkadiankatu 7, seminar room 2, at 10-13 on

Tue 7.11.2006; Fri 10.11.2006, and Fri 24.11.2006

Three lab sessions at Unioninkatu 37, computer class 2035, at 10-13 on

Tue 14.11.2006; Fri 17.11.2006, and Tue 21.11.2006.

Prerequisites

Basic course in statistics. (Brush up on your statistics before the course.) A maximum of 20 students will be accepted in the order of registration. Registration starts October 1st and ends October 31st.

Compensations

The course gives 3-5 credits (2-4 study weeks) for study unit SP19 or SP53, depending on the number of assignments the student submits.

Content

The course provides an introduction to the use of the experimental method in social psychology. It will attempt to demonstrate the suitability of this approach to deal with various relevant and concrete issues in social psychology. The course will also underscore the importance of the effort that experimental researchers devote to the creation of a shared operational language that is kept constant along the development of a research body; the necessity of such a language and some of its properties will be presented.

Course work and forms of study

The participants will be actively involved in understanding the way experiments are designed and carried out by means of in-class and homework assignments.

To earn 3 credits (2 study weeks) for the course, the student must attend all three lectures and three lab sessions and hand in all assignments no later than December 5th.

To earn 5 credits (4 study weeks) for the course, the student must, in addition to the above, write a final overview. The overview is written in two phases: the first version must be handed in for the teacher"s comments no later than December 5th. The final version must be handed in no later than December 15th.

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Courses in English

Multivariate methods in social research

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 8 Credits (study weeks): 4

Teachers

Erling Solheim E-mail erling.solheim@helsinki.fi Home page www.mv.helsinki.fi/solheim

Time and location

16.1.2007 - 14.3.2007

The course meets on Tuesdays at 14-18 and Wednesdays at 16-18 in the faculty library"s computer class (Unioninkatu 35).

Prerequisites

Bachelor"s studies.

Compensations

SP53

Content

The course will cover a review of uni- and bivariate techniques as a prerequirement for multivariate analysis, followed by an introduction to various hypothesis testing and multivariate techniques, such as ANOVA, OLS regression, logit regression and factor analysis.

Course work and forms of study

The students will complete a series of exercises throughout the course. In addition, students will report one comprehensive anaysis on real data using a statistical technique taught during the course.

Pass/failure of the course is dependent on the completion of all the exercises as well as the final report.

Only 12 students will be accepted and preference will be given to English language social psychology (sociology) majors.

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Study unit SP54 Research in Social Psychology III

In Finnish: SP54 Sosiaalipsykologian tutkimuskohteita III (12 op/8 ov)/sp54

SP54 Research in Social Psychology III

Code 740054
Credits: 12 , Credit Units: 8

Description:

The students orient themselves to one or more focal research areas in social psychology (a) – (g).

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination. Before the exam the student, together with his/her teacher, must select c. 1500 pages from one or more of the areas listed below. The entire study unit is taken in one exam.

If the students attends courses that compensate parts of this study unit, he/she must first complete those courses and only then take the exam for the remaining credits.

Literature

a) Socialisation, social and moral development

  • Apter T.: Secret paths: Women in the midlife.
  • Barrett L. Dunbar R. Lycett J.: Human evolutionary psychology.
  • Bowlby J.: Attachment and loss (I).
  • Bowlby J.: Attachment and loss (II).
  • Cassidy J & Shaver P.: Handbook of attachment.
  • Demetriou A, Doise W, van Lieshout C (eds): Life-span developmental psychology. (Only those parts of the book that the student has not previously included in her/his examinations.)
  • Dunn J.: The beginnings of social understanding.
  • Gibbs, J.C.: Moral development and reality: Beyond the theories of Kohlberg and Hoffman.
  • Harris P L.: Children and emotion.
  • Hoffman M.: Empathy and moral development. Implications for caring and justice.
  • Kegan R.: The evolving self.
  • Killen M & Hart D (eds.): Morality in everyday life
  • Lapsley D, Narvaéz D (eds): Moral development, self, and identity.
  • Levinson D.: The seasons of man's life.
  • Rest J et al.: Postconventional moral thinking: A neo-Kohlbergian approach.
  • Rogoff, B.:The cultural nature of human development.
  • Skoe, E, von der Lippe A (eds): Personality development in adolescence.
  • Stern D.: The interpersonal world of the infant.
  • Tagney, J.P., Dearing, R.L.: Shame and guilt.

b) Knowledge, social representations and politics

  • Bar-Tal D & Kruglanski A (eds): The social psychology of knowledge.
  • Bauer, M W & Gaskell, G.: Towards a Paradigm for the Study of Social Representations. (Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 29, no. 2, pp. 187-201)
  • Baxter Magolda M B: Knowing and reasoning in college: Gender-related patterns in students’ intellectual development.
  • Belenky M F et al.: Women's ways of knowing.
  • Billig M: Ideology and opinions (Chapter 3)
  • Deaux & Philogene (ed.) Representations of the social. Bridging theoretical traditions.
  • Doise W: Human rights as social representations.
  • Farr R & Moscovici S (eds): Social representations.
  • Flick U. (ed.): The psychology of the social.
  • Furnham A F: Lay theories.
  • Herzlich C: Health and Illness.
  • Hofer & Pintrich: Personal epistemology: the psychology of beliefs about knowledge and knowing and their relationship to learning. (Review of Educational Research 67, 88-140)
  • Jodelet D: Madness and social representations.
  • Jost J T & Sidanius (eds): Political psychology.
  • Monroe, K R (ed.): Political psychology.
  • Moscovici S: Social representations. Explorations in social psychology.
  • Mugny G & Carugati F: Social representations of intelligence.
  • Ottati V C et al. (eds): The social psychology of politics. (Social psychological applications to social issues, vol. 5)
  • Perry, W. G. Jr.: Forms of intellectual and ethical development in the college years. A scheme.
  • Philogene G: From Black to African American: A new social representation.
  • Pirttilä-Backman A-M.: The social psychology of knowledge reassessed.
  • Purkhardt C.: Transforming social representations. A social psychology of common sense and science.
  • Roland-Lévy, C., Kirchler, E., Penz, E.& Gray, C. (Eds): Everyday representations of the economy.

c) Social cognition, attitudes and attributions

  • Bandura A: Social foundations of thought and action. A social cognitive theory.
  • Bandura, A: Self-efficacy the exercise of control.
  • Baumeister, R. (ed): The Self in Social Psychology.
  • Billig, M: Arguing and thinking.
  • Breakwell G (ed.): Social psychology of political and economic cognition.
  • Chaiken, S., & Trope, Y.: Dual-process theories in social psychology.
  • Eagly A & Chaiken S.: The psychology of attitudes.
  • Leyens J-P, Yzerbyt V, Schadron G: Stereotypes and social cognition.
  • Semin G & Fiedler K (eds.): Language, interaction and social cognition.
  • Stangor C.: Stereotypes and prejudice: essential readings.
  • Weiner, B.: An attributional theory of motivation and emotion.
  • Weiner B: Judgments of responsibility.

d) Values and justice

  • Greenberg J & Colquitt J A (eds.) : Handbook of Organizational justice. (Selected chapters as agreed with the examiner.)
  • Cropanzano R. (ed.): Justice in the workplace (Vol 2).
  • Gilliland S, Steiner D, & Skarlicki D.: Theoretical and cultural perspectives on organizational justice.
  • Gilliland S et al (eds.): What motivates fairness in organizations?
  • Greenberg, J & Cropanzano, R: Advances in organizational justice.
  • Heelas P & Morris P (eds.): The values of the enterprise culture.
  • Jost J & Major B: Psychology of legitimacy.
  • Kelman H C & Hamilton V L.: Crimes of obedience.
  • Lind E A & Tyler T R: The social psychology of procedural justice.
  • Schminke M. (ed.): Managerial ethics.
  • Schwartz S H's "Universals in the content and structure of values" in Zanna M (ed.): Advances in experimental social psychology (Vol 25 ).
  • Triandis H.: Individualism and collectivism.
  • Tyler, T. & Blader, S.: Cooperation in groups: procedural justice, social identity and behavioural engagement.

e) Social interaction, communication and social reality

  • Bateson, G.: Steps to an Ecology of Mind. (Parts II & III)
  • Billig M: Fascists a social psychological view of the National Front.
  • Burr V : An introduction to social constructionism
  • Charon, J.M: Symbolic interactionism. An introduction, an interpretation, an integration.
  • Crawford M : Talking difference.
  • Fairclough N : Language and power.
  • Goffman E : Frame analysis.
  • Goleman, D. Vital lies, simple truths. The psychology of self-deception.
  • Hargie et al: Social skills.
  • Harré R & Gillet G : The discursive mind.
  • Harré R & van Langenhove L (eds.): Positioning theory.
  • Harré R : Social Being.
  • Heritage J : Garfinkel and ethnomethodology
  • Josselson,R Lieblich A (eds.): Making Meaning of Narratives.
  • Littlejohn S : Theories of human communication (6th ed.).
  • Moscovici S : The age of the crowd.
  • Potter J & Wetherell M.: Discourse and social psychology.
  • Turner: Social Influence.

f) Intergroup relationships, social identity and cultural psychology

  • Abrams D & Hogg M (eds.): Social identity and social cognition.
  • Berry, J et al. (1996): Cross-cultural psychology. Research and application.
  • Brewer, M & Hewstone, M. (eds.): Self and Social Identity.
  • Brewer, M. & Miller, N. (1996): Intergroup Relations.
  • Brown, R. & Gaertner, S. (eds.): Intergroup Processes. Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology (volume IV)
  • Capozza, D. & Brown, R.: Social Identity Processes.
  • Dovidio, J. & Gaertner, S. (eds.): Prejudice, discrimination and racism.
  • Dovidio, J., Glick, P., & Rudman , L. (eds.): On the nature of prejudice. Fifty years after Allport.
  • Eberhardt, J. & Fiske, S.: Confronting Racism. The problem and the response.
  • Ellemers, N., Spears, R. & Doosje, B. (eds.): Social identity –context, commitment, content.
  • Gaertner, S. & Dovidio, J.: Reducing intergroup bias.
  • Hutnik, N: Ethnic minority identity. (1992)
  • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology: Special issue on the Symposium Millenium Prelude: The present State and Future of Cross-Cultural Psychology. (Volume 31, No. 1)

g) Social psychology of gender

  • Hofstede, G: Masculinity and femininity. The taboo dimension of national cultures.
  • Howard, J A. & Hollander, J A.: Gendered situations, gendered selves: a gender lens on social psychology.
  • Husu, L.: Sexism, support and survival in academia: academic women and hidden discrimination in Finland.
  • Segal, L: Slow Motion. Changing masculinities, changing men.
  • Shields S. A.: Speaking from the heart.
  • Wager, M.: Constructions of femininity in academic women: continuity between private and professional identity.
  • Wilson, E (ed.): Organizational behaviour reassessed. The impact of gender.

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Colloquium on social representations

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 6 Credits (study weeks): 4

Teachers

Researcher Inari Mattsson

Time and location

18.10.2006 - 13.12.2006

The colloquium will organize itself on Wed 18.10.2006 at 16-18 in the University main building, hall 19 (5th floor). Attendance at the first meeting is mandatory.

The colloquium will meet on Wed 15.11. and 13.12.2006 at 10-14 in the University main building, hall 19 (5th floor).

Note: part of the colloquium work is done face-to-face and part via the Internet.

Prerequisites

Some basic knowledge in Social Psychology is highly recommended, but not a prerequisite for participation. A maximum of 20 students will be accepted with preference given to Social Psychology majors.

Compensations

The colloquium gives 6 credits which is equivalent to 160 working hours.

Objectives

This colloquium aims to familiarize the students with social representation theory so that they are able to understand the key concepts of the theory and to study the variety of societal phenomena such as health and illness, madness, AIDS, biogenetics, food, race from the perspective of social representations. By exploring the special features of the approach, the colloquium aims to deepen students’ understanding of social representations.

Content

The colloquium works via Internet on a WebCT area. There will be three face-to-face meetings: in the beginning (18.10), in the middle (15.11), and at the end (13.12) of the course.

The content of colloquium is divided into two parts: The first part of the colloquium deals with the THEORY and basic concepts of social representations. Students will read some basic texts and work together in small groups on WebCT area.

The aim of the latter part of the colloquium is to go deeper into one optional THEMATIC area (e.g. risk, health and illness, madness, food, Europe) and to learn how to apply the theory in practice. In order to reach this objective, students first read some texts from one thematic area and then prepare a research plan in small groups.

Course work and forms of study

Course work consists of reading papers, group discussions, group exercises and a research plan done in small groups. The evaluation of students is based on group exercises, active participation and personal reflections. There won"t be any final examination at the end of the colloquium.

Note: In order to participate in the colloquium, you need to use the Internet several times a week. You also need a user account in the University’s IT system.

Prior registration is required (link below). Detailed instructions on how to access the WebCT area will be sent to each participant by e-mail after the end of registration.

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Courses in English

Environmental psychology

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 2 Credits (study weeks): 1

Teachers

Tallinnan yliopistonlehtori Toomas Niit E-mail tniit@tpu.ee

Time and location

12.3.2007 - 20.3.2007

Toomas Niit from the University of Tallinn gives a workshop on environmental psychology in March 2007. (This course replaces the previously announced Values, norms and axioms -course.)

The workshop meets on four days (Mondays and Tuesdays) at Fabianinkatu 33 (main building) hall 20, 5th floor:

Monday, March 12 at 14-18 Tuesday, March 13 at 14-18 Monday, March 19 at 14-18 Tuesday, March 20 at 14-18

Prior registration for the course: see link below.

Course work and forms of study

The workshop consists of lectures and group discussions as well as a written exam.

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Courses in English

Gender and social relations (workshop)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 6 Credits (study weeks): 4

Teachers

Docent Maaret Wager E-mail maaret.wager@wager.fi

Time and location

16.1.2007 - 8.3.2007

The workshop meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10-12 in the University Main building (Unioninkatu 34), Auditorium XVIII.

Compensations

The seminar gives 6 credits (4 study weeks) for study unit SP54.

Objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce to the students the key concepts and theoretical frameworks of gender studies, so that they are able to explore and analyse gender relations from the social psychological perspective.

Content

In the workshop we dicuss the following: How do we produce and maintain gender differences in our everyday social interaction? Why is research on gender and gender differences meaningful?

The work during the course is based on the following social psychological questions:

1) How does gender become a social fact / social reality?

2) How do women and men produce and reproduce gender differences in their social realtions?

3) Why do these differences seem to be natural and self-evident?

4) In what ways does power in gender relations become visible, or invisible?

Course work and forms of study

The coursework consists of lectures, group discussions, group exercise, and a paper, which is done in pairs/groups. The students are expected to participate actively in the coursework, and assign their paper.

Prior registration is required (link below).

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Courses in English

Values and morality

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 4-6 Credits (study weeks): 2-4

Teachers

Professor Klaus Helkama E-mail klaus.helkama@helsinki.fi

Time and location

12.3.2007 - 30.4.2007

The course meets on Mondays at 10-14 at Unioninkatu 37, seminar room 4 (2nd floor).

Compensations

The course gives 4-6 credits (2-4 study weeks) for study unit SP19 or SP54.

Target group

For social psychology major and minor students. Prior registration is mandatory via weboodi (link below).

Objectives

The goal of this course is to give an overview of the current social psychological reserch on morality, based on the functional system approach developed at the Helsinki social psychology department.

Content

1. Values and moral values

2. Historical changes in morality: Sophocles" Antigone, Dante"s Divine Comedy, and Balzac"s Comédie humaine as illustrations.

3. The development of moral judgment: from Piaget to Kohlberg vs. Shweder.

4. The development of the ethic of care: from Gilligan to Skoe and Juujärvi.

5. The typological approach to moral judgment.

Course work and forms of study

Lectures, group discussions based on watching a classical movie (chosen by the students), essay writing for those who are interested, final exam.

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Study unit SP55 Applications iII of Social Psychology

In Finnish: SP55 Sosiaalipsykologian sovelluksia III (12 op/8 ov)/sp55

SP55 Applications iII of Social Psychology

Code 740055
Credits: 12 , Credit Units: 8

Description:

The students deepen their understanding of two focal areas of applied research within social psychology.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination and/or relevant courses. For the faculty examination, the student must, together with his/her teacher/supervisor select c. 1500 pages from two of the areas listed below. The examination must be taken all at once, i.e. it cannot be broken down and taken in several examinations. The student may earn part of the credits for this study unit by participating in relevant courses offered by the department.

Literature

a) Social psychology of organizations

  • Folger R. & Cropanzano R: Organizational justice and human resource management
  • Haslam, S. A.: Psychology in organizations: the social identity approach (2nd ed.).
  • West M.A. (ed.): Handbook of workgroup psychology. (Selected chapters as agreed with examiner of c. 200 pages.)

b) Social psychology of working life

  • Furnham A: The protestant work ethic.
  • Swedberg, R.: Entrepreneurship. The Social Science View.

c) Social psychology of ethnic minorities and immigrants

  • Chryssochoou, X.: Cultural Diversity. Its Social Psychology.
  • Liebkind, K.'s "Acculturation" in R. Brown & S. Gaertner (Eds.): Blackwell handbook of social psychology: Intergroup processes (pp. 386-406).
  • Jasinskaja-Lahti, J., Liebkind, K., Jaakkola, M., & Jääskeläinen, A. (in press): Perceived discrimination, social support networks and psychological well-being among three immigrant groups (Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. Copy of manuscript available at the department)
  • Shen, B-J. & Takeuchi, D. T.: A structural model of acculturation and mental health status among Chinese Americans (American Journal of Community Psychology, 29(3), 387-418, available electronically)
  • Verkuyten, M.: Social Psychology of Ethnic Identity.

d) Cultural encounters and acculturation

  • Chun, K., Organista, P.B. & Marin, G.: Acculturation. Advances in theory, measurement and applied research (Chpaters 1-8)
  • Swim, J. & Stangor, C.: Prejudice. The target’s perspective. (except chapter 5-8)
  • Ward, C., Bochner, S. & Furnham, A.: The Psychology of Culture Shock (2nd Ed.)

e) Social psychology of religion

  • Batson D, Schoenrade P & Ventis L: Religion and the individual.
  • Heelas, P. (ed.): Religion, Modernity and Postmodernity.

f) Social psychology of food

  • Beardsworth, A., & Keil, T.: Sociology on the menu: an invitation to the study of food and society (London: Routledge)
  • Conner, M., & Armitage, C. J.: The social psychology of food.
  • Fischler, C.: Food, self and identity (Social Science Information, 27, 275-293)
  • Holm, L.'s "Family meals" in U. Kjaernes (ed.): Eating patterns. A day in the lives of Nordic peoples.
  • Huotilainen, A: Dimensions of novelty - Social representations of new foods (Elintarviketeknologian laitos. EKT-sarja)
  • Karisto, A., Prättälä, R., & Berg, M.-A.'s "The good, the bad, and the ugly. Differences and changes in health-related lifestyles" in U. Kjaernes et al. (ed.): Regulating markets, regulating people. On food and nutrition policy.
  • Rozin, P.: Towards a psychology of food and eating: from motivation to module to model to marker, morality, meaning, and metaphor (Current Directions in Psychological Science, 5, 18-24)

g) Social psychology and rural development

  • Moseley, M J.: Rural Development, Principles and Practice.
  • Gasson R & Errington A: The farm family business.
  • Putnam, R.: Making Democracy Work. Civic Traditions in Modern Italy.

h) Environmental social psychology

  • Bechtel, R.B., Churchman, A (eds.): Handbook of environmental psychology (Selected chapters as agreed with examiner of c. 300 pages)
  • Eder K: The social construction of nature.
  • Janoff-Bullman R.: Shattered assumptions: towards a new psychology of trauma.
  • Kahn P H: The Human relationship with nature.
  • Pivetti, M: Natural and unnatural. (This doctoral thesis is electronically available at http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/english.html )
  • Semin G R & Fiedler K (eds): Applied social psychology (Chapter 7)

i) Social psychology of health

  • Parcel G, Bartholomew L K, Kok G, Gottlieb N: Intervention Mapping: Designing Theory and Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs (Chapters 1-9)
  • Radley A, Making Sense of Illness: The Social Psychology of Health and Disease.
  • Suls J & Wallston K A.: Social psychological foundations of health and illness (Selected chapters as agreed with examiner)

j) Mental health

  • Gurman A S and Messer S B: Essential Psychotherapies. Theory and Practice (2nd ed.).
  • Garvin, Gutierrez & Galinsky (eds): Handbook of social work with groups (Chapters 4-17)

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Baltic countryside in transition

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

ProfessorLeo Granberg E-mail leo.granberg@helsinki.fi

Time and location

19.1.2007 - 16.2.2007

Fridays at 12-16 o’clock in the University main building, lecture hall 14.

Register for the course via the homepage (link below).

Compensations

SP19, SP55g

Objectives

Baltic countryside in transition is a lecture course which analyzes rural social change in the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) after socialism. In each of these countries a dramatic privatization process of collective agriculture took place, while political and economic structures were reconstructed after independence from the Soviet Union in the end of 1980"s.

The lecturers will highlight these processes, economic restructuring, social and cultural consequences of these changes, and the ways of adaptation in the market economy by Baltic people. The lectures are based on results of several field research projects. The lecturers are coming from Universities of Vilnius (Poviliunas), Riga (Tisenkopfs), Tallinn (Ruutsoo), Jyväskylä (Alanen) and Helsinki (Nikula, Granberg, Ojala).

Content

19.1.2007

12-14 Introduction. Moral economy and structural changes after socialism in Baltic countries and Russia (Leo Granberg)

14-16 Dissolution of collective agriculture and rebirth of entrepreneurship. The case of Kanepi, Estonia (Jouko Nikula)

26.1.2007

12-16 Rural communities and development initiatives in Latvia (Talis Tisenkopfs)

2.2.2007

12-14 Environmental values, attitudes and behavior in Estonia (Ann Ojala)

14-16 Politics and formation of Civic Society in Baltic countryside (Rein Ruutsoo)

9.2.2007

12-14 Social movements in rural Lithuania (Arunas Poviliunas)

14-16 Coping strategies in the countryside,successful persons and poor ones (Ilkka Alanen)

16.2.2007

12-14 Social networks in Estonia (Leo Granberg)

14-16 Theoretical interpretation of rural transition in Baltic countries (Jouko Nikula)

23.2.2006 Final exam at 12-14

Website: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions/baltic_countryside.htm

Course work and forms of study

Literature: Alanen, Ilkka (ed.), Mapping the Rural Problem in the Baltic Countryside. Ashgate 2004

Courses in English

Minorities and majorities (lecture course)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

Professor Karmela Liebkind E-mail karmela.liebkind@helsinki.fi

Time and location

19.1.2007 - 18.5.2007

The lectures will be held on Fridays at 10-12 in Unioninkatu 35, lecture hall (U35 ls).

Note! There will be no lectures on

  • 9.3.2007
  • 6.4.2007
  • 11.5.2007

Prerequisites

Some basic knowledge in Social Psychology is highly recommended, but not a prerequisite for participation.

Compensations

The course gives 3 credit points (2 study weeks) for study unit

  • SP13 (item 2) or
  • SP55 (item c: book by Liebkind) or
  • SP55 (item d: book by Chun)

Objectives

The aim of the lecture course is to give an overview of the social psychology of intergroup relations, acculturation and the development of ethnic identity.

Content

The lecture course covers the social psychology of intergroup relations, acculturation and the development of ethnic identity. The theme of the course also includes issues concerning prejudice, stereotyping and racism as well as the target"s reactions to these. In addition, the adaptation and integration of ethnic/cultural minorities will be dealt with.

Titles of lectures:

  • A social psychological perspective on intergroup relations
  • Culture, ethnicity and social consciousness
  • Social class and group membership
  • Interaction between minority and majority groups
  • A negative group identity
  • The emotional side of group identity
  • Categorization, stereotypes, prejudice
  • Adaptation strategies of minorities
  • Consequences of the assimilative pressure
  • Solution of identification conflicts
  • Examples of different intergroup relations

Course work and forms of study

Students will acquire copies of the lecture transparencies and there will be a written examination at the end of the course.

Please register for the course via WebOodi (links below).

WebOodi Registration

Courses in English

Russian speaking immigrants in different countries

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 1 Credits (study weeks): 1

Teachers

Prof. Karmela Liebkind E-mail karmela.liebkind@helsinki.fi
guest lecturers (see below)

Time and location

12.2.2007 - 13.2.2007

This international course is part II of

"Social and Psychological Perspectives on the Acculturation of Immigrants - Different theoretical and methodological approaches"

Both parts form an independent whole and can be attended regardless of the other.

Target group

The lectures are open to all, the workshops only to students from various disciplines working on their Master

Objectives

The aim of the course is to offer a cross-disciplinary overview of the experiences and integration of Russian-speaking immigrants in different countries. The course consists of lectures and a workshop, where students get feed-back from the teachers and other participants on their own projects in the same subject area. The teachers represent five different countries of settlement and different disciplines (social psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology and anthropology) and approaches to the field of study (e.g. quantitative, qualitative methods).

Content

Monday, February 12th 2007 (Place: Mariankatu 11, lecture hall 9)

10.15-11.00 Lecture 1

Russian immigrants in Germany: Developmental perspectives on immigrant youth - Professor Rainer Silbereisen & PhD Peter Titzmann

11.15-12.00 Lecture 2

Russian immigrants in Israel: Biculturalism and adaptation - Professor Gabriel Horenczyk

13.30-14.15 Lecture 3

Memory Work in Immigration: Personal Stories of "Russian" Homecomers in Israel - Professor Tamar Rapoport

14.30-15.15 Lecture 4

Russian immigrants in Finland: Acculturation and Integration - Docent Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti

Tuesday, February 13th (Place: Mariankatu 11, seminar room 2)

10.15-11.00 Lecture 5

Russian immigrants in Estonia: The process of Naturalization - PhD Aune Valk

11.15-12.00 Lecture 6

Russian immigrants in Greece - Professor Xenia Chryssochou

13.15-16.00 WORKSHOP (Place: Group 1: Mariankatu 11, seminar room 2, Group 2: Mariankatu 11, seminar room 1)

  • group discussions based on the students’ own projects

Teachers of the course:

Professor Gabriel Horenczyk (School of Education, Hebrew University, Israel) Docent Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti (Department of Social Psychology, University of Helsinki) Professor Karmela Liebkind (Department of Social Psychology, University of Helsinki) Professor Tamar Rapoport (the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland) PhD Peter Titzmann (Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Jena, Germany) Professor Rainer Silbereisen (Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Jena, Germany) PhD Aune Valk (Head of the Open University Centre University of Tartu Research, University of Tartu, Estonia)

In addition (to be confirmed): Professor Xenia Chryssochou (Panteion University, Athens, Greece) MA Kristel Karu-Kletter (School of Education, Hebrew University, Israel)

Course work and forms of study

Students who will attend both the lectures and the workshop can register for the course to antero.olakivi@helsinki.fi. In addition to their registration, these students should submit electronically a short (maximum 2 pages) description of their work. Deadline for registration and for the submission of abstracts is January 31st 2007.

Note! Students attending only the lectures do not have to register.

Study unit SP56 Practical field training

In Finnish: SP56 Työharjoittelu (6 op/4 ov)/sp56

SP56 Practical field training

Code 740056
Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Description:

The student familiarizes her/himself to work as a social psychologist either in practice or alternatively by supplementing her/his studies in study units SP54 and SP55. The training lasts for at least 6 weeks and prior approval has to be sought from the department for the training position.

For more information in English about practical training and internship see http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/faculty/Studies/internship/index.htm

Mode of assessment:

After completing the training, a report (5-7 pages) together with a reference from the training site is submitted to the department. The report includes a description of the organization where the training took place, its goals and structure, a description of the task of the unit in which one was training, and a list of one’s own duties. Further, the report should include a description of how the trainee applied her/his knowledge of social psychology during the training or, from the point of view of social psychology, what was of interest or educational at the place of training. An estimation should also be offered of how well the training fulfilled its purpose.

Study unit SP57 Seminar for Master's thesis

In Finnish: SP57 Pro gradu -seminaari (6 op/3 ov)/sp57

SP57 Seminar for Master

Code 740057
Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 3

Description:

At the seminar, the students receive feedback on the structure, analysis and scientific writing of their Master’s thesis. The purpose of commenting on other’s work and discussing scientific writing is to deepen the students’ mastery in writing.

Mode of assessment:

Seminar for master students only.

Literature

Supplementary literature:

  • (publ.): Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition)

Study unit SP58 Roots III of Social Psychology

In Finnish: SP58 Sosiaalipsykologian juuret III ja luonne tieteenä (6 op/3 ov)/sp58

SP58 Roots III of Social Psychology

Code 740058
Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 3

Description:

The students’ knowledge about the history and the focal problems in social psychology are complemented. The students’ understanding of the societal nature of social psychology is deepened.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination.

Literature

  • Allport G: The historical background of social psychology
  • Jones E E's "Major developments in social psychology during the past five decades" in Lindzey G & Aronson E (eds.): Handbook of social psychology (Vol I, 3rd ed, pages 1-107)
  • McGarty C & Haslam C (eds.): The message of social psychology (Fifteen articles according to the student’s choice)
  • Himmelweit H T & Gaskell G (eds.): Societal psychology.

Literature examinations

Study unit SP59 Master's thesis

In Finnish: SP59 Pro gradu -tutkielma (40 op/20 ov)/sp59

SP59 Master

Code 740059
Credits: 40 , Credit Units: 20

Description:

The Master’s thesis is an extensive treatise which trains the student for independent research, mastery of methods used in social psychology, the convention of references, and the scientific mode of presentation in good literary form. The ideal length of the theses is 60-80 pages but this may vary in both directions according to the requirements set by the nature of the research in question. However, a maximum of 120 pages should not be exceeded.

Mode of assessment:

The research is conducted and the theses written independently, yet under the supervision of the teacher/tutor. Study units SP51-SP58 are meant to support the preparation of the thesis. The topic of the thesis must be approved in the seminar on research planning (SP52).

Study unit SP60 Personal study plan III

In Finnish: SP60 HOPS/Pofo III (1 op/0,5 ov)/sp60

SP60 Personal study plan III

Code 740060
Credits: 1 , Credit Units: 1

Description:

The student evaluates and analyses her/his learning process, the degree and the competences it gives.

Mode of assessment:

A written narrative. For more information on the Portfolio/study plan see http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/sospsyk/english/opinnot.htm and the link to portfolio under the heading Study helps.

Study unit

In Finnish: Maisteriopintoihin kuuluvat valinnaiset opinnot (24 op)/spval

Study unit

In Finnish: Ensisijaisesti suositeltavat kurssit/spvalpak

Study unit

In Finnish: Toissijaisesti suositeltavat kurssit/spvalval

Courses in English

Causal attributions in the work environment

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 2 Credits (study weeks): 1

Teachers

Dr. Gyekye Seth E-mail gyekye@mappi.helsinki.fi

Time and location

7.9.2006 - 14.12.2006

The course meets on Thursdays at 14-16 in Mariankatu 11 lecture hall 2.

Objectives

The aims of the course unit are: a. To provide students with an overview of the principal theoretical concerns in attribution theory. b. To familiarize students with the variety of empirical approaches used in testing attribution theories. c. To give students an understanding of the applications of attribution theory in a variety of real-world settings, particularly in the work environment.

Content

Course Content: a. The nature of the attribution process. b. Common biases in the attribution process (e.g. the ultimate attribution error, self-serving biases, self-defensive attributions). c. Impact of culture on the attribution theory. d. Practical applications of attribution theory (in understanding emotions, in the work environment etc).

Course work and forms of study

Each session will be a combination of lectures and discussions. Background information and introduction will be provided through lectures. Students will be asked to read specific research papers / chapters to be discussed in class. A list of specific readings will thus be provided at the beginning of the course. At the end of the course there will be a final examination (October 20, 2006).

The students are required to attend all lectures. No more than two absences from the lectures will be allowed.

Course Texts: 1.Warr, P. B. (Ed) (1996). Psychology at Work. 4th ed. Penguin. 2.Arnold, J., Cooper, C.L. et al. (1994). Understanding the Psychology of the Workplace. 3. Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W.,

WebOodi Registration

Courses in English

Environmental psychology

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 2 Credits (study weeks): 1

Teachers

Tallinnan yliopistonlehtori Toomas Niit E-mail tniit@tpu.ee

Time and location

12.3.2007 - 20.3.2007

Toomas Niit from the University of Tallinn gives a workshop on environmental psychology in March 2007. (This course replaces the previously announced Values, norms and axioms -course.)

The workshop meets on four days (Mondays and Tuesdays) at Fabianinkatu 33 (main building) hall 20, 5th floor:

Monday, March 12 at 14-18 Tuesday, March 13 at 14-18 Monday, March 19 at 14-18 Tuesday, March 20 at 14-18

Prior registration for the course: see link below.

Course work and forms of study

The workshop consists of lectures and group discussions as well as a written exam.

WebOodi Registration

Courses in English

Experimental social psychology

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-4

Teachers

Researcher Jorge Sinisterra E-mail jorge.sinisterra@helsinki.fi

Time and location

7.11.2006 - 15.12.2006
  • Three lectures in the Economicum building, Arkadiankatu 7, seminar room 2, at 10-13 on

Tue 7.11.2006; Fri 10.11.2006, and Fri 24.11.2006

Three lab sessions at Unioninkatu 37, computer class 2035, at 10-13 on

Tue 14.11.2006; Fri 17.11.2006, and Tue 21.11.2006.

Prerequisites

Basic course in statistics. (Brush up on your statistics before the course.) A maximum of 20 students will be accepted in the order of registration. Registration starts October 1st and ends October 31st.

Compensations

The course gives 3-5 credits (2-4 study weeks) for study unit SP19 or SP53, depending on the number of assignments the student submits.

Content

The course provides an introduction to the use of the experimental method in social psychology. It will attempt to demonstrate the suitability of this approach to deal with various relevant and concrete issues in social psychology. The course will also underscore the importance of the effort that experimental researchers devote to the creation of a shared operational language that is kept constant along the development of a research body; the necessity of such a language and some of its properties will be presented.

Course work and forms of study

The participants will be actively involved in understanding the way experiments are designed and carried out by means of in-class and homework assignments.

To earn 3 credits (2 study weeks) for the course, the student must attend all three lectures and three lab sessions and hand in all assignments no later than December 5th.

To earn 5 credits (4 study weeks) for the course, the student must, in addition to the above, write a final overview. The overview is written in two phases: the first version must be handed in for the teacher"s comments no later than December 5th. The final version must be handed in no later than December 15th.

WebOodi Registration

Courses in English

Russian speaking immigrants in different countries

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 1 Credits (study weeks): 1

Teachers

Prof. Karmela Liebkind E-mail karmela.liebkind@helsinki.fi
guest lecturers (see below)

Time and location

12.2.2007 - 13.2.2007

This international course is part II of

"Social and Psychological Perspectives on the Acculturation of Immigrants - Different theoretical and methodological approaches"

Both parts form an independent whole and can be attended regardless of the other.

Target group

The lectures are open to all, the workshops only to students from various disciplines working on their Master

Objectives

The aim of the course is to offer a cross-disciplinary overview of the experiences and integration of Russian-speaking immigrants in different countries. The course consists of lectures and a workshop, where students get feed-back from the teachers and other participants on their own projects in the same subject area. The teachers represent five different countries of settlement and different disciplines (social psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology and anthropology) and approaches to the field of study (e.g. quantitative, qualitative methods).

Content

Monday, February 12th 2007 (Place: Mariankatu 11, lecture hall 9)

10.15-11.00 Lecture 1

Russian immigrants in Germany: Developmental perspectives on immigrant youth - Professor Rainer Silbereisen & PhD Peter Titzmann

11.15-12.00 Lecture 2

Russian immigrants in Israel: Biculturalism and adaptation - Professor Gabriel Horenczyk

13.30-14.15 Lecture 3

Memory Work in Immigration: Personal Stories of "Russian" Homecomers in Israel - Professor Tamar Rapoport

14.30-15.15 Lecture 4

Russian immigrants in Finland: Acculturation and Integration - Docent Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti

Tuesday, February 13th (Place: Mariankatu 11, seminar room 2)

10.15-11.00 Lecture 5

Russian immigrants in Estonia: The process of Naturalization - PhD Aune Valk

11.15-12.00 Lecture 6

Russian immigrants in Greece - Professor Xenia Chryssochou

13.15-16.00 WORKSHOP (Place: Group 1: Mariankatu 11, seminar room 2, Group 2: Mariankatu 11, seminar room 1)

  • group discussions based on the students’ own projects

Teachers of the course:

Professor Gabriel Horenczyk (School of Education, Hebrew University, Israel) Docent Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti (Department of Social Psychology, University of Helsinki) Professor Karmela Liebkind (Department of Social Psychology, University of Helsinki) Professor Tamar Rapoport (the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland) PhD Peter Titzmann (Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Jena, Germany) Professor Rainer Silbereisen (Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Jena, Germany) PhD Aune Valk (Head of the Open University Centre University of Tartu Research, University of Tartu, Estonia)

In addition (to be confirmed): Professor Xenia Chryssochou (Panteion University, Athens, Greece) MA Kristel Karu-Kletter (School of Education, Hebrew University, Israel)

Course work and forms of study

Students who will attend both the lectures and the workshop can register for the course to antero.olakivi@helsinki.fi. In addition to their registration, these students should submit electronically a short (maximum 2 pages) description of their work. Deadline for registration and for the submission of abstracts is January 31st 2007.

Note! Students attending only the lectures do not have to register.

Study unit Social Psychology as a Minor Subject

In Finnish: Sosiaalipsykologia sivuaineena/sivuaineena

Social Psychology as a Minor Subject

Code

All students enrolled at the University of Helsinki may study Social Psychology at Bachelor’s level without prior registration. Basic Studies in Social Psychology consist of 25 ECTS credits and Intermediate Studies of 35 ECTS credits when taken as a minor subject. There are some differences between major and minor subject students in taking the study blocks. However, these are clearly indicated where applicable. For more information, contact the Foreign Students’ Adviser.

Subordinate units

Study unit Basic Studies

In Finnish: Perusopinnot sivuaineopiskelijoille (25 op/15 ov)/sivuperusopinnot

title: Basic Studies

Credits: 25, Credit Units: 15,

Study unit Intermediate Studies

In Finnish: Aineopinnot sivuaineopiskelijoille(35 op/ 22 ov)/sivuaineopinnot

title: Intermediate Studies

Credits: 35,

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit SP14 Research in Social Psychology II

In Finnish: SP14 Sosiaalipsykologian tutkimuskohteita II (pää:13 op/9 ov, sivu: 15 op/10 ov)/sivusp14

title: SP14 Research in Social Psychology II

Credits: 13/15, Credit Units: 9/10,

Description:

(13 credits for major students & 15 for minor). The students’ knowledge about topical research in social psychology is deepened. Section A presents social representations, the social identity theory, intergroup relations, group behaviour, social development, emotions, values and moral development. Section B reviews social interaction, social movements and structures.

Mode of assessment:

The faculty examination is taken in two parts: section A and B separately. Section B is always to be taken as a faculty examination. Section A may alternatively be passed by relevant courses or taken as a faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units SP01-SP05

Literature

Section A, altogether 8 credits:

a) Social cognition and social representations, 2 credits

  • Augoustinos M & Walker I: Social cognition.
  • Bauer M & Gaskell G: Towards a paradigm for research on social representations (Journal for the theory of social behaviour, 29,2, 163-186)

b) Intergroup relationships and social identity theory, 1 credit

  • Ellemers, N., Spears, R. & Doosje, B. (article): Self and Social Identity (Annual Review of Psychology, 53, 161-186)
  • Hewstone, M., Rubin, M., & Willis, H. (article): Intergroup Bias (Annual review of Psychology, 53, 575-604)
  • Brown R (article): Social identity theory: past achievements, current problems and future challenges (European Journal of Social Psychology 30, 745-778)

c) Group behaviour, 1 credit

  • Brown, R.: Group processes (Chapters 1-5)

d) Socialization, emotions, values and moral development, 4 credits

  • Schaffer, H. R.: Social development.
  • Schwartz, S.H: Universalism values and the inclusiveness of moral universe (Copy of manuscript available at the department)
  • Parrott, G. (ed.): Emotions in social psychology (Sections 3-6)

Section B, altogether 5 credits for majors, 7 credits for minors

This section consists of two books that are required reading for both major and minor students. In addition, majors choose one of two optional books. Minors take both of the optional books.

Required reading for both majors and minors:

  • Tannen, D.: That’s not what I meant.
  • Smith P B & Bond M H: Social psychology across cultures (2nd ed).

Optional reading:

  • Klandermans B: Social psychology of protest.
  • Burr V: Gender and social psychology.

Study unit Post-graduate studies

In Finnish: Jatkokoulutus/jatko

Post-graduate studies

Code

Two degrees are offered at the postgraduate level. The Licentiate degree is the lower postgraduate degree and can be applied for when the Master’s degree is completed. Participation in a postgraduate seminar and an extensive Licentiate thesis are mandatory for this degree. A doctoral degree is the final, highest postgraduate degree. The candidate is required to write a dissertation and defend it in a public examination. Please contact the Foreign Students’ Adviser and Department’s teachers during their consultation hours if you would like further information on your studies in social psychology. The requirements for all postgraduate applicants are: 1) a preliminary research plan, and 2) at least grade “good” in Advanced Studies in Social Psychology, and at least grade “cum laude approbatur” (good knowledge) for the Master’s thesis or equivalent knowledge (proof must be presented by the student). Professor Klaus Helkama is responsible for postgraduate studies.

Requirements for the Licentiate Examination (60 credits + thesis):

  • Postgraduate studies in the social psychology and related studies
  • Active participation in the postgraduate seminar for three semesters
  • Examination in postgraduate studies
  • The Licentiate thesis

Requirements for the Doctoral Degree (60 credits + doctoral dissertation): In addition to the licentiate requirements, a doctoral dissertation. It is possible to aim directly at the doctorate without completing a Licentiate thesis.

Courses

Courses in English

Jatkokoulutusseminaari (3. periodi)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 4

Teachers

Professor Klaus Helkama E-mail klaus.helkama@helsinki.fi
Professor Anna-Maija Pirttilä-Backman E-mail anna-maija.pirttila-backman@helsinki.fi

Time and location

16.1.2007 - 15.5.2007

The seminar meets on Tuesdays at 16-18 at Unioninkatu 37 seminar room 1. All participants must be present at the first seminar meeting.

Seminaari työskentelee tiistaisin klo 16-18, U37 sh 1. Läsnäolo ensimmäisellä kokoontumiskerralla välttämätön .

Kurssilla hyödynnetään BSCW-aluetta, jolle pääse ainoastaan helsinki.fi -päätteisillä käyttäjätunnuksilla. Varmista enttä sinulla on helsinki.fi -käyttäjätunnus. Ensimmäisellä kerralla katsotaan, tarvitaanko BSCW:n käytöstä järjestää koulutusta.

The seminar will work using BSCW which is a web area accessed only by user accounts ending in "helsinki.fi". Please make sure you have your helsinki.fi -user account activated. If there are several students who are not familiar with BSCW in the first meeting, training for them will be provided.

Note: The seminar is bilingual. Seminaari on kaksikielinen.

Prerequisites

Master"s degree. Maisterin tutkinto.

Courses in English

Jatkokoulutusseminaari (1. periodi)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 4 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

professor Klaus Helkama E-mail klaus.helkama@helsinki.fi
professor Anna-Maija Pirttilä-Backman E-mail anna-maija.pirttila-backman@helsinki.fi

Time and location

5.9.2006 - 12.12.2006

The seminar meets on Tuesdays at 16-18 at Unioninkatu 37 seminar room 3. All participants must be present at the first seminar meeting.

Seminaari työskentelee tiistaisin klo 16-18, U37 sh 3. Läsnäolo ensimmäisellä kokoontumiskerralla välttämätön .

Kurssilla hyödynnetään BSCW-aluetta, jolle pääse ainoastaan helsinki.fi -päätteisillä käyttäjätunnuksilla. Varmista enttä sinulla on helsinki.fi -käyttäjätunnus. Ensimmäisellä kerralla katsotaan, tarvitaanko BSCW:n käytöstä järjestää koulutusta.

The seminar will work using BSCW which is a web area accessed only by user accounts ending in "helsinki.fi". Please make sure you have your helsinki.fi -user account activated. If there are several students who are not familiar with BSCW in the first meeting, training for them will be provided.

Note: The seminar is bilingual. Seminaari on kaksikielinen.

Prerequisites

Master"s degree. Maisterin tutkinto.

Courses