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S2 The human mind
Discover scientific psychology: well-being, cognition, emotion and decision-making, mental disorders, and the philosophical questions raised by science.
177hours of coursework
18weeks at 10 h
4steps
15new courses
4universities
Target skills
- Positive psychology: strengths, resilience and well-being
- Cognitive psychology and neuropsychology
- Emotion, memory and learning
- Mental disorders and the history of psychiatry
- Behaviour change and motivational interviewing
- Philosophy of science: cosmos, matter, mind
Semester project
A small study on yourself or a group: test a positive psychology intervention for three weeks and report on it like a research article.
Courses this semester
- 1University of PennsylvaniaBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science Beginner 17 h 4.9 (6,426) Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions Beginner 13 h 4.8 (2,267) Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods Beginner 12 h 4.4 (1,245) Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills Beginner 14 h 4.9 (2,369) Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being — 6 h 4.8 (939) - 2University of CambridgeBeginner
Stated prerequisites: Interest in psychology
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Introduction to Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology — 9 h 4.5 (118) The neuropsychology of decision making Beginner 7 h 4.3 (43) The Psychology of Emotions: an introduction to embodied cognition Beginner 11 h 4.6 (32) Learning and memory in the brain: a guide for teachers Beginner 22 h 4.9 (42) - 3Wesleyan UniversityBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Introduction to Abnormal Psychology Beginner 14 h 4.9 (515) History of Mental Illness Beginner 15 h 4.6 (155) Creating Behavioral Change Beginner 10 h 4.8 (205) - 4Dartmouth CollegeBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Question Reality: Cosmos Beginner 13 h 4.8 (26) Question Reality: Matter Beginner 7 h 4.8 (11) Question Reality: Mind Beginner 7 h 4.5 (16)
Reading
Psychology 2eOpenStaxThe introductory textbook: cognition, emotion, development, disorders and therapy.Free (OpenStax)
Introduction to PhilosophyOpenStaxLogic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and political philosophy.Free (OpenStax)
Things to watch
- The Cambridge and Dartmouth courses have few reviews: their rating is less robust than Penn’s or Wesleyan’s.
- Question Reality! (Dartmouth) draws on physics: no equations are required.
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