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INTERCULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
PSY342 INTERCULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY 5 3 3 5

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: By the end of this course, students will: * Acquire an overview of the central theories, methodologies, issues and research areas in cross-cultural psychology. * Critically reflect, compare, analyze and integrate perspectives from different approaches to theory and practice regarding culture and psychology * Reflect on the role of culture in designing and implementing psychological interventions, from psychotherapy to working with culturally diverse communities
Content: How are people’s lives, minds and behaviors affected by intercultural encounters, cultural transitions and cross-cultural mobility in a globalized world? And what is “culture” from a psychological viewpoint, after all? In this course, we will critically examine the importance of culture for psychological processes, focusing both on cross-cultural comparisons and the ways people enact and shape their cultural identities in everyday life. We will examine the role cultural processes play with regard to socialization, family and youth, self-perceptions, clinical psychology and gender dynamics.