Social Psychology
MODULE: Social Psychology
Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 36 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.
DESCRIPTION:
Many psychologists would agree that most emotional and behavioral problems are essentially social and interpersonal problems. Not only are psychological difficulties typically caused or maintained by interpersonal processes, but problems typically manifest themselves in the course of personal relationships. Many emotional and behavioral problems are rooted in "normal" interpersonal processes, precisely the processes that social psychology describes. This program studies psychological difficulties from social psychological perspectives.
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).
Social Psychology
Organizational Behavior Marriage & Family Relations Analysis of Social Problems Social Problems & Deviance Personality & Social Development Multicultural Diversity Cross Cultural Social Perspectives Social Class & Stratification Social Activities & Relations Social Counseling Social Control & Intervention
Academic Supervisor: Francis Wambua Mulwa
More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.
* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.
* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.
* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.
* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.
* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.
* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.
BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.
Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
Social Psychology
This course presents research and theory in social psychology meant to improve people’s understanding of themselves, others, and the social world around them. It includes social influence, attitude change, and persuasion; stereotyping and prejudice; social recognition; social interaction and group processes; liking, loving, and interpersonal attraction; altruism and aggression; and everyday human judgment.
Instructor: Fernando Miralles
Organizational Behavior
This course presents the impact of behavioral issues found in the organizational setting. It provides an in-depth focus of past and current theories concerning the cause and effects of work motivation, attitude formation, and perceptions in different organizational settings, including those that are culturally diverse. The course also explores how personality theory can be applied to selection, placement, training, group processes, conflict, organizational behavior modification, and the individual and social bases for decision making.
Instructor: Shelley-Ann Meihuizen
Marriage & Family Relations
This course examines the impact of modern society upon the family as it relates to courtship, size of family, member relationships, economic problems, and marital stability. It compares alternative life styles, marriage and family relations throughout the life span. It examines family development across generations.
Instructor: Sarel Francois Ackermann
Analysis of Social Problems
This course examines social problems from three perspectives. Systemic problems: racial and sexual discrimination, inequality and poverty, militarization and war, ecological problems, overpopulation, urban and rural problems, life cycle problems. Problems of specific institutions: government, economy, family, education, religion, social services. Personal pathologies: mental illness, suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction.
Instructor: Joseph Kibugi Gitau
Social Problems & Deviance
This course examines social problems and behavior that departs from a group’s or society’s norms. It considers delinquency and crime; sexual, religious and lifestyle deviance; deviant sub-cultures; and the society’s reaction to deviance. It explains the causes of deviance and the tracing of its effects on individuals and society.
Instructor: Joseph Kibugi Gitau
Personality & Social Development
This course explores the processes of social and personality development. It focuses on four key areas of research: cognition, attachment theory, language development, and moral development. It also addresses issues and debates about the role of genes, gender, socialization, and neurological development as interacting forces that affect how infants and children acquire self/other awareness, identity, and social competence.
Instructor: Shelley-Ann Meihuizen
Multicultural Diversity
The course shows how to deal with a different culture. It covers identity development, acculturation, class, prejudice and discrimination, demographics, and verbal and non-verbal communication in the context of different cultures and values. It examines the impact of different cultural backgrounds on managerial decisions and highlights the complexities of management in a global environment.
Instructor: Oscar Juan Hernando Carbajo
Cross Cultural Social Perspectives
This course focuses on the study of the similarities and differences of different cultures. It will enable students to learn the skills of communication, negotiation and managing cultural differences. It provides a cross cultural social perspective to deal effectively with individuals from varied cultures in different situations.
Instructor: Oscar Juan Hernando Carbajo
Social Class & Stratification
This course examines the dynamics and influences of social class and stratification in contemporary society. It considers the conceptions and structure of class; class consciousness, inequality, prejudice and discrimination; social mobility, the relations between class and culture, the role of money and power, and class-based social movements and revolutions.
Instructor: Joseph Kibugi Gitau
Social Activities & Relations
This course reviews empirical studies of friendships, dating, and long-term relationships including marriage. Topics include types and functions of social relationships; processes of relationship formation, maintenance, dissolution and conflict. It covers relationships in a variety of human societies.
Instructor: Renata Lopo Araújo
Social Counseling
This course surveys the major concepts and practices of the contemporary psychotherapeutic systems, and addresses some ethical and professional issues in social counseling practice. The goal is to allow students to select wisely from the various theories and techniques to develop a personal style of social counseling.
Instructor: Francis Wambua Mulwa
Social Control & Intervention
This course describes and analyzes different types of social controls and interventions such as imprisonment, coercion, isolations, value training. It describes the effects of social controls for the controller and controllee, and the problems of rehabilitation and resocialization.
Instructor: Francis Wambua Mulwa
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