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Moralities of Everyday Life

2020/2021
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
3
ECTS credits
Course type:
Elective course
When:
1 year, 3, 4 module

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Discipline is implemented in the blended learning format: online «Moralities of Everyday Life», followed by offline final exam Course prerequisites and formed competencies: The course is an elective designed for first year master students. The study of this discipline is based on the following disciplines: theory and methodology of modern psychology and crosscultural psychology. The working language of the course is exclusively English, which includes teaching, presentations, and all communications. In order for the student to be able to benefit from the course, an excellent ability to write, comprehend, and speak in English is required.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The purpose of the course is to provide the students with a broad overview of the basic foundations explaining the phenomenon of human morality, kindness and cruelty.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • 1) Build skills in the analysis of the psychological phenomenon of moral lives. 2) Apply the knowledge about morality to the social problem solving.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Topic 1. Welcome to Moralities of Everyday Life
  • Topic 2. Compassion
  • Topic 3. Origins of Morality
  • Topic 4. Differences
  • Topic 5. Family, Friends, and Strangers
  • Topic 6. The Big Answers
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Final exam
  • non-blocking Essay
  • non-blocking Final exam
  • non-blocking Essay
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (4 module)
    0.3 * Essay + 0.7 * Final exam
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Williams, B. (2012). Morality : An Introduction to Ethics (Vol. “Canto edition 1993.”). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=928031

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Gluchman, V. (2013). Morality : Reasoning on Different Approaches. Amsterdam: Brill | Rodopi. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=666239