Coursera’s Social Psychology course has already run twice and proved to be very popular with students.
The course is led by inspiring professor Scott Plous, whose genuine wish to pass his knowledge to students is clear in every of his lectures. He grabs your attention already in the introduction video for the course, by providing some unexpected examples of how human psychology works.
As professor Plous says, the course is about answering some important questions about happiness, life, friendships and romantic attractions, and even questions about violence, prejudice and climate change. The famous and controversial Stanford prison experiment is also discussed during the course. All the material, which otherwise would cost thousands of dollars, is provided at no cost for the students of the course.
The course is very well organised and thoughtfully planned. Together with theoretical knowledge, it includes assignments that would require some practical application of social psychology.
The course demands serious devotion from you, but as a result you’ll leave it with the knowledge of social psychology that, as professor Plous claims, will make your life richer.
A Statement of Accomplishment is issued for those who have successfully completed the course.
Here’s some reading that’s suggested for the course:
You can find more information about the course on its Coursera page.