Social psychology II
Students in the Albano park. Photo: Jens Olof Lasthein
The overall purpose of this course is to provide advanced knowledge within the field of social psychology. The advanced knowledge will hopefully aid in navigating the social arena – that is to provide psychological explanations for social phenomena that occur constantly in our environment.
The course highlights these social phenomena from the perspective of the individual, the environment and the interaction between the individual and their environment. An important goal for the course is to identify different levels of analysis which span from cognitive intra-individual perspectives to more social inter-individual perspectives.
This course is a good choice if you want to widen and deepen the knowledge of social psychology that you learned on Psychology I (or equivalent). It is also suitable for guest and exchange students who need to set up their own education plan.
The course is optional within the Psychology II - course package, which is the second semester of studying psychology as a bachelor subject.
As a registered student on this course you will find detailed course information and communication in the learning platform Canvas.
This course is given in the last quarter of the semester in autumn 2026 and will be taught in English.
Teaching Format
Some lectures may take place remotely, as indicated in the schedule.
Compulsory elements may occur in the course. These are stated in the schedule and explained in more detail in the course instructions.
Detailed information can be found in the current syllabus and the course instructions for the course. A link to the syllabus can be found here on the page and the course instructions are posted on the course website in the university's learning platform no later than the start of the course.
Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes for this course are listed in the current syllabus.
Assessment
Information about the forms of assessments for this course are listed in the syllabus and explained in detail in the course instructions.
You will find the dates for the examinations in the schedule.
In case the course literature list is missing, please check with the course leader before buying any expensive books etc.
Course leader/examiner
Armita Golkar, armita.golkar@psychology.su.se
Registered students should primarily use Athena for teacher communication.
