Course info
SOCS0018: Uncertainty in Contemporary Societies 2021/22
Welcome to the Uncertainty in Contemporary Societies: a psychosocial
approach to wellbeing Course PageLife in contemporary societies is
characterised by increasing uncertainty – from the personal and local, to
the global. Individuals are faced with the challenge of making sense of
this uncertainty. This optional module engages with a range of ideas and
research from social science that deal with uncertainty, social change, and
global transformations. It introduces you to theories and research across a
range of domains in psychology, including social, community, environmental,
health, positive, and organisational psychology. Building upon first year
teaching and learning, you will be encouraged to think broadly about
pressing psychosocial issues across these different domains, as well as to
reflect upon the intersections between psychology and other social science
disciplines (e.g. sociology, economics, environmental studies, public
health and epidemiology, public policy, and behavioural science). In this
Moodle page you will find course material, updates about the course and
details on assignments. Please keep an eye on it throughout the course
and use it, along with the course handbook, as your main resources.
Module Leaders: Prof. Ingrid Schoon
i.schoon@ucl.ac.uk Dr. Lisa Fridkin
lisa.fridkin.14@ucl.ac.uk Office hours: Appointments
are online: please email to book a time Prof. Ingrid
Schoon Mondays, 16h-18h Dr. Lisa Fridkin
Thursdays, 11h-13h
Module Tutors: Katrina Tavoulari
k.tavoulari@ucl.ac.uk Groups A, B Dr. Lisa Fridkin
lisa.fridkin.14@ucl.ac.uk Group C
Programme Administration team contact: bsc-socsciences@ucl.ac.uk
Course contacts
Tutor
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Course Administrator
MB
TO
AS
MT
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