The Open
University has a long history of innovative work in social psychology,
including through its Level 3 social psychology modules. Many of the textbooks
from earlier modules have become teaching 'classics', used in universities
worldwide. We've called our newest module, DD317, Advancing social psychology because we want to convey the dynamic
nature of the discipline, moving into new areas of theory and research, often
informed by contributions from other disciplines.
This new
module, DD317, is the teaching 'voice' of the large social psychology research
group in the OU's School of Psychology. It includes the research of the academics
who produced the module – Eleni Andreouli, David Kaposi, Rachel Manning, Paul
Stenner and Stephanie Taylor – and also contributions from other social
psychologists in the School - Rose Capdevila, Johanna Motzkau, and our Emeritus
Professors, Wendy Hollway and Margaret Wetherell. You can look us up on the
School of Psychology website http://fass.open.ac.uk/psychology
. In addition, of course, the module presents theory and research from academics
in many other universities in the UK and elsewhere.
As we move
into DD317's first presentation, we'll continue this blog to update you on new
developments in social psychology at the OU, including the publications and
research activities of the module team and our colleagues. So keep checking the
blog. And for all of you who have registered for the new module, good luck and
enjoy your studies!
Social psychology at the Open University
The Open University has a long history of innovative work in social psychology, including through its Level 3 social psychology modules. Many of the textbooks from earlier modules have become teaching 'classics', used in universities worldwide. We've called our newest module, DD317, Advancing social psychology because we want to convey the dynamic nature of the discipline, moving into new areas of theory and research, often informed by contributions from other disciplines.
This new module, DD317, is the teaching 'voice' of the large social psychology research group in the OU's School of Psychology. It includes the research of the academics who produced the module – Eleni Andreouli, David Kaposi, Rachel Manning, Paul Stenner and Stephanie Taylor – and also contributions from other social psychologists in the School - Rose Capdevila, Johanna Motzkau, and our Emeritus Professors, Wendy Hollway and Margaret Wetherell. You can look us up on the School of Psychology website http://fass.open.ac.uk/psychology . In addition, of course, the module presents theory and research from academics in many other universities in the UK and elsewhere.
As we move into DD317's first presentation, we'll continue this blog to update you on new developments in social psychology at the OU, including the publications and research activities of the module team and our colleagues. So keep checking the blog. And for all of you who have registered for the new module, good luck and enjoy your studies!
To learn more about the module, you can watch a video here https://youtu.be/dbzF4hBeBkk You can also look at the new Open Learn course course DD317_1 Social psychology and politics: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/social-psychology-and-politics/content-section-0