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Course Syllabus

Master 2021/2022

Cross-cultural Psychology

Type: Compulsory course (Applied Social Psychology)
Area of studies: Psychology
Delivered by: School of Psychology
Where: Faculty of Social Sciences
When: 1 year, 2, 3 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Maria A. Bultseva, Ekaterina Bushina, Nadezhda Lebedeva, Anastasia Trifonova, Ekaterina Vasilieva
Master’s programme: Applied Social Psychology
Language: English
ECTS credits: 8
Contact hours: 68

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course is aimed to develop students’ competencies and interest in сulture and psychology field. After fulfilling the course, students will know basic approaches of modern cross-cultural psychology and their implementation in different areas of their everyday activity in multicultural settings. During the course students get acquainted with what cross-cultural psychology is, how it differs from other related spheres of psychology and how it can be applied to scientific and real-life situations. Students will learn how to measure and map different cultures and understand culture’s impact on cognition, personality and communication. Students will study the factors and outcomes of successful acculturation and intercultural relations. Students will also train to create convincing presentations, write a theoretical review and work with some practical exercises.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • To introduce the main theories and researches in cultural and cross-cultural psychology
  • To develop an interest, motivation and skills of primary analysis of cultural specifics of individual and group behavior
  • To develop awareness of different cultural assumptions.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Student can apply knowledge about personality related concepts to explain the cultural differences and similarities.
  • Student is able to apply ecocultural framework to explain cultural differences.
  • Student is able to differentiate between basic aspects of multiculturalism.
  • Student is able to take into consideration cross-cultural differences in cognition to present the results of his/her work more effectively.
  • Student is able to work with intelligence tests in cross-cultural settings.
  • Student is capable to apply knowledge of cross-cultural psychology to solve problems occurring in intercultural relations in different contexts/levels (individual, group, societal)
  • Student is capable to apply the knowledge of cultural measurements to reveal and explain the cultural differences and similarities.
  • Student is capable to apply the knowledge of cultural specifics in verbal and nonverbal communication in multicultural settings.
  • Student is capable to define theoretical and applied aspects of cross-cultural psychology.
  • Student is capable to differentiate between different types of stereotypes and knows how to works with ethnic stereotypes.
  • Student is capable to explain and apply hypotheses of intercultural relation .
  • Student is capable to explain cross-cultural differences in cognitive processes - such as perception, attention, thinking, memory etc - and emotions.
  • Student is capable to give definitions of the main categories and know different theoretical approach and methods of culture measurements.
  • Student knows about basic practical socio-psychological interventions to improve intercultural relations.
  • Student knows main theoretical approaches explaining cultural influences on personality.
  • Student knows main theoretical grounds explaining cultural influences on cognition.
  • Student knows main theoretical models and approaches to acculturation.
  • Student owns the system of main categories and instruments of cross-cultural psychology. 
  • Student owns the system of main psychological categories and definitions related to intercultural communication.
  • Students is able to differentiate between different levels of culture and different approaches to study culture.
  • Students knows main theoretical and training approaches to intercultural competence.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Topic 1. Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • Topic 2. Measuring and Mapping Cultures
  • Topic 3. Culture and Cognition
  • Topic 4. Personality and Culture
  • Topic 5. Culture and Communication
  • Topic 6. Psychology of Acculturation and Intercultural Relations
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Ongoing assessment - small tests
  • non-blocking Home task 1: an oral presentation in the format of TED Talks
  • non-blocking Home task 2: practical project "Work on a client request"
    task can be fulfilled in a small group of students. Several client requests will be suggested to the students.
  • non-blocking Written exam
    The exam is conducted in written form (test with different types of tasks) online without use of proctoring. During the exam, students are forbidden to: communicate (in social networks, with people in the room), use their notes or electronic documents, cheat. A short-term connection failure during the exam is considered to be a connection failure of less than 5 minutes. A long-term connection failure during the exam is considered to be a failure of 5 minutes or more. If there is a long-term connection failure, the student cannot continue to participate in the exam. The retake procedure involves the use of the similar tasks and procedure. More details about the procedure is available in the letter sent to the students.
  • non-blocking home task for period of self-study - essay
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2021/2022 3rd module
    0.2 * Home task 2: practical project "Work on a client request" + 0.05 * home task for period of self-study - essay + 0.2 * Home task 1: an oral presentation in the format of TED Talks + 0.25 * Ongoing assessment - small tests + 0.3 * Written exam
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

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  • Valsiner, J. (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=826680

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  • Erich H. Witte, Adrian Stanciu, & Klaus Boehnke. (2020). A New Empirical Approach to Intercultural Comparisons of Value Preferences Based on Schwartz’s Theory. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01723
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Authors

  • BULTSEVA MARIYA ALEKSANDROVNA
  • VASILEVA EKATERINA DMITRIEVNA
  • BUSHINA EKATERINA VALEREVNA
  • LEBEDEVA NADEZHDA MIKHAYLOVNA