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Cross-Cultural Psychology (PSY56)

Semester: 

Spring
http://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PPP100
Cross-Cultural Psychology includes the following thematic areas: goals and scope of Cross-Cultural Psychology, historical roots and relations with other disciplines; methodological issues: the emic-etic distinction, levels of analysis, data equivalence; similarities and differences in behavior across cultures: cognitive styles, intelligence, child development and cultural transmission, personality and social behavior, values, individualism and collectivism, gender behavior, aggressive behavior, acculturation and intercultural relations.

Psychology of Immigration (PSY19)

Semester: 

Spring
http://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PPP101
Psychology of Immigration includes the following thematic areas: culture contact within and between societies; theoretical approaches: culture learning, stress and coping, social identification theories; acculturation and adaptation of immigrants: acculturation models and strategies; development of ethnic identity acquisition; immigration and mental health; resilience and vulnerability of immigrant adolescents: risk and protective factors; immigration research in Greece: Albanian immigrants, Pontian remigrants, second generation immigrants; counseling and interventions.

Environmental Psychology (PSY14)

Semester: 

Winter
http://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PPP105
Environmental Psychology includes the following thematic areas: goals and scope of Environmental Psychology, definition of basic terms; historical roots and relations with other disciplines; methodological issues; structural and dynamic properties of behavior settings; environmental perception, description and evaluation; cognitive maps; proxemics and social interaction: personal space, territoriality, privacy; environmental stress: noise, crowding, pollution; psychological consequences of natural and technological disasters; built environment and behavior: school, work, and health …

Applied Social Psychology (PSY78)

Semester: 

Winter
http://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PPP107
The purpose of Applied Social Psychology is twofold: (a) to familiarize students with the general frameworks and domains of applications of basic social psychological theories, including health and prevention, consumer behavior, environmental issues, organizations, mass media, law, politics, aggression and violence; and (b) to enhance students' skills on research planning, literature review, and essay writing.