Program Overview

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Positive psychology focuses on those aspects of human behaviour and experience that represent optimal functioning and positive emotions.

On this Critical Approaches to Positive Psychology short course we cover topics including:

happiness and its causes

the psychology of flow

hope and optimism

positive self-esteem

self-efficacy.

We also examine applications of positive psychology to mental health, business and education.

This can be taken as a standalone short course or as a part of:

Applied Psychology (Certificate of Higher Education)

Psychology (Certificate of Higher Education)

15 credits at level 4