In this class, you will learn how to think with models and use them to make sense of the complex world around us.
Social
Start Date: May 31st 2013
Social epidemiology is about how a society makes people sick and/or healthy. We address not only the identification of new disease risk factors (e.g., deficient social capital) but also how well-known exposures (e.g., cigarette smoking, lead paint, health insurance) emerge and are maintained by the social system.
Start Date: Self Paced Course - Start anytime
This course will introduce you to the concepts and ideas in the area of social psychology. Social Psychology aims to discover the different ways in which people interact with other individuals, groups, and the larger society as a whole, as well as why people act in certain ways.
Start Date: Self Paced Course - Start anytime
As a Psychology Major, you will learn to think critically and scientifically about human behavior and mental processes. You will work to understand human problems and provide practical solutions to them.
Start Date: May 2013
This course will examine the ethical, legal and social issues raised by neuroscience.
Start Date: May 2013
Social epidemiology is about how a society makes people sick and/or healthy. We address not only the identification of new disease risk factors (e.g., deficient social capital) but also how well-known exposures (e.g., cigarette smoking, lead paint, health insurance) emerge and are maintained by the social system.
Start Date: Apr 1st 2013
Gamification is the application of game elements and digital game design techniques to non-game problems, such as business and social impact challenges. This course will teach you the mechanisms of gamification, why it has such tremendous potential, and how to use it effectively.
Start Date: Apr 1st 2013
Learn how to model social and economic networks and their impact on human behavior.
Start Date: Mar 25th 2013
In this course we will learn about some of the many ways in which people behave in less than rational ways, and how we might overcome these problems.
Start Date: Mar 4th 2013
This course will use social network analysis, both its theory and computational tools, to make sense of the social and information networks that have been fueled and rendered accessible by the internet.