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Learn and practice how to love yourself, others and the world

Sem02 (2025-2026) The Art and Science of Loving*

We talk, read and sing about love all the time, yet rarely do we study it. In this course, we bring love into the classroom: not as sentiment, but as a space for curiosity, reflection and practice.

In this course we explore love through multiple lenses: psychological, sociological and philosophical. We discuss big questions such as:

  • What can attachment theory teach us about love?
  • How do biology and chemistry shape what we feel?
  • Is our capacity to love a mirror of our society? Has dating become a marketplace?

Each seminar weaves together theory and experience by combining short lectures, reflection, dialogue and embodied exercises such as walk & talks and creative journaling. Alongside academic readings, we’ll explore how love is expressed through art, music and poetry. You’ll not only study the ideas and science behind love, but also explore what it means to live it and create from it.

For more information and course details, go to ‘Curriculum’ at the top of the page.

* Also open for 1st year students

This is an honours course

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