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Motivation and Emotion

This course is designed to help students develop an understanding of the concepts, methods and research findings central to the study motivation and emotions.

Course Description

Everyone knows that motivation and emotions are important, but how exactly do they function in human behaviour? This course provides a comprehensive overview of both historical and recent developments in (social) psychological research on motivation and emotions. The course is designed to help students develop an understanding of the concepts, methods and research findings central to the study motivation and emotions. The course consists of different forms of tuition (i. e.,lectures, class discussions, and peer-based learning) and requires an active participation and preparation of students. Moreover, during the course students will design and propose an empirical study in the area of motivation or emotion.

Study Characteristics

  • Course Description & Study Characteristics

    Course Description

    Everyone knows that motivation and emotions are important, but how exactly do they function in human behaviour? This course provides a comprehensive overview of both historical and recent developments in (social) psychological research on motivation and emotions. The course is designed to help students develop an understanding of the concepts, methods and research findings central to the study motivation and emotions. The course consists of different forms of tuition (i. e.,lectures, class discussions, and peer-based learning) and requires an active participation and preparation of students. Moreover, during the course students will design and propose an empirical study in the area of motivation or emotion.

    Study Characteristics

    • Discipline: Psychology
    • Type of education: Lectures and discussion
    • Academic skill: N/A
    • Graduate School: IBBA
    • Start date: TBD
    • End date: TBD
    • Minimum number of students: N/A
    • Maximum number of students: N/A
    • Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria: dr. Catherine Molho
    • Concluding assessment: N/A
    • Assessment type: Research proposal; class discussion questions; individual research presentations. 
    • With Certificate: N/A
    • Schedule info
    • Number of lessons: N/A
    • Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
    • Sign up period: N/A
    • Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
    • Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)

Contact the course coordinator for registration

dr. C. Molho

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