200016 SE Scientific Reading (2024S)

The content of the seminar is focused on giving you a good grounding in the topics of Environmental Psychology. The specific focus in this FLS will be on emotions, attitudes and behaviour related to both environmental problems and solutions, for example in the context of climate change, plastic pollution, nature conservation. Following an initial exploratory phase where topics are quite open, specific research questions will then be co-created between seminar lead and groups of students working together. This means you will need to keep an open mind and agree on a focus in a team; it will not be possible to work on specific questions individually.

Based on reading recent empirical research articles, we will discuss current trends in Environmental Psychology, with a particular focus on how research questions are developed based on the existing literature, how methods are chosen to address different research questions and how hypotheses are developed based on theoretical approaches. We will also discuss data analysis and interpretation, and how limitations in research can be the gateway to future studies. The format will consist of group work, presentations, discussions and written work, to maximise interactivity and feedback so that you're really well prepared for conducting the empirical part and practical stages of the Bachelor thesis in the next semester.