This Global Open Course (launched by Tsinghua University) covers modules including Introduction to Positive Psychology, Moral Advantage and Virtue, Happiness, Positive emotion, Prosocial Psychology and Behaviors, Interpersonal Relationship and Communication, Sense of Meaning of life and Flow. Positive psychology is a school of psychology that has emerged in recent years. Through the study of human positive psychology such as happiness, virtue, altruism, self-discipline, aesthetics, creation, and meaning, it is committed to using scientific methods to achieve a better life. This course introduces the principles, scientific research and application methods of positive psychology, especially the research and methods on the meaning of life. It helps students understand their own positive potential and development path mentally for a nicer, more prosperous and meaningful life.
“Positive Psychology” is taught by Professor Peng Kaiping, Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Dean of the Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University, and Co-chair of the Happiness Technology Laboratory (H+ Lab) of Tsinghua University, and Dr. Zhao Yukun, Deputy Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology Research of the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, and advisory member of the International Positive Psychology Association.
Course Timetable & Registration links:
Each session will be conducted in English and will be held on every Tuesday, from 19:20 pm to 20:35 pm (GMT+8) from November 2 onwards. Students will be able to register for each individual session and are welcome to participate during the live interactive section.
In addition, with the generous support from XuetangX (co-founding member of the Global MOOC Alliance), we will convert (part of) the live lectures into a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), so that learners from all time zones can enjoy it at their own pace. You can access the MOOC on “Positive Psychology” here: https://www.xuetangx.com/course/goc092604/9792888
Format of classes: one hour of lecture (will be live-streamed and available for replay) and then followed by 15 minutes of live discussion (will not be live-streamed).
Registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f-ELKsh3TaaKBOWmL6kcTQ
If for any reason that Zoom is not accessible, you are most welcome to watch the live stream (and replay) of the lectures at https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20211102/QQGKK20211102/9910414/15121136
- What is positive psychology?
- Evolutionary roots of positive psychology
- Why do we need to learn positive psychology?
Lecturer:
Professor Peng Kaiping, Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Dean of the Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University, and Co-chair of the Happiness Technology Laboratory (H+ Lab) of Tsinghua University; China Council Member of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) and the International Positive Education Network (IPEN), and Executive Chairman of the China International Conference on Positive Psychology (2009 to present). Winner of 2004 Best Paper Award from the American Social Psychology Association, 2006 Best Paper Award from the Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business, and Second Prize of 2015 Scientific Research Outstanding Achievements Awards for Higher Education of the Ministry of Education of China. In 2013 and 2014, “Introduction to Psychology” taught by Peng was one of China’s most popular MOCCs. He has published more than 300 academic journal articles, and 8 books in Chinese and English including Cross-Cultural Communication and 吾心可鉴-澎湃的福流 (Surging Flow in Hearts). He has won numerous major academic awards. In 2007, he was rated as the most cited young and middle-aged social psychologist in the world by the American Personality and Social Psychology Association. In 2015, he won the Second Prize of 2015 Scientific Research Outstanding Achievements Awards for Higher Education of the Ministry of Education of China. In 2015 and 2016, he was selected as one of the Most Cited Chinese Researchers of Elsevier’s List of Top Ten Psychologists.
- System of moral advantage and virtue
- Find your advantages
- Give full play to your advantages
Lecturer:
Dr. Zhao Yukun, Deputy Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology Research of the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, and advisory member of the International Positive Psychology Association. Zhao has attained a PhD in psychology trained under Tsinghua-Peking University-Berkeley cooperation, a master’s degree in applied psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (supervised by Professor Martin Seligman, the father of Positive Psychology), and also a master of chemistry and a master of computer science from Rutgers University in the United States. Zhao is a columnist of American Positive Psychology News Daily, author of positive psychology monographs including 消极时代的积极人生 (Positive Life in Negative Times), 自主教养：焦虑时代的父母之道 (Autonomous Education: Parenting in Anxious Times), and 幸福的科学 （Science of Happiness), and translator of Martin Seligman’s Flourish, Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten, and Alison Gopnik’s The Gardener and the Carpenter.
- Scientific definition and measurement of happiness
- The relationship between happiness and money
- Ways to achieve happiness
Lecturer:
Dr. Zhao Yukun, Deputy Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology Research of the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, and advisory member of the International Positive Psychology Association. Zhao has attained a PhD in psychology trained under Tsinghua-Peking University-Berkeley cooperation, a master’s degree in applied psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (supervised by Professor Martin Seligman, the father of Positive Psychology), and also a master of chemistry and a master of computer science from Rutgers University in the United States. Zhao is a columnist of American Positive Psychology News Daily, author of positive psychology monographs including 消极时代的积极人生 (Positive Life in Negative Times), 自主教养：焦虑时代的父母之道 (Autonomous Education: Parenting in Anxious Times), and 幸福的科学 （Science of Happiness), and translator of Martin Seligman’s Flourish, Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten, and Alison Gopnik’s The Gardener and the Carpenter.
- Power of positive emotions
- Ways to create positive emotions
- Coping with negative emotions
Lecturer:
Dr. Zhao Yukun, Deputy Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology Research of the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, and advisory member of the International Positive Psychology Association. Zhao has attained a PhD in psychology trained under Tsinghua-Peking University-Berkeley cooperation, a master’s degree in applied psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (supervised by Professor Martin Seligman, the father of Positive Psychology), and also a master of chemistry and a master of computer science from Rutgers University in the United States. Zhao is a columnist of American Positive Psychology News Daily, author of positive psychology monographs including 消极时代的积极人生 (Positive Life in Negative Times), 自主教养：焦虑时代的父母之道 (Autonomous Education: Parenting in Anxious Times), and 幸福的科学 （Science of Happiness), and translator of Martin Seligman’s Flourish, Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten, and Alison Gopnik’s The Gardener and the Carpenter.
- Benefits of prosocial behaviors
- Evolutionary basis of altruism
- Ways to help others
Lecturer:
Dr. Zhao Yukun, Deputy Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology Research of the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, and advisory member of the International Positive Psychology Association. Zhao has attained a PhD in psychology trained under Tsinghua-Peking University-Berkeley cooperation, a master’s degree in applied psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (supervised by Professor Martin Seligman, the father of Positive Psychology), and also a master of chemistry and a master of computer science from Rutgers University in the United States. Zhao is a columnist of American Positive Psychology News Daily, author of positive psychology monographs including 消极时代的积极人生 (Positive Life in Negative Times), 自主教养：焦虑时代的父母之道 (Autonomous Education: Parenting in Anxious Times), and 幸福的科学 （Science of Happiness), and translator of Martin Seligman’s Flourish, Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten, and Alison Gopnik’s The Gardener and the Carpenter.
- Importance of interpersonal relationships
- Gratefulness
- Proactive response
Lecturer:
Dr. Zhao Yukun, Deputy Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology Research of the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, and advisory member of the International Positive Psychology Association. Zhao has attained a PhD in psychology trained under Tsinghua-Peking University-Berkeley cooperation, a master’s degree in applied psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (supervised by Professor Martin Seligman, the father of Positive Psychology), and also a master of chemistry and a master of computer science from Rutgers University in the United States. Zhao is a columnist of American Positive Psychology News Daily, author of positive psychology monographs including 消极时代的积极人生 (Positive Life in Negative Times), 自主教养：焦虑时代的父母之道 (Autonomous Education: Parenting in Anxious Times), and 幸福的科学 （Science of Happiness), and translator of Martin Seligman’s Flourish, Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten, and Alison Gopnik’s The Gardener and the Carpenter.
- Composition of sense of meaning
- Emotional basis of sense of meaning
- Enhancement of sense of meaning
Lecturer:
Dr. Zhao Yukun, Deputy Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology Research of the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, and advisory member of the International Positive Psychology Association. Zhao has attained a PhD in psychology trained under Tsinghua-Peking University-Berkeley cooperation, a master’s degree in applied psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (supervised by Professor Martin Seligman, the father of Positive Psychology), and also a master of chemistry and a master of computer science from Rutgers University in the United States. Zhao is a columnist of American Positive Psychology News Daily, author of positive psychology monographs including 消极时代的积极人生 (Positive Life in Negative Times), 自主教养：焦虑时代的父母之道 (Autonomous Education: Parenting in Anxious Times), and 幸福的科学 （Science of Happiness), and translator of Martin Seligman’s Flourish, Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten, and Alison Gopnik’s The Gardener and the Carpenter.
- What is flow?
- Flow, positive psychology and Chinese culture
- Ways to get into a flow state
Lecturer:
Professor Peng Kaiping, Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Dean of the Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University, and Co-chair of the Happiness Technology Laboratory (H+ Lab) of Tsinghua University; China Council Member of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) and the International Positive Education Network (IPEN), and Executive Chairman of the China International Conference on Positive Psychology (2009 to present). Winner of 2004 Best Paper Award from the American Social Psychology Association, 2006 Best Paper Award from the Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business, and Second Prize of 2015 Scientific Research Outstanding Achievements Awards for Higher Education of the Ministry of Education of China. In 2013 and 2014, “Introduction to Psychology” taught by Peng was one of China’s most popular MOCCs. He has published more than 300 academic journal articles, and 8 books in Chinese and English including Cross-Cultural Communication and 吾心可鉴-澎湃的福流 (Surging Flow in Hearts). He has won numerous major academic awards. In 2007, he was rated as the most cited young and middle-aged social psychologist in the world by the American Personality and Social Psychology Association. In 2015, he won the Second Prize of 2015 Scientific Research Outstanding Achievements Awards for Higher Education of the Ministry of Education of China. In 2015 and 2016, he was selected as one of the Most Cited Chinese Researchers of Elsevier’s List of Top Ten Psychologists.
Registration now to attend live at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f-ELKsh3TaaKBOWmL6kcTQ
If for any reason that Zoom is not accessible, you are most welcome to watch the live stream (and replay) of the lectures at https://www.xuetangx.com/live/QQGKK20211102/QQGKK20211102/9910414/15121136
