Psychology, MA, Emotion Development, 7.5 credits

WELCOME TO MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY

Hello!
A warm welcome to the course Psychology, MA, Emotion Development, 7.5 credits and as a student at Mid Sweden University.

Helena Örnkloo, lecturer on Psychology, would like to welcome you all very warmly the course PS057A, Emotion development, 7.5 credits!

This course is a distance learning course from week 3 till week 13. A compulsory meeting on campus in Östersund, Sweden, will be held March 29.

Schedule
Four weeks before the beginning of the course you will get access to your schedule www.miun.se/schemasok. Please note that the timetable may be updated until the beginning of the course and even after that if something unforeseen happens.

Before you can begin your studies, there are three things you need to do
1. Get a login for the student portal (Swedish: Studentportalen)

If you are an international student and admitted to a campus-based program, you will receive your User ID upon arrival at Mid Sweden University. All international students who are admitted to a distance education program, will receive their User ID by email approximately one week before course start.
This is your most important tool during your studies at Mid Sweden University. Here, you will find information about courses, study material etc. This is also where you register for each course. All of this can be found at www.miun.se/admitted.

Please note:
If you have studied at Mid Sweden University before, you will keep the same student login and user id.

2. Read through the current course syllabus

In the course syllabus, there is information about the course literature and other important things about the course for both teachers and students.

3. Register for the course

You must register for all of the courses you want to take during the semester. You do this in the Student Portal by clicking on the link “My Studies”, and then “Register on course”. You can register no earlier than two working days before the beginning of the course. It is important that you register for each course.

Course information
This course is a distance learning course from week 3 till week 13. Participation via distance communication means is compulsory throughout the course. Students are required to be active in the courses room in the learning platform. Deregistration of inactive students at the end of three weeks. The platform is the primary communication tool used for students and teachers, and students will find all information needed to complete the course in the course room. The course objectives will be examined through active participation in seminars and discussions, on site and online, as well as through written reports. During this semester, a compulsory meeting on campus in Östersund, Sweden, will be held March 29.

Course reading

Required literature

Author: Lewis, M., & Haviland-Jones, M. J., Barrett. F. L.
Title: Handbook of Emotions
Edition: Latest edition
Publisher: Guilford Publications.
Comment: Selected parts

Author: Davidson, J. R., Scherer, K. R., & Goldsmith, H. H.
Title: Handbook of affective sciences.
Edition: Latest edition
Publisher: Oxford: University press.
Comment: Selected parts
Research articles, as instructed by the teacher.

Student information
You will find information about our campuses, registration, accommodation, checklist for new students and routines for examination and more on our webpage www.miun.se/antagen (Swedish) or www.miun.se/admitted (English).

If you do not want to attend this course you have been admitted to,
please visit the link below for information about how to decline our offer
antagning.se / universityadmissons.se

If you are a student from a partner university, please contact internationaloffice@miun.se.

The Library
In order to borrow at Mid Sweden University you need a library account. You get a library account when you activate your student portal login, register to a course and approve of the library lending rules. It takes about an hour after your activation before the library account is made. Use your student portal login to borrow and reserve books and to access the services of the library from home. You will find further information here: http://biblioteket.miun.se.

Contact us
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail contact@miun.se or phone, +46 (0)10-142 80 00 Monday through friday, 08.00-16.00.

I hope you will find this course interesting and useful.

Best regards

Best regards
Mid Sweden University

Helena Örnkloo
Helena Örnkloo, Doctor of Philosophy