Behavioural Mechanisms in the Social Sciences, 7.5 credits

Autumn 2024, Half-time, Norrköping

Semester Autumn 2024
Place of study Norrköping
Pace of study Half-time
Level Second cycle
Teaching form On-Campus
Education Time Day-time
Education Language English
Course offering id LIU-46005
Period 202444 - 202503
Number of Places 5

Specific requirements

  • 180 ECTS credits passed including 90 ECTS credits within one of the following areas humanities, social-, cultural-, behavioural-, natural-, computer-, or engineering-sciences
  • English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (Engelska 6)
    Exemption from Swedish

Selection

Tuition fees

SEK 11100 - NB: Applies only to students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.

If you have questions about the course, contact us

Rodrigo Martinez Pena, course director

Jonas Johansson, study adviser

Madelene Töpfer, course administrator

Course syllabus

Behavioural Mechanisms in the Social Sciences, 7.5 credits

Autumn 2025, Half-time, Norrköping

Semester Autumn 2025
Place of study Norrköping
Pace of study Half-time
Level Second cycle
Teaching form On-Campus
Education Time Day-time
Education Language English
Course offering id LIU-46005
Period 202544 - 202603
Number of Places 5

Specific requirements

  • 180 ECTS credits passed including 90 ECTS credits within one of the following areas humanities, social-, cultural-, behavioural-, natural-, computer-, or engineering-sciences
  • English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (Engelska 6)
    Exemption from Swedish

Selection

Tuition fees

SEK 11100 - NB: Applies only to students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.

If you have questions about the course, contact us

Rodrigo Martinez Pena, course director

Jonas Johansson, study adviser

Madelene Töpfer, course administrator

Course syllabus

This course will explore a broad range of mechanisms to explain human behavior at the individual level. It covers rational choice explanations of action, heuristic decision-making, such as satisficing, and cognitive biases that influence behavior. The material is interdisciplinary and may draw from fields such as sociology, economics, psychology, and neuroscience. The focus is placed on the micro foundations of behavior, but presented within the context of linking the micro-actions of social actors to macro-social outcomes.