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rather than clog up all your emails with individual replies, thank you all so much to those who replied about happiness courses.Much appreciated David On 4 December 2013 15:27, Laura Hyman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi David, > > The Philosophy department at the University of Southampton also offer a > module called 'Happiness and Wellbeing': > > > http://www.southampton.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/modules/phil3041_happiness_and_wellbeing.page#overview > > > Like Alexandra, I have no knowledge of any happiness modules in Sociology > (aside from 2 lectures on my Emotions and Social Life unit at Portsmouth). > > Best wishes, > > Laura > > > On 4 December 2013 15:22, Alexandra Jugureanu < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi David, >> >> You will find the majority of these modules mainly in Psychology >> departments. The most famous and oldest MSc programme in the UK is the >> Master in Applied Positive Psychology offered by UEL: >> http://www.uel.ac.uk/postgraduate/specs/positivepsychology/. Since their >> first cohort in 2007 (?) at least one other university has introduced a >> similar master programme: http://bucks.ac.uk/courses/course//MH2PPS2. >> >> As for Sociology, I know my colleague Laura Hyman teaches a second year >> course entitled "Emotions and Social Life" at Portsmouth. >> >> I'm afraid that's about all I know. I regularly google "sociology and/of >> happiness" and I get the same hits most of the time. I only know of the >> existence one course "Sociology of Happiness" (2008/2009) at Boston College >> (US). >> >> Good luck with your search, >> Alexandra >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 2:38 PM, David Tross <[log in to unmask]>wrote: >> >>> hi all... >>> >>> I'm scoping existing HE provision re happiness courses/modules ( >>> undergrad and postgrad) run by UK institutions. I've found some bits and >>> bobs but I would much appreciate any info you can give me. >>> >>> P.S It was great to meet you all at the London event and thanks everyone >>> for sensing their slides round. >>> >>> David >>> -- >>> David Tross >>> Associate lecturer >>> Community Studies >>> Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies >>> Birkbeck College, University of London >>> >> >> > > > -- > Dr Laura Hyman > Lecturer in Sociology > University of Portsmouth > School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies > Milldam, Burnaby Road > Portsmouth > PO1 3AS > > email: [log in to unmask] > tel: +44(0)2392 842205 > -- David Tross Associate lecturer Community Studies Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies Birkbeck College, University of London