🧠 The Science of Social Connection 🤗
How would you change the world if you knew that our desire for friendship, understanding, and love is one our strongest and most important instincts?
in the science of social connection you will:
Better understand how connection contributes to our success as individuals—and as a species
Build more meaningful relationships and learn strategies to work through challenging ones
Understand the teen mental health crisis through the prism of connection
Test out or demonstrate an interest in social psychology to colleges
Engage with fascinating sources like this video on the origins of human friendship fascinating
How It’s Structured
You’ll spend the first week of class doing a deep dive into some of the most important questions in psychology including: how and why humans rely on relationships to survive and thrive, and how your relationships impact and define your thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
Throughout the second week of class, you'll build on this knowledge by learning how to think like a practicing psychologist by mastering communication, conflict resolution, and connection in an increasingly more digital, social-media driven era.
On the final day, you’ll have the opportunity to synthesize your learning, and you’ll share your project.
For your project, you will apply insights you’ve learned to a topic of your choosing.
Top projects are designated as ⭐ starred projects, a designation students can add to their resumes and may lead to their projects being features on our website
or contact us with questions
About the developer
Sabrina Flores graduated from Duke University in 2020 with a degree in Psychology and minors in Neuroscience and Global Health. At Duke, she was blessed with opportunities that allowed her to discover and cultivate passions for teaching and education. As a Costanzo Teaching Fellow, she created, developed, and taught lessons for Duke's Introductory Psychology course. She has built a community of more than 350,000 on TikTok and a practice as a relationship coach.
Logistics
Tech: Live online instruction, cameras on and discussion-based
College-like course structure: Seminar with minimum of 4 & maximum of 15 for engaging discussion
Dates & times: (full schedule)
Term 1: June 19 - June 30, 2pm - 4pm ET
Tuition: $1,000 with need-based financial aid available, part of the application
