Jonathan Ulrich

In this seminar students will gain insights into how human behavior and its psychological underpinnings contribute to the emergence and mitigation of pressing global issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss. We will discuss research on motivation, emotion, communication, self-regulation, and decision-making with a specific focus on contemporary empirical research from the field of environmental psychology. Through project-based learning, the acquired knowledge will be applied to a real-world case involving external stakeholders. In their projects, students will develop evidence-based interventions and communication strategies to foster more sustainable individual and collective action.