LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. — Aris Karagiorgakis, assistant teaching professor of psychology at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, will offer concurrent observe-overseas publications in Athens, Greece, the summertime of 2020: Introduction to Psychologies of Religion (PSYCH 230) and Cross-Cultural Psychology (PSYCH 232). The six-week program, worth six credits, is the primary of its kind for the Fayette campus and might be available to all Penn State students. These days, Karagiorgakis traveled to Athens to gather and determine academic resources and possibilities for publications.
I labored with the Athens Centre to broaden an itinerary that will supplement the lectures and reading fabric we’ll explore in the classroom setting,” he said. “I scouted places and toured with courses to evaluate the value of every activity to our curriculum. I don’t include the application, but I can individually suggest it to college students during the unfastened time. “Psychology of Religion” will introduce college students to an array of famous temples, museums, and historic ruins, together with the Parthenon, the Oracle of Delphi, and Epidaurus, the quality-preserved ancient theater and healing middle known for ideal acoustics.
Cross-Cultural Psychology will explore Greek food and drink, environmental attitudes, mental fitness stigma, education, technological know-how, financial disaster, and more with immersive activities and visitor lectures from nearby scholars. Students from the American College of Greece will join Penn State students for a commonplace pastime and discussion. Karagiorgakis team-taught the path “The Communication of the Word and the Psychology of Religious Belief” in spring 2019.
Which covered an embedded journey to Rome, Italy, all through spring ruin. He serves as the overseas Commonwealth Campus representative for education, connecting Penn State Fayette school to institutional resources for global route improvement. “I speak the language fluently, and I’m relaxed with my way of life and social customs, so I’m looking forward to returning and sharing my revel in my history with Penn State students. My parents are from the island of Crete, and my extended circle of relatives nevertheless lives in Greece,” he stated.
