This transdisciplinary course will put doctoral fellow candidates at the front of knowledge, and with participatory research skills for research based on empathy, compassion and meaning. We offer this course in the believe that universities are not only to prepare doctoral candidates on how to do research, but to prepare scholars to do research that is implemented in ways that helps others and contributes to the better good in the world, and in accordance to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Empathy, Compassion and Meaning
Empathy, Compassion and Meaning
Theory and participatory approaches
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Our challenge
This transdisciplinary course will put doctoral fellow candidates at the front of knowledge, and with participatory research skills for research based on empathy, compassion and meaning. We offer this course in the believe that universities are not only to prepare doctoral candidates on how to do research, but to prepare scholars to do research that is implemented in ways that helps others and contributes to the better good in the world, and in accordance to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Olga Vanessa Lehmann
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- Topics
- Study format
- Blended
- Application period
- 28 February – 13 June 2025
- Study period
- 18 August – 3 October 2025
- Credits
- 5 ECTS
- Pace
- 35%
- Hosting university
- University of Stavanger
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
Upon course completion, the candidate has advanced theoretical knowledge about the contributions from different traditions in the study of empathy, compassion and meaning; contributes significant to the development and documentation of new research-based knowledge and practices in empathy, compassion, and meaning.
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Skills
Upon course completion, the candidate can challenge established knowledge and practices in the fields of empathy, compassion and meaning; plan and conduct research that addresses issues of empathy, compassion and meaning in their projects in a reflective way; handle complex issues about the impact that our own emotions and values, as well as those of others, have in mental health and well-being.
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General Competence
After completing the course, the candidate should be able to identify and critically evaluate relevant ethical dilemmas around empathy, compassion and meaning in research, as well as respond to these with scholarly integrity; assess the need for, as well as initiate and practice transdisciplinary and innovative collaborations in research based on the principles of empathy, compassion and meaning; critically reflect about the epistemological and ontological implications of different understandings of empathy, compassion and meaning.
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This transdisciplinary course will put doctoral fellow candidates at the front of knowledge, and with participatory research skills for research based on empathy, compassion and meaning. We offer this course in the believe that universities are not only to prepare doctoral candidates on how to do research, but to prepare scholars to do research that is implemented in ways that helps others and contributes to the better good in the world, and in accordance to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Hosting university
University of Stavanger
