Departement of Psychology, Pedagogy and Law
The section has three major disciplines:
- The Section for Psychology, Pedagogy and Law's Academic Profile relates to research and teaching related to learning, development and law. Pedagogy is a field of study, science and an internship that deals with parenting, socialization, learning and teaching in different contexts and at different ages. Common is knowledge of how we humans develop and learn. Studies in psychology provide knowledge that explains and predicts actions of humans, alone andin groups and knowledge of the cognitive mechanisms behind it. Forensic science deals with major areas such as health law, labour law, property rights, market law and inheritance law.
- The section has several research groups such as the Critical Thinking Research Lab researching learning, development and teaching critical thinking in people with different learningprofiles. The research group Cognition and Art Research Group has an interdisciplinary focusand looks at the relationship between cognition and art. In the research lab The PIT there are a number of exciting studies on perception, interactive technology, and interaction between humans and machines.
- The section provides both annual units and bachelor's programmes both on campus and as online studies. We focus on providing educations the labour market needs and have several exciting programmes under development both at bachelor's and master's level.
Employees
All employees
Aase Marie Rolstad
- Assistant Professor
Kristiania University College
Department of Psychology, Pedagogy and Law
Aase Marie Rolstad
Thea Kanstad Heimdal
- Assistant Professor
Kristiania University College
Department of Psychology, Pedagogy and Law
Thea Kanstad Heimdal
Research projects
The project looks at gaming in those of middle-to older age, in particular how gaming could benefit the cognitive abilities of older people. Previous studies have found that retired people playing videos have increased attention, memory and problem solving abilities, provided that they enjoy the game. This project further investigates the interaction between age, cognitive abilities, cognitive aging, and video game perception and experience.
Institutt for psykologi, pedagogikk og jussRead moreNew research project: Better trauma treatment for ukrainian refugees
Kristiania University College has received almost NOK 400,000 from Stiftelsen Dam for a research project aimed at helping war-affected Ukrainian refugees with trauma.
Institutt for psykologi, pedagogikk og jussRead moreExploring the use of narrative therapy with Ukrainian refugees
Ukrainian students play a key role in a new interdisciplinary research project at Kristiania University College.
