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New Coursera Series on Positive Psychology

written by Senia Maymin and Kathryn Britton 25 July 2017

Senia Maymin and Kathryn Britton are the senior editors of PositivePsychologyNews.com. Together they have edited two books in the Positive Psychology News series: Resilience: How to Navigate Life's Curves and Gratitude: How to Appreciate Life's Gifts. Kathryn co-edited the third book in the series, Character Strengths Matter, with Shannon Polly. Their co-authored articles are here.

Senia Maymin, MAPP '06, is the coauthor of Profit from the Positive. Maymin is an executive coach to entrepreneurs and CEOs. Her PhD is in organizational behavior from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Full Bio. Her solo articles are here and her articles with Margaret Greenberg are here.

Kathryn Britton, MAPP '06 also co-authored Smarts and Stamina on using positive psychology principles to build strong health habits. Blog. Full bio. Her solo articles are here.



The University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the online education platform Coursera, has launched a specialization certificate program called Foundations of Positive Psychology. The five-course series provides you with the key theories and research in the field of Positive Psychology, as well as opportunities for application. When completed, you earn a certificate that can bolster your resume and professional profile.

Foundations of Positive Psychology is taught by the “father of Positive Psychology,” Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman, and leading practitioners and researchers from Penn. Here’s the list of courses in the series.

  • Positive Psychology: Martin E.P. Seligman’s Visionary Science with Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman
     
  • Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions with Dr. James Pawelski
     
  • Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods with Dr. Angela Duckworth & Dr. Claire Robertson-Kraft
     
  • Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills with Dr. Karen Reivich
     
  • Positive Psychology Specialization Project with Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman

You can get a 7-day trial period for free. After that, the course series costs $79 per month. You can move through it at your own pace.

To learn more or enroll: Foundations of Positive Psychology on Coursera

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