MV401K Psychology for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. John Altair Gealfow, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Vosinek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Martina Lemonová
Timetable
Mon 23. 2. to Fri 22. 5. each odd Monday 18:00–19:40 025
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MV401K/01: Mon 2. 3. to Fri 22. 5. each odd Thursday 12:00–13:40 160, M. Vosinek
MV401K/02: Mon 2. 3. to Fri 22. 5. each even Thursday 12:00–13:40 160, M. Vosinek
Prerequisites
! MP411Zk Psychology for Lawyers && ! MP411Z Psychology for Lawyers - sem. && ! CM411Z Psychology for Lawyers - sem. && ! CM411Zk Psychology for Lawyers

An interest for the role of psychology in law, an interest in research and curiosity.

Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 50/50, only registered: 101/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 98/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with selected legal-psychological topics and teach them the basics of legal-psychological research.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to: 1) navigate selected legal-psychological topics; 2) navigate the research process (in particular, conduct research interviews and perform basic qualitative data analysis).

Key topics

Lectures: Topics at the intersection of psychology and law (e.g., well-being, free will, moral responsibility). Seminars: Practical research seminar focused on qualitative legal-psychological research (theory: topic, research; ethics and methods; data analysis; presentation; practical application).

Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • LAYARD, Richard a Jan-Emmanuel DE NEVE. Wellbeing: Science and Policy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023.
  • DE NEVE, Jan-Emmanuel a George WARD. Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters: The Science Behind Employee Happiness and Organizational Performance. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2025.
  • LEVIT, Nancy a Douglas O. LINDER. The Happy Lawyer: Making a Good Life in the Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
  • JONES, Emma, Neil GRAFFIN, Rajvinder SAMRA a Mathijs LUCASSEN. Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Legal Profession. Bristol: Bristol University Press, 2020.
  • DUNCAN, Nigel, Rachael FIELD a Caroline STREVENS. Ethical Imperatives for Legal Educators to Promote Law Student Wellbeing. Legal Ethics, 2020, roč. 23, č. 1-2, s. 65–88.
  • BRAUN, Virginia a Victoria CLARKE. Thematic Analysis: A Practical Guide. London: SAGE, 2021.
  • BRAUN, Virginia a Victoria CLARKE. Toward Good Practice in Thematic Analysis: Avoiding Common Problems and Be(com)ing a Knowing Researcher. International Journal of Transgender Health, 2022, roč. 23, č. 4, s. 1–6.
  • CLARKE, Victoria a Virginia BRAUN. "The Unexpected Wheelchair": Exploring U.K. University Students' Social Perceptions of Dating and Physical Disability Using Story Completion. Qualitative Psychology, 2025. Advance online publication.
  • TRACY, Sarah J. Qualitative Quality: Eight "Big-Tent" Criteria for Excellent Qualitative Research. Qualitative Inquiry, 2010, roč. 16, č. 10, s. 837–851.
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

Lectures: Frontal teaching, discussion. Seminars: Conducting research (theory, ethics, data collection, data analysis, presentation of results), individual and group work.

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

Colloquium. Requirements: attendance; ongoing work on a research project, presentation of results.

Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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