Literature and Mental Health: Reading for Wellbeing

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The University of Warwick

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Literature and Mental Health: Reading for Wellbeing

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What is the course about?

Literature and Mental Health: Reading for Wellbeing

The course Literature and Mental Health: Reading for Wellbeing is an online class provided by The University of Warwick through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Find out how poems, plays and novels can help us understand and cope with deep emotional strain in this free online course.

Course description

6 weeks

The great 18th century writer Dr Samuel Johnson, who suffered from severe bouts of depression, said “the only end of writing is to enable the reader better to enjoy life or better to endure it.”
Taking Johnson’s phrase as a starting point, this course considers how poems, plays and novels can help us understand and cope with times of deep emotional strain.
Along the way, you’ll hear from doctors, who offer a medical perspective, and from people who have turned to literature at moments of crisis, including such well-known figures as Melvyn Bragg, Mark Haddon, Sir Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry.

Explore how poems, plays and novels can help us understand and cope with times of deep emotional strain.
Engage in leading research into mental health and wellbeing.
Develop confidence in exploring the different forms of literature and their impact on wellbeing.

This course is open to anyone with an interest in literature or mental health. No previous experience or qualifications are required. The reading load will be flexible, and you will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and feelings via the online discussions with other learners.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Literature and Mental Health: Reading for Wellbeing

Course Topic

Literature, Psychology & Mental Health

University, College, Institution

The University of Warwick

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Literature and Mental Health: Reading for Wellbeing

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / The University of Warwick you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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