Love involves intimacy, passion, and commitment. Love for one’s work, similar to romantic love, stimulates intense excitement, fulfilment, and feelings of connection that can motivate people to potentially do great work that transforms society. This course is designed to explore the commonalities between love and work and equip students with knowledge and skills to enhance their capabilities to wo
rk and love. Students will learn what work and love have meant historically in different societies and cultures as well as in today’s dynamic, global environment as well as the different types and meanings of work, love, and the interpersonal relationships built upon the different types of love. A legal perspective is used to analyse interpersonal connections that are damaging rather than uplifting. The course draws from interdisciplinary research primarily in management, psychology, law, and sociology, to provide concepts and theories for understanding work and love and how these are the foundations of healthy functioning at work, in groups, in organizations, and in society. Note: The content of this course, “Loving Work, Working to Love”, does not overlap the content of “GE2109 Love, Sex, and Relationships: Psychological Perspectives”. GE2109 is a level B2 course in the Arts and Humanities GE area. “Loving Work, Working to Love” is a level B1 course in the Study of Societies, Social and Business Organizations GE area. GE2109 focuses on the intrapersonal (i.e., within the individual) aspects of love and sexuality. “Loving Work, Working to Love” focuses on the interpersonal (i.e., between individuals) aspects of work and love and how the abilities to love and work influence people’s ability to function effectively at work, in groups, in organizations, and in society. GE2109 draws only from psychological theories. “Loving Work, Working to Love” uses material from multiple disciplines in the social sciences to examine love & work from an interdisciplinary perspective.
