Treats a series of topics that change every year and deal with various aspects of psychology. Courses are taught by permanent or visiting faculty and are generally related to their fields of specialization.This course can be used to fulfil the fundamentals requirements in the psychology major.
Code
PY2091
Name
TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
College Level=Sophomore
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
Yes
Discipline
PY (Psychology)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
4074
Last update with CAMS
Through the close reading of texts by Freud and other materials, this course will help students --
To understand the fundamentals of the psychoanalytic theory and practice of interpretation.
To understand the relationships between theory and observation and their connection with clinical and other evidence.
To understand the ways in which ideas developed in clinical contexts have given rise to large-scale theorizing.
To describe the reciprocal influences of psychoanalytic theory and field observation.
To understand the psychoanalytic theorization of the therapeutic encounter and patient-clinician relationships.
To understand the importance psychoanalysis ascribes to sexuality in human development and relationships.
| Term | Code | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2021 | PY2091A | TOPICS: CULTURE & PSYCHOANALYSIS |
| Spring 2021 | PY2091B | TOPICS: UNDERSTANDING GENOCIDE |
| Fall 2021 | PY2091A | TOPICS: NEUROSCIENCE OF EVERYDAY THINGS |
| Fall 2021 | PY2091C | TOPICS: STRANGE EPIDEMICS: BTWN MEDICINE AND SOCIAL MEMORY |