Through a mixture of lecture, class discussion and readings, students will gain a broad understanding and working knowledge of psychological theories, concepts and research in adolescent development. The course will also focus on the study of the subjective experience of adolescence through non-traditional phenomenological research. Student research teams conduct a research project which tracks an individual adolescent's subjective experience during the course of a single week. An examination of theories of human memory in a seminar format with regular student-led discussions. Extensive use of primary source materials.
Students design and conduct an experiment on human memory as the major course project.
This class explores the research and theories in several areas of social psychology. The emphasis of the course alternates between The Self and Propaganda and Persuasion . Selected courses deal with the psychological processes in the context of other systems. Recent topics have included existential psychology, cross-cultural counseling, and serious mental illness. This course is offered every other year.