Course Info: CSI-0272
| Course | CSI-0272 Critical Psychology |
| Long Title | Critical Psychology |
| Term | 2017F |
| Note(s) |
Prerequisites Required Satisfies Distribution Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 101 on W from 2:30-5:20 |
| Faculty | Peter Gilford |
| Capacity | 25 |
| Available | 1 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
| Distribution(s) |
Power, Community and Social Justice |
| Cumulative Skill(s) | Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research |
| Additional Info | A prior college-level course in psychology is a prerequisite for enrollment. Students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. |
| Description | This course surveyed the vast field of psychology from a critical perspective, problematizing and inquiring about psychological methods, practices, and philosophical assumptions with the intent of coming to understand how psychology has to be such a potent and undetectable sociopolitical force. By inquiring about how psychological knowledge shapes and defines how we come to self-understanding and what we believe it means to be properly human, we explored how these understandings support or challenge existing arrangements of power and privilege. A prior college-level course in psychology is a prerequisite for enrollment. In this course, students learn to critically examine psychological understandings, assumptions, and scientific language, applying reflexivity, improving presentation skills, critical thinking, and the written expression of ideas. Evaluations are based upon the level of engagement demonstrated by the student throughout the semester and as evidenced by the following required work: a weekly one-page written response to the assigned readings, one short essay, a midterm paper and a final paper or project for a total of 20-25 pages of writing. Students were also required to facilitate a class discussion based on assigned readings. |