Fall 2024 - PSYC 362 D100
Close Relationships (3)
Class Number: 5339
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Yuthika Girme
ygirme@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 8307
Office Hours: TBD
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Prerequisites:
PSYC 201 and 260.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Reviews theory and research on the psychology of romantic relationships. Topics may include relationship theories, communication, social cognitive processes, intimate partner violence, and relationship interventions.
COURSE DETAILS:
In this course, you will learn about the science of close relationships with a specific focus on romantic relationships. The course will explore the different phases of relationships: what attracts people to partners, how and why people maintain their relationships, relationship difficulties and dissolution, and single life after relationships end. We will draw on important theories of close relationships to guide our understanding of these individual and dyadic processes.
Although we will focus on specific topics throughout the course, the major objectives of this class are to critically evaluate claims about close relationships using relationship research, and to apply your understanding of relationship theories and research about dyadic processes to explain different relationship processes.
Topics:
Attachment Theory, Initial Attraction & Self-Expansion Theory, Interdependence Theory & The Investment Model, Social Cognitive Processes, Relationship Conflict, Social Support, Sex, Passion & Intimacy, Jealousy and Infidelity, Suffocation Model of Marriage and Divorce, Singlehood Experiences.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
MASTERY GRADING: This course is designed to provide students multiple opportunities to try, face setbacks, figure out what they did not understand as well as they thought they did, and then succeed. Students demonstrate mastery by achieving 90% on a series of Mastery Quizzes and get THREE opportunities to master each quiz.
PEER PODS: This course is designed to be highly interactive. Students will be assigned a "peer pod" who they will sit with every week for class activities and complete a group project with.
Grading
- Group Project: 10%
- Term Paper/Project: 15%
- Weekly Mastery Quizzes: 63%
- Final Exam: 12%
NOTES:
Lectures are designed to be highly interactive. Attendance and participation are STRONGLY encouraged. No lecture recordings are available, but an educational podcast is available as an additional resource for learning outside of class.
PEER PODS: This course is designed to be highly interactive. Students will be assigned a "peer pod" who they will sit with every week for class activities and complete a group project with.
REQUIREMENTS:
THERE WILL BE NO PREREQUISITE WAIVERS GIVEN FOR THIS CLASS.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
There is no textbook for this course. Students will have the opportunity to read/watch/listen/explore resources that are freely available online. Students will also use a FREE polling app and may wish you bring with them a personal device (e.g., phone, tablet, laptop) to participate.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.