Summer 2024 - PSYC 308 D100
History and Systems of Modern Psychology (3)
Class Number: 4753
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 6 – Aug 2, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Iris Gordon
igordon@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 6240
Office Hours: TBD
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Prerequisites:
PSYC 201.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Examines the development of modern psychology from the founding of the first laboratories in the late 19th century to the present. The development and revisions of the major theoretical systems of psychology are examined from a comparative and critical perspective. Students with credit for PSYC 207 may not take this course for further credit.
COURSE DETAILS:
• knowledge regarding the foundational ideas of psychology.
• an understanding of the logic used to develop theory.
• an appreciation of the relationship between ideas and procedures.
• learning to think factually, practically, and conceptually about an idea
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
This course will focus on the concepts and ideas that have built the discipline of Psychology, and their relationships to current modern theories. Topics will include philosophical foundations, methods, and procedures, and students will be encouraged to use a critical, cultural lens in thinking about psychology as a discipline.
Grading
- Assignment 1: 15%
- Assignment 2: 15%
- Midterm 1: 15%
- Midterm 2: 15%
- Midterm 3: 20%
- Quizzes (10 x 2%): 20%
NOTES:
Lectures and exams are synchronous (i.e. in-person). Materials and other assessments will be available on Canvas.
Please note: there is NO Final Exam in this class
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Reading list and/or excerpts will be available on-line and through the library.
REQUIRED READING:
Schultz, D. P., & Schultz, S. E. (2016). A history of modern psychology (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
ISBN: 9781305630048
Registrar Notes:
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