PSY301 History & Systems of Psychology

This course surveys the historical roots of the content and research methodologies of psychology. The emergence from its philosophical and physiological roots will be explored, as well as the movement into historical schools of psychology, including Structuralism, Functionalism, Gestalt, Behaviorism, Psychoanalysis, and Humanism. Contemporary research and practice of the influences of these schools will be explored. Students will study psychology as a science that has emerged within the context of an international and multicultural perspective and how these are related to past schools of psychology and contemporary research and practice. Prerequisite: Psy 100

Credits

2

Prerequisite

PSY100