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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PROCESS (PY3068)

This course explores autobiographical remembering as an issue of neuroscientific, cultural, and narrative psychology, while also considering it as a subject of other memory studies. It draws particular attention to how scientific, psychological, social, technological, artistic, and conceptual changes in various cultural fields have transformed the traditional idea of memory as an archive of the past.

SOCIETY, ILLNESS, & HEALTH (PY3069)

This course examines health and illness in a social, cultural and historical context. The first part of the course focuses on physical or behavioural 'symptoms' without any apparent organic aetiology (e.g. sick-building syndrome), appearing in members of specific groups or localities (socio-genic illness). The second part of the course considers socio-cultural shaping and experience of other more prevalent disorders.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF IMMIGRATION AND RACISM (PY3070)

This course explores the psychology of immigration and racism within social, cultural and political contexts. It guides students to explore how our lived experience of immigration and racism is embedded in social relations,national governance, and global affairs. This course approaches these topics in light of major theoretical schools as well as interdisciplinary
methods.

TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY (PY3091)

Treats a series of topics that change every year and deal with various aspects of psychology. Courses are taught by permanent or visiting faculty and are generally related to their fields of specialization.

INTERNSHIP (PY3098)

Internships may be taken for 1 or 4 credits. Students may do more than one internship, but internship credit cannot cumulatively total more than 4 credits.

INTERNSHIP (PY3980)

Internships may be taken for 0 credits. Students may do more than one internship, but internship credit cannot cumulatively total more than 4 credits.

SENIOR SEMINAR (PY4090)

The purpose of this class is to challenge advanced psychology students to: practice and improve their skills in reading, critiquing and conducting research; strengthen their ability to effectively communicate their scholarship; clearly define their scholarly interests; and consider their future goals. Students will be given the opportunity to craft a well researched and argued literature review. Involves class discussions, presentations, and a major research proposal or literature review.

SENIOR PROJECT (PY4095)

A Senior Project is an independent study representing a Major Capstone Project that needs to be registered using the Senior Project registration form.
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