Spring 2027

Issues in Psychology

Survey of topical issues in psychology; topics vary with the instructor.

offering recorded1–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Patricia Coffey

Tests were not too hard and included extra credit opportunities.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explore current issues in psychological science.

  • Evaluate conclusions drawn from research in psychological science.

  • Apply psychological concepts, theories, and research findings to issues in psychology.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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PSYCH 202

PSYCH 311

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

PATRICIA COFFEY is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SETH POLLAK is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Patricia Coffey

Students described the course as interesting and engaging, with no required textbook, only two books and some articles.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Patricia Coffey

Tests were not too hard and included extra credit opportunities.

Past student reviews · Patricia Coffey

Multiple choice exams featured scenario questions that applied terms and ideas.

Topics

  • Topical issues in psychology
  • Current issues in psychological science

Skills

  • Explore current issues in psychological science
  • Evaluate conclusions drawn from research in psychological science
  • Apply psychological concepts, theories, and research findings to issues in psychology

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
PSYCH 311 · Spring 2027

Issues in Psychology

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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