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Explore perspectives on human flourishing from sciences and humanities, investigating themes like resilience and compassion to sustain meaningful engagement.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The final is easy, but weekly quizzes and journals can be annoying or frequent.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Covers HCI principles, research methods, data analysis, and a semester-long research project in critical domains.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Registration for Ph.D. students who have defended their dissertation and are completing the required predoctoral internship.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Examination of theories and research on the psychology of women and gender.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course features a rigid attendance policy and requires reading the textbook, though some students found the workload manageable with extra credit opportunities.
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Spring 2023–Fall 2023 · limited sampleIntroduction to human factors focusing on human capabilities in system design and operation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Hannah Silber, John Lee: The course typically requires weekly readings, online quizzes, case study analyses, and group assignments. Students report varying levels of effort, with some finding the workload minimal and others noting strict syllabus adherence.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Human Factors Engineering course focusing on analysis and design of man-machine systems using human performance models and simulation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Workload is generally low, though some find assignments repetitive busy work or time-consuming, while others note detailed grading criteria and high grades.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to Psychology covers fundamental aspects of behavior including development, motivation, emotion, intelligence, learning, personality, and social behavior.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Jonathan Gallimore’s classes are described as fast-paced and concept-heavy, requiring significant preparation and effort to navigate difficult exams.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Basic statistics for psychology covering central tendency, variability, probability, hypothesis testing, t-tests, Chi-square, regression, correlation, and ANOVA.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course demands heavy self-directed learning due to the flipped format, where lectures are minimal. Exams are long and constitute the majority of the grade, though extra credit opportunities can help mitigate the difficulty.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026PSYCH 212 explores social science topics in psychology, focusing on how researchers approach findings and controversies while addressing misconceptions.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Jenny Saffran: Workload consists of participation, two papers, and a creative project, with grading based solely on these components.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited samplePSYCH 225 teaches the scientific method and research designs in psychological science.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course features a heavy workload, particularly the semester-long research proposal and tedious labs. Reviews describe the work as manageable with extensions or chunking, but others find the grading strict and the volume of information overwhelming.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026PSYCH 311 is a survey course covering various topical issues in psychology.
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Historical reviews of Patricia Coffey: Reviewers consistently rate the difficulty as low, noting that exams are manageable and the workload is light, with Coffey offering extra credit opportunities.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026PSYCH 380 prepares students for senior thesis writing through research process discussion, writing feedback, and presentation opportunities.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviews highlight the instructor's helpfulness and understanding nature rather than specific academic workload or difficulty metrics.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited samplePSYCH 399 is an independent study offering students experience in community service work relevant to psychology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Examines the role of psychological principles and research evidence in U.S. laws, social control, and policy.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Workload varies significantly; some report four heavy exams with no homework, while others note dense readings and exams covering extensive material without clear study outlines.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025PSYCH 403 covers the organization and development of the personality.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviews criticize the heavy reliance on detailed textbook reading for exams, noting that lectures often repeat the book and exams can be tricky or poorly worded.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2025Adult Psychopathology introduces the diagnosis and treatment of major mental disorders, examining biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors in their etiology and maintenance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students describe the workload as difficult due to wordy, obscure exams and inconsistent deadlines. Some find exams fair, while others feel they require extensive self-study beyond the provided lectures.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Cognitive Psychology covers perception, learning, memory, planning, problem solving, decision making, and communication from a psychological perspective.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course requires consistent effort on readings and quizzes. Exams are described as tricky, difficult, or tough, with content drawn from lectures and quizzes.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Covers evolutionary and physiological mechanisms of animal behavior, including aggressive, reproductive, communicative, and social behaviors, and behavioral development.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Exams are frequently described as difficult, specific, and heavily reliant on lecture content, requiring consistent attendance and note-taking. Some reviewers found review sessions pointless or unhelpful, while others felt studying yielded poor results due to unclear exam expectations.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025Covers biological and behavioral foundations of human development using experiments and data-driven approaches.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The workload includes three open-note exams, two 400-word position papers, and a final project. Exams are long but manageable if students know where to find information in the textbook, and papers significantly help grades.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Covers the basics of cognitive development during childhood, including theoretical approaches and key domains like perception, language, and memory.
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Historical reviews of Martha Alibali, Vanessa Simmering: Workload includes weekly quizzes, discussion posts, readings, two papers, and exams, with some noting the papers are graded harshly but fairly.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Explores the scientific study of human emotions, examining biological, developmental, and social-cultural perspectives across psychology sub-disciplines.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Workload varies significantly; some students report exams are easy with only textbook skimming, while others find exams very difficult despite thorough preparation. The course includes short writing assignments in addition to exams and papers.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2024ANIMAL COGNITION explores human psychological uniqueness and evolutionary origins by comparing human and non-human cognitive abilities.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Lectures are slow-paced and mandatory quizzes are easy if students pay attention, though Ferrigno occasionally reads questions from the screen.
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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sampleOverview of criminal psychology and forensic/psychobiological processes addressing criminal behavior.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The workload includes weekly readings, multiple exams, and a paper, which can initially seem daunting but is generally considered manageable if students keep up. Exams are typically multiple-choice and based on lecture material.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Covers special topics in Psychology at the advanced undergraduate level.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course requires small weekly assignments and one final paper, with no exams and only moderate reading.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Explores nature versus nurture through gene-environment interactions and epigenetics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Anthony Auger is described as an amazing and personable instructor, with the course rated highly for quality.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleIntroduction to the theoretical and applied foundations of psychotherapy, covering ethics, diversity, and specific therapeutic practices.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Exams are take-home and open-note with tight time limits, and the final presentation is graded harshly with minimal feedback.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026PSYCH 610 teaches the design and analysis of psychological experiments, covering statistical methods like t-tests, regression, ANOVA, and mediation models.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Provides a comprehensive review of behavioral neuropharmacology, focusing on methodology and major neurotransmitter systems.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Exams are short-answer heavy and challenging, requiring preparation for detailed content.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited samplePSYCH 621 is a mentored research and seminar course where students design and conduct research to extend current understanding in a topic area.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Andrea Konz: The course involves no exams but requires several projects and weekly assignments.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Examines evidence-based prisoner reentry issues and solutions through a multi-systemic lens with community-based learning.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sampleNo released grades for this term.
Offering snapshots currently cover Fall 2026. Earlier grade records do not provide a complete offering history.