PSYCHOLOGY OF GOOD & EVIL

Undergraduate

This course takes a bio-psycho-social approach to understanding good and evil. Through extensive seminar discussions students will gain an increased understanding of the diversity of perspectives on good and evil as well as the area’s multidisciplinary nature, including influences such as: evolutionary, neurological, epigenetic, mental illness, personality, cognitive, developmental and situational factors which promote or inhibit good & evil. In addition to the content, students will actively develop more collaborative, integrative, critical thinking, reading, and writing skills. PREREQUISITES: PSY 1010, 1020, 3710; AND, for Psychology Majors, EITHER all three of PSY 2700, 2730, 2750 OR PSY 2780 and 2790; AND, for non-majors, PSY 2510; AND permission of the instructor. Three hours a week