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Course Info for PSYC - 343 - 01, Spring 2026
Class number: 2547 Title: Public Mental Health Department: Psychology
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 16 Current enrollment: 16 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM, LSC - 131 Instructor(s): Langwerden, Robbert
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 270 or 273.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Writing Emphasis Part2 & IPE Requirements
Course Description:
This seminar will take on clinical psychology from a public health, global, and multicultural perspective. Over the course of this seminar, class meetings and materials address macro level factors that impact the mental health of groups and individuals. Class discussions and readings will focus on social determinants of mental health, the role of cultures and identities in clinical psychology more broadly and community-based interventions and global mental health perspectives. On an individual level, how do these and other macro factors impact psychological assessment and therapy? How can therapy be culturally adapted for specific groups and people? How can mental health be improved by focusing on these "upstream" variables? The study materials are varied, and this seminar is discussion and process focused.