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Class number:
3477
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Title: The Psychology of Happiness |
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Department: First Year Sem & Colloq |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 15 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MWF: 9:00AM-9:50AM, SH - N128 |
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Instructor(s): Helt, Molly |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement |
Course Description:
We all want to be happy and experience a meaningful life, but do we really know what happiness is? Does money make us happy, and if so, when and why? How do our relationships contribute to a feeling of meaning in life? What types of situations encourage cognitive mastery and creativity? Can happiness be learned, or is our happiness "setpoint" mostly determined by genetics? How do we, as a society, encourage generosity and altruism? The common theme for all of these topics is how we can use scholarly research in psychology to improve our everyday lives and strengthen our communities. Students will write opinion papers about scientific findings, conduct self experiments, and journal about their experiences in trying to apply these findings to their own lives. |