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    Jun 16, 2024  
American University Catalog 2020-2021 
    
American University Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC-488 Controversial Issues in Psychology (3)


This capstone course asks students to draw from their previous coursework to wrestle with ongoing questions within the field of psychology. Emphasis is on critical analysis (but not solution) of the issues as they are presented in public discourse. Students identify and critically analyze research which they debate in a seminar format. Also, a pragmatic section of the course engages students in exercises designed to apply their major to life after AU. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Capstone. Prerequisite: PSYC-301  or PSYC-433 ; and junior standing. Restriction: Psychology (BA) .