FYSM 1310 A, B, C, D, E, F, G – Selected Topics in Psychology
Offered by Psychology. Does not count as a major requirement.
Psychology is the scientific study of our thoughts, feelings and behavior. Course examines a selected topic in psychology. The specific topic will vary from year to year and will be announced in advance of the registration period by the Department of Psychology.
Prerequisite(s): normally restricted to students entering the first year of a B.A., B.Cog.Sc., B.G.In.S. or B.CoMS program.
Seminar three hours a week.
FYSM 1310A – Wrongful Convictions
FYSM 1310B – Psychology of Violence
FYSM 1310C – Dementia
The major focus will be Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Topics to be covered include the discovery of AD, prevalence, issues relating to diagnosis, core psychological and neural features, treatment and current research trends. This will be followed by discussion of other forms of dementia including vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia and Pick’s disease and Parkinson’s disease/ Lewy body dementia. There will be overviews of the core features of brain function essential to the understanding of AD and other dementias.
Learning Objectives/Outcomes: To provide students with the opportunity for discussion of the more prevalent forms of dementia. A major objective is to provide a milieu for students to develop academic skills that they will use throughout their university career and beyond. Students will have the opportunity to practice their writing, presentation and critical thinking skills over the course of the year.
FYSM 1310D – Children and the Law
This course will offer an introduction to various topics related to children and the law, specifically ages 3- to 18-years-old and how they perform as witnesses in the criminal justice system. This course will explore the processes of memory and different factors that can influence child eyewitness performance and child witness testimony. This course will also cover: child abuse, child victims, children in the courtroom, and juveniles in the justice system. This will be examined through the evaluation of relevant scientific literature. In class activities will include lectures, videos, and discussions.
This course introduces students to health psychology, which applies psychological science to the context of health and well-being. Psychological, social, and biological influences on health will be examined. For example, we will explore how beliefs, personality, relationships, and stress are associated with health and well-being.
FYSM 1310E – Health
FYSM 1310F – Close Relationships
This course is intended as an introduction to psychology as the scientific study of people’s thoughts, feelings and behavior. The special topic of the course is relationship science, that is, the study of personal relationships (e.g., romantic relationships, friendships).
In this course students will learn how relationships are formed maintained an end. A special focus will be placed on social psychological theory and empirical approaches to the study of personal relationships.
FYSM 1310G – Emerging Adulthood and Beyond