HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
   

PSY 1075 - HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This course will focus on the origins of the theories and methods that underpin modern academic psychology. We will explore psychology's philosophical and scientific roots in the ancient world, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment. This course will also cover several schools of thought within psychology such as structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, humanistic psychology, psychobiology, and cognitive psychology.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0010 or 0012 or 0101 or 0200 and any two of the following courses: PSY 0105, PSY 0205, PSY 0310, PSY 0422, PSY 0505, or PSY 0160
Course Attributes: West European Studies


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