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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

PY 3800 - Psychological Themes and Theories in Film

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This course introduces students to the process of exploring and critically evaluating how films depict psychologically relevant topics. Through discussion and evaluation, this course is designed to explore accuracy in the depiction of psychological variables, application of theories and concepts, psychological impact of film, and how film may reflect societal views of psychological topics. In addition to watching movies, students will read, evaluate, and synthesize empirical articles and review chapters in discussions and written assignments. Topics of discussion may include personal identity, gender, lifespan development, group dynamics, prejudice and discrimination, memory and cognition, sex and attraction, mental illness, and mental flourishing.

Prerequisite: PY 1000  or PY 1100 .