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• Traditional in-person courses (0–29 percent of coursework is delivered online, the majority being offered in person.)
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PIA 300: Cross-Cultural Psychology

3 credits

Designed to introduce students to the field of cross-cultural psychology. Lectures, activities, assignments, and readings are aimed at helping students increase their personal awareness of cross-cultural issues, increase their culture-specific knowledge about individuals from various cultural groups, and increase their sensitivity to and respect for individuals and cultural differences. (Distribution Reqs:Social Sciences)

Learning Goals

Given the growing diversity in the population, conceptual frameworks for understanding diversity and difference across populations in psychology are important. The primary learning objectives of this course are: 1. Increase awareness and knowledge of cross-cultural psychology, 2. Learn the complexities of culture in describing human psychological development and behavior, 3. Develop skills needed to critically examine psychological theories and research from a cross-cultural perspective4. Become aware and sensitive to individual differences while reflecting upon yourself as a cultural being.

*The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.