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PSYCH 318 001 Psychosexual Organization

A detailed examination of concepts related to the formation of gender identity and psychosexual orientation. The nature-nurture debate will be explored as well as gay and lesbian identity and consciousness throughout the life cycle.

BJ Rye PDF icon PSYCH 318_BJ.Rye_Fall 2017.pdf Fall 2017
PSYCH 317 001 Child Psychopathology

An examination of children's psychological disorders from several major perspectives with an emphasis on current research findings. Theoretical and clinical issues are considered.

Maureen Drysdale Fall 2107
PSYCH 230 001 Psychology and Law

Psychological principles drawn from a variety of subdisciplines (e.g., social, clinical, cognitive) will be surveyed in terms of their relevance and application to the legal system. Topics may include jury selection and decision-making, eyewitness testimony, insanity defense, competency assessment, risk assessment, and attitudes toward law and the legal process.

Cross-listed with LS 272

John Rempel PDF icon PSYCH 230-LS 272_J.Rempel_Fall 2017.pdf Fall 2017
PSYCH 212 001 Educational Psychology

A consideration of the main variables affecting learning in the classroom with special focus upon the conditions essential to efficient learning.

Maureen Drysdale Fall 2017
PSYCH 101 003 Introductory Psychology

A general survey course designed to provide the student with an understanding of the basic concepts and techniques of modern psychology as a behavioural science.

Toni Serafini PDF icon PSYCH 101_T.Serafini_Fall 2017.pdf Fall 2017
PHIL 327 001 Philosophy of Law

Basic themes in the philosophy of law. Issues include the nature of law and its relation to morality and politics, legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, and theories of rights, responsibility and liability.

Cross-listed with LS 351

Stéphanie Grégoire PDF icon PHIL 327-LS 351_S.Gregoire_Fall 2017.pdf Fall 2017
PHIL 319J 001 Ethics of End-of-Life Care

What options does a person reaching the end of life have and how can they best be cared for? How can we balance patient autonomy with the expertise of the health-care provider and the demands of the health-care system? This course will help students think philosophically and critically about issues like these in their cultural, historical, and legal context. Specific topics may include consent, human dignity, euthanasia, refusal or withdrawal of treatment, palliative care and holistic patient care, pluralism and diverse understandings of dying, and treatment of the elderly.

Andrew Stumpf PDF icon PHIL 319J_A.Stumpf_Fall 2017.pdf Fall 2017
PHIL 283 001 Great Works: Ancient and Medieval

A historical survey of ancient and medieval philosophy in the Western tradition.

Cross-listed with CLAS 261

Bruno Tremblay PDF icon PHIL 283-CLAS 261_B.Tremblay_Fall 2017.pdf Fall 2017
PHIL 220J 001 Philosophy of Friendship

Friendship is an essential part of a happy life. Ancient western philosophers made friendship one of the cornerstones of their ethics. This course is an exploration of their views on problems such as the necessity of friendship, its nature, its species, and its relationship to happiness and the political community.

Cross-listed with CLAS 220

Stéphanie Grégoire PDF icon PHIL 220J_S.Gregoire_Fall 2017.pdf Fall 2017
PHIL 120J 001 The Meaning of Life

We may have distinct ideas about the reason why we do this or that, but is there a point to our existence as a whole? What do or should we live for? Or is life essentially meaningless or even absurd? What do such questions mean and how can we best answer them? The views of different philosophers will be explored and compared.

Nikolaj Zunic PDF icon PHIL 120J_N.Zunic_Fall 2017.pdf Fall 2017