2019-2020 Academic Catalog

Apr 20, 2024

2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 262 - PSYcast: Communicating Stigma Research on Social Issues

This capstone seminar provides students with an overview of theoretical perspectives on stigmatization and its connection to important social issues. This course also focuses on communicating psychological research on stigma to broader audiences via student development of podcast (digital audio) episodes. The course begins with a review and discussion of perspectives on the origin and function of stigma. Each week, we will consider a different social issue (e.g., obesity, substance use, mental illness, racial equality, and others) and discuss how stigma research informs these issues. Throughout the semester, students will listen to relevant podcasts on these issues and identify strategies for developing a ‘PSYcast’ episode, which are student-led podcast episodes that discuss a social issue from a psychological lens using stigma research. Students will be encouraged to grapple with challenging topics through discourse and experiential activities.

Fulfills the capstone requirement of the Psychology major.

Prerequisites: PSYC 108 , PSYC 109 AND a mid-level seminar (Psyc 236-259). Familiarity with stigma-related course content e.g., prejudice, violence, power, race, gender, disabilities preferred.

Course Designation/Attribute: DI

Anticipated Terms Offered: Bi-annually