2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Nov 05, 2024

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

PSYC 232 - Research in Community

This course provides a hands-on experience with conducting community/clinical psychology research through the Mental Health, Culture, and Community Research Program. Students will be actively involved in a variety of research projects that examine a range of topics, including cultural influences on the help-seeking process, emotion regulation and coping strategies, the development and expression of depressive symptoms, and the psychotherapy process. Current research projects take place in the local community, including local health organizations and schools. In order to maximize the experience on this project, students participate in a weekly class in which the theoretical underpinnings of the project are discussed. Students are also required to write a final paper and present a poster at Academic Spree Day.

Prerequisites for this course require a grade of C- or better.

This course fulfills the Lab/Research requirement of the Psychology major.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 & Instructor’s permission.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every semester