POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY (PO2062)

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This course explores international political affairs from psychological perspectives. It examines how psychology contributes to politics while being shaped by it. Students learn about a range of psychological phenomena – such as emotion, memory, socialization, resilience, self, and identity – in the contexts of political institutions, political movements, cultural politics, and governmentality.

Code: 
PO2062
Name: 
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Discipline: 
PO (Politics)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
College Level=Sophomore
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY (PY2062)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will demonstrate familiarity with how psychological phenomena feed into politics as well as how political environment influences psychological phenomena.
  2. Students will be able to evaluate research findings in the field of political psychology.
  3. Students will be able to analyze real world political issues using a range of psychological perspectives, while being mindful of the advantages and limitations of each perspective.

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Spring 2024 PO2062 POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY

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