PSYC1048A-W21
Social Change Big Challenges
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Social Change to Address Systemic Challenges
In this course we will examine different methods to enact social change around systemic challenges such as climate, poverty, and racism. We will evaluate lobbying, protest, public opinion campaigns, psychology of communication outreach, training seminars, behavioral nudges, etc., to determine when and how these efforts are successful. Through this process we will wrestle with the current debate on how to coordinate and scale individual efforts to realize durable, large-scale change. In addition to the course content, students will advance a social change project (in groups) with instructor mentoring. This effort will be digitally based and supported by skill-building workshops from experts and mentors (instructor's approval needed for registration). (Pass/Fail)
In this course we will examine different methods to enact social change around systemic challenges such as climate, poverty, and racism. We will evaluate lobbying, protest, public opinion campaigns, psychology of communication outreach, training seminars, behavioral nudges, etc., to determine when and how these efforts are successful. Through this process we will wrestle with the current debate on how to coordinate and scale individual efforts to realize durable, large-scale change. In addition to the course content, students will advance a social change project (in groups) with instructor mentoring. This effort will be digitally based and supported by skill-building workshops from experts and mentors (instructor's approval needed for registration). (Pass/Fail)
- Term:
- Winter 2021
- Location:
- Online Course ONL(ONLINE ONL)
- Schedule:
- 10:00am-1:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (Jan 19, 2021 to Feb 12, 2021)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Course Modality:
- Scheduled Online
- Instructors:
- Michelle McCauley Minna Brown Jessica Teets
- Subject:
- Psychology
- Department:
- Psychology
- Division:
- Social Sciences
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- SOC WTR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- PSCI1048A-W21 *
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 11556
- Subject Code:
- PSYC
- Course Number:
- 1048
- Section Identifier:
- A