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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 420 - Psychotherapy: Historical and Critical Perspectives

Credit(s): 3
PSYCHOTHERAPY: CRITICAL PERSP
Component: Lecture
Explores historical and current issues in understanding mental illness from biomedical and social constructionist perspectives. Focuses on recent advances and problems in conceptions of cause, diagnosis, and intervention.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: C- or better in PSYC 100  or NSCI 100 .
University Breadth: History and Cultural Change College of Arts and Sciences Breadth: GROUP B: A&S History & Cultural Change Capstone: Classroom course Course Typically Offered: Spring
General Education Objectives:
GE1A: Read Critically GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE1C: Engage in Creative Ideation GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE2C: Communicate Through Creative Expression GE4: Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5C: Reason Scientifically