History of Psychology
PY-4010-NE1
SUNY Old Westbury
- Semester
- Winter 25/26
- Instructor
- Lorenz S Neuwirth
- Start Date
- 01-02-2026
- Total Credits
- 4
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- 516-876-3092
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This course explores key historical and social events that shaped the field of psychology; the history of ideas such as "the mind"; when and how psychology became a science; life histories of psychologists; and how ideas about what is "normal" shape and are shaped by psychology. The course considers the major problems, ideas, and schools of thought which form the basis of modern psychological theories and methods. Ideas of structuralism, idealism, functionalism, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, will be discussed as they relate to the development of psychological theory. Original sources will be read and discussed.
Prerequisites:
( WRITING O.W. 50 or Undergraduate level EL 2203 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2205 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2206 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2207 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2211 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2214 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2216 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2218 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2219 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2221 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2224 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2233 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2239 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level EL 2248 Minimum Grade of C) and (Undergraduate level PY 2010 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level PY 2010 Minimum Grade of TC) and (Undergraduate level PY 3010 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level PY 3010 Minimum Grade of TC) and (Undergraduate level PY 3410 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level PY 3420 or Undergraduate level PY 3610 or Undergraduate level PY 3620 or Undergraduate level PY 3215 or Undergraduate level PY 3230 or Undergraduate level PY 3310 or Undergraduate level PY 3510 or Undergraduate level PY 2530 or Undergraduate level PY 2720 or Undergraduate level PY 3710 or Undergraduate level PY 3240 or Undergraduate level PY 3570)
Course Area: Psychology
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Dates: 01-02-2026 - 01-22-2026
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