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May 25, 2026
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PSY 5010 - History and Systems of Psychology
Comparative, historical review of major conceptual orientations in psychology within last century. Includes analysis of important philosophy of science issues bearing on psychology, such as nature of theory, observation, explanation, and some specialized topics especially pertinent to psychology.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to evaluate contemporary psychology and its potential future, within the contexts of its antecedents.
- Students will be able to critique the methods of historical research as it relates to explicating psychological concepts.
- Students will be able to compare and contrast the key contribution and major figures in the history of psychology.
- Students will be able to synthesize the major historical disciplines of psychology including structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, and cognitive psychology.
- Students will be able to explain the history of the diagnosing and treatment of those with mental disorders.
- Students will be able to analyze the role that diversity, especially issues of gender and race, played in psychology’s history.
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