HUMN-102 The Psychology of Happiness: A Humanities Approach
This course will examine the paradigm shift from pathology to strength-based and resiliency efforts to enhance optimism, decrease stressors and increase subjective well-being. The format of the course will be didactic, participatory, experiential and interactive, with assigned readings, activities, testing and analysis to create an environment that is conducive to learning new concepts, skills and applications in the growing field of 'happiness.' While field study in this area is often labeled Positive Psychology, this course will introduce those ideas through background reading, but delve more deeply into the practical skills that students can apply in daily living to enhance happiness and subjective well-being.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: Eligible to enroll in
ENGL-121.