PY178 - Topics in Psychology:
Introduction to a problem of classic or contemporary interest covering source material in depth, and stressing history, theory and method. (Not offered 2025-26).
1 unit — Erdal, Fernandez-Peters, Horner, Maloney, Neel, Weaver
Previously Featured Offering

![Statue of Judith and Holofernes (Giuditta e Oloferne), Piazza della Signoria, Florence [detail] by Donatello, 1453-1457](../_images/PY178_CourseDetail1.jpg)
- how we “see,” “look,” “gaze,” “behold” works of art
- theories and research on facial and bodily expression and embodiment, and how these are reflected in Renaissance works of art
- notions of individualism and identity and ways in which expression in art allows us to identify with it
- gender and sexuality, objectification, "the male gaze"
Offerings
Term | Block | Title | Instructor | Location | Student Limit/Available | Updated |
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Spring 2025 | Block 7 | Topics in Psychology: Designing a Brain Topic Details | Lori Driscoll | Tutt Science Building 307 | 25 / 0 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Psychology: Contextual Influences Topic Details | Carole Martin | Tutt Science Building 305 | 25 / 18 | 03/31/2025 |
Fall 2025 | Block 2 | Evolution and Revolution in Scientific thought Topic Details | Carol Neel, John Horner | TBA | 32 / 32 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2026 | Block 5 | Critical Inquiry of Mental Illness Topic Details | Kristi Erdal | TBA | 25 / 25 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2026 | Block 6 | From Pearl Harbor to Honouliuli | Jason Weaver | TBA | 12 / 12 | 03/31/2025 |
Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Principles of Neuroscience Topic Details | Marcela Fernandez-Peters, Ryan Maloney | TBA | 32 / 32 | 03/31/2025 |