Seminars & Events
Fri., Feb 24- Dr. Laraine Glidden will present research as part of Psi Chi's Discovering Psychology Lecture Series. 3pm in Goodpaster Hall 195. Other Details TBA.
Fri., Mar 23 - Dr. Rebecca Ryan will present "Nonmarital Childbirth and Child Development: The Relevance of Marriage Propensity and Family Change" as part of the Psychology Lecture Series: Populations in Need. 3pm in Goodpaster Hall 195.
Fri., Apr 6 - Dr. Noemi Enchautegui-de-Jesus will present research as part of the Psychology Lecture Series: Populations in Need. 3pm in Goodpaster Hall 195. Other Details TBA.
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Objectives of the Diversity Requirement
Any course or other experience that is approved for fulfillment of the Diversity Requirement must meet the following objectives:
1. To convey the importance of examining cultural variables in psychological research and theory.
2. To investigate the role of culture in affecting human thought, emotion, and behavior.
3. To promote the exploration of self-knowledge and the development of personal perspectives with regard to diversity and human thought, emotion, and behavior.
4. To expose students to different world views, methodological approaches, research, and theories on human thought, emotion, and behavior.
5. To encourage the development of critical thinking skills in terms of both content and methodology, when considering issues of diversity and multiculturalism in psychology.
6. To encourage the integration of diversity with broader psychological principles and theories.
7. To encourage students to demonstrate competence in the application of diversity principles and research to a breadth of psychological problems and scenarios.
Student-Initiated Diversity Experience
An alternative way to fulfill the Diversity Requirement in Psychology is through the completion of a student-initiated diversity experience.
If the diversity requirements have been fulfilled outside of the course and experiential options, a 250-500 word proposal regarding this experience should be submitted to the Diversity Committee by the end of the 4th week of the semester in which the experience was undertaken. This submission should include: 1) A description of how the experience is consistent with the objectives of the diversity requirement (see rightmost column) and 2) A proposal for a scholarly paper describing the role of multiculturalism and diversity in understanding behavior and mental processes.
***To view a good example of a student-initiated experience proposal, click here.***
The scholarly paper must be 3,000-5,000 words, include at least 8 scholarly sources (e.g., journal articles, primary source books), and is due by the last day of classes of the semester in which the experience was undertaken. The Diversity Committee will evaluate the paper to determine if the objectives of the diversity requirement were achieved. Papers that fail to satisfy the diversity requirement can be revised and re-evaluated if done so prior to the end of the Incomplete period of the following semester.
In order to allow time for possible revision and re-evaluation, seniors anticipating a Spring semester graduation must submit their papers no later than the end of the Fall semester of their senior year.
