College Bulletin 2022-2023

May 12, 2024

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	POLS 044. Markets and Morality (TH) The course will investigate the place that markets and market outcomes should have in a free society. Topics covered will include: competing concepts of freedom; the proper sphere of market activity (what should and should not be for sale); theories of fairness and distributive justice; and what should be done to balance freedom and equality in the economic sphere.Prerequisites: ECON1 and ONE of the following POLS 11, 12, 34, 47, 100, or 101; PHIL 11, 21 41, 101, or 121. Co-taught with Mark Kuperberg under ECON 43. Social Sciences 1 credit Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 045. Disaster Politics and Policies (CP) Cross listed ENVS 021 How does the trauma of disaster influence political processes, institutions, and leaders? How do political processes, institutions, and leaders affect disaster events and their aftermath? Do disasters lead to meaningful policy change, or is their impact fleeting? This course examines the political and policy dynamics associated with disasters– those that are predominantly “natural” (e.g., hurricanes and tornadoes), and those that result mainly from human action or inaction (e.g., airplane crashes, mass shootings, building collapses). Using a variety of cases from different historical periods, different regions of the world, and different levels of political analysis (national, regional, and local), this course will examine the causes and consequences of disaster, policy-making and disaster, and the new professional field of disaster management. We will look critically at the role of NGOs and international aid in disaster relief, as well as international institutions. Comparative Political sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for ENVS, GLBL-Core Spring 2024. White. Spring 2025. White. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 046. Comparative Political Economy (CP) The course aims to provide an in-depth coverage of comparative political economy of with a particular focus on advanced economies and developing world. The course covers broader debates on developmental state, Northern varieties of capitalism, states and markets in development, political economy of corruption, and historical political economy. The course also examines the developmental strategies as well as similarities and contrasts in the regional and global roles of China, India, and the Middle East. Social sciences 1 credit. Spring 2024. Kimya. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 047. Ethics and Economics (TH) The discipline of economics has a huge influence in today’s world, but from a philosophical perspective its fundamental presuppositions are extremely controversial. This course aims to shed light on those presuppositions by drawing on writings from philosophers, sociologists, political scientists and historians as well as economists themselves. We begin by assessing its claim to moral and political neutrality, focusing in particular on efficiency, GNP, and rational choice. Next we consider three of its basic concepts: money, property and markets. What exactly is money? What justifies private ownership? And should some things simply never be for sale? In the final part of the course we inquire into how the two central questions of ethics – What ought I to do? And what is the good life? – bear on our assessment of production and consumption. Social sciences. 1 credit. Spring 2024. Thakkar. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 048. The Politics of Population (CP) (Cross-listed as ENVS 023 ) The role of population and demographic trends in local, national, and global politics will be examined. Topics include the relationship between population and development, causes of fertility decline, the impact and ethics of global and national family planning programs, and contemporary issues such as population aging and the AIDS pandemic. Comparative Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for ENVS, GLBL-Core, ESCH Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 051. Global Justice (TH) The idea of “global justice” has become increasingly influential in contemporary political philosophy. Its advocates argue that the complex challenges of a globalized world require theoretical principles which transcend specific nation-state contexts. In this political theory seminar, we shall explore the conceptual, normative, and institutional insights of the global justice literature. Topics may include: global resource inequalities and the prospect of international distributive justice; the ethics of immigration, migration, and border control; new perspectives on sovereignty, citizenship, and international law; cosmopolitan ethics and human rights; climate change and natural resource politics; just war theory and the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention; the ethics of global philanthropy and developmental aid. Throughout, we shall assess the performance of existing global governance institutions, while considering new frameworks for promoting transnational public spheres and holding powerful global actors accountable. This course does not fulfill the department’s theory requirement, which must be fulfilled by POLS 11/12/101. Social Science. 1 credit. Eligible for GLBL-core Fall 2023. Arlen. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 054. Identity Politics (CP) The term “identity politics” has become a mainstay of contemporary political discourse. In both scholarly and public debates, it is used to describe and make sense of phenomena as diverse as multiculturalism, white nationalism, civil rights, the women’s movement, LGBTI activism, separatist groups, and violent ethnic conflicts. Identity is central to politics, but are all identities political? Where do identities come from and why do they matter for social and political life? Do we have the freedom to choose our own identities or are they ascribed to us by others? And to what extent do our identities dictate what we can do, think, know, or feel? This class offers an introduction to the politics of identity. Over the course of the semester, we will investigate how categories like class, race, gender, ethnicity, nation, religion, and sexuality impact politics and struggles for power around the world. Our readings will explore debates around the politics of recognition and representation, authenticity and cultural appropriation, corporate diversity and neoliberal multiculturalism, positionality and situated knowledge, oppression and empowerment, and intersectionality. Students will have the opportunity to conduct independent research on identity related topics of their choice. Comparative Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for INTP; GLBL-Core Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 055. Ethics and International Relations (IR) Ethical questions are central to the study of international relations. Does justice extend beyond the borders of states? Do we have moral obligations to distant strangers? Do we have an obligation to obey international law? When is war, if ever, just? Who should punish war crimes? In this course we explore the links between international normative theory (what would a just world order look like? how should it be constructed?) and the role norms and ethics actually play in contemporary international relations according to different theoretical perspectives (e.g. realist, constructivist, etc.). Topics include: the nature of ethical reasoning; state sovereignty, national self-determination, and secession; just war, human rights, and intervention; pluralism and cosmopolitanism; Black Lives Matter and international racial justice; transnational environmental responsibility and the ethics of climate change. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for ASIA; PEAC Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 056. Patterns of Asian Development (CP) Patterns of political, social, and economic development in Asia will be traced, with special focus on China, Japan, North and South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and India. Topics include the role of authoritarianism and democracy in the development processes, the legacies of colonialism and revolution and their influences on contemporary politics, sources of state strength or weakness, nationalism and ethnic conflict, gender and politics, and patterns of political resistance. Comparative Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for ASIA, GLBL-Paired Fall 2023. White. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 057. Latin American Politics (CP) This course examines major topics in Latin American politics from the 20th century to the present, with particular emphasis on Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Venezuela. These topics include the rise and fall of democracies and dictatorships, the spread of neoliberal economic models, the expansion of social policy and anti-poverty programs, the difficulties of combatting corruption, the problem of violence and its relationship to the drug trade, and the recent ascendance of the left. Comparative Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for LALS, GLBL-Paired Fall 2023. Handlin. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 058. Contemporary Chinese Politics (CP) Just how strong is China? Is it on the path to great power status? This course considers those questions by examining the rise of China in recent decades, along with the political, economic and social backdrop to this historic development. Topics will include China’s political and economic development, urban and rural unrest, regionalism and nationalism, music and the arts as forms of political expression, environmental politics, law, justice, and human rights, and the role of the military in Chinese politics. Literature, music, online media and video chat with experts will supplement traditional written materials. Comparative Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for ASIA, GLBL-Paired Fall 2024. White. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 059. Middle East Politics (CP) The Middle East is widely perceived as a bastion of authoritarian regimes and political instability. What explains the persistence of authoritarian rule and why have citizens across the region risen up to try to overthrow dictators and authoritarian regimes during the Arab Spring? By learning about key questions and debates in the field of Middle East politics, this course aims to give students a critical understanding of politics in the region. The course is organized thematically and (more or less) chronologically. We will examine prominent explanations for the democratic deficit in the Middle East and challenge the notion that the region is completely devoid of competitive and meaningful politics. More specifically, we will explore the ways in which a variety of factors - including prominent issues such as foreign intervention, politics of repression, persistent authoritarianism, oil, and religion, among others - has affected domestic politics in Middle Eastern countries. We will consider several different aspects of domestic politics, including political Islam, political behavior, and party politics. We will end the course by building on what we have learned to make sense of the 2010-2011 “Arab Spring” uprisings and role of social media, in an effort to understand whether these recent developments mark change or continuity. Comparative Social Sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for GLBL-Paired Fall 2023. Kimya. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 061. American Foreign Policy (IR) This course analyzes the formation and conduct of foreign policy in the United States. The course combines three elements: a study of the history of American foreign relations since 1865; an analysis of the causes of American foreign policy such as the international system, public opinion, and the media; and a discussion of the major policy issues in contemporary U.S. foreign policy, including terrorism, civil wars, and economic policy. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for GLBL-Paired Fall 2023. Tierney. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 062. The Politics and Practice of Humanitarianism (IR) Humanitarianism has become a central feature of world politics. It is complex and contested. This course aims to provide the critical, conceptual and theoretical tools necessary to engage with the realities of humanitarian emergencies. It explores a range of questions: What is humanitarianism and how has it evolved historically? What are humanitarianism’s core ethical and political dilemmas? What sets of interests and power relations shape the impact of humanitarian action at the global, national and local levels? How are new technologies, innovation and the private sector transforming humanitarian governance? What are the ethical issues involved with the study of humanitarianism? Social Sciences 1 credit. Eligible for PEAC Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 063. African Politics (CP) This course provides an introduction to contemporary African politics with a strong focus on political dynamics in particular African countries. We begin with Africa’s political history, examining pre-colonial structures, the impacts of colonialism, the post-colonial state and practices of power. We then examine the social forces that shape contemporary politics (e.g., ethnicity, religion, gender, class) and the range of regime types that have emerged in recent history. The final part of the course focuses on the economic dimensions of politics, conflict dynamics on the continent and the role of local, regional and international actors in addressing development, peace and security issues. The core concepts and theories explored in the course are brought to life through a semester-long reporting project in which students work closely over Skype with experts in the region. Note distributional change from IR Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for BLST; GLBL-Paired; PEAC Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 064. African American Political Thought (TH) This seminar is an engagement with African American political thought from approximately 1830 to the present. We will focus on issues such as slavery, systemic racism, and segregation, as criticized by prominent African American philosophers, public intellectuals, and activists. However, we will also use their texts to explore broader themes in political theory about the meaning of “freedom” and the burdens of democratic citizenship. These include debates among African American intellectuals about coalition building, civil disobedience, violence, organized religion, gender, social class, education, economic organization, and American foreign policy. We will think critically about how African American political thinking both intersects with and challenges Eurocentric philosophical traditions, and how it intersects with intellectual and political movements in the broader African diaspora community. The syllabus may include thinkers such as David Walker, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Martin Delany, Harriet Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely Carmichael, Harold Cruse, Malcolm X, Angela Davis, Toni Morrison, Cornel West, Clarence Thomas, and Barack Obama. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for GLBL, BLST Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 066. International Political Economy (IR) This seminar examines how political actors (attempt to) govern as well as shape economic events. The seminar introduces the classic texts of International Political Economy (IPE), such as Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. It also discusses core contemporary texts and debates in the study of international political economic relations. Topics include the international trading system, global financial and monetary systems, the issue of economic development, the Great Recession, and the role of the United States in global economic governance. Through these discussions, the seminar also examines the key institutions in the contemporary governance as well as private actors such as multinational firms. Prof.Kaya is willing to work with select honors students enrolled in POLS 066 to convert this course into an honors prep in IPE (i.e. the equivalent of POLS116). Students must be enrolled in POLS 066 (no exceptions) for this option, and commit to meeting with Prof.Kaya every other Friday and fulfilling extra assigned work. Students taking this course will not be eligible for POLS116A/B. Prerequisite: POLS 004 and an introductory Economics course. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for GLBL-core Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 068. Politics of Public Health This course considers the hotly contested politics of public health. Health is often taken for granted as a value in liberal democratic societies. For example, despite many attempts to overturn the bill, the Affordable Care Act still tends to poll favorably among Americans. Politicians often extol the virtues of a healthy citizenry, especially in the wake of COVID-19. Many people think that the government is obligated to provide health care to citizens. However, many argue that health is a value-laden concept. Who decides what is “healthy,” and how do ideas about what is healthy/unhealthy affect the lived experiences of American citizens? It seems easy to talk about COVID-19 as a pandemic/epidemic, but what about obesity or drug use? Moreover, once society has categorized something as a public health concern, how should the government decide what policies to implement? By combining insights from American political history, health policy, and political theory, this course explores difficult questions regarding how the concept of health is constructed and how societies do/should distribute resources in response to public health concerns. Special attention will be given to how health has been defined throughout American political development, medical vs. social models of disability, the idea of “cure,” the history of eugenics, mental health, health policy, America’s “exceptionalism” in terms of public health policy, and how/whether the government should be involved in providing health care to citizens. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for ENVS, GLBL-core Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 070B. Politics of Punishment (AP) The question of why the United States has become a vastly more punitive society-some 2.3 million Americans are held in jails and prisons throughout this country, at last count-is the subject of this upper-level division seminar. The aim of the seminar is to provide both a critical and in-depth exploration of the interplay among American electoral politics, public concerns regarding crime, and criminal justice policy. Among the central questions we will examine are: How is it that so many Americans are either locked up behind bars or under the supervision of the criminal justice system? And where did the idea of using “jails” and “prisons” as instruments of social and crime control come from? What explains the racial and class differences in criminal behavior and incarceration rates? What does it mean to be poor, a person of color-and in “jail” or “prison?” How and why does criminal justice policy in this country have its roots in both the media culture and political campaigns? And how might “politics” underpin what is known as “felon disenfranchisement” or “prison-based gerrymandering?” What are the implications of such political practices for broader questions of racial, economic, and social justice? And importantly, what are the prospects for reform of America’s incarceration complex? Enrollment only by permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1.5 credit. Eligible for BLST Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 070D. The History and Politics of Punishment (AP) The question of why the United States has become a vastly more punitive society-some 2.3 million Americans are held in jails and prisons throughout this country, at last count-is the subject of this upper-level division seminar. The aim of the seminar is to provide both a critical and in-depth exploration of the interplay among American electoral politics, public concerns regarding crime, and criminal justice policy. Among the central questions we will examine are: How is it that so many Americans are either locked up behind bars or under the supervision of the criminal justice system? And where did the idea of using “jails” and “prisons” as instruments of social and crime control come from? What explains the racial and class differences in criminal behavior and incarceration rates? What does it mean to be poor, a person of color-and in “jail” or “prison?” How and why does criminal justice policy in this country have its roots in both the media culture and political campaigns? And how might “politics” underpin what is known as “felon disenfranchisement” or “prison-based gerrymandering?” What are the implications of such political practices for broader questions of racial, economic, and social justice? And importantly, what are the prospects for reform of America’s incarceration complex? This course will be taught in one of the local Philadelphia jails. Social Sciences. 1.5 credits. Fall 2023. Reeves. Spring 2024. Reeves. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 072. Policymaking in America (AP) This course provides a realistic introduction to how public policy is made in the United States today. It examines how people (voters, activists, wealthy individuals, lobbyists, politicians, bureaucrats, and judges), organizations (interest groups, firms, unions, foundations, think tanks, political parties, and the media) and political institutions (Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, and the judiciary) interact to create and implement public policy in the United States. Students will acquire tools of proven usefulness for practical political analysis and get to practice them in fun and sometimes challenging exercises. Students who complete the course will be equipped to participate in policy-making in a sophisticated and effective fashion. Social sciences. 1 credit. Fall 2024. Schwarz. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 079. Islam, Race, and Empire (CP) Since 9/11, Muslims in Europe and the United States have been at the center of contentious political debates about the meaning of secularism, citizenship, and democracy. From Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban to feminist critiques of the Islamic headscarf, politicians and pundits across the political spectrum have questioned Islam’s compatibility with Western values and ways of life. These disputes belie longer and messier histories of empire, colonialism, and the War on Terror, through which categories such as “Islam” and “Muslims” have been racialized into a monolithic brown Other in contrast to the “West.” Drawing on a range of intellectual traditions, including postcolonial theory, ethnic studies, anthropology, and critical race studies, this course examines how imperial legacies and enduring ideas about racial, religious, and ethnic difference structure contemporary debates about Islam and Muslims in Europe and North America. Over the course of the semester, we will read works by prominent theorists such as Wendy Brown, Frantz Fanon, Lila Abu-Lughod, Mahmood Mamdani, Edward Said, and Gayatri Spivak, and discuss how Islam figures into public conversations about anti-Semitism, citizenship and democracy, gender and sexuality, multiculturalism, national identity, secularism, tolerance, and political violence. Through our readings and discussions, students will learn about the diversity of lived experiences of Muslims in Western societies and explore the connections between race, religion, and the afterlives of empire. Comparative Social Sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for GLBL-Core, GMST, ISLM, INTP, GSST, PEAC Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 080. Civil Wars (IR) Civil war is the dominant form of political violence in the contemporary world. Since the Second World War, most conflict has been focused within rather than between states (i.e., civil war). Drawing on a thriving and diverse area of scholarship in political science, this course explores the causes, dynamics and consequences of civil wars, as well as regional and international interventions and post-conflict legacies. Among the central questions we will examine are: What are the individual, group and state level factors that may cause civil wars to break out? What are the gendered dimensions of civil war and civilian agency? Why are some civil wars longer and more severe than others? How are civilians, households and communities impacted by civil war and how do they cope? How do civil wars end and what can local, regional and international actors do to facilitate their termination? To explore these and other questions, students will be introduced to key concepts, theories and a variety of research approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, and interpretive methods as well as micro- and macro-level analysis. Contemporary and historical cases we will examine include: Syria, South Sudan, Nigeria, Rwanda and Yugoslavia. Political sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for GLBL- core; GSST, PEAC Spring 2024. Paddon Rhoads. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 081. Global Environmental Governance (IR) Cross-listed with ENVS 028 Global climate change, in particular, and environmental issues, in general, have moved to the forefront of public debates. This course examines the governance of these issues from an International Relations perspective. Topics include: multilateral trade agreements and the environment; United Nations processes, agreements, and institutions; climate change finance and environmental foreign aid; multilateral development banks (including the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) and environmental governance; non-state actors; social movements; and global environmental governance and great powers. The course will begin with a political-economic conceptualization of global environmental governance and also introduce students to some fundamental concepts in public policy and environmental regulation. Given this is taught primarily from global governance and International Relations perspectives, it is not suited to students looking to engage in particular countries’ environmental regulation, though student presentations will examine differences across some countries. It is ideal for students to have taken POLS4 prior to taking this course, and students should be ready to apply basic economic concepts to environmental regulation (without which their understanding of the governance of climate change cannot be advanced). Prerequisite: One political science course Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for GLBL-core; ENVS Fall 2024. Kaya. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 082. Surveillance and Repression (CP) All states collect information on citizens and use violence to counter certain threats to their authority. But the extent of such activity, and its implications for the liberty and wellbeing of citizens, can vary widely across time and space. Focusing on the United States and Latin America, this course examines the politics of state surveillance and repression. We first investigate the growth of the US surveillance state in the second half of the 20^th century and the role of surveillance and repression in several authoritarian regimes in Latin America during that time period. We then consider how technological changes have amplified the capacity of states to surveil citizens in the 21^st century and the struggles of different societies across the Americas to place appropriate limits on such activity, examining topics like mass communications collection, the spread of commercial spyware, the exportation of surveillance technologies to Latin American countries by both the US and China, and the role of big tech companies whose business models has been termed “surveillance capitalism.” Comparative Social Science. 1 credit. Eligible for LALS, PEAC, FMST Spring 2024. Handlin. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 085. U.S. National Security (IR) This course is run in conjunction with the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a think tank in Philadelphia. The course will provide in-depth knowledge of major challenges in US national security as well as an insight into how think tanks operate. Students will meet at the FPRI offices in center city Philadelphia for a seminar, once per week. Each class will feature guest speakers from the academic and policy worlds. The course will cover topics including Syria, Russia, informational warfare and propaganda, artificial intelligence, drones, terrorism, and China and East Asian security. Students will learn about FPRI’s research programs, educational activities, podcasts, and journals. The final project will be a research paper that will be communicated to policy-makers in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere. Social Science. 1 credit. Eligible for GLBL - Paired Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 086. The United States and Latin America (CP) This course examines the complex and checkered relationship between the United States and Latin America. The first half of the course locates this relationship within the post-colonial context and explores how US policy toward Latin America changed over the course of the late 19^th and 20^th centuries, with particular attention to the role of commercial interests, the geopolitics of the Cold War, and the often adverse consequences of US intervention for Latin American peoples and their struggles for democratic self-determination. The second half of the course explores a series of contemporary issues in depth, including free trade agreements, drug war policy and transnational criminal networks, the contentious politics of immigration, and the implications of China’s recent challenge to US hegemony in the region. Comparative Social Science. 1 credit. Eligible for LALS Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http:www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 087. Water Policies, Water Issues: China/Taiwan and the U.S. (Cross-listed as CHIN 087) Access to fresh water is an acute issue for the 21st century, and yet civilizations have designed a wide range of inventive projects for accessing and controlling water supplies over the centuries. Fresh water resource allocation generates issues between upstream and downstream users, between a country and its neighbors, between urban and rural residents, and between states and regions. This course examines a range of fresh water issues, comparing China and the U.S. Topics include dams and large-scale water projects (e.g., rerouting rivers); water pollution; groundwater depletion; industrial water use (e.g., for hydrofracking); impact of agricultural practices; urban storm water management; wetlands conservation; desertification; desalination. In the U.S. context especially, issues of water rights regimes and property rights, privatization, and commodification of water will receive attention. Which claims upon fresh water resources come first? What role do governments, transnational organizations, corporations, NGOs, and grassroots citizens’ movements play in these water decisions? Guest lectures will emphasize science and engineering perspectives on water management. Chinese language ability desirable but not required. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for ASIA, ENVS Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 088. Special Topics: Russian and Chinese Autocracy (CP) During the Cold War, the USSR (Russia) and China were compared as two communist regimes. The Cold War ended, and they were compared as examples of failed and successful socialist and post-socialist reform. Now, they are compared as two formidable autocracies. Will this current approach to comparison be more useful and enduring than previous ones? If we consider the long arc of political and economic development from the late 19th to the early 21st century, what do the two countries have in common, and how are they different? Do the similarities and differences matter, and if so, in what way? How can comparative political analysis aid us in answering these questions? Prerequisite: ONE of the following courses: POLS 003, POLS 004, POLS 056, POLS 058, POLS 108, or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for ASIA Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 090. Directed Readings in Political Science Available on an individual or group basis, subject to the approval of the instructor. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 091SR. Student Run: Discrimination, Exploitation, and Conflict in Soccer Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 092. Senior Comprehensive Open only to senior course majors completing the comprehensive requirement. Social Science. 0.5 credit. Fall 2023. Paddon Rhoads. Spring 2024. Paddon Rhoads. Spring 2025. STAFF. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 095. Thesis A 1-credit thesis, normally written in the fall of the senior year. Students need the permission of the department chair and a supervising instructor. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
Political Science - Seminars
	POLS 100. Ancient Political Thought This course will consider the development of political thought in the ancient and medieval periods and the emergence of a distinctively modern political outlook. Special attention will be paid to the differences between the way the ancients and the moderns thought about ethics, reason, wisdom, politics, democracy, law, power, justice, the individual, and the community. Key philosophers include Plato, Aristotle, and Hobbes. Social sciences. 2 credits. Eligible for INTP Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 101. Modern Political Theory (TH) In this seminar, we will study the construction of the modern liberal state and capitalism through the works of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, and then, in more detail, we will examine the greatest critics of the modern age-Marx, Nietzsche, Jung, and Foucault. Marx demands that we take history and class conflict seriously in political theory. Nietzsche connects the evolution of human instinct to the politics of good and evil for the sake of political transformation. Jung establishes psychology and mythology as foundations for politics, and Foucault uses all three of these critics to question the modern subject and the disciplines of power and knowledge that construct selves and politics in a postmodern age. Social sciences. 2 credits. Eligible for INTP Fall 2023. Berger. Fall 2024. Berger. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 102. Comparative Politics: China, Taiwan and Hong Kong Examines contemporary Chinese politics against the backdrop of its revolutionary past. Topics include pathways of political and economic development, the legacy of the Maoist era, the origins and evolution of the modernization and reform program implemented over the last several decades, and the dynamics of political, economic and social change. Also examine issues of political unrest and instability, demographic change and migration, religion and nationalism, institutions and governance, law and human rights, and civil-military relations. Comparative Social sciences. 2 credits. Eligible for ASIA Fall 2024. White. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 105. Constitutional Law in the American Polity (AP) This seminar examines the Supreme Court in American political life, with emphasis on civil rights, civil liberties, and constitutional development. The seminar explores the court’s role in political agenda setting in arenas including economic policy, property rights, separation of powers, federalism, presidential powers and war powers, and interpreting the equal protection and due-process clauses as they bear on race and gender equality. Judicial review, judicial activism and restraint, and theories of constitutional interpretation will be included. Social sciences. 2 credits. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 108. Comparative Politics: East Asia (CP) This course examines the politics of China, Japan, the two Koreas, Vietnam and Taiwan. It compares pathways to development, the role of authoritarianism and democracy in the development process, the conditions that promote or impede transitions to democracy, and the impact of regional and global forces on domestic politics and regime legitimacy. It also explores the ideas and cultural patterns that influence society and politics, and the role of social change and protest in regime transformation. Comparative Social sciences. 2 credits. Eligible for ASIA, GLBL-Paired Fall 2023. White. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 109. Comparative Politics: Latin America (CP) A comparative study of the political economy of Mexico, Chile, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia, El Salvador, and Cuba. Topics include the tensions between representative democracy, popular democracy, and market economies; the conditions for democracy and authoritarianism; the sources and impact of revolution; the political impact of neo-liberal economic policies and the economic impact of state intervention; and the role of the United States in the region. Social sciences. 2 credits. Eligible for LALS, GLBL-Paired Spring 2025. Handlin. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 113. International Politics: War, Peace, and Security (IR) This seminar will investigate in depth the issues of conflict, security, and the use of force in contemporary international politics. The course will begin by considering the changing meaning of “security” and by analyzing the major theoretical approaches including realism, liberalism, and constructivism. The course will then tackle some of the great puzzles of international security including the clash of civilizations hypothesis, the role of nuclear weapons, civil wars and intervention, terrorism, and human rights. Social sciences. 2 credits. Eligible for GLBL-Core Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 115. The Politics and Practice of Wartime Humanitarian Action (IR) This seminar explores the history and politics of humanitarianism. Topics include: the origins of the modern humanitarian system; international law and humanitarian principles; the local, national and global politics of contemporary humanitarian action; the role of innovation and technology; non-western approaches to humanitarianism; new humanitarian actors (private sector, transnational civil society, non-state actors); the psychosocial dimensions of aid work; and humanitarian ethics. Students will draw upon in-depth case studies of humanitarian emergencies and will participate in a simulation exercise. Social Sciences. 2 credits. Spring 2024. Paddon Rhoads. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 116. International Political Economy (IR) The course studies the main historical and contemporary approaches in international political economy, and focuses on the primary contemporary issues in political-economic relations among states as well as between states and non-state actors. Topics include: domestic-international level interaction in the politics of international economic relations, economic globalization, the international financial and monetary systems, the international trading system, development and aid, economic crises, multinational corporations, interlinkages between economic and security relations, multilateral platforms to address international political economic issues, including relatively new forums such as the G20. Prerequisite: POLS 004 and ECON 001 Social sciences. 2 credits. Spring 2025. Kaya. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 118. American Political Development (AP) American Politics Honors Seminar- Description to come! Social Sciences. 2 credit seminar. Spring 2024. Schwarz. Spring 2025. Schwarz. Department website: Political Science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	POLS 180. Thesis With the permission of the department, honors candidates may write a thesis for double course credit. 2 credits. Catalog chapter: Political Science Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science Access the class schedule to search for sections.
Psychology
	PSYC 001. Introduction to Psychology An introduction to the basic processes underlying human and animal behavior-studied in experimental, social, and clinical contexts. Analysis centers on the extent to which typical and atypical behaviors are determined by learning, motivation, neural, cognitive, and social processes. PSYC 001 is a Prerequisite for further work in the department. Social sciences. 1 credit. Fall 2022. Ward. Spring 2023. Ward. Fall 2023. Metzger. Spring 2024. Ward. Fall 2024. Staff. Spring 2025. Metzger. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 004. First Year Seminar: Psychology in Schools Schools are excellent settings in which to understand human thinking and behavior. Educational psychology, or the study of human teaching and learning, provides a great applied introduction to psychological concepts. This area of psychology also draws upon different areas of the discipline, including cognitive and developmental psychology. In this seminar, we will consider and explore psychology in school settings. To do so, we will rely primarily on academic texts, in addition to essays, film, and personal narratives to support our learning and exploration. In many ways, we will build on our own schooling experiences (what has worked and what hasn’t) to think globally about school learning, teaching, and belonging. PSYC 004 does not serve as an alternate prerequisite for further work in the department. Social sciences. 1 credit. Fall 2022. Thelamour. Fall 2024. Thelamour. Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 005. First-Year Seminar: Is Nature vs. Nurture the Wrong Question?: Topics in Cognitive Development The question of nature vs. nurture is everywhere in developmental psychology. Do children come into the world with certain knowledge and expectations? Or does the world around them shape what they know and how they learn? While some of the things children need learn are relevant to many species, others are actually cultural products created by humans. Does the nature vs. nurture question make sense for both of these sets of problems? In this seminar we will focus on four topics in cognitive development and consider each with respect to the nature vs. nurture debate. First, we will consider topics for which the question does seem quite sensible, such as how children understand objects and perceive faces. Next we will move onto children’s development in several areas for which this question may not be so sensible: language acquisition and theory of mind development. This course will seek to move beyond the traditional solution of accepting that every developmental process is about nature and nurture working in concert. Instead we will think more deeply about when the question is a helpful framework and when it is not. PSYC 005 serves as an alternate prerequisite for further work in the department. Social sciences. 1 credit. Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 007. First-Year Seminar: Early Social Cognition Humans are helplessly social: we spend much of our lives interacting with others, continuously encoding and processing information about our social world. What are the origins and developmental trajectory of our social cognition? Are we prejudiced from the start? How do we learn us vs. them distinction? When and how do young children come to appreciate the content of others’ minds? This course explores the underlying cognitive processes that shape infants’ and children’s understanding of the social world. PSYC 007 serves as an alternate prerequisite for further work in the department. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 008. First-Year Seminar: Language, Psychology, and Advertising This course explores the social and cognitive mechanisms of language through the lens of advertising. Marketers and politicians have an intuitive grasp of many of the ways in which communication works. We will investigate the psychological and linguistic underpinnings of how people communicate literally and between the lines in order to understand how and when these messages are effective. We will also review the role that mental processes such as attention, memory, inference, and decision making play in shaping how we interpret persuasive messages. Having a better grasp of these mechanisms will help students consciously evaluate the intended impact of certain advertising techniques. A further goal is to provide conceptual tools for evaluating the scientific soundness of laws and policies pertaining to advertising. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 009. First Year Seminar: Psychology and Sustainability Environmental issues such as climate change and pollution are, at their core, issues with human behavior. Thus, psychology has a key role to play in addressing these problems. This seminar will explore several interconnections between psychology and environmental sustainability, including how psychological biases lead to climate inaction, how understanding morality and culture is important for encouraging environmentalism, and how people can develop more sustainable relationships between themselves and nature. And is eligible for ENVS credit. PSYC 009 does not serve as an alternate prerequisite for further work in the department. Social Sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for ENVS. Fall 2022. Jacobs. Fall 2023. Jacobs. Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 018. Well-being The course examines individual, interpersonal, and social factors that contribute to social and emotional well-being, as well as interventions designed to promote well-being. Although the course focuses on psychological well-being across a variety of contexts and life stages, a heavy emphasis will be placed on well-being during the college years. PSYC 018 does not serve as an alternate prerequisite for further work in the department. 1 credit. Fall 2022. Gillham. Fall 2023. Gillham. Fall 2024. Gillham. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 024. Qualitative Methods This course presents qualitative methods as an expanding approach to research in psychology. Students will critically examine the foundations of qualitative research, particularly in the context of a positivist view of psychological science. In this course, students will collect, analyze, and write up qualitative data using specific modes of inquiry. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 or the equivalent; PSYC 025 is preferred. Social sciences. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 025. Research Design and Analysis How can one answer psychological questions? What counts as evidence for a theory? This course addresses questions about the formulation and evaluation of theories in psychology. The scientific model of psychological hypothesis testing is emphasized, including the critical evaluation of various research designs and methodology, understanding basic data analysis and statistical issues, and the application of those critical thinking skills to social science findings reported in the media. Students also learn to design and conduct psychology studies, analyze data generated from those studies, and write up their findings in the format of a psychology journal article. This course is required for the major prior to the student’s senior year. STAT 011. Statistical Methods I must be taken prior to or concurrently with the course. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and STAT 011 or equivalent. Corequisite: STAT 011 or equivalent if not taken previously. Social sciences. Writing course. 1 credit. Fall 2022. Metzger. Spring 2023. Metzger. Jacobs. Fall 2023. Staff. Spring 2024. Staff. Fall 2024. Staff. Spring 2025. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 027. Scientific Computing for Psychology Progress in psychology (and many other fields) increasingly relies on using computational tools for data analysis. This course is intended to provide an introduction to scientific computing for students interested in Psychology, but who have little programming experience. Students will learn Python, a programming language widely used for scientific research, through a process of framing hypotheses, performing statistical tests, and visualizing results using large datasets collected from psychological experiments. Note that this course serves as a possible prerequisite for a more advanced scientific computing course in the Spring. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and PSYC 025 or permission of Instructor. Social sciences. Spring 2024. Metzger. Spring 2025. Staff. Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 028. Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination Humans are social creatures; interpersonal relationships and group membership are critical to our survival and well-being. The formation of groups, however, can give rise to ingroup favoritism, stereotyping, and discrimination against outgroup members. This course will examine social psychological theory and research on the causes and consequences of stereotypes, prejudice & discrimination, emphasizing sociocultural, cognitive, personality, neuroscience and motivational perspectives. We will study the development and causes of stereotypes and prejudice, and reasons for their persistence and prevalence. We will consider both the effects that stereotypes and prejudice have on people’s perceptions of and behaviors toward particular groups or group members, as well as their effects on members of stereotyped groups. Finally, we will explore the implications of research findings on stereotypes, prejudice & discrimination for education, business and government policies; and will discuss possible techniques for reducing prejudice and discrimination.  Prerequisite: PSYC 001 Social Sciences. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 030. Behavioral Neuroscience A survey of the neural and biochemical bases of behavior with special emphasis on sensory processing, motivation, emotion, learning, and memory. Both experimental analyses and clinical implications are considered. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 . Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS Spring 2023. Fobbs. Spring 2024. Fobbs. Spring 2025. Fobbs. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 031. Cognitive Neuroscience What neural systems underlie human perception, memory and language? What deficits arise from damage to these systems? This course covers a variety of cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychological methods and what they tell us about human cognition. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 Social Sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS Spring 2023. Zinszer. Spring 2024. Zinszer. Spring 2025. Zinszer. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 031A. Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience This course focuses on the neural underpinnings of cognitive (memory, attention), social (theory of mind, empathy), and affective (emotion, evaluation) processes, as well as how they interact with and contribute to each other. We consider how such processes are implemented at the neural level, but also how neural mechanisms help give rise to social and emotional phenomena. Many believe that the expansion of the human brain evolved due to the complex demands of dealing with others - competing or cooperating with them, deceiving or empathizing with them, understanding or misjudging them. In this course, we review current theories and methods guiding social, cognitive, and affective neuroscience, taking a multi-level approach to understanding the brain in its social context. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 . Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS Fall 2022. Metzger. Fall 2023. Metzger. Fall 2024. Metzger. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 033. Cognitive Psychology Cognitive psychology is one of the intellectual foundations on which modern psychological science is built. This course has two principal goals. On the one hand, it provides an integrated overview of a variety of subfields of cognitive psychology including perception, attention, memory, language, concepts, imagery, thinking, decision-making, and problem solving. On the other hand, it develops a coherent conceptual framework for understanding how behavioral experiments can illuminate the workings of the human mind. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 or COGS 001 or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS Spring 2024. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 034. Psychology of Language (Cross-listed as LING 034 ) The capacity for language sets the human mind apart from all other minds, both natural and artificial, and so contributes critically to making us who we are. In this course, we ask several fundamental questions about the psychology of language: How do children acquire it so quickly and accurately? How do we understand and produce it, seemingly without effort? What are its biological underpinnings? What is the relationship between language and thought? How did language evolve? And to what extent is the capacity for language “built in” (genetically) versus “built up” (by experience)? Prerequisite: PSYC 001 , or COGS 001 , or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS, GLBL-core Fall 2022. Zinszer. Fall 2023. Grodner. Fall 2024. Grodner. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 035. Social Psychology Social psychology argues that social context is central to human experience and behavior. This course provides a review of the field with special attention to relevant theory and research. The dynamics of cooperation and conflict, the self, group identity, conformity, social influence, prosocial behavior, aggression, prejudice, attribution, and attitudes are discussed. And is eligible for PEAC credit. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 . Social sciences. 1 credit. Spring 2023. Ward. Fall 2023. Jacobs. Spring 2024. Ward. Spring 2025. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 037. Multicultural Psychology As individuals, we function in environments we share with others. In those contexts, we learn about what it means to be and how to behave as members of a group or groups. Further, societally, group membership is associated with power and privilege for some, and marginalization for others. In this course, we will review how researchers have conceptualized culture, difference, and multiculturalism. A significant portion of the class will be spent considering race, ethnicity, and culture from a psychological perspective, particularly as they relate to interactions between dominant and nondominant groups. Identity, discrimination, intersectionality, and privilege are a few of the topics we will discuss. GLBL-Core eligibility Prerequisite: PSYC 001 Social Sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for GLBL-Core eligibility. Fall 2022. Thelamour. Spring 2024. Thelamour. Fall 2024. Thelamour. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 038. Clinical Psychology This course is an introduction to clinical psychology. We will survey the field of psychopathology and psychotherapy in the context of specific disorders and syndromes, and with regard to etiology, course, and treatment. Although we will give attention to different theoretical orientations and methods of investigation, we will primarily emphasize empirically supported approaches. That is, we will explore what research tells us about clinical psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 . Social sciences. 1 credit. Fall 2022. Siev. Spring 2023. Siev. Fall 2023. Staff. Spring 2024. Staff. Fall 2024. Siev. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 039. Developmental Psychology Do infants have concepts? How do children learn language? These questions and others are addressed in this survey course of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development during infancy and early childhood. The course asks how and why human minds and behaviors develop, examining the theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence on the nature of developmental change. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 . Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS Fall 2022. Baird. Fall 2023. Staff. Fall 2024. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 040. Political Psychology This course is an intensive study of special topics in political psychology, including political orientation and partisanship, elections and voting, political intolerance and motivated reasoning, authoritarianism and liberty, and protest and activism. An emphasis will be placed on ideology; it’s psychological underpinnings, functions, and consequences. An empirical research component may be included in this course. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 or permission of the instructor. To request approval, please contact Dr. John Blanchar (jblanch2@swarthmore.edu) and indicate why you would like to take this course, any previous relevant coursework or experience, and how the course fits with your academic program and goals. Social Sciences. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 041. Children at Risk Violence, educational inequality, war, and chronic poverty are key contexts for many children’s lives. We consider children’s responses to adversity from clinical, developmental and ecosystemic perspectives. In addition, we explore the role of psychology in both prevention and social policy affecting children and families. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and either PSYC 038 or PSYC 039 or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 042. Cognitive Behavior Therapy This course is an introduction to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Students will learn the theoretical and empirical bases for cognitive and behavioral interventions across the range of clinical disorders in adults. Through classroom role-playing, experiential exercises, and demonstrations, students will get an opportunity to view and practice the techniques presented in both lecture and reading material. Specific CBT elements covered will include Beckian cognitive therapy, exposure therapies, acceptance- and mindfulness-based approaches, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy, behavioral activation, and others. This course may not be taken after taking PSYC 138B : Seminar in Clinical Psychology: Anxiety Disorders. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and PSYC 038 Social sciences. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 043. Computational Methods for Psychology and Neuroscience This course will introduce students to computational methods for studying the links between brain and behavior. Through the lens of human brain imaging and related signals, we will study several foundational concepts behind signal processing: time and frequency domains, filtering, referencing, baseline correction, and signal convolution and decomposition. We will apply these principles to direct (e.g., electrophysiological) and indirect (e.g., hemodynamic) measures of neural activity. Lastly, we will implement emerging computational approaches for describing these signals in an experimental paradigm, such as similarity and pattern analyses, classification, response function modeling, and neural decoding. Students will gain experience with these methods and their applications through computer-based labs: visualizing and analyzing data, performing statistical tests, and writing reports of their findings. Familiarity with MATLAB, R, Python, or any other scripting language is helpful and highly recommended, but not required. This course may count toward the Group A Neuroscience elective. Prerequisite: STAT 011 or equivalent one of the following courses: BIOL 022, BIOL 027, PSYC 030, PSYC 031, PSYC 031A, PSYC 032, PSYC 033 Interested students with related experience or coursework in other areas (e.g., computer science, mathematics/statistics, engineering) are strongly encouraged to contact the instructor to discuss alternative ways to satisfy the prerequisites. Social sciences 1 credit. Fall 2023. Zinszer. Fall 2024. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 045. The Cognitive Science of Racism in America This four-week intensive course considers myriad ways that limitations and biases in human cognitive systems can contribute not only to bias against perceived others, but how these biases can be systematically recruited to enforce and seemingly justify discriminatory policies and practices in the US. An introductory week will consider consciousness of self vs. other, subsequent weeks will intensively consider in turn, how various evolved cognitive systems designed to make perception, language use, and reasoning powerfully efficient, also render these cognitive systems open to systematic bias and, thus, manipulation. Equal focus will be placed on understanding the sophistication and vulnerability of human cognition. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 or COGS 001 , or permission of the instructor. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 048. Gender and Psychopathology (Cross-Listed as GSST 048 ) Why are certain clinical syndromes, such as depression, overrepresented among women, while others, such as aggression, are more common among men? This course explores gender differences in emotion socialization, coping styles, and mental illness, including depression, eating disorders, posttraumatic stress, aggressive disorders, and substance abuse. It also critiques definitions of sex and gender and methodological approaches to the study of group differences. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and PSYC 038 Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for GSST Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 055. Therapy and Change in Families and Larger Systems Understanding families and larger groups as systems is important in treating and preventing both mental and physical illness. This course will introduce you to new ways of thinking about psychopathology, conflict and resilience in families as well as diverse settings – including schools, hospitals, and larger organizations. We will explore treatment approaches for intrapersonal and interpersonal difficulties from a systemic perspective, using clinical and developmental theory, empirical research, and film as guides to fuller understanding. Case studies from psychiatric, medical, school, and community settings will be highlighted. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and either PSYC 038 or PSYC 039 , or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 090. Senior Field Placement in Clinical Psychology An opportunity for psychology seniors to gain supervised experience in off-campus clinical settings. Requirements include 8 hours per week in an off-campus placement, weekly meetings to discuss placement experiences and relevant readings, and a major term paper. Students are expected to have clinical contact with clients/patients and to have an on-site supervisor. Juniors who are interested in taking Psyc 90 during their senior year should complete the Psyc 90 application by May 1st of their junior year (the year prior to the course). Applications are available online at t his link. Students are responsible for arranging a placement, in consultation with the instructor during the fall semester, before the course begins. Students applying for this course must have at least a B average in psychology. This course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. To apply for a spot in PSYC 090, please complete the application available at this link. Enrollment is limited to seniors. If the course over-enrolls, priority is given to students who are completing majors and special majors involving psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and PSYC 038 or PSYC 041 Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for CBL Spring 2023. Krause. Spring 2024. Krause. Spring 2025. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 091. Special Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience Current issues in behavioral neuroscience are considered from both a clinical and an experimental perspective. Topics include learning and memory, with a focus on emotional memory and its relation to anxiety disorders; memory storage, with a focus on the impact of brain damage; neuropsychiatric and degenerative disorders, including schizophrenia, clinical depression, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases; psychopharmacology, with a focus on drug addiction. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and PSYC 030 or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 092. Theories of Psychotherapy This course provides an introduction to several major theoretical approaches to psychotherapy, such as psychodynamic/psychoanalytic, behavioral and cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and interpersonal/group therapy models. Students will learn how these theoretical frameworks differentially influence assessment, case conceptualization, treatment planning, style of the therapeutic relationship, intervention techniques, and methods of evaluating therapy process and outcomes. Using case vignettes, film demonstrations, classroom role playing, and other experiential exercises, students will learn how these models are applied in real world settings and begin to develop an awareness of their own therapeutic philosophy. Critical analysis of the models will be advanced through ethical considerations and the application of multicultural and feminist perspectives. Senior Comprehensive Credit: When taken in the senior year, this course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and PSYC 038 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 094. Independent Research Students conduct independent research projects. They typically study problems with which they are already familiar from their courses. Students must submit a written report of their work. Registration for independent research requires the sponsorship of a faculty member in the Psychology Department who agrees to supervise the work. A Psychology Faculty Member must agree to supervise a student before he or she may enroll in PSYC 094. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Fall 2022. Staff. Spring 2023. Staff. Fall 2023. Staff. Spring 2024. Staff. Fall 2024. Staff. Spring 2025. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 095. Tutorial Any student may, under the supervision of a member of the Psychology Department, work in a tutorial arrangement for a single semester. The student is thus allowed to select a topic of particular interest and, in consultation with a faculty member, prepare a reading list and work plan. Tutorial work may include field research outside Swarthmore. Registration requires the sponsorship of a faculty member in the Psychology Department who agrees to offer the tutorial. Fall 2022. Staff. Spring 2023. Staff. Fall 2023. Staff. Spring 2024. Staff. Fall 2024. Staff. Spring 2025. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 096. Senior Thesis A senior thesis, which is a yearlong empirical research project, fulfills the senior comprehensive requirement in psychology. It must be supervised by a member of the department and must be taken as a two-semester sequence for 1 credit each semester. Admission requirements include a B+ average in psychology and overall, an approved topic, an adviser, and sufficient advanced work in psychology to undertake the thesis. The supervisor and an additional reader (normally a member of the department) evaluate the final product. Students should develop a general plan in consultation with an adviser by the end of the junior year. Students are encouraged to begin thesis work during the summer preceding the senior year. A Psychology Faculty Member must agree to supervise student before enrollment. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and PSYC 025 and permission of a research supervisor. Social sciences. Writing course. 1 credit each semester. Fall 2022. Staff. Fall 2023. Staff. Fall 2024. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 097. Senior Thesis A senior thesis, which is a yearlong empirical research project, fulfills the senior comprehensive requirement in psychology. It must be supervised by a member of the department and must be taken as a two-semester sequence for 1 credit each semester. Admission requirements include a B+ average in psychology and overall, an approved topic, an adviser, and sufficient advanced work in psychology to undertake the thesis. The supervisor and an additional reader (normally a member of the department) evaluate the final product. Students should develop a general plan in consultation with an adviser by the end of the junior year. Students are encouraged to begin thesis work during the summer preceding the senior year. A Psychology Faculty Member must agree to supervise student before enrollment. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and PSYC 025. Research Design and Analysis and permission of a research supervisor. Social sciences. Writing course. 1 credit each semester. Spring 2023. Staff. Spring 2024. Staff. Spring 2025. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 098. Senior Research Project As one means of meeting the comprehensive requirement, a student may select a topic in psychology in consultation with psychology faculty member. Usually prepared during the fall semester of the senior year, the student writes a substantial paper on the topic based on library research or original empirical research. In addition to submitting written reports, students participate in a poster conference at the end of the semester. One-half credit or one credit with a letter grade is awarded for all components of the project. Note that Psyc 98 projects are rare as most faculty do not have capacity to supervise these projects. The common routes for completing the seniors comprehensive requirement include Research Practica courses, Thesis (PSYC 096/097, Psyc 180), and the Field Placement in Clinical (PSYC 090). Registration for PSYC 098 requires the sponsorship of a faculty member in the Psychology Department who agrees to supervise the student’s work on the project. See the department website for further details www.swarthmore.edu/academics/psychology/academic-program/majors-and-minors.xml . A Psychology Faculty Member must agree to supervise student before enrollment. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 , PSYC 025 , and permission of a research adviser. 0.5 - 1 credit. Fall 2022. Staff. Spring 2023. Staff. Fall 2023. Staff. Spring 2024. Staff. Fall 2024. Staff. Spring 2025. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 099. Senior Neuroscience Thesis As one means of fulfilling the neuroscience thesis requirement in the Psychology Department (alternatives include a Research Practicum or a full-year 2-credit thesis project), a student may write a report, regarding research conducted in neuroscience, with a psychology faculty advisor. Enrollment is usually during the fall semester of the senior year. In addition to submitting a substantial paper, students participate in a poster conference at the end of the semester. One-half credit or one credit with a letter grade is awarded for all components of the project. A Psychology Faculty Member must agree to supervise a student before he or she may enroll in PSYC 099. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 , PSYC 025 , and permission of the faculty adviser. 0.5 - 1 credit. Fall 2022. Staff. Spring 2023. Staff. Fall 2023. Staff. Spring 2024. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 101. Research Practicum in Political Psychology In this course, students will conduct empirical research projects individually or in small groups in collaboration with the instructor. This includes designing and implementing a study, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting and presenting the findings. Although project topics are somewhat flexible, they will generally focus on topics related to political ideology, attitudes, and behavior. What are the core psychological dimensions of left-wing and right-wing ideology? What psychological factors underlie why people are more politically liberal or conservative? Do liberals and conservatives construe “the self” differently, and if so, why? What underlies libertarianism? What increases the appeal of novelty and change? What are the antecedents of and remedies for political intolerance and censorship? In addition to the class meeting time, additional time is scheduled as needed to conduct research projects. When taken in the senior year, this course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 or the equivalent, PSYC 025 , and either PSYC 040 (concurrently) or PSYC 035 Social sciences. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 102. Research Practicum in Perception and Cognition In this course, students conduct research projects singly or in small groups in collaboration with the instructor. Projects include designing, implementing, analyzing and reporting an experiment. Project topics are negotiated at the beginning of the semester. Past projects have studied eye-movements and decision-making, perception of the bodily self, self-motion and space perception, metaphor processing, and even experimental demand characteristics. All students meet together for a weekly lab meeting; additional weekly meeting times will be scheduled. When taken in the senior year, this course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 , PSYC 025 or permission of the instructor. 0.5 - 1 credit. Fall 2022. Durgin. Fall 2024. Durgin. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 103. Research Practicum in Behavioral Neuroscience This practicum consists of a weekly seminar meeting and a laboratory component. Students will discuss topics related to behavioral neuroscience research and conduct a research project in collaboration with the instructor. Research projects typically relate to feeding and involve behavioral assays, pharmacological manipulations, and/or neuroimaging with mice as the model species. For the lab component, students are required to work in the animal facility for at least 1 hour per week between 9am- 5pm. When taken in the senior year, this practicum fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology and neuroscience. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 , PSYC 025 , PSYC 030 or BIOL 022 , or permission of the instructor. Lab: 1 hour between 9am- 5pm once or more per week. 1 credit. Spring 2023. Fobbs. Spring 2024. Fobbs. Spring 2025. Fobbs. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 104. Research Practicum in Language and Mind In this course students conduct research projects singly or in small groups in collaboration with the instructor. Projects include designing, implementing, analyzing and reporting an experiment. Project topics are negotiated at the beginning of the semester. Past projects have investigated how people understand the perspective of conversational partners, how comprehenders resolve linguistic ambiguity, how perceivers infer what a speaker means from what they have said, and hemispheric differences in the way the brain processes language. All students meet together for a weekly lab meeting; additional weekly meeting times will be scheduled. When taken in the senior year, this course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 ; PSYC 025. Research Design and Analysis , and permission of the instructor. 0.5 - 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 105. Research Practicum in Psychology and Neuroscience: Social Imitation In this course students conduct research projects singly or in small groups in collaboration with the instructor. Projects include designing, implementing, analyzing and reporting an experiment. Project topics are negotiated at the beginning of the semester but will generally focus on topics related to social imitation, including why we tend to imitate others, what purposes social imitation serves, the consequences of social imitation for the experience of empathy, how imitation may give rise to emotional contagion, and how interpersonal factors such as similarity, attractiveness, and race bias may affect imitation. All students meet together for a weekly lab meeting; additional weekly meeting times will be scheduled. When taken in the senior year, this course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 ; PSYC 025. Research Design and Analysis ; either PSYC 031A. Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience or PSYC 035. Social Psychology and permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 106. Research Practicum in Cognitive Development This course provides experience in conducting research with infants and young children. Students conduct research projects singly or in small groups in collaboration with the instructor. Students will design, implement, analyze, and report an experiment. Project topics are negotiated at the beginning of the semester and are focused on language and concept acquisition as well as the interaction between language and cognition early in development. All students meet together for a weekly lab meeting; additional weekly meeting times will be scheduled. When taken in the senior year, this course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 ; PSYC 025. Research Design and Analysis and permission of the instructor. PSYC 039. Developmental Psychology is strongly recommended. Social sciences. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 107. Research Practicum in Developmental Psychology Prerequisite: PSYC 001 or the equivalent, PSYC 039 (Developmental Psychology), PSYC 025 (Research Design and Analysis) Social Sciences. 1 credit. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 108. Research Practicum in Clinical Psychology In this class, you will work in small groups to develop, design, conduct, analyze, and report an empirical research project. The primary objective is to foster your understanding of all phases of the research process from conception to report. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001; PSYC 025. Research Design and Analysis; PSYC 038. Clinical Psychology. Social sciences. 1 credit each semester. Eligible for CBL Fall 2022. Siev. Fall 2024. Siev. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 109. Research Practicum in Social and Emotional Well-Being This course provides experience in conducting research related to clinical psychology, prevention, and well-being promotion. The course focuses on the development and promotion of social and emotional well-being in adolescents and young adults. Students typically work in groups and collaborate on one or more research projects. Students may work on ongoing projects in the lab and/or develop new projects. Research projects typically focus on: 1) identifying and understanding the psychosocial and contextual factors that promote social and emotional well-being and protect against the development of psychological difficulties (e.g., depression and anxiety); and/or 2) evaluating school- and community-based programs designed to promote social and emotional well-being. Students gain experience in many aspects of the research process, including reviewing research literature, developing research questions and hypotheses, implementing research projects, entering and analyzing data, and presenting on projects and findings orally and in writing (in journal article format). In addition to the class meeting time, additional time is scheduled as needed to conduct research projects. Senior Comprehensive Credit: When taken in the senior year, this course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 or the equivalent and PSYC 025 : Research Design and Analysis; PSYC 038 : Clinical Psychology is strongly preferred. Social sciences. 1 credit. Spring 2023. Gillham. Fall 2023. Gillham. Spring 2024. Gillham. Spring 2025. Gillham. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 110. Research Practicum in Cognitive Neuroscience Students conduct research projects in small groups in collaboration with the instructor. Projects include designing, implementing, analyzing, and reporting on an experiment. Topics are negotiated during the semester and are focused on the analysis of human neuroimaging data and concept or language representations. All students meet together for a weekly discussion and tutorial session; additional meeting times are scheduled for project work. Familiarity with computer scripting languages (Matlab, Python, R) is helpful but not required (will be introduced in the course). When taken in senior year, the course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 , PSYC 025 : Research Design and Analysis, and either PSYC 032/132 Perception, PSYC 033 Cognitive Psychology, or PSYC 031 Cognitive Neuroscience, and permission of the instructor. Social Sciences. 1 credit. Spring 2023. Zinszer. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 111. Research Practicum in Multicultural Psychology Students conduct research projects in small groups in collaboration with the instructor. Projects include designing, implementing, analyzing, and reporting on an empirical project. Projects will focus on the role racial/ethnic identity in various groups and within various contexts. In addition to the class meeting time, students should prepare to schedule additional time to conduct research projects. Senior Comprehensive Credit: When taken in the senior year, this course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. This course may not be taken as CR/NC. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 , PSYC 025 , and PSYC 037 or instructor’s permission. 1 credit. Spring 2023. Thelamour. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 112. Research Practicum in Environmental Psychology In this course, students will conduct empirical research projects individually or in small groups in collaboration with the instructor. This includes designing and implementing a study, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting and presenting the findings. Project topics will be focused on how humans interact with the natural world, using a social psychological approach. This could include questions such as: How can we encourage pro-environmental behavior? What are the benefits of spending time in nature? What are the impacts of emotions elicited by nature such as awe and gratitude? What factors explain climate change denial? What are the antecedents and consequences of climate anxiety? In addition to the class meeting time, additional time is scheduled as needed to conduct research projects. When taken in the senior year, this course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 or the equivalent, PSYC 025, and PSYC 035. 1 Credit. Spring 2024. Jacobs. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
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	PSYC 032/132. Perception: Laboratory Course and Seminar Perception is fundamental to both cognition and action. How does perception work? This combined core-course and honors seminar covers a variety of scientific theories of perception including biological analyses of comparative functional anatomy of sensory systems and the informational “ecology” in which they have evolved, as well as functionalist information processing theories including computational, statistical and inferential approaches. An integrated series of laboratories and demonstrations provides students with experience testing theories of perception empirically. Students will additionally engage in collaborative original research projects. This course counts as as a core course in Psychology and as honors preparation in Psychology, Cognitive Science and in Neuroscience. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001. Introduction to Psychology and PSYC 025. Research Design and Analysis , or COGS 001. Introduction to Cognitive Science , or permission of instructor. Natural sciences and engineering practicum. Lab required. 2 credits. Eligible for COGS. Spring 2023. Durgin. Spring 2025. Durgin. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 130. Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience Course previously titled Seminar in Physiological Psychology An analysis of the neural bases of motivation, emotion, learning, memory, and language. Generalizations derived from neurobehavioral relations are brought to bear on clinical issues. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and PSYC 030. Behavioral Neuroscience or BIOL 022 or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS Fall 2022. Schneider. Fall 2023. Fobbs. Fall 2024. Fobbs. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 131. Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience In this course, we’ll examine how the processes for learning, comprehending, and producing language are implemented in the human brain. Drawing on evidence from neuropsychological and brain imaging studies, we’ll critically evaluate research on questions like: What brain areas serve in language processing? What are the cognitive functions of these areas, and how do these functions coordinate to make language? How is language affected when the brain is damaged? What are the cognitive and neural consequences of different language learning experiences? In addition to exploring the unfolding answers to these questions, we will develop a familiarity with academic literature in this field and practice the skills of reading, criticizing, and synthesizing primary research to answer scientific questions. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and PSYC 031 , or permission of the instructor. Social Science. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS Fall 2023. Zinszer. Fall 2024. Zinszer. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 131A. Seminar in Social Neuroscience: The Social Brain This seminar focuses on a critical analysis of current social neuroscience literature, covering topics such as person perception, empathy, perspective taking, emotion, attitudes, relationships, stereotypes and prejudice. Students consider evidence from studies using a broad spectrum of methods, including behavioral measures, functional neuroimaging, neurophysiological recordings, neuropsychology and computational modeling. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001. Introduction to Psychology and PSYC 031A. Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience or PSYC 031. Cognitive Neuroscience or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 131B. Seminar in Affective Neuroscience Students will engage in a critical evaluation of current topics in socio-affective neuroscience. Topics will include a contemporary investigation of neural bases of human social and affective (emotion) processes and related clinical disorders. The seminar will consider evidence from historic and emerging neuroscience methods including lesion-based approaches, neuropsychology, functional neuroimaging, scalp and intracranial electrophysiological recordings (EEG), as well as the emergence of neuromodulation as a therapeutic intervention for treatment-resistant clinical disorders (i.e., Parkinson’s Disease, treatment-resistant depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder). This course cannot be taken as pass/fail. Social sciences. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 001. Introduction to Psychology, and PSYC 031A. Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience or PSYC 031. Cognitive Neuroscience or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for Eligible for COGS. Spring 2023. Metzger. Spring 2024. Metzger. Spring 2025. Metzger. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 133. Metaphor and Mind Seminar Metaphor and other forms of figurative language use are fundamental to human thought. Can studying metaphor help us understand the representation of meaning in the brain and the communication of meaning between minds? How do metaphors affect our conceptualization of the world and of each other? This seminar examines scientific theories of metaphor use and understanding from psycholinguistics, cognitive science, philosophy of language, and neuroscience. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 033. Cognitive Psychology , PSYC 034. Psychology of Language or COGS 001. Introduction to Cognitive Science or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 134. Seminar in Psycholinguistics (Cross-listed as LING 134 ) An advanced study of special topics in the psychology of language. A research component is sometimes included. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 034. Psychology of Language , PSYC 033. Cognitive Psychology , or COGS 001. Introduction to Cognitive Science , or permission of the instructor. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for COGS. Spring 2024. Grodner. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.
	PSYC 135. Seminar in Social Psychology The seminar will provide an opportunity for critical exploration of contemporary topics in social psychology, including findings from cross-cultural and social neuroscience research. Various perspectives and methods for investigating how human mind and social behavior interact with situational and environmental factors are considered. Real world implications and applications are also discussed. And is eligible for ENVS credit. This course may not be taken as pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 001 and PSYC 035. Social Psychology or permission of the instructor. PSYC 025. Research Design and Analysis is strongly preferred. Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for ENVS. Fall 2022. Ward. Fall 2023. Ward. Fall 2024. Staff. Catalog chapter: Psychology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology Access the class schedule to search for sections.

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