This is not a concentration or minor plan. It is a list of recommended courses for students interested in this field of study.

Pre-requisites: Many of these courses have pre- requisites. Please refer to the current LS&A Bulletin or course guide for information regarding which courses are required. It is important that pre-requisites are taken early in a student’s academic career so that they will be completed in time to take the desired course.

To learn more about cultural and community influences on psychological outcomes, this guide will prepare students for a vast array of career options including, but not limited to, graduate school in cultural anthropology, American culture, and community psychology. Students wishing to pursue graduate work in these areas are advised to develop a strong research focus from the beginning and to complete an honors thesis, when possible.

Lower Division (100-299) Psychology Courses (in addition to an Introductory Psychology Course):

122 Intergroup Dialogues (SOC 122)

Breadth Courses:
These courses are recommended to be taken early in the student’s concentration plan as they serve as prerequisites to many upper division courses.

260 Introduction to Organizational Psychology
250 Introduction to Developmental Psychology
280 Introduction to Social Psychology

Lab Courses:
The following courses may be used to satisfy a concentration lab requirement.

306 Project Outreach Group Leading
310 Processes of Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation (SOC 320)
311 Practicum in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues (SOC 321)
317 Community-Based Research (AMCULT 306)
318 Laboratory in Community Research (AMCULT 307)
319 Empowering Families & Communities (AMCULT 319)
320 Laboratory in Community Intervention (AMCULT 320)
325 Practicum in the Multicultural Community (AMCULT 321)
351 Advanced Lab in Developmental Psychology
381 Advanced Lab in Social Psychology (SOC 472)

Upper Division (300-499) Psychology Courses:
Students are advised to take as many upper-division courses as possible to fulfill concentration credit hours. Most students wishing to specialize in this area are advised to take more than the minimum 34 credits required.

315 Psychological Aspects of Black Experience (CAAS 327)
316 The World of the Black Child (CAAS 331)
353 Social Development
373 Introduction to Community Psychology
374 Marriage and the Family
393 Political Psychology
411 Gender and Group Process in a Multicultural Context (WOMENSTD 419)
457 Current Topics in Developmental Psychology
464 Group Behavior in Organizations
465 Organizational Systems
415 Anthropology of Childhood: Growing Up in Culture (ANTHRCUL 329)
418 Psychology and Spiritual Development (RELIGION 448)
487 Current Topics in Social Psychology
493 Psychological Perspectives on Culture and Ethnicity

Interdisciplinary Courses:
These courses, found across the university, are recommended to give students a broad, interdisciplinary background in the area of culture, context, and communities. Students should consider how these courses may be used to satisfy other degree requirements (e.g. Area Distribution credit, Race and Ethnicity, Quantitative Reasoning, and Upper Level Writing Requirements). There are numerous courses devoted to culture, context, and communities across university departments. Students are encouraged to explore these possibilities. We provide only a partial list here, as they relate to Psychology and the study of culture.

AMCULT 350 Approaches to American Culture
ANTHRCUL 222 The Comparative Study of Cultures
ANTHRCUL 272/ LING 272 Language in Society
ANTHRCUL 298 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
ANTHRCUL 309 Anthropology of Europe
ANTHRCUL 315/ AMCULT 316 Native American Peoples of North America
ANTHRCUL 319 Latin American Society and Culture
ANTHRCUL 320 Mexico: Culture and Society
ANTHRCUL 324 Anthropology of Contemporary American Culture
ANTHRCUL 330 Culture, Thought and Meaning
ANTHRCUL 374/ LING 374 Language and Culture
ANTHRCUL 402 Chinese Society and Cultures
ANTHRCUL 403 Japanese Society and Culture
ANTHRCUL 404 Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia
ANTHRCUL 405 Peoples and Cultures of India
ANTHRCUL 409 Peoples and Cultures of the Near East and North Africa
ANTHRCUL 411/ CAAS 422 African Culture
ANTHRCUL 414/ CAAS 444 Introduction to Caribbean Societies and Cultures I
ANTHRCUL 420 Anthropology of Contemporary American Culture
ANTHRCUL 429 Television, Society, and Culture
ANTHRCUL 440 Cultural Adaptation
ANTHRCUL 453/ CAAS 454 African-American Culture
ANTHRCUL 447 Culture, Racism, and Human Nature
ANTHRCUL 458 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
ANTHRCUL 541 Ecological Approaches in Cultural Anthropology
COMM 371 Media, Culture, and Society
COMM 473 Cross- Cultural Communication
COMM 478 Special Topics in Media and Culture
COMM 479 Seminar in Media and Culture
POLSCI 340 Governments and Politics in Western Europe
POLSCI 344 Government and Politics of Russia
POLSCI 347 Politics and Society in Latin America
POLSCI 350/ JUDAIC 451 The Politics and Culture of Modern East European Jewry
POLSCI 351 Israeli Society and Politics
POLSCI 352 Government and Politics of the Middle East
POLSCI 353 The Arab- Israeli Conflict
POLSCI 354 Governments and Politics of Southeast Asia
POLSCI 355 Government and Politics of China
POLSCI 356 Government and Politics of Japan
POLSCI 357 Governments and Politics of India and South Asia
POLSCI 358 Politics of the European Union
POLSCI 359/ CAAS 449 African Politics
SOC 304/ AMCULT 304 American Immigration
SOC 410 The American Jewish Community
SOC 412 Ethnic Identity and Inter-group Relations
SOC 434/ CAAS 434 Social Organization of Black Communities
WOMENSTD 346 African-American Women in Context
WOMENSTD 350 Women and the Community
WOMENSTD 351 Women and the Community II