New Course Covers Positive Psychology

A new special topics course taught by four faculty members of the College of Psychology’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.

The course, PSYC 4900 – The Science and Application of Positive Psychology, is jointly taught by Associate Professors Tim Razza, Psy.D., Weylin Sternglanz, Ph.D., Myron Burns, Ph.D., and Jonathan Banks, Ph.D. The course covers topics like stress and mindfulness, empathy and relationships, money and happiness, and altruism.

“It’s demonstrating how what we know in psychology can extend to overall wellness and benefits,” Razza said. “It looks at how we can enhance typical everyday functioning.”

The course is open to any undergraduate student who has taken PSYC 1020 – Introduction to Psychology.

Full story: https://psychology.nova.edu/news-events/2020/cop-pospsych.html