Psychology Summer Courses
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PSYC-1200-R21- Foundations of Psychology
Summer Session 2, July 01, 2025 - August 05, 2025
Rose Hill: MTWR, 09:00AM - 12:00PM and MR, 01:00PM - 03:00PM
A systematic examination of the methods and content of psychology as a life science. A survey of history and development, principles, and theories of psychology related to sensation and perception, learning, cognition, motivation, developmental, personality, abnormal, and social psychology.
CRN: 16386
Instructor: Nardini, Cristina
4 credits
Fordham course attributes: ZLB3
PSYC-1200-V31- Foundations of Psychology (CLOSED)
Summer Session 3, May 27, 2025 - August 05, 2025
Online: Asynchronous
A systematic examination of the methods and content of psychology as a life science. A survey of history and development, principles, and theories of psychology related to sensation and perception, learning, cognition, motivation, developmental, personality, abnormal, and social psychology.
CRN: 14948
Instructor: Minami, Haruka
4 credits
Fordham course attributes: ZLB3
PSYC-2000-R11- Statistics
Summer Session 1, May 27, 2025 - June 26, 2025
Rose Hill: MTWR, 09:00AM - 12:00PM
This course covers descriptive statistics and (parametric and nonparametric) inferential statistics. It emphasizes mastery of statistical concepts and utilization of statistical software.
CRN: 14813
Instructor: Conway, Christopher
4 credits
Fordham course attributes: NEUR, ZLB3
PSYC-2600-L11- Social Psychology - Canceled
Summer Session 1, May 27, 2025 - June 26, 2025
Lincoln Center: MTWR, 01:00PM - 04:00PM
An examination of how others shape an individual's behavior. A review of selected topics of interpersonal behavior, including antisocial and prosocial behavior, prejudice, attraction, social influence, attitudes and persuasion, research methods.
CRN: 15791
Instructor: Ilagan, Gabrielle
4 credits
Fordham course attributes: PYCP, SSCI, URST
PSYC-2900-V31- Psychopathology (CLOSED)
Summer Session 3, May 27, 2025 - August 05, 2025
Online: Asynchronous
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an overview of psychological disorders, or psychopathology. Etiology, prevalence, symptoms, and course of various psychological disorders will be covered, with an emphasis on the scientific investigation of psychopathology.
CRN: 15064
Instructor: Minami, Haruka
4 credits
Fordham course attributes: PYCP, SSCI
PSYC-3340-L21- Urban Psychology
Summer Session 2, July 01, 2025 - August 05, 2025
Lincoln Center: TWR, 01:00PM - 05:00PM
How living in a large city can affect an individual's behavior and personality. Investigations into the "urban personality," stress, family, friends and strangers, crowding, the built environment, adaptation. Includes field research.
CRN: 16502
Instructor: Takooshian, Harold
4 credits
Fordham course attributes: ENST, ESEL, PYAC, URST
PSYC-3930-RP2- Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Summer Session 2, July 7-17, 2025
Rose Hill: MTWRF, 09:30AM - 03:30PM
This course is part of the Summer Leaders Academy offering for high school students. An introduction to clinical psychology, including major schools of clinical interventions, the relation between assessment and clinical practice, including specific areas of evaluation (such as intellectual, personality, and observational/behavioral). Areas of specialization will also be covered.
CRN: 16503
Instructor: Raposa, Elizabeth
4 credits
Fordham course attributes: ASSC, PYAC
PSYC-3950-R11- Behavior Modification
Summer Session 1, May 27, 2025 - June 26, 2025
Rose Hill: MTWR, 09:00AM - 12:00PM
The goals of the course are to teach the principles of behavior and their application to complex human behavior. Students will understand basic principles of behavior, how to analyze complex human behavior in terms of those principles, how to collect data and plot it on graphs, how conduct research to determine the causes of behavior, and the basics of how to change behavior. This course does not make a student competent to conduct therapy.
CRN: 16504
Instructor: Andover, Margaret
4 credits
Fordham course attributes: PYAC, EP3
PSYC-4900-L21- Psychology and Human Values
Summer Session 2, July 01, 2025 - August 05, 2025
Lincoln Center: MTWR, 09:00AM - 12:00PM
This senior values seminar explores pioneering theories and research in the psychology of values. Topics include human motives/goals; the sense of right and wrong; cognitive, social, cultural, spiritual, and gender aspects of ethical decision-making; behavior in morally challenging situations; and virtue in relationships, work, and community.
CRN: 16505
Instructor: Lee, John
4 credits
Fordham course attributes: BEVL, BIOE, EP4, PYCA, VAL
PSYC-6050-R21- Behavioral Medicine -Canceled
Summer Session 2, July 01, 2025 - August 05, 2025
Rose Hill: TR, 09:00AM - 12:00PM
Graduate Course. Teaches students the clinical and research skills required in a medical setting. The overarching goal is for students to gain competency working with patients presenting with a range of medical conditions (as primary or secondary diagnosis).
CRN: 16506
Instructor: Annunziato, Rachel
3 credits
Fordham course attributes: CLRM, CPCE, CPIE
PSYC-6066-R21- History and Systems
Summer Session 2, July 01, 2025 - August 05, 2025
Rose Hill: MW, 01:00PM - 04:00PM
Graduate Course. This course surveys the history of the major systems of psychology from pre-Socratic philosophers to contemporary cognitive science and neuroscience. Key men and women who contributed to the development of theories about and methods used to study personality, emotion, intelligence, cognition, and psychobiology are discussed within their historical, religious, cultural, and political contexts.
CRN: 16508
Instructor: Mattson, Mark
3 credits
Fordham course attributes: CEED, CENS, CLMB, PSIC
PSYC-6370-R11- Cognition and Affect
Summer Session 1, May 27, 2025 - June 26, 2025
Rose Hill: WR, 01:00PM - 04:00PM
Graduate Course. A development and comparative examination of significant cognitive theories and research Structuralist, contextualist, information processing, and connectionist perspectives as well as research from infant to elderly cognition are covered.
CRN: 16509
Instructor: Roy, Amy
3 credits
Fordham course attributes: CLMB
PSYC-7990-R11- The Teaching of Psychology
Summer Session 1, May 27, 2025 - June 26, 2025
Rose Hill: WR, 09:00AM - 12:00PM
Graduate Course. Theory and practice of college teaching will be reviewed. Topics will include lecturing, demonstrations, assessment methods, out of class writing assignments, syllabus preparation, local requirements and values.
CRN: 14974
Instructor: Feuerstahler, Leah
3 credits
Classes listed as either Lincoln Center or Rose Hill will meet on-campus only.
Classes listed as "Online" during Session I or II will meet synchronously online during their scheduled meeting times. Students in different time zones should plan accordingly. Session III online courses are asynchronous (exceptions are noted in course descriptions).
Hybrid courses will meet in person on campus at the times indicated; additional online work will also be required.