All Courses

(Summer CRN 23025/ Winter CRN 61458) Topics include lifespan development, motivation and emotion, health, social psychology, personality, abnormal, clinical, and forensic psychology. Students have an opportunity to be involved with ongoing research in the department by participating in experiments during the course of the academic term. Credit will be granted for only one of PSYC 102, PSYC 100 or PSYC 155. Three credits.

(Summer CRN 23026) This course provides an overview of psychological research and practice as it pertains to the lives and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ individuals and communities. Topics include: historical treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals within the field of psychology, LGBTQ+-inclusive research methods within Psychology, identity development and coming out, LGBTQ+ relationships, families and parenting, transgender and nonbinary identities, conversion therapy and other controversies in the field, prejudice, stigma and discrimination, minority stress theory, and LGBTQ+ health. Three credits.

(Fall CRN 61468) This is a lecture course in which applications of psychology to society will be considered. This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the tools of persuasion (e.g., consistency, reciprocity, liking, social proof, persuasive language, non-verbal cues), how to use these tools in an ethical manner, and apply them to solving everyday life and real-world problems. Credit will be granted for only one of PSYC 363 or PSYC 375. Three credits.

(Fall CRN: 61469) The focus of this course is on how culture influences human behaviour and mind. The evolution of culture is considered as we dissect the debate surrounding claims that culture exists outside of the human species. Contemporary research and theory in human development and socialization, self-identity and cultural constructs of collectivism and individualism, acculturation and multi-culturalism, building relationships with others, conceptions of health and healing, and the impact of culture on the basic psychological processes will be covered. Three credits.

(Summer CRN: 23027 / Winter CRN: 61459) This course examines the development of the individual from a cultural perspective. Development is considered to involve a process of co-construction of the individual and culture. The impact of cultural practices, traditions, and parental beliefs on the developing child are considered, along with the interplay between those cultural forces and the biological foundations that influence the course of development. Cognitive, social, emotional development will be studied, along with a consideration of applied issues that emerge from investigations of the impact of cultural environments on child development.  Three credits.

(Spring CRN 14578) This course will provide an in-depth, scientifically based understanding of development in adolescence and emerging adulthood. Important changes in physical, cognitive, social/emotional development will be discussed, as well as psychosocial issues experienced by adolescents and young adults (e.g., identity, intimacy, risk behaviors) and the contexts in which these developmental tasks occur, including family, relationships, and culture. Credit will be granted for only one of PSYC 383 or PSYC 385(2022-2023). Three credits.   

This on-demand webinar series, offered through the 2018-2020 Public Health Training for Equitable Systems Change (PHESC) project, will help public health practitioners better understand the requirements of the Ontario Public Health Standards through a health equity lens.

(Spring CRN 14579) This course is an introduction to the use of supernatural imagery and themes in current tales of superheroes. How are supernatural beings and forces incorporated 148 Religious Studies 2024-2025 StFX ACADEMIC CALENDAR into the stories? How do superheroes function as divine beings? In which ways are the messages presented by DC and Marvel derived from those of world religions? In which ways do they serve as substitutes for religion? Credit will be granted for only one of RELS 216 or RELS 298. Three credits.

(Fall CRN 61470) A study of cults in the context of 20th-century North American society, beginning with defining cults in relation to sects and churches. Topics include neo-paganism; Hare Krishna; the theosophical tradition; the Unification Church; tragic endings to cults such as the Branch Davidians and Heaven’s Gate; why people join cults; and the religio-cultural significance of cults today.  Three credits.

(Fall CRN 61471/61472) Students gain an understanding of the diversity of Islam and Muslims in Canada. The course examines how Muslims negotiate their religious identities in Canadian civic society. Students engage critically with different theoretical models shaping conceptions of identity and consider their relevance to public policy debates. The course uses Muslim and non-Muslim authors representing diverse points of view that have an impact on questions of immigration, multiculturalism, and religious pluralism. Cross-listed as SOCI 374. Three credits.