PSY382 Health Psychology (Fall, Spring)

PSY382 Health Psychology (Fall, Spring)

This course is designed to give you an introductory overview to the field of Health Psychology. Study the role of psychological factors in the cause, progression and consequences of health and illness. We investigate why people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond when they do get ill. You will learn about how cognitions, emotions and behavior may protect health or influence the development of illness and how people can cope with stress, pain, and disease. Class will consist of didactic lectures, experiential activities, journal clubs, and group discussions. You will leave this class with a basic understanding of the clinical and research applications of health psychology as well as some practical skills for applying health psychology interventions to your own life.

Prereq: PSY 205 or 209 or an equivalent introduction to psychology course

Limited enrollment: Psychology majors may take more than one Psychology (PSY) course, all others limited to one PSY course during the semester.

COM350 Topics in Media, Diversity and Inclusion: The Power of Images through Inclusive Storytelling (Fall, Spring)

This course will examine the role that media content plays in producing cultural meaning and its interaction and impact on society over the past two centuries with a focus on diversity and inclusion. Many aspects of contemporary western visual culture will be analyzed, including still images, movies, and new technologies like NFTs, the Metaverse, AI, and social networks.

Case studies will focus on prominent Italian players in the media scenario like the master of neorealistic cinema Federico Fellini and world-famous photographer Oliviero Toscani; as well as the communication strategies of distinctive Italian companies like Gucci and social media personalities like Chiara Ferragni.

Counts as an IDEA course requirement for Syracuse students. SU students may not receive credit for more than one of the following: COM 346, 348, 350.

This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.

GEO300.4 Climate Change & Human Rights: Italian and Global Perspectives (Fall, Spring)

Heatwaves, droughts, fires, floods and catastrophic storms. Like many countries around the globe, Italy faces multiple threats from climate change.

This course investigates the causes, effects and subsequent actions to address climate change from the international to the individual level. Through example-based learning, students will become active participants in the ongoing climate change discourse. Starting from the Italian perspective, this course provides participants with essential knowledge on climate science, international climate diplomacy, and human rights. It explores the connections between these major challenges, and explains how Italy fits in the larger context of global efforts to address climate change.

Cross-listed with PSC 300.4.

PSY395 Mental Health Disorders (Spring)

Mental Health Disorders is concerned with identifying, understanding, and treating psychological disorders. Why do people have difficulties enjoying life and why do they experience sustained sadness which may even result in attempts to end their own lives? Why do war veterans who return from Iraq experience panic attacks in the middle of a supermarket even though they are out of harm’s way? Why do young girls starve themselves to death pursuing unrealistic ideals of thinness? Why do people hear voices and see things that are not there? When do these problems typically start, how can we understand factors that increase the risk of experiencing psychological problems, and what options exist for treatment? These topics and questions surround us every day and this course will try to answer some of these questions, providing an overview of the scientific study of abnormal thought, emotion, and behavior.

Pre-req: PSY 205 or 209 or equivalent introductory psychology course.

Limited enrollment: Psychology majors may take more than one Psychology (PSY) course, all others limited to one PSY course during the semester.

HST300.5 Food and Emotions in Italian History (Fall, Spring)

The course investigates how emotions and sensibilities related to food are historically and culturally situated phenomena. It is grounded in the Western perspective, particularly the Italian experience, consistently placing it critically and in relation to global history. The theoretical basis stems from the Food History, the Cultural History of the Body, and the History of Emotions. It provides students with historical and conceptual tools that will enable them to think critically about the complexities of our time and past, encouraging them to build their personal experiences and food-related emotions positively.

Meets with with ANT 300.5.

This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.

ANT300.5 Food and Emotions in Italian History (Fall, Spring)

The course investigates how emotions and sensibilities related to food are historically and culturally situated phenomena. It is grounded in the Western perspective, particularly the Italian experience, consistently placing it critically and in relation to global history. The theoretical basis stems from the Food History, the Cultural History of the Body, and the History of Emotions. It provides students with historical and conceptual tools that will enable them to think critically about the complexities of our time and past, encouraging them to build their personal experiences and food-related emotions positively.

Meets with with HST 300.5.

This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.

PSC300.4 Climate Change & Human Rights: Italian and Global Perspectives (Fall, Spring)

Heatwaves, droughts, fires, floods and catastrophic storms. Like many countries around the globe, Italy faces multiple threats from climate change.

This course investigates the causes, effects and subsequent actions to address climate change from the international to the individual level. Through example-based learning, students will become active participants in the ongoing climate change discourse. Starting from the Italian perspective, this course provides participants with essential knowledge on climate science, international climate diplomacy, and human rights. It explores the connections between these major challenges, and explains how Italy fits in the larger context of global efforts to address climate change.

Cross-listed with GEO 300.4.

DES304 Collaborative Design (Spring)

Open only to students accepted to the Florence Design Program

Collaborative Design focuses on inquiry-based learning that involves groups of designers from diverse backgrounds and interests to work together to design innovative and transformative spaces, services, and products in project based environment.

Corequisite: IND 481

This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.

ARI280.3 Printmaking I (Fall, Spring)

Explore expressive forms and the history of printmaking while learning various printmaking techniques, including relief, intaglio, and monotype processes. Examine interrelationships of these media with other art disciplines. Work on individual and group projects.

Limited enrollment, with preference given to students admitted to Studio Art Program.

This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.