PSYC 3020
Ethics in Psychology · 3 credits · Fall 2026
Requirements
PSYCHOLOGY 1000 OR PHILOSOPHY 2101 IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. STUDENTS WHO PASSED PHILOSOPHY 3312 OR PSYCHOLOGY 3020 CANNOT ENROLL IN THIS COURSE.
About this course
3 hours; 3 creditsThis course introduces students to the history of ethics in psychology. Topics include what makes clients of psychologists, their families and their communities vulnerable; how individual and group reasoning, and our own cognitive biases and heuristics can help or hinder our ethical behavior; how organizational climate and socio-cultural contexts can affect our ethical decision making; neuroethics; and diversity, equity and inclusion considerations relevant to ethics in psychology. PHIL 3312 and PSYC 3020 are the same course.Prerequisite: Psychology 1000 or Philosophy 2101
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