Psychology (Grad)

Examines the dynamics of trauma and resilience through service-learning working with women recovering from trauma, cultivating resilience, and building peace following the Balkan Wars. Students will explore psychological processes through the lens of pschological theories, including psychodynamic and social psychology, and analyze the impact of gender, attituded and values in the experience of stress, trauma, coping, and resilience. Students will deepen their understanding of the attitudes, values, cultural and gender factors unfluencing the experience of and recovery from trauma of women through direct service and through emersion into the local culture. Students will reflect upon the psychological factors that contribute to resilience, conflict resolution, and peace building in the context the attitudes and values related to the culture of the region and the role of women in these processes. [ 3 credits ]