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Happiness: Buddhist and Psychological Understandings of Personal Well-Being
| Happiness: Buddhist and Psychological Understandings of Personal Well-Being | | Course Number | PRS 304-01-PRE | | Course Title | Happiness: Buddhist and Psychological Understandings of Personal Well-Being | | Department | Presidential Seminars | | Campus | Smith College | | Course Description | Presidential Seminar: What is happiness? What is personal well-being? How are they achieved? This course will examine the core ideas of the Buddhist science of mind and how they are being studied and employed by psychologists, neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, and psychotherapists. The focus of the course will be the notion of ?happiness,? its cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary definition as well as the techniques advocated for its achievement by both the Buddhist and the psychologist. Prerequisite: PSY 111 or REL 105. Enrollment limited to 15 juniors and seniors. (E) | | Course Notes | Not open to first-years, sophomores |
| Reg # | Section | Credits | Instructors | Meeting Times | Location | Notes |
| 17709-F09 |
01 |
4 |
Jamie Hubbard; Philip Peake |
Th 03:00-04:40 |
SEELYE 304 |
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