Psychology 315 - Seminar: Autism-From Cells to Society

In this course, students explore autism from different perspectives. This course focuses on the prevalence and etiology of autism, its neurobiological and cognitive characteristics, and some clinical topics, such as assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. Throughout this course, students examine historical and modern day empirical research on autism. Empirical findings are evaluated within broader conversations about neurodiversity and disability, highlighting how research impacts, and is shaped by, autistic people and their families. At the end of the course, students write a proposal for a novel research study about autism and a topic of their choice. Prerequisites: PSY 100 and PSY 202. Restrictions: Juniors and seniors only. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission required.

[CE] JR/SR only; Prereq: PSY 100 & 202