PSY-3610: The Psychology of Bullying

This course is designed to introduce students to the cognitive, psychosocial and historical theories behind the reasons we bully. Through psychoeducational lecture, small group activities, documentary film, expert panels and in-the-field immersion experiences, this interactive course will equip students with the tools to deconstruct the dominant discourse surrounding today’s bullying epidemic. Modules will cover a wide range of psychological bullying situations – from the schoolyard to the workplace, through media and consumerism, from Nazi Germany through the 1980’s HIV epidemic, and even from within ourselves. Applied community psychology tenets and postmodern/art therapies will be explored as possible solutions to healing internalized traumas; social justice and empowerment theory will be examined as a means to reframe detrimental schemas/systems and combat micro, meso and macro-level marginalization. Additionally, students will participate in interactive therapeutic projects in order to explore their own inner-critic and resilience stories, as well as learn practical community action skills for combating oppression at both the local and national levels.
Min. Credits: 3.0 Max Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Liberal Arts, Science & Social Science

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PSY-3610: The Psychology of Bullying