The Psychology of Human Experience

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?The Psychology of Human Experience?, takes students on a journey through a series of unique philosophical and psychological perspectives on what it means to be human. As opposed to current and historical trends in the discipline that focus predominantly on behavior, biology, evolution or the neurological basis of psychology, we take seriously the idea that human experience itself is absolutely crucial in doing psychology. This focus on distinctively human experience takes us from the analysis of dreams to exploring the existential dimension of anxiety; from the embodied experience of music to questions of what really separates humans from other higher order mammals; from the contemplation of the question of being, to dilemmas of subjective belief, meaning and faith. The Spring Semester trip to London will bring these themes to life, with visits to: Buckingham Palace; the British Museum; Freud?s house; the National Gallery, Shakespeare?s Globe Theatre; Tate Modern; and all the traditional tourist sites London has to offer.