Course Schedule

Academic Calendar

The CUNY Academic Calendar 

Week 1: Introduction to Psychology 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 1 

Week 2: Foundations & Research Methods 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 1–2 

Week 3: Genetics, Evolution & Biopsychology 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 3 

Week 4: Learning Processes 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 6 

Week 5: Motivation & Emotion 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 10 

Week 6: MIDTERM EXAM 

Week 7: Memory, Thinking & Intelligence 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 8 & Ch. 7 

Week 8: Lifespan Development (Body, Thought & Language) 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 9 

Week 9: Social Development 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 9 

Week 10: Social Perception & Attitudes 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 12 

Week 11: Social Influence on Behavior 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 12 

Week 12: Personality 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 11 

Week 13: Psychological Disorders 

Reading: OpenStax Ch. 15 

Week 14: FINAL EXAM (1–3 pm)