Psychology (PSYCH)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

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  • Schedule of Classes - January 30, 2026 3:06PM EST

PSYCH 1101
Introduction to Psychology

Why are people superstitious? Why do people blush when they are embarrassed? What is intelligence (and are IQ tests a good way to measure it)? Why don't psychopaths feel guilty when they harm others? How ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1630 PSYCH 1101   LEC 001

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    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

PSYCH 1102
Introduction to Cognitive Science

This course provides an introduction to the science of the mind. Everyone knows what it's like to think and perceive, but this subjective experience provides little insight into how minds emerge from physical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  1632 PSYCH 1102   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

PSYCH 1131
Introduction to Human Development

Introduction to Human Development provides a broad and foundational overview of field of human development, starting from conception and ending through process of death and dying. The course will start ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Second.  Combined with: HD 1130

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  1686 PSYCH 1131   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 10, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Residential program students. See https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/residential for more information.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Commuter program students. See https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/on-campus for additional information.

PSYCH 1500
Introduction to Environmental Psychology

Environmental Psychology is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer.  Combined with: COGST 1500, DEA 1500

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1623 PSYCH 1500   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

PSYCH 1650
Computing in the Arts

Over the centuries, artists in a wide variety of media have employed many approaches to the creative process, ranging from the philosophical to the mechanical to the virtual. This course unravels some ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Second.  Combined with: CS 1610, ENGRI 1610, MUSIC 1465

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1522 PSYCH 1650   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 10, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Commuter program students. See https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/on-campus for additional information.

PSYCH 1990
Sports Psychology

Research, theory, and application in sport psychology. An interdisciplinary approach which applies social and personality psychology, motivation, clinical psychology, exercise physiology, and biochemistry ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Second. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1637 PSYCH 1990   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 10, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

PSYCH 2230
Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience

Introduction to psychology from a biological perspective, which focuses on brain mechanisms of behavior. Topics include the structure and function of the nervous system, physiological approaches ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer.  Combined with: COGST 2230, HD 2230

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1638 PSYCH 2230   LEC 001

  •  
    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

PSYCH 2350
Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in Early Childhood

Children who grow up in multilingual environments have a profoundly different experience compared to monolingual children. In this course, we examine the nature and impact of this experience ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer.  Combined with: HD 2350

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1684 PSYCH 2350   LEC 001

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    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

PSYCH 2750
Introduction to Personality

What is personality? How is it scientifically studied and measured? To what extent, do biological, social, and cultural factors shape personality? Is personality an expression of our genetic make up and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - First.  Combined with: HD 2600

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  1641 PSYCH 2750   LEC 001

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    • Jun 1 - Jun 18, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

PSYCH 2800
Introduction to Social Psychology

Introduction to research and theory in social psychology. Topics include social influence, persuasion, and attitude change; culture, social interaction and group phenomena; evolution, altruism, and aggression; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Second.  Combined with: HD 2810

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1643 PSYCH 2800   LEC 001

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    • Jun 22 - Jul 10, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

PSYCH 3800
Social Cognition

How do we form and change our first impressions of other people? What kinds of events put us into happy versus sad moods? What explains why we persist in holding stereotypes of groups? Can we explain why ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - First. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1645 PSYCH 3800   LEC 001

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    • Jun 1 - Jun 18, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.

PSYCH 4382
Language and Thought

The intricate relations between language and thought have stirred a heated debate from ancient philosophy to the era of modern science. Does language precede thought or vice versa? Do different languages ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer.  Combined with: HD 4380

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1682 PSYCH 4382   SEM 101

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    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.