PSYC 212 Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology
In this course students explore questions related to psychology's response to diversity and ethical principles, including: How has psychology dealt with issues of culture, race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation and ableism? How has this influenced basic theories in psychology? How does this affect specific groups or individuals in areas of research, assessment and therapeutic practice? What are the ethical standards that guide, and the ethical dilemmas that currently face, the field of psychology? How do issues of diversity and ethical principles influence and intersect with each other? Further, this course is designed to develop and expand students' critical knowledge of the central role of race, racism, and anti-racism in multiple contexts of society and aspects of everyday life. Students are asked to think critically about the societal and individual effects inherent in the information covered in this course.
Prerequisites
3 Undergraduate credits
Effective August 1, 1998 to present
Meets graduation requirements for
Learning outcomes
General
- Students will demonstrate an ability to respectfully engage in difficult discussions regarding issues of ethics, values, diversity and professional behavior.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the link between issues of racism/diversity and ethical behavior.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to critically respond to the issues of racism/diversity raised in the course.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to respectfully engage in writing and discussion regarding the issues of ethics, values, anti-racism, diversity and professional behavior.
- Students should emerge from the course with a more profound understanding of groups other than their own. Misconceptions, and even prejudice where it exists, should be replaced by knowledge.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
- Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
- Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
- Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
Goal 7A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States
- Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States' history and culture.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.
- Analyze their own attitudes, behaviors, concepts and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry.
- Describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc.) of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion.
- Demonstrate communication skills necessary for living and working effectively in a society with great population diversity.
Spring 2026
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Pope, Anna Renee Desiree | Books for PSYC-212-01 Spring 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-01 Spring 2026 |
| 50 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Kleyman, Kerry S | Books for PSYC-212-50 Spring 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-50 Spring 2026 |
| 51 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Ahmed Lamu, Zayed I | Books for PSYC-212-51 Spring 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-51 Spring 2026 |
| 52 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Compton, Sherri R | Books for PSYC-212-52 Spring 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-52 Spring 2026 |
Summer 2026
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Pope, Anna Renee Desiree | Books for PSYC-212-50 Summer 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-50 Summer 2026 |
| 51 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Kleyman, Kerry S | Books for PSYC-212-51 Summer 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-51 Summer 2026 |
Fall 2026
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Pope, Anna Renee Desiree | Books for PSYC-212-01 Fall 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-01 Fall 2026 |
| 50 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Compton, Sherri R | Books for PSYC-212-50 Fall 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-50 Fall 2026 |
| 51 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Ahmed Lamu, Zayed I | Books for PSYC-212-51 Fall 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-51 Fall 2026 |
| 52 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Harowski, Kathy J | Books for PSYC-212-52 Fall 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-52 Fall 2026 |
| 53 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Gatlin-Nygaard, Eowyn T | Books for PSYC-212-53 Fall 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-53 Fall 2026 |
| 54 | Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology | Staff, Staff | Books for PSYC-212-54 Fall 2026 | Course details for PSYC-212-54 Fall 2026 |