Recent Semesters2027SP, 2026SPClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisitePSYCH220 - General Psychology Effective Fall 2025, this course is: PSYC-C1000 Introduction to Psychology (Or PSYC-C1000 challenge examination) AND Advisory Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4C · IGETC Area 4I · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area D9 · CSU GE Area DDescriptionThis course will provide a theoretical and practical framework through which study and analysis of key factors in the psychological development of African Americans/Blacks living in a Western European-centered society can be considered. The course will look at authentic Black identity beginning with Africa, through the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and current day phenomena of Black experiences including health, education, family dynamics, the Hip Hop and Rap Movement, and the impact of the media on the psycho-social well being of Black people, and will gauge its accuracy and relevance through a culturally specific African-centered lens. This investigation uses a psycho- historical approach to critically examine and query Western mainstream psychological notions and accepted concepts that frame the discourse and study of Black people, their behavior, culture and communities.Usually HeldMon Wed 8:00am–9:25am 