PSYCH 444RPsychological Interventions

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Psychology

When it runs

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Students in this course will learn how brief psychological exercises can improve outcomes and foster equity in areas such as school achievement, well-being, intergroup relations, and health. Students will investigate theories behind these psychological interventions, and when and why they are successful. Students will incorporate research methodology to test interventions' effectiveness into their own psychological intervention designs.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - PSYCH253 - Social Psychology (0.50)
  - PSYCH253R - Social Psychology (0.50)
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - PSYCH291 - Basic Research Methods (0.50)
  - SDS251R - Social Research (0.50)
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - PSYCH292 - Basic Data Analysis (0.50)
  - SDS250R - Social Statistics (0.50)
- Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
SEM 081	3533	0 / 30	Online or by arrangement
SEM 701	1268	46 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

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Took S26 online offering. As much as it was exhausting to record all those major presentation slides and write all those major report words, this is a valuable psychological design course. And you have a chance to view others' progress in design.

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Spring 2023

Jul 12, 2023 PSYCH 444R Late Submissom 1 point, 1 comment

u/VV_vibes: “The deadline was for 11:55 but I realized on of my audio files was missing. Hence I uploaded at 11:59. Does anyone know if the prof might not take it?”

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