PSYC156
CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
Also listed under 1 other title
- DISC: CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
- Department
- Psychology
- Terms offered
- 22
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Provides a systematic overview of knowledge about cultural organization of human psychological functions, and how psychology as a research discipline can study these functions. Strong theoretical and methodological orientation is included. Prerequisites for this course require a grade of C- or better This course fulfills the Developmental/Cultural requirement of the Psychology major.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
1999 2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 8 fall terms since 2019. | 2030 Spring: 25% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Spring in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 (9 spring terms observed). Department course count falling about 4% per year. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 8 fall terms since 2019. | 2029 Spring: 48% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Spring in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 (10 spring terms observed). Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 8 fall terms since 2019. | 2028 Spring: 22% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Spring in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 (11 spring terms observed). Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 8 fall terms since 2019. | 2027 Spring: 40% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Spring in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 (12 spring terms observed). Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC120 2025-12023-1
- Tue, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM JC204 2025-3
- Tue, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC204 2025-2
- Thu, 1:25 PM–2:15 PM JC118 2023-3
- Tue, 1:25 PM–2:15 PM JC118 2023-2
- Tue, 9:00 AM–9:50 AM ONLINE 2021-2
- Tue, 12:00 PM–12:50 PM ONLINE 2021-3
- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM ONLINE 2021-1
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Jose R. Rosario Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 40 enrolled | 33940 |
| Fall 2023 | Anne A. Fast | Lecture | 1 | 23 of 40 enrolled | 22447 |
| Spring 2023 | Nicole P. Baker | Lecture | 1 | 40 of 40 enrolled | 31217 |
| Spring 2022 | Maria T. Coutinho | Lecture | 1 | 36 of 40 enrolled | 31217 |
| Spring 2021 | Deeya Mitra | Online | 1 | 42 of 40 enrolled | 38592 |
| Fall 2019 | Deeya Mitra | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 20 enrolled | 27332 |
| Spring 2019 | Esteban Cardemil (He/Him) | Lecture | 1 | 42 of 40 enrolled | 37203 |
| Spring 2013 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 47 of 60 enrolled | 30814 |
| Spring 2012 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 54 of 60 enrolled | 30814 |
| Spring 2011 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 40 of 60 enrolled | 40077 |
| Spring 2010 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 58 of 60 enrolled | 34091 |
| Spring 2009 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 46 of 60 enrolled | 34091 |
| Spring 2008 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 41 of 60 enrolled | 34091 |
| Spring 2007 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 48 of 60 enrolled | 34091 |
| Spring 2006 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 45 of 50 enrolled | 34091 |
| Spring 2005 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 34 of 50 enrolled | 31894 |
| Spring 2004 | Rainer G. Diriwachter | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 25 enrolled | 31894 |
| Spring 2003 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 27 of 60 enrolled | 33675 |
| Spring 2002 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 40 of 60 enrolled | 33675 |
| Spring 2001 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 39 of 99 enrolled | 33675 |
| Spring 2000 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 79 of 99 enrolled | 33675 |
| Spring 1999 | Jaan Valsiner | Lecture | 1 | 51 of 99 enrolled | 33675 |
No-credit sessions
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Jose R. Rosario Jr. | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 11 of 20 enrolled | 33941 |
| Spring 2025 | Jose R. Rosario Jr. | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 19 of 20 enrolled | 33942 |
| Fall 2023 | Anne A. Fast | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 14 of 20 enrolled | 22448 |
| Fall 2023 | Anne A. Fast | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 9 of 20 enrolled | 22449 |
| Spring 2023 | Nicole P. Baker | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 20 of 20 enrolled | 31218 |
| Spring 2023 | Nicole P. Baker | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 20 of 20 enrolled | 31219 |
| Spring 2022 | Maria T. Coutinho | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 18 of 20 enrolled | 31218 |
| Spring 2022 | Maria T. Coutinho | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 18 of 20 enrolled | 31219 |
| Spring 2021 | Deeya Mitra | Online | - | 21 of 20 enrolled | 38593 |
| Spring 2021 | Deeya Mitra | Online | - | 21 of 20 enrolled | 38594 |
| Fall 2019 | Deeya Mitra | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 20 of 20 enrolled | 27333 |