Appendix F - Saybrook University

HS 7570
246
Critical Theories in the Human Sciences
This course focuses on theoretical and research issues related to
the primary forms of social, political and economic domination
and oppression. It examines the basic epistemological biases and
ideological and psychological dimensions of these through consideration
of major theorists from the Frankfurt School (Adorno,
Horkheimer, Habermas, and Marcuse). The intent of this first
generation of critical social theorists was to connect theory with
the practical activities of individual and social transformation
toward greater freedom and rationality. The course also examines
the positions of postmodernist theorists, such as Michel Foucault,
and other recent contributors from the perspectives of feminism,
transpersonal psychology, and liberation theology. The course
proposes that critical theory is an alternative view of theory and
research in the human sciences and an important perspective in
the ongoing development of a Human Science approach to
inquiry. Prerequisite: HS 1000, Theories of Inquiry, or HS 1001,
Philosophy and History of Human Science. 3.0 credits.
HTP 1080 (OL) History and Systems of Psychology
The focus of this course is two-fold; first to introduce the student
to the craft of historiography as a legitimate method in psychology,
and second, to more accurately place the history of humanistic
and transpersonal psychology within the larger framework of
the history of American academic psychology. Persistent issues
in psychology and the evolution of answers to these problems are
examined. This course also focuses on the historical development
of psychology as a separate scientific discipline in relation
to applied psychology, the humanities, and the human sciences.
3.0 credits.
HTP 2010 (OL) Structure and Dynamics of the Family
This course provides theoretical and phenomenological overview
of the changing nature of family structures and dynamics through
lifespan and intergenerational perspectives. The course explores
the dynamics of human systems, processes in adaptation, and
integrative approaches in systems interventions. The course
emphasizes case description, historical and developmental perspectives,
theoretical models in systems formulations, and integration
of cultural and social structures in contextual dynamics.
3.0 credits.