PSYC 375 - Psychology of Myth

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed

Course serves as an introduction to the psychological form and function of myth and hero as part of the human experience. Existential-psychoanalytic and Jungian applications of the necessity and benefit of myth will be examined. Content includes examination of similarities and differences of myths from around the world, including exploration of Buddhist, Biblically-based, and contemprary American mythologies.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 or instructor’s approval.