SIS 2019 - Happiness

Credits: 4.00
This interdisciplinary course will introduce students to issues related to the study of happiness. Students will develop an understanding of the ways in which scientists define and measure happiness, with a focus on research from psychology and behavioral economics. Empirical data relating to the experience, prevalence, and malleability of happiness will be examined. In addition, perspectives from fields such theology and philosophy will be discussed.
McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding, Scientific Inquiry, Sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies