Stanford Psychology Department - Undergraduate Program

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Ideal for students interested in social or cultural psychology, education, media, business, or law. The track focuses on the mutual constitution of mind, culture, and society, aiming to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of how psychological experience is afforded and shaped by the meanings and practices of the significant sociocultural contexts of people's lives. Considerable attention will also be given to how psychological experience perpetuates and reinforces these contexts. The primary emphasis is on contexts created by culture, social structure, race, ethnicity, and gender. Students must apply for admittance to this track prior to June 30 of their sophomore year using the application form you can download from this site.

Students admitted to the track must take all four of the required courses. The lists of recommended psychology and outside courses provided here, however, are not intended to be exhaustive. Admitted students should meet with their faculty advisor to design an appropriate course of study and receive approval for the psychology and outside courses they plan to take.

Faculty Advisors: Professors Hazel Markus and Jennifer Eberhardt

Required Courses
PSYCH 75 --- Cultural Psychology
PSYCH 155---Introduction to Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
PSYCH 173---Mind, Culture, and Society Research Lab (for Juniors only)
PSYCH 177---Senior Seminar on Mind, Culture, and Society

Recommended Psychology Courses (students must take at least 4 courses)
PSYCH 70 ----Introduction to Social Psychology
PSYCH 101--- Community Health Psychology
PSYCH 102--- Longevity
PSYCH 110 ---Research Methods and Experimental Design
PSYCH 158--- Emotions: History, Theories, and Research
PSYCH 162 ---Psychology of Gender
PSYCH 165 ---Peace Studies
PSYCH 178--- Stigma and Marginality
PSYCH 180--- Social Psychological Approaches to Stereotyping and Prejudice
PSYCH 215--- Mind, Culture, and Society Graduate Seminar
PSYCH 217--- Topics and Methods in Cultural Psychology

Recommended Outside Courses (students must take at least 3 courses)
AFROAM 105-- Introduction to African and African American Studies
AMSTUD 160--- Perspectives on American Identity
CASA 16----- Native Americans in the 21 st Century: Encounters, Identity, & Sovereignty
CASA 88------ Theories in Race and Ethnicity
CASA 151/251-- Cultural Studies
EDUC 156A --Understanding Racial and Ethnic Identity
EDUC 177 ----Education of Immigrant Studies: Psychological Perspectives
EDUC 178X---- Latino Families, Languages, & Schools
EDUC 179 -----Urban Youth and Their Institutions: Research and Practice
EDUC 197----- Education and the Status of Women: Comparative Perspective
EDUC 201A---- History of African American Education
EDUC 212X---- Urban Education
EDUC 273X---- Gender and Higher Education
EDUC 292 ------Cultural Psychology
FEMST 101----- Introduction to Feminist Studies
FEMST 120------ Introduction to Queer Studies
HISTORY 59----- Introduction to Asian American History
HISTORY 62----- Introduction to African American History
HISTORY 64 ----Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in the American Experience
HISTORY 162---- Introduction to Chicana/o Life and Culture
HISTORY 166----- Introduction to African American History: The Modern African American Freedom Struggle
HISTORY 258----- History of Sexuality in the United States
HISTORY 260----- Race and Ethnicity in the American Metropolis: Case Study of Los Angeles
HISTORY 265----- New Research in Asian American History
HUMBIO 102A, 102B-- Children, Youth, and the Law
HUMBIO 104------ Aging: From Biology to Social Policy
HUMBIO 123------ Adolescent Sexuality
HUMBIO 141------- Race, Poverty, and the Environment
HUMBIO 169 ------Critical Issues in International Women's Health
LINGUIST 156----- Language and Gender
NATIVEAM -------Language, Culture, and Education in Native North America
PHIL 30------------ Introduction to Political Philosophy (also ETHICSOC 30)
PHIL 77 ------Methodology in Ethics: Translating Theory into Practice (also ETHICSOC 77)
PHIL 80------- Mind, Matter, and Meaning
PHIL 177------- Philosophical Issues Concerning Race and Racism (also POLISCI 136)
POLISCI 121---- Urban Politics
POLISCI 131---- Children's Citizenship: Justice Across Generations
POLISCI 221T---- Politics of Race and Ethnicity in the United States
POLISCI 226S -----Asian Americans in Politics
POLISCI 231S----- Contemporary Theories of Justice
PUBLPOL 168 -----The Matrix of Change: Managing Diversity
SOC 115A ---------Social Structure, Culture, and the Economy
SOC 122----------- Sociology of Culture
SOC 136----------- Law and Society
SOC 138----------- American Indians in Comparative Historical Perspective
SOC 139----------- American Indians in Contemporary Society
SOC 140----------- Introduction to Social Stratification
SOC 141A--------- Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health
SOC 142 -----------Sociology of Gender
SOC 143 -----------Prejudice, Racism, and Social Change
SOC 144----------- Race and Crime in America
SOC 145----------- Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 148 -----------Racial Identity
SOC 149----------- The Urban Underclass
SOC 150----------- The Family

There are no additional research or seminar requirements for the Mind, Culture, and Society Track.