Relationship Science (313-0-1)

Instructors

Eli J Finkel

Meeting Info

Technological Institute AUD: Mon, Wed 3:30PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

The primary goal of this course is to provide an overview of scientific research on interpersonal attraction and close relationships. By the end of the course, students should be able to think more deeply about interpersonal relationships, to evaluate media claims more critically, and (ideally) to be better relationship partners.

Teaching Method

Classes meet twice weekly for 80-minute sessions. The course is lecture-based, but it includes time for focused discussion and illustrations of key materials (typically with videos from popular culture).

Evaluation Method

Because this is a large, lecture-based course, student assessment is based primarily on the three midterm exams. There is no final exam for this course.

Class Materials (Required)

Required reading for this course includes one textbook (Bradbury and Karney's Intimate Relationships, 4th edition; ISBN-13: 978-1-324-07072-6) and one trade book (Eli Finkel's The All-Or-Nothing Marriage; ISBN-13: 978-1-101-98434-5).

Class Attributes

Social and Behavioral Science Foundational Discipl
Social & Behavioral Sciences Distro Area