PSYCH 175
Community Psychology
Description: Designed for junior/senior Psychology majors. Application of psychological principles to understanding and solution of community problems. Topics include community development, community mental health problems, drugs, racism, and rehabilitation of prisoners.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Summer 2020 - I took Dr. Harrell’s Community Psychology course through the Transfer Summer Program (TSP) when it was online. The course grade consisted of 3-4 page weekly connection papers, an open-note exam, a community organization development project, participation, and a final class study circle reflection. Class meetings were Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for 2 hours, but she did give us breaks at the half. The weekly connection papers are an interesting assignment because they give you an opportunity to tie class concepts to relevant topics like a social justice film or social justice organization. The exam, on the other hand, was a very subjective experience for many of us. Although it was intended for us to take it within a few hours, it took all of us several hours to complete it, some more than others. I highly suggest studying with others and making your own study guide with definitions and examples of the course content in order to do the best you can. The community organization development project is a creative paper where you get to develop a community organization that addresses a mental health or social justice issue. It is time-consuming, but it has the potential to be interesting if you choose a topic you are genuinely interested in. Participation was graded on weekly forum posts, which could be either tedious or fascinating whether you are into current events, and PLF sessions. Aside from clarifying a few concepts and questions I had, I personally did not find the PLF sessions too helpful with grasping the material. The last assignment is a reflection on a discussion you do at the end of class. When I was going through a rough time early in the program, Dr. Harrell was very accommodating to me when that was communicated to her. Overall, she is very experienced and accomplished, so she does hold her students to a high academic standard, especially as UCLA students. Nonetheless, she is very compassionate, knowledgeable, and caring. This was definitely a class where you have to put in the work to earn an A.
Summer 2020 - I took Dr. Harrell’s Community Psychology course through the Transfer Summer Program (TSP) when it was online. The course grade consisted of 3-4 page weekly connection papers, an open-note exam, a community organization development project, participation, and a final class study circle reflection. Class meetings were Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for 2 hours, but she did give us breaks at the half. The weekly connection papers are an interesting assignment because they give you an opportunity to tie class concepts to relevant topics like a social justice film or social justice organization. The exam, on the other hand, was a very subjective experience for many of us. Although it was intended for us to take it within a few hours, it took all of us several hours to complete it, some more than others. I highly suggest studying with others and making your own study guide with definitions and examples of the course content in order to do the best you can. The community organization development project is a creative paper where you get to develop a community organization that addresses a mental health or social justice issue. It is time-consuming, but it has the potential to be interesting if you choose a topic you are genuinely interested in. Participation was graded on weekly forum posts, which could be either tedious or fascinating whether you are into current events, and PLF sessions. Aside from clarifying a few concepts and questions I had, I personally did not find the PLF sessions too helpful with grasping the material. The last assignment is a reflection on a discussion you do at the end of class. When I was going through a rough time early in the program, Dr. Harrell was very accommodating to me when that was communicated to her. Overall, she is very experienced and accomplished, so she does hold her students to a high academic standard, especially as UCLA students. Nonetheless, she is very compassionate, knowledgeable, and caring. This was definitely a class where you have to put in the work to earn an A.
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He is literally the worst professor ever! At first I thought he wasn't that bad because he provided us with sample questions for the midterm. But it wasn't too helpful because he still ended up changing some of the questions. the final was ridiculously hard! I cannot believe how he wants to us to compare two theories, explain their weaknesses and strengths and still apply those theories to a situation! How are you suppose to do all this in 50 minutes. There is 5 questions so you only get 10 minutes to answer each question. On the final, he expects you to know 25 hella detailed concepts when there is only going to be 5 essay questions. Are you kidding me? AND HE EXPECTS YOU TO ANSWER HIS ESSAY QUESTIONS VERBATIM! He wants VERBATIM answers in 50 minutes. Don't let him fool you with his rhetoric and fancy words. He does not care about his students at all. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS UNLESS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO TAKE!
He is literally the worst professor ever! At first I thought he wasn't that bad because he provided us with sample questions for the midterm. But it wasn't too helpful because he still ended up changing some of the questions. the final was ridiculously hard! I cannot believe how he wants to us to compare two theories, explain their weaknesses and strengths and still apply those theories to a situation! How are you suppose to do all this in 50 minutes. There is 5 questions so you only get 10 minutes to answer each question. On the final, he expects you to know 25 hella detailed concepts when there is only going to be 5 essay questions. Are you kidding me? AND HE EXPECTS YOU TO ANSWER HIS ESSAY QUESTIONS VERBATIM! He wants VERBATIM answers in 50 minutes. Don't let him fool you with his rhetoric and fancy words. He does not care about his students at all. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS UNLESS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO TAKE!
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