Anth or Psyc?

[chaeymaey]

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Because of changing a prof for an English class, I now have different schedule options. I can either go from 8am-1pm with no break by taking Honors Cultural Anthropology, go from 8-2 with a 1 hr. break at 9 taking Developmental Psychology, or go from 8-3 with 1 hr. breaks at 9 and 1. I guess besides the issue of a comfortable schedule comes the question of which is easier: Honors Cultural Anthropology or Regular Developmental Psychology? I say which is easier because I had a rough last semester (2 C's) and I need this to be an easy class. I'm already 2 English classes, which is my real passion, but they require a lot of reading and I don't want to take on too much.

 

[vizzini]

I took Dev. Psych last semester and loved it...I thought it was very interesting and pretty easy as well. I dont know how it is at your school though. It was interesting because at each stage of life we studied the three major areas of development: cognitive, social, biological. I could definitely see how this will be beneficial to me as a doctor (if i get there one day): to know how my patient, young or old, is developing in these three areas and how that would influence my decisions for them and how my decisions would impact thier lives. The last week of the semester was spent studying Death & Dying, which I think everybody should be well educated in. I am taking Cultural Anthro this spring, I dont know if it will be difficult or not, but I think it will be great to learn about different peoples customs and beliefs. Hope this helps...

 

[robotdancing]

which class is easier depends entirely on your school. personally, i'd go w/ developmental b/c 5 hours of class w/o a break is a lot of class... and i abhor cultural anthro.

 

[dstn2bmd]

I loved cultural anthropology.....after taking the class I almost switched my major...🙂

Heb

 

[docmira]

I've taken some Psych's and they are okay. Just like the bio's mostly.
I really enjoy Anthro. I'm taking two more courses this semester.
I recommend anthro for something different from the regular sciences and for something interesting.

 

[TTSD]

Let me tell you what cultural anthropology is all about.. TRIBAL SEX! All about the sexual signs and customs of the tribal people in Africa and the South Pacific. You'll watch videos on this too which is NOT erotic at all but sometimes butt-shiftingly uncomfortable. Who would have thought looking at an endless mass of boobies would be uncomfortable.

You'll learn about what yams have to do with sex. Victory gardens. Sexual practicies in graphic detail. Despite all that, it's very miselading 'sexual practicies of savages' what a misleading title for a book. 😡

I don't know what's covered in a "developmental" psych class. Having only taken the intro course to psych, it covers the basics of psychology and it can be interesting or not depending on your professor really. Mine kept making me slam my head into the desk and I somehow ended up with a C+, go me!

Though I did take a developmental neuro course that was cross-listed with psychology. It talked about all the Cell-adhesion Molecules, other receptors (like Bhl-4, SOS, Sonic-Hedhog), synaptic plasticities, ARIAs, neurogenesis, programmed death, and all that stuff.. is that what you're talking about?

 

[chaeymaey]

Here are the course descriptions:

ANTH 2301. INTRODUCTORY CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY. Describes some of the how?s and why?s of human behavior in other cultures as well as our own. Looks at cultural values, kinship and marriage, gender roles, political organization, law, economy, and religion in different cultures around the world. Focuses on understanding the forces that shape cultures and societies, and how they adapt to a rapidly changing world. Award winning films are shown. Lectures and weekly discussion sections. Fulfills cocurricular requirement for Diversity.

Psyc 3332 - Developmental Psychology
A survey of the processes and variables which influence the development of the child, adolescent, and young adult. Emphasis is on research in such areas as perceptual, cognitive, language, and social/emotional development.

 

[TTSD]

Originally posted by chaeymaey
Here are the course descriptions:

ANTH 2301. INTRODUCTORY CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY. Describes some of the how?s and why?s of human behavior in other cultures as well as our own. Looks at cultural values, kinship and marriage, gender roles, political organization, law, economy, and religion in different cultures around the world. Focuses on understanding the forces that shape cultures and societies, and how they adapt to a rapidly changing world. Award winning films are shown. Lectures and weekly discussion sections. Fulfills cocurricular requirement for Diversity.

Psyc 3332 - Developmental Psychology
A survey of the processes and variables which influence the development of the child, adolescent, and young adult. Emphasis is on research in such areas as perceptual, cognitive, language, and social/emotional development.

Yeah, that's what all anthro classes say. But believe me when I tell you what I said above.

Developmental psych sounds like intro psych.. it seems like it touches on all the major subjects. Would seem interesting.

 

[robotdancing]

Originally posted by TTSD
Yeah, that's what all anthro classes say. But believe me when I tell you what I said above.

Developmental psych sounds like intro psych.. it seems like it touches on all the major subjects. Would seem interesting.

as an anthro major, i disagree w/ you... although that sure would've made intro to cultural less sucky.

as a psych minor, i disagree w/ you. developmental is not an intro type class. that's not to say it'll be difficult, but it's not a general survey course that briefly touches on all the major subfields of psychology.

 

[TTSD]

Originally posted by robotdancing
as an anthro major, i disagree w/ you... although that sure would've made intro to cultural less sucky.

as a psych minor, i disagree w/ you. developmental is not an intro type class. that's not to say it'll be difficult, but it's not a general survey course that briefly touches on all the major subfields of psychology.

Then again, it all depends on the school and professor. As I said above, I took a developmental cross-listed with psych. It was an insane heavily molecular/anatomically emphasized class. But apparently that's not what the class the OP was talking about.

 

[cici]

Originally posted by TTSD
Then again, it all depends on the school and professor. As I said above, I took a developmental cross-listed with psych. It was an insane heavily molecular/anatomically emphasized class. But apparently that's not what the class the OP was talking about.

Developmental neuropsyc is not the same as developmental psychology. Developmental psychology deals with theories (Piaget, Vygotsky, attachment theories, to name a few) on how children develop in each area of their lives. I took a course in developmental psyc and it's by far the toughest course I've ever taken (and I'm a graduate student in developmental psychology, mind you).......but I agree, it does depend on the school and the prof. My prof is a Piagetian and that's probably why the course is difficult (cos' a higher-level developmental psychology course by a hardcore theorist will usually turn into a philosophy course more than anything).