FYS544
The Study and Practice of Human Cooperation
Economics
BC
Subject code
FYS
Course Number
544
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
S. Goff
Course Long Title
The Study and Practice of Human Cooperation
Description
Why are some people willing to sacrifice to improve the well-being of strangers? How can we motivate others to engage in prosocial behavior? Is cooperation always a good thing? In this course, students engage in both the study and the practice of prosocial behavior through lectures, multidisciplinary reading selections, class discussion, service to others, and a range of assignments designed to explore different ways of knowing and communicating. Students examine prosocial behavior through research questions, methodologies, and findings from economics, psychology, neuroscience, sociology, anthropology, evolutionary biology, environmental studies, and political science.
Writing Credit
W1
Class Restriction
Exclude Sophomores, Exclude Juniors, Exclude Seniors, 05