"This course is intended for Parsons graduate students whose design projects would benefit from connecting with and understanding psychological theory, evidence, and methods. Students will be exposed to fundamental principles of psychology that can apply across design projects, including options for data collection, ethical considerations in treating human participants in the design process and as users of what is designed, and evaluating impacts. Depending on the design questions that students bring, the course may include evidence from different subfields of psychology, for example on how people perceive, think, feel, remember, communicate, interact, and change over the lifespan; on individual and cultural variability in psychological processes; and on mental health and well-being. Since a cornerstone of this course will be learning and applying skills for design projects, it is particularly useful for students before their thesis year. However, students already in the process of completing their projects will also benefit from one-on-one consultations with the instructor and teaching assistan​t. Prior coursework in psychology is not required.