This course explores the relevance and complexity of emotions from psychological, experiential, and neuroscience perspectives. Emotions are at the center of human experience––a fundamental part of communication and evolution that underpin every aspect of our subjective and social worlds. In both humans and other animals, emotions create a bridge between self, other, and the environment. This course will cover the nature of human emotion in terms of its physiological underpinnings, variations associated with gender, culture, and psychopathology, as well as the role emotion plays in interpersonal interactions, personality, cognition, decision-making, and human development across the lifespan. Class materials will include a broad range of sources, including research articles, affective science textbook chapters, literature, and news and social media. This course consists of lectures and in-class discussion. Prerequisite: One Lang fundamentals course, or ULEC 2160, Introduction to Psychology with a grade of C or higher. *Course is restricted to Lang Psychology majors and minors only.