LPSY
3775

Culture, Ethnicity&Mental Hlth

Eugene Lang College Lib Arts: Psychology

Undergraduate Course
Culture, Ethnicity&Mental Hlth
Spring 2026
Taught By: Lovelyne Julien
Section: A

CRN: 6960

Credits: 4

This course provides a foundation for understanding how race and racism, ethnicity and culture affect mental health. Topics include: identity development, immigration and acculturation, health disparities by race and ethnicity, forms of interpersonal racism, defining solidarity and allyship, cultural variation in expressions of distress, psychiatric classification of "mental illness": vs. culturally grounded explanations of symptoms. This is a participatory and experiential course in which discussion is facilitated through affinity groups, and you will do a group change maker project to work towards change in your community. Prerequisites: One Lang fundamentals course, or ULEC Introduction to Psychology with a grade of "C" or higher. *This course is open to Lang Psychology majors and minors only.

Prerequisites:
LPSY2008: Fund. of Abnormal Psychology (Minimum Grade: C) or LPSY2020: Fundamentals in Personality (Minimum Grade: C) or LPSY2040: Fundamentals of Social Psych (Minimum Grade: C) or LPSY2036: Fund. of Dev Psychology (Minimum Grade: C) or LPSY2042: Fund of Cognitive Psych (Minimum Grade: C) or LPSY2048 (Minimum Grade: C) or LPSY2038: Fund. of Visual Perception (Minimum Grade: C) or LPSY2044: Fund of Psych of Language (Minimum Grade: C) or ULEC2161: Intro to Psychology: DSC (Minimum Grade: C)
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)

Department: Psychology (PSY)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 18

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2026 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 14, 2026 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 2:42pm EDT 10/18/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Monday, Wednesday
Times: 6:00pm - 7:40pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 1/21/2026 - 5/12/2026