How did we arrive at modern-day Western Psychology? How might looking at the history of studying the human mind deepen our understanding of psychology today? How did some of the transformations of theories and methods of inquiry through history impact culture, including current systems and models of psychological functioning? This course explores key figures, concepts, and developments in the history of psychology from the Renaissance to the present. We will look closely at psychology's interdisciplinary roots, its emergence as a twentieth-century science, and primary schools of psychological thought (e.g., structuralism and functionalism, behaviorism, cognitive psychology, psychoanalysis, social constructionism, and neuroscience). Additionally, we will examine the professionalization of psychology, and the role psychologists have played in identifying, diagnosing, and treating psychiatric illnesses. The course will emphasize the interplay between sociocultural, philosophical, and political discourses, psychological methods and concepts, and the scientific and cultural status of the field.