Great Courses
This is a list of high-quality courses that, for one reason or another, didn't make it into the curriculum. The most common reasons are that the course isn't available often enough, or that there was an alternative that fit better into the curriculum.
Foundations of Psychology
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Psychology (MIT OCW 9.00SC) | self-paced | 6–12 h/wk |
| Psychology 101 (UC Berkeley – YouTube playlist) | 29 lectures | — |
| Affective Neuroscience (MIT OCW 9.13) | self-paced | 6–10 h/wk |
Neuroscience & Biological Bases of Behavior
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| MIT OCW – Systems Neuroscience (9.14) | self-paced | 6–10 h/wk |
| Medical Neurobiology (UNC / Coursera) | 6 weeks | 4–6 h/wk |
| Neuroimaging and Neuroanatomy (Oxford / YouTube) | — | — |
Developmental & Lifespan Psychology
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Social Development (MIT OCW 9.85 supplemental lectures) | self-paced | — |
| Introduction to Human Development (Open University) | self-paced | — |
| Adolescent Psychology (USC – YouTube series) | — | — |
Clinical & Counseling Science
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Addiction and the Brain (Emory / Coursera) | 8 weeks | 4–8 h/wk |
| Psychological Treatment of Addiction (Emory / Coursera) | 8 weeks | 4–8 h/wk |
| Introduction to Couples Therapy (University of Colorado / Coursera) | 6 weeks | 3–5 h/wk |
| CBT for Psychosis (King’s College London / FutureLearn) | 3 weeks | 4 h/wk |
Research Methods & Statistics
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Statistical Reasoning (Open Learning Initiative – Carnegie Mellon) | self-paced | 5–8 h/wk |
| Inferential Statistics (OpenStax Tutor / Rice University) | self-paced | — |
| Quantitative Methods for Psychology (YouTube – Andy Field) | — | — |
Social, Cognitive, and Affective Science
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Moralities of Everyday Life (Yale / Coursera) | 6 weeks | 4–6 h/wk |
| Human Emotion (UC Berkeley – YouTube) | — | — |
| Cognitive Neuroscience (MIT OCW 9.18) | self-paced | 6–10 h/wk |
Online Learning - Great Courses
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Learning How to Learn | 4 weeks | 2 hours/week |
| Mindshift | 4 weeks | 2 hours/week |
| Powersearching with Google | 3 weeks | 4-6 hours/week |