| Course ID: | EPSY 7575E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Creativity, Consciousness, and Imagination |
Course
Description: | The intertwined operations of creativity, consciousness, and imagination emerge from the nexus of perception, cognition, emotion, and behavior. Understanding the nature of these rich and fundamental human capacities will be facilitated through learning about influential theoretical frameworks and exciting empirical advances that span the disciplines of psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience. |
| Oasis Title: | Creativity Conscio Imagination |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in EPSY 7575 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students will be able to:
1. Develop a critical understanding of the mechanisms and processes that make up the creative mind.
2. Recognize the multifaceted and complex nature of imagination as including a variety of manifestations ranging from perceptual-level imagery to reasoning-level novel combinatorial thought.
3. Critically examine theories of consciousness and methods used to assess differing conscious states.
4. Adopt a systemic approach in inferring the associated workings between operations of creativity, consciousness, and imagination.
5. Identify the utility of reflecting on the topic of creativity, consciousness, and imagination through a multidisciplinary lens. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Creativity: Definitions and Theories
2. Creativity: Approaches and Methods
3. Creativity: Types and Individual Differences
4. Creativity: Processes and Mechanisms
5. Creativity: Critical Issues and Challenges
6. Imagination: Definitions and Theories
7. Imagination: Imagery-Based Forms
8. Imagination: Intentionality-Based Forms
9. Imagination: Phenomenology-Based Forms
10. Imagination: Novel Combinatorial-Based Forms
11. Consciousness: Definitions and Types
12. Consciousness: Theories (philosophy)
13. Consciousness: Theories (psychology, neuroscience)
14. Consciousness: Methods to Assess Conscious States
15. Consciousness: Altered States of Consciousness
16. The Nexus of Creativity, Consciousness, and Imagination: Drawing Out the Relations |