Course description
Positive psychology is the study of optimal human functioning. In this course, we explore what contributes to a ‘good life’. Students will have the opportunity to explore mindfulness, flow, stress management, resilience, character strengths, awe, gratitude, emotions and emotional intelligence, self-compassion, meaning and purpose, time and energy, sleep and the breath, and the importance of social connections in our lives. In addition, students will be provided with tools to better understand their own strengths with a goal of enhancing meaning in their personal and social lives. The course will involve a mix of class discussion, seminars, self-evaluation assignments, and exercises that promote positive psychological growth.
Course details
Credit transfer
Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Spring 2026 registration opens March 2, 2026.Fall 2026 registration opens June 29, 2026.
Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery