I'm trying to fill my new-ish course this year at BYU. I'll teach it both Fall and Winter. (I might have posted about this last year, if so apologies for the repeat. And of course, apologies for the shameless promotion of a course that I think happens to be a pretty good one. 
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It's called "The Science and Practice of Positive Living" but I have taken to calling it 'Spopple.' It's a 2 credit course that takes each week of the semester to look at different areas of benefit for the well-being of college students (and, well, the rest of us too). Each week we start with The Science of (whatever topic it is), introduce their experiential homework, and then have them practice it over the 5 days until the next class, come back and discuss their experiences. I like to think that the experiential learning is the major component of the course.
Topics include: What is Happiness, Really?; Savoring; Coping; Stress Management; Exercising your Will; Decision Making; Gratitude; Mindfulness....among others. I taught it for the first time last winter and got good feedback. Let me also emphasize that this is not a religion class.
I know this is probably only relevant to a small number of you, but just in case I thought I'd throw it out there. It's listed under Student Development and the number is 214R.
Spread the word! If you refer a student to the course, I promise to work you into the course content somehow, how about that.
)It's called "The Science and Practice of Positive Living" but I have taken to calling it 'Spopple.' It's a 2 credit course that takes each week of the semester to look at different areas of benefit for the well-being of college students (and, well, the rest of us too). Each week we start with The Science of (whatever topic it is), introduce their experiential homework, and then have them practice it over the 5 days until the next class, come back and discuss their experiences. I like to think that the experiential learning is the major component of the course.
Topics include: What is Happiness, Really?; Savoring; Coping; Stress Management; Exercising your Will; Decision Making; Gratitude; Mindfulness....among others. I taught it for the first time last winter and got good feedback. Let me also emphasize that this is not a religion class.
I know this is probably only relevant to a small number of you, but just in case I thought I'd throw it out there. It's listed under Student Development and the number is 214R.
Spread the word! If you refer a student to the course, I promise to work you into the course content somehow, how about that.
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