Course Code: GPSE 100
Academic Year: 2026-2027
This course is designed for students whose first language is not English and who are preparing for entry into a post-secondary institution. Positive psychology is a scientific approach to understanding human happiness and well-being. In this course, students will explore the foundations of positive psychology and apply the theories to their academic, personal, and professional lives. Students will critically examine important topics in positive psychology, including well-being and happiness, managing emotions and self-control, coping and resiliency, developing strengths, finding meaning and purpose, understanding self-concept, motivation, and success. Through exercises, workshops, projects, and discussions, students will explore how positive psychology principles can be utilized and applied to their academic lives and gain an understanding of the role that their behaviors and interactions play in their current and future success.