2025 Fall
PSYCH 219 001 - LEC 001
Psychedelics
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
1
Enrolled: 4
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 5
Waitlist Max: 0
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 6 hours of outside work hours per week.
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Course Catalog Description
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of psychedelic drugs. We will examine their pharmacological, biochemical, synaptic, behavioral, and clinical effects, with a focus on the neurobiological framework. Drugs in this category (e.g. ketamine, PCP, LSD, Psilocybin, DMT, Mescaline, MDMA, Ibogaine) will be contrasted with psychoactive drugs that are not psychedelic (e.g. cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana) and compared with non-drug practices with overlapping phenomenological mechanistic or therapeutic effects (breathwork, EMDR, deprivation, meditation). While much of the course will focus on the neurobiology of psychedelics, historical and anthropological uses will be explored where appropriate.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for PSYCH 219 after completing PSYCH 219. A deficient grade in PSYCH 219 may be removed by taking PSYCH 219.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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