{"624332":{"#nid":"624332","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Course: BMED 2803","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBMED 2803 A \u0026amp; HP\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSection A: MWF 12:20 - 1:10, ES\u0026amp;T 1125\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSection HP (honors): MWF 11:15 - 12:05, W Village Dining Commons 277\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA 3-credit course on happiness is being offered in Fall 2019, taught by Dr. Chris Martin, a postdoc with a background in sociology and psychology.\u0026nbsp;This course integrates topics from psychology, economics, philosophy, and sociology on happiness and meaning in life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThrough psychology, you will learn about why sustainably changing your daily happiness level is difficult\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThrough sociology, you will learn about how rises and falls in income inequality have affected happiness in America\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThrough economics, you will learn about why income only partially predicts one\u0026rsquo;s happiness level\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThrough clinical psychology, you will learn about ways to cope with distress and excessive self-criticism\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThrough philosophy, you will learn about how functioning well differs from feeling happy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESend any questions to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:chris.martin@bme.gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Echris.martin@bme.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This course integrates topics from psychology, economics, philosophy, and sociology on happiness and meaning in life. "}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2019-08-10 01:13:04","changed_gmt":"2019-08-10 01:13:04","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-08-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-08-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"624331":{"id":"624331","type":"image","title":"Happiness","body":null,"created":"1565399570","gmt_created":"2019-08-10 01:12:50","changed":"1565399570","gmt_changed":"2019-08-10 01:12:50","alt":"","file":{"fid":"237744","name":"truehappines.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/truehappines.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/truehappines.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8550,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/truehappines.jpg?itok=IgQhiQj_"}}},"media_ids":["624331"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}