IM 301E - Imagination and Well-Being

Credit(s): 2.00

Students will explore the intersection of creativity, neuroscience, and personal transformation. Through a blend of contemporary research, reflective exercises, and hands-on experiences, students will deepen their understanding of imagination as a dynamic process central to vitality and resilience. Emphasizing both knowledge and practice, the course will examine how imagination shapes perception, fosters adaptability, and supports well-being. Students will gain tools to disrupt automaticity, cultivate creative agency, and harness imagination as a force for personal and professional growth. Designed to be both informational and transformational, this course is an opportunity to reawaken the innate power of creativity and apply it meaningfully in life and practice. Note: Cross listed with GSN 601E