Positive psychology encompasses the study of positive experience, positive individual traits, and the institutions and practices that facilitate their development. This course briefly reviews the history of positive psychology and the contributions this new field has made to several traditional research areas in psychology. Spending little time on simple textbook theory, this course applies positive psychology concepts to real life dilemmas and fundamentals of students' wellbeing. Topics of current debate (e.g., what is happiness, how should it be measured, how can it be increased and how much of that is within an individual's control) will be critically examined, with consideration given to conflicting viewpoints and their respective empirical support.