Crash Course Psychology: study plan and how long it takes
The CrashCourse playlist is 41 videos and 7.2 hours long. Here's how long it takes at different paces, a week-by-week schedule built from the real videos, and a planner that turns it into your own daily plan.
41 videos · 7.2 hours · CrashCourse
Crash Course Psychology, hosted by Hank Green, covers the history of psychology and research methods, the brain, consciousness, perception, learning, memory, language, development, personality, emotion and stress, social thinking, psychological disorders and their treatment.
Episodes are about 10 minutes, making it an easy daily habit and a great companion to an intro psychology class.
Who it's for: High-school and college students taking intro psychology, and anyone curious about how the mind works.
How long does it take?
The full playlist is 7.2 hours across 41 videos. Here's roughly how many days that is at different daily watch times and speeds, counting video time only:
| Daily time | At 1x | At 1.5x | At 2x |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 min a day | 15 days | 10 days | 8 days |
| 1 h a day | 8 days | 5 days | 4 days |
| 2 h a day | 4 days | 3 days | 2 days |
Make your own schedule
The playlist link is already filled in. Press Plan, set how much time you have each day and your speed, and you'll get a day-by-day schedule with a finish date and a calendar file. It reads the live playlist, so new videos are included.
Week-by-week schedule
A sample plan at 30 minutes a day and normal speed, using whole videos so none is split across days. That's 3 weeks in total. For a different pace, start date or speed, use the planner above.
Week 1Videos 1–15 · 2h 31m
Day 1 · 24m
- 1Crash Course Psychology Preview3m
- 2Intro to Psychology: Crash Course Psychology #111m
- 3Psychological Research: Crash Course Psychology #211m
Day 2 · 23m
- 4The Chemical Mind: Crash Course Psychology #310m
- 5Meet Your Master - Getting to Know Your Brain: Crash Course Psychology #413m
Day 3 · 21m
- 6Sensation and Perception: Crash Course Psychology #511m
- 7Homunculus: Crash Course Psychology #610m
Day 4 · 20m
- 8Perceiving is Believing: Crash Course Psychology #710m
- 9Consciousness: Crash Course Psychology #810m
Day 5 · 22m
- 10To Sleep, Perchance to Dream: Crash Course Psychology #911m
- 11Altered States: Crash Course Psychology #1011m
Day 6 · 21m
- 12How to Train a Brain: Crash Course Psychology #1112m
- 13The Bobo Beatdown: Crash Course Psychology #1210m
Day 7 · 20m
- 14How We Make Memories: Crash Course Psychology #1310m
- 15Remembering and Forgetting: Crash Course Psychology #1410m
Week 2Videos 16–29 · 2h 34m
Day 8 · 21m
- 16Cognition - How Your Mind Can Amaze and Betray You: Crash Course Psychology #1511m
- 17Language: Crash Course Psychology #1610m
Day 9 · 21m
- 18The Power of Motivation: Crash Course Psychology #1711m
- 19The Growth of Knowledge: Crash Course Psychology #1810m
Day 10 · 22m
- 20Monkeys and Morality: Crash Course Psychology #1912m
- 21Adolescence: Crash Course Psychology #2010m
Day 11 · 24m
- 22Rorschach and Freudians: Crash Course Psychology #2112m
- 23Measuring Personality: Crash Course Psychology #2211m
Day 12 · 24m
- 24Controversy of Intelligence: Crash Course Psychology #2313m
- 25Brains vs. Bias: Crash Course Psychology #2411m
Day 13 · 21m
- 26Feeling All the Feels: Crash Course Psychology #2511m
- 27Emotion, Stress, and Health: Crash Course Psychology #2610m
Day 14 · 22m
- 28Let's Talk About Sex: Crash Course Psychology #2712m
- 29Psychological Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #2810m
Week 3Videos 30–41 · 2h 9m
Day 15 · 22m
- 30OCD and Anxiety Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #2912m
- 31Depressive and Bipolar Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #3010m
Day 16 · 23m
- 32Trauma and Addiction: Crash Course Psychology #3111m
- 33Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #3212m
Day 17 · 21m
- 34Eating and Body Dysmorphic Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #3310m
- 35Personality Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #3411m
Day 18 · 23m
- 36Getting Help - Psychotherapy: Crash Course Psychology #3511m
- 37Biomedical Treatments: Crash Course Psychology #3611m
Day 19 · 21m
- 38Social Thinking: Crash Course Psychology #3711m
- 39Social Influence: Crash Course Psychology #3810m
Day 20 · 21m
- 40Prejudice and Discrimination: Crash Course Psychology #3910m
- 41Aggression vs. Altruism: Crash Course Psychology #4011m
Tips for finishing
- Two episodes a day gets you through in about three weeks.
- Write a three-sentence summary after each episode; it doubles as revision notes.