Jun 16, 2024

2018-2019 Catalog

2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Lower Division Courses numbered 1–99 are designed primarily for freshmen and sophomores but are open to all students for lower division credit. (Graduate students requesting to enroll in lower-division undergraduate courses will not receive unit credit nor will the course fulfill degree requirements.) Upper Division Courses courses numbered 100–199 are open to all students who have met the necessary prerequisites as indicated in the catalog course description. Preparation should generally include completion of one lower division course in the given subject or completion of two years of college work.

GRADUATE COURSES

Courses numbered 200–299 are open to graduate students. (Undergraduate students must obtain the signature of the instructor, School Dean, and the Dean of Graduate Studies. Graduate level units will count towards the required 120 units for graduation; however students are urged to meet with their academic advisor in order to determine if graduate course units may be used to fulfill a graduation requirement.)

CROSS-LISTED/CONJOINED COURSES

Cross-listed Courses are the same course offered under different course subjects at the same level (either undergraduate or graduate) that share the same meeting time, requirements, units, etc. Conjoined Courses are the same course but one is undergraduate and one is graduate.

COREQUISITE COURSE

A corequisite course is a course that must be taken at the same time as another course.

PREREQUISITES

Prerequisites for courses should be followed carefully; the responsibility for meeting these requirements rests on the student. If you can demonstrate that your preparation is equivalent to that specified by the prerequisites, the instructor may waive these requirements for you. The instructor also may request that a student who has not completed the prerequisites be dropped from the course. If the prerequisite for a course is not satisfied, students must obtain the approval of the instructor (or school designee) of the course they wish to take.

For all undergraduate courses a “C-” or better grade is required for a course to be used as a prerequisite for another course. If a course was taken for a “P/NP” grade then a “P” grade is required.

For all graduate courses a “B” or better grade is required for a course to be used as a prerequisite for another course. If a course was taken for a “S/U” grade then a “S” grade is required.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

No credit is allowed for completing a less advanced course after successful completion (C-or better) of a more advanced course in the foreign languages. This applies only to lower division foreign language courses, not upper division courses.

GRADING OPTIONS

Unless otherwise stated in the course description, each course is letter graded with a P/NP or S/U option (unless required for your major or graduate program). The policy regarding Grading Options , can be found in an alternate section of the catalog.

More information about Course Substitutions and Course Materials and Services Fees can be found in alternate areas of the catalog.

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Political Science
	POLI 108: Direct Democracy Units: 4 The politics of the initiative, referendum, and recall in the American states. Specific topics may include the history and origins of direct democracy, voter support for ballot measures, the role of interest groups, the effect of initiatives and referenda on candidate elections and civic engagement, and policy implications. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (POLI 001 or equivalent exam) and (POLI 010 or ECON 010 or PSY 010 or SOC 010 or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 110: Governmental Power and the Constitution Units: 4 Introduces students to the manner in which Supreme Court decisions shape our political system by delineating the sources and limits of governmental power. The powers of the three branches of the federal government are covered, as is the relationship between the federal government and the states. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 111: Liberty, Equality and the Constitution Units: 4 Examines the constitutional politics of landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases involving civil liberties and civil rights. Specific topics may include First Amendment freedoms, privacy, the rights of criminal suspects, and discrimination based on race, gender, and sexual orientation. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 120: Voting Behavior, Campaigns, and Elections Units: 4 Voting behavior, voter turnout, campaign strategies, and election outcomes. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Sophomore Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 123: Political Psychology Units: 4 An introduction to the field of political psychology. Political psychologists have applied insights from psychology to a host of questions relating to political behavior. Sample from across this broad range of topics in order to discover how people think and feel about politics. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 125: Public Opinion Units: 4 An examination of the nature and origins of public opinion in the United States and the role of public opinion in the policy process. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (POLI 001 or equivalent exam) and (POLI 010 or ECON 010 or PSY 010 or SOC 010 or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 127: Race, Gender, and Politics Units: 4 Contemporary and historical identity politics in the U.S., with a focus on the importance of race and gender in political representation, attitude formation, and civil rights. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Sophomore Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 130: Institutions of Democracy Units: 4 Cross-national comparison of the design, evolution, and impact of democratic political institutions, such as electoral systems, legislatures, executives, courts, and parties. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (POLI 003 or equivalent exam) and (POLI 010 or ECON 010 or PSY 010 or SOC 010 or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 135: Political Behavior Around the World Units: 4 Analysis of multiple forms of political behavior across a variety of countries. Includes public opinion, political culture, voting, and less conventional forms of participation. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (POLI 003 or equivalent exam) and (POLI 010 or ECON 010 or PSY 010 or SOC 010 or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 140: Transitions to Democracy Units: 4 Formation of democratic institutions and norms. Particular attention is paid to nations labeled as developing democracies. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 142: Contemporary Chinese Politics Units: 4 Introduces students to major issues in contemporary Chinese politics. Focuses on the major challenges confronting China today, including economic reform and development, social unrest, democratization and the Tiananmen movement, village elections, ethnic conflicts, news media, Taiwan, and China’s foreign relations. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 145: Political Violence Units: 4 Investigates the determinants, processes, and effects of (mostly intra-national) political violence. Covers topics including the individual decision to join dissent activities, protest and rebellion, civil war, government repression, the relationship between dissent and repression, terrorism, and the effect of domestic and international institutions on discouraging or encouraging these behaviors. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 003 or POLI 005 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 150: Causes of International Conflict Units: 4 Investigation of the causes of international conflict and war, the conduct of war, its ultimate termination, and the possibility of its prevention. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 005 and (POLI 010 or ECON 010 or PSY 010 or SOC 010 or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 153: Judgment and Decision Making Units: 4 Study of human judgment and decision making. Topics include decision making under uncertainty, financial choices, health decision making, group decisions, rational theories of choice behavior, and improving decision making. The material will be related to cognitive science, psychology, economics, and other social sciences. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: COGS 170, ECON 153, MGMT 153 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or ECON 001 or PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 155: International Political Economy Units: 4 The connections between politics, policy, and international economics. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 005 and (POLI 010 or ECON 010 or PSY 010 or SOC 010 or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 158: Politics of Human Rights Units: 4 Investigates the law, politics, and practices of international human rights. Explores the development of the modern idea of human rights, the motivations of governments to violate rights, and the institutions that enable or constrain rights violations and protections. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 003 or POLI 005 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 160: US Foreign Policy Units: 4 The formation of U.S. foreign policy, with an emphasis on the modern era and an introduction to analytical tools for understanding current foreign policy issues and debates. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 005 and (POLI 010 or ECON 010 or PSY 010 or SOC 010 or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 165: International Organizations & Regimes Units: 4 Investigates the emergence and rise of international organizations and the network of regulation and international governance that they facilitate. The course explores the institutional structures, political processes, and impact of international organizations within three issue areas: international peace and security, human rights and humanitarian affairs, and global trade and development. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 005 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 170: Theoretical Models of Politics Units: 4 The development, utility, and limitations of theoretical models of the political world. May include rational choice theory, game theory, and psychological theories of politics. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 010 or ECON 010 or PSY 010 or SOC 010 or MATH 005 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 171: Politics and Film Units: 4 Considers whether politics as portrayed on film differs from political reality as understood through political science, and further uses films as vehicles for better understanding an array of topics from political science, including legislative behavior, elections, presidential politics, local politics, war, and international relations. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Sophomore Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 172: Games and Human Behavior Units: 4 Teaches students the basics of game-theoretic modeling, and how those models have been used to explain human behavior across a number of social and political settings. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 175: Advanced Analysis of Political Data Units: 4 The advanced application of social scientific methods to the study of politics. Covers quantitative testing of hypotheses about political phenomena, with a particular focus on the use of regression analysis. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 010 or ECON 010 or PSY 010 or SOC 010 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 190: Topics in Political Science Units: 4 Topics in Political Science selected by instructor. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 3 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Sophomore Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 191: Seminar in Political Science Units: 4 An in-depth, research-intensive, seminar-style treatment of a specific problem, topic, or puzzle in the field of political science. Recommended for students considering graduate school in political science. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 4 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 010 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 192: Internship in Political Science Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 4 Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field of political science in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of political science. Requires students to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of political science. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	POLI 194H: Senior Honors Thesis Seminar Units: 4 Guides students through the writing of the thesis. Students will present completed theses and evaluate portions of each other’s projects. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 175 Open only to the following class level(s): Senior Instructor Permission Required: Yes Acceptance into the Political Science Honors program. View course scheduling information
	POLI 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Supervised research. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	POLI 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	POLI 199: Upper Division Individual Study Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	POLI 200: Research Design in Political Science Units: 4 An introduction to designing political science research. The course will emphasize scientific method and causal inference, with special emphasis on designing strong tests, including introductory experimental and quasi-experimental design, as well as the use of natural experiments and observational data. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 210: Quantitative Analysis of Political Data, I Units: 4 An introduction to the theory and practice of quantitative data analysis. As the first statistics course in the department’s research methods sequence, it is intended to prepare students for future work in methodology. Aside from formal treatment of the material, students will receive a basic introduction to the use of Stata statistical analysis software. As time permits, we will also discuss substantive examples of the quantitative techniques introduced in class. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 211: Quantitative Analysis of Political Data, II Units: 4 Provides an in-depth introduction to ordinary least squares regression analysis and its use in political science. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 210 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 212: Quantitative Analysis of Political Data, III Units: 4 Maximum likelihood estimation and limited dependent variable models as applied to political science data. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 210 and POLI 211 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 213: Experimental Methods in Political Science Units: 4 Intended to provide students with an understanding of experimental methods in political science. The first portion of the semester will emphasize concepts and tools from the experimentalist’s toolbox with a strong focus on causal inference, external and internal validity, and choosing subjects and subject’s motivations. Later weeks will focus on issues and challenges to specific types of political science experiments including survey experiments, laboratory experiments, physiological experiments, and field experiments. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 215: Introduction to Game Theory Units: 4 An introductory course on game theory and its applications in social and political science. Students will learn basic concepts and tools of non-cooperative game theory, covering both complete and incomplete information games in static and dynamic settings, and see how they can be used in studying political/social phenomena. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 216: Formal Political Analysis Units: 4 An introduction to the formal analytic tools that are now used extensively to model political phenomena. It will provide students with interests in formal theory a foundation to construct serious formal models of politics in their areas of interests. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 215 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 219: Special Topics in Political Science Methodology Units: 4 A special, instructor-selected topic in political science methodology Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 220: American Political Institutions Units: 4 Intended to provide students with a broad understanding of American political institutions (the constitution, Congress, presidency, bureaucracy, judiciary, electoral systems, and subnational governments). The first portion of the semester will emphasize concepts and tools while later weeks will examine institutions in more depth, emphasizing classic writings and contemporary research controversies. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 221: Legislative Politics Units: 4 Provides an overview of the theoretical and empirical literature on legislative politics. The main focus of the course will be the U.S. Congress, but much of what we cover will have direct relevance for the study of legislatures more generally (both cross-nationally and the American state legislatures). Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 222: Executive Politics Units: 4 An examination of executive politics, with special attention to the U.S. presidency and the politics of the bureaucracy. The course considers the theoretical and empirical literature on the processes of presidential selection (nomination and election), the ways in which presidents differ in their leadership styles, skills, executive management, and their roles as decision makers are also analyzed for their consequences. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 223: Judicial Politics Units: 4 Development and consequences of judicial institutions; influences on judicial decision making; role of courts in political systems Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 224: Subnational Politics Units: 4 An introduction to politics in American cities and metropolitan areas. We examine the historical development of local government institutions, analyze urban coalitions, investigate distributions of power, investigate the process and consequences of suburbanization, and examine local development and poverty policy. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 225: Political Parties Units: 4 Provides a general overview of political parties and party systems. We investigate the goals of parties, organizational structures, and the sources of parties (including societal divisions, coordination needs, and institutional structures). We explore party competition and interaction, study the causes of party system change, and the effects of parties in electoral and policy making arenas. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 226: Interest Groups Units: 4 Collective action problems, organization of interests, lobbying strategies, and the effect of advocacy activities. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 227: Media and Politics Units: 4 An examination of the role of the mass media in politics. We analyze the function of media in different political settings, study the development and transformation of the media, explore sources of bias, evaluate theories of news development and analyze the effect of the media in campaigns, elections, and governance. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 228: Elections and Representation Units: 4 Electoral institutions and their consequences for election outcomes. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 230: Institutions and Institutional Change in Comparative Perspectives Units: 4 An exploration of the political economy of institutions and institutional change in comparative perspectives. It will analyze the causes of institutional emergence/change and the effects of institutions. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 235: International Institutions Units: 4 International political institutions and their connection with international relations. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 240: Political Economy Units: 4 An introduction to political economy, a field of inquiry that seeks to explain political and economic behavior by characterizing the incentives of actors and the context in which these actors make decisions and influence outcomes. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 249: Special Topics in Political Institutions and Political Economy Units: 4 A special, instructor-selected topic in political institutions and/or political economy. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 250: American Political Behavior Units: 4 Intended to provide students with a broad understanding of American political behavior (political participation, the nature and origins of public opinion, vote choice). The first portion of the semester will emphasize concepts and tools while later weeks will examine political behavior in more depth, emphasizing classic writings and contemporary research controversies. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 251: Political Cognition Units: 4 Provides an understanding of political cognition, a topic that examines political attitudes and behavior from the perspective of research from psychology and cognitive science. Each week’s readings will include research from psychology or cognitive science and research in political science informed by these disciplines. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 252: Public Opinion Units: 4 An in-depth examination of American public opinion. We will cover concepts and tools, including technical issues of sampling and measurement, as well as the origins and structure of political attitudes and specific areas of public opinion research such as approval of political institutions, war attitudes, and tolerance. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 253: Voting, Campaigns, and Elections Units: 4 Explores the factors that explain citizens’ vote choices and the strategies used by candidates and their campaigns to win these votes. Additional consideration will be given to the structural factors influencing elections in the United States. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 254: The Biological Bases of Politics Units: 4 An overview of different avenues explored by scholars working in the bio-politics paradigm. The course covers a number of disparate topics, including: twin studies and other techniques of behavior genetics, neuroscience, psychophysiology, personality psychology, and evolutionary psychology. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 255: Politics of Diversity Units: 4 Examines politics through the lenses of race, ethnicity, and immigration. We consider topics such as the development of racial and ethnic identities, discrimination, voting rights, electoral mobilization, campaigns, representation, and policy debates over issues like affirmative action, immigration and naturalization, and language policy. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 260: Comparative Political Behavior Units: 4 An introduction to the study of comparative mass political behavior. The seminar will focus on research questions related to cross-national differences and similarities in public opinion, voting behavior, and other forms of political participation. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 269: Special Topics in Political Cognition and Behavior Units: 4 A special, instructor-selected topic in either political cognition or political behavior. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 289: Topics in Political Science Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 3 Under faculty supervision, group of students meets each week for a semester in a student-led study group to pursue a specific topic of their choice that is not covered in other department courses. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	POLI 290: Political Science Research Practicum Units: 4 Individual research practicum with a faculty member in the Political Science Graduate Group. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: POLI 200 and POLI 210 and POLI 211 Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	POLI 297: Research for Ph.D. Dissertation Lower Unit Limit: 2 Upper Unit Limit: 12 Research and writing of Doctoral Dissertation Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	POLI 298: Directed Group Study Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 12 Directed group study on a political science topic. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	POLI 299: Directed Individual Research Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 12 Directed individual research on a political science topic. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
Psychology
	PSY 001: Introduction to Psychology Units: 4 Introduction to psychology as a science of behavior, including history, research methods, biological bases of behavior, cognition, personality, social behavior, psychological disorders, techniques of therapy and applied science. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 010: Analysis of Psychological Data Units: 5 Design and analysis of psychological research including experimental design, correlational research, and descriptive and inferential statistics. Students in the Psychology major or minor must take this course before taking any upper division Psychology courses. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (COGS 001 or PSY 001 or equivalent exam) and (MATH 005 or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 015: Research Methods in Psychology Units: 4 Survey of common methodological approaches in psychological research. Students in the Psychology major or minor must take this course before taking any upper division Psychology courses. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 010 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 090X: Freshman Seminar Units: 1 Examination of a topic in psychology. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 1 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 092: Internship in Psychology Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 4 Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field related to psychology in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of psychology. Students are required to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of psychology. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	PSY 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Supervised research. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	PSY 098: Lower Division Directed Group Study Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	PSY 099: Lower Division Individual Study Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	PSY 105: Advanced Research Methods in Psychology Units: 4 Survey of advanced methodological approaches in psychological research. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 110: History of Psychology Units: 4 Covers major schools of psychology (functionalism, behaviorism, etc.) and the precursors that lead to psychology as an independent discipline. Focus will be on integration and better understanding the current state of the science of psychology. Themes include the mind/body problem, the nature/nurture debate, and the criteria for a science. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 120: Health Psychology Units: 4 Introduces students to a breadth of topics in health psychology, behavioral medicine, and public health. Particular emphasis is placed on the roles of psychological processes in altering physical and mental health, promoting well-being, preventing illness, and treating disease. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 123: Alcohol, Drugs, and Behavior Units: 4 Survey of major drugs of abuse, their mode of action, and their behavioral effects, both acute and chronic; etiology and maintenance of drug abuse and review of prominent strategies for prevention, intervention and treatment. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 124: Health Disparities Units: 4 Focus on the differential effect of environmental factors and behavior on human health. In our examination of the determinants of health, we will discuss issues related to ethnic, cultural, and gender psychology, risk behavior, behavioral medicine, psychosocial epidemiology, and policy. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 125: Cognition, Affect, and Health Units: 4 An examination of how cognitive and emotional processes influence the body’s physiological systems in ways that increase or decrease our risk for physical illnesses. We will discuss how thoughts, emotions, and social experiences influence health behaviors such as exercise and diet, and implications for health promotion and illness management interventions. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 015 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 130: Developmental Psychology Units: 4 Critical review of the research and theories on the development of infants and children. Covers cognitive, biological, social, personality, and emotional development, among others. Emphasis on integrating across areas of development, as well as the relative contributions of biology and experience. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s): Sophomore Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 133: Neurodevelopmental Cognitive, Language and Learning Disorders Units: 4 An introduction to the expression and causes of a variety of cognitive disorders (e.g., reading disability, mental retardation, dementia, etc.). Genetic syndromes and neurodevelopmental origins are emphasized. Other atypical conditions are discussed as well, including giftedness. Some background in psychology and human biology is advantageous but not required. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 134: Adolescent Development Units: 4 Provides a broad overview of theoretical and empirical issues related to adolescent development. Topics covered will include biological, cognitive, and social transitions and the contextual influences on the development of these processes. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 135: Language Acquisition Units: 4 Covers the stages that children go through as they learn their first language. It will also explore the causal mechanisms behind language acquisition as outlined by the major theoretical approaches in the field. Bilingual language acquisition will also be covered. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 130 and (PSY 015 or COGS 105) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 136: Cognitive Development Units: 4 Covers the major theories and stages of children’s cognitive development. Among others, we cover Piaget, Vygotsky, information processing theories, and connectionist approaches to learning. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 130 and (PSY 015 or COGS 105) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 137: Conceptual Development Units: 4 An exploration of how children learn about specific conceptual domains, such as naive biology and theory or mind. The major theoretical approaches in the area will be covered. Questions of process, such as radical reorganization vs. enrichment of content areas will set the context for the course. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 130 and (PSY 015 or COGS 105) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 138: Development of the Social Mind Units: 4 Considers the emergence of social reasoning and behavior from infancy to adulthood. Special focus on the cognitive processes underlying reasoning about others as intentional agents, as members of social groups such as race and gender. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 139: Cognitive Development and Education Units: 4 How can developmental psychology inform educational practice? We review current developmental theories as well as attempts to apply them to education, with the aim of building an understanding of both the promise and pitfalls of a developmentally based approach to education. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 130 and (PSY 015 or COGS 105) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 140: Clinical Psychology Units: 4 Major theoretical approaches to clinical psychology, including psychoanalysis, existentialism, humanism, systems theory, and behavioral approaches. A review of what clinical psychologists do, including assessment methods, professional roles, and approaches to treatment. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 142: Abnormal Psychology Units: 4 Descriptive and functional account of behavioral disorders, with primary consideration given to neurotic and psychotic behavior. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 143: Abnormal Child Psychology Units: 4 Review of scientific knowledge and approaches to learning about major psychological disorders in childhood, including adolescence. Examples are anxiety, attention deficit, autistic, and substance use disorders. Interventions implemented to prevent or treat these disorders are also examined. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 145: Human Sexuality Units: 4 Survey of existing knowledge of human sexual behavior; physiological, anatomical, psychological, and cultural components; normative sexual functioning. Such topics as sexual deviation, sexual dysfunctions, and types of treatment are also considered. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 151: The Psychology of Stereotyping and Prejudice Units: 4 Cognitive processes underlying stereotyping and prejudice are reviewed. Focuses on the relationship between stereotyping and categorization in general, the development of stereotyping and prejudice, and empirical proposals to reduce bias through contact or other forms of intervention. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 152: Psychological Perspectives on Cultural, Racial and Ethnic Diversity Units: 4 Issues that bear upon race, ethnicity, and culture, such as the cultural specificity of psychological theories, cultural influences on child development, ethnic identity, psychological issues in immigration, ethnic and racial prejudice, and assessment and interventions with culturally diverse and ethnic minority populations. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 155: Emotion Units: 4 Provides an overview of the field of emotion. A general theoretical overview will be complemented by examining specific topics of emotion, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of emotion research across multiple fields of study, including psychology, sociology, linguistics, and anthropology. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (PSY 001 or equivalent exam) and PSY 010 and PSY 015 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 156: Social Psychology Units: 4 Behavior of the individual in social situations, surveying problems of social cognition, social interaction, group tensions, norm development, attitudes, values, public opinion, status. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 157: Personal Relationships Units: 4 Surveys the psychological science of close relationships, including interpersonal attraction, communication, interdependence, friendship, love, sex, conflict, violence, breakups and relationship loss. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 158: Positive Psychology Units: 4 Survey of research on the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology emphasizes positive emotions, positive individual traits, and positive institutions. Note: This course fundamentally addresses the UC Merced guiding principles of scientific literacy, communication, self and society, and development of personal potential. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 159: Personality Psychology Units: 4 Examines how individuals are unique and similar to other people. The course will cover major theories in personality that attempt to describe human nature and empirical research on individual differences and personality development. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 160: Cognitive Psychology Units: 4 Introduction to human information processing, mental representation and transformation, imagery, attention, memory, language processing, concept formation, problem solving, and computer simulation. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or COGS 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 161: Perceptual Psychology Units: 4 An introduction to data, theoretical constructs, and experimental procedures associated with research on perceptual psychology. Topics include: visual and auditory perception, skin and body senses, chemical senses, person-action perception, and perceptual attention. This course focuses on psychophysics experimental methods, brain imaging techniques, brain function, and perceptual disorders. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 162: Psychology of Visual Perception Units: 4 A comprehensive psychological study of vision, including: color vision, motion, object recognition, depth perception, visual attention, oculomotor behavior, and visual consciousness. Also covered is the neurophysiology and development of the visual system; evolutionary and biological variations of vision; psychophysical methods; and vision disorders. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	PSY 170: Industrial and Organizational Psychology Units: 4 How psychology is applied to industrial and organizational problems, including workplace testing, personnel issues, advertising, etc. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information

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POLI 108: Direct Democracy

POLI 110: Governmental Power and the Constitution

POLI 111: Liberty, Equality and the Constitution

POLI 120: Voting Behavior, Campaigns, and Elections

POLI 123: Political Psychology

POLI 125: Public Opinion

POLI 127: Race, Gender, and Politics

POLI 130: Institutions of Democracy

POLI 135: Political Behavior Around the World

POLI 140: Transitions to Democracy

POLI 142: Contemporary Chinese Politics

POLI 145: Political Violence

POLI 150: Causes of International Conflict

POLI 153: Judgment and Decision Making

POLI 155: International Political Economy

POLI 158: Politics of Human Rights

POLI 160: US Foreign Policy

POLI 165: International Organizations & Regimes

POLI 170: Theoretical Models of Politics

POLI 171: Politics and Film

POLI 172: Games and Human Behavior

POLI 175: Advanced Analysis of Political Data

POLI 190: Topics in Political Science

POLI 191: Seminar in Political Science

POLI 192: Internship in Political Science

POLI 194H: Senior Honors Thesis Seminar

POLI 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research

POLI 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study

POLI 199: Upper Division Individual Study

POLI 200: Research Design in Political Science

POLI 210: Quantitative Analysis of Political Data, I

POLI 211: Quantitative Analysis of Political Data, II

POLI 212: Quantitative Analysis of Political Data, III

POLI 213: Experimental Methods in Political Science

POLI 215: Introduction to Game Theory

POLI 216: Formal Political Analysis

POLI 219: Special Topics in Political Science Methodology

POLI 220: American Political Institutions

POLI 221: Legislative Politics

POLI 222: Executive Politics

POLI 223: Judicial Politics

POLI 224: Subnational Politics

POLI 225: Political Parties

POLI 226: Interest Groups

POLI 227: Media and Politics

POLI 228: Elections and Representation

POLI 230: Institutions and Institutional Change in Comparative Perspectives

POLI 235: International Institutions

POLI 240: Political Economy

POLI 249: Special Topics in Political Institutions and Political Economy

POLI 250: American Political Behavior

POLI 251: Political Cognition

POLI 252: Public Opinion

POLI 253: Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

POLI 254: The Biological Bases of Politics

POLI 255: Politics of Diversity

POLI 260: Comparative Political Behavior

POLI 269: Special Topics in Political Cognition and Behavior

POLI 289: Topics in Political Science

POLI 290: Political Science Research Practicum

POLI 297: Research for Ph.D. Dissertation

POLI 298: Directed Group Study

POLI 299: Directed Individual Research

PSY 001: Introduction to Psychology

PSY 010: Analysis of Psychological Data

PSY 015: Research Methods in Psychology

PSY 090X: Freshman Seminar

PSY 092: Internship in Psychology