Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Catalog 
    
2019-2020 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.

WORLD LANGUAGES

No credit is allowed for completing a less advanced course after successful completion (C-or better) of a more advanced course in the world languages. This applies only to lower division world 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.

 

Political Science

  
  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • POLI 293: Critical Assessment of Political Science Research


    Units: 2

    When a political science faculty member is charged with editing a peer-reviewed political science journal, students in this course will have the opportunity to engage in the critical assessment of political science research with that faculty member. Students will (1) read manuscript submissions to the journal, (2) select and suggest reviewers for those submissions, (3) view reviews of manuscript submissions, and (4) debate the merits of manuscript submissions for publication.

    Course Details
    Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
    • Fall

    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Repeat Limit: Unlimited

    Discussion included
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Open only to following major/minor(s):
    • Political Science (Graduate) - POLS

    Instructor Permission Required: Yes


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Lower Division: Quantitative Reasoning
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Quantitative and Numerical Analysis
    • Badge: Practical and Applied Knowledge

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: (COGS 001 or PSY 001 or equivalent exam) and (MATH 005 or equivalent exam)
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Quantitative and Numerical Analysis
    • Badge: Practical and Applied Knowledge
    • Badge: Ethics

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 010
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Quantitative and Numerical Analysis
    • Badge: Practical and Applied Knowledge

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Diversity and Identity
    • Badge: Global Awareness
    • Badge: Practical and Applied Knowledge

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Ethics

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Diversity and Identity
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Open only to the following class level(s):
    • Sophomore
    • Junior
    • Senior

    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 132: Development in the Family Context


    Units: 4

    Covers theoretical and empirical research related to the study of child and adolescent development in the family context. The major theories of family research will be covered, including ecological theory, family systems theories, attachment theory, and sociocultural theories. Through the lens of these perspectives, we will examine recent research on various relevant topics, including connections between family and school, parenting practices, sibling relationships, and the broader cultural context in which families live.

    Course Details
    Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
    • Fall

    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    GE Requirements
    • Badge: Diversity and Identity
    • Badge: Global Awareness
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: (PSY 001 or equivalent exam) and PSY 010 and PSY 015
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Natural Science
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Diversity and Identity
    • Badge: Ethics

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Media and Visual Analysis
    • Badge: Diversity and Identity
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 130 and (PSY 015 or COGS 105)
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Ethics

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Diversity and Identity
    • Badge: Ethics
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Upper Division: Crossroads
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Upper Division: Crossroads
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Natural Science
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
    • Badge: Quantitative and Numerical Analysis
    • Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
    • Badge: Diversity and Identity
    • Badge: Global Awareness

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Diversity and Identity
    • Badge: Practical and Applied Knowledge

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Diversity and Identity
    • Badge: Global Awareness

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: (PSY 001 or equivalent exam) and PSY 010 and PSY 015
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Media and Visual Analysis
    • Badge: Quantitative and Numerical Analysis
    • Badge: Practical and Applied Knowledge
    • Badge: Ethics
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Practical and Applied Knowledge

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
    • Badge: Media and Visual Analysis
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • 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

    GE Requirements
    • Upper Division: Crossroads
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
    • Badge: Quantitative and Numerical Analysis
    • Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
    • Badge: Diversity and Identity
    • Badge: Global Awareness

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 171: Psychological Tests and Measurement


    Units: 4

    An introduction to how psychological tests and other measurements are developed, evaluated, and used across several areas, such as education, clinical and counseling practice, and businesses. Ethical and legal issues in the use of psychological tests will also be discussed.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Quantitative and Numerical Analysis
    • Badge: Ethics

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 172: Forensic Psychology


    Units: 4

    Survey of the application of psychology to the criminal justice system, including public policy, sanity, competency, eyewitness testimony and treatment of mentally ill offenders.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 180: Physiological Psychology


    Units: 4

    Relationship of brain structure and function to behavior, motivation, emotion, language, and learning in humans and other animals. Review of research methods used in physiological psychology and neuroscience.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Practical and Applied Knowledge

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 181: Clinical Neuropsychology


    Units: 4

    Designed to provide students with an understanding of the theory, method, and practical applications of neuropsychology. Topics include functional neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, neuropsychological assessment, and the complex functions of the normal brain. Neurological and psychiatric disorders of the brain will be described including their diagnosis and treatments.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Media and Visual Analysis
    • Badge: Practical and Applied Knowledge
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 182: Evolutionary Psychology


    Units: 4

    Evolutionary psychology is an approach to psychology in which knowledge and principles from evolutionary biology are implemented in the study of the human mind. This course provides a brief introduction to evolutionary theory, surveys research within the discipline, and discusses interdisciplinary applications within the broader field of psychology.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 183: Introduction to Human Behavioral Genetics


    Units: 4

    An introduction to the genetic (and nongenetic) contributions to individual and group differences observed for a variety of human traits, including personality, psychopathology, intelligence, language, learning, sexuality, health, and some medical conditions. What knowledge is needed in genetics and specialized methodologies will be provided in class.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    GE Requirements
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Natural Science
    • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Ethics

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 184: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience


    Units: 4

    Provides an overview of current research and methods in the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience, starting with a review of how the brain develops from conception into adulthood. Presents theories related to how the brain develops and the role of experience in this development. Topics include visual perception and attention, knowledge of objects, faces, number, space, and language, and affective and social development. Discuss both typical and atypically developing populations.

    Course Details
    Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
    • Spring

    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 015 or COGS 105
    Open only to following major/minor(s):
    Open only to the following class level(s):
    • Junior
    • Senior

    Instructor Permission Required: Yes


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  • PSY 190: Topics in Psychology


    Units: 4

    Intensive treatment of a special topic or problem of psychological interest.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Repeat Limit: 3

    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 001 or equivalent exam
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 191: Psychology Culminating Experience


    Units: 4

    Provides an in-depth treatment of various facets to the Psychology major. It is intended to satisfy the Psychology major’s Culminating Experience for the degree. Covers problems and research-based inquires in a variety of sub-fields within Psychology, including: health, developmental, quantitative, social, clinical, and more. Also covers important elements such as APA writing style, how to present results, and ethics in psychological research.

    Course Details
    Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
    • Fall
    • Spring

    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Repeat Limit: 3

    Normal Letter Grade only

    GE Requirements
    • Upper Division: Culminating Experience

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: (PSY 001 or equivalent exam) and PSY 010 and PSY 015
    Open only to following major/minor(s):
    • Psychology (Undergraduate) - PSY

    Open only to the following class level(s):
    • Senior

    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 192: 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
    Open only to the following class level(s):
    • Junior
    • Senior

    Instructor Permission Required: Yes


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  • PSY 193H: Honors in Psychological Sciences I


    Units: 3

    Intended for advanced-level students seeking to complete an independent research project in collaboration with a faculty advisor in Psychological Sciences. Provides structure and guidance for conducting an independent research project, concrete deadlines and feedback during the research process, and a forum within which to share and present research findings with fellow honors students in Psychological Science.

    Course Details
    Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
    • Fall

    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    GE Requirements
    • Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
    • Badge: Quantitative and Numerical Analysis
    • Badge: Scientific Method

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 010 and PSY 015

     
    Corequisite: PSY 199
    Open only to following major/minor(s):

    • Psychology (Undergraduate) - PSY

    Open only to the following class level(s):
    • Junior
    • Senior

    Instructor Permission Required: Yes
    Good academic standing, overall GPA of 3.3 or higher, and GPA in Psychology of 3.5 or higher required


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  • PSY 194H: Honors in Psychological Sciences II


    Units: 3

    The Honors in Psychological Sciences course is intended for advanced-level students seeking to complete an independent research project in collaboration with a faculty advisor in Psychological Sciences. This course is intended to provide structure and guidance for conducting an independent research project, concrete deadlines and feedback during the research process, and a forum within which to share and present research findings with fellow honors students in Psychological Science.

    Course Details
    Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
    • Spring

    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    GE Requirements
    • Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
    • Badge: Quantitative and Numerical Analysis
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Upper Division: Culminating Experience

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 010 and PSY 015 and PSY 193H
    Corequisite: PSY 199
    Cannot be taken for credit after successfully completing: PSY 193H (should only be taken prior to this)
    Open only to following major/minor(s):
    • Psychology (Undergraduate) - PSY

    Open only to the following class level(s):
    • Junior
    • Senior

    Instructor Permission Required: Yes
    Good academic standing, overall GPA of 3.3 or higher, and GPA in Psychology of 3.5 or higher required


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  • PSY 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

    GE Requirements
    • Badge: Scientific Method
    • Badge: Ethics
    • Badge: Practical and Applied Knowledge

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: Yes


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  • PSY 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


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  • PSY 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


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  • PSY 200A: Professional Seminar for First-Year Graduate Students I


    Units: 4

    A two semester sequence required of and limited to first-year Ph.D. students in Psychology. Survey of major issues in contemporary psychology with their historical backgrounds.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 200B: Professional Seminar for First-Year Graduate Students II


    Units: 4

    A two semester sequence required of and limited to first-year Ph.D. students in Psychology. Survey of major issues in contemporary psychology with their historical backgrounds.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 202A: Advanced Psychological Statistics I


    Units: 4

    Topics covered include: descriptive and inferential statistical techniques; correlation and linear regression with one predictor and multiple predictors; linear statistical inference. The goal is to teach the skill of thinking statistically so that the student can learn new techniques independently.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Open only to following major/minor(s):
    • Psychological Sciences (Graduate) - PSYS

    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 202B: Advanced Psychological Statistics II


    Units: 4

    Topics covered include: regression; multiple regression; path analysis; introduction to structural equation modeling with latent variables; introduction to multilevel modeling.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 202A
    Open only to following major/minor(s):
    • Psychological Sciences (Graduate) - PSYS

    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 202C: Multivariate Analysis


    Units: 4

    Introduction to analysis of data having multiple dependent variables. Topics include continuous multivariate distributions, multiple regression, multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, classification, canonical correlation, principal component analysis. Applications from clinical, cognitive, physiological, and social psychology. Computer methods.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 203: Multilevel Modeling


    Units: 4

    Advanced experimental design and planning of investigations.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 202A and PSY 202B
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 204: Research Design and Methodology


    Units: 4

    The nature of causal inference; experimental and quasi-experimental designs including randomized experiments, nonrandomized control groups studies, time series, regression discontinuity; generalizing from experiments; ethical issues and ethical principles of research conduct; practical problems in experiments.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 205: Measurement Theory and Psychometrics


    Units: 4

    Classical test theory, factor analysis, generalizability theory, item response theory, interrater reliability, fundamental measurement theory.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 206: Quantitative Methods for Reviewing Research


    Units: 4

    Quantitative procedures (meta-analysis) for reviewing research findings; techniques for locating and coding research studies, calculating effect sizes, and analyzing study findings.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 202A
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 207: Structural Equation Modeling


    Units: 4

    Path models, path analysis, cross-lagged panel studies, confirmatory factor analysis, and complete latent variable causal models, applications to experimental and nonexperimental data.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 202A and PSY 202B
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 208A: Methods for Program Evaluation


    Units: 4

    Introduction to program evaluation. Survey of the many methods used in program evaluation, including needs assessment, surveys, experiments, and qualitative methods. Discussion of policy and strategy issues, and of utilization of findings.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 208B: Theory of Program Evaluation


    Units: 4

    History and nature of program evaluation, review of different approaches taken to evaluation by variety of major theorists in the field; practice in evaluation.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 209: Longitudinal Data Analysis and Bayesian Extensions


    Units: 4

    A focus on longitudinal data analysis. Analysis of variance, regression, and structural equation modeling approaches will be explored. Traditional (frequentist) estimation approaches will be introduced in the beginning of the course. The last portion of the course is devoted to model estimation via the Bayesian estimation framework.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 202A and PSY 202B
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 210: Item Response Theory


    Units: 4

    Models for dichotomous, ordinal, and nominal responses; IRT scoring; multidimensional IRT; Bayesian estimation; fit; differential item functioning; linking; computerized adaptive testing.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 202A and PSY 202B
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 211: Computer Programming for Social Sciences


    Units: 4

    An introduction to specialty computer programs that are useful in the social sciences, such as Matlab, GAUSS, specialty programs in meta-analysis, and basic languages.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 212: Special Problems in Psychological Statistics


    Units: 4

    Special problems in psychological statistics and data analysis.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 213: Mathematical Toolbox for Quantitative Psychologists


    Units: 4

    Probability distributions; moment generating functions; conditional distributions; Taylor Series expansion; Delta Method; method of moments; maximum likelihood estimation; optimization; Bayes modal estimation

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Prerequisite: PSY 202A
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 214: History of Psychology


    Units: 4

    Covers the major schools of psychology, including Wundtian psychology, structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, gestalt psychology, cognitive psychology, etc., as well as the philosophical and physiological influences that lead to the birth of psychology as an independent discipline. Focus is on integration over these areas with the goal of better understanding the current state of the science of psychology. Major recurring themes within these schools include the mind/body problem, the nature/nurture debate, and the criteria for practicing a science.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 220: Health Psychology


    Units: 4

    A review of theory and research on how behavior affects health and disease as well as how disease affects behavior (e.g., cognitions, emotions, relationships) in humans. Research into behavioral interventions to improve, ameliorate, or prevent disease are also reviewed. Focus is placed on the role of behavior for the major diseases and threats to health in children, adolescents, and adults.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Open only to following major/minor(s):
    • Sociology (Graduate) - SOCI
    • Psychological Sciences (Graduate) - PSYS
    • Public Health (Graduate) - PHE

    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 221: Issues in Health Psychology


    Units: 4

    A survey of selected topics in health psychology not covered in PSY 220 . This may include psychological perspectives on major chronic disease, quality of life in people with health conditions, pediatric psychology, aging and health, and the interface between public health and health psychology.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 222: Introduction to Psychoneuroimmunology


    Units: 4

    An introduction to the field of psychoneuroendocrinology (PNI) with a heavy emphasis on neuroendocrinology and stress. Recent studies in PNI will be discussed in class and all students will be required to write a paper on a PNI topic.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 224: Health Disparities


    Units: 4

    Disease prevalence, severity, and treatment varies across sociodemographic groups. Understanding why health disparities occur is key to determining how inequalities might be alleviated. The focus of this course is on research that a) describes health disparities, b) investigates factors that explain differences, and c) proposes interventions to treat at-risk populations.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 225: Health Risk Decision Making


    Units: 4

    A focus on the decision making process underlying health risk behaviors. Consideration of the role perceptions of risks/benefits, attitudes, emotions, social relationships, and the media play on health decisions, with an emphasis on decision making theories (e.g., rational choice theory, prospect theory, health beliefs model, and the theory of planned behavior).

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 230: Developmental Psychology I


    Units: 4

    A foundational core graduate course (along with PSY 231 ) surveying Developmental Psychology. Topics include: historical perspectives; genetic and environment mechanisms; prenatal development; cognitive, linguistic and emotional development; and various methodologies. This course addresses the Psychological Sciences PhD Program Learning Outcomes of Core Knowledge, Statistics and Methods, and Writing.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 231: Developmental Psychology II


    Units: 4

    A foundational core graduate course (along with PSY 230 ) surveying Developmental Psychology. Topics include: historical perspectives; genetic and environment mechanisms; prenatal development; cognitive, linguistic and emotional development; and various methodologies. This course addresses the Psychological Sciences PhD Program Learning Outcomes of Core Knowledge, Statistics and Methods, and Writing.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 234: The Nativism Empiricism Debate


    Units: 4

    A major debate in developmental psychology concerns the relative contribution of innate versus learned knowledge and skills. We focus on theoretical and empirical contributions to this debate, and try to place them within a broader framework of contemporary cognitive development.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 235: Language Acquisition


    Units: 4

    Covers the stages that children go through as they learn their first language. Course also explores the causal mechanisms behind language acquisition as outlined by the major theoretical approaches in the field. Bilingual language acquisition are also covered.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 236: Cognitive Development


    Units: 4

    Explores 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
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 237: Conceptual Development


    Units: 4

    Explores how children learn about specific conceptual domains, such as naive biology and theory or mind. The major theoretical approaches in the area are covered. Questions of process, such as radical reorganization vs. enrichment of content areas set the context for the course.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 238: The Development of 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
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 239: 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
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 243: Interdisciplinary Computational Graduate Education


    Units: 1

    Focuses on teaching first-year graduate students from a variety of graduate programs skills in computational methods, programming languages, team science, project development, problem solving, social networking, and career preparation.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Crosslisted with: CHEM 243, COGS 243, EECS 243, MATH 243, ME 243, PHYS 243, QSB 243
    Laboratory included
    Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: Yes


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  • PSY 250: Social Psychology


    Units: 4

    Designed for graduate psychology students. Intensive consideration of concepts, theories, and major problems in social psychology.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 251: The Psychology of Prejudice and Stereotyping


    Units: 4

    Cognitive processes underlying prejudice and stereotyping are reviewed. We focus 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
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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  • PSY 263: Language and Communication in Everyday Life


    Units: 4

    Conversational language, metaphor, idioms, ambiguity, spatial language, gesture, sign language, propaganda, dialects, cross-cultural variation, semantic change.

    Course Details
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Normal Letter Grade only

    Requisites and Restrictions
    Instructor Permission Required: No


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