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Apr 10, 2026
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2026-2027 Catalog
Scientific Method
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Learn how the scientific method leads to new knowledge about the natural world by collecting and integrating previous knowledge using empirical evidence.
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Scientific Method Courses
- ANTH 003: Introduction to Anthropological Archaeology Units: 4
- ANTH 005: Introduction to Biological Anthropology Units: 4
- ANTH 005H: Introduction to Biological Anthropology Units: 4
- ANTH 130: From Stone to Silk: How Objects Shape Us Units: 4
- ANTH 132: Decoding History: The Shifting Lens of Archaeological Interpretation Units: 4
- ANTH 134: Dynamics of Small-scale Societies Units: 4
- ANTH 142: Archaeology of Colonialism Units: 4
- ANTH 149: Topics in Anthropological Archaeology Units: 4
- ANTH 153: Spatial Patterns of Disease Units: 4
- ANTH 160: Human Origins and Evolution Units: 4
- ANTH 162: Growth, Development, and Human Evolution Units: 4
- ANTH 172: Ethnohistory Units: 4
- ANTH 174: Lithic Artifact Analysis Units: 4
- BIO 001L: Contemporary Biology Lab Units: 1
- BIO 002: Introduction to Molecular Biology Units: 4
- BIO 003: To Know Ourselves: Molecular Basis of Health and Disease Units: 4
- BIO 005: Concepts and Issues in Biology Today Units: 4
- BIO 011: Introduction to Molecular Biology Units: 4
- BIO 012L: Introduction to Organismal Biology Lab Units: 1
- BIO 034: Introduction to Marine Science Units: 4
- BIO 043: Biodiversity and Conservation Units: 4
- BIO 065: Natural History of Dinosaurs Units: 4
- BIO 101: Biochemistry I Units: 4
- BIO 102: Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Units: 4
- BIO 110: The Cell Units: 4
- BIO 113: Sustainability in the Anthropocene Units: 4
- BIO 118: Gene Editing Research Lab Units: 4
- BIO 120: General Microbiology Units: 4
- BIO 124: Microbial Evolution Units: 4
- BIO 129: Paleoecology Units: 3
- BIO 130: Plant Biology Units: 4
- BIO 139: Research Lab of Cell Biology Units: 3
- BIO 141: Evolution Units: 4
- BIO 147: Mushrooms Units: 4
- BIO 148: Fundamentals of Ecology Units: 4
- BIO 149: Conservation Biology Units: 4
- BIO 150: Embryos, Genes, and Development Units: 4
- BIO 150L: Developmental Biology Laboratory Units: 4
- BIO 151L: Molecular Immunology Laboratory Units: 1
- BIO 153: Evolution and Development Units: 4
- BIO 161: Human Physiology Units: 5
- BIO 177: Genes, Brains, and Behavior Units: 4
- BIO 182: Bioinformatics Units: 4
- BIO 187: Data Science Research in Biology Units: 4
- BIO 189: Animal Behavior Units: 4
- BIOE 108: Genetic Engineering Units: 3
- BIOE 113: Bioinstrumentation Units: 4
- CEE 118: Climate Change: Science and Solutions Units: 3
- CEE 183: Field Methods in Subsurface Hydrology Units: 2
- CEE 193: Civil and Environmental Engineering Capstone Design Units: 3
- CHEM 002: General Chemistry I Units: 4
- CHEM 002H: Honors General Chemistry I Units: 4
- CHEM 008: Principles of Organic Chemistry Units: 4
- CHEM 008H: Honors Principles of Organic Chemistry Units: 3
- CHEM 008HL: Honors Principles of Organic Chemistry Lab Units: 1
- CHEM 008L: Principles of Organic Chemistry Lab Units: 1
- CHEM 010H: Honors General Chemistry II Units: 4
- CHEM 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research Units:
- CHEM 100: Organic Synthesis and Mechanism Units: 4
- CHEM 101L: Advanced Synthetic Laboratory Units: 2
- CHEM 111: Biochemistry I Units: 4
- CHEM 112: Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy Units: 4
- CHEM 115: Instrumental Analysis and Bioanalytical Chemistry Units: 3
- CHEM 120: Inorganic Chemistry Units: 3
- CHEM 122: Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Units: 4
- CHEM 130: Organic Spectroscopy and Computation Units: 3
- CHEM 140: Nanoscale Materials Chemistry Units: 3
- CHEM 150: Inorganic and Materials Chemistry Laboratory Units: 2
- CHEM 153: Physical Chemistry Laboratory Units: 2
- CHEM 155: Instrumental Analysis Laboratory Units: 2
- CHEM 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research Units:
- COGS 001: Introduction to Cognitive Science Units: 4
- COGS 013: Scientific Thinking Units: 4
- COGS 101: Mind, Brain, and Computation Units: 4
- COGS 105: Research Methods for Cognitive Scientists Units: 4
- COGS 110: Philosophy of Cognitive Science Units: 4
- COGS 122: Modeling Social Behavior Units: 4
- COGS 124: Introduction to Neural Networks in Cognitive Science Units: 4
- COGS 126: Complex Adaptive Systems Units: 4
- COGS 130: Cognitive Neuroscience Units: 4
- COGS 140: Perception and Action Units: 4
- COGS 142: Audition Units: 4
- COGS 156: Language in Minds, Brains, and Machines Units: 4
- COGS 170: Judgment and Decision Making Units: 4
- COGS 176: Culture and Cognition Units: 4
- COGS 177: Consciousness in Philosophy and Cognitive Science Units: 4
- COGS 178: The Cognitive Science of the Emotions Units: 4
- COGS 182: Service Science Units: 4
- COMM 101: Science Writing in Natural Sciences Units: 4
- COMM 103: Writing for Engineering Units: 4
- CRES 100: Theories of Race and Ethnicity Units: 4
- CSE 120: Software Engineering Units: 4
- CSE 155: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Units: 4
- CSE 168: Distributed Software Systems Units: 4
- CSE 176: Introduction to Machine Learning Units: 4
- DSC 008: Introduction to Data Science Units: 4
- DSC 011: Introductory Computing & Statistical Programming Units: 4
- DSC 100: Advanced Data Science Units: 4
- ECON 001: Introduction to Economics Units: 4
- ECON 100: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Units: 4
- ECON 101: Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Units: 4
- ECON 110: Econometrics Units: 4
- ECON 145: Health Economics Units: 4
- ECON 153: Judgment and Decision Making Units: 4
- ECON 164: Economics of Emerging Markets Units: 4
- ECON 170: Game Theory Units: 4
- ECON 171: Advanced Econometrics Units: 4
- ECON 196: Senior Thesis in Economics I Units: 4
- ECON 197: Senior Thesis in Economics II Units: 4
- ENGR 040: History of Technology in Society I Units: 4
- ENGR 041: History of Technology in Society II Units: 4
- ENGR 080: Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis Units: 4
- ENGR 156: Technical and Professional Writing for Scientists and Engineers Units: 4
- ENGR 175: Information Systems for Management Units: 4
- ENGR 180: Spatial Analysis and Modeling Units: 4
- ENGR 190: Engineering Capstone Design Units: 4
- ENVE 010: Environment in Crisis Units: 4
- ENVE 030: Evaluating Sustainable Spaces: Leadership in Energy, Environment & Design (LEED) Units: 3
- ESS 001: Introduction to Earth Systems Science Units: 4
- ESS 002: Sustainability Science Units: 4
- ESS 010: Earth Resources and Society Units: 4
- ESS 015: Weather, Climate, and the Environment Units: 4
- ESS 020: Fundamentals of Geology Units: 4
- ESS 034: Introduction to Marine Science Units: 4
- ESS 043: Biodiversity and Conservation Units: 4
- ESS 047: Astrobiology Units: 4
- ESS 050: Ecosystems of California Units: 4
- ESS 065: Natural History of Dinosaurs Units: 4
- ESS 094: Research in Environmental Systems Science Units: 4
- ESS 113: Sustainability in the Anthropocene Units: 4
- ESS 118: Climate Change: Science and Solutions Units: 3
- ESS 129: Paleoecology Units: 3
- ESS 130: Plant Biology Units: 4
- ESS 148: Fundamentals of Ecology Units: 4
- ESS 149: Conservation Biology Units: 4
- ESS 150: Geomorphology and Surface Processes Units: 3
- GASP 010: Drawing I Units: 4
- HIST 040: History of Technology in Society I Units: 4
- HIST 041: History of Technology in Society II Units: 4
- HIST 109: Topics in the History of Science and Technology Units: 4
- HS 110: 3D Modeling Cultural Heritage Units: 4
- HS 150: Geographic Information Systems for Cultural and Environmental Heritage Units: 4
- HS 185: Ethnic Geography Units: 4
- HS 190: Topics in World Heritage Units: 4
- MATH 032: Probability and Statistics Units: 4
- MATH 125: Intermediate Differential Equations Units: 4
- MATH 126: Partial Differential Equations Units: 4
- MATH 130: Numerical Analysis Units: 4
- MATH 131: Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers Units: 4
- MATH 132: Numerical Methods for Differential Equations Units: 4
- MATH 141: Linear Analysis I Units: 4
- MATH 150: Mathematical Modeling Units: 4
- MATH 160: Mathematical Logic Units: 4
- MATH 170: Quantitative Modeling of Biological Systems Units: 4
- MATH 180: Applied Statistics and Machine Learning Units: 4
- MATH 181: Stochastic Processes Units: 4
- ME 021: Engineering Computing Units: 4
- ME 144: Introduction to Multi-body Dynamics Units: 3
- ME 151: Fuel Cells and Batteries Units: 4
- ME 170: Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Units: 3
- MGMT 150: Service Science Units: 4
- MGMT 153: Judgment and Decision Making Units: 4
- MIST 118: Climate Change: Science and Solutions Units: 3
- MIST 120: Park and Protected Area Management Units: 4
- MIST 150: Service Science Units: 4
- MIST 175: Information Systems for Management Units: 4
- MSE 030: Materials and Human Civilization Units: 3
- NSED 180: Critical Perspectives on the History of Science and Mathematics Units: 4
- PH 010: Introduction to Biostatistics Units: 5
- PH 100: Introduction to Epidemiology Units: 5
- PH 112: Research Methods: Health Services Research and Public Health Units: 5
- PH 117: Decolonizing Methodologies in Public Health Research Units: 4
- PH 124: Health Disparities Units: 4
- PH 130: Does the Dose Make the Poison? Introduction to Toxicology and Risk Assessment Units: 4
- PHIL 006: Science, Technology, and Ethics Units: 4
- PHIL 106: Philosophy of Science Units: 4
- PHIL 110: Philosophy of Cognitive Science Units: 4
- PHIL 121: Neuroethics Units: 4
- PHIL 133: Core Texts in the History of Science Units: 4
- PHIL 160: Mathematical Logic Units: 4
- PHIL 173: Consciousness in Philosophy and Cognitive Science Units: 4
- PHYS 001: Physics for a Better Future Units: 4
- PHYS 008L: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences Lab Units: 1
- PHYS 008HL: Honors Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences Lab Units: 1
- PHYS 009L: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences Lab Units: 1
- PHYS 009HL: Honors Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences Lab Units: 1
- PHYS 018H: Introductory Physics I for Biological Sciences Units: 4
- PHYS 018L: Introductory Physics I for Biological Sciences Lab Units: 1
- PHYS 018HL: Introductory Physics I for Biological Sciences Lab Units: 1
- PHYS 019H: Introductory Physics II for Biological Sciences Units: 4
- PHYS 019L: Introductory Physics II for Biological Sciences Lab Units: 1
- PHYS 019HL: Introductory Physics II for Biological Sciences Lab Units: 1
- PHYS 104: Biophysics Units: 4
- PHYS 108: Thermal and Statistical Physics Core Units: 4
- PHYS 116: Mathematical Methods Units: 4
- PHYS 127: Machine Learning and Statistics for Physics and Astronomy Units: 4
- PHYS 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research Units:
- PHYS 196: Undergraduate Thesis Units: 2
- POLI 001: Introduction to American Politics Units: 4
- POLI 002: Controversies in American Politics Units: 4
- POLI 006: Global Issues Units: 4
- POLI 010: Understanding Political Controversies Units: 4
- POLI 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research Units:
- POLI 098: Lower Division Directed Group Study Units:
- POLI 099: Lower Division Individual Study Units:
- POLI 102: Judicial Politics Units: 4
- POLI 105: Interest Groups and Political Parties Units: 4
- POLI 106: Urban Politics Units: 4
- POLI 123: Political Psychology Units: 4
- POLI 125: Public Opinion Units: 4
- POLI 127: Race, Gender, and Politics Units: 4
- POLI 130: Institutions of Democracy Units: 4
- POLI 135: Political Behavior Around the World Units: 4
- POLI 140: Transitions to Democracy Units: 4
- POLI 150: Causes of International Conflict Units: 4
- POLI 153: Judgment and Decision Making Units: 4
- POLI 155: International Political Economy Units: 4
- POLI 158: Politics of Human Rights Units: 4
- POLI 160: US Foreign Policy Units: 4
- POLI 165: International Organizations & Regimes Units: 4
- POLI 170: Theoretical Models of Politics Units: 4
- POLI 172: Games and Human Behavior Units: 4
- POLI 175: Advanced Analysis of Political Data Units: 4
- POLI 191: Seminar in Political Science Units: 4
- POLI 194H: Honors Thesis Seminar Units: 4
- POLI 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research Units:
- POLI 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study Units:
- POLI 199: Upper Division Individual Study Units:
- PSY 010: Analysis of Psychological Data Units: 5
- PSY 015: Research Methods in Psychology Units: 5
- PSY 105: Advanced Research Methods in Psychology Units: 4
- PSY 120: Health Psychology Units: 4
- PSY 124: Health Disparities Units: 4
- PSY 125: Cognition, Affect, and Health Units: 4
- PSY 130: Developmental Psychology Units: 4
- PSY 132: Development in the Family Context Units: 4
- PSY 134: Adolescent Development Units: 4
- PSY 136: Cognitive Development Units: 4
- PSY 140: Clinical Psychology Units: 4
- PSY 142: Psychopathology Units: 4
- PSY 155: Emotion Units: 4
- PSY 156: Social Psychology Units: 4
- PSY 161: Perceptual Psychology Units: 4
- PSY 162: Psychology of Visual Perception Units: 4
- PSY 170: Industrial and Organizational Psychology Units: 4
- PSY 175: Human Sexuality Units: 4
- PSY 180: Physiological Psychology Units: 4
- PSY 181: Clinical Neuropsychology Units: 4
- PSY 182: Evolutionary Psychology Units: 4
- PSY 183: Introduction to Human Behavioral Genetics Units: 4
- PSY 193H: Honors in Psychological Sciences I Units: 3
- PSY 194H: Honors in Psychological Sciences II Units: 3
- PSY 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research Units:
- PSY 195H: Upper Division Undergraduate Research Units:
- SOC 001: Introduction to Sociology Units: 4
- SOC 015: Sociological Research Methods Units: 4
- SOC 130: Social Stratification Units: 4
- SOC 132: Sociology of Education Units: 4
- SOC 135: Sociology of Work Units: 4
- SOC 145: Sociology of Health Units: 4
- SOC 146: Social Determinants of Health Units: 4
- SOC 149: Sociology of Science, Medicine, and Technology Units: 4
- SOC 155: Sociology of the Family Units: 4
- SOC 170: Qualitative Research Methods Units: 4
- SOC 175: Topics in Advanced Sociological Research Methods Units: 4
- SOC 180: Advanced Issues in Race and Ethnicity Units: 4
- SPAN 107: Spanish for Health Professionals Units: 4
- WRI 116: Science Writing in Natural Sciences Units: 4
- WRI 116A: Special Topics in Writing for the Natural Sciences Units: 4
- WRI 119: Writing for Engineering Units: 4
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