Apr 30, 2024  
2019-2020 Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions



 

 

Political Science

  
  • POLS 317 - Judicial Power and Process


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Study of the American court system, including study of the history, organization, politics and policymaking of the judicial branch.
  
  • POLS 318 - Campaigns and Elections


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 150 
    Explores political parties, campaigns, elections and voting behavior in the American context.
  
  • POLS 319 - Political Behavior and Public Opinion


    Units: 3
    Two hours lecture per week and three hours laboratory per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 150 
    An introduction to the study of individual political behavior. Among the topics covered are the development of political attitudes, political socialization, measuring behavior and opinion, and the uses and abuses of public opinion data.
  
  • POLS 320 - Public Administration


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    This course is an introduction to public administration in the United States at the national, state and local levels of government. It will explore the various trends in American public administration, examine the unique circumstances involved in administering public organizations and look at different techniques of public management. Topics of study include: the structure and function of the American system of federalism, organizational theory and behavior, public budgeting and finance, public human resources management and the role of women in public administration.
  
  • POLS 321 - Public Budgeting (Cross-listed as FIN 321)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the major concepts of public budgeting and finance in the United States. Key topics of study include: expenditure estimation, revenue forecasting, capital budgeting, budget reform and financial management. The politics that characterizes the budgetary process will be emphasized throughout.
    Same as: FIN 321 
  
  • POLS 324 - Ethics and Public Policy


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Explores ethical frameworks to analyze policies and policymakers, looking beyond whether a policy is efficient to determine if it is just. Examines different elements of political ethics; when it might be just to lie; if expertise should trump the democratic process; whether to compromise on issues of moral disagreement; and what should be considered when crafting law and policy in a pluralistic democracy.
  
  • POLS 325 - American Public Policy


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    A study of how public policy is formulated and implemented, using several policy areas such as health, transportation, housing, energy, and welfare policy as areas for specific examination. The course will review several contemporary perspectives on policy making.
  
  • POLS 326 - Government and Politics of Selected Nations


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    An intensive study of the politics and government of a nation or group of nations. Topics will include study of the government structure, political processes, political behavior and public policies. Areas of focus vary by semester. Repeatable by topic up to 9 units.
  
  • POLS 327 - International Relations of Selected Areas


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examination of the international political and economic relations among nations of a particular area of the world. Area of focus varies by semester. Repeatable by topic up to 12 units.
  
  • POLS 328 - United States Foreign Policy


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the process of foreign policy making by the United States from several theoretical perspectives.
  
  • POLS 329 - International Law and Organizations


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Studies processes of global governance, which includes a focus on selected international institutions and the basics of international law.
  
  • POLS 330 - Political Sociology (Cross-listed as SOC 330)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines power and power structures at all levels of society. The roles of social classes, movements, and institutions in shaping the political process and social influences on political behavior are explored.
    Same as: SOC 330  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • POLS 333 - Nonprofit Management (Cross-listed as BUS 333, COMM 333)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Explores legal, political, management, and financial issues that are unique to the nonprofit sector: boards, volunteers, fundraising, and marketing.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: BUS 333  , COMM 333  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • POLS 334 - Peace Studies


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examination of theories of and issues in the interdisciplinary field of peace and conflict studies. In-depth analysis of the concepts of peace and war, causes of conflict and war, achieving negative peace, building positive peace, and in-depth case studies in nonviolence. Comparison of disciplinary approaches to the field, as well as appraisal of interdisciplinary syntheses.
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • POLS 335 - Politics and Film (Cross-listed as COMM 335)


    Units: 3
    Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
    Explores the themes, issues, and processes of politics through an in-depth study of selected films. Area of focus varies by semester.
  
  • POLS 340 - Politics and the Environment (Cross-listed as ESRM 340)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Exploration of environmental politics in both the international and domestic contexts.
    Same as: ESRM 340  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • POLS 341 - The National Park (Cross-listed as ESRM 341)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    An interdisciplinary, in-depth study of one or more unit(s) of the National Park Service from a variety of perspectives including Political Science, Public Administration, History, and Environmental Science and Resource Management. The course analyzes how conservation issues and practices, administrative and policy processes, and interpretive educational programs work within the context of a national public resources agency.
    Lab fee $0 - $500
    Same as: ESRM 341  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, Community Engagement

  
  • POLS 345 - Science and Public Policy (Cross-listed as BIOL 345)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
    Examines the relationship between science, politics, and public policy and prepares students to make informed decisions concerning the societal implications of many rapidly advancing avenues of scientific research.
    Same as: BIOL 345 
  
  • POLS 346 - Dystopia and Surveillance (Cross-listed as ENGL 346)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Explores the modern surveillance society, using both literary fiction and political theory, to assess the impact on individual liberty, character formation, and political power.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: ENGL 346  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • POLS 348 - Immigration Politics and Policy


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Provides multi-disciplinary insight into various aspects of migration and immigration politics and policy. Students explore historical trends, myths, root causes, political movements, public opinion, and potential policy prescriptions. Approaches the issue of immigration from a variety of standpoints: legal, political, social, historical, and theoretical in order to analyze immigration policy and ways of thinking about migration and the nation-state.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • POLS 351 - International Relations of Africa


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 103 
    Explores the history of African states as colonies and the era of independence, the creation of institutions of domination (such as the apartheid state in South Africa and other authoritarian regimes), and the process of democratization. Examines the international political economy of the region, the AIDS crisis, regional politics including political and economic integration through the African Union, Africa’s role in international politics, and contemporary conflicts.
  
  • POLS 352 - International Relations of Europe


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 103 
    Examines countries of Europe with a special focus on European integration from the late 19th century to the present with comparative study of political systems, societies, and current challenges. Patterns of post-World War II history, political culture, political power and public policy.
  
  • POLS 353 - International Relations of Latin America


    Units: 3
    Three hours of lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 103 
    Examines countries of Latin America from the late 19th century to the present. Focuses is on problems these states have faced in their struggle for economic, political, and social development in the broader global system, including the impact of extra-regional states, such as the U.S.
  
  • POLS 354 - International Relations of the Middle East


    Units: 3
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 103 
    Examines countries of the Middle East from the late 19th century to the present. Focus is on problems these states have faced in their struggle for economic, political, and social development in the broader global system. Examines impacts of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Islamic fundamentalism, and extra-regional states, such as the U.S.
  
  • POLS 355 - International Relations of South Asia


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 103 
    Examines countries of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal). Focus is on problems these states have faced in their struggle for economic, political, and social development in the broader global system. Impact of extra-regional states in the colonial era and currently is examined as well. Deals also with contemporary challenges such as cultural diversity, terrorism, continuing poverty, economic integration, and sustainable development.
  
  • POLS 360 - Contemporary Issues in Law and Policy


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    In-depth analysis of current issues in law and policy. Considers the role of political, social, and economic institutions and forces in defining and shaping legal and policy options, as well as the impact of laws and policies on individuals and groups. Topics vary by semester.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • POLS 362 - Law, Politics, and Society


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Explores the relationship between law and politics: how laws are justified, the interrelationship between law and social norms, how social context affects the law, how the law is used for social control, and how political actions (broadly understood) are used to question and change the law.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • POLS 401 - Constitutional Law


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Explores how the U.S. Constitution creates and allocates power within the American structure of government. Examines the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the political struggles over the distribution and uses of power in the American Constitutional system.
  
  • POLS 402 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the scope of rights and liberties under the United States Constitution. Includes a study of the leading decisions of the United States Supreme Court in this area.
  
  • POLS 403 - Comparative Foreign Policy


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 103 
    Examination of how and why states develop distinct foreign policies through review of prominent theoretical perspectives in the comparative foreign policy literature. Application of theories to a number of real world cases of foreign policy decision making by the governments of countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, in different issue areas, including national security policy, foreign economic policy, human rights, environmental policy, and the fight against terrorism.
  
  • POLS 404 - Political Leadership


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 150  
    Description: Explores political leadership at the local, national, and global levels. Exposes students to debates over leadership qualities and characteristics. Students will learn about past and current leaders as theories and concepts are applied to various cases.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • POLS 426 - Politics of Developing Countries


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 103 
    Examines political, economic and social development in developing countries.
  
  • POLS 427 - Model United Nations


    Units: 3
    Three hours seminar per week
    Description: Seminar for students participating in the Model United Nations program. Students prepare for and engage in MUN conferences, including research, writing, public speaking and negotiation. Content of course material varies each semester depending on country and global issues assigned. Repeat 4 times up to 12 units.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • POLS 428 - International Political Economy


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 103  
    Focuses on intersection of politics and economics, defining and describing significant features of the international political economy and applying them to current situations. Different schools of thought (liberalism, mercantilism, Marxism) will be examined in detail. Course also examines basic structures of the international economy (production, finance, etc.) and the tensions these create with the traditional sovereign state structure. North/South issues and differences will be examined, as will how globalization of the economy affects other issues such as access to food, culture, and the environment.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • POLS 430 - Political Communication (Cross-listed as COMM 430)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
     
    An analysis of the relationship between mass media and political decision-making. Topics covered include political communication theories and trends, the relationship between political institutions and the press in the U.S. and in other countries, elections, debates, political campaigning and advertising, new media and politics, political socialization, education, politics and popular culture.
    Same as: COMM 430  
  
  • POLS 431 - Education Policy and Politics (Cross-listed as EDUC 431)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 150  for POLS students and Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines the roles of political institutions in education policy-making, the political factors that shape policy formulation and implementation, the values and assumptions of different types of policies, and the links between policy and local-level implementation. Analyzes current and pending policies’ effect on schools and classrooms to illustrate how education policy reflects American politics.
    Same as: EDUC 431  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • POLS 450 - Environmental Conflict Resolution (Cross-listed as COMM 450, ESRM 450)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Provides practical experience in negotiation and mediation techniques within the context of complex environmental and public policy disputes.
    Lab Fee $0-$500
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: COMM 450  , ESRM 450  
  
  • POLS 490 - Special Topics in Political Science


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    In depth analysis of current topics in Political Science. Topics vary each semester. Repeatable by topic up to 9 units.
  
  • POLS 492 - Service Learning in Political Science


    Units: 3
    One hour lecture per week and two hours activity per week
    Community based service combined with course work and reflection on a topic with political or policy significance. Repeatable up to 12 units.
  
  • POLS 493 - Internship in Political Science


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor
    Community based internship in political science. Repeatable up to 6 units.
  
  • POLS 494 - Independent Research


    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or Consent of Instructor
    Independent research in Political Science conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Repeatable up to 9 units.
  
  • POLS 499 - Capstone


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): POLS 300  
    Description: Integrating and culminating experience in which students work in teams to analyze political or policy issues in a community-based setting.
    Graded: Letter Grade

Psychology

  
  • PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    An introduction to the theories, research and applications that constitute the field of psychology. Emerging issues in the field of psychology, what different types of psychologists do, and how to critically evaluate psychological literature will be covered.
    GenEd: D, E
  
  • PSY 150 - Foundations of Child and Adolescent Development (Cross-listed as ECS 150)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Surveys theory and research on child and adolescent development. Focus on developmental theory and research methods, and cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development during the child and adolescent years.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: ECS 150  
    GenEd: D, E
  
  • PSY 202 - Biostatistics (Cross-listed as MATH 202)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Critical reasoning using a quantitative and statistical, problem-solving approach to solve real-world problems. Uses probability and statistics to describe and analyze biological data collected from laboratory or field experiments. Course will cover: descriptions of sample data, probability and empirical data distributions, sampling techniques, estimation and hypothesis testing, ANOVA, and correlation and regression analysis. Students will use standard statistical software to analyze real-world and simulated data.
    Same as: MATH 202  
    GenEd: B4
  
  • PSY 212 - Neurobiology and Cognitive Science (Cross-listed as BIOL 212)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Principles of brain organization and function underlying behavior. Topics include neuroanatomy and physiology of language, vision, sexual behavior, memory and abnormal behavior.
    Same as: BIOL 212 
    GenEd: B2, E
  
  • PSY 213 - Developmental Psychology


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 
    This course represents an in-depth survey of theory and research in developmental psychology throughout the life span. The course introduces students to the biological, cognitive, emotional, social, and linguistic development from the prenatal period to adulthood.
    GenEd: D, E
  
  • PSY 220 - Human Sexual Behavior


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    This course covers knowledge about the processes and variations in: sexual functions and reproduction; intimate relationships; sexual and gender role development and behavior; and the social, cultural, historical and moral contexts of sex and love.
    GenEd: E
  
  • PSY 300 - Psychological Research and Statistical Methods I


    Units: 4
    Three hours lecture and three hours lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 ; and MATH 200  or PSY 202 /MATH 202  both with a grade of C or better; or Consent of Instructor
    Provides introduction to research methodology and basic framework for evaluation of social and behavioral science research. Topics include application of scientific method within field of psychology and social sciences, including ethical guidelines and issues related to research in, and practice of, psychology. Students will learn to critically evaluate research and popular claims in psychology. Course and lab will integrate use of software package SPSS for data management and hypothesis testing. Coursework on inferential and descriptive statistical methods will build on material from  PSY 202 .
  
  • PSY 301 - Psychological Research and Statistical Methods II


    Units: 4
    Three hours lecture and three hours lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 300  with grade C or better
    A continuation of PSY 300  . Students will develop advanced skills in research methodology and statistics within empirical framework of behavioral sciences. Topics include application of scientific method within field of psychology and social sciences, including ethical guidelines and issues related to research in, and practice of, psychology. Students will develop skills in experimental methods and analysis, and will prepare written reports according to stylistic conventions of American Psychological Association. Coursework on inferential and descriptive statistical methods will build on material from PSY 300  .
  
  • PSY 303 - Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences (Cross-listed as SOC 303)


    Units: 4
    Four hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 200  or MATH 201  or MATH 202 /PSY 202  
    Introduces quantitative methods as used in social and behavioral science research with the goal of statistical literacy. Statistical techniques and data analysis unique to the behavioral and social sciences. Descriptive and inferential statistics to test hypotheses. Principles of sampling design, hypothesis testing for behavioral and social science research, data collection techniques, statistical analysis and interpretation of data, as well as written reporting of results. SPSS statistical software is used.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: SOC 303  
  
  • PSY 305 - Field Research Methods


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 300  and PSY 301 ; and MATH 200  or PSY 202 /MATH 202  or PSY 303  
    Principles and practices of field research methods in basic and applied social science research settings. The relationship between field and laboratory studies are highlighted with a special emphasis on survey and evaluation research methods and study designs, client and respondent relationships, and research and public policy.
  
  • PSY 310 - History and Systems of Psychology


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division Standing or Consent of Instructor
    This course examines the historical development of psychological thought and methodology, from its origins in philosophy, its attempts to emulate the natural sciences, through the Diaspora of contemporary psychological thought. The major schools of psychology will be explored in context of their philosophical, cultural and ethical influences.
  
  • PSY 312 - Social Psychology


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division Standing or Consent of Instructor
    This course is an in-depth survey of the major areas of social psychology. Emphasizes an understanding of the important methods, terms, theories, and findings in the field of social psychology.
  
  • PSY 313 - Clinical and Abnormal Psychology


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100  , Upper Division Standing, or Consent of Instructor
    Examines the major diagnostic, etiologic, and treatment options for a variety of psychopathologies and psychological disorders. Areas to be covered include how psychologists diagnose, assess, understand the etiology, and treat psychological illness and problems. Topics include: disorders related to anxiety, stress & trauma, mood, schizophrenia and psychosis, eating and substance abuse, memory & organic dysfunctions, personality; social, cultural, and legal issues related to psychopathology.
  
  • PSY 314 - Behavioral Neuroscience


    Units: 4
    Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week
    Neuroanatomy, physiology, pharmacology and their application to cognition, emotion, language, learning, motivation, perception and memory.
    Lab fee $15
  
  • PSY 315 - Child Psychopathology


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 , PSY 213 , PSY 313 
    Examines behavioral disorders in children and introduces the diagnostic criteria and treatment issues related to children. Topics include disorders related to development, learning, behavior, mood, anxiety, schizophrenia, and substance abuse.
  
  • PSY 317 - Theories of Personality


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100  
    This course considers the major theoretical, application, research, and assessment issues in the study of personality. Emphasis will be placed on the theoretical aspects of personality and the different ways in which these theories are validated. The course will also explore some of the more commonly used personality assessment measures, cultural influences on personality theory, as well as at least one non-Western theory of personality. (Formerly PSY 217)
    Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit
  
  • PSY 318 - Learning, Cognition and Perception


    Units: 4
    Four hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 
    Examines the ways that people learn, remember and perceive. Basic learning and perceptual processes will be examined within an adaptive framework. The interaction between individual and environment will be examined in a variety of contexts including memory, reasoning, visual perception, speech and language.
  
  • PSY 327 - Parenting


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 PSY 213 , PSY 318  , Upper Division Standing or Consent of Instructor
    Examines theories of parent-child relations across the life-span and introduces the theoretical frameworks, research, and applications of parenting techniques and strategies.
  
  • PSY 329 - Animal Behavior


    Units: 4
    Four hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division standing
    Explores how animals interact with each other and their environment to solve problems related to survival and reproduction. Emphasizes the mechanisms of solving problems like finding food while not becoming food, reproduction and parental care, when and how animals communicate, navigation over short and long distances, and the tension between cooperation and competition that arises in social living. The class provides perspective on the relationship between organisms and their environment, the neurological and hormonal mechanisms of behavior, the role of learning and cognition, and the origins of human behavior.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • PSY 330 - Behavioral Finance: The Psychology of Decision-Making (Cross-listed as BUS 330)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the influence psychology has on the behavior of financial practitioners and the subsequent effect on financial markets. Investigates psychological variables (such as heuristics, biases, overconfidence, and sentiment) and how the resulting affective and cognitive reactions impact personal and general financial decisions. Examines how to apply behavioral finance in investing, corporate financial decision-making, and financial market management.
    Same as: BUS 330  
  
  • PSY 333 - Measurement and Testing of Groups and Individuals


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 300  
    Covers the principles of measurement as applied to group standardized measures of achievement, special aptitude, intelligence, personality, and interest for use in educational settings. Surveys the administering, scoring, and interpreting of these measures. Language and culture issues related to testing will be explored.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • PSY 335 - Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders (Cross-listed as EDUC 335)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing
    Introduces learners to many aspects of autism spectrum disorders, including etiology, diagnosis, assessment, evidence-based interventions, and best practices from a psychological, behavioral, and school-based perspective. Current issues related to services and career options in the field will be explored. Students will develop skills for working with children and adults with autism spectrum disorders in multiple contexts.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: EDUC 335
  
  • PSY 337 - Psychological Ethics and Moral Philosophy


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Provides students with a broad overview of some of the main philosophical and moral ideas that are used as a basis for resolving debates in psychology, and the mental and public health fields.
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • PSY 338 - Psychology of Art and Artists (Cross-listed as ART 338)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    An inquiry into the mind of the artist and the psychological dynamics that underlie the creative process. Emphasis is placed on deciphering personal allegory and universal symbolism hidden within a wide range of visual and conceptual genre in painting, sculpture, film, and music. The self-image of the artist will be examined from private and public point of view.
    Same as: ART 338  
    GenEd: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • PSY 339 - Psychology and Literature (Cross-listed as ENGL 339)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
    A look at the ways in which human psychology manifests in literature and the ways literature instructs us about human psychology. Through reading, writing about, and discussing texts with particularly rich psychological content, issues related to mental health and the human condition will be explored. The course will also cover some theoretical and technical aspects of psychology relevant to the readings.
    Same as: ENGL 339 
  
  • PSY 340 - History and Psychology of Nazi Germany (Cross-listed as HIST 340)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines the historical and psychological roots of the Nazi movement in Germany. Areas covered will include the mass psychology of fascism, the psychopathology of Nazi leaders, and the psychological impact of the holocaust.
    Same as: HIST 340  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • PSY 342 - Complementary and Alternative Health (Cross-listed as NRS 342)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines alternatives to conventional health approaches such as acupressure, herbal remedies, relaxation, therapeutic massage, naturopathy, qigong, and yoga. Emphasis on individual and social lifestyle approaches, legal and ethical barriers, governmental status and support.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: NRS 342
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • PSY 344 - Psychology and Traditional Asian Thought


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines the differences and similarities between the Western practice of psychology and traditional Asian systems of philosophy and religion. Topics include: health, well-being and enlightenment, pathology, Buddhism, Daoism, and depth psychologies.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, International Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives

  
  • PSY 345 - Individuals with Disabilities in Society (Cross-listed as SPED 345)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Major types of disabilities and giftedness, including: definitions, causes, characteristics, and educational implications. Topics include: disability perspectives and social, legal, and educational considerations of disability issues.
    Same as: SPED 345  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • PSY 346 - Human Motivation


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines different biological, social, learning and cognitive approaches to the topic of motivation. The key theories of motivation will be reviewed and applied. Topics include: contemporary, psychological, biological and sociocultural principles, and issues including drug addiction and gang affiliation.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • PSY 357 - Psychology of Families


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    A study of the dynamics of the family as a social system, with emphasis on recent research regarding processes of family change, dissolution, disorganization and reorganization. Traces the historical development of the modern family; role expectations of husbands, wives, parents and children; examines family diversity with respect to ethnicity/race, sexuality, and income.
  
  • PSY 370 - Fundamentals of Counseling Theory


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 , PSY 213 , and PSY 317 
    Overview of selected counseling theories and models used in private practice, school, and community settings. Focus is on relating theory to practice, counselor-client relationships, counseling in a culturally diverse society, case studies, methods of adult and child assessment, and professional ethics.
  
  • PSY 375 - Psychology of Health Counseling


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 213 
    Examines health counseling methods designed to promote good health and prevent illness, deal effectively with the treatment people receive for medical problems, help people cope with and reduce stress and pain, and aid in the recovery, rehabilitation, and psychosocial adjustment of patients with serious health problems.
  
  • PSY 383 - Chicana/o Latina/o Identity and Empowerment (Cross-listed as CHS 383)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100  and/or CHS 100  or Equivalent
    Examines theories of identity development and empowerment applied to Latina/o adolescents and adults living in a multicultural society. Psychological, social, and cultural issues will be examined from the perspective of Latinas/os from diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
    Same as: CHS 383 
  
  • PSY 400 - Case Studies In Psychopathology And Clinical Psychology


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 313  or consent of the instructor
    Description: An advanced undergraduate course on the etiology, classification, and treatment of human psychopathology.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • PSY 410 - Psychological Testing


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 200  or PSY 202 /MATH 202  or Consent of Instructor
    Surveys the administration and interpretation of objective and projective personality and educational assessment instruments. Basic assessment issues will be discussed as well as ethical and cultural issues related to testing.
  
  • PSY 420 - African American Families


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the structure, values, and behavior patterns of the contemporary African American family as influenced by African culture and kinship systems and the institution of slavery in association with other factors. The orientation to African American family life will emphasize its strengths, weaknesses, adaptations, strong kinship bonds, and family roles.
  
  • PSY 424 - Organizational Behavior (Cross-listed as MGT 424)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): MGT 307  or BUS 333 / COMM 333 / POLS 333  or COMM 442  
    An application of behavioral science theory and concepts with a focus on individual, interpersonal, and group processes in a diverse work force. Topics include personality traits, emotions, values, work attitudes, work motivation, organizational politics, group effectiveness, and conflict. Extensive use of individual and group case analysis.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: MGT 424
  
  • PSY 429 - Intergroup Relations


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior Standing
    Provides an overview of the social psychological study of intergroup relations, emphasizing underlying social and individual dynamics. Considers theory and research in the field and the application of these to a variety of societies and groups. Topics include the importance of groups in individual identity development; stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination; intergroup inequality and injustice; collective action, and social protest.
  
  • PSY 432 - Seminar in Leadership


    Units: 3
    Three hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4) and Consent of Instructor
    An opportunity to both study and experience communicative, managerial, psychological, and sociological perspectives related to leadership. This includes in-depth study of aggression and dominance, group structure and behavior, decision-making, and the role of personality in leadership.
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • PSY 436 - Psychology and History of East Asian Warrior Cultures (Cross-listed as HIST 436)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines the psychological and historical roots of warrior cultures in East Asia. Characteristics such as duty, enlightenment, honor, loyalty, and discipline will be examined in the context of the individual and group psychology of warrior cultures throughout history. Psychological and historical conceptions of violence, aggression, and strategy will also be explored. Students will be encouraged to relate values derived from Asian warrior cultures to their own lives, while reflecting on the applicability of these ideas to modern life.
    Same as: HIST 436  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • PSY 442 - Psychology of Judgment and Decision-Making (Cross-listed as MKT 442)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100  
    Examines the processes that underlie how decisions are made, and examines why the judgments people make are sometimes irrational, biased, or just plain wrong. Covers a broad range of topics including: normative decision theory, heuristics and biases, memory, emotion, game theory, motivation, morality, and improving decision-making. Makes connections between psychological approaches to decision-making and those adopted in business and economics, health and medicine, and law and public policy.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: MKT 442  
  
  • PSY 445 - Adolescent Development


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 213   and Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Psychosocial dynamics of adolescents and young adults. Topics include physical and maturational development, theories of adolescence, family and peer group influences, sexuality, cognitive and vocational development, schooling and youth culture.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • PSY 449 - Human-Computer Interaction (Cross-listed as COMP 449)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture in the lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    The information exchange between humans and computer systems will be examined. Aspects of input/output devices, software engineering, and human factors will be discussed with respect to human-computer interactions. Topics include text and graphic display, user modeling, program design, debugging, complexity and comprehension, and current research studies and methodologies.
    Same as: COMP 449  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches

  
  • PSY 457 - Criminal Behavior


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 313  or Consent of Instructor
    An introduction to the fundamentals of criminal psychology through the study of the psychological factors which relate to or cause criminal behavior in individuals. The practice of forensic psychology, the legal system, law enforcement psychology, prison psychology, and the criminal behavior of groups will also be discussed.
  
  • PSY 460 - Addiction Studies


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100  , PSY 317   and PSY 313  
    Description: Focuses on the influence of addictive disorders on individuals, family and society. Applies a multidisciplinary analytical framework. Topics include theories of addiction, pharmacology of drug use, assessment, family and community responses, treatment interventions, and policy issues related to societal responses to and treatment of addictions.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • PSY 461 - Advanced Topics in Child and Adolescent Development


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 213 , PSY 445  or Consent of Instructor
    Represents an advanced study of human growth and development. Repeatable by topic up to 9 units.
  
  • PSY 470 - Seminar in Freud and Object Relations Theory


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 313  or Consent of Instructor
    An overview of the works of Freud and neo-Freudian schools of thought. Emphasis on both structural and developmental models in psychoanalytic thought as applied to the individual and to society at large. Feminist and non-Western cultural interpretations of these theories will also be discussed.
  
  • PSY 471 - Seminar in Jungian and Archetypal Psychology


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 313  or Consent of Instructor
    An overview of the works of Jung and neo-Jungian schools of thought. Emphasis on both structural and phenomenological views of Jung’s work as applied to the individual and to society at large. Structural theories of mythology both Eastern and Western will be discussed in context of Jung’s work.
  
  • PSY 472 - History And Psychology Of The Great War (Cross-listed as HIST 472)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): History or Psychology major with upper division standing
    Examines the historical and psychological roots and implications of World War One. Explores the historical causes of this conflict by focusing on the rise of nationalism, imperial expansion, and increasing militarization. Traces the psychological and philosophical implications of such phenomena as shell-shock, Existentialism, and the rise of fascist thought.
    Graded: GCR
    Same as: HIST 472  
  
  • PSY 473 - Bizarre Behavior and Culture Bound Syndromes


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 313  or Consent of Instructor
    This course examines behaviors which seem to be at the extreme edge of the human repertoire. Nevertheless, such behaviors have at different times and cultures been considered normal. Students in this course will examine such behaviors with an open mind, while attempting to understand that so-called normal behaviors in our own culture could be construed as bizarre.
  
  • PSY 482 - Intermediate Statistics


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 300  and PSY 301 ; and MATH 200  or PSY 202 /MATH 202  or PSY 303  
    Presents advanced statistical analyses and their application including factorial designs, multivariate analysis of variance, and multiple regression. Emphasizes is on both the theoretical and applied aspects of the various statistical approaches.
  
  • PSY 490 - Topics In Psychology


    Units: 1 - 3
    Up to three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 301  or consent of the instructor
    Provides an in-depth study of some aspect of psychology. Repeat 9 times up to 9 units.
    Graded: Student Option
  
  • PSY 492 - Internship or Service Learning


    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division Standing and Consent of Instructor
    Supervised work/volunteer experience in an appropriate setting with supervision in the field from an appropriate person with credentials and/or experience in a specialty related to psychology. Students are required to write a report of their experience. Supervised work/volunteer experience in an appropriate setting. Includes supervision in the field from an appropriate person with credentials and/or experience in a specialty related to psychology. Students are required to write a report of their experience. Repeatable up to 9 units.
    Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit
  
  • PSY 494 - Independent Research in Psychology


    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division Standing and Consent of Instructor
    An independent research project for undergraduate students supervised by a faculty member. A written report of the research is required. Repeatable up to 9 units.
    Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit
  
  • PSY 497 - Directed Study in Psychology


    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division Standing in Psychology and Consent of Instructor
    An intensive study of some aspect of psychology, usually via an in-depth review of the literature. Intended for undergraduate students supervised by members of the psychology faculty. A written report summarizing the study is required. Repeatable up to 9 units.
    Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit
  
  • PSY 499 - Senior Capstone Course


    Units: 1-3
    Variable hours per week
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division standing in Psychology and consent of the instructor
     
    This course is an interdisciplinary experience in which students work in teams, contributing their expertise to a community-based project group.

Sociology

  
  • SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines empirical and theoretical issues of globalization from a sociological perspective, to understanding how the forces of globalization affect economic, political, and cultural systems of both developed and developing nations.
    GenEd: D
 

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