Psychology (PSY)
PSY 101 Psychology of Personal Development (Units: 3)
Basic concepts in psychology are used to foster the student's understanding of his/her own personal development and life endeavor.
PSY 111 The Logic and Psychology of Critical Thinking (Units: 3)
Designed to improve students' skills in understanding/criticizing arguments, theories, and their reasoning process. Apply an analytic approach to the evaluation of oral and written communication and problem-solving activities.
Course Attributes:
- A3: Critical Thinking
PSY 171 Quantitative Reasoning in Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: First year math advising module. Students who elect to take additional support should concurrently enroll in MATH 122.
(Note: For this course to satisfy General Education, students must earn a grade of C- or CR or higher.)
Course Attributes:
- B4: Math/QR
PSY 200 General Psychology (Units: 3)
Basic methods and concepts of psychology which have broad academic relevance and can be applied to the study of psychology as well as other academic disciplines. Psychology majors must take for a letter grade and earn a C or better to continue in the major. [CSL may be available]
Course Attributes:
- E1 LLD Pre-Fall 2019
- D1: Social Sciences
PSY 205 First Year Experience: Translating Personal Experiences to a Science of Mind and Behavior (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2* with a grade of CR or C- or better.
Course Attributes:
- E: Lifelong Learning Develop
PSY 300 Current Issues in Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200, PSY 371, or equivalent.
PSY 303 Psychology: The Major and the Profession (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; must be taken in the first semester of the major.
PSY 305GW Writing in Psychology - GWAR (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology majors; GE Area A2; PSY 371 with a grade of C or better; completion of 60 units.
Course Attributes:
- Graduation Writing Assessment
Topics:
- Mind and Body Connection
- Law and the Death Penalty
- Controversial Issues
- Aging
- Research within Communities
- Why Attachment Matters
- Perspectives of Conflict Management
- Writing for Academic Audience
- Writing for Popular Press Audience
- Social, Personality, and Affective Science
- Mind, Brain, and Behavior
- Cognitive Processes
- Workplace Behavior
- Observations of Children
- Schools and Education
- Clinical Issues & Disorders
PSY 320 Sex and Relationships (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as PSY 320 and SXS 320. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- E1 LLD Pre-Fall 2019
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Global Perspectives
PSY 330 Child Development (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; PSY 200* or equivalent; or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-B: Physical Life Science
PSY 371 Psychological Statistics (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology, Child and Adolescent Development, and Liberal Studies majors; PSY 171 and PSY 200 or equivalents with grades of C or better.
PSY 400 Introduction to Research in Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology, Child and Adolescent Development, and Liberal Studies majors; PSY 200 and PSY 371 or equivalents with grades of C or better.
PSY 430 Adolescent Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors with PSY 200 or equivalent and PSY 330 or PSY 431; or Child and Adolescent Development majors with CAD 210 and CAD 410; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 431 Developmental Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology and Child and Adolescent Development majors; PSY 200 or equivalent.
PSY 432 Cognitive Development: Language, Thinking, and Perception (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology and Child and Adolescent Development majors; PSY 431; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 433 Social, Emotional, and Personality Development (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology and Child and Adolescent Development majors; PSY 431 or CAD 210 and CAD 410; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 435 Developmental Psychopathology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; PSY 330 or PSY 431 or CAD 210 or equivalent; or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
PSY 436 The Development of Femaleness and Maleness (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; PSY 371; or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as PSY 436 and SXS 436. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
PSY 440 Social Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors and students in the Conflict Resolution Certificate Program and PSY 200 or equivalent.
PSY 441 The Psychology of the Family (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors and Conflict Resolution Certificate students; PSY 200 and PSY 371 or equivalent.
PSY 442 Health Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200 and PSY 371 or equivalents.
PSY 443 The Science of Happiness (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing Psychology majors; PSY 200 and PSY 371.
PSY 450 Variations in Human Sexuality (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as SXS 400, PSY 450, and SOC 400. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Social Justice
PSY 451 Theories of Personality (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200 and PSY 371 or equivalents; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 452 Psychopathology (Abnormal Psychology) (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200 and PSY 371 or equivalents.
PSY 455 Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors and students enrolled in the Conflict Resolution Certificate Program; PSY 200 or equivalent.
PSY 456 Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing.
PSY 461 Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors and Conflict Resolution Certificate students; PSY 200 and PSY 371 or equivalents.
PSY 462 Personnel Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200, PSY 371, or equivalent.
PSY 463 Human Factors in Technology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors or permission of the instructor.
PSY 464 Psychology of Career Pursuit (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
PSY 465 The Psychology of Work-Life Stress (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: PSY 200 or equivalent.
PSY 466 Training and Development in Organizations (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200, PSY 371, or equivalent.
PSY 472 Introduction to Legal Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors, Criminal Justice Studies majors, and Prison Reentry Studies minors; PSY 200 or C J 300; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 474 Psychology of Social Justice (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology and Criminal Justice majors; PSY 200 or C J 300.
Course Attributes:
- Social Justice
PSY 475 Psychology of Policing (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology and Criminal Justice majors; PSY 200 or C J 300.
PSY 490 Introduction to Data Science for Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: PSY 371.
PSY 491 Learning (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200 and PSY 371 or equivalents.
PSY 492 Perception (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200, PSY 371, or equivalent.
PSY 493 Motivation (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200, PSY 371, or equivalent.
PSY 494 Cognitive Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200, PSY 371, or equivalent.
PSY 495 The Psychology of Human Memory (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing Psychology majors; PSY 200 and PSY 371.
PSY 498 Cognitive Neuroscience: Psychological Models (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200, PSY 371, or equivalent.
PSY 521 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200, PSY 371, or equivalent.
PSY 525 Community Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors and Conflict Resolution Certificate students; PSY 200 and PSY 371 or equivalents.
PSY 531 Psycholinguistics (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200 or equivalent.
PSY 540 Decision Making: A Perspective from Social Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: PSY 440*.
PSY 547 Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors, Global Peace, Human Rights, and Justice Studies minors, and students enrolled in the Conflict Resolution Certificate program; PSY 200, PSY 371, or equivalent.
PSY 558 Field Services Seminar (Units: 2)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 371; concurrent enrollment in PSY 559.
PSY 559 Psychological Field Service (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 371; concurrent enrollment in PSY 558.
PSY 571 Intermediate Psychological Statistics (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 371 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
PSY 581 Physiological Psychology I (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; PSY 200, PSY 371, or equivalent.
PSY 582 Physiological Psychology II (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors or graduate students in psychology; PSY 371, PSY 581, or equivalent; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 645 Group Processes (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors and students enrolled in the Conflict Resolution Certificate program; PSY 200, PSY 371, or equivalent.
PSY 668 The Psychology of Leadership (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; PSY 200 or equivalent.
Course Attributes:
- Global Perspectives
PSY 680 Peer Advising in Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; 1 year in residence; 12 units of Psychology coursework; and a GPA of 3.0 or better.
PSY 685 Projects in the Teaching of Psychology (Units: 1-4)
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of B in the course the student will be assisting in or permission of the instructor.
PSY 690 Future Directions for Psychology Majors (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Restricted to senior Psychology majors; 19* units of upper-division Psychology coursework; PSY 303*.
PSY 693 Proseminar I (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; selection as an honors candidate; concurrent enrollment in PSY 697.
PSY 694 Proseminar II (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Psychology majors; completion of Fall semester work in PSY 693 and PSY 697.
PSY 697 Senior Project Preparation (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PSY 693.
PSY 698 Senior Project in Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Concurrently enrollment in PSY 694.
PSY 699 Independent Study in Psychology (Units: 1-4)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing.
PSY 721 Clinical Methods: Assessment of Intelligence and Perceptual-Motor Functioning (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential students; concurrent enrollment in PSY 729; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 722 Clinical Methods: Personality Appraisal and Projective Techniques (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential students; PSY 721; concurrent enrollment in PSY 729; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 723 Clinical Methods: Psychological Assessment (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential students or permission of the instructor.
PSY 724 Clinical Issues: Drugs, Brain, and Behavior (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential students or permission of the instructor.
PSY 728 Conference to Accompany Psychology Practicum (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential Program students; concurrent enrollment in PSY 729.
PSY 729 Psychology Practicum (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential students; concurrent enrollment first with PSY 721 and then with PSY 722.
PSY 730 Seminar in Current Issues in Developmental Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential students or permission of the instructor.
PSY 737 Laboratory in Observation of Children's Behavior (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential students or permission of the instructor; must be taken concurrently with PSY 739.
PSY 739 Technical Writing for Psychological Journals (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential students; concurrent enrollment in PSY 737.
PSY 740 Seminar in Social Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential students or permission of the instructor.
PSY 742 Seminar in Survey Research (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program or permission of the instructor.
PSY 751 Seminar in Current Trends and Issues (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program or permission of the instructor.
PSY 753 Seminar in Therapeutic and Developmental Change I (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program or permission of the instructor.
PSY 754 Seminar in Therapeutic and Developmental Change II (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; PSY 753.
PSY 760 Seminar in Organizational Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; PSY 761 or equivalent; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 761 Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program or permission of the instructor.
PSY 762 Seminar in Industrial Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; PSY 761 or equivalent; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 765 Industrial Training Program Development (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program, permission of the instructor.
PSY 766 Psychological Foundations of Organizational Change (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; PSY 761 or equivalent; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 768 Seminar to Accompany Field Experience in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology graduate students and School Psychology Credential students or permission of the instructor; concurrent enrollment in PSY 769.
PSY 769 Field Experience in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; PSY 760, PSY 761, PSY 762; permission of the instructor.
PSY 770 Research Methods and Techniques (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program or permission of the instructor.
PSY 771 Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; intermediate statistics; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 772 Applications of Multiple Regression to Psychological Research (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: Restricted to Graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential Program students; intermediate statistics; or permission of the instructor.
PSY 777 Statistical Analysis of Multivariate Data Using Computers (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; two applied statistics courses or equivalent.
PSY 792 Proseminar in Foundations of Contemporary Psychological Research (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program.
PSY 798 Research Colloquium (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program or permission of the instructor.
PSY 799 Supervised Selected Research (Units: 1-6)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Psychology and School Psychology Credential students; PSY 770.
PSY 821 Clinical Methods: Diagnosis and Advanced Psychopathology (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Clinical or School Psychology program or School Psychology Credential Program.
PSY 822 Clinical Methods: Marital and Family Systems Theory and Therapy (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; PSY 821.
PSY 828 Conference to Accompany Advanced Psychology Practicum (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; concurrent enrollment in PSY 829.
PSY 829 Advanced Psychology Practicum (Units: 3-6)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; PSY 729.
PSY 839 Field Experience in Developmental Psychology (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program or permission of the instructor.
PSY 855 Seminar in Professional School Psychology (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program and permission of the instructor.
PSY 857 Behavior Management (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Psychology or School Psychology Credential students.
PSY 858 Conference to Accompany Psychology Internship (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; concurrent enrollment in PSY 859.
PSY 859 Psychology Internship (Units: 6)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; PSY 829 or equivalent.
PSY 891 Seminar in Selected Problems (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to Psychology graduate students and School Psychology Credential students.
Topics:
- Mind, Brain, and Behavior
- Social, Personality, and Affective Science
- Clinical Psychology
- School Psychology
- Advanced Developmental Psychology
- Advanced Industrial Organizational Psychology
- Consultation
- Professional Development
- Advanced Research Methods
- Adolescence and Young Adult
- Parent - Child Relations
- Cognitive Development
- Prevention, Intervention, Family Transition Events
- Advanced Statistics
- Positive Psychology
- Cognition
- Perception
- Strategies for Publishing in the Social Sciences
- Children's Reasoning about Social Inequality
- Machine Learning & Neural Networks for Research
- Evaluation Methodology in Context
- Psychological Research About Race & Ethnicity
PSY 896 Directed Reading (Units: 3-6)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program.
PSY 896EXM Culminating Experience Examination (Unit: 0)
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, committee chair, and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
PSY 898 Master's Thesis (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology; permission of the candidate's committee chair; and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies.
PSY 899 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in Psychology or School Psychology Credential Program; permission of the graduate major adviser and supervising faculty member.