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Political Science Courses are designated as POSC in the class schedule. POSC 100 or its equivalent is the prerequisite for all upper-division political science courses. Prerequisites may be waived only with consent of instructor.
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POSC 521 - Capstone Seminar: Public Administration Theory (3)
Concepts, models and ideologies of public administration within the larger political system. Course restricted to students in their final six units of graduate work.
Graduate-level
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POSC 522 - Seminar in Public Personnel Administration (3)
Topics in public personnel administration. May be repeated once for credit with different content.
Graduate-level
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POSC 523 - Administrative Research and Analysis (3)
Conceptual methods employed in administrative research and analysis: organization and procedure of surveys, performance evaluation, social impact assessment, computer data analysis and report writing.
Graduate-level
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POSC 525 - Local Government Management (3)
Critical administrative issues that local government professionals face. Topics include intergovernmental relations, urban political structure, fragmentation, planning, finance, and service delivery.
Prerequisite: POSC 509 .
Graduate-level
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POSC 526 - Public Organizational Theory and Behavior (3)
Management-oriented analysis of organizational behavior. Treatments of decision-making, leadership, communication, group dynamics and ethical aspects of organization. Applying theories of administration and systems management to public and volunteer programs and services. (POSC 526 and AGNG 526 are the same course).
Corequisite: POSC 509 ; or Prerequisite: POSC 320 or POSC 509 .
Graduate-level
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POSC 528 - Seminar in Public Policy (3)
Interplay between public policy and program administration in federal government. Discuss administrators’ role in policy development, administrative discretion in implementing policy, use of political resources by administrators.
Graduate-level
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POSC 530 - Seminar in Cross-National Politics (3)
Integration of international relations and comparative politics, emphasizing the interdependence of nations and non-state actors in the world political system.
Graduate-level
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POSC 539 - Seminar in Nonprofit Sector Management (3)
Basic pressures that face nonprofits today, both within historical and contemporary contexts. Theories of nonprofit accountability and excellence; practical lessons for managing nonprofits; and broad trends shaping the sector.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Graduate-level
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POSC 540 - Seminar Readings in Political Philosophy (3)
Foundations of contemporary political science through readings in the classics of political philosophy.
Graduate-level
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POSC 541 - Seminar in Contemporary Political Theory (3)
Analyze contemporary trends in the study of politics. Behavioral political science, criticisms of it and current empirical approaches to the study of politics.
Graduate-level
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POSC 551 - Seminar in Theories of International Relations (3)
Introduction to theories of international relations, including theories of the balance of power, deterrence, arms races, alliances, international organizations, globalization and human rights.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Graduate-level
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POSC 555 - World Order (3)
Major theoretical debates concerning contemporary international order and strategies for global governance.
Graduate-level
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POSC 560 - Seminar in Administration of Justice (3)
Development and evaluation of judicial and police administration. Analyzes criminal justice policies, identification of researchable issues and examination of empirical research in the field. Unique properties of criminal justice management compared with public management generally.
Graduate-level
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POSC 571 - Public Budgeting and Finance (3)
State and local budgeting and taxes. Local financial management and cost benefit analysis. Emphasizes local government in Southern California.
Prerequisite: POSC 509 .
Graduate-level
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POSC 572 - Human Resource Management for Public Organizations (3)
Students who have taken POSC 422 for credit on study plan may not also take this course as part of study plan. Political and legal environments of public personnel management, the general and career civil services and political appointment system and introduces the students to such personnel functions as selection, position classification, performance evaluation and compensation.
Graduate-level
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POSC 580 - Emergency Management in Public Administration (3)
Comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in prevention, warning, evacuation, rescue and recovery systems. Development of public policy relating to land use planning, recovery and issues of liability; intergovernmental relations and effective planning.
Graduate-level
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POSC 582 - Organizational Development and Change (3)
Perspectives and theories on organization change and development. Introduction to a variety of concept skills and tools necessary to achieve organizational goals, and manage organizational change successfully.
Prerequisite: POSC 509, POSC 526 or CBE graduate standing and not Economics graduate standing or pre-MBA.
Graduate-level
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POSC 583 - Public Budgeting and Finance II (3)
Introduction to basic principles of public sector financial management and accounting, including public budgeting practices and processes, governmental accounting standards and procedures, revenue sources and tax administration, cash management and purchasing, investment and debt management, risk management and auditing.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and POSC 571 .
Graduate-level
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POSC 588 - Collaborative Governance (3)
Topics include federalism, intersectoral public administration, intergovernmental relations, public-private partnerships, public contract management, interlocal agreements, network governance.
Prerequisite: POSC 509 .
Graduate-level
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POSC 597 - Project (3-6)
Culminating experience option for graduate students involving a significant undertaking focusing on applied work related to the student’s interests, based on a combination of written work, creating appropriate professional materials and presentations; include a formal oral defense. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. Requires consent of instructor and graduated adviser.
Graduate-level
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POSC 598 - Thesis (3-6)
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
Graduate-level
Department Consent Required
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POSC 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. Requires consent of department chair.
Pre- or corequisite: required 15 units of graduate seminars.
Graduate-level
Department Consent Required
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Psychology Courses are designated as PSYC in the class schedule.
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PSYC 101 - Introductory Psychology (3)
Concepts, issues, and methods of psychology. Processes of sensation/perception, motivation/emotion, learning/memory, cognition. Research in developmental, personality, social, abnormal, and biological psychology. Research participation required. It is recommended that students satisfy the ELM requirement before enrolling.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 110 - Critical Thinking in Psychology (3)
Models and strategies of critical thinking. Training in inductive and deductive reasoning techniques; strategies for self-regulation of thinking. Formal and informal fallacies; social, cognitive, and emotional factors that aid and interfere with critical thinking and reasoning.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 133 - Introduction to Aging Studies (3)
Multidisciplinary overview of: characteristics, strengths and problems of older persons; diversity in aging process involving gender, race, ethnicity, subculture; services to older adults; gerontology as an academic discipline and a field of practice. (AGNG 133, SOCI 133, PUBH 133, HUSR 133 and PSYC 133 are the same course.)
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 201 - Introduction to Statistics in Psychology (3)
Descriptive statistics, probability, hypothesis testing (t, chi-square, analysis of variance), sampling distributions of mean and variance, correlation, factorial designs, interpreting data. Laboratory applications of statistical software to psychological data. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory)
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 202 - Research Methods in Psychology (3)
Fundamentals of psychological research methods. Participation in conducting experiments, analyzing data, interpreting results, and writing research reports. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory)
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 ; completion of a G.E.-certified college composition course.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 300 - Intermediate Research Methods and Statistics (3)
General introduction to the use of computers in psychology. Selection and use of application programs in research, statistics and testing will be emphasized.
Prerequisites: completion of G.E. Category B.4; PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 302 - Learning and Memory (3)
Theory and research on habituation, classical and operant conditioning, verbal learning, concept learning, and sensory, short-term and long-term memory. Encoding, storage, retrieval and forgetting information.
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 302L - Laboratory in Learning and Memory (2)
Laboratory course to accompany PSYC 302. Apply research methods to the study of topics in learning and memory. Design, conduct, analyze and interpret empirical research. Written research reports required. (4 hours of laboratory)
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 300 . Pre- or corequisite: PSYC 302 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 303 - Sensation and Perception (3)
Anatomical, neuroscientific and behavioral aspects of sensation and perception, mainly in humans. Covers all five senses: vision, hearing, touch, taste and smell.
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 ; all passed with a C (2.0) or better.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 303L - Laboratory in Sensation and Perception (2)
Laboratory course to accompany PSYC 303. Conduct, analyze and interpret empirical research in the context of existing theories and findings in the areas of sensation and perception. Written research reports required. (4 hours of laboratory).
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 300 . Pre- or corequisite: PSYC 303 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 304 - Comparative Animal Behavior (3)
Human behavior in comparison with other animal species within an evolutionary context, including behavior genetics, sensory systems, development, communications, parental behavior, mating strategies, aggression and social organizations.
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 ; all passed with a C (2.0) or better.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 304L - Laboratory in Comparative Animal Behavior (2)
Laboratory course to accompany PSYC 304. Laboratory and field studies in animal behavior. Design, conduct, analyze and interpret empirical research. Requires written research reports and field trips to local zoos. (4 hours of laboratory).
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 300 . Pre-or corequisite: PSYC 304 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 305 - Cognitive Psychology (3)
Overview of current theories and research in cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and cognitive science. Perception and attention, imagery, memory, language, creativity, problem solving, reasoning and decision making.
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 305L - Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology (2)
Laboratory course to accompany PSYC 305. Apply theoretical and experimental principles and findings in cognitive psychology. Design, conduct, analyze, interpret and present empirical research. Requires written research reports. (4 hours of laboratory)
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 300 . Pre- or corequisite, PSYC 305 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 306 - Biopsychology (3)
Biopsychology, including anatomy of the nervous system, neural activity, neurotransmitters, the synapse, sensory and motor systems, biological motives for eating, drinking, sexual reproduction and sleep, neurology of brain damage and mental illnesses, and drug effects/addiction in the brain.
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 306L - Laboratory in Biopsychology (2)
Laboratory course to accompany PSYC 306. The mammalian brain. Design, conduct, analyze and interpret empirical research in biopsychology. Requires written research reports. (4 hours of laboratory).
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 300 . Pre- or corequisite: PSYC 306 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 310 - Psychology of Gender (3)
Psychological research, theories and issues related to gender differences and similarities, emphasizing psychological characteristics and problems of women and men, and on relationships between and within genders.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 311 - Educational Psychology (3)
Applying psychological research and theory to educational processes, including learning, motivation, individual differences, teaching methods and evaluation. Recommended for those interested in teaching careers.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 312 - The Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior (3)
Topics in human sexual behavior integrating biological, social, clinical and developmental aspects of sexuality. Surveys and statistics of sexual behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual variations, causes and treatment of sexual dysfunctions. Legal, moral and social issues.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 317 - Psychology and Law (3)
Impact of social scientific evidence on the legal system. Theory, research and case studies related to issues on the death penalty, memory as evidence, police interrogations and false confessions, jury decision-making, pretrial publicity, detecting deception and the insanity defense.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 321 - Psychology of Religion (3)
A survey of classical and contemporary empirical psychological research investigating religious beliefs, experiences and practices. Topics include religious behavior across the lifespan; the social psychology of religious organizations; and religious connections to morality, coping, and psychopathology. (RLST 321 and PSYC 321 are the same course).
Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category D.1.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 322 - Black Psychology (3)
Uses psychological principles and practices to guide students’ comprehension of life as an African American. Introduction to a holistic perspective that expands ways of conceptualizing psychology from an African American world view. (AFAM 322 and PSYC 322 are the same course.)
Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category D.1.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 324 - Cultural Psychology (3)
Overview of cultural psychology with emphasis on research methods. How culture influences our thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and how we, in turn, influence culture. Topics include identities, motivations, cognitions, emotions, relationships and health.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 325 - The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (3)
Psychological theory of stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination. Discussions, assignments, and exams on theoretical constructs based on race, gender, sexual orientation, etc., and in different settings (e.g. education, healthcare, and law).
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 331 - Personality Psychology (3)
Traditional and contemporary approaches to research, theory and assessment techniques in the area of personality.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 341 - Abnormal Psychology (3)
Symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of psychological disorders/psychiatric illnesses; for example, anxiety, mood, psychotic disorders and related topics.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 346 - Asian American Psychology (3)
Major issues in the Asian American community from a psychosocial perspective, including ethnic identity development, generational conflicts, the model minority myth, interracial relationships, attitudes toward mental health services and alternative healing/therapeutic approaches. (ASAM 346 and PSYC 346 are the same course.)
Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category D.1.
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 351 - Social Psychology (3)
How the social world affects our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Thinking about, influencing, and relating to others. Social perception/cognition, attitudes and attitude change, attraction, prejudice, aggression, helping behavior, conformity, and group processes.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 361 - Developmental Psychology (3)
Theories, methods and research findings regarding physical, cognitive, emotional and psychosocial human development across the lifespan. Perception, learning, identity, morality, language and related topics.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 362 - Psychology of Aging (3)
Characteristics of humans during the adult years. Physical, intellectual, cognitive, personal, social and psychological development, vocational and family changes, retirement and death.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 371 - Evolutionary Psychology (3)
Making sense of human thought, emotion and behavior by careful consideration of human evolutionary history. Coverage of a broad range of topics, including disgust, fear, cooperation, conflict, morality, mate preferences, parenting, prejudice and discrimination, anger, aggression and psychopathologies.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 391 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3)
Human behavior in the workplace. Traditional and current psychological principles applied to industrial, organizational and business settings. Selection, placement, performance evaluations, training, work motivation, job satisfaction, environmental influences, leadership, group (team) processes, work stress, organizational communication, organizational development.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 408 - History of Psychology (3)
Development of psychology from classical Greek philosophy to contemporary psychological science. Major philosophical traditions (nativism, rationalism, empiricism, associationism) and enduring issues, including nature vs. nurture, free will vs. determinism, and material vs. non-material sources of human behavior.
Prerequisites: PSYC 302 , PSYC 303 , PSYC 304 , PSYC 305 or PSYC 306 ; additional upper-division course in psychology.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 410 - History of Psychopathology (3)
Historical examination of the interpretation, assessment and treatment of psychopathology from antiquity to the present. Issues addressed include the context in which normality and psychopathology were defined, with particular attention to how society responded to those afflicted.
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , PSYC 341 ; or graduate standing.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 414 - Cognitive Neuroscience (3)
Human cognitive behavior as a brain-based activity: Methodology of Cognitive Neuroscience, functional neuroanatomy and their relationships to perception, attentional encoding and control mechanisms, memory, emotion, language and consciousness.
Prerequisites: PSYC 305 , PSYC 306 .
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 415 - Cognitive Processes (3)
Advanced treatment of theory and research in such topics as attention, pattern recognition, memory, knowledge representation, language, decision-making, judgment, reasoning and problem solving.
Prerequisites: PSYC 302 , PSYC 303 or PSYC 305 .
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 417 - Psycholinguistics (3)
Theory and research on the psychological processes that make possible language acquisition and written language; speech production; and language acquisition. (PSYC 417 and LING 417 are the same course.)
Prerequisite: six hours of upper-division work in Psychology or Linguistics.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 421 - Psychology of Immigration (3)
Psychological theory and research on the topic of immigration. Impact of immigration on individual development and family functioning in immigrants from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
Prerequisite: three upper division courses in Psychology.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 430 - A Social Psychological Study in Ethnic Minority Behavior (3)
Central role of culture, race and ethnicity in the human condition. Social psychological theory and research will provide the context of the course. Cultural pluralism and diversity will be discussed. (AFAM 430 and PSYC 430 are the same course.)
Prerequisites: AFAM 101 or AFAM 107 ; or PSYC 101 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 431 - Traditional Theories of Personality (3)
Traditional theories of personality, including psychoanalytic, humanistic-existential, behavioral, trait and social interaction approaches.
Prerequisite: PSYC 331 or graduate standing.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 445 - The Psychology of Dying, Death and Bereavement (3)
Psychological overview of aspects of dying, death and bereavement. Attitudes toward death; understanding and caring for terminally ill patients; funeral rituals, burial, mourning and grief counseling; suicide and euthanasia.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 ; completion of one upper-division Psychology course.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 456 - Psychological Study of LGBTQ Experiences (3)
Introduces the scientific study of individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. Identity development and disclosure, social and gender roles, stigma, minority stress, normative privilege, same-sex relationships, and parenting.
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 ; three upper-division psychology courses.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 461 - Psychological Testing and Assessment (3)
Assessing intelligence, aptitude, interest and personality. Theory, construction, evaluation, interpretation and uses of psychological tests.
Prerequisites: PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 300 ; senior standing.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 464 - Advanced Developmental Psychology (3)
Analyzes and evaluates research on and major theories of development across the life-span. Emphasizes multiple forces that influence development, including biological (genetic, evolutionary) factors, historical factors (e.g., Flynn effect, internet, social media) and social/cultural factors.
Prerequisites: PSYC 202 or CAS 301 ; CAS 312 or PSYC 361 ; or graduate standing.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 465 - Advanced Psychological Statistics (3)
General linear model, regression, analysis of variance techniques and applications to research design and evaluation of data.
Prerequisites: PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 300 .
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 466 - Computer Applications for Psychological Research (3)
Psychological research computer applications focusing on topics such as web page development, data analysis, graphing, data bases and online experimentation and data collection.
Prerequisites: PSYC 201 , PSYC 300 ; or graduate standing.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 467 - Multivariate Statistics for Psychology (3)
Multivariate analysis of variance, profile analysis, discriminate analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling, introduction to structural equations and hierarchical linear models, and applications to psychological research.
Prerequisite: PSYC 465 .
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 473 - Sleep, Dreams, and Behavior (3)
Role of sleep and dreams in controlling awake behavior. Historical views/theories, the neurobiology of sleep and dreams, sleep-wake schedules, sleep disorders, and their relationships to cognitive, personality and psychopathology.
Prerequisites: PSYC 306 , PSYC 331 , PSYC 341 .
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 474 - Health Psychology (3)
Role of psychology in prediction, prevention and treatment of medical disorders, including stress and illness, psycho-neuro-immunology, psychological aspects of chronic illnesses, behavioral medicine, physician-patient dynamics.
Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , three upper-division psychology courses; or graduate standing.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 475 - Psychopharmacology (3)
Basic neurophysiological principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics that underlie the effects of drugs on experience and behavior. Recreational drugs and abused drugs that can contribute to psychological disorders. Psychological, medical and social implications of pharmacotherapy.
Prerequisite: PSYC 306 or graduate standing.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 480M - MARC Proseminar (1)
Intended to increase the contact of MARC Fellows with minority scientists of national repute who will present seminars. Fellows will read and discuss relevant primary literature, attend the seminars, and meet with speakers before and after the seminars. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 units. Requires selection as a MARC Fellow. (BIOL 480M, CHEM 480M and PSYC 480M are the same course.)
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 481 - Survey of Clinical Psychology (3)
Methods, diagnosis, therapeutic techniques, research, educational requirements, professional requirements, ethics, graduate school preparation, choosing graduate programs.
Prerequisite: PSYC 341 .
Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 494 - Teaching of Psychology (1-3)
Experience in communicating research, theory, and applications of psychology, with emphasis on individual tutoring. Section 1 (Undergraduate Course Assistantship) includes additional aspects of course instruction; Section 2 (Peer Mentors) includes various outreach services. No credit towards major or minor. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
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PSYC 495 - Field Placement in Psychology (3)
Supervised experience in which psychological principles or methods are applied in a fieldwork setting. Mandatory class meetings to discuss and write about experiences of integrating psychological theory with practice. Required of majors.
Prerequisites: nine units of 300-level psychology courses at CSUF by course registration; 2.0 GPA in psychology courses.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
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PSYC 499 - Independent Research (1-3)
Study plan must be approved by university census date. Individual empirical research or library investigation under the supervision of a faculty member. No more than three units of credit toward the major. May be repeated for credit toward graduation.
Prerequisite: completion of at least one upper-division laboratory course in Psychology.
400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
Department Consent Required
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PSYC 500 - Issues and Perspectives in Psychological Research (3)
Current theoretical, professional and methodological issues in psychology.
Prerequisite: M.A. Psychology graduate standing.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 501 - Professional and Legal Issues (3)
Introduction to methodological, ethical and legal issues in the field of Clinical Psychology.
Prerequisite: M.S. Clinical Psychology graduate standing.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 502 - Career and Lifestyle Development (3)
Survey of career and lifestyle development throughout the lifespan. Major theories and strategies in career counseling. Integrating knowledge of career development with the practice of counseling. (COUN 502 and PSYC 502 are the same course).
Pre- or corequisite: COUN 500 .
Graduate-level
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PSYC 510 - Research Design (3)
Principles and methods of planning and carrying out systematic psychological research, interdependence of research design and statistical evaluation of results. Practice in formulating testable hypotheses.
Prerequisites: PSYC 201 , PSYC 465 with a B- (2.7) or better; or graduate standing.
Graduate-level
Department Consent Required
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PSYC 515 - Meta-Analysis (3)
Meta-analysis, a quantitative research synthesis method, allows researchers to make sense of seemingly contradictory findings. Includes a meta-analysis project and a critique of a published meta-analysis. Highly recommended for students considering Ph.D. programs or research careers.
Prerequisites: PSYC 465 , graduate standing.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 516 - Structural Equation Modeling (3)
Develop skills in a range of structural equation modeling procedures (e.g., covariance structural modeling, confirmatory and second-order factor analysis, latent growth curve modeling). Highly recommended for students considering Ph.D. programs or research careers.
Prerequisites: PSYC 465 , or graduate standing.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 520T - Seminar: Advanced Topics in Psychological Research (3)
Content of seminar may vary each semester. A topic is selected for in-depth study from one or more specialty areas within the field of psychology. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 units.
Prerequisite: Psychology graduate standing.
Graduate-level
Department Consent Required
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PSYC 535 - Addictions Counseling (3)
Etiology and treatment of addictive behaviors (e.g. substance abuse, gambling). Biological, psychological and systemic factors. Current approaches to assessment, intervention, prevention programs and relapse prevention, including Motivational Interviewing. Role of co-occurring disorders. Using community resources to help client and client’s family. (COUN 535 and PSYC 535 are the same course).
Prerequisites: COUN 500 , COUN 511A ; or COUN 500 , COUN 511B ; or PSYC 501 , PSYC 545 .
Graduate-level
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PSYC 538 - Crisis and Traumatic Stress: Theory, Research, and Intervention (3)
Overview of the crisis and traumatic stress fields, with an emphasis on intervention. History of the fields, the effects of exposure to traumatic stress, and approaches to assessing and ameliorating maladaptive outcomes.
Prerequisite: Psychology graduate standing.
Graduate-level
One or more sections may be offered in any online format.Department Consent Required
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PSYC 545 - Advanced Psychopathology (3)
In-depth study of diagnosis, etiology theories, research and prevention of adult and child psychopathology.
Prerequisite: M.S. Clinical Psychology graduate standing.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 547 - Theories of Psychological Intervention (3)
Psychology (Clinical) program. In-depth coverage of psychotherapy. Principle theoretical approaches covered are: psychodynamic, humanistic, and behavioral/ cognitive behavioral.
Prerequisite: M.S. Clinical Psychology graduate standing.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 548 - Psychotherapy Techniques (3)
Psychology (Clinical) program. Skills course in conducting diagnostic interviews and basic therapeutic techniques. Role playing and video feedback. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory)
Prerequisites: PSYC 501 , PSYC 545 , PSYC 547 all with a grade of B- (2.7) or better.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 549 - Marriage, Family and Child Therapy (3)
Psychology (Clinical) program. Marriage, family and child therapy: theory, techniques and research.
Prerequisite: M.S. Clinical Psychology graduate standing.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 550 - Group Psychotherapy (3)
Role of interpersonal learning and communication in the behavior change and skill development in group psychotherapy. Lecture, discussion, role plays and videos will focus on psychoeducational groups in an ethical and diversity-sensitive framework.
Prerequisite: M.S. Clinical Psychology graduate standing.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 560 - Child and Adolescent Treatment (3)
Psychology (Clinical) program. Specific therapy techniques, including behavioral, and general approaches to the treatment of children and adolescents.
Prerequisites: PSYC 501 , PSYC 545 , PSYC 547 all with a grade of B- (2.7) or better.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 561 - Clinical Psychology Assessment (3)
Psychology (Clinical) program. Theory, administration, scoring and interpretation of measures of intelligence and objective personality inventories.
Prerequisites: PSYC 461 with a B- (2.7) or better; or graduate standing in clinical psychology.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 562 - Counseling Couples (3)
The treatment of couples, including overview of current theories, assessment, goal-setting, interventions, ethical issues and diversity issues. Assessment and treatment of spousal abuse. Study of sexual dysfunctions and sex therapy. (COUN 562 and PSYC 562 are the same course)
Prerequisite: COUN 527A or COUN 527B .
Graduate-level
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PSYC 568 - Substance Abuse (1)
Impact of alcoholism and drug abuse on the individual, family and community; clinical skills in the diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse; and research on diagnosis and outcome.
Prerequisite: Psychology graduate standing.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 569 - Cross-Cultural Psychology (3)
Cross-cultural issues as they apply to clinical psychology, specifically psychotherapy. Practical, research and theoretical issues.
Prerequisites: PSYC 501 , PSYC 545 , PSYC 547 all with a grade of B- (2.7) or better.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 594A - Fieldwork (3)
Psychology (Clinical) program. Supervised clinical work in mental health agencies. (Minimum of 12 hours field experience per week.) Must be taken for a letter grade. (Course may be repeated by third-year students. Repetition will not count toward study plan units and should be taken CR/NC.)
Prerequisites: PSYC 548 and PSYC 560 all with a B- (2.7) or better.
Graduate-level
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PSYC 594B - Fieldwork (3)
Psychology (Clinical) program. Supervised clinical work in mental health agencies. (Minimum of 12 hours field experience per week.) Must be taken for a letter grade. (Course may be repeated by third-year students. Repetition will not count toward study plan units and should be taken CR/NC.)
Prerequisite: PSYC 594A with an B- (2.7) or better.
Graduate-level
Department Consent Required
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PSYC 598 - Thesis Research (3-6)
Supervised individual major research project, written as a thesis and presented and defended successfully to a faculty thesis committee. Consent of thesis adviser required.
Graduate-level
Department Consent Required
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PSYC 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)
Empirical research in a selected area of psychology. Design, conduct and write with the collaboration of a member of the faculty. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. Requires supervising research instructor consent.
Graduate-level
Department Consent Required
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