Psychology (PSYC)  Department Info

PSYC 101 -- Introduction to Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Only for students who have not taken the psychology section of INDV 101. In the absence of INDV 101, this course is required for admission to all other psychology courses. See University General Education, Tier One. Survey of psychology including history, systems, and methods; structure and functions of the nervous and endocrine systems; learning; motivation and emotion; perception; memory; thought and language; personality; development; social cognition and behavior; psychopathology and psychotherapy.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 191 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 193 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 194 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 195A -- Freshman Colloquium  (1 unit)
Description:  Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons, usually in a small group setting. Designed to give students insight into the concepts and practices which typify different academic disciplines, and introduce students to the methods and standards of the discipline for discovering new knowledge, the values which characterize the field of study, advances in the field, impact on society, and career opportunities.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 195B -- Psychology of Death in Our Life  (1 unit)
Description:  Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons, usually in a small group setting. Designed to give students insight into the concepts and practices which typify different academic disciplines, and introduce students to the methods and standards of the discipline for discovering new knowledge, the values which characterize the field of study, advances in the field, impact on society, and career opportunities.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 195C -- Nature and Nurture of Creativity  (1 unit)
Description:  Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons, usually in a small group setting. Designed to give students insight into the concepts and practices which typify different academic disciplines, and introduce students to the methods and standards of the discipline for discovering new knowledge, the values which characterize the field of study, advances in the field, impact on society, and career opportunities.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 199 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 201 -- Introduction to Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of linguistics; phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and language acquisition; provides basis for further study in the field.
Identical to:  LING 201; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 205H -- Do Animals Think?  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught alternate years 1999 - 2000] A survey of studies on animal cognition. Discussion and comparison of papers describing the rationale, design, and success of research projects comparing nonhuman primates, mammals, and birds.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of first year composition. For psychology credit PSYC 101 must be completed first.
Identical to:  ECOL 205H; ECOL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 216 -- Psychology of Gender  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of gender differences and their source in biology and culture.
Identical to:  W S 216.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 230 -- Psychological Measurement and Statistics  (3 units)
Description:  Measurement, quantitative description, and statistical inference as applied to psychological variables.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101; MATH 110 or consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 240 -- Developmental Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of research and theory in child development. Examines age-related change in the social, emotional, cognitive, and linguistic domains from infancy to adolescence. Emphasizes the exploration of the empirical literature in psychology, biology, and social science as it relates to developmental issues.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 254 -- Psychology of Love and Spirituality  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to theory and research on the psychology of love and spirituality, with applications to mental, physical, and spiritual health.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 273 -- Psychology of Excellence  (3 units)
Description:  Psychological theories, research, and intervention strategies relevant to performing in life settings as diverse as academics, career, athletics, performing arts, and interpersonal relations.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 277 -- Law and Policy in Society: Psychological and Sociological Perspectives  (3 units)
Description:  Interdisciplinary consideration of the origins, definitions, operations, theories, and trajectories of law and legal systems in contemporary society. Excellent preparation for upper-division courses on law and law related topics in the social and behavioral sciences or public administration.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  SOC 277.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 290A -- Research Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Psychology majors will gain experience in a range of psychological research methods.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101or INDV 101, PSYC 230; Concurrent registration, PSYC 297A. Open to psychology majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 290B -- Research Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Open to non-psychology majors. Non-majors will gain experience in a range of psychological research methods.
Prerequisite(s):  INDV 101 or PSYC 101; PSYC 230 or SOC 274. Open to non-psychology majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 291 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 293 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 294 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 296H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290. Acceptance into the honors program.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 297A -- Introductory Laboratory in Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101; PSYC 230; Concurrent registration, PSYC 290A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 299 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 300 -- Introduction To Syntax  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of syntactic analysis. Central notions of generative grammar. Aspects of the structure of English and other languages.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; LING 101, LING 201.
Identical to:  LING 300; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 302 -- Introduction to Biopsychology  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the basic principles of nervous system function in relation to perception, learning, memory, emotion, and thinking.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 306 -- Evolutionary Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces students to basic mechanisms of behavioral evolution. Emphasis is on adaptive problems and how humans of various ages, sexes, and development stages solve them.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 310 -- Linguistic Typology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces the student to the commonly shared (or typological) features of morphology, syntax, and phonolgy of the world's languages. Students will have many problem sets containing data from dozens of languages.
Prerequisite(s):  LING 101 or LING 201.
Identical to:  LING 310; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 312 -- Primate Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of psychological research on non-human primates; includes sensory processes, learning, development, social and abnormal behaviors.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 319 -- Mechanisms of Learning  (3 units)
Description:  Review of learning processes and related research methods and findings.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 325 -- Cognitive Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the experimental analysis of the information processing systems underlying human cognition, language and memory.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 326 -- Human Memory  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to scientific study of human memory including structures and processes, memory failures, acquisition and retention of knowledge, memory development, and memory disorders.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 329 -- Sensation and Perception  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to research concerning how we perceive the external world through our senses of vision, audition, smell, taste and touch.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 340 -- Introduction to Cognitive Development  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the development of cognition, intelligence and language from conception to adolescence.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 341 -- Language Development  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to theory and research on language development, with emphasis on word learning and grammatical development.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Identical to:  LING 341; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 346 -- Minds, Brains and Computers  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction to cognitive science; current issues relating to minds as computers, neuroscience, vision and language.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  PHIL 346; PHIL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 352 -- Personality  (3 units)
Description:  Basic concepts and issues in personality theory and research; approaches to personality description and assessment.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 357 -- Psychology of Religion and Spirituality  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the psychology of religion and spirituality, addressing theory, research and applications to health, virtue, and love. Integrates empirical science and personal experience; features how psychology enriches our understanding of religion and spirituality, and how religion and spirituality enriches our understanding of psychology.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 358 -- Psychology of Consciousness  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to theory and research on both normal and altered states of consciousness, from a natural science and cognitive psychology viewpoint. Topics reviewed include philosophical foundations, brain systems and consciousness, introspection, sleep and dreaming, hypnosis, meditation, and psychedelic drugs.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 360 -- Social Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the major theories and research findings of social psychology. Specific topics covered in the class include the self, social cognition, attitudes, interpersonal relations, group processes, prejudice, and aggression.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101 or 8 units of biology lab science.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 364 -- Human Sexuality  (3 units)
Description:  Social-psychological and developmental aspects of human sexuality. Examples of topics include: courtship, pregnancy and delivery, sexual health, and sex education.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 365 -- Cross-Cultural Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  A study of cross-cultural differences in perception, motivation, expression, verbal and non-verbal behavior, and values and meaning systems, and the implications of these differences for cross-cultural interaction and understanding of current research.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 374 -- Environmental Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Basic concepts in environmental psychology; the relationship between the individual and the large-scale environment.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 375 -- Industrial-Organizational Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Application of the principles of psychology to industrial and social organizations, including personnel, human factors, organizational and consumer psychology.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 376 -- Human Factors: User Interface Design  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides basic training in the optimal design of the user interface to human-machine systems, particularly human-computer systems. This course will also provide the student with an understanding of User Interface Design as an important career opportunity within Psychology.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 377A -- Psychology and Law  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the use of behavioral and social knowledge in legal decision making.
Prerequisite(s):  sophomore or above standing.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 381 -- Abnormal Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the symptoms and syndromes of abnormal behavior, with emphasis on a scientific, empirical view; primary focus is the description of various symptoms and diagnosis of illness, but research and theories concerning etiology and treatment also will be briefly covered.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 383 -- Health Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  The relationship of health to mental and behavioral processes. Illnesses and medical treatment from the standpoint of psychology.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 391 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 393 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 394 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  Rotating topics seminar. Psychology honors students are required to take two honors seminars, either PSYC 396H and/or PSYC 496H.   This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 399 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 401A -- Principles of Psychophysiology  (3 units)
Description:  Overview, principles, theory, and applications of physiological assessment; an introduction to theory and research in major areas of human psychophysiology with a particular emphasis on psychophysiological correlates and physiological substrates of cognition, affect, and psychopathology. May be taken alone or concurrently with 401B.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 302.
May be convened with:  PSYC 501A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 401B -- Psychophysiology Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Provides a pragmatic "hands-on" experience in psychophysiological recording and analysis. Involves learning all facets of psychophysiological signal acquisition and analysis.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 302.
May be convened with:  PSYC 501B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 402 -- Brain and Cognition  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the field of cognitive neuroscience: the study of brain mechanisms of attention, memory and language.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 230, PSYC 302.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 403A -- Principles of Mammalian Systems Neurophysiology  (3 units)
Description:  Topics in the neurophysiology of sensation, perception, cognition, and action in mammals illustrating the application of modern research methods to the understanding of higher brain function. Enrollment is restricted to those concurrently enrolled in the lab.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 230. Open only to psychology and IDS majors with a psychology subject area.
Identical to:  NRSC 403A.
May be convened with:  PSYC 503A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 403B -- Laboratory in Mammalian Systems Neurophysiology  (3 units)
Description:  Neurophysiology laboratory including stereotaxic surgery, microelectrode recording of neural signals, electrical and chemical stimulation, and principles of analog and digital signal processing.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 230, PSYC 302; Concurrent registration, PSYC 403A. Open only to psychology and IDS majors with a psychology subject area.
Identical to:  NRSC 403B.
May be convened with:  PSYC 503B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 406 -- Neural Encoding, Memory, and Computation in the Mammalian Brain  (3 units)
Description:  Theoretical principles and biological mechanisms by which information is represented, categorized, stored, and recalled in specific central nervous system (CNS) circuits in the course of adaptive behavior.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 230.
May be convened with:  PSYC 506.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 411 -- Animal Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Systematic study of animal behavior. Analysis of environmental and genetic determinants of behavior, special behavioral adaptations in animals, and sociobiological concepts.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B. Open only to psychology and IDS majors with a psychology subject area.
May be convened with:  PSYC 511.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 412 -- Animal Learning  (3 units)
Description:  Animal learning with emphasis on interspecies comparisons.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B. Open only to psychology and IDS majors with a psychology subject area.
May be convened with:  PSYC 512.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 413 -- Drugs, Brain and Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Physiological, neurotoxic and behavioral effects of drugs on individual neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Special emphasis will be given to the historical use and political significance of the major drugs of abuse.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 302.
May be convened with:  PSYC 513.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 415 -- The Design of the Mind: Genes, Adaptation, and Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Part I: Basic mechanisms of behavioral evolution, genetics, and natural selection, as well as other factors impinging on the evolutionary process. Part II: Historical approaches that converge upon the broadly defined research program of behavioral evolution, theoretical perspectives, and empirical contributions made by each of these approaches, and current controversies in the field, framed as a single integrated area of study in which multiple approaches and perspectives can contribute to a comprehensive understanding.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 230, PSYC 240, PSYC 340.
Identical to:  FSHD 415.
May be convened with:  PSYC 515.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 417 -- Invertebrate Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Animal behavior laboratory in behavioral manipulation, observation, and data recording with invertebrate animals.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 230.
May be convened with:  OPTI 201R.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 424 -- Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Biological, psychological, and social issues in aging, including brain changes with age, cognitive change with age, and the social impact of increasingly older population demographics.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 302 or PSYC 325 or PSYC 360.
Identical to:  GERO 424.
May be convened with:  PSYC 524.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 426 -- Advanced Human Memory  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the processing systems that underlie human learning, memory and cognition; emphasizing cognitive, neuroscientific and computational approaches to research and theory.   This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 326.
May be convened with:  PSYC 526.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 429 -- Advanced Perception  (3 units)
Description:  A special topics course. Sample topics include; perception of space, theories of object recognition, evolutionary constraints, learning, attention, visual cognition, and theories of perception.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 329.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 432 -- Psychology of Language  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to language processing. The psychological processes involved in the comprehension and production of sounds, words, and sentences. Other topics may include language breakdown and acquisition, brain and language, and bilingual processing.
Prerequisite(s):  LING 101 or PSYC 101.
Identical to:  LING 432; LING is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 532.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 438 -- Computational Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of formal language theory; syntactic and semantic processing; the place of world knowledge in natural language processing.
Prerequisite(s):  LING 388 or a course in one of the following: formal languages, syntax, data structures, or compilers.
Identical to:  LING 438; LING is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 538.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 439 -- Animal-Human Communication  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of animal-human communication studies. Critical discussion of papers describing the rationale, design and success of projects involving nonhuman primates, marine mammals, and a parrot, supplemented by films and videos. Background material on animal-animal communication and animal intelligence. Emphasis on what can be learned about human and nonhuman capacities from studying how animals acquire and use human communication systems.
Prerequisite(s):  ECOL 487 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ECOL 439; ECOL is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 539.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 440 -- Advanced Cognitive Development  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of major theories and research findings in cognitive development, with emphasis on infant cognition and conceptual development through childhood. Topics include concept representation and development, naive theories of the world and knowledge restructuring. Topics will vary.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 230.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  PSYC 540.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 441 -- Language Acquisition  (3 units)
Description:  Principles and processes of first language acquisition described in relation to children's social and cognitive development; first language acquisition processes compared and contrasted to child and adult second language acquisition and language disorders.
Prerequisite(s):  SP H 350.
Identical to:  SP H 441; SP H is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 541.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 442 -- Knowledge and Cognition  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in philosophy and psychology of knowledge, with emphasis on cognitive mechanisms. Perception, memory, concepts, mental representation, problem-solving, reasoning and rationality.
Prerequisite(s):  two philosophy courses.
Identical to:  PHIL 442; PHIL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 443 -- Lexical and Syntactic Development  (3 units)
Description:  Current theory and data on first language acquisition with special focus on research that relates linguistic theory and learnability theory to empirical studies of children's linguistic abilities.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PYSC 290B, one lower-division course in cognitive psychology, developmental psychology or linguistic theory. Senior status or consult department before enrolling,
Identical to:  LING 443.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 445 -- Neural Network Models  (3 units)
Description:  Hands-on introduction to artificial neural networks. The basic principles and tools required to develop neural models, and/or to effectively apply technology.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC290B; PSYC 325 or PSYC 346 or PSYC 402, college-level algebra skills; probability/statistics, computer familiarity either with Unix PCC, or Mac.
Identical to:  PHIL 445.
May be convened with:  PSYC 545.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 447 -- Psychology of Values and Preferences  (3 units)
Description:  Variable content (consult schedule): learning, cognition, perception, psycholinguistics, emotion, others.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC290B; 6 units of upper-division psychology. Open only to psychology and IDS majors with a psychology subject area.
May be convened with:  PSYC 547.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 450 -- Psychological Assessment and Testing  (3 units)
Description:  Evaluation of assessment processes and of measurements of intelligence, aptitudes, personality, and interests; test theory; social implications.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 230.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 451 -- Philosophy and Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Investigation of philosophical issues arising from current work in psychology including perception, reasoning, memory, motivation and action.
Identical to:  PHIL 451; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 551.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 455 -- Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence  (3 units)
Description:  Interdisciplinary problems lying at the interface of philosophy and artificial intelligence.
Identical to:  PHIL 455; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 555.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 456 -- Psychology of Death and Loss  (3 units)
Description:  Basic concepts in a psychology of death and loss, with emphasis on both the adjustment to death and loss, and the underlying phenomenal, humanistic and current social considerations.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement.
May be convened with:  GERO 556.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 457 -- The Psychology of Happiness  (3 units)
Description:  The course consists of an introduction and exploration of the new branch of positive psychology founded by Martin Seligman and others. Students will read from the five researchers in the field, do literature searches of related topics and write up their own experiences. Class discussion and writing are the major emphases of the seminar.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC101 or INDV 101.
May be convened with:  PSYC 557.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 458 -- Violence and Youth  (3 units)
Description:  Explores the etiology of youth violence from developmental and socio-cultural perspectives, the influence of societal factors such as media, guns, and gangs on violence among youth.
Prerequisite(s):  sophomore or above standing.
Identical to:  FSHD 458, SOC 458.
May be convened with:  PSYC 558.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 459 -- Adult Development and Aging  (3 units)
Description:  Change and continuity in cognition, personality, and adjustment during adulthood, with emphasis on aging processes and late life.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
Identical to:  GERO 459.
May be convened with:  PSYC 559.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 460 -- Advanced Social Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Examines social psychology topics covered in PSYC 360 in more detail. The advanced course offers an in-depth analysis of the theories and methodologies used by social psychologists to investigate social behavior.   This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 360. Open only to psychology and IDS majors with a psychology subject area.
May be convened with:  PSYC 560.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 462 -- Mental Health Law & Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Theory, research and practice in law and mental health interactions and in the delivery of mental health services.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; sophomore or above standing.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
May be convened with:  PSYC 562.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 463 -- Forensic Assessment: Intervention and Treatment  (3 units)
Description:  Theory, research and practice in the assessment and treatment of, and intervention with, persons involved with the legal process who have clinical problems.
Prerequisite(s):  sophomore or above standing.
May be convened with:  PSYC 563.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 467 -- Social Psychology and the Cinema  (3 units)
Description:  Social psychology theories and research in combination with contributions from the cinema to examine aspects of human behavior, e.g., death, meaning, aggression, prejudice, relationships.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 360; sophomore or above standing.
Identical to:  HUMS 467.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 468 -- Speech Perception  (3 units)
Description:  General overview of the field of speech perception. Topics include: role of contextual factor in the processing of speech, developmental issues in speech perception, perception of foreign language speech sounds, the recognition of speech by computers and animals, implications for hearing-impaired populations and models of speech perception.
Prerequisite(s):  SP H 260.
Identical to:  SP H 468; SP H is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 568.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 469 -- Clinical Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces students to five major branches of Clinical Psychology: psychopathology; diagnostics; psychotherapy; preventative interventions; and outcome assessment.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 470 -- Foundations of Artificial Intelligence  (3 units)
Description:  General introductory course in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Discussion of AI and its relationship to cognitive psychology, philosophy, math, and computer science. Focus on underlying concepts rather than the engineering and applied aspects of AI. For advanced undergraduate and graduate students coming from a variety of disciplines.
Prerequisite(s):  C SC 127B or C SC 227 or equivalent; C SC 344 or equivalent.
Identical to:  C SC 470; C SC is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 570.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 473 -- Stress, Coping, and Health/Performance  (3 units)
Description:  Examines within a biopsychosocial framework the concept of stress as it relates to performance and the etiology of stress-related health disorders. Also examines and applies stress management interventions to enhance performance and promote health.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 230.
May be convened with:  PSYC 573.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 474 -- Field Methods in Environmental Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Behavior and man-made or managed environments, with emphasis on objective methods; designed for students having a professional interest in environmental design or management.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 230.
Identical to:  ARC 474.
May be convened with:  PSYC 574.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 476 -- Environmental Cognition  (3 units)
Description:  Recent advances in the area of environmental cognition, with an emphasis on cognitive aspects of environmental psychology.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; 6 units of upper-division psychology or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 477A -- Psychology, Law and Social Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Critical review of theory, methods and research in the psychology, law and social policy interface.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; sophomore or above standing.
May be convened with:  PSYC 577A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 477B -- Psychology, Law and Social Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Critical review of theory, methods and research in the psychology, law and social policy interface.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; sophomore or above standing.
May be convened with:  PSYC 577B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 478 -- Sleep and Sleep Disorders  (3 units)
Description:  Topics include sleep-wake rhythms, sleep deprivation, dreams, and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 230, PSYC 302.
May be convened with:  PSYC 578.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 481 -- Psychopathology  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth study of current theoretical and research formulations in psychological disorders; various approaches to behavior change.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 381.
May be convened with:  PSYC 581.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 484 -- Advanced Health Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Current research and theory concerning psychological contributions to health maintenance, illness prevention and treatment, and the organization of health services.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  PSYC 484.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 486 -- Ethical Issues in Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  A consideration of issues in the derivation of ethical criteria, selection of the appropriate subset of criteria to guide ethical decision-making, and utilization of the criteria when making a decision in psychological research or practice.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; sophomore or above standing.
May be convened with:  PSYC 586.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 488A -- Child Maltreatment and the Law  (3 units)
Description:  From a legal and public perspective, students explore the nature, causes, consequences, and societal responses to institutional and individual forms of child maltreatment. Students aim to propose legal, legislative and social reform in light of their social science understanding of violence against and by children.
Prerequisite(s):  sophomore or above status.
May be convened with:  PSYC 588A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 489 -- History and Systems of Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Development of the discipline of psychology, primarily in the last hundred years, examined in the context of significant events occurring in society and in other disciplines. Discussion and critical evaluation of psychology as a profession and a science and of the major schools of thought: structuralism, functionalism, Associationism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, and cognitive psychology.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
May be convened with:  PSYC 589.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 491 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 493 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 494 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 495D -- Brain, Behavior and Computation  (1 unit)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
May be repeated:  for a total of 7 units of credit.
Identical to:  NRSC 495D; NRSC is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 595D.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 496A -- Topics in Social Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth coverage of selected topics in social psychology.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 230.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
May be convened with:  PSYC 596A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 496F -- Cognitive Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  LING 496F.
May be convened with:  PSYC 596F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 496H -- Honors Seminar  (3 units)
Description:  Rotating topics seminar. Psychology honors students are required to take two honors seminars, either PSYC 496H and/or PSYC 396H.   This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement; PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  Honors students must enroll in two semesters of PSYC 498H, typically when they are conducting and writing their honors thesis. Three credits of PSYC may be counted as a writing emphasis course.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 499 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 500A -- Current Issues in Psychological Theory and Research  (3 units)
Description:  Intensive examination of a range of content areas addressed in contemporary psychological theory and research.
Prerequisite(s):  open to psychology graduate students only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 500B -- Current Issues in Psychological Theory and Research  (3 units)
Description:  Intensive examination of a range of content areas addressed in contemporary psychological theory and research.
Prerequisite(s):  open to psychology graduate students only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 501A -- Principles of Psychophysiology  (3 units)
Description:  Overview, principles, theory, and applications of physiological assessment; an introduction to theory and research in major areas of human psychophysiology with a particular emphasis on psychophysiological correlates and physiological substrates of cognition, affect, and psychopathology. May be taken alone or concurrently with 401B. Graduate-level requirements include a more comprehensive literature review.
May be convened with:  PSYC 401A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 501B -- Psychophysiology Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Provides a pragmatic "hands-on" experience in psychophysiological recording and analysis. Involves learning all facets of psychophysiological signal acquisition and analysis. Graduate-level requirements include more sophisticated data analysis and statistics.
May be convened with:  PSYC 401B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 502 -- Principles of Neuroanatomy  (4 units)
Description:  Cellular elements and recognized subsystems of the mammalian nervous system, with emphasis on general principles of neuroanatomical organization and their functional significance.
Prerequisite(s):  8 units of biological laboratory science, CBA 401; PSYC 302, PSIO 480 desirable. Consent of instructor.
Identical to:  PSIO 502, SP H 502, CBA 502.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 503A -- Principles of Mammalian Systems Neurophysiology  (3 units)
Description:  Topics in the neurophysiology of sensation, perception, cognition, and action in mammals illustrating the application of modern research methods to the understanding of higher brain function. Enrollment is restricted to those concurrently enrolled in the lab. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper pertinent to current topics in neurophysiology of sensation, perception, cognition, and action in mammals illustrating the application of modern research methods to the understanding of higher brain function.
Identical to:  NRSC 503A.
May be convened with:  PSYC 403A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 503B -- Laboratory in Mammalian Systems Neurophysiology  (3 units)
Description:  Neurophysiology laboratory including stereotaxic surgery, microelectrode recording of neural signals, electrical and chemical stimulation, and principles of analog and digital signal processing. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of a current problem in neurological psychology.
Identical to:  NRSC 503B.
May be convened with:  PSYC 403B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 504 -- Human Brain-Behavior Relationships  (3 units)
Description:  Human brain functions in relation to intelligence, speech, memory, judgment and reasoning, and visual-spatial abilities; methods of examination of human brain functioning in relation to individual differences in both normal and brain-damaged persons.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290, PSYC 302, PSYC 502. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 506 -- Neural Encoding: Memory and Comprehension of Mammals  (3 units)
Description:  Theoretical principles and biological mechanisms by which information is represented, categorized, stored, and recalled in specific central nervous system (CNS) circuits in the course of adaptive behavior. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of neural encoding.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 507B.
Identical to:  NRSC 506.
May be convened with:  PSYC 406.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 507A -- Statistical Methods in Psychological Research  (3 units)
Description:  Statistical research design, methods and metascience. Variants and extensions of the general linear model including bivariate and multiple regression, analysis of variance and covariance, planned orthogonal contrasts and multiple comparisons, simultaneous and sequential canonical correlation analysis, discriminant function analysis and multivariate analysis of variance.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 507B -- Statistical Methods in Psychological Research  (3 units)
Description:  Statistical research design, methods and metascience. Application of the structural equations modeling to manifest variable (path analysis) and latent variable (multivariate) causal analysis, confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis, and hierarchical (variance component) linear models, including generalizability theory, meta-analytic, and growth curve parameter models.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 508 -- Methods for Field Research  (3 units)
Description:  Research problems and methods particularly relevant to field research. The logic of inquiry and approaches to data analysis appropriate to field trials and quasi-experimental research.
Identical to:  SLAT 508.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 509 -- History of Psychological Theories and Research  (3 units)
Description:  Development of psychology as a science; schools, systems, theories, major advances, famous investigators.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 511 -- Animal Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Systematic study of animal behavior. Analysis of environmental and genetic determinants of behavior, special behavioral adaptations in animals, and sociobiological concepts. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of animal behavior.
May be convened with:  PSYC 411.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 512 -- Animal Learning  (3 units)
Description:  Animal learning with emphasis on interspecies comparisons. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on an aspect of animal learning.
May be convened with:  PSYC 412.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 513 -- Drugs, Brain and Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Physiological, neurotoxic and behavioral effects of drugs on individual neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Special emphasis will be given to the historical use and political significance of the major drugs of abuse. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper pertinent to the course topic.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 515 -- The Design of the Mind: Genes, Adaptation, and Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Part I: Basic mechanisms of behavioral evolution, genetics, and natural selection, as well as other factors impinging on the evolutionary process. Part II: Historical approaches that converge upon the broadly defined research program of behavioral evolution, theoretical perspectives, and empirical contributions made by each of these approaches, and current controversies in the field, framed as a single integrated area of study in which multiple approaches and perspectives can contribute to a comprehensive understanding. Graduate-level requirements include in-class oral presentations.
Identical to:  FSHD 515.
May be convened with:  PSYC 415.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 517 -- Invertebrate Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Basic principles of geometric optics, refraction and reflection, Gaussian optics, paraxial optics, stops and pupils, simple optical instruments. Graduate-level requirements include an additional paper or presentation to the class.
May be convened with:  OPTI 201R.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 524 -- Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Biological, psychological, and social issues in aging, including brain changes with age, cognitive change with age, and the social impact of increasingly older population demographics. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of gerontology.
Identical to:  GERO 524, NRSC 524, CPH 524.
May be convened with:  PSYC 424.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 526 -- Advanced Human Memory  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the processing systems that underlie human learning, memory and cognition; emphasizing cognitive, neuroscientific and computational approaches to research and theory. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on human memory and cognition.
May be convened with:  PSYC 426.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 528 -- Cognitive Neuroscience  (3 units)
Description:  Recent advances in analysis of the neural bases of cognitive functions, such as learning, memory, and thinking.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 530 -- Neural Basis of Language  (3 units)
Description:  The neural basis of language comprehension and production, with reference to its relationship to other perceptual, cognitive and motor skills.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
Identical to:  NRSC 530.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 532 -- Psychology of Language  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to language processing. The psychological processes involved in the comprehension and production of sounds, words, and sentences. Other topics may include language breakdown and acquisition, brain and language, and bilingual processing. Graduate-level requirements include more extensive readings and writing.
Identical to:  LING 532; LING is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 432.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 536 -- Visual Cognition  (3 units)
Description:  Recent advances in the area of perception and attention, with emphasis on visual process. Rotating topics.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 538 -- Computational Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of formal language theory; syntactic and semantic processing; the place of world knowledge in natural language processing. Graduate-level requirements include a greater number of assignments and a higher level of performance.
Identical to:  LING 538; LING is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 438.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 539 -- Animal-Human Communication  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of animal-human communication studies. Critical discussion of papers describing the rationale, design and success of projects involving nonhuman primates, marine mammals, and a parrot, supplemented by films and videos. Background material on animal-animal communication and animal intelligence. Emphasis on what can be learned about human and nonhuman capacities from studying how animals acquire and use human communication systems. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper.
Identical to:  ECOL 539; ECOL is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 439.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 540 -- Advanced Cognitive Development  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of major theories and research findings in cognitive development, with emphasis on infant cognition and conceptual development through childhood. Topics include concept representation and development, naive theories of the world and knowledge restructuring. Topics will vary. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on an aspect of cognitive development.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  PSYC 440.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 541 -- Language Acquisition  (3 units)
Description:  Principles and processes of first language acquisition described in relation to children's social and cognitive development; first language acquisition processes compared and contrasted to child and adult second language acquisition and language disorders. Graduate-level requirements include a scholarly paper/project on a selected topic relevant to the course.
Identical to:  SP H 541; SP H is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 441.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 542 -- Topics in Psycholinguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Recent advances in the area of psycholinguistics, with an emphasis on sentence processing and the contribution of linguistic theory to an understanding of psychological mechanisms.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  LING 542, SLAT 542.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 543 -- Advanced Language Development  (3 units)
Description:  Current theory and data on first language acquisition with special focus on research that relates linguistic theory and learnability theory to empirical studies of children's linguistic abilities. Requirements include a written paper on a subject pertinent to topic area.
Identical to:  LING 543.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 545 -- Neural Network Models  (3 units)
Description:  Hands-on introduction to artificial neural networks. The basic principles and tools required to develop neural models, and/or to effectively apply technology. Graduate-level requirements include a more substantial modeling project.
Identical to:  PHIL 545.
May be convened with:  PSYC 445.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 546 -- Biobehavioral Approaches to Cardiovascular Health & Illness  (3 units)
Description:  The course has two major themes: a) biobehavioral antecedents of cardiovascular-related diseases and b) biobehavioral interventions in the prevention and management of these diseases. Included will be lifestyle (e.g. diet, exercise, smoking), individual characteristics (e.g. psychosocial traits, personality, and differences in physiological reactivity), social, environmental and stress-related factors (e.g. SES, occupation, ethnicity, social support, and quality of life). All of these factors have received epidemiological research attention. The course is designed to give a scientific overview and status evaluation of biobehavioral accomplishments, opportunities and future directions for research and clinical application within these categories. Some areas will receive more coverage than others depending on the quality of the scientific work available and the interests of the students.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  EPI 546; EPI is home department.
Usually offered:  Summer.

PSYC 547 -- Psychology of Values and Preferences  (3 units)
Description:  Variable content (consult schedule): learning, cognition, perception, psycholinguistics, emotion, others. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on an aspect of cognitive and affective bases of behavior.
May be convened with:  PSYC 447.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 550 -- Psychological Assessment and Testing  (3 units)
Description:  Evaluation of assessment processes and of measurements of intelligence, aptitudes, personality, and interests; test theory; social implications. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on psychological assessment and testing.
May be convened with:  PSYC 450.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 551 -- Philosophy and Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Investigation of philosophical issues arising from current work in psychology including perception, reasoning, memory, motivation and action. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course.
Identical to:  PHIL 551; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 451.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 555 -- Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence  (3 units)
Description:  Interdisciplinary problems lying at the interface of philosophy and artificial intelligence. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a central theme or topic of the course.
Identical to:  PHIL 555; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 455.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 556 -- Psychology of Death and Loss  (3 units)
Description:  Basic concepts in a psychology of death and loss, with emphasis on both the adjustment to death and loss, and the underlying phenomenal, humanistic and current social considerations. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on an aspect of psychology of death or loss.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
Identical to:  GERO 556; GERO is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 557 -- The Psychology of Happiness  (3 units)
Description:  The course consists of an introduction and exploration of the new branch of positive psychology founded by Martin Seligman and others. Students will read from the five researchers in the field, do literature searches of related topics and write up their own experiences. Class discussion and writing are the major emphases of the seminar. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on an aspect of Positive Psychology.
May be convened with:  PSYC 457.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 558 -- Violence and Youth  (3 units)
Description:  Explores the etiology of youth violence from developmental and socio-cultural perspectives, the influence of societal factors such as media, guns, and gangs on violence among youth. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper.
Identical to:  FSHD 558.
May be convened with:  PSYC 458.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 559 -- Adult Development and Aging  (3 units)
Description:  Change and continuity in cognition, personality, and adjustment during adulthood, with emphasis on aging processes and late life. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on an aspect of a specific psychological problem of the aged.
Identical to:  GERO 559.
May be convened with:  PSYC 459.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 560 -- Advanced Social Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Examines social psychology topics covered in PSYC 360 in more detail. The advanced course offers an in-depth analysis of the theories and methodologies used by social psychologists to investigate social behavior. Graduate-level requirements include broad surveys of theories and research concerning core topics in social psychology.
May be convened with:  PSYC 460.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 562 -- Mental Health Law and Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Theory, research and practice in law and mental health interactions and in the delivery of mental health services. Graduate-level requirements include a paper on a pertinent topic.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  LAW 562.
May be convened with:  PSYC 462.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 563 -- Forensic Assessment: Intervention and Treatment  (3 units)
Description:  Theory, research and practice in the assessment and treatment of, and intervention with, persons involved with the legal process who have clinical problems. Graduate-level requirements include a different grading system for class participation and exams.
May be convened with:  PSYC 463.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 564 -- Methods for Psychosocial Research  (3 units)
Description:  Logic of inquiry and issues of philosophy of science as they apply to psychosocial research. Problems encountered by researchers in personality, family studies, social and clinical psychology, and creative approaches to their data analysis and methodological design resolutions.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 567 -- Experimental Phonetics: Physiology  (3 units)
Description:  Systematic examination of current experimentation and research in speech as motor behavior, with emphasis on physiological investigations of normal respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation; critical evaluation of research design.
Prerequisite(s):  SP H 260.
Identical to:  SP H 567; SP H is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 568 -- Speech Perception  (3 units)
Description:  General overview of the field of speech perception. Topics include: role of contextual factor in the processing of speech, developmental issues in speech perception, perception of foreign language speech sounds, the recognition of speech by computers and animals, implications for hearing-impaired populations and models of speech perception. Graduate-level requirements include more extensive reading.
Identical to:  SP H 568; SP H is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 468.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 570 -- Foundations of Artificial Intelligence  (3 units)
Description:  General introductory course in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Discussion of AI and its relationship to cognitive psychology, philosophy, math, and computer science. Focus on underlying concepts rather than the engineering and applied aspects of AI. For advanced undergraduate and graduate students coming from a variety of disciplines. Graduate level requirements include an additional project and assignments.
Identical to:  C SC 570; C SC is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 470.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 573 -- Stress, Coping, and Health/Performance  (3 units)
Description:  Examines within a biopsychosocial framework the concept of stress as it relates to performance and the etiology of stress-related health disorders. Also examines and applies stress management interventions to enhance performance and promote health. Graduate-level requirements include an extra term paper, and a project in connection with another student.
May be convened with:  PSYC 473.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 574 -- Field Methods in Environmental Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Behavior and man-made or managed environments, with emphasis on objective methods; designed for students having a professional interest in environmental design or management.
Identical to:  LAR 574, ARC 574.
May be convened with:  PSYC 474.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 576 -- Environmental Cognition  (3 units)
Description:  contact department. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of environmental cognition.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 577A -- Psychology, Law and Social Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Critical review of theory, methods and research in the psychology, law and social policy interface. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper.
May be convened with:  PSYC 477A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 577B -- Psychology, Law and Social Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Critical review of theory, methods and research in the psychology, law and social policy interface. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper.
May be convened with:  PSYC 477B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 578 -- Sleep and Sleep Disorders  (3 units)
Description:  Topics include sleep-wake rhythms, sleep deprivation, dreams, and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. Graduate-level requirements include a critical review of the research literature of a relevant topic.
May be convened with:  PSYC 478.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 579 -- Issues in Rural Health  (3 units)
Description:  Topics include: community assessment, planning and evaluation; interdisciplinary practice; health care issues for southwestern ethnic minority populations.
Identical to:  NURS 579; NURS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 580 -- Clinical Neuropsychology  (3 units)
Description:  Cognitive and affective sequelae of human central nervous system disease/damage, with emphasis on clinical evaluation, management and rehabilitation.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 581 -- Psychopathology  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth study of current theoretical and research formulations in psychological disorders; various approaches to behavior change. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on psychopathology.
May be convened with:  PSYC 481.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 582 -- Advanced Psychopathology  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced survey of current theory and research in symptoms, causes and treatment of the major psychological disorders.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 584 -- Advanced Health Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Graduate-level requirements include an additional paper pertaining to the course topic. Graduate-level requirements include an additional paper pertaining to the course topic.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  PSYC 584.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 586 -- Ethical Issues in Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  A consideration of issues in the derivation of ethical criteria, selection of the appropriate subset of criteria to guide ethical decision-making, and utilization of the criteria when making a decision in psychological research or practice. Graduate-level requirements include a paper on a single aspect of the course topic.
Prerequisite(s):  open to psychology graduates only.
May be convened with:  PSYC 486.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 588A -- Child Maltreatment and the Law  (3 units)
Description:  From a legal and public perspective, students explore the nature, causes, consequences, and societal responses to institutional and individual forms of child maltreatment. Students aim to propose legal, legislative and social reform in light of their social science understanding of violence against and by children. Graduate-level students will read more materials and be required to make a presentation.
May be convened with:  PSYC 488A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 589 -- History and Systems of Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Development of the discipline of psychology, primarily in the last hundred years, examined in the context of significant events occurring in society and in other disciplines. Discussion and critical evaluation of psychology as a profession and a science and of the major schools of thought: structuralism, functionalism, Associationism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, and cognitive psychology. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on an aspect of history of psychology.
Prerequisite(s):  psychology graduate students only.
May be convened with:  PSYC 489.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 593 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 594 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 595D -- Brain, Behavior and Computation  (1 unit)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants. The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
May be repeated:  for a total of 7 units of credit.
Identical to:  NRSC 595D; NRSC is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 495D.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 596A -- Topics in Social Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth coverage of selected topics in social psychology. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth study of selected topics in social psychology.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
May be convened with:  PSYC 496A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 596C -- Developmental Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 596E -- Biopsychology  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 596F -- Cognitive Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  PSYC 496F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 596G -- Clinical Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 596H -- Law, Psychology and Policy  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Identical to:  LAW 596H.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 596I -- Quantitative Methods  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 596J -- Pediatric Neuropsychology  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, PSYC 502 or PSYC 504.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 596T -- Teaching of Psychology  (2 units)
Description:  To stimulate thinking about pedagogical issues that you will need to address either implicitly or explicitly throughout your teaching career (e.g. What are the most important goals of college education? What constitutes effective teaching?). Also, to develop specific skills (e.g. organizational, presentational, problem-solving) that will enhance your effectiveness as a Teaching Assistant and course instructor.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 596U -- Interdisciplinary Environment-Behavior-Design  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Prerequisite(s):  consult college before enrolling.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Identical to:  ARC 596U, GEOG 596U, PLN 596U, LAR 596U.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 597A -- Statistical Model For Psychological Research  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, PSYC 507A, PSYC 507B. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 597B -- Statistical Model For Psychological Research  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Prerequisite(s):  Concurrent registration, PSYC 507A, PSYC 507B. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 597C -- Advanced Statistical Methods  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Prerequisite(s):  Concurrent registration, PSYC 507A, PSYC 507B.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 597D -- Program Evaluation  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status; consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 599 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 621 -- Clinical Assessment Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Theory and practice in interview techniques and cognitive and personality assessment.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 625A -- Psychosocial Interventions  (1-4 units)
Description:  Introduction to psychotherapy and psychotherapy research. Principles of behavior therapy. Marital and family therapy.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 625B -- Psychosocial Interventions  (1-4 units)
Description:  Issues of therapy integration and factors common to all treatments.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 693 -- Internship  (1-9 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 694 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 694A -- Clinical interview and Assessments  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Prerequisite(s):  open to clinical psychology students only.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 694B -- Psychotherapy  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Prerequisite(s):  open to clinical psychology students only.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 694C -- Advanced Psychotherapy  (1 unit)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Prerequisite(s):  open to clinical psychology students only.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 694D -- Clinical Neuropsychology  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Prerequisite(s):  open to clinical psychology students only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 694E -- Motivational Interviewing: A Clinical-Research Practicum  (3 units)
Description:  This practicum will focus on a therapy approach called Motivational Interviewing. In the practicum, students will have readings on the foundations of motivational interviewing, and on the clinical and research aspects of the approach. Each student will learn how to conduct therapy from this perspective, using training tapes, role playing exercises, and supervised experience with a volunteer client. Students will be expected to develop an assessment battery for their client, and to write up a case report of their work with the client as one of the requirements for the course.
Prerequisite(s):  open to second year Clinical Psychology students only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 695A -- Motor Control  (2 units)
Description:  contact department.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  PSIO 695A; PSIO is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 696F -- Linguistic Investigations and Applications  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  LING 696F; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 699 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 793A -- Clinical Psychology  (1-3 units)
Description:  A full time (40hrs/wk) supervised clinical work, including assessment, treatment, consultation, and research. Qualified supervisors are provided by internship sites. This course is to be taken by core clinical students after they have completed all other program requirements with the exception of the final dissertation.
Prerequisite(s):  open to clinical graduate students only.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 900 -- Research  (1-3 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 910 -- Thesis  (1-4 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.