Fall 2007 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Fall 2007; however, some (or all) may not be offered this term.  The course numbers that are offered this term link to the Schedule of Classes.  Class with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

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 (The Structure of Mind and Behavior). 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
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.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  course instructor consent required for registration.
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. Such work must be approved and supervised by a psychology faculty member.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
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.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 197A -- Undergraduate Psychology Exploration Program (UPEP)  (1 unit)
Description:  Mentors will assist the instructor in increasing students’ awareness of campus resources and foster the development of appropriate skills to assist in the students’ personal, academic, and professional development. In addition, this course will briefly introduce students to various fields within psychology and career opportunities. It combines class activities and discussions with out-of-class learning experiences and reflective writings in a weekly journal.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 199 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. See Psychology faculty for research related opportunities.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 200 -- Evolution and Human Development  (3 units)
Description:  An examination of human psychological and behavioral development across the lifespan with a focus on how the processes of evolution have influenced individual development.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  ED P 200; ED P is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 201; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 216 -- Psychology of Gender  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of gender differences and their source in biology and culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101; MATH 110 or LING 178 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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:  Spring.

PSYC 290A -- Research Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Psychology majors will gain experience in a range of psychological research methods.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  course instructor permission required for registration.
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. Such work must be approved and supervised by a psychology faculty member.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
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.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
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. See Psychology faculty for research related opportunities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Equivalent to:  PSYV302
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 302 or PSYV 302
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV306
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 306 or PSYV 306
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
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.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV319
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 319 or PSYV 319
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV325
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 325 or PSYV 325
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV326
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 326 or PSYV 326
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, with an emphasis on vision.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV329
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 329 or PSYV 329
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 330 -- Perceptual Learning  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the effects of experience on perceptual processing. Topics include spatial adaptation, after effects of ventriloquism, perceptual discrimination learning, generalization, growth, and comparison to other learning processes. This is a Writing Emphasis Course.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); INDV 101 or PSYC 101; PSYC 290A or a course in the cognitive (CEM) division; Sophomore or Junior standing.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 333 -- Judgment and Decision-Making  (3 units)
Description:  This course will serve as an introduction to empirical and theoretical research on the psychology of judgment, choice, and decision-making. Research on judgment and decision-making is being used for a broad range of applications, from improvements in medical practice, environmental policy, and business decisions, to methods to increase satisfaction with decisions about one’s personal life. The primary goal of this course is to teach students about the research methods that are used to study judgment and decision making processes, and the findings of scientific research on this topic.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); INDV 101 or PCYC 101; PSYC 230.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 340 -- Introduction to Cognitive Development  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the development of cognition, intelligence and language from conception to adolescence.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV340
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 340 or PSYV 340
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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 349 -- Child Neuropsychology  (3 units)
Description:  This course is to serve as an introduction to the relation between brain and behavior during normal and abnormal child development. The class will focus on normal development of the brain during childhood and adolescence, normal development of cognition during childhood and adolescence, and dysfunctions of the central nervous system during childhood.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101; PSYC 230.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 352 -- Personality  (3 units)
Description:  Basic concepts and issues in personality theory and research; approaches to personality description and assessment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV352
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 352 or PSYV 352
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Spring.

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.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 360 or PSYV 360
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV364
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 364 or PSYV 364
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 365 -- Introduction to Cultural Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  A study of cultural differences in perception, motivation, expression, verbal and non-verbal behavior, and values and meaning systems, and the implications of these differences for cultural interaction and understanding of current research.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 368 -- Psychology of Terrorism  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to theory and research on the psychology of terrorism and cross-cultural psychology. An interdisciplinary consideration of this contemporary problem, analysis, Post-Traumatic Shock, as well as conflict resolution procedures will be examined.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 373 -- Sociobiology and Evolution of Cooperation  (3 units)
Description:  Why do animals and other organisms sometimes compete and sometimes cooperate? How do organisms in groups interact? How do they organize themselves or make group decisions? This course explores the diversity of social systems and the role of ecology in shaping their evolution.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Identical to:  ECOL 373; ECOL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 374 -- Environmental Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Basic concepts in environmental psychology; the relationship between the individual and the large-scale environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  sophomore or above standing.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 378 -- Adolescents and the Law  (3 units)
Description:  This course first explores the current social science understanding of adolescents and their place in society, and then proceeds to examine the roles of adolescents, parents and communities in ensuring adolescents' rights.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 379 -- Psychology of Divorce  (3 units)
Description:  Divorce directly and indirectly affects the majority of people in society. This course will take a critical look at the cycle of marriage, causes of divorce, psychological consequences of divorce for children and parents.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Sophomore or above status.
Identical to:  FSHD 379.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 380 -- Child Abuse And Neglect: Clinical And Research Issues  (3 units)
Description:  This course will provide a broad overview of the topic of child abuse and neglect. Including the assessment and treatment of physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); INDV 101 or PSYC 101. Sophomore or above status.
Usually offered:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Equivalent to:  PSYV381
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 381 or PSYV 381
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  course instructor permission required for registration.
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. Such wourk must be approved and supervised by a psychology faculy member.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
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.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 396B -- Preparation for Graduate Programs in the Field of Psychology  (1 unit)
Description:  The purpose of this course is to introduce undergraduate Psychology majors to the various career opportunities within the field of Psychology. This course will primarily focus on preparation for graduate school and thus provide steps for the graduate school application process. In addition, students will learn skills to assist them with a successful transition into a graduate program.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 396C -- Preparation for Graduate Programs in the Field of Psychology  (2 units)
Description:  The purpose of this course is to introduce undergraduate Psychology majors to the various career opportunities within the field of Psychology. This course will primarily focus on preparation for graduate school and thus provide steps for the graduate school application process. In addition, students will learn skills to assist them with a successful transition into a graduate program.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction to the critical and analytical thinking required for conducting research. Across the semester, a number of different faculty members are invited to speak to the class about their research. Hence, the course serves as an introduction to some of the research going on in the department, and to some of the faculty members conducting the research. Readings include research articles published by faculty members and their colleagues. Students are encouraged to begin to think like research scientists and to use this course to help them focus on a topic for their honors thesis.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 399 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. See Psychology faculty for research related opportunities.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
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. See Psychology faculty for research related opportunities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV402
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 402 or PSYV 402
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 230, PSYC 302.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 403C -- Introduction to Computational Neuroscience  (3 units)
Description:  This course covers the basic simulation techniques for biophysical modeling. Topics include: single and multi compartmental models, intrinsic neuron properties and dendritic integration and large networks of biophysical neurons with realistic stochastic synaptic transmission.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PSYC 503C.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 230.
May be convened with:  PSYC 506.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 409 -- The Psycholinguistics of Writing Systems  (3 units)
Description:  This course presents information on how vision, language comprehension and motor behaviors have constrained and shaped the evolution of writing systems. The course includes three segments: (1) a review of writing in pre-history, the early evolution of symbol systems, the Greco-Roman alphabet, script writing; (2) a review of the visual and auditory processes that influence writing systems, particularly the alphabet, the shape of letters and spelling conventions; (3) printing since Gutenberg, the evolution of fonts, punctuation, formatting conventions, and modern techniques for presenting text. A thread throughout the course is the impact of different stages of writing technology on society and individuals.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 409; LING is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 509.
Usually offered:  Fall.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV411
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 411 or PSYV 411
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B. Open only to psychology and IDS majors with a psychology subject area.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 412 -- Animal Learning  (3 units)
Description:  Animal learning with emphasis on interspecies comparisons.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV413
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 413 or PSYV 413
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 302.
May be convened with:  PSYC 513.
Usually offered:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 230 or SOC 274, PSYC 290A or SOC 275.
Identical to:  FSHD 415.
May be convened with:  PSYC 515.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 420 -- Cognitive Neuroscience of Hearing  (3 units)
Description:  The cognitive and neural systems underlying the perception of speech, music and other complex sounds are examined in a multidisciplinary framework. Topics include representation of complex sounds in the auditory system and effects of language and music experience.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  A course in research methods.
Identical to:  SP H 420; SP H is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 520.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 423 -- Introduction To Cognitive Science  (3 units)
Description:  This course is an upper level introduction to topics in Cognitive Science, which is an interdisciplinary field that studies intelligence in all of its guises – human, animal, and computer. The field combines approaches from Psychology, Computer Science, Linguistics, and Philosophy. The course begins by outlining different approaches to intelligence (e.g., logic, rules, etc.) and turns to a set of problems that Cognitive Science must address (e.g., consciousness, evolution, etc.).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 326.
May be convened with:  PSYC 526.
Usually offered:  Fall.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  LING 201 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  SP H 340.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two philosophy courses.
Identical to:  PHIL 442; PHIL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 444A -- Computational Cognitive Neuroscience  (4 units)
Description:  This course introduces you to the field of computational cognitive neuroscience for understanding how the brain secretes the mind. We focus on simulations of cognitive and perceptual processes, using neural network models that bridge the gap between biology and behavior. We first consider the basic biological and computational properties of individual neurons and networks of neurons, followed by learning mechanisms that allow networks to be adaptive and to perform reasonably complex tasks. We examine a range of cognitive phenomena within this framework, including attention, memory, language and higher-level cognition. The class includes a lab component in which students get hands on experience with graphical neural network software (no programming experience needed), allowing deeper, more intuitive appreciation for how these systems work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  INDV 101, PSYC 302, PSYC 325.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  NRSC 444A, PHIL 444A.
May be convened with:  PSYC 544A.
Usually offered:  Fall, 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV447
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 447 or PSYV 447
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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 451 -- Philosophy and Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Investigation of philosophical issues arising from current work in psychology including perception, reasoning, memory, motivation and action.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHIL 451; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 551.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 453 -- Introduction to Consciousness Studies  (3 units)
Description:  A systematic presentation of consciousness studies, encompassing philosophical, psychological and neuro-scientific attempts to explain the nature of consciousness.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHIL 453; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 553.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 455 -- Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence  (3 units)
Description:  Interdisciplinary problems lying at the interface of philosophy and artificial intelligence.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
May be convened with:  PSYC 457.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC101 or INDV 101.
May be convened with:  PSYC 557.
Usually offered:  Fall.

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.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
Identical to:  GERO 459.
May be convened with:  PSYC 559.
Usually offered:  Spring.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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 461A -- The Social Psychology of Attitudes  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides an in-depth analysis of how attitudes influence social interaction. Topics include the social psychological basis of attitudes, the attitude-behavior relationship, social influence and persuasion processes, and how attitudes impact various social problems.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC360; Open only to Psychology and IDS majors with a psychology subject area.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Junior or Senior 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 360; sophomore or above standing.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 468 -- Speech Perception  (3 units)
Description:  This course will introduce scientific evidence for the perception of vowel and consonant sounds, classical and modern theories of speech perception, development (emergence) of speech, and the effect of disorders on the ability to perceive speech.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  SP H 267, LING 314 or equivalent
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B, PSYC 381.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 470A -- Child Psychopathology  (3 units)
Description:  This course is to serve as an introduction to child psychopathology. A range of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral childhood syndromes will be covered. Risk factors, possible genetic, neural, biological, social and familial factors will be discussed, as well as interventions. These topics will be discussed both from a clinical and a research perspective.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 381.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Equivalent to:  PSYV481
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 481 or PSYV 481
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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 486A -- Ethical & Legal Dilemmas in Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Ethical and legal dilemmas arising in psychology are complex and rarely is there one solid “right” answer. The purpose of this course is to provide a framework for reasoning through ethical dilemmas and documenting your reasoning processes. Dilemmas arising with adults and children in various contexts (research, mental health services, group homes, summer camps, preschools, offender treatment, etc.) will be considered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV486A
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 486A or PSYV 486A
Prerequisite(s):  INDV 101; Open to Junior & Seniors.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYV489
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYC 489 or PSYV 489
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.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  course instructor permission required for registration.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
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. Such work must be approved and supervised bya psychology faculty member
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 493L -- Legislative Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees. Legislative Internships are offered by a variety of departments. Please see individual departmental listings.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
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.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYC 496A -- Topics in Social Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth coverage of selected topics in social psychology.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); 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:  Investigation of research and ideas on a specialized topic within cognitive psychology, including the psychology of language, visual perception and memory, decision, and learning. The discussion and exchange of scholarly information in a small group setting, papers and student presentations. This is a writing emphasis course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  LING 496F, MGMT 496F, PHIL 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 or two graduate seminars.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 496L -- Introduction to Neural Data Analyses  (3 units)
Description:  This course will cover the basic methods available for the analyses of single unit and multi units spike data. Several measures of neural activity will be discussed, and illustrated on the basis of actual and simulated neural data. Knowledge of Matlab is required, knowledge of basic neurobiology is recommended.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 230, PSYC 290A, PSYC 297A; PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
May be convened with:  PSYC 596L.
Usually offered:  Fall, 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.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
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. See Psychology faculty for research related opportunities.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
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. See Psychology faculty for research related opportunities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to psychology graduate students only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  8 units of biological laboratory science, CBA 401; PSYC 302, PSIO 480 desirable. Consent of instructor.
Identical to:  CBA 502, NRSC 502, PSIO 502, SP H 502.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 503C -- Introduction to Computational Neuroscience  (3 units)
Description:  This course covers the basic simulation techniques for biophysical modeling. Topics include: single and multi compartmental models, intrinsic neuron properties and dendritic integration and large networks of biophysical neurons with realistic stochastic synaptic transmission. Graduate-level requirements include a term project, including hands on simulation and research-level literature searches. Projects will include the analyses of real data.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  INSC 503C.
May be convened with:  PSYC 403C.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A, 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 507B.
Identical to:  NRSC 506.
May be convened with:  PSYC 406.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 506B -- Foundations of Cognitive Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  This course covers the main topic areas of cognitive psychology. Current research in each area will be presented in the context of historical background and foundational issues.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 507A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 507C -- Research Design & Analysis of Variance  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides an overview of research design and statistical analysis with a special focus on Analysis of Variance. Various designs including between subjects, repeated measures, mixed,hierarchical and Latin Square designs are covered. Other topics addressed are contrasts among means and trends analysis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 507A.
Usually offered:  Fall, 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  SLAT 508.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 509 -- The Psycholinguistics of Writing Systems  (3 units)
Description:  This course presents information on how vision, language comprehension and motor behaviors have constrained and shaped the evolution of writing systems. The course includes three segments: (1) a review of writing in pre-history, the early evolution of symbol systems, the Greco-Roman alphabet, script writing; (2) a review of the visual and auditory processes that influence writing systems, particularly the alphabet, the shape of letters and spelling conventions; (3) printing since Gutenberg, the evolution of fonts, punctuation, formatting conventions, and modern techniques for presenting text. A thread throughout the course is the impact of different stages of writing technology on society and individuals. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and an extra 25 page research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 509; LING is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 409.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 510 -- Statistics Fundamentals  (3 units)
Description:  Description of data, re-expression of data, measures of central tendency and variability, experimental design, t-tests, analysis of variance, missing data, correlation, multiple regression, tests of assumptions, and nonparametric techniques
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate standing in Psychology.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour workshop.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 511 -- Animal Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  One unit of a three-course module designed to improve the oral and written communication skills of MBA students preparing for business leadership careers. In this module, students learn to prepare and deliver oral presentations and written documents which focus on effective communication in the business discipline of management. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of animal behavior.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PSYC 413.
Usually offered:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  FSHD 515.
May be convened with:  PSYC 415.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 520 -- Cognitive Neuroscience of Hearing  (3 units)
Description:  The cognitive and neural systems underlying the perception of speech, music and other complex sounds are examined in a multidisciplinary framework. Topics include representation of complex sounds in the auditory system and effects of language and music experience. Graduate-level requirements include an in class presentation on a particular topic within the cognitive neuroscience of hearing and the creation of a summary document on their topic for a webpage providing information on Auditory Cognitive Science.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  A course in research methods.
Identical to:  SP H 520; SP H is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 420.
Usually offered:  Fall.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GERO 524, NRSC 524, CPH 524.
May be convened with:  PSYC 424.
Usually offered:  Fall.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PSYC 426.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 528 -- Cognitive Neuroscience  (3 units)
Description:  Recent advances in analysis of the neural bases of cognitive functions, such as learning, memory, and thinking.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 532; LING is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 432.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 533 -- Theories of Language Development  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on the major theories of language development, including nativism and various forms of learning. Students read and discuss primary source material written by linguists, psychologists, and other cognitive scientists who work in the field of language acquisition.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Students are expected to have some background in linguistics or psychology.
Identical to:  LING 533; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PSYC 534 -- Perceptual Learning and Adaptation  (3 units)
Description:  This course will look at how experience affects perception and address theoretical issues such as whether or not perceptual learning is a unique form of learning and whether a single theory of perceptual learning can account for all phenomena. Sample phenomena include changing the perceived location of an object, making the perception of an object's color contingent on its orientation, and learning to discriminate between very similar looking objects.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate student in the Psychology department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYC 536 -- Visual Cognition  (3 units)
Description:  Recent advances in the area of visual perception, attention and memory. Rotating topics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 538; LING is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 438.
Usually offered:  Fall.

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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LING 543.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 544A -- Computational Cognitive Neuroscience  (4 units)
Description:  This course introduces you to the field of computational cognitive neuroscience for understanding how the brain secretes the mind. We focus on simulations of cognitive and perceptual processes, using neural network models that bridge the gap between biology and behavior. We first consider the basic biological and computational properties of individual neurons and networks of neurons, followed by learning mechanisms that allow networks to be adaptive and to perform reasonably complex tasks. We examine a range of cognitive phenomena within this framework, including attention, memory, language and higher-level cognition. The class includes a lab component in which students get hands on experience with graphical neural network software (no programming experience needed), allowing deeper, more intuitive appreciation for how these systems work. Graduate-level requirements include graduate students to work by themselves for the final project, and generate a new model from scratch to answer their question. They will be responsible for more homework questions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  NRSC 544A, PHIL 544A.
May be convened with:  PSYC 444A.
Usually offered:  Fall, 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  EPID 546; EPID 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PSYC 447.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHIL 551; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 451.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYC 553 -- Introduction to Consciousness Studies  (3 units)
Description:  A systematic presentation of consciousness studies, encompassing philosophical, psychological and neuro-scientific attempts to explain the nature of consciousness. Graduate-level requirements include thel writing assignments to be increased by 1/2 over undergraduate assignments. Additional readings TBA for graduate students
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHIL 553; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 453.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHIL 555; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  PSYC 455.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PSYC 457.
Usually offered:  Fall.

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.
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