2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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POSC 343 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
An examination of American constitutional law with particular emphasis on the protection of civil rights and civil liberties. Topics include the freedoms of religion, speech, press and assembly; the rights of criminal defendants; economic rights; and the right to equal protection of the laws. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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POSC 346 - Environmental Law
Prerequisite, POSC 110 . This course designed will provide students with an overview and understanding of the basics of environmental law and policy; stepping stones for taking on bigger challenges in the future. The course will focus primarily on key U.S. environmental laws, such as the clean air act, clean water act, the endangered species act, and hazardous waste laws. A few key multilateral environmental agreements and processes that make them relevant to domestic law will be intertwined. Throughout the course, the ongoing current developments, particularly in the area of climate change, will be traced. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits
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POSC 352 - Race and Change in South Africa and the United States
(Same as PCST 352 .) 3 credits
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POSC 353 - Peace and Conflict in the Middle East
(Same as PCST 353 .) Beginning with a historical examination of the region focusing on the key social forces and the sources of conflict, students explore the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in depth and conduct a peace conference in an attempt to develop a plausible resolution. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits
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POSC 354 - Non-Violent Social Change
(Same as PCST 354 , SOC 354 .) 3 credits
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POSC 355 - Vietnam: War, Peace and Legacy
(Same as PCST 355 .) 3 credits
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POSC 356 - The Psychology of International Conflict
(Same as PCST 356 .) 3 credits
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POSC 357 - Model United Nations II
(Same as PCST 357 .) 3 credits
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POSC 359 - Political Argument
Students examine modern political argument via a study of history, politics, and rhetoric. We begin with the basic building blocks of rhetoric and then dive into the French Revolution that gave birth to the modern left-right political divide that continues to the present. Authors include Burke, Paine, Wollstonecraft, Marx, Hayek, and Rawls. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
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POSC 360 - Local Politics
This course focuses on local government and politics in the US. You’ll be introduced to the basics of local politics, including the structure and organization of local government, intergovernmental relations and nongovernmental elements (voters, interest groups, media, private power holders, race, and class). To the maximum extent possible, this will be done using the cities of Orange and Irvine and the surrounding area (Orange County) as a learning laboratory. We’ll also learn about local politics through a simulation, with students playing the roles of various actors in local politics. The goal of the course is to provide students with information, understanding and critical insights as to how American communities function politically. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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POSC 361 - Federal Policy Design and American Energy Policy
This course examines the legislative process whereby Congressional-Executive action creates national policies of significant effect upon American citizens. The lens used to examine the creation of such policies is the Congressional procedure utilized over several decades which constructed laws promulgating American energy policy. The course is structured around several themes. Initially, the constitutional foundation for legislative process is explored through understanding the significance and role of Article 1 as the matrix for law making. The construct and effect of the bicameral nature of the Congress working in conjunction with the Executive is then studied. Changing over time majority-minority composition of the Congress and its effect on the committee and hearings outcomes is examined. Throughout the course segments energy resource data and statistics are examined and compared to the debate occurring during the policy development process. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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POSC 362 - Politics of Humanitarianism
Politics of Humanitarianism equips students with analytical tools essential for understanding the complexities of humanitarian representation, programming, and evaluation. The course overviews methods by which humanitarian agencies garner support, including critical examination of the media used to do so. It surveys various approaches to implementing humanitarian efforts, underscoring the complexity of actors involved, and how their respective political aims can work out at various levels of analysis, from HQs to the field. It engages evaluation of humanitarian projects including debates about metrics of success and the politicization of data themselves. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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POSC 363 - The Arab World: Colonialism to Revolution
(Same as HIST 363 .) 3 credits
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POSC 364 - International Politics of the Middle East
(Same as PCST 364 .) Why are so many wars in the Middle East? To address this question we need to understand the development of the international system in the Middle East, from World War I to the present. The course focuses on four key factors: Great Power politics–US influence and interventions; regional rivalries; competing ideologies and identities (secular or Islamic) that fuel the rivalries; and domestic developments, including popular uprisings. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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POSC 365 - The Evolution of the American Party System
This course examines the evolution of the American political party system from the late eighteenth century to the present. Students will examine the causes and consequences of shifting party coalitions; changes in the parties’ organizational structures; and the relationship between parties and other organizational actors in civil society. In addition, students will evaluate U.S. political parties from a normative perspective. The course will examine the ways in which their emergence has complicated the functioning of the U.S. constitutional system (whose designers did not anticipate the existence of parties). The course will ask whether parties have tended to promote or discourage a healthy culture of civic engagement. And it will examine whether the recent polarization of the electorate along partisan lines poses a threat to democratic institutions in the United States. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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POSC 370 - Energy Politics
This course examines the international and domestic politics of energy. The health of the global economy depends on inexpensive and reliable energy, yet the stability of our climate is threatened by our continuing dependence on fossil fuels. As concerns about energy security and pressures to reduce carbon emissions intensify, countries are grappling to adjust their energy policies. To better understand the intersection between these issues, students will be encouraged to think about balancing issues of cost, security and climate governance in the United States and the international community. Finally, this course will consider the prospects for a shift away from hydrocarbon-based economies to anticipate how a new energy order might affect global politics. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
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POSC 371 - Urban Politics
An exploration of the urban affairs and the problems faced by local elected officials, business and community leaders, and citizens in the urban context. Topics include theories of urban politics, specifically topics that include governmental institutions, political behavior, and policy responses, as well as current controversies of the changing urban political economy, suburban growth and exclusion, and alternative structures for metropolitan governance. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits
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POSC 372 - Racial and Ethnic Politics in the U.S.
An analysis of the central importance of race and ethnicity in American politics. Topics include the divergence and similarities in the political incorporation of various West- and East-European ethnic groups (Irish, Italian, German, East-European Jews), African-Americans, Latinos, and Asian-Americans. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits
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POSC 373 - Separation of Powers and Public Policy
The course will analyze civil rights, flag burning, gun control, and other controversial topics (including some students suggest), from the point of view of which branch of the federal or state government: executive, legislative or judicial, can best resolve differences in public policy. (Offered interterm.) 3 credits
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POSC 374 - Environmental Politics and Policy
(Same as ENV 374 .) An overview and examination of environmental problems and their political implications. Topics include worldwide, environmental problems ranging from global warning to resource depletion, deforestation and toxic waste, as well as the political and policy responses to these threats, including sustainable development, eco-justice movements, and the efforts of various actors in the domestic and international arenas. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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POSC 375 - Public Policy Process
(Same as ENV 375 .) An examination of how public policies are proposed, adopted, implemented, and evaluated. Topics include the structures and processes of public policymaking in the U.S., major substantive policy areas, as well as the historical and contemporary explanations for policymaking. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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POSC 377 - Religion and Global Politics
(Same as PCST 377 .) This course examines the relationship between religion and politics in the sphere of international relations, with a particular focus on recent developments in socio-scientific theory dealing with religion. The course is structured around three broad themes. First, we discuss intersections between the specific religion literature and broader IR theory, in particular social constructivism and rational choice theory. Second, we look at debates surrounding the secularization thesis and its validity in the contemporary world. Third, we apply these notions to several case studies by looking broadly at the issues of violence. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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POSC 378 - Special Topics in Public Policy
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. The advanced study of special topics in public policy. List of topics may vary each semester the course is taught. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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POSC 378A - The Politics of Climate Change
Prerequisite, POSC 110 or POSC 120 or POSC 130 or PCST 150 or POSC 212 . This course examines climate change, and what the United States and other nations are doing to fight it. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
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POSC 380 - Data Analysis and Visualization for Political Science
Prerequisite, POSC 201 . This course introduces upper-level students to quantitative social science and fundamental issues of data analysis for political scientists, including causality, prediction, and measurement of political phenomena. Focus will be given to computational methods including data exploration, handling social media and text sources and visualization of results. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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POSC 388 - Gender and Global Politics
A study of global politics with a focus on international law and gender issues. Topics include women’s rights, sexual violence in armed conflict, same-sex marriage, child pornography, and surrogacy across regions and countries, such as Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and the United States. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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POSC 392 - Law and Policy of Water Resources Management
(Same as ENV 392 .) 3 credits
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POSC 399 - Individual Study and Research
(Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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POSC 407 - Themes in Political Theory
Uses an interdisciplinary approach to elicit and interrogate aspects of political theory essential to understanding this field and the practice of politics. Students will read 20th century works in political theory in combination with classical works of literature, and art, with political theory salience. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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POSC 408 - Religious Fundamentalism, Pluralism, and the Demand for Tolerance
An examination of the political aspects of the conflict between two rival authorities and epistemologies: a fundamentalist religious world view and Western Enlightenment reason. Topics include the religious underpinnings of violence, as well as the nature of tolerance in a pluralist society. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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POSC 410 - Seminar in American Politics
Prerequisite, senior standing, or consent of instructor. An integrative seminar concentrating on American politics that serves as a capstone experience for Political Science majors. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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POSC 420 - Seminar in International Relations
Prerequisite, senior standing, or consent of instructor. An integrative seminar concentrating on international relations that serves as a capstone experience for Political Science majors. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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POSC 429 - Experimental Course
(Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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POSC 439 - Disability, Policy, and the Law
(Same as PCST 439 .) An examination of state and federal laws governing the rights of people with disabilities. Topics include access, employment, education, and transportation, as well as identifying litigation that has and will come from the disability rights movement. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
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POSC 473 - WA Semester: Economics and Public Policy Problems
Corequisites, POSC 474 , POSC 475 , consent of the Political Science Department Chair. This course introduces students to the role of economics in the context of policy-making, as well as where policy-making involves more than economics, yet cannot be separated from economics. Examples will be drawn from current Administration policy initiatives, government economic policy, and ongoing legislative battles in Congress. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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POSC 474 - WA Semester: Theories of Constitutional Interpretation
Corequisites, POSC 473 , POSC 475 , consent of the Political Science Department Chair. This course reflects on the provisions of the Constitution, the values on which it is based, and the contributions it has made to policy, governance, and democracy in the United States. The course will examine the Congress, executive branch, committees, parties, and interest groups as sources of policy. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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POSC 475 - WA Semester: Public Affairs Internship Seminar
Corequisite, POSC 473 , POSC 474 , consent of Political Science Department Chair. The internship seminar offers a structured environment in which to reflect on internship experiences, and discuss assigned readings to explore the intersection of politics and policy. Observing Washington in action makes clear that politics in real life often differs from how it is portrayed in textbooks. (Offered every semester.) 9 credits
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POSC 490 - Independent Internship
P/NP. ½-3 credits
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POSC 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
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POSC 499 - Individual Study
(Offered as needed.) ½-3 credits
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IPCP 100 - Introduction to Sociology
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will be introduced to “sociological thinking”, the way in which the situations, decisions, actions, identities, and life opportunities of individuals are shaped by broader societal processes. Students will be enabled to understand the world from a sociological point of view. Equated as SOC 101 . (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 104 - Introduction to Politics II
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will get an insight to the concept of the modern state; constitutions and governmental design; national decision-making institutions; bureaucracy and the public sector; law and the courts; voting behavior; elections; parties; political economy of the state; international framework of politics. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 106 - Intro to International Relations
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will be introduced to the historical settings of IR, globalization of IR and IR theory in general. Students will focus on key concepts such as liberalism/idealism, realism, neorealism, neoliberalism, international social theory, critical theories; systematic level concepts in IR; levels of analysis; actors in IR, institutions in IR. It will also offer an introduction to international political economy; international security in the post-cold war era; 20th century total wars; peace and diplomacy; the ethical problem of humanitarian intervention and the issues of the New World Order. Equated as POSC 120 . (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 110 - Public Speaking
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. This course helps students develop communication skills and provides background knowledge into the communication process. Topics include listening, impromptu speeches; freeing the voice and body, listening, outlining; personal experience speech; organizational patterns, beginning and ending speeches; delivering another person’s speech from an outline; informative speech; persuasive speaking, appeals, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs; audience analysis, reasoning with evidence and argument, Monroe pattern for persuasion; effective communication in groups. Equated as COM 101 . (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 111 - Intro to Mass Communication
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. This course introduces the structures and practices of mass communication. Students will discuss the social, political, cultural, and economic factors that affect the production and reception of media messages. Topics will include the history of media technologies, the economics of media, making the news, alternative media, advertising in society, ideology, the public, activism and media, media effects, and the emerging global order. Equated as COM 101 . (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 200 - Political Philosophy
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will be introduced to major works of political philosophy such as Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Polis, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. Students will discuss issues such as political legitimacy in the modern mode, Social Contrast theory, principles of liberalism, critique of the Enlightenment, Marx’s critique of capitalism, Foucault’s critique of power, two models of democracy: representative and participatory, social justice and liberty, democracy and justice: feminist revisions. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 201 - Introduction to Social Science Research Methods
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will develop their skills in critically evaluating different research methodologies used in social sciences. Students will understand the fundamental concepts and procedures involved in conducting qualitative research and will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of such data collection techniques. Equated as SOC 201 . (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 202 - Nations and Nationalism
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will gain an insight into the national awakening, national policies of multi-ethnic states and national programs and their leaders. The course will center around three phenomena that had fateful consequences for the 20th century: the unsuccessful attempt to eliminate national tensions by creating new nation-states after WWI, and the encounters with both major totalitarian ideologies - Nazism and Communism. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 203 - Political Geography
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will develop an insight into the political geography of the world order, uneven development, the rise and fall of the superpowers, the multipolar world, the state and the world order, the nation-state, the state as spatial entity, people and the state, the global villagers, citizens and the city. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 204 - World History I
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Student will be introduced to the history of several regions such as: Ancient Mesopotamia, Near East, India, China, the Greeks, the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire. We will also discuss the rise of Christianity, the end of the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages in Europe, the rise and growth of Islam, Medieval Africa, S. E. Asia, China, and Japan in the Middle ages, Europe and the world by 1500. Equated as HIST 201 . (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 206 - World History II
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will be introduced to major world civilizations in the Early Modern Period such as the native “Americans,” the Muslim empires, and China and Japan. Students will study several “revolutionary” European events of global importance, including English constitutional developments in the 17th century, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution. Students will also gain insight into Late 19th century imperialism, the global significance of the two world wars, and the international dimensions of the Cold War. Equated as HIST 202 . (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 207 - History of the Cold War and Post-Cold War Transition
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will gain insight into several events and concepts of World War II such as the Allies and enemies in WWII; Teheran, Yalta and Potsdam, the atomic bomb; the Truman doctrine, the Marshall Plan and the crisis of 1948. This course will also discuss the Cold War in the Far East; China and the Korean war, 1950; the Soviet Union of Nikita Khrushchev; USSR vs. USA in the Middle East; from Berlin to Cuba; Vietnam to the Helsinki accords; Reagan vs. Gorbachev; and the revolutions of Eastern Europe. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 301 - Social Psychology
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will get an insight into the dynamics between the individual and the society. Students will realize how an individual is influenced by the environment, and in return how he/she can influence the environment. Students are able to analyze social identity and social development of an individual, and recognize behavior such as prejudices, stereotypes, aggression and altruism. Equated as PSY 336 . (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 303 - Global Security
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will learn about threats to the national security; the terms and conditions of implementing and controlling military power; the probability of use of military power; its impact on the individual and on a state, society and the foreign policy of preparing for war, preventing a war or engaging in war; the role of the policy making, arms control, diplomacy and national security policy and strategies. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 303 - Popular Culture and Media Theory
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students will be introduced to several thinkers - philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists, and others - who have dealt with the media and popular culture in their works. Students will understand what is culture and media, how they make meaning, and the best ways to interpret their messages. Equated as SOC 311 . (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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IPCP 310 - European History II
Taught in Prague, Czech Republic. Students are introduced to politics, economics and the church in Western and Central Europe, in the Early Modern period. Students will discuss key concepts and periods such as the Renaissance, humanism, the Reformation (Lutheranism/Calvinism), the Counter-Reformation, ritual, magic and the Sacred in the Early Modern Period, territorial confessionalism, Religious wars, tolerance and Intolerance, Enlightenment and Absolutism, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, nationalism and imperialism, the First World War, Europe after the War, World War II in Europe, the Soviet experiment, post World War II. Equated as HIST 338 . (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology
PSY 101 is prerequisite to all other courses in psychology. Introduction to the theories, principles, processes, problems, methods, and applications of psychology. In addition to attendance at lectures, students are required to serve as participants in course-relevant research or to complete a project of similar length and content. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 199 - Individual Study
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-6 credits
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PSY 201 - Critical Thinking
Prerequisites, PSY 101 , psychology major or consent of department chair. Students explore methods of empirical and theoretical evaluation of psychological facts, assertions, research studies, and theories. The course focuses on the development of a critical thinking paradigm, which will reduce the probability of common errors of thinking. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 202 - History and Systems of Psychology
Prerequisites, PSY 101 , psychology major or consent of department chair. Discussion and evaluation of psychology’s historical roots and the influences and people that have contributed to its present form. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 203 - Statistics for Behavioral Sciences
Prerequisites, MATH 100 , MATH 100L , PSY 101 , or equivalents. The course covers descriptive and inferential statistics, the rationale of hypothesis testing, a survey of the common parametric and nonparametric statistical tests, and the calculation and interpretation of statistical indices and applications. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 204 - Research Methods in the Behavioral Science, Lecture and Laboratory
Prerequisites, PSY 101 and PSY 203 or MATH 203 or MATH 303 or equivalent. An introduction to the principles and procedures involved in behavioral sciences research emphasizing the scientific method and its application to psychological inquiry. This course includes a lecture and required laboratory component held at different times. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every semester.) 4 credits
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PSY 290 - Intern Program
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. P/NP. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-6 credits
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PSY 291 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
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PSY 299 - Individual Study
Prerequisites, PSY 101 , freshman or sophomore standing only, and consent of instructor, academic advisor, and chair, 3.0 or higher grade point average. Supervised individual study or research on a special problem or in a selected area of psychology. Open to lower-division students majoring in psychology. (Offered every semester.) 1-6 credits
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PSY 304 - Advanced Research Design
Prerequisites, PSY 101 , PSY 204 and PSY 203 or MATH 203 or MUS 303 or equivalent. This course will provide a comprehensive and systematic examination of advanced research methods and statistical procedures applied to the empirical evaluation of human behavior. Students will evaluate quantitative vs qualitative designs, within-participant vs between-participant designs, and single-variable vs factorial designs, as well as non-experimental designs, such as surveys. The course goal is to support the development of a precise and complete research proposal commensurate with professional standards and suitable to support a Capstone Senior Thesis. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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PSY 310 - Psychology of Learning
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An examination of the theoretical and methodological foundations of human learning. Emphasis is placed on an evaluation of the major learning paradigms and on the application of learning principles. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 315 - Sensation and Perception
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An introduction to the sensory nervous system and the perceptual basis of human experience. General topics include psychophysics and the physiology of the sensory systems. Emphasis is placed on understanding the interaction between the anatomy of the sensory system and the transduction of sensory stimuli into meaningful perceptional experiences. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 317 - Cognitive Psychology
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . Examines the neural basis for cognition beginning with attention and spans the breadth of cognitive processes to include memory, learning, language, reasoning, and problem solving. Students learn how our minds absorb, store, and manipulate information from the world to solve problems, make decisions, comprehend language, produce art, and laugh at jokes. Students are encouraged to think critically and develop questions about their own cognitive processes. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 319 - Motivation and Emotion
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An introduction to the theoretical, physiological, and behavioral constructs underlying the processes of motivation and emotion. Emphasis is placed on methods for studying motivation and emotion and their role in human behavior. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 322 - Theories of Personality
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An evaluative review of the major theories of personality. Emphasis is placed on personality structure, dynamics, behavior, and development of the normal and abnormal personality. Theories include psychodynamic, cognitive, somatic, behavioral, social learning, and humanistic explanations for human behavior and their differential implications for psychology. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 323 - Child Development
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . This course covers the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains of development from conception through adolescence. Lectures introduce major theories and research strategies in child development and integrates applied aspects such as parenting and teaching children. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 327 - Life Span Development
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the major theories, concepts, and research methods in life-span developmental psychology. Students will learn to understand cognitive, emotional, and social development and changes across the entire life span from infancy to late adulthood. This course examines the biological and environmental foundations of development including cross-cultural issues and highlights empirical research to integrate theoretical and applied perspectives. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 328 - Abnormal Psychology
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An overview of the field of abnormal psychology, which is the application of methods, principles, and findings from psychological research to understand, classify, and treat “abnormal” behavior and psychologically-based human suffering. Topics of lectures, discussions, and video presentations provide an integrative overview of current approaches to classification, assessment, and treatment of psychological disorders and mental illness. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 329 - Experimental Course
May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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PSY 330 - Child Abnormal Psychology
Prerequisites, PSY 101 and PSY 323 , or 326, or PSY 327 , or equivalents. PSY 323 , or 326, or PSY 327 may be taken concurrently. This course will review the etiology, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological and development disorders in children and adolescents. This course is likely to be beneficial for all students who are interested in interacting with children and adolescents. For students considering careers involving children and youth with emotional and behavioral problems. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 333 - Physiological Psychology
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An investigation of the relationship between brain and behavior. Students will study the structure and function of the nervous system, including the biological bases of psychopathology and normal function. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 336 - Social Psychology
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An introduction to the scientific study of how groups and individuals interact. Cognition, feelings, impressions, and attitudes influence and are influenced by the presence of others according to the precepts of Social Psychology. Topics include manipulation and influence tactics, persuasion, attraction, aggression, altruism, self-concept, stereotypes, and cognition and behavioral congruence. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 340 - Human Sexuality
An introduction to the physiological, psychological, and sociocultural factors influencing healthy human sexual expression. Emphasis is placed on gender identity, sex roles, variations in sexual behavior, love and attraction, and basic treatments for sexual dysfunction. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 341 - Cross-Cultural Psychology
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An introduction to the major issues and terminology used in cross-cultural psychology, which uses models and research methods from psychology, anthropology, and sociology. The course emphasizes a comparative approach. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 344 - Psychology of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
A systematic study of the empirical and practical issues in the psychology of gender identity and sexual orientation. The course examines the current state of psychological knowledge and the experiences of LGBTQ individuals in American society, considering topics such as origins of sexual and gender identities, media representation, prejudice and discrimination, relationships, mental and physical health, workplace issues, and ally development. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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PSY 345 - Sports Psychology
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An examination of the principles of psychology as they apply to an understanding of sports-related issues. Topics of interest to the sports world will be discussed relative to theoretical constructs of psychology. The class is not designed to include any physical activity. It is designed for students interested in coaching at any level, athletes, and those interested in a more comprehensive analysis of issues underlying sport. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 355 - Diversity in Marital and Family Relationships
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . This course will provide students with an overview of marriage and family relationships from a multicultural perspective. Basic theories and concepts in family life will be explored through a global lens including family development, gender and family relations, partner selection, marriage, parenting practices, divorce, remarriage, and issues in later life. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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PSY 365 - Philosophy and Neuroscience of Free Will
(Same as PHIL 365 .) 3 credits
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PSY 395 - Topic Courses in Psychological Process
Prerequisites, PSY 101 , consent of advisor. An examination of selected topics in the area of psychological processes and the foundations of psychological understandings of human behavior. Course may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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PSY 399 - Individual Study
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-6 credits
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PSY 428 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Prerequisites, PSY 101 and PSY 328 or PSY 330 . Overview of the profession and practice of clinical psychology. The course surveys the field’s history, clinical training, assessment procedures, therapeutic interventions, research approaches, ethical and legal issues, areas of specialization (i.e. forensic, behavioral medicine and child), and current issues and trends. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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PSY 432 - Introduction to Psychological Assessment
Prerequisites, PSY 101 and PSY 203 or MATH 203 or MATH 303 or equivalent. Concurrent enrollment of PSY 203 with consent of instructor. An introduction to test construction, standardization, validity, and reliability. Emphasis is placed on the assessment of intelligence, interests, values, and personality in normal and challenged persons. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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PSY 433 - Psychopharmacology
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An in-depth examination of the behavioral and central nervous system effects of pharmacologic substance use and abuse and the application of such substances to the prevention and treatment of psychophysiological and psychopathological dysfunction. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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PSY 436 - Health Psychology
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . A study of illness behavior and theories and applications of health psychology and behavioral medicine. The course explores models of wellness and illness, the mind-body relation, coping with acute and chronic stress, health-related anxiety, smoking cessation, weight control and dieting behavior, and psychosocial interventions for chronic diseases, as well as alternative medicine and managed health care provision models. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 437 - Health and Well-Being
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . A scientific and practical exploration of human strengths by examining the contributions of the science of psychology to physical health and well-being. The course examines the psychological and physical aspects that contribute to self-efficacy, resilience, personal achievement, mindfulness, and spirituality. By drawing on scientific studies and concepts and techniques of Western and Eastern medicine and psychology, the course explores behaviors that enhance both physical and mental health. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits
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PSY 446 - Children and Trauma
Prerequisites, PSY 101 and PSY 323 , or 326, or equivalents. This course reviews the etiology, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological trauma in children and adolescents. This course explores the influence of multiple factors of trauma that may lead to the emergence of childhood psychiatric disorders. This course provides a critical foundation for future training and education of students considering careers involving children with emotional and behavioral problems. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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PSY 461 - Psychology of Music
(Same as MUS 461 .) 3 credits
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PSY 481 - Organizational Psychology
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An introduction to the scientific study of how psychological principles, concepts, and research apply to the understanding of work and work behavior. The course incorporates information from business, sociology, psychology, and economics. Topics include psychological testing, personnel selection, work violence, advertising, conflict resolution, hiring, interviewing, team building, and leadership. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding one’s strengths and weaknesses as they apply to different components of work. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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PSY 482 - Forensic Psychology
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An examination of the interaction of the legal field and psychology, with emphasis on criminality, profiling, juries, prisons, sentencing, and police officer selection and training. Current research in forensic psychology will also be addressed. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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PSY 490 - Independent Internship
Prerequisites, PSY 101 , consent of faculty internship advisor, site internship advisor. Supervised independent experience in an approved setting where psychological services are provided and research is conducted. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
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PSY 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
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PSY 492 - Psychology Internship
Prerequisites, PSY 101 , consent of academic advisor, internship supervisor, chair. Supervised experience in an approved setting where psychological services are provided. Additional meetings, assigned readings and written evaluations of related readings and the field experience are required. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) ½-3 credits
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PSY 495 - Topics in Applied Psychology
Prerequisite, PSY 101 . An examination of selected topics of areas of application of psychological principles and processes. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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