(3Units) Course provides an introduction to community counseling concepts and interventions with a focus on working with individuals with severe mental illness. Students will increase their understanding of the interaction between individual, group, organizational, community, and societal factors and how they affect psychological well-being. Recovery-oriented, evidence-based interventions will be emphasized.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
(4Units) Course teaches underlying conceptual foundations, interventions, methods, and procedures of applied behavior analysis. Advanced topics include: linking assessment to behavior change, high utility treatment approaches, applications with diverse populations, and working within the context of family, culture, and community. Addresses BACB academic content and ABAI accreditation content requirements.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Students will acquire knowledge of theoretical perspectives related to therapeutic interventions in couples therapy. Assessment, treatment, and techniques appropriate to couples therapy will be covered in this course. Multicultural factors, legal and ethical guidelines, and your personal values will also be addressed.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
(1Unit) Reviews diagnostic and assessment practices, goal- setting, treatment planning, and counseling techniques. A systematic approach to treatment will be emphasized along with various theoretical approaches. The State of California requires that applicants for licensure such as M.F.T.’s or psychologists must complete a graduate-level course devoted to substance dependence assessment and treatment. This course is designed to meet the specific requirements of that mandated education.
PSYC 5770 - Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency Counseling
(3Units) Reviews diagnostic and assessment practices, goal setting, treatment and planning, and will include role-playing techniques. A systematic approach to treatment will be emphasized along with various theoretical approaches.
(4Units) Counseling practices focused on a method of brief goal-oriented psychotherapy which includes: assessment, establishing mutual goals, treatment interventions, and termination issues. Practice in the techniques of counseling and client file record keeping.
Prerequisites: PSYC 4770, and classified graduate standing.
(3Units) Study of theory and techniques of conjoint family therapy with consideration of such topics as parent-child relationships, human sexuality, and combined families.
Prerequisites: PSYC 3790, 4770, and graduate standing.
(2Units) The family is examined as a social and psychological entity. Theoretical approaches to understanding family structure and interaction are reviewed. Special emphasis is placed upon developing an understanding of the diversity of family forms in contemporary American society and on exploring the relationship of these forms to social, cultural, and psychological factors.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
(3Units) An examination of psychological aspects of close relationships through a review of empirical and theoretical literature. Topics to be considered include social exchange processes, interpersonal compatibility, attributions for relationships events, emotional processes, and the dynamics of social influence. The role of close relationships in the construction and maintenance of self-image will also be discussed.
PSYC 5850 - Seminar in Multicultural Family Counseling
(3Units) This course will study family lifestyles as represented by several major cultural traditions in the United States for the purpose of developing an understanding of and clinical skills in multicultural counseling.
PSYC 5860 - Trauma and Domestic Violence Interventions
(3Units)(Formerly Domestic Violence Interventions) Assessment, treatment, and techniques appropriate to trauma interventions (e.g., crisis, PTSD, domestic violence) will be covered in this course. Students will also explore theoretical models related to therapeutic interventions. Multicultural factors, legal and ethical guidelines, and personal values are addressed. Course meets the State of California’s requirement of a course in domestic violence interventions.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Course is designed to expose students to the principles of mental health recovery-oriented care and teach students to model these principles in real-world settings (i.e., practicum placements). This course builds upon foundation skills in assessment, diagnosis, and intervention and demonstrates how to approach these activities from a recovery-oriented perspective.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
PSYC 5910 - Practicum in Counseling and Diagnostics
(3Units) Supervised client contact hours in individual, couples, family, or group counseling depending on agency providing practicum experience. Emphasis on formal assessment, diagnostic testing, client charting, treatment planning, and development of student’s own theoretical orientation. Students will make regular case presentations, receive inservice training, and write assessment and treatment reports.
Prerequisites: PSYC 5030, 5080, 5780, second year classified graduate standing and consent of instructor.
(3Units) The course consists of supervised experience in the assessment and modification of behavior with various types of clients. Activities will include assessment interviews and observations, analysis of controlling variables within the immediate environment of the client, assessment of resources for change, and the implementation and evaluation of behavior change procedures. Students will give oral presentations and evaluation to the faculty supervisor and fellow practicum students on a regular basis during case conferences. The typical client will be from a family counseling agency; a developmentally delayed child or young adult living in the family residence or group home; or a patient in a psychiatric facility. Addresses ABAI accreditation content requirements.
Prerequisites: PSYC 5055, 5080, and 5750 or 5090 and be approved for practicum placement.
(1-4Units) Work of a psychological nature performed in schools, agencies, and institutions under joint supervision of the University and agency where assigned. May be repeated for a total of 6 units.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
(1-5Units) Development of a specific area in Psychology. Topics will vary depending on instructor. Different topics may be taken for a total of six units.
(1-4Units) For qualified postbaccalaureate students in need of advanced and specialized study. Different topics may be taken for a total of 6 units. Exception to the 6-unit limit may be granted by the Graduate Committee.
(0Units) Non-credit course. Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate coursework and who have registered for the maximum number of thesis or project required by their program. Students must register each semester or term until they have secured faculty approval for their theses or projects.
SLAN 1000 - American Sign Language-Beginning Communication with the Deaf
(3Units) Introduction to the American Manual Alphabet and American Sign
Language. Designed to provide basic conversational skills in the
language used among most deaf people in the United States.
SLAN 2000 - American Sign Language-Intermediate Communication with the Deaf
(3Units) Continuation of Beginning American Sign Language with emphasis on
communicating with and interpreting for the deaf through use of the
American Manual Alphabet and American Sign Languages.
Satisfies G.E. area C3.
Prerequisites: SLAN 1000 or consent of instructor.
SOCL 2000 - Intergenerational Experiences and Life Course Developments
(3Units) Provides students with the background for understanding life span
development of the “self” and “others” as integrated social,
psychological, and physiological beings. Specifically, focuses on
cross-generational experiences encompassing post-adolescence, young
adulthood, middle age, and the latter part of the life cycle.
Attention will be given to special demographics, socialization
patterns, role changes, interaction patterns, stereotypes,
environmental influences, and critical life events.
(3Units)(Same as GEND 2010) Examines a variety of approaches to understanding sexual behavior. Typical patterns of sexual interactions will be contrasted with deviant sex styles. Presents a wide range of conflicting viewpoints on some of the most controversial issues today including abortion, sex education, and HIV/AIDS.
(3Units) Factual and evaluative considerations in the definitions,
explanation, and resolution of social problems. Critical analysis
of current approaches to social problems focusing on procedures and
fallacies in thinking in society.
(4Units) Introduction to research design and methodology in Sociology: theory, implications of theoretical framework, hypothesis formation, conceptualization and measurement of sociological variables, research process, research designs, methods of data collection, sampling procedures, and written reports.
(4Units) Theories and practices of inductive, qualitative research methods in Sociology. Recognition of the value of methodological triangulation in social research. Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of qualitative research, compared with those of quantitative research. Analysis and practice of various qualitative data-gathering and analysis techniques such as unstructured interviewing, participant observation/field research, content analysis, and developing grounded theory. Students explore methodological and ethical issues involved in all social research, with particular attention to those peculiar to qualitative research such as gaining entrance, developing rapport, maintaining respondents’ anonymity, demand characteristics, and debriefing.
(3Units)(Formerly SOCL 4121) Analysis of the types and incidence of crime in America in contrast with other cultures. Comparison of the various sociological, psychological, and biological causes of crime.
(3Units)(Formerly SOCL 4122) Covers the historical development of the juvenile justice system including courts, delinquency treatment, and social policies toward delinquency. Analysis of types and incidence of delinquency, as well as the major sociological forces which are linked to delinquency, i.e., family problems, poverty, racism, unemployment, school failure, juvenile gangs, and health problems.
(3Units) Social structure and changing functions of the modern family. Relationship of family to other social institutions. Family roles and interaction.
(3Units) Primarily analyzes the differences in women’s and men’s roles in the U.S. today. Major issues addressed include sex role socialization, the media’s portrayal of sex roles, differences in gender roles in the workplace, and interpersonal dynamics involved in friendships between members of the opposite sex. Also traces historical and contemporary developments in women’s and men’s liberation movements.
(3Units) A look at the complex interaction of films produced in society and how films influence our society. Current day topics and issues will be explored through American and foreign media productions. Objective of this course is to give students a critical understanding of the influence of films in all aspects of American life.
(3Units) Sociology and social change, types and problems of change, factors in rate and direction of change, classic and modern theoretical analysis of social change.
(3Units)(Formerly SOCL 4240) The study of social behaviors which differ from the norm or expected behavior. Focus is on the reaction of segments of society to these behaviors; i.e., the process by which some behavior is ignored, other behaviors generate social sanctions, and certain behaviors are criminal. Review of the social benefits and function of deviance, as well as the conflict between those social forces which disagree on the proper response to deviant behavior.
SOCL 3250 - Social Issues in Cross-Cultural Perspective
(3Units) Focus on major issues relevant to at least two cultures chosen for in-depth study. The main issues addressed will include poverty, pollution, and educational equality. Other topics that students may choose to study involve children’s socialization patterns, health or sexual practices, and the use and impact of the mass media in at least two cultures. Features field experiences to give students experimental knowledge.
(4Units)(Previously Social Stratification) Causes and consequences of socially structured inequalities
including socioeconomic class, gender, and body image; focuses on
U.S. society within the context of globalization.
(3Units)(Offered under the subjects SOCL and GEND) A review of existing research and issues related to the social construction of diverse masculinities in contemporary societies. An emphasis on topics such as violence, sexualities, work, families, men’s associations, and health.
SOCL 3330 - Social Organization in a Traditional Society
(3Units) Examines the social organization of a traditional society (the Alaska natives) in contrast to the social organization of modern, industrialized, urban societies. Roles, statues, kinship, and social institutions are investigated as integrative within society. This comparative and contrasting approach provides both the Sociology major and non-sociology majors a broad-based perspective in viewing contemporary society.
(4Units) Major contributions to systematic sociological theory. Critical
analysis of selected works from Comte, Pareto, Weber, Durkheim,
Sorokin, Parsons, and other classical and contemporary
sociologists.
Prerequisites: SOCL 3000 or consent of instructor.
SOCL 3430 - Population, Resources, and the American Future
(4Units) Is population a problem in contemporary America? An examination of the effects of rapid population growth and its relationship to the rapid depletion of renewable and nonrenewable resources both now and in the future.
(3Units) Causes and consequences of hunger and homelessness in the U.S. with
emphasis on the Central Valley. In a service learning capacity,
students work with community agencies that serve and advocate for
the homeless.
(4Units) Examines the social underpinnings which contribute to the development of the self. A seminar and an activity in which students keep a journal, engage in self observation and reflections, and make observations of others (especially significant others). As a seminar, students will be expected to exchange and examine ideas about the self from a theoretical as well as an experiential framework.
(4Units)(Formerly Sex Roles and Power) Causes and consequences of gender relations in society and among
individuals, with emphasis on power and gender-related
inequalities. Focuses on the United States with examples from other
societies and cultures.
(4Units) Allows students to observe and apply directly the concepts of social deviance by staying for a week in San Francisco’s Tenderloin or vice area. Class sessions will consist of a review of these concepts and preparation for the field study.
(3Units) Examines U.S. society’s dominant cultural values and beliefs regarding meritocracy and class, race, and gendered stratification as reflected in animated films, major carriers of popular culture.
(3Units) Classrooms reflect local community social dynamics. Analyzes the
relationship between school and local community from a sociological
framework and provides methods, concepts, and theories to examine
school/community interrelationships. Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Social Inquiry)
(3Units) Course examines the culture of beauty, body image, and various ways in which the human body is objectified/commodified. Issues addressed may include, but are not limited to, the following: race/ethnic, gender, and social class dynamics regarding body image; the social construction of beauty and resultant inequalities; plastic surgery; body disfigurement, both voluntary (tattooing, piercing) and involuntary; the Americanization of body image and beauty standards worldwide.
(3Units) Course provides students with an understanding of the relationship
between food and society. Topics include ecological constraints and
possibilities; food production, processing, consumption, and
distribution; food as symbolic representations of status and power;
and food taboos. The relationship between environment, technology,
and social organization is developed as it relates to food. The
globalization of the agribusiness and food processing and
distribution industries is explored.
SOCL 3830 - Thin and Fat: The Sociology of Eating Disorders
(3Units) Course examines American eating behaviors; race/ethnic, gender, and
social class dynamics regarding weight; and various eating
disorders, primarily in the United States and other developed
countries. Topics include over-eating and obesity, bulimia and
anorexia, as well as the social construction of appropriate body
weight, the stigmatization of obesity, analysis of the diet and
recovery industry, and the media’s role in shaping perceptions of
body image.
(1-2Units) Depending on the instructor, the colloquium will focus on specific areas of sociological concern, including an analysis of deviance, stratification, race, sex roles, population, religion, etc. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 units.
(3Units)(Formerly MDIS 3000, MDIS 4000) A broad overview of the current concepts, issues, and processes associated with human aging and the latter part of the life cycle.
Prerequisites: Junior, senior, or graduate standing.
(4Units) Social measurement, data analysis and interpretation, formulation of research designs, and application of research techniques. Includes understanding and performing basic research.
(3Units) Analysis of historical and contemporary theories and research on victims, victim compensation programs, spouse and child abuse programs, and community responses to crime.
(3Units) Examination of counseling theories such as behavior modification, contingency contracting, transactual analysis, psychoanalysis, labeling theory, and humanistic psychology as they apply to community-based and institutional programs. Also reviews the content and structure of specific techniques which have been successful in reducing crime such as family intervention; drug, nutrition, and alcohol counseling; and job skill programs.
(3Units) What is pornography? What does pornography tell us about modern societies, the family, and the individual? Is it harmful? Is it necessary? How can it be controlled? What would a society without pornography be like? Selected readings and literary rendering will be the source of ideas, answers, and other questions.
(3Units) Acquaints students with basic knowledge of religion in society.
Explores the basic theories, concepts, and research in sociology.
Examines religion and the basic institutions of society.
(3Units) Sociological bases of political attitudes and behavior. Theory and research dealing with political socialization, voting behavior, legitimacy, and authority.
(3Units) Relations between personality, social structure, and culture. Primary emphasis on roles, socialization, aggression, affiliation, leadership, and norms.
(3Units) The social causes and consequences of illness in contemporary American society will be explored along with traditional and unique approaches to treating the sick. In addition, factors that prohibit equal access to medical care facilities will be examined.
(3Units) Examination of the dynamics and processes of aging; social and psychological aspects of aging, including attitudes toward the aged. Sociological, social- psychological, and biological theories of the aging process will be explored; social programs for the elderly will be examined.
(3Units) Social and institutional factors involved in death, death- related behaviors, attitudes toward death, and institutional influences on the death process.
(3Units) An overview of alcoholism and alcohol abuse as a social, economic, and individual problem. Review of exploratory models, symptomatic behavioral indicators, and methods of intervention.
(3Units) Students will identify community-based programs for treatment and prevention of mental illness. They will develop knowledge and understanding of the importance of sociological variables in identifying mental health.
(3Units) Familiarizes the student with the major sociological theories about drug use and the research investigating the theories’ claims. Also, discussion of research on issues in the field of drugs such as the social control efforts and drugs, the effects on both legal and illegal drugs, and the typical users of the various drugs.
SOCL 4800 - Formal Organizations in Modern Society
(3Units) Analysis of modern bureaucratic organizations and their place in American society. Corporate deviance, organizational change, and contemporary bureaucratic influences on American society will be stressed. Past and present theories of bureaucratic organizations will be examined.
(3Units) The urban concept: origin and development of urban areas; effects of urbanization, social institutions, and social relations; research methods applied to urban life and form.
(2-4Units) Provides an opportunity to acquire relevant, practical experience in supervised paid employment within the discipline. Students are placed in private or public sector positions under the supervision of the employer and department Co-op coordinator. May be repeated for a total of 8 units depending upon the department policy.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; consent of departmental coordinator.
(4Units) Examines the theories and evidence which show a relationship between diet and behavior. Various diet therapies will be discussed in terms of whether or not they work and why. The laboratory will include analysis of the student’s eating patterns to determine actual nutrient consumption.
(3-6Units) Supervised experience relevant to specific aspects of sociology. Intensive field placement in an appropriate agency or organization. Individual meetings and written reports. Each student will be placed in an agency for 10 hours (3 units) to 20 hours (6 units) per week. Course may be repeated for a total of 6 units.
(1-6Units) Introduces the student to applied fieldwork experience in Sociology. Under the supervision of a Sociology professor, students will apply methodological field research techniques (e.g. oral interviews, participant observation, administration of questionnaires or interview schedules, and the use of unobtrusive measures). Emphasis is on learning practical application and on guidance and mentoring from professional sociologists.
(3Units) Supervised field experience relevant to specific student needs. Intensive field placement in an appropriate agency or organization for 10 hours per week. Individual meetings and written reports are required for successful completion of course.
(3Units) Beginning Spanish course for those with little or no prior knowledge of Spanish. The goal of Spanish 1000 is to develop students’ appreciation of the culture of the Spanish-speaking countries and develop basic oral skills - comprehension and speaking. (Those students with knowledge of basic Spanish - high school courses, for example - should take SPAN 1010.) The course fulfills the language requirement for the CSU Stanislaus Teacher Credential Program.
Satisfies G.E. area C3. Corequisite: SPAN 1002 (laboratory).
SPAN 1011 - Elementary Spanish I (For the Health Professions)
(4Units) First-year Spanish; oral proficiency approach; understanding,
speaking, reading, and writing; introduction to Hispanic cultures.
Places great emphasis on Medical Spanish.
Satisfies G.E. area C3.
Prerequisites: Serves as a prerequisite for SPAN 1020.
(4Units) A beginning intensive Spanish course (a minimum of four hours per
day) in which the primary goal is proficiency in communication.
While the course is designed primarily to develop the ability to
understand and speak “everyday Spanish” as naturally and
spontaneously as possible, it also enables participants to
cultivate their reading and writing skills in the target language.
SPAN 1021 - Elementary Spanish II (For the Health Professions)
(4Units) First-year Spanish (second semester). Oral proficiency approach;
understanding speaking, reading, and writing; introduction to
Hispanic cultures. Places great emphasis on Medical Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 1011 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisites: Serves as a prerequisite for SPAN 2010. Satisfies G.E. area C3
(4Units) A second semester intensive Spanish course (a minimum of four hours
per day) in which the primary goal is proficiency in communication.
Designed to develop the ability to understand, speak, read, and
write the target language as naturally and spontaneously as
possible.
SPAN 1030 - Elementary Spanish I for Criminal Justice
(4Units) Examination of realistic situations and the specialized vocabulary
that law-enforcement professionals need in their daily work in
order to communicate with Spanish speaking people. Cultural
differences and stereotypes will also be discussed.
Satisfies G.E. area C3.
Prerequisites: Serves as prerequisite for SPAN 1035 and SPAN 1020.
SPAN 1035 - Elementary Spanish II for Criminal Justice
(4Units) Continuation of SPAN 1030. Examination of realistic situations and
the specialized vocabulary that law-enforcement professionals need
in their daily work in order to communicate with Spanish speaking
people. Cultural differences and stereotypes will also be
discussed.
Prerequisites: SPAN 1030 or SPAN 1010 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Second-year Spanish, with emphasis on oral proficiency. Includes review of language structure patterns and reading assignments. Consideration of Hispanic cultures.
Satisfies G.E. area C3.
Prerequisites: One year college-level Spanish or equivalent.
(3Units) Beginning Spanish for native Spanish speakers with minimal formal
training in the language. Cognition of language structures through
reading, writing, and speaking
(3Units) Intermediate Spanish for native Spanish speakers with minimal
formal training in the language. Cognition of language structures
through reading, writing, and speaking.
Satisfies G.E. area C3.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2011 or consent of instructor.
(1-6Units) Students taking lower division Spanish courses in Cuernavaca shall sign up for SPAN 2500 while those taking upper division Spanish courses shall sign up for SPAN 4500. Students may take a total of three or six units of Spanish. Those opting for the former (3 units) shall also take one of the following three unit courses: MDIS 3400, NURS 4950, SW 5950, or EDUC 4200. After taking a Spanish placement examination upon arrival in Cuernavaca, students will be placed in a course commensurate with their level of proficiency and that course will reflect a course number equivalent to a similar course offered at CSU Stanislaus.
(1-3Units) Designed to supplement lower-division language courses and to help students improve their aural and oral competencies through a variety of communicative activities.
(1-6Units) Development of a selected topic in Spanish. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Topics will vary. Different topics may be taken for credit.
(3Units) Written and oral practice of Spanish to improve the non-native
speaker’s transition to advanced coursework. Emphasis on concepts
and training in areas typically problematic for non-native
speakers, including orthography, syntax, and lexicon. Course is conducted entirely in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2020 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Oral and written practice of the language through class discussion
of selected works, and written compositions about related topics. Required of majors and minors.
Prerequisites: Two years of college-level Spanish or equivalent, or consent of instructor.