(3Units) Critical analysis of American political structures and processes. Meets U.S. Constitution and California state and local government requirements for General Education.
PSCI 1202 - Service Learning in American Democracy
(1-6Units) An opportunity to link concepts from American Government (PSCI 1201) to an experience in community agencies and organizations through service learning. Guidance is provided in laboratory for reflecting on experience.
(3Units) Examination course which allows students who are knowledgeable
about American government to meet the G.E. requirement for the
course by examination. Texts are assigned. The Political Science Department does not provide instruction or support for the course other than a syllabus.
(1Unit) Examination course which allows students who are knowledgeable
about California State and local government to meet the G.E.
requirement for the course by examination. Texts are assigned. The Political Science Department does not provide instruction or support for the course other than a syllabus.
(3Units) Examination of the foundations of political science and political
behavior in the West. Emphasis is placed on broadening the
understanding of political science as a discipline. Recommended for majors.
(3Units) Introduces the basic characteristics of the modern interdependent world: interdependence, multiple perspectives, cultural diversity, ideological diversity, world capitalism, global politics, socialist revolution.
(1-5Units) Development of a selected branch of political science. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Topics may vary each term. Different courses may be taken for credit.
(3Units) Political thought of Greeks, Romans, and early Christians. Examines
questions such as the nature of justice, the best form of political
authority, and the proper relationship between religion and
government.
(3Units) Political thought from the early modern period to the present, with emphasis on Western political theorists such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Marx, and Rawls. No writing proficiency (WP) component. Credit cannot be given for both PSCI 3010 and PSCI 3011.
(3Units) Examines selected American views of political life. Individuals or
movements from the following list will be selected and analyzed:
Puritanism, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Marshall, the
Jacksonians, Pro- and Anti-Slavery Thought, Populism,
Progressivism, Nativism and the Ethnic Experience, Black Political
Thought, Contemporary Conservatism.
(3Units) Examines Marx’s unique and controversial contributions as one of
the most important political thinkers of the modern era. Concludes
with a consideration of relevance of Marx’s thought in the era of
globalization.
(3Units) Examines the organization and operation of the United States
Congress. Emphasis is placed on legislative behavior, committee
decision-making, leadership strategies, and congressional reform.
(4Units) Studies the nature and scope of judicial review in American
politics, focusing specifically on the development of lines of
precedence in the areas of presidential and congressional power,
federalism, equal protection, and privacy.
(4Units) Examines selected issues in American civil liberties, emphasizing
such areas as speech, press, religion, and criminal procedures. Designed especially for prelaw students.
(4Units) Studies the organization and activities of political parties and
interest groups in the American political system. Emphasis is
placed on the varieties and techniques of interest groups, the role
of parties in elections and party reform.
(3Units) Examines the principal features and consequences of American
political campaigns; emphasis is placed on campaign strategies, the
media; polling, contributions, and electoral outcomes.
(4Units) Examines political roles of mass media in American politics,
including television news effects on political attitudes, political
actors’ use of media, and media’s influence on democratic
governance.
(4Units) American voting behavior, psychological dimensions of citizen
decision-making in a democracy, political attitudes and beliefs,
and campaign tactics. Field work.
PSCI 3304 - Introduction to Public Administration (WP)
(4Units)(Formerly PSCI 3300) An introduction to the study of principles and problems in
administrative procedure in public organizations. Specific areas of
examination include the relationship between bureaucratic and
democratic theory, organization theory, personnel administration,
fiscal and budgetary policy, and regulatory administration.
(4Units) Explores the nature, scope, and impact of government corruption and
reform measures employed to combat it. Special emphasis is placed
on investigating systemic corruption and its political-economic
connections.
(3Units) Examines the organizational and policy dimensions of
presidential-and bureaucratic-congressional relations. Topics
covered include executive privilege, congressional investigations,
impoundment, impeachment, and the legislative veto.
(3Units) Study of politics and decision-making in California. Emphasis is
placed on the ways public officials and private groups interact in
the political arena.
(3Units) Introductory course in the field of comparative politics. It
introduces the students to comparative analysis concepts, political
socialization and culture, interest groups and interest
articulation, political parties and interest aggregation, public
policy, class analysis, elite analysis, and dependency theory. The
methods will be applied to political experiences from various
countries around the world.
(4Units) General survey of the politics of Latin America. Course includes
historical factors affecting the nature of contemporary politics;
the nature of contemporary political developments; the role of such
forces as military, the church, and the United States; and the
nature of revolution in Latin America.
(3Units) Broad survey of Middle East politics since World War II. Emphasis
will be given to the major issues facing the region, and economic
links between the Middle East and the developed world.
PSCI 3444 - Gender and Sexuality in the Middle East
(4Units)(Offered under the subjects PSCI and GEND) Study of women and sexuality in the Middle East region with special emphasis on the Arab world. Deals with the issues of gender conflict and the changing roles of women in society. Also deals extensively with the subject of the impact of Islam on the lives of women and men. The subject of feminism in the Middle East also will be covered.
(3Units) Survey of the political systems of China, Japan, and India, and of
selected other Asian nations. Description and analysis of
government, political institutions, political culture, and
historical background of the major Asian powers and of states where
significant instability exists.
PSCI 3810 - Multicultural Community Building and Conflict Resolution
(3Units) Combines information about ethnic immigrants and indigenous people
of the United States with emphasis upon skill acquisition in
relating multiculturally. Community building/conflict resolution
skills emphasized.
Satisfies G.E. area G. Meets multicultural requirement for Subject Matter Preparation Programs in Single and Multiple Subjects.
(3Units) Explores the emerging politics of the 21st century including
critiques of modernism, colonialism, and the bureaucratic state.
The course will examine post-modern strategies for social change.
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
(4Units)(Formerly Big Arguments: Clashes and Connections) Examines four key ideologies that shape contemporary debates about
politics: liberalism, socialism, nationalism, and democracy.
(4Units) Examines three fundamental aspects of political power: the control
of economic resources, the application of military force, and the
construction of political beliefs.
PSCI 4060 - Globalization and Democracy: Ideals and Institutions
(4Units) Globalization, especially the internationalization of finance, is
having a profound effect on democratic institutions. Examines the
origins and evolution of globalization processes and their
consequences for democracy.
Prerequisites: American Government and Macroeconomics. At least one course in International Relations or Comparative Government also is recommended.
(4Units)(Formerly PSCI 4210) Study of judicial decision-making and of the organization of American court systems. Emphasis is placed on both the federal and state courts. Includes analysis of controversies surrounding the courts.
(3Units)(Formerly The Chief Executive) Study of the chief executive in American national government. The roles, responsibilities, powers, and limits of the President and other decision-makers in the Executive Branch are analyzed, and the centrality of the executive in the American political system is emphasized.
(4Units) Concentrates on structural and behavioral approaches which have
contributed to the understanding of organizations. The literature
on organizations is reviewed. The meaning of organizations in
contemporary society is emphasized.
(3Units)(Formerly Changing Sex Roles in Organizations) (Offered under the subjects GEND and PSCI) Deals with changes in the work environment resulting from the influx and upward mobility of women into professional positions. Addresses the dynamics of the change for both men and women. Specific topics include changing demographics, cultural taboos, problems, and the legal climate.
(4Units)(Formerly GEND/PSCI 3700) (Offered under the subjects PSCI and GEND) Focuses on the politics of ethnicity and gender. It will begin with a consideration of the Europatriarchal ideology underlying social relations in capitalist societies, investigate the impact of these relations on peoples experiencing colonization (Native Americans, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Asian-Americans, other “Third World” peoples, and women everywhere) and discrimination because of sexual preferences, and conclude with critical perspectives arising out of contemporary liberation movements.
(3Units)(Offered under the subjects GEND and PSCI) Designed to examine American law, focusing upon significant, recent, and current cases and opinion which act to discriminate between the rights, duties, and obligations of men and women on the basis of gender.
(4Units) Primary goals are to promote an awareness of ethical issues in
government, the development of moral judgment and growing
commitment to act responsibly in public service. Emphasis will also
be placed on the linkages between the individual, political
organizations, and American society.
Prerequisites: PSCI 1201 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Addresses two areas of the policy-making process: a) the role of
social/political institutions with particular attention to
administrative agencies, interest groups, and the judiciary in
addition to the presidency and Congress; b) principal models of
policy formation including elitism, systems theory, and
incrementalism. Policy-making in a number of specific domestic
problem areas will be studied.
(3Units) Concepts of democracy and citizenship are introduced. Pedagogy for
introducing concepts to children through age appropriate exercises
will be covered within the State Frameworks for the Social
Sciences.
(4Units)(Formerly MDIS 4400 Politics of the Environment) Analyzes local, national, and global environmental problems and the
public response by focusing on notions of environmental quality,
political actors’ roles in translating these visions into policy,
and policy effectiveness.
(3Units) Examines the roles of political actors and public policy in
determining how and why individuals are either encouraged or
restricted entry into the U.S.
(3Units) Examines city and county land use policy-making and issues in
California. Focus is on the nature and design of general plans and
zoning ordinances; the roles played by planners, planning
commissions, city councils, Boards of Supervisors, and the courts;
and the impact of land use decisions on agriculture and urban
development in the Central Valley.
(4Units) Examines the roles of the public and political structures in agricultural policy development process. Focus is on the effects of agricultural policies and regulations at the local, state, national, and international levels.
(4Units) Study of politics, organization, and problems at the urban level
with emphasis on the responses of state and federal governments to
the needs and demands of cities.
(3Units) Examines government regulation of the business community, the
administration of national economic policy, and the impact of
public policy and political events on private sector behavior.
(4Units)(Formerly PSCI 4110) Addresses applications of statistical analysis for political and social research, involving the use of computerized statistical programs for social science data analysis.
PSCI 4630 - International Politics of Industrial Societies
(3Units) A detailed study, focusing on contemporary political and economic institutions linking Japan, the U.S., and Europe. Special attention will be given to European/U.S. relations, the development of the Common Market, the role of foreign trade, and security interests.
PSCI 4650 - International Relations: Model United Nations and Arab League
(3Units) Offers a study and practice of model United Nations and model Arab League; it offers the students an intensive scholarly and practical experience of the workings of UN and Arab League in addition to the study of the country of representation. Students will learn about globalization through the actual simulation of UN debates. Course may be repeated once for credit.
(4Units) Study of the origins and evolution of the Arab- Israeli conflict in
its various dimensions. Includes a study of Zionism and Palestinian
nationalism and their relations through history with
Palestine/Israel.
Prerequisites: PSCI 1201 or consent of instructor.
(4Units) U.S. policy towards Latin America: who makes it, how it is made,
what it is. Latin American reactions to U.S. policy. Latin American
policy initiatives. U.S. intervention in Latin America.
(3Units) Course explores American politics through the medium of dramatic
and documentary films. Films are used to examine political
behavior, capitalism, justice, domestic and foreign policy,
lawmaking, and the media.
(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 departmental Co-op coordinator. May be repeated for a total of 8 units depending upon departmental policy.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and consent of departmental coordinator.
(1-3Units) Study of the scholarly and field dimensions of employment in the public sector. This course is designed for students who are serving as interns in public agencies.
PSCI 4950 - Selected Topics in Politics and Public Administration
(1-5Units) Development of a selected branch of political science. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Topics will vary each term. Different topics may be taken for credit.
(1Unit) This course is designed to help students recognize the opportunities provided by majoring in psychology, and how best to take advantage of those opportunities. Topics include: the structure of the psychology major; study skills; careers for students with a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and a doctorate; applying to graduate school; and professional presentation skills.
(3Units) Basic techniques and procedures for making systematic observations
in a wide variety of psychological situations, both laboratory and
field. Psychological methods demonstrated through topics of current
research and application, and through demonstration-lab projects.
(3Units) A review of issues in personal and social adjustment to prepare
students for a lifelong understanding of themselves as integrated
persons. Topics include a study of personal development through the
life cycle, psychological and physical aspects of stress, personal
coping skills and stress management, interpersonal communication,
family relationships, effective integration of work and leisure.
(1-5Units) Development of a specific area in Psychology. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Topics will vary depending on instructor. Different topics may be taken for a total of 6 units.
(4Units) Provides a working knowledge of fundamental scientific methods in psychology, stressing the integration of laboratory methods, measurement theory, and inferential statistical techniques, including introduction to analysis of variance. This course is a prerequisite to the 4000-level research seminar required of Psychology majors.
Prerequisites: PSYC 2020 and MATH 1600, MATH 1610, or MATH 1620. Enrollment is restricted to students who have declared Psychology as a major.
(1Unit)(Formerly PSYC 4140) (Same as CDEV 3010) Child maltreatment will be examined from a variety of perspectives,
including those of victims, perpetrators, mental health
professionals, childcare workers and teachers, the legal system,
and public policy makers. Issues addressed will include
definitions, causes, consequences, assessment, reporting,
treatment, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Course content will cover all areas required by the State of California under AB 141.
(3Units)(Offered under the subjects PSYC and CDEV) Basic principles of human development as they apply to infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Discussion of current developmental research and applications.
(3Units) Basic, widely applicable principles of psychological testing presented in a nontechnical way, plus descriptions of representative types of psychological tests in common use.
(3Units)(Offered under the subjects PSYC and CDEV) Examines basic developmental issues in adolescent development, including physical and psychological effects of puberty, cognitive, social and personality development, and psycho-social problems. Discussion of current developmental research and application.
(3Units) Survey of interpersonal relations and behavior from a psychological perspective. An emphasis will be placed on the role of social cognition and attitudes. Topics to be covered include images of self and others; social motives such as affiliation, altruism, and aggression; and dyadic and group relationships.
(3Units) Survey of the most influential approaches to the study and understanding of personality with emphasis on comparison of critical, theoretical issues.
PSYC 3340 - Human Development III: Adulthood and Aging
(3Units)(Offered under the subjects PSYC and CDEV) Basic principles of adult development and aging from maturity to death are examined. Biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of development and aging are considered through discussion of relevant theory, research, and application.
(3Units) Basic phenomena in the area of perception. Simple and complex responses to stimuli. Topics include form perception and organization, color, illusions, space perception, motion perception, perceptual development. Basic phenomena are demonstrated and interpretations considered.
PSYC 3550 - Early Intervention with High-Risk Children
(3Units)(Offered under the subjects PSYC and CDEV) Overview of early intervention theory and methodology. Rationale of home- and school-based efforts for infant and preschool children to become successful in an academic setting. Direct application of home-based interventions. (Training, 16 hours including first and second Saturdays of the semester) (Fingerprint and TB clearance required by second week of class)
Prerequisites: PSYC/CDEV 3140, and concurrent enrollment in or prior completion of PSYC/CDEV 3010.
PSYC 3610 - Applied Behavior Analysis Research Seminar
(2Units) Examines single-subject research methods from applied behavior analysis with a range of clinical problems and client populations. Teaches students about the scientist-practitioner model including a functional analysis of behavior problems and empirically validated treatment plans. Students design and conduct an original study in an applied setting that may include special populations such as developmentally disabled or autistic populations.
Prerequisites: PSYC 2020 and concurrent enrollment in or prior completion of PSYC 3700, PSYC 4720, PSYC 4750, or PSYC 4790.
(3Units)(Offered under the subjects PSYC and GEND) Provides a psychological examination of the nature and experiences of women in contemporary society. Topics to be discussed include women and power, the meaning of sexuality, stress and conflict surrounding women’s roles, and male-female relationships.
PSYC 3700 - Introduction to Learning and Motivation
(3Units) Basic phenomena of learning and motivation are covered, including classical and operant conditioning, the roles of reinforcement in learning, transfer of learning, and retention. Various theoretical viewpoints are covered, including cognitive, behavioral and Gestalt theories of learning and motivation. Utilization of these concepts in classroom situations and society is demonstrated.
(2Units) Examines various research issues in human operant learning. Students will read primary research articles on a topic from journals reporting studies in human operant learning and participate in the design of an original experiment to address a research question related to that topic. They will collect experimental data from human subjects, analyze these data and present them in a research report.
Prerequisites: PSYC 2020 and concurrent enrollment in or prior completion of PSYC 3700, PSYC 4720, PSYC 4750, or PSYC 4790.
PSYC 3800 - Experimental Psychology Research Seminar
(2Units) Examines experimental design and other research methods commonly used to gain better understanding of human perception, cognition, and behavior. Students design and conduct an original study.
(1Unit) This course is designed to help students recognize the opportunities provided by majoring in psychology, and how best to take advantage of those opportunities. Topics include: the structure of the psychology major; study skills; careers for students with a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and a doctorate; applying to graduate school; and professional presentation skills.
(3Units) Basic overview of interactions between the endocrine and nervous systems. Topics include how hormones influence reproductive development and behaviors, parenting, eating, stress, mood, learning and memory, biological rhythms, and aggression. This course partially fulfills the Psychology as a Natural Science requirement for Psychology majors.
(3Units) Evaluation of the genotypic contribution to human and animal behavior. Special emphasis on the interaction between genotype and environment during development.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score, PSYC 3000, and PSYC/CDEV 3140 or PSYC/CDEV 3240 or PSYC/CDEV 3340.