Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

NOTE: When registering for a UA South course please be sure to note the location of the course offering.

Psychology (PSYV)  Department Info

PSYV 302 -- Introduction to Biopsychology  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the basic principles of nervous system function in relation to perception, learning, memory, emotion, and thinking.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Equivalent to:  PSYC302
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 302 or PSYC 302
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 306 -- Evolutionary Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces students to basic mechanisms of behavioral evolution. Emphasis is on adaptive problems and how humans of various ages, sexes, and development stages solve them.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC306
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 306 or PSYC 306
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 312 -- Primate Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of psychological research on non-human primates; includres sensory processes, learning, development, social and abnormal behaviors. This is a writing emphasis course.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC312
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 312 or PSYC 312
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 290A, PSYC 290B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 319 -- Mechanisms of Learning  (3 units)
Description:  Review of learning processes and related research methods and findings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC319
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 319 or PSYC 319
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 325 -- Cognitive Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the experimental analysis of the information processing systems underlying human cognition, language and memory.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC325
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 325 or PSYC 325
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 326 -- Human Memory  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to scientific study of human memory including structures and processes, memory failures, acquisition and retention of knowledge, memory development, and memory disorders.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC326
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 326 or PSYC 326
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 329 -- Sensation and Perception  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to research concerning how we perceive the external world through our senses of vision, audition, smell, taste and touch, with an emphasis on vision.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC329
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 329 or PSYC 329
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 340 -- Introduction to Cognitive Development  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the development of cognition, intelligence and language from conception to adolescence.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC340
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 340 or PSYC 340
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 352 -- Personality  (3 units)
Description:  Basic concepts and issues in personality theory and research; approaches to personality description and assessment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC352
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 352 or PSYC 352
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYV 360 -- Social Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the major theories and research findings of social psychology. Specific topics covered in the class include the self, social cognition, attitudes, interpersonal relations, group processes, prejudice, and aggression.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC360
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 360 or PSYC 360
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101 or 8 units of biology lab science.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 364 -- Human Sexuality  (3 units)
Description:  Social-psychological and developmental aspects of human sexuality. Examples of topics include: courtship, pregnancy and delivery, sexual health, and sex education.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSCY364
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 364 or PSYC 364
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 380 -- Child Abuse And Neglect: Clinical And Research Issues  (3 units)
Description:  This course will provide a broad overview of the topic of child abuse and neglect. Including the assessment and treatment of physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); INDV 101 or PSYC 101. Sophomore or above status.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PSYV 381 -- Abnormal Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the symptoms and syndromes of abnormal behavior, with emphasis on a scientific, empirical view; primary focus is the description of various symptoms and diagnosis of illness, but research and theories concerning etiology and treatment also will be briefly covered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Equivalent to:  PSYC381
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 381 or PSYC 381
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 391 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

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

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

PSYV 402 -- Brain and Cognition  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the field of cognitive neuroscience: the study of brain mechanisms of attention, memory and language.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC402
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 402 or PSYC 402
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 230; PSYV302 or PSYC 302.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 411 -- Animal Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Systematic study of animal behavior. Analysis of environmental and genetic determinants of behavior, special behavioral adaptations in animals, and sociobiological concepts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC411
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 411 or PSYC 411
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B. Open only to psychology majors or consent of instructor.
May be convened with:  PSYV 511.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 413 -- Drugs, Brain and Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Physiological, neurotoxic and behavioral effects of drugs on individual neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Special emphasis will be given to the historical use and political significance of the major drugs of abuse.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC413
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 413 or PSYC 413
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYC 302.
May be convened with:  PSYV 513.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 447 -- Psychology of Values and Preferences  (3 units)
Description:  Variable content (consult schedule): learning, cognition, perception, psycholinguistics, emotion, others.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC447
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 447 or PSYC 447
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 290A or PSYC290B; 6 units of upper-division psychology. Open only to psychology and IDS majors with a psychology subject area.
May be convened with:  PSYV 547.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 456 -- Psychology of Death and Loss  (3 units)
Description:  Basic concepts in a psychology of death and loss, with emphasis on both the adjustment to death and loss, and the underlying phenomenal, humanistic and current social considerations.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 469 -- Clinical Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces students to five major branches of Clinical Psychology: psychopathology; diagnostics; psychotherapy; preventative interventions; and outcome assessment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B, PSYC 381.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 481 -- Psychopathology  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth study of current theoretical and research formulations in psychological disorders; various approaches to behavior change.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC481
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 481 or PSYC 481
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B; PSYV 381 or PSYC 381.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 486A -- Ethical & Legal Dilemmas in Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Ethical and legal dilemmas arising in psychology are complex and rarely is there one solid “right” answer. The purpose of this course is to provide a framework for reasoning through ethical dilemmas and documenting your reasoning processes. Dilemmas arising with adults and children in various contexts (research, mental health services, group homes, summer camps, preschools, offender treatment, etc.) will be considered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC486A
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 486A or PSYC 486A
Prerequisite(s):  INDV 101; Open to Junior & Seniors.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 489 -- History and Systems of Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Development of the discipline of psychology, primarily in the last hundred years, examined in the context of significant events occurring in society and in other disciplines. Discussion and critical evaluation of psychology as a profession and a science and of the major schools of thought: structuralism, functionalism, Associationism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, and cognitive psychology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  PSYC489
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: PSYV 489 or PSYC 489
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 101 or INDV 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 491 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  course instructor permission required for registration.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYV 494 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 499 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. See Psychology faculty for research related opportunities.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. See Psychology faculty for research related opportunities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PSYV 511 -- Animal Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Systematic study of animal behavior. Analysis of environmental and genetic determinants of behavior, special behavioral adaptations in animals, and sociobiological concepts. Graduate-level requirements include an acceptable written review of a special topic area. Some may be asked to present their topic in a 'special topics' lecture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PSYV 411.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 513 -- Drugs, Brain and Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Physiological, neurotoxic and behavioral effects of drugs on individual neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Special emphasis will be given to the historical use and political significance of the major drugs of abuse. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper dealing with some aspect of the course material.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PSYV 413.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYV 547 -- Psychology of Values and Preferences  (3 units)
Description:  Variable content (consult schedule): learning, cognition, perception, psycholinguistics, emotion, others. Graduate-level requirements include weekly presentations; present arguments accompanied by a critique of the ideas and data.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PSYV 447.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.