USC/USC-Course-Catalog huggingface dataset:
POSC 347: Environmental Law 
Introduces students to central concepts and theories in environmental law and regulation; analyzes present environmental laws and regulations.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Jefferey Sellers
POSC 371: European Political Thought II 
Western political thought since the French Revolution. Rise of Marxist socialism, communism, anarchism, fascism, National Socialism, other doctrines; the democratic tradition; new theories of the state.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Anthony Kammas
POSC 392: Honors II: Undergraduate Thesis 
Thesis written under supervision, based on research begun in Honors I.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Monica Unda Gutierrez
POSC 395: Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship 
Intensive experience in governmental and political offices. Minimum time requirement; evaluation by office and intern report required.
Units: (2.0-8.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Iva Bozovic
POSC 398: Trial Advocacy: Theory and Practice 
Course covering substantive law, evidence, public speaking and use of societal mores in courtroom advocacy. Open only to Mock Trial team members.
Units: (1.0-4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 7:00-8:50pm
Instructor: Olu Orange
POSC 432: Politics of Local Criminal Justice 
Roles and behavior of major legal and political participants in the criminal justice system including the police, the legal profession, judges, and the public.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 6:30-9:20pm
Instructor: George Newhouse
POSC 439: Critical Issues in American Politics 
Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of American politics.
Units: (4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 4:00-6:50pm
Instructor: Christian Grose
POSC 444: Civil and Political Rights and Liberties 
An examination of debates and controversies surrounding the nature and scope of civil rights and civil liberties.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 5:30-8:20pm
POSC 449: Political Psychology 
Psychological forces shaping politics and persons, processes and interactions; emphasis on political socialization and cognitive and effective orientations to politics.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Dennis Chong
POSC 456: Women in International Development 
How various developmental theories analyze the role of women as producers and how Third World women are increasing their role in development.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Eliz Sanasarian
POSC 469: Critical Issues in Comparative Politics 
Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of comparative politics.
Units: (4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Brian Palmer-Rubin
POSC 479: Critical Issues in Political Thought 
Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of political thought.
Units: (4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 1:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Jinhee Choung
POSC 490x: Directed Research 
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
Units: (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Sally Pratt
PSYC 100Lg: Introduction to Psychology 
Introduction to psychological science, including historical and contemporary approaches. Behavior examined from biological, cognitive, social, developmental, and personality perspectives. Disorders and treatments.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 8:00-9:20am
Instructor: Patricia George
PSYC 165Lg: Drugs, Behavior, and Society 
An integrative systems perspective of drugs; including their historical, economic, and cultural importance, psychopharmacology, addiction, relationship to crime, and therapeutic use in treating psychological disorders.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 8:00-9:20am
Instructor: John Monterosso
PSYC 215Lg: Music, Mind and the Brain 
An interdisciplinary approach to music, mind and brain. Explores music as an object with its own properties and as a form of human behavior.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:30-1:50pm
Instructor: Beatriz Ilari,Assal Habibi
PSYC 274Lg: Statistics 
Introduction to the use of statistics in psychology: basic ideas in measurement; frequency distributions; descriptive statistics; concepts and procedures in statistical inference.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 8:00-9:20am
Instructor: Rand Wilcox
PSYC 290x: Supervised Research in Psychology 
Supervised Research with department faculty. Not for major Or minor credit. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Units: (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
PSYC 301L: Cognitive Processes 
Experimental and theoretical aspects of human memory, perception, thinking, and language. Lectures, demonstrations, and individual experiments. Prerequisite: 100g or departmental approval.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Morteza Dehghani
PSYC 304L: Sensation and Perception 
Receptor processes and stimulus organization; traditional topics in the perception of objects, space, time. Laboratory demonstrations and exercises.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Clayton Stephenson
PSYC 305: Learning and Memory 
Principles involved in classical and operant conditioning. Concentration on basic causes of behavior; consideration of the relevance of simple behavioral laws to complicated human behavior.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 8:00-9:50am
Instructor: Dave Lavond
PSYC 314L: Experimental Research Methods 
Experimental research methods in psychology; nature and concepts of scientific method.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100 and 1 from (PSYC 274 or ECON 317)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 8:30-9:50am
Instructor: William Breland
PSYC 316L: Non-Experimental Research Methods 
Non-experimental research methods in psychology. Observational, survey and data analysis exercises
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: (PSYC 100 and PSYC 314)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Sourena Haj-Mohamadi
PSYC 320: Principles of Psychobiology 
The integrative study of bio-behavioral systems. Evolutionary, developmental, ecological, social, ethological, and physiological factors mediating representative behavioral and psychological phenomenon are examined in detail.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Shirin Birjandi
PSYC 326: Behavioral Neuroscience 
Neural bases of behavior. Concentration on sensory and motor processes and the interaction of neural, chemical, and hormonal systems.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Dave Lavond
PSYC 336L: Developmental Psychology 
Child and adolescent behavior and associated theories; exploration of the continuity between child and adult behavior. Laboratory projects.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Henrike Moll
PSYC 337L: Adult Development and Aging 
Genetic, physical, and social influences during adult years on perception, learning and memory, intelligence, personality, social roles, and normal and deviant behavioral patterns. Laboratory demonstrations and exercises.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 3:30-5:50pm
Instructor: David Walsh
PSYC 339Lg: Origins of the Mind 
Exploration of ancient philosophical questions concerning the origins of human knowledge through empirical studies of infants, animals, and adults from diverse cultures.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Clayton Stephenson
PSYC 353g: Close Relationships 
Scientific perspective of close relationships: intimate relationships, friendships and others, evolutionary and biological bases of attraction and love, historical, social , cultural influences. Prerequisite: PSYC 100. (Duplicates credit in PSYC 359)
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Miranda Barone
PSYC 355: Social Psychology 
Theoretical and experimental analysis of human behavior. Social processes involved in attitudes, conformity, compliance, interpersonal perception, liking, affiliation, aggression, altruism, and group dynamics.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Miranda Barone
PSYC 360: Psychological Disorders 
The commonly diagnosed behavior pathologies; biological, social, cultural and developmental antecedents of abnormal behavior; principles of learning, perception and motivation, as they relate to psychopathology.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: David Schwartz
PSYC 361: Introduction to Clinical Psychology 
Introduction to the scientist-practitioner model of clinical psychology, including research methods, psychological assessment and diagnosis, psychotherapeutic interventions, and treatment of special populations.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Gerald Davison
PSYC 365: Introduction to Forensic Psychology 
Survey of current topics, technologies and techniques. Students acquire a basic understanding of how forensic psychologists contribute their unique expertise to the American legal system. Prerequisites: PSYC 100. Duplicates credit in former PSYC 465.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 3:30-7:20pm
Instructor: Jasmine Tehrani
PSYC 367g: Stress, Health, and the Mind-Body Connection 
Introduction to psychological, biological and behavioral processes affecting physical health, including stress, coping with disease, health behaviors and socioeconomic and cultural influences on health.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Health and the Human Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences (Psychology)
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Bruna Klein
PSYC 372: Human Sexuality 
Psychological and physiological base of sexuality; gender identity, childbearing, birth control, venereal diseases; dysfunctions and treatments.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 8:00-9:50am
Instructor: Laura Baker
PSYC 380: Junior Honors Seminar 
Advanced study of scientific inquiry in psychology with in-depth analysis of current research by faculty in the Psychology Department. Preparation for senior honors thesis research. Prerequisite: acceptance in Psychology Undergraduate Honors Program and consent of instructor.
Units: (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 3:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Jo Ann Farver
PSYC 406: Psycholinguistics 
Experimental and theoretical aspects of how spoken and written language is produced and understood, learned during childhood, and affected by brain damage.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (LING 210 or PSYC 100)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 3:30-4:50pm
Instructor: Jason Zevin
PSYC 426: Motivated Behaviors and Addiction 
Social, environmental, and physiological influences on behaviors associated with aggression, eating, reproduction, and sleep. Will focus on behavioral disorders such as addiction.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 314
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
PSYC 427: Neuropsychopharmacology 
Pharmo-chemical nature of the brain; diseases of the brain and drug treatments.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Shirin Birjandi
PSYC 432: From Eugenics to Neurodiversity: History of DisAbility 
An introductory overview of the primary historical issues, questions, concerns and developments that directly impact our current thought and action around disability and inclusion of disabled people in society.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Sneha Mathur
PSYC 437: Adolescent Development 
The adolescent years from both an applied and a research-oriented perspective. Topics include physical, cognitive, and moral development; socialization; and sexual and sex-role development.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
Instructor: David Schwartz
PSYC 439: Science of Yoga and Meditation 
Reviews intersection between modern science and ancient contemplative practices of yoga and meditation. Explores mind-body-spirit connection through personal practice, review of contemplative texts and empirical research.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Laura Baker
PSYC 450: Neural Network Models of Social and Cognitive Processes 
Introduction to using neural network or connectionist models to simulate cognitive, social, emotional and motivational processes; basic concepts and tools in computational neuroscience.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Stephen Read
PSYC 452: Social Neuroscience 
Overview of principles and research in social neuroscience, which uses neuroscience approaches to inform social processes including empathy, inter-group relations, emotion, morality and social decision-making.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Leor Hackel
PSYC 454: Social Cognition 
Theory and research on cognitive processes in social behavior, to include social inference, cognition and emotion, the Self, social categorization, person memory, and attribution processes. Recommended preparation: PSYC-355.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Leor Hackel
PSYC 462m: Culture and Mental Health 
The influence of culture, ethnicity, race and gender on human behavior. Mental health issues relevant to ethnic minorities in the U.S. Recommended preparation: sophomore standing or higher; PSYC-100.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 8:00-9:50am
Instructor: Stanley Huey
PSYC 464: Psychology of Marriage and the Family 
Theories and research on family relationships across the life span, including research methods, cultural and developmental perspectives, communication, conflict, attachment, individual psychopathology, and family violence.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Patricia George
PSYC 467: Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder 
A comprehensive overview of the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Sneha Mathur
PSYC 468: Happiness: Research in Neuroscience and Positive Psychology 
Neuroscientific and psychological perspectives that investigate the basis of happiness and well-being.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Patricia George
PSYC 480x: Senior Honors Seminar 
Advanced study of empirical approaches in psychology. Progress presentations and evaluations of Senior Honors Thesis research. In-depth exploration of issues in science. Not available for graduate credit.
Units: (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 3:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Jo Ann Farver
PSYC 490x: Directed Research 
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
Units: (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
PSYC 499: Special Topics 
Selected topics in the various specialty areas within psychology. Topic will vary from semester to semester.
Units: (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wed, Fri
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Gerald Davison
PSYC 502: Classic and Modern Statistical Methods II 
Classic and modern ANOVA, ANCOVA methods, multiple comparison procedures, basic multivariate methods, robust regression methods and basic methods for analyzing categorical data
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 501
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Rand Wilcox
PSYC 503L: Regression and the General Linear Model 
Multiple regression as a tool in experimental and non-experimental data; analysis of variance and covariance as regression on coded variables. Computer applications. Laboratory exercises.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 501
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Tuesday
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Canan Ipek
PSYC 504: Research Design 
Intensive review of research methods in the behavioral sciences. Problem analysis, formulation of research propositions, and procedures for research inference.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Richard John
PSYC 505: Research Methods in Applied Social Psychology 
Various research techniques that are useful in a variety of different real world settings, such as business, governmental agencies and charities. Open only to M.S., Applied Psychology students.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Applied Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Meredith Lepley
PSYC 517: Group Dynamics and Leadership 
Theory and research on effective teams and characteristics of strong leaders. Negotiation, morale-building, managing expectancies, utilization of cultural diversity as a strength. Open only to M.S., Applied Psychology students.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Applied Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 4:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Mona Farid Nejad
PSYC 521: Cross Cultural Psychology in Applied Settings 
Examination of major theoretical frameworks mapping worldwide cultures and values with a focus on applying thatknowledge in organizations. Open only to master students in Applied Psychology.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Applied Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 4:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Michael Nguyen
PSYC 523: User Experience (UX) Research 
Provides a broad introduction to the social science methods UX researchers most commonly use, including qualitative approaches, and quantitative approaches.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 4:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Jason Buhle
PSYC 531: Behavioral Assessment 
Studies theory and application of behavioral methods for skill assessment, functional assessment of destructive behavior, and learner motivation. Discusses relative strengths and limitations of direct versus indirect methods.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 8:30-9:50am
Instructor: Michael Cameron
PSYC 532: Affective Computing 
Overview of the theory of human emotion, techniques for recognizing and synthesizing emotional behavior, and design application.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Jonathan Gratch
PSYC 535: Research Methods in Behavior Analysis 
Survey of methods for measuring behavior. Examines theoretical background for single subject research methods, practical application of research methods to treatment evaluation, and analyzes strengths and limitations of single subject research methods.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Jonathan Tarbox
PSYC 536: Behavioral Interventions 
Examines empirically supported behavioral interventions across a range of socially relevant behavioral excesses, skill deficits, disorders, and age ranges. Focuses on least-intrusive, person-centered approaches.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Megan Aclan
PSYC 537: Organizational Behavior Management 
Surveys evidence-based practices in the application of behavioral principles of learning and motivation to assessing and supporting organizational behavior change.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 530
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Michael Cameron
PSYC 539: Behavioral Approaches to Skill Acquisition 
Examines contemporary research on behavioral procedures for teaching complex skills to individuals of a variety ages and populations, including language, social, cognitive, vocational, and independent living skills.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 8:00-9:50am
Instructor: Megan Aclan
PSYC 546: Developmental Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 
Explores the central concepts of cognitive and socioemotional development with an emphasis on the role neuroscience can play in raising and answering core developmental questions.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Santiago Morales
PSYC 550a: Proseminar in Human Behavior 
The nature of the human mind, social interactions, conflicts, cooperative behavior, mutual influence and effectiveness. Application of psychological principles to the dynamics of commercial entities. Open only to M.S., Applied Psychology students.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Applied Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Catherine Neubauer
PSYC 550b: Proseminar in Human Behavior 
The nature of the human mind, social interactions, conflicts, cooperative behavior, mutual influence and effectiveness. Application of psychological principles to the dynamics of commercial entities. Open only to M.S., Applied Psychology students.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Applied Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 4:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Jorge Barraza
PSYC 551: Decision Neuroscience 
Neuroscientific studies attempting to understand the neural basis of judgment and decision-making, social behavior, and market economies.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Payam Piray
PSYC 552: Principles of Consumer Psychology 
Examination of the attitudes and decisions of consumers, and how to effectively reach consumers by using persuasion and proper positioning in the marketplace. Open only to M.S., Applied Psychology students.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Applied Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Steven Westberg
PSYC 556: Psychology of Interactive Media 
Examination of the diverse methods of communicating with a target audience with a special emphasis on the newest computer-based tools for providing information and influence.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Applied Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 4:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Francesca Romana Puggelli
PSYC 565x: Organizational Psychology 
Examination of the psychological factors that impact employee motivation, job satisfaction, teamwork, leadership, and organizational development. Open only to Master of Applied Psychology students. Not available for major credit for GSBA majors
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Applied Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Mona Farid Nejad
PSYC 566: The Psychology of Employee Selection and Assessment 
Develop an understanding of recruitment and selection practices, processes, and approaches into the strategic role that recruitment and selection plays in organizational success.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 565
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Applied Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Khatera Sahibzada
PSYC 577: Analysis of Covariance Structures 
Multivariate analysis of non-experimental data, including structural equation modeling, path analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Computer applications using variety of optimization routines and purpose-written software.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 503
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Christopher Beam
PSYC 578: Workshop in Quantitative Methods 
Practical, hands-on experience in the application of selected quantitative methods to empirical data. Includes training in the use of relevant computer software.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 501 and 1 from (PSYC 502 or PSYC 503)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Luke Thelen
PSYC 586: Advanced Psycholinguistics 
Current issues in psycholinguistic theory.
Units: (3.0 units, max 9)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 1:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Elsi Kaiser
PSYC 587: Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis 
Provides supervised practical experience in implementing behavior analytic assessment and treatment services. Meets supervision requirements for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst exam. Students meet with course instructor to present and discuss cases for two hours per week every semester, including one summer session. Practicum hours in the field vary from 18-20 hours per week during the academic year to 30 hours per week during the summer.
Units: (1.0-2.0 units, max 10)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Michael Cameron
PSYC 589: Interprofessional Education and Collaboration for Geriatrics 
Students from multiple health professions learn about aging and collaborative team care through a combination of didactic and experiential learning working in a community-based setting.
Units: (0.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following school(s): Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Ostrow School of Dentistry, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
PSYC 590: Directed Research 
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-12.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
PSYC 591: Applied Psychology Internship 
Internship in a non-university setting, such as business, governmental agency, or NGO. Graded CR/NC. Open only to M.S., Applied Psychology students.
Units: (2.0-8.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Applied Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: TBA
Instructor: Jenna Rubenstein
PSYC 592: Applied Psychology Treatise 
Requires a research paper of substantial length and high quality that integrates the Internship experience with concepts and principles of human behavior. Credit/No Credit. Open only to M.S., Applied Psychology students.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Applied Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 12:00-1:00pm
Instructor: Jorge Barraza
PSYC 594a: Master's Thesis 
Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Jonathan Tarbox
PSYC 594b: Master's Thesis 
Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 594A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
PSYC 594z: Master's Thesis 
Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (0.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 594B
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
PSYC 595: Practicum in Clinical Psychology 
Supervised experience in interviewing skills and in assessment, including psychological test administration, and the preparation of reports. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Hannah Brunet
PSYC 597: Internship for Curricular Practical Training 
Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the students field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty. May not be taken until the student has completed at least two semesters of enrollment in the graduate program.
Units: (1.0-3.0 units, max 3)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Psychology
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
PSYC 597b: Capstone Project in Behavior Analysis 
Supervision for completing independent project, consisting of practical treatment evaluation, program development, or literature review.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 8:00-9:50am
Instructor: Jonathan Tarbox
PSYC 612: Seminar in Advanced Social Psychology 
An intensive consideration of selected concepts, theories, and research problems in social psychology.
Units: (4.0 units, max 16)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Norbert Schwarz
PSYC 616: Research Techniques for Non-Experimental Social Science 
Quasi-experimental designs; causal inference from correlational research, techniques for evaluating measures of attitude, personality, and social motives; observational methods; content analysis; sampling and survey techniques.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Stephen Read
PSYC 619: Psychological Intervention 
Study of clinical psychological treatment: Research and theory about major psychological approaches to intervention. (One of 4 clinical psychology core courses: PSYC 514, PSYC 515, PSYC 619, PSYC 620.)
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 1:30-5:30pm
Instructor: Darby Saxbe
PSYC 691b: Internship in Clinical Psychology 
Supervised clinical work in an approved mental health setting. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: Good standing in clinical program and departmental approval.
Units: (0.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 691A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Darby Saxbe
PSYC 695: Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology 
Didactic practicum combining theory and research on psychological intervention with clinical practice in assessment and treatment, focused on particular client groups or disorders. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 1:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Brittany Beasley
PSYC 790: Research 
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-12.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
PSYC 794a: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
PSYC 794b: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 794A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
PSYC 794c: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 794B
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
PSYC 794d: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 794C
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
PSYC 794z: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
Units: (0.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 794D
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Antoine Bechara
QBIO 105: Introduction to Quantitative Biology Seminar 
Introduction to quantitative biology and its role in biology and relationship to chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and physics, including the field's impact on industry.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Quantitative Biology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 3:30-5:10pm
Instructor: Peter Calabrese,Remo Rohs
QBIO 110g: Drug Discovery: From Genes to Medicines 
The course will explore the science of modern drug discovery and development, its key challenges and pitfalls in the personal health and socioeconomic context.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Vsevolod Katritch
QBIO 115w: Ethics in Biology, Medicine and Statistics 
An introductory course in ethics that will navigate through issues of eugenics, the origins of scientific data and, importantly, to the frontiers of future research.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:30-1:50pm
Instructor: Jazlyn Mooney
QBIO 305g: Statistics for Biological Sciences 
Statistical methods in biological science and medicine, including populations and samples, random sampling, confidence intervals, paired samples and regression.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Peter Calabrese
QBIO 310: Statistical Thinking for Quantitative Biology 
Introduction to general statistical theory with higher-level mathematics for biological data analysis. Basic programming in R. Discussion of techniques to describe, visualize and model different types of data.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Peter Calabrese,Doc Edge
QBIO 401: Introduction to Computational Analysis of Biological Data 
A project-based course integrating biology, computer science, and statistics through the analysis of genomic datasets available publicly or collected and sequenced during the semester.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
QBIO 478: Computational Genome Analysis 
Introduction to algorithms and statistics for genome analysis and their applications. Analysis of DNA sequencing, sequence comparison, genetic variation, gene expression, disease association and evolution.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Andrew Smith,Mark Chaisson
QBIO 482: Systems Biology: Modeling the Dynamics of Life 
Foundational skill-building for modeling and analysis of biological data. Hands-on instruction for developing and simulating models of dynamic biological systems.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Adam MacLean,Geoffrey Fudenberg
QBIO 490x: Directed Research 
Individual research and readings. Project approval by faculty adviser and QCB department required.
Units: (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Peter Calabrese,Remo Rohs
QBIO 494: Quantitative Biology Honors Thesis 
Experience in conducting research and writing an honors thesis or publishable manuscript under the supervision of a faculty adviser.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: QBIO 493
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Quantitative Biology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 3:30-5:10pm
Instructor: Adam MacLean
QBIO 502: Molecular Biology for Quantitative Scientists 
In-depth study of molecular biology techniques and experiments with an emphasis on those that are able to generate "big data." Intended for quantitative science students.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Rory Spence
QBIO 530: Introduction to Systems Biology 
Computational methods for simulation and analysis of metabolic networks, cellular signaling pathways, and gene regulatory networks. Biochemical kinetics, differential equations, stability analysis, sensitivity analysis.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:40pm
Instructor: Stacey Finley
QBIO 542: Seminar in Computational Biology 
Experience and training in giving science research presentations. Students will discuss recent research in computational biology and bioinformatics.
Units: (1.0 units, max 6)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Instructor: Andrew Smith
QBIO 543: Research Reports in Computational Biology 
Seminar for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics PhD students in which students present their own original research results.
Units: (1.0 unit)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: QBIO 542
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 3:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Mark Chaisson
QBIO 555: Scientific Writing in Quantitative and Computational Biology 
Practical guidance on the writing of scientific articles and research proposals in the field of Quantitative and Computational Biology.
Units: (1.0 unit)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 11:00-11:50am
Instructor: Matthew Pennell
QBIO 578a: Computational Molecular Biology 
Applications of the mathematical, statistical and computational sciences to data from molecular biology. Algorithms for genomic sequence data: sequence and map assembly and alignment, RNA secondary structure, protein structure, gene-finding, and tree construction.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CSCI 570
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Mark Chaisson,Andrew Smith
QBIO 590: Directed Research 
Research leading to a graduate degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-12.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Peter Calabrese,Remo Rohs
QBIO 596: Internship for Curricular Practical Training 
Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the student's field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are supervised by faculty. May not be taken until the student has completed one semester of enrollment in a graduate program with a cumulative 3.0 GPA. The course is graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-3.0 units, max 3)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Peter Calabrese,Remo Rohs
QBIO 790: Research 
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-12.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Andrew Smith,Remo Rohs
QBIO 794a: Doctoral Dissertation 
For doctoral students who have passed the qualifying exam. Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
QBIO 794b: Doctoral Dissertation 
For doctoral students who have passed the qualifying exam. Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: QBIO 794A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
QBIO 794c: Doctoral Dissertation 
For doctoral students who have passed the qualifying exam. Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: QBIO 794B
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
QBIO 794d: Doctoral Dissertation 
For doctoral students who have passed the qualifying exam. Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: QBIO 794C
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
QBIO 794z: Doctoral Dissertation 
For doctoral students who have passed the qualifying exam. Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
Units: (0.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: QBIO 794D
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
REL 141g: Global Religions in Los Angeles 
Congregational and individual expressions of religion in Los Angeles.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Varun Soni
REL 304: Ethics and Global Heritage 
Archaeology and global heritage debates, laws, ethical conundrums, and stakeholder perspectives reveal goals and guiding values of societys exploration of the past.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 12:00-2:50pm
Instructor: Lynn Dodd
REL 324g: Sex and the Bible: Gender, Sexuality, and Scripture 
Role the Bible has played in debates about sex, gender, and sexuality in Western history.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Cavan Concannon
REL 325g: Religious Experience in the Greco-Roman World 
Varieties of religious experience as reflected in the literature, art, and cultic practices of the Hellenistic world.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Sheila Briggs
REL 339: Studies in the History of Christianity 
In-depth exploration of one of the pivotal moments in the history of Christianity and Western society.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 9:30-12:20pm
REL 344m: Islamic Law and American Society 
Examination of the nature and substance of Islamic law (Sharia) and how it relates to American democracy, society and secularism.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Sherman Jackson
REL 345p: Islamic Spirituality: Mysticism and the Sufi Tradition 
Examination of the origins, development, and basic concepts and practices of Sufism, as well as its relationship to other areas of Islamic life.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Arjun Nair
REL 382gw: Zen and Daoism in Asian Literature 
Studies of the presence and influence of Zen Buddhism and Daoism in Asian literature, with a focus on China and Japan.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:30-1:50pm
Instructor: Jason Webb