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Course Descriptions

The following is a listing of courses and abridged descriptions of all Alliant International University courses available at the time of publication. Please note that the academic programs are under continuous review and evaluation. Therefore, courses may vary somewhat from those described on the following pages.

Note: Classes not found in the program description may not be taught on the campus where the student is attending. Check online course schedules for a list of classes available at each site in a given semester/term.
 
  

  • PPS70150 - Internship or Culminating Field Experience VI

    (1.5 units)
  

  • PPS70200 - Internship or Culminating Field Experience I

    (2 units)
  

  • PPS70210 - Internship or Culminating Field Experience II

    (2 units)
  

  • PPS70220 - Internship or Culminating Field Experience III

    (2.5 units)
  

  • PPS70230 - Internship or Culminating Field Experience IV

    (2.5 units)
  

  • PPS71010A - Internship

    (2 units)
    The goal of the fieldwork experience is to help students be prepared to function as key members of an educational team seeking to optimize diverse children in terms of their academic, socio-emotional, and career development. Students obtain the expertise necessary to lead the educational team in working collaboratively with a broad range of education and human service professionals, paraprofessionals, and community representatives to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate programs that provide key services to both the individual child as well as the systems and subsystems in which the child interacts.
    Prerequisites: PPS61010, PPS61020, PPS61030, PPS61040, PPS61050, PPS61060, PPS65700, PPS65800, PPS60480, PPS60460, PPS60490, PPS60220, PPS60290, and Comp Exam
  

  • PPS71010B - Internship

    (2 units)
    The goal of the fieldwork experience is to help students be prepared to function as key members of an educational team seeking to optimize diverse children in terms of their academic, socio-emotional, and career development. Students obtain the expertise necessary to lead the educational team in working collaboratively with a broad range of education and human service professionals, paraprofessionals, and community representatives to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate programs that provide key services to both the individual child as well as the systems and subsystems in which the child interacts.
    Prerequisites: PPS61010, PPS61020, PPS61030, PPS61040, PPS61050, PPS61060, PPS65700, PPS65800, PPS60480, PPS60460, PPS60490, PPS60220, PPS60290, and Comp Exam
  

  • PPS71020A - Internship

    (2 units)
    The goal of the fieldwork experience is to help students be prepared to function as key members of an educational team seeking to optimize diverse children in terms of their academic, socio-emotional, and career development. Students obtain the expertise necessary to lead the educational team in working collaboratively with a broad range of education and human service professionals, paraprofessionals, and community representatives to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate programs that provide key services to both the individual child as well as the systems and subsystems in which the child interacts.
    Prerequisites: PPS61010, PPS61020, PPS61030, PPS61040, PPS61050, PPS61060, PPS65700, PPS65800, PPS60480, PPS60460, PPS60490, PPS60220, PPS60290, and Comp Exam
  

  • PPS71020B - Internship

    (2 units)
    The goal of the fieldwork experience is to help students be prepared to function as key members of an educational team seeking to optimize diverse children in terms of their academic, socio-emotional, and career development. Students obtain the expertise necessary to lead the educational team in working collaboratively with a broad range of education and human service professionals, paraprofessionals, and community representatives to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate programs that provide key services to both the individual child as well as the systems and subsystems in which the child interacts.
    Prerequisites: PPS61010, PPS61020, PPS61030, PPS61040, PPS61050, PPS61060, PPS65700, PPS65800, PPS60480, PPS60460, PPS60490, PPS60220, PPS60290, and Comp Exam
  

  • PPS72099 - Advanced Clinical Supervision

    (0 units)
    School Psychology and School Counseling students are expected to complete, submit, and verify their credentialing documentation to be recommended for a Preliminary Credential as a program completer. If this documentation is not filed and verified by the credential department after the completion of the final practicum or internship course, the student is required to register in Advanced Mentoring per California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requirements; failure to meet course requirements will result in continuous enrollment. Resources will be accessible to facilitate the completion of the requirements. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that requirements are met to be a Program Completer for the period of validity per CTC.
  

  • PPS72100 - Internship

    (5 units)
    Internship (600 hours) is designed to be a closely supervised, comprehensive experience requiring the intern to integrate acquired knowledge, applied skills, and problem solving skills to promote a positive educational environment at both individual and systems levels. Interns will provide a broad range of school counseling services for diverse populations with a wide range of presenting problems, consults and cooperates with various human service programs, and utilizes varied research-based intervention methodologies. 
  

  • PPS72100A - Field Work/Internship

    (2.5 units)
    Internship (800 hours) is designed to be a closely supervised, comprehensive experience requiring the intern to integrate acquired knowledge, applied skills, and problem solving skills to promote a positive educational environment at both individual and systems levels. Interns will provide a broad range of school counseling services for diverse populations with a wide range of presenting problems, consults and cooperates with various human service programs, and utilizes varied research-based intervention methodologies.
  

  • PPS72100B - Field Work/Internship

    (2.5 units)
    Internship (800 hours) is designed to be a closely supervised, comprehensive experience requiring the intern to integrate acquired knowledge, applied skills, and problem solving skills to promote a positive educational environment at both individual and systems levels. Interns will provide a broad range of school counseling services for diverse populations with a wide range of presenting problems, consults and cooperates with various human service programs, and utilizes varied research-based intervention methodologies.
  

  • PPS72110 - Internship

    (5 units)
    Internship (600 hours) is designed to be a closely supervised, comprehensive experience requiring the intern to integrate acquired knowledge, applied skills, and problem solving skills to promote a positive educational environment at both individual and systems levels. Interns will provide a broad range of school counseling services for diverse populations with a wide range of presenting problems, consults and cooperates with various human service programs, and utilizes varied research-based intervention methodologies. 
  

  • PPS72110A - Field Work/Internship

    (2.5 units)
    Internship (800 hours) is designed to be a closely supervised, comprehensive experience requiring the intern to integrate acquired knowledge, applied skills, and problem solving skills to promote a positive educational environment at both individual and systems levels. Interns will provide a broad range of school counseling services for diverse populations with a wide range of presenting problems, consults and cooperates with various human service programs, and utilizes varied research-based intervention methodologies.
  

  • PPS72110B - Field Work/Internship

    (2.5 units)
    Internship (800 hours) is designed to be a closely supervised, comprehensive experience requiring the intern to integrate acquired knowledge, applied skills, and problem solving skills to promote a positive educational environment at both individual and systems levels. Interns will provide a broad range of school counseling services for diverse populations with a wide range of presenting problems, consults and cooperates with various human service programs, and utilizes varied research-based intervention methodologies.
  

  • PPS72150 - Social Emotional and School Based Mental Health Assessment

    (3 units)
  

  • PPS72191 - Advanced Clinical Supervision Extension

    (1 unit)
    School Psychology and School Counseling students are expected to complete, submit, and verify their credentialing documentation to be recommended for a Preliminary Credential as a program completer i.e., Field Experience hours. If this documentation is not filed and verified by the credential department after the completion of the final practicum or internship course, the student is required to register in PPS Clinical Practice Extension per California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requirements; failure to meet course requirements will result in continuous enrollment. Resources will be accessible to facilitate the completion of the requirements. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that requirements are met to be a Program Completer for the period of validity per CTC.
  

  • PPS72192 - Advanced Clinical Supervision Extension

    (1 unit)
    School Psychology and School Counseling students are expected to complete, submit, and verify their credentialing documentation to be recommended for a Preliminary Credential as a program completer i.e., Field Experience hours. If this documentation is not filed and verified by the credential department after the completion of the final practicum or internship course, the student is required to register in PPS Clinical Practice Extension per California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requirements; failure to meet course requirements will result in continuous enrollment. Resources will be accessible to facilitate the completion of the requirements. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that requirements are met to be a Program Completer for the period of validity per CTC.
  

  • PPS72193 - Advanced Clinical Supervision Extension

    (1 unit)
    School Psychology and School Counseling students are expected to complete, submit, and verify their credentialing documentation to be recommended for a Preliminary Credential as a program completer i.e., Field Experience hours. If this documentation is not filed and verified by the credential department after the completion of the final practicum or internship course, the student is required to register in PPS Clinical Practice Extension per California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requirements; failure to meet course requirements will result in continuous enrollment. Resources will be accessible to facilitate the completion of the requirements. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that requirements are met to be a Program Completer for the period of validity per CTC.
  

  • PPS72194 - Advanced Clinical Supervision Extension

    (1 unit)
    School Psychology and School Counseling students are expected to complete, submit, and verify their credentialing documentation to be recommended for a Preliminary Credential as a program completer i.e., Field Experience hours. If this documentation is not filed and verified by the credential department after the completion of the final practicum or internship course, the student is required to register in PPS Clinical Practice Extension per California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requirements; failure to meet course requirements will result in continuous enrollment. Resources will be accessible to facilitate the completion of the requirements. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that requirements are met to be a Program Completer for the period of validity per CTC.
  

  • PPS72200 - Counseling Law and Ethics

    (3 units)
    This course provides a deep analysis of the ethical guidelines provided by NASP, ASCA, and APA, with an emphasis on working in Schools. Professional orientation, ethics, and law in counseling will be examined. Topics include: professional ethical standards and legal considerations, licensing law and process, regulatory laws that delineate the profession’s scope of practice, counselor-client privilege, confidentiality, the client dangerous to self and others, treatment of minors with or without parental consent, relationship between practitioner’s sense of self and human values, functions and relationships with other human service providers, and strategies for collaboration.
  

  • PPS72250 - Addictions Counseling

    (3 units)
    This is an introductory course on addictions counseling, including substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. We will differentiate between addiction and dependency and examine major approaches to the identification of these disorders. Various methods to the assessment, prevention, and treatment of substance abuse will be analyzed and we will explore community resources and support systems available to families.
  

  • PPS72300 - Advanced Multicultural Counseling

    (3 units)
    The course is designed to assist school psychologists in their acquisition of the knowledge, skills, and awareness or attitudes regarding multicultural counseling theories and techniques. Various topics will be examined including the counselors’ roles in developing cultural self-awareness, identity development, promoting cultural social justice, individual and community strategies for working with and advocating for diverse populations, and counselors’ roles in eliminating biases and prejudices, and processes of intentional and unintentional oppression and discrimination.
    Prerequisites: PPS60100 or equivalent transfer credit
  

  • PPS72350 - Crisis/Trauma Counseling

    (3 units)
    This course presents theory and best practices related to crisis and trauma counseling. You will gain knowledge and skills in preventing, assessing, and intervening in crisis and trauma situations. The appropriate ethical and legal considerations for responding to individual, community, and national crisis will also be explored.
    Prerequisites: PPS60220
  

  • PPS72400 - Advanced Counseling/Therapeutic Techniques

    (3 units)
    This course will offer in depth consideration of assessment, diagnosis, development of treatment plans, examining the spectrum of Mental Health interventions in educational settings, from Whole School Environment prevention and intervention, (MTSS), as well as Restorative practices and Mindfulness approaches. The course will offer more in-depth teaching of individual and group counseling techniques as conducted in educational settings. Advanced counseling and psychotherapeutic theories and techniques will be included, with emphasis on the application of counseling constructs, assessment and treatment planning, clinical interventions, therapeutic relationships, psychopathology, or other clinical topics.
    Prerequisites: PPS65700, PPS65800, or equivalent transfer credits
  

  • PPS72450 - Concepts & Principles

    (3 units)
    This course examines the historical and conceptual foundations of the science of behavior in behavior analysis founded by B.F. Skinner. You will learn how to explain and modify your behavior in accordance with the philosophical assumptions of behavior analysis such as lawfulness of behavior, selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, pragmatism, and behavior-environment relations. You will examine the scientific, conceptual, and philosophical underpinnings of applied behavior analysis and explain the discipline’s defining characteristics and dimensions. Additionally, you will provide examples of behavioral concepts such as positive and negative reinforcement, punishment, schedules of reinforcement, unconditioned and conditioned motivating operations, functional relations, contingency-shaped behavior and rule-governed behavior. The distinction between verbal operants including echoics, mands, tacts, and interverbals will be explored.
  

  • PPS72500 - Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis

    (3 units)
    This course examines research methods and data collection tools used in behavior analysis. You will learn the procedures for defining, measuring, and assessing behavior. Additionally, you will learn to make objective, databased decisions through critical analyses and evaluation of research journal articles and textbook comprehension.
    Prerequisites: PPS72450
  

  • PPS72550 - Assessment & Intervention in ABA

    (3 units)
    This course introduces assessment methods commonly used in behavior analysis. You will learn how to conduct behavioral assessments, review data, and develop appropriate interventions based on current research and best practices. Topics covered include descriptive and indirect assessment measures, data analysis, functional behavior assessments, preference and reinforcer assessments, and developing function-based interventions.
    Prerequisites: PPS72500
  

  • PPS72600 - Behavior Management in the Classroom

    (3 units)
  

  • PPS72650 - Applications of Applied Behavior Analysis

    (3 units)
    This course introduces students to the application of procedures derived from behavior analysis to address socially important problems. Students will learn traditional and non-traditional applications in various settings such as sports and fitness, organizational and community safety, and early intensive behavioral intervention. Topics covered include reinforcement, shaping, chaining, reinforcement, maintenance and generalization, punishment, motivating operations, and stimulus control as they relate to applied behavioral practice. This course offers a review some of the applications within the field of behavior analysis. Students will learn to examine and analyze articles and scenarios within the field of behavior analysis. Additionally, students will be exposed to questions that address ethical principles and guidelines when addressing socially significant. Hence, critical analyses and evaluation of research journal articles and textbook comprehension.
  

  • PPS72700 - Legal and Ethical Considerations for Behavior Analysts

    (3 units)
    This course offers a review of the BACB Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts. You will learn to examine and analyze scenarios posing legal and ethical considerations surrounding client-centered responsibilities supporting the practice of a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Additionally, you will be exposed to core ethical principles and guidelines that will support in governing behaviors for responsible conduct. Hence, critical analyses and evaluation of research journal articles and textbook comprehension.
    Prerequisites: PPS72650
  

  • PPS72990 - Advanced Clinical Supervision (PPS)

    (0 units)
    School Psychology and School Counseling Candidates are expected to complete, submit, and verify their credentialing documentation to be recommended for a Clear credential as a program completer. If this documentation is not filed and verified by the Credential Department after the completion of the final Culminating Field Experience/Internship course, the candidate is required to register in Advanced Clinical Supervision per California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requirements and to maintain continuous enrollment. Resources will be accessible to facilitate the completion of the requirements. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that final documents are uploaded/submitted through the Student Portal to be a Program Completer and to be recommended for a Clear Credential.
  

  • PSY11010 - Introduction to Psychology

    (3 units)
    Introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes including areas of human development, learning, cognition, memory, motivation and emotion, personality, abnormal psychology, stress and health, states of consciousness, cultural diversity.
  

  • PSY11010A - Introduction to Psychology

    (1.5 units)
    Introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes including areas of human development, learning, cognition, memory, motivation and emotion, personality, abnormal psychology, stress and health, states of consciousness, cultural diversity.
  

  • PSY11010B - Introduction to Psychology

    (1.5 units)
    Introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes including areas of human development, learning, cognition, memory, motivation and emotion, personality, abnormal psychology, stress and health, states of consciousness, cultural diversity.
  

  • PSY20000 - Abnormal Functioning

    (3 units)
    This course is designed to introduce students to how abnormal behavior has been described and treated in both historic, as well as modern context. Students will be introduced to a variety of theories used to describe human behavior and how abnormal functioning can develop. Students will gain an introductory level of knowledge to examine behaviors from multiple perspectives and be able to describe more common abnormal dysfunction.
  

  • PSY20010 - Physiology Psychology

    (3 units)
    The course will provide an introductory survey of physiological basis of behavior, perception, emotion, motivation and cognition. Students will be able to describe basic structures and functions of brain areas and their relation to the behavior of an individual. The topics include: organization of the cerebral cortex and the neural systems of the brain, physiological basis of learning, memory and language; understanding relations between hormones and behavior; and exploring the impact of stress and adversity to brain development.
  

  • PSY20020 - Introduction to Statistics

    (3 units)
    This course provides basic information in methods for picturing data with graphs, describing distributions with numbers, normal distributions, concepts of correlation and linear regression, sampling, experiment design, elementary probability, samples and populations, binomial distributions, confidence intervals, tests of significance, inference errors, inferring a population mean, and the critical analysis of common statistical presentations.
  

  • PSY20030 - Introduction to Trauma Informed Systems

    (3 units)
    This course will provide an overview of Trauma Informed Systems. The framework of Trauma Informed Systems shall provide foundational grounding so that students will come to a shared understanding of the distinctions between systems, services and workforce. Emphasis will be placed on how to apply this framework within a transdisciplinary approach. Exploration of impact of the Adverse Childhood Studies and Resilience research shall be provided so that universal understandings of inter-individual variations of ecology can be integrated and applied to current workloads and workforce interactions. The course is expected to deepen students’ understanding and application of Trauma Informed Services in the context of connectivity and overlap for the families that often touch several systems concurrently. This course is a pre-requisite for Psychology and Criminal Justice students. 
  

  • PSY20040 - Introduction to Social Psychology

    (3 units)
    This course will provide a foundational understanding of human interactions to address group process/dynamics, conformity and obedience, peer influence, and introduce students to trauma informed cultures and social ecological models. Students will develop a deeper understanding of interpersonal relationships and group relationships and how social perception, interaction, and interpretations influence behavior. This course is a pre-requisite for Psychology and Criminal Justice students.
  

  • PSY30000 - Introduction to Professional Practice

    (3 units)
    This course provides a survey of the various professional and educational opportunities in the helping professions including fields of clinical and forensic psychology, criminal justice, medicine, couples and family therapy, school psychology, developmental psychology, and industrial-organizational psychology. Students are exposed to workforce and career tracks at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree levels though interaction with professional representatives from various disciplines and fields. This course will also provide an in-depth exploration of the ideas and values that guide professional practice in the helping / health professions, including professional codes of conduct and philosophical ethical principles. Western and non-western ethical philosophies are explored in the process of making professional ethical decisions.
    Students must pass this course in order to proceed with the BS in Psychology program
  

  • PSY30010 - Introduction to Trauma Informed Systems

    (3 units)
    This course will provide an overview of Trauma Informed Systems. The framework of Trauma Informed Systems shall provide foundational grounding so that students will come to a shared understanding of the distinctions between systems, services and workforce. Emphasis will be placed on how to apply this framework within a transdisciplinary approach. Exploration of impact of the Adverse Childhood Studies and Resilience research shall be provided so that universal understandings of inter-individual variations of ecology can be integrated and applied to current workloads and workforce interactions. The course is expected to deepen students’ understanding and application of Trauma Informed Culture in the context of connectivity and overlap for the families that often touch several systems concurrently.
  

  • PSY30030A - Applied Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

    (2 units)
    Students engage in an exploration of contemporary uses of applied statistics and their relationship to the study of individuals and groups. Students obtain an overview of the major statistical tests employed, their underlying assumptions, and the questions they help to address. Measures of central tendency, use of descriptive and inferential statistics, correlation, regression, and analysis of variance are explained. Instruction in the use of statistical software (i.e., SPSS/PASW) is provided. Hands-on application with current data bases is a highlight of this course. 
    Prerequisites: PSY20020
    Co-requisite: PSY30030B, PSY30050A/B
  

  • PSY30030B - Statistics Lab

    (1 unit)
    This course is a required companion to PSY30030A  and instructs students specifically in the use of statistical and data management programs for contemporary data analyses. Students will learn processes of entering and interpreting data using the following systems: SPSS/PASW. 
    Co-requisite: PSY30030A, PSY30050A/B
  

  • PSY30050A - Research Methods

    (2 units)
    The course will provide an introduction to the scientific method of investigation and associated research designs and methodologies. Experimental, quasi-experimental, naturalistic, and epidemiological designs and both quantitative and qualitative methods of inquiry are introduced. Students will learn to evaluate and critique research and develop core competencies in conducting research for the social sciences.
    Co-requisite: PSY30030B
  

  • PSY30050B - Research Methods Lab

    (1 unit)
    Application of the research principles articulated in 3000A. Students will design, carry out, analyze data, and report the findings of a research investigation of their choice. 
    Co-requisite: PSY30050A
  

  • PSY30100 - Community Impact and Professional Practice

    (3 units)
  

  • PSY31000 - Research Design

    (3 units)
  

  • PSY31080 - Diversity and Culture

    (3 units)
    Obtaining multicultural and international competence is a life-long journey. Our culture influences every aspect of our lives, including how we relate to others within and outside of our culture of origin, our attitudes about work and family, and our beliefs about health and health seeking behavior. Students will learn the theoretical foundations, analytical tools and related contemporary literature for this journey. Students will analyze one’s own worldview and the worldviews of others (including health and health believes), decision-making, negotiation and communication styles, etc. of peoples and nations, and will understand the role of cultural diversity in their personal and professional development.
    Co-requisite: PSY31120
  

  • PSY31090 - Social Psychology and the Community

    (3 units)
    How people evaluate and respond to social experiences will be the focus of this course. Topics will include: social cognition, attitude formation and change, prejudice and discrimination, social influence, helping behavior, aggression and violence, interpersonal relations, large and small group processes, and social identity. Cultural differences will be examined as will relevance to applied settings such as organizations and clinical practice.
  

  • PSY31100 - Psychology of Personality

    (3 units)
    This course provides a biopsychosocial exploration of contemporary theories of personality and its assessment. Dimensional models of personality are covered (e.g., constraint versus impulsivity, emotional dysregulation versus emotional stability). Current and alternative diagnostic conceptualizations are presented and the implications for the classification, assessment and explanation of mental health issues are discussed. The influence of Western and non-western culture in conceptualizing personality are covered.
    Prerequisites: PSY20000
  

  • PSY31110 - Foundations of Ecological Psychology: Historical, Current, and Best Practices

    (3 units)
    This course is intended to provide students a foundational understanding of theoretical and historical psychology, cognitive science, developmental psychology, philosophy, and ecological and environmental psychologies. Ecological psychology can be defined as the study of human behavior and the human experience from spiritual, political and physical standpoints so as to construct a sustainable world. This course is designed to provide a broad overview of the major theories of psychology with a focus on the profession, practice, and science. An emphasis will be placed on understanding the origins of current empirically supported psychological practices. 
    Co-requisite: PSY31100
  

  • PSY31120 - Lifespan Development

    (3 units)
    Students engage in a biopsychosocial examination of physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and moral development across the lifespan. Students gain exposure to developmental theories, constructs, research, and research methods as they contribute to our understanding of normative human development from conception through aging and end of life. In addition, this course is designed to provide a multiculturally-informed, biopsychosocial examination of theory and research related to the development of abnormal behavior across the lifespan. Special topics include but are not limited to:  internalizing and externalizing behavior disorders, the effects of psychological and physical trauma or violence on growth and development, learning disabilities, autism and other severe developmental disorders, substance related disorders, co-morbid physical and psychological conditions, and cognitive decline.
    Co-requisite: PSY31080
  

  • PSY31260 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology

    (3 units)
    Comprehensive introduction to the field of clinical psychology. Focuses on the history and development of the field of clinical psychology, current trends in research, and the application of psychological principles and methods in clinical settings. Includes discussion of various approaches to treatment, career options in clinical psychology, and future directions of the field.
  

  • PSY31600 - Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy

    (3 units)
    A comprehensive introduction to the field of marriage and family therapy including major MFT theories and approaches, career options, graduate school preparation and future directions of the field.
    Prerequisites: PSY11010
  

  • PSY39100 - Field Placement I

    (3 units)
    The Field Experience in Psychology provides students with supervised experience working in the community where they will have an opportunity to apply psychological theories and practice learned in the classroom to real-world settings. This work will help to prepare students for human services careers upon obtaining a bachelor’s degree as well as prepare students to enter a graduate program in psychology or related fields. Student placements can include clinical, forensic, school, hospital and other applied settings and may also include assisting in an ongoing applied research project. Student placements are determined by both student interest and academic and interpersonal preparation. Final field Placement I assignments must be approved by the Program Director.
    130 hours
  

  • PSY39100A - Field Placement I

    (1.5 units)
    The Field Experience in Psychology provides students with supervised experience working in the community where they will have an opportunity to apply psychological theories and practice learned in the classroom to real-world settings. This work will help to prepare students for human services careers upon obtaining a bachelor’s degree as well as prepare students to enter a graduate program in psychology or related fields. Student placements can include clinical, forensic, school, hospital and other applied settings and may also include assisting in an ongoing applied research project. Student placements are determined by both student interest and academic and interpersonal preparation. Final Field Placement I assignments must be approved by the Program Director.
  

  • PSY39100B - Field Placement I

    (1.5 units)
    The Field Experience in Psychology provides students with supervised experience working in the community where they will have an opportunity to apply psychological theories and practice learned in the classroom to real-world settings. This work will help to prepare students for human services careers upon obtaining a bachelor’s degree as well as prepare students to enter a graduate program in psychology or related fields. Student placements can include clinical, forensic, school, hospital and other applied settings and may also include assisting in an ongoing applied research project. Student placements are determined by both student interest and academic and interpersonal preparation. Final Field Placement I assignments must be approved by the Program Director.
  

  • PSY40000 - Scientific Foundations of Psychology: Biological Bases/Sensation and Perception

    (3 units)
    Students will gain an overview of nervous system organization and biological aspects of behavior. Topics will focus on structure and function of the nervous system, normal and abnormal brain development, and how brain functioning affects behaviors from simple reflexes to complex social responses). This course will also provide a basic understanding of how information obtained through our sensory organs (taste, smell, hearing, sight, and touch) is processed in the nervous system. How do stimuli from the environment enter our brain; how does the brain interpret these stimuli; and how do these interpretations influence our behaviors, thoughts, expectations, and feelings? 
    Co-requisite: PSY41090
  

  • PSY40010 - Scientific Foundations of Psychology: Cognition and Affective/Conditioning and Learning

    (3 units)
    Theories and models of information processing are explored. Attention, concentration, memory, problem-solving, decision-making, and conscious and unconscious processing are emphasized. The cognitive precursors and consequences of emotional states are considered as are the biological and social bases of emotion. The influence of culture on emotional experience and expression are also discussed. This course integrates the theories and principles of how organisms learn; why they behave, think, and feel as they do; how behaviors develop and are maintained. Operant and classical conditioning theories, social learning theory, positive psychology, and cognitive and social constructive theories are compared.
    Prerequisites: PSY40000
  

  • PSY41000 - Personality

    (3 units)
  

  • PSY41090 - Fundamentals of Psychological Testing

    (3 units)
    This course presents the principles and methods of test construction, evaluation, and use. The psychometric properties of a variety of tests of psychopathology, personality, attitudes, vocational interests, general and special ability will be examined. Issues of item selection, reliability, validity, and the use of culturally-informed testing will be covered.
    Prerequisites: PSY40000
    Co-requisite: PSY40000
    Please note there is a mandatory lab assessment fee for this course.
  

  • PSY41100 - Special Populations

    (3 units)
    Examination of current psychological research and applications focused on a specific population psychological professionals may encounter in a work setting. While the population of interest may change with each course, some particular populations on which the course may focus include children and adolescents, immigrant groups, the elderly, seriously mentally ill adults, and the dually diagnosed.
  

  • PSY41280 - Introduction to Theories of Intervention

    (3 units)
    Introduction to behavioral, cognitive, and physiological interventions in psychology, with emphasis on the connections between psychological theory and current practices. Discussion of the various roles of psychological service providers and ancillary caregivers within public and private systems of care.
  

  • PSY41400 - Introduction to Counseling

    (3 units)
    Survey of counseling theories and related techniques of treatment, comparison and contrast of differing approaches. Attention to basic issues such as change, human relationships, communication and values and ethics in the change process.
    Prerequisites: PSY31260
  

  • PSY41500 - Courtship and Marriage

    (3 units)
    The role of interpersonal relationships in dating, courtship and marriage. Considers factors related to mate selection, the transition into marriage and the stability and relationships. Includes discussion of long-term romantic commitments outside of marriage.
    Prerequisites: PSY31600
  

  • PSY41600 - Systems Theory

    (3 units)
    Examination of the biological and theoretical bases of systemic principles, and discussion of the development of systems theory. Applications of systemic theory in individual, family, community, and workplace settings. Emphasis on systemic assessment and intervention.
    Prerequisites: PSY31600
  

  • PSY49000 - Senior Research Project

    (3 units)
    With assistance from the faculty advisor, students propose and conduct a research project and report on their findings. A manuscript is prepared as it would be for submission for publication in professional journals. 
    Prerequisites: Senior Standing
  

  • PSY49000A - Senior Research Project

    (1.5 units)
    With assistance from the faculty advisor, students propose and conduct a research project and report on their findings. A manuscript is prepared as it would be for submission for publication in professional journals.
    Prerequisites: PSY30030A/B, PSY30050A/B and senior standing.
  

  • PSY49000B - Senior Research Project

    (1.5 units)
    With assistance from the faculty advisor, students propose and conduct a research project and report on their findings. A manuscript is prepared as it would be for submission for publication in professional journals.
    Prerequisites: PSY30030A/B, PSY30050A/B and senior standing.
  

  • PSY49100 - Field Placement II

    (3 units)
    This field experience in psychology builds upon knowledge and skills acquired in coursework and Field Placement I. Students have the opportunity to provide more advanced services in a second institutional setting. Student placements can include clinical, forensic, school, hospital and other applied settings and may also include assisting in an ongoing applied research project. Student placements are determined by both student interest and academic and interpersonal preparation. Final field Placement II assignments must be approved by the Program Director.
    Prerequisites: PSY39100
    130 hours
  

  • PSY49100A - Field Placement II

    (1.5 units)
    This course provides students with supervised experience working in the community where they will have an opportunity to apply psychosocial theories and practice learned in the classroom to real-world settings. This work will help to prepare student for human services careers or related fields. Student placements can include clinical, forensic, school, hospital and other applied settings and my also include assisting in an ongoing applied research project. Student placements are determined by both student interest and academic and interpersonal preparation. Final Field Placement I and II assignments must be approved by the Program Director.
  

  • PSY49100B - Field Placement II

    (1.5 units)
    This course provides students with supervised experience working in the community where they will have an opportunity to apply psychosocial theories and practice learned in the classroom to real-world settings. This work will help to prepare student for human services careers or related fields. Student placements can include clinical, forensic, school, hospital and other applied settings and my also include assisting in an ongoing applied research project. Student placements are determined by both student interest and academic and interpersonal preparation. Final Field Placement I and II assignments must be approved by the Program Director.
  

  • PSY49993A - Special Topics: Integrative Healthcare

    (3 units)
    This course provides an in-depth look into historical social injustice and how this relates to modern changes in the mental health delivery system.  Students will take a journey through self-reflection and learn to understand the experience of mental illness.  Students will learn about mental illness from the perspective of those who experience symptoms as well as those who serve people with mental illness.  Students will learn the newest ways of working with people who live with serious mental illness, methods that help people begin their recovery journey.  Students who complete this class will be prepared to use empowerment and strengths-based skills, and will recognize how stigma and discrimination permeate public mental health systems.  Finally, workers will be able to function as a “bridge” between traditional treatment methods and newer philosophies and practices. 
  

  • PSY60030 - History and Systems of Psychology

    (1 unit)
    This course will teach the students the history and systems of psychology, so that they can place current trends and issues into a historical context. Students will increase their awareness of the foundations of psychology, the major historical developments, systems of thought, and the pioneers of the field through an overview of the History and Systems of Psychology.
  

  • PSY60050 - Research Methodologies and Statistics

    (3 units)
    This course covers the basic concepts of psychological research and statistical methods. Students also gain a basic understanding of how to evaluate the quality of psychological research and its application to clinical practice. Relevant multicultural issues in Japan are also discussed.
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Clinical Psychology MA program - Japan
  

  • PSY60110 - PsyD Psychometrics, Statistics and Research Design

    (3 units)
    Together with PSY60120 , this course for PsyD students is designed to explore the theory and procedures of descriptive and univariate inferential statistical analyses commonly used in organizational psychology. Students also gain proficiency in use of statistical software programs. Research design methods are examined with the purpose of building student capabilities to understand research literature, how to choose appropriate statistical techniques for analyzing research data, how to interpret statistical analysis results, and how to design valid and reliable hypothesis testing research. Also includes an introduction to the clinical dissertation process.
  

  • PSY60120 - PsyD Psychometrics, Statistics and Research Design

    (3 units)
    Continuation of PSY60110 . Together with PSY60110 , this course is provides PsyD students an overview of basic research methods, psychometric theory, and univariate and multivariate statistics used in social science research. Basic concepts in measurement, methodology, design, and statistics are interrelated and applied to reading and evaluating research articles as well as conducting research in psychology. Throughout the course, a conceptual understanding of methods and statistics will be linked to their application in designing studies and conducting statistical analyses using SPSS. Course also includes an introduction to the clinical dissertation process. 
    Prerequisites: PSY60110
  

  • PSY60140 - Qualitative Methods of Research

    (3 units)
    Examination of various methodologies such as phenomenology, symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology and systems and historical approaches to research drawn from psychology, social psychology, sociology and anthropology.
  

  • PSY60160 - PhD Research Seminar I (1st Year)

    (3 units)
    Research course for first year PhD students. Seminars will focus on specific interest areas and include first through fourth year students working on various stages of research. First year students begin the required First Research Project. Sample seminar topics include: Adolescents, Women, & Families; Program Evaluation; Multicultural and Community Psychology; Trauma and Assessment; Clinical and Family Assessment; and Gender, Culture, and Society. Students join research seminars in the first year and are expected to develop projects and dissertations based on the expertise of the faculty offering the seminars.
  

  • PSY60210 - Advanced Statistics I

    (3 units)
    The course will cover the necessary statistical techniques employed in contemporary behavioral science research and program evaluation, in order to be able to: (a) analyze research data; (b) understand and critically review statistical findings in empirical papers; (c) present empirical results to other scholars; and (d) run statistical analyses using SPSS. Through the Advanced Statistics I class, students develop an understanding of the philosophy of science and scientific method; descriptive and inferential statistics; univariate and multivariate analysis of variance and co-variance (one-way and factorial); regression techniques; mediation/moderation; power calculation and corrections for multiple comparisons. Through the Advanced Statistics I Lab, students become familiar with the computer hardware/operating environments and statistical software packages. They acquire the ability to conduct statistical analyses and problem solving with data through exercises in: hypothesis testing; testing statistical assumptions; examining data distributions and standard scores; comparing means; introduction to ANOVA Design; introduction to correlation analysis; simple and multiple regression analysis; mediation and moderation analysis; and reliability analysis.
  

  • PSY60220 - Advanced Statistics II

    (3 units)
    The course will cover multivariate techniques (analyses involving three or more variables) employed in contemporary behavioral science research and program evaluation. Particular emphasis on understanding when these techniques are appropriate and inappropriate for a given research question and dataset. Mastery of skills necessary to: a) read and understand most results reported in journal articles; b) communicate about empirical results with other scholars in the field; c) critically review the statistics and conclusions used in empirical studies - for oneself, for employers, or for other researchers; d) perform own analyses; e) interpret SPSS output; f) design own research with particular analytic strategies in mind. Topics covered include: multiple regression; multivariate analysis of variance and covariance; discriminant analysis; logistic regression; principal components and factor analysis; introduction to structural equation modeling, path analysis and confirmatory factor analysis.
    Prerequisites: PSY60210
  

  • PSY60230 - Principles of Research Design

    (3 units)
    Principles and methods of designing psychological research. Hypothesis generation and testing, experimental and quasi-experimental design options, sample selection, control group strategies, criteria and criterion measures, threats to valid inference, data analysis and interpretation.
    Prerequisites: PSY60210 and PSY60220
  

  • PSY60260 - Psychometrics and Research Design

    (3 units)
    A survey course for PhD students concerning a) theories of measurement relevant to psychological assessment, b) the evaluation of the validity of experimental designs, and c) consideration of diverse designs as it applies to an area of interest to the student. Practical applicability is stressed as a professional researcher in practice.
  

  • PSY60270 - Introduction to Professional Writing

    (1 unit)
    This course is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to communicate in writing at a professional level. Students will learn how to use library resources, construct and develop ideas in an outline form, and translate their ideas into a manuscript. APA ethics related to research and professional writing will be introduced.
  

  • PSY60270A - Introduction to Professional Writing

    (1 unit)
    This course is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to communicate in writing at a professional level. Students will learn how to use library resources, construct and develop ideas in an outline form, and translate their ideas into a manuscript. APA ethics related to research and professional writing will be introduced.
  

  • PSY60300 - Psychometrics and Advanced Statistics

    (3 units)
    A survey course for PsyD students concerning measurement issues relevant to standards of competent professional practice. Topics include reliability/generalizability concepts and procedures, the validity of test data, and the evaluation of measurement models based on exploratory factor analyses and structural equation modeling techniques. Students will become familiar with applied multivariate analytic principles and will increase their proficiency in the use of statistical software programs in applied research.
  

  • PSY60310 - Statistics, Psychometrics and Research Design

    (3 units)
    Principles and methods of evaluating psychological research. Hypothesis testing, experimental design options, sample selection, control group strategies, criteria and criteria measures, data analysis and interpretation. Trains students to analyze research critically and to synthesize it meaningfully so as to prepare them to apply scientific research to their applied work. The goal is to prepare clinical PsyD students to be enlightened consumers of research and to introduce them to applying research methods to program evaluation.
    Prerequisites: PSY60300
  

  • PSY60340 - Research Practicum

    (1 to 2 units)
    Course assists first year PhD students in the development of research skills to be used in conjunction with the doctoral dissertation. A minimum of 135 hours of supervised practicum experience in research. This requirement may be fulfilled in one of the following ways: a) Research assistant on faculty research project b) Research assistant on research project in community research facility c) Research assistant to advanced level student who is conducting doctoral dissertation research or by d) Conducting an independent research project under faculty supervision.
  

  • PSY60342 - Research Practicum

    (2 units)
    Course assists first year PhD students in the development of research skills to be used in conjunction with the doctoral dissertation. A minimum of 135 hours of supervised practicum experience in research. This requirement may be fulfilled in one of the following ways: a) Research assistant on faculty research project b) Research assistant on research project in community research facility c) Research assistant to advanced level student who is conducting doctoral dissertation research or by d) Conducting an independent research project under faculty supervision.
  

  • PSY60350 - Research Practicum

    (2 to 3 units)
    This course is designed to assist second year PhD students in the development of research that will be used in conjunction with the doctoral dissertation.
  

  • PSY60352 - Research Practicum

    (2 units)
    This course is designed to assist second year PhD students in the development of research that will be used in conjunction with the doctoral dissertation.
  

  • PSY60360 - Research Practicum

    (2 to 3 units)
    This course is designed to assist second year PhD students in the development of research that will be used in conjunction with the doctoral dissertation.
  

  • PSY60362 - Research Practicum

    (2 units)
    This course is designed to assist second year PhD students in the development of research that will be used in conjunction with the doctoral dissertation.
  

  • PSY60370 - Research Practicum

    (2 to 3 units)
    Directed experiences in the conduct of research from design to report stages. Faculty members work with small groups of students on joint research projects to facilitate student’s understanding and experience of the research process.
  

  • PSY60372 - Research Practicum

    (2 units)
    Directed experiences in the conduct of research from design to report stages. Faculty members work with small groups of students on joint research projects to facilitate student’s understanding and experience of the research process.
  

  • PSY60400A - Research Practicum

    (3 units)
    This course involves small group and individually mentored research culminating in the production of an original empirical project at the end of the series of three courses (6040A, 6040B and 6040C).
  

  • PSY60400B - Research Practicum

    (2 units)
    This course involves small group and individually mentored research culminating in the production of an original empirical project at the end of the series of three courses (6040A, 6040B and 6040C).
     
  

  • PSY60400C - Research Practicum

    (3 units)
    This course involves small group and individually mentored research culminating in the production of an original empirical project at the end of the series of three courses (6040A, 6040B and 6040C).
     
 

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