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All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
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PSYC 1 General Psychology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course examines the factors influencing human behavior including biological and neurological basis of behavior, gender, life span development, cognition and consciousness, attention, sensation, perception, learning, memory, intelligence, motivation, emotion, stress, personality, psychological disorders and psychotherapy, social psychology, and applied psychology.
PSYC 2 Experimental Methods in Psychology 6 Units and Behavioral Science
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: PSYC 1; and PSYC 15, SOC 15, MATH 10 or MATH 10H.
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Five hours lecture, three hours laboratory (96 hours total per quarter). Experimental methods in psychology and behavioral science. Basic experimental methods applied to learning, and behavior analysis using scientific methodology.
PSYC 3 Human Experimental Psychology 6 Units (An Introduction to Cognitive Science)
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5; PSYC 1.
Five hours lecture, three hours laboratory (96 hours total per quarter).
This course is a survey of human experimental psychology and cognitive science with an emphasis on research design, methodology and scientific report writing. Research design and methodology will be illustrated and integrated through a selected review of concepts and research in neurophysiology, sensation, perception, and memory.
PSYC 4 Abnormal Psychology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course explores psychological disorders and treatments, past and present, emphasizing current paradigms for the purpose of understanding what constitutes abnormal behavior, how disorders are assessed, classified, diagnosed and treated. Cultural, social, biomedical, gender and age influences will be addressed.
PSYC 5 Introduction to Theories of Personality 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5; PSYC 1.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is a survey of major theories and concepts of personality. Topics include Freudian, neo-Freudian, interpersonal, dispositional, behavioral and phenomenological theories.
PSYC 6 Introduction to Humanistic Psychology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This is a survey of humanistic, existential-phenomenological psychology and Eastern thought. The course is a cross-cultural survey of humanistic personality principles including Western European existential-phenomenological psychology and the current and historical impact of Eastern thought.
PSYC 8 Introduction to Social Psychology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course explores the scientific study of the way individuals think, feel, and behave in social situations. The systematic approach will include cross-cultural and comparative perspectives.
between maturational processes and environmental factors. While studying developmental theory and investigative research methodologies, students will observe children, evaluate individual differences and analyze characteristics of development at various stages.
(This course meets NAEYC Standards 1 and 3; NBPTS Standards 1 and 4; and CEC Standards 1, 2 and 3.)
PSYC 10H Child Growth and Development 4 Units (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
(Also listed as C D 10H. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introductory course that examines the major physical, psychosocial and cognitive/ language developmental milestones for children, both typical and atypical, from school age through adolescence. There will be an emphasis on interactions between maturational processes and environmental factors. While studying developmental theory and investigative research methodologies, students will observe children, evaluate individual differences and analyze characteristics of development at various stages.
(This course meets NAEYC Standards 1 and 3; NBPTS Standards 1 and 4; and CEC Standards 1, 2 and 3.)
PSYC 12 Psychology of Gender 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as WMST 12. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is an exploration of research and theory on gender in psychology, analyzing the biological, psychological, cultural and social factors and their origins.
PSYC 14 Developmental Aspects of Psychology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is an exploration of the biological, social, cognitive, and psychological aspects of human development and their interactions across the life span.
PSYC 15 Statistics and Research Methods 4 Units in Social Science
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: PSYC 1 or SOC 1; Intermediate Algebra (MATH 109 or MATH 114 or MATH 130) or equivalent.
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as SOC 15. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course examines elementary statistics including measures of central tendency, variability, probability, correlation, tests of significance, and hypothesis testing.
PSYC 24 Introduction to Psychobiology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: PSYC 1.
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course explores the biological processes that underlie our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, with an emphasis on the genetic, neural, and chemical influences on such human concerns as addiction, emotional dysregulation, sleep, stress, neurological disorders, and sexual behavior. Some knowledge of biology is helpful.
PSYC 51 Psychology of Wellness 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5; PSYC 1. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An exploration in the research,related concepts,factors and practices that contribute to overall health and wellness. It emphasizes holism: the physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual components of wellness. It is interdisciplinary in nature drawing on source materials from positive, cross-cultural, clinical and health psychology, holistic health and neuroscience. The course will entail academic, experiential and interactive learning and requires students to actively engage in course material through reading, writing, participating in class and home practices and applying methods for improving well-being into their daily lives.
PSYC 63 Sexual Assault, Police and 4 Units Community Response
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
(Also listed as ADMJ 62. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course examines the societal and psychological aspects of sexual assault, the perpetrators and the victims, along with the practical application of the police investigation, the criminal justice process, and social service intervention.
PSYC 9 Psychology of Human Relationships and Normal Adjustment
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This is a survey of current theoretical and applied psychological knowledge relevant to personal/social relationships and normal psychological adjustment.
PSYC 10G Child Development (The Early Years)
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
(Also listed as C D 10G. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introductory course that examines the major physical, psychosocial and cognitive/ language developmental milestones for children, both typical and atypical, from conception through middle childhood. There will be an emphasis on interactions
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