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2011 – 2012Course DescriptionsPSY 202 BIOSTATISTICS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: A passing score on the EntryLevel Mathematics Exam (ELM) or MATH105 or EquivalentCritical reasoning using a quantitativeand statistical problem-solving approachto solve real-world problems. Usesprobability and statistics to describeand analyze biological data collectedfrom laboratory or field experiments.Course will cover descriptions of sampledata, probability and empirical datadistributions, sampling techniques,estimation and hypothesis testing,ANOVA, and correlation and regressionanalysis. Students will use standardstatistical software to analyze real worldand simulated data.Same as MATH 202GenEd: B3PSY 210 LEARNING, COGNITIONAND DEVELOPMENT (3)Three hours lecture per weekThis course presents an overview ofthe theories of learning, cognition, andhuman development. Major theories oflearning and of psychological, emotional,ethical and physical development will becovered with emphasis on the applicationof these theories in real life settings suchas schools and other organizations.GenEd: EPSY 211 COGNITION AND LEARNING (3)Three hours lecture per weekExamines psychological theories ofcognition as they apply to learning.Theories introduced in this course willseek to explain learning phenomenonand provide a conceptual framework forunderstanding and discussing behaviorand cognition. Practical applications andcurrent research in the cognitive scienceswill also be discussed.PSY 212 NEUROBIOLOGY ANDCOGNITIVE SCIENCE (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrinciples of brain organization andfunction underlying behavior. Topicsinclude neuroanatomy and physiologyof language, vision, sexual behavior,memory and abnormal behavior.Same as BIOL 212GenEd: B2, EPSY 213 DEVELOPMENTALPSYCHOLOGY (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisite: PSY 100This course represents an in-depth surveyof theory and research in developmentalpsychology throughout the life span.The course introduces students to thebiological, cognitive, emotional, social,and linguistic development from theprenatal period to adulthood.GenEd: D, EPSY 220 HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOR (3)Three hours lecture per weekThis course covers knowledge aboutthe processes and variations in: sexualfunctions and reproduction; intimaterelationships; sexual and gender roledevelopment and behavior; and thesocial, cultural, historical and moralcontexts of sex and love.GenEd: EPSY 300 PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCHAND STATISTICAL METHODS I (4)Three hours lecture and two hours activityper weekPrerequisites: PSY 100, PSY 202, orequivalent, and Upper division standing,or Consent of instructorIntroduction to research methodologyand a basic framework to evaluatesocial and behavioral science research.Topics include how to apply the scientificmethod within the field of psychologyand the social sciences, ethical guidelinesand issues related to the research in,and practice of, psychology, how toevaluate research and popular claimsin psychology with a critical eye, andcomputer applications related to statisticsand research. Coursework on inferentialand descriptive statistical methods willbuild on material from PSY 202PSY 301 PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCHAND STATISTICAL METHODS II (4)Three hours lecture and two hours activityper weekPrerequisites: PSY 300 with grade C orbetterA continuation of PSY 300. Advancedresearch methodology and within theempirical framework in the behavioralsciences. Topics include how to applythe scientific method within the field ofpsychology and the social sciences,ethical guidelines and issues related to theresearch in, and practice of, psychology,how to evaluate research and popularclaims in psychology with a criticaleye, and computer applications relatedto statistics and research. Courseworkon inferential and descriptive statisticalmethods will build on material from PSY300.PSY 303 STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS INTHE SOCIAL SCIENCES (4)Four hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: A passing score on the EntryLevel Mathematics Exam (ELM) or MATH105 or EquivalentIntroduces quantitative methods as used insocial & behavioral science research withthe goal of statistical literacy. Statisticaltechniques and data analysis uniqueto the behavioral and social sciences.Descriptive and inferential statistics totest hypotheses. Principles of samplingdesign, hypothesis testing for behavioraland social science research, datacollection techniques, statistical analysisand interpretation of data, as well aswritten reporting of results. SPSS Statisticssoftware.Same as SOC 303, POLS 303GenEd: B3PSY 305 FIELD RESEARCH METHODS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: PSY 300 and PSY 301 andPSY 303 or PSY 202Principles and practices of field researchmethods in basic and applied socialscience research settings. The relationshipbetween field and laboratory studies arehighlighted with a special emphasis onsurvey and evaluation research methodsand study designs, client and respondentrelationships, and research and publicpolicy.PSY 310 HISTORY AND SYSTEMSOF PSYCHOLOGY (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: Upper division standing orConsent of instructorThis course examines the historicaldevelopment of psychological thoughtand methodology, from its origins inphilosophy, its attempts to emulate thenatural sciences, through the Diasporaof contemporary psychological thought.The major schools of psychology will beexplored in context of their philosophical,cultural and ethical influences.PSY 312 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: Upper division standing orConsent of instructorThis course is an in-depth survey ofthe major areas of social psychology.Emphasizes an understanding of theimportant methods, terms, theories, andfindings in the field of social psychology.288 www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog