USC Schedule of Classes

Introduction to psychological science, including historical and contemporary approaches. Behavior examined from biological, cognitive, social, developmental, and personality perspectives. Disorders and treatments.

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.

Critical analysis and reasoning skills required to solve scientific problems in human behavior, including presentation of data, logic of research design, statistics, and research ethics. Not for major credit for Psychology majors.

Introduction to the use of statistics in psychology: basic ideas in measurement; frequency distributions; descriptive statistics; concepts and procedures in statistical inference.

Language within cognitive science: speech physiology and acoustics, language acquisition, reading, language disorders, perception and mental representation of words, linguistic diversity and computer analysis of speech.

Supervised Research with department faculty . Not for major or minor credit. Prerequisite: PSYC 100

Experimental and theoretical aspects of human memory, perception, thinking, and language. Lectures, demonstrations, and individual experiments. Prerequisite: 100g or departmental approval.

Receptor processes and stimulus organization; traditional topics in the perception of objects, space, time. Laboratory demonstrations and exercises.

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.

Experimental research methods in psychology; nature and concepts of scientific method. Lab exercises, data analysis and preparation of APA style empirical report.

Non-experimental research methods in psychology. Observational, survey and data analysis exercises

Neural bases of behavior. Concentration on sensory and motor processes and the interaction of neural, chemical, and hormonal systems.

Child and adolescent behavior and associated theories; exploration of the continuity between child and adult behavior. Laboratory projects.

Exploration of ancient philosophical questions concerning the origins of human knowledge through empirical studies of infants, animals, and adults from diverse cultures.

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)

Theoretical and experimental analysis of human behavior. Social processes involved in attitudes, conformity, compliance, interpersonal perception, liking, affiliation, aggression, altruism, and group dynamics.

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.

Genetic, biological, psychological, and sociological characteristics of those who evidence criminal behavior; theoretical formulations to be reviewed and appraised. Prerequisites: PSYC 100. Duplicates credit in former PSYC 463.

Introduction to psychological, biological, and behavioral processes affecting physical health, including stress, coping with disease, health behaviors, and socioeconomic and cultural influences on health. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.

Extensive examination of select current research in social psychology, based on original research papers. Specific topics change by semester.

Multivariate analysis emphasizing model estimation and testing; topics vary, e.g., multiple regression, logistic regression, factor analysis, multilevel linear modeling, structural equation modeling, multiway frequency analysis.

Descriptive and normative models of decision making; topics include probability judgments, inference, correlation, emotion, mental accounting, decision analysis, lens model, equity, social dilemmas, time, risk.

Social, environmental, and physiological influences on behaviors associated with aggression, eating, reproduction, and sleep. Will focus on behavioral disorders such as addiction.

An analysis of selected topics and issues in child social development. Recommended preparation: PSYC 274, PSYC 314, PSYC 336.

Introduction to the major components of cognition (perception, memory, intelligence) in terms of the neural coding characteristic of the relevant brain areas.

Introduction to using neural network or connectionist models to simulate cognitive, social, emotional and motivational processes; basic concepts and tools in computational neuroscience.

I/O Psychologists develop and apply scientifically supported solutions to the workplace. "Industrial" deals with human resource functions, and "Organizational" with psychological aspects of the organization. Prerequisite: PSYC 100. Recommended preparation: PSYC 316.

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.

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.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

An introduction to classic statistical techniques as well as modern robust methods for dealing violations of standard assumptions.

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.

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.

Survey of learning theory and research, including conditioning and information-processing approaches with human and animal subjects.

Problems and theories of the person in the social context. Person perception, interpersonal relations, attitude dynamics, social systems.

Study of clinical assessment: test construction, measurement and predicition of behavior, major cognitive and personality assessment instruments. (One of 4 clinical psychology core courses: 514, 515, 619, 620.)

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.

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.

Provides intensive training in behavioral principles and laws of learning and motivation. Focuses on broad application of principles, from basic research with nonhumans, to application across human clinical populations.

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.

Provides training in legal and ethical issues as they pertain to the professional practice of behavior analysis. Reviews the Guidelines for Responsible Conduct for Behavior Analysts, as well as the American Psychological Associations Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.

Overview of the theory of human emotion, techniques for recognizing and synthesizing emotional behavior, and design application.

Theories of social and emotional development, including sociocultural perspectives. Analysis of research on temperament, social relationships, individuation and moral development from birth to adolescence. Open to graduate students in psychology.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The physical and physiological bases of MRI and fMRI. Design and analysis of fMRI experiments. Operation of a magnetic resonance imaging system.

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.

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

Develop an understanding of recruitment and selection practices, processes, and approaches into the strategic role that recruitment and selection plays in organizational success.

Theories of acquisition; sentence and discourse processing; language and thought.

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.

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 2 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.

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.

Internship in a non-university setting, such as business, governmental agency, or NGO. Graded CR/NC. Open only to M.S., Applied Psychology students.

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.

Techniques for working with undergraduates, lesson planning, leading discussions and lecturing, tools for development as a teaching professional. Open to first-semester Psychology TAs only. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Supervised experience in interviewing skills and in assessment, including psychological test administration, and the preparation of reports. Graded CR/NC.

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.

Supervision for completing independent project, consisting of practical treatment evaluation, program development, or literature review.

Machine learning techniques, including Bayesian and Neural Networks, for analyzing different types of human-generated data. Recommended preparation: PSYC 501.

Supervised clinical work in an approved mental health setting. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: Good standing in clinical program and departmental approval.

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.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.