2014-2015 Pitzer Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2014-2015 Pitzer Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Political Studies

  
  • POST 144 PZ -Global Security


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course examines the debate over security in a global era. Is traditional national security obsolete, and should “human security” replace it? A partial list of topics covered includes: great power competition, terrorism, crime, cyber-warfare, economic instability, failed-states, and security of/for society’s vulnerable.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 150 PZ -History of Political Philosophy: Ancients


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: From the beginnings of Western Civilization either in the Bible or Plato’s Republic, there has been a continual dialogue among political philosophers concerning the nature of justice. What is a just regime? What is the relationship between justice and compassion or between justice and utility? How do we know the nature of justice? The course will examine key philosophers in this dialogue from the ancients to present thinkers on this subject.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    Formerly: Political and Social Justice

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 151 PZ -History of Political Philosophy: Moderns


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course takes a critical look at the sharp change in understanding of Nature and its relationship to the historical beginnings and development of the modern state that originates during the Renaissance. We will examine modern philosophical tests that argue for new forms of democratic governments that promote the securing of individual freedoms, happiness and progress as well as those that raise concerns about the success of the modern project.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    Formerly: Conquest of Nature & the Rise of the Modern State

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 155 PZ -Anarchist History and Thought


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course provides an introduction to the history and theory of anarchism. Major theorists covered include Godwin, Bakunin, Kropotkin, Goldman and others. The course will also add to materials available online at Anarchy Archives.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 156 PZ -Critical Race Theory


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This upper-level course approaches problems in critical race theory, broadly conceived, from the distinctive perspectives of legal theory, social theory, and political theory. Our readings will include Derrick Bell, Ian Haney Lopez, Howard Winart, Michael Omi, Lisa Lowe, Carole Pateman, and Charles Mills. A background in critical theory is helpful but not required.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 159 PZ -Crime and Punishment


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This class will explore the root causes of crime and the reasons for punishment.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 161 PZ -Religion and Liberalism


    Institution: Pitzer

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 163 PZ -Feminist Theory


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: An overview of various traditional feminist philosophies serves as a background for a critical engagement with contemporary issues of intersectionality of race, gender, class and sexual orientation, generational history, transnational movements, and epistemological debates regarding new ways of thinking and defining fundamental concepts of power, authority, rights and the nation-state.

    Prerequisite(s): A course in GFS or Political Philosophy. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
     
  
  • POST 172 PZ -The Battle over Birth Control: The Politics of Contraception Policy


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course will examine contraception policy, and the debate surrounding it. In the interests of breadth I will situate this discussion in the context of other policies related to reproductive health policies including sex education, breastfeeding, abortion and pregnancy.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 174 CH -U.S. Immigration Policy and Transnational Politics


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: Examines the factors shaping the size and composition of past and contemporary immigration flows to the U.S. Areas examined include the role of economics, social networks, policy and politics in shaping immigration flows and the process by which immigrants simultaneously participate in the politics of sending and receiving countries.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 175 CH -Immigration and Race in America


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: America has long prided itself in being a nation of immigrants and in its ability to assimilate persons with distinct religious cultures and national origins. Far from being color-blind, the United States has been and remains a color-conscious society. The purpose of this course is to examine immigration and the formation of racial ideologies, hierarchies, and identities in America.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 180 PZ -Secularism and Public Opinion


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: The purpose of this course Is to analyze research and carry-out projects that examine the causes and consequences of secularism among individuals from different societies and ethnicities. The course lays the foundation for understanding the philosophical roots of secularism, debates over its meaning, and it’s application across different societies.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 181 PZ -Agriculture & Political Rebellion


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course explores agrarianism as a foundation of consequential political life. To do so, it focuses on thinking beyond “food politics,” the theory and practice of the farm, politically momentous large-scale agrarian movements across the world, and the rise of a new agrarian politics in southern California and beyond.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 185 PZ -Political Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: The discipline of political psychology evolved as psychological theories were employed in the analysis of the political process. Today the discipline includes how political processes impact psychological functioning. This course surveys the foundations of political psychology including group dynamics and decision-making, gender differences in cognitive and political behavior, authoritarianism, Machiavellianism, violence and aggression, psychohistory, and the analysis of belief systems.

    Prerequisite(s): POST 010A/B PZ or PSYC 010 PZ recommended, but not required. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 187 PZ -The History and Political Economy of World Soccer


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course examines topics in the history and politics of world soccer. We will see how culture, politics, economics and history play themselves out upon the stage of stadium and field. And we will try to understand the game as others, in different times and places, have seen it: a game freighted with meaning and beauty.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 189 PZ -Neoliberalism: IGLAS Seminar


    Institution: Pitzer

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 190 PZ -Science, Politics and Alternative Medicine


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This seminar will study healing practices from around the world. It will include three aspects: 1) the philosophical, historical and political dimensions; 2) the local knowledge and theories of healing and illness in four traditions-Amerindian and Chinese and two from among the following: Mayan, African, Santeria, Curindera, Brazilian spiritualists, etc.; and 3) a review of the clinical efficacy of these complementary and alternative medicines provided by the Western biomedical sciences, as well as their political acceptance within the U.S.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 194 PZ -International Studies Workshop


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course is a workshop for students applying for fellowships to undertake international research or teaching. Focused primarily on the Fulbright, the workshop will guide students through the development of proposals, personal statements and other items required for a nomination. The course is designed to be an encompassing and flexible vehicle to manage the large number of students applying for international fellowships. The class will meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 pm during the first half of the semester. Students may take it for a half-course credit, pass/no credit.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 194B PZ -International Studies Teaching Workshop


    Institution: Pitzer

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 195 PZ -Senior Seminar: Technology and Politics


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This seminar investigates the intersection of technology and politics. We will study how political forces shape the development of new technologies–through government policy, social movements, and cultural values; and how technologies shape politics–elections and campaigning, surveillance and privacy, political economy, and warfare.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 196 PZ -Senior Seminar: Gender and Politics


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: See course description for POST 102 PZ 

    Prerequisite(s): POST 060 PZ or POST 010A PZ or equivalent. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 198 CH -God in the Barrio


    Institution: Pitzer College

    Description: This course examines the role of religion in shaping Latino socio-political incorporation. Historically, religious organizations have been critical institutions serving immigrant communities and assisting their integration into the United States. Do contemporary religious organizations play this role in Latino communities? Are certain churches more actively promoting civic engagement among Latinos?

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POST 198 PZ -Senior Seminar: Reproductive Rights


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course will examine reproductive health politics and policy in the United States. Policies covered include contraception, sex education, abortion and breastfeeding. Throughout the course we will be considering ways in which these politics are gendered in terms of framing, attitudes, and effects.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.

  
  • POST 198 PZ -Senior Seminar: Reproductive Rights


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course will examine reproductive health politics and policy in the United States. Policies covered include contraception, sex education, abortion and breastfeeding. Throughout the course we will be considering ways in which these politics are gendered in terms of framing, attitudes, and effects.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.

  
  • POST 199 PZ -Senior Thesis


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: Students who choose to write a senior thesis must present a proposal or paper to the Political Studies/Economics Field Group at the end of the prior semester for approval. Students will work closely with their faculty thesis advisers.

    Prerequisite(s): a senior seminar in Political Studies and field group approval. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.

Pomona Politics

  
  • POLI 035 PO -City of Angels, City of Quartz


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 036 PO -Urban Politics & Public Policy


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 060 PO -Global Politics of Food and Agriculture


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 061 PO -The Global Politics of Water


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 118 SC -The Politics of Korea


    Institution: Scripps

    Description: For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 128 SC -Race and American Capitalism


    Institution: Scripps

    Description: For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 135 PO -Policy Implementation and Evaluation


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 135 SC -Political Economy of Food


    Institution: Scripps

    Description: For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 136 PO -Politics of Environmental Justice


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 138 PO -Organizational Theory


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 139 PO -Politics of Community Design


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 149 PO -Techno Politics and Policy


    Institution: Pomona College

    Description: For course info, please see the Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and detials, please refer to the PItzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • POLI 178 PO -Political Economy of Development


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.

Psychology

  
  • PSYC 010 PZ -Introduction to Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: The purpose of the course is to introduce the student to psychology as it developed from a nonscientific interest to a scientific approach to human behavior. Special attention will be given to some of the major systems, issues and methods involved in contemporary psychology. Students will be expected to serve as participants in experiments.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 012 AF -Introduction to African American Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course provides an introduction to African American Psychology. It includes perspectives, education, community, life span development, gender and related issues. The course emphasizes the critical examination of current research and theory. Students are expected to contribute orally and in writing.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: D, SOC

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 051 PO -Psych Approaches Study of People


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 084 CH -Psychology of the Chicana/o


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 091 PZ -Psychological Statistics


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: A pragmatic introduction to experimental design, collection and analysis of data in contemporary psychological research. Descriptive and inferential statistics will be covered. Use of computer programs for data analysis will be emphasized. Intended for psychology concentrators. Cross-registration by permission of instructor only.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ or permission of instructor. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 092 PZ -Research Methods


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course provides an overview of issues related to the conduct of psychological inquiry. Topics to be covered include measurement, research design (observational, experimental and survey approaches) and research ethics. PSYC 092 PZ is designed to be taken after PSYC 091 PZ  and is well-suited for sophomores. This course does not replace PSYC 112 PZ , which must be taken by seniors carrying out thesis projects.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ and PSYC 091 PZ Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 092P PZ -Research Methods Practicum


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This lab course will provide students with hands-on experience in research design and methodology in the field of psychology. Students will get experience in all phases of the research process (i.e., conducting a literature search, designing a study, collecting and analyzing data, and writing up APA-style reports). Must be taken concurrently with PSYC 092 PZ -Research Methods 

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ & PSYC 091 PZ. PSYC 092 PZ must be taken concurrently. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 101 PZ -Brain and Behavior


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course provides an introduction to the biological bases of cognition and behavior. Topics may include basic neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, visual and auditory perception, attention, language, hemispheric specialization, memory, emotion, motor control, and social neuroscience.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check current schedule for requirements

    Note(s): Satisfies: BIO.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 102 PZ -Memory


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This laboratory course provides an introduction to the study of human memory, with emphasis on the nature of mental structures and processes underlying memory in everyday life. Topics to be covered include autobiographical memory, eyewitness testimony, amnesia and memory changes in childhood and old age.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ, PSYC 091 PZ. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: L, COG.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 103 PZ -Social Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: We will examine major areas in social psychology such as attitudes, aggression, conflict, person perception, small group processes, and interpersonal attraction.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: SOC

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 103 SC -Psychological Statistics


    Institution: Scripss

    Description: For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 104 PZ -Experimental Social Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: An examination of experimentally-based approaches to social psychology and the conclusions derived from research related to a variety of major questions in this field. This class will present a critical review and evaluation of contemporary work and discuss the connection between experimental findings and other work within and outside the discipline.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ & PSYC 091 PZ. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: PRA, SOC.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 104 SC -Research Design in Psychology


    Institution: Scripps

    Description: For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 104L SC -Research Design in Psychology Laboratory


    Institution: Scripps

    Description: For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 105 PZ -Child Development


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course covers a broad range of topics in developmental psychology.  The course focuses largely on children, but will encompass some discussion of adolescence and early adulthood.  Topics will be covered conceptually as well as chronologically, and will include biological, social, cognitive and societal/cross-cultural aspects of development.  This course requires a 40-hour internship working with children, during the course of the semester.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: INT, DEV.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 107 PZ -Theories of Personality


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course will provide an introduction to the major theories of personality. We will trace the development of personality theories beginning with Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis and concluding with recent developments in the field of personality psychology.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: SOC.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 109 CM -Introduction to Statistics for Psychologists


    Institution: Claremont McKenna

    Description: For course info, please see Claremont McKenna College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 109 PZ -Laboratory in Social Development


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: The goal of this course is to expose students to recent works in social and emotional development and to teach students about the unique methodological and ethical issues involved in conducting research in this area. Students will be designing and carrying out independent research projects as part of the course requirements.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ and PSYC 010 PZ 5 PZ Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: PRA, DEV.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 109L PZ -Lab in Social Development


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: The focus of this course is the familiarize students with the research methods, designs, & statistical procedures used in social develpment. Students will conduct two short studies at The Children’s School on CMC campus, and then design & conduct group projects on social develpment. Students will develop the skills of conducting a literature search, designing & carrying out a study, and writing up and framing research.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 110 CM -Research Methods


    Institution: Claremont McKenna

    Description: For course info, please see Claremont McKenna College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 111 PZ -Physiological Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course is designed to provide students with a sophisticated understanding of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology and their relationship with behavioral function. We will also be addressing such issues as the organization and activation of mammalian sexual behavior, sleep regulation, nutrition and auditory processing.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 PZ PZ or NEUR 095 JT or instructor’s permission Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: PRA, BIO.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 111L CM -Research Methods Practicum


    Institution: Claremont McKenna

    Description: For course info, please see Claremont McKenna College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 111P PZ -Physiological Psychology Practicum


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This research practicum course will expose students to techniques and methodologies central to research in physiological psychology. Practicum topics will include gross anatomy of the brain, histochemical staining of brain tissue, experimental analyses of behavior, fundamentals of stereotaxic surgery and histological techniques. Students will conduct an in-class group experiment and will write up the results in the form of an APA-style experimental report. Must be taken concurrently with PSYC 111 PZ -Physiological Psychology.

    Prerequisite(s): Must take concurrently with PSYC111 Physiological Psychology. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: PRA, BIO

     

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.

  
  • PSYC 112 PZ -Senior Research Methods


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course acquaints students with the principles and methods of scientific research in the field of psychology. Theoretical concerns underlying all research, specific designs used in laboratory and field settings and data analysis techniques will be discussed. This course is intended for seniors who are interested in furthering their knowledge concerning research methodologies; it is required of seniors working on an honors thesis.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ , PSYC 091 PZ and one prior laboratory course. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 116 PZ -Children at Risk


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course will examine topics such as the risks posed to development by poverty, homelessness, parental mental health issues, domestic violence and abuse. We will also study ways to support resiliency in children in the face of these concerns. Students will be carrying out internships with related community agencies in Ontario that focus on children and families.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ . Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: INT, DEV.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 117 PZ -Children and Families in South Asia


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: The main focus of this course is on the nature of child development and familial relations in the South Asian context. Topics will include family structure, childrearing patterns and philosophies, sibling relationships and the development of gender roles. The impact of social, political and economic forces on children and families will also be discussed. The course is especially recommended for students going to or returning from study abroad in South Asia.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: DIV, SEM, DEV.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 118 PZ -Health Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course will focus on psychological approaches to health and disease. Using theories in health psychology (biopsychosocial model and diathesis-stress model), behavioral components of major illnesses and cause of death and disability will be explored. The course will also cover psychological techniques used to prevent or manage health problems, including changing health habits, coping with stress, and pain management.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: CLI.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 121 PZ -Cognitive Science


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: Historical and contemporary views of the mind from a multidisciplinary perspective. How does the mind acquire, structure, and make use of knowledge? Topics Include consciousness, language meaning, thinking, decision-making, perception, remembering, and the self.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ and PSYC 091 PZ or permission of instructor. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: COG.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 123 PO -Language Development


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 125 PZ -Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course will focus on illuminating human development, using evidence obtained in studies of humans, animals and connectionist networks. In particular, we will focus on cognitive, perceptual and behavioral development from conception through the acquisition of language and we will use information obtained using psychobiological and computational techniques to understand these changes.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 091 PZ , PSYC 010 PZ. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: BIO, COG, DEV.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 126 PZ -Psychology of Music


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course explores music from the perspectives of cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Topics include the perception of pitch, melody, harmony, rhythm, and meter; the development of musical knowledge in children; the neural bases of music as evidenced by patient work (amusia), brain imaging, and electroencephalography; and comparisons among musical systems cross-culturally. Class meetings alternate between lecture and discussion of original research articles. 

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 003 SC (or equivalent experience) and either PSYC 101 PZ or PSYC 121 PZ, or permission of instructor. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: COG

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 127 PZ -Psychology of Language


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course examines language from the perspectives of cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Topics include speech, lexicon, sentence processing, discourse, language development, bilingualism, sign language, and the neural bases of language as evidenced by patient work (aphasia), brain imaging, and electroencephalography. Class meetings alternate between lecture and discussion of original research articles.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 PZ , PSYC 121 PZ, or permission of instructor. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: COG

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 130 PZ -Monkey Business: Controversies in Human Evolution


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: Ever since Darwin first posited a plausible mechanism for evolution, scientists and non-scientists alike have used his ideas to support their own concepts about the nature of human nature. In class, we will examine the history, concepts and philosophy behind Darwin’s ideas, exploring in the process the fields of sociobiology, cognitive psychology and primatology, among others. We will also consider the relationship between development and evolution as we attempt to build an understanding of Darwin’s mechanism that is free of the confused notions that have become attached to it over the years.

    Prerequisite(s): A college-level course in at least one of the following three areas: psychology, philosophy, or biology, or permission of the instructor. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Cross-listing: PHIL 130 PZ

    Note(s): Satisfies: DEV

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 135 CM -Controversies in Cognitive Neuroscience


    Institution: Claremont McKenna

    Description: For course info, please see Claremont McKenna College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 138 PZ -Seeking Human Nature: The History and Science of Innateness


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: “Human nature” has long been invoked to understand and justify our behaviors. After the advent of Darwinian evolution and Mendel’s gene theory, however, the notion of “instinct” gained authority, reshaping categories like “race” and “nature.” We will track that shift and examine its effects on political economy and social policy.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    Cross-listing: HIST 138 PZ

    Note(s): Satisfies: DEV

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 148 PZ -Neuropharmacology and Behavior


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This upper-division course will begin with a review of basic pharmacological principles, including such topics as the determinants of effective drug action at a receptor site; routes of administration, absorption, lipid solubility, catabolism, and the Blood Brain Barrier. We will also discuss fast and slow transduction mechanisms with emphasis on second messengers. Finally, this course will review what is known about the neurochemical bases of disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, mania and autism.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ or NEUR 095 JT or permission of instructor Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: BIO

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 150 AF -Psychology of the Black Experience


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 151 CH -Psychology of Multicultural Education


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 153 AA -Asian American Psychology


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 153 PZ -The Socialization of Gender: A Developmental Perspective


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course will focus on the way in which children come to be aware of and socialized into, specific gender roles. The course will address the way in which social institutions, the cultural context, parents/family members and peers act as socializing influences. Specific topics to be covered include parent-infant, parent-child interactions, the development of gender identity, cross-cultural differences in gender roles and the perspectives of various psychological theories. In addition, research on the differential socialization of males and females in the following areas will be examined: emotional development, friendships, need for achievement (particularly mathematics), moral understanding, reasoning, and body image.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ or ID 026 PZ Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: DIV, SEM, DEV

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 154 PZ -Cognitive Development


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: Recent years have seen an explosion of theoretical and empirical advances that have revolutionized ideas about children’s thinking. This course will trace the evolution of these ideas, from Piaget through the information processing approach to cognitive development.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ , PSYC 091 PZ AND PSYC 105 PZ Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: PRA, COG, DEV

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 155 CM -Seminar in Ethnic Minority Psychology and Mental Health


    Institution: Claremont McKenna

    Description: For course info, please see Claremont McKenna College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 155 PZ -Behavioral Epigenetics


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: Epigenetics is the study of gene regulation. Recent research indicates that experiences influence genetic functioning, highlighting how Nature and Nurture interact. In this course, students will read chapters and articles about this fascinating and important field, exploring (among other topics) how childhood experiences produce epigenetics effects that persist into adulthood, how epigenetic phenomena are involved in learning and memory, and how such phenomena contribute to the onset of diseases like obesity, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ and an introductory course in biology, or instructor’s permission. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: SEM, BIO, DEV.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 157 SC -Psychology of the Black Woman in America


    Institution: Scripps

    Description: For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 160 PO -Cognitive Psychology with Lab


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 162 PO -Memory and Language


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 171A PZ -Directed Research Practicum in Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course is designed to give students experience in working collaboratively with faculty on on-going research projects. Students will participate in all aspects of the research process, i.e., conducting background library research, designing a project, analyzing data, writing up results, and preparing manuscripts for presentation.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ and PSYC 091 PZ Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: INT

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 176 PO -The Psychology of Health and Medicine


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 180 PZ -Study of Lives


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course will introduce students to the process of conducting an in-depth analysis of an individual’s life across time. Students will conduct extensive interviews with one person in an attempt to understand the complexity and uniqueness of that person’s life and to describe and explain patterns of behavior.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ and PSYC 107 PZ Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: PRA, SEM, SOC

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 180J PO -Seminar on Language, Memory and the Brain


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 180L PZ -Study of Lives Lab


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This lab course will provide students with hands-on experience in research design and methodology in the field of narrative psychology. Students will get experience in designing and conducting semi-structured interviews with an older adult (age 65+), transcribing data, analyzing qualitative data, and writing up results.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ & at least one other psychology course; students must enroll in PSYC 180 PZ concurrently. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 180M CH -Chicano/Latino Cultural Psychology


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 180X AF -Culture and Human Development: African Diaspora


    Institution: Pomona

    Description: For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 181 PZ -Abnormal Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course examines the causes, assessment and treatment of various kinds of psychological problems. The course emphasizes the importance of scientific research for informing the real-life treatment decisions that each student will definitely someday be involved in-decisions regarding the mental and medical health of themselves and their loved ones.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ and one additional psychology class. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: CLI

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 182 PZ -Seminar in the Psychology of Art


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This seminar examines visual art and aesthetics from the perspectives of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. Topics may include aesthetic foundations, historical dialogues between psychology and art, the psychology and neuroscience of vision, and contemporary neuroaesthetic approaches in which visual art is interpreted with respect to the perceptual, cognitive, and emotional consequences for the viewer. Classic and recent books in this area will be discussed.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC101 PZ and permission of instructor. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: SEM

     For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 183 PZ -Ethnic Psychology Laboratory


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This laboratory course examines the role of race, ethnicity and culture in psychological research. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the primary theoretical and conceptual issues underlying this body of research and in designing and conducting independent research projects.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ and PSYC 091 PZ Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: PRA, DIV, SOC

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 184 PZ -Psychology of Food and Eating


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course will focus on the psychological processes underlying eating behaviors. Possible topics include food choice, the development of food preferences; motivation to eat; cultural influences on eating patterns; advertising, film and food; neurogastronomy; social class, gender and food; food addictions, disordered eating, and weight regulation. This course must be taken in conjunction with The Psychology of Food and Eating Research Practicum course. This portion of the course will be taught as a seminar.
     

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC010 PZ, PSYC091 PZ, and PSYC092 PZ. Must concurrenlty enroll in PSYC184P PZ. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: PRA, SEM

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 184P PZ -Psychology of Food and Eating Research Practicum


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course will focus on methodologies for studying behaviors related to food and eating. Students will work collaboratively and independently in designing and carrying out, analyzing, and communicating the results of their research projects. Attention will be given to methodologies ranging from the use of surveys to experimental methods. This course must be taken in conjunction with the Psychology of Food and Eating course.  

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC010 PZ, PSYC091 PZ, and PSYC092 PZ. Must concurrently enroll in PSYC184 PZ. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: PRA, SEM

     

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.

  
  • PSYC 186 PZ -Internships in Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course involves supervised experience in the application of psychological knowledge in real-world human service settings. Examples include settings focused on: mental health, substance abuse, regular or special education, rape and sexual abuse and domestic violence. Students may enroll for either half-course or full-course credit and may enroll for either one or two semesters. The course may be used to fulfill Pitzer’s social responsibility requirement.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ and two additional Psychology courses. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: INT, CLI

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 187 PZ -Internships in Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This course involves supervised experience in the application of psychological knowledge in real-world human service settings. Examples include settings focused on: mental health, substance abuse, regular or special education, rape and sexual abuse and domestic violence. Students may enroll for either half-course or full-course credit and may enroll for either one or two semesters. The course may be used to fulfill Pitzer’s social responsibility requirement. I

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ and two additional Psychology courses. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: INT, CL

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 188 AF -Seminar in African American Psychology


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: Critically examines contemporary literature in African American psychology. Emphasizes the ideas of leading theorists (e.g., Na’imAkbar, Wade Nobles, Linda Myers) and the research literature on contemporary problems (e.g., teen pregnancy, gangs). Reading, writing and speaking intensive.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ and PSYC 12 AF. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: DIV, SEM, SOC

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 188 PZ -Seminar in Body Weight Regulation and Obesity


    Institution: Pitzer

    Description: This advanced seminar will explore through relevant readings in the original literature, the physiological, behavioral, nutritional, neurobiological and genetic underpinnings of homeostatic systems that regulate food intake, metabolism and body weight in humans and animals. 

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ PZ or BIOL 095 KS, and BIOL 043L/44L. Please also check the current course schedule for requirements.

    Note(s): Satisfies: SEM, BIO

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
 

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