2012-2013 Pitzer Catalog 
    
    Jun 17, 2024  
2012-2013 Pitzer Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Political Studies

  
  • POST 194B PZ - International Studies Teaching Workshop


    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


    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.

    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: Direct Democracy


    This course focuses on policy-making via initiative in the U.S In addition to exploring general theories and findings on the initiative process (development, campaigns, implementation) we will consider several case studies of notable Initiatives on policies such as tax reform, affirmative action, immigration, and same-sex marriage.

    Prerequisite(s): POST 060 PZ  or POST 010A PZ  or equivalent.

    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


    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.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    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.

    Enrollment is limited. Not open to cross-registration.

    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


    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. 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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    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.

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


    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 

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


    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).

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  & PSYC 091 PZ . PSYC 092 PZ  must be taken concurrently.

    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


    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. Satisfies: BIO.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  or permission of instructor.

    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


    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. Satisfies: L, COG.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ , PSYC 091 PZ .

    Enrollment is limited.

    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


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

    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


    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. Satisfies: L, SOC.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  & PSYC 091 PZ .

    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


    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. Satisfies: I, DEV.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ .

    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


    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. Satisfies: SOC.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ .

    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


    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. Satisfies: L, DEV.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  and PSYC 010 PZ 5 PZ

    Enrollment is limited.

    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


    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. Satisfies: L, BIO.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  or NEUR 095 JT  or instructor’s permission

    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


    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.

    Enrollment by instructor’s permission.

    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


    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. Satisfies: I, DEV.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ .

    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


    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. Satisfies: D, S, DEV.

    Enrollment is limited.

    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


    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. Satisfies: CLI.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ 

    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


    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. Satisfies: COG.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ . and PSYC 091 PZ  or permission of instructor.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    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. Satisfies: BIO, COG, DEV.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 091 PZ , PSYC 010 PZ .

    Enrollment is limited.

    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


    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. Satisfies: COG.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 003 SC  (or equivalent experience) and either PSYC 010 PZ  or PSYC 121 PZ , or permission of instructor.

    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


    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. Satisfies: COG.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ , PSYC 121 PZ , or permission of instructor.

    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


    (Also PHIL 130 PZ )

    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. Satisfies: DEV.

    Prerequisite(s): A college-level course in at least one of the following three areas: psychology, philosophy, or biology, or permission of the instructor.

    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


    (Also HIST 138 PZ )

    “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. 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


    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. Satisfies: BIO.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  or NEUR 095 JT  or permission of instructor

    Enrollment is limited.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    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. Satisfies: D, S, DEV.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  or ID 026 PZ

    Enrollment is limited.

    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


    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. Satisfies: L, COG, DEV.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ , PSYC 091 PZ  AND PSYC 105 PZ .

    Enrollment is limited.

    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


    For course info, please see Claremont McKenna College catalog.

    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


    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. Satisfies: S, BIO, DEV.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  and an introductory course in biology, or instructor’s permission.

    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


    For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

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


    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. Satisfies: I. N.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  and PSYC 091 PZ 

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 177C PZ - Seminar in Organizational Communication


    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


    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. Satisfies: L, S, SOC.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  and PSYC 107 PZ 

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    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.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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


    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 Satisfies: CLI.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  and one additional psychology class.

    Enrollment is limited.

    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


    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. Satisfies: L, D, SOC

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  and PSYC 091 PZ 

    Enrollment is limited.

    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


    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. Satisfies: I, CLI.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  and two additional Psychology courses.

    Enrollment is limited.

    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


    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. Satisfies: I, CLI.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  and two additional Psychology courses.

    Enrollment is limited.

    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


    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. Satisfies: D, S, SOC.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  and PSYC 012 AF .

    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


    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. Satisfies: S, BIO.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  or BIOL 095 KS, and BIOL 043L KS /BIOL 044L KS .

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 189 PZ - Seminar in Ethical Issues in Psychology


    This seminar will examine ethical issues in psychological research, application, and practice. Topics to be covered include a review of federal and APA ethical guidelines, the ethical treatment of human participants, informed consent, deception in research, privacy and confidentiality, scientific misconduct, intelligence testing, and ethical issues in therapy and academe.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  AND at least one other Psychology course

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 190 PZ - History and Systems in Psychology


    A study of trends in theory and methodology as evidenced in schools of thought in psychology and in the work of major figures and the development of psychology as a field.

    Prerequisite(s): Three upper division psychology courses

    Enrollment is limited.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 191 PZ - Senior Thesis in Psychology


    Selected seniors will be invited to conduct research and to prepare a thesis.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 193 PZ - Health Disparities Seminar


    This seminar will explore current research and theory developed to understand psychological factors associated with gender, socioeconomic, and ethnic disparities in health outcomes. An emphasis will be placed on reviewing and discussing research that examines the role of exposure to chronic stress and health behaviors associated with health disparities. Satisfies: D, S, CLI.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 010 PZ  and PSYC 092 PZ 

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 194 PZ - Seminar in Social Psychology


    This seminar examines current issues in social psychology with an emphasis on personal and social problems. An emphasis is on oral presentations and writing. Satisfies: S, SOC.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing, major in psychology and PSYC 010 PZ  (or permission of instructor). PSYC 010 PZ  or PSYC 104 PZ  preferred.

    Enrollment is limited.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 195 PZ - Seminar on Emotional Development


    This course covers a broad range of issues in emotional development. Topics include: theories of emotion, biological/ physiological aspects of emotions, emotion perception, emotion regulation, gender differences, socialization of emotions, and cross-cultural differences. Satisfies: S, DEV.

    Prerequisite(s): Prereq: PSYC 010 PZ  and PSYC 010 PZ 

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 196 PZ - Health Psychology Research Seminar: Stress, Depression, and Psychobiology in Women


    This seminar course will explore how cultural and demographic factors influence the ways in which women cope with stress and its impact on their health. Students will explore current research and theory in the field of health psychology, and be introduced to psychophysiological methodology used to examine effects of acute and chronic stress on the body. Written permission required. Satisfies: I, S, CLI.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 197 PZ - Seminar in Clinical Psychology


    For students interested in professions such as social work and clinical psychology. Focus is on preparing students for good career decisions by providing pro and con information about clinical psychology and to a lesser extent, about the other helping professions. Emphasis on treatment and assessment approaches that are supported by scientific research. Satisfies: S, CLI.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 181 PZ  or PSYC 186 PZ  or PSYC 187 PZ  or instructor’s permission

    Enrollment limited to Pitzer juniors and seniors only.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • PSYC 199 PZ - Seminar in Developmental Psychology


    The topic of the seminar this year will be development in the first 18 months of life. Students in the course will be expected to read current and seminal journal articles as a means of examining controversial areas in the field of infant development, such as imitation, attachment, intersensory functioning, memory, and temperament. Intended primarily for seniors. Satisfies: S, DEV.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 091 PZ  and PSYC 105 PZ 

    Enrollment is limited.

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

Religious Studies

  
  • HIST 105 PO - Saints and Society


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  
  
  • RLST 016 PO - The Life Story of the Buddha


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • RLST 020 PO - The Biblical Heritage


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  
  • RLST 022 CM - Introduction to Western Religious Traditions


    For course info, please see Claremont McKenna College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  
  • RLST 040 PO - Religious Ethics


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  
  • RLST 042 PO - The Art of Living


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  
  
  • RLST 060 SC - Feminist Interpretations of the Bible


    For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • RLST 061 SC - New Testament and Christian Origins


    For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • RLST 080 PO - The Holy Fool: The Comic, the Ugly and Divine Madness


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • RLST 084 CM - Religion, Race, and the Civil Rights Movement


    For course info, please see Claremont McKenna College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • RLST 089 PO - Bible, Empire, Globalization


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • RLST 090 SC - Early Christian Bodies


    For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • RLST 091 SC - Heretics in Early Christianity


    For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • RLST 092 SC - Varieties of Early Christianity


    For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • RLST 093 SC - Early Christianity and Theory


    For course info, please see Scripps College catalog.

    For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal.
  
  • RLST 100 PO - Worlds of Buddhism


    For course info, please see Pomona College catalog.

    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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