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Physics
  

  • PHYS188L KS - Senior Thesis Research Project in Physics

    Seniors may apply to do laboratory or field investigation with a faculty member. The topic should be chosen by the end of the junior year. In this course, library and lab materials are developed, research begun, and seminar discussion held with faculty members and students in the field of concentration. This is the first course for students doing a two-semester senior project. Registration in this course will be followed by registration in PHYS 190L KS  . This course has a laboratory fee.

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PHYS188L KS
  

  • PHYS189L KS - Senior Thesis Summer Research Project in Physics

    Students who intend to satisfy a two-semester senior thesis project by conducting a substantial research project during the summer after their junior year should enroll in this course in the fall semester following their research. No credit towards graduation will be awarded for this course. Typically registration in this course will be followed by registration in PHYS 190L KS . Graded CR/NC.

    Offered: Every fall

    Credit: 0

    Course Number: PHYS189L KS
  

  • PHYS190L KS - Senior Thesis Research Project in Physics, Second Semester

    Senior laboratory or field investigation research is culminated and results are summarized in a written thesis and formal presentation. This is the second-semester course for those doing a two-semester research thesis. This course has a laboratory fee.

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PHYS190L KS
  

  • PHYS191 KS - One-Semester Thesis in Physics

    All students who intend to complete a one-semester thesis should enroll in this course. Students are required both to submit a substantive written thesis—which may involve experimental work, analysis of datasets previously collected by other researchers, or a critical analysis of the literature—and to make a formal presentation. Students register for this course during the semester in which the one-semester thesis is written and due.

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PHYS191 KS
  

  • PHYS199 KS - Independent Study in Physics

    Students who have the necessary qualifications, and who wish to investigate in depth an area not covered in regularly scheduled courses may arrange with a faculty member for independent study under his or her direction. A limited opportunity open to all students with permission of instructor.

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 0.5 or 1

    Course Number: PHYS199 KS

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE)
  

  • PPE001A CM - Philosophy Seminar

    An interdisciplinary double course, seminar- and tutorial-based, that focuses on social theory, ethics, and theories of knowledge.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PPE 001A CM
  

  • PPE001B CM - Philosophy Tutorial

    An interdisciplinary double course, seminar- and tutorial-based, that focuses on social theory, ethics, and theories of knowledge.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PPE 001B CM
  

  • PPE011A CM - Politics Seminar

    A double course, seminar- and tutorial-based, that focuses on selected topics in policy.

    Offered: Every spring

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PPE 011A CM
  

  • PPE011B CM - Politics Tutorial

    A double course, seminar- and tutorial-based, that focuses on selected topics in policy.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PPE 011B CM
  

  • PPE110A CM - Economics Seminar

    A double course, seminar- and tutorial-based, that focuses on selected topics in economic theory and public policy.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PPE 110A CM
  

  • PPE110B CM - Economics Tutorial

    A double course, seminar- and tutorial-based, that focuses on selected topics in economic theory and public policy.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PPE 110B CM

Political Studies
  
  
  
  

  • POST174 CH - US Immigration Policy

    See Pitzer College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: POST174 CH
  

  • POST198 CH - God in the Barrio

    See Pitzer College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: POST198 CH

Politics
  

  • POLI039 PO - Politics of Environmental Justics

    See Pomona College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: POLI039 PO
  

  • POLI060 PO - Global Politics of Food and Agriculture

    See Pomona College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: POLI060 PO
  

  • POLI061 PO - Global Politics of Water

    See Pomona College Catalog for course description

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: POLI061 PO
  

  • POLI136 PO - Environmental Justice and Policy

    See Pomona College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: POLI136 PO
  

  • POLI143 SC - Civil Liberties and Fundamental Rights

    See Scripps College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: POLI143 SC
  

  • POLI144 SC - Legal Storytelling and the Rule of Law

    See Scripps College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: POLI144 SC

Portuguese
  

  • PONT100 CM - Introduction to Brazilian Literature and Culture

    This is an introductory course, in English, designed to give students a general view of Brazilian culture, from Colonial times to the present. We begin each historical period with a general background that will allow us to analyze different cultural expressions (literary texts, films, architecture, photography and music) in their original context. The course focuses on several overarching topics, including the creation of the modern Brazilian nation, the cultural encounters between indigenous, Portuguese, and African peoples, and its complex political history. Given that Brazil has such a vast territory, we will also focus on different regions and their contributions to the country’s cultural richness.

    Offered: Every two years

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PONT100 CM
  

  • PORT001 CM - Introductory Portuguese I

    PORT001  CM is the first of a two-semester introductory sequence in Brazilian Portuguese for true beginners, with no previous experience with Romance languages. This course uses a communicative approach to language learning with an emphasis on interactive activities. Students will develop conversational skills, give short oral presentations, produce written descriptive and narrative paragraphs and work on listening and reading comprehension in Portuguese.

    Offered: Every other year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PORT001 CM
  

  • PORT002 CM - Introductory Portuguese II

    PORT002  CM is the second part of a two-semester sequence at a novice level in Brazilian Portuguese. The course will be taken by students who have already taken PORT 001 CM . It uses a communicative approach to language learning with an emphasis on interactive and task-based activities, without forgetting important grammar points. Students will develop more advanced conversational skills, give oral presentations, write short essays of different types and work on listening and reading comprehension.

    Prerequisite: PORT 001 CM  or equivalent. May not be taken concurrently with or after PORT 022 CM .

    Offered: Every other spring

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PORT002 CM
  

  • PORT022 CM - Intensive Introductory Portuguese

    Designed for beginning students with some knowledge of Spanish or another Romance languages. Builds on the similarities and differences between both languages in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation for speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.  Students will complete the equivalent of a year’s study of Portuguese. Includes laboratory work. Letter grade only.

    Prerequisite: Previous study of Spanish, French, Italian, or Latin.

    Offered: Every fall

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PORT022 CM
  

  • PORT033 CM - Intermediate Portuguese

    A continuation of PORT 022 CM . Review and reinforcement of basic skills. Emphasis on conversation, reading and writing. Course includes a tutorial session each week. Letter grade only.

    Prerequisite: PORT 022 CM  or equivalent.

    Offered: Every spring

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PORT033 CM
  

  • PORT044 CM - Advanced Portuguese

    An advanced Portuguese course designed to develop skills in the areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking in cultural context. It seeks to accomplish a more thorough comprehension of Portuguese through a detailed review of the more complex elements of the language, including irregular verb forms in all tenses, the differences between the imperfect and the preterite tenses, the subjunctive mood, personal infinitives, ser vs. estar, etc. It also focuses on extended forms of communication, such as readings from Brazilian literature and culture, frequent compositions, and oral presentations and conversations.

    Prerequisite: PORT 033 CM 

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PORT044 CM

Psychology
  

  • PSYC012 AF - Introduction to African American Psychology

    See Pitzer College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC012 AF
  

  • PSYC030 CM - Introduction to Psychology

    A survey of the major areas of scientific psychology including such topics as perception, learning, motivation, child development, personality, social behavior, and abnormal psychology.

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC030 CM
  

  • PSYC037 CM - Organizational Psychology

    Applies psychological theory and research to problems of work and other organizations. Topics include individual motivation and satisfaction, group dynamics and productivity, leadership, organizational structure, and the effects of external environments on internal organizational processes.

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC037 CM
  

  • PSYC040 CM - Cognitive Psychology

    Introduction to the experimental study of the human mind. In this course the mind is studied as a complex system that processes information. Topics include attention, perception, learning, memory, language processing, problem solving, and reasoning.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC040 CM
  

  • PSYC065 CM - Behavioral Psychology

    Introduction to applied behavioral analysis. Course material includes the broad implications of behaviorism and the application of behavior modification techniques to a wide range of individuals from children to psychotic adults, and in various settings from the home to the organization.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC065 CM
  

  • PSYC070 CM - Abnormal Psychology

    Explores the etiology, assessment, and treatment of the major classes of psychological disorders, including mood, psychotic, substance use, anxiety, eating, and personality disorders. Special topics include problems in defining “abnormality,” risks and benefits of psychiatric diagnosis, research methods, and ethical issues.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC070 CM
  

  • PSYC081 CM - Developmental Psychology

    Explores the development of the child from infancy through adolescence. Topics include theoretical foundations of development, prenatal development, physical development, cognition and intelligence, and the role of parents, peers, and school in social and emotional development.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC081 CM
  

  • PSYC084 CH - Psychology of the Chicanx-Latinx Experience

    See Pomona College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC084 CH
  

  • PSYC092 CM - Social Psychology

    An introduction to theories and principles that describe how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Topics include attitudes, people’s explanations of social behaviors, conformity, persuasion, attraction, aggression, and prejudice.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC092 CM
  

  • PSYC096 CM - Neuropsychology

    Can a college professor who suffered a stroke really mistake his wife for a hat? In this course, the complex relationship between the brain and cognitive functions will be introduced. Students will learn about what parts of the brain are involved in different aspects of psychological functions, such as facial recognition, language, emotions, or memory. Clinical cases of patients who suffered different types of brain damage will be discussed along with the study of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC096 CM
  

  • PSYC097 CM - Sensation and Perception

    We often say that “seeing is believing,” but how exactly does the brain construct a vivid 3D representation of the world from rays of light falling onto the eye? In this class, we will examine how sensory input from the external environment is transformed into the sensations of color, motion, depth, and form. Through readings, demonstrations, and the occasional experiment, we will explore how basic neural codes give rise to the perception of complex objects, and how these percepts are affected by high-level processes such as attention.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC097 CM
  

  • PSYC107 CM - Neuroeconomics

    The emerging discipline of neuroeconomics combines approaches from psychology, economics, and neuroscience in order to better understand how decision-making is implemented in the brain. In this course, we will discuss basic concepts and seminal findings in this nascent research area, including the neural representation of value, decision-making under risk and uncertainty, and strategic interaction and social reward. Cross-listed as ECON 107 CM .

    Prerequisites: One lower-division psychology course and ECON 050 CM 

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC107 CM
  

  • PSYC109 CM - Introduction to Statistics for Psychologists

    This course emphasizes the role of statistics in psychological research. The course covers both descriptive and inferential statistics and will include: hypothesis testing, the role of sampling distributions, the use of statistical techniques such as t-tests, analysis of variance, correlation, multiple regression, and the use of non-parametric statistics. Throughout the course, students will use computerized statistical packages.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course or permission of instructor

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC109 CM
  

  • PSYC110 CM - Research Methods

    Introduction to the logic of research design. Emphasis is on true experiments in the laboratory and the field. Other topics include quasi-experiments, questionnaire construction, systematic observation, archival analysis, and the use of physiological measures. Explores the uses of theory, as well as practical and ethical constraints on psychology research. This course must be taken prior to the senior year.

    Prerequisites: One lower-division psychology course; PSYC 109 CM  (or equivalent); concurrent enrollment in PSYC 111L CM  (PSYC 030 CM  is also recommended)

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC110 CM
  

  • PSYC111L CM - Research Methods Practicum

    In this companion course to PSYC 110 CM , students apply principles of design to their own research. Students first conduct a team research project, or computerized project, and present their findings in a poster session. Then students conceive and conduct an individual research project. This project entails a review of relevant scientific literature, development of an appropriate research design, data collection, statistical analysis, and interpretation of findings. Research findings are presented both orally and in writing.

    Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PSYC 110 CM 

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC111L CM
  

  • PSYC116 CM - The Psychology of Child, Family and Work

    Emphasizes the psychological impact of changing societal influences on children and family structure. Reviews the empirical literature on the impact of current changes and crises in several domains including: school systems, the workplace, child care, and medical services. Main issues identified and debated to generate potential solutions and potential changes in public policies regarding: economic and work related factors, the impact of technological and medical advances, trends in the educational system, and current social crises.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course and one course in statistics

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC116 CM
  

  • PSYC118 CM - Seminar in Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

    Overview of theory and research on the psychology of prejudice and intergroup relations, including theories of personality, social categorization, stereotyping, group conflict, group identity, and social dominance. Explores individual, group, and societal factors which lead to prejudice, ways in which members of disadvantaged groups cope with and respond to prejudice, and ways in which prejudice can be reduced.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC118 CM
  

  • PSYC119 CM - Seminar in Clinical Research and Assessment

    This course teaches research and assessment procedures that determine the effectiveness of clinical interventions. Students will learn to assess treatment outcomes for individual patients. Emphasis will be on single-subject designs used primarily in behavior therapy, along with comparisons of treatment groups with waiting list control groups. Students will observe and participate in the use of these procedures in the Claremont Autism Center, which will serve as their clinic milieu. Lecture plus practicum component.

    Prerequisites: One lower-division psychology course and permission of instructor

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC119 CM
  

  • PSYC120 CM - Seminar in Behavior Modification

    This course offers field experience in the application of behavior modification principles with autistic children at CMC’s Claremont Autism Center. Each student works in a supervised individual capacity in areas such as teaching an individual child, training parents to work with their children, and observing and scoring videotape measures of child and parent interactions. Emphasis is placed on providing students with the opportunity to utilize their knowledge of behavior principles in a real-life setting, participate in research, record behavior, and analyze treatment effectiveness. Lecture plus practicum component.

    Prerequisites: One lower-division psychology course and permission of instructor

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC120 CM
  

  • PSYC122 CM - Seminar in Developmental Psychology

    This course is designed to provide study in the area of developmental psychology. Explores theories of development, developmental research methodology, physical development, cognitive development, and social development from infancy through adolescence. A practicum component will allow students to relate theory to actual childhood populations through observations and participation in the CMC Children’s School or in local elementary schools. Lectures plus practicum component.

    Prerequisite: PSYC 081 CM  or permission of instructor

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC122 CM
  
  

  • PSYC126 CM - Children and Educational Policy

    In depth analysis on the impact of selected educational policies on children and adolescents’ development, including achievement, motivation, and subsequent labor outcomes. Basic concepts in developmental psychology, education, and applied research designs are reviewed. Readings will include policy briefs, court cases, evaluation reports, and empirical research articles from multiple disciplines including psychology, economics, education, and sociology.

    Prerequisite: One lower division psychology course

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC126 CM
  

  • PSYC129 CM - Child Development in Diverse Contexts

    Examines the scientific and policy issues surrounding the cognitive, social and physical development of children raised in diverse contexts from infancy to adolescence. Topics include issues surrounding diversity of national origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. Course material will focus on the biological and social contributions involved in the study of human diversity, with an emphasis on how these findings may inform public policies that span national and global borders.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course.

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC129 CM
  

  • PSYC131 CM - Special Topics in Psychology

    This course is designed to offer psychology majors an additional upper level seminar experience in an area specific to a faculty member’s research. The topic of the class will change from semester to semester, and the content will reflect areas not already covered in other upper division psychology seminars. In addition, the Special Topics seminar will endeavor to have a multidisciplinary focus, so that students from other disciplines may be interested in enrolling in the class. Courses will often be cross-listed in other programs.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course or permission of instructor

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC131 CM
  

  • PSYC132 CM - Personality Psychology

    The course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the major theories of personality. These theories will be explored by examining the outstanding theorists and their theories in the areas of psychoanalytic, humanistic, behavioral, trait, and cognitive psychology. Although assessment techniques and research relative to each approach will be discussed, the main emphasis of the course will be on the “normal” personality and how it develops and not on pathology.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC132 CM
  

  • PSYC133 CM - Positive Psychology

    Positive psychology is the scientific examination and practice of developing methods for the promotion of human potential: to help people confront challenges, appreciate others, and live lives of meaning and purpose. Psychology has had great success in studying and repairing “what went wrong.” Positive psychology explores how to prevent things from “going wrong” in the first place and, more importantly, to develop methods to help things “go right.” This course reviews aspects of personality, social, cognitive, and clinical psychology as well as cognitive and social neuroscience to explore the emerging understanding of subjective well-being, flow, optimism, joy, creativity, strengths, virtues, and happiness, as well as methods for their promotion in our day-to-day lives.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC133 CM
  

  • PSYC135 CM - Controversies in Cognitive Neuroscience

    Cognitive neuroscience serves as an interface between cognitive psychology (the study of information processing) and neuroscience (the study of the physical brain). In this course, we will discuss “hot” controversies in the field regarding how our brain gives rise to important cognitive activity such as visual perception, attention, executive function, memory, motor control, language, and consciousness. Questions include: Is the recognition of faces special? Do we need our cortex to see? How does the brain make moral judgments? Do we have special brain mechanisms to “hear” music? We will consider evidence from patients with localized brain damage, mind-brain relationships in normal individuals, and functional neuroimaging (e.g. PET, fMRI, EEG/ERP).

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology or neuroscience course

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC135 CM
  

  • PSYC140 CM - Leadership

    Examines the broad range of theoretical and empirical literature on effective leadership in organizations. Theories are related to leadership in business, politics, and social movements. Topics include contingency, transactional, transformational, cognitive, gender, and cultural influences on leadership processes; ethical considerations; and integrative approaches.

    Prerequisites: PSYC 037 CM  or permission of instructor

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC140 CM
  

  • PSYC141 CM - Leading Entrepreneurial Ventures

    The purpose of this course is to explore the leadership challenges that entrepreneurs face as they build their venture. The course will examine the following topics: 1) sourcing entrepreneurial venture ideas; 2) developing and refining venture ideas; 3) translating ideas into business plans; 4) obtaining financial resources; 5) assembling non-financial resources; 6) leading the psychological dynamics of the entrepreneurial team; 7) managing risk; 8) leading during critical transitions as the enterprise grows and matures; and 9) building an enduring organization and culture. These topics will be presented in a venture life-stage framework. The learning experience includes readings, case studies, and presentations by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course or permission of instructor

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC141 CM
  

  • PSYC142 CM - Becoming a Leader: Seminar on Leadership Development

    Developing leadership skills, competencies, and potential is thought to traverse the entire lifespan. It is no longer state-of-the-art to take people away from their work to develop as leaders. Rather, state-of-the-science approaches focus on using ongoing experiences as a way to foster and accelerate leadership development. This unit explores various evidence- and experience-based approaches to developing leaders and leadership. Attention is given to understanding psychological theories and models of change, how to enhance development of human and social capital, conceptualizing and leveraging network perspectives on developing shared leadership capacity, and leading development of self and others at individual and collective levels.

    Prerequisite: One lower level psychology course.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC142 CM
  

  • PSYC143 SC - Advanced Statistics I

    See Scripps College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC143 SC
  

  • PSYC145 CM - Psychology of Morality

    This class will use current psychological research to explore how and why moral thought influences our judgments and actions. We will survey the history and evolution of the field as well as consider the function of moral thought in shaping decision-making across a variety of applied domains (e.g. economics, law, politics, religion).
     

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course.

    Offered: Every other year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC145 CM
  

  • PSYC150 AF - Psychology of the Black Experience

    See Pomona College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC150 AF
  

  • PSYC150 CM - Child Psychopathology

    The study of various disorders of childhood ranging from mild behavior problems through autism and childhood schizophrenia. The course will review the description, diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of each disorder and will examine the implications of research findings for education, placement, institutionalization, and public policy.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course.

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC150 CM
  

  • PSYC153 CM - Asian American Psychology

    Introduces students to the salient psychological issues of Asian Americans. Taking into account the social, cultural, and historical context of the Asian American experience, this course addresses values and cultural conflict development, acculturation, marriage and gender roles, vocational development, psychopathology, and delivery of mental health services.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC153 CM
  

  • PSYC154 CM - Seminar in Meditation, Mindfulness, and Well-Being

    The practice of meditation and mindfulness is deeply rooted in many Eastern healing traditions. Mindfulness and meditation have been shown to be beneficial for reducing stress, improving mental and physical well-being, and increasing focus and performance outcomes. In addition, the practice of mindfulness has been integrated into Western psychotherapy and evidence-based practices. This course is designed to provide a multifaceted understanding of mindfulness and meditation. We will examine historical and contemporary issues, review and practice different types of mindfulness, examine the physiological underpinnings of mindfulness, and research how mindfulness can be beneficial across a variety of domains. Prerequisite - one previous course in psychology.

    Prerequisite: One previous course in psychology

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC154 CM
  

  • PSYC155 CM - Seminar in Ethnic Minority Psychology and Mental Health

    This course examines the roles and influences of ethnicity, race, and culture on psychology and mental health. Students will learn about intergroup dynamics, racism and White privilege, ethnic identity development, acculturation and immigration, ethnic differences in the expression of distress, differential patterns and barriers to help-seeking, mental health disparities, and ethnocultural issues that influence treatment processes.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course or permission of instructor

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC155 CM
  

  • PSYC158 CM - Seminar in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

    This seminar is designed to teach the basics of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Students will learn about the theory underlying CBT and acquire practical skills and clinical techniques. Students will also develop an in-depth understanding of CBT-related research, empirically-supported treatments, and clinical-trial methodology.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC158 CM
  

  • PSYC159 CM - Psychosocial Determinants of Health

    The idea that the mind and associated psychological states, may have consequences on health goes back as far as Hippocrates, the father of clinical medicine, who linked emotion and disease by arguing that they have similar antecedents. Currently both psychotherapists and practicing physicians similarly have recognized the co-morbidity of psychological and physical disorders. Moreover, increasingly a large body of epidemiological and sociological work demonstrates that social-cultural factors such as socioeconomic status, sex, and race/ethnicity are pivotal in understanding health. The current course explores the complex relationship among biological, psychological and social-cultural factors that influence a wide range of physical and mental health outcomes.

    Prerequisite: One lower level psychology course

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC159 CM
  

  • PSYC161 CM - Seminar in Decision Making and Memory

    Although we live in an uncertain world, our decisions are influenced in predictable ways. This course is an analysis of the human decision-making process with a unique emphasis on how memory influences that process in both conscious and unconscious ways. Students will learn to understand decision making by appealing to classical theories of decision making as well as theories explaining how our memories and experiences influence our decisions. We will also investigate everyday decision making related to happiness, stress, emotional arousal, social influence, rationality, and legal issues.

    Prerequisites: One lower-division psychology course

    Offered: Every other year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC161 CM
  

  • PSYC162 CM - Seminar in Remembering and Forgetting

    This course explores the functionality of human memory by critically evaluating both the exceptional powers and peculiar limitations of everyday memory that allow us to reminisce, survive, create, and interact in socially acceptable ways. Important findings and conceptual frameworks in both contemporary and classical theories are discussed. The primary focus is on memory experiences in real-world contexts.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course or permission of instructor

    Offered: Every other year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC162 CM
  
  

  • PSYC163 SC - Social Psychology and the Legal System

    See Scripps College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC163 SC
  

  • PSYC164 CM - Autobiographical Memory

    Autobiographical memory encompasses everything we know about our personal past, from general semantic knowledge about ourselves (e.g., one’s birth date) to the most transformative moments of our lives. This course is an in-depth analysis of these  self-referential memories. We will tackle the challenges of studying autobiographical memory from a scientific perspective, examining both behavioral and neuroimaging techniques. We will also discuss different research areas within the domain of autobiographical memory such as false memories, functions of personal memories, prospection (imagining the future), flashbulb memories, involuntary memories, collective memory, cultural influences on what we remember, and autobiographical memory across the lifespan.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course

    Offered: Every other year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC164 CM
  

  • PSYC165 CM - Critical Thinking

    Students will learn to recognize and apply critical thinking skills which include evaluating arguments, distinguishing fact from opinion, identifying common fallacies (such as the either-or, slippery slope, and straw arguments), using the principles of reasoning and evidence, and understanding how cause is determined. Class materials will be drawn from a wide variety of sources.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC165 CM
  

  • PSYC170 CM - Emotion

    What are emotions and how can we study them scientifically? This class will use current psychological theory and research to address these questions. We’ll begin with an introduction to some of the central controversies in emotion theory (e.g. What is an emotion? How does emotion relate to cognition? Can we see emotions in the face and body? Are emotions universal or culturally specific?) The course will then focus on particular positive and negative states (e.g. love, anger, jealousy, awe, empathy), exploring the causes and consequences of each, as well as the conditions under which these emotions can help us to, or hinder us from, achieving our goals.

    Prerequisite: One previous course in psychology

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC170 CM
  

  • PSYC175 CM - Seminar on Diverse Teams at Work

    Diverse teams are becoming a commonplace in current organizations. A primary goal of the course is to provide students with the background knowledge needed to understand, respect, and manage differences between individuals, occurring at the group-level in the workplace. How do employees’ differences influence their interactions? Are these differences detrimental, beneficial, or both? What do we know about leveraging team diversity to attain positive outcomes? These questions will be addressed in this course. More specifically, students will learn about (1) the state-of-the-science from both the teams and diversity literature, (2) the many emergent states and processes that diverse teams go through in organizations, and (3) the tools and interventions to maximize the benefit of diverse teams in the workplace.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC175 CM
  

  • PSYC177 CM - Organizational Communication and Leadership

    This course examines the role of communication in the development and perpetuation of organizational culture. The course focuses on the relationship between the organization’s external environment and internal processes, e.g. strategic planning, decision-making, functional specialization, and leadership.

    Prerequisites: PSYC 037 CM  or permission of instructor 

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC177 CM
  

  • PSYC180 CM - Forensic Psychology

    Examines the interaction of clinical psychology and law. Explores topics such as psychological testimony about insanity, competency to stand trial, child custody decision-making, guardianship, future dangerousness, and civil commitment. Legal standards regarding psychology expert testimony, and policy implications of these legal standards will be discussed.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC180 CM
  

  • PSYC180M CH - Chicano/Latino Cultural Psychology

    See Pomona College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC180M CH
  

  • PSYC180N CH - Latinx Mental Health

    See Pomona College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC180N CH
  

  • PSYC182 SC - Network Science and Machine Learning Using Neural Signals

    See Scripps College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC182 SC
  

  • PSYC185 CM - Health Psychology

    The relationship of behavior to such variables as diet, exercise, sleep, stress, and smoking will be studied as factors involved in health and illness. Current psychological techniques for stress and anxiety management; coping with chronic pain; treating addictions; and dealing with medical compliance, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and dying may be included.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC185 CM
  

  • PSYC187 CM - Practicum in Organizational Intervention

    This course offers field experience in the assessment of organizational problems and the design of organizational interventions. Over the course of the semester students will work with an outside client to diagnose organizational problems and their associated causes, and to recommend organizational interventions to address these problems. The final product of the course will involve a major written report and a formal presentation of findings to the client organization. Students will have the opportunity to use various software packages including statistical analysis, graphics, presentation, and project management software.

    Prerequisites: PSYC 037 CM  or permission of the instructor

    Offered: Occasionally

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC187 CM
  

  • PSYC188 AF - Seminar in African American Psychology

    See Pitzer College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC188 AF
  

  • PSYC188 CM - Psychology and Law

    Examines psychological assumptions and interpersonal processes in the American legal system. Issues such as police interrogation, plea bargains, jury selection, eyewitness identification, attorney persuasion tactics, jury decision-making, lie detection, the insanity defense, the effectiveness of prisons, and the death penalty are analyzed from a social-psychological perspective.

    Prerequisite: One lower-division psychology course

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC188 CM
  

  • PSYC189 CM - Seminar in Clinical Psychology with Practicum

    This seminar and practicum course will investigate diagnosis, assessment, and treatment in clinical psychology. It will explore the scientific knowledge that clinical psychologists have developed in these areas as well as critically examine existing weaknesses. Additionally, areas of concern in clinical psychology will be discussed, including: the use of the DSM-IVTR, how to effectively differentially diagnose, issues with psychological testing, the problems inherent in the assessment and treatment of individuals for diverse backgrounds, and the validity of psychotherapy outcome research. The course is designed for upper level psychology majors who are contemplating a career in clinical psychology. The course includes a practicum component where the student will work in a clinical setting 10 hours a week over the course of the semester.

    Prerequisite: PSYC 070 CM  

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC189 CM
  

  • PSYC194 PZ - Seminar in Social Psychology

    See Pitzer College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC194 PZ
  

  • PSYC197A CM - Directed Research in Psychology

    This course is for a research practicum with a Psychology faculty member focusing on different aspects of scientific psychological research such as experiment design, data collection, literature review, data analysis, and conference presentation or manuscript preparation. This class differs from PSYC 199 CM - Independent Study in Psychology  in that the research must be part of the faculty member’s continuous line of inquiry in that faculty member’s research lab. Students may register in the class for either 0.25 credit (at least 5 hours of directed research per week; 8-10 page paper or equivalent academic work) or 0.5 credit (at least 10 hours per week; 15-20 page paper or equivalent). Students may register more than once in Directed Research. A maximum of 1 credit may accumulate to apply toward graduation (not major) requirements. Students may also enroll in PSYC 197B CM  for a non-credit option, in which case they do not complete the academic work required for academic credit. CR/NC grading only.

    Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 0.25 to 0.50

    Course Number: PSYC197A CM
  

  • PSYC197B CM - Directed Research in Psychology

    This course is for a research practicum with a Psychology faculty member focusing on different aspects of scientific psychological research such as experiment design, data collection, literature review, data analysis, and conference presentation or manuscript preparation. This class differs from PSYC 199 CM - Independent Study in Psychology  in that the research must be part of the faculty member’s continuous line of inquiry in that faculty member’s research lab. Students may also enroll in PSYC 197A CM  with the option for credit. CR/NC grading only. May not be applied toward major requirements.

    Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 0

    Course Number: PSYC197B CM
  

  • PSYC198 CM - Psychology Senior Research Seminar

    This course is required of all students conducting year-long empirical senior theses in psychology. Key topics include research planning, literature searches, goal setting, thesis writing, and oral reporting. Students may earn a maximum of 2 credits for a senior thesis project including this course.

    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor

    Offered: Every fall

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: PSYC198 CM
  

  • PSYC199 CM - Independent Study in Psychology

    Students who have the necessary qualifications and who wish to investigate an area of study not covered in regularly scheduled courses may arrange for independent study under the direction of a faculty reader.

    Offered: Every semester

    Credit: 0.5 or 1

    Course Number: PSYC199 CM

Religious Studies
  

  • RLST010 CM - Introduction to South Asian Religious Traditions

    A historical study of major South Asian religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Islam. Comparative methodology used to examine a significant number of specific themes in each religious tradition.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: RLST010 CM
  

  • RLST012 CM - Devotional Worlds of South Asia

    This course introduces three major South Asian religious traditions - Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism - focusing on devotional movements and practices within each. We will consider medieval-to-modern South Asia as a site of rich literary and religious dialogue and exchange, and devotional expressions and practices (poetic, musical, visual, performative, meditative) as products of both the distinct traditions that claim them and the diverse religious landscapes in which they take place. Topics include the esoteric or “mystical”; place and community; saints and gurus; and reform, debate and dissent.

    Offered: Every other year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: RLST012 CM
  

  • RLST015 CM - Myth and Religion

    This course examines myth in the context of religious thought and how it has been interpreted in ancient and contemporary societies. The course surveys various types of myth and the theoretical understandings of them. Students apply these models of understanding to myths from ancient Babylonian, Greek, Australian, Indian, and Native American traditions.

    Offered: Every other year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: RLST015 CM
  

  • RLST016 PO - Life-Story of the Buddha

    See Pomona College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: RLST016 PO
  

  • RLST020 PO - Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: Text and Interpretation

    See Pomona College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: RLST020 PO
  

  • RLST021 CM - Jewish Civilization

    Through readings from classical Jewish texts (e.g. Bible, Talmud, Midrash, philosophy, mysticism), popular literature (e.g. memoirs, short stories), and contemporary scholarship, the course explores the history of Jews and Jewish communities, major textual and intellectual traditions that have defined Jewish life, and the various constructions of Jewish identity articulated through its texts, beliefs, and practices.

    Offered: Every other year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: RLST021 CM
  

  • RLST022 CM - Introduction to Western Religious Traditions

    Drawing on historical and contemporary sources, this course is a study of major Western religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Comparative methodology used to examine significant themes and issues in each religious tradition.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: RLST022 CM
  

  • RLST037 CM - History of World Christianity

    Explores the history of Christianity from Jesus to the present in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Focus on key debates and conflicts over the canon of Scripture, orthodoxy versus heresy, the papacy, church-state conflicts, the crusades, Christian-Muslim-Jewish debates, the Protestant Reformation, Protestant feminism, liberalism, fundamentalism, evangelicalism and Pentecostalism, liberation theology, and key struggles over missions, colonialism, and indigenization.

    Offered: Every year

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: RLST037 CM
  
  

  • RLST042 PO - The Art of Living

    See Pomona College Catalog for course description.

    Credit: 1

    Course Number: RLST042 PO
 

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