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PSYC 1002 - General Psychology of Music and Mind
Units: 5
Introduction to the scientific study of basic processes underlying human and animal behavior: sensation and perception, learning and thinking, motivation, and emotion, with an emphasis on those processes relevant to music. Satisfies GE Area: B2, B5, and Area D. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for PSYC 1000, PSYC 1001, PSYC 1005, PSYC 2004, or PSYC 2009. Grading: A-F grading only.
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PSYC 1005 - General Psychology for Healthier Living
Units: 5
An introduction to the scientific study of basic processes underlying human and animal behavior; sensation and perception, learning and thinking, motivation, and emotion. Emphasis on psychological aspects of health. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for PSYC 1001 , PSYC 1005 , PSYC 2004, or PSYC 2009.
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PSYC 1100 - Critical Thinking in Psychology
Units: 4
The role of critical thinking in the scientific study of behavior. Inductive and deductive use of experiments by which selected problems are investigated with emphasis on experimental design and common logical fallacies in interpreting empirical data. Credit Restrictions: Not for credit in the Psychology major.
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PSYC 2020 - Methods of Investigation in Psychology
Units: 4
Experimental, correlational, and observational methods in the study of psychology with selected examples. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ). Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for PSYC 3090.
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PSYC 3100 - Experimental Psychology
Units: 5
A laboratory course in the development, design, and execution of psychological experiments, the analysis of data, and the writing of formal research reports. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and PSYC 2020 ; and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 .
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PSYC 3190 - Human Factors Engineering
Units: 4
(See INDE 3190 for course description.)
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PSYC 3200 - Psychological Tests
Units: 4
Introduction to selecting and evaluating standardized tests of aptitude, achievement, personality, and other human traits. Validity, reliability, generalizability, and ethics. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 .
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PSYC 3210 - Principles of Survey and Test Construction
Units: 4
Construction of survey or test instruments using Classical Test theory and Item Response theory; item development; sampling; data analysis; test bias and test fairness; interpretation and presentation of results. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 .
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PSYC 3220 - Psychology of Individual Differences
Units: 4
Survey of human traits (including intelligence), and examination of evidence for differences among individuals differing in sex, age, personality, race, etc. Consideration of social implications. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 .
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PSYC 3230 - Applied Measurement
Units: 4
An introduction to applied measurement. Signal detection theory, unidimensional scaling, multidimensional scaling, and policy modeling techniques. Relevance to cognitive processes, industrial psychology, and perceptual processes. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 .
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PSYC 3240 - Decision Theory
Units: 4
An introduction to the literature and methods of decision science. The theory and decision strategies, with examples across many applications. Focus on descriptive as opposed to normative models. Students will study decision strategies and methods of modeling preference structures. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 .
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PSYC 3250 - Behavior Modification
Units: 4
The extension of principles and concepts emerging from the experimental analysis of behavior to problems of behavior modification outside the laboratory. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 3400 - Ergonomics and Human Factors
Units: 4
Human factors in tasks involving attention, decision making, and other complex responses. Current findings, methods of research, and applications in industry and other man-machine situations. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 3410 - Psychology of Women
Units: 4
Critical examination of data affecting views of and by women, including: socialization of sex-roles, rape, marriage, the family, career barriers, development of stereotypes. Psychology majors may take for university credit. Prerequisites: WOST 1000 or upper division standing. Credit Restrictions: Not for credit in Psychology major.
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PSYC 3420 - Stress and Coping
Units: 4
A systematic look at the major theories and research about stress and coping, with discussion of applications. Stress and coping will be examined in the context of everyday situations, e.g., illness, death and dying, and the workplace. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ). Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for PSYC 2420.
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PSYC 3500 - Social Psychology
Units: 4
Current theory and research on behavioral and cognitive processes arising in human social interaction. Emphasis on experimental investigations of self appraisal and attribution, collective and group dynamics, social conformity and conflict. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 3520 - Interpersonal Processes
Units: 4
Selected topics on the development and maintenance of social relationships, interpersonal attraction, self disclosure, communication dynamics of power and intimacy, and the resolution of conflict. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 3540 - Groups and Organizations
Units: 4
The behavior of individuals in modern groups and organizations: work groups, universities, and other bureaucracies. Emphasis on theories of problem solving to create satisfying, effective, productive environments within organizations. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 3550 - Social Influence and Change
Units: 4
Selected topics in the use of persuasion and social power to effect both behavioral compliance and attitude change: Includes problems of effective leadership and intervention as well as resistance to change in applied settings. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 3560 - Psychology of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Units: 4
Survey of psychological research on negotiation and conflict resolution processes. Specific topics include: cognitive, motivational, and emotional processes involved in misunderstanding, conflict, negotiation and conflict resolution. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 , or PSYC 1001 , or PSYC 1005 . Grading: A-F grading only.
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PSYC 3600 - The Impact of Culture on Social Psychology
Units: 4
A survey of cultural variations in motivational, cognitive, and emotional processes (such as attitude and social judgment), and how such variations manifest themselves in interpersonal and group contexts (such as conflict resolution). Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and PSYC 2020 .
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PSYC 4200 - Conditioning and Learning
Units: 4
Basic principles and results of conditioning and learning experimentation. Prerequisites: PSYC 2020 or PSYC 1100 .
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PSYC 4210 - Theories of Learning
Units: 4
Survey of theories of learning with emphasis on experimental work arising from them; their underlying assumptions, strengths and weaknesses, practical implications, and methodological approaches to research problems. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and PSYC 2020 and PSYC 4200 .
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PSYC 4220 - Cognitive Processes
Units: 4
Selected topics in thinking and information processing in humans, e.g., problem solving, language, memory and forgetting, concept formation, attention, creativity, imagery, etc. Various theories and selected experiments are described, analyzed and interpreted. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4300 - Motivation
Units: 4
Nature of primary and secondary drives. Critical analysis of the concept of motivation in relation to behavior, learning, and performance. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and PSYC 4200 .
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PSYC 4310 - Comparative Psychology
Units: 4
Survey of the similarities and differences in sensory systems, learning, motivation, social organization, and development of closely related and relatively unrelated animals, including the human species. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4320 - Physiological Psychology
Units: 4
The biological foundations of human and animal behavior, including physiological processes related to sensory and motor activity, perception, learning, thinking, motivation, and emotion. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4345 - Sensation and Perception
Units: 4
The function of the eyes, ears, and other sense organs in bringing information about the world to the brain. The use of this information in perceiving objects and events. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4350 - Heredity and Behavior
Units: 4
A consideration of genetic and environmental determinants of behavior and psychological characteristics of animals and humans. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4360 - Psychopharmacology
Units: 4
Classification of psychoactive drugs, principles of action, reading the drug literature critically, beneficial and harmful effects of prescription and illegal drugs, prevention and treatment of abuse, pharmacotherapy, including alternatives to psychiatric drugs. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4370 - Cognitive Neuroscience
Units: 5
Overview of research examining the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive processes such as perception, attention, memory, and language. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 , and PSYC 4320 . Grading: A-F grading only.
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PSYC 4390 - History and Systems of Psychology
Units: 4
Survey of historical developments in the emergence of modern scientific psychology. Contemporary theoretical systems discussed with emphasis on how they approach the recurring problems of psychology. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and 16 units of upper division psychology and senior standing.
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PSYC 4410 - Abnormal Psychology
Units: 4
Overview of the major psychiatric disorders such as mood and anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, substance abuse and dependence, and schizophrenia. Emphasis is on diagnostic criteria; biological, psychological, and sociocultural causes; and treatment implications. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4420 - Developmental Psychology
Units: 4
Psychological development across the life span. Affords a developmental perspective of perception, cognition, language, and of emotional, social, and personal behavior. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4440 - Child Psychopathology
Units: 4
Survey of psychiatric disorders affecting children and adolescents. Emphasis is on diagnostic criteria; biological, psychological, and sociocultural causes; and treatment implications. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4500 - Industrial Psychology
Units: 4
Applications of industrial psychology concepts and methods to actual cases (e.g., hiring, evaluation, motivation, training, compensation, safety, marketing, total quality management, stress management, morale, ethics/dishonesty, reorganization, human factors). Lecture, case study, individual and group projects. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 , and Senior standing.
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PSYC 4610 - Psychology of Personality
Units: 4
Critical review of method and content in the study of personality. Historical development of the field, with attention to recent applications of scientific method to problems of personality. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4620 - Theories of Personality
Units: 4
Undergraduate seminar: survey and analysis of some major theories of personality, including systematic analysis of theory construction. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and PSYC 4410 or PSYC 4440 or PSYC 4610 .
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PSYC 4630 - Introduction to Psychotherapy and Clinical Methods
Units: 4
Overview of professional issues in clinical psychology and the theoretically based approaches to psychotherapy (i.e., psychoanalytic, cognitive, behavioral, existential, humanistic, and systems). Prerequisites: PSYC 4410 or PSYC 4610 .
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PSYC 4660 - The Psychology of the Healthy Personality
Units: 4
Topics include models of psychological health, maintenance of health across the life span, and the dilemmas women and minorities face in maintaining health in the face of discrimination. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4740 - Psycholinguistics
Units: 4
Basic psychological aspects of human verbal behavior and related phenomena. The acquisition and development of language, perception of language, and effect of language on thought. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ).
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PSYC 4800 - Human Learning and Cognition Laboratory
Units: 2
Selected experiments in human learning, verbal learning, abilities, and problem solving. Experiments will be designed, executed, analyzed, and reported. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and PSYC 2020 and PSYC 3100 and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 and PSYC 4200 or PSYC 4220 or PSYC 4740 . Repeatability: May be repeated three times for credit, for a maximum of 8 units. [Although courses in the 4800-4808 series may be repeated for credit, two different courses are required for the psychology major.]
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PSYC 4801 - Learning and Motivation Laboratory
Units: 2
Selected experiments in conditioning, learning and motivation, with an emphasis on subhuman species. Experiments will be designed, executed, analyzed and reported. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and PSYC 2020 and PSYC 3100 and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 and PSYC 4200 . Repeatability: May be repeated three times for credit, for a maximum of 8 units. [Although courses in the 4800-4808 series may be repeated for credit, two different courses are required for the psychology major.]
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PSYC 4802 - Sensation and Perception Laboratory
Units: 2
Selected experiments from psychophysics, perception, vision, audition, and olfaction. Experiments will be designed, executed, analyzed, and reported. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or 1001 or 1005) and PSYC 2020 and 3100 and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 and PSYC 4220 or 4320 or 4345. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 8 units. [Although courses in the 4800-4808 series may be repeated for credit, two different courses are required for the psychology major.]
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PSYC 4803 - Physiological Psychology Laboratory
Units: 2
Selected experiments in physiological processes, related sensory and motor activity. Experiments will be designed, executed, analyzed, and reported. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005; PSYC 2020; PSYC 3100; PSYC 4320; STAT 1000; STAT 3010. Repeatability: May be repeated three times for credit, for a maximum of 8 units. [Although courses in the 4800-4808 series may be repeated for credit, two different courses are required for the psychology major.]
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PSYC 4804 - Social and Personality Laboratory
Units: 2
Selected experiments in social psychology and personality problem areas. Experiments will be designed, executed, analyzed, and reported. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and PSYC 2020 and PSYC 3100 and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 and PSYC 3500 or PSYC 4610 . Repeatability: May be repeated three times for credit, for a maximum of 8 units. [Although courses in the 4800-4808 series may be repeated for credit, two different courses are required for the psychology major.]
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PSYC 4805 - Comparative Psychology Laboratory
Units: 2
Selected experiments on social organization, communication, perception, activity patterns, learning and behavioral development in animals (insects, fish, reptiles, birds, mammals). Experiments will be designed, executed, analyzed, and reported. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005; PSYC 2020; PSYC 3100; PSYC 4310 or PSYC 4350; STAT 1000; STAT 3010. Repeatability: May be repeated three times for credit, for a maximum of 8 units. [Although courses in the 4800-4808 series may be repeated for credit, two different courses are required for the psychology major.]
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PSYC 4806 - Developmental Psychology Laboratory
Units: 2
Selected experiments from a human developmental perspective. Experiments will be designed, executed, analyzed, and reported. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and PSYC 2020 and PSYC 3100 and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 and PSYC 4420 . Repeatability: May be repeated three times for credit, for a maximum of 8 units. [Although courses in the 4800-4808 series may be repeated for credit, two different courses are required for the psychology major.]
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PSYC 4807 - Clinical Psychology Laboratory
Units: 2
Selected research in clinical psychology. Studies will be designed, executed, analyzed, and reported. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and PSYC 2020 and PSYC 3100 and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 and PSYC 4410 or PSYC 4440 . Repeatability: May be repeated three times for credit, for a maximum of 8 units. [Although courses in the 4800-4808 series may be repeated for credit, two different courses are required for the psychology major.]
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PSYC 4808 - Industrial Psychology Laboratory
Units: 2
Selected experiments in industrial psychology, tests and surveys, and decision-making. Experiments will be designed, executed, analyzed, and reported in APA format. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 (or PSYC 1001 or PSYC 1005 ) and PSYC 2020 and PSYC 3100 and STAT 1000 and STAT 3010 and PSYC 3210 or PSYC 3240 or PSYC 4500 . Repeatability: May be repeated three times for credit, for a maximum of 8 units. [Although courses in the 4800-4808 series may be repeated for credit, two different courses are required for the psychology major.]
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PSYC 4900 - Independent Study
Units: 1-4
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units.
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PUAD 3999 - Issues in Public Administration
Units: 4
Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in public administration. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.
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PUAD 4445 - Bureaucratic Politics and Administrative Law
Units: 4
(See POSC 4445 for course description.)
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PUAD 4800 - Public Administration and Society
Units: 4
The historical and political context of public administration; politics and economics of public bureaucracy; managing governmental organizations; public finance and national economy; values, ethics, and public interest; interface between professional administrators and citizens. Prerequisites: “Classified Graduate” standing in the M.P.A. program.
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PUAD 4830 - Organization Theory and Human Behavior
Units: 4
Classical and emerging theoretical perspectives on human organizations; organizational design and tomorrow’s organizations; self and organization; environment and planned change; participative goalsetting and organizational effectiveness. Prerequisites: “Classified Graduate” standing in the MPA program.
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PUAD 4840 - Fundamentals of Information Management in the Public Sector
Units: 4
Fundamentals of information technology, information policy, and management in the public and nonprofit sectors; computerized applications for the collection, analysis, and presentation of information; research using online databases. Ten hrs/week in computer lab.
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PUAD 4900 - Independent Study
Units: 1-2
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units.
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PUAD 5000 - Philosophy of Public Administration
Units: 4
Critical analysis of emerging domestic and global ideas and issues shaping and being shaped by the public sector. Theoretical perspectives on understanding values, ethics, citizenship, public good, and search for democratic administration. Prerequisites: PUAD 4800 , PUAD 4830 .
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PUAD 5900 - Independent Study
Units: 1-4
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PUAD 6762 - Group Procedures and Facilitation
Units: 4
Focus on becoming a lifelong learner and change manager by developing self-awareness and critical reflection skills. Explore learning styles, managing oneself, interpersonal skills, systems and integrative thinking, group processes and managing change. Includes discussion, group activities, and case problems. Prerequisites: PUAD 6812 or HCA 4200.
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PUAD 6765 - Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment
Units: 4
Intervention strategies (e.g., systems-based, appreciative inquiry, dialogue conferences, action learning), O. D. methods, interview techniques, observation, surveys, and discussion. Course participants carry out an organizational diagnosis and assessment.
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PUAD 6766 - Organizational Intervention and Engagement
Units: 4
Models and methods of managing organizational change, data collection and interpretation, and stakeholder engagement; ethical practices. Course participants carry out an organizational diagnosis and intervention. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit for a maximum of 8 units.
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PUAD 6801 - Public Policy Formulation
Units: 4
Critical analysis of public policy-making processes; interrelationships among policy formulation, implementation, evaluation, and revision; alternative models of the policy process. Prerequisites: PUAD 4800 .
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PUAD 6802 - Seminar in Public Policy Implementation
Units: 4
Developing strategies and tactics for identifying and solving implementation problems. Implementation as a design, evaluative, and learning process. Analysis of implementation case studies. Prerequisites: PUAD 6801 .
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PUAD 6809 - Seminar in Public Program Evaluation
Units: 4
Assessment of policy impact and effectiveness; analysis of program objectives; methods of evaluation; developing action-oriented evaluation processes; administration of evaluation systems. Prerequisites: PUAD 6801 .
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PUAD 6811 - Human Organizations and Social Realities
Units: 4
Post-modernist approaches to the understanding of organizational realities, including phenomenological, critical, feminist, and other interpretive approaches; subjective, intersubjective, contextual, historical influences; organizational socialization and personality growth, personal and organizational value development and human effectiveness. Prerequisites: PUAD 4800 and PUAD 4830 .
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PUAD 6812 - Changing Human Organizations
Units: 4
Application of interpretive, critical, and postmodern theories to changing organizations; use of meaning-centered, experientially grounded theories for understanding organizational cultures; personal praxis in changing organizations. Prerequisites: PUAD 6811 .
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PUAD 6815 - Ethics and Administrative Responsibility
Units: 4
Ethical dimensions of the public service; value dilemmas, administrative ethics and accountability, responsibility in making public choices, whistle-blowing, the public interest; equality and equity in democracy. Prerequisites: PUAD 6801 and PUAD 6811 .
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PUAD 6830 - Advanced Information Management in Public Organizations
Units: 4
Critical examination of the use of information management; e-government; implications of using analytical techniques for public policy analysis, budgeting, decision making, knowledge management, and improvement of client services. Prerequisites: PUAD 4800 and PUAD 4830 .
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PUAD 6831 - Research Methods in Public Administration I
Units: 4
Theory and methods of interpretive research in the public sector. Emphasis on meaning-centered and inductive modes of data-gathering and analysis, including interviews, participant observation, ethnographic methods and the development of grounded theory. Issues in case study presentation and field research narratives. Prerequisites: PUAD 4800 , PUAD 4830 , and PUAD 5000 .
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PUAD 6832 - Research Methods in Public Administration II
Units: 4
Positivistic research methods; uses of quantitative and computer analysis; application of quantitative approaches to organizational improvement, policy research, and decision making; implementation of research design; examination of the logic underlying application of quantitative methods and statistical techniques. Prerequisites: PUAD 4800 , PUAD 4830 , and PUAD 5000 .
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PUAD 6840 - Seminar in Public Finance Administration
Units: 4
Budgetary processes in public policy formation and administrative control; strategic principles of fiscal policy in attaining public goals; public revenues, sources, incident, and effect of principal taxes; intergovernmental aspects of revenue problems; grants in aid. Prerequisites: PUAD 6801 .
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PUAD 6842 - Governmental Budgeting
Units: 4
Governmental budgeting as political and social process; administrative control at federal, state, local levels; central budget agencies and budget offices in operating agencies, budgets as planning, policymaking and management instruments; executive-legislative relationships. Prerequisites: PUAD 6801 .
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PUAD 6850 - Human Resource Management in the Public Sector
Units: 4
Development of public service concepts and institutions; assessment of public personnel methods and organizations; interaction with other management functions, and with the executive and legislative processes; influence of social and political values upon public service concepts. Prerequisites: PUAD 6811 .
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PUAD 6851 - Work and Organizations of the Future
Units: 4
Critical assessment of the nature of work and traditional human resource practices in public organizations. Empowering and involving employees. Diversity, trust, and mutualism. Relationships among information technologies, the organization, employees, and citizens. Creating the organization of the future. Prerequisites: PUAD 6811 .
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PUAD 6854 - Seminar in Public Labor Relations
Units: 4
History and present legal status of public labor relations; changing concepts and their implications for existing institutions; processes and values in public personnel systems; dispute resolution; cooperative labor/management committees and other current issues. Prerequisites: PUAD 6801 .
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PUAD 6864 - Managing Public Organizations
Units: 4
The responsibilities of the public sector manager; differences between private and public sector management; short versus long-term management in the public sector. Critical examination of public managers as strategic leaders. Prerequisites: PUAD 6801 .
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PUAD 6869 - Topics in Public Management
Units: 4
Specialized investigations of public management issues and problems selected by instructor. Prerequisites: PUAD 6801 . Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.
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PUAD 6878 - Transforming Health Care
Units: 4
Emerging career plans in health care administration. The implications of decentralized health care and integrated health systems for health care workers. The future of health care delivery systems and the wider impact of these changes on the social order. Prerequisites: PUAD 6801 and PUAD 6811 .
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PUAD 6893 - Internship in Public Administration
Units: 1-4
Academically challenging field placements in half-time or full-time positions with governmental agencies under the supervision of university faculty member. Examination of the relationship of theory to practice in the provisions of public service. Prerequisites: “Classified Graduate” status and the consent of the Internship Coordinator. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
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PUAD 6897 - Community Health Administration Practicum
Units: 4
Practical experiences through field work with community agencies, emphasis on improving a student’s ability to activate community resources and support sustainable wellness communities. Prerequisites: HCA 4200, and either PUAD 4830 or MGMT 3614 .
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PUAD 6898 - Cooperative Education
Units: 1-4
Supervised work experience in which student completes academic assignments integrated with off-campus paid or volunteer activities. Prerequisites: At least a 3.0 GPA; the approval of the Internship Coordinator. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit, for a maximum of 8 units. A maximum of 4 units will be accepted toward the Master of Public Administration degree. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
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PUAD 6900 - Independent Study
Units: 1-4
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PUAD 6901 - Graduate Synthesis
Units: 4
A synthesis of public administration theories and concepts through a critique of major readings in the field. Prerequisites: For Comprehensive Examination. Advancement to Candidacy (completion of all core courses, option area requirements, and electives) and consent of instructor.
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PUAD 6909 - Departmental Thesis
Units: 1-4
Development and writing of a research paper for submission to the department, which specifies its format. Supervision by a departmental faculty member. Oral defense normally required. (See also “Departmental Thesis Guidelines,” available in department office.) Prerequisites: Advancement to Candidacy and consent of thesis advisor. Maximum of 4 units per student.
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PUAD 6910 - University Thesis
Units: 1-4
Development and writing of a formal research paper for submission to the university in the specified bound format. Supervision by a departmental committee, at least one of whom must be a Cal State East Bay faculty member. Oral defense normally required. (See also “University Thesis Writing Guide,” www.csueastbay.edu/thesiswritingguide.) Prerequisites: Advancement to Candidacy and consent of Thesis Committee. Maximum of 4 units per student.
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PUAD 6999 - Issues in Public Administration
Units: 4
Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in public administration. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.
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REC 1000 - Introduction to Recreation
Units: 4
An introductory multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural investigation of the implications of how leisure contributes to the quality of life of individuals and communities. Survey of institutions and organizations providing recreational services, examining the effects of ethnicity, dominant culture, age and ability on service delivery. This course is a prerequisite for all core courses.
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REC 2050 - Computers in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 2
Competency based introduction to computers as a tool in leisure and hospitality. Must earn a grade of B- or better to earn credit for this course.
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REC 2100 - Leadership Principles in Action
Units: 4
Exploration and development of decision making skills, program design, and character education for youth and young adults. Effects of urban and suburban environments on discipline, cultural tolerance, and youth development will be explored. Class will require active learning while producing leisure experiences for student life on campus.
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REC 2200 - Programming in Leisure Services
Units: 4
Examination of factors influencing the planning processes of designing small and large activities or events. Planning and conducting activities for groups with attention to assuring social justice for ability, ethnic and cultural diversity. Active learning required.
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REC 2400 - Leisure, Self, and Society
Units: 4
Multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural investigation of the impact of recreation, leisure, and learning on individual, community, and human behavior and development, including ethnicity, dominant culture, age, and leisure behavior. Leisure’s impact on society and the quality of life.
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REC 2500 - Service Learning in Leadership, Hospitality and Leisure 1
Units: 1-4
Field experiences in leisure, hospitality and community services agencies. Supervision of students by agency and reporting to University supervisor via online. One hundred hours of field experience for 4 units. 25 hours of service per unit. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of department, for a maximum of 8 units. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
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REC 3000 - Philosophy of Leisure
Units: 4
Analysis of the roots of current practices, theories and philosophies in the fields of leisure, and hospitality. Introduction to leisure and its impact in the world’s environment, the need to promote sustainable tourism and understanding cultural differences in leisure. Development of one’s own philosophy, both personal and professional.
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REC 3010 - Service Learning in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism 2
Units: 4
Service learning in leisure, hospitality, clinical, school, college, and community settings. One hundred (100) hours of service with online reflection assignments connecting professional theories with professional service. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 8 units. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
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REC 3200 - Wellness Through Leisure
Units: 4
Theories and concepts of wellness, health and self-efficacy. The importance of leisure, recreation, the environment, education and culture in the development of wellness. Self-responsibility in the pursuit of holistic wellness through leisure.
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REC 3202 - Women and Leisure
Units: 4
Exploration of women and their leisure and recreation pursuits from a creative, historical and cultural perspective. Leisure’s role in contributing to the quality of life of women. Women’s leisure expression as a reflection of societal change.
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REC 3300 - Leadership in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
Units: 4
Examination of leadership theories, successful leadership techniques, and analysis of self in leadership roles. Emphasis is placed on group work and dynamics, communication, and cultural and ethnic diversity. Leadership supervision of employees, volunteers, and clients using cooperative team building techniques will be taught through active learning. Prerequisites: HOS 1100 , REC 1000 , REC 2050 , REC 2400 or REC 3000 or permission of instructor.
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REC 3305 - Outdoor Living Skills
Units: 4
Introduction to backpacking equipment and clothing, map orientation, wilderness survival and first aid, trip planning and logistics. Practical outdoor experience in developing leadership, group dynamics, problem-solving, and team building skills. Requires one weekend backpacking trip.
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REC 3401 - Leadership of Small Groups
Units: 4
Direct leadership techniques, incorporating programming principles to design and implement programs and activities for small groups. Students will be providing services to the University community.
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