Upper Division | Credential Course Equivalency

EDTE 451 - Health Education for Secondary School Teachers

Addresses major health issues affecting the adolescent, including, but not limited to, health promotion and disease prevention, nutrition, substance use and abuse, and sexuality. Fulfills the state health education requirement for a preliminary teaching credential.

EDUC 417 - School and Society

A critical examination of current issues in today’s schools and future directions in education through the perspectives of history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and the politics of education. Content includes: trends, movements, and issues of the development of our present-day school systems and current educational practice; development of an individual philosophy of education through examination and evaluation of educational philosophies from early Greek through modern/post-modern thought; analysis of American society and its effect on the functioning of schools; the role of explicit

PSY 448 - Cognitive Development

This course covers theories and research on cognition from infancy through adolescence. Major theorists include Piaget, Vygotsky, Sternberg, Fischer, Case, Bruner, and information-processing perspectives. Special topics include social cognition, theory of mind, concept formation, problem-solving, memory, multiple intelligences, standardized testing, language, and cultural variations.

PSYC 336 - COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Prerequisites: (PSYC 101 and (PSYC 230 or PSYC 300) or COGS 101) Scientific study of how people process information. Topics include perception, attention, memory, imagery, language, concept formation, decision making, and problem solving. Both basic and applied issues will be addressed. The course will focus on current models, including information processing and neural networks.

LS 300 - Introduction to Liberal Studies

ED 128 - Cal Teach, Elementary Mathematics Education

Introduction to learning and teaching mathematics in grades K-8. The course requires attending a weekly on-campus seminar and participating in 15 hours of field placement in a local school. Part of Cal Teach.

PSYC 150 - Educational Psychology

Development of individuals and how they learn. Intelligence, emotions, interests, social relations as related to development and learning.

EDUC 134 - Abnormal Psychology for Educators

A study of abnormal psychology for educators. Topics include how psychologists categorize and diagnose a variety of disorders in school-aged children, how to support these students in the classroom, and the potential difficulties that may be faced in the classroom or educational setting.

PSYC 185 - Developmental Psychology

An upper-division survey of child development, including infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and a brief introduction to adolescent issues. Major developmental theories and methods of studying development are introduced. Principal findings regarding social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development in the different stages of childhood are included, as well as findings about the impact on development of the societal context in which development occurs. Prerequisite: PSYC 1 or 2.

CHI 110 - Sociology of the Chicana/o Experience

Prerequisite(s): CHI 010 or SOC 001. The Chicana/o experience in the American society and economy viewed from theoretical perspectives. Immigration, history of integration of Chicana/o labor into American class structure, education inequality, ethnicity, the family and Chicana/o politics. (Former course Sociology 110.)