Psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. It explores how people think, feel, and act both individually and in groups. Psychology has numerous practical applications that impact everyday life. Understanding psychology helps us improve various aspects of life, from mental health and education to workplace productivity and personal relationships. By studying psychology, you'll gain insights into human behavior that are valuable in many professional and personal contexts.
Transfer Pathway
Our transfer pathway is meticulously crafted to align with the requirements of many top universities, ensuring a smooth and successful transition for our students. By completing our Associate of Arts Transfer Degree (AA-T) in Psychology, you will be assured an opportunity to advance your studies by transferring to a California State University. Our dedicated advisors work with you to create personalized transfer plans tailored to your academic goals and preferred universities.
University Preparation
Our comprehensive psychology curriculum covers a broad spectrum of topics, including introductory psychology, abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, and research methods. Students have the opportunity to participate in research projects, honors courses, and fieldwork internships, which provide hands-on experience and strengthen university applications. Explore a full list of our course offerings below.
Join us at Los Angeles City College and embark on a journey toward a fulfilling career in psychology. Whether you aspire to be a clinical psychologist, counselor, researcher, or educator, our department is here to support and guide you every step of the way. Learn more about our transfer pathway by clicking the link below.
Psychology Courses
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs) Transfer Credit:
CSU (CSUGE Area D), UC (IGETC Area 4), C-ID (PSY 110)
Students learn the psychological principles behind behaviors such as learning, motivation, intelligence, feelings and emotions, personality, abnormal behavior and methods of adjustment. Different psychological perspectives such as psychoanalysis, neuroscience, cognitive, behaviorism, and humanism will be emphasized.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU (CSUGE Area B2), UC (IGETC Area 5B), C-ID (PSY 150)
Prerequisite: PSYCH 001
Students learn to explain psychological behavior as a result and cause of events taking place in the brain, nervous systems, and genes. Students learn to explain the relationship of biological events to psychopathology, sexuality, motivation, sleep, stress, emotions, perception, and learning.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU (CSUGE Area E), C-ID (PSY 115)
Prerequisite: PSYCH 001
The student focuses on self-awareness and personality development. Topics considered include love, work, loneliness, death and loss, intimate relationships, sex roles and sexuality, and values in life.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU (CSUGE Area D), UC (IGETC Area 4), C-ID (PSY 170)
Prerequisite: PSYCH 001
Students will learn how individuals are infl uenced by our society in the areas of persuasion, propaganda and brain washing, obedience and conformity, aggression and prejudice, sexism, gender roles, group processes, interpersonal relationships, and multiculturalism.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU (CSUGE Area D), UC (IGETC Area 4), C-ID (PSY 120)
Prerequisite: PSYCH 001
Students learn about abnormal behavior from the perspective of contemporary medical, psychosocial, and socio-cultural approaches. Students analyze abnormal disorders, evaluate their major causes, and identify treatment modalities. Topics will include criteria used for defi ning abnormal behavior, an overview of the basic psychological perspectives, explanations of DSM standards, and testing and assessment procedures.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs) Transfer Credit:
CSU (CSUGE Area D,E), UC (IGETC Area 4), C-ID (PSY 180)
Prerequisite: PSYCH 001
Students learn about physical, emotional, cognitive and social growth and change affecting individuals across the lifespan. Students follow the development of humans from conception to death, examining theories and research in the fi elds of personality, social, emotional, and cognitive psychology. This course will also investigate problems of development.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU (CSUGE Area E)
Students learn group dynamics principles including active listening, communication models, body language principles and factors that infl uence group cohesion.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU
Students learn in this survey course how to survive in the real world of work in Human Services including Social Work. This course integrates psychological theory with practice. The course covers specialized areas of psychology such as crisis intervention, psychopharmacology, counseling ethics, and interviewing. Included are techniques for agency survival such as job interviewing, report writing, and resource referral.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU (CSUGE Area D), UC (IGETC Area 4), C-ID (PSY 130)
Students learn information about different psychological aspects of sexual expression such as the biochemical factors, childhood experiences, gender influences and societal influences. Topics include attraction, love, marriage, the sexual response cycle, sexual orientation, paraphilias, prostitution, rape, and pornography.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU (CSUGE Area A3), UC
Students apply cognitive psychology theories and research evidence to enhance the ability to effectively solve problems, make decisions and think creatively. Practice with a variety of problems and simulations take place to ensure these critical thinking skills.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU, UC
The student receives comprehensive instruction on the pharmacological and behavioral effects of all major categories of both legal and illegal psychoactive substances, including an overview of contemporary and historical drug regulation and abuse, and a detailed review of the nervous system.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU (CSUGE Area D), UC (IGETC Area 4), C-ID (PSY 200)
Prerequisite: PSYCH 001, MATH 227, ENGLISH 101 or ENGLISH 101Z or E.S.L. 110
The student surveys various research methods with an emphasis on research design, experimental procedures, instrumentation, and the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of research data. Research design and methodology will be illustrated through a selected review of research in the fi eld of psychology.
3 Units (Lec 3 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: (CSU & UC: PENDING)
This course uses the biopsychosocial framework to understand health and illness. Topics include health promoting behaviors; coping with stress and resiliency; patient-provider communication; pain; theories on stress; psychoneuroimmunology; mind-body intervention; and placebos.
3 Units (Lec 1 Hr / Lab 6 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU
Corequisite: PSYCH 001, PSYCH 043
The student is introduced to the fi eld of Human Services and Social Work. Students will achieve basic counseling and communication skills and be able to apply these skills in diverse human services organizations. Students learn the 12 core functions of the human services career, and apply these skills, at a beginning level, in diverse human services organizations. Fieldwork internships at human services and social work organizations are required.
3 Units (Lec 1 Hr / Lab 6 Hrs)
Transfer Credit: CSU
Prerequisite: PSYCH 081
Students build on the skills they learned in Field Work I by participating, under supervision, at various facilities in the community that offer Social Work and Human Services. Students will achieve intermediate counseling and communication skills and be able to apply these skills in diverse human service organizations. Students continue to develop their knowledge of the 12 core functions of the human services career, and apply these skills, at an intermediate level, in diverse human services organizations. Fieldwork internships at social work and human services organizations are required.
Psychology and Human Services Department
Location
Department Office in Holmes Hall 100
Contact
David Sedghi, Department Chair
Email: @email
Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2935
Office: Holmes Hall 100G