# Psychology (PSYC) courses

Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 11 courses

Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/coastline/course-descriptions/credit-courses/psyc/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### PSYC C1000 — Introduction to Psychology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** Eligibility for college-level writing (CID ENGL 100) and reading (a course with an existing skill of ability to read a college level text).
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 7 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/psyc.md); Spring 2027, 7 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Formerly: PSYC C100. This course is an introduction to psychology, which is the study of the mind and behavior. Students focus on theories and concepts of biological, cognitive, developmental, environmental, social, and cultural influences; their applications; and their research foundations. Common Course Number: PSYC C1000.C-ID: PSY 110.

### PSYC C116 — Child Growth and Development

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** CDEV 100
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/psyc.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Formerly: PSYC C115. Examination of human development from conception through adolescence. Includes the biological, psychological, and socio-cultural aspects of the maturation process.

### PSYC C118 — Life Span Developmental Psychology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** PSY 180
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/psyc.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Psychological study of human development across the lifespan from prenatal development through childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and dying, paying particular attention to the biological, cognitive, and psychosocial processes.

### PSYC C125 — Sport and Exercise Psychology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course examines how psychological factors influence sports, athletic performance, exercise, and physical activity. Key topics include psychological characteristics of and for performance, motivation, exercise and health psychology, and skill acquisition. Enrollment Limitation: KIN C125; students who complete PSYC C125 may not enroll in or receive credit for KIN C125.

### PSYC C165 — Principles of Human Sexuality 1

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** A course taught at the level of Preparation for College Composition or appropriate English placement.
- **C-ID:** PSY 130
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/psyc.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Formerly: PSYC C148. An interdisciplinary analysis of the biological, statistical, psychological, and emotional aspects of human sexual behavior. Emphasis on sexual patterns, sexual identity, physiological and biological processes, and reproduction.

### PSYC C170 — Psychology of Aging

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** AGNG C120 or SOC C120.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/psyc.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
- Transfer Credit: UC: Credit Limitation: PSYC C170, AGNG C170, AGNG C120, and SOC C120 combined: maximum credit, 1 course

This course investigates the lifespan of adults - career choices and changes, marriage, relationships, family issues, aging parents, and retirement. Students will address opportunities and challenges for retirees and the elderly to explore the potential for longer, healthier lives. Enrollment Limitation: AGNG C170; students who complete PSYC C170 may not enroll in or receive credit for AGNG C170.

### PSYC C230 — Health Psychology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** HLTH C100 and PSYC C1000.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/psyc.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course examines the interaction of biological, social, and psychological factors with health and illness; specifically, how to promote and maintain health, prevent and treat illness, and adapt and thrive in the context of chronic illness. Key topics include the roles of stress, coping, immune response, social relationships, personality, in the progression and prevention of disease, and behaviors (e.g., physical activity, nutrition, sleep) that contribute to wellbeing or sickness. Enrollment Limitation: HLTH C230; students who complete PSYC C230 may not enroll in or receive credit for HLTH C230.

### PSYC C250 — Psychobiology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Prerequisite:** PSYC C1000.
- **C-ID:** PSY 150
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/psyc.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course introduces the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and its fundamental role in the neurosciences. Physiological, hormonal, and neurochemical mechanisms, and brain-behavior relationships underlying the psychological phenomena of sensation, perception, regulatory processes, emotion, learning, memory, and psychological disorders will be addressed. The course also notes historical scientific contributions and current research principles for studying brain-behavior relationships and mental processes. Ethical standards for human and animal research are discussed in the context of both invasive and non-invasive experimental research.

### PSYC C255 — Abnormal Psychology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Prerequisite:** PSYC C1000.
- **C-ID:** PSYC 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/psyc.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Formerly: PSYC C120. An introduction to emotional and mental disorders from a biological, sociocultural, and psychological approach. The course covers the field's historical approaches and the range of psychological disorders as well as their symptoms, treatment, and the prevention of mental problems.

### PSYC C260 — Social Psychology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** PSY 170
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/psyc.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

The scientific study of the influence of the group on an individual's mental processes and behavior. Topics include self-perceptions, attitudes and behavior, group influence and persuasion, attraction and relationships, stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, aggression, belonging, helping, and the application of social psychology to law, health, and business.

### PSYC C280 — Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- **Prerequisite:** PSYC C1000 and STAT C1000 with grades of C or better.
- **Advisory:** ENGL C1000.
- **C-ID:** PSY 200
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/psyc.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psyc.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Introduces students to psychological research methods and critical analysis techniques that may be applied to diverse research studies and issues.