# Psychology (PSYCH) courses

Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 8 courses

Source: https://lan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/44166/44231/44223/44484/44486

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

### PSYCH 6 — Social Psychology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** PSY 170
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/psych.md)
- AA/AS area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Psychological aspects of human social life involved in the relationship between identity and social structure: Human behavior in the context of the individual as an acting and interacting member of various groups in society.

### PSYCH 7A — Psychology of Childhood

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Physical, intellectual, and emotional growth of children from conception to puberty: Factors of heredity and environment as determinants of this development.

### PSYCH 12 — Human Sexuality

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** PSY 130
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Also offered as BIOL 27 and HLTED 27. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in BIOL 27 or HLTED 27.
- AA/AS area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Exploration and analysis of the multifaceted aspects of human sexuality: Psychological, physiological, anatomical, sociological, legal, medical, educational, and cultural experiences of sex, gender, sexual orientations, birth control devices, and pregnancy, while emphasizing diversity.

### PSYCH 21 — Lifespan Human Development

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** PSY 180
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/psych.md)
- AA/AS area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Human development from conception to death: Theories of development, research methods; physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes of the life span with developmental issues; nature vs. nurture, continuity vs. discontinuity, stability vs. instability.

### PSYCH 24 — Abnormal Psychology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000.
- **Advisory:** ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000E.
- **C-ID:** PSY 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/psych.md)
- AA/AS area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Survey of major psychological disorders: Historical perspectives of various theoretical models (biological, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, existential, socio-cultural); review of research for understanding of origins and most promising treatments.

### PSYCH 26 — Culture and Psychology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/psych.md)
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Culture influences on human behavior and mental processes: Examination of the diversity on human thought, feelings, and behavior, and the underlying reasons for such diversity.

### PSYCH 28 — Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000 and STAT C1000 or STAT C1000.
- **C-ID:** PSY 200
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/psych.md)
- AA/AS area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Introduction to research methods for psychology: Research design; experimental procedures; descriptive methods; instrumentation; collection, analysis, and reporting of research data; review of research design and methodology in various sub-disciplines of psychology.

### PSYCH 49 — Independent Study in Psychology

- **Units:** .5-5
- **Hours:** .5 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- UC transferability is determined by UC faculty after transfer, please see a counselor for more information.

In-depth exploration of an area or problem of the student's choice not covered by regular catalog offerings in Psychology. Student must obtain approval from an appropriate faculty member. For more details, see the section on independent study in the college catalog.