Restricted Electives

HDE Restricted Electives 

Restricted Electives (RE): 19-20 units chosen from approved list of courses by track or in consultation with a faculty advisor. All courses must be taken for a letter grade.

  • Health & Wellbeing Track
  • Children & Families Track
  • General Track RE can be from either list above

*HDE Courses: Any additional upper division HDE track courses can count as RE if the units are not already applied to fulfill the 3 courses for area of specialization track.

Health and Wellbeing Track Classes 

RE list for Health & Wellbeing Track [PDF]

ANT 101: Ecology, Nature & Society (4)

ANT139BN: Gender & Sexuality (4)

ANT 152: Human Evolution (5)

ANT 153: Human Genetics: Mutation & Migration (5)

ANT 158: The Evolution of Sex: A Biological Perspective (4)

CHA 101: Human Gross Anatomy (4)

CHA 101L: Human Gross Anatomy Laboratory (3)

CHI 120: Chicana/o Psychology (4)

CHI 121: Chicana/o Community Mental Health (4)

CHI 122: Psychology Perspectives Chicana/o & Latina/o Family (4)

CHI 123: Psychological Perspectives on Chicana/o & Latina/o Children & Adolescents (4)

CHI 140A: Quant. Methods: Chicana/o & Latina/o  Health Research (4)

CHI 141: Community-Based Participatory Research & Chicana/o & Latina/o Health (4)

CHI 182: Race & Juvenile Justice (4)

CMN 114: Communication & Cognition (4)

CMN 147/147V: Children, Adolescents, & the Media (4)

CMN 161: Health Communication (4)

CMN 165: Media & Health (4)

EXB 101: Exercise Physiology (4)

EXB 102: Intro. To Motor Learning & Psych. of Sports & Exercise (4)

EXB 106: Human Gross Anatomy (4)

EXB 106L: Human Gross Anatomy Laboratory (3) 

EXB 117: Exercise & Aging in Health & Disease (3)

EXB 122: Psychological Effects of Physical Activity (3)

EXB 125: Neuromuscular & Behavioral Aspects of Motor Control (3)

MCB 150: Developmental Biology (4)

MCB 162: Human Genetics & Genomics (3)

MCB 163: Developmental Genetics (4)

NPB 102: Animal Behavior (3)

NPB 132: Nature vs. Nurture: Physiological Interactions Among Genes, Nutrients, & Health (3)

NPB 152: Hormones & Behavior (3)

NPB 161: Developmental Neurobiology (3)

NUT 105: Nutrition & Aging (3)

NUT 111AY: Intro to Nutrition & Metabolism (3)

NUT 111B: Recommendations & Standards for Human Nutrition (2)

NUT 114: Developmental Nutrition (4)

NUT 118: Community Nutrition (4)

PSC 101: Introduction to Biological Psychology (4)

PSC 113: Developmental Psychobiology (4)

PSC 121: Physiological Psychology (4)

PSC 123: Hormones & Behavior (3)

PSC 125: Behavioral Epigenetics (4)

PSC 126: Health Psychology (4)

PSC 135: Cog. Neuroscience: Bio. Foundations of the Mind (4)

PSC 145: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (4)

PSC 148: Developmental Disorders (4)

PSC 153: Psychology & Law (4)

PSC 154: Psychology of Emotion (4)

PSC 157: Stereotyping, Prejudice, & Stigma (4)

PSC 158: Sexual Orientation & Prejudice (4)

PSC 159: Gender & Human Reproduction (4)

PSC 161: Psychology of the Self (4)

PSC 165: Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4)

PSC 168: Mental Health, Mental Illness, & Problems in Living (4)

PSC 170: Psychology of Religion (4)

SOC 132: The Sociology of Gender (4)

SOC 152: Juvenile Delinquency (4)

SOC 153: The Sociology of Childhood (4)

SOC 162: Society, Culture, & Health (4)

SOC 163: Population Health: Social Determinants & Disparities in Health (4)

SOC 164: Health Policy & Politics (4)

SOC 170: Population (4)

SOC 171: Sociology of Violence & Inequality (4)

SPH 101: Introduction to Public Health (3)

SPH 102: Introduction to Human Epidemiology (4)

SPH 104: Globalization & Health: Evidence & Policies (3)

SPH 113: Health Disparities in the U.S. (3)

HDE* 101: Cognitive Development (4)

HDE 102: Social & Personality Development (4)

HDE 117: Longevity (4)

HDE 130: Developmental Psychopathology (4)

HDE 160: Social Aspects of Aging (4)

HDE 161: Technology Use, Health, and Aging (4)

HDE 163: Cognitive Neuropsych in Adulthood & Aging (4)

HDE 192: Internship (1-5)  

HDE 198: Directed Group Study (4)  

HDE 199: Special Study (1-5)

Children and Families Track Classes 

RE list for Children & Families Track [PDF]

AAS 107B: African Descent Communities & Culture in North America (4) 

AAS 133: The Black Family in America (4) 

AAS 141: Psychology of the African-American Experience (4) 

AAS 172: Diaspora & New Black Identities (4) 

AMS 152: The Lives of Children in America (4) 

ANT 101: Ecology, Nature & Society (4) 

ANT 128A: Kinship & Social Organization: From Clans to        Countries (4) 

ANT 128B: Self, Identity, & Family (4) 

ANT 139AN: Race, Class, Gender Systems (4) 

ANT 139BN: Gender & Sexuality (4) 

ANT 158: The Evolution of Sex: A Biological Perspective(4) 

CHI 120: Chicana/o Psychology (4) 

CHI 122: Psych Perspectives Chicana/o & Latina/o Family (4) 

CHI 123: Psychological perspectives on Chicana/o & Latina/o Children & Adolescents (4) 

CHI 141: Community-Based Participatory Research & Chicana/o & Latina/o Health (4) 

CHI 182: Race & Juvenile Justice (4) Communication (CMN) 

CMN 120: Interpersonal Communication (4) 

CMN 124: Family Communication (4) 

CMN 147: Children, Adolescents, & the Media (4) 

CRD 147: Community Youth Development (4) 

CRD 172: Social Inequality: Issues & Innovations (4) 

CRD 176: Comparative Ethnicity (4) 

EDU 115: Educating Children with Disabilities (2) 

EDU122: Children Learning & Material Culture (4) 

EDU 150: Cultural Diversity & Education in a Sociopolitical Context (4) 

EXB 106: Human Gross Anatomy (4) 

EXB117: Exercise & Aging in Health & Disease (3) 

LIN 163: Language, Gender, & Society (4) 

MCB 150: Developmental Biology (4) 

NPB 132: Nature vs. Nurture: Physiological Interactions Among Genes, Nutrients, & Health (3) 

NPB 152: Hormones & Behavior (3) 

NPB 161: Developmental Neurobiology (3) 

NUT 105: Nutrition & Aging (3) 

NUT 114: Developmental Nutrition (4)  

NUT 118: Community Nutrition (4) 

PHI 109: Philosophy of the Social Sciences (4) 

PSC 113: Developmental Psychobiology (4) 

PSC 125: Behavioral Epigenetics (4) 

PSC 143: Infant Development (4) 

PSC 145: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (4) 

PSC 146: The Development of Memory (4) 

PSC 148: Developmental Disorders (4) 

PSC 150/150V: Relationship Science: Lust, Love, & Evolution(4) 

PSC 151/151V: Social Psychology (4) 

PSC 152: Social Cognition (4) 

PSC 153: Psychology & Law (4) 

PSC 154: Psychology of Emotion (4) 

PSC 157: Stereotyping, Prejudice, & Stigma (4) 

PSC 158: Sexual Orientation & Prejudice (4) 

PSC 159: Gender & Human Reproduction (4) 

PSC 161: Psychology of the Self (4) 

PSC 162: Introduction to Personality Psychology (4) 

PSC 165: Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4) 

PSC 168: Mental Health, Mental Illness, & Problems in Living(4) 

PSC 170: Psychology of Religion (4) 

SOC 122: Sociology of Adolescence (4) 

SOC 124: Education & Inequality in the U.S. (4) 

SOC 125: Sociology of Culture (4) 

SOC 126: Social Interaction (4) 

SOC 128: Interracial Interpersonal Dynamics (4) 

SOC 129: Sociology of Black Experience in America (4) 

SOC 131: The Family (4) 

SOC 132: The Sociology of Gender (4) 

SOC 135: Social Relationships (4) 

SOC 152: Juvenile Delinquency (4) 

SOC 153: The Sociology of Childhood (4) 

SOC 159: Work, Employment, & Careers in the 21st Century (4) 

SOC 162: Society, Culture, & Health (4) 

SOC 163: Social Determinants & Disparities in Health (4) 

SOC 164: Health Policy & Politics (4) 

SOC 171: Sociology of Violence & Inequality (4) 

SPH 101: Introduction to Public Health (3) 

SPH 113: Health Disparities in the U.S. (3) 

HDE* 101: Cognitive Development (4) 

HDE 102: Social & Personality Development (4) 

HDE 117: Longevity (4) 

HDE 130: Developmental Psychopathology (4) 

HDE 160: Social Aspects of Aging (4) 

HDE 161: Technology Use, Health, and Aging (4) 

HDE 163: Cognitive Neuropsych in Adulthood & Aging (4) 

HDE 192: Internship (1-5)  

HDE 198: Directed Group Study (4)  

HDE 199: Special Study (1-5)