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2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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SPAN 302 - Advanced Spanish Grammar And Composition II Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 202 OR SPAN 212 or consent of the instructor Continuation of SPAN 301. Further strengthens command of Spanish grammar and composition through the study of topics of cultural relevance in the Hispanic world. Also expands vocabulary through readings and class discussions Graded: Letter Grade GenEd: C3A
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SPAN 304 - Spanish for Careers and Professions Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 (may be taken concurrently) or Consent of Instructor Interactive study of Spanish as applied to selected professional fields such as business, education, health, and social services. Students will learn basic vocabulary pertaining to these fields.
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SPAN 310 - Introduction to Prose, Poetry and Drama Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 or Consent of Instructor Introductory literature course designed to develop students’ ability to analyze and interpret literary texts in Spanish. Selections of poetry, prose, and dramatic works from among Spanish, Latin American, and U.S. Latino authors will be studied.
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SPAN 311 - Bilingual Literary Studies/Estudios Literarios Bilingues (Cross-listed as ENGL 311) Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 and SPAN 202 or SPAN 212 or Consent of Instructor Explores the literature of the Americas written in English and Spanish. Includes works by bilingual U.S. authors and by Latin American authors. Genres may include novels, short stories, drama, and poetry. Texts will be read in the original language; class discussions will be bilingual. Same as: ENGL 311
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SPAN 315 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 or Consent of Instructor Introduction to the analysis of the Spanish language from various linguistic perspectives, such as phonology, morphology and syntax. Explores the historical development of Spanish, dialectal variation in the Spanish-speaking world, the use of Spanish in the U.S., and language acquisition. Taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 320 - Introduction to Spanish Translation Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or SPAN 212 or Consent of Instructor An introduction to the history, theory, and practice of translation from Spanish to English and vice versa. Students will learn strategies, techniques and principles of translation and increase their proficiency in Spanish by translating texts.
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SPAN 321 - Introduction to Spanish-English Interpretation Units: 3 Three hours of lecture a week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 with a grade of B- or better, or consent of instructor Description: This course provides students with an introduction to the profession of interpreting. It emphasizes the development of students interpreting skills between English and Spanish in the main three modes of interpretation (sight, consecutive, and simultaneous). Daily simulated interpreting exercises give students the chance to build fluency in Spanish improve listening comprehension in Spanish and English and improve speed and accuracy in information processing and conversion. Some of the skills practiced in this course include mental agility (i.e., memory development, summary techniques) voice control (i.e., breathing techniques, diction) and language control (i.e., interpreting register). Students will become knowledgeable of various interpreting issues including interpreting as a profession the role of the interpreter ethics and decision-making interpreting models processing and information management skills and professional standards. Graded: Letter Grade
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SPAN 334 - Spanish Language Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 334) Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor Read and analyze one-act plays from diverse parts of the Spanish-speaking world, and focus on majors works for in-depth study and performance. In addition to learning about the historical, cultural and sociological context of the plays, students will learn acting techniques and appropriate Spanish-language vocabulary and phrases. Note: Course is open to all levels of Spanish speakers. Same as: PATH 334 GenEd: C2, C3B, UDIGE
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SPAN 340 - Film of the Hispanic World (Cross-listed as ART 340) Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor Description: Survey of important films from Spain, Latin America, and the US in the context of social, political and historical developments in the Spanish-speaking world. Includes discussion of topics such as race, gender, class, violence, revolution, tradition, modernity,immigration, and urbanization as portrayed through the lens of Hispanic film. Teaching, readings, and student presentations in Spanish. Writing assignments are conducted in English Graded: Letter Grade Same as: ART 340 GenEd: C1, UDIGE
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SPAN 410 - Civilizations and Cultures of Spain Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 or Consent of Instructor Explores the history of Spain, from the formation of Hispania to the present. Broadens their knowledge of major geographical, political, religious and literary aspects of Spain.
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SPAN 411 - Civilizations and Cultures of Latin America Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 or Consent of Instructor Explores the history of the Spanish-speaking regions of Latin America, from pre-Colombian civilizations, to the Spanish conquest, to the present. Students will broaden their knowledge of major geographical, political, religious and literary aspects of Latin American culture.
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SPAN 415 - Spanish Language Variation & Diversity Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 315 or Consent of Instructor This course provides a linguistic exploration of Spanish language variation. It explores different types of language variations, including historical change (language evolution from Latin to Spanish), geographical variation (different dialects in the Spanish-speaking world), and sociolinguistic variation (based on economic class, age, gender, etc.). It also analyzes fundamental issues in bilingualism (such as Spanish-English codeswitching) and other sociopolitical topics relating to the use of Spanish in the United States.
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SPAN 420 - Specialized Spanish Translation Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 320 or Consent of Instructor Practice and critique of translations of a range of specialized material (legal, business, social science, technical, and audiovisual) both from Spanish to English and vice versa. Review of translation theory, methods, techniques, and problems.
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SPAN 421 - Spanish for Educators I Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 or Consent of Instructor Prepares students to function effectively in Spanish within a school setting. Emphasis is placed on developing the Spanish fluency and vocabulary necessary for classroom and school-related community situations. Course content emphasizes the K-6 school setting. The topics include: General school-related vocabulary, parent-teacher conferences, writing letters, language arts and reading vocabulary, examples of Spanish-language children’s literature, social studies and mathematics. This course does not count toward the Spanish Major.
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SPAN 422 - Spanish for Educators II Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 or Consent of Instructor Prepares students to function effectively in Spanish within a school setting. Emphasis is placed on developing the Spanish fluency and vocabulary necessary for classroom and school-related community situations. Course content emphasizes the K-6 school setting. The topics include: 1) General science vocabulary (parts of the body, illnesses, foods and nutrition, animals, plants, minerals, weather, solar system), 2) General art vocabulary and brief introduction to several Hispanic artists and their work, 3) General music vocabulary and brief introduction to several Spanish-language songs, including children’s songs. This Course does not count toward the Spanish major.
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SPAN 425 - Spanish Language Teaching and Learning Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 315 , SPAN 415 , or consent of instructor Description: This course provides an overview of current theoretical and applied approaches for the teaching and learning of Spanish in a variety of contexts, including monolingual and bilingual classrooms. Topics include the multiple dimensions of communicative competence, processes that affect language acquisition, bilingualism, language attitudes, and pedagogical practices that promote language acquisition. Students will apply current language teaching techniques to reflect on themselves as learners and teachers and to begin to develop their own teaching practice. Graded: Letter Grade
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SPAN 429 - Social Change in Spain (Cross-listed as SOC 429) Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or SPAN 212 or with Consent of Instructor Taught in Spanish. Addresses two aspects of Spanish culture, the tremendous social change during the period known as the transition from the dictatorship of Franco to a modern democratic state, as well as how social change is expressed in a variety of social institutions. Same as: SOC 429
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SPAN 430 - Her Story: Women Writers of the Spanish-Speaking World Units: 3 Three hours seminar per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 or Consent of Instructor Description: Advanced literature course designed to develop reading, writing, and literary analysis. Focuses on selections of poetry, prose, and theater by women authors within the Spanish-speaking world. Lectures, discussions, and analysis of the texts will be the center of class activities. Examines authors from different regions -United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Spain- and may focus on authors from any one or all of these regions in one semester. Teaching, readings, and student presentations in Spanish. Writing assignments are conducted in English. Meets University Language Requirement. Graded: Letter Grade GenEd: C2, UDIGE
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SPAN 450 - Introduction to Literary Translation Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 310 and SPAN 320 , or Consent of Instructor An introduction to the theory and practice of literary translation from Spanish to English and vice-versa. Genres to be studied include poetry, short story, novel, and drama.
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SPAN 451 - Introduction to Healthcare Interpreting Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 with a grade of B- or better, or consent of instructor Description: This course provides an introduction to the profession of healthcare interpreting from English into Spanish and vice versa. It includes ample practice in the three most frequent modes of interpretation in medical settings (i.e., sight translation, simultaneous interpretation, and consecutive interpretation). Topics include medical terminology, the role of the interpreter, code of ethics, standards of practice, interpreting laws, and multicultural interactions. Graded: Letter Grade
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SPAN 452 - Healthcare Terminology for Interpreters Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 with a grade of B- or better, or consent of instructor Description: This course focuses on the development of students knowledge of medical terminology both in English and Spanish. Topics include terminology associated with the physiology, common disorders, diagnostic tests and treatments related to the different body systems. Graded: Letter Grade
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SPAN 460 - Masterpieces Of Spanish Literature Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 310 or SPAN 302 or Consent of the instructor Description: Advanced literature course designed to develop reading, writing, and literary analysis. Focuses on selections of poetry, prose, and theater from literary masterpieces of Spanish Literature. Lectures, discussions, and analysis of the texts will be the center of class activities. Graded: Letter Grade
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SPAN 461 - Masterpieces Of Latin American Literature Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 or Consent of the instructor Description: Advanced literature course that explores major Latin American Literary works. Enhances students’ knowledge of Latin American literature, history and culture. Develops critical thinking and improves students’ reading and writing skills and Spanish language vocabulary. Graded: Letter Grade
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SPAN 462 - Modern Mexican Literature Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 or Consent of Instructor Advanced literature course that explores major literary works of modern Mexico starting with those that emerged from the Revolution of 1910. Includes the genres of poetry, prose, drama, and essay. Graded: Letter Grade
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SPAN 490 - Special Topics in Spanish Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor Selected topics on Spanish language, linguistics, Hispanic cultures, and literatures. Repeatable for up to 9 units.
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SPAN 494 - Independent Study Units: 3 Three horus independent study per week Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing in Spanish with Consent of Instructor Supervised project involving the research and application of the Spanish language, culture, literature, translation or cultural studies.
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SPAN 498 - Service Learning Or Internship Capstone In Spanish Units: 3 One hour lecture and two hours field study per week Prerequisite: Senior standing as a Spanish major or consent of instructor. Consent of Instructor Required for Enrollment. Description: Students will participate in supervised community-based service with an agency or organization needing bilingual speakers, writers and/or translators. Communicative skills, cultural awareness, and civic responsibility will be emphasized. Students are required to write a report of their experience Graded: Letter Grade
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SPAN 499 - Capstone In Spanish Units: 3 Three hours seminar per week Prerequisite: Senior Standing as a Spanish major or Consent of Instructor Description: Students design and complete a substantial academic project that integrates prior coursework in Spanish with the University mission. Students also engage in career development activities. Graded: Letter Grade
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IP 200 - CSU International Program Units: 1 - 6 One to six hours lecture per weekArticulate course credit for students in the CSU IP Program who have taken courses which are not offered at CSUCI and for which no equivalent course exists at CSUCI. This course should be excluded from APDB. Graded: Student Option
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UNIV 100 - University Life and College Success Units: 1 One hour seminar per week Introduces first-year students to university life, the structure and policies of the University and development of strategies and skills to help insure success in college. Students will be expected to apply learning skills to other courses during the semester. Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit Partially fulfills GE: E
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UNIV 105 - Empowering First Generation Students Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Description: An introduction to the history, social challenges, academic challenges, financial challenges and social justice issues of those that are the first in the family to go to college. Students will explore their own educational experience and institutions of higher education, conduct research related to first generation students, and learn ways to navigate the issues that first generation students face. Graded: Letter Grade GenEd: A3, C3B, E
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UNIV 150 - First Year Seminar Units: 4 Four hours lecture per week Corequisite: ENGL 102 /ENGL 103 , ENGL 105 or ENGL 106 This freshman seminar integrates the CI mission and critical thinking with strategies to promote student success. Students will develop literacies (quantitative, information, scientific, financial, cultural), communication skills (oral and written), and multicultural perspectives (in national and international contexts). The seminar promotes success in major core courses and/or introduced students who have not declared a major to CI’s interdisciplinary “ways of knowing.” GenEd: A3, C3B, E
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UNIV 198 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Research Units: 3 Three hours seminar per week Students develop quantitative and qualitative data collection and interpretation skills, learn to use and evaluate various information sources, and develop an awareness of how both methods and sources arise from disciplinary contexts. Students will be introduced to current theory on interdisciplinary learning and begin to practice methods and processes that lead to interdisciplinary thinking and collaboration. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units. Graded: Letter Grade GenEd: A3
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UNIV 210 - Critical Thinking and the University Mission Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week This course teaches critical thinking skills, including forms of logic, by introducing students to the four components of our mission. Through special presentations, guest lectures, and small discussion sections. Students will apply various types of arguments and understand the relationship of language to logic in analyzing issues and opportunities specific to multiculturalism, internationalism, interdisciplinarity and community engagement. Fall 2013, changed course ID from UNIV 110 to 210. GenEd: A3, E
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UNIV 250 - Second Year Seminar Units: 3 Three hours seminar per week Examining ideas and perspectives in a complex world, this sophomore seminar highlights interdisciplinary connections in scholarship and ways of knowing and fosters in students their development as self-reflective, culturally aware, and responsive community participants. Students gain hands-on experience, knowledge, and skills about local communities and community organizations and learn how different academic disciplines apply to real world problems. Requires community service work, in addition to class time, during the semester. Topical content and community-based projects will vary from semester to semester. Graded: Letter Grade GenEd: A3, E
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UNIV 298 - Research Investigations Units: 3 Three seminar hours per week Students enter the process of answering a question, solving a problem, or addressing a topic that is too broad or complex to be dealt with adequately by a single discipline. As students approach parts of the larger problem, they will decide what methods and types of disciplinary perspectives are necessary, and will integrate those into a more comprehensive methodology and perspective. Each course is team-taught, connects to areas of current faculty research, contains field research experiences, and incorporates service learning or work with a community partner. Repeatable up to 6 units. GenEd: A3
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UNIV 299 - Seminar in Multiliteracy Center Theories and Tutoring Practices Units: 3 Three seminar hours per week Prerequisite: ENGL 105 and Sophomore standing Description: Introduction to theories and pedagogies related to writing and multiliteracy centers with an emphasis on developing oral/multimodal communication skills. The course includes time observing and practicing tutoring in the Writing Multiliteracy Center. Changed from ENGL 329 effective F17. Graded: Letter Grade GenEd: A1, E
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UNIV 300 - University Life and College Success for Transfer Students Units: 1 One hour seminar per week Facilitates transfer student success on the CI campus by assisting students in their transition to CI; provides support in developing an individualized plan for personal, social, academic, and professional success. Introduces transfer students to university life, the structure and policies of the University. Development of strategies and skills to help ensure student’s success in college. Introduction to campus academic and student resources, major and career exploration, academic expectations and resources and skills necessary for success. Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit Partially fulfills GE: E
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UNIV 311 - Presenting Your Research Units: 1 One hour seminar per week Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor Required for Enrollment Supervised work and study involving student research, scholarship, and creative activity and the presentation of that work. All students are required to attend the Sage Research Symposium, or similar conference, to present a talk or poster upon completion. Program approval will be required to substitute this course as an elective in a major. Repeat 3 times up to 3 units. Graded: Credit / No Credit
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UNIV 349 - Transfer Year Seminar Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week This interdisciplinary seminar for first year transfer students promotes successful intellectual and social transition to CSU Channel Islands through a problem-based approach. Students examine the modern world and issues facing societies from multiple perspectives, and develop and convey to others analyses of and solutions to problems using the methodologies, tools and techniques of academic disciplines. Students will develop inquiry skills that emphasize critical thinking and independent learning as well as identify how universities and specific disciplines relate to social problems. The seminar promotes students’ reflection on prior learning at other institutions and its relationship to the CI mission and their degree program, and aims to increase student engagement in intellectual life at the university. Themes will vary. Students will meet outside of class for one hour on a bi-weekly basis in small groups with a peer leader. GenEd: A3, E, UDIGE
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UNIV 391 - United States Travel Study Experience Units: 1-3 Two to six hours activity per week Provides an opportunity for students to earn credit for travel and study within the United States. Students study a topic or discipline associated with the travel destination. Students participate in university sponsored travel that facilitates or enhances specialized study under the direction of faculty from a campus academic program. Students are required to synthesize the results of their course experience in a written, visual or presentation format. Repeatable up to 9 units. Lab fee $0-$3,000
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UNIV 392 - International Experience Units: 1-3 Provides an opportunity for students to earn credit for travel and study in a country outside the US, where the student is immersed in a foreign culture. With faculty advisor approval, students may participate in a university-sponsored trip abroad or a personal trip abroad. Requires an approved plan of study by the faculty advisor prior to the experience. Repeatable for credit. Lab fee $0- $10,000 GenEd: C3B
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UNIV 398 - Advanced Research Investigations Units: 3 Three hours seminar per week Students will explore an interdisciplinary research question in independent groups. With faculty mentoring, students develop their own research plans, drawing on multiple disciplines and the multiple approaches to research. Students will disseminate results through a research paper and presentations on campus and in local schools. In addition, students will be required to identify and apply to relevant summer research programs, internships, and scholarships. Repeatable up to 6 units. GenEd: A3
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UNIV 399 - Peer-To-Peer Effectiveness Seminar Units: 3 Three hours seminar per week Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor This experiential seminar is for students interested in serving as peer leaders in a variety of forms, including peer mentors, peer educators, peer advisors, academic coaches, orientation leaders, and resident assistants. The interactive course gives student an opportunity to study theories of student development, active learning pedagogy and lesson planning, the role of reflection in deep learning, literature on first generation and underrepresented minority student success, and theoretical and practical perspectives on peer leadership and group facilitation. Students will apply what they learn to specific “students helping students” contexts on campus, and document their learning in an eportfolio. GenEd: A1, E
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UNIV 492 - Sustainability in Campus Infrastructure Units: 3 Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor required for enrollment. Program approval will be required to substitute this course as an elective in a major. Supervised work and study involving sustainability in campus infrastructure. All students are required to attend the Sage Research Symposium, or similar conference, to present a talk or poster upon completion. Graded: Credit/No Credit
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UNIV 494 - Internship Units: 1 - 3 Variable units. Two to six hours activity per week Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor Required for Enrollment Description: Students engage in an approved internship in which theories and skills learned in their chosen major are applied in a particular work setting. Repeatable up to 6 units Graded: Letter Grade
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UNIV 498 - Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Units: 3 Six hours activity per week Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor Students will engage in the creation of original intellectual or creative work by collaborating with a faculty member on a research project of the faculty member’s choosing. Student activities will include reading scholarly publications, research or creative activities both independently and with the faculty mentor, attending workshops, writing, and preparation of a conference presentation. Repeatable up to 9 units. Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit
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