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ENGL 325 - Major Non-Western Authors
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 120 or ENGL 210 or ENGL 220 or ENGL 240 or ENGL 250
Description: A concentrated study of selected non-Western authors. Authors selected change from term to term therefore, students may take the course for credit more than once. Repeatable by topic. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 326 - Major British And European Authors
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 120 or ENGL 210 or ENGL 220 or ENGL 240 or ENGL 250
Description: Concentrated study of selected British and/or European authors. Authors selected change from term to term therefore, students may take the course for credit more than once. Repeatable by topic. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 327 - Major American Authors
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 120 or ENGL 210 or ENGL 220 or ENGL 240 or ENGL 250
Description: Concentrated study of selected American authors. Authors selected change from term to term therefore, students may take the course for credit more than once. Repeatable by topic. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 328 - Mythology
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or Equivalent and one literature course
Study of mythology and the influence it has had on literature, art, music, and the development of cultures. Course topics may include Classical Mythology, Eastern Mythology, Mythology of the Americas, Egyptian Mythology, and others. Repeatable by topic four times up to 12 units.
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ENGL 330 - Interdisciplinary Writing
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Individual and collaborative writing that integrates research from a variety of disciplines. Students will work on projects that incorporate various forms of research, including electronic, and which result in both oral presentations and academic papers. Each section will be based on a theme appropriate for interdisciplinary research and writing.
GenEd: A2, UDIGE
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ENGL 331 - Narratives Of The Working Class (Cross-listed as SOC 331, ECON 331)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Examines the lives of working people using various thematic approaches and disciplinary methodologies. Materials include literature, film, and case studies.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: SOC 331, ECON 331
GenEd: C2, D, UDIGE
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ENGL 333 - Multicultural Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 333)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
America is a country of many cultures, and each of these has brought legacies of its roots to the American stage. In this course we will read plays written by Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans and others. This course is regional in organization rather than chronological, and is organized around one or more themes.
Same as: PATH 333
GenEd: C2, C3B, UDIGE
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ENGL 334 - Narratives Of Southern California (Cross-listed as HIST 334, CHS 334)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Description: Ours is a region made up of many cultures which produce the one we call Southern California. In this class we will take a historical approach to study of the narratives - oral, written and filmed - of Southern California. Course work may also include obtaining oral histories and compiling them.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: HIST 334, CHS 334
GenEd: C2, D, UDIGE
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ENGL 337 - Literature Of The Environment
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Description: Involves the student in many forms of dialogue on issues pertinent to humanity’s relationship with Earth. By reading works by writers from diverse fields and by writing in response, the student will gain a better understanding of our planet and its needs. Emphasis will be placed on writing in modes appropriate to the interdisciplinary field of Environmental Science and Resource Management.
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: C2, UDIGE
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ENGL 338 - Science and Conscience (Cross-listed as PHYS 338)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
This course is a team-taught, interdisciplinary course that examines various ethical issues within the sciences using case studies. The scientific, historical and social aspects of each case study will be examined from different perspectives. Students will learn scientific concepts which will facilitate an informed understanding of the ethical issues involved.
Same as: PHYS 338
GenEd: B1, C2, UDIGE
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ENGL 339 - Psychology and Literature (Cross-listed as PSY 339)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
This course looks at the ways in which human psychology manifests in literature and the ways literature instructs us about human psychology. Through reading, writing about, and discussing texts with particularly rich psychological content, issues related to mental health and the human condition will be explored. The course will also cover some theoretical and technical aspects of psychology relevant to the readings.
Same as: PSY 339
GenEd: C2, D, UDIGE
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ENGL 340 - Business and Economics in Literature (Cross-listed as ECON 340, BUS 340)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Explores the ways in which business and economics have been represented in American literature. Employs critical methodologies from the fields of Business, Economics, and Literary studies.
Same as: ECON 340 , BUS 340
GenEd: C2, D, UDIGE
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ENGL 341 - Modern American Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 341)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Students will read plays and performance texts written by modern American authors from the beginning of the 20th century until today. A study of the range of American dramatic literature in the context of the development of American theatrical performance. Thematically examines avant-garde and alternative forms as well as commercial and mainstream theatre.
Same as: PATH 341
GenEd: C2, UDIGE
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ENGL 342 - Modern British and European Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 342)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Major works of British and European dramatic literature in performance and production from the middle of the 19th century to the present. Thematically organized to examine avant-garde and alternative forms, as well as commercial and mainstream theatre.
Same as: PATH 342
GenEd: C2, UDIGE
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ENGL 344 - World Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 344)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Explores world dramatic literature in performance and production. The focus is largely on plays and performance texts by non-Western authors, and is organized around one or more themes. This course is regional in organization rather than chronological. Texts studied feature the following regions: Asia, Oceania, South Asia & Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
Same as: PATH 344
GenEd: C2, UDIGE
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ENGL 345 - Science/Fiction (Cross-listed as CHEM 345)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
Examines fictional technologies, real-world possibilities, and the relationship between science and the imagination.
Same as: CHEM 345
GenEd: B1, C2, UDIGE
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ENGL 346 - Dystopia And Surveillance (Cross-listed as POLS 346)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Explores the modern surveillance society, using both literary fiction and political theory, to assess the impact on individual liberty, character formation, and political power.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: POLS 346
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ENGL 349 - Perspectives on Multicultural Literature
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
An introduction to the diversity of American literatures, their unique literary traditions and forms, and what they hold in common. An emphasis on becoming cross-cultural readers and writers aware of how culture influences literature. (Formerly ENGL 449)
GenEd: C2, C3B, UDIGE
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ENGL 353 - Chicana/o Latina/o Literature (Cross-listed as CHS 353)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Study of the literature written by Chicana/o and Latina/o authors in relation to relevant cultural, aesthetic, historical and sociopolitical contexts.
Same as: CHS 353
GenEd: C2, C3B
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ENGL 355 - Literatures Of Africa And The Diaspora (Cross-listed as FJS 355)
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture per week
Description: A concentrated study of selected authors of African descent with attention to their perspectives on freedom, justice, identity, and community. Authors selected change from term to term therefore students may take the course for credit more than once. Repeatable by topic. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: FJS 355
GenEd: C2, C3B
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ENGL 356 - Literatures of Asia and the Diaspora
Units: 3
Three hours lecture a week
Description: A concentrated study of selected authors of Asian descent. Authors selected change from term to term therefore students may take the course for credit more than once. Repeatable by topic. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: C2, C3B
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ENGL 360 - Literary Theory
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or Equivalent and one upper division literature course
Introduces foundational theories currently influencing literary, social studies, and cultural analysis and criticism. Specific schools of theoretical inquiry include structuralist, materialist, psychoanalytic, deconstructive, feminist, gender, queer, postcolonial, critical race, reader response, and cultural studies. (Fomerly ENGL 420)
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ENGL 362 - Writing in Action
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Description: Explores ways of doing the specific type of research that inspires creative writing. Each section will utilize archives, field trips, or other resource-rich experiences that provide the foundation for creative works such as short stories, poems, works of creative nonfiction, or one-act plays. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 378 - Contemporary Native American Authors: Telecourse
Units: 3
One hour lecture per week and four hours activity per week.
An introduction to the fiction and poetry produced by contemporary Native Americans. Authors of the works studied join the discussion of their work and concepts important to their work. Modes of discourse and the impact of Native American cultures, concerns and philosophy on the fiction and poetry of these authors are the primary foci of the course. Students will meet with the course instructor three times during the semester; otherwise, students will view the telecourse tapes, read the assigned books, read the essays in the workbook, and do the assigned activities explained in the workbook on their own.
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ENGL 399 - Editing Studio II
Units: 1
One hour lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Standing
Description: Focuses on learning how to edit upper division writing assignments for errors and develop more sophisticated ways to make arguments, cite evidence, and convey opinion in academic writing. Supports development of a more effective writing and editing process. Particularly focused on supporting students with writing intensive and Capstone research courses in all majors. Repeat 2 times up to 4 units.
Graded: Credit / No Credit
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ENGL 400 - Contemporary Literature
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or Equivalent and one upper division literature course
Survey of world trends in literature, possibly including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and/or drama. Specific topics vary from term to term. Repeatable by topic 4 times up to 12 units.
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ENGL 410 - Shakespeare’s Plays (Cross-listed as PATH 410)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or Equivalent and one upper division literature course
Study of the many aspects of Shakespeare’s plays as literature– language, context, form and style-as well as the ways in which these elements work as parts of a whole, which includes spoken speech and other sounds as well as physical form and movement.
Same as: PATH 410
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ENGL 412 - Drama of Ancient Greece (Cross-listed as PATH 412)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or equivalent and one upper division literature course
A survey of ancient Greek drama and the culture/society that produced it. The course will examine a representative sample of the major plays. Among the topics considered will be: the tragic and comic festivals, tragedy’s relationship with Athenian democracy, the nature of Greek theaters and ancient theatrical production techniques, religion and drama, women and tragedy, tragic and comic heroism, myth and tragedy, and the legacy of Greek tragedy in the modern world.
Same as: PATH 412
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ENGL 430 - Tradition And Transformation: Literature, History, And Cultural Change (Cross-listed as HIST 430)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or HIST 300 or consent of the instructor
Description: Bringing literature and history together, this course exposes students to a diverse range of work in art, literature, films, and history. It cultivates the students’ intellectual understanding of the topic from both a cross-disciplinary and a cross-cultural perspective. It emphasizes reading, writing, analytical skills, and communication skills. Topics and themes may vary under the same title. Repeatable up to 9 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: HIST 430
GenEd: C3B, D, UDIGE
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ENGL 432 - Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (Cross-listed as ART 432, PAMU 432)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Study focusing on the dramatic upsurge of creativity in art, music and literature resulting from social and political undercurrents in the African American cultural revolution in New York during the 1920’s. Historical geneses and subsequent artistic legacies will also be explored.
Same as: ART 432 , PAMU 432
GenEd: C1, C2, UDIGE
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ENGL 433 - Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Studies (Cross-listed as GEND 433)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or Equivalent
Introduction to the field of gay/lesbian/ bisexual/transgender studies through the reading of literature and theory.
Same as: GEND 433
GenEd: C2, D, UDIGE
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ENGL 440 - The Publishing House
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
An interdisciplinary study of book publishing, including the history of American book publishing, the role of books as cultural artifacts, the future of publishing, investigations into copyright issues, and fieldwork in publishing.
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: A3, UDIGE
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ENGL 454 - Multicultural Literature Project/Seminar
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite: Completion of 12 units of English Electives listed in the Option Multicultural Literatures
As the culmination of the Multicultural Literature Emphasis, the purpose of this independent study course is to produce a significant work in the genre of the student’s choice, chosen in consultation with his or her instructor.
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ENGL 461 - Fiction Writing
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Description: The writing of fiction is the focus of this class. The seminar format allows students the opportunity to talk about their writing and to receive critiques from their peers as well as the instructor. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 462 - Poetry Writing
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Description: The writing of poetry is the focus of this class. The seminar format allows students the opportunity to talk about their poetry and to receive critiques from their peers as well as the instructor. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 463 - Writing for the Stage (Cross-listed as PATH 463)
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Description: The writing of stage plays is the focus of this class. The seminar format allows students the opportunity to talk about their writing and to receive critiques from their peers as well as the instructor. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: PATH 463
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ENGL 464 - Creative Nonfiction
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Description: The writing of creative non-fiction is the focus of this class. The seminar format allows students the opportunity to talk about their writing and to receive critiques from their peers as well as the instructor. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 465 - Creative Writing Project
Units: 3
Six hours activity per week
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor and completion of ENGL 260 or, for non majors, ENGL 160 , plus 9 units from ENGL 362 , ENGL 461 , ENGL 462 , ENGL 463 , ENGL 464 , ENGL 466
Gives students an opportunity apply their expertise by helping to edit and oversee the production of the CI annual literary journal, thus gaining practical experience of a literary profession.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 466 - Screenwriting (Cross-listed as PA 466)
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Description: The writing of screenplays is the focus of this class. The seminar format allows students the opportunity to talk about their writing and to receive critiques from their peers as well as the instructor. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: PA 466
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ENGL 474 - Approaches to English Grammar
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 315
This course uses various approaches to analyze the form, function, and meaning of English grammar, including alternative ways to understand grammar in the context of real language tasks. Particular attention is paid to cultural and social assumptions about grammar and how they have shaped our attitudes toward language use.
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ENGL 475 - Language In Social Context (Cross-listed as EDUC 475)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: Upper division or post baccalaureate standing.
Focus is on first and second language acquisition within social and cultural contexts, investigation and knowledge of the development of English literacy, and understanding the role of primary language literacy in the development of a second language. Instructional methods and assessments effective for English learners will be stressed.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: EDUC 475
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ENGL 477 - Young Adult Literature
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 and one upper-division literature course
Description: A survey of young adult literature in which students analyze young adult literature taught at the secondary level (grades 6-12). Works studied are selected for their diversity of subject matter, genre, cultural focus, and grade level. Students will engage in literary discussions of the works, analyze them in relation to the genre, and consider implications for adolescents in school and the larger society.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 478 - Writing as Reflective Practice
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105
Focuses on identifying, planning, and monitoring the processes that develop while writing. Research on writing processes and reports by published authors are used to develop strategies that will improve and extend students’ writing. Writing is extensive and will include expository, creative, and reflective genres.
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ENGL 479 - Field Experience in English Education
Units: 1
Two hours of activity per week
Corequisite: Any of the following ENGL 474 , or ENGL 475 , or ENGL 477 , or ENGL 478 or consent of instructor
Description: Provides early field experience for students in the English Education Option. Students are expected to apply knowledge gained through this field experience in their regular coursework in a concurrent course in English Education, focusing on either the teaching of grammar, English learners, young adult literature, or writing. Repeat 3 times up to 3 units.
Graded: Credit / No Credit
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ENGL 480 - Introduction to Grantwriting
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Introduction to the grant-writing process. Includes needs assessment, researching funders, and preparing a proposal. Students will be encouraged to work collaboratively to identify authentic needs and develop a draft grant proposal that can serve as the seed for an actual proposal.
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ENGL 482 - Technical and Business Writing
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Technical/business writing is translation and persuasion. It requires explaining specialized source material to an audience to motivate action and provide grounds for decision making. Students will research and interview for information that they will turn into various forms, including but not limited to: reports, user guides, manuals, technical descriptions, business correspondence, marketing brochures, resumes, and proposals.
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ENGL 483 - Technical Communication
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Course is designed to bridge the gap between interest in technical communication and the need to develop real world skills. Students will take projects from inception to completion by incorporating key technical communication principles: document design, collaborative authoring, and project management. This class also explores the relationship between core concepts of relevant software and best practices for technical writers.
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ENGL 484 - Technical Writing for the Sciences
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: For Technical Writing Certificate students only, ENGL 482
Writing for the Sciences requires a specialized understanding of the process of writing as well as the content of the final essay or article. Students will learn to do research in specialized fields and to write for a variety of scientific journals and other publications.
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ENGL 485 - Technical Writing Project/Seminar
Units: 3
Three hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 310 , ENGL 330 , ENGL 482 , ENGL 483 , and ENGL 484 , and a passing evaluation on the portfolio of work from the Prerequisite courses. ENGL 483 or ENGL 484 may be taken concurrently with ENGL 485.
As the culmination of the Technical Writing certificate program, this course may be an internship, independent study, seminar or a project course. Projects will be devised in consultation with the instructor.
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ENGL 490 - Special Topics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Concentrated study of selected authors or topics. Authors and/or topics change from term to term; therefore, students may take the course for credit more than once. Repeatable by topic up to 6 units.
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ENGL 492 - Internship
Units: 1-3
Variable hours per week
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Standing and Consent of Instructor
Service learning/internship experience in business or organizational environment appropriate to student’s professional goals. Positions are arranged collaboratively with faculty, student and local organization and must meet program standards for internships. Repeatable up to 6 units.
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ENGL 494 - Independent Study/Senior Research
Units: 3
Three hours activity per week
Prerequisite: Senior standing and Consent of Instructor
Students may do an independent study to further coursework begun in other courses, obtain an internship which utilizes knowledge gained thus far, or do research in preparation for the senior project. Repeatable 4 times up to 12 units.
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ENGL 499 - Capstone Project/Senior Seminar
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Senior standing and Consent of Instructor
Description: Each student will plan, complete, and present an independent or collaborative project in the Capstone section that best fits their goals: Critical Theory and Literary Research; Creative Writing; Education. Although the product may vary, each project should include substantive research. Students may take Capstone in either semester of senior year.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESW 01 - Starting the Stretch
Units: 1
One hour online per week
An introduction to the expectations, terminology and conventions of first year writing courses, with discussion of the multiple purposes of college writing and analysis of student/peer writing. Practice in the use of scoring rubrics and introduction to the concept of holistic scoring. Online course. This course is offered online Credit/No Credit only.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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ESW 1 - Starting The Stretch
Units: 1
One hour online per week
An introduction to the expectations, terminology and conventions of first year writing courses, with discussion of the multiple purposes of college writing and analysis of student/peer writing. Practice in the use of scoring rubrics and introduction to the concept of holistic scoring. Online course. This course is offered Credit/No Credit only.
Graded: Early Start Program - English
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ESRM 100 - Introduction to Environmental Science and Resource Management
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
This course covers a broad spectrum of environmental science topics including: biogeochemical cycles, biological diversity, world food supply, effects of agricultural production on the environment, energy, water and air environments, and societies’ impacts on the environment. Current environmental issues such as loss of biological diversity, global climate change, ozone depletion, and natural resource management will be discussed.
GenEd: B2, D
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ESRM 105 - Environmental Issues in Geography (Cross-listed as GEOG 105)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Introduction to basic concepts in geography and related environmental issues. Examines environmental impact on human affairs and human impact on the environment. Spatial awareness including cartographic knowledge, skills with global positioning systems (GPS) as well as hands-on experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is emphasized. This course is not open to ESRM majors.
Same as: GEOG 105
GenEd: D
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ESRM 200 - Principles of Resource Management, Conservation and Stewardship
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 100 and BIOL 200
Students will work with the National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey or other agencies on related resource projects.
Lab fee $25
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ESRM 205 - Principles of Sustainability
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 100
Presents and analyzes the fundamental principles, methods, and procedures concerning sustainability. Topics include the history of the sustainability movement, the underlying causes for the depletion of natural resources, and current thinking on the need to consider environmental sustainability in organizational strategic planning.
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ESRM 210 - Physical Oceanography
Units: 4
Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab a week
Description: Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory. This course focuses on ways in which oceans function and interact with earth systems. Consideration is given to sea floor geology, ocean currents and vertical mixing, water chemistry, heat and energy transfer, and coastal processes. This course also addresses the importance of the oceans to human beings as well as the impact of human activities on the oceans.
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: B1
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ESRM 301 - Field Professionalism
Units: 1
Two hours activity per week
Training in a wide variety of ancillary field skills necessary to safely and professionally work as a field scientist. Skills include basic first aid, wilderness first aid, communication (via cell, satellite, and radio), site assessment, basic camping and survival skills, basic orienteering, personal safety, and related competencies necessary to fieldwork.
Graded: CR/NC
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ESRM 313 - Conservation Biology (Cross-listed as BIOL 313)
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite: BIOL 200
This course explores issues surrounding the conservation of biodiversity. Topics to be covered include: species-, population-, and ecosystem-level issues, biodiversity, extinction, sustained yield, exotic species, and reserve design. Management implications and the ecology of issues are integrated throughout the course.
Lab fee $40
Same as: BIOL 313
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ESRM 327 - Communicating Science & Policy (Cross-listed as COMM 327)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture a week
Definition: Provides an introduction and overview of environmental science communication in the broader contexts of (a) the role of communication in science, and (b) the cultural, practical and policy-related role of science communication to a variety of audiences and the wider society. This course focuses on best practices for environmental science communication and the translation of complex material in terms of persuasiveness and accuracy intended for a variety of audiences, including the science community, stakeholders, media representatives, policy makers, and public audiences. Cultivate students’ practical communication skills, with particular emphasis on effective speaking, writing and exhibiting on scientific and science-related topics to effectively engage non-scientific audiences via a variety of formats such as elevator speeches, narratives and analogies, social media, grant-writing, and advocacy papers. Provides students with the opportunity to undertake a substantial practical project in grant writing or science exhibiting.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: COMM 327
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ESRM 328 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and three hour laboratory per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 100 or Consent of Instructor
Introduction to fundamental concepts and techniques of geographic information systems, including the collection, manipulation, analysis, interpretation, display, and communication of spatial information for environmental decision making.
Lab fee $25
GenEd: B4
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ESRM 329 - Environmental Law and Policy
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 100 or Consent of Instructor
The purpose of this course is to introduce the fundamental concepts of environmental law and policy and familiarize students with the various types of legal mechanisms used to protect the environment. A practical grounding in the basic legal concepts central to environmental law and how laws have been applied at the local, state, national, and international level will be gained. Students will also explore the purpose and function of some of the larger environmental institutions and their relationships with the public, business, and the environmental community.
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ESRM 332 - Human Ecology (Cross-listed as ANTH 332)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
This human ecology course places humans into the environment in historical and global contexts. Discusses systems theory as it applies to human adaptation to the environment. Studies the relations among political power, ideology, and resources, integrating concepts from ecology with those from social sciences. Theories and forecasts of human population growth and migration among regions and cultures. Social and environmental impacts of population and age distribution. Natural resource constraints on growth. Topics from land development, resource planning, environmental quality, politics, economic growth, conflicts and wars.
Same as: ANTH 332
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ESRM 335 - The Beach
Units: 3
Three hours lecture a week
Description: The Beach is an interdisciplinary course that explores the sociocultural importance of sandy beaches in Southern California and analyzes the interaction of natural and human systems in the coastal zone. This course explores the physical and biological aspects of Californias beaches, examines anthropogenic stressors on the ecosystem, integrates diverse perspectives on Californias beach culture and society, and focuses issues pertaining to coastal development and sustainability.
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: B2, D, UDIGE
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ESRM 340 - Politics and the Environment (Cross-listed as POLS 340)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Exploration of environmental politics in both the international and domestic contexts.
Same as: POLS 340
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ESRM 341 - The National Park (Cross-listed as POLS 341)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
An interdisciplinary, in-depth study of one or more units of the National Park Service from a variety of perspectives including Political Science, Public Administration, and Environmental Science and Resource Management. The course analyzes how conservation issues and practices, administrative and policy processes and interpretive (educational) programs work within the context of a national public resources agency. Each term this course will focus on one or more park unit in the region.
Lab fee $0 - $500
Same as: POLS 341
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ESRM 342 - Environmental History (Cross-listed as HIST 342)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Examines the historical interaction between humans and their environment. Special attention will be paid to the transformations of environments in the Americas and Europe.
Same as: HIST 342
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ESRM 350 - Ecological Restoration Design and Construction
Units: 4
Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 352
Introduction to environmental engineering. Students will partake in the planning and construction of ecological restoration projects in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and/or Los Angeles Counties. Particular projects will expose students to construction procedures and techniques central to the restoration of riparian, wetland, and terrestrial communities.
Lab fee $25
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ESRM 351 - Field Methods: Monitoring and Assessment
Units: 4
Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 313
Examines a wide range of field assessment methods useful for a variety of environmental characterization efforts such as range of transect, time constraint, trapping, and continuous sampling methodologies. Emphasizes practical skills development with students collecting field data and conducting subsequent analyses and assessment.
Lab fee $40
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ESRM 352 - Theory and Practice of Ecological Restoration
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Introduces the theory and practice of modern ecological restoration. Conceptual similarities in the approach to wetland, riparian, forest, grassland, and subtidal restoration efforts will be explored. Special attention will be given to failed restoration efforts, articulating the conditions leading to such failures, and minimum performance standards for successful projects.
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ESRM 365 - Natural History And Resource Management Of The California Channel Islands (Cross-listed as ANTH 365)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 200 or ESRM 205 , or Consent of Instructor
Examines the natural and cultural history of the California Channel Islands. Students will learn to identify the current threats and future management needs of the islands.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: ANTH 365
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ESRM 370 - Fundamentals Of Remotely Piloted Systems
Units: 4
Two hours lecture and 4 hours activity per week
Explores the basics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Remotely Operated Vehicles from a range of perspectives including aero-/hydrodynamics, data collection, legal, cultural, basic programming, and public safety. Students will be exposed to control systems, various vehicle designs, and routine equipment maintenance.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 371 - Coastal Monitoring With Remotely Piloted Systems
Units: 3
One hour lecture and four hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 370 or Consent of Instructor
Develops student skills in vehicle maneuvering, control systems, safe operations, and effective planning and budgeting. Students will focus on data collection built around data collection activity labs. Classes will typically focus on either aerial or aquatic systems. Course repeatable once.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 410 - Environmental Impact Assessment
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: BIOL 433 , ECON 362 , ESRM 328 and ESRM 329
This course will introduce students to methods and procedures designed to assess and minimize human impacts on natural systems. Topics to be covered include the components of environmental impact reports and assessments, and the processes involved in preparation and approval. Also addressed will be the issues related to mitigating environmental impacts.
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ESRM 428 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems
Units: 4
Three hours lecture per week Three hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 328
Study of concepts and techniques of geographic information systems, with special emphasis on environmental issues at multiple spatial scales.
Lab fee $25
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ESRM 440 - Population Studies (Cross-listed as SOC 440)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: SOC 100 and MATH 202/PSY 202
Description: This course focuses on the basic concepts, skills and issues in demography and population studies. It will apply concepts to contemporary population issues such as family demography, urban transition, environmental degradation, and economic development.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: SOC 440
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ESRM 443 - Environmental Communication (Cross-listed as COMM 443)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Description: Students will analyze and engage in debates about local, national and global environmental disputes. Topics include analysis of risk, community dialogue and strategic environmental messages.
Lab Fee $15
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: COMM 443
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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ESRM 450 - Environmental Conflict Resolution (Cross-listed as COMM 450, POLS 450)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Provides practical experience in negotiation and mediation techniques within the context of complex environmental and public policy disputes.
Lab Fee $15
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: COMM 450, POLS 450
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ESRM 462 - Coastal and Marine Resource Management
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 200 orESRM 205 , ESRM 313 or ESRM 329
Description: Provides an introduction to marine provinces , physical and biological oceanography, threats to the marine environment across various temporal and spatial scales and various policies and programs to improve resource management.
Lab Fee $25
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 463 - Water Resources Management
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 200 or ESRM 205 ; ESRM 313 or ESRM 329
Description: Water management principles focusing on surface and ground water hydrology water conservation, watershed development water quality measurement and monitoring water and wildlife/fisheries and water conflicts.
Lab Fee $0-$500
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 464 - Land Use Planning and Open Space Management
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 200 or ESRM 205 ; ESRM 313 or ESRM 329
Examines various approaches to land use planning at the municipal, state, national, and international level focusing on the role of land use planning in managing open space and protected area lands within and adjacent to urban areas.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 482 - Issues in Environmental Planning and Resource Management
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite: BIOL 433 , ECON 362 and ESRM 329
Selected issues in resource development derived from current resource policy changes, or other emerging topics of interest.
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ESRM 483 - Issues in Global Resource Management
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite: Senior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Selected issues in global resource management. Topics may include climate change, ocean management, desertification, air pollution, ozone depletion, patterns of consumption, water pollution, water allocation, international policy or legislative instruments, or other topics as appropriate.
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ESRM 484 - Climate Change And Adaptation Planning
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ESRM 462 or ESRM 464 or Consent of Instructor
Explores climate change science and its criticisms, climate change scenarios, attribution debate, expected natural and human impacts and vulnerabilities, mitigation, adaptation, and geoengineering. Focuses on adaptation planning and practice for governments and organizations.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 490 - Special Topics
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
In-depth analysis of current topics in environmental science and resource management. Topics vary each semester. Repeatable up to 9 units.
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ESRM 491 - Capstone Preparation
Units: 1
Two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: Senior standing in the Environmental Science and Resource Management major
Research and develop a proposal for an ESRM project. Repeatable up to 3 units.
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ESRM 492 - Service Learning/Internship
Units: 3
Six hours per week
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Individual internship through service learning. Repeatable up to 6 units.
Lab fee $0 - $3,000
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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ESRM 494 - Independent Research
Units: 1-3
Variable hours per week
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Individual research on topic selected by the student and faculty mentor. Repeatable up to 9 units.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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ESRM 496 - Environmental Film and Speaker Series (Cross-listed as COMM 496)
Units: 1
One hour lecture per week
Uses current and classic environmental films and documentaries to address current environmental issues. Brings such guest speakers as authors, professors, community activists, environmentalists, non- and for-profit business representatives, and government officials to present on specialized subjects including renewable energy, green business, environmental justice, green city planning and sustainable food systems. Repeatable 3 times up to 3 units.
Graded: A-F
Same as: COMM 496
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ESRM 499 - Capstone
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: Upper division required courses in ESRM major (may be completed concurrently)
Description: This course consists of an interdisciplinary evaluation of the physical, biological, social, economic, and legal dimensions of environmental decision-making. The instructor will select from Southern California ecosystems - and decisions with associated environmental impacts - for evaluation and analysis. Topics include decisions to reduce, control, or treat surface water run-off, establishing or changing the management of marine protected areas, dredging in harbors, and permits for coastal development. Students will provide results to appropriate national, state, or local agencies for consideration and deliberation in administrative decisions.
Graded: Letter Grade
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FIN 300 - Business Finance
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ACCT 220 , MATH 140 or MATH 150
Description: Principles of planning, procuring, and controlling short term and long-term financial resources of business organizations. Topics include: cash and capital budgeting, debt and equity markets, security evaluations, cost and structure of capital.
Graded: Letter Grade
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FIN 321 - Public Budgeting (Cross-listed as POLS 321)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Examines the major concepts of public budgeting and finance in the United States. Key topics of study include: expenditure estimation, revenue forecasting, capital budgeting, budget reform and financial management. The politics that characterizes the budgetary process will be emphasized throughout.
Same as: POLS 321
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FIN 410 - Financial Markets And Institutions
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: FIN 300
Description: Broadly covers the operations, mechanics, and structure of the U.S financial system. Provides an in-depth discussion of selected topics critical to financial management.
Graded: Letter Grade
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FIN 411 - Corporate Finance Management
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: FIN 300
Description: Provides an in-depth coverage of key concepts and theoretical principles of modern corporate finance, including analytical tools necessary for managerial decision making.
Graded: Letter Grade
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FIN 412 - International Financial Management
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: FIN 300
Description: Introduction to the multinational financial environment and management. Focuses on foreign exchange markets, foreign exchange risk management, international working capital management, foreign investment analysis, international capital budgeting, international diversification, cost of capital and capital structure of the multinational firm and political risk management.
Graded: Letter Grade
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FIN 413 - Investment Analysis
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: FIN 300
Description: Introduction to different investment instruments and strategies along with the securities available to the investor. Explores types of markets, market indicators, investment banking, types of orders and securities markets regulation.
Graded: Letter Grade
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FIN 490 - Special Topics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Description: In-depth analysis of current topics in finance. Topics vary each semester. Repeatable up to 9 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
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