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2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 
 

History
  

  • HIST 369 - California History and Culture

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the cultural and institutional development of California prior to the 16th century and since.
  

  • HIST 370 - United States Colonial History

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the European colonization of the United States from the 1600s to the French and Indian War. The transformation of social, political, and cultural institutions of Europe in North America are studied.
  

  • HIST 371 - The Founding of the United States

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Study of the Revolutionary era and its political and social influence on the constitution.
  

  • HIST 372 - United States Industrialization and Progressivism

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the nation’s geographic and industrial expansion. Social and political problems up to the end of WWI will also be examined.
  

  • HIST 373 - American Labor History

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    This is an in-depth study of the individual, group, and organized experience of the American working people from colonial time to the twentieth century.
  

  • HIST 374 - United States Since 1945

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the cultural, social, and political transformation of the nation after World War II. Among the various topics of the course, specific attention is given to how international affairs influenced domestic life and society.
  

  • HIST 375 - The United States and the World Since 1900

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Explores the historical forces that have shaped U.S. relations with the world, examining ideas of empire and expansion, the role of ideological, economic, and cultural issues in influencing relationships, and the people who shaped U.S. diplomacy (of various kinds). Assesses the interactive relationship of U.S. influence abroad, as well as the influence of the world on life in the U.S.
    Graded: Student Option
  

  • HIST 380 - History of the Pacific Islands

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the history of the Pacific from human settlement to the present. Special attention will be paid to cross- cultural encounters, religious conversion, imperialism, and post-colonial realities in the region. The course employs interdisciplinary methods borrowed from anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics.
  

  • HIST 381 - Traditional East Asia to 1600

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Covers the history of East Asia (China, Korea, and Japan) from prehistoric times to roughly 1600 AD. Focus is placed on cultural, institutional, and social developments in civilizations of this region to provide a historical foundation, from the Asian perspective, for understanding the roots of modern globalization.
    Graded: Student Option
  

  • HIST 382 - Modern East Asia

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the rise of East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) from 1600 to the present. Provides an East Asian perspective on themes of globalization that have shaped modern nation states around the world, including colonization and imperialism, and industrialization. Topics covered include war, revolutions, and governments, as well as philosophies and cultural trends.
    Graded: Student Option
  

  • HIST 385 - The Modern Middle East

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Offers an introduction to the history and politics of the Middle East and North Africa from the early 20th century to the present. Topics include: the place and role of religion in the region; colonialism; the decline of the Ottoman empire; the emergence of various nationalisms; the creation of modern states; and the ideological, political, and social conflicts and struggles associated with the region. Some attention will be devoted to the rise and fall of political regimes, the dynamics of consent and dissent, and to role of trans-national, trans-regional, and global forums.
    Graded: Student Option
  

  • HIST 390 - Women and Gender in East Asia

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the history of women and gender in East-Asian history from roughly 1000 CE to the modern era. We will examine social and political institutions, as well as cultural practices to examine the evolution of femininity and masculinity, and identify common and divergent experiences of gender and sexuality through these civilizations. Topics covered include: the family, Confucian norms, love and marriage, wartime gender constructions, and cultural impact of modernization.
    Graded: Student Option
  

  • HIST 391 - Traditional China

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    This course studies the social, political, economic, and cultural traditions in China from ancient times to the end of the Ming Dynasty.
  

  • HIST 392 - Modern China

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    This course explores the social, political, economic, and cultural changes in China from to the rise of the Ch’ing Dynasty to 1949.
  

  • HIST 393 - Contemporary China

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    This course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural developments in China since 1949.
  

  • HIST 394 - Traditional Japan

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    This course studies the social, political, economic, and cultural traditions in Japan from ancient times to the fall of the Tokugawa regime.
  

  • HIST 395 - Modern Japan

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    This course studies the social, political, economic, and cultural changes in Japan from the Meiji Restoration to the present.
  

  • HIST 396 - East Asia: Then and Now

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    This course examines of the social, political, economic, and cultural foundations in China, Korea, and Japan. Emphasis is given to the profound political, economic, and other transformations taking place in these countries in the twentieth century.
  

  • HIST 397 - Pop Culture Along the Pacific Rim: Japan and U.S. in the Modern Age

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the connections and parallels between two civilizations along the Pacific Rim through the lens of popular culture in the modern era. Topics covered include: youth culture, countercultures and subcultures, war and reconstruction, mass media, and cultural stereotypes.
    Graded: Student Option
  

  • HIST 401 - Immigration, Race, and Citizenship in the United States

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines the broad arc of immigration history in the United States from the colonial period to the present. The course traces the diverse experiences of immigrants from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. In addition to exploring the immigrant experience, the course analyzes the evolving relationship between immigration and constructions of race, ethnicity, and citizenship across time and place.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Multicultural Perspectives
  

  • HIST 402 - Southern California Chicana/o History and Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 402)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines the cultural, economic, political, and social experience of Mexicana/os of the region from the U.S conquest to the 1990’s. Particular attention is given to the interactions of this community with other ethnic and racial groups. The course utilizes literature, film, and art as mediums of learning about the culture and history of Chicana/os.
    Same as: CHS 402  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Multicultural Perspectives
  

  • HIST 403 - The American Intellectual Tradition

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    This course explores American thought from Puritanism, transcendentalism, and pragmatism to contemporary trends represented in thinkers from Richard Mather, Jonathan Edwards, Ralph Emerson, William James, and John Dewey to Reinhold Hiebuhr. It also addresses those dissenting voices resonantly expressed in American life from Ann Hutchinson, Roger Williams, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and W. E. B. Du Bois to Martin Luther King, Jr.
  

  • HIST 412 - Law and Society

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Investigates a wide range of issues including, but not limited to: the origins of the law in classical civilizations; the interplays between/among law, religion, government, and morality; evolutions of diverse legal systems in different societies and traditions; legal and ethical challenges of modern sciences; the rule of law in an international environment; and the debate over the extent and limits of the laws in coping with social and technological problems of modern life.
  

  • HIST 413 - World Religions and Classical Philosophies

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): HIST 211  or Equivalent
    Studies and compares major religions and philosophical schools in the ancient world. Examines how different societies and peoples have formed their basic assumptions concerning the universe, faith, human nature, and society, and how those fundamental assumptions have affected their chosen modes of thinking, ways of life, organizations of society, forms of government, and approaches to knowledge.
  

  • HIST 414 - Women and Gender in History

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    This course examines the role of women and gender in human experience. Topics may vary. They include, but are not limited to, gender and work, gender and religion, gender in literature, gender and race, gender and sexuality, gender and family, gender and social change, and constructions of masculinity and femininity. Fulfills the thematic category of the History major.
  

  • HIST 415 - Society and Radicalism

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    This course studies the emergence of different styles of protests and radicalism in the modern world. Topics include, but are not limited to, radical thinkers, theories, philosophies, organizations, strategies, movements, as well as the roles and influences they had in society.
  

  • HIST 420 - History of Mexico

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the social and political history of Mexico from the period of European contact to the present. The modern phase of Mexico’s history is examined in relation to the overall development of North America.
  

  • HIST 421 - History Of The Mexican Revolution, 1876-1930

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Evaluates the social and political causes and consequences of the Mexican Revolution. Particular attention is also given to the influence and intervention of the United States of America in Mexico’s economic and domestic affairs.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • HIST 430 - Tradition and Transformation: Literature, History, and Cultural Change (Cross-listed as ENGL 430)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105  or HIST 300  and Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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 by topic. Repeatable up to 9 units.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: ENGL 430
    GenEd: UDGE-C, UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, Multicultural Perspectives
  

  • HIST 436 - Psychology and History of East Asian Warrior Cultures (Cross-listed as PSY 436)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines the psychological and historical roots of warrior cultures in East Asia. Characteristics such as duty, enlightenment, honor, loyalty, and discipline will be examined in the context of the individual and group psychology of warrior cultures throughout history. Psychological and historical conceptions of violence, aggression, and strategy will also be explored. Students will be encouraged to relate values derived from Asian warrior cultures to their own lives, while reflecting on the applicability of these ideas to modern life.
    Same as: PSY 436  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
  

  • HIST 442 - The African Diaspora (Cross-listed as ANTH 442)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines the dispersal of Africans to other continents over the last two thousand years. Special attention will be paid to the African slave trade, identity formation, and nationalism. The course employs interdisciplinary methods borrowed from anthropology, art history, linguistics, and literature.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: ANTH 442  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): International Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives
  

  • HIST 451 - History of Africa Since 1800

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of Africa since 1800, from the era of the slave trade, through the imposition of colonial rule, to the establishment of modern nation-states.
  

  • HIST 452 - History of Southern Africa Since 1600

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of southern Africa from the pre-colonial era, through the establishment of a permanent European presence, to the establishment of modern nation-states.
  

  • HIST 470 - People and Everyday Life in Early America

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    The course focuses on those ordinary men and women whose daily works and activities made what American society was. It covers the time span from the 1600’s to the early 1800’s. Topics include, but not limited to, popular religion, work ethics and labor systems, family and marriage, festivities, leisure, and games, law and order, mass-control policies, crime and punishment, trades, craftsmanship, farming and industries, issues of gender, race, and ethnicities, early popular unrest, collective actions, and protests.
  

  • HIST 472 - History And Psychology Of The Great War (Cross-listed as PSY 472)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): History or Psychology major with upper division standing
    Examines the historical and psychological roots and implications of World War One. Explores the historical causes of this conflict by focusing on the rise of nationalism, imperial expansion, and increasing militarization. Traces the psychological and philosophical implications of such phenomena as shell-shock, Existentialism, and the rise of fascist thought.
    Graded: GCR
    Same as: PSY 472  
  

  • HIST 490 - Special Topics

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Investigates a prominent topic of historical interest. Topics vary by semester. Repeatable by topic up to 12 units.
  

  • HIST 491 - Historiography

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): HIST 300   or consent of the instructor
    Description: This course surveys major historians and their theoretical and methodological approaches to the discipline from the nineteenth century to the present day. The course is designed to update students to the most influential theories in the study of history. Included in this survey are theoretical approaches based on the writings of Braudel, Foucault, Freud, and Marx.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • HIST 492 - Internship/Service Learning

    Units: 1 - 3
    Variable hours per week
    Prerequisite(s): HIST 300  or Consent of Instructor
    Description: This course is designed to provide students with some hands-on experience in the historical field. Students will work in a museum or a historical society and acquire important information about such activities as archiving documents, historical preservation, and dissemination of historical information.
    Lab Fee $15
    Graded: Student Option
  

  • HIST 494 - Independent Research

    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and Consent of Instructor
    Independent reading and/or research project under the direction of a faculty member. Repeatable up to 6 units.
    Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit
  

  • HIST 497 - Directed Studies

    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and Consent of Instructor
    Exploring an important historical topic under the direction of a faculty member. Significant written reports expected. Topics vary. Repeatable up to 6 units.
    Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit
  

  • HIST 499 - Capstone In History

    Units: 1 - 3
    One to three hours per week.
    Prerequisite(s): HIST 300  or Consent of Instructor.
    Description: Under the supervision of a faculty advisor, students complete a project approved by the faculty advisor which will integrate prior course work with the general expectations of the Program. Completed projects may be disseminated to the campus community.
    Graded: Student Option

Information Technology
  

  • IT 105 - Introduction to Programming (Cross-listed as COMP 105)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture taught in a laboratory per week
    Provides a balanced view of computing and an introduction to the world of computer science. In-depth coverage of the design, development, and expression of algorithms. Covers a variety of concepts relevant to the beginning student, including computer organization and design. Not open to students who have completed COMP 150.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: COMP 105  
    GenEd: B4, E
  

  • IT 151 - IT Programming

    Units: 3
    Two hours of lecture and three hours lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 301  and COMP 105 /IT 105  or equivalent
    Introduction to programming in C in the Unix environment including input/output, recursion and pointers. Introduction to composite data types such as arrays, records, strings and sets. Topics include: abstract data types, stacks, queues and linked lists. Brief introduction to trees and graphs. No credit given toward the Computer Science Degree.
  

  • IT 152 - Programming for Health Informatics

    Units: 4
    Four hours in the lab per week
    Description: Introduction to computer programming for Health Informatics professionals. Design and implementation of data structures and algorithms for solving system, network, and security problems in management and administration of Health Information Systems.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • IT 221 - Unix System Programming I (Cross-listed as COMP 221)

    Units: 3
    Two hours lecture and three hours lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): COMP 151   or IT 151   or IT 152  
    Description: Fundamentals of the UNIX operating system, including the command line interface (CLI), shell commands and related utilities. C will be covered at an accelerated pace, appropriate for students who already know another programming language. Fundamental C libraries, and basic UNIX system calls, will be covered. Principles of the program development cycle as applied to a UNIX environment will also be presented.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: COMP 221
  

  • IT 380 - Web Programming

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture in the lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): COMP 151  or IT 151  and MATH 300  or MATH 301  
    This course provides an overview of the many languages and techniques used in web programming. This includes Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Perl, JSP and ASP, as well as database query languages and XML. Sample applications are built for dynamic web pages and web sites. Effective Fall 2012, changed from IT 280
  

  • IT 400 - eCommerce

    Units: 3
    Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): IT 380  and COMP 420 /IT 420 
    Fundamentals of database driven web sites. Online accounts, cookies, shopping carts, data collection and storage, and data security. Covers user interface design, navigation and site search strategies and database support.
  

  • IT 401 - Web Intelligence

    Units: 3
    Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): IT 402 
    Using web programming to extract information, using intelligent search engines, artificial intelligence techniques (expert systems, agents). Topics include: data mining, data warehousing, natural language processing, decision support systems, and intelligent agents.
  

  • IT 402 - Advanced Web Programming

    Units: 3
    Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): COMP 151  or IT 151  or IT 152 
    Covers a variety of programming languages, including Java, C, C++, Perl, ASP, and PHP. This course focuses on building applications that are useful to IT professionals, such as applications for network security, maintenance and surveillance.
  

  • IT 403 - Advanced Programming for Health Informatics

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): IT 152 
    Course in computer programming for Health Informatics professionals. Design and implementation of advanced algorithms and sophisticated data structures. Emphasis on large data sets relevant to Health Information Systems.
  

  • IT 420 - Database Theory and Design (Cross-listed as COMP 420)

    Units: 3
    Two hours lecture and three hours lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 300  or MATH 301  and COMP 151  or IT 151 
    Topics include: database structure including: structure definition, data models, semantics of relations, and operation on data models; database schemas: element definition, use and manipulation of the schema; elements of implementation.; algebra of relations on a database; hierarchical data bases. Discussion of information retrieval, reliability, protection and integrity of databases.
    Same as: COMP 420 
  

  • IT 421 - Unix System Programming II

    Units: 3
    Two hours lecture and three hours lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): COMP 221 /IT 221 
    The use of the Unix operating environment including command line Unix utilities, vi and emacs editors, regular expressions, text processors and Unix shells, fundamental Perl
    and its application in programming CGI. Writing in C utilities that control the operating environment through the use of system calls. Developing programs using Unix facilities. Not open to Computer Science majors.
     
  

  • IT 424 - Computer System Security (Cross-listed as COMP 424)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture in the lab per week
    Description: Security techniques in operating systems, data bases, and computer networks. Analysis of formal security models. Introduction to cryptography, and public key security schemas.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: COMP 424  
  

  • IT 428 - Computer Networks for Health Informatics

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): IT 152 
    Basic software design and analysis considerations in networking computers into coherent, cooperating systems for health-related applications. Issues of privacy and security will be emphasized.
     
  

  • IT 429 - Computer Networks (Cross-listed as COMP 429)

    Units: 3
    Two hours lecture and three hours lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): COMP 232  and COMP 362 ; or COMP 221  /IT 221  and IT 421  
    Description: Basic software design and analysis considerations in networking computers into coherent, cooperating systems capable of processing computational tasks in a distributed manner. Network topology, routing procedures, message multiplexing and process scheduling techniques will be discussed.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: COMP 429
  

  • IT 464 - Computer Graphic Systems And Design I (Cross-listed as COMP 464, ART 464)

    Units: 3
    Two hours lecture and three hours lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): COMP 350  and MATH 240 ; or COMP 221  and MATH 301  
    Topics include: fundamental concepts of computer graphics graphics devices graphics languages interactive systems applications to art, science, engineering and business trade-offs between hardware devices and software support.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: COMP 464  , ART 464  
  

  • IT 466 - Computer Graphic Systems And Design II (Cross-listed as COMP 466, ART 466)

    Units: 3
    Two hours lecture and three hours lab per week
    Prerequisite(s): COMP 464 / IT 464  
    Advanced concepts of computer graphics. Topics include computer graphics software and hardware, mathematical basis of geometric modeling, data base management in manufacturing environments, imagining and visualization.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: COMP 466, ART 466
  

  • IT 490 - Special Topics for IT

    Units: 3
    Three hours of lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in the BSIT program
    The course addresses current issues in Information Technology. Specialized topics will be studied. Repeatable by topic up to 9 units.
  

  • IT 491 - Capstone Preparation

    Units: 1
    Two hours activity per week
    Prerequisite(s): COMP 362   or IT 421   and Senior Standing in the Information Technology Program
    Description: Research and develop a proposal for a significant capstone project under faculty supervision. Repeat 3 times up to 3 units.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • IT 492 - Internship

    Units: 1 - 3
    Two to six hours activity per week
    Prerequisite(s): Upper-Division Standing and Program approval of written proposal
    Description: Supervised work and study in an industrial or scientific setting involving development of degree-related skills.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • IT 494 - Independent Research

    Units: 1-3
    Variable hours activity per week
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division Standing and Program Approval of Written Proposal
    Supervised project involving research in Information Technology. Repeatable by topic up to 9 units.
  

  • IT 497 - Directed Studies

    Units: 3
    Six hours activity per week
    Prerequisite(s): Program approval of written proposal
    Supervised project involving library research in the field of Information Technology or its applications.
  

  • IT 499 - Capstone Project

    Units: 3
    Three hours independent study per week
    Prerequisite(s): IT 491  
    Description: Design, and implement a capstone project under faculty supervision, and present the results in a poster/demonstration session at the end of semester.
    Graded: Letter Grade

Library
  

  • LIB 211 - Discerning Information in an Interconnected World (Cross-listed as COMM 211)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Provides students with strategies to help them make sense of our information-saturated world. Students should critically assess information; differentiate the perspectives of information seekers from providers; and evaluate our sources of knowledge through issues such as: surveillance, surrogates, privacy, information-seeking behavior, information control, intellectual property, digital democracy, and emerging information communication technologies.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: COMM 211  
    GenEd: A3
  

  • LIB 344 - The Library: Collections, Services, & Instruction (Cross-listed as BUS 344, ECON 344, EDUC 344)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    A study of university, school (K-12), public, and special libraries from business, economic, library science, and educational perspectives. Analyzes how these perspectives are linked within library practices. A study of local libraries and field trips.
    Same as: BUS 344 , ECON 344 , EDUC 344  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
  

  • LIB 497 - Faculty-Student Collaborative Research

    Units: 3
    3 hours Research per week
    Prerequisite(s): Program approval will be required to substitute this course as an elective in a major.
    A research intensive class during which students will craft an original scholarly or creative work employing unique collections housed at the John Spoor Broome Library relevant collections at other institutions may also be utilized. All students are required to attend and/or present their research at the Sage Research Symposium or similar conference. Repeatable up to 9 units.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit

Liberal Studies
  

  • EDAP 427 - Social Studies in Integrated Art

    Units: 4
    Four hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Liberal Studies B.A., Integrated Teaching Credential Emphasis
    Focuses on standard based curriculum for the Social Sciences and Arts including needs of English Language Learners, exceptional children, and technology for teaching and learning.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • EDAP 429 - Teaching Science in Elementary Schools

    Units: 4
    Four hour lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Liberal Studies B.A., Integrated Teaching Credential Emphasis
    Study of the application of recommended methods for teaching physical, life and earth science, health and physical education to students (K-8) based on research and theory. Students reflect upon their personal development and abilities to integrate theory and practice in science, health and physical education with other subject areas. Needs of English Language Learners and exceptional children, technology for teaching and learning are integrated. 
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • LS 110 - Computer Literacy for Educators (Cross-listed as COMP 110)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    An introduction to computer systems, including web applications, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases, emphasizing their use in educational settings. Not open to Computer Science majors.
    Same as: COMP 110  
    GenEd: E
  

  • LS 200 - Juvenile Justice System Service Learning

    Units: 2
    One hour seminar and two hours activity per week
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor Required for Enrollment
    Provide tutoring and mentoring for juvenile justice students in study skills and fundamental social and critical thinking skills required to be a successful college student. Repeatable up to 12 units.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit
  

  • LS 220 - Developing Literacy in Diverse Classrooms

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None
    Provides an understanding of learning and teaching literacy in a diverse, technologically-complex society.  Focus is on providing students with knowledge of a comprehensive, balanced, literacy approach, including an understanding and use of the major descriptors of developing literacy, appropriate assessment methods and instruments, and a developmental and analytical appreciation for writing strategies, conventions, applications, and interpretation of texts and genres.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • LS 300 - Liberal Studies Service-Learning

    Units: 3
    Two hours seminar and two hours activity per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing Concentrated Studies majors only Consent of Instructor required for enrollment
    A service-learning course designed to broaden involvement in community projects, engage in critical reflection, build social networks with other Concentrated Studies students, and develop written and verbal communication skills.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • LS 322 - Health Issues in Education

    Units: 2
    Two hours lecture per week
    Survey of school health programs with in-depth study of selected health education curricula and topic areas, including: alcohol, tobacco, drugs, communicable diseases, and nutrition. Development of strategies and methods for teaching controversial areas. Effective Fall 2019, changed from HLTH 322
  

  • LS 490 - Capstone Course

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing
    Faculty-designed course that integrates prior course work and disseminates the final course project to the campus community.
  

  • LS 494 - Independent Research

    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Upper-division standing
    Students design and implement a study project in conjunction with a faculty member.  Three repeats allowed. Repeatable up to 9 units.
  

  • LS 497 - Directed Studies

    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Upper-division standing
    Provides student credit for curricular activities under the direction of a Liberal Studies faculty member.  Three repeats allowed. Repeatable up to 9 units.
  

  • LS 499 - Capstone Project

    Units: 3
    Varies per week
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing
    Description: In conjunction with a faculty advisor, students design and complete a project that integrates prior course work and disseminate the project to the campus community .
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • LSES 428 - K-12 Literacy: Multicultural and Multilingual

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Liberal Studies, B.A. Integrated Teaching Credential Emphasis
    Corequisite(s): None
    Topics include: developmental theory and practice of the reading and writing process through the school years K-12; study skills; foundations of reading and writing theory and practice for students who speak English as a first or second  language; teaching reading and writing to native English speakers and English language learners in English-only, multilingual, and bilingual contexts; literacy and language development needs of English learners and exceptional children; literacy in the content areas; technology for teaching and learning is integrated.
    Graded: Letter Grade

Mathematics
  

  • MATH 97 - Statistics Support

    Units: 1
    One hour lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): For students in Placement Categories III or IV, and following the Statistics Pathway, one from the following: BIOL 203 , ESRM 203 , MATH 201 , MATH 202 /PSY 202  
    Offers guided problem-solving activities and assistance with numerical, logical, and algebraic reasoning skills to support students co-enrolled in a GE Area B4 statistics course. Repeat 3 times up to 3 units
    Graded: Crd/No Crd
  

  • MATH 98 - Pre-Calculus Support

    Units: 1
    One hour lecture per week
    Corequisite(s): For students in Placement Categories III or IV, and following the Pre-Calculus Pathway: MATH 105.
    Offers guided problem-solving activities and assistance with numerical, logical, and algebraic reasoning skills to support students co-enrolled in MATH 105 - Pre-Calculus. Repeat 3 times up to 3 units
    Graded: Crd/No Crd
  

  • MATH 99 - Quantitative Reasoning Support

    Units: 1
    One hour lecture
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): For students in Placement Categories III or IV, and following the Quantitative Reasoning Pathway, one from the following: COMP 105/IT 105, COMP 121, MATH 101, MATH 108, MATH 137, MATH 207, MATH 208, MATH 230/PHIL 230.
    Offers guided problem-solving activities and assistance with numerical, logical, geometric, and algebraic reasoning skills to support students co-enrolled in a GE Area B4 quantitative reasoning course. Repeat 3 times up to 3 units
    Graded: Crd/No Crd
  

  • MATH 101 - College Algebra

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Topics include: basic set theory, number systems and their algebraic properties; systems of equations and inequalities; basic analytic geometry, matrix algebra and elementary functions; and problem-solving.
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 103 - Stretch Pre-Calculus I

    Units: 4
    Four hours lecture per week
    First semester in two-semester, stretch sequence covering pre-calculus topics with embedded support, including algebraic reasoning, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Students will: engage in cooperative and active learning; learn about functions, including notation, representations, and interpretation for various families of functions (focusing on five: linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, and rational exponent); demonstrate understanding of fundamental concepts from arithmetic, geometry, and intermediate algebra; and determine appropriate problem-solving techniques, including numerical methods, algebraic reasoning, or graphical techniques (including use of graphing software). Successful completion of MATH 103 prepares students to enroll in MATH 104 in the following semester to fulfill their first year Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning requirement (GE Area B4). Repeat 3 times up to 9 units
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MATH 104 - Stretch Pre-Calculus II

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 103  
    Second semester in two-semester, stretch sequence covering pre-calculus topics with embedded support, including algebraic reasoning, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Students will engage in cooperative and active learning, and will continue: to learn about functions, including notation, representations, and interpretation for various families of functions; in-depth study of functions addressed in Stretch Pre-Calculus I by including families of exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; to develop higher levels of understanding of fundamental concepts from arithmetic, geometry, and intermediate algebra; and to determine appropriate problem-solving techniques, including numerical methods, algebraic reasoning, or graphical techniques (including use of graphing software).
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 105 - Pre-Calculus

    Units: 4
    Four hours lecture per week
    Topics include: number systems and their algebraic properties; systems of equations and inequalities; basic analytic geometry of lines and conic sections; elementary functions, including polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic, with emphasis on trigonometric functions, fundamental theorem of algebra, and theory of equations; polar equations and curves.
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 108 - Mathematical Thinking

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Presents the diversity of mathematics and the spirit in which it is employed in various situations, including different problem-solving strategies, inductive-deductive reasoning, paradoxes, puzzles, and mathematical modeling. The contributions of various cultures and influences of other disciplines to mathematical thinking are studied.
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 137 - Strategies and Game Design

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Introduces mathematics to the analysis of games. The principles of game theory including graphs, logic, algebra, geometry, and probability are connected to game design, computer graphics, and game strategies in various contexts. Applicable algorithms and techniques are demonstrated through appropriate computer gaming examples.
    Course Fee $40
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 140 - Calculus for Business Applications

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): A passing score on the Calculus Placement Examination or MATH 101  or MATH 104  or MATH 105  
    An integrated course in analytic geometry and calculus in the context of business and economics applications. Functions, limits, derivatives, integrals, and mathematical modeling are used in problem-solving in decision-making context.
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 150 - Calculus I

    Units: 4
    Four hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): A passing score on the Calculus Placement Examination or MATH 104  or MATH 105  
    A course in analytic geometry and calculus. Topics include elementary and transcendental functions, their properties, limits, derivatives, integrals, and mathematical modeling.
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 151 - Calculus II

    Units: 4
    Four hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 150 .
    Topics include: differentiation, integration, sequences, infinite series, and power series.
  

  • MATH 190 - Algebra Through Ancient Mathematics

    Units: 1
    One hour lecture per week
    Corequisite(s): MATHES 90

     
    Basic algebra in historical and cultural contexts. Includes problem-solving and learning activities. For students needing to fulfill the Early Start Math requirement, this class is required as a support for MATHES 90.  Repeat 2 times up to 2 units
    Graded: Crd/No Crd
  

  • MATH 199 - Stretch College Statistics I

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    First semester in two-semester, stretch sequence covering statistical reasoning with embedded support, including operations on numbers and sets, equations and inequalities, reading tables and graphs, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Students will engage in cooperative and active learning, and learn how probability techniques, hypothesis testing, and predictive techniques are used to facilitate decision-making. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-square and t-tests; and application of technology for statistical analysis, including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Students will determine appropriate problem-solving techniques to address statistical questions using real-world or simulated data from broad range of disciplines, incorporating software or other technology. Successful completion of MATH 199 prepares students to enroll in MATH 200 in the following semester to fulfill their first year Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning requirement (GE Area B4). Repeat 3 times up to 9 units
    Graded: Letter Grade
  

  • MATH 200 - Stretch College Statistics II

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 199  
    Second semester in two-semester, stretch sequence covering statistical reasoning with embedded support, including operations on numbers and sets, equations and inequalities, reading tables and graphs, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Students will engage in cooperative and active learning, and learn how probability techniques, hypothesis testing, and predictive techniques are used to facilitate decision-making. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-square and t-tests; and application of technology for statistical analysis, including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Students will determine appropriate problem-solving techniques to address statistical questions using real-world or simulated data from broad range of disciplines, incorporating software or other technology.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics

    Units: 3
    Three-hour lecture per week
    Critical reasoning using a quantitative and statistical, problem-solving approach to solving real-world problems. Topics include: probability and statistics, sample data, probability and empirical data distributions, sampling techniques, estimation and hypothesis testing, ANOVA, and correlation and regression analysis. Students will use standard statistical software to analyze real-world and simulated data.
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 202 - Biostatistics (Cross-listed as PSY 202)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Critical reasoning using a quantitative and statistical, problem-solving approach to solve real-world problems. Uses probability and statistics to describe and analyze biological data collected from laboratory or field experiments. Course will cover: descriptions of sample data, probability and empirical data distributions, sampling techniques, estimation and hypothesis testing, ANOVA, and correlation and regression analysis. Students will use standard statistical software to analyze real-world and simulated data.
    Same as: PSY 202  
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 207 - Early Childhood Mathematics

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s):  ECS 150  /PSY 150   (before or concurrently)
    Current concepts of early mathematics curriculum including early learning standards for mathematics in early childhood education. This course provides a link between teachers’ mathematical knowledge and understanding of the major skills, concepts, and competencies learned through the social experiences of young children. Analysis of math activities in early childhood settings that help children develop mathematical awareness. Focus on the mathematical environment and curriculum that infuse young children’s interests, language and cultural background, diverse abilities, and family interactions. Repeatable up to 9 units.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 208 - Modern Mathematics for Elementary Teaching I: Numbers and Problem-Solving

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Current issues of modern mathematics curriculum, including abstract thinking and problem-solving approaches to teaching. Content covers: systems of numeration, nature of numbers and fundamental operations, relations and functions, properties of integers, rational and real numbers, and mathematical modeling. Problem-solving strategies and geometric interpretations are stressed. Designed for students intending to teach in grades K-8. This course is not open to students who have credit for Calculus.
    Course Fee $16
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: B4
  

  • MATH 230 - Logic and Mathematical Reasoning (Cross-listed as PHIL 230)

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Introduction to modern, deductive logic. Critical thinking and abstract approaches to common language. Includes: abstract and number sets, relations, prepositional logic, common language cases, and theory of quantification.
    Same as: PHIL 230
    GenEd: A3, B4
  

  • MATH 240 - Linear Algebra

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 151 
    Topics include: matrices, linear systems of equations, determinants, vectors in 2 and 3 dimensions, eigenvalues, the vector space RN, linear transformations, introduction to general vector spaces and applications.
  

  • MATH 250 - Calculus III

    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 151  with a grade of C or better
    Topics include: functions of several variables, solid analytic geometry, partial differentiation, multiple integrals with applications; vector analysis, and line and surface integrals.
 

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