Apr 22, 2024  
2021-2022 Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Ed Multiple Subjects Program

  
  • EDMS 593 - Advanced Student Teaching Seminar Multiple Subject


    Units: 2
    Two hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Program
    Description: Prepares student teachers for the job market and for the Teaching Performance Assessment. Facilitates the preparation and discussion of practical issues relevant to the student teaching experience. Changed from EDMS 576 effective F17. Repeat 2 times up to 4 units.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit

Educ Principal’s Leadership

  
  • EDPL 610 - Foundations Of Curriculum, Instruction, And Assessment


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Masters in Education Program and/or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential.
    Description: Theories for design of curriculum, instruction and assessment in an inclusive school environment will be addressed. Topics include standards based curriculum, differentiated instruction, using assessment data to design on-going instruction at the classroom level, dynamics of the curriculum change process. Course results in the development of a deep and internalized understanding of effective teaching, learning and assessment for all students including English Language Learners and students with special needs.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 620 - Assessment And Accountability Leadership


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Education, Educational Leadership Emphasis and/or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential.
    Description: Leadership skills and dispositions to maintain a focus on comprehensive teacher and student learning outcomes by developing, aligning, and monitoring an equity-driven assessment and accountability system. Develop a high degree of assessment literacy for purpose of providing direction and information to the school community. Analyze current research and policy regarding Federal, State, and local systems of accountability and assessment to determine the degree to which they are equitable and standards-based. Apply accessible and usable data management systems that create a culture of personal responsibility and inform instruction and organizations. Engage in cycles of program evaluation that assesses how teachers and programs impact student learning on multiple measures. Apply supervision and evaluation strategies that maintain a focus on student learning and supports teachers to improve their practice.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 621 - Law and School Management


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Masters in Education Program and/or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program.
    Description: This course will focus on application of federal, state and local law to school government and management. Topics include legal principles of statutes and case law related to conduct of students, contracts, liabilities, torts, and individual rights legal framework for the governance of public education the role of the legislative process in the governance of schools legal requirements of due process as it relates to students, parents, and school personnel and special education law and procedures.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 622 - School Finance and Principles of Applied Leadership


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Masters in Education Program and/or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program.
    Description: Application of the principles of leadership and management as found in the research literature to school site and school district finance and management issues. Topics include public school finance, effective management of fiscal resources and business services at the school site and school district level, budget development and implementation at the site level to support instructional program priorities and the needs of instructional staff in meeting the needs of all students. Leadership skills including communication, human relations, decision-making, managing conflict, and facilitating change are developed within the context of school site fiscal and resource allocation issues. Communication, human relations, power and authority, decision-making, managing conflict, facilitating change in the context of student management, health, safety, security, school community relations, and school support services (food services, custodial services, facilities maintenance).
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 623 - Understanding and Influencing Organizations in Diverse Communities


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to a Master’s Program and/or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program
    Description: Examines organizational theory and leadership skills required to understand and implement change. Topics include organizational structures, the cultural context of education and ethical leadership.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 624 - Human Resource Management in Education Settings


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Masters in Education Program and/or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program
    Description:This course will focus on leadership for building collective capacity by inspiring teachers (faculty) and other staff, parents or care givers, school community leaders, and students to optimize their performance while aligning other resources, maintaining a collegial and collaborative environment, and optimizing student learning and emotional development. Content will include skills for developing, aligning and monitoring equity-driven feedback/coaching and evaluation systems for improving performance and, when necessary, employing legally defensible and policy-driven evaluation practices to address poor performance
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 625 - Building Collaborative, Inclusive Learning Communities


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Masters of Arts in Education Program and/or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program.
    Description: This course involves understanding and applying the skills needed to build an inclusive learning community. Topics include: roles and relationships among students, staff, adults and families, professional development, shared decision making, teacher leadership, supporting special populations within the school, designing and implementing strategic plans focused on improved student achievement for all learners.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 626 - Introduction To American Higher Education


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Education, Educational Leadership Emphasis
    Description: Provides an overview of American higher education with an emphasis on the historical, philosophical, ethical, and cultural foundations of colleges and universities and the role policy played in shaping institutional development and practices. Issues related to students, faculty, curriculum, governance, and finance will be discussed the culture of the academy will be examined from various perspectives.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 627 - The American College Student


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Education, Educational Leadership Emphasis
    Description: Examines a range of human development theories that offer insight into the processes of student learning, growth, and development during the postsecondary years. Special focus is directed toward applying theory to practice.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 628 - Organization And Administration Of Student Affairs


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Education, Educational Leadership Emphasis
    Description: Examines the organization and administration of student affairs in higher education from historical, philosophical and ethical perspectives. Topics include the function of student affairs, essential competencies of a student affairs leaders and future issues impacting student affairs leaders.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 629 - Assessment And Evaluation In Higher Education


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Education, Educational Leadership Emphasis
    Description: Philosophical foundations and various dimensions of assessment and evaluation in higher education. Explores the multiple methods used in assessment and evaluation, distinguishes between qualitative and quantitative methodologies of inquiry, provides practical experience in designing an assessment project, data collection and analysis, reporting on assessment results and using data for program improvement.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 631 - Professional Development/Fieldwork I


    Units: 1
    One hour seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and/or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program
    Program standards developed by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) require that candidates seeking the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential participate in administrative field experiences that are designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in authentic settings. Administrative field experiences are considered essential for the development of each leadership candidate. Field experiences include a variety of diverse and realistic settings, both in the day-to-day functions of administrators and in the long-term policy design and implementation. This seminar will assist candidates in meeting the field experience requirements.
    Graded: Crd/No Crd
  
  • EDPL 632 - Professional Development/Fieldwork II


    Units: 1
    One hour seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and/or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program
    Program standards developed by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) require that candidates seeking the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential participate in administrative field experiences that are designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in authentic settings. Administrative field experiences are considered essential for the development of each candidate. Field experiences include a variety of diverse and realistic settings, both in the day-to-day functions of administrators and in the long-term policy design and implementation. This seminar will prepare students for field-based experiences and assessments. Repeat 4 times up to 4 units.
    Graded: Crd/No Crd
  
  • EDPL 633 - The Social, Political, Economic and Legal Context of Schooling


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Education Leadership or Preliminary Administrative Services
    Description: This course will focus on the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural contexts in which schools function and the important role education policy plays in shaping the learning experiences of students, staff, families, and the larger school community. The important role that administrators play as spokespersons for the schools accomplishments and needs will also be explored.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 634 - Management of Resources and Learning Environments


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Education Leadership or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program
    Description: Focuses on the management of school organizations to cultivate a safe and productive learning and working environment. Content includes the management of interrelationships within the network of school operations instructional programs student services material, fiscal, and human resources focused staff capacity building and evaluation maintaining positive labor relations compliance with regulations related to accessibility of the physical plant, grounds, classes, materials, and equipment for staff and students use of technology to facilitate communication, manage information, enhance collaboration and handling of confidential matters consistent with legal and ethical practices.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 635 - Change and Coherence Leadership


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program
    Description: Focuses on engaging all constituents in change efforts that respond collectively and coherently to the assets and challenges in schools and communities. Topics include: Skills and knowledge for determining the level of readiness of each schools constituents, creatingand context for establishing the components and pace of change and reform strategically celebration ofng effort and outcomes which assists leaders to das a tool for the development of organizational systems of authentic shared leadership that developand collaborative responsibility for change.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDPL 636 - Leadership Presence, Attitude, Identity, and Relationships


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership or Preliminary Administrative Services
    Description: Focuses on the application of skills and knowledge for leading in a complex and dynamic organization. Content includes developing a deeper understanding of ones identity establishing and maintaining trust by display an optimizing, authoritative, and caring presence displayingcultural competence and responsiveness in the service of the teachers, staff, families, and children
    Graded: Letter Grade

Education - Single Subject

  
  • EDSS 415 - Adolescent Development for Secondary Educators


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or Enrolled in Post-baccalaureate Pre-Credential program
    Description: Focuses on specific aspects of adolescent development that influence teacher-student interactions and relationships in secondary classrooms. Emphasizes the particular challenges and possibilities teachers encounter when working with adolescent students across differences in culture, ethnicity, gender, linguistic heritage, race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. Changed from EDSS 515 effective F17.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 424 - Creating and Managing Effective Secondary School Learning Environments


    Units: 5
    Three hours lecture and four hours activity per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or enrolled in post-baccalaureate pre-credential program
    Description: Participants observe students’ behavior in multilingual/multicultural inclusive secondary classrooms, or in education specialist settings; acquire and apply knowledge of classroom behavior, assessment principles, and tools; learn how to guide students’ social behavior; create classrooms that facilitate learning for all students and communicate with families. Weekly participatory observation in selected secondary schools under the supervision of a classroom teacher and course instructor precedes the class meeting. A Certificate of Clearance as approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) together with a copy of TB clearance is required. Clearances are submitted to the course instructor at the first class meeting. Participation at a school site is not permitted without clearances. Changed from EDUC 524 effective F17. Repeat 2 times up to 10 units.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 530 - General Secondary School Methods


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: Students learn and apply teaching strategies, assessment practices, lesson planning, and universal instructional design as appropriate for secondary classrooms. Includes an emphasis on teaching in multicultural, multilingual and inclusive classrooms. Places special emphasis on middle school teaching and the middle school concept. Students will be placed in middle schools for the field placement/student teaching.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 531 - Teaching Mathematics In Middle Schools


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: A study of content, methodology, materials and current research in teaching middle school mathematics. Focuses on the state curricular mathematics frameworks appropriate for middle school classrooms. Emphasizes reflective practice based on California Teacher Performance Expectations and the use and alignment of curricula to the Academic Content Standards for California Public Schools and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Includes an emphasis on teaching in multicultural, multilingual and inclusive classrooms.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 532 - Teaching Science In Middle Schools


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: A study of content, methodology, materials and current research in middle school science teaching. Focuses on developing science process skills in middle school students. Emphasizes reflective practice based on California Teacher Performance Expectations and the use and alignment of curricula to the Academic Content Standards for California Public Schools. Includes an emphasis on teaching in multicultural, multilingual and inclusive classrooms.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 533 - Teaching English In Middle Schools


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: A study of essential content and methods in teaching expository and creative writing and literature, primarily at the middle school level. Focuses on the strategies for building reading comprehension and for teaching textual interpretations, questioning strategies, and scaffolding techniques. Emphasizes reflective practice based on Teacher Performance Expectations and the use and alignment of curricula to the Academic Content Standards for California Public Schools. Emphasizes teaching in multicultural, multilingual and inclusive classrooms.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 534 - Teaching Social Studies In Middle Schools


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: Prepares single subject credential candidates to teach social studies content in middle school classrooms. Primary emphases include the state standards, instructional techniques, and curricular materials commonly used to promote academic achievement in multicultural social studies classrooms in California. Methods to reach and teach English language learners and students with special needs are also highlighted.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 540 - Literacy In The Content Areas


    Units: 2
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: Provides secondary pre-service teachers with preparation necessary to address literacy expectations in the common core state standards for reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language. Emphasis on how language and literacy issues and processes are crucial to successful student learning and successful teaching across contexts and content areas. Addresses the special needs of adolescents who struggle as readers and writers. Includes teaching approaches and methods that are consistent with teaching skills of critical thinking, collaborating, communicating, and creating. Includes an emphasis on teaching in multicultural, multilingual and inclusive classrooms.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 541 - Teaching Mathematics In High Schools


    Units: 3
    Three hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: A study of content, methodology, materials and current research in teaching secondary mathematics courses including a focus on literacy skills in mathematiics. Focuses on the curricular framework of mathematics as appropriate for high school courses. Emphasizes reflective practice based on California teacher performance expectations and the use and alignment of curricula to the academic content math standards for California public schools, and the California Common Core state standards for mathematics. Emphasizes developing the standards for mathematical practice from the CA CCSS-M while teaching in multicultural, multilingual and inclusive classrooms.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 542 - Teaching Science In High Schools


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: A study of the content, methodology, materials and current research in teaching high school science courses. Focuses on methods, curriculum design, literacy and technology use specific to teaching science courses in grades 9-12. Emphasizes reflective practice based on California teacher performance expectations and the use and alignment of curricula to the Academic Content Standards for California Public Schools and the next generation science standards. Emphasizes teaching in multicultural, multilingual and inclusive classrooms.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 543 - Teaching English In High Schools


    Units: 3
    Four hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: A study of the content, methodology, materials and current research in teaching high school English courses. Focuses on English and literacy methods, curriculum design and planning, differentiation, and technology use specific to teaching English courses in grades 9-12. Emphasizes reflective practice based on teacher performance expectations and the use and alignment of curricula to the academic content standards for California public schools. Includes an emphasis on teaching in multicultural, multilingual and inclusive classrooms.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 544 - Teaching Social Studies In High School


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Prepares single subject credential candidates to teach social studies content in high school classrooms. Primary emphases include state and national standards, instructional techniques, and curricular materials commonly used to promote academic achievement in California’s multicultural social studies classrooms. Methods to reach and teach English language learners and students with special needs are also highlighted.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 550 - Access To Learning: English Language Learners


    Units: 2
    Two hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: Various curricula and instructional programs designed for English language learners, including placement, grouping, methods of language and content assessment, English language development and specially designed academic instruction in English. Examination and application of theoretical and methodological issues in designing instruction for ELLs in classroom settings through reflective and critical practice.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • EDSS 580 - Field Experience High School (part-time Program)


    Units: 1
    Four hours per week in a high school setting
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Credential Program
    Corequisite(s): EDSS 540, EDSS 541 , EDSS 542 , or EDSS 543 
    Participatory observation in selected high schools under the supervision of a classroom teacher and University supervisor. Repeatable up to 3 units.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • EDSS 586 - Initial Student Teaching Single Subject


    Units: 6
    Eight hours supervision per week. Equivalent of eight weeks of full-time student teaching.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: Participatory observation and initial student teaching in a select secondary setting under the supervision of a classroom teacher and university supervisor. Includes eight weeks of full time student teaching. Changed from EDSS 575 effective F17  Repeat 2 times up to 12 units.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  
  • EDSS 587 - Initial Student Teaching Seminar Single Subject


    Units: 2
    Two hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: Weekly meetings to discuss observations and teaching practice during students first student teaching experience. Teacher education performance assessments will be introduced. Changed from EDSS 571 effective F17. Repeat 2 times up to 4 units.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  
  • EDSS 592 - Advanced Student Teaching Single Subject


    Units: 6
    Eight hours supervision per week. Equivalent of eight weeks of full-time student teaching
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: Participatory observation and advanced student teaching in a secondary setting selected by the program under the supervision of a classroom teacher and university supervisor. Includes eight weeks of full time student teaching. Changed from EDSS 585 effective F17. Repeat 2 times up to 12 units.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit
  
  • EDSS 593 - Advanced Student Teaching Seminar Single Subject


    Units: 2
    Two hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential program
    Description: Weekly meetings to discuss observations and teaching practice during the second student teaching experience. Teacher education performance assessments will be completed as an exit requirement of the program. Discussion and seminar with University supervisor to discuss practical issues relevant to the student teaching experience. Changed from EDSS 581 effective F17. Repeat 2 times up to 4 units.
    Graded: Credit / No Credit

Education - Disability Studies

  
  • SPED 345 - Individuals with Disabilities in Society (Cross-listed as PSY 345)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Explores disability studies and special education through an interdisciplinary lens by integrating multiple methods. Investigates major types of disabilities and giftedness, including definitions, causes, characteristics, and educational implications. Topics include disability perspectives and social, legal, and educational considerations of disability issues. Substantial focus on writing.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: PSY 345  
    GenEd: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
    Graduation Requirement(s): GWAR with C- or better


  
  • SPED 410 - Typical and Atypical Development


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: Junior Standing or enrolled in Post-baccalaureate Pre-Credential program
    Description: Focus on typical and atypical development from the prenatal stage to adulthood and the implications for learning. Emphasis on atypical development associated with various disabilities and risk conditions. Resilience and protective factors and their impact on learning. Theories of typical and atypical child development, including educational and home settings, schools, communities, and culture are integrated. Changed from SPED 530 effective F17.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • SPED 490 - Special Topics in Special Education


    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division Standing and Consent of Instructor
    In-depth analysis of current topics in special education. Topics vary each semester. Total completions 3. Repeatable by topic up to 9 units.
    Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit
  
  • SPED 494 - Independent Research in Special Education


    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division Standing and Consent of Instructor
    Students design and implement an independent research project in special education in conjunction with a faculty member.  Three completions allowed. Repeatable up to 6 units.
    Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit
  
  • SPED 497 - Directed Studies in Special Education


    Units: 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division Standing and Consent of Instructor
    An intensive directed study of some aspect of field of special education under the direction of a faculty member. Repeatable up to 6 units, max 3 completions.
    Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit
  
  • SPED 499 - Senior Capstone Project/Seminar In Special Education


    Units: 1 - 3
    Variable hours 1 - 3 hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and consent of the instructor
    Description: Students work on research or community-based projects in the field of special education. A written report of the project is required. Three completions allowed. Repeatable up to 9 units.
    Graded: Student Option
  
  • SPED 547 - Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Classroom


    Units: 2
    Two hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): SPED 345  
    Corequisite(s): Enrollment in a Credential Program
    Provides knowledge of how to work with students with autism in a K-12 classroom. Core challenges associated with language and communication, social skills, behavior, and processing and their implications for program planning and service delivery for students with autism. Meets the requirements for the added authorization for Autism, when taken with the CI Ed Spec credential program.
  
  • SPED 562 - Field Experience


    Units: 2
    A minimum of one school day in local public schools per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education Specialist: Mild/Moderate or Moderate/Severe Disabilities Credential Program
    Corequisite(s): One of the following: SPED 542 , SPED 543 SPED 545 
    Participatory observation in school settings under the supervision of a university supervisor and/or classroom teacher for Education Specialist Candidates and Approved Interns. Repeatable up to 6 units.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • SPED 585 - Intern Field Support and Seminar


    Units: 3
    One hour seminar and four hours field studies per week
    Prerequisite(s): Students must be enrolled in the Education Specialist Level 1 Credential Program and be employed as a Special Education Intern at a local school.
    Special education interns will participate in the Intern Field Support Seminar each semester they are enrolled in the credential program. Students will receive support at their school site and attend a seminar. Seminar will focus on guided discussion of experience during teaching, reflective feedback on teaching experiences and problem solving. Repeatable up to 12 units.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • SPED 589 - Curriculum & Instruction II - Moderate/Severe Disabilities


    Units: 4
    Four hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Moderate/Severe Disabilities Program; completion of SPED 541  , SPED 542  , SPED 543  , SPED 560 
    Theory and application of instructional strategies, curricular modifications and practices for students with moderate/severe disabilities. Expanded technological supports, inclusive teaching strategies, transition and transition planning for post-secondary education. Strategies for meeting mobility, sensory, and specialized health care needs in the classroom. Working with paraprofessionals & related services personnel within the school setting.
  
  • SPED 590 - Student Teaching in Special Education Moderate/Severe


    Units: 6
    Twelve hours activity per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Clinical Practice and permission of Education Specialist Credential Program Coordinator
    Corequisite(s): Student teaching seminar SPED 591 
    Supervised teaching in university-approved culturally diverse public school special education setting for students with moderate/severe disabilities. Culminating experience that integrates the competencies for the Preliminary Education Specialist Credential in Moderate/Severe Disabilities.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • SPED 591 - Student Teaching Seminar in Special Education Moderate/Severe


    Units: 2
    Two hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Clinical Practice and permission of Education Specialist Credential Program
    Corequisite(s): Final student teaching SPED 590 
    Structured seminar to be taken concurrently with the student teaching experience SPED 590. Seminar prepares candidates to become reflective practitioners, and to complete a final portfolio to demonstrate acquisition of all competencies as articulated by the state.
  
  • SPED 640 - Induction Planning and Support


    Units: 1
    Two hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Level II Education Specialist Credential Program
    Corequisite(s): Working as a special education teacher
    Development of a Level II Professional Induction Plan in collaboration with a University Supervisor and a District Support Provider. The plan will include university and non-university components. The plan will identify the candidate’s professional area of specialization and area of need. The induction plan will build upon the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the Education Specialist Level I program and guide the candidate in developing a specific emphasis within the field of special education.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • SPED 641 - Advanced Perspectives In Disability Studies


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the M.A. in Education, Disability Studies Emphasis
    Description: Prepares professionals in effective advanced practices in the field of services for people with disabilities and their families. Interpret, apply and disseminate current and emerging research, theory, legislation , policy and practice related to serving individuals with disabilities.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • SPED 642 - Advanced Behavior and Environmental Support


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Level II Education Specialist Credential Program
    Corequisite(s): Working as a special education teacher
    Examination and analysis of theories, research, and best practices of behavior and environmental support for students with disabilities within their own school settings.
  
  • SPED 643 - Advanced Assessment And Instructional Practices For Diverse Learners


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA in Education, Disability Studies Emphasis
    This field based seminar course builds upon students knowledge and skills of assessment and instructional methodology. Students have the opportunity to discuss and review current practices in special education on the local, state and national level. Students review current trends in multicultural and bilingual special education, augmentative communication, data-based decision making, early intervention, outcomes assessments, technology and other areas that effect special education practices for students with mild/moderate disabilities.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • SPED 646 - Advanced Collaborative Partnerships and Effective Communication in School Settings


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Level II Education Specialist credential program
    Corequisite(s): Working as a special education teacher
    Examination and analysis of theories, research, and best practices for collaborative partnerships and effective communication within their own school settings and, professional and family environments.
  
  • SPED 647 - Transition and Career Education


    Units: 1
    One hour seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Level II Education Specialist Credential Program
    Corequisite(s): Working as a special education teacher
    Students in this seminar will gain an understanding of transition planning and career education for students with disabilities. Students will demonstrate the ability to write and implement successful transition plans for students transitioning out of public education. Students will learn about career services for people with disabilities available from educational and community agencies.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • SPED 649 - Induction Evaluation


    Units: 1
    One hour seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): SPED 640 , SPED 641 , SPED 642 , SPED 643 , SPED 646 , and SPED 647 
    Corequisite(s): Working as a special education teacher
    This field based seminar course will evaluate and finalize candidates’ Professional Level II Induction Plan and Professional Development Portfolio. The candidate will work with his/her University Supervisor and District Support Provider to demonstrate and/or document proficiency in the California State Standards for Education Specialists. The candidate will provide evidence for professional development within an area of need and area of specialization as determined in SPED 641 . Repeatable.
    Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • SPED 655 - Historical and Contemporary Portraits of Disabilities and Special Education


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    An examination of the history of disabilities with an emphasis on the social reform movements and prominent philosophies that have shaped contemporary policies for individuals with disabilities in the United States. Focus on the life histories of individuals with disabilities and their families; family support and disability advocacy movements. Examination of the trends in public education and civil rights that have impacted individuals with disabilities in historical and contemporary contexts.
  
  • SPED 690 - Advanced Topics In Disability Studies


    Units: 3
    Three hours seminar per week
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to M.A. in Education Program, Disability Studies Emphasis
    Description: Provides a critical examination of current issues surrounding the field of disability studies, including instructional methodologies, latest research, legislation and policy, case law, high stakes exams, over-representation of minorities in disability services, and teacher shortages.
    Graded: Letter Grade

English

  
  • ENGL 102 - Strategies of Successful College Writers


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Focuses on helping students develop habits of mind and strategies for success in writing at the college-level. Students will learn to leverage campus resources and academic technologies throughout the recursive thinking and writing process (invention, prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and peer review). Successful completion of ENGL 102 prepares students to enroll in ENGL 105 in the following semester to fulfill their first-year writing requirement (GE Area A2: Written Communication).
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: E
  
  • ENGL 105 - Composition and Rhetoric


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Instruction and practice in writing university-level expository and persuasive prose. The subject matter of the course will be thematic and variable. The focus of the course is the development of proficiency in conceptualizing, analyzing, and writing research-based academic texts. Substantial research and writing are required.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: A2
  
  • ENGL 107 - Advanced Composition and Rhetoric


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in ENGL 105  or ENGL 206   or equivalent
    An intensive, one-semester writing course that emphasizes research as a heuristic for learning, writing as an intellectual dialogue with the authorities represented in the evidence found, and which engages students in judging the merit and appropriateness of discovered evidence. A substantial amount of writing is required.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: A3
  
  • ENGL 110 - Themes in Multicultural Literature for Non-Majors


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Exploration of broad themes in literature across multiple genres and cultures, American and international. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: C2
    CI Mission Category(s): Multicultural Perspectives
  
  • ENGL 120 - American Literature I


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105  or equivalent
    Study of significant works of American, transatlantic, and transnational literature from pre-Columbian times through 1850, with special attention to literary traditions and their historical and social contexts. A variety of writers will be explored.
    GenEd: C2
  
  • ENGL 160 - Genre Fiction


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    An exploration into genre fiction such as crime, science fiction, fantasy, romance, thriller, mystery, and horror. Each section will pick one genre and study it in-depth. A variety of writers within the genre will be explored. Students will apply what they have learned from genre conventions through creative works such as short stories, poems, or one-act plays.
    GenEd: C1
  
  • ENGL 206 - Composition and Rhetoric - Service Learning


    Units: 3
    Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
    Instruction and practice in writing university-level expository and persuasive prose centered on exploring socioeconomic and sociopolitical issues in our local and global communities. The subject matter of the course will be thematic and variable. The focus of the course is the development of proficiency in conceptualizing, analyzing, and writing research-based academic texts in addition to ”real world” texts for community partners. Substantial research and writing as well as off-campus service with community partners are required. Experiential-learning emphasized.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: A2
    CI Mission Category(s): Community Engagement
  
  • ENGL 210 - Themes and Theories in World Literature


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    A survey of world literature and theoretical perspectives, focusing largely on texts by non-western authors, organized around one or more themes. Texts studied are primarily written by authors from the following areas: Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
    GenEd: C2
    CI Mission Category(s): International Perspectives
  
  • ENGL 212 - Children’s Literature in a Diverse World


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105   or equivalent
    An inquiry into children’s literature. Students analyze works by diverse authors in multiple genres, including fiction and nonfiction, poetry, picture books, non-fiction, and traditional literature. Focus will be on critical reading of materials appropriate for grades K-6 as well as analysis of literary elements and structural features, and the author’s craft. Students examine societal values transmitted through children’s literature. Projects include analytical papers, author studies, and creative projects.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: C2
  
  • ENGL 220 - American Literature II


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Study of significant works of American, transatlantic, and transnational literature from 1850 through the present, with special attention to literary traditions and their historical and social contexts. A variety of writers from various cultural and regional backgrounds will be explored.
    GenEd: C2
  
  • ENGL 231 - Writing for the Popular Press


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Description: An introduction to journalism. Explores AP-style writing, reviews, think pieces, social media campaigns, and other forms of writing for popular publications. This is a writing and research intensive course. Special attention is paid to the specific types of research techniques necessary for writing newspaper and magazine articles.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • ENGL 240 - Literary Genres in Translation


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    A concentrated study of a literary genre, using texts originally written in languages other than English. Authors and genres selected change from term to term, therefore, students may take the course for credit more than once. Repeatable by topic.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: C2
    CI Mission Category(s): International Perspectives
  
  • ENGL 250 - British and European Literature


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Study of major British and European literature, from Beowulf to the present, with special attention to literary traditions and their historical and social contexts. (Effective Fall 2014 ENGL 150 combined with ENGL 250.)
    GenEd: C2
  
  • ENGL 251 - Secrets of Academic Writing


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105  or ENGL 206  or Consent of Instructor
    Locate, examine, analyze, and practice genres of academic writing within a discipline. Discuss how and why writers publish in a discipline, consider guidelines for writers, and deconstruct the ways that writers organize their material. Practice academic writing genres to gain entry into the secrets of the discipline, and learn how to present according to expectations.
    Graded: Letter Grade
  
  • ENGL 260 - Creative Writing, An Introduction


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Description: An introduction to creative writing in fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. Writing intensive with peer discussion and editing as well as reading what authors have written about the writing process.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: C1
  
  • ENGL 299 - Writing with Clarity and Power


    Units: 2
    Two hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in one of the following: ENGL 102  or ENGL 105  or ENGL 107  or ENGL 206 ; or Consent of Instructor
    Focuses on learning how to edit one’s own writing for errors and developing more sophisticated ways to make arguments, cite evidence, and convey opinion in academic writing. Supports development of more effective writing and editing. For students concurrently enrolled in ENGL 102, ENGL 105. ENGL 107, or ENGL 206. Repeat 2 times up to 4 units
    Graded: Crd/No Crd
  
  • ENGL 311 - Bilingual Literary Studies/Estudios Literarios Bilingues (Cross-listed as SPAN 311)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105;  and SPAN 201  and SPAN 202  ; or SPAN 211  and SPAN 212  ; or Consent of Instructor
    Explores the literature of the Americas written in English and Spanish. Includes works by bilingual U.S. authors and by Latin American authors. Genres may include novels, short stories, drama, and poetry. Texts will be read in the original language; class discussions will be bilingual.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: SPAN 311  
    Graduation Requirement(s): Language with C- or better


  
  • ENGL 315 - Introduction to Language, Structure and Linguistics


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105  or equivalent
    An examination of the basic components of human language, including phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, and the differences/ similarities among languages. Students will identify examples of speech parts and their functions, morphologies, and syntax.
  
  • ENGL 325 - Major Non-Western Authors


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): 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
  
  • ENGL 326 - Major British And European Authors


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): 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
  
  • ENGL 327 - Major American Authors


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): 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
  
  • ENGL 328 - Mythology


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): 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.
  
  • ENGL 330 - Interdisciplinary Writing


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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. 
    Graded: Student Option
    GenEd: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
    Graduation Requirement(s): GWAR with C- or better


  
  • ENGL 331 - Narratives of the Working Class


    Units: 3
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines the lives of working people through the study of literature. Authors selected change from term to term; the focus may be on the United States or Britain, or the course may be international in scope. Materials include narrative fiction, memoirs, poetry, song, drama, and film.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    GenEd: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
  
  • ENGL 333 - Multicultural Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 333)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, Multicultural Perspectives
  
  • ENGL 334 - Narratives of Southern California (Cross-listed as HIST 334, CHS 334)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Ours is a region made up of many cultures, which produce the one we call Southern California. In this course, we will take a historical approach to study of the narratives - oral, written, and filmed - of Southern California. Course work may also include obtaining and compiling oral histories.
    Graded: Letter Grade
    Same as: HIST 334, CHS 334
    GenEd: UDGE-C, UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, Multicultural Perspectives
  
  • ENGL 337 - Literature of the Environment


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
  
  • ENGL 338 - Science and Conscience (Cross-listed as PHYS 338)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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: UDGE-B, UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
  
  • ENGL 339 - Psychology and Literature (Cross-listed as PSY 339)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
    A look 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  
  
  • ENGL 340 - Business and Economics in Literature (Cross-listed as ECON 340, BUS 340)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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: UDGE-C, UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
  
  • ENGL 341 - Modern American Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 341)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
  
  • ENGL 342 - Modern British and European Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 342)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
  
  • ENGL 344 - World Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 344)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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 and Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
    Same as: PATH 344  
    GenEd: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, International Perspectives
  
  • ENGL 345 - Science/Fiction (Cross-listed as CHEM 345)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    Examines fictional technologies, real-world possibilities, and the relationship between science and the imagination.
    Same as: CHEM 345  
    GenEd: UDGE-B, UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
  
  • ENGL 346 - Dystopia and Surveillance (Cross-listed as POLS 346)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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: UDGE-D
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
  
  • ENGL 349 - Perspectives on Multicultural Literature


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture/discussion per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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.
    GenEd: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, Multicultural Perspectives
  
  • ENGL 353 - Chicana/o Latina/o Literature (Cross-listed as CHS 353)


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Multicultural Perspectives
  
  • ENGL 355 - Literatures of Africa and the Diaspora (Cross-listed as FJS 355)


    Units: 3
    Three hours of lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): International Perspectives, Multicultural Perspectives
  
  • ENGL 356 - Literatures of Asia and the Diaspora


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture a week
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
    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: UDGE-C
    CI Mission Category(s): Multicultural Perspectives, International Perspectives
  
  • ENGL 360 - Literary Theory


    Units: 3
    Three hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): 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)
  
  • 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
  
  • 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.
  
  • ENGL 399 - Editing Studio for Upper-Division Writing


    Units: 2
    Two hours lecture per week
    Prerequisite(s): Upper Division Standing
    Focuses on learning how to edit upper-division writing assignments for errors and developing 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 in writing-intensive courses in all majors (including GWAR and Capstone research courses). Repeat 3 times up to 6 units
    Graded: Crd/No Crd
 

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