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ENGL 400 - Contemporary Literature
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 or equivalent and one upper division literature course
Survey of world trends in literature, possibly including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and/or drama. Specific topics vary from term to term. Repeatable by topic 4 times up to 12 units.
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ENGL 410 - Shakespeare’s Plays (Cross-listed as PATH 410)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 or equivalent and one upper division literature course
Study of the many aspects of Shakespeare’s plays as literature– language, context, form and style-as well as the ways in which these elements work as parts of a whole, which includes spoken speech and other sounds as well as physical form and movement.
Same as: PATH 410
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ENGL 412 - Drama of Ancient Greece (Cross-listed as PATH 412)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 or equivalent and one upper division literature course
A survey of ancient Greek drama and the culture/society that produced it. The course will examine a representative sample of the major plays. Among the topics considered will be: the tragic and comic festivals, tragedy’s relationship with Athenian democracy, the nature of Greek theaters and ancient theatrical production techniques, religion and drama, women and tragedy, tragic and comic heroism, myth and tragedy, and the legacy of Greek tragedy in the modern world.
Same as: PATH 412
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ENGL 430 - Tradition and Transformation: Literature, History, and Cultural Change (Cross-listed as HIST 430)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(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: HIST 430
GenEd: UDGE-C, UDGE-D
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, Multicultural Perspectives
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ENGL 432 - Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (Cross-listed as ART 432, PAMU 432)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
Study focusing on the dramatic upsurge of creativity in art, music and literature resulting from social and political undercurrents in the African American cultural revolution in New York during the 1920’s. Historical geneses and subsequent artistic legacies will also be explored.
Same as: ART 432 , PAMU 432
GenEd: UDGE-C
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, Multicultural Perspectives
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ENGL 433 - Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Studies (Cross-listed as GEND 433)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 and Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
Introduction to the field of gay/lesbian/ bisexual/transgender studies through the reading of literature and theory.
Same as: GEND 433
GenEd: UDGE-C, UDGE-D
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, Multicultural Perspectives
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ENGL 440 - The Publishing House
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
An interdisciplinary study of book publishing, including the history of American book publishing, the role of books as cultural artifacts, the future of publishing, investigations into copyright issues, and fieldwork in publishing.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 454 - Multicultural Literature Project/Seminar
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 12 units of English Electives listed in the Option Multicultural Literatures
As the culmination of the Multicultural Literature Emphasis, the purpose of this independent study course is to produce a significant work in the genre of the student’s choice, chosen in consultation with his or her instructor.
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ENGL 461 - Fiction Writing
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Description: The writing of fiction is the focus of this class. The seminar format allows students the opportunity to talk about their writing and to receive critiques from their peers as well as the instructor. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 462 - Poetry Writing
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Description: The writing of poetry is the focus of this class. The seminar format allows students the opportunity to talk about their poetry and to receive critiques from their peers as well as the instructor. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 463 - Writing for the Stage (Cross-listed as PATH 463)
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Description: The writing of stage plays is the focus of this class. The seminar format allows students the opportunity to talk about their writing and to receive critiques from their peers as well as the instructor. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: PATH 463
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ENGL 464 - Creative Nonfiction
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Description: The writing of creative non-fiction is the focus of this class. The seminar format allows students the opportunity to talk about their writing and to receive critiques from their peers as well as the instructor. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 465 - Creative Writing Project
Units: 3
Six hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 260 or ENGL 160 or ENGL 231 , and one from the following ENGL 362 , ENGL 461 , ENGL 462 , ENGL 463 , ENGL 464 , ENGL 466 or Consent of Instructor
Gives students an opportunity apply their expertise by helping to edit and oversee the production of the CI annual literary journal, thus gaining practical experience of a literary profession. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 466 - Screenwriting (Cross-listed as PA 466)
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Description: The writing of screenplays is the focus of this class. The seminar format allows students the opportunity to talk about their writing and to receive critiques from their peers as well as the instructor. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: PA 466
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ENGL 474 - Approaches to English Grammar
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 315
This course uses various approaches to analyze the form, function, and meaning of English grammar, including alternative ways to understand grammar in the context of real language tasks. Particular attention is paid to cultural and social assumptions about grammar and how they have shaped our attitudes toward language use.
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ENGL 475 - Language In Social Context (Cross-listed as EDUC 475)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite(s): Upper division or post baccalaureate standing.
Focus is on first and second language acquisition within social and cultural contexts, investigation and knowledge of the development of English literacy, and understanding the role of primary language literacy in the development of a second language. Instructional methods and assessments effective for English learners will be stressed.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: EDUC 475
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ENGL 477 - Young Adult Literature
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 and one upper division literature course
Description: A survey of young adult literature in which students analyze young adult literature taught at the secondary level (grades 6-12). Works studied are selected for their diversity of subject matter, genre, cultural focus, and grade level. Students will engage in literary discussions of the works, analyze them in relation to the genre, and consider implications for adolescents in school and the larger society.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ENGL 478 - Writing as Reflective Practice
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105
Focuses on identifying, planning, and monitoring the processes that develop while writing. Research on writing processes and reports by published authors are used to develop strategies that will improve and extend students’ writing. Writing is extensive and will include expository, creative, and reflective genres.
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ENGL 479 - Field Experience in English Education
Units: 1
Two hours of activity per week
Corequisite(s): Any of the following ENGL 474 , or ENGL 475 , or ENGL 477 , or ENGL 478 or consent of instructor
Description: Provides early field experience for students in the English Education Option. Students are expected to apply knowledge gained through this field experience in their regular coursework in a concurrent course in English Education, focusing on either the teaching of grammar, English learners, young adult literature, or writing. Repeat 3 times up to 3 units.
Graded: Credit / No Credit
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ENGL 480 - Introduction to Grantwriting
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Upper Division Standing
Introduction to the grant-writing process. Includes needs assessment, researching funders, and preparing a proposal. Students will be encouraged to work collaboratively to identify authentic needs and develop a draft grant proposal that can serve as the seed for an actual proposal.
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ENGL 482 - Technical and Business Writing
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Technical/business writing is translation and persuasion. It requires explaining specialized source material to an audience to motivate action and provide grounds for decision making. Students will research and interview for information that they will turn into various forms, including but not limited to: reports, user guides, manuals, technical descriptions, business correspondence, marketing brochures, resumes, and proposals.
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ENGL 483 - Professional Communication in the Age of Social Media
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Bridges the gap between interest in professional communication and the need to engage clearly and effectively via social media. Focuses on leveraging publicly available online services in taking projects from inception to completion. Emphasizes key principles and best practices in professional communication and social media. Repeat 2 times up to 6 unit
Graded: Student Option
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ENGL 484 - Technical Writing for the Sciences
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite(s): For Technical Writing Certificate students only, ENGL 482
Writing for the Sciences requires a specialized understanding of the process of writing as well as the content of the final essay or article. Students will learn to do research in specialized fields and to write for a variety of scientific journals and other publications.
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ENGL 485 - Technical Writing Project/Seminar
Units: 3
Three hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 310 , ENGL 330 , ENGL 482 , ENGL 483 , and ENGL 484 , and a passing evaluation on the portfolio of work from the Prerequisite courses. ENGL 483 or ENGL 484 may be taken concurrently with ENGL 485.
As the culmination of the Technical Writing certificate program, this course may be an internship, independent study, seminar or a project course. Projects will be devised in consultation with the instructor.
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ENGL 490 - Special Topics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Concentrated study of selected authors or topics. Authors and/or topics change from term to term; therefore, students may take the course for credit more than once. Repeatable by topic up to 6 units.
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ENGL 492 - Internship
Units: 3
Variable hours per week
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior Standing, and Consent of Instructor
Service learning/internship experience in business or organizational environment appropriate to student’s professional goals. Positions are arranged collaboratively with faculty, student, and local organization, and must meet program standards for internships. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units
Graded: Crd/No Crd
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ENGL 494 - Independent Study/Senior Research
Units: 3
Three hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and Consent of Instructor
Students may do an independent study to further coursework begun in other courses, obtain an internship which utilizes knowledge gained thus far, or do research in preparation for the senior project. Repeatable 4 times up to 12 units.
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ENGL 499 - Capstone Project/Senior Seminar
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and Consent of Instructor
Description: Each student will plan, complete, and present an independent or collaborative project in the Capstone section that best fits their goals: Critical Theory and Literary Research; Creative Writing; Education. Although the product may vary, each project should include substantive research. Students may take Capstone in either semester of senior year.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESW 1 - Starting the Stretch
Units: 1
One hour online per week
An introduction to the expectations, terminology and conventions of first year writing courses, with discussion of the multiple purposes of college writing and analysis of student/peer writing. Practice in the use of scoring rubrics and introduction to the concept of holistic scoring. Online course. This course is offered online Credit/No Credit only.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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ESW 1 - Starting The Stretch
Units: 1
One hour online per week
An introduction to the expectations, terminology and conventions of first year writing courses, with discussion of the multiple purposes of college writing and analysis of student/peer writing. Practice in the use of scoring rubrics and introduction to the concept of holistic scoring. Online course. This course is offered Credit/No Credit only.
Graded: Early Start Program - English
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EDUC 605 - Education in a Diverse Society
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite(s): Admission to a Master’s Program and/or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program
Focuses on effective leadership in working with diverse communities of students, families, and educators. Issues of culture, disability, ethnicity and race, gender, language, and sexual identity are addressed in the context of promoting equity and excellence in learning opportunities, educational opportunities, and social/emotional well being.
Graded: Letter Grade
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EDUC 615 - Principles Of Educational Research
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Admission to a Master’s Program and/or Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program
Description: This course is designed to empower students to become literate consumers of educational research and introduce basic principles of inquiry to those who may be involved with research in their work
Graded: Letter Grade
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EDUC 616 - Master’s Thesis
Units: 1 - 4
Three to twelve hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy and EDUC 615
Description: Independent research on topic of choice with advisor approval. Finished product evidences originality, critical and independent thinking, appropriate organization and format, and thorough documentation Repeat 6 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Credit / No Credit
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EDUC 617 - Action Research
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 615
Introduces Action Research using various qualitative and quantitative methods that can be employed to answer research questions. Students will design an action research project that includes a literature review, research questions, methodology and pilot study that can be conducted at a school or community site.
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EDUC 618 - Comprehensive Examination
Units: 1 - 4
One to four hour seminar per week
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 615
Corequisite(s): Admission to a Master’s Program and Advancement to Candidacy
Experience designed to prepare students for the comprehensive examination in the Masters of Arts in Education and MA in Educational Leadership Programs. Culminates with students taking the final examination. Repeat 6 times up to 6 units.
Graded: Credit / No Credit
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EDUC 619 - Masters Project
Units: 1 - 3
Three to nine hours Research per week
Prerequisite(s): Advancement to Candidacy
Independent action research project with advisor approval. Repeatable up to 6 units. Repeat 6 times up to 6 units.
Graded: CR/NC
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EDUC 620 - Educational Research and Thesis Development
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 615
Corequisite(s): EDUC 616
Reinforces basic principles of research and inquiry, investigating various qualitative and quantitative methods that can be employed to answer research question. Students will design a thesis proposal.
Graded: Crd/No Crd
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EDUC 650 - Critical Friends Group as Professional Learning Community
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor
Developing theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for creating a student-centered culture of evidence in classrooms and schools, cultivating leadership skills, and preparing to lead PK-12 colleagues in creating and implementing professional learning communities in schools.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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EDUC 661 - Advanced Teaching with Technology
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Focuses on ways teachers use technology to teach K-12 students.
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EDUC 694 - Advanced Independent Research
Units: 1-4
One to four hours independent study per week
Corequisite(s): Student must be enrolled in Graduate or Post-baccalaureate Program Consent of Instructor Required for Enrollment
Graduate students design and implement a project or study with supervision from a faculty member. Repeatable up to 12 units.
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EDUC 697 - Advanced Directed Studies
Units: 1-4
One to four hours independent study per week
Corequisite(s): Enrolled in Graduate or Post-baccalaureate Program and Consent of Instructor
Provides a graduate student with credit for curricular activities conducted under the direction of a School of Education faculty member. Repeatable up to 12 units.
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ESRM 100 - Introduction to Environmental Science and Resource Management
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Introduces a broad spectrum of environmental science topics including: biogeochemical cycling, hydrogeomorphology, biological diversity, food production, energy use, water supply, human population growth, and societies’ aggregate impacts upon the environment. Current environmental issues such as loss of biological diversity, global climate change, ecosystem services, overharvesting, ecological fragmentation, environmental justice, and natural resource management will be discussed.
GenEd: B2, D
CI Mission Category(s): Community Engagement, Interdisciplinary Approaches
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ESRM 105 - Environmental Issues in Geography (Cross-listed as GEOG 105)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Introduction to basic concepts in geography and related environmental issues. Examines environmental impact on human affairs and human impact on the environment. Spatial awareness including cartographic knowledge, skills with Global Positioning Systems (GPS), as well as hands-on experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is emphasized. This course is not open to ESRM majors.
Same as: GEOG 105
GenEd: D
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
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ESRM 200 - Principles of Resource Management, Conservation and Stewardship
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 100 and BIOL 200
Students will work with the National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey or other agencies on related resource projects.
Lab fee $25
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ESRM 203 - Introduction to Environmental Statistics
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Introduces students to quantitative, analytical skills, and technological tools commonly used in ESRM scholarship with an empahsis on open-source tools. Analytical categories include parametric, non-parametric, multidimensional scaling, and Monte Carlo approaches to hypothesis testing. Coursework will span data structure and QA/QCing of datasets, progress to common experimental design and hypothesis testing, and compare and contrast common social and ecological experimental design and data structure. Much of the semester will center around the R language, but students will also be exposed to a variety of commonly used, non-command line tools (e.g. JMP, Plot.ly, Tableau).
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: B4
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ESRM 205 - Principles of Sustainability
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 100
Presents and analyzes the fundamental principles, methods, and procedures concerning sustainability. Topics include the history of the sustainability movement, the underlying causes for the depletion of natural resources, and current thinking on the need to consider environmental sustainability in organizational strategic planning.
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ESRM 210 - Physical Oceanography
Units: 4
Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab a week
Focuses on ways in which oceans function and interact with earth systems. Consideration is given to sea floor geology, ocean currents and vertical mixing, water chemistry, heat and energy transfer, and coastal processes. Also addresses the importance of the oceans to human beings, as well as the impact of human activities on the oceans.
Lab Fee $30 plus $0-$500 (range due to travel related class)
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: B1, B3
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ESRM 228 - Maps to Apps: Exploring GIS
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and cartography. Emphasis on communicating spatial data through multiple mapping platforms and mobile applications. Focuses on the fundamentals of operating in a GIS environment and the diverse applications of GIS technology. Lectures integrate with hands-on activities using several major GIS software products.
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: A3
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ESRM 250 - Environmental Ethics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Introduction to major environmental ethical themes. Explores how and why ideas about humanity’s relationship with the natural world have changed in response to the enlightenment, industrial revolution, and modern era, as well as technology and science. Centers on the evolution of the human condition and worldview, as well as the impact of ideas and ethical orientations upon the natural world. Topics include western and non-western ethical theories and beliefs, the changing meanings of “nature” in diverse societies, case studies of environmental ethics, and socio-ecological movements.
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: A3
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ESRM 300 - Coastal Contaminants and Ecotoxicology
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours lab per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 100 and CHEM 122
Examines topics in the field of ecotoxicology including exposure pathways, mechanisms of toxicity, coping strategies, and the biochemical and physiological effects of different pollutants on organisms. The major pollutant classes and the pollutants’ sources, transport through ecosystems, eventual fate, and remediation will be discussed. Environmental sampling and rapid analysis techniques for the characterization of pollutants in the field will be emphasized via a lab component that assesses pollution at a local site within the coastal zone.
Course Fee $40.00
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 301 - Field Professionalism
Units: 1
Two hours activity per week
Training in a wide variety of ancillary field skills necessary to safely and professionally work as a field scientist. Skills include basic first aid, wilderness first aid, communication (via cell, satellite, and radio), site assessment, basic camping and survival skills, basic orienteering, personal safety, and related competencies necessary to fieldwork.
Graded: CR/NC
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ESRM 303 - Data Visualization and Climate Communication
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 100
Introduction to principles and practice of visualizing wide variety of data types, as well as critically analyzing and practicing integration of data visualizations into written climate communication. Course will begin with conceptual underpinnings of visual design and effective science writing, before moving on to hands-on practice using different software tools and visualization packages to produce integrative climate communications. Over the semester, course will progress from producing basic static graphs and short technical blurbs to creating dynamic, interactive visualizations and carefully-crafted scientific exposition. The integrative visualization creation and writing process will be iterative, with numerous instances of peer-review and instructor feedback throughout semester. Final class projects will be archived and publicly available, in accordance with principles of open, reproducible science.
Graded: Letter Grade
Graduation Requirement(s): GWAR with C- or better
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ESRM 313 - Conservation Biology (Cross-listed as BIOL 313)
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 200
This course explores issues surrounding the conservation of biodiversity. Topics to be covered include: species-, population-, and ecosystem-level issues, biodiversity, extinction, sustained yield, exotic species, and reserve design. Management implications and the ecology of issues are integrated throughout the course.
Lab fee $40
Same as: BIOL 313
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ESRM 327 - Communicating Science & Policy (Cross-listed as COMM 327)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture a week
Provides an introduction and overview of environmental science communication in the broader contexts of (a) the role of communication in science, and (b) the cultural, practical and policy-related role of science communication to a variety of audiences and the wider society. This course focuses on best practices for environmental science communication and the translation of complex material in terms of persuasiveness and accuracy intended for a variety of audiences, including the science community, stakeholders, media representatives, policy makers, and public audiences. Cultivate students’ practical communication skills, with particular emphasis on effective speaking, writing and exhibiting on scientific and science-related topics to effectively engage non-scientific audiences via a variety of formats such as elevator speeches, narratives and analogies, social media, grant-writing, and advocacy papers. Provides students with the opportunity to undertake a substantial practical project in grant writing or science exhibiting.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: COMM 327
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ESRM 328 - The Why of Where: Foundations in GIS
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and three hour laboratory per week
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
Exploration of the fundamental concepts and techniques of geographic information systems, including the collection, manipulation, analysis, interpretation, display, and communication of spatial information for environmental decision making.
Lab fee $25
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: UDGE-B
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
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ESRM 329 - Environmental Law and Policy
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 100 or Consent of Instructor
The purpose of this course is to introduce the fundamental concepts of environmental law and policy and familiarize students with the various types of legal mechanisms used to protect the environment. A practical grounding in the basic legal concepts central to environmental law and how laws have been applied at the local, state, national, and international level will be gained. Students will also explore the purpose and function of some of the larger environmental institutions and their relationships with the public, business, and the environmental community.
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ESRM 331 - Geomorphology and Hydrology
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours lab per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 100 ; and PHYS 100 or PHYS 101 or PHYS 200 or PHYS 201 or COMP 150
Explores shape of land and various processes responsible for creating that shape. Interpreting shape of land and investigating which processes were involved may seem simple, but there are so many interacting systems: tectonic activity, climate, rock types, biological processes, chemical processes, erosional processes of wind, wave, and most powerful and interconnected force of all - water. Practice identifying, interpreting, and understanding origin of landforms around us, and deepening understanding of power water has to shape earth.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 332 - Human Ecology (Cross-listed as ANTH 332)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
Places humans into the environment in historical and global contexts. Discusses systems theory as it applies to human adaptation to the environment. Studies the relations among political power, ideology, and resources, integrating concepts from ecology with those from social sciences. Theories and forecasts of human population growth and migration among regions and cultures. Social and environmental impacts of population and age distribution. Natural resource constraints on growth. Topics from land development, resource planning, environmental quality, politics, economic growth, conflicts and wars.
Course Fee $0-$500
Same as: ANTH 332
GenEd: UDGE-D
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
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ESRM 335 - The Beach
Units: 3
Three hours lecture a week
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
Interdisciplinary course that explores the sociocultural importance of sandy beaches in Southern California, and analyzes the interaction of natural and human systems in the coastal zone. Explores the physical and biological aspects of California’s beaches, examines anthropogenic stressors on the ecosystem, integrates diverse perspectives on California’s beach culture and society, and focuses on issues pertaining to coastal development and sustainability.
Graded: Letter Grade
GenEd: UDGE-B
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, Multicultural Perspectives
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ESRM 340 - Politics and the Environment (Cross-listed as POLS 340)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
Exploration of environmental politics in both the international and domestic contexts.
Same as: POLS 340
GenEd: UDGE-D
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
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ESRM 341 - The National Park (Cross-listed as POLS 341)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
An interdisciplinary, in-depth study of one or more unit(s) of the National Park Service from a variety of perspectives including Political Science, Public Administration, History, and Environmental Science and Resource Management. The course analyzes how conservation issues and practices, administrative and policy processes, and interpretive educational programs work within the context of a national public resources agency.
Lab fee $0 - $500
Same as: POLS 341
GenEd: UDGE-D
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches, Community Engagement
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ESRM 342 - Environmental History (Cross-listed as HIST 342)
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 historical interaction between humans and their environment. Special attention will be paid to the transformations of environments in the Americas and Europe.
Same as: HIST 342
GenEd: UDGE-D
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
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ESRM 350 - Ecological Restoration Design and Construction
Units: 4
Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 352
Introduction to environmental engineering. Students will partake in the planning and construction of ecological restoration projects in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and/or Los Angeles Counties. Particular projects will expose students to construction procedures and techniques central to the restoration of riparian, wetland, and terrestrial communities.
Lab fee $25
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ESRM 351 - Field Methods: Monitoring and Assessment
Units: 4
Two hours lecture and four hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing
Examines wide range of field assessment methods useful for variety of environmental characterization efforts such as range of transect, time constraint, trapping, and continuous sampling methodologies. Emphasizes practical skills development with students collecting field data and conducting subsequent analyses and assessment.
Lab fee $40
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 352 - Theory and Practice of Ecological Restoration
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Introduces the theory and practice of modern ecological restoration. Conceptual similarities in the approach to wetland, riparian, forest, grassland, and subtidal restoration efforts will be explored. Special attention will be given to failed restoration efforts, articulating the conditions leading to such failures, and minimum performance standards for successful projects.
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ESRM 365 - Natural History And Resource Management Of The California Channel Islands (Cross-listed as ANTH 365)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 200 or ESRM 205 , or Consent of Instructor
Examines the natural and cultural history of the California Channel Islands. Students will learn to identify the current threats and future management needs of the islands.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: ANTH 365
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ESRM 367 - Environmental Disasters
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 100
Nature is a powerful force - humans have had to face the danger of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, landslides, subsidence, flooding, severe weather, and meteorite impacts for our entire existence as a species. But humans are a powerful force as well, and in recent years it has become more clear how we have put the natural world in danger with anthropogenic pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change. This course examines a variety of environmental disasters that occur around the world - both those that are natural processes, and those that are human-induced. We will examine the processes that create environmental disasters, discuss strategies to mitigate their damage, and think critically about the role of humans and human impacts in the future of the planet.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 370 - Fundamentals Of Remotely Piloted Systems
Units: 4
Two hours lecture and 4 hours activity per week
Explores the basics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Remotely Operated Vehicles from a range of perspectives including aero-/hydrodynamics, data collection, legal, cultural, basic programming, and public safety. Students will be exposed to control systems, various vehicle designs, and routine equipment maintenance.
Course Fee $95
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 371 - Coastal Monitoring With Remotely Piloted Systems
Units: 3
One hour lecture and four hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 370 or Consent of Instructor
Develops student skills in vehicle maneuvering, control systems, safe operations, and effective planning and budgeting. Students will focus on data collection built around data collection activity labs. Classes will typically focus on either aerial or aquatic systems. Course repeatable once.
Course Fee $45
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 377 - Shaping the Coast
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours lab per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 100 ; and PHYS 100 or PHYS 101 or PHYS 200 or PHYS 201 or COMP 150
The world’s coastlines divide land from sea. They are unique geological environments in their composition and the physical processes shaping them. Along this dynamic intersection of land and oceans, humans have built structures and established communities causing significant conflicts with natural coastal processes. This course will focus on core coastal processes and strategies to cope effectively with the changing shape of the coast. Topics will include hydrodynamics of the coastal zone including wave processes and sediment transport, field measurement techniques, physical coastal responses and applications such as erosion mitigation, beach nourishment, coastal armoring, and shoreline management. Repeat 2 times up to 8 units
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 399 - Conservation Mechatronics Studio
Units: Variable 1-3
Two to six hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor
An immersive, hands-on workshop for students in any course of study who seek to craft physical things in support of conservation and field science. While most projects need to integrate with electronics/software/existing systems, manufacturing of all sorts will be supported. The format of instruction will vary, but may include one-on-one mentoring, small group training, and methodological workshop formats to better develop 3D printing, and subtractive printing, automated machining, microcontrollers integration, and related skills.
Graded: Crd/No Crd
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ESRM 400 - Analytics Studio
Units: 1
Two hours activity per week
Focuses on learning how to analyze students’ own data sets (from capstone, independent study, or similar effort). This studio will help students utilize a variety of analytical tools (e.g. JMP, SPSS, R, ArcGIS, Pix4D) and methodologies to discover relationships and patterns in geo-referenced and spatial data. The format of instruction may span one-on-one advising, peer review, small-group training, and methodological workshop formats to better develop experimental design, analysis, and interpretation skill sets. Repeat 3 times up to 3 units
Graded: Crd/No Crd
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ESRM 410 - Environmental Impact Assessment
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 433 , ECON 362 , ESRM 328 and ESRM 329
This course will introduce students to methods and procedures designed to assess and minimize human impacts on natural systems. Topics to be covered include the components of environmental impact reports and assessments, and the processes involved in preparation and approval. Also addressed will be the issues related to mitigating environmental impacts.
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ESRM 428 - Intermediate Applied Geographic Information Science (GIS)
Units: 4
Three hours lecture per week and three hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 328
Study of concepts and techniques of geographic information science, with special emphasis on environmental issues at multiple spatial scales.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 433 - Satellites to Sensors: Remote Sensing of the Environment
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 100 ; and PHYS 100 or PHYS 101 or PHYS 200 or PHYS 201 or COMP 150 ; and ESRM 228 or ESRM 328
Environmental scientists around the world utilize large datasets collected through remote sensing methods in their research. Remote sensing allows us to collect, process, and analyze data from global scale down to point scale, as well as to look back in time through data archives and make predictions about future of our climate and environment. In this course, students will be introduced to broad variety of remote sensing techniques and datasets, learn how to manage and make sense of big environmental data, and understand process for selecting appropriate remote sensing data for individual environmental questions with consideration to cost, scale, collection frequency, type, coverage, and availability. We will discuss and critically analyze use of remote sensing techniques on problems in fields of climate change, land use change, early warning and monitoring for natural disasters, and global-scale environmental modeling.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 443 - Environmental Communication (Cross-listed as COMM 443)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4)
Analyze and engage in debates about local, national, and global environmental disputes. Topics include analysis of risk, community dialogue, and strategic environmental messages.
Lab Fee $0-$500
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: COMM 443
GenEd: UDGE-D
CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches
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ESRM 450 - Environmental Conflict Resolution (Cross-listed as COMM 450, POLS 450)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Provides practical experience in negotiation and mediation techniques within the context of complex environmental and public policy disputes.
Lab Fee $0-$500
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: COMM 450 , POLS 450
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ESRM 461 - Fish and Fisheries
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 100
Will provide a foundation in the ecology of marine fishes, and examine historical and current challenges in marine fisheries management. Repeat 2 times up to 6 units
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 462 - Coastal and Marine Resource Management
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 200 or ESRM 205 ; ESRM 313 or ESRM 329
Description: Provides an introduction to marine provinces , physical and biological oceanography, threats to the marine environment across various temporal and spatial scales and various policies and programs to improve resource management.
Lab Fee $25
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 463 - Water Resources Management
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 200 or ESRM 205 ; ESRM 313 or ESRM 329
Description: Water management principles focusing on surface and ground water hydrology water conservation, watershed development water quality measurement and monitoring water and wildlife/fisheries and water conflicts.
Lab Fee $0-$500
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 464 - Land Management
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 200 or ESRM 205 ; ESRM 313 or ESRM 329
Examines various approaches to land management at the municipal, state, national, and international levels. Focuses on the role of science and policy in managing open space, public lands, and protected area lands.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 482 - Ocean Law and Policy
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 329
Examines ocean resource management, law, and policy at state, federal, and international levels including legal authorities, institutions, and processes. Issues and cases explored derive from current resource policy changes or other emerging topics of interest.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 483 - Issues in Global Resource Management
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Selected issues in global resource management. Topics may include climate change, ocean management, desertification, air pollution, ozone depletion, patterns of consumption, water pollution, water allocation, international policy or legislative instruments, or other topics as appropriate.
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ESRM 484 - Climate Change And Adaptation Planning
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): ESRM 462 or ESRM 464 or Consent of Instructor
Explores climate change science and its criticisms, climate change scenarios, attribution debate, expected natural and human impacts and vulnerabilities, mitigation, adaptation, and geoengineering. Focuses on adaptation planning and practice for governments and organizations.
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 485 - Special Topics in Earth Systems
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Presents in-depth analysis of current topics in environmental science and resource management relating to Earth Systems Science. Topics vary each semester. Repeat 3 times up to 9 units
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 486 - Special Topics in Marine and Coastal Systems
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Special Topics in Marine and Coastal Systems provides an in-depth analysis of current topics in environmental science and resource management. Topics vary each semester. Repeat 3 times up to 9 units
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 490 - Special Topics
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor
In-depth analysis of current topics in environmental science and resource management. Topics vary each semester. Repeatable up to 9 units.
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ESRM 491 - Capstone Preparation
Units: 3
Six hours activity per week
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in the Environmental Science and Resource Management major
Research and develop a proposal for an ESRM project.
Lab Fee $50
Graded: Letter Grade
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ESRM 492 - Service Learning/Internship
Units: 3
Six hours per week
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor
Individual internship through service learning. Repeatable up to 6 units.
Lab fee $0 - $3,000
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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ESRM 494 - Independent Research
Units: 1-3
Variable hours per week
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor
Individual research on topic selected by the student and faculty mentor. Repeatable up to 9 units.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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ESRM 496 - Environmental Film and Speaker Series (Cross-listed as COMM 496)
Units: 1
One hour lecture per week
Uses current and classic environmental films and documentaries to address current environmental issues. Brings such guest speakers as authors, professors, community activists, environmentalists, non- and for-profit business representatives, and government officials to present on specialized subjects including renewable energy, green business, environmental justice, green city planning and sustainable food systems. Repeatable 3 times up to 3 units.
Graded: A-F
Same as: COMM 496
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ESRM 499 - Capstone
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite(s): Upper division required courses in ESRM major (may be completed concurrently)
Description: This course consists of an interdisciplinary evaluation of the physical, biological, social, economic, and legal dimensions of environmental decision-making. The instructor will select from Southern California ecosystems - and decisions with associated environmental impacts - for evaluation and analysis. Topics include decisions to reduce, control, or treat surface water run-off, establishing or changing the management of marine protected areas, dredging in harbors, and permits for coastal development. Students will provide results to appropriate national, state, or local agencies for consideration and deliberation in administrative decisions.
Course Fee $50
Graded: Letter Grade
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EDSS 560 - Access To Learning: A Focus On Individual Differences (Cross-listed as SPED 560)
Units: 2
Two hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Single Subject or Education Specialist Teaching Credential program
Description: Focuses on methods and techniques for identifying and teaching students with special needs, including culturally diverse and gifted and talented students. Addresses collaboration between content area and special education teachers, working with diverse families and the unique issues associated with integrating students with special needs in secondary settings.
Graded: Letter Grade
Same as: SPED 560
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EDUC 538 - K-12 Literacy: Multicultural And Multilingual
Units: 4
Four hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Admission to teaching a credential program
Description: 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
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EDUC 583 - Intern Field Support
Units: 3
Variable. Students must be employed as a teacher intern in a local public school.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to a teaching credential program
Description: All Credential interns will participate in the Intern Field Support course each semester they are enrolled in the credential program. Students will receive support at their school site each semester. Students will receive support at their school focused on discussion of teaching experience, reflective feedback on instructional activities and experiences, solving classroom problems, and preparation for the Teaching Performance Assessment. Students must be employed as a teacher intern in a local public school. Repeat 4 times up to 12 units.
Graded: Credit / No Credit
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EDUC 584 - Intern Field Support Seminar: I
Units: 1
One hour seminar per week. Student must be employed as teacher intern in a local public school
Prerequisite(s): Admission to a teaching credential program
Description: All credential program interns will participate in the Intern Field Support Seminar course each semester they are enrolled in the credential program. Students will receive support focused on discussion of teaching experience, reflective feedback on instructional activities and experiences, solving classroom problems, and preparation for the Teaching Performance Assessment. Students must be employed as teacher intern in a local public school. Repeat 4 times up to 4 units.
Graded: Credit / No Credit
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SPED 541 - Foundations Of Special Education
Units: 3
Three hours lecturer week
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist Teaching Credential program
Description: Ethical standards, professional practices, laws, regulations and policies related to the provision of services to individuals with disabilities and their families. Models, theories and practices that form the basis for special education practice. History of special education and contributions of culturally diverse groups. Development of professional perspective that reflects status of special education services in society.
Graded: Letter Grade
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SPED 542 - Managing Learning Environments
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist Teaching Credential Program
Functional assessment of behavior, behavior management strategies, communication styles and their impact on learning laws, regulations, and strategies for promoting positive and self-regulatory behavior in students. Designing and implementing positive behavioral support plans.
Graded: Letter Grade
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SPED 543 - Curriculum And Instruction For Special Education I
Units: 4
Four hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist Teaching Credential Program
Description: Identifies the characteristics and needs, and the range of service and delivery models for students with mild to moderate disabilities. Develop unit and lesson plans that adapt and modify curriculum and lessons used in general education. Strategies for collaborating and consulting with paraprofessionals, general education teachers and other professionals.
Graded: Letter Grade
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SPED 544 - Curriculum And Instruction For Special Education II
Units: 4
Four hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Education Specialist Teaching Credential program
Description: Prepares students to identify specific academic needs for students with mild/moderate disabilities using multiple forms of assessment and instruction. Students develop instructional plans to meet the needs of individuals with mild/moderate disabilities using evidence-based practices.
Graded: Letter Grade
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