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ACCT12 courses
ACCT 201Elementary Financial Accounting
Sign upIntroduction to financial accounting practice. For business majors.ACCT 202Managerial Accounting
Sign upThe use and reporting of accounting data for managerial planning, cost control, and decision making purposes. Includes broad coverage of concepts, classifications, and behaviors of costs.ACCT 300AIntermediate Accounting
Sign upAccounting theory including recording, valuation, and statement presentation of assets, liabilities, capital, and earnings. Funds statements, financial analysis, compound interest theory, and applications. Laboratory and/or class computer applications required.ACCT 300BIntermediate Accounting
Sign upAccounting theory including recording, valuation, and statement presentation of assets, liabilities, capital, and earnings. Funds statements, financial analysis, compound interest theory, and applications.ACCT 320Cost Accounting
Sign upTheory and practice of cost accounting. Managerial use of cost accounting data for planning, controlling and decision making. Emphasis on cost accumulation and management information systems.ACCT 351Federal Tax Law
Sign upFederal income taxation of partnerships, corporations, and s corporations. Personal and family tax planning and ethics.ACCT 352Voluntary Income Tax Assistance
Sign upFederal and State income taxation of individuals. Students will provide free income tax filing for low income, elderly, disabled, and limited English proficient individuals after training and tests.ACCT 400Advanced Accounting
Sign upSpecialized problems in partnership and corporate accounting. Consolidations, foreign currency transactions, and translations. Fund accounting and selected topics.ACCT 460Accountants’ Professional Responsibilities and Ethics
Sign upA case based course that examines different theories of the accountant's professional responsibilities and ethics. Accountants' ethical reasoning is examined along with the legal and regulatory obligations.ACCT 465International Accounting
Sign upContemporary accounting theory and practice from an international perspective. Comparative accounting systems in various countries based on prevailing practice in the United States. Analysis of international accounting and auditing standards.ACCT 470Auditing
Sign upProblems of verification, valuation and presentation of financial information in reports covered by opinion of independent public accountant. Major concepts of operational auditing and relationship to independent audit. Public accountant and internal auditor responsibilities. Rules of professional conduct.ACCT 480Accounting Systems and Data Processing
Sign upFamiliarization to accounting information systems development process. Analysis, design, development, and implementation of accounting information systems. Automation of accounting information systems studied through use and application of computers.
ANTH54 courses
ANTH 110Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Sign upPhysical nature of human beings: relation of humans to other animals: heredity and principles of biological evolution: human fossils: significance of physical variation in modern populations: the origin and adaptive value of technology.ANTH 120Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Sign upNature of culture; comparative and historical approach to religion, social organization, subsistence patterns and other aspects of cultures around the world; meanings of human nature, cultural universals and cultural differences.ANTH 140Introduction to Archaeology
Sign upExploration into the many enigmas that remain in the study of the human past. Investigates how archaeologists are able to produce answers to many enduring problems using a scientific understanding of the archaeological record and material remains.ANTH 155Medical Technologies and Human Bodies
Sign upBy examining innovations in medical technologies and their potential for modifying the human body, this course highlights the profound social, legal, and ethical questions that patients and clinical professionals face given recent health discoveries and events. .ANTH 170Introduction to Linguistics
Sign upNature of language; its relation to culture; language structure and processes of change; language universals, contrasts and relationships.ANTH 305Radical Social Analysis
Sign upRadical examination of society and culture, focusing on classic Marxian texts as well as current critical theory and analysis. Special emphasis on critiques of capitalism and the effects of global inequality on humanity.ANTH 307Modernization in Global Perspective
Sign upExploration of psychological and material problems in modern society (both western and Third World) due to accelerating change beginning with advance of technology, rise of capitalism, abandonment of "old values," increasing complexity of bureaucracy, and lowering of social barriers.ANTH 313World Prehistory
Sign upOrigin of human beings and their cultures, development of agriculture, growth of city life, and the rise of civilization; a survey of world-wide prehistory from the Old Stone Age to the Iron Age.ANTH 314Global Ethnography
Sign upRecent and contemporary cultures around the world; a comparative survey of their ecological adaptations, social institutions, technology, subsistence strategies, degrees of complexity, and patterns of change.ANTH 315Human Variation
Sign upBiological variation and differences in modern humans. Biological concepts of biospecies and subspecies. Biological adaptations. Racism and genocide. Rise of the race concept and the social meaning of this concept. Biology of several American ethnic groups.ANTH 319Human Growth and Development
Sign upAnalysis of the sequence of events in the development of people from conception to death; organ development; rapid and retarded growth patterns; the processes of aging and death from a broad ethnic and ecological perspective.ANTH 321North American Indians
Sign upComparative study of traditional Native American societies, social organization, belief systems and religions, crafts and adaptation to varied environments; cultural changes in response to European contacts.ANTH 322California Indians
Sign upSurvey of native Californian groups; discussion of the diversity of aboriginal culture prior to western contact as background for analysis of the impact of Europeans; problems of intercultural relations; and the current status of native Californians.ANTH 329Cultural Diversity in California
Sign upExamination of current cultural diversity in California, including ethnicity, nationality, class, gender, religion, and region; and the impact of this diversity on public institutions will be covered.ANTH 351Sex Roles and Culture
Sign upInteraction of biological, cultural and historical factors on male/female roles and status in traditional and contemporary cultures and societies.ANTH 353Health and Healing
Sign upCultural perspective of health and health care delivery; coverage of diverse cultures in the United States and abroad; emphasis on increasing personal awareness through exposure to diverse perceptions of illness and treatment.ANTH 363Natural History of Primates
Sign upRelationship of primates to other mammals; adaptation of arboreal mammals; functional and evolutionary aspects of primate anatomy and physiology; effects of size; primate ecology; survey of the Order Primates: Prosimii, Tarsoidea, New World and Old World Monkeys, and Hominoids.ANTH 401Foundations of Anthropology
Sign upIntroduction to history of anthropological theory from inception to current approaches; frames theories in the social context in which they emerged.ANTH 402Evolutionary Theory
Sign upCurrent theoretical perspectives.ANTH 405Principles of Archaeology
Sign upExploration of the techniques, methods, and goals of archaeological research. Study of ceramics, lithics and other parts of the archaeological record. Examination of issues in sampling, survey, excavation and dating of archaeological materials. General problems encountered in explaining archaeological phenomena.ANTH 412Culture and Communication
Sign upCulture and its influence on the communication process; practical application to intercultural and multicultural situations; cultural patterns in America and abroad and their effect on verbal and nonverbal communicative behaviorANTH 413Language and Culture
Sign upRelation of language to social and cultural practices and processes; issues of meaning, identity and power within and across cultures.ANTH 414Anthropology of Religion
Sign upAnthropological examination of religious behavior and beliefs, which focuses on these phenomena in sociocultural and adaptive contexts. Using the cross-cultural and cultural evolutionary approach, hunter-gatherer religions through civilized ones will be covered.ANTH 417Applied Anthropology
Sign upBrief orientation to applied anthropology, its history and ethics; policy and applied anthropology domains (needs assessment, program evaluation, social impact assessment, environmental, advocacy); applied research methods; student proposals for internship research.ANTH 418Methods in Linguistic Anthropology
Sign upThis course covers research methods and approaches to data collection and analysis in linguistic anthropology. Students become familiar with various methods for identifying and analyzing linguistic phenomena in different contexts. Students also learn technologies for capturing and analyzing data.ANTH 419Encounters and Identities
Sign upExamination of how cultural anthropologists have dealt, theoretically, with the concept of identity; concentrates more on theories than geographic regions, emphasis on recent theoretical developments such as post-modern and post-colonial approaches to the study of contemporary subjectivities.ANTH 421Education Across Cultures
Sign upEffective Spring 2026 prerequisites will be: Completion of at least 60 units.ANTH 422The Anthropology of Gender
Sign upExamines anthropological perspectives on gender and how these perspectives have challenged and transformed anthropology and feminism; class will locate gender relations in the production of anthropological knowledge, in colonial and postcolonial social fields, and in the movement of global capitalism.ANTH 423Professional Development in Anthropology
Sign upThis course presents students with information about professional options for anthropology majors, in academia or other fields. The course includes information about applying to graduate programs or pursuing employment with a baccalaureate degree.ANTH 431New Media Ethnography
Sign upTheory and techniques in the planning, production and presentation of multimedia and hypermedia ethnography. Students will work in production teams to produce an ethnography that takes advantage of different modes of ethnographic research and presentation (i.e., interactive video, photography, print, sound).ANTH 432Peoples of Mexico and Central America
Sign upSurvey of present-day peoples of Mexico and Central America; indigenous and mestizo cultures and their heritage; examination of recent change.ANTH 434Primate Evolution
Sign upPrimate evolutionary biology, minus the sub-family hominidae; fossil record and analysis of fossils (through the use of fossil casts); detailed cranial anatomy (particularly teeth) examined in the laboratory section; literature on primate evolution surveyed.ANTH 435Human Evolution
Sign upFossil and molecular evidence for human evolution with a consideration of the importance of cultural factors.ANTH 436Medical Anthropology
Sign upInteraction of cultural, biological and environmental elements in human response to disease; emphasis on an ecosystem approach with evolutionary and comparative perspectives.ANTH 438Evolution of Sex and Reproduction
Sign upThis course explores the ways that sex, pregnancy, and birth influence the evolution of human and non-human primate anatomy, physiology, and culture. Course employs an evolutionary framework and a biocultural approach to study human biological variation in sex, pregnancy, birth, and beyond.ANTH 439Methods in Biological Anthropology
Sign upThis course provides of overview of methods used in biological anthropology including approaches to research design, data collection and analyses. Students will become familiar with a range of methods for collecting and analyzing biological and biocultural phenomena in various contexts.ANTH 440Ethnographic Field School
Sign upExperiential course gives opportunity to apply standard ethnographic methods to study, observe, and learn about a non-U.S. culture. Analysis of methodology and data collection will occur throughout the course. Location, topics and activities will vary.ANTH 441Ethnographic Film Production I
Sign upIntermediate-level theory and methodology for ethnographic/documentary film production. Students will work in teams and learn the fundamentals of how to produce an ethnographic film from conception through completion using professional-quality production and post-production equipment.ANTH 443The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Sign upThis course presents competing Palestinian and Israeli national narratives in order to understand the evolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the late nineteenth century until the present. .ANTH 444Transnational Migrants
Sign upAnthropological examination of the lives of immigrants and refugees. Explores the way studies of migration challenge our understanding of the local context of globalization and transnationalism.ANTH 448Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America
Sign upOrigin and growth of the Aztec, Maya and other civilizations of Mexico and Central America.ANTH 449Prehistoric Cultures of North America
Sign upArchaeological evidence of origin and growth of the native American cultures north of Mexico; regional cultures and broad continental patterns of development.ANTH 450Archaeological Field Research
Sign upIntroduction to field acquisition of archaeological data through remote sensing, geophysics, survey, and excavation; instructional emphasis is on recovery, recording techniques, and the management of field projects; locations will vary and may be offered on Saturdays.ANTH 454Culture and Aging
Sign upCultural perspectives on aging and the aged in America and elsewhere. Attention to insider views from specific societies and to comparison of aging concerns in diverse settings.ANTH 458Ethnographic Methods
Sign upIntroduction to purposes of cultural anthropology fieldwork, methodology used to collect ethnographic data, and ways of analyzing and reporting data collected; focus on identifying and defining research problems and populations, and ethical issues that arise when conducting research.ANTH 473Archaeology of California
Sign upOverview of the archaeology of California, from initial human colonization through European contact. Emphasis on environmental change, human-environment interactions, the development of social complexity, and the consequences of European colonization.ANTH 478Anthropology and Film
Sign upThis seminar critically analyzes anthropological ideas articulated in anthropological, documentary and fiction films. Students watch weekly films and complete course projects, including photo essays, ethnographic films and/or anthropological podcasts to develop audio-visual critical thinking skills.ANTH 480AOsteology I
Sign upIntroduction to skeletal anatomy, measurement and analysis of osteological collections, applied anthropometrics and morphometrics.ANTH 481Forensic Anthropology
Sign upLearn the basic techniques forensic anthropologists employ to create biological profiles of deceased individuals. How to use dental and skeletal anatomy to estimate characteristics such as sex, age, ancestry, occupation, presence of trauma and disease. Understand contributions to medicolegal investigations.ANTH 487Cultural Resource Management
Sign upIntroduction to the practice of public archaeology in the United States: historical and legal background; federal, state, and local programs; archaeology and Native Americans; contract archaeology; survey, evaluation, and mitigation projects; professional employment in U.S. cultural resource management.ANTH 490Selected Topics in Anthropology
Sign upTopics of current interest in anthropology selected for intensive development.ANTH 496Internship
Sign upSupervised internship in an area of anthropology within or outside the University; field experience of 90 hours in which the student gains practical experience in an area of anthropology.ANTH 498Senior Thesis
Sign upResearch for and writing of a senior thesis under the direction and guidance of an Anthropology Department faculty mentor.ANTH 499Guided Studies in Anthropology
Sign upSelected topics in anthropology and preparation of a research report.
ASTR3 courses
ASTR 100Astronomy
Sign upIntroductory course in astronomy. Astronomical measurement; planetary motion; Kepler and Newton’s laws; evolution of stars; relativity & black holes; principles of radiation and blackbody law; basic cosmology.ASTR 100LIntroductory Astronomy Laboratory
Sign upIntroductory laboratory course in astronomy. Topics covered include astronomical coordinates; graphing real and simulated data; solar and planetary dynamics; nature of light and spectroscopy; classification of stars; star clusters; distance measurements; large-scale structure of the universe; age of the universe.ASTR 370Planetary Environments
Sign upPlanets and moons analyzed as to surface geology, interiors, atmospheres, etc. Methodologies and scientific reasoning about nature and origins of features. Origin of terrestrial life, including role of extinction events, and probable requirements for life elsewhere in universe.
BIOL80 courses
BIOL 101Introduction to Human Disease
Sign upIntroduction to the study of human disease including moral/ethical and economic issues.BIOL 153Introduction to Marine Biology
Sign upScientific approach to the study of marine organisms and their relationships to the environment. Emphasis on human interaction with marine ecosystems.BIOL 153LIntroduction to Marine Biology Laboratory
Sign upIdentical to the laboratory portion of BIOL 153. Students enrolled in BIOL 153L will take it in the same room and at the same time as students enrolled in BIOL 153.BIOL 200General Biology
Sign upBrief survey of major areas of biology including cell biology, genetics, evolution, phylogeny, plant and animal anatomy and physiology, ecology, and behavior. Designed for non-science majors.BIOL 200LGeneral Biology Laboratory
Sign upBIOL 200L is identical to the laboratory component of BIOL 200. Students enrolled in BIOL 200L will take it in the same room and at the same time as students enrolled in BIOL 200.BIOL 201General Microbiology for Health Professionals
Sign upMicrobiology for those planning careers in nursing, health care and education, and foods and nutrition. Introduction to microorganisms, including structure, function, metabolism, growth, genetics, diversity, and applied aspects. Special emphasis on human health.BIOL 205Human Biology
Sign upBrief survey of human biology focusing on anatomy, physiology, and development of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems; including molecular biology, genetics, ecology, evolution, and diversity. Designed for non-science majors.BIOL 205LHuman Biology Laboratory
Sign upIdentical to the laboratory portion of BIOL 205. Students enrolled in BIOL 205L will take it in the same room and at the same time as students enrolled in BIOL 205.BIOL 207Human Physiology
Sign upGeneral introduction to the functional integration of human body systems. Designed for majors in biomedical engineering, physical education, and the allied health fields.BIOL 208Human Anatomy
Sign upGross anatomy of humans from the cellular to the systemic levels. Intensive laboratory experience including the use of human cadavers. Designed for majors in kinesiology and the allied health fields.BIOL 211Introduction to Evolution and Diversity
Sign upIntended for natural science majors. First of three semester introductory sequence. Evolution as a process responsible for biological diversity at all levels: molecular, cellular, organismal, population, and community. Phylogenetic and taxonomic survey of life. Science as method of inquiry.BIOL 211LIntroduction to Evolution and Diversity Laboratory
Sign upPhylogenetic and taxonomic survey of life emphasizing the principles of evolution and science as a method of inquiry. Identical to the laboratory component of BIOL 211. Students enrolled in BIOL 211L will take it in the same room and at the same time as students enrolled in BIOL 211.BIOL 212Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
Sign upThe second of a three semester introductory sequence. Introduction to macromolecular and cellular structure and function and to fundamental genetic principles. Failure of either the lecture or laboratory component will result in a failing grade for the entire course.BIOL 212LIntroduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory
Sign upIntroduction to methods for studying macromolecular and cellular structure and function and fundamental genetic analyses. Identical to the laboratory component of BIOL 212. Students enrolled in BIOL 212L will take it in the same room and at the same time as students enrolled in BIOL 212.BIOL 213Introduction to Ecology and Physiology
Sign upIntroduction to the structure and function of organ systems across a variety of taxa, and the ecological interactions among organisms and their environment. Failure of either the lecture or the laboratory component will result in failing grade for the entire course.BIOL 213LIntroduction to Ecology and Physiology Laboratory
Sign upIntroduction to methods for studying plant and animal structure and function and the interactions among organisms and their environments. Identical to the laboratory component of BIOL 213. Students enrolled in BIOL 213L will take it in the same room and at the same time as students enrolled in BIOL 213.BIOL 260Biostatistics
Sign upProbability and statistics used in the description and analysis of biological data.BIOL 300Human Immunology: In Self-Defense
Sign upMechanisms and cells responsible for protecting the human body from disease. Normal and abnormal functions of immune system are discussed. Topics also include immunodeficiency, autoimmunity, vaccines, allergy, transplantation and cancer immunology. Designed for non-biology majors.BIOL 301Biology of Human Aging
Sign upBiological processes associated with aging in humans. Emphasis on both cellular and organ aging. Designed for non-biology majors.BIOL 311General Microbiology
Sign upIntroduction to biology of microorganisms, including structure, function, metabolism, growth, genetics, diversity, host-parasite relationships, and applied aspects.BIOL 312Evolutionary Biology
Sign upSurvey of evolutionary biology including population genetics, speciation, origin of life, and phylogenetic analysis. Main emphasis is evolutionary mechanisms and methods of analysis on specific of the evolutionary history of life.BIOL 313Invertebrate Zoology
Sign upSystematics, morphology, and natural history of invertebrate animals, with emphasis on local marine forms.BIOL 316General Entomology
Sign upCharacteristics, structure, habits, and life cycles of insects; importance of insects to humans and other organisms.BIOL 320Bacterial Pathogenesis
Sign upNature of host-pathogen interactions in health and disease. Emphasis upon pathogenic bacteria of humans and animals; topics include bacterial ultrastructure, epidemiology, and mechanisms of pathogenesis, host defense mechanisms, and antibiotic therapy.BIOL 320LMedical Microbiology Laboratory
Sign upClassical and modern laboratory techniques in culturing and identification of bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens. Additional topics include antimicrobial chemotherapy, evaluation of disinfectants, and public health microbiology.BIOL 322Parasitic Diseases
Sign upSurvey of parasitic diseases of humans; emphasis on identification using microscopy and topics including life cycles of protozoa and helminths, pathogenesis, host-parasite interactions, parasite-vector relationships, epidemiology, prevention, and control.BIOL 324Vertebrate Zoology
Sign upPhylogenetic survey of vertebrates (craniates). Lecture concentrates on origin and radiation of vertebrates and their functional morphology. Laboratory concentrates on skeletal and internal anatomy and taxonomy to the ordinal and familial level of living vertebrates.BIOL 325Emerging Infectious Diseases
Sign upExplores changes in technology, infectious disease organisms and other factors contributing to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, including immunodeficiency, antibiotic and insecticide abuses, climate change, travel and commerce, human demographic and behavioral changes, land use, and breakdown of public health.BIOL 340Molecular Cell Biology
Sign upDetailed study of the organization and functioning of cells and cellular organelles at the molecular level; emphasis on experimental approaches and structural/functional relationships.BIOL 342Human/Mammalian Physiology
Sign upFunction of various mammalian body systems, primarily of humans. Emphasis on integration of homeostatic mechanisms of nervous, muscular, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, digestive, and reproductive systems.BIOL 342LLaboratory in Human/Mammalian Physiology
Sign upExperiments and exercises designed to provide experience in, and illustration of, physiological principles and mechanisms of interaction among various body systems.BIOL 345Comparative Animal Physiology
Sign upComparison of fundamental physiological processes of major animal phyla.BIOL 345LLaboratory in Comparative Animal Physiology
Sign upLaboratory course acquaints students with direct observation and measurement of physiological processes in various animal groups, both invertebrate and vertebrate.BIOL 350General Ecology
Sign upRelationships of plants and animals to their physical and biological environment; structure and function of populations, communities and ecosystems.BIOL 353Marine Biology
Sign upStudy of pelagic and benthic marine ecosystems, including food resources, mariculture, and pollution. Weekend field trips may be required.BIOL 355Microbial Ecology
Sign upExplores relationships of microorganisms to their environment. Emphasis placed on ecological basis for diversity of prokaryotic forms, metabolic functions and community interactions.BIOL 355LMicrobial Ecology Laboratory
Sign upProvides an understanding of microbes in the environment. Sample and analyze microbes from field trips to different habitats. Analytical techniques learned include enrichment culture methods and modern molecular biology methods to study the diversity and community dynamics of microbes.BIOL 370General Genetics
Sign upDetailed study of classical transmission genetics and introduction to modern molecular genetics. Includes current observations and concepts of nature, organization, function, and regulation of genetic expression.BIOL 370LGeneral Genetics Laboratory
Sign upStudents are expected to have successfully completed the equivalent of the lecture portion of CSULB BIOL 370 at another accredited institution.BIOL 371Microbial Genetics
Sign upGenetic analysis of biological processes in microbes. Includes gene structure, regulation, and function; isolation/analysis of mutations in haploid/diploid organisms; gene function from mutants; genetic exchange; regulation of host-pathogen interactions; bacteriophages; cloned genes; and genomics.BIOL 372Methods in Microbial Genetics
Sign upLaboratory study of microbial genetics, using classical (nonmolecular) and contemporary (molecular) approaches. Includes genetic engineering techniques; microbial genomics.BIOL 411Marine Mammalogy
Sign upFundamental biological, ecological, and physiological concepts of marine mammals, including cetaceans, pinnipeds, walruses, sirenians, and polar bears. Information concerning taxonomy, distribution, morphology, physiology, reproduction, and feeding through readings and scientific literature.BIOL 415Marine Microbiology
Sign upDesigned to familiarize microbiology and marine biology students with the role of microorganisms in the marine environment. Topics will include ecology, physiology, biogeochemistry and diversity of marine microbes. Laboratory/field component will emphasize examination and cultivation of local marine microbes.BIOL 416Virology
Sign upVirology at molecular level including viral replication and molecular basis for viral pathogenesis; survey of human, animal, and plant viral diseases. Current trends for prevention and treatment of viral diseases.BIOL 418Biological Oceanography
Sign upBiological oceanography explores the evolution, ecology, and physiology of marine biota and the interactions between these organisms and the environment. Labs will cover oceanographic methods with a focus on the California Bight ecosystem and provide ocean-going and independent research opportunities.BIOL 419Ichthyology
Sign upSystematics, morphology, genetics, and ecology of fishes. Emphasis on local marine forms. Weekend field trips may be required.BIOL 420Fisheries Ecology and Conservation
Sign upAdvanced aspects of fish and invertebrate biology and behavior; fisheries economics and conservation; emphasis on state-of-art field/laboratory techniques and contemporary concepts and their application in fishery management.BIOL 421Herpetology
Sign upTaxonomy, natural history, ecology and distribution of amphibians and reptiles, emphasis on local forms. Off campus field trips.BIOL 422Elasmobranch Biology
Sign upDiversity, evolution, ecology and behavior of elasmobranch fishes; emphasis on research design and contemporary concepts related to conservation and management.BIOL 423Mammalogy
Sign upExplores the biology and diversity of the world's living mammals. Lecture emphasizes radiation of orders; their morphology, physiology, evolutionary history, ecology and behavior. Laboratory emphasizes external and skeletal morphology of these same taxa, identification of California species, and a focus on techniques in mammalogy.BIOL 424Ornithology
Sign upEcology, morphology, physiology, behavior, and taxonomy of birds from an evolutionary perspective, also factors influencing recent increase in their extinction risk.BIOL 425Phycology
Sign upTaxonomy, phylogeny, and physiology of algae, including the physiological ecology of marine macroalgae; emphasis on local marine forms.BIOL 427Vascular Plant Systematics
Sign upPrinciples and methods of plant systematics, including phylogenetics, different types of systematic data, evolutionary history and diversification of vascular plants. Laboratory emphasizes retrieving and analyzing systematic data, using phylogenetic methods, and identifying vascular plants of Southern California.BIOL 430Immunology
Sign upStudy of cellular and molecular components of immune system, including how immune system recognizes pathogens, how it functions in various types of immune responses, mechanisms of vaccines, immunodeficiencies, transplantation, allergy, and autoimmunity.BIOL 431Biology of Cancer
Sign upExamination of cancer, tumor progression, and treatment at the cellular, molecular, and genetic levels.BIOL 433Developmental Biology
Sign upExperimental approaches to development in model organisms, mostly animal, at the molecular, genetic, cellular, and tissue levels. Topics include gametogenesis, fertilization, early cleavage, gastrulation, pattern formation, and organogenesis.BIOL 434Hematology
Sign upStudy of blood and coagulation system. Normal cell structure and function and physiological and morphological changes in inflammation, leukemias, and anemias discussed. Clinical, diagnostic, and research techniques for observing blood and pathologic case-studies included.BIOL 435Pharmacology and Toxicology
Sign upOverview of the administration, fate and elimination of pharmaceuticals, common pharmaceutical molecular targets and their cellular outcomes and the study of or potential causes of pharmaceutically related toxicity.BIOL 439Plant Morphology
Sign upSurvey of land plant morphology including function of plant structures, tissues, and cells. Topics also include common life cycles, evolution of morphological forms, and the statistical analysis of shape.BIOL 440LMolecular Cell Biology Laboratory
Sign upIntensive course of modern laboratory techniques used in both cell and molecular biology. Topics include tissue culture, genomics, bioinformatics, proteomics, microscopy, and/or purification and functional characterization of recombinant proteins. Provides extensive laboratory experience for students.BIOL 442Physiology at the Limit
Sign upSurvey of biochemical and physiological adaptations of organisms under extreme environmental conditions or performance.BIOL 443Endocrinology
Sign upRole of endocrine systems in vertebrate and invertebrate adjustment to changes in internal and external environment.BIOL 444Reproductive Biology
Sign upTopics in comparative reproductive biology from molecular, cellular, organismal, and population levels.BIOL 446Biochemical and Physiological Responses to Climate Change
Sign upStudy basic data on climate change and its biological consequences. Emphasis on the role of biochemical, physiological and molecular responses through evolutionary adaptation and/or organismal acclimatization. Climate variables to be discussed include temperature, pH, oxygen and salinity.BIOL 447Molecular Plant Physiology
Sign upA Writing Intensive Capstone. Molecular approaches to classical topics including water relations, plant development and photosynthesis. Weekly writing assignments and editing.BIOL 448Principles of Neurobiology
Sign upStudy of the principles of anatomy, physiology, and function of the nervous system.BIOL 450Plant Ecology
Sign upRelationship of plants to their environment and principles of plant distribution.BIOL 451Wetlands and Mangrove Ecology
Sign upA comprehensive look at wetland ecology and management. Focuses on physical, biogeochemical, and ecological aspects of major wetland ecosystems with an emphasis on local urban wetlands.BIOL 452Behavioral Ecology
Sign upPrimary objectives are to understand how animal behavior affects survival and reproduction and introduce students to current methodologies to study behavior of animals in lab and field conditions.BIOL 453Visual Ecology
Sign upSensory ecology concepts with emphasis on the visual system and ways animals communicate through visual signals. Evolutionary processes associated with biology of the eye, animal phenotypes, and visual perception.BIOL 455Ecology of Marine Communities
Sign upField studies on ecological principles related to marine communities discussed.BIOL 456Population Ecology
Sign upThis course explores the structure of populations with focus on understanding how reproduction and mortality schedules shape population distribution and dynamics across environments. Emphasis will be placed on the use of population models to address specific questions in demography.BIOL 457Field Methods in Ecology
Sign upTheory and application of techniques used by biologists to investigate organisms and ecosystems in the field. Design of research projects, data analyses, and presentations.BIOL 459Conservation Biology
Sign upConservation biology concepts including population dynamics, extinction processes, population viability analyses, metapopulations, community-level interactions, island biogeography, biological diversity patterns, habitat fragmentation, reserve design, and landscape-level conservation.BIOL 462Bioethics and Public Policy
Sign upHistory of bioethics, scientific and medical bases of key bioethical issues, current legislation and appropriations, including legal, social, and ethical implications of stem cell research and other biotechnological advances.BIOL 464Aquatic Toxicology
Sign upStudy of pollution-based impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Topics include the origin and fate of pollutants in freshwater and marine environments, chemical detection of pollutants and quantification of toxicity from molecular to population levels of organization.BIOL 471Bacterial Physiology
Sign upCellular physiology at molecular level as related to bacterial growth, reproduction, nutrition, metabolism, and ecology.BIOL 473Molecular Genetics
Sign upContemporary molecular genetic analysis of model organisms (mouse, worm, flies, yeasts) used in study of human disease, basic biological processes, gene regulation, and global analysis of genomes and proteomes.BIOL 474Bioinformatics
Sign upSurvey of biological sequences and prokaryotic genomes. Investigation of DNA, RNA, and protein sequences using statistics and computer science techniques.BIOL 477Biotechnology: Applications of Molecular Techniques and Bioinformatics
Sign upTheory and techniques for isolating, amplifying, and analyzing genes, genomes, transcripts, and proteins. Data-mining, the use of computers in experimental design and/or functional analysis, use of current molecular techniques for drug development and other applications in the biotechnology workplace.
BLAW6 courses
BLAW 220Introduction to Law and Business Transactions
Sign upLaw and the American legal system in today's business world. Contracts, sales, and commercial paper. Examination of the role and function of the judiciary, elements of civil and criminal lawsuits, and other emerging areas of the law, including alternative dispute resolution.BLAW 309The Consumer in the Legal and Economic Environment
Sign upIncorporates an integrated coverage of the economic, legal, ethical and regulatory environment of consumers in avoiding and resolving disputes regarding fraudulent transactions, financial matters, personal and real property contracts, torts, credit and investment issues, and family relationships. Team taught.BLAW 320Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business
Sign upForms of business organizations, employment law, securities law, environmental law, anti-trust issues, and international transactions. Social, international and economic influences on domestic and multinational corporations. Exploration of relationship of government to business. Introduction to business ethics.BLAW 400Business Ethics
Sign upVarious types of ethical dilemmas that take place in business organizations and acquire concepts and tools needed to manage these complex value conflicts for the well being of individuals, organizations, and society.BLAW 422Intellectual Property
Sign upThis course is an introduction to the development, policy, and environment of intellectual property with focus on trademarks, service marks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets in relation to technology, business, and the arts including best practices, statutes, and judicial decisions.BLAW 424International Legal Environment of Business
Sign upSubsidiaries, joint ventures and other forms of international business. Effects of treaties, laws and policies of governments on business operations. Resolution of business and investment disputes, protection of property rights, the financing and taxing of international operations, and ethical issues.
BME20 courses
BME 100Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to major topics and concepts in Biomedical Engineering. Current and future trends and challenges in various subfields of Biomedical Engineering. Social, ethical and economical issues related to biomedical technology. Exploration of career and professional development opportunities.BME 100HIntroduction to Biomedical Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to major topics and concepts in Biomedical Engineering. Current and future trends and challenges in various subfields of Biomedical Engineering. Social, ethical and economical issues related to biomedical technology. Exploration of career and professional development opportunities.BME 200Regulatory Basics and Compliance in Biomedical Engineering
Sign upReview of basic concepts of compliance in biomedical engineering, and overview of FDA regulatory affairs, quality measures for medical device and drug development. .BME 201Programming for Biomedical Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to the constructs in the MATLAB programming language. Array and matrix operations, functions and function handles, control flow, plotting and image manipulation, cell arrays and structures, and various related toolboxes. Programming projects/examples will emphasize Biomedical Engineering applications.BME 205Fundamentals of Medical Electronics
Sign upFundamental concepts to analyze biomedical circuits: Active and passive circuit elements, Node and mesh analysis, Responses of first and second order circuits, Role of circuit ground, surge protection and electric hazard in the hospitals.BME 211Biomechanics I
Sign upFundamental principles of mechanics applied to the study of biological systems. Introduction to cardiovascular and musculoskeletal biomechanics and problem-solving strategies to investigate diverse systems of the human body.BME 301Biomedical Signals and Systems
Sign upPhysiological Signals and their properties, Linear time invariant systems (LTI), Causality, Filtering, Time and Frequency Domain Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Laplace and Fourier Analysis.BME 304Biomedical Signal Processing
Sign upIntroduction of basic Biomedical Signal Processing Techniques, Z-Transform, Frequency Domain Analysis, Digital Filters, Stability, Event Detection, Temporal and Spectral Feature Extraction.BME 304HBiomedical Signal Processing
Sign upIntroduction of basic Biomedical Signal Processing Techniques, Z-transform, Frequency Domain Analysis, Digital Filters, Stability, Event Detection, Temporal and Spectral Feature Extraction. (Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hours).BME 311Biomechanics II
Sign upIntroduction to structure-function relationships and mechanical behavior of biological tissues. Introduction to statics, continuum mechanics, dynamics, kinematics of rigid bodies, analysis of human motion and hemodynamics.BME 315Bioinformatics and Genomics
Sign upDevelopment and application of computational approaches to problems in Biology and Genomics, with focus on formulating interdisciplinary problems as computational problems and then solving these problems using algorithmic techniques. Computational techniques include those from statistics and computer science.BME 320Biomedical Data Acquisition and Analysis
Sign upIntroduction to invasive and noninvasive methods of physiological data collection with an emphasis on real time acquisition and processing.BME 370Bio-Fluids and Transport
Sign upReview of basic fluid mechanics concepts, cardiovascular structure, pulmonary anatomy, physiology, respiration, hematology and blood rheology, characteristics of blood vessels, mechanics of heart valves, pulsatile flow, flow and pressure measurement and experiments, flow modeling.BME 370HBio-fluids and Transport
Sign upReview of basic fluid mechanics concepts, cardiovascular structure, pulmonary anatomy, physiology, respiration, hematology and blood rheology, characteristics of blood vessels, mechanics of heart valves, pulsatile flow, flow and pressure measurement and experiments, flow modeling. (Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hours).BME 410Biomedical Image Processing
Sign upPrinciples of imaging modalities in radiology: X-ray, Computed Tomography, Ultrasound imaging, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Principles of wave propagation, transmission, reflection, refraction, attenuation, absorption, scattering, acoustic impedance. Ultrasound transducers. Principles of light.BME 425Biomaterials
Sign upOverview of natural and synthetic materials for biomedical applications, including metals, ceramics and polymers. Mechanical, electrical, chemical, and surface characterization of biomaterials. Design of hard and soft tissue implant materials. Biocompatibility of materials, wound repair, medical devices and government regulations.BME 440Healthcare Informatics
Sign upPrinciples of Healthcare Informatics. Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) standard. Medical Imaging. Networking. Teleradiology and Telemedicine. Scaling clinical projects. Security, Confidentiality, Availability. Fault Tolerance and Robustness. Clinical Modeling and Performance Optimization. Clinical decision support.BME 450Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering
Sign upStem cell biology and recent engineering techniques to use stem cells for biomedical engineering purposes. Current concepts and strategies in tissue engineering.BME 455Computational Biomedicine
Sign upIntroduction to computational methods and machine learning techniques to analyze biomedical data. Topics include parametric and non-parametric classification, supervised and unsupervised methods and dimensionality reduction.BME 460Biomedical Instrumentation
Sign upCircuit Analysis Methods. Diodes, Transistors, Operational Amplifiers, Differential Amplifiers, Active Filters - their design principles and applications in Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement Systems.
C E49 courses
C E 101Introduction to Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management
Sign upCivil engineering and construction management as a profession. Current trends and challenges, ethical, social and environmental issues in professional practice. Professional organizations and licensure. Communication and lifelong learning skills for professional practice.C E 101HIntroduction to Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management
Sign upCivil engineering and construction engineering management as a profession. Current trends and challenges, ethical, social and environmental issues in professional practice. Professional organizations and licensure. Communication and lifelong learning skills for professional practice.C E 130Surveying and Mapping
Sign upTheory and practice of plane surveying, including the use of instruments for measuring distances, angles, and elevations. Plotting of surveying data and topographic mapping. Fundamentals of construction layout. Integration of data with surveying software.C E 130LSurveying and Mapping Laboratory
Sign upFundamentals of surveying methods as applied to construction layout. Use of level and total station for location and control of structures, vertical and horizontal control, and area determination.C E 200Materials for Civil Engineering
Sign upBasic properties of materials in civil engineering, including concrete, masonry, steel, wood, asphalt and composites.C E 200LMaterials for Civil Engineering Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory testing of basic properties of materials in civil engineering, including concrete, masonry, steel, wood, asphalt, and composites.C E 205Analytical Mechanics I
Sign upApplication of the mechanics of equilibrium to force systems using analytical and graphical solutions of problems involving structures and machines.C E 205HAnalytical Mechanics I
Sign upApplication of the mechanics of equilibrium to force systems using analytical and graphical solutions of problems involving structures and machines.C E 206Computer Programming and Civil Engineering Applications I
Sign upIntroduction to programming and application of computers to elementary civil engineering problems.C E 206LComputer Programming and Civil Engineering Applications Laboratory
Sign upHands-on application of computers and programming to elementary civil engineering problems.C E 307Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering
Sign upAnalysis of uncertainties, and applications of the basic theories of probability and statistics in civil engineering areas of geotechnical, environmental, water resources, structural and transportation engineering.C E 325Transportation Safety and Sustainability
Sign upIntroduction to transportation systems and various modes of transportation: land, air, and water; legislations affecting transportation practices; transportation safety; impacts of transportation on the environment; sustainable transportation: transit, bicycles, and pedestrians.C E 326GIS Laboratory for Civil Engineers
Sign upFundamentals of geographic information systems (GIS); spatial and network analyses. Hands-on application of GIS software to solve civil engineering problems.C E 333Water, Engineering, and Society
Sign upIntroduction to fundamental principles in hydrology and water resources engineering. Hydrologic cycle, water use, and water conveyance systems. Role of water and engineering in society. Impacts of climate and environmental change on water supply. Current water issues.C E 335Fluid Mechanics
Sign upProperties of fluids, fluid statics, fluid dynamics, dynamic similitude, flow of compressible and incompressible fluids in closed conduits.C E 335HFluid Mechanics
Sign upProperties of fluids, fluid statics, fluid dynamics, dynamic similitude, flow of compressible and incompressible fluids in closed conduits.C E 336Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Sign upExperiments in and study of the phenomena of fluid flow.C E 345Introduction to Soil Mechanics
Sign upMechanical behavior of soil and the interaction between soil and water. Includes soil exploration, identification, classification, strength, compressibility.C E 345HIntroduction to Soil Mechanics
Sign upMechanical behavior of soil and the interaction between soil and water. Includes soil exploration, identification, classification, strength, compressibility.C E 345LSoil Mechanics Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory investigation and experiments in the phenomena of soil mechanics.C E 359Structural Analysis I
Sign upAnalysis of structures including trusses, beams, and frames, conjugate beam, virtual work, energy methods, approximate methods, and influence lines. Use of code based finite element computer programs in analysis of frame and truss type structures.C E 359HStructural Analysis I
Sign upAnalysis of structures including trusses, beams, and frames, conjugate beam, virtual work, energy methods, approximate methods, and influence lines. Use of code based finite element computer programs in analysis of frame and truss type structures.C E 364Environmental Engineering I: Fundamentals
Sign upIntroduction to the fundamental physical, chemical and biological processes affecting air and water quality. Models of transport and transformation of impurities. Emphasis on theory underlying the design of water quality control technologies.C E 364HEnvironmental Engineering I: Fundamentals
Sign upIntroduction to the fundamental physical, chemical and biological processes affecting air and water quality. Models of transport and transformation of impurities. Emphasis on theory underlying the design of water quality control technologies.C E 364LEnvironmental Engineering Laboratory
Sign upExperiments in routine water quality analysis and environmental engineering applications.C E 404Laboratory Techniques
Sign upStudy the techniques of organizing and directing of the civil engineering laboratory.C E 406Project Cost-Benefit Analysis
Sign upSystematic evaluation of the economic and social benefits and costs of projects. Decision-making in an environment of limited resources, environmental and economic constraints, and uncertainty.C E 426Transportation Engineering
Sign upIntegrative learning course on transportation engineering. Characteristics of driver, pedestrian, vehicle, and road; traffic flow; intersection design and control, planning, and geometric design; safety issues. Team project, oral presentations, and written reports required.C E 426HTransportation Engineering
Sign upIntegrative learning course on transportation engineering. Characteristics of driver, pedestrian, vehicle, and road; traffic flow; intersection design and control, planning, and geometric design; safety issues. Team project, oral presentations, and written reports required.C E 427Highway Design
Sign upGeometric design of highways and streets. Route location and earthwork computation. Introduction to roadside and pavement design. Design problems in highway engineering.C E 427LHighway Design Laboratory
Sign upGeometric highway design project, horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, cross section, earthwork calculation, environmental impact, use of software application.C E 428Highway Engineering Materials
Sign upDesign and properties of highway materials, including aggregates, asphalt binder, and mixtures. Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) aggregate gradation, blending procedure, volumetrics, design, plant operation, and lay down. Superpave binder testing and specifications.C E 428LHighway Engineering Materials Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory testing for aggregate, asphalt binder, and asphalt concrete mixture.C E 429Traffic Engineering
Sign upCapacity and level of service analyses of highway facilities. Intersection signal timing design. Introduction to traffic control devices. Volume, speed, and delay studies. Use of traffic data for design, planning, and operational levels of analyses.C E 429LTraffic Engineering Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory activities on traffic flow theory, capacity and level of service analyses, signal timing, parking lot design, and travel demand forecasting; traffic volume, speed, and delay studies. Use of traffic engineering software.C E 435Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering
Sign upFundamental surface and ground water hydrology concepts and quantitative methods. Selected topics and procedures of the hydrological cycle. Planning, development, and management of water resource surface systems.C E 437Engineering Hydraulics
Sign upAnalysis of steady flow in pipe and pipeline networks, and centrifugal pump systems. Theory and analysis of uniform and non-uniform flow in open conduits. Design of lined and unlined channels, computations of critical, gradual, and rapidly varied flows.C E 438Hydraulic Engineering Design I
Sign upApplication of hydraulic principles to the design of dams, water courses, water systems and their related structures and devices.C E 438LHydraulic Design I Laboratory
Sign upComputer laboratory applications to the design of water courses, water systems and their related structures and devices.C E 439Fundamentals of Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport
Sign upIntroduction to principles of groundwater flow and contaminant transport. Groundwater remediation methods. Mathematical description of flow and transport in the subsurface with software applications.C E 445Introduction to Foundation Engineering
Sign upDesign of shallow and deep foundation structures. Site investigation and evaluation of soil conditions. Soil and strength evaluation. Bearing capacity and settlement theory and calculations.C E 446Geotechnical Walls and Slopes in Heavy Civil Engineering
Sign upDesign and problem solving for retaining walls and slope stability in Heavy Civil projects. Theory of earth pressures behind structures utilizing soil mechanics theory. Theory of slope stability, including shear strength, design charts, and limit equilibrium analysis. .C E 447Introduction to Geotechnical Earthquake
Sign upIntroduction to analysis of geotechnical projects undergoing earthquake loading. Including soil dynamics theory, soil liquefaction, slope stability, retaining structures, and site response.C E 455Structural Steel Design
Sign upDetailed design of components with typical codes and specifications.C E 456Timber Design
Sign upDesign of various structural elements made of wood material subjected to both vertical and lateral loads. Application of current building codes and specifications in timer design.C E 458Structural Analysis Il
Sign upSolution of indeterminate truss and frame structures using moment distribution and slope deflection methods. Introduction to matrix methods. Energy theorems and virtual work principles. Use of code based finite element computer programs in the analysis of indeterminate structural systems.C E 459Reinforced Concrete Design I
Sign upMaterial properties of concrete and steel comprising a reinforced concrete element. Code compliant and design or reinforced concrete elements including beams, columns, one-way slabs, and footing. .C E 464Environmental Engineering II: Unit Processes
Sign upCivil engineering applications of the fundamentals of chemical reactions, kinetics of biochemical systems, gas transfer systems, liquid/solid separations, solubility equilibria, adsorption, ion exchange and membrane processes.C E 466Environmental Systems Design
Sign upDesign principles of water treatment and water reclamation facilities.
CAFF29 courses
CAFF 123Personal and Family Financial Management
Sign upA functional approach to personal and family financial management, including personal financial planning, financial goal setting, budgeting, financial statements, time value concepts, income taxes, banking, money management, credit, understanding insurance, retirement plans and investment vehicles. .CAFF 209Consumers in the Legal and Economic Environment
Sign upIncorporates an integrated coverage of the economic, legal, ethical and regulatory environment of consumers in avoiding and resolving disputes regarding fraudulent transactions, financial matters, personal and real property contracts, torts, credit and investment issues, and family relationships. .CAFF 223Personal and Family Financial Management
Sign upA functional approach to personal and family financial management, including personal financial planning, financial statements, time value concepts, taxes, banking and interest rates, money management, credit, loans, and purchasing and financing a home. Applicable for personal and professional use. .CAFF 226Consumer Life Skills
Sign upConsumer life skills with an emphasis on practical applications in the marketplace. Includes the history of the consumer movement, consumer rights and responsibilities, financial wellness, consumer debt, consumer behavior, fraud, and consumer redress.CAFF 228Housing in Global Perspective
Sign upFamily housing options and choices in urban and rural areas throughout the world viewed within the context of history, politics, culture, art, environment, geography, technology and economics.CAFF 240Real Estate Principles
Sign upFundamentals of California real estate. Real estate principles, practices, and investment decisions. Equity investment, finance, legal aspects, practices, principles, property development, real estate administration, real estate market analysis, and valuation.CAFF 241Real Estate Practice
Sign upElements of day-to-day real estate sales and brokerage practices, emphasizing the selling process and the handling of a real estate transaction from listing to closing escrow. Securing and qualifying listings and prospects, advertising, financing, closing the sale, and expediting the escrow.CAFF 242Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending
Sign upPrinciples and operations of the mortgage loan brokering field. Lending rules for residential property, Truth in Lending regulations, usury laws, disclosures, maximum fees and charges, agency relationships, advertising laws, Housing and Urban Development and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act calculations and the loan process. .CAFF 243Real Estate Finance
Sign upPrinciples and operations of the real estate finance field. Partially satisfies requirements for Real Estate Salesperson and California Real Estate Broker licenses.CAFF 244Real Estate Economics
Sign upPrinciples of economics in the real estate field. Jobs, interest rates, speculation, homeownership, sales volumes, renting, mortgages, inflation, CPI, savings, construction, inventory, pricing, stocks, retirees, first-time home buyers, spending, policy, politics, wealth, taxation, demographics, regulation, energy, and regional housing.CAFF 245Legal Aspects of Real Estate
Sign upPrinciples and operations of the legal aspects associated with the real estate market. Sources for real estate law, Real estate interests, adjacent owner issues, title and vesting, liens and pending lawsuits (lis pendens), and real estate remedies.CAFF 246Property Management
Sign upPrinciples and operations of property management in the real estate industry. Partially satisfies requirements for Real Estate Salesperson and California Real Estate Broker licenses.CAFF 247Real Estate Appraisal
Sign upPrinciples and operations of California real estate appraisal. Valuation theories applied to real estate. Characteristics which affect value are studied and valuation methodologies are learned and performed by students. Focus is on both residential and commercial real estate appraisals.CAFF 248Computer Applications in Real Estate
Sign upReal estate computer hardware and software productivity. Software applications, internet and websites, and marketing strategies used in the real estate industry. Partially satisfies requirements for Real Estate Salesperson and California Real Estate Broker licenses.CAFF 299Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences
Sign upMust be taken during first semester as Family and Consumer Sciences or Dietetics and Food Administration major. Provides a general overview of Family and Consumer Sciences as a discipline of study and a profession.CAFF 305What Happens in Vegas…Consumer Behavior and the Casino Gaming Industry
Sign upConsumer behavior specific to casino and gaming destinations and environments. Gaming resort development and attractions influencing decision-making. Probability and odds in games, sports, and gambling. Sex, alcohol, tobacco, food, non-gaming amenities, regulations, marketing, addiction, surveillance, and house advantage are explored. .CAFF 307Crimes against Consumers
Sign upStudy of laws and agencies devoted to consumer protection; the investigation of consumer crimes, including product counterfeiting, consumer frauds/scams, false advertising, adulterated food, dangerous drugs and devices, and quackery; and college students, veterans, immigrants, and seniors as consumer crime victims.CAFF 309The Consumer in the Legal and Economic Environment
Sign upIncorporates an integrated coverage of the economic, legal, ethical and regulatory environment of consumers in avoiding and resolving disputes regarding fraudulent transactions, financial matters, personal and real property contracts, torts, credit and investment issues, and family relationships. Team taught.CAFF 321Family and Consumer Resource Management
Sign upBasic management principles applied to personal and family settings. Examines role of values, goal formation, decision-making, planning, implementing, and evaluation of managerial behavior in diverse family and cultural settings.CAFF 322Family Housing and the Urban Community
Sign upCritical analysis of family housing in urban community including aspects of shelter, city and service providers. Sociological, psychological, legislative, economic and technical factors investigated. Special attention given to families of various structures and socioeconomic background.CAFF 326Consumer Life Skills
Sign upConsumer life skills with an emphasis on practical applications in the marketplace. Includes the history of the consumer movement, consumer rights and responsibilities, financial wellness, consumer debt, consumer behavior, fraud, and consumer redress.CAFF 388Consumers vs. Technology: Who’s Winning?
Sign upAn examination and analysis of consumer interaction with rapidly expanding technology. Historical record of Consumers and Technology since 1900. What does the future hold? .CAFF 420Personal Finance for the Aging
Sign upPersonal finance as applied to the aging population.CAFF 422Housing Policies: Public and Private
Sign upFederal, state, and local policies, programs and legislation concerning housing and urban development. Analysis of the housing industry and its influence on the consumer market.CAFF 423Consumer Health
Sign upThe health care system, and health products and services are evaluated considering the influence of race, religion, culture, and media health fraud is examined from a historic and contemporary perspective.CAFF 425Personal Financial Planning and Analysis
Sign upAdvanced analysis and protection of personal and family resources. Planning and forecasting goals. Development of financial strategies using insurance, investments, tax management, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, asset allocation, retirement planning, and estate planning. Applicable for personal and professional use.CAFF 426Financial Counseling
Sign upTheory and practice in the diagnosis of family financial crises; selecting alternative solutions; constructing practical methods for the prevention of family financial problems.CAFF 427Consumer Dynamics
Sign upExamination and analysis of consumer motivation, demand, and behavior. Consumers in the global marketplace.CAFF 429Consumer Protection
Sign upConcepts of consumer protection with analysis of a myriad of resources available for individuals and families with consumer problems.
CECS82 courses
CECS 80Foundations for Data Computing
Sign upThis course is intended as a corequisite and must be taken concurrently with CECS 180. Students required to enroll in this corequisite course must maintain enrollment in both classes throughout the semester. Withdrawal from CECS 180 will not be permitted in this case.CECS 100Critical Thinking in the Digital Information Age
Sign upHelp students develop critical thinking skills using technical software.CECS 105Introduction to Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Sign upIntroduction to the fields of computer engineering and computer science. Current and future trends and challenges in various fields of computing. Social, ethical and economical issues related to computing technology. Exploration of career and professional development opportunities.CECS 105HIntroduction to Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Sign upIntroduction to the fields of computer engineering and computer science. Current and future trends and challenges in various fields of computing. Social, ethical and economical issues related to computing technology. Exploration of career and professional development opportunities.CECS 110Beginning Web Design
Sign upIntroduction to HTML and CSS using modern tools, following the W3C guidelines for coding. Web sites designed with basic components and layouts. Overview of graphics, video, sound and commonly used tools.CECS 174Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving
Sign upIntroduction to basic concepts of computer science and fundamental techniques for solving problems using the Python programming language. Variables, data types, conditional statements, loops and arrays. Programming style. Applications to numerical and non-numerical problems.CECS 180Data Computing for Everyone
Sign upIntroduction to basic concepts of Data Science, helping students develop critical thinking skills and computer programming skills.CECS 181Introduction to Data Science
Sign upFundamental course for Data Science and its applications. The course includes principles in collecting, managing, and analyzing data. Main topics include data loading, cleaning, visualization, EDA, data distribution and practical statistics for data science.CECS 200Intermediate Web Design
Sign upIntermediate HTML and CSS using modern tools, following the W3C guidelines for coding. Web sites designed with popular frameworks and content management systems such as Bootstrap and WordPress. .CECS 201Computer Logic Design I
Sign upBasic topics in combinational and sequential switching circuits with applications to the design of digital devices. Introduction to Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools. Laboratory projects with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA).CECS 211Principles of Computer Engineering I
Sign upBasic principles of analysis and design of computer-based circuits. Application of transistors, logic families, digital, devices in computer and embedded processor interfacing, importance of phasors and the complex plane. Basic DC/AC circuit fundamentals. Laboratory safety.CECS 225Digital Logic and Assembly Programming
Sign upAn introductory course in digital logic and assembly programming covering number representation, digital logic, Boolean algebra and logic gates, combinatorial building blocks, latches and flip-flops, arithmetic circuits, memory system organization, machine and assembly language programming, and MIPS architecture. .CECS 228Discrete Structures with Computing Applications
Sign upAn introduction to discrete mathematics with applications towards computing. Topics include sets, functions, logic, relations, graphs, trees, recursion, combinatorics, and mathematical reasoning.CECS 228HDiscrete Structures with Computing Applications
Sign upAn introduction to discrete mathematics with applications towards computing. Topics include sets, functions, logic, relations, graphs, trees, recursion, combinatorics, and mathematical reasoning.CECS 229Discrete Structures with Computing Applications II
Sign upThis is the second course in a two-course sequence in computing applications of discrete structures. Topics include applications of computer arithmetic and matrices in computer systems. Programming assignments in Python will be provided.CECS 229HDiscrete Structures with Computing Applications II
Sign upThis is the second course in a two-course sequence in computing applications of discrete structures. Topics include applications of computer arithmetic and matrices in computer systems. Programming assignments in Python will be provided.CECS 262Introduction to Embedded System Programming
Sign upIntroduction to embedded system architecture, memory organization and programming using C. Interfacing with external I/O devices, Use of internal special function registers. Development tools and extended C instructions unique to embedded systems. Course will be taught using an embedded processor development board.CECS 271Introduction to Numerical Methods
Sign upNumerical methods for algebraic equations, computer arithmetic, error propagation, fixed and arbitrary precision, numerical integration and differentiation, ordinary differential equations, Fourier Transform, discrete Fourier Transform. Programming assignments for implementation.CECS 274Data Structures
Sign upData Structures. Topics include lists, hash tables, binary trees, balanced trees, heaps, sorting-algorithms, graphs, external memory searching.CECS 275Programming and Data Structures in C++
Sign upDisciplined methods of design, coding and testing using the C++ programming language. Data abstraction and class design. Introduction to data structures (linked lists, stacks, queues and trees.) Recursion. Sorting and searching.CECS 277Object Oriented Application Development
Sign upObject oriented programming and design for large scale software. Class design, interfaces, inheritance, and polymorphism. Robust programming with exceptions, streams, iterators, and testing.CECS 278Cyber Security Principles
Sign upPrinciples, mechanisms, implementation, and sound practices of computer security and data protection. Cryptography. Authentication and access control. Internet security. Malicious software. Common vulnerabilities. Practical security in everyday life.CECS 280Introduction to Data Mining
Sign upIntroductory data mining course with fundamental theory and application. The course focuses on the fundamental concepts of data mining including statistics and information theory, data preparation, classification and clustering, outlier detection, and pattern mining with various applications.CECS 281Introduction to Data Visualization for Data Science
Sign upA comprehensive introduction to the principles and techniques of data visualization. Topics covered include visualizations of qualitative, quantitative, time-dependent, geospatial, and network-structured data. Programming assignments.CECS 300Design of Dynamic Web Sites
Sign upDesign of dynamic web sites using modern tools. Interdisciplinary group project with a focus on creating an accessible Web site for a client. Software used will give students experience in local web hosting and understanding of portability.CECS 301Computer Logic Design II
Sign upSequential logic emphasizing Finite State Machine design & analysis, timing analysis of sequential logic, Introduction to Data Path, Control and Memory. Use of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for design, simulation, verification. Laboratory projects with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA's).CECS 301HComputer Logic Design II
Sign upSequential logic emphasizing Finite State Machine design & analysis, timing analysis of sequential logic, Introduction to Data Path, Control and Memory. Use of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for design, simulation, verification. Laboratory projects with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA's).CECS 302Introduction to Computer Forensics
Sign upIntroduction to principles of digital forensics, evidence collection, preservation and analysis. Topics include investigation principles, data acquisition, OS and memory recovery/analysis, computer network forensics, mobile forensics, legal consideration, ethics, digital evidence control and documentation.CECS 303Networks and Network Security
Sign upAn examination of common computer security threats; fundamental techniques for implementing secure software systems and networks; practical experience in attacking and defending networked systems.CECS 311Principles of Computer Engineering II
Sign upEmbedded system components. Bipolar and MOS devices and switching circuits. Embedded systems signal processing with operational amplifiers. Digital/analog interfacing including A/D and D/A converters. Schematic capture, analysis and implementation of embedded signal processing algorithms. Fundamentals of digital communication.CECS 323Database Fundamentals
Sign upTechniques for representing data using modern database systems. Designing schemas in relational, document, and other models of data storage. Data manipulation languages. Database application programming.CECS 325System Programming
Sign upDevelopment, debugging, and deployment of systems-level software for experienced programmers. Operating system abstractions for processes, memory management, file systems, and parallel programming. Modern C++ programming in a Unix-based environment. .CECS 326Operating Systems
Sign upThe structure and functions of operating systems. Interrupt handling, processes and interprocess communication, memory management, resource scheduling, information sharing and protection. Project implementation in C/C++.CECS 327Introduction to Networks and Distributed Computing
Sign upIntroduction to Distributed Computing and Interprocess Communication. Networking Protocols. Client Server Paradigm. Peer to Peer Networking. Sockets and the Socket API. Distributed Objects. Coordination, Agreements and Distributed Transactions.CECS 327HIntroduction to Networks and Distributed Computing
Sign upIntroduction to Distributed Computing and Interprocess Communication. Networking Protocols. Client Server Paradigm. Peer to Peer Networking. Sockets and the Socket API. Distributed Objects. Coordination, Agreements and Distributed Transactions.CECS 328Algorithms
Sign upGreedy algorithms, dynamic programming, divide and conquer, network flow, approximation algorithms, NP-complete problems. Programming projects to exemplify these concepts.CECS 328HAlgorithms
Sign upGreedy algorithms, dynamic programming, divide and conquer, network flow, approximation algorithms, NP-complete problems. Programming projects to exemplify these concepts.CECS 329Concepts of Computer Science Theory
Sign upFundamental topics in theoretical computer science. Topics include regular languages, finite automata, context-free languages. Turing machine, computability theory, computational complexity, NP-completeness.CECS 341Computer Architecture and Organization
Sign upBasic computer architecture and organization, instruction set architecture, central processing unit, processor's datapath, arithmetic and logic unit, processor performance, pipelined processors, memory systems, cache memory organization, virtual memory, I/O systems, processor parallelism, and multicore processor architectures. .CECS 342Principles of Programming Languages
Sign upFundamental topics in the design and implementation of programming languages. Programing language paradigms. Comparison of languages in type systems, data types, control flow, subroutines, concurrency, and exception handling.CECS 343Introduction to Software Engineering
Sign upPrinciples of software engineering, UML, modeling large software systems, requirements elicitation, object oriented analysis and design using UML, introduction to design patterns, implementation of large systems, software testing, project management, the software lifecycle. Semester long programming project.CECS 346Embedded Systems I
Sign upIntro microprocessor/controller, embedded programming and design. Basic computer organization, representation of information and instruction, addressing techniques, input/output, assembly language programming. Introduction to assemblers, linkage editors and loaders. Study of the 8051. Design of microprocessor-based systems.CECS 346HEmbedded Systems I
Sign upIntro microprocessor/controller, embedded programming and design. Basic computer organization, representation of information and instruction, addressing techniques, input/output, assembly language programming. Introduction to assemblers, linkage editors and loaders. Study of the 8051. Design of microprocessor-based systems.CECS 347Embedded Systems II
Sign upStudy of embedded processor applications and interfacing. Embedded systems design, control of external devices, embedded programming in C and assembly. A/D and D/A converters, digital signal processing, motor and LCD controllers. Laboratory implementation of embedded designs and hardware-assisted debugging.CECS 351Social Data Analytics
Sign upIntroduction to social data analysis. Topics include graph theory, graph centrality, network structures, social media data collection, text processing, sentiment analysis, anomaly detection, and visualization techniques. Key issues of security, privacy, ethics, and bias in social data are also addressed.CECS 361Digital Design Techniques and Verification
Sign upDiscussion of advanced techniques for synchronous digital design, verification of digital designs utilizing test fixtures, and the confirmation of meeting the physical constraints of timing, area and power, with an emphasis on timing.CECS 378Introduction to Computer Security Principles
Sign upAn introduction to the fundamentals of cryptography and information and computer security. Basic concepts, theories and protocols in computer security. Basic cryptography, software security, operating system security, database security, network security, human factors, social engineering, digital forensics, privacy and anonymity.CECS 381Stochastic Computing
Sign upApplications of probability and statistics to computing. Topics include axioms of probability, random variables and their statistics, discrete and continuous probability distributions, Chernoff bounds, randomized algorithms, Markov chains, Monte Carlo simulation, regression techniques. Programming assignments provided.CECS 401Fundamentals of Computer Programming for Educators
Sign upComputer programming in a high-level language and visual block language. Variables, data types, conditions, loops, functions, and lists. .CECS 402Computer Science Fundamentals
Sign upFundamental computing concepts and techniques for teaching them. Problem solving with decomposition, abstraction, and algorithms. Data abstraction and logic. Computational complexity. .CECS 403Digital Devices and Computing Systems
Sign upAn overview of digital devices and the computing systems they constitute. Basic electronic hardware and computer components. The roles of software and hardware in digital communications, networks, robotics, physical computing, and the Internet of Things. .CECS 410Computers and Networks
Sign upGain practical, hands-on experience in installing hardware and software on a PC. Learn what a computer network is and how it is similar to the telephone network. Learn the parts that make up a computer and a network.CECS 419Theory of Computation
Sign upAdvanced topics in computability theory and computational complexity theory. Topics include Turing Machines, coverage of the standard complexity classes P, NP, IP, and PSPACE, hierarchy, decidability, and recognizability theorems. Additional projects required for CECS 519.CECS 427Dynamic Networks
Sign upFundamental concepts in dynamic networks. Topics include graphs, random graphs, social and large-scale networks, network information, network theory, metrics, network algorithms and network models. Programming assignments will be provided.CECS 428Analysis of Algorithms
Sign upApplications of standard combinatorial techniques to applied programming problems. Rigorous analysis of correctness/complexity of algorithms. Advanced graph algorithms are emphasized. Topics include shortest paths on graphs, sorting, string matching, union find problem, divide-and-conquer technique, and weighted-edge problem.CECS 429Search Engine Technology
Sign upModels, algorithms, and evaluation of the retrieval of information from a collection of documents. Document preprocessing. Indexing and searching. Retrieval evaluation. Search engines.CECS 440Computer Architecture
Sign upReview of logic design. Register transfer and micro-operations. Basic computer organization. Central processor organization. Microprogram control organization. Arithmetic processor design. Arithmetic algorithms. Input-output organization. Memory organization.CECS 440HComputer Architecture
Sign upReview of logic design. Register transfer and micro-operations. Basic computer organization. Central processor organization. Microprogram control organization. Arithmetic processor design. Arithmetic algorithms. Input-output organization. Memory organization.CECS 443Software Project Management and Testing
Sign upThe concepts of software project management. Metrics, teams, estimation and scheduling for software projects, risks. Software testing. Review techniques, quality assurance, testing strategies for various application types. Unit level testing: black-box, glass-box, code coverage, testing platforms. Integration testing. Regression testing.CECS 444Compiler Construction
Sign upSyntax directed compiler study. Organization of a compiler and overall design: parsing, semantic analysis, optimization and code generation.CECS 447Embedded Systems III
Sign upEmbedded system applications and techniques. Real-time multitasking systems, schedulers, kernels, and operating systems for embedded processors. Advanced I/O technologies - CAN, I2C, Ethernet. Embedded Internet applications. Polling vs. interrupt handling. Lab implementation of embedded designs and hardware-assisted debugging.CECS 448User Interface Design
Sign upEvaluation, design and programming of user interface systems. Fundamentals of human cognition, system characteristics, and the interaction between humans and systems. Usability methods and user/task-centered design. Tools for designing and building user interfaces, with emphasis on rapid applications development.CECS 449Computer Graphics
Sign upIntroduction to the theory and practice of computer graphics, Graphics systems, 2-D and 3-D modeling, transformations, viewing transformations, projections, rendering techniques.CECS 450Data Visualization
Sign upIntroduction to various techniques in data visualization supporting the analytical process of turning data into wisdom. Introduction to general concepts, principles, and practices with specific visualization designs. Overview of analytical techniques, analytical interaction, and navigation design. Programming assignments.CECS 451Artificial Intelligence
Sign upIntroduction to the history and implementation of artificial intelligence agents. Topics include search, constraint satisfaction, game-playing, logical agents, belief networks, optimal sequential decision systems. Project implementation.CECS 453Mobile Application Development
Sign upLanguages and application programming interfaces for mobile device platforms. Development of thick and thin client applications for mobile devices.CECS 455Introduction to Game Programming
Sign upIntroduction to game programming and graphics. "Slow" games. Realtime games with no adversary. Adversarial real-time games in 2-D.CECS 456Machine Learning
Sign upAn introduction to machine learning and its applications, including supervised, unsupervised learning and deep learning. Main topics include regression, classification and neural networks. Programming assignments.CECS 457Applied Machine Learning
Sign upFundamentals of machine learning with an emphasis on the process of applying machine learning techniques to various real-world computing applications, including natural language processing, text mining, cybersecurity, and computer vision.CECS 458Deep Learning
Sign upFoundational and advanced deep learning concepts. Introduction to neural networks, backpropagation, specialized neural network architectures, deep reinforcement learning, and large language models. Programming assignments to reinforce understanding.CECS 460System on Chip Design
Sign upComplete System on Chip (SOC) design flow from design specification to working SOC. Creation of RTL level modules designed for reuse, integration of Intellectual Property (IP) for RTL and physical level IP, IC verification, creation of self-checking test benches for designs.CECS 460HSystem on Chip Design
Sign upComplete System on Chip (SOC) design flow from design specification to working SOC. Creation of RTL level modules designed for reuse, integration of Intellectual Property (IP) for RTL and physical level IP, IC verification, creation of self-checking test benches for designs.CECS 461Hardware/Software Co-design
Sign upIntroduction to top-down methods for hardware/software system-on-chip co-design. Design flow - system specification, software implementation, hardware synthesis, system design, and verification. Process optimization with various design decisions emphasized. Projects/case studies using system-level design methods and tools.CECS 463Digital Signal Processing Design and Simulation
Sign upSystem on Chip (SOC) design applications. Study of a variety of signal processing SOC designs and ASIC algorithms. Class projects emphasizing hardware/software integration with use of FPGA/CPLD devices. Design reviews, specification, team design implementation with project planning and tracking for system level design applications.CECS 470Web Programming and Accessibility
Sign upIntroduction to World-Wide Web development. Accessibility issues. Web architecture, standards, and programming, emphasizing XML technologies and cascading style sheets. Visual design principles and information architecture. Client-side and server-side programming and protocols. Development for adaptive technologies and mobile devices.CECS 474Computer Network Interoperability
Sign upOverview of computer network theory and practice from a systems perspective.CECS 475Software Development with Frameworks
Sign upIntroduction to enterprise application development utilizing a modern software framework. Topics include large-scale software design, framework components, data management, events, extensibility, user interfaces, web services, and web applications. Includes programming projects.CECS 478Introduction to Data Security and Privacy
Sign upFundamental concepts of data security, privacy, and cybersecurity with a focus on data science applications. Techniques such as encryption, access control, and network security to protect data in large-scale systems. Emphasis on regulatory compliance, privacy-preserving data analysis, and ethical considerations.CECS 479Introduction to Hardware Security
Sign upPrinciples of systems security from a hardware perspective. Key topics include vulnerabilities in digital systems, physical attacks, reverse engineering, counterfeit detection, hardware security primitives, secure integrated circuit (IC) design, hardware trojan detection, and side-channel attacks.CECS 480Quantum Computation
Sign upFundamental topics in quantum computation. Topics include the matrix formulation of quantum computation and information, Simon's Algorithm, Deutsch's algorithm, quantum circuits, Shor's factoring algorithm. .CECS 495Computational Physiology
Sign upThis course will introduce students to cardiovascular (heart) and cerebrovascular (brain) systems and signals, and the computational methods to analyze related signals, and detect/predict a physiological event of interest.CECS 496Computer Science Problem Solving
Sign upProblem solving in Computer Science. Theory necessary to solve computer science problems and the solutions to the problems. Problems studied will involve applications of graph theory, data structures, recursion, and algorithms.
CEM24 courses
CEM 121Construction Drawing I
Sign upAn introduction to conventional and computer aided drafting techniques in the relation of drawings for construction. Interpretation of details in construction drawings/blueprints and reference materials. Laboratory: Drafting plans for a residential building using the techniques introduced in the course.CEM 125Fundamentals of Construction
Sign upSurvey of the professional activities and environments of Construction Education. Overview of residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, and heavy civil construction and associated codes, standards, and ethical boundaries.CEM 200Concrete Construction
Sign upConcrete composition, Concrete mix design technology, physical properties of concrete, use of admixtures, concrete batching, curing, testing. Includes physical testing of designed mixes. Modern concepts as fundamental solutions to concrete construction challenges. New developments in concrete chemistry and strength theory.CEM 200LConcrete Construction Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in support of CEM 200, Concrete Construction. Develop concrete mix designs and prepare concrete samples for testing, such as compressive strength, slump and air entrainment, and aggregate testing.CEM 202Probability and Statistics for Construction Engineering Management
Sign upStatistics and probability theories, sampling, correlation, regression applied to Construction Management. Projects on simulation using statistical packages.CEM 204Applied Mechanics-Statics
Sign upProvides an overview of the principles of statics as it relates to building structures and machines. Equilibrium of forces. Free body diagrams. Force components. Bending moments. U.S. and S.I. units of measurements.CEM 206Trends in Construction Engineering Management
Sign upIntroduction to current trends including emerging technologies and practices in Construction Management (CEM). Applications of the emerging technologies and practices in CEM problem solving.CEM 225Residential and Light Commercial Construction Practices and Estimating
Sign upIntroductory course in planning, design, and construction of residential and light commercial buildings including materials, equipment, construction/assembly methods, quantity take-off, and building codes/standards. Field trips or visual presentation is required.CEM 304Applied Mechanics Strength of Materials
Sign upStrength of structural materials and applications in building structures and machines. Mechanical properties of materials, structural behaviors of load resisting components associated with construction processes.CEM 315Construction Safety
Sign upTerminology, safety functions, accident costs, workman's compensation, and liability laws, O.S.H.A., governmental and nongovernmental codes, regulations, and field safety methods pertinent to the construction industry.CEM 324Commercial, Institutional and Industrial Construction Practices and Estimating
Sign upFundamental of commercial construction, including building layout, shallow and deep foundations, introduction to formwork systems, high strength, heavy and light weigh concrete, framing, flooring, and roofing systems, construction and expansion joints, masonry, and steel construction. Quantity takeoff.CEM 335Soil Mechanics Technology
Sign upSoil Composition, description, and classification; soil compaction; determination of physical properties of soils.CEM 335LSoil Mechanics Technology Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory investigations and experiments in the phenomena of soil mechanics.CEM 373Fundamentals of Alternative Project Delivery
Sign upGeneral overview of the attributes of all major project delivery systems, procurement methodologies and contracting approaches.CEM 385Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Equipment for Buildings
Sign upPrinciples and current practices of mechanical, electrical, plumbing systems for buildings.CEM 405Construction Management Problem Solving
Sign upStudy the techniques of organizing and directing of the construction management laboratory.CEM 415Job Site Management Problem Solving
Sign upStudy job site management techniques of organizing and directing construction projects.CEM 421Construction Planning, Scheduling, and Control
Sign upPlanning, scheduling, and controlling construction projects. Implementing processes and techniques that integrate both manual and computer-based methods to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.CEM 424Earthwork and Civil Works Construction Practices
Sign upFundamentals of earthmoving operations, including volume calculation and mass diagrams, soil protection and dewatering systems, volume change characteristics and fundamentals of moving earth, equipment selection, management, and economics.CEM 426Business and Construction Law
Sign upContractors license, mechanics lien, subdivision laws; public works projects, bid and bid requirements. Litigation and legal trends in affirmative action, design professional's liability. Administrative procedures of contractors. Study documentation, claims, waivers, arbitration, bonding, insurance, and indemnification.CEM 429Advanced Estimating and Bidding
Sign upConcept and practices involved in the total estimate bidding process in construction, form initial project selection for submission of final bids. A complete project estimate and bid is prepared by each study.CEM 432Facility Administration
Sign upManagement skills for facility management. Emphasis is placed on the management functions of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. Topics include negotiation; communication; performance measurement; job enrichment; motivation; contracting services and interpersonal relationships.CEM 437Structural Building Systems
Sign upIntroduction to various structural building systems (e.g., timber, concrete, masonry, and steel structural systems) in the construction industry.CEM 473Principles of Design-Build
Sign upConcepts and practices involved in managing the Design-Build (DB) process and integrated team. Topics include making the mental shift to DB best practices, buying and marketing DB services, DB solicitation, managing DB integrated process and emerging practices & considerations.
CH E37 courses
CH E 100Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Sign upChemical engineering as a profession. Nature of profession and career opportunities. Emerging frontiers of chemical engineering.CH E 100HIntroduction to Chemical Engineering
Sign upChemical engineering as a profession. Nature of profession and career opportunities. Emerging frontiers of chemical engineering.CH E 200Chemical Engineering Fundamentals
Sign upDimensional analysis of units, steady and transient balances of mass, momentum and energy, the mathematical solution of chemical engineering problems.CH E 200HChemical Engineering Fundamentals
Sign upDimensional analysis of units, steady and transient balances of mass, momentum and energy, the mathematical solution of chemical engineering problems.CH E 210Computer Methods in Chemical Engineering
Sign upBeginning programming and techniques of numerical analysis applied to typical problems in chemical engineering.CH E 220Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
Sign upApplications of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to chemical processes. Concepts of heat, work, and energy. Energy balances in batch and flow processes, with and without chemical reaction. Gas behavior, phase change, vapor pressure, humidity.CH E 310Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
Sign upAnalysis and design of process equipment and systems using thermodynamics. Turbines, compressors, power plants, refrigeration cycles. Phase equilibria and nonideal solution behavior. Chemical reaction equilibria and heat effects.CH E 320Fluids
Sign upStudy of the deformation and flow of fluids, both liquids and gases, with applications to chemical engineering.CH E 330Separation Processes
Sign upMaterial and energy balances around multi-stage mass transfer unit operations. Calculation and graphical estimation of ideal number of stages. Binary and multicomponent liquid-liquid extraction, distillation and gas absorption. Model equilibrium staged separation processes with chemical process simulation software.CH E 330HSeparation Processes
Sign upMaterial and energy balances around multi-stage mass transfer unit operations. Calculation and graphical estimation of ideal number of stages. Binary and multicomponent liquid-liquid extraction, distillation and gas absorption. Model equilibrium staged separation processes with chemical process simulation software.CH E 340Environmental Sensors and Measurements
Sign upIntroduction to environmental instruments, such as sensors for measuring CO2, NOx, PH and other harmful compounds in air, water, and soil. Laboratory applications of sensors with data collection and analysis.CH E 365Statistics for Chemical Engineers
Sign upPrinciples of statistics applied to chemical engineering research and industry. Probability distributions, parameter estimations, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Design of experiments. Statistical process control in manufacturing for quality and safety. Computational tools for analyzing case studies.CH E 415Occupational and Environmental Safety Engineering and Management
Sign upSafety analysis and management, legislation, regulations and standards; toxicology and personal protective equipment; fire hazards; noise control; electrical safety; container and spill management; statistical analysis. Extra requirements for graduate students.CH E 420Heat and Mass Transport
Sign upHeat exchange by conduction, convection and radiation. Diffusion in fluids and solids. Simultaneous heat and mass transport.CH E 426Polymer Science and Engineering
Sign upAnalysis of mechanical tests of polymers in the glassy, rubbery, and fluid states. Glass transition, amorphous and crystalline materials. Mechanical behavior of thermoplastics, vulcanized rubber, and thermosets. Viscoelastic properties, failure mechanics, yielding of polymers. Fatigue and fracture mechanics for polymers.CH E 428Fundamentals of Soft Materials
Sign upDive into soft materials, studying their deformable nature and weak intermolecular interactions. Explore key concepts and emerging applications, from soft robotics to flexible electronics and energy production. Topics include polymers, colloids, surfactants, gels, and biomaterials, alongside characterization and fabrication techniques.CH E 430Chemical Reactor Kinetics
Sign upMechanism and rate law of chemical reaction, temperature and pressure effects, homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions and application to reactor design, catalysts.CH E 431Heterogeneous Catalysts
Sign upBasic principles of solid catalysts and solid catalyzed reactions. Proper choice of catalysts and how to solve catalyst-related problems in chemical engineering. Development of chemical processes that utilize innovative catalysts. Graduate students will need to do more assignments.CH E 432Microfabrication and Microfluidics Technology
Sign upFundamentals of major microfabrication techniques for device construction and microfluidics technology. Topics: photolithography, wet/dry etching, metal/dielectric deposition, soft lithography, diffusion/mixing/separation in microfluidic devices, and chip-to-world interfaces. Graduate students need to do more assignments.CH E 433Green Engineering I: Alternative Energy
Sign upAspects of green engineering. Sustainable liquid fuels: ethanol and biodiesel from renewable sources. Photovolaic solar devices: semiconductor- and polymer-based solar cells. Solar array collectors: power cycles to convert heat to electrical power. Hydrogen fuel cells: electrochemical cells, and proton exchange membranes.CH E 434Waste Valorization and Resource Recovery
Sign upFundamentals of generation, processing, and disposal of municipal and industrial wastes and shifts towards zero waste. These topics are addressed from a technical and economic point of view by emphasizing beneficial reuse and resource recovery compared to traditional waste management.CH E 437Materials Purification Processes
Sign upRate-controlled separation processes such as membrane separations, pressure swing adsorption, molecular sieve separation, supercritical fluid extraction, reverse osmosis, and spray drying. Additional projects required for CH E 537.CH E 439Fuel Cell Fundamentals and Theory
Sign upTheory of electrochemistry. Survey of electrochemical fuel cell systems. Fundamentals of electrochemical thermodynamics, electrochemical kinetics, charge transport, and mass transport. Review of fuel cell modeling and characterization techniques. Atomic level density functional theory (DFT) calculations of a fuel cell catalyst reaction.CH E 440Chemical Engineering Laboratory I
Sign upLaboratory study of fluid mechanics, separation processes and thermodynamics. Experimental design and analysis and preparation of engineering reports.CH E 445Pollution Prevention
Sign upPollution prevention strategies in chemical industry. Hierarchical approach of waste minimization. Life cycle analyses of wastes. Identification of pollution source. Environmentally compatible materials. Unit operations for minimizing waste. Economics of pollution prevention. Extra requirement for graduate students.CH E 446Industrial Pollution Mitigation and Control
Sign upOverview of environmental pollutants and their adverse effects. Engineering methods for preventing or reducing pollution to achieve compliance with human health laws, sustainable development and environmental laws. Sensors and control techniques to monitor and treat polluted air, water and soil.CH E 450Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
Sign upApply fundamental knowledge of heat transfer, chemical separations, process control and chemical kinetics to practical experiments. Remote data acquisition and control of process equipment. Design experiments to collect data, and perform data analysis. Written reports and oral/poster presentations.CH E 455Environmental Compliance
Sign upPhysical and chemical properties of hazardous materials and wastes. Environmental hazards. An examination of environmental laws, regulations and standards dealing with storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes. Emergency planning and preparedness. Extra requirement for graduate students: term papers or projects.CH E 460Chemical Process Control
Sign upControl theory and practice, instrumentation, system responses, transfer functions, feed-back control, and stability as applied to chemical engineering processes.CH E 461Chemical Process Automation I: Theory
Sign upProvides an introduction of Boolean algebra, basic concepts on digital control system, fundamental programming techniques for programmable logic controllers (PLC) and their applications on chemical systems. .CH E 462Chemical Process Automation II: System Integration
Sign upAnalytical instrumentation, chemical sensors, valves, analog data acquisition, process control. Design and build basic automation system.CH E 470Chemical Engineering Design
Sign upOne-semester capstone design course fulfilling integrative learning. Design and optimization of chemical processing plants using analytical methods and modern computer simulation tools. Chemical process equipment sizing. Economic, ethical and safety issues considered. Teamwork, oral presentations and written reports are required.CH E 470HChemical Engineering Design
Sign upOne-semester capstone design course fulfilling integrative learning. Design and optimization of chemical processing plants using analytical methods and modern computer simulation tools. Chemical process equipment sizing. Economic, ethical and safety issues considered. Teamwork, oral presentations and written reports are required.CH E 471Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Processes
Sign upAn introduction to the essential operations and regulatory aspects used in manufacturing pharmaceutical products, scale-up, troubleshooting and optimization. Discussions of the pharmaceutical product lifecycle, variability, testing and ingredients specifications.CH E 475Environmental Pollution
Sign upApplication of chemistry to the problems of pollution. Graduate students have additional assignments.CH E 480Theoretical Methods in Chemical Engineering
Sign upSimulation and optimization of chemical engineering processes by mathematical formulation and computer modeling. Extra requirements for graduate students: term papers or projects.CH E 485Air Pollution
Sign upAir pollution chemistry; control strategies; origin of pollutants; meteorology; vapor dispersion models; control principles for particulates, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides.
CHEM46 courses
CHEM 90Introduction to General Chemistry
Sign upPreparatory course for CHEM 111A. Recommended for students who have not achieved a satisfactory score on the Chemistry Placement examination. Basic principles and concepts including atomic structure, nomenclature, and chemical calculations with emphasis on problem solving.CHEM 95Foundations for General Chemistry
Sign upTopics and skills that support student success in CHEM 111A.CHEM 95AFoundations for General Chemistry
Sign upTopics and skills that support student success in CHEM 111A.CHEM 95BFoundations for General Chemistry
Sign upTopics and skills that support student success in CHEM 111B.CHEM 100Chemistry and Today’s World
Sign upIntroduction to basic principles of chemistry and a consideration of the benefits and problems arising from applications of chemistry. Discussions of foods and food additives, drugs, plastics, and other materials of everyday life, fuel sources, the atmosphere, and fresh water. Suitable for general education credit.CHEM 102Introduction to General Chemistry
Sign upPreparatory course for CHEM 111A. Recommended for students who did not meet the requirements to place into CHEM 111A. Basic principles and concepts including atomic structure, nomenclature, and chemical calculations with emphasis on problem solving.CHEM 111AGeneral Chemistry
Sign upFirst semester of a two-semester sequence (CHEM 111A and CHEM 111B). Introduction to principles of chemistry including chemical reactions, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, electronic structure, bonding, and properties of solids, liquids, gases, and solutions.CHEM 111BGeneral Chemistry
Sign upSecond semester of a two-semester sequence (CHEM 111A and CHEM 111B). Continuation of chemical principles, chemical equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, elements of qualitative and quantitative inorganic analysis. Solving aqueous equilibrium problems are emphasized.CHEM 112AAdvanced General Chemistry
Sign upFirst semester of a two-semester advanced general chemistry sequence (CHEM 112A and CHEM 112B). Introduction to principles of chemistry including chemical reactions, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, electronic structure, bonding, and properties of solids, liquids, gases, and solutions, kinetics, and equilibrium.CHEM 112BAdvanced General Chemistry
Sign upSecond semester of a two-semester advanced general chemistry sequence (CHEM 112A and CHEM 112B). Solving aqueous equilibrium problems is emphasized.CHEM 140General, Organic, and Biochemistry
Sign upThis one-semester course encompasses general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Meets chemistry requirement for pre-nursing curriculum.CHEM 220AOrganic Chemistry I
Sign upFirst semester of two-semester sequence (CHEM 220A, CHEM 220B; and CHEM 223A and CHEM 223B or CHEM 320L). Sequence meets requirements for medical and dental schools. Emphasis is upon application of modern principles of structure, reactivity, methods of synthesis, physical properties and spectroscopy.CHEM 220BOrganic Chemistry II
Sign upSecond semester of two-semester sequence (CHEM 220A, CHEM 220B; CHEM 223A and CHEM 223B or CHEM 320L). Continuation of study of organic chemistry including chemistry or compounds containing more than one functional group, bioorganic molecules, and special topics.CHEM 223AOrganic Chemistry Laboratory I
Sign upIntroduction to organic laboratory techniques. First semester of a two-semester sequence (CHEM 223A, CHEM 223B). Not applicable to a degree in chemistry or biochemistry.CHEM 223BOrganic Chemistry Laboratory II
Sign upSynthesis and characterization of organic and bioorganic compounds. Second semester of a two-semester sequence (CHEM 223A, CHEM 223B). Not applicable to a degree in chemistry or biochemistry.CHEM 224AOrganic Chemistry I Recitation
Sign upProblem solving session emphasizing principles learned in first semester organic chemistry.CHEM 224BOrganic Chemistry II Recitation
Sign upProblem solving session emphasizing principles learned in second semester organic chemistry.CHEM 227Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
Sign upLecture course in chemistry of carbon compounds.CHEM 241Explorations in Biochemistry
Sign upAn introduction to the core principles, key topics, and seminal discoveries in the field of biochemistry.CHEM 251Quantitative Analysis
Sign upIntroduction to techniques and theory of volumetric analysis, spectrophotometry, potentiometry, and chromatography.CHEM 304Chemistry in the Kitchen
Sign upFrom the first discovery of the positive impacts of cooking on food safety, taste, and digestibility, to molecular gastronomy, where chefs use scientific techniques to play with their food, chemistry is at the core. This course explores the chemical and biochemical processes that make food edible and delicious.CHEM 320LOrganic Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upIntroduction to organic laboratory techniques, synthesis and characterization of organic and bioorganic compounds.CHEM 330Bio-inorganic Chemistry
Sign upIntroduction to coordination chemistry including bonding, structure, geometry, and reactions of metal complexes. Introduction to metals and metal complexes in biological systems focusing on structures and functions. Introduction to therapeutic use of coordination compounds.CHEM 331Inorganic Chemistry
Sign upIntroduction to coordination chemistry, solid-state chemistry, and reactions of transition metals.CHEM 332Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upSynthesis, characterization, and manipulation of inorganic compounds and materials.CHEM 371APhysical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Sign upHalf of the two semester physical chemistry package. The two courses, CHEM 371A, CHEM 371B, may be taken in either order. Principles and applications of classical thermodynamics; introduction to chemical kinetics.CHEM 371BPhysical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
Sign upHalf of the two semester physical chemistry package. The two courses CHEM 371A, B may be taken in either order. Principles and applications of quantum chemistry, spectroscopy, and statistical thermodynamics.CHEM 373Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upIntroduction to basic physico-chemical experimental techniques with applications to principles discussed in CHEM 371A, CHEM 371B and CHEM 377A, CHEM 377B.CHEM 375Physical Chemistry for Engineers
Sign upPrinciples and applications of real gases, liquids, and solutions; intra- and intermolecular interactions; kinetic theory and chemical kinetics; quantum chemistry, chemical bonding, and spectroscopy.CHEM 377AFundamentals of Physical Chemistry
Sign upHalf of the two semester physical chemistry package with a biochemical emphasis. The two courses CHEM 377A, CHEM 377B may be taken in either order. Principles of physical chemistry emphasizing thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. Biological and environmental science examples used to illustrate principles.CHEM 377BFundamentals of Physical Chemistry
Sign upHalf of the two semester physical chemistry package with a biochemical emphasis. The two courses CHEM 377A,B may be taken in either order. Principles of physical chemistry with emphasis on molecular structure and spectroscopy.CHEM 379Physical Chemistry for the Biosciences
Sign upPrinciples of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics, quantum chemistry, chemical bonding, and spectroscopy, with applications in the biological sciences.CHEM 385Materials Science
Sign upIntroduction to general principles of energy materials including catalytic, photovoltaic, and thermoelectric materials based on nanostructural and/or nanoporous systems. Students will be required to complete preparatory modules on Kinetics (reaction dynamics), Electrochemistry, Fermi statistics, and Diodes.CHEM 385LMaterials Science Laboratory
Sign upIntroduction to synthesis, characterization methods, and property measurement of advanced materials.CHEM 420Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Sign upModern methods in synthesis and characterization of organic compounds. Multistep synthesis, synthetically useful transformations and transition metal catalysis. Small molecule structure elucidation with an emphasis on NMR and mass spectrometry. Separations of complex reaction mixtures and utilization of inert atmosphere.CHEM 421Physical Organic Chemistry
Sign upTheoretical interpretation of chemical and physical properties of organic compounds: mathematical derivations of rate equations from experimental results, quantitative comparison of organic compounds reactivities, mathematical correlations of structure and properties. Solving problems relating to reaction mechanisms to described factors.CHEM 431Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Sign upQuantitative study of chemical bonding in inorganic molecules emphasizing on molecular orbital theory. Transition metal chemistry including coordination chemistry, ligand field theory, spectroscopy applications to structural analysis of inorganic molecules, and review of properties and reactivities of elements and their compounds.CHEM 441ABiological Chemistry
Sign upFirst semester of a two-semester sequence (CHEM 441A and CHEM 441B) in biochemistry. Chemical and mathematical treatment of energetics and kinetics of reactions in living systems, including chemistry and metabolism of carbohydrates and chemistry of proteins.CHEM 441BBiological Chemistry
Sign upSecond semester of two-semester sequence (CHEM 441A and CHEM 441B) in biochemistry. Metabolism of lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, and other advanced topics in metabolism.CHEM 442Methods in Biochemistry
Sign upModern laboratory methods used in biochemistry and molecular biology.CHEM 443Biochemistry Laboratory
Sign upTheory of biochemical and molecular biology methods. Modern laboratory techniques used in biochemical research.CHEM 448Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry
Sign upMajor principles of biochemistry including metabolic processes, biological control and regulatory processes, nutrition and chemical energetics and kinetics of animals, plants and microorganisms. Emphasis on major concepts and problem solving.CHEM 449Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratory
Sign upAnalytical and biochemical analyses of foodstuffs and other compounds of biochemical interest.CHEM 451Instrumental Methods of Analysis
Sign upTheory and application of instrumental methods to chemical problems. Includes measurement basics, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, electroanalytical chemistry, separation methods, surface analysis, and statistical evaluation of analytical data.CHEM 480Biomolecular Modeling and Simulation
Sign upThe study of biomolecular phenomena using computer-based modeling and simulation techniques with varying degrees of resolution, including development and validity of molecular models.CHEM 485Special Topics in Materials Chemistry
Sign upAreas of current interest in materials chemistry with introduction to principles of materials synthesis, characterization, and application.
COMM48 courses
COMM 110Interpersonal Communication
Sign upLecture: Basic characteristics of processes underlying the formation, maintenance and termination of interpersonal relationships; theoretical and practical implications of these characteristics in various forms of interpersonal communication. Workshop: Planned exercises and activities to develop interpersonal communications skills.COMM 130Essentials of Public Speaking
Sign upComposition and delivery of speeches to inform and persuade. Logical organization is stressed.COMM 131Essentials of Argumentation
Sign upLecture: Theory of argumentation; examination of forms and sources of evidence, inductive and deductive arguments, construction of case briefs, and refutation. Workshop: Develops critical thinking abilities with planned exercises and speeches including construction and presentation of arguments, cases, and refutation.COMM 132Small Group Discussion
Sign upBasic principles and techniques of discussion. Relationship of discussion to democratic processes and contemporary society including a study and practice of critical thinking and problem-solving techniques in various group discussion settings.COMM 200Communication Studies Careers and Scholarship
Sign upIntroduction to the discipline of communication studies, including a discussion of academic methods of inquiry, guidelines for navigating the major, and an exploration of professional opportunities related to the field.COMM 220Elements of Organizational Communication
Sign upRole of communication in achieving organizational goals; theory and practice of communication in private and public organizations; techniques to enhance understanding in organizations.COMM 236Forensic Activity
Sign upParticipation in intercollegiate forensic activities. Any student who expects to participate in such activities during the semester should enroll. Specific assignments will be determined in consultation with the staff.COMM 300Survey of Rhetorical Theory
Sign upHistory of major rhetorical theories from the ancient Greeks to the Twentieth century. Theorists include Gorgias, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Augustine, Machiavelli, Locke, Marx, Freud, the existentialists, and others.COMM 301Communication Criticism
Sign upAnalysis and criticism of public communication events including speeches, editorials, advertisements, and mass media from a variety of rhetorical perspectives.COMM 306Communication Theory
Sign upConceptual perspectives and studies of coding, meaning, thinking, information, and persuasion within interpersonal, group and organizational contexts; theoretical contributions from other disciplines.COMM 307Measurement in Communication Research
Sign upApplication of the scientific method to the study of speech communication; examination of the role empirical methodologies play in communication research; fundamental statistical processes.COMM 309Language and Social Interaction
Sign upSymbolic basis of human communicative behavior; relationship between language and behavior; investigation and analysis of discourse and its effects on interactions.COMM 330Intercultural Communication
Sign upStudy of the relationship between culture and communication with emphasis given to social, psychological, linguistic and nonverbal variables; problems in the practice of intercultural communication.COMM 331Argumentation and Debate
Sign upTechniques of argumentation and their application to debate; logic, reasoning and fallacies of reasoning; experience in various forms of formal argument and debate; techniques of debate program administration.COMM 333Performing Culture
Sign upClass participants use performance and other qualitative research methods to explore issues of race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, class, and other cultural standpoints. Also includes a survey of relevant critical and cultural theories.COMM 334Communication in the Workplace
Sign upSkills and technologies related to the assessment, strategic planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of effective communication in the business and professional setting.COMM 335Persuasive Speaking
Sign upSkills necessary for advanced public speaking in various venues including legislative, legal, and ceremonial public address; explores various theories of motivation including speaker credibility, emotional appeals, of evidence and argument, style in language, delivery and audience analysis skills.COMM 336Forensic Activity
Sign upParticipation in intercollegiate forensic activities. Any student who expects to participate in such activities during the semester should enroll. Student's specific assignments will be determined in consultation with the staff.COMM 337Professional Event Planning
Sign upResearching, planning, coordinating, marketing, managing, and evaluating special events, such as professional conferences, social networking events, or fundraising activities.COMM 338Ensemble Performance
Sign upProgramming and presentation of prose, poetry and drama by an ensemble of readers. Emphasis is placed on experimental presentations and on the development of analytical insight into literary forms.COMM 344Interviewing Theory and Techniques
Sign upTheory and techniques of oral communication in the process of interviewing. Practical application in employment, information gathering, and persuasive interviews.COMM 352Story Telling
Sign upCultural heritage in story telling; analysis of story types for oral presentation; techniques of preparation, presentation, and listening.COMM 355Instructional Communication: Theory and Application
Sign upDesigned for people who are interested in facilitating the retention and transfer of information through instruction; focus on communication strategies that contribute to human learning.COMM 358Speech Arts for Children
Sign upUse of creative dramatics, improvisations, puppetry, choral speech, radio, television and group discussion for the purpose of developing fluency, responsiveness and imagination in children. Integration of speech arts activities with curricular subjects will be stressed. Opportunity to apply the theories in actual situations.COMM 400Nonverbal Communication
Sign upBasic characteristics of the nonverbal elements of human communication in the oral communication setting.COMM 410Advanced Concepts in Interpersonal Communication
Sign upSystems and symbolic interaction approaches to interpersonal communication; consideration of interpersonal needs, self disclosure, understanding, interpersonal perception, interpersonal attraction, and social conflict; rule and performance-centered theories of interpersonal communication.COMM 411Interpersonal Conflict Resolution
Sign upAnalytical investigation of the nature and dynamics of interpersonal conflict; approaches to the study and understanding of conflict management as examined from intrapersonal, interpersonal, intragroup, organizational, and international perspectives.COMM 412Gender and Communication
Sign upSurvey of theories and research literature to increase students' understanding of and familiarity with major issues regarding communication between men and women in various contexts.COMM 414Communication in Families
Sign upRole of communication in families; theoretical perspective of family interaction, current family issues, intercultural aspects of family interaction, effects of changing career/family roles, and intergenerational interaction.COMM 415Rhetoric of Social Movements and Protest
Sign upExamines goals, strategies, and effects of groups that form to advocate social, political, and/or moral change. Focuses on how (agitator) groups communicate messages, and how institutions of power (establishment) respond in order to control or resist change.COMM 420Advanced Concepts in Organizational Communication
Sign upPhilosophy, methods and designs for studying the communication systems of complex organizations; organizational communication-needs assessment, methods for developing and improving communication in organizations are examined.COMM 421Communication in Bargaining and Negotiation
Sign upRole of communication in the decision-making process of negotiation and bargaining; emphasis on the functions of communication in resolving disputes through bargaining. Successful completion of COMM 411 is highly recommended.COMM 422Media Effects
Sign upIntroduces students to the study of the effects of mass communication by examining some of the classic studies in the field of communication as well as exploring contemporary cultural, social, political and psychological effects of the mass media.COMM 423Communication Technologies and Social Media
Sign upAnalysis of the role of communication technology in interpersonal, small group, and organizational communication. Emphasis on communication research and theories relevant to new and developing communication technologies and social media.COMM 425Communication and Violence
Sign upAnalysis of the role of communication in the prediction and prevention of violence. There will be an emphasis on communication theories/research and a consideration of violence in interpersonal, familial, and educational settings.COMM 431Mediation and Dispute Resolution
Sign upEssential communication skills and processes involved in becoming a conflict mediator; certificate awarded after successful completion of course.COMM 432Leadership Communication
Sign upDevelopment of leadership communication best practices; application of leadership theories and strategies for problem-solving and decision-making.COMM 434Advanced Oral Presentation Skills
Sign upDevelopment of advanced skills in oral presentations, including audience analysis, presentation technologies, and multi-media applications. Special consideration paid to research and critical analysis of written and oral presentation content and delivery.COMM 439Communication and Popular Culture
Sign upExamines the relationship between communication and popular culture in the public sphere. The course aims at improving students' abilities to respond critically to everyday mass social messages.COMM 441Issues in Freedom of Communication
Sign upThe evolution and impact of First Amendment rights on American society and its political system; Emphasis on the evolution of the First Amendment, significant Supreme Court cases, the First Amendment and electronic media, and the application of case laws that deal with religion, speech, press, and assembly.COMM 442Campaign Persuasion
Sign upExamination of persuasive communicative strategies in political campaigns inclusive of campaign speeches, commercials, news media coverage, image-building, audience analysis through polling, and fund raising.COMM 443Communication and Mindfulness
Sign upGain a core understanding of the emerging science of mindfulness, including the effects of mindfulness on communication and mental health. Develop practical skills of mindfulness that enhance communication in order to deal well with conflict situations and to deepen relationships. .COMM 444Positive Communication Principles and Practices
Sign upExamine codes of positivity and rudeness historically and analytically. Identify what it means to be an ethical and prosocial communicator in today's society. Implement positive communication practices in personal and professional contexts.COMM 449Studies in Oral Persuasion and Attitude Change
Sign upAttitude formation and change through oral communication; factors in persuasion; problems determining the effects of persuasive messages; source credibility, message variables; and personality factors in the process of persuasion.COMM 450Communication Training in Organizations
Sign upNature and role of communication training in a variety of social, educational, and business organizations; the goals, structure, and impact of communication effectiveness programs are examined; audiovisual aids and communication training techniques emphasized.COMM 455Peer Mentorship and Professional Development
Sign upDevelopment and training in peer mentorship; Experiential learning through the application of communication best practices, including public speaking, listening, interviewing, interpersonal communication, group communication, multicultural communication, and leadership, in the COMM Tutoring Center.COMM 466Rhetoric of Horror
Sign upConsideration of how horror films have animated U.S. cultural anxieties that have emerged since the inception of the genre in 1930. Exploration of horror movies.COMM 490Selected Topics in Communication Studies
Sign upTopics of current interest selected for intensive study in Communication. .
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DESN 110Foundation Design History
Sign upGeneral survey of the history of design and its evolution through various stages leading to its current expression, analyzing the social influences and contributions of prominent designers of various periods.DESN 120AFundamentals of Design
Sign upSystematic approach to the process of design, including shape and form, color theory, surface, composition, and volume investigation via design thinking and varied methodologies. .DESN 120BFundamentals of Design
Sign upSystematic approach to process of designing dimensional objects including color theory, surface, volume investigation.DESN 130Perspective and Rendering for Interiors
Sign upFundamentals of design drawing techniques including perspective and rendering techniques for interior spaces.DESN 132APerspective and Rendering Systems
Sign upFundamentals of design drawing techniques include perspective, sketching, and rendering techniques for objects and environments.DESN 132BPerspective and Rendering Systems
Sign upFundamentals of design drawing techniques include perspective, sketching, and rendering techniques for objects and environments.DESN 141Interior/Architectural Drafting
Sign upArchitectural drafting graphic techniques used in light framing, commercial construction with emphasis on interiors.DESN 142Beginning Space Planning
Sign upFundamental skill development in space planning for interiors. Function, human factors, user experience, aesthetic, perceptual and code related factors are explored.DESN 143Materials of Interiors
Sign upIn-depth exploration of construction materials, finishes and furnishings, manufacturing processes, resources, sustainability and lifecycle issues related to interior architecture. Examination of materials technology, product innovations and applications through lecture, demonstration and field trips.DESN 150Design Drafting
Sign upIntroduction to manual and computer-aided drafting. Includes orthographic and isometric views, cross sections, part and assembly drawing.DESN 151Design Materials and Tools
Sign upHands-on experience with wood, metal, plastic materials, the technical tools for creating form. Includes appropriate safety instruction for use of power equipment.DESN 154Modeling and Prototyping Techniques
Sign upMaterials, processes, techniques for creating mock-ups, models, prototypes used by industrial designers.DESN 1563D Computer-Aided Design
Sign upComputer-aided modeling strategies techniques for depicting three-dimensional surfaces, solids.DESN 230Visualization for Interior Architecture
Sign upIntroduction to visual communication methods and techniques used by interior designers to develop and convey two-dimensional and three-dimensional ideas. Exploration of digital image manipulation and graphic presentation techniques for interior design projects is combined with traditional sketching and rendering methods.DESN 232Visualization Techniques
Sign upFocus on design sketching and presentation skills utilizing industry standard techniques for both objects and environments.DESN 244Lighting Design for Interior Architecture
Sign upExploration of fundamentals of natural and engineered light in architectural and interior space. Specific focus on lighting as it supports design, relates to energy efficiency and human factors.DESN 245Building Systems for Interior Architecture
Sign upFundamental applications of typical building systems (structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical along with building energy efficiencies/assemblies) as they influence interior architectural design.DESN 246Computer-Aided Drafting
Sign upPrinciples, methods of computer graphic applications utilizing AutoCad. Computer drafting of commercial, residential projects.DESN 254Production Materials and Technical Processes
Sign upStudy of production processes, industrial materials utilized in the manufacturing of products. Includes introduction to rapid prototyping.DESN 2552D Computer-Aided Graphics
Sign upIntroduction to computer-aided graphics and image manipulation. Composition with typography and image for presentation authoring. Technology and terminology for digital media processes.DESN 268History and Theory of Sustainability in Design
Sign upExplores the intellectual and cultural foundations of sustainability issues across design practices and disciplines in human society including historical, contemporary and future theories.DESN 280Industrial Design Processes
Sign upIntroductory course in the design processes utilized by industrial designers for product development.DESN 300Designers in Their Own Words
Sign upProminent design professionals discuss their career experiences and offer advice through formal presentations to design majors and guests.DESN 312Interior Architectural Model Building
Sign upBuilding of interior and architectural models for construction, design analysis, presentation.DESN 315Form and Figures: The Mathematics of Design
Sign upExploration into mathematical foundations of design, architecture, and the arts from the Golden Mean to the latest Artificial Intelligence. Analysis and interpretation of mathematical principles applied to solutions of problems in the design of visual form, environments, and experiences.DESN 320Advanced Form Study
Sign upDevelopment of 3D models as it relates to Industrial Design. Form generation with emphasis on structure, proportion, surface, transition, detail and trim.DESN 331AIndustrial Design
Sign upPlanning and design of products for industrial production and services. Awareness in user research, scenarios, product manufacturing and styling.DESN 331BIndustrial Design
Sign upFurther planning and design of products for industrial production and services. Awareness in user research, scenarios, product manufacturing and styling.DESN 332Advanced Idea Generation for Designers
Sign upAdvanced idea generation, traditional and digital sketching using tablets. Quick mock-up explorations and multiple format presentations.DESN 333AIndustrial Design Methodology
Sign upExamination of methods, techniques in design problem solving.DESN 333BIndustrial Design Methodology
Sign upFurther examination of methods, techniques in design problem solving.DESN 336Advanced Visualization and 3D Modeling
Sign upProcesses of advanced design visualization with hand sketching, presentation, 2D digital layout, and 3D solid modeling including rendering and export application.DESN 340Interior Design Process and Theory
Sign upDevelopment of design methodology and exploration of design ideas, processes and sustainability for solving limited scale problems in interior space.DESN 341AInterior Design
Sign upFocused explorations in the design of sustainable interior environments emphasizing interrelationships between space, architectural form, materials and human factors.DESN 341BInterior Design
Sign upFurther explorations in the design of sustainable interior environments emphasizing spatial dynamics, material and formal applications and focused solutions on environmental and human factors with an emphasis on developing design language proficiency.DESN 342Interior/Architectural Presentations
Sign upExploration of techniques of interior architectural presentation. Emphasis on development of graphic, physical and verbal communication skills with discussions of professional, academic and social context.DESN 343Advanced Drafting and Detailing
Sign upDevelopment of advanced drafting and detailing skills for interior architectural design; specifically related to construction processes, materials, joining solutions, and representational conventions.DESN 344ADisplay and Exhibition Design
Sign upUse of materials, processes, design concepts in planning preparation of displays, exhibits.DESN 344BDisplay and Exhibition Design
Sign upUse of materials, processes, design concepts in planning preparation of displays, exhibits.DESN 346Computer-Aided Design
Sign upComputer-aided drawing, rendering, 3D drawing, solid modeling. Includes lighting, animation techniques for spatial/architectural modeling, design.DESN 351AProcess of Architectural/Interior Lighting Design
Sign upFurther development in the design processes of natural and engineered lighting solutions in architectural and interior space. Specific focus on current technologies and materials.DESN 351BApplications of Architectural/Interior Lighting Design
Sign upFocused development of major categories of lighting design application (residential, office, wayfinding, etc.). Specific attention given to common principles, equipment, conventions and energy demands relevant to current code and environmental concerns.DESN 352ASpecialty Equipment
Sign upTheory and demonstration of specialty equipment (Rapid Prototyping, the Computer Numeric Control machine and 3D Scanner).DESN 352BAdvanced Specialty Equipment
Sign upAdvanced training in the operation of specialty equipment (Rapid Prototyping, the Computer Numeric Control machine and 3D Scanner.).DESN 355Computer Aided Graphics II
Sign upApplication of advanced techniques in computer-aided audiovisual multimedia, illustration, rendering, image manipulation and composition. Focus on designs for 2D and 3D forms, virtual, physical and hybrid environments.DESN 356Advanced 3D Computer-Aided Design
Sign upAdvanced computer aided modeling techniques and strategic exercises created to assist, improve and accentuate the design process.DESN 360AEnvironmental Communication Design
Sign up3D communication design for physical and virtual environments. Create applied systems for audience experience within experimental, dynamic or interactive contexts.DESN 360BAdvanced Environmental Communication Design
Sign upAdvanced 3D communication design for physical and virtual environments. Create applied systems for branded environments, informative installations and site navigation.DESN 366Advanced 3D Digital Modeling
Sign upAdvanced texturing, and rendering techniques in 3D digital modeling for interior design.DESN 367History and Theory of Architecture
Sign upSurveys the development of architecture and underlying theories, relative to the human need to shape the built environment, that define specific periods - from prehistory to the present moment -organized in accordance to historical benchmarks and significant buildings and spaces.DESN 368History and Theory of Design
Sign upSurveys the development of design as an independent creative activity including a consideration of both pre-industrial and postindustrial culture. A study of the technologies, manufacturing methods, and underlying theories that define historical periods and current design trends.DESN 369History of Furniture and Decorative Arts
Sign upCritical survey and study of the global and cultural context of the history of furniture, decorative arts and accessories as they relate to advances in technology, social, aesthetic, human, environmental, economic and political factors.DESN 431AAdvanced Industrial Design
Sign upAdvanced planning and execution of industrial design projects. Awareness in user experience, market research, product development, manufacturing, branding and entrepreneurship.DESN 431BAdvanced Industrial Design
Sign upContinuation of advanced planning and execution of industrial design projects. Awareness in user experience, market research, product development, manufacturing, branding and entrepreneurship.DESN 435AFurniture Design
Sign upDesign of public, private interior furnishings with in-depth study of potentials of contemporary production methods, materials.DESN 435BAdvanced Furniture Design
Sign upContinuation of DESN 435A. Projects focus upon research, impact of human factors on design of furniture.DESN 440Professional Practice for Interior Architecture
Sign upExamine the basics of professional interior design practices; business standards, project management, marketing, professional ethics, legal issues and the importance of sustainable design. Preliminary programming, building selection and site analysis for senior project.DESN 441AAdvanced Interior Design
Sign upAdvanced design of interior environments emphasizing relationships between built environment and human factors with a focus on professional collaboration and related social and environmental issues.DESN 441BAdvanced Interior Design
Sign upFurther exploration of advanced interior design emphasizing relationships between built environment and human factors. The focus is on researching social and environmental issues while developing and executing a cohesive design project.DESN 442GInternship in Industrial Design
Sign upStudent internship experience in selected industrial design offices. Opportunity to work under supervision of industrial designers in field to expand student understanding of complexities, discipline, challenges in practice of industrial design.DESN 442HInternship in Interior Design
Sign upAn opportunity to work under supervision of interior designers, architects in field to expand student understanding of complexities, discipline, challenges in practice of interior design.DESN 442JInternship in Design
Sign upStudent internship experience in environments that require design-related skills.DESN 450BA Senior Project
Sign upRefine an area of interest through the development of a senior project and portfolio. Should be taken in the semester of graduation.DESN 454Technologies for Hybrid Design
Sign upDesign of physical objects, environments and experiences that generate, employ or are otherwise integrated with digital information.DESN 455Computer Aided Graphics III
Sign upApplication of advanced techniques in computer-aided audiovisual multi-media, illustration, rendering, image manipulation and composition. Focus on multidisciplinary designs for 2D and 3D forms, virtual, physical and hybrid environments for user experience design.DESN 457Soft Goods Design
Sign upDesign and fabrication of soft goods in a variety of materials, including construction methods, applications, and tools and equipment.DESN 469Entertainment Design: History and Practice
Sign upExplores design for film, music, and themed entertainment, primarily after 1960. Examines production design, costume design, and visual effects design in a variety of genres, with an emphasis on narrative, character development, placemaking, and experience.DESN 481Designing for User Experiences
Sign upApplication of theories, research methods, ethics, and design processes of UX (user experience) design. Students will research, develop, and test UX designs. Design strategies will be discussed as they apply to physical, virtual, and hybrid solutions.DESN 482Research Methods for Inclusive UX Design
Sign upAdvanced application of theories, research methods, ethics, and design processes of inclusive UX (user experience) design. Research, development, and testing of UX designs for non-traditional user groups. Design strategies will be discussed as they apply to physical, virtual, and hybrid solutions.DESN 483Data and Technologies of Human Interaction Design
Sign upTechnology skills for non-programmers by managing and processing complex visual information. Students will synthesize quantitative and qualitative data through a series of workshops, and develop digital research skills and technology to enhance human-centered, technology-augmented design.
E E58 courses
E E 186Introduction to Programming and Applications for Electrical Engineers
Sign upIntroduction to programming using the C language, with emphasis on electrical engineering applications. Variables, conditional control flow loops, functions and program structure, pointers and arrays, input/output processing. Introduction to embedded system applications and development platforms.E E 201Digital Logic Design
Sign upPractical design of digital circuits. Basic topics in combinational and sequential switching circuits with applications to the design of digital devices.E E 202Computer Methods in Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to MATLAB and numerical methods with applications to engineering. Programming in MATLAB. Introduction to SIMULINK and other MATLAB toolboxes.E E 210Electro-Magnetic Foundations in Electrical Engineering
Sign upElectric fields. Magnetic fields. Ohm's law. Kirchoff's laws. Physics of inductance and capacitance. Conservation of energy. Introduction to RL, RC and RLC circuits. Introduction to phasors. Introduction to electric machinery, computer electronics, electromagnetic radiation, and communication.E E 210LElectro-Magnetic Foundations in Electrical Engineering Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory experiments demonstrating behavior of resistive circuits; capacitors and inductors; transient RL and RC circuits; sinusoidal (phasor) RL, RC and RLC circuits; motors, generators, and transformers.E E 211Electric and Electronic Circuits
Sign upLinear circuit analysis techniques including circuit transformations, mesh and node analyses. Thevenin's, Norton's, Superposition, and Maximum Power Transfer theorems. Transient analysis of RL, RC and RLC circuits. Phasors. Power concepts. Nonlinear circuits including diodes. Circuit solution using PSpice.E E 211LElectric Circuits Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory investigation of Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, voltage and current division, mesh and nodal analysis, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, superposition, simple RL, RC, RLC circuits, phasors. Use of voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters and oscilloscopes. Identification of unknown elements.E E 220Materials Sciences for Electrical Engineers
Sign upBasic principles of optical and wave propagation. Introduction to quantum electronics. Fundamental aspects of photonics and materials sciences and their relevance to solid state electronic circuits.E E 301Digital System Design
Sign upFPGA based digital design. Implementation of FPGA digital hardware systems based on the algorithms and implementation requirements using hardware description languages, optimization, logic synthesis, place and route methods. Implementation of finite state machines.E E 301HDigital System Design
Sign upFPGA based digital design. Implementation of FPGA digital hardware systems based on the algorithms and implementation requirements using hardware description languages, optimization, logic synthesis, place and route methods. Implementation of finite state machines.E E 310Signals and Systems
Sign upFundamental concepts of signals and systems. Laplace Transforms. Fourier Series. Fourier Transforms. Two-port parameters.E E 310HSignals and Systems
Sign upFundamental concepts of signals and systems. Laplace Transforms. Fourier Series. Fourier Transforms. Two-port parameters.E E 330Analog Electronic Circuits I
Sign upAnalysis and design of diode, bipolar junction transistor, field-effect transistor (MOSFET and JFET), and CMOS circuits. Op-Amp linear and nonlinear circuit applications. Digital electronic circuits. Laboratory includes transistor and operational amplifier circuit design and CAD tools.E E 346Microprocessor Principles and Applications
Sign upIntroduction to the design of modern RISC-based microprocessors and microcontrollers. Programs are written in C++ and assembly language. Architectural principles learned in the classroom are illustrated using the assembly programming language.E E 350Energy Conversion Principles
Sign upElectromechanical energy conversion. Power transformers. DC, synchronous, and induction machines. Laboratory experiments on power electronics and rotating machinery.E E 350HEnergy Conversion Principles
Sign upElectromechanical energy conversion. Power transformers. DC, synchronous, and induction machines. Laboratory experiments on power electronics and rotating machinery. Additional assignments/projects adding depth to the course materials required for Engineering Honors students.E E 360Electromagnetic Fields
Sign upElectric and magnetic field theory including propagation of plane waves in lossless and dissipative media. Maxwell's equations. Transmission lines and waveguides.E E 370Control Systems
Sign upControl systems analysis; block diagrams, signal flow graphs, stability criteria, root locus, frequency domain analysis. Examples of classical control system design.E E 370HControl Systems
Sign upControl systems analysis; block diagrams, signal flow graphs, stability criteria, root locus, frequency domain analysis. Examples of classical control system design.E E 370LControl Systems Laboratory
Sign upExperiments which reinforce concepts learned in E E 370. Digital simulation modeling, analysis, and design. Real time applications.E E 380Probability, Statistics, and Stochastic Modeling
Sign upProbability with an emphasis on computer modeling of probabilistic systems. Topics such as discrete and continuous random variables, moments, correlation, covariance, Markov processes and queuing theory presented from a mathematical foundation developed and exemplified with realistic computer simulations from students.E E 381Probability and Statistics with Applications to Computing
Sign upApplications of probability and statistics to computing. Topics include random variables and their statistics, probability distributions, Markov chains, Bayesian networks, sampling techniques, hypothesis testing, regression and analytic methods. Programming assignments using Python.E E 382Communication Systems I
Sign upReview of Fourier series and transforms. Introduction to passive, active, and digital filters. Basic elements of probability theory, statistics, concept of white noise, AM, DSB, SSB and vestigial modulation, narrowband and wideband FM.E E 382HCommunication Systems I
Sign upReview of Fourier series and transforms. Introduction to passive, active, and digital filters. Basic elements of probability theory, statistics, concept of white noise, AM, DSB, SSB and vestigial modulation, narrowband and wideband FM.E E 386Digital Signal Processing
Sign upIntroduction to discrete-time signals and systems, z-transform, digital filters, system design, and comparison to the analog counterparts. Multimedia-based laboratory experiments for discrete-time signals and systems in time and frequency domain, synthesis of digital sound/music with MATLAB or C.E E 386HDigital Signal Processing
Sign upIntroduction to discrete-time signals and systems, z-transform, digital filters, system design, and comparison to the analog counterparts. Multimedia-based laboratory experiments for discrete-time signals and systems in time and frequency domain, synthesis of digital sound/music with MATLAB or C.E E 406Medical Instrumentation and Measurements
Sign upDesign and analysis of medical instruments, electrodes and amplifiers for measurement of physiological signals.E E 406LBiomedical Engineering Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory study of medical instrumentation, transducers and computer data processing.E E 407Applications of Computers in Medicine
Sign upIntegrative learning capstone course with focus on principles of analysis and design of computing and data collection equipment for real-time on-line medical systems. Emphasis on written and oral communication and teamwork.E E 412Fractals in Engineering
Sign upApplication of fractal geometry to system theory. Study of system dynamics leading to complex behaviors and chaos. Scaling laws, sensitivity to initial conditions, strange attractors, and i/f noise will also be discussed.E E 420Solid State Electronic Devices
Sign upSemiconductor crystal structure and growth. Carrier modeling, drift and diffusion currents. P-N junctions, diodes, solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LED). Bipolar junction transistor (BJT) biasing, linear and switched operation. Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) operation.E E 427Digital Filter Design and Audio Processing
Sign upDigital filter design methods, filter architectures, round-off noise, implementation and applications to audio signal processing. Additional projects required for E E 527.E E 428Speech Signal Processing
Sign upPrinciples and engineering applications of speech signal processing. Speech synthesis, recognition, encoding, and compression. Applications of neural networks. Additional projects required for E E 528.E E 430Analog Electronic Circuits II
Sign upDifferential pairs, current sources, output stages, and integrated operational amplifiers. Op-amp applications and practical issues. Frequency response. Computer-aided circuit analysis and design. Feedback amplifiers and stability. Oscillators.E E 430HAnalog Electronic Circuits II
Sign upDifferential pairs, current sources, output stages, and integrated operational amplifiers. Op-amp applications and practical issues. Frequency response. Computer-aided circuit analysis and design. Feedback amplifiers and stability. Oscillators.E E 430LAnalog Electronics Laboratory II
Sign upAdvanced transistor, operational amplifier, and linear-integrated circuits and systems design laboratory.E E 434Mixed-Signal IC Design
Sign upCMOS fabrication and characterization. On-chip passive elements calculations and matching techniques. Modeling, interconnects, and crosstalk. Layout and simulations using CAD tools. Design of cells, inverters, DACs, ADCs, and PLLs. I/O pads. Substrate Noise coupling. SOI technology. .E E 435Microelectronics
Sign upTheory of microelectronics integrated circuit design, IC fabrication technology, device characterization, modeling, digital and analog simulation tools, physical layout tools, digital standard cell library design, IC digital system designs, I/O pad design, full chip simulation and physical designs.E E 436Microfabrication and Nanotechnology
Sign upTechniques and the technology of miniaturization of electrical, mechanical, optical, and opto-electronic devices in sizes from millimeters to nanometers. Design examples of sensors, microlenses, cantilevers, and micromotors, process fabrication. Additional projects required for E E 536.E E 442Mechatronic Systems Design
Sign upSimulation and design of mechatronic systems. Hardware implementation and interfacing using microcontroller. Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation.E E 444Microprocessor Based System Design
Sign upStudy of microprocessor based systems and their integration with peripheral devices including sensors, actuators, and serial communications. Following a progressive lab sequence, over the semester the student will design and construct a modern RISC microcontroller based system.E E 447Design of Electronic Systems
Sign upSecond integrative learning capstone course, focusing on the design of analog and digital systems. Extensive laboratory projects, written communication, and teamwork. Computer aided circuit/system analysis and design using hardware descriptive language (HDL), PSPICE, Matlab/Simulink, etc.E E 450Power Electronics
Sign upCharacteristics of semiconductor power switches. The role of Power Electronics as an enabling technology in various applications such as energy conservation, renewable energy and power grid, fast DC charging and motor drive. Selection of drives to control various types of AC and DC motors.E E 451Electric Vehicles
Sign upElectric propulsion systems for electric and hybrid electric vehicles. DC and AC motor drives. Brushless DC motors. Switched reluctance motors. Energy storage systems including batteries and supercapacitors. Electric Vehicle Mechanics and Drivetrain.E E 452Power System Analysis
Sign upModeling of power generation, transmission, and distribution systems, load-flow analysis, short-circuit studies, voltage drop and power loss calculations, transient stability and optimal power flow analysis. Application of specialized computer software for power system design and analysis.E E 453Protection of Power Systems
Sign upProtective relays, instrument transformers, low-voltage and high-voltage circuit breakers, protection of generators and motors, transformer protection and transmission line protection. Relay coordination and commercial power systems. Application of computer programs for protective device coordination.E E 458Design of Power System Components
Sign upSecond integrative learning capstone course, focusing on the design of electrical, electronic, and electrochemical components required for power conversion, control, transmission, distribution, protection and measurements in electric power systems. Emphasis on written communication and teamwork.E E 462Electromagnetics and Applications to Wireless Systems
Sign upElectromagnetic field theory including transmission lines, vector fields, electrostatics and magnetostatics. Maxwell's equations and plane wave propagation. Waveguides and microstrip-RF circuit principles and devices. Radiation and antenna design. Wireless communication systems including satellite and cell-phone technologies.E E 470Digital Control
Sign upAnalysis and synthesis of digital control systems. General application of both the Z-transform and the state-space approach for discrete system design. Research paper and additional projects required for EE 570.E E 471Design of Control Systems
Sign upSecond integrative learning capstone course, focusing on the design of compensators using root-locus and Bode-plot methods. Design of state-space control systems and observers. Computer-aided design. Emphasis on written communication and teamwork.E E 474Robot Modeling and Control
Sign upBasic methodology for analysis and design of robotic manipulators. Classification of robots. Homogeneous transformations, kinematics, dynamics, trajectory planning and control of robots.E E 476Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic
Sign upPrinciples and application of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic. Mechanisms of supervised and unsupervised neural networks. Fuzzy control systems. Applications in signal processing, communications, control, and other areas. Additional projects required for EE 576. .E E 481Satellite Communication Systems
Sign upBasic orbital mechanics, link analysis, multiple access architectures and protocols, FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA systems. Synchronization techniques, modulation and coding techniques. Security and spread spectrum requirements. System design. Additional projects required for EE 581.E E 482Communication Systems II
Sign upInformation sources and communication systems. Vector space representation of signals, pulse and digital modulation techniques, band-pass digital communication systems, Nyquist criterion, detection and probability of error for binary and M-ary signals. Related laboratory activities.E E 483Digital Image Processing
Sign upImage formation. Image detectors and their characteristics. Perception, image models. Sampling and quantization. Pixel relationships. Statistical characterization of discrete images - probability density models. Image fidelity criteria and image intelligibility. Image transforms. Image enhancement techniques.E E 486Digital Signal Processing for Multimedia Communications
Sign upDiscrete-time signals and systems, discrete Fourier transform, fast Fourier transform, spectral estimation, interpolation and decimation, filter design and structures and applications to multimedia communications. Laboratory projects for image processing, FFT receiver, signal detection, digital phase-locked loop.E E 488Communication System Design
Sign upSecond integrative learning capstone course focusing on the design of communication systems/subsystems. Implementation of schemes and the related application of signal processing and machine learning. Emphasis on oral/written communication and teamwork skills.E E 489Digital Signal Processing Design
Sign upSecond integrative learning capstone course focusing on the design of digital signal processing systems and implementation of algorithms with digital signal processors, including applications to Smart Grid, communications, controls, instrumentation, and machine learning. Emphasis on written communication and teamwork skills.
E T47 courses
E T 101Introduction to Engineering Technology
Sign upSurvey of professional activities and environment of engineering technologist. Covers role of technologist in American industry, the history of technology and the growth and future of those professionals who hold the Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology.E T 202Probability and Statistics for Technology
Sign upStatistics and probability theory, sampling, correlation, regression as applied to Engineering Technology.E T 202LProbability and Statistics for Technology Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in statistics and probability theory, sampling, correlation, regression as applied to Engineering Technology. Simulation using statistical packages.E T 204Applied Mechanics-Statics
Sign upForce systems acting on structures, moments, equilibrium, centroids, trusses, beams, cables, frames, machines, friction, section properties, masses, both U.S. and S.I. units of measurements.E T 205Computer Systems and Programming
Sign upOverview of computer systems, hardware, and software development. Hardware topics include central processing unit and memory, input/output devices, storage mechanism, and communication. Software topics include programming languages, operating systems, and systems analysis and design.E T 205LComputer Systems and Programming Lab
Sign upLaboratory exercises in computer programming to solve problems in business, manufacturing, research and simulation. An object-oriented programming language will be used for these activities.E T 250Circuit Analysis I
Sign upFundamentals of DC theory, units of measurements, systems of units. Current, voltage, resistance, Ohm's law, power, energy. Series and parallel circuits. Methods of analysis and selected topics. Network theorems such as superposition, Thevenin's, Norton's and Millman's theorems.E T 250LCircuit Analysis I Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises will be conducted on AC and DC circuits using proto boards and power supplies, multi-meters, function generators, oscilloscopes and frequency counters.E T 252Circuit Analysis II
Sign upStudy of circuit analysis techniques in AC, including network theorems, mesh and nodal analysis, transients, time domain and phasors, magnetic circuits, sinusoidal and non-sinusoidal wave forms, resonance circuits (series and parallel), filters (low-pass, high-pass, passband and bandstop).E T 252LCircuit Analysis II Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises will be conducted on AC circuits using proto boards and AC power supplies, function generators, oscilloscopes, and frequency counters.E T 255Introduction To Digital Electronics
Sign upCombinational logic utilizing Boolean algebra and the binary numbering system. Includes Karnaugh maps, truth tables, coding, switching circuits, converters and logic circuit elements.E T 255LIntroduction to Digital Electronics Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in basic logic circuits. Topics included are breadboarding, basic gates, and combinational circuits.E T 260Solid-State Electronics I
Sign upAnalysis and design of solid-state electronic circuits using diodes, bipolar, unijunction and field-effect devices.E T 260LSolid State Electronics I Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in breadboarding and measurements of solid-state circuits utilizing all types of electronic measuring equipment.E T 286Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
Sign upIntroduction to an object-oriented programming language (C++). Problem analysis and software development methodology. Emphasis on applications to technology.E T 286LIntroduction to Object-Oriented Programming Laboratory
Sign upIntroduction to an object-oriented programming language (C++). Problem analysis and software development methodology. Emphasis on applications to technology.E T 304Applied Mechanics Strength of Materials
Sign upAnalysis of strength and rigidity of structural members in resisting applied forces, stress, strain, shear, moment, deflections, combined stresses, connections, and moment distribution.E T 309Industrial Communications and Leadership
Sign upEnglish Composition. Principles, theories of industrial communications and management for engineering technology. Management functions of planning, organizing, motivating, leading, controlling and staffing in technical environment. Intro decision support models.E T 311Quality Engineering Technology
Sign upQuality engineering technology principles and practices in industry, including management concepts, inspection practices, costs of quality and testing.E T 312Statistical Quality Control
Sign upStatistical process control; including use of statistical methods for analysis and improvement of product quality, control charts, linear correlation; sampling procedures, stratification, cause and effect analysis, process capability and introduction to design of experiments.E T 341Solid State Electronics II
Sign upMiller's Theorem, integrated circuits, feedback, operational amplifiers, Fourier series, distortion, modulation, phase-locked loops, linear and non-linear circuits, and breadboarding.E T 341LSolid State Electronics II Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in design and measurement of various circuits using operational amplifiers, comparators, regulators, silicon controlled rectifiers, frequency mixers and phase-locked loops.E T 350Motors and Generators
Sign upStudy of electric rotating machinery, its theories, principles, design and applications in automation industries.E T 350LMotors and Generators Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in applications and design of rotating machines. Topics covered are DC machines, synchronous machines, servomotor, step motor, and control circuits.E T 360Control Instrumentation
Sign upApplication and basic design of analog and digital control instrumentation for industrial processes. Physical and electrical properties of thermal, mechanical and optical transducers with associated signal conditioning.E T 360LControl Instrumentation Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in developing and measuring various control systems utilizing operational amplifiers, transducers, thermocouples, bridges, and various pressure devices.E T 386Introduction to Microprocessors
Sign upTheory and concepts of programming, hardware configuration, and functional capabilities of microcomputer systems including peripheral devices.E T 386LIntroduction to Microprocessors Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in programming microcomputers. Topics included are number systems, microcomputer structure, mnemonic, binary code, peripheral devices operations, stand alone operations, and system operations.E T 387Robot Programming and Mechatronics
Sign upBasic concepts of robot manipulators, robot kinematics, robot programming languages. Applications of industrial robots, machine vision systems. Basic concepts of mechatronic systems: combine hardware, software, interface, and system integration to make an intelligent system. Sensors and actuators for robotics and mechatronic systems.E T 387LRobot Programming and Mechatronics Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in industrial and educational robot operation and applications. Laboratory exercises on mechatronic systems. Robot systems and their computer language instructions will be used. The experiments include teach pendant programming, high level language programming, workcell applications, continuous path programming.E T 388Technical Applications Using Programming Languages
Sign upTechniques for design and development of industrial programs that includes composite program design, module coupling/strength, program testing, top-down structured programming concepts and tools, object oriented programming, and memory management. Concepts are investigated and examined for use in solving complex problems.E T 388LTechnical Applications Using Programming Languages Laboratory
Sign upTechniques for design and development of industrial programs that includes composite program design, module coupling/strength, program testing, top-down structured programming concepts and tools, object oriented programming, and memory management. Concepts are investigated and examined for use in solving complex problems.E T 442Computer Circuits
Sign upIntroduction to digital hardware design. Combinational/sequential logic circuits and systems and application of integrated circuits to logic controls. Programmable logic devices, Field-programmable gate array, Circuit synthesis, and analysis.E T 442LComputer Circuits Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory study of digital computer circuits design and implementation. Standard designing and trouble-shooting procedures will be discussed. Topics covered are multivibrator, register, counter, decoder, arithmetic circuits, and memory.E T 444Telecommunications
Sign upNational Communication Network, decibels, transmission units, transmission lines, characteristic impedance, loading systems, lattice networks, PCM, Nyquist Criterion, Bessel functions, coaxial cable, fiber optics, microwave, impedance matching, and Smith chart.E T 445Microelectronics
Sign upDesign, processing and applications of microcircuits for analog and digital systems. Printed circuit board design and fabrication.E T 445LMicroelectronics Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in the processing of microcircuits and printed circuit board. Practical applications and equipment utilization are emphasized. .E T 447Industrial Applications of Electronic Circuits
Sign upAn in-depth study of the applications of important electronic circuit concepts in industry. Analysis of circuits and how they work in industrial applications. Techniques for troubleshooting of design circuits. Biomedical electronic circuits which have industrial applications are emphasized.E T 447LIndustrial Applications of Electronic Circuits Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises include constructing circuits which have important applications in industry. Troubleshooting methodology emphasized throughout. Assignments focus on biomedical electronic circuits which have industrial applications.E T 460Electronics Project Design and Development
Sign upIntegrative learning capstone course, focusing on electronics project design and development. Product planning, implementation planning, proposal and approvals, implementation, system integration, packaging and testing. Written communication, teamwork, demonstration, and oral presentation on finished product.E T 460LElectronics Project Design and Development Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory on Electronics Project Design and Development. Product planning, implementation planning, proposal and approvals, implementation, system integration, packaging and testing. Written communication, teamwork, demonstration, and oral presentation on finished product.E T 486Data Structures
Sign upData structures and applications. Choice and implementation of appropriate data structures for applications. Treatment of arrays, lists, stacks, queues, lined lists, trees, and assorted algorithms. Introduction to search and sorting. File organization techniques.E T 486LData Structures Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in data structures and applications. A recursive programming language will be used.E T 488Microcomputer Systems
Sign upStudy of available microprocessors and microcomputer systems. Topics cover microcomputer architecture, software structure, assembly language, central processing unit, input/output, memory manipulation, and interfacing applications in Engineering Technology.E T 488LMicrocomputer Systems Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory experience in microcomputer architecture, assembly language programming, and interfacing applications in Engineering Technology. Topics covered are central processing unit function, memory organization, and input/output operation. Available microcomputer systems will be used. Applications in Engineering Technology.E T 489Computer Interfacing
Sign upStudy of theories and techniques that are used in peripheral control and interfacing. Topics covered are serial interfacing, Parallel interfacing, timing, handshaking, A/D converters, buffering, and UARTs.E T 489LComputer Interfacing Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory exercises in computer interfacing applications and design. Available computer system and its assembly language instructions will be used.
ECON32 courses
ECON 100Principles of Macroeconomics
Sign upMoney and banking, price changes, national income analysis, business cycles, economic growth, fiscal and monetary policy, international trade.ECON 101Principles of Microeconomics
Sign upBusiness organization, price theory, allocation of resources, distribution of income, public economy.ECON 102Economic Analysis I
Sign upThe study of the microeconomic theory, economic institutions and political institutions that are the foundation to developing public policy to achieve an efficient allocation of scarce resources.ECON 300Fundamentals of Economics
Sign upDesigned for non-majors. Presents basic training in economics for social studies teachers or citizens who wish to exercise a reasoned judgment about economic issues in public affairs.ECON 301Economics of Public Issues
Sign upA writing-intensive approach to understanding and critically evaluating current social problems and public policies using basic economic analysis.ECON 306Environmental Issues of the World Economy
Sign upInterdisciplinary analysis of human impact on the atmosphere and biological diversity; consideration of policies to foster sustainable development with emphasis on the economic perspective.ECON 310Microeconomic Theory
Sign upAnalysis of economic concepts and their applications to business situations. Emphasis on supply and demand analysis, costs of production, variations of competition and monopoly, revenues, prices, profits and losses, and other aspects of the operations of the business enterprise.ECON 311Macroeconomic Theory
Sign upDeterminants of levels of income, employment, and prices; of secular and cyclical changes in economic activity; and of the effects of public policies upon aggregative economic experience.ECON 313History of Economic Thought
Sign upEvolution of economics as a science. Doctrines of the different schools of economic thought. Study of the contributions of outstanding economists.ECON 320Money and Banking
Sign upNature and functions of money and its relation to prices; the monetary system of the United States; the functions of banks, bank credit, foreign exchange and monetary control.ECON 330Game Theory
Sign upA formal study of conflict and cooperation, and their application to modeling and analyzing an interactive situation, especially in the context of microeconomics.ECON 333Managerial Economics
Sign upThe tools of marginal analysis and their application to managerial decisions and planning. Emphasis upon calculating solutions to operational problems. Topics include demand analysis, production and cost, pricing, and output decisions. Product and factor markets will be analyzed.ECON 340Economics in Movies
Sign upApplication of economic concepts to real-world situations as depicted in movies. Economic analyses of incentives, trade-offs, supply and demand, insurance, the used car market, crime, pollution, and other topics.ECON 341Global Labor Market Issues
Sign upApplication of labor economic theory to global labor markets. Focus on international comparison of wages, unemployment, human capital, working conditions, and government labor policy.ECON 355Law and Economics
Sign upAnalysis of economic concepts and their application to law and legal institutions. Emphasis on property law, contract law, accident law, crime control and judicial administration.ECON 366Introduction to Development Economics
Sign upEconomic and social aspects of economic development. General analysis of all aspects of economies in developing countries. Application of concepts to the current situation in developing countries from different parts of the world.ECON 372International Economics
Sign upCovers selected issues concerning the international economy from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics include: International trade theory, the globalization of production, political economy of trade policy, international economic institutions, bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations, and foreign exchange markets.ECON 380Economic Statistics
Sign upUse of descriptive and inferential statistical concepts for the analysis of economic data. Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability theory, discrete and continuous probability distributions, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation analysis.ECON 406Applied Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Sign upApplications and economic analysis of environmental and natural resource problems. Topic areas include frameworks for decision-making, the role of data and analysis in policy, pollution control, resource management, and energy economics.ECON 410Advanced Microeconomics
Sign upApplications of microeconomic theory. Examination and analysis of particular markets and contemporary issues. Specific emphasis on policy analysis for government and business decisions. Designed for graduate students and exceptional undergraduate students who intend to pursue a graduate degree in economics.ECON 411Advanced Macroeconomics
Sign upApplications of macroeconomics, monetary and forecasting theory to operational management and planning decisions of government and business. Designed for graduate students and exceptional undergraduate students who intend to pursue a graduate degree in economics.ECON 420Forecasting
Sign upPrinciples and methods of forecasting. Evaluation of the reliability of existing forecasting techniques. Also covers use of the macroeconomic model as a basis for forecasting and the role of forecasts in the formulation of national economic policy.ECON 430Industrial Organization
Sign upThe structure, behavior and performance of firms and industries. Implications of separation of ownership and control, Corporate social responsibility and the profit motive. The dilemma of size versus competition.ECON 434Economics of Regulation
Sign upA comprehensive survey of the past, present and future of the political regulation of economic and business activity. Consideration of the rationale for regulation and deregulation and the creation, design and removal of regulatory practices.ECON 437Urban Economics
Sign upEconomic analyses of city formation and size, business and residential location decisions, land use. Application of microeconomic theory to urban transportation issues, residential segregation, urban poverty and crime, and housing markets. Introduction to local public finance and provision of local public goods.ECON 441Labor Economics
Sign upManpower resources and their utilization, with particular reference to labor unions, collective bargaining and related public policies. Effects of these institutions on production, employment, prices and patterns of income distribution.ECON 450Public Sector Economics
Sign upAnalysis of the theory of public goods. Criteria for efficient allocation of resources between private and public sectors. Possible responses of government externalities, such as environmental degradation. Emphasis on the allocation and distribution effects of government expenditures and taxation.ECON 455Transportation Economics
Sign upEconomic analysis of intercity transportation, cost measurement, applications of pricing principles, project evaluation, and economic regulation. Policies towards railroads, air transportation, and intercity highways.ECON 462Environmental Economics
Sign upEconomic analysis of environmental problems and policy. Market failures due to externalities, public goods, and common property resources will be examined. Private (market) and public (governmental) solutions to environmental problems are examined.ECON 470International Trade
Sign upExamines theories of trade, welfare implications of different trade policies, the political economy of trade policies, and global trading arrangements.ECON 471International Finance
Sign upCovers topics in international finance in both an applied and theoretical framework, such as the balance of payments, the foreign exchange market, income, trade, capital flows, asset market adjustment mechanisms, and exchange rate regimes.ECON 485Introduction to Econometrics
Sign upIntroduction to econometrics, with a focus on understanding and applying the classical linear regression model. Emphasis placed on applications of regression analysis.
ENGL83 courses
ENGL 100AComposition I
Sign upFirst half of a one-year composition course that offers intensive writing practice, ranging from generating ideas to final proofreading, with a focus on developing critical reading comprehension for specific writing tasks.ENGL 100BComposition II
Sign upExpository writing course designed for first-year students. Satisfies one of the writing requirements for general education at CSULB. Emphasizes academic discourse, focusing on analytical reading, thesis-driven writing, and rhetorical strategies.ENGL 102Critical Reading and Writing
Sign upAnalytical reading and persuasive writing, with emphasis on logic and argumentation.ENGL 103Creative Writing: A Multi-Genre Introduction
Sign upIntroduces students to a range of imaginative writing; explores career paths for professional creative writers; explains history and practice of workshops; provides students experience of producing and workshopping short pieces in a variety of genres such as poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.ENGL 180Appreciation of Literature
Sign upStudy of works representing the scope and variety of themes and types of imaginative literature. Introduction to the major literary genres and to methods of critical expository writing.ENGL 204Introduction to Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction
Sign upPractice in the basic elements of creative nonfiction, including description, dialog, and framing.ENGL 205Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction
Sign upPractice in the basic elements of fiction writing: character sketch, plot development, description, and dialog.ENGL 206Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry
Sign upTheory and techniques of poetry. Practice in creative work, with group discussions and individual conferences.ENGL 242The Bible as Literature
Sign upReading of representative Biblical selections interpreted from a literary standpoint.ENGL 250ASurvey of English Literature
Sign upRepresentative selections from English writers to and since the late eighteenth century.ENGL 250BSurvey of English Literature
Sign upRepresentative selections from English writers to and since the late eighteenth century.ENGL 270ASurvey of American Literature
Sign upRepresentative selections from American writers to and since about 1865.ENGL 270BSurvey of American Literature
Sign upRepresentative selections from American writers to and since about 1865.ENGL 283Science Fiction
Sign upThe literature of science fiction, from Frankenstein and H.G. Wells to the present, emphasizing the relevance of science and technology to literary fantasy.ENGL 300Advanced Composition
Sign upStudy and apply rhetorical strategies of invention, arrangement, and style to write expository, analytic, and argumentative prose; examine how evidence is produced and presented in genres from different academic disciplines, from civic and workplace literacy, and from popular media.ENGL 301AEnglish Proficiency
Sign upIntermediate course in English usage with emphasis on building proficiency in oral and written language.ENGL 301BEnglish Proficiency
Sign upAdvanced course in English usage with emphasis on building proficiency in written language.ENGL 304Intermediate Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction
Sign upWriting nonfiction, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the maturation of the creative process.ENGL 305Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction
Sign upWriting fiction, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the maturation of the creative process.ENGL 306Intermediate Creative Writing: Poetry
Sign upWriting poetry, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the maturation of the creative process.ENGL 307Intermediate Creative Writing: The Novel
Sign upWriting long-form fiction, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the maturation of the creative process.ENGL 309Applied Composition for Educators
Sign upFocuses on students' mastery of composition skills, application of rhetorical strategies, and production of expository, analytical, and argumentative prose. Students examine education texts, works from multiple academic disciplines, civic and workplace literacy, and materials from popular culture.ENGL 310Applied Composition
Sign upIntensive practice in writing, correcting, and evaluating compositions, with specific reference to contemporary classroom situations and problems. Includes a 30-hour tutorial component in which students work as composition tutors.ENGL 314The World Before 1492: Race, Gender, and Identity in the “Middle Ages”
Sign upInterdisciplinary examination of the literatures of the pre-modern, post-Classical world with an emphasis on global interactions between cultures, peoples, and their stories.ENGL 317Professional and Technical Writing
Sign upExpository writing on technical subjects dealt with in industry, science, government, and the academy. Introduction to long and short forms including reports, proposals, manuals, and journal articles, emphasizing the longer formal paper or technical report.ENGL 318Theory of Fiction and Film
Sign upExamination of narrative methods and conventions of American and British fiction and film; consideration of relationships between artistic structure of fiction and film; study of theoretical and practical approaches to fiction and film.ENGL 320English Grammar
Sign upAdvanced study in the principles of English grammar.ENGL 337Technology in the English Classroom
Sign upFocuses on issues in use of computer-based technologies in society; basic components and operations of computer-based technology; computer applications/programs and video tape/film for teaching problem-solving, critical thinking, writing, and literature.ENGL 340American Indian Literature
Sign upAnalysis of the written and oral literacy traditions developed by American Indians. Range of works studied: oral history, tales, myths, song, prayer, poetry, short story, and novel.ENGL 363Shakespeare I
Sign upPrincipal plays of Shakespeare.ENGL 366Queer Literature and Queer Reading
Sign upEffective Spring 2026 prerequisites will be: Completion of at least 60 units.ENGL 370Chicana/o and Latina/o Literature
Sign upComparative study of literature and culture by Chicanas/os and Latinas/os within a range of historical, social, and political contexts. Focus on narrative, poetry, film, and the visual and performing arts.ENGL 372Comedy in the United States
Sign upStudy of the history of American comedy from beginnings to present. Focuses on literature, but also on American traditions of humor on stage, in film, in song, and in signs. Explores theories of comedy.ENGL 375U.S. Ethnic Writers
Sign upDescription: Survey of U.S. writers of various non-European ethnic backgrounds who have made major contributions in all literary genres.ENGL 380Approaches to English Studies
Sign upAdvanced course in English Studies covering research methods; approaches to literary, rhetorical, and pedagogical topics; critical and literary terminology; genre; and advanced skills in writing and analysis. .ENGL 382Women and Literature
Sign upSurvey of literature by women authors writing in English across a range of historical periods; examination of works in various genres that present the complexity of women's lives and the challenges of female authorship; exploration of feminist critical approaches.ENGL 383Science and Science Fiction
Sign upThe study of science fiction writing and its relation to science. History of the genre, its relation to scientific inquiry, and its impact on the present.ENGL 385The Short Story
Sign upShort story as a literary genre, with emphasis on analysis of individual stories.ENGL 386Poetry
Sign upPoetry as a literary genre, with emphasis on analysis of individual poems.ENGL 387Comics and Graphic Narratives
Sign upThe study of comics and graphic narratives as an artistic medium, with emphasis on analysis of individual works.ENGL 404Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction
Sign upWriting creative nonfiction, with a detailed study of published models and with an emphasis on the creative process.ENGL 405Creative Writing: Short Story
Sign upWriting short stories, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the creative process.ENGL 406Creative Writing: Poetry
Sign upWriting poetry, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the creative process.ENGL 407Creative Writing: Novel
Sign upWriting long fiction, with a detailed study of published models and with emphasis on the creative process.ENGL 410Theories of Writing and Literacy
Sign upFocuses on several cross-disciplinary theories of producing written discourse. Studies how writing is learned, taught, viewed by the public, and used in social and academic interchange.ENGL 411Research Methods in Rhetoric and Composition
Sign upIntroduction to interdisciplinary research methods in Rhetoric and Composition. Focuses on methods that have been motivating research since 1985, including archival, case study, ethnographic, historiographic, and teacher research. Intensive practice in conducting and writing research for interdisciplinary and/or public audiences.ENGL 416Technical Editing
Sign upIntroduction to editing of written technical and business communication formats such as manuals, brochures, booklets, and newsletters. Teaches competence in the principles of sentence-level clarity and style, of factual accuracy, and of document design and production in professional settings.ENGL 417Proposal Writing
Sign upWriting of proposals in their various forms as letters, memos, grant applications.ENGL 418Manual Writing
Sign upWriting of original manuals of various types in technical and professional fields. Company publications will be studied as models.ENGL 419Writing in Science, Social Science, and Technology
Sign upIntensive practice in writing on topics in science and literature. Contemporary examples will be studied as models.ENGL 423Semantics
Sign upConcepts and theoretical approaches foundational to understanding meaning in language, including truth and inference, words and meaning, grammar and meaning, pragmatics, construal, conceptual metaphor, and embodied cognition.ENGL 426History of the English Language
Sign upStructural and socio-political development of the English Language, from its roots in Indo-European to its emergence as a global language.ENGL 435Teaching Composition
Sign upIntensive examination and study of composition teaching practices, research and evaluation in public schools, including community colleges.ENGL 436Theories and Practices of Reading
Sign upIntensive investigation of theories and practices of reading with attention to how experienced and inexperienced readers construct texts.ENGL 442Sexing Chicana Literature
Sign upAnalyzes how Chicana authors explore race, class, and gender. Focuses on use of sexuality, particularly with regard to cultural and literary stereotypes vs. experience and aesthetic practice. Themes include desire, identity, empowerment through "traditional" roles, and violence and the body.ENGL 444Literature and Environment
Sign upLiterature that focuses on the relationship between humans and the environment. Emphasis on how environmental texts represent nature, raise awareness of ecological issues, and encourage social change. Service learning requirement connects environmental literature with activism and community involvement.ENGL 451Medieval Literature of the British Isles
Sign upRepresentative selections of Old and Middle English prose and poetry read for the most part in modern English, including Beowulf, the romance, medieval drama, Chaucer, and the ballad.ENGL 452Literature of the Renaissance
Sign upProse and poetry of Marlowe, Sidney, Raleigh, Spenser, and other predecessors and contemporaries of Shakespeare, noting the influence of Humanism and the emergence of literary identity.ENGL 453Literature of the Late Renaissance
Sign upPoetry and prose (chiefly non-dramatic) of Milton, Bacon, Jonson, Donne and the 'Metaphysicals' and their contemporaries.ENGL 455English Literature of the Enlightenment
Sign upProse and poetry (chiefly non-dramatic) of Swift, Dryden, Pope, Johnson, Boswell, and their contemporaries, with emphasis on major satires such as Gulliver's Travels and The Rape of the Lock.ENGL 456English Literature of the Romantic Period
Sign upPoetry and prose (chiefly non-dramatic) of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and their contemporaries, emphasizing the modern Romantic spirit, theories of literary art, and the concept of the self.ENGL 458English Poetry and Prose of the Victorian Age
Sign upPoetry and prose of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Carlyle, Mill, and others, emphasizing literary, social, and political issues, and religious controversies.ENGL 459English Literature of the Twentieth Century
Sign upProse and poetry of Shaw, Conrad, Yeats, Lawrence, Joyce, Woolf, and others, emphasizing artistic experimentation and the development of modern value systems.ENGL 460Anglophone Postcolonial Literature
Sign upSurvey of literature of various genres written in English in countries other than the United States or Great Britain, often in former colonies of the British Empire.ENGL 462Chaucer
Sign upWorks of Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle English.ENGL 463Shakespeare II
Sign upAdvanced study of some of the plays of Shakespeare.ENGL 466Irish Literature in English
Sign upMajor Irish authors from the Celtic Revival to the present. The literature will be placed in its historical and political contexts, paying particular attention to the relationship between politics and literature, the status of women, and questions of national identity.ENGL 467AThe English Novel
Sign upHistory and development of long prose fiction in the British Isles to and since 1832.ENGL 467BThe English Novel
Sign upHistory and development of long prose fiction in the British Isles to and since 1832.ENGL 468English Drama
Sign upReadings from the history of English drama, excluding Shakespeare, including Marlowe, Jonson, and Restoration comedy.ENGL 469Selected Topics
Sign upIntensive study of one to three major English authors.ENGL 470American Ethnic Literatures
Sign upAdvanced course in the examination of issues in the field of American ethnic writing.ENGL 471AAfrican American Literature to Reconstruction
Sign upAdvanced course in the study of African American literature in various genres from its beginnings to the Reconstruction era.ENGL 471BAfrican American Literature since Reconstruction
Sign upAdvanced course in the study of African American literature in various genres from the Reconstruction era to the present.ENGL 472American Literature: 1820-1865
Sign upMajor authors and works, along with newly recovered texts, from the period that is often called the "American Renaissance.".ENGL 473American Literature: 1865-1918
Sign upDevelopments in poetry, the novel, the short story, and nonfictional prose in the United States between the Civil War and World War I.ENGL 474Twentieth-Century American Literature
Sign upAmerican literature from about 1914 to the present.ENGL 475The American Short Story
Sign upHistory and development of the short story and its criticism in the United States.ENGL 476AAmerican Poetry
Sign upHistory and development of poetry and its criticism in the United States to and since 1945.ENGL 476BAmerican Poetry
Sign upHistory and development of poetry and its criticism in the United States to and since 1945.ENGL 477AThe American Novel
Sign upHistory and development of the novel and its criticism in the United States to and since the 1920s.ENGL 477BThe American Novel
Sign upHistory and development of the novel and its criticism in the United States to and since the 1920s.ENGL 478American Drama
Sign upHistory and development of drama and its criticism in the United States.
ENGR15 courses
ENGR 090Special Topics in Engineering
Sign upWorkforce training in various fields of Engineering, including but not limited to transportation, energy and environment, computer science, cyber security, manufacturing, testing and assessment, and electronic systems.ENGR 102Academic Success Skills
Sign upDevelopment of skills and identification of strengths and weaknesses for success in a COE major.ENGR 102HAcademic Success Skills
Sign upDevelopment of skills and identification of strengths and weaknesses for success in a COE major.ENGR 130Health, Energy, Environment, Transportation
Sign upIntroductory course in healthy environment requirements, renewable energy, elements green design, transport systems and management, economics, environmental impacts of transportation.ENGR 170Introduction to Solid Modeling and Engineering Graphics
Sign upIntroduction to part modeling, solid models, detail drawings with dimensioning and assembly modeling using SolidWorks software. Focuses on project-based learning, which organizes learning around complete projects.ENGR 201DIY Instruments for Biological, Chemical, and Engineering Applications
Sign upIntroduction of the working principles and applications of several common instruments for biology, chemistry, and engineering via lectures and hands-on instrument construction labsENGR 203Engineering Problems and Analysis
Sign upFormulation of engineering problems and methods for their analysis. Application of vectors, matrices, derivatives and integration into engineering problems. Computer aided analysis using MATLAB, MathCad, etc.ENGR 203LEngineering Problems and Analysis Laboratory
Sign upComputer-based exercises on fundamental concepts such as vectors, matrices, derivatives, integrals. Practical engineering problems are assigned and solved using MATLAB.ENGR 302Energy and Environment: A Global Perspective
Sign upRenewable/nonrenewable energy sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear, solar, wind, wave, geothermal, hydroelectric and biomass. Available resources, market, trends, and technology. Energy conservation, balance, alternatives, social, cultural, and political impacts. Ecosystem, human-induced climate changes. Recycling.ENGR 310Business Communications in Engineering Profession
Sign upBasic concepts for understanding/practice of communication in world of business for managers and professionals. Language/conversations in business and role in coordinating actions, resolving breakdowns in work and customer satisfaction. Business writing formats, formal report, business conversation.ENGR 340Guitar Electronics: Engineering Sound
Sign upHistorical review of electro-magnetic principles and their application to the reproduction, modification, and creation of sound. The electric guitar, its amplifiers, and special effects devices (analog and digital) will be used to gain practical experience. Electrical safety, physiology and physics of the ear.ENGR 350Computers, Ethics and Society
Sign upExamination of the social impact of information technologies. Topics include a survey of the technology (software, hardware and key applications), ethical obligations of specialists, the computer in the workplace, shifts of power, privacy, and legal issues related to computing.ENGR 361Scientific Research Communication
Sign upIntroduction to technical writing for students pursuing research careers. Accessing and using research literature. Writing technical and research reports for various purposes and audiences. Oral presentation of research and scientific information. Includes intensive writing.ENGR 370Astronautics and Space
Sign upCombines the disciplines of space engineering with economics, human physiology, satellite meteorology, earth resources and environmental science, astronautics and space exploration. Emphasis on oral and written communications, numeracy and use of computers. Extensive use of computer animation, videographics and the Internet.ENGR 390Information and Communication Technology for Sustainability
Sign upInformation and communication technology and Sustainability. Concepts for understanding and analyzing the sustainability of a given engineering context. Application domains relevant for sustainability engineering such as climate change, smart systems, and gamification.
ENV9 courses
ENV 101Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to the field of Environmental Engineering. Current and future trends and challenges in various fields of Environmental Engineering. Social, ethical, and economic issues related to environmental engineering practice. Exploration of career and professional development opportunities.ENV 101HIntroduction to Environmental Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to the field of Environmental Engineering. Current and future trends and challenges in various fields of Environmental Engineering. Social, ethical, and economic issues related to environmental engineering practice. Exploration of career and professional development opportunities.ENV 411Design for Sustainability
Sign upDesign for sustainability, green technologies, green and net-zero buildings, renewable energy, environmental regulations related to air, water, and soil qualities, hazardous wastes and mitigation processes, recovery, recycling and reclaiming, case studies.ENV 415Indoor Air Quality, Design, Construction, and Commissioning
Sign upDesign and construction for indoor air quality, moisture control in building assemblies, control of contaminants from indoor and outdoor sources, building equipment and activities, and mitigation processes, advanced ventilation design, verification, and commissioning.ENV 462Solid Waste Management and Landfill Design
Sign upSolid waste characteristics and applications of solid waste handling, management, disposal, and landfilling. .ENV 463Environmental Microbiology
Sign upEnvironmental microbiology, microbial ecology, environmental biotechnology, and microbial kinetics in environmental engineering applications.ENV 465Water Quality Control and Recycling
Sign upSources and effects of water pollution and control technologies of wastewater. Water recycles techniques include treatment, quality tests/modeling, and disposal.ENV 480Environmental Assessment Report Writing
Sign upPreparation of environmental assessment reports as required by federal and state regulations. Development of formal report writing skills. International, technical, and linguistic developments in environmental engineering.ENV 490Senior Design Projects
Sign upA supervised team design project, incorporating all aspects of environmental engineering from concept to completed design. Ethical, societal, economical, compliance and health issues are included in the design. Oral presentations and written reports are required.
ERTH41 courses
ERTH 102Planet Earth
Sign upStudy of the geologic materials and processes that shape Earth and our environment.ERTH 104Planet Earth Lab
Sign upLaboratory study of earth materials, processes and methods of analysis.ERTH 105Geology Field Laboratory
Sign upField trips to areas of geologic significance and field study of earth materials.ERTH 106Earth Science for Teachers
Sign upIntroduction to earth science including geology, oceanography, meteorology, solar system and astronomy. Use of the scientific method. Methods of teaching science to K-8 students.ERTH 110Natural Disasters
Sign upIntroductory study of Earth’s natural processes that severely impact humans. Includes study of processes causing natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and asteroid impacts.ERTH 110LNatural Disasters Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory analysis of geological data and field observations of geologic features associated with natural disasters.ERTH 150Geology of Parks
Sign upExplore local and national parks through an historical lens looking at both the geologic history and human history. Delve into Earth science topics and investigate land-use and land ownership through field trips, hypothesis development, data collection, and creative communication.ERTH 160Introduction to Oceanography
Sign upOrigin and extent of oceans, nature of ocean floor, and cause and effect of currents, tides, and waves; and life in the ocean.ERTH 160LIntroduction to Oceanography Laboratory
Sign upField and laboratory study of the marine environment. Analysis of maps, plus shore and on-water field trips for experience in use of oceanographic instruments and the analysis and interpretation of results.ERTH 190Environmental Geology
Sign upInterrelationships between humans and hazards: landslides, floods, erosion, subsidence, volcanism, earthquakes, and seismic sea waves. Origin of resources and impacts of resource development: water, soils, and energy. Waste and waste disposal.ERTH 191Air and Water Pollution
Sign upSurvey course dealing with the causes and nature of pollution in the air, groundwater, freshwater lakes and streams, and the ocean. Effects of air and water pollution on the environment.ERTH 240Historical Geology
Sign upExploration of major changes in Earth throughout its history. Focus is on shifts in the position of the continents and how their movement impacts the Earth system, alteration of the Earth's chemical cycles, major steps in the evolution of life, and causes and effects of Earth's changing climate.ERTH 250Introduction to Geologic Field Methods
Sign upIdentification and description of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks in the field. Development of fundamental geological field techniques: recording, collection, and interpretation of geological field data. Creation and interpretation of geological maps, writing technical reports, and construction of geological illustrations.ERTH 280Water Resources and Society
Sign upHydrologic, geologic, and other factors controlling groundwater and surface water occurrence, movement, quality, and contamination. Environmental effects of groundwater and surface water contamination.ERTH 300Earth Systems and Global Change
Sign upInteraction of Earth's systems (biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere) and links between life, oceans, climate, and the solid earth. This approach is used to understand important issues confronting society regarding climatic and environmental change.ERTH 301Earth Science Careers
Sign upThis course explores the variety of career options for Earth scientists, through visits from current professionals and alumni. Students investigate internships, create resumes, practice networking, and develop plans and timelines for preparing for and entering the Earth science job market.ERTH 303Coastal Systems and Human Impacts
Sign upNatural processes in the coastal zone and how they impact human activities. Human influence on natural processes, including the effects of global warming, sea-level rise, El Nino, infrastructure development, pollution and water quality, fisheries, and coastal erosion.ERTH 310Environmental Impacts of War
Sign upStudy of the physical, chemical and biological effects that war and preparation for war have on the environment. Course uses a series of ancient, historical and contemporary case studies to illustrate how war has affected the environment around the globe and through time.ERTH 322Crystallography and Mineralogy
Sign upMorphological and structural crystallography, crystal structure, chemistry, classification, origin, occurrence, and association of minerals. Analysis and identification of minerals by megascopic, qualitative, chemical, and instrumental means.ERTH 326Optical Mineralogy
Sign upReview of using the petrographic microscope and other analytical methods, such as x-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy to identify minerals.ERTH 339Introduction to Geomorphology
Sign upStudy of landforms and processes producing and modifying them. Emphasis on mechanics of geomorphic processes and relationships between properties of earth materials and forces applied to them by gravity, wind, ice, water, waves, and humans. Conceptual basis of geomorphology addressed. .ERTH 340Climate and Human History
Sign upThis course explores the fundamentals of climate and how humans and society respond to, and influence, climatic changes. Special focus is given to the causes of droughts and the pressure these events create for different ancient and modern societies and agricultural traditions.ERTH 341Paleontology and Biostratigraphy
Sign upMorphologic, systematic, and ecologic aspects of invertebrate fossils; methods and techniques in collection, preparation, illustration, and description of fossils; uses of fossils in stratigraphic work; principles of biostratigraphy.ERTH 350Spring Field Geology
Sign upDevelopment of proficiency in geological mapping skills. Construction of stratigraphic columns and structural cross sections.ERTH 363Earth Materials
Sign upIntroduction to the minerals and rocks that form the solid Earth. Course emphasizes identification of major rock forming minerals and minerals with economic value as well as the formation of the three major rock types and how they relate to plate tectonic settings.ERTH 370Geology for Engineers
Sign upEarth processes and materials which influence the design, construction and operation of engineering works, construction materials. Not open for credit to geology majors.ERTH 420Geologic Writing
Sign upA writing-intensive capstone. Writing for a geological audience; writing scientific/geological content at an advanced level emphasized. Journal articles and abstracts reviewed.). Library search methods. Extensive writing, editing, and peer review. Enrollment limited.ERTH 426Igneous Metamorphic Petrography Laboratory
Sign upLaboratory microscopic analysis of igneous and metamorphic rocks, including fabric and mineral content.ERTH 428Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology and Petrography
Sign upMagmatic and metamorphic rock bodies and systems characteristics, including mineralogical and chemical aspects. Fabrics' origin, evolution of igneous and metamorphic rocks, modeling of magma genesis. Microscopic, hand specimen and x-ray analysis of rocks, including fabric and mineral content.ERTH 433Structural Geology
Sign upTheories/principles of structural geology, orogenesis, and tectonics. Planar/linear structures in naturally deformed rocks. Description, classification, interpretation, and kinematic and dynamic analysis of faults/folds. Field measurement, analysis and mapping of structures.ERTH 440Data Analysis for the Earth Sciences
Sign upThis course provides a practical introduction to statistical methods and numerical analysis of Earth Science data, including basic computer programming.ERTH 443Stratigraphy/Sedimentology
Sign upIntroduction to sedimentology and stratigraphy, flow mechanics and sedimentary structures, laboratory and field methods or the description and classification of sedimentary rocks, depositional systems, sequence stratigraphy, subsurface stratigraphic methods, sedimentation and tectonics, and preparation of sedimentologic field reports.ERTH 445Paleoclimatology
Sign upMethods and theories used in reconstructing and dating climates of the past 2 million years, using such proxies as sediment sequences, packrat middens, ice cores, tree rings, corals, and documentary data. Causes of environmental change and human interactions are analyzed.ERTH 450Summer Field Geology
Sign upAn integrative learning capstone. Four weeks of geological field mapping at a selected area. Preparation of geological reports of the field problems.ERTH 460Introduction to Geophysics
Sign upIntroduction to geophysics; principles and processes; methods of investigation.ERTH 461Introduction to Geochemistry
Sign upAbundance and migration of elements in the earth; chemical processes in evolution of earth and its crust including geochemistry of organic compounds.ERTH 462Physics and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior
Sign upStructure and composition of the Earth's interior. Origin and evolution of the Earth. Review of geophysical data, petrologic analyses, and other types of evidence for Earth structure and compositional models.ERTH 465Physical and Chemical Oceanography
Sign upPhysics and chemistry of the oceans; carbon cycle; nutrients; minor and trace elements in sea water; water masses and currents; physical concepts of ocean circulation.ERTH 466Oceanography Laboratory and Ocean Studies
Sign upAnalysis and interpretation of oceanographic data, acquisition of data at sea on field trip, and post-cruise analysis and presentation of results.ERTH 474Physical Hydrology
Sign upQuantitative study of the terrestrial water cycle, prediction and measurement of precipitation, surface water, soil water, and groundwater.ERTH 477Hydrogeology
Sign upGroundwater flow, occurrence, development, chemistry, and contamination. Elementary groundwater flow theory and aquifer testing.
ES P8 courses
ES P 101The Global Environment
Sign upIntroduction to the Earth's principal human-environmental relationships and biogeographic processes with a focus on how human actions impact the geography of living things from the local to the global scale.ES P 200California Environmental Issues
Sign upIntroduction to the history, nature, status, and future of a major environmental issue in California. Biological, physical, and societal aspects will be examined and integrated with the goal of developing a plan to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.ES P 300Environmental Law and Policy
Sign upProperty rights, federal and state roles in decision-making, rights and limits of both private parties and the broad public interest. Emphasis on science in decision-making, choices between regulations and incentives, and role of bureaucracy.ES P 330California Ecosystems
Sign upIntroduction to the ecology and biogeography of natural California landscapes, including field examination of habitats, collection and analysis of environmental data, and reporting of field or laboratory findings.ES P 350Environmental Politics
Sign upThis course examines how government agencies, historical land uses, social activism and politics, science, multinational corporations, and cultural institutions have influenced and formed U.S. environmental policy past and present.ES P 392Climate Action and Sustainability at CSULB
Sign upStudents join CSULB's efforts to achieve climate neutrality (zero net greenhouse gas emissions) and sustainability through service learning assignments working with staff, faculty and community partners. Provides opportunities for all majors to apply and develop skills through hands-on experience.ES P 400Environmental Science and Policy Capstone Project
Sign upAn interdisciplinary evaluation of the physical, biological, social, economic, and legal dimensions of a local environmental issue. Examples include policies to control surface water run-off, policies for marine protected areas, dredging harbors, and developing, preserving, restoring wetlands and estuaries.ES P 450Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice
Sign upAn interdisciplinary, project-based examination of environmental sustainability challenges and social justice issues.
FIN13 courses
FIN 300Business Finance
Sign upIntroductory course for all business majors. Integration of computer applications in time value of money, risk, valuation, cost of capital, capital budgeting, long-term financing decisions, working capital policy and management, financial analysis and planning, international finance, and special topics.FIN 310Personal Finance
Sign upFinancial planning and management for individuals. Topics include owning and financing a home, minimizing tax liabilities, goals and strategies for investing, budgeting, savings plans, controlling expenses and credit usage, determining insurance needs, and planning retirement.FIN 330Insurance Principles
Sign upPrinciples of risk-bearing and insurance. Life and property-liability insurance needs of individuals. Types of carriers and insurance markets; organization and functions of carriers; industry regulation.FIN 340Real Estate Principles
Sign upReal estate markets, institutions and activities from the perspective of decision makers involved in real estate. Fundamental physical, legal, regulatory, economic, mathematical and tax considerations influencing real estate decisions. Additional topics may include brokerage, property management, appraisal and counseling.FIN 350Investment Principles
Sign upInvestment markets and transactions; sources of investment information; trade-offs between return and risk; margin trading and short selling; investment planning; investing in equities and fixed income securities; speculative tax-sheltered investments; gold and other tangibles; portfolio management.FIN 360Capital Markets
Sign upCapital formation, rates, markets and institutions. Flow of fund analysis, intermediation, interest rate structures, risks and liquidity. Management of financial institutions.FIN 400Intermediate Financial Management
Sign upIntermediate-level lecture-discussion course in corporate finance. Topics may include financial statement analysis, capital budgeting, mergers and acquisitions, cost of capital, and corporate valuation.FIN 450Portfolio Analysis
Sign upMicrocomputer technology to perform security analysis including bonds and the bond market, stocks and the stock market, security valuation, fundamental and technical analysis, portfolio management and risk-reward relationships.FIN 460Management in Financial Institutions
Sign upStudents will be introduced to management of banks and other depository financial institutions. Banking trends and introductory topics, asset and liability Management, capital adequacy and management of investment portfolios will be the focus of the course.FIN 470Seminar in Financial Management
Sign upEnhance understanding of finance theories through case studies. The subject of each case includes specific finance topics such as estimating of cost of capital, resource allocation and capital budgeting, IPOs, stock repurchase, dividend policy, agency cost, and merger and acquisition.FIN 480Derivatives
Sign upThis is an introductory course in futures, options, swaps, and other derivatives. It teaches risk management methods and introduces financial engineering techniques, including basic stochastic calculus. It emphasizes the pricing of derivatives and the building of various quantitative models.FIN 485Fixed Income Securities
Sign upFixed income securities, fixed income securities with embedded options, and interest rate derivatives. Topics include duration and convexity analysis, and forecasting techniques, new types of fixed income securities, collateralized bond obligations and asset backed securities, and interest rate arbitrage techniques.FIN 490International Finance
Sign upInternational trade theories, international payments, currency value fluctuations and exchange rates, international capital markets, roles of developing countries in foreign exchange markets, international institutions, and multi-national enterprises.
FSCI6 courses
FSCI 101Franken Food: Fact or Science Fiction
Sign upThis course addresses how the USA population is constantly bombarded with conflicting, as well disturbing, information about health claims, ingredient avoidance, processed food, food additives or genetically modified food.FSCI 232Food Science
Sign upComposition and structure of foods: chemical changes in foods that affect their color, flavor, texture, aroma, and nutritive quality during processing and preparation; techniques for food preservation.FSCI 338Food Law, Safety, and Regulation
Sign upLaw regulating the manufacture, distribution and sale of food products/ingredients on the global market. Interpretation and enforcement of related statutes and food regulations.FSCI 432Food Chemistry and Analysis
Sign upStructure and properties of food components, including water, carbohydrates, protein, lipids, other nutrients. Chemistry of changes occurring during processing, storage and utilization. Principles, methods, and techniques of qualitative and quantitative physical, chemical, and biological analyses of food and ingredients.FSCI 435Food Processing and Preservation
Sign upMethods and technological (Conventional and Novel) aspects in food processing and preservation. Application of principles and assessment of nutrition. Evaluation of chemical additives. Microbiological aspects of food.FSCI 469Food Product Development
Sign upIndustrial concepts and technology as they apply to food product development and formulation. Includes principles of new product development, ingredient replacements, and product improvements. Development of a prototype, ingredient interaction, and product cost analysis.
GEOG54 courses
GEOG 100World Regional Geography
Sign upThrough a spatial approach, introduction to the world's geographic realms and examination of their cultural, population and political dynamics, resources and economic development, patterns of settlement and environmental elements.GEOG 101The Global Environment
Sign upIntroduction to the Earth's principal human-environmental relationships and biogeographic processes with a focus on how human actions impact the geography of living things from the local to the global scale.GEOG 105The Wide World of Sports
Sign upA geographic survey emphasizing how sports impact people and places. The focus is on critical analysis of human geography through the lens of sport at multiple scales focusing on geographic processes including power relations, globalization, migration, identity, community formation, and the imagining of places.GEOG 120Race, Place and Culture
Sign upExamines America's Human Diversity from a geographic perspective focusing on the spatial distribution and organization of race/ethnicity and gender/sexuality groups across the U.S.'s rural and urban cultural landscapes while emphasizing the spatial politics of inclusion and exclusion.GEOG 130Geography of Weather and Climate
Sign upIntroduction to Earth's atmosphere, weather processes, global climate patterns, drivers of climate change and their interactions with the biotic and abiotic environment. Analysis of how human activities affect weather and climate processes and the patterns of global climate impacts.GEOG 135The Global Climate Crisis and Solutions
Sign upA regional survey of the causes, impacts, and potential solutions to problems caused by the global climate crisis. The focus is on developing understanding of the biophysical causes and impacts of climate change with discussion of equity issues and potential solutions.GEOG 140Introduction to Physical Geography
Sign upSystematic study of the physical environment including human-environmental interaction, environmental hazards, and natural resources.GEOG 141Physical Geography Laboratory
Sign upBasic concepts of physical geography explored through laboratory and field study of the physical environment. Geospatial and geographic techniques for data collection and analysis will be introduced with a focus on the written and graphical presentation of results.GEOG 175My Neighborhood, Our City
Sign upIntroduction to neighborhoods through personal exploration, information literacy, historical evaluation, and theoretical perspectives on neighborhood life and change.GEOG 200Introduction to Research Methods for Geographers
Sign upIntroduction to the scientific method in geography, with an emphasis on basic quantitative and qualitative techniques and their applications.GEOG 280Introduction to Geospatial Techniques
Sign upIntroduction to geospatial techniques, which include geographic information science (GIS), cartography, global positioning systems (GPS), and remote sensing. Students will be introduced to the geographic concepts required for spatial analysis.GEOG 300Research Design in Geography
Sign upIntroduction to conducting original geographic research with a focus on research design and techniques used to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data.GEOG 301The Urban Scene
Sign upAnalysis of urban life-styles; land use and design; population trends; conflicts in the increasingly multicultural urban setting; housing and community development; suburban-central city relationships; human utilization of urban life spaces; opinions of landmark urbanists; and future trends.GEOG 304California
Sign upAn exploration of California's diverse natural and cultural environment with emphasis upon social and economic problems and the human response to environmental hazards.GEOG 306United States and Canada
Sign upCommon social, economic and political interests of the major human use regions of the United States and Canada. Describes and interprets the cultural patterns of each region in relation to the natural settings in which they have developed.GEOG 309The Middle East and North Africa
Sign upHuman and physical settings of the Middle East and North Africa and the cultural, economic, settlement, and political relationships that characterize them stressing those factors which underlie the region's instability and global importance.GEOG 313Southeast Asia
Sign upCross-cultural examination of the characteristics and problems found across Southeast Asia, specifically, environmental and cultural patterns, historical development of the spatial organization of society, demographic and other dynamics of social change, and issues of socioeconomic and political development.GEOG 314South Asia
Sign upCross-cultural examination of the various characteristics and problems found across the region of South Asia.GEOG 315East Asia
Sign upCross-cultural examination of the characteristics and problems found across East Asia, specifically, environmental and cultural patterns, historical development of the spatial organization of society, demographic and other dynamics of social change, and issues of socioeconomic and political development.GEOG 316Europe
Sign upThe human and physical patterns of Europe. Using both historical and contemporary frameworks, it draws connections between cultural, environmental, geo-political and economic characteristics in the region. The course also introduces pressing social and political issues and evaluates differing ideas on potential solutions.GEOG 318Russia and Its Neighbors
Sign upSystematic and regional study of the physical, economic and cultural geography of the countries of the former Soviet Union.GEOG 319International Development
Sign upTheoretical and practical analysis of social, political, and economic development and alternative developmental models. Contemporary and historical comparisons of how "developed" and "developing" areas of the world have confronted various economic, social, and political challenges.GEOG 321Geography of Latin America
Sign upThis course examines Latin America from a regional geographical perspective. Utilizing both historical and contemporary points of view, it identifies and interprets the distinguishing environmental, demographic, cultural, social, economic, and geopolitical characteristics of the region.GEOG 325Geography of Climate Change
Sign upExamines the causes, impacts and potential solutions to problems caused by global climate change taking a regional approach. The course focuses on climate change as a global phenomenon, but the causes are regionally distinct as are the ways they affect natural environments and societies.GEOG 330California Ecosystems
Sign upIntroduction to the ecology and biogeography of natural California landscapes, including field examination of habitats, collection and analysis of environmental data, and reporting of field or laboratory findings.GEOG 331Climate Crisis in California Environments
Sign upExamines the causes, impacts and potential solutions to changes caused by the climate crisis in California. A geographic and historical perspective to understanding California's major biogeographical and ecological changes using natural science to distinguish human from natural causes of change.GEOG 340Environmental Geography
Sign upExamines interrelationships between society and land and water environments. Focus is on critical analysis of contemporary environmental issues in the American West, including both physical and human factors.GEOG 350Environmental Justice
Sign upExamines social justice aspects of environmental issues (e.g., exposure to environmental hazards and burdens), and the ability and opportunities to cope with and mitigate such problems, as influenced by race, ethnicity, gender, and class.GEOG 352Geography of Travel and Tourism
Sign upHistorical and contemporary spatial characteristics and dimensions of tourism activity. Tourism, destinations, travel patterns, environmental and economic impacts, and analysis of regional tourism patterns.GEOG 354The Anthropocene: Earth in the Era of Humans
Sign upExamines the impacts of humans on the Earth using a systems-science approach. Integrates scientific concepts, impacts on natural and human systems, and societal responses, with emphases on geographical variation, climate change, and global sustainability.GEOG 355International Environmental Issues
Sign upExamines the deterioration, destruction, maintenance and restoration of environmental systems and resources. Identifies and analyzes major environmental problems that have international dimensions. Investigates ongoing and potential efforts to resolve them.GEOG 357Sacred Geographies
Sign upComparative exploration of sacred spaces across the world. Examines the social, political, and religious processes that create places of ritual and reverence by linking the individual to the communal experience of place.GEOG 359Coastal and Marine Science and Policy
Sign upExamines the science underlying marine and coastal processes including waves, currents, tides, sediment transport, coastal erosion, and ecosystem dynamics, along with the laws, policies, regulations and controversies that shape how coastal and marine resources are sustainably managed and protected.GEOG 360Human Geography
Sign upIntroduces breadth of research across subfields of human geography through examination of various contemporary topics, such as migration, globalization, cultural landscapes, urbanization, politics, agricultural practices, and development.GEOG 371Geospatial Science for Health
Sign upIntroduces fundamentals of geographic information science (GISci) applied to health-related analysis and inquiry. Explores health-related spatial concepts, data acquisition, analysis and decision support. Not open to students with credit in GEOG 485/585.GEOG 380Introduction to Digital Cartography & Analysis
Sign upIntroductory knowledge and skills in the creation and analysis of digital cartography for graphic communication of geographical information.GEOG 392Climate Action and Sustainability at CSULB
Sign upStudents join CSULB's efforts to achieve climate neutrality (zero net greenhouse gas emissions) and sustainability through service-learning assignments working with staff, faculty and community partners. Provides opportunities for all majors to apply and develop skills through hands-on experience.GEOG 400Multivariate Geographical Analysis
Sign upExamination of advanced multivariate statistical techniques employed by geographers in analysis of spatial phenomena and emphasis on applications in geographical research, using spreadsheet and statistical software.GEOG 402Qualitative Research Methods
Sign upExamines qualitative geographic methodologies and methods through the theoretical frameworks that geographers employ in their research. Introduces survey, interview, and focus group techniques, textual analysis, participant observation, and ethnography. Includes a hands-on research experience.GEOG 440Land and Water Resources
Sign upExamines interrelationships between land and water as components of the human environment. Focus is on management, use and human impacts, with an emphasis on water resources.GEOG 441The Geography of Mars
Sign upIntroduction to the geography of Mars, providing a physical regionalization of the Martian surface and climate and an understanding of underlying tectonic, geomorphic, and meteorological processes. The course reviews remote sensing fundamentals and data sources for geographical analysis of Mars.GEOG 442Biogeography
Sign upTheories and methods of mapping plant and animal distributions, spatial interaction of species with environmental limiting factors, and the human role in temporal and spatial variation of ecosystems.GEOG 443Watersheds: Processes and Management
Sign upBasic principles of watershed hydrology, including hydrologic processes, runoff behavior, precipitation patterns and watershed models. Evaluation of water quality elements such as nonpoint source pollution. Laboratory and field exercises will include hydrologic data collection, processing and evaluation.GEOG 444Climatology
Sign upDescriptive and explanatory analysis of elements and controls of climate. Climates of world emphasis on California and North America.GEOG 445Paleoclimatology
Sign upMethods and theories used in reconstructing and dating climates of the past 2 million years, using such proxies as sediment sequences, packrat middens, ice cores, tree rings, corals, and documentary data. Causes of environmental change and human interactions are analyzed.GEOG 446Land Use Planning
Sign upExamines land use planning, issues and responses concerning land use; coastal zones; environmental resource management; urban growth; design and aesthetics; planning parameters for residences, parks, conservation areas, shopping centers, and industrial areas; urban and regional revitalization, and transportation.GEOG 447Landscape Restoration
Sign upExplores philosophical, political, and ecological issues associated with restoring degraded landscapes. Analysis of theoretical works, scientific research, planning documents and case studies. Examines potential for restoring natural landscapes.GEOG 448Environmental Assessment
Sign upIntroduction to the policy framework and techniques for assessing impacts on various aspects of the biological and physical environment. The course is a survey of multiple topics involving various types of environmental assessment, including data collection, processing and evaluation.GEOG 450Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice
Sign upAn interdisciplinary, project-based examination of environmental sustainability challenges and social justice issues.GEOG 452Geography of Globalization
Sign upExamines globalization processes that create integration of world's economic, political, and cultural systems, but operate unevenly across space and time. Focuses on impact on people and places around the world.GEOG 455People as Agents of Environmental Change
Sign upExamines human impact on biophysical environment from long-term and global perspective. Explores regional and global implications of these changes on people and environments. Examines different theories for explaining major human forces that drive environmental change.GEOG 458Hazards and Risk Management
Sign upBroad overview of hazards and disasters, whether natural or technological, emphasizing the physical and social dynamics that interact to produce hazard, the spatial and temporal distributions of various hazards, and policy options for disaster preparation, loss reduction, and community resilience.GEOG 460Population Geography
Sign upIntroduction to geographic study of population. Includes growth and distribution of world population; results of changing births, deaths, and migration; variations in population composition; related problems such as food supplies and environmental deterioration.GEOG 462Gender, Place and Culture
Sign upA human geography approach to examining intersections of gender, place and culture. Topics include: body spaces; geographies of sexualities; emotion, care and health; migration; environmental and social justice; feminist post-structural theories and philosophies; and feminist methodological approaches to geographic research.
GLST21 courses
GLST 100Global Citizenship
Sign upAn introduction to Global Studies for majors and non-majors. Develops the ability to distinguish fact from judgment; to analyze, critique, and advocate ideas; to reach well-supported conclusions about global/local trends and impacts.GLST 122Skills and Methods for Global Leadership
Sign upDevelops an understanding of how practitioners and scholars in Global Studies, Global Affairs, and related social sciences and humanities fields collect and analyze data, formulate questions, solve problems using quantitative methods, and lead interdisciplinary teams to solve problems.GLST 300International Studies Core Seminar
Sign upAn introduction to concepts and theories of global studies crafting multiple lenses through which it is possible to analyze political, social, and cultural perspectives on globalization, imperialism, colonialism, and the relationship of the United States to global relations and processes.GLST 310Introduction to International Studies
Sign upAn introduction to concepts and theories of Global Studies: study of various lenses through which it is possible to analyze political, social, and cultural perspectives on globalization, imperialism, colonialism, and the relationship of the United States to global relations and processes. .GLST 311Research Methods in International Studies
Sign upInterdisciplinary examination of various quantitative and qualitative analysis and their applications in social sciences research. The course explores research design, sampling methods, data collection, literature reviews, data and methods, measurement issues, coding, ethics, and basic analytical techniques; culminating research project.GLST 317Problems in International Social Conflict
Sign upInterdisciplinary analysis of social conflict in the world. Topics may include ethnocentrism; nationalism; globalization; trade; aid; economic development; poverty; inequality; the environment; war; ideological, ethnic, gender, and religious conflict; democratization; social movements; new forms of civil society and social solidarity.GLST 318Cases in International Social Conflict
Sign upInterdisciplinary analysis of social conflict in the world. Case studies will focus on globalization; technology; economic development; trade and aid; population growth; immigration; ideological, religious, ethnic and gender conflicts; war and civil unrest; human rights; democratization; global citizenship; environmental sustainability.GLST 319International Development
Sign upTheoretical and practical analysis of social, political, and economic development and alternative developmental models. Contemporary and historical comparisons of how "developed" and "developing" areas of the world have confronted various economic, social, and political challenges. .GLST 320Migration and Modernity
Sign upExamines global migration from 1700s-present, putting U.S. immigration history in context and emphasizing recent and contemporary trends around the world. Uses history, politics, and culture to consider migration's intersections with race, ethnicity, and nationalism.GLST 321The Fabric of Everyday Life: Issues in the Analysis of Culture(s)
Sign upAdvanced interdisciplinary work focusing on critical concepts and research methods in the contemporary analysis of culture. Topics include: culture, symbol, identity, power, hybrid / hybridity, networks, globalization, place, discourse, performative/performativity, representation, etc.GLST 327South Asian Studies: Contexts and Challenges
Sign upThis course introduces students to the wide scope of scholarly debates and research on South Asia. Topics include colonialism, decolonization, and nationalism; religion and violence; alternate regional formations; migration and labor; the circulation of caste, gender, and sexuality.GLST 339Global Transnational Feminisms: Contexts, Conflicts, and Solidarities
Sign upWhat kind of feminist movement is possible when women across the globe have such different visions of what it means to thrive? This course examines the lives, activism, and movements these different visions engender, arguing for solidarity across diversity. Same course as: WGSS 401. Not open for credit to students with credit in WGSS 401.GLST 342Powering the Future
Sign upThis course analyzes renewable energy and the drive to sustainably meet global energy demands in the 21st century emphasizing the use of quantitative reasoning to build a comprehensive understanding of current and future energy generation from renewable sources.GLST 350Water: People, Politics, and Processes
Sign upExplores the impact of water resources management on society, economy, and governance through sociopolitical and hydrological overviews as well as both domestic and international case studies.GLST 355International Environmental Issues
Sign upCompletion of the GE Foundation. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or successfully completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone. Examines the deterioration, destruction, maintenance and restoration of environmental systems and resources.GLST 399Contemporary Global Divisions of Labor
Sign upCourse Description: Examines divisions of labor across the globe and modern global connectivity. Explores how and why types of work and workers differ around the world. Investigates trends in global labor such as sweatshops, tech cities, job outsourcing and brain drain.GLST 400Global Competencies Abroad
Sign upThis course teaches students to grow and apply global competencies in their intended profession, build intercultural skills, integrate global learning with learning outcomes in their major, and communicate core and global competencies acquired through education abroad.GLST 405Un-Imaging the Middle East
Sign upExcavates the roots of contemporary issues in the Middle East by rethinking interplay between the region and the global economy. It looks at how global political economic structures and regional social movements influenced each other's evolution in the 20th century.GLST 419Applied International Development
Sign upProvides applied skills for practice of international development at local, national, regional and global levels. Development policy, applied tools and methodologies to pursue careers with United Nations system, development-oriented state agencies, non-profit organizations, bilateral and multi-lateral agencies, and private foundations.GLST 463Nationalism and National Identities
Sign upConsideration of the impact of nationalism on contemporary world politics with special attention to the role of national identities in the rise of political violence, national liberation movements, and the struggle for democracy. Close investigation of multiple historical and contemporary cases.GLST 476Power and Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sign upThis course examines the history and cultural politics of dictatorship, revolution, and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Uses literature, film, history, and political theory to examine how power and violence intersect with race, ethnicity, gender, and nationalism.
H SC33 courses
H SC 150Medical Terminology
Sign upDevelopment of medical vocabulary emphasizing the word building, utilizing prefixes, combining forms and suffixes, as they relate to anatomical structure and function. Includes symptomatic, therapeutic, diagnostic and operative terms for application in the interpretation and generation of medical records. .H SC 201Introduction to Public Health
Sign upOverview of Public Health including: history; epidemiology of infectious and chronic disease; prevention and control of diseases; social determinants of health; strategies for eliminating disease;H SC 210Personal Health and Wellness
Sign upDevelop a scientific understanding of contemporary health issues enabling one to examine, interpret, evaluate and apply to individual personal health; includes health related issues experienced throughout the life cycle and an identification of community health resources.H SC 227Drugs and Health
Sign upStudy of psychoactive drugs with primary attention to alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, cannabis, hallucinogens, narcotics and other drugs; examination of trends, philosophical issues and behavioral practices associated with drug use and dependence.H SC 250Public Health Biology
Sign upIntroduction to the biological mechanisms of communicable and non-communicable diseases including cellular biology, immunology, and pathophysiology and the intersection with public health epidemiology, global disease burden, treatment, and prevention strategies.H SC 260Introduction to Public Health Informatics and Technology
Sign upThis course introduces the fundamentals of public health informatics and technology. It will cover the basic concepts of public health, including the history and structure of public health in the United States. An overview of public health informatics and data will be explored, and how they support public health.H SC 301Orientation to Health Science
Sign upOverview of philosophy of Health Science Department Orientation to degree requirements, career opportunities, and theoretical and practical issues of health education as a profession.H SC 327Advanced Substance Use Policy and Advocacy
Sign upExamine current and historical landscapes and public policy as they relate to substance use around the world. In the United States, particular attention is paid to the impact of such policies upon vulnerable populations, including the War on Drugs, mass incarceration, and racial justice. .H SC 332Mental Health and Community Wellbeing
Sign upRaise awareness about mental, emotional, and behavioral health, reduce stigma, provide the latest research on cognitive science, neuroscience, self-care methodologies, emotional regulation and management techniques, prevalent mental disorders, and their treatment options.H SC 350Introduction to Health Advocacy and Policy
Sign upIntroduction to health advocacy and policy in the context of public health practice. Students explore health issues requiring policy change and examine policies for their impact on public health and health equity.H SC 360Public Health Informatics: The Role of Data
Sign upStudents will gain an understanding and application of public health informatics and technology with a focus on health/healthcare disparities. Students will procure, create, clean, manage, and analyze data to answer public health questions. Health informatics standards will also be introduced.H SC 400Principles of Epidemiology
Sign upApplication of epidemiologic procedures to the understanding of the occurrence and control of infectious and chronic diseases, mental illness, environmental health hazards, accidents, and geriatric problems.H SC 401Community Health Education
Sign upConcepts of community health education with emphasis on community organization; application of these concepts to health education activities of official, voluntary and professional health agencies.H SC 402Applied Concepts of Community Health Education
Sign upIdentification and application of concepts unique to community health education; includes examination of theoretical foundations, marketing and promotion techniques, and application of health education strategies.H SC 403Community Health Statistics
Sign upRepresentative topics are descriptive statistics, sample designs, central tendency, and variability. Statistical tools for inferential analyses include hypothesis testing and parameter estimation.H SC 405Health Education Program Evaluation and Measurement
Sign upResearch designs, standardized measurements, data collection, analysis, and reporting are used to develop evaluation skills to assess program outcomes. Program activities promoting behavior change in communities, organizations, groups and individuals are evaluated.H SC 407Health Equity & Social Justice in the US
Sign upExplores social determinants of health associated with health inequities in the U.S. Students will learn about historical and current social justice and ethical issues affecting positive health outcomes and access for diverse and vulnerable populations.H SC 410Asian American Health
Sign upAn exploration of the current health status of Asian Americans and examination of how the historical, structural, and cultural contexts of diverse Asian American communities contribute to health disparities. Includes consideration of applications of community-based research principles to improve the health of diverse Asian communities.H SC 411AHealth Science for Elementary Teachers
Sign upContemporary teaching of health education in elementary schools; emphasizes coordinated school health, drugs, sexuality, nutrition, child abuse, violence, community and human ecology. Based upon California Health Framework, meets state credential requirements.H SC 411BHealth Science for Secondary Teachers
Sign upContemporary teaching of health education in secondary schools; emphasizes coordinated school health, integrating health content and instruction into other subjects, drugs, sexuality, nutrition, child abuse, violence, community and human ecology. Based upon California Health Framework, meets state credential requirements.H SC 412African American Health
Sign upThis course will explore the historical, societal, and biopsychosocial factors that influence health and well-being among African Americans. This course will analyze the roles and identities of African Americans related to perceptions of health, wellness and illness, and culturally tailored self-care practices.H SC 413Latino Health
Sign upLatino Nutrition, Health and Chronic Disease Prevention will explore nutrition-related and contextual factors associated with the high rates of chronic disease among diverse Latino-specific subpopulations and provide culturally relevant strategies for prevention.H SC 420Global Health
Sign upAnalysis of current health problems in the world; examination of contributing social, psychological, physical, legal and cultural factors; international programs for the improvement of world health; structure and functions of world health agencies and organizations.H SC 421Health Behavior
Sign upSurvey of contemporary research on the health effects of human behavior. Special emphasis is given to current issues of health behavior, decision-making in contemporary society, values clarification and contemporary theories of behavior change (e.g., health belief model).H SC 422Environmental Health
Sign upExamination of the reciprocal relationship existing between humans and their environment, with an emphasis on the mechanisms and health-related consequences on human's actions in the environment using a multidisciplinary perspective including ecology, epidemiology, toxicology, environmental science, and environmental justice.H SC 423Consumer Health
Sign upThe health care system, and health products and services are evaluated considering the influence of race, religion, culture, and media health fraud is examined from a historic and contemporary perspective.H SC 425Human Sexuality and Sex Education
Sign upBiomedical, sociological, and psychological aspects of human sexuality, the communication of sexual information, the implementation, content and evaluation of family life and sex education in the schools.H SC 426HIV/AIDS Policy and Advocacy
Sign upExamine history and progress of HIV/AIDS in a global context, with particular emphasis on social and structural determinants of health and how policies, programs, and practices impact communities that experience unequal progress as it relates to HIV. National, regional, and multinational strategies are explored.H SC 430School Health Program
Sign upIntensive analysis of the philosophy, organization and legal aspects of the school health program. Includes school and community coordination for a team approach to health education for the school age individual.H SC 431Fostering Mental Health in the School Environment
Sign upContemporary teaching of mental health issues in children and adolescents ages 5 to 17; explores the various levels of impact on the students, teachers, classroom and school culture; emphasizes prevalent health issues, student and staff mental health and wellness, and strategies for building a mentally supportive school environment. .H SC 435Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
Sign upHealth promotion/risk reduction program content, development and implementation for use in corporate, hospital and public settings. Intended primarily for Health Science majors.H SC 460AEmerging Technologies for the Public Health
Sign upThis course is designed to introduce students to emerging technologies for public health. As the healthcare ecosystem evolves with massively expanding volumes of data, provider organizations are facing new challenges on how to make sense of the data available.H SC 460BPublic Health Maps and Spatial Analysis for Health Equity
Sign upIn this course students will acquire geospatial skills, applied to health disparities/racial justice. The primary goal of this course is gaining skills to approach public health problems from an equity perspective.
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HDEV 90Foundations for Statistics in the Social Sciences
Sign upTopics including foundational math and study skills to support success in elementary statistics. Emphasis will be on practice, group work, and building a community of support.HDEV 180Lifespan Human Development
Sign upIntroduction to the cognitive, social, emotional and physical development of humans within their ecological niches. Differing worldviews (anthropology, sociology, psychology, and biology) will be used to compare and contrast developmental milestones and issues from conception to death.HDEV 190Elementary Statistics
Sign upIntroduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and their applications in social and behavioral science research; performance of statistical exercises by interactive computer.HDEV 218Environmental Justice, Health, and Human Development
Sign upThis course explores the intersection of environmental justice, health, and human development. Examining environmental harms to global and local communities, students apply theory to action, analyze climate change impacts, and generate action plans promoting justice using interdisciplinary methods.HDEV 300Death and Dying
Sign upExploration of social, cultural and individual aspects of death experience examined from historical, biological, legal, religious and ethical perspectives. Deathwork, the dying experience, survivorship, ritual and grief examined in light of life-span, cultural and gender diversity.HDEV 303Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health Disparities
Sign upThis course covers the definition, prevalence, risk and protective factors, and interventions for health disparities among diverse populations. Using problem-based approaches, students will learn about discipline-specific and interdisciplinary methods to address common biomedical issues in a culturally relevant way.HDEV 305Life Course and Generation in the Arab World
Sign upThis course examines families, life transitions, and intergenerational relationships across the Arab world. We consider how sociopolitical and economic trends in the region shape the dynamic between generations and transform discrete age categories such as childhood, youth, and old age.HDEV 306Immigrant Youth in Long Beach
Sign upThis course explores the diversity, contributions of, and challenges facing (im)migrant youth from a variety of backgrounds.HDEV 307Childhood Development in a Diverse World
Sign upBiological, psychological, and sociocultural aspects in the growth of the individual from conception through early adolescence will be considered. Relevant topics and theoretical issues will be treated in an interdisciplinary manner.HDEV 308Pseudoscience vs. Science: The Impact of
Sign upThis course examines key differences between pseudoscience and science, investigates how and why media and sociopolitical institutions support unscientific claims, and addresses the impact of unscientific and scientific data on human development issues (e.g., pandemic control, racial/ethnic inequity, climate change).HDEV 310From Data to Insights: Qualitative Methods in Human Development
Sign upQualitative research approaches in human development including methods and models in anthropology, sociology, and psychology.HDEV 320From Data to Insights: Quantitative Methods in Human Development
Sign upResearch methods in human development including quantitative methods and models from anthropology, biology, psychology and sociology.HDEV 327Approaches to Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Sign upBiological, psychological, and sociocultural aspects in the development of the individual from pubescence through emerging adulthood will be examined. Relevant topics and theoretical issues will be treated in an interdisciplinary manner.HDEV 331STEP into Human Development: Skills, training, experience, and purpose
Sign upExplores skills, training, and experience needed in the field of Human Development. Students identify educational and career options, assess strengths and areas for improvement, and produce action plan to develop skills and obtain training and experience. Hybrid. Repeatable. .HDEV 335Community STEPs: HDEV training and experience
Sign upGain skills, training, and experience and purpose through human development-related community engagement. Students identify field sites related to career goals and engage in short-term community experiences to foster professional communication, problem-solving, and leadership. 5-week course. Hybrid/Online.HDEV 337STEPs to Graduate Study: Preparation for HDEV graduate study
Sign upThis course explores skills, training, and experience needed for graduate study in human development and related fields. Students identify graduate programs, develop appropriate education action plans, identify faculty mentors, and draft portfolio materials for application to graduate study.HDEV 340Families and Work: Life Course Processes
Sign upThis course provides a framework for understanding families, work and their changing relationship. It examines historical transformations in Western and non-Western societies in the nature of work and how these changes have helped to reshape family forms, relationships and processes.HDEV 357Adulthood and Aging in a Diverse World
Sign upBiological, psychological and sociocultural aspects in the development of the individual from late adolescence or youth until death. Relevant topics and theoretical issues are treated in an interdisciplinary manner.HDEV 360Cultural Foundations for Human Development
Sign upExamination of the human life cycle from a global and cross-cultural comparative perspective. Consideration of how the phases of human development (and the transitions between them) are conceptualized and dealt with in a variety of sociocultural settings worldwide.HDEV 375Everyday Ruptures: Risk & Resilience in Human Development
Sign upAcross the lifespan, similar experiences may be interpreted differently based on biological, social, cultural, or psychological vulnerabilities and protective factors. This class asks when are adverse life events seen as part of everyday life and when are they seen as ruptures.HDEV 402Development of Thought: Structure, Process and Cultural Influences Across the Life Span
Sign upExamination of theories and current research on the development of thought and problem solving across the lifespan and cross-culturally using a multidisciplinary approach. Specific topics include cognition, problem solving, intelligence, language and thought, understanding numbers, literacy and educational implications.HDEV 403The Acquisition of Culture: Socialization in Cross-cultural Perspective
Sign upExamination of socialization as both a universal and culturally specific phenomenon. Topics include cross-cultural variations in teaching and learning; socialization of children and adult novices; socialization as key aspect of social and cultural reproduction and source of innovation and change.HDEV 404Living and Dying in a Digital Age
Sign upPsychological, social, and cultural transformations associated with the use of digital communication and media devices. We will examine in light of generational change, individual age, and other variables such as identity, cognition, communication, community, civics, human rights, and legacy.HDEV 405Latin American Childhoods
Sign upThis course studies interdisciplinary research on childhood and youth in contemporary Latin America. We examine childhood and youth as social and cultural categories shaped by intersecting concepts of race, class, gender, sexuality, indigeneity, and nation.HDEV 406Personal Narrative & Storytelling: Emotion, Cognition, & Culture
Sign upExamination of classic and contemporary research on how the stories we tell shape and are shaped by cultural, cognitive, and social emotional processes using an interdisciplinary approach. Special attention paid to theoretical approaches and methodologies used to study personal narratives.HDEV 407Cultural Perspectives on Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Sign upThis course is designed to examine child and adolescent psychopathology from an interdisciplinary perspective, using anthropological, sociological, psychological, and biological theories to look at some of the contemporary controversies in the study of children's mental health.HDEV 408Impacts of Race and Racism on Human Development across the Lifespan
Sign upWith an intersectional lens, this class examines how race and racism intersect with other systems of social inequality, including social class, gender, sexuality, and (dis)ability, to shape various aspects of development from birth to death.
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HIST 101Facts, Evidence and Explanation
Sign upExplanation of facts, evidence and explanation to explore and develop habits of critical thought using a historical and global perspective. Topics include argument, inductive and deductive reasoning, the relationship of language to logic and theoretical perspectives.HIST 105American Indian History
Sign upA survey of the histories and cultures of American Indian Peoples in North America from pre-contact to 1871 and an analysis of the political, cultural, economic, legal and military relationships that developed between the American Indians and foreign nations.HIST 106American Indian History
Sign upSurvey of histories and cultures of American Indian Peoples in North America from 1871 to present.HIST 111World History: Origins to 1500
Sign upSurvey of pre-modern World History emphasizes interactions between civilizations. Topics include role of universal religions; political, social, and gender structures; economic and demographic development; diffusion of culture and technology via migration, commerce, and imperial expansion. .HIST 112World Since 1500
Sign upSurvey of modern World History emphasizing global interactions such as economic globalization; demographic, environmental and gender transitions; intellectual, religious and cultural transformations; imperialism and resistance to empire, birth of nations; and historical origins of contemporary world.HIST 131Early Western Civilization
Sign upHistory of western civilization from its origins through the 16th century. Stresses society, culture, and political institutions of ancient Near East, classical world, the medieval West, and renaissance and reformation Europe.HIST 132Modern Western Civilization
Sign upEuropean society from 16th century to present. Stresses events and phenomena which reshaped political, economic and social structures of the West and their impact throughout the world. Emphasis on intellectual, social and psychological transformation of modern life.HIST 140Jewish Humor
Sign upAn introduction to Modern Jewish Studies through an exploration of modern Jewish humor, with a particular focus on minority identity, assimilation and acculturation, and the way Jewish humor was shaped by and in turn shaped American culture.HIST 141Jewish Civilization
Sign upSurvey traces diversity and complexity of Jewish traditions from ancient to modern times across different regions, exploring intercultural and assimilationist contacts in Diaspora. Students critically engage with Jewish source texts from various eras and regions.HIST 172Early United States History
Sign upSurvey of political, social, economic, and cultural development of the United States from discovery through reconstruction. Focus on the colonial era, establishment of the new nation, sectional problems, national growth, disunion, and reconstruction. Material may be covered chronologically or topically.HIST 173Recent United States History
Sign upSurvey of political social, economic, intellectual, and cultural development of United States from Reconstruction to present. Focuses on different social groups; movements of people; labor; women's and minority issues; politics, protest, and war; society and culture.HIST 290Selected Topics in History
Sign upTopics of current interest in History. Applicability to major requirements will be specified in description of individual topics.HIST 300The United States Past and Present
Sign upUpper-division survey, may not be taken for credit in the United States field by HIST majors. Not open to students with credit in HIST 172 or HIST 173. .HIST 301Methodology of History
Sign upIntroduction to historiography and methodological issues, skills and competencies exercises, research methods, research presentations, and peer review. Creation of student portfolio used in remaining upper-division courses in major and assessed in HIST 499.HIST 302Theory and History
Sign upIntroduction to history of historical profession, conceptual categories of historical inquiry, the ways theory shapes historical research and writing. Focuses on case studies, significant historical works, major schools of historical interpretation and recent historigraphic trends.HIST 303Rebels and Renegades
Sign upGlobal exploration of historical actors in "long twentieth century" who struggled against a normative framework. Class will explore those who sought progressive change and those who worked to maintain social and political status quo. Music, film, and art used extensively.HIST 304The Holocaust
Sign upExamines the destruction of European Jews by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Students will trace the roots of antisemitism in European history, the origins of Hitler's anti-Jewish assault, and the process from ghettoization to extermination.HIST 305Digital Methods in History
Sign upThis course focuses on the process, philosophy, and creation of digital history projects, using a variety of research, collection, and digital presentation methods, networked communities, bibliographic and archival tools, video, animation, and open access software.HIST 306Playing the Past: Games as Historical Narrative, Public Memory, and Cultural Representations
Sign upThis course focuses on the representation of history and historical narrative in both World and American histories through video games. Students will analyze how history-themed video games bring new questions and perspectives to academic history and history education.HIST 307A Critical History of Computing and Video Game Technology
Sign upThis course examines the history of video games and computing technology, from the earliest games developed in the 1950s to the rise of computer and console games in the 1990s. The course explores diversity and gender in the computing industry.HIST 308Law and Civilization
Sign upExploration of law as an intellectual effort to define, direct, and administer human experience. Examination of theories of knowledge, language, meaning, mental processes, social organization, personal responsibility and freedom underlying legal analysis and decision-making in courts as well as in administrative/bureaucratic settings.HIST 309Men and Masculinity
Sign upExploration of male roles from an interdisciplinary perspective focusing on men as workers, friends, lovers, and fathers. Consideration of the choices available to men under the impact of tradition, feminism, and a changing job market. Gender-oriented social and political movements.HIST 310The Greek World
Sign upExamines major events and ideas in society and culture of ancient Greece. Emphasis on literature, the arts, and history. Topics include Minoan civilization, Homer and the Trojan War, mythology and religion, lyric poetry, the Persian Wars, the "Golden Age" of Athens, the Peloponesian War, and Hellenistic culture.HIST 312Roman World
Sign upExamines major events and ideas in the society and culture of ancient Rome. Emphasis on literature, the arts, and history. Topics include genesis and growth of the Roman world, transition from Republic to Empire, imperial maturity, decay and decline, and the contributions of the Romans to the modern world.HIST 313Ancient Greece
Sign upHistory of the Greeks and the Greek world from the earliest times to the Roman conquest.HIST 314Roman History
Sign upHistory of Rome and the Roman world from the Eighth Century B.C. to the Fifth Century A.D.HIST 315Egypt, Sumer, and the Ancient Near East
Sign upProvides a survey of the political, religious, social, and cultural history of the peoples of the Ancient Near East (Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, Babylon, the Hebrews, Egypt). Topics include the intersection of religion and power, concepts of empire, and social hierarchies.HIST 316Early Middle Ages
Sign upHistory of Western Civilization from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the Crusades. Germanization of the West, evolution of Christian institutions, Slavic expansion, Byzantinization of the Eastern Empire, Islamic civilization, Carolingian age, feudal and manorial institutions.HIST 317High Middle Ages
Sign upHistory of Western Civilization from the Crusades to the end of the Middle Ages. Revival of trade, growth of towns and of capitalism, origins of modern political institutions, and medieval learning and art.HIST 318Byzantine Empire
Sign upHistory of the Byzantine Empire from the 4th century AD to Constantinople's fall in 1453; the cultural heritage of the Roman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean; religious controversies and development of eastern Christianity; relations with Islam and medieval Europe.HIST 319Women in the Ancient and Medieval West
Sign upExamines roles and experiences of women in Western Europe from prehistory to the sixteenth century. Themes may include: construction of gender roles, relation between symbols and reality, interaction of private/public life, access to power/opportunity; the possibility of a "women's culture.".HIST 330Early Modern Europe
Sign upExamines the multiple political and cultural reinventions of Europe between the Italian Renaissance and French Revolution. Studies the transformation of Europe as a society based around the Mediterranean to one defined by its relationship to the Atlantic world and overseas empires.HIST 331History of Modern Europe, 1789
Sign upIntroduces the social, political, cultural, and economic changes that have transformed European societies from the French evolution to the present.HIST 332The Age of the Renaissance
Sign upExamines remarkable transformation of Europe during the Renaissance period (1350-1550), including themes of humanism and artistic and literary developments; humanism and politics; religion in the "Age of Reason." Particular emphasis on relationship between power and culture in Italian civilization.HIST 333Reformation Europe
Sign upExamination and analysis of the "long 16th century," from the beginning of the Italian Wars (1494) to the Peace of Westphalia (1648). Emphasis on economic, institutional, intellectual and religious crises, and on their resolutions in the post-Reformation period.HIST 334Early Modern France, 1589-1789
Sign upSpanning French history from the advent of the Bourbon monarchy until its demise with the French Revolution. Exposes students to the political, social, economic, and cultural developments that attended domestic and international expansion of the French state.HIST 336The French Revolution and Napoleon
Sign upEnd of the Old Regime and the French Revolution. Decline of the feudal monarchy, failure of enlightened despotism, the rise of revolutionary thought, French Revolution, and Napoleonic imperialism.HIST 338Modern European Women’s History
Sign upInvestigates how European history has impacted on women, and how women and women's issues have shaped historical events. Issues covered are: industrialization, the family, wars and revolutions, health and sexuality, and the "woman question" in politics, culture and society.HIST 340Europe Since 1945
Sign upExamines the political, social, economic, and cultural history of Europe since the end of World War II. Themes include post-war recovery, the Cold War, decolonization, the fall of communism, the transformation of Central Europe, and the European Union.HIST 341AFoundations of Russia
Sign upEvolution of the state structure, diverse cultural patterns, and social structures associated with ancient Kiev Russia: rise of Moscow, origins of autocracy and serfdom; westernization and modernization as problems during the imperial period to 1801. Particular emphasis on social history.HIST 341BModern Russia
Sign upInteraction with the West from 1801; era of great reforms and revolutionary movements; downfall of imperial Russia; establishment of the Soviet regime; chief political, social, economic and cultural developments in the Soviet era; role of the Soviet Union in world affairs.HIST 343Modern Eastern Europe
Sign upExamines modern Eastern Europe from the emergence of nation states, to nationalism, world wars, fascism, Communism, conformity, dissent, and revolution. We will explore the role of Eastern Europe as a place and as an idea in modern Europe.HIST 344Tradition and Crisis: The Jews of Modern Europe
Sign upExplorations courses, and upper-division standing. Explores the history of modern European Jewry, from the breakdown of traditional Jewish society to the efforts to create new national, religious, and cultural frameworks for Jewish identity.HIST 345Comparative Genocide
Sign upExplores the modern phenomenon of mass killings of targeted populations in order to achieve a particular demographic, political, or cultural goal.HIST 349The History of Food
Sign upReligious and secular role of food; connections to identity; significance of securing reliable food sources as central to political, economic, and military agendas underline usefulness of studying food and relationships with it throughout history.HIST 351Medieval England
Sign upAnalysis of English political institutions, society, religion and economy in the Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Plantaganet, and late medieval eras.HIST 353Tudor and Stuart England
Sign upSocial, cultural, religious, political, and dynastic history of England from 1485 to 1714. Renaissance and Reformation; Crown and Parliament; civil war and revolution; the pre-industrial economy; relations with Scotland, Ireland, Europe, and America.HIST 356Georgian and Victorian Britain
Sign upSocial, cultural, religious, political, and constitutional history of Britain from 1714 to 1901. Changes in agriculture, commerce, industry, and population; Parliamentary democracy; Irish problems; relations with America, India, Europe, and the world.HIST 357Recent Britain
Sign upSocial, cultural, economic, and political history of 20th century Britain. Governments and people; labor, party politics, and the welfare state; two world wars; problems with Ireland and Europe; the end of Empire; race relations; mass media and popular culture; contemporary developments.HIST 362Colonial Latin America
Sign upIberian preparation for overseas expansion, discovery and conquest in America, evolution of colonial institutions, dynamic 18th century developments, wars of independence.HIST 364Latin American Nations
Sign upPolitical, economic, social and intellectual evolution of Latin America in the 19th and 20th Centuries.HIST 373United States: Age of Revolution
Sign upClash between British attempts to control and tax the colonies and colonial distaste for both; growth of an independent spirit; the American Revolution; problems of the new nation; the constitution.HIST 375The United States Emerges as a Nation
Sign upAn analysis of the political, economic, social, and intellectual forces from the adoption of the constitution through the 1840s.HIST 376United States: Civil War and Reconstruction
Sign upSectional rivalry, manifest destiny, mid-century divisive forces, Civil War and reconstruction.HIST 378United States History: 1877-1920
Sign upDevelopment of the U.S. as an urban, industrial, multicultural society; progressive reform movements at the city, state, and national level; rise of U.S. as a world power; WWI.HIST 379United States: Twenties, Depression, and World War II
Sign upThe conflict-ridden 1920s; the Depression years, and the beginnings of welfare democracy; the United States in World War II.HIST 380AThe United States in the Liberal Era 1945-1968
Sign upThe political, social, cultural, and economic history of the United States between World War II and the late 1960s, an era when American involvement in the Cold War helped both sustain and eventually undermine the liberal anti-communist order.HIST 380BThe United States Since 1968
Sign upExplores the Vietnam War, deindustrialization, suburbanization, consumerism, conservatism, the "new" Cold War, globalization, and the "war on terror." Uses music, film, fiction, and contemporary historical scholarship to address political, economic, and social issues; examines the connections between politics and culture.HIST 381BI Love The 90s: The US and World in the 1990s
Sign upThis course examines the "nineties" (1989-2001) from a historical perspective, covering key events in both US and World History. .HIST 382AImperial China
Sign upIntroduction to Chinese civilization from prehistory to modern times stressing foundations of Chinese philosophy and material culture, and the causation of Chinese problems: production, reproduction, and population.HIST 382BModern China
Sign upChinese society from 17th century to 1949. Impact of imperialism, reform and revolutionary movements, background of Chinese communism.HIST 383BModern Japan
Sign upJapan from 1700s to 1945; transformation from samurai-led state to the first non-western modern nation; differed path to industrialization from that of western Europe, imperialism, social change and protest, democracy movement, cosmopolitan Tokyo culture, and World Wars.HIST 384Pop Culture in Japan
Sign upExplores Contemporary Japan (1945 to present) through examinations of popular cultural materials such as anime, manga, novels, fashion, video games, film, and music. Themes covered: Cold War; neocolonialism; the myth of homogeneity; economic miracle; nuclear pacifism; and debates on rearmament.HIST 385Histories of South Asia
Sign upAn interdisciplinary examination of the South Asian subcontinent from the founding and consolidation of various kingdoms and empires to the advent of Western imperialism and the establishment of the British Raj, ending with the rise of nationalism and the course of events in post-colonial nation-states.HIST 386History of Modern Southeast Asia: Colonial Era to the Vietnam War
Sign upSurvey of political and cultural history of modern Southeast Asia from 1800: Expansion of European influence, growth of nationalism and process of decolonization, and the post-WWII configuration of the area. Both mainland and insular Southeast Asia will be surveyed.HIST 388Contemporary China
Sign upChina from 1949 to the present. The political, economic and cultural factors that shaped its continuity and change and the impact of its transformation on Greater China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan.HIST 390The Environmental Evolution of Asia
Sign upExploring the history and evolution of living systems in Asia, this course covers the major environmental issues, such as the exploitation of water, land, animals, and forest. Through its focus on human-caused environmental evolution, the course inculcates environmental-centered values.HIST 392Contemporary Africa, 1940-Present
Sign upSurveys history of African continent during transition from colonialism to national independence and post-colonialism. The current political, economic, social and intellectual trends of Africa will be considered in historical context. African actions and perspectives will be prioritized.HIST 393Jews of the Modern Middle East
Sign upExplores history, culture, and transformations of important Jewish communities in Middle East. Examines effects of modernization and colonialism on these disparate communities, including phenomenon of Jewish colonization of other Jews and impact of exclusivist nationalisms on Jewish identities.HIST 394Middle Eastern Women
Sign upExplores a wide range of roles played by Middle Eastern women throughout history, seek to understand their multi-faceted thoughts and activities, and discuss the most important issues related to women and gender in Middle Eastern history.HIST 395Gender, Sexuality and Desire in World History
Sign upAn introductory survey of the colonial and post-colonial world history regarding human gender, sexuality and desire. It examines the European colonial era and the twentieth century constructions of sexual identities in conjunction with class, race, ethnicity, colonialism, and nationalism.HIST 396Contemporary World History
Sign upWorld historical approach to the study of the twentieth century. Themes include: the changing global economy and environment; the advance and retreat of empires; colonialism and postcolonialism; contending ideologies; the intensification of globalization at the end of the century.HIST 397Global Environmental History, 1500-Present
Sign upThis course examines the history of human-nature interactions in global context for the period 1500-present. Topics include the intersection of industrialization, imperialism, and globalization with issues related to climate, energy, health, and environmental ideas, among others.HIST 398Global Histories of Health, Medicine, and Disease, 1500-Present
Sign upThis course examines developments of modern global historical importance such as globalization, imperialism, industrialization, and internationalism through case studies in the global history of health, medicine, and disease. Topics include pandemics and public health (among others) during the period 1500-present.HIST 400History of Western Scientific Thought
Sign upIntroduction to history of science for scientists and non-scientists. Evolution of scientists' views of means and ends of their activities; ways science is affected by and affects contemporary cultures.HIST 401History for Secondary Social Science Teachers
Sign upExamination of World and American history to promote global perspective and deeper knowledge of historical content within California History-Social Science Framework and Standards, historiography and historical thinking, methodology related to teaching and learning history.HIST 402Oral History Methods
Sign upThrough a series of workshops and through field experiences, skills in oral history will be developed which will enable students to use oral history either for their own personal use in family history or for class projects.HIST 406Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Asia
Sign upExploration of gender history in Asia from prehistory to the present. Major themes include gender traditions, women's contributions to social, cultural and political change, and the complex relationship between feminism and nationalism in the modern period. Same course as WGSS 406.HIST 407Japan and the United States in the 20th Century
Sign upExamination of relationships between Japan and the United States, emphasizing cultural, economic, and political conflict and cooperation.HIST 412Migration and Ethnicity in Modern China
Sign upThe global story of Chinese emigration and internal migration, a process that is integral to the history of state and society in China since the seventeenth century. It examines major factors that have shaped Chinese emigration/migration in the modern period as well as its impact on world history.HIST 413Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean
Sign upProvides a survey of the rituals and practices of the religions of the ancient Mediterranean in social, political, cultural, and mythographic contexts.HIST 418Central Asia and Afghanistan, Twentieth Century
Sign upIntroductory survey of history of change and continuity in Afghanistan and Turkestan (currently Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) during the Twentieth Century.HIST 420Modern Israel: Histories and Peoples
Sign upThis course explores the complicated and conflicting histories of modern Israel, its diverse peoples, and its dynamic cultures, with particular attention to the multiplicity of narratives surrounding these events, and the contrasting perspectives among Jews, Israelis, and Palestinians.HIST 432Change and Continuity in the Modern Middle East
Sign upThe course covers most important themes and episodes from the 19th century transformations to the 21st Century, including the Arab Uprisings, within their global context.HIST 434Muslims, Christians, and Jews Medieval Spain: Coexistence and Conflict
Sign upA research seminar on the history of medieval Spain, with emphasis on conflict and coexistence between Muslim, Christian, and Jewish cultures. Themes include: the Islamic invasions and the culture of al-Andalus; Jews and Muslims in Christian Iberia; Spain in Mediterranean and Atlantic contexts; the Inquisition.HIST 435History of the Francophone World
Sign upCommencing with a study of the history of French language, explores methods by which France expanded its global presence. Themes to be covered include French colonialism, resistance to French overseas expansion and issues relative to race and identity.HIST 436Challenging Empire: The Ordeals of Decolonization
Sign upThis course examines how colonized peoples across the globe navigated the economic, political, and psychological binds of colonialism.HIST 437History of Germany 1871 to Present
Sign upHistory of Germany from unification: the First World War, the Weimar Republic, the National Socialist Reich, and the post-war recovery.HIST 438History of Marxist Thought
Sign upSurvey of Marxist thought from the mid-19th century to the present. Focuses on the foundations of Marxist thought essential to the formation of World History alongside divergent readings and applications of Marxism with an emphasis on its global dimensions.HIST 439Global Freud: Psychoanalysis and the Clinic in World History
Sign upExplores the psychological experience of colonialism by grappling with Sigmund Freud's corpus in its historical context as well as the translation into clinical settings in both the colony and postcolony. Emphasizes how peoples extended, subverted, and displaced psychoanalytic thought within non-European contexts historically.HIST 440The Silk Roads
Sign upExamines the Silk Roads from the first century BCE to the end of the fifteenth century CE from a world historical perspective. Emphasis is on economic integration, cultural diffusion, exchange and syncretism, and comparative demographic and political development.HIST 441Mediterranean World
Sign upFocuses on pre-modern Mediterranean world up to geographical shift of political power and wealth to the Atlantic world with an emphasis on the exchange and interaction of peoples and ideas.HIST 442The Indian Ocean in World History
Sign upExamines the Indian Ocean from 600 CE to the nineteenth century from a world historical perspective. Emphasis is on how the Indian Ocean connected diverse regions, societies and polities, and facilitated the circulation and modification of commodities, cultural practices and ideas.HIST 443The Early Modern Atlantic World
Sign upExamines early modern Atlantic from a world historical perspective emphasis on cultural encounter/exchange, environmental interaction, and comparative colonial development from early Iberian maritime expansion through Atlantic revolutions and wars of independence.HIST 444The Pacific Ocean in World History
Sign upExamines the Pacific World from the pre-modern period to the twentieth century from a world historical perspective. Emphasis is on how the Pacific Ocean connected diverse regions, societies and polities, and facilitated the circulation and modification of commodities, cultural practices and ideas.HIST 450Foucault and His Critics
Sign upExamines Foucaultian texts and works of other theorists in historical context. Also explores the ways in which historians apply Foucault's theories to investigations of social and political reforms of the Modern World, specifically the history of colonialism.HIST 451The United States in the World
Sign upA survey of American history from the colonial period to the present day framed within a world history context, focusing on comparisons and connections between national and international developments.HIST 453Television Borders: Cultural crossings in the US Southwest and South
Sign upThis course examines how television is central to the cultural construction of borders. It is a medium that facilitates cultural border-crossings that traverse space and place, while also reinforcing social, cultural, and political divides in the US.HIST 457Cycles of Violence in Mexico
Sign upThis course is an exploration of the relationship between violence and revolutionary change in twentieth-century Mexico.HIST 459Religion in Colonial Latin America
Sign upExplores history of religion in Latin America from the pre-Hispanic period through Independence, with a focus on the social, cultural, and political implications of European, Indigenous and African religious traditions.
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I S 100Critical Thinking and Information Technology Literacy
Sign upCritical thinking and information literacy skills through information needs assessment, information gathering, diagnosis, synthesis, deductive and inductive reasoning, and reporting and presentation using information technologies.I S 233Introduction to Business Data Analysis and Programming
Sign upIntroduction to using spreadsheet applications, database applications, and basic programming for business problem solving.I S 300Management Information Systems
Sign upInformation systems concepts and components, contemporary organizational applications, development and management of information systems, and future trends. Computer-based team projects requiring integration and application of conceptual and skills-oriented information systems knowledge in business environment.I S 301Communication for Business Professionals
Sign upAnalysis of principles of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and presenting business information. Written and oral communications involving problem solving in the business management process.I S 301LBusiness Communication Writing
Sign upBusiness Communication Writing (IS301L) is a writing intensive course for undergraduate business majors, emphasizing concepts and practice for development of writing skills necessary for successful professional practice. Enrollment is limited to undergraduate business majors with a score of 8, 9, or 10 on the GPE. .I S 310Business Statistics I
Sign upApplication of statistics to business problems. Data collection and organization, probability theory, measures of central tendency and dispersion, hypothesis testing and estimation, simple regression, and correlation. Use of statistical software.I S 320Spreadsheet Modeling for Business and Management
Sign upUsing spreadsheet to solve business and management problems. Complete coverage of spreadsheet topics including problem formulation, formula, functions, pivot table, macro, solver, spreadsheet forms and VBA, what-if analysis, dimensional analysis, optimization, and quantitative modeling. Data analysis and visualization using spreadsheet.I S 340Business Application Programming
Sign upIntroduction to business application development. Programming concepts, variables, data types, operators, methods, conditionals and recursion. Classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. User interface and database access. Program design, debug and test.I S 355Business Data Networks and Communication
Sign upIntroduction to fundamental networking concepts, implementation, and application in business organizations. Cloud computing fundamentals. Concepts relevant to modern networks like IoT, 5G, SDN, SD-WAN. Management, operation, governance, risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and security of networks.I S 360Cybersecurity in Business
Sign upFoundation and business applications of cybersecurity. Principles and methodologies of risk assessment and management. Assurance and internal control. Security operations and administration. Introduction to cybersecurity attacks, threats and vulnerabilities. Regulatory and organizational compliance. Individual project.I S 380Database Management
Sign upIntroduction to database requirements, analysis and specification. SQL query formulation. Database implementation using relational database management system software, such as Oracle. Design of computerized business forms and reports.I S 385Systems Analysis and Design
Sign upIntroduction to current and emerging practices, concepts and methods of systems analysis and design. Development process models, requirements analysis and system modeling, conceptual and physical design, systems implementation and maintenance, project management and teamwork, roles and responsibilities of systems analysts.I S 435Applications of AI, Blockchain, and Internet of Things
Sign upDeveloping emerging technology-based business applications within an organization or as a standalone. Based on digital business models, identifying value-added business applications and sustaining them. Digital transformation and value assessment. Application development with platforms and programming, hands-on, use cases and projects.I S 445Internet Applications Development
Sign upDesign, management, and applications of Internet-based electronic business transaction systems. Special emphasis on Web home page design and database-driven Web application development.I S 456Systems Integration and Security
Sign upTechnology, application, operating system, infrastructure, and systems integration in internetworking and enterprise networking. Interoperability, mobile system, multimedia, distributed and collaborative systems, network management, fault tolerance, security and middleware. Case studies and hands-on activities.I S 457Wireless Systems and Mobile Applications
Sign upApplication of information technologies, management in wireless and mobile environment. Technical aspects of wireless internetworking and mobile applications in business. Pervasive and ubiquitous computing environment and applications. Current technical issues, application development, and human interface design.I S 460Defensive Cybersecurity in Business
Sign upAdvanced business and management applications of defensive cybersecurity operations. Incident response and computer forensics. Computer network defense. Cryptography. Penetration testing. Malware attacks. Configuration management. Individual project.I S 470Business Intelligence
Sign upExtract useful information (business intelligence BI) from large volumes of data or internet using BI software. Theories and applications in business intelligence, data mining, and business analytics. Topics include recommender system, collaborative filtering, classification, clustering, web mining, social network analysis.I S 480Advanced Database Management
Sign upAdvanced approaches such as object-oriented, data warehousing, and client/server methods to database applications and development. Use of entity-relationship analysis to identify objects. Development of relational database systems for a business. Application software development project using cutting-edge database technology.I S 482Enterprise Systems
Sign upIntroduction to theories and application of enterprise systems. Issues and management of enterprise systems adoption. Understanding and hands-on experience of major business processes in enterprise systems. Enterprise systems configuration and customization with back-end programming language.
JOUR45 courses
JOUR 104Social Media Communication
Sign upStudents examine how social media (Facebook, Twitter and others) influence interpersonal and professional communications. The course is grounded in the history, development and theories of social media, while providing students opportunities to analyze personal use of social media.JOUR 110Mass Media and Society
Sign upOrigins, development and contemporary role of newspapers, magazines, radio, television, books, new media and films, and such related fields as advertising and public relations.JOUR 120News Writing and Ethics
Sign upThis introductory course focuses on the fundamentals of news writing. Students develop news judgment, and they practice writing different types of news stories, adhering to AP style and meeting deadlines. Legal, ethical and diversity issues in journalism are also addressed.JOUR 160Understanding News Media
Sign upDevelop critical thinking through the examination of news media in the United States including print, television and online news sources, news narratives, journalistic methodologies, ownership patterns, value systems, thought processes, effects and trends.JOUR 180It it Real or Is it AI? AI, Algorithms and Media
Sign upStudents explore the history and logic of Artificial Intelligence and algorithms in media, analyzing how these invisible infrastructures shape the way we consume, interact with, produce, and share content.JOUR 240Multimedia Storytelling
Sign upThis course is designed to develop basic skills in multimedia storytelling. Techniques and tools used in creating blogs, photo slideshows and podcasts as well as shooting and editing video will be covered. Legal and ethical considerations will also be examined.JOUR 270Principles of Public Relations
Sign upStudents learn the theories, concepts, history and terminology of public relations. The stages of the public relations practice -research, planning, communication and evaluation - are studied. Diversity, ethics, social responsibility and global perspectives in public relations are also examined.JOUR 300Photojournalism
Sign upTechniques of photojournalism for newspapers and magazines that can also be applied to corporate communications, digital media and public relations. Course covers types of photos needed for all aspects of editorial photography, including lighting, use of filters, working with subjects and the photo picture page.JOUR 305Media Design
Sign upGives students experience in design of printed and online materials. Examines theories, principles and techniques of contemporary media design. Covers historical roots of media design and acquaints students with use of photographs, illustrations, graphs, type and color in visual communication.JOUR 310Writing for the LBC
Sign upStudents will write general assignment stories for the Long Beach Current (LBC) newspaper and website. Students will create a portfolio featuring a range of news, sports, arts and culture stories focusing on the campus community.JOUR 311News Reporting and Ethics
Sign upThis course covers all aspects of newsgathering and emphasizes reporting on civic and social issues. Students will research topics, attend meetings, conduct interviews, and write hard news and feature stories. The course also focuses on journalism ethics and how to report on diverse communities.JOUR 312Global News Media
Sign upAnalysis of world's news media with an emphasis on structure, ownership, social and political roles and the degree of government pressure and control. Particular attention is paid to economic, political and mass media globalization and its effects on developing countries.JOUR 315Literary Journalism
Sign upStudy and practice of literary reportage. Includes analysis of styles and methods employed by British pioneers, contemporary American, European and Latin American journalists. Discussion and application of ethical guidelines that keep literary journalists from crossing the line between fact and fiction.JOUR 316Freelance and Feature Writing
Sign upStudents learn to develop story ideas and report and write feature stories. Students also learn how to successfully pitch and sell stories to publications, work with editors and establish a career as a freelance writer.JOUR 318Sports Journalism
Sign upStudents explore the state and practice of sports journalism. Students learn the history of sports reporting, and participate in all aspects of the sports journalism process from reporting and interviewing to writing, editing and producing.JOUR 321Broadcast News Writing and Reporting
Sign upStudents learn and practice television and radio news writing and reporting. Students become familiar with script formats, and create audio and video stories on deadline. While the focus is on television, the skills developed are applicable to other platforms.JOUR 325Video for Social Media
Sign upStudents will learn the theories, practices, strategies and technical skills essential for producing videos for social media. They will shoot and edit videos and develop an understanding of social video metrics, trends, and algorithms to assess and enhance storytelling and engagement.JOUR 331Editing for Print and Online
Sign upStudents learn editing and proofreading skills for print and online media. Students also gain practice in assigning and assessing stories, fact-checking, determining a story lineup and working with writers.JOUR 335Entertainment Publicity
Sign upStudents explore strategies employed by publicists to promote individuals (talent) and film and TV projects as well as plan and execute awards and other entertainment event campaigns (e.g., the Oscars, Emmy awards, festivals).JOUR 340Advanced Multimedia Journalism
Sign upStudents learn the theory and practice of creating-cutting edge digital content with a journalism emphasis. Instruction in social media, coding/HTML, web design, animations and other trends and topics in digital journalism could be included.JOUR 350Writing in Spanish for Journalism and Public Relations Careers
Sign upStudents develop professional writing skills in Spanish and practice cultural competence to reach Spanish-speaking audiences. Students write and edit articles, press releases, pitch letters, blogs, social media posts and other communications materials utilized by journalists and public relations professionals.JOUR 360Culture and Politics of the Internet
Sign upThis interdisciplinary course is focused on the culture and politics of the Internet. It introduces students to the regulations governing both broadband and mobile Internet services, as well as explores how these policies are shaped.JOUR 374Media Relations Writing
Sign upStudents learn to communicate with specific audiences. Students write and edit news releases, feature stories, biographical profiles, fact sheets, media alerts, pitch letters, blogs and other materials. Ethical and legal issues in public relations are also addressed.JOUR 375Strategic Communication for Organizations
Sign upStudents strategize and create public relations materials used for internal communications. Students develop a variety of tactics, such as: backgrounders, memos, formal statements, speeches, crisis plans and other items in response to analyses of organizational needs.JOUR 380Advanced Photojournalism
Sign upThis course provides an in-depth study of photojournalism with an emphasis on creating story ideas, essays and features with photos. Students shoot and edit photos. They also create photo layouts for newspapers, magazines and online media.JOUR 382Podcasting
Sign upThis course covers nonfiction digital audio producing and storytelling, with an emphasis on podcasting. Students will develop their own personal voice and style, while learning and practicing the listening, reporting, planning and technical skills needed to produce compelling audio stories, segments and series.JOUR 390Crisis Communication
Sign upStudents learn the principles and theories necessary to analyze and manage different types of crisis communication situations in public and private sectors.JOUR 405Advanced Media Design
Sign upStudents learn advanced skills in media design, including typography, color, art and white space. They further develop design skills for media outlets.JOUR 411Data Detectives: Democracy, Citizen Journalism and Open Government
Sign upStudents will play the roles of democracy detectives and citizen journalists by applying quantitative reasoning concepts to sources of open data. Students will employ the techniques of investigative journalism to identify, access, analyze and utilize city, state, federal, non-profit and other public datasets.JOUR 412Theories of Mass Communication
Sign upContemporary theories of mass communication. An overview of development of communication theory as it relates to mass media. Evaluation of theories of communication process through analysis of original research upon which theories were founded. Source, message and audience effects of communication process.JOUR 415Diversity in the Media
Sign upStudents examine the relationship between media and the marginalization, misrepresentation and discrimination of individuals and groups in the United States. Students will identify, analyze and challenge depictions of class, gender, ethnicity, race, religion and those with disabilities in U.S. media.JOUR 418Journalism: Past, Present, and Future
Sign upThis course brings history into the present by exploring journalism in the age of conglomeration, digitization and mobile communication. It provides an overview of major figures, technologies, paradigms and events that have shaped the practice of journalism in the United States.JOUR 420Beat Reporting for the LBC
Sign upStudents develop in-depth reporting skills. They cover a beat in news, sports or the arts and produce stories for the Long Beach Current (LBC) newspaper and website. Students will write articles, shoot photos and produce videos.JOUR 422Senior Media Production
Sign upAdvanced work on Forty-Niner Publications as editors.JOUR 425The Business of Journalism: Advertising, Operations and Strategic Communication for Media Organizations
Sign upStudents gain experience in multiple areas of media business operations. Students work independently and in teams on strategic communications, branding, advertising, fundraising, event planning, outreach, distribution and/or audience research and analysis for the Daily Forty-Niner, DIG MAG and DIG en Espanol.JOUR 430Communication Law and Policy
Sign upThe course examines principles and case studies of communication law with an emphasis on constitutional guarantees of a free press. Students analyze how laws are applied in contemporary situations and learn to make distinctions between ethical and legal issues.JOUR 431Mass Media Ethics
Sign upThis course focuses on ethical codes and value systems used in mass media. Students explore philosophical foundations of moral theory and various approaches to ethical decision making for journalists, public relations professionals and other media practitioners.JOUR 440Trends in Online Media
Sign upStudents learn the theory and practice of state-of-the-art digital content for journalism and public relations. Topics may include viral marketing, mobile media applications, data visualizations, web animations and other new applications.JOUR 450Bilingual Journalism
Sign upThis course covers bilingual reporting on diverse communities, with an emphasis on Latinx populations. Students will report stories and create multimedia content. Students gain experience in a variety of multicultural and multilingual journalism contexts.JOUR 470Digital Tools for Public Relations
Sign upThis course covers challenges and opportunities presented to public relations practitioners in the digital age, how social media are changing the communication landscape, and best practices in digital public relations including social media strategies, search engine optimization and media monitoring.JOUR 471Public Relations Management and Campaigns
Sign upStudents work in agency situations to develop a business proposal for clients involving formal written plans and oral presentations. Students serve as consultants and develop programs for organizations.JOUR 478Public Relations Case Studies
Sign upStudents analyze case studies to explore decision-making processes in various areas of public relations, including employee relations, community relations, multicultural relations, investor relations, media relations, marketing communications and crisis communications.JOUR 480Magazine Writing and Editing
Sign upStudents serve as the staff editors and writers for the campus magazine, Dig, and its website, and the department alumni publication, Beach Byline. Activities include pitching, assigning, writing, editing, working with design/designers and proofreading stories for the publications.JOUR 482Television News Production and Performance
Sign upStudents produce television news reports, segments and programs in this hands-on course. Students also gain experience in a variety of television news production roles, including anchor, writer, reporter, producer and researcher.JOUR 485Public Relations Agency
Sign upThis course develops advanced public relations problem-solving skills. Students create strategic public relations plans and execute a comprehensive public relations program by serving as a student run public relations agency and working with actual clients for the Bateman Case Study Competition.
LING32 courses
LING 100The Nature of Language
Sign upExamines ongoing issues concerning cognitive and social aspects of language. In exploring both popular and scientific perspectives on language, students develop skills in critical thinking while exploring elements of linguistic analysis.LING 101Introduction to the World’s Languages
Sign upGeneral introduction to roles that the world's languages have played historically, socially, culturally and politically. Nature of language, how languages operate, differ, and relate to each other. Contact between languages and change over time. Spoken and written forms of language.LING 170Introduction to Linguistics
Sign upNature of language; its relation to culture; language structure and processes of change; language universals, contrasts and relationships. Same course as ANTH 170. Not open for credit to students with credit in ANTH 170.LING 210Acquiring Academic/Technical Vocabulary
Sign upAcquisition of academic and technical vocabulary through study of the structure (phonology and morphology), meaning (lexical semantics), and history (etymology) of specialized English words used in academic, legal, medical and scientific fields. Both grading options.LING 300Professional Development for Linguists
Sign upStrategies for academic and career success across linguistic subfields. .LING 301Introduction to Research Methods
Sign upIntroduction to quantitative, qualitative and mixed method research in linguistics; basic statistics; writing a research report.LING 310Morphology of English
Sign upProvides an analytical, linguistic approach to the morphological structure of English academic and technical vocabulary as well as an overview of theory and methodology related to vocabulary acquisition.LING 325Modern English Grammar
Sign upStudy of the structural characteristics of English words, phrases and sentences. Traditional grammatical terminology, basic morphology, constituent structure, phrase structure, finite and nonfinite clauses. Descriptive and prescriptive grammar; reference to pedagogical contexts. Not open for credit to students with credit in ENGL 325.LING 329Introduction to Language Acquisition
Sign upTypical development patterns in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Comparison of first and second language acquisition. Influence of biological, social, and cultural factors. Techniques for collecting and analyzing acquisition data. Evaluation of competing theories of acquisition.LING 330Bilingualism
Sign upOverview of various aspects of bilingualism, including: cognitive effects, child bilingualism, cross-linguistic influence, sign-language bilingualism, diglossia, language loss, language dominance, language variation, language revitalization, identity, and ideologies.LING 339Linguistics for Crosscultural Academic Development [in Secondary School Settings]
Sign upRestricted to students in the English Education Option in the English B.A. .LING 350Computational Linguistics
Sign upHands-on introduction to computational methods in empirical linguistic analysis and natural language processing. Topics include language modeling, text classification, linguistic annotation, computational semantics, and machine translation.LING 360The Languages of Africa
Sign upThis course examines Africa's history, diversity, and complexity with special relevance to language. Topics include multilingualism, language use and social function, the evolution and classification of languages, literacy and writing systems, and an introductory overview of many languages.LING 363Implications of Human Language
Sign upExamines human language from the perspectives of linguistics, psychology, and communicative disorders. Topics include relationships between languages of the world, language acquisition, and the social meaning of language and dialect differences.LING 375Spanish in the US
Sign upThis course provides a critical overview of the linguistic systems, structures and sociolinguistic practices of different Spanish-speaking communities of Hispanic/indigenous ancestry in the United States.LING 379Sociolinguistics
Sign upSurvey of language variation and its relationship to social characteristics and processes. Study of regional and social dialects, interactional sociolinguistics, language attitudes research, sociolinguistic discourse analysis and the study of language policy and ideology as well as multilingualism.LING 401Corpus Linguistics
Sign upAnalyzing language through quantitative corpus data, with applications to fields such as lexicography, natural language processing, L2 pedagogy, and historical linguistics.LING 413Language and Culture
Sign upRelation of language to social and cultural practices and processes; issues of meaning, identity and power within and across cultures. Same course as ANTH 413. Not open for credit to students with credit in ANTH 413.LING 420Phonology
Sign upSound structures of the world's languages. Phonetic transcription, describing sound change, phonemic and morpho-phonological analysis of diverse languages. Applications to historical linguistics and language acquisition. .LING 421Syntax
Sign upWith the structure of American English as a reference point, this course provides an introduction to the analysis of a range of morphological and syntactic structures found in languages from a variety of language families.LING 422Discourse Analysis
Sign upExplores natural language in use, including the functional and cognitive analysis of structures relevant to genre and to discourse as practice. The course examines how discourse is organized, formed coherently, and how discourse is the source from which grammar emerges.LING 423Semantics
Sign upConcepts and theoretical approaches foundational to understanding meaning in language, including truth and inference, words and meaning, grammar and meaning, pragmatics, construal, conceptual metaphor, and embodied cognition. .LING 424Laboratory Phonetics
Sign upExperimental methods for studying the physical properties of speech sounds in English and other languages. Applications to phonology, sociolinguistics and second language acquisition.LING 425Education Across Cultures
Sign upCross cultural perspectives on formal and informal education and socialization, using theory and methods from anthropology and linguistics.LING 426History of the English Language
Sign upStructural and socio-political development of the English language, from its roots in Indo-European to its emergence as a global language. .LING 438Psycholinguistics
Sign upThis course introduces students to how language works in the human mind: psychological factors involved in language production and comprehension, and the relation between language and cognition. Transferable and interdisciplinary research-oriented skills (e.g.LING 450Teaching Second Language Listening and Speaking
Sign upAn introduction to teaching listening and speaking in the second language (L2) classroom. Topics include approaches to L2 listening, speaking, and pronunciation instruction, materials development, feedback, and assessment. .LING 460Teaching Second Language Composition
Sign upAn introduction to teaching writing in the second language (L2) classroom. Topics include approaches to L2 writing instruction, materials development, feedback, and assessment. Introduction to the rhetoric and composition of students with limited English proficiency.LING 470Language and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Sign upAnalysis of men's and women's communication in its social and cultural context; role of gender in interpreting conversational interactions in the U.S. and elsewhere; acquisition of gender differences; cultural dimensions of perceptions and stereotypes and their effect on communication. Same course as ANTH 475, WGSS 475.LING 472Language and Social Justice
Sign upSurvey and analysis of how language is implicated in social justice issues related to racial, ethnic, gender, class and other sociocultural categories and identities. Draws on historical and contemporary examples from education, law, politics, and media in the U.S. Traditional.LING 477Language Socialization
Sign upThe Language Socialization research paradigm; social practices through which novices become linguistically and culturally competent members of communities. Language, learning, communicative behaviors, and skill acquisition in a range of social and cultural contexts and activities over the life course.LING 486Second Language Teaching Methods
Sign upIntroduction to current methods and techniques for teaching second languages with a focus on teaching English to speakers of other languages. Classroom applications in second language settings.
MAE54 courses
MAE 101AIntroduction to Aerospace Engineering
Sign upRole of various types of engineering specialties in the development of an actual aerospace vehicle product. Current social, ethical and environmental issues in Aerospace Engineering solutions. Life-long learning skills using resources from professional societies and Internet are also emphasized.MAE 101AHIntroduction to Aerospace Engineering
Sign upRole of various types of engineering specialties in the development of an actual aerospace vehicle product. Current social, ethical and environmental issues in Aerospace Engineering solutions. Life-long learning skills using resources from professional societies and Internet are also emphasized.MAE 101BIntroduction to Mechanical Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to mechanical engineering as a profession. Past, present, and future trends and related professional opportunities and challenges. Introduction to mechanical engineering curriculum studies. Social, economical, cultural, legal and ethical issues related to mechanical engineering and its applications.MAE 101BHIntroduction to Mechanical Engineering
Sign upIntroduction to mechanical engineering as a profession. Past, present, and future trends and related professional opportunities and challenges. Introduction to mechanical engineering curriculum studies. Social, economical, cultural, legal and ethical issues related to mechanical engineering and its applications.MAE 172Engineering Design Graphics
Sign upEngineering design graphics and visualization skills using CAD software. Emphasis on industrial practice involving component and assembly modeling and drawings for actual products. Standards, tolerances, surface finishes, and other attributes of drawings addressed. Projects involving modeling of systems and subsystems.MAE 172AEngineering Design Graphics
Sign upEngineering graphics and drafting principles focusing on civil engineering applications. Graphic expressions using AutoCAD, 2D drawing, standards, tolerances in civil engineering, geometric construction, Multiview, sectional view, dimensioning, and detail drawings.MAE 172BEngineering Design Graphics
Sign upGraphics concept and visualization. Graphic expressions using SolidWorks, emphasis on industrial practice involving part and assembly drawings for actual products, standards, tolerances, surface finishes, and other attributes on drawings, and production drawings. Projects involving complete design of systems and subsystems.MAE 172CEngineering Design Graphics
Sign upGraphics concept and visualization. Graphic expressions using CATIA, emphasis on industrial practice involving part and assembly drawings for actual products, standards, tolerances, surface finishes, and other attributes on drawings, and production drawings. Projects involving complete design of systems and subsystems.MAE 205Computer Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sign upApplication of computer programming to engineering problem solving. Structured approach to problems. Input-output concepts for both numerical and graphical results.MAE 272Introduction to Manufacturing Processes
Sign upManufacturing processes, properties of materials; metals production; foundry, casting, heat treatment; welding, powder metallurgy, plastics, metrology; working metals, press work; machine tool elements, numerical control; metal cutting/turning;MAE 300Engineering Instrumentation and Measurement
Sign upStatistical analysis of experimental data, uncertainty analysis, various statistical distributions, and test of goodness of fit, correlation coefficient, and multivariable regression.MAE 305Numerical Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sign upSolutions of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations. Solutions of linear and nonlinear systems of algebraic equations. Curve fitting and interpolation of data. Numerical differentiation and integration. Numerical solution of initial-value and boundary-value problems. Numerical solution of the matrix eigenvalue problem. .MAE 322Engineering Materials and Materials Processes
Sign upStructure and properties of engineering materials. Phase and transformation diagrams. Heat treatments and mechanical processing. Manufacturing methods of metals, alloys, polymers, composites, ceramics, and semiconductors.MAE 330Engineering Thermodynamics I
Sign upLaws of thermodynamics. Properties of liquids, gases and vapors. Sources of energy and conversion to work. Introduction to heat transfer and psychrometry.MAE 330HEngineering Thermodynamics I
Sign upLaws of thermodynamics. Properties of liquids, gases and vapors. Sources of energy and conversion to work. Introduction to heat transfer and psychrometry.MAE 333Engineering Fluid Dynamics
Sign upFluid statics. Formulation of the conservation of mass, momentum and energy using finite control volume analysis and differential analysis. Dimensional analysis. Viscous flow in pipes.MAE 334Aerodynamics I
Sign upThe Bernoulli equation. Incompressible inviscid flow. Flow around circular cylinder, flow around thin airfoils. Panel method. Incompressible flow about wings of finite span. Vortex lattice method.MAE 336Power Plant Design
Sign upDesign of power production systems, including steam power plants, gas turbines and auxiliary power units. Survey of alternate power sources including wind, solar, geothermal, ocean thermal and biomass. Group and/or individual design projects.MAE 337Thermal Engineering Laboratory
Sign upThermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid flow property measurements, measurement of heating value of fuels, energy and performance analysis of thermal systems, including internal combustion engines, power and heat generating systems, refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, and heat exchangers.MAE 350Flight Mechanics
Sign upTurbojets: level and other flights in the vertical plane, turning flight in the horizontal plane. Piston props: level and other flights in the vertical plane, turning flight in the horizontal plane. Performance analysis and design examples.MAE 361Materials and Properties Laboratory
Sign upStudy of the effects of thermal processing and mechanical processing on the properties and microstructures of metals, alloys, and other materials. Determination of material properties using tensile test, torsion test, and beam test. Study of the statistical nature and reliability of test results.MAE 365Aerospace Structures I
Sign upMechanical behavior of aerospace materials. Torsion of thin walled section beams. Bending and torsion of advanced beams. Analysis of stiffened box beams. Load transfer in stiffened panel structures. Failure criteria of aerospace materials.MAE 371Analytical Mechanics II
Sign upNewton's Laws and the principles of work and energy and impulse and momentum applied to the study of particle and rigid body motion. Engineering application with emphasis on plane motion problems. Individual and/or group projects involving in-depth numerical analysis.MAE 371HAnalytical Mechanics II
Sign upNewton's Laws and the principles of work and energy and impulse and momentum applied to the study of particle and rigid body motion. Engineering application with emphasis on plane motion problems. Individual and/or group projects involving in-depth numerical analysis.MAE 373Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
Sign upApplication of the principles of mechanics to the design of structural and machine members and connections; stress analysis of beams and columns. Properties and strength of engineering materials. Design projects.MAE 373HMechanics of Deformable Bodies
Sign upApplication of the principles of mechanics to the design of structural and machine members and connections; stress analysis of beams and columns. Properties and strength of engineering materials. Design projects.MAE 374Mechanical Properties of Materials Laboratory
Sign upPhysical and mechanical properties of engineering materials and their relationship to structural elements; accuracy of measurements; statistical analysis of experimental data; professional laboratory reports.MAE 375Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanisms
Sign upFundamentals of kinematics and dynamics of mechanisms, including structural and mobility considerations; graphical and analytical methods for linkage synthesis and position, velocity and acceleration analysis; cams and gears; analysis of combined static and dynamic forces in mechanisms.MAE 376Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems
Sign upModeling and analysis of dynamic systems including mechanical, electrical, electro-mechanical, and hydraulic systems. Use of complex algebra and Laplace transforms. Mathematical modeling of dynamic systems in state-space. Linear systems analysis in time and frequency domains. Introduction to feedback control systems.MAE 381Fundamentals of Spacecraft Dynamics
Sign upSpace environments and their impact on spacecraft design. Space mission engineering. Spacecraft propulsion. Attitude dynamics and kinematics. Controls. Spacecraft attitude determination and control.MAE 408Systems Engineering and Integration
Sign upIntroduction to tools and methods employed by systems engineers in aerospace industry. Development of system functions, requirements, verification and validation, and interfaces in the context of integrated product teams and the product life cycle. Trade studies and risk management.MAE 409AFinite Element Methods I
Sign upFinite element methods for linear beam and truss elements. Systems of ordinary differential equations in finite element formulation. Static and dynamic analysis of complex structures with lab activities using current FE software with validation using experimental data.MAE 409AHFinite Element Methods I
Sign upFinite element methods for linear beam and truss elements. Systems of ordinary differential equations in finite element formulation. Static and dynamic analysis of complex structures with lab activities using current FE software with validation using experimental data.MAE 422Composite Materials
Sign upStress-strain relations for anisotropic materials. Classical lamination theory. Strength and failure theories for laminae and laminates. Micromechanics. Applications of composite structures.MAE 431Heat Transfer Systems Design
Sign upAnalysis of heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation. Investigation of steady state and transient heat transfer systems. Computer methods. Individual-group design projects problems in heat transfer such as electronic packaging, heat exchangers, heat engines, refrigerators, and thermal systems analysis.MAE 434Aerodynamics II
Sign upCompressible flows. Subsonic and supersonic flows around airfoils and wings. Two-dimensional, incompressible boundary layers. Introduction to computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Aerodynamic design considerations.MAE 435Computational Fluid Dynamics I
Sign upNumerical methods for elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations, finite difference and volume methods, analysis of consistency, stability, and convergence, panel method, modeling and computation of boundary layer flows, full potential equation, grid generation, application to inviscid and viscous subsonic, transonic/ supersonic flows.MAE 438Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Sign upBasic HVAC system calculations. Thermodynamics and psychometrics, design conditions and load estimating, residential and non-residential heating and cooling load calculations, energy estimating methods, duct and pipe siding, and life cycle costs.MAE 440Aerodynamics Laboratory
Sign upExperimental techniques in aerodynamics, wind tunnel measurements, use of Pitot tube, hot wire and Laser Doppler Velocimetry systems, flow visualization techniques, calibration of transducers. Computer controlled data acquisition and analysis.MAE 451Aircraft Preliminary Design and Performance
Sign upComplete aircraft preliminary design, including mission definition, specifications, and regulations. Preliminary takeoff weight and weight empty for a mission. Aircraft geometric characteristics are developed. Detailed aerodynamic data are estimated and used to calculate aircraft performance.MAE 452Propulsion
Sign upSimple gas turbine cycle. Heat exchange and reheat gas turbine cycles. Gas turbine components. Ideal and actual thrust development in gas turbines. Principles of rocket engines. Solid, liquid and hybrid fuel rockets. Thrust and control in rockets.MAE 453Stability and Control of Aerospace Vehicles
Sign upPhysical dependence of airplane stability/control characteristics on airplane configuration and flight condition. Equations for static longitudinal, lateral and directional stability of airplanes. Neutral points, control effectiveness, trim in maneuvering flight. Configuration determinants. Transient modes.MAE 453HStability and Control of Aerospace Vehicles
Sign upPhysical dependence of airplane stability/control characteristics on airplane configuration and flight condition. Equations for static longitudinal, lateral and directional stability of airplanes. Neutral points, control effectiveness, trim in maneuvering flight.MAE 454Avionics Systems
Sign upAvionics systems requirements definition and design. Systems used for guidance and navigation. Components of avionics systems (software, integrated circuits, devices, etc.). Integration of optics and electronics. Testing and certification.MAE 465Aerospace Structures II
Sign upFracture mechanics. Fatigue failure. Structural stability. Elementary aeroelasticity. Energy principles. Finite element methods of aerospace structural analysis. Application of finite element computer programs.MAE 471Design and Analysis of Mechanical Engineering Systems I
Sign upFirst course in a two-course integrative learning capstone design sequence. Topics include: the design process; design and selection of mechanical components; and written/oral communication. Students begin design projects in teams and progress through the preliminary stages of the design process.MAE 472Design and Analysis of Mechanical Engineering Systems II
Sign upSecond course in a two-course integrative learning capstone design sequence. Topics include detailed engineering analysis, design decisions, fabrication of prototypes, and written/oral communication. Student teams complete design project started in MAE 471, culminating in a final design solution.MAE 476Mechanical Control Systems I
Sign upFeedback control systems in mechanical engineering. Modeling, analysis, and design. System performance and design criteria: stability, transient response, frequency response and compensation, root locus. Introduction to nonlinear control systems, state space analysis and design.MAE 476HMechanical Control Systems I
Sign upFeedback control systems in mechanical engineering. Modeling, analysis, and design. System performance and design criteria: stability, transient response, frequency response and compensation, root locus. Introduction to nonlinear control systems, state space analysis and design.MAE 478Aerospace System Design I
Sign upFirst course in a two-course integrative learning capstone design sequence. Customer specifications are articulated in a proposal. Student teams define system requirements and work through preliminary design.MAE 479Aerospace Systems Design II
Sign upSecond course in a two-course integrative learning capstone design sequence. Team projects started in MAE 478 are completed. Design for manufacturing. System evaluation verification and validation. Aerospace engineering ethics.MAE 481Spacecraft Systems
Sign upSystems engineering approach to spacecraft design. Spacecraft systems engineering and spacecraft and power subsystem. Radiative and conductive heat transfer. Thermal control subsystem. Telecommunications. Command and data handling. Team projects including spacecraft subsystem design are assigned.MAE 483Space Flight and Orbital Mechanics
Sign upTwo-body problem. Predicting orbital positions. Kepler's equation. Orbital elements. Lambert's problem. Rocket dynamics. Rocket payloads and staging. Impulsive orbital transfer. Interplanetary mission analysis.MAE 483HSpace Flight and Orbital Mechanics
Sign upTwo-body problem. Predicting orbital positions. Kepler's equation. Orbital elements. Lambert's problem. Rocket dynamics. Rocket payloads and staging. Impulsive orbital transfer. Interplanetary mission analysis.
MATH45 courses
MATH 92AFoundations for Essential Algebra A
Sign upTopics and skills that support student success in MATH 112A. Students required to enroll in this co-requisite course must remain enrolled in both courses for the semester. Students will not be permitted to withdraw from one of the courses (either MATH 112A or MATH 92A) and not the other.MATH 92BFoundations for Essential Algebra B
Sign upTopics and skills that support student success in MATH 112B. .MATH 93Foundations for Precalculus Algebra
Sign upTopics and skills that support student success in MATH 113. Students required to enroll in this co-requisite course must remain enrolled in both courses for the semester. Students will not be permitted to withdraw from one of the courses (either MATH 113 or MATH 93) and not the other.MATH 94Foundations for Quantitative Reasoning
Sign upTopics and skills that support student success in MATH 104. This course is designed as a co-requisite course and should only be taken with MATH 104. Students required to enroll in this co-requisite course must remain enrolled in both courses for the semester.MATH 95Foundations for Business Calculus
Sign upTopics and skills that support student success in MATH 115. This course is designed as a co-requisite course and should only be taken with MATH 115. Students required to enroll in this co-requisite course must remain enrolled in both courses for the semester.MATH 96Foundations for Finite Math
Sign upTopics and skills that support student success in MATH 116. Students required to enroll in this co-requisite course must remain enrolled in both courses for the semester. Students will not be permitted to withdraw from one of the courses (either MATH 116 or MATH 96) and not the other.MATH 104The Power of Mathematics
Sign upTopics that demonstrate the power and art of mathematical thinking. Development of quantitative and financial literacy; number sense and computational skills; mathematical habits of mind; communication skills across various mathematical forms; and ability to analyze realistic problems with mathematical tools.MATH 109Modeling with Algebra
Sign upData, functions, domain, range, representations of functions (verbal, numerical, graphical, algebraic), visualizing functions (increasing, decreasing, maximum, minimum, concave up, concave down). Linear functions, rate of change, slope, modeling data, systems of linear equations, linear inequalities.MATH 111Precalculus Trigonometry
Sign upTrigonometric functions and applications. Arithmetic and graphical representation of complex numbers, polar form, DeMoivre's Theorem.MATH 112AEssential Algebra A
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Sign upRecognize, relate, describe, manipulate, and apply functions and equations that are polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic. Communicate quantitative ideas both orally and in writing. .MATH 113Precalculus Algebra
Sign upEquations, inequalities. Functions, their graphs, inverses, transformations. Polynomial, rational functions, theory of equations. Exponential, logarithmic functions, modeling. Systems of equations, matrices, determinants. Sequences, series.MATH 115Calculus for Business
Sign upFunctions, derivatives, optimization problems, graphs, partial derivatives. Applications to business and economics. Emphasis on problem-solving techniques.MATH 116Finite Math
Sign upLinear and exponential equations and functions. Systems of linear equations and inequalities. Linear optimization.Matrices and matrix algebra. Introduction to set theory and probability. Applications, including applications to business and social science.MATH 119ASurvey of Calculus I
Sign upFunctions, limits and continuity, differentiation and integration of functions of one variable including exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. Graphing, optimization, parametric equations, integration by substitution and by parts, numerical integration. Applications to the life sciences. Emphasis on problem-solving.MATH 122Calculus I
Sign upLimits. Continuous functions. Derivatives and applications including graphing, related rates, and optimization. Transcendental functions. L'Hospital's Rule. Antiderivatives. Definite integrals. Area under a curve.MATH 123Calculus II
Sign upApplications of the integral. Techniques of integration. Infinite series including convergence tests and Taylor series. Parametric equations. Polar coordinates. Introduces differential equations.MATH 170Calculus for Data Science I
Sign upLimits, continuity, and derivatives. Exponential and logarithmic functions. Iterative methods. Introduction to integration. Emphasis on applications of mathematical procedures for data science including graphing, approximation, optimization, and probability. Computer Algebra Systems such as SymPy used throughout the course.MATH 224Calculus III
Sign upVectors and three-dimensional analytic geometry. Partial derivatives and Lagrange multipliers. Multiple integrals. Vector calculus, line and surface integrals. Green's Theorem, Stokes' Theorem, and the Divergence Theorem.MATH 233Fundamental Concepts for Advanced Mathematics
Sign upFundamentals of logic and set theory, counting principles, functions and relations, induction and recursion, introduction to probability, elementary number theory, congruences. Introduces writing proofs.MATH 247Introduction to Linear Algebra
Sign upMatrix algebra, solution of systems of equations, determinants, vector spaces including function spaces, inner product spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, quadratic forms, and applications. Emphasis on computational methods.MATH 303Reflections in Space and Time
Sign upAn experimentally-driven investigation of the mathematical nature of symmetry and patterns. Considers the pervasive appearance and deep significance of symmetry and patterns in art and science.MATH 309Complexity and Emergence
Sign upIntroduction to complexity science. Qualitative and computational exploration of emergent properties in dynamical systems, fractals, algorithms, networks, self-organizing behavior, and selected topics.MATH 310History of Early Mathematics
Sign upHistory of mathematics through the seventeenth century, including arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and the beginnings of calculus. Interconnections with other branches of mathematics. Writing component; strongly recommended students enrolling have completed the G.E. 1A requirement.MATH 323Introduction to Numerical Analysis
Sign upNumerical solution of nonlinear equations, systems of linear equations, and ordinary differential equations. Interpolating polynomials, numerical differentiation, and numerical integration. Computer implementation of these methods.MATH 341Number Theory
Sign upDivisibility, congruences, number theoretic functions, Diophantine equations, primitive roots, continued fractions. Writing proofs.MATH 347Linear Algebra
Sign upIn-depth study of linear transformations, vector spaces, inner product spaces, quadratic forms, similarity, and the rational and Jordan canonical forms. Writing proofs.MATH 349Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers
Sign upMatrix algebra, systems of linear equations, linear independence, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, singular value decompositions. Solution techniques for first and second-order linear differential equations, linear systems of ODEs. Graphical and numerical methods for differential equations, Laplace, and Fourier transforms.MATH 355College Geometry
Sign upEuclidean geometry, geometric objects, isometry and similarity, transformations and symmetry, algebra and geometry of complex numbers, and topics in non-Euclidean geometry and the axioms of geometry. Writing proofs.MATH 361AIntroduction to Mathematical Analysis I
Sign upRigorous study of calculus and its foundations. Structure of the real number system. Sequences and series of numbers. Limits, continuity, and differentiability of functions of one real variable. Writing proofs.MATH 361BIntroduction to Mathematical Analysis II
Sign upRiemann integration. Topological properties of the real number line. Sequences of functions. Metric spaces. Introduction to calculus of several variables. Writing proofs.MATH 362Complex Variables and Applications
Sign upComplex arithmetic and algebra. Complex differentiation and Cauchy-Riemann equations. Complex integration. Residues and contour integrals. Series of complex numbers. Taylor and Laurent series. Conformal mappings.MATH 364AOrdinary Differential Equations I
Sign upFirst-order differential equations; undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters for second and higher-order differential equations, series solution of second-order linear differential equations; systems of linear differential equations; applications to science and engineering.MATH 364BOrdinary Differential Equations II
Sign upExistence-uniqueness theorems; Laplace transforms; difference equations; nonlinear differential equations; stability, Sturm-Liouville theory; applications to science and engineering.MATH 370AApplied Mathematics I
Sign upFirst-order ordinary differential equations, linear second-order ordinary differential equations, numerical solution of initial value problems, Laplace transforms, matrix algebra, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, systems of differential equations, and applications.MATH 380Probability and Statistics
Sign upFrequency interpretation of probability. Axioms of probability theory. Discrete probability and combinatorics. Random variables. Distribution and density functions. Moment generating functions and moments. Sampling theory and limit theorems.MATH 423Intermediate Numerical Analysis
Sign upNumerical solutions of systems of equations, calculation of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, approximation of functions, solution of partial differential equations. Computer implementation of these methods.MATH 444Introduction to Abstract Algebra
Sign upGroups, subgroups, cyclic groups, symmetric groups, Lagrange's theorem, quotient groups. Homomorphisms and isomorphisms of groups. Rings, integral domains, ideals, quotient rings, homomorphisms of rings. Fields. Writing proofs.MATH 445Abstract Algebra for Secondary Mathematics Teachers
Sign upAlgebraic structures including groups, rings, integral domains, fields, and quotient structures. Homomorphisms and isomorphisms. Writing proofs. Connections to the practice of teaching secondary mathematics are made throughout.MATH 451Differential Geometry
Sign upStructure of curves and surfaces in space, including Frenet formulas of space curves; frame fields and connection forms; geometry of surfaces in Euclidean three-space; Geodesics and connections with a general theory of relativity.MATH 456Dynamics and Geometry of Chaos
Sign upAn introduction to discrete dynamical systems in one and two dimensions. Theory of iteration: attracting and repelling periodic points, symbolic dynamics, chaos, and bifurcation. May include a computer lab component.MATH 463Multivariable Calculus
Sign upTopology of Euclidean spaces. Partial derivatives. Derivatives as linear transformations. Inverse and implicit function theorems. Jacobians, vector calculus, Green's and Stokes' theorems. Variational problems.MATH 470Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
Sign upFirst- and second-order equations, characteristics, Cauchy problems, elliptic, hyperbolic, and parabolic equations. Introduction to boundary and initial value problems and their applications.MATH 472Fourier Analysis
Sign upTheory of Fourier series and Fourier transforms. Physics and engineering applications. Parseval's and Plancherel's identities. Convolution. Multi-dimensional transforms and partial differential equations. Introduction to distributions. Discrete and fast Fourier transforms.MATH 473Scientific Computing
Sign upIntroduction to programming languages. Analysis and implementation of numerical algorithms for linear systems, linear and nonlinear regression, differentiation, integration, optimization, and fast convolution using FFT. Basic algorithms for differential equations.
MGMT12 courses
MGMT 300Principles of Management and Operations
Sign upPrinciples and theories of management, organization theory, planning and control techniques. Management of the overall organization and the production/operation systems of organizations.MGMT 326Management, Sustainability, & Society
Sign upFundamental coverage of topics vital to contemporary business managers: the essence of management, sustainability, & society relationships.MGMT 355Experiential Entrepreneurial Management
Sign upStarting a new business. First course in AEL Entrepreneurship sequence. Students will develop business plans for eventual business launch, and pitch to entrepreneurs and investors. Use of state-of-the-art theory to plan and evaluate business startups.MGMT 405International and Comparative Management
Sign upFunctions of management in international business; comparative management studies, and the impact of the environment on management performance.MGMT 406International Business Policy
Sign upDeveloping multinational strategies and policies. International economics, economic development, international marketing, international finance, multinational planning, organization, and control.MGMT 412Production Control
Sign upScheduling, controlling, and evaluating manufacturing activities at the shop-floor level. Shop order release, dispatching, priority control, queue management, and input/output monitoring using MRP II software. Job sequencing and scheduling, just-in-time production, Kanban control, and optimized-production-technology (OPT).MGMT 421Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
Sign upStarting a new business. Being an entrepreneur in a free enterprise environment or an entrepreneur in an existing organization. Use of state-of-the-art theory to plan and evaluate business startups. Testing ideas with successful entrepreneurs and creating individual business plans.MGMT 425Business Strategy and Policy
Sign upIntegration and application of knowledge theories and techniques derived from the study of business disciplines. Use of the case method and business simulations to formulate business strategies and plans. Written reports required.MGMT 454Organization Theory
Sign upDesign and adaptation of organizations. Development of tools for analysis and design. Exploration of organizational structure. The organization as a system of authority, a political system, and an information and coordination device. Cases and computer simulations.MGMT 455Managerial Decision Making Processes
Sign upIncorporates both quantitative and psychological aspects of decision making for management problems. Includes topics such as decision making with multiple objectives, decision tree, risk management, game theory, utility theory, prospect theory, simulation, and responses to performance feedback.MGMT 456Service Management
Sign upIntroduce the concepts of service, the role that services play in the economies, service strategies, service design and operation, and various quantitative models for service management and improvement.MGMT 459Sustainable Business Management
Sign upTheories, principles and practices of sustainable business management, including development of sustainable business strategies, their accountability and implementation.
MKTG16 courses
MKTG 300Principles of Marketing
Sign upThe study of buyer behavior, marketing research, pricing, distribution, promotion, product strategies, and the influence of external factors. The roles of ethics, corporate social responsibility, and public policy that are intrinsic to marketing decision making in global environments are explored.MKTG 310Retail Concepts and Policies
Sign upOverview of the retail system. Retail decision making emphasized in relation to the constantly changing situation facing all purveyors of goods and services. Emphasis on retail management in the dual worlds of physical and virtual stores.MKTG 330Advertising and Promotion I
Sign upPrinciples and practices of advertising. Social and economic importance of advertising and its relation to modern business organization. Importance of an advertising plan, preparation of advertisements, copy and layout, media planning and application of information technology.MKTG 340Introduction to Professional Selling
Sign upThis course prepares students who are interested in a selling career with the tools needed to successfully begin a professional selling job. It focuses on developing selling skills, and class time includes sales role playing to develop real sales competence.MKTG 350Introduction to Entrepreneurial Marketing
Sign upMarketing in an entrepreneurial context. Topics include venture opportunities, marketing strategies and marketing mix for a venture, new product/service development, marketing research for new business opportunities, business model creation and innovation, sales forecast and performance evaluation of a venture.MKTG 355Experiential Entrepreneurial Marketing
Sign upThis is an experiential entrepreneurial course with a strong focus on the marketing aspect of business development. This course uses state-of-the-art theory to plan and evaluate business startups. It is the second of a two-course sequence titled "Experiential Entrepreneurship.MKTG 410Services Marketing
Sign upFocus on strategic and managerial issues specific to marketing service products in industries with high service components. Services development and positioning, distribution, pricing, promotion, demand and process management, service quality and recovery.MKTG 420Sales Management
Sign upManagement of a sales force: organizing and deploying a sales force, developing effective sales training programs, designing motivation and compensation plans, asserting effective leadership and evaluating sales force performance. Sales analysis, forecasting techniques, account and territory management, and negotiations.MKTG 430Advertising and Promotion II
Sign upDevelopment and management of the promotional mix. Promotional strategies: setting objectives of integrated marketing communication (IMC), formulating a creative strategy and designing a set of creative tactics. Budgeting, allocation of promotional resources. Integration of promotional strategies into the marketing mix.MKTG 437Digital Marketing and Media I
Sign upThe dynamic role of digital media (e.g., websites, social media, search engines, mobile apps, videos) in consumer behavior and implications for marketing strategies. Digital marketing metrics, analysis of online business models and trends in digital marketing also discussed.MKTG 450Advanced Professional and Personal Selling
Sign upThis course arms students interested in a sales career with the tools to utilize advanced selling techniques to distinguish themselves in sales careers and successfully transition into the workforce through effective interviewing, job and career selection.MKTG 465Business to Business Marketing
Sign upFocus on business, government, and institutional markets. Comparison with consumer marketing. Analysis of business product/services and domestic/international marketing strategy. Emphasis on relationship management, supply chain and channel management, product/service innovation, brand equity, trade shows and personal selling.MKTG 470Marketing Research
Sign upFundamentals of marketing and industrial research as an aid to problem-solving in business. Familiarization with current industry research efforts. Data collection, interviewing, and report-generation software. Analysis of data. Project, instrument and sampling designs.MKTG 475Marketing Analytics
Sign upMarketing Analytics is an application of data science to marketing decision problems. The course explores customer data analysis techniques and their theoretical foundations to help students acquire analytic skills that can be applied to real world marketing problems.MKTG 480International Marketing
Sign upThe study of global marketing theory and practice. The historical, economic, cultural, political, and legal factors that affect marketing decision-making in an international context. How to develop and present plans for exploiting global marketing opportunities.MKTG 487Digital Marketing and Media II
Sign upStudent teams work with local small- and medium-sized businesses and organizations to provide digital marketing services, linked to relevant topics and case studies in digital marketing selected for intensive study.
PHIL47 courses
PHIL 100Introduction to Philosophy
Sign upCritical analysis of the history, methods, and major problems of philosophy.PHIL 101The Meaning of Life
Sign upAn exploration of philosophical questions about the universe, life, death, God, human beings, consciousness, explanation, meaning, purpose, and value.PHIL 110Critical Thinking and Composition
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Sign upIntroduction to logical reasoning through puzzles and paradoxes. Provides formal tools needed to comprehend and evaluate philosophical arguments and theoretical problems.PHIL 156Philosophy and Music
Sign upAn introduction to the philosophy of art through an analysis of popular music's history and current practice.PHIL 160Ethics and Society
Sign upConcepts of right and wrong, good and bad, and the application of moral principles to problems of everyday life.PHIL 170Critical Reasoning
Sign upElements of clear, straight, orderly and valid thought, including deductive and inductive reasoning and the accurate use of language. Explores practical applications of logic.PHIL 203History of Early Western Philosophy
Sign upFrom Thales to the Renaissance including the systems of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, and their influence on European philosophy through the medieval period.PHIL 204History of Modern Western Philosophy
Sign upWestern philosophy from Descartes to Kant, including the development of modern scientific processes, and the philosophical systems of empiricism, rationalism, transcendental idealism, etc.PHIL 261Philosophy and Film
Sign upExploration of philosophical ideas and problems presented through film, photography, and imagery.PHIL 270Symbolic Logic I
Sign upIntroduction to the formal techniques of evaluating arguments.PHIL 306Philosophies of China and Japan
Sign upHistorical and critical study of the philosophical thought of China and Japan.PHIL 330Philosophy of Religion
Sign upNature and function of religion and of fundamental religious concepts and ideals.PHIL 342Metaphysics
Sign upProblems of ontology and cosmology including such concepts as personal identity, time and space, and causality.PHIL 351Political Philosophy
Sign upAnalysis of fundamental political concepts such as the legitimacy of government, the relation of justice to coercive power, the morality of war, political obligation, and sovereignty; and/or a study of political ideologies such as socialism, classical liberalism, and conservatism.PHIL 352Philosophy of Law
Sign upStudy of the historical development of the philosophy of law and examination of the problems in the field ranging from general theories to analysis of fundamental legal concepts and normative issues.PHIL 360Environmental Ethics
Sign upInvestigation of moral and epistemic questions concerning our relationship to the environment. Topics may include the value of nature, biodiversity, policy and science, climate change, animal ethics, and responsibility to future generations.PHIL 361Philosophy of Art
Sign upDiscussion of central problems in aesthetics, such as possibility of objectivity in criticism, modern and traditional definitions of a work of art, truth and meaning in the fine arts, natural beauty and its relationship to excellence in music, architecture, etc.PHIL 363Ethical Theory
Sign upIntroduction to main concepts and problems of ethical theory, such as normativity, agency, obligation, character, deontic categories, justice, practical rationality, well-being, and related topics. .PHIL 370Rationality and Decisions
Sign upThe study of formal techniques from mathematics, symbolic logic, probability theory, statistics, and game theory as they relate to normative theories of rationality and decision-making.PHIL 381Philosophy of Science
Sign upProblems, methods, and fundamental concepts of the sciences, including the relationships of the sciences to each other, to mathematics, and to philosophy.PHIL 382Theory of Knowledge
Sign upInvestigation of such concepts as knowledge, belief, certainty. Critical study of theories concerning such issues as our knowledge of the external world, the past, other minds.PHIL 400Business Ethics
Sign upStudy of types of ethical dilemmas that take place in business organizations. Acquire concepts and tools needed to manage these complex value conflicts for the well being of individuals, organizations, and society.PHIL 402Engineering Ethics
Sign upThe practical application of classical normative theories to issues in engineering professions.PHIL 403Medical Ethics
Sign upCovers main areas of bioethics: reproductive rights and liberties, definitions of health, disease, and disability, end of life care, distribution of health care, goals of health care. Philosophical texts, journal articles from medical humanities, ethics, medicine, and case studies used.PHIL 404Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
Sign upInvestigation of ethical, political, social, and legal questions related to artificial intelligence. Topics may include AI safety, autonomous weapons, algorithmic bias, jobs, robot relations, and living with other intelligent systems.PHIL 405Philosophy in Literature
Sign upIntensive exploration of philosophical ideas in selected literature with special attention to both philosophical and literary ways of reading and appreciating a text.PHIL 413Continental Rationalism
Sign upClose study of such major figures as Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz.PHIL 414British Empiricism
Sign upClose study of such major figures as Locke, Berkeley, and Hume.PHIL 415Marx
Sign upAn examination of the thought of Karl Marx.PHIL 416Pragmatism
Sign upDevelopment of pragmatism as exemplified in the philosophies of Peirce, James, Dewey, and Mead.PHIL 417Phenomenology
Sign upStudy of the historical movement of phenomenology and the theoretical issues pertaining to the structure of conscious experience, intentionality, and the manifold of appearance.PHIL 418Existentialism
Sign upIntensive study of such issues as self-as-existence, freedom, and responsibility in their ethical, religious, political, and aesthetic dimensions. Philosophers treated may include Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Marcel, Jaspers, Sartre, and Camus.PHIL 419Analytic Philosophy
Sign upAnalysis of major movements in development of Anglo-American philosophy in the twentieth century, such as logical atomism, logical positivism, and ordinary language philosophy. Study of contributions of such philosophers as Moore, Russell, Wittgenstein, Ayer, Ryle, Austin, Strawson, and Quine.PHIL 420Foucault
Sign upAn examination of the thought of Michel Foucault.PHIL 421Plato
Sign upClose study of Plato's thought, based primarily on readings from his works.PHIL 422Aristotle
Sign upClose study of Aristotle's thought, based primarily on readings from his works.PHIL 423Kant
Sign upIntensive study of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.PHIL 425Wittgenstein
Sign upClose study of the later philosophy of Wittgenstein, centering on Philosophical Investigations.PHIL 448Freedom and Agency
Sign upInquiry into the nature of freedom, conation, volition, autonomy, agency, and related topics in applied metaphysics and ethics.PHIL 451Liberty and Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in American Law
Sign upPhilosophical and legal analysis of how liberty and justice for different races, ethnic groups, and genders have been treated in American law.PHIL 455Philosophical Perspectives on Sex and Love
Sign upPhilosophical perspectives on sex and love explores philosophical issues concerning sex, gender and love through readings and discussion of classical and contemporary philosophical sources. Topics such as sexual perversion, romantic love and gender discrimination.PHIL 475Truth and Fact
Sign upClose study of the concepts of truth and fact, including their explanatory and regulatory roles in inquiry and discourse.PHIL 482Introduction to Cognitive Science
Sign upIntroduction to cognitive science including historical development, foundational philosophical presuppositions, core topics, underlying theoretical framework, explanatory goals, different methodologies and theoretical contributions of its constitutive disciplines.PHIL 483Philosophical Psychology
Sign upNature of the mind. Psychological concepts such as intention, consciousness, action, motive, imagination, belief, and purpose.PHIL 484Philosophy of Language
Sign upPhilosophical thought about language and meaning.PHIL 489Philosophy Internship/Pre-Law
Sign upInternship with private organizations and governmental agencies. Work done under the joint supervision of the program sponsor and CSULB Philosophy Pre-Law Advisor. Mid-term, final report and internship conferences are required.
PHYS25 courses
PHYS 100AGeneral Physics
Sign upFirst course in introductory algebra-based physics sequence. Topics covered include kinematics; forces and Newton's laws; work and energy; rotational dynamics; simple harmonic motion; fluids; sound and wave motion; ideal gas and kinetic theory.PHYS 100BGeneral Physics
Sign upSecond course in introductory algebra-based physics sequence. Topics covered include optics of mirrors and lenses; electricity; circuits; magnetism; electromagnetic induction; electromagnetic waves; special relativity; particle-wave duality; atomic physics; nuclear physics and radioactivity.PHYS 151Mechanics and Heat
Sign upFirst course in introductory calculus-based physics sequence. Topics covered include kinematics, forces and Newton's laws; conservation of energy and momentum; elastic and inelastic collisions; angular momentum; engines; entropy.PHYS 152Electricity and Magnetism
Sign upSecond course in introductory calculus-based physics sequence. Topics covered include electric field and potential; circuit analysis; magnetic fields; electromagnetic induction; Maxwell equations; electromagnetic waves. The laboratory portion of the course investigates these topics experimentally and includes writing scientific reports.PHYS 254Applied Modern Physics
Sign upGeometrical and physical optics, models of atomic and condensed matter systems.PHYS 255Laboratory on Modern Physics
Sign upExperimental work in optics and modern physics.PHYS 310Analytical Mechanics
Sign upKinematics and dynamics of mass points and systems of particles. Conservation laws. Harmonic motion. Central force problem. Noninertial frames of reference. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of laws of mechanics.PHYS 320Thermodynamics
Sign upLaws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic potentials, kinetic theory methods, phase transitions, equilibrium ensembles and related formalism with applications to classical and quantum systems.PHYS 340AElectricity and Magnetism I
Sign upVector calculus, electrostatics, and magnetostatics. Formulation of Maxwell's equations in vector analytic form.PHYS 340BElectricity and Magnetism II
Sign upSpecial relativity. Applications of Maxwell's equations: Plane electromagnetic waves, guided waves, radiation, interaction of electromagnetic waves and matter.PHYS 350Quantum Physics I
Sign upPhysical phenomena and models leading to development of quantum mechanics. Schroedinger equation, one-dimensional quantum mechanical problems, uncertainty principle, one-electron atoms, elementary applications of quantum mechanics.PHYS 360Introduction to Computational Physics
Sign upIntroduction to computational methods and modeling in physics using a high-level programming environment to solve a variety of physics problems. Includes computational physics projects with report and presentation. .PHYS 380Electronics
Sign upNetwork analysis and complex impedance, transistor circuits, operational amplifiers, active filters and oscillators, digital electronics, analog-digital interfacing, microprocessors.PHYS 385Materials Science
Sign upIntroduction to general principles of energy materials including catalytics, photovoltaic, and thermoelectric materials based on nanostructural and/or nanoporous systems. Students will be required to complete preparatory modules on Kinetics (reaction dynamics), Electrochemistry, Fermi statistics, and Diodes.PHYS 385LMaterials Science Laboratory
Sign upIntroduction to synthesis, characterization methods, and property measurement of advanced materials.PHYS 415Relativity
Sign upLorentz transformation, relativistic kinematics and dynamics, 4-vectors and tensors, transformation of electric and magnetic fields, covariant form of Maxwell’s equations, introduction to general relativity.PHYS 422Statistical Physics
Sign upEntropy and temperature, Boltzmann distribution and Helmholtz free energy, thermal radiation, chemical potential, Gibbs distribution, ideal gas, Fermi and Bose gases, heat and work, Gibbs free energy and chemical reactions, phase transformations and kinetic theory.PHYS 434Astrophysics
Sign upTopics in astrophysics. A particular semester schedule might include one or two topics from: Stellar interiors and evolution, radiative transfer and stellar atmospheres, relativistic cosmology, galaxy formation, accretion disk physics and quasars.PHYS 445Advanced Experimental Methods in Materials Science
Sign upModern physical measurement techniques including scanning probe microscopy, pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance, optical photolithography, and Arduino micro controller. Measurements of relaxation times, nano-structure surface analysis, electrical characterization of thin films.PHYS 446Advanced Experimental Methods in Physical and Electronic Properties
Sign upModern physical measurement techniques including scanning probe microscopy, pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance, optical photolithography, and Arduino micro controller.PHYS 447Advanced Experimental Methods in Nanoscale Physics
Sign upExperimental techniques and ideas that have revolutionized condensed matter physics in the last centuries will be presented. Topics include superconductivity, graphene, and noise in electronic signals that hide exciting phenomena. A theoretical introduction will be followed by hands-on experiments.PHYS 448Advanced Experimental Methods in Soft Condensed Matter Physics
Sign upTheoretical basis and practical experiments with the techniques used for characterizing the material properties of soft materials and living systems.PHYS 450Quantum Physics II
Sign upConcepts and formulations of quantum physics. Harmonic oscillator, hydrogen atom, angular momentum, spin, Heisenberg and Dirac representations, symmetries, perturbation theory, scattering, other applications.PHYS 465Topics in Condensed Matter Physics
Sign upChosen modern topics in hard or soft condensed matter physics. .PHYS 470Introduction to Solid State Physics
Sign upFundamental concepts used to describe physical properties of solids; these concepts are applied to interpret various modern experimental techniques.
POSC59 courses
POSC 100Introduction to American Government
Sign upIntroductory survey of American Political Institutions, politics, and policy, including government and politics in California. Constitutional foundations and current controversies. Satisfies the general education requirement and the California teaching credential requirement.POSC 105Introduction to Critical Thinking
Sign upIntroduction to critical thinking through study of philosophical writing, political rhetoric, and political propaganda. Emphasis on distinguishing facts from values, inductive from deductive reasoning, emotional responses from reasoned judgments; relationship between language and logic; the role of inference; intellectual honesty.POSC 199Introduction to California Government
Sign upIntroductory survey of California political institutions, politics and policy. Satisfies the general education California state and local government requirement for students who have taken American government without a California component or who have received Advanced Placement credit for American Government.POSC 212How Democratic is the United States?
Sign upExamination of persistent challenges to citizen control of government in the U.S., including growth of executive power; economic inequality; racial inequality; rise of infotainment; decline of political participation and civic engagement.POSC 218Global Politics
Sign upStudy issues central to politics in a global context, such as democracy, communism, fascism, democratization, revolution, liberalism, and anti-liberalism. Examine questions of national sovereignty, as well as the relation between nation states and the rise of non-state and trans-state actors.POSC 225Issues in Political Theory
Sign upStudy and discussion of issues including revolution, power, justice, alienation, the nature of democracy, and other important political concepts. Views of theorists such as Plato, Hobbes, Rousseau, Mill, and Marx will be examined.POSC 300Scope and Methods of Political Science
Sign upExamines what political scientists do. Focus on quantitative and qualitative techniques employed by political scientists to understand political phenomena. Examples draw on all subfields from political science: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, political theory, public law and public policy.POSC 301Classical Political Theory
Sign upAncient Greek and Roman roots of political theory. Socrates and the Sophists; Plato; Aristotle; Cicero; Polybius; and the Stoics. Examines relationship between the individual citizen and the Polis, justice and equality, democracy and dictatorship; the political culture of Mediterranean world.POSC 303Modern Political Theory
Sign upEmergence of modern political thought in Western Europe from the 17th through the 19th century. Examines views of state and society in John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jean Jacques Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, Edmund Burke, George Hegel, and Karl Marx.POSC 304Recent Political Theory
Sign upCritical examination of major themes in political thought in industrial and post-industrial society, from the late 19th century until today.POSC 306Contemporary Political Ideologies
Sign upCritical examination of the nature and role of ideologies in contemporary politics. Conservatism, liberalism, socialism, communism and fascism in theory and practice.POSC 308American Political Theory
Sign upCritical examination of theorists, concepts and forces which have shaped American political consciousness from Puritans to present.POSC 311Constitutional Law: Power
Sign upJudicial interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Judicial review; the power of the Presidency and the Congress; state governmental authority; nature of the American federalism.POSC 312Constitutional Law: Rights
Sign upAnalysis of the rights and guarantees contained in the Bill of Rights and other constitutional and statutory provisions. Examination of leading cases.POSC 314Environmental Law
Sign upStudy of the relationship between law and the environment. Emphasis is on the role of courts and legal decisions in shaping this relationship. Topics include endangered species, pollution control, public lands, and climate change.POSC 317Queer Law
Sign upStudy of the intersection of law and the state regulation of gender identities and sexualities. Topics include the criminalization of sexuality, same-sex marriage, discrimination, and trans rights. .POSC 321The Media and American Politics
Sign upRole of print and electronic media in American politics and their relationship to politicians and the public. Media's impact on government, policy making, election campaigning. Prospects for democratic deliberation. Portrayal of political issues and political themes in popular culture.POSC 322Parties, Campaigns, and Elections
Sign upThe nature and impact of the American two-party system; why people vote as they do; how candidates seek electoral support. Comparison of American party politics to party politics in other democratic countries.POSC 323Racial and Ethnic Politics
Sign upExamination of the political activities of racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States, including American Indians, African Americans, Latino Americans and Asian/Pacific Americans. Political debates over competing approaches, strategies and public policies promoting equality in the U.S.POSC 326California Government in Comparative Perspective
Sign upThe government and politics of American States including intergovernmental relations. Special focus on political institutions, current issues, and public policies in California.POSC 327Urban Politics
Sign upSocial conflicts, political processes and governmental Institutions in American urban areas. Emphasis on urban political culture, power structures, interest groups, social movements, urban governance and policy-making. Evaluation of urban political problems and proposed solutions.POSC 328Public Policy
Sign upAnalysis of the American policy process with special attention to the social, economic, cultural, and political factors that influence policy choices.POSC 329Cases in Public Policy Making
Sign upIntensive examination of the policy process through the in-depth analysis of selected public policies.POSC 353Government and Politics of Western Europe
Sign upExamination of selected European democracies, with emphasis on governmental structure, functions and political processes and their relationship to current problems.POSC 358Contemporary Latin American Politics
Sign upStudy of government and politics with emphasis on similarities and differences among Latin American states. Focus on principal groups and major issues in the political process. Conflicting explanations of the obstacles to development and other problems will be examined.POSC 362Society and National Politics of China
Sign upWriting-intensive study of the People's Republic of China, including its origin, ideology and organization. Contemporary social, economic and political developments.POSC 367Governments and Politics of the Middle East
Sign upEmergence and development of the contemporary political systems of the Middle East; the Arab-Israeli dispute; the role and importance of the region in international politics.POSC 371Introduction to International Politics
Sign upRelations among nation-states. Why countries sometimes cooperate and sometimes go to war. Roles of intergovernmental organizations like the UN, the WTO, and NATO, and nongovernmental actors like Amnesty International and Al-Qaeda; international trade and finance; war, peace, terrorism and diplomacy.POSC 376International Law
Sign upNature and historical development of international law; determination of rules of international law; International community under law; recognition of states and governments; jurisdiction; settlement of international disputes; war aggression and neutrality.POSC 378Politics and Practice of the UN
Sign upExamination of historical development of international organization from the Concert of Europe to the United Nations. Analysis of contemporary international organization, its functions, problems and prospects in the context of the world situation.POSC 388Cyberspace Citizenship
Sign upRole of internet in politics, society, and economy. Development of cyberspace, virtual communities, online commerce, Web free speech fora. Evolving governmental institutions for managing property rights, Internet expansion and resolving cyberspace conflicts. Multiple dimensions of participatory citizenship in cyberspace.POSC 391American Government
Sign upSurvey of American government and politics, including attention to California government. Constitutional foundations and current controversies. Satisfies the general education requirement and the California teaching credential requirement. Not open for credit to students with credit in POSC 100.POSC 395Politics Through Culture
Sign upStudy of politics through cultural analysis. Alternative theoretical perspectives on contemporary cultural artifacts such as art, film, music, and the media.POSC 399Introduction to California Government
Sign upIntroductory survey of California political institutions, politics and policy. Satisfies the general education California state and local government requirement for students who have taken American government without a California component or who have received Advanced Placement credit for American Government.POSC 401Feminist Political Theory
Sign upStudy of the evolution of feminist arguments in Western political thought and the process by which gender has come to be regarded as a critical category equal in importance to race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and religion.POSC 409Senior Seminar in Political Theory
Sign upIntensive study of selected conceptual and theoretical problems in political theory.POSC 412Law and Social Change
Sign upLegal strategies pursued by social movements to remedy discrimination in the U.S. Legislative, administrative, and judicial responses. Gender equity, sexual harassment, voting rights, racial discrimination, fair housing, labor standards, sexual orientation, environmental justice, and American Indian rights.POSC 414Jurisprudence
Sign upFundamental legal philosophies, sources and classifications of law. Relationship of law to other disciplines and societal institutions.POSC 417Legal Practices: Moot Court
Sign upStudy and acquisition of the skills of lawyering, including legal research, reasoning, writing, and trial advocacy. Substantive study of civil liberties.POSC 418Legal/Judicial Apprenticeship
Sign upCourtroom, law office, public legal agency, and/or non-profit legal agency experience in conjunction with reading and research directed by a faculty member.POSC 422Public Opinion and Political Behavior
Sign upWhat Americans think and feel about politics and why they act as they do. Topics include the formation and development of public opinion; how public opinion is measured; political socialization; political culture; and political participation.POSC 423The American Presidency
Sign upThe roles and powers of the American presidency with emphasis on major public policies of recent presidents.POSC 424The United States Congress
Sign upAnalysis of the origin, development, and behavior of U.S. legislative bodies. Leadership, organization and procedures, problems and principles of law-making. Legislative relations with the executive and other governmental agencies.POSC 430Fundamentals of Public Administration
Sign upPrinciples and practices of federal, state and local administration.POSC 431Public Policy Analysis
Sign upExamination of the meaning and use of concepts and methods employed in public policy decision analysis, including an overview of the decision process, sources and methods of handling policy relevant data, and methods and techniques of program evaluation and policy analysis.POSC 432Public Values and Public Policy
Sign upCritical examination of selected value choices involving how and by whom public policy is to be made, and choices involving what should be the content and goals of public policy.POSC 439Senior Seminar in Law, Politics, and Policy
Sign upIntensive study of selected concepts, issues, and approaches to the study of American government and politics, with special attention to the intersection of law, politics, and policy.POSC 447Public Service Internship I
Sign upInternships in one of the various federal, state, or local governmental units in the immediate area.POSC 448Public Service Internship II
Sign upInternships in one of the various federal, state, or local governmental units in the immediate area.POSC 450Comparative Political Movements
Sign upComparative study of the causes, progression, and consequences of political movements.POSC 455Comparative Revolutionary Change
Sign upRoots of revolution. Emphasis on the historical setting, ideology, socio-economic factors, political leadership, organization and nationalism. Analysis of revolutionary conditions, courses and tactics past and present.POSC 461The Politics of Development
Sign upProblems of political development in the emergent nations of Asia, Africa and Latin America.POSC 463Nationalism and National Identities
Sign upConsideration of the impact of nationalism on contemporary world politics with special attention to the role of national identities in the rise of political violence, national liberation movements, and the struggle for democracy. Close investigation of multiple historical and contemporary cases.POSC 465Politics of the Future
Sign upStudy of present-day global problems: overpopulation, depletion of resources, environmental decay and their future political implications. Examination of alternative policies, future politics and institutional change. The technological revolutions and the totalitarian temptation.POSC 479Senior Seminar in Global Politics
Sign upIntensive study of selected conceptual and theoretical problems in global politics.POSC 481U.S.
Sign upU.S. policies toward Latin America and the Caribbean. Recent debates about these policies as well as their historical and global contexts. Survey of major issues, including U.S.-Cuba policy, transnational crime/drug-trafficking, international finance, trade integration, and migration.POSC 482American Foreign Policy
Sign upConcepts, strategies, and the shaping of American relations with other states, with special emphasis on the post-World War II period. National security, economic, and political-diplomatic concerns as they present new challenges to the United States.POSC 485International Political Economy
Sign upPolitics of global relations, including monetary and trade regimes, markets and multinational corporations. Emphasis on issues of confrontation and collaboration between countries regarding development strategies, trade, and technology transfer. Prospective students are strongly recommended to take POSC 371.POSC 486National Security Policies
Sign upAnalysis of strategic posture with emphasis on military, political and economic inter-relationships as they influence national security and international politics.
PSY68 courses
PSY 90Foundations for Statistics in the Social Sciences
Sign upTopics including foundational math and study skills to support success in Elementary Statistics. Emphasis will be on practice, group work, and building a community of support.PSY 100General Psychology
Sign upIntroduction to the scientific study of human behavior. Provides a basis for further study and for application to everyday life. Topics include biological foundations of behavior, motivation, emotion, learning, memory, thinking, personality, development, social behavior, abnormal behavior, methods of therapy.PSY 110Elementary Statistics
Sign upIntroduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and their applications in social and behavioral science research; performance of statistical exercises by interactive computer. Emphasis on selection of appropriate statistical methods and proper interpretation.PSY 130Critical Thinking
Sign upThe nature of critical thinking; models and strategies; common fallacies of reasoning; self-regulation in the thinking process; application of critical thinking to specific areas.PSY 150Personality and Social Behavior
Sign upPsychological principles pertinent to the understanding of personality and interpersonal dynamics. Discussion of research and theories of social motivation, conflict and anxiety, adjustment mechanisms and personality change.PSY 175My Neighborhood, Our City
Sign upIntroduction to neighborhoods through personal exploration, information literacy, historical evaluation, and theoretical perspectives on neighborhood life and change.PSY 220Research Methods
Sign upIntroduction to basic research methods in Psychology. Principles of experimentation, naturalistic observation, correlational studies.PSY 241Psychobiology
Sign upIntroduction to the study of behavior from a biological point of view. Biological systems and processes underlying behavior, with emphasis on brain mechanisms, presented in the context of fundamental concepts and issues in psychology.PSY 300Mind Control or Freedom
Sign upTheories of persuasion and how people control others using informational, manipulative and coercive approaches; sources of power in society; and the psychological and ethical implications of freedom and responsibility in coping with control attempts by friends, government, advertisers, cults.PSY 301Introduction to Psychology as a Discipline and Profession
Sign upExplores the utility of the psychology degree. Students develop informed professional development action plans for academic and post-baccalaureate goals, identify relevant career options with psychology bachelor's/graduate degrees, and draft portfolio materials for job search/graduate study. Intended for majors.PSY 310Intermediate Statistics
Sign upBasic theoretical concepts of statistics and use of these concepts in selection and development of model testing, hypothesis testing and parameter estimation procedures. Both single measure (univariate) and correlation (bivariate) concepts are included.PSY 314Psychological Assessment
Sign upPrinciples of assessment applied to the measurement of individual behavior and to programs intended to affect behavior. Includes interviews, tests and other methods.PSY 327Introduction to Human Factors
Sign upIntroduction to the field of human factors, a discipline concerned with designing products and systems for human use.PSY 331Sensation and Perception
Sign upIntroduction to the scientific study of sensory processes and perceptual principles from a psychophysical and physiological perspective, and the methods used to investigate them. Topics may include vision, audition, psychophysics, and object and space perception.PSY 332Human Cognition
Sign upStudy of higher-order processes basic to the acquisition of knowledge. Includes thinking, problem solving, creativity, information processing, decision making, judgment, concepts and imagination.PSY 333Psychology of Learning
Sign upLearning is a relatively permanent change in behavior resulting from experience. Emphasizes interaction of biological and environmental variables in the processes of instinct, habituation, sensitization, Pavlovian conditioning, instrumental learning, and cognition; examination of methods, theory and applications.PSY 336Psychology of Emotion
Sign upDiscussion of research and theories of emotions. Includes the evolution of emotions, neurophysiological mechanisms of emotion, development of emotions, expressions of emotions, and emotions in social relationships, with an emphasis on the emotions of anger, grief, happiness, jealousy, and love.PSY 337Psychology of Happiness
Sign upExamines research in human happiness. Topics include: Assessing happiness, the adaptive function of positive emotions, the relation between wealth and happiness, personality characteristics of happy individuals, international differences in happiness, and strategies for enhancing the happiness of individuals.PSY 340Physiology of Behavior
Sign upAn in-depth examination of central nervous system (CNS) components that create our behavioral capabilities. Topics include major structural and functional features of the neuron and of selected systems representative of the sensory, integrative, and motor capabilities of the CNS.PSY 341Neuropsychology
Sign upLocalization of brain regions responsible for human capabilities as studied in patients with brain damage, normal people, and nonhumans. How brain damage is assessed and treated. Relation of findings to function of normal brains.PSY 342Psychopharmacology
Sign upIntroduction to the effects of major classes of psychoactive drugs on the central nervous system. Topics include anatomical and functional characteristics of neurotransmitter systems; pharmacology of drug administration; and physiological and psychological actions of selected classes of psychoactive drugs.PSY 346Evolutionary Psychology
Sign upHuman social behavior as seen in context of evolutionary biology. Topics include the importance of kinship in human societies, altruism and reciprocity, human sexuality, parent-offspring relations, ethical and legal systems and religion.PSY 350Psychology and Contemporary Social Issues
Sign upApplication of social psychological principles toward understanding major contemporary social issues. Each issue covered is presented in its historical context, and the economic, political, social and cultural aspects are examined.PSY 351Social Psychology
Sign upStudy of individuals and groups as they are affected by social interactions. Topics may include social cognition, attitudes and persuasion, social influence, interpersonal perception and attraction, aggression, altruism, and group dynamics.PSY 354Psychology of Women
Sign upExamination of women's roles throughout the lifespan including gender differences, body image, pregnancy, sexuality, communication, relationships, motherhood, work, physical and mental health. Attitudes toward women, including violence against women, may be explored. This course is for both men and women.PSY 356Personality
Sign upSurvey of classical theories and methods in Personality psychology, with a sampling of current research. Examines how and why people differ in personality, and the ways these differences are reflected in thoughts, feelings, motivations, and behaviors.PSY 361Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development
Sign upDevelopmental change processes from prenatal development through adolescence. Emphasis on ethnic, gender, and social class differences in development combined with emphasis on the universal features of human development. Topic coverage includes physical-motor, social, physiological, and cognitive aspects of development.PSY 362Autism Spectrum Disorders
Sign upIntroduction to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), including consideration of behavioral and cognitive issues, comorbid disorders, prevalence, possible etiology and psychological impacts on families. Examination of treatment approaches such as behavioral, speech, physical, occupational, educational, dietary and biomedical therapies.PSY 363Developmental Psychopathology
Sign upResearch on psychiatric disorders of children and adolescents from a developmental perspective. The symptoms, causes, course and prevention of the most important childhood disorders are discussed, including conduct disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity, depression, anxiety disorder, autism and mental retardation.PSY 365Development: Emerging Adulthood to Aging
Sign upMethodological and theoretical problems and issues in the study of developmental change processes from young adulthood through old age. Topical coverage includes physical-motor, social, physiological and intellectual aspects of behavioral functioning.PSY 370Abnormal Psychology
Sign upOverview of abnormal behavior as a portion of continuum of human behavior. Covers field's historical approaches, range of psychological disorders, as well as causes, consequences, and treatment of these disorders.PSY 372Foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis
Sign upApplied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the practice of applying the psychological principles of learning theory to systematically modify behavior. ABA targets a wide range of behaviors with the goal of improving communication, social, leisure, self-help and vocational skills.PSY 373Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Sign upSurvey of field of clinical psychology including an introduction to its history, diagnostic procedures, therapeutic process, clinical training, research approaches, and ethical issues.PSY 375Community Psychology
Sign upExamination, prevention, and interventions for contemporary social problems. First-hand experience with community assessment, intervention, evaluation, and social policy through community service learning. Emphasis on contextual analyses, community strengths, and culturally-appropriate solutions.PSY 378Health Psychology
Sign upResearch and theory regarding attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to health and illness. Individual difference variables will be examined. Analysis of applications of psychology to prevention, counseling, and treatment of major health problems.PSY 379Psychology of Stress
Sign upIntroduction to the scientific study of stress and its relationship to health. Course content will focus on understanding the nature of psychological stress, its physiological correlates, and specific strategies used to help in understanding and managing our own experience of stress.PSY 381Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Sign upIntroduction to theories, methods, findings, and applications of industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology. Topics covered include job analysis, employee recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, employee training and development, work stress, teams, satisfaction, motivation, and leadership.PSY 383Women, Family, and Work Issues
Sign upOpportunities and challenges women in U.S. face with family and work issues explored. Specifically, cultural influences, complex family compositions, work demands, and the collective influence of these factors on women's life choices examined.PSY 390Selected Topics in Psychology
Sign upTopics of current interest in psychology selected for intensive development.PSY 401History of Psychology
Sign upHistorical background and development of psychology as a science. Contributions of major individuals and systems.PSY 405Internship in Psychology
Sign upSupervised internship in a Psychology-related setting. Placements include schools, hospitals, clinics, non-profit organizations, and businesses. Admission by application only. See Psychology Department website for more information.PSY 406AProfessional Development in Psychology
Sign upStudents develop competence in professional activities (e.g., teamwork, complex problem solving, information/technology literacy, leadership abilities, public speaking, self-mastery in learning, organizational skills, written communication). As peer mentors, students serve as liaisons, guides, and resources for psychology undergraduates.PSY 406BProfessional Development in Psychology
Sign upStudents develop competence in professional activities (e.g., teamwork, complex problem solving, information/technology literacy, leadership abilities, public speaking, self-mastery in learning, organizational skills, written communication). As peer mentors, students serve as liaisons, guides, and resources for psychology undergraduates.PSY 407Introduction to Family Therapy
Sign upSurvey of the field of family therapy including origins of differences in family structure, historical development of family therapy theory and practice.PSY 411Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments
Sign upFocuses on logic, application, and interpretation of analysis of variance (ANOVA) models in addition to other statistical procedures. Various issues of research design and experimentation are also covered.PSY 412Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Sign upCovers logic, application, and limitations of multivariate (multiple independent and dependent variables) statistics. Topics may include multivariate analysis of variance, single and multiple correlation/regression, logistic regression, factor analysis, and path analysis.PSY 417Critical Perspectives in Successful Aging
Sign upThis course explores research on health, happiness and well-being in later life. Students examine theories of successful aging from different disciplinary perspectives and explore how sociocultural factors shape people's perceptions, expectations, and experiences of aging.PSY 418Computer Applications in Psychology
Sign upFoundations of computer technology and its application to psychology. Emphasis on real-time control by digital computers in psychological research and applications.PSY 434Human Memory: Exploring Brain, Mind and The Past
Sign upMemory is essential for successfully navigating our world. Examines classic and modern research and real-world applications in human memory. Students completing this course will practice designing, critiquing and conducting psychological research.PSY 435Animal Cognition
Sign upExamines the cognitive lives of animals. Discussion includes: instincts, basic learning abilities, insightful problem-solving, categorization and analogical reasoning, short-term and longterm memory, time perception, counting and numerical abilities, perception and navigation, social learning, and communication.PSY 438Psycholinguistics
Sign upThis course introduces students to how language works in the human mind: psychological factors involved in language production and comprehension, and the relation between language and cognition. Transferable and interdisciplinary research-oriented skills (e.g. .PSY 444Cognitive Neuroscience
Sign upExplores brain systems responsible for cognitive processes in normal humans, integrating theory from texts and current research from original sources.PSY 451Research in Social Psychology
Sign upResearch methods and problems in social psychology.PSY 453Principles of Group Dynamics
Sign upBehavior in groups with attention to such factors as leadership, followership, interaction and influence including organization, management, morale, and efficiency. Problems, techniques and methods of investigation.PSY 454Leadership and Social Influence
Sign upExplores leadership from theoretical and practical perspectives. Focuses on skills essential for creating organizations in which people can develop their potential as leaders. Students examine relevant readings, case studies, and research to analyze today's successful leaders and followers.PSY 457Psychology of Sexuality
Sign upSurvey of topics in human sexuality with emphasis on developmental psychology of sexuality, attitudes and feelings related to sexuality, sexual variations and deviations, and sexual dysfunction and sex therapy.PSY 463Social and Personality Development
Sign upDevelopment of social behavior and personality in children and adults. Coverage will include theoretical approaches and processes, as well as content areas including development of emotions, personality systems, aggression, morality, prosocial behavior, peer relations, and sex differences.PSY 471Interpersonal Violence and Victimization
Sign upExamination of the prevalence, dynamics, etiology, impact, prevention, and treatment of interpersonal violence. In-depth focus on child abuse, youth violence, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, elder abuse, and human trafficking. .PSY 472Positive Psychology in Clinical Practice
Sign upStudents will learn about applications and theories of positive psychology interventions in clinical practice. Students will also explore and examine positive psychology interventions through personal experience. Course culminates in designing a novel research proposal investigating Positive Psychology in Clinical Practice.PSY 475Clinical Interviewing
Sign upStudy and development of clinical techniques of observation and interview. Coverage includes detailed exposure to Client-Centered and Gestalt counseling methods. Emphasis on understanding theory and acquisition of basic skills.PSY 476Sleep and Dreams
Sign upIntroduction to the function of sleep, normal sleep, circadian rhythms of sleep, sleep deprivation, clinical sleep medicine (classification of sleep disorders and treatments), identification of sleep stages and abnormalities using physiological recordings, role of sleep in learning and memory.PSY 477Psychology of Addiction
Sign upInvestigation of theory and research on psychological causes and effects of addiction, including analyses of individual differences on major demographic variables of gender, age, and ethnicity. Considerations of major approaches and methods to recovery from addictive behavior.PSY 490Selected Topics in Psychology
Sign upAdvanced study of selected topics in one basic area of psychology, e.g., cognition and learning, emotion and motivation, physiological, social, personality or developmental.PSY 490HSelected Topics
Sign upAdvanced study of selected topics in psychology.PSY 495Psychology and the Law
Sign upExamines relationship between fields of psychology and law, including laws pertaining to psychologists and rights and ethical responsibilities of mental health providers. Topics include forensic psychology, trial consulting, and issues relating to the legal system.PSY 497HSenior Thesis
Sign upPermission of the Psychology Honors Program Committee, PSY 490H and PSY 498H This course is designed to train psychology honors students in presentations of their completed thesis work. Students will defend their honors thesis to the Psychology Honors Program Committee and participate in approved research competition venues.PSY 498HSenior Thesis
Sign upFinal completion of an original research project with the product being both an oral and written presentation of the research.PSY 499Independent Study
Sign upStudent will conduct independent laboratory or library research and write a report of the research.
SLP20 courses
SLP 60Selected Topics in Communicative Disorders
Sign upBoth grading options. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 units. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.SLP 100Introduction to Communication Disorders: Media and Culture
Sign upThis course provides an overview of the basics and nature of communication disorders. Introduce communication disorders across the lifespan, including speech, language, hearing, and swallowing disorders, along with historical challenges and the need for acceptance and respect of individuals with differences. .SLP 261Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism
Sign upAnatomical, physiological and neurological components of the speech and hearing mechanism. Designed for students planning to enter the clinical program in communicative disorders.SLP 271Phonetics
Sign upPhonetic basis of speech sounds and the various factors which influence pronunciation. Consideration is given to linguistic variations, regional dialects and standards.SLP 329Language Acquisition: From Birth Through Adolescence
Sign upIntroduction to language learning and its impact upon communication, socialization and literacy. Study of the form, content and use of language across time with an emphasis upon first language learning. Cognitive, cultural and emotional factors are considered.SLP 330Speech and Hearing Science
Sign upExamination of the anatomical, physiological, psychological and acoustic aspects of speech.SLP 373Introduction to Audiology
Sign upIntroduction to audiology; acoustics, anatomy and physiology of the ear, pure-tone audiometry/masking, speech audiometry/ masking, principles of taking a case history, and report writing.SLP 440Aural Rehabilitation
Sign upNature of hearing impairment and impact on communicative function. Procedures for assessment and management of hearing loss, including amplification, counseling, and self-report scales. Focus is primarily adult clients but will include some information regarding children.SLP 456Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders
Sign upThe purpose of the course is to apply knowledge of phonology/phonetics to heterogeneous speech sound disorders (SSD). The course covers etiologies of SSD, phonological processes, standardized and non-standardized assessments, differential diagnosis, dialectical variations, principles in target selection and intervention.SLP 460Multicultural and Multilingual Issues in Speech- Language Pathology
Sign upProvides understanding of non-discriminatory assessment process for linguistically and culturally diverse clients referred for speech-language assessment.SLP 462Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Sign upFor students interested in receiving a license to work as a Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPA). Weekly lectures cover laws/regulations, practice principles, universal safety precautions, confidentiality (i.e., HIPAA, FERPA), and ethics governing SLPAs. .SLP 464Cultural Competence in Behavior Management and Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology
Sign upThis course provides entry-level knowledge in both counseling skills and behavior management using a cultural competence framework necessary for future speech-language pathologists.SLP 466Introduction to Motor Speech Disorders and Fluency Disorders
Sign upCovers theoretical bases of normal and disordered speech production; the anatomical and physiological bases of motor speech disorders and fluency disorders. Differential diagnosis will also be stressed in discussion of etiology and characteristics of motor speech disorders and fluency disorders. .SLP 472Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Sign upAn understanding of relevant topics in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), assistive technology (AT); assessment and management of patients with severe communication impairments. Topics will include a variety of disabilities in both pediatric and adult patients, across varying communication environments. .SLP 477Introduction to Swallowing and Feeding
Sign upThe course focuses on anatomy, physiology, and neuroanatomy of normal swallowing and feeding development. The etiologies of dysphagia in both the pediatric and adult populations and clinical and instrumental assessment of normal swallowing and dysphagia are covered. High risk categories for varied cultural groups are also discussed.SLP 481AIntroduction to Language Disorders in Children
Sign upAn analysis of the components of language and how each is involved with language disorders in children. Provide for the understanding and recognition of variables for the assessment and clinical management of child language disorders.SLP 481BIntroduction to Acquired Neurogenic Communication Disorders in Adults
Sign upNeurophysiological and neurolinguistic basis for acquired language and communication disorders associated with various neurological pathologies in adults. Provides for the recognition and understanding of variables for the assessment and clinical management of acquired neurogenic communication disorders. .SLP 483Introduction to Clinical Management
Sign upDiscuss different types of assessment commonly used in speech-language pathology, psychometric properties of a test, different types of assessment and procedures, modifications/accommodations, and general assessment principles across various speech and language disorders.SLP 485Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders for Speech-Language Pathologists
Sign upFoundational areas prerequisite to understanding ASD including historical perspectives, diagnostic systems, theorized etiologies, and behavioral characteristics are differentiated.SLP 489Clinical Observations and Professional Writing for Prospective Speech-Language Pathologists
Sign upThe course provides entry-level professional writing for prospective speech-language pathologists and speech-language pathologist assistants. Students develop preliminary skills on data collection, documentation, and therapy planning. Students will also complete 25 hours of clinical observations.
SOC42 courses
SOC 90Foundations for Statistics in the Social Sciences
Sign upTopics including foundational math and study skills to support success in elementary statistics. Emphasis will be on practice, group work, and building a community of support.SOC 100Principles of Sociology
Sign upIntroduction to the sociological perspective as a tool for understanding society and culture, including the inter-personal, inter-group and global dimensions of social life.SOC 142Social Trends and Problems
Sign upGeneral introduction to the study of social trends and problems in American institutions including social inequality crime, health and illness, education, media, environment and war and terrorism. Emphasis is on social problems as products of the socio-historical and global context.SOC 170Elementary Statistics
Sign upIntroduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and their applications in social and behavioral science research; performance of statistical exercises by interactive computer. Emphasis on selection of appropriate statistical methods and proper interpretation.SOC 270Introduction to Research Methods
Sign upIntroduction to conducting sociological research with a focus on methods used to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data. Students learn about the research process and what to consider in examining and developing various research designs.SOC 317Problems in International Social Conflict
Sign upInterdisciplinary analysis of social conflict in the world. Topics may include ethnocentrism; nationalism; globalization; trade; aid; economic development; poverty; inequality; the environment; war; ideological, ethnic, gender, and religious conflict; democratization; social movements; new forms of civil society and social solidarity.SOC 318Cases in International Social Conflict
Sign upInterdisciplinary analysis of social conflict in the world. Case studies will focus on globalization; technology; economic development; trade and aid; population growth; immigration; ideological, religious, ethnic and gender conflicts; war and civil unrest; human rights; democratization; global citizenship; environmental sustainability.SOC 320Sociology of Families
Sign upSociological study of the social forces that shape the family in various cultures. Key theories and research methods used by sociologists to study family dynamics and change will be reviewed.SOC 325Sociology of Gender
Sign upA sociological analysis of the social, political and economic status of women. Examines the history of women's roles and status; gender conflicts and social movements; and societal attitudes towards women in society.SOC 335Social Psychology
Sign upExamines the origins and development of the self through the socialization process. Emphasis is on the social influence of small groups (family, peers, reference groups and subcultures) and societal organization and institutions on identity, role behavior and attitudes.SOC 340The Latino Population in the United States
Sign upSurvey of the comparative historical, transnational, cultural and socio-economic experience (including class, gender, immigration and settlement patterns) of the various Latino sub-groups in the United States.SOC 341Central American and Caribbean Peoples in California
Sign upSurvey of the socioeconomic conditions and cultural life of the Central American and Spanish-speaking Caribbean communities in California, such as Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Puerto Rican, and Cuban communities. Similarities and differences with the Mexican- American community will be examined.SOC 342Critical Criminology
Sign upStudy of crime from a sociological perspective and the emerging interdisciplinary approaches to crime. Topics include definitions and measurement of crime, types of crime and crime statistics, and social policy issues involving the criminal justice system and crime prevention.SOC 345Youth, Policing, and Justice
Sign upStudy of juvenile delinquency from a sociological perspective. Topics include a historical examination of delinquency, major theories of delinquency, the social context of delinquency, the societal reaction, social policies involving the juvenile justice system and youth related social problems.SOC 346Race, Gender and Class
Sign upSociological examination of race/ethnicity, gender and class in the U.S. Examines the effect of ideology, social interactions and social institutions on the creation and maintenance of racial, gender and class inequality.SOC 353Urban and Social Policy Analysis
Sign upThis course introduces students to social policy analysis as a tool to address urban social problems and examine existing U.S. policies.SOC 354Qualitative Methods of Social Research
Sign upReview and critique of principles and essential features of classical and contemporary qualitative studies. Topics include research design, modes of participant observation, sampling and interview techniques, analysis and interpretation of data. Field assignments and individual research projects are required.SOC 355Quantitative Methods of Social Research
Sign upReview of social research methods with emphasis on research design, including operationalization, measurement, scaling, reliability, validity and sampling; techniques of data collection and analysis.SOC 356Classical Sociological Theory
Sign upSocial thought and historical forces leading to the emergence of sociology and an exploration of classical theories into the 1930s including such thinkers as Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead and Merton.SOC 357Modern Sociological Theory
Sign upCritical review of sociological thought from the 1930's to present. Major schools such as functionalism, interactionism, conflict, exchange, and system theory will be covered in depth and considered in relation to the nature of theory construction.SOC 358The Sociology of Migration and Immigration
Sign upFocuses on historical and contemporary immigration to the United States. Examines causes and consequences of immigration; forces and events that propel migrants to move; patterns of economic adaptation and political incorporation; role of social institutions in immigrant adaptation, and the process by which immigrants become ethnics.SOC 405Un-Imaging the Middle East
Sign upExcavates the roots of contemporary issues in the Middle East by rethinking interplay between the region and the global economy. It looks at how global political economic structures and regional social movements influenced each other's evolution in the 20th century.SOC 410Environmental Sociology
Sign upStudies society's relationships with nature, including both cultural and structural dimensions. Integrates anthropological studies of pre-modern societies, together with cultural geography's emphasis on the meanings of place and environmental studies' contributions.SOC 415Sociology of Education
Sign upStudy of education from a sociological perspective with an emphasis on inequality. Students will evaluate the stated purposes of schooling, explore the social and cultural contexts of education, and analyze attempts to change schools.SOC 420Social Stratification
Sign upExamines sociological approaches and theories of stratification and inequality. Emphasis on how social class affects opportunity structures, income, social mobility and life chances. Analyzes causes and consequences of economic, political and social inequality.SOC 423Critical Perspectives on the Child Welfare System
Sign upExplores child maltreatment in the U.S., including changing definitions of maltreatment. Covers the history of state-supported family interventions, including efforts to protect children. Critically examines today's child welfare system, focusing on how race, class, and gender shape the system and families' experiences.SOC 426Sociology of Sexualities
Sign upAnalyzes social context of human sexuality, including effects of socialization, social class and racial, ethnic and gender identities on sexual identities, attitudes and behaviors. Explores the impact of public institutional arrangements such as capitalism and globalization on individual sexualities.SOC 427Social Movements and Activism
Sign upSociological analysis of social movements and activism from a historical and contemporary perspective. Emphasizes the ways that activists navigate political, economic and cultural contexts in order to affect social change through social movements or other modes of resistance.SOC 430Sociology of Globalization
Sign upSociological examination of globalization. Themes include emergence of global order, ideology and power; democracy; capital and labor mobility; technology; environment; inequality; culture; reactions to globalization. Course may include a service learning component.SOC 436Racism, Power, and Inequality
Sign upExamines the origins, character, maintenance, and consequences of race, racism, power, and inequality in the United States. It also analyzes the tensions and conflicts behind the social, political, cultural, and institutional manifestations of racial oppression and white privilege.SOC 447Sociology of Popular Culture
Sign upApplies sociological theories to the study of popular culture. Examines cultural forms of mass-mediated entertainment and self-expression and applies critical and analytical tools to understand complexity and influence of popular culture within American social life, community and identity.SOC 449Sociology of Human Rights and Social Justice
Sign upContributions of sociology to the study of human rights and social justice, including analyses of power, institutions, cultural practices, social movements and the social context of action, the social construction of rights, and the impact of neoliberalism on well-being.SOC 460Poverty and Public Policy
Sign upExamines poverty in the United States and the role of social policies in creating, perpetuating, and alleviating it.SOC 462Sociology of Health and Medicine
Sign upEpidemiological and sociological approaches to health and illness; patterns of physical and mental disease; patient and physician perspectives; causes of stress and coping; health care delivery and utilization; interaction of physician, nurse, therapist, health administrator, social worker, patient, and family.SOC 463Mental Health and Society
Sign upEpidemiological and sociological approaches to mental health and illness; prevalence and incidence of mental disorders; effects of family history, work experience and life-change events; social and legal status of the mental patient; governmental and organizational role in mental illness.SOC 464Aging and Society
Sign upExamines the impact of the aging population upon society and the effects of the socially defined experience of aging upon the individual. Analysis of the relationship between age and such variables as gender, race/ethnicity, class, marital and health status.SOC 465Sociological Dimensions of Mortality and Bereavement
Sign upSociological approach to institutional dimensions of mortality and loss. Focuses on impact of social inequalities, policies, programs and institutions on the experience of death, dying and grief. Topics include medicalization of death, public policy and death practices, disenfranchised grief.SOC 466AIDS and Society
Sign upExamines behavioral aspects and societal impact of the AIDS epidemic. Covers structural barriers such as poverty, sexism, and racism in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Examines sexual identities, gender, race, culture and class. Emphasizes gender roles and gender power relations.SOC 475Religion and Social Change
Sign upAdvanced course in sociology explores the role of religion in large scale societal change, as well as social change within institutions of religion. Topics include the role of religion in social activism using conceptual frameworks from the sociology of religion and social movements. Lecture/Discussion.SOC 487HSelected Topics
Sign upContemporary sociological topic, chosen by instructor. Covers topic's emergence, growth, relevant studies, debates, conclusions, and remaining questions. Students investigate one idea using recognized sociological research methods, and present research projects to each other for feedback and critique.SOC 488HHonors Research Seminar
Sign upFoundational research processes for Honors Thesis. Includes literature review, hypothesis formulation and/or guiding ideas, and data collection. Group discussion of readings in social science research strategies, writing techniques, ethics, publication and related issues.SOC 489HHonors Thesis
Sign upContinuation of independent student research project begun in SOC 488H, Honors Research. Students meet periodically with their thesis advisor and with other honors students to discuss their work and will present their completed research in a public forum.
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STAT 90Foundations for Statistics
Sign upTopics and skills that support student success in introductory statistics that may include beginning algebra, ratios, probability, graphical and tabular displays of data, elementary data analysis, measures of central tendency and variability, and linear models.STAT 108Statistics for Everyday Life
Sign upExploratory data analysis, methods of visualizing data, descriptive statistics, misuse and manipulation of data in statistical analysis, probability, binomial and normal distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, and contingency tables.STAT 118Introductory Business Statistics
Sign upSampling methods, data collection, organizing and visualizing, descriptive statistics, random variables, probability distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, contingency tables, applications in business, finance, econometrics, and marketing research.STAT 181Introduction to Data Science
Sign upFoundations of the practice of data science. Exploration and implementation of the data science life cycle in locally relevant contexts. Emphasis on the statistical and computational thinking required to collect, prepare, and analyze data numerically, visually, and algorithmically, and communicate findings.STAT 280Introduction to Data Mining
Sign upIntroductory data mining course with fundamental theory and application. The course focuses on the fundamental concepts of data mining including statistics and information theory, data preparation, classification and clustering, outlier detection, and pattern mining with various applications.STAT 281Introduction to Data Visualization for Data Science
Sign upA comprehensive introduction to the principles and techniques of data visualization. Topics covered include visualizations of qualitative, quantitative, time-dependent, geospatial, and network-structured data. Programming assignments.STAT 301Artificial Intelligence-Powered Data Exploration
Sign upApplied focus on modern approaches to data preparation, analytics, and visualization of various types of data (e.g., tabular, text). Introduction to predictive modeling approaches from statistical and machine learning perspectives. The data science cycle. .STAT 381Mathematical Statistics
Sign upEstimation and hypothesis testing. Maximum likelihood and method of moments estimation. Efficiency, unbiasedness, and asymptotic distribution of estimators. Neyman-Pearson Lemma. Rao-Blackwell theorem. Confidence intervals. Goodness-of-fit tests.STAT 410Applied Regression Analysis
Sign upFundamental concepts and applications of regression analysis. Simple linear regression: inference, prediction, residual analysis, outlier detection, transformations. Multiple linear regression: influence diagnostics, multicollinearity, variable selection, simultaneous estimation, and inference, validation techniques.STAT 450Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Sign upBasic concepts and applications of multivariate methods including inferences about mean vectors and covariance matrices; multivariate regression; multivariate analysis of variance; data reduction using principal components, factor and cluster analysis; classification using discriminant analysis and logistic regression.STAT 471Introduction to R Programming
Sign upBasic data types and operations in R, data visualization, manipulation, and exploratory analysis with the R package tidyverse, simulations to realize statistical distributions, text mining, Monte Carlo methods, and bootstrapping methods. Topics of current interest.STAT 473Statistical Machine Learning
Sign upSupervised learning regression and classification models, model shrinkage and regularization methods, unsupervised learning models, topic modeling and sentiment analysis, and data and model visualization with the R package tidyverse. Topics of current interest.STAT 475Introduction to SAS Programming
Sign upInputting data sets, formatting variables, cleaning and modification of data sets, combining data sets, dates and times, summary reports, functions, long-form data sets, structural query language, and macro programming. Preparation for SAS base programming certification.STAT 479Applied Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Sign upModern applications of neural networks and deep learning. Strategies for designing, training, and deploying deep learning models for real-world applications, from image recognition to natural language processing. Topics include recurrent and convolutional neural networks and generative models.STAT 482Random Processes
Sign upMarkov chain, Poisson process, nonhomogeneous, compound, and conditional Poisson processes, birth-and-death process, branching process, Brownian motion, geometric Brownian motion and its variations.STAT 483Survey Sampling
Sign upTheory and practice of sampling from finite populations. Simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, confidence intervals for population total, mean, proportion, ratio, determining required sample size, nonresponse, missingness, imputation, nonresponse adjusted sampling weights.STAT 484Actuarial Science: Models
Sign upStatistical techniques applied to risk management.STAT 485Actuarial Science: Financial Mathematics
Sign upSimple and compound interests, stochastic approaches to interest and annuities, stochastic models of stock, Black- Scholes arbitrage pricing of options and other derivative securities, Markowitz portfolio optimization theory, Ito financial calculus, filtrations, and martingales.
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