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| Program | Credential | Description |
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| Associate Degree for Transfer Requirements | Degree | The Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) provides students with a clear pathway to a California State University (CSU) major and baccalaureate degree. Students who wish to earn an Associate in Science… source |
| Bachelor's Degree Requirements | Degree | The bachelor's degree in biomanufacturing builds upon the associate degree program in biomanufacturing, allowing students who complete the associate degree or equivalent coursework from other college… source |
| Certificate Requirements | Certificate | Certificates of achievement are designed to prepare students for employment in specific career areas. In developing certificates, MiraCosta faculty collaborate with employers who describe the knowled… source |
| Graduation & Commencement | — | Students completing degree or certificate of achievement requirements should submit a petition by the deadline of their final semester or session. Petition deadlines are as follows: source |
| MCGE | — | The MCGE pattern will satisfy general education requirements at MiraCosta College but will not satisfy all general education requirements for transfer to a CSU or UC campus and is not intended for st… source |
| Cal-GETC | — | Two courses and a minimum of 7 semester units are required. Select one course from 5A and one course from 5B. One course must include a corresponding laboratory. (Laboratory courses in 5A and 5B are… source |
| Instructional Services | — | Instructional Services, located on the Oceanside Campus in Building 1000, is responsible for the administration of the various educational programs offered by MiraCosta College. source |
| Associate Degree Requirements | Degree | The associate degree at MiraCosta College provides a framework within which students complete patterns of learning experiences designed to develop capabilities and insights to support their academic… source |
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| ACCT 101 | : Practical Accounting | — | This introduction to the field of accounting includes completion of an accounting cycle and related bookkeeping for sole proprietorship service and merchandising businesses. Topics include analyzing… source |
| ACCT 102 | : Practical Accounting II | — | This course continues the introduction to accounting studied in ACCT 101 . Topics include bookkeeping for sole proprietorship, partnership and corporate merchandising businesses with an emphasis on b… source |
| ACCT 104 | : Payroll Accounting | — | This course provides a comprehensive overview of federal and state payroll laws and their effect on payroll records and required government reports. Topics include laws affecting employers, human res… source |
| ACCT 145 | : Individual Income Tax | — | This course covers federal and California individual income tax preparation and planning. Topics include filing status, exemptions, income and exclusions, business expenses, itemized deductions, cred… source |
| ACCT 146 | : Taxation of Business Entities | — | This course introduces the tax issues facing the various types of business entities that operate in the United States. It emphasizes the US tax code and regulations that relate to these entities, and… source |
| ACCT 147 | : Ethics, Representation, Practice, and Procedures | — | This course covers income tax issues that relate to the requirements of individuals who have the legal right to prepare tax returns on behalf of individuals, business entities, and estates and trusts… source |
| ACCT 148 | : QuickBooks | — | This course teaches students how to apply fundamental accounting concepts and principles and analyze business events using commercial business accounting software. Students enter accounting transacti… source |
| ACCT 149 | : IRS Volunteer Preparation | — | The IRS volunteer programs, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Facilitated Self Assistance (FSA), offer accounting and business majors the opportunity to learn the valuable skill of tax prepa… source |
| ACCT 158 | : Business Mathematics | — | This course meets the needs of business students who wish to gain proficiency in mathematical applications used in the business world. It prepares students for the study of accounting as well as for… source |
| ACCT 201 | : Financial Accounting | — | This course explores what financial accounting is, why it is important, and how it is used by investors and creditors to make decisions. It covers the accounting information system and the recording… source |
| ACCT 202 | : Managerial Accounting | — | This course examines how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations, and controlling. It focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure,… source |
| ACCT 204 | : Intermediate Accounting I | — | Students study the conceptual framework of accounting as it relates to the recording, reporting, and disclosing of financial information related to asset valuation and income determination based on g… source |
| ACCT 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| ACCT 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| ADM 100 | : Introduction to the Administration of Justice | — | This course explores the roots of our current justice system and the interaction of its various subsystems (law enforcement/prosecution, judicial, and corrections). It emphasizes the organizational s… source |
| ADM 107 | : Introduction to Computer/Digital Forensics | — | This course introduces students to computer/digital crime and abuse and the methods used to properly conduct a computer/digital forensics investigation. Designed for law enforcement investigators, co… source |
| ADM 200 | : Concepts of Criminal Law | — | The course explores the basic concepts of criminal law, including its philosophy and development, relationship to the US government's structure, elements of a crime, inchoate offenses, and capacities… source |
| ADM 210 | : Criminal Procedures | — | The course explores the basic concepts of criminal procedure with special emphasis on constitutional principles that apply to investigative techniques involving search and seizure, electronic surveil… source |
| ADM 220 | : Criminal Evidence | — | This course focuses on the various types of evidence and the rules governing admissibility in criminal proceedings with an emphasis on the Federal Rules of Evidence and the California Evidence Code.… source |
| ADM 230 | : Policing in a Diverse and Multicultural Society | — | This course examines how diverse populations and multicultural communities affect the organization of law enforcement agencies and the relationships between police and the communities they serve. It… source |
| ADM 240 | : Written and Oral Communication in the Administration of Justice | — | This course focuses on the written and oral communication skills necessary for success in the criminal justice system to include the application of relevant legal considerations. It emphasizes incide… source |
| ADM 250 | : Police Field Operations | — | This course focuses on the duties, responsibilities, and ethical considerations of patrol officers during field operations. It emphasizes the different types of patrol and investigations, commonly en… source |
| ADM 260 | : Organized Crime, Gangs, and Terrorism | — | This course traces the origins and evolution of domestic and transnational organized criminal and terrorist enterprises. It emphasizes their illicit activities, including drug trafficking, vices, gan… source |
| ADM 270 | : Crime and Delinquency | — | This course focuses on the nature and extent of the most significant types of criminal and delinquent behavior of juvenile offenders as well as the major theories and factors that may explain such be… source |
| ADM 280 | : Criminal Investigation | — | This course focuses on the fundamentals of criminal investigations, including investigative techniques relevant to particular types of crime (e.g., fingerprint/DNA collection, other scientific eviden… source |
| ADM 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| ADM 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| ANTH 102 | : Cultural Anthropology | — | This course explores how anthropologists study and compare human cultures, including variation in subsistence patterns, social and political organization, economic systems, systems of communication,… source |
| ANTH 103 | : Introduction to Archaeology | — | This course explores archaeological theory and method, including techniques of field excavations and laboratory analysis. It also uses archaeological data to understand cultures of the past, includin… source |
| ANTH 105 | : Evolution of Human Behavior | — | This course explores the biological basis and evolutionary value of human behavior. Students explore current research in genetics and epigenetics, neuroanatomy and endocrinology, along with studies o… source |
| ANTH 107 | : Gender, Sex, and Sexuality | — | This course explores and compares the diverse cultural categories of gender and sex, including their grounding in biological functions, belief systems, kinship, and popular representation across the… source |
| ANTH 120 | : Global Health | — | This course explores contemporary human health problems around the world, focusing on economic, political, historical, sociocultural, and environmental factors that underlie disparities. Global healt… source |
| ANTH 135 | : Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion | — | This course explores small-scale and customary supernatural beliefs, practices, and traditions from prehistory to the present. Focusing on indigenous and alternative spiritualities around the world,… source |
| ANTH 190 | : Primate Behavior and Ecology | — | This course explores principles of animal behavior and ecology from an evolutionary perspective. Topics include predator avoidance, foraging strategies, mating behaviors, mother-infant bonding, the d… source |
| ANTH 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| ART 100 | : Drawing and Composition | — | This beginning course develops basic drawing skills. Students explore a variety of media and creative approaches, and they improve their perceptual abilities and personal expression. The course cover… source |
| ART 101 | : Design and Color | — | Introduction to the two-dimensional arts. Students explore and learn the language of design principles and color theory through visual problem solving. They create design projects using critical anal… source |
| ART 102 | : Drawing and Composition II | — | This course provides for the continued development of basic drawing skills introduced in ART 100 . It emphasizes a creative approach using black and white and color media while exposing students to a… source |
| ART 103 | : 3D Design | — | In this sculpture course, students examine the language of three-dimensional form, structure, and space. The course develops personal expression, using a variety of themes and subject matter by order… source |
| ART 104 | : Artists & Designers Now | — | This course examines contemporary ideas and processes of art and design through the study of living artists and designers. A historical overview provides context to movements and issues in art since… source |
| ART 200 | : Drawing III | — | This advanced drawing course focuses on contemporary drawing practices and conceptual thinking in the development of an individualized portfolio. Students apply subjective perspectives to selected su… source |
| ART 201 | : Objects and Ideas in Contemporary Art | — | Students create three-dimensional art projects using unconventional materials in tandem with traditional materials and methods. This course examines the ideas, concepts, and processes in contemporary… source |
| ART 202 | : Painting I: Acrylic | — | This course covers composition, techniques, and theory of painting using acrylic paint. Students investigate various acrylic painting techniques, art historical traditions, and theoretical positions.… source |
| ART 203 | : Figure Drawing I | — | This beginning drawing course focuses on representation of the human figure. Students work from nude models and digital resources using materials such as charcoal, pencil, ink, and pastels. They lear… source |
| ART 204 | : Painting I: Oils | — | Students study past and present practices in painting and work from various subjects, including still life, landscape, figures, portraits, or mixed imagery, either from life or two-dimensional refere… source |
| ART 205 | : Painting I: Watercolor | — | This course investigates and experiences the unique characteristics of watercolor painting. Course topics explore compositional strategies, practical techniques, and theoretical concepts of painting… source |
| ART 206 | : Mixed Media Figure Studies I | — | Working from a posed model, students explore various approaches to representing the human figure using a choice of media, including oils, acrylics, ink, or pastels. Students study form and structure,… source |
| ART 207 | : Film Photography I | — | This film photography course provides an in-depth study of the camera and its functions, working with film processing and printing techniques, lighting techniques, compositional and conceptual techni… source |
| ART 208 | : Film Photography II | — | This course builds upon skills learned in Film Photography I ( ART 207 ). Topics include intermediate and advanced techniques using a range of cameras and photographic processes. Students explore pho… source |
| ART 210 | : Printmaking I | — | This course introduces woodcut, etching, lithography, and contemporary printmaking techniques. It emphasizes craftsmanship and individual expression and encourages experimentation in the use of mater… source |
| ART 211 | : Mixed Media Figure Studies II | — | This course provides students an opportunity to further their investigation of the human figure in contemporary painting. Objectives include the development of personal vision and alternative venues… source |
| ART 212 | : Painting II: Acrylic | — | This course emphasizes intermediate practices in acrylic painting. Students create expressive works using a variety of techniques and materials unique to acrylics. Students study historic and current… source |
| ART 213 | : Figure Drawing II | — | In this intermediate life drawing course students create drawings of human figures, promoting visual acuity while exploring expressive drawing techniques and concepts in contemporary studio practice.… source |
| ART 214 | : Painting II: Oils | — | This course emphasizes intermediate practices in oil painting to create artwork in a context of personal meaning, narrative, and relevance for portfolio development. Students study artworks specific… source |
| ART 215 | : Painting II: Watercolor | — | This course emphasizes intermediate practices in watercolor painting. Students continue to explore compositional methods while developing a portfolio of expressive paintings using techniques and mate… source |
| ART 216 | : Sculpture | — | This course concentrates on the exploration and refinement of a wide range of sculptural techniques and strategies, and it includes three-dimensional art theory. Students work with traditional medium… source |
| ART 218 | : Printmaking II | — | Students study past and present practices in printmaking and a variety of techniques to further their skills in the medium. This course furthers students' knowledge of woodcut, etching, lithography,… source |
| ART 221 | : Printmaking III | — | In this advanced-level printmaking course, students study past and present practices in printmaking and a variety of techniques to further their skills in the medium and their knowledge of woodcut, e… source |
| ART 222 | : Printmaking IV | — | This course is designed for semi-professional students wishing to major in art with an emphasis in printmaking. Students work closely with the instructor to create a cohesive body of work for a portf… source |
| ART 223 | : Woodworking and Furniture Design I | — | This course teaches woodworking skills and covers the nature of hardwoods and softwoods, the mechanics of shaping/joining, and the proper and safe use of hand and power tools. It examines both tradit… source |
| ART 224 | : Woodworking and Furniture Design II | — | Students continue developing their woodworking skills by examining traditional and contemporary woodworking designs and practices and by learning intermediate-level hand and power tool techniques. Th… source |
| ART 225 | : Ceramics I | — | This introductory ceramics course explores techniques, materials, and traditions of pottery. It emphasizes hand building and/or use of the potter's wheel and encourages the creative use of clay, glaz… source |
| ART 226 | : Ceramics II | — | Students study past and present practices in ceramics with a variety of techniques and clay bodies to further their skills in the medium. The course places a strong emphasis on ceramics studio operat… source |
| ART 227 | : Ceramics III | — | This advanced-level ceramics course focuses on ceramics studio operations, particularly the formulation of clay bodies and glazes. Topics may include alternative firings and construction of kilns. Th… source |
| ART 228 | : Ceramics IV | — | This course is designed for advanced students wishing to major in art with an emphasis in ceramics. Students work closely with the instructor to create a cohesive body of work for a portfolio or exhi… source |
| ART 229 | : Woodworking and Furniture Design III | — | This advanced woodworking and furniture design course requires students to express concepts and ideas through the wood medium. Students continue developing their woodworking skills by examining tradi… source |
| ART 232 | : Video Art | — | This course introduces video as a medium of artistic expression, personal narrative, and cultural inquiry. Students examine the art-historical origins of video and its evolution over time as well as… source |
| ART 234 | : Kinetic Art | — | This course covers the history and practice of movement in art. It combines the use, study, and practice of movement, machines, and performance as a means of personal expression, social intervention,… source |
| ART 239 | : Woodworking and Furniture Design IV | — | This course is designed for semi-professional students wishing to major in art with an emphasis in woodworking and furniture design. Students work closely with the instructor to create a cohesive bod… source |
| ART 241 | : Painting III: Acrylic | — | This course teaches advanced acrylic painting practices. Students further develop technical and conceptual skills acquired in previous sections, learn new techniques, and produce a series of works th… source |
| ART 242 | : Painting III: Watercolor | — | This course teaches advanced watercolor painting practices. Students further develop technical and conceptual skills acquired in previous sections, learn new techniques, and produce a series of works… source |
| ART 244 | : Digital Media for the Visual Artist | — | This studio art course investigates the intersection of visual representation, contemporary art, digital imaging, and time-based artwork from an aesthetic, historical, and artistic perspective for th… source |
| ART 245 | : Digital Art and Media | — | This course provides an introduction to the historical and theoretical foundations of digital art as well as hands-on production of digital art using a broad range of applications and computer hardwa… source |
| ART 251 | : Digital Photography | — | This course uses digital cameras and the computer as tools to create photographic imagery. Students explore camera controls, principles of composition, and photographic theory and techniques using in… source |
| ART 253 | : Applied Digital Photography | — | This course provides students with the opportunity to apply skills acquired in ART 251 while developing a personal style. It offers a continued study of photographic theory, composition, content deve… source |
| ART 254 | : Understanding and Appreciating the Photographic Image | — | This course surveys the history of still photography from the discipline's inception to the present digital age. It explores the medium of photography as a form of visual communication in historical,… source |
| ART 255 | : Painting IV: Watercolor | — | This course is designed for advanced students wishing to major in art with an emphasis in painting. Students work closely with the instructor to create a cohesive body of watercolor paintings for a p… source |
| ART 261 | : Mixed Media Figure Studies III | — | Students advance their methods and practice in the investigation of the human figure as a departure point for personalized content. Objectives include the advancement of conceptual strategies and a m… source |
| ART 262 | : Introduction to Silkscreen | — | This course introduces silkscreen, or serigraphy, within contemporary printmaking applications for the creation of multicolor prints using water-based techniques. The course includes instruction in d… source |
| ART 263 | : Figure Drawing III | — | Students in this advanced course create drawings of human figures in the classroom and from invented, found, and appropriated sources. Students further develop technical and conceptual skills acquire… source |
| ART 264 | : Painting III: Oils | — | This course furthers the development of contemporary painting practices in oil paint at an advanced level. Students develop a series of paintings based on a conceptual narrative and apply learned tec… source |
| ART 265 | : Painting IV: Oils | — | This course is designed for advanced students wishing to major in art with an emphasis in painting. Students work closely with the instructor to create a cohesive body of oil paintings for a portfoli… source |
| ART 266 | : Painting IV: Acrylic | — | This course is designed for advanced students wishing to major in art with an emphasis in painting. Students work closely with the instructor to create a cohesive body of acrylic paintings for a port… source |
| ART 268 | : Film Photography III | — | This course builds upon skills learned in Film Photography II ( ART 208 ). In this advanced-level photography course, students study historical and contemporary practices in image-making and a variet… source |
| ART 269 | : Film Photography IV | — | This course is designed for advanced students wishing to major in art with an emphasis in photography. Students work closely with the instructor to create a cohesive body of work for a portfolio or e… source |
| ART 270 | : History and Theory of Museum and Gallery Exhibition | — | This course introduces students to the history of museum and gallery exhibitions as well as to the theories behind historical and contemporary museum and gallery exhibition design. It relates these i… source |
| ART 271 | : Museum and Gallery Exhibition | — | This course introduces students to the practical requirements of operating a museum or gallery. It provides detailed information about museum and gallery departments and roles as well as experiences… source |
| ART 290 | : Landmarks of Art | — | This course examines art and architecture on-site within cultural and historical contexts. It surveys selected periods of Western and non-Western traditions and emphasizes understanding the visual ar… source |
| ART 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| ART 295 | : Visual Art/Professional Practice | — | Designed for the student artist, this course examines professional practices, career goals, and educational choices in the visual arts. Students produce a professional portfolio that includes documen… source |
| ART 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| ARTH 157 | : Art Orientation | — | This basic art appreciation course introduces world art forms, techniques, traditions, and aesthetics. It emphasizes global art in historical and cultural contexts. Students examine visual artworks f… source |
| ARTH 158 | : Indigenous Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | — | This course introduces the indigenous arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. It explores methodology and materials in diverse media as they reflect various cultures from ancient to contemporary p… source |
| ARTH 159 | : Indigenous Arts of Central and South America | — | This course covers the arts of the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and South America. It surveys the various cultures of those areas from ancient periods to the points of European contact, emphasiz… source |
| ARTH 260 | : History of Modern Art | — | This course covers European and American art forms, primarily painting, sculpture, and architecture, from the beginning of modernism in the mid-19th century to contemporary art in the 21st century. S… source |
| ARTH 260H | : History of Modern Art (Honors) | — | This honors course introduces students to European and American art forms, primarily painting, sculpture, and architecture, from the beginning of modernism in the mid-19th century to contemporary art… source |
| ASTR 120 | : Life in the Universe | — | This introductory course surveys the study for life in the universe from the Big Bang to implications of contact with an extraterrestrial civilization while emphasizing the nature and process of phys… source |
| ASTR 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| ATHL 100 | : Volleyball Techniques | — | This activity class integrates volleyball theory with practice in game situations. Topics include volleyball techniques, strategies, and rules. May be repeated three times. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any… source |
| ATHL 102 | : Intercollegiate Volleyball, Women | — | This class emphasizes advanced-level instruction and training in volleyball skills, techniques, strategies, and leadership. Students develop team-playing skills by interacting with opponents, teammat… source |
| ATHL 103 | : Intercollegiate Beach Volleyball, Women | — | This course emphasizes advanced-level instruction and training in beach volleyball. Students develop skills, techniques, and strategies that are applied to intercollegiate beach volleyball competitio… source |
| ATHL 104 | : Beach Volleyball Techniques | — | This activity class integrates beach volleyball techniques with practice of in-game situations. Topics include beach volleyball fundamental techniques, strategies, and rules. (May be repeated three t… source |
| ATHL 105 | : Beach Volleyball Competition | — | This class emphasizes advanced-level instruction and training in beach volleyball skills, techniques, strategies, and leadership. Students apply beach volleyball rules to game situations and integrat… source |
| ATHL 117 | : Basketball Competition | — | This class emphasizes advanced-level instruction and training in basketball skills, techniques, strategies, and leadership. Students apply basketball rules to game situations and integrate strategies… source |
| ATHL 118 | : Basketball Techniques | — | This activity class integrates basketball theory with practice in game situations. Topics include basketball techniques, strategies, and rules. May be repeated three times. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any… source |
| ATHL 134 | : Soccer | — | This soccer class emphasizes basic fundamentals of individual play such as ball control, dribbling, trapping, shooting, and passing. The course exposes students to the basic rudiments of offensive an… source |
| ATHL 135 | : Soccer Competition | — | This class emphasizes advanced-level instruction and training in soccer skills, techniques, strategies, and leadership. Students apply soccer rules to game situations and integrate strategies into co… source |
| ATHL 171 | : Intercollegiate Basketball, Men/Women | — | This class emphasizes an intermediate level of instruction and training in basketball skills, techniques, strategies, and leadership. Students develop team-playing skills by interacting with opponent… source |
| ATHL 172 | : Intercollegiate Basketball, Men/Women (Advanced) | — | This class emphasizes instruction and training in advanced basketball skills, techniques, strategies, and leadership. Students develop team-playing skills by interacting with opponents, teammates, co… source |
| ATHL 188 | : Intercollegiate Soccer, Men/Women | — | This class emphasizes an advanced level of instruction and training in soccer skills, techniques, and strategies. Students demonstrate increased proficiency and skill attainment with each repetition.… source |
| AUTO 100 | : Basic Motorcycle Maintenance and Small Engine Repair | — | This introductory course combines theory with practical experience to provide students with the necessary skills to perform two- and four-cycle small engine maintenance, tune-up, and repair. The cour… source |
| AUTO 102 | : Preventive Maintenance and Engine Performance | — | Designed to develop an understanding of the operation, care, preventive maintenance, and light repair of the automobile, this course covers all major systems and components, including tires, wheels,… source |
| AUTO 105 | : Automotive Reconditioning and Detailing | — | This course covers interior and exterior detailing processes, including identification of paint condition and types, use of car-care chemicals, machine polishing, maintenance of the paint surface, an… source |
| AUTO 110 | : History of the Automobile | — | This course surveys the history, culture, and societal impact of the automobile in the United States from the early twentieth century through present times. Students examine how the automobile has tr… source |
| AUTO 125 | : CA Smog Technician Engine and Emission Control - Level 1 | — | This course (plus other requirements and course work) prepares students to qualify for the California Smog Check Technician Examination using Nissan and other Asian manufacturer-specific and standard… source |
| AUTO 130 | : Basic Engine Performance | — | This course introduces students to the theory and operation of the internal combustion engine. Topics include cooling, lubrication, ignition, fuel systems, and emission control systems, as well as ma… source |
| AUTO 135 | : Auto Electronic Fundamentals | — | This course prepares students for the study of automotive electrical and electronic computer control systems. It covers the fundamentals of electricity, electromagnetism, electromagnetic induction, e… source |
| AUTO 140 | : Automotive Engine Technology | — | This course introduces students to automotive engine mechanical theory and repair. Topics include four-cycle engine theory and operation, lubrication and cooling system service and repair, and engine… source |
| AUTO 141 | : Automotive Engine Performance and Drivability | — | This engine performance course covers diagnostics, service, and repair of fuel, ignition, starting, charging, emission, and computer systems. Students use state-of-the-art equipment to diagnose and r… source |
| AUTO 155 | : Manual Transmissions and Transaxles | — | This course introduces the theory, service, and repair of manual transmissions (RWD) and manual transaxles (FWD). Students learn to identify, evaluate, service, remove, and replace transmissions and… source |
| AUTO 156 | : Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles | — | This course introduces the theory, service, and repair of automatic transmissions (RWD) and automatic transaxles (FWD). Students learn to identify, evaluate, service, remove, and replace transmission… source |
| AUTO 160 | : Automotive Suspension, Steering, and Alignment | — | This course covers automotive passenger car and light truck alignment, steering, and suspension systems. It emphasizes the theory and function of modern front- and rear-wheel drive suspension systems… source |
| AUTO 161 | : Automotive Brake Service and Repair | — | This course covers the theory, service, and repair of hydraulic brake, antilock brake, traction control, and regenerative brake systems. Students learn complete service and repair of front and rear b… source |
| AUTO 200 | : Automotive Electric and Hybrid Vehicles | — | This course covers the theory, safety procedures, service, and repair of automotive hybrid, electric, and hydrogen powered vehicles. The course emphasizes design, specialized tools, equipment, and co… source |
| AUTO 201 | : Alternative Fuel Vehicles | — | This alternative fuel vehicles course emphasizes biodiesel, natural gas, propane, biofuels derived from algae, alcohol/ethanol products (cellulosic and crop-based), and new propulsion sources current… source |
| AUTO 205 | : Automotive Reconditioning and Paint Fundamentals | — | This course covers procedures for automotive reconditioning and paint refinishing fundamentals. Topics include exterior and interior cosmetic reconditioning processes consisting of paint touch-up, bu… source |
| AUTO 220 | : HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning | — | This course covers the fundamental theories, diagnosis, service, and repair practices of automotive air conditioning and heating systems. Topics include the procedures of recovering the refrigerant,… source |
| AUTO 225 | : Smog Check Training Inspection Procedures - Level 2 | — | This course (plus other requirements and course work) prepares students to qualify for the California Smog Check Technician Examination using Nissan and other Asian manufacturer-specific and standard… source |
| AUTO 235 | : Electronic Engine Controls and Accessories | — | This course covers automotive drivetrain computer control systems as they interact with air/fuel, timing, idle speed and emission controls. Topics include OBD 2 diagnosis and electrical accessory sys… source |
| AUTO 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| AUTO 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| BIO 102 | : Introductory Biology: Ecology and Environmental Biology | — | This general education life science course is intended for non-science track students. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students explore ecology and address current environmental issues, while se… source |
| BIO 103 | : Introductory Biology: Animal Diversity | — | This course introduces non-science track students to animal diversity and incorporates biological concepts such as evolution, ecology, behavior, physiology, and development. Course activities may inc… source |
| BIO 104 | : Introductory Biology: Botany (Plant Life) | — | This introductory course examines plant anatomy, physiology, and classification. It provides a broad perspective of biological concepts and principles and covers both unicellular and multicellular sy… source |
| BIO 105 | : Introductory Biology: Biotechnology in Society | — | This introductory course relates basic biology to the emerging field of biotechnology. Topics include fundamental chemical processes common to all cells, biomolecular chemistry, cellular and molecula… source |
| BIO 107 | : Introductory Biology: Marine Biology | — | From plankton to whales, this general education life science course explores the diversity of life in the ocean and examines the biological and environmental factors that influence ocean ecosystems.… source |
| BIO 108 | : Introductory Biology: Ocean Ecology and Sustainability | — | This introductory life science course examines the ocean from an ecological perspective with an emphasis on environmental sustainability. Topics include patterns in the marine realm, interactions bet… source |
| BIO 108L | : Introductory Biology: Ocean Ecology and Sustainability Lab | — | This general education life science lab course offers students an experimental approach to examining current topics in the field of ocean ecology with a strong emphasis on sustainability. The course… source |
| BIO 110 | : Introductory Biology: Preparation for Pre-Health Professions (Lecture/Lab) | — | This entry-level course provides a broad perspective of biological concepts and principles with an emphasis on human health. Topics include the process of scientific inquiry, the biochemistry of biom… source |
| BIO 111 | : Introductory Biology: Preparation for Pre-Health Professions (Lecture) | — | This entry-level course provides a broad perspective of biological concepts and principles with an emphasis on human health. Topics include the process of scientific inquiry, the biochemistry of biom… source |
| BIO 111L | : Introductory Biology: Preparation for Pre-Health Professions (Lab) | — | This laboratory accompaniment to BIO 111 provides direct participation in experiments, demonstrations, and discussions related to fundamental concepts in biology. This course further develops the stu… source |
| BIO 202 | : Foundations of Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity, and Organismal Biology | — | This course surveys the organismal/meta-organismal half of biological disciplines. Topics include the taxonomy and physiology of prokaryotes and basal eukaryotes; the taxonomy, developmental biology,… source |
| BIO 204 | : Foundations of Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology | — | This course surveys the molecular half of biological disciplines. Topics include biological molecules, metabolic biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, and genetics. The laboratory emphasizes… source |
| BIO 210 | : Human Anatomy | — | This course follows a systemic approach by combining microscopic studies of tissues (histology) and organs along with gross/visual anatomical studies of the human body. Students learn mammalian and h… source |
| BIO 220 | : Human Physiology | — | This course presents the interrelationships of the various organ systems, based upon the molecular and cellular activities of the organs that comprise those systems. It emphasizes the integration of… source |
| BIO 230 | : Introduction to Microbiology | — | This course introduces the fundamental concepts of microbiology and the use of the scientific method applied to the study of bacteria and other microorganisms. Topics include the history, morphology,… source |
| BIO 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| BIO 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| BIO 340 | : Molecular Mechanisms of Disease | — | This course focuses on the molecular basis of human disease. Topics include genetic, metabolic, signaling, developmental, and infectious diseases as well as the biological mechanisms of immunity, can… source |
| BTEC 107 | : Exploring Biotechnology: Emerging Trends, Careers, and the Local Industry | — | This course introduces students to the emerging role of biotechnology in modern society. It examines the origins and impact of the biotechnology industry from physiological and socio-cultural aspects… source |
| BTEC 110 | : Basic Techniques in Biotechnology | — | This course focuses on the basic laboratory skills needed for employment in the biotechnology/biomanufacturing industry. Students learn laboratory safety and documentation while acquiring skills in t… source |
| BTEC 120 | : Business and Regulatory Practices in Biotechnology | — | This course examines basic business principles and practices utilized in the discovery, development, and production phases of new product development. It explores the role of governmental oversight a… source |
| BTEC 180 | : Biostatistics | — | This introductory statistics course covers the principles and practice of statistical design and analysis for scientific experimentation. Topics include hypothesis formation, experimental design and… source |
| BTEC 201 | : Advanced Cell Culture | — | This advanced course teaches skills in the proper handling of cells from higher organisms, such as plants, mammals, and insects, that are routinely maintained in culture in the biotechnology laborato… source |
| BTEC 203 | : Techniques in DNA Amplification | — | This advanced course provides skills in the performance of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a technique commonly used to amplify DNA in forensics and the biotechnology laboratory. Instruction foc… source |
| BTEC 204 | : Recombinant DNA | — | This advanced course provides skills in recombinant DNA technology used to analyze and manipulate DNA in the biotechnology laboratory. Students learn about the process of cloning and analyzing DNA an… source |
| BTEC 206 | : Principles of Separation and HPLC | — | This advanced course provides skills in the separation of biomolecules from complex mixtures using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Instruction focuses on understanding the principles o… source |
| BTEC 207 | : Techniques in Immunochemistry and ELISA | — | This advanced course provides skills in the use of antibody reagents as a tool in the biotechnology laboratory. It focuses on the nature and specificity of antibody reagents for the identification an… source |
| BTEC 210 | : Data Analysis with Excel | — | This course teaches students how modern spreadsheet programs can be used to collect and organize data for subsequent tabulation, summarization, and graphical display. It utilizes various forms of sci… source |
| BTEC 211 | : Technical Writing for Regulated Environments | — | This course provides the requisite tools to understand why technical writing exists and how that writing works in conjunction with the many types of documents found in regulated environments. It also… source |
| BTEC 221 | : Bioprocessing: Cell Culture and Scale-up | — | This laboratory course develops the skills and knowledge related to the culture of cells in increasingly larger scales for the production of biological molecules. Students grow and monitor a variety… source |
| BTEC 222 | : Bioprocessing: Large Scale Purification | — | This laboratory course develops the skills and knowledge related to purification of biological molecules produced on a large scale. Students utilize the most common types of separation equipment, inc… source |
| BTEC 231 | : Gene Editing Techniques: CRISPR-Cas9 | — | This advanced course provides skills in the performance of the revolutionary genome editing technique CRISPR-Cas9. Instruction focuses on a deep understanding of this powerful and popular gene-editin… source |
| BTEC 232 | : Principles of Flow Cytometry | — | This advanced course addresses the basic theory and practice of flow cytometry. Instruction focuses on understanding the principles of flow cytometry, acquiring skills in the detection and measuremen… source |
| BTEC 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| BTEC 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| BTEC 300 | : Supply Chain and Enterprise Resource Planning in Biomanufacturing | — | Students gain knowledge of how companies manage the complete flow of materials in a supply chain from suppliers to customers. This course covers the design, planning, execution, monitoring, and contr… source |
| BTEC 310 | : Biomanufacturing Process Sciences | — | This lecture/laboratory course examines the biological, physical, and chemical scientific principles that support the design, development, and optimization of key parameters in a biomanufacturing pro… source |
| BTEC 320 | : Design of Experiments for Biomanufacturing | — | This course teaches formalized design of experiments (DOE), a system that optimizes a process through the methodical varying of key parameters and a formalized approach to analyzing, interpreting, an… source |
| BTEC 330 | : Advanced Topics in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs | — | This course builds upon previous knowledge of quality assurance and regulatory affairs to study the harmonized quality system approaches of the International Council for Harmonisation Q8 through Q11.… source |
| BTEC 340 | : Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing | — | This course covers the Six Sigma approach to the maintenance and improvement of biomanufacturing processes. It incorporates the DMAIC phases: define, measure, analyze, improve, and control. The cours… source |
| BTEC 360 | : Design of Biomanufacturing Facilities, Critical Utilities, Processes, and Equipment | — | Students evaluate how the design of a biomanufacturing facility maintains appropriate levels of cleanliness and sterility and promotes the production of safe and effective products. Students analyze… source |
| BTEC 400 | : Bioprocess Monitoring and Control | — | This course covers the measurement, monitoring, modeling, and control of biomanufacturing processes and the statistical methodology used for measuring, analyzing, and controlling quality during the m… source |
| BTEC 410 | : Methods in Quality, Improvements, Investigations, and Audits | — | This course examines investigational methods used by quality assurance departments to analyze process deviations and make decisions about severity of deviation. Students learn to write industry-stand… source |
| BTEC 460 | : Capstone Seminar in Biomanufacturing Technologies | — | This course examines the breadth of products that are produced through biological processes. The course will focus on the advances and emerging technologies in biological production and purification… source |
| BTEC 470 | : Capstone Seminar in Biomanufacturing Quality | — | This course examines the process by which the quality systems of biomanufacturing evolve by examining a selected current trend in the laws and regulations governing biopharmaceutical manufacturing. S… source |
| BLST 100 | : Introduction to Black Studies | — | This course provides students with an introduction to the principal concepts and methods of Black and African American Studies. Topics include the social, political, creative aspects, philosophies, t… source |
| BUS 117 | : Human Resources Management | — | This course introduces human resource management in business. Topics include the role and scope of human resource management in an organization, strategic human resource management planning, employme… source |
| BUS 120 | : Introduction to Business | — | This course introduces the trends and opportunities in today's dynamic business environment as they relate to economics, global markets, ethics and social responsibility, business ownership forms, en… source |
| BUS 128 | : Introduction to Supply Chain Management | — | This course provides an overview of key supply chain management and logistics processes, concepts, and methodologies. The course explores the framework for supply chain management, major issues and c… source |
| BUS 130 | : Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | — | In this business start-up and management course, students learn about conducting preliminary research, analyzing trends and competition, buying and starting a business or franchise, developing a busi… source |
| BUS 131 | : Management Principles | — | This course explores contemporary management application issues. Topics include management theories, finding and developing leaders, motivating employees, strategic planning, hiring and training empl… source |
| BUS 132 | : Marketing | — | This course introduces students to the principles of marketing. Topics include segmenting, targeting, market research, buyer behavior, distribution, retailing, promotional mix elements, and digital m… source |
| BUS 133 | : Project Management | — | This course introduces students with varying backgrounds to the fundamental principles of contemporary project management in personal and professional environments. The course covers the principles a… source |
| BUS 134 | : Retail Management | — | This course introduces the principles and practices used in managing retail businesses. Topics include site selection, layout, organization, staffing, positioning, customer service, promotional techn… source |
| BUS 135 | : Personal Selling | — | This course covers professional selling skills and techniques. Topics include career opportunities, understanding buyer behavior, communication skills, prospecting, interviewing, motivating, persuadi… source |
| BUS 136 | : Human Relations in Business | — | This course covers the major themes of human relations, including self-awareness, communication, motivation, and conflict resolution, from psychological, sociological, and physiological perspectives.… source |
| BUS 138 | : Business Promotion | — | This course provides students with an overview of the promotion function within marketing. Topics include segmenting, buyer personas, positioning, customer journey mapping, creative content creation… source |
| BUS 140 | : Legal Environment of Business | — | This course introduces business-related law, ethics, social responsibility, and government regulations. Topics include dispute resolution, legal system and laws, torts, crimes, contracts, sales, warr… source |
| BUS 141 | : Logistics and Transportation Management | — | This course provides an overview of the principles and practices of transportation and its role within supply chain management. The course emphasizes physical transportation systems within the contex… source |
| BUS 143 | : Warehousing and Inventory Management | — | This course provides an overview of warehousing operations and the processes, technologies, and equipment within a warehouse facility as enablers for an efficient, effective, and comprehensive supply… source |
| BUS 144 | : Budgeting Basics | — | This course addresses the preparation of an operating budget for businesses. Students prepare an integrated set of pro forma financial statements and analyze budget-versus-actuals reports. source |
| BUS 147 | : Personal Finance | — | This course assists students in gaining the knowledge, tools, attitude, and skills needed to make informed lifelong financial decisions that will empower their lives. Students explore the social, psy… source |
| BUS 152 | : Business Idea Generation and Feasibility Analysis | — | This course focuses on identification of potential business opportunities and the development of a feasibility study of a proposed business idea. source |
| BUS 153 | : Business Startup Fundamentals | — | This course addresses all logistical elements of business startup. Students complete required paperwork to start and operate a small business in California. source |
| BUS 154 | : Funding the Entrepreneurial Venture | — | This course introduces students to the various options available to fund a new or on-going business. source |
| BUS 155 | : Business Plan Development | — | This course focuses on the development of a professional business plan for the purpose of obtaining funding. It emphasizes development of the business plan document, incorporating effective writing t… source |
| BUS 160 | : International Business | — | This course covers international business, trade, and globalization. Topics include politics, laws, economics, cultures, ethics, foreign trade/investment/exchange, internationalizing a business, ente… source |
| BUS 204 | : Business Statistics | — | This course examines the use of descriptive statistics, probability, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression and correlation analysis, chi-square, t-tests for one a… source |
| BUS 205 | : Manufacturing and Operations Management | — | This course focuses on the concepts, principles, problems, and practices of operations management. It emphasizes methodologies and processes for effective and efficient management of manufacturing an… source |
| BUS 289 | : Career Mentoring | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in a mentor/protege relationship under the instruction of a faculty coordinator. It introduces s… source |
| BUS 290 | : Business Communication | — | This course focuses on the principles of effective written, oral, and electronic communication. It emphasizes solving problems and eliciting positive response through carefully organized and designed… source |
| BUS 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| BUS 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| BUS 302 | : Leadership and Personal Development | — | This course explores how leaders influence organizations. It focuses on leadership and management topics related to communication, groups and teams, motivation, personal values, professional behavior… source |
| CRLP 101 | : Introduction to Career Planning | — | This course introduces students to the career planning process. It explores the student's interests, values, skills, and personality preferences as they relate to potential career and major options.… source |
| CCS 100 | : Introduction to Chicana/o Studies | — | This course is an introductory survey of the field of Chicana and Chicano studies, including its origins, evolution, current status, and academic and career path possibilities. It uses a critical int… source |
| CCS 232 | : Critical Issues in Chicana and Latina Studies | — | This course examines critical themes in Chicana and Latina feminist scholarship and the lived experiences of Chicana and other Latina women in American society. It applies an interdisciplinary approa… source |
| CHEM 103 | : Chemistry and Society: For Non-Science Majors | — | This course explores chemical concepts and their applications to everyday life, real world problems, and sustainability. It reviews the properties of matter and energy, chemical bonding and reactions… source |
| CHEM 103L | : Chemistry and Society: For Non-Science Majors (Lab) | — | This course is designed to accompany CHEM 103 . It offers hands-on experiences with chemical techniques in both the laboratory and the field. Lab topics include water analysis, acid rain, forensic an… source |
| CHEM 112 | : Introductory General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: For Allied Health Majors | — | This course surveys concepts and skills of the chemistry of living organisms with an emphasis on the human body. Topics include the structure of the atom, chemical bonding, chemical reactions, the st… source |
| CHEM 115 | : Introductory General Chemistry: For Allied Health Majors | — | This introductory course for non-chemistry majors teaches students the language, materials, mathematics, and principles of chemistry. It covers properties of matter, atomic theory, use of the periodi… source |
| CHEM 140 | : Preparation for General Chemistry: For Science Majors | — | This introductory chemistry course focuses on developing problem-solving skills needed for success in CHEM 150 . It emphasizes the application of the scientific method, modern ideas concerning atomic… source |
| CHEM 150 | : General Chemistry I: For Science Majors | — | This first semester of a one-year general chemistry sequence focuses on the fundamental principles of chemistry. Students learn the application of these principles with special significance placed on… source |
| CHEM 151 | : General Chemistry II: For Science Majors | — | This continuation of CHEM 150 studies the fundamental principles of chemistry and their applications. Topics include intermolecular forces, solutions, kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, aque… source |
| CHEM 210 | : Organic Chemistry I: For Science Majors | — | This first course in a standard one-year organic chemistry sequence is designed for students majoring in chemistry and other sciences. Major themes include bonding, molecular structure, isomerism, co… source |
| CHEM 211 | : Organic Chemistry II: For Science Majors | — | This continuation of the one-year organic chemistry sequence emphasizes the application of organic chemistry reactions, mechanisms and synthesis learned in CHEM 210 to other compounds. It examines ne… source |
| CHEM 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| CDEV 104 | : Family Child Care Business Essentials | — | This course focuses on developing and operating a high-quality family child care program. It emphasizes core theoretical principles of early childhood education, business management, relationship-bas… source |
| CDEV 105 | : Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children | — | This course introduces working with young children in early care and education programs. It examines the theories and principles of developmentally appropriate practice in early learning environments… source |
| CDEV 106 | : Introduction to Curriculum in Early Childhood | — | This course introduces teachers of young children (birth to age eight) to designing early learning environments and planning curriculum in early care and education settings. It covers the relationshi… source |
| CDEV 109 | : Child Behavior and Guidance | — | This course relates children's behavior to appropriate teaching and parenting strategies and interventions. It explores effective techniques for interacting with children, including children with spe… source |
| CDEV 111 | : Programs for Infants and Toddlers | — | This course is specifically designed for caregivers of infants and toddlers. It focuses on the growth and development of the child, prenatal through three years of age, within various social contexts… source |
| CDEV 112 | : The Developing Child: Conception through Early Childhood | — | This course examines the major physical, cognitive, language, and social-emotional developmental milestones for children, both typical and atypical, from conception through age six. It emphasizes the… source |
| CDEV 130 | : Science and Math for Young Children | — | This course provides teachers with knowledge and skills related to science and mathematics curriculum in early care and education settings. It focuses on understanding the ways in which children lear… source |
| CDEV 140 | : Language and Literacy in Early Childhood | — | This course gives teachers of young children the skills and knowledge needed to effectively plan, document, and implement language and literacy activities in the early childhood classroom. It focuses… source |
| CDEV 150 | : Art for Young Children | — | This course prepares early childhood educators with the skills and knowledge to foster creativity, identity development, and aesthetic awareness through exploration of diverse art media and developme… source |
| CDEV 160 | : Music and Movement for Young Children | — | This course equips early childhood educators with the skills and knowledge to meaningfully incorporate music and movement into the early learning environment to support self-expression, belonging, an… source |
| CDEV 200 | : Observation & Assessment in Early Childhood | — | This course focuses on the appropriate use of observation and assessment strategies to document child growth and development, appraise child behavior, and plan for learning in quality early childhood… source |
| CDEV 205 | : Health, Safety, and Nutrition | — | This course provides those who care for children (birth through middle childhood) with an overview of health, safety, and nutrition issues. Students develop skills and techniques in ways to promote p… source |
| CDEV 210 | : Child, Family, and Community | — | This course examines the developing child in a societal context and focuses on the interrelationships of family, school, and community as agents of socialization from historical, socio-cultural, and… source |
| CDEV 212 | : Advanced Issues in Infant-Toddler Care | — | This course helps infant and toddler caregivers and directors interpret and apply the guidelines for quality care for children birth through three years of age. Topics include the role of the infant… source |
| CDEV 230 | : Family Engagement in Early Childhood Programs | — | This course examines the ways in which early care and education program staff can build ongoing, reciprocal, and respectful relationships with program families. The course focuses on identifying comm… source |
| CDEV 235 | : Children in a Diverse Society | — | This course examines the historical and current perspectives on diversity and inclusion and the impact of systemic societal influences on children's development, learning, and school experiences. It… source |
| CDEV 240 | : Children with Special Learning Needs | — | This course focuses on learning to work with children with a wide range of abilities, challenging behaviors, and other special learning needs in inclusive early childhood settings. Topics include att… source |
| CDEV 245 | : Adult Supervision and Mentoring in Early Care and Education | — | Teachers of young children study the methods and principles of supervising and mentoring teachers, assistant teachers, student teachers, parents, and volunteers in early childhood classrooms. The cou… source |
| CDEV 250 | : Administration I: Programs in Early Childhood Education | — | This course is designed for directors and assistant directors of early childhood programs. Topics include program types, budget, management, licensing and state regulations, development and implement… source |
| CDEV 251 | : Administration II: Personnel and Leadership in Early Childhood Education | — | This course is designed for directors and assistant directors of early childhood programs. Topics include effective strategies for personnel management, legal and ethical responsibilities, supervisio… source |
| CDEV 270 | : Practicum - The Student Teaching Experience | — | Teachers of young children apply developmentally appropriate early childhood teaching competencies under guided supervision in the campus Child Development Center or in a community early childhood pr… source |
| CDEV 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| CDEV 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| COMM 106 | : Group Communication | — | This course provides students with the foundational knowledge and practice of speech making and the necessary role of public address in a democratic society, while simultaneously emphasizing theory a… source |
| COMM 111 | : Narrative Performance | — | This course introduces narrative performance and analysis of narrative works of art in their intellectual, emotional, and aesthetic forms. Class readings include traditional and contemporary approach… source |
| COMM 120 | : Principles of Human Communication | — | This course introduces human communication concepts and theories. It focuses on the role and significance of communication in and across different contexts, and it covers the basic structures and pro… source |
| COMM 135 | : Gender Studies in Communication | — | This course examines the different gender communication patterns. It studies differences and similarities in verbal and nonverbal behaviors, perception, conflict, leadership, and interpersonal relati… source |
| COMM 144 | : Race and Ethnicity in Communication | — | This course provides both a theoretical and a practical exploration of how we communicate race and ethnicity in the United States. Topics include how contemporary and historical constructions of race… source |
| COMM 186 | : Social Media Strategies for Communication Studies | — | This course explores the growing need for social media technology from a communication perspective within and across multiple online contexts. Students gain the knowledge and skills to effectively ap… source |
| COMM 212 | : Argumentation | — | This course examines the psychological and logical basis of argument and principles of effective organization. It teaches the development and application of critical thinking skills as well as the pr… source |
| COMM 215 | : Intercultural Communication | — | This course analyzes the cultural factors and variables that influence human-communication choices and actions. It focuses on perception, language, reasoning, nonverbal messages, values, beliefs, att… source |
| COMM 220 | : Introduction to Mass Communication | — | This course covers the history, role, and impact of mass media in the United States. It demonstrates various media operations in the US and their societal and cultural effects. The course enables stu… source |
| COMM 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| COMM 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| CS 101 | : Introduction to Computer Science Principles | — | This course introduces beginning or exploring students to core principles, theories, and topics in computer science while emphasizing their relevance in society. Topics include general computational… source |
| CS 111 | : Introduction to Computer Science I: Java | — | This course introduces object-oriented programming and concepts designed primarily for students majoring in computer science and engineering who have some programming fundamentals. The course uses to… source |
| CS 112 | : Introduction to Computer Science II: Java | — | This course uses topics of personal and social relevance to investigate the impacts of computing through exploring advanced object-oriented programming concepts such as abstraction, inheritance, poly… source |
| CS 113 | : Basic Data Structures and Algorithms | — | The course uses topics of personal and social relevance to investigate the impact of computing through efficient algorithms and properly designed data structures. Students explore the software develo… source |
| CS 134 | : Mobile Application Development | — | This course covers how to develop applications for smartphones and tablets with the Android open-source platform. Topics include the Model-View-Controller architecture, designing and handling user in… source |
| CS 138 | : Programming with Python | — | This course introduces the Python programming language and its features. Python, a dynamic, object-oriented, extensible language, is perfect for the beginner and also meets industry needs. Python is… source |
| CS 139 | : Advanced Programming with Python | — | This course continues with the Python programming language, using topics of personal and social relevance to investigate the impact of computing. This course includes data structures and libraries fo… source |
| CS 150 | : C++ Programming | — | Using an object-oriented approach to design and programming in the C++ language, this course covers data input/output, data types, control structures, operators, functions, and the operating environm… source |
| CS 151 | : Advanced C++ Programming | — | In this advanced programming course, students design and implement increasingly complex C++ programs that build upon skills acquired in C++ Programming ( CS 150 ). Students also develop appropriate a… source |
| CS 155 | : Introduction to Game Development | — | This course provides an introduction for students who have an interest in combining skills in programming, software development, and game development in C# and the Unity platform to create interactiv… source |
| CS 210 | : Software Engineering | — | This course introduces students to team-based software development and engineering methods, including specification, design, implementation, testing, and process. It emphasizes team development, agil… source |
| CS 220 | : Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems | — | This course introduces how computer hardware and software interact, focusing on the design, organization, and performance of computer architecture. Topics typically include computer organization, ins… source |
| CS 226 | : Discrete Structures | — | Designed for students majoring in computer science, this course introduces discrete mathematics, including logic, methods of proof, number theory, sets, counting, relations, recursion, recurrence rel… source |
| CS 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| CS 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| CSIT 101 | : Introduction to Computers | — | This course is intended for students wishing to develop or strengthen their basic computer skills. Topics include basic computer techniques and literacy in computer concepts, Windows, working with fi… source |
| CSIT 110 | : Computer Applications | — | This course provides an in-depth, hands-on introduction to computer applications and fundamentals. Topics include computer concepts, the operating system, and word processing, spreadsheet, presentati… source |
| CSIT 120 | : Fundamentals of Computer Information Systems | — | This course covers the concepts of information systems in business, including the integration of information systems, organizational strategy, systems analysis, data storage, data processing, securit… source |
| CSIT 123 | : Introduction to Data Analytics | — | This course introduces students to data science through the operational lens of AI-driven data analytics tools, AI programming languages, and advanced statistical modeling techniques. It focuses on t… source |
| CSIT 125 | : Microsoft Word for Business | — | Students learn how to use Microsoft Word, the industry-standard tool for word processing in business environments. This comprehensive course includes fundamentals, such as document design, section br… source |
| CSIT 128 | : Microsoft Excel for Business | — | Students learn how to use Microsoft Excel, the industry standard tool for spreadsheet and chart creation in a business environment. This comprehensive course includes fundamentals, such as workbook a… source |
| CSIT 131 | : Microsoft Access for Business | — | Students learn how to use Microsoft Access, the industry standard tool for database creation in a business environment. This comprehensive course includes fundamentals, such as relational database de… source |
| CSIT 134 | : Microsoft PowerPoint for Business | — | Students learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint, the industry standard tool for creating electronic presentations in business environments. This comprehensive course includes fundamentals, such as ele… source |
| CSIT 137 | : Google Apps for Business | — | In this course, students learn how to use Google Apps, a collection of free Web-based productivity tools, in a business environment. Topics include Google Search, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs,… source |
| CSIT 146 | : E-Commerce and Web Presence | — | This course teaches the principles and technologies involved in e-commerce and creating a Web presence for a small or medium-sized business (SMB). It addresses the needs of both online and traditiona… source |
| CSIT 149 | : Microsoft Windows | — | This course introduces students to the current Microsoft Windows operating system. Students learn how to install the operating system, create and manage user accounts, view system components and prop… source |
| CSIT 150 | : Artificial Intelligence: Concepts | — | This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of artificial intelligence (AI), including its history, techniques, and applications. Students explore the fundamental concepts and meth… source |
| CSIT 151 | : Artificial Intelligence: Applications | — | This course equips students with the hands-on skills needed to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) tools into real-world work environments. It delves into actionable insights and practical applica… source |
| CSIT 152 | : Artificial Intelligence: Strategies and Solutions | — | This course delves into the cutting-edge research and techniques of artificial intelligence through the exploration of state-of-the-art AI models, methodologies, and ethics. Students gain exposure to… source |
| CSIT 155 | : Social Media for Business | — | This course explores social media use from a business perspective. Students learn how to develop a social media strategy to promote business, build stronger customer relations, target a broad base or… source |
| CSIT 160 | : Technology, the Individual, and Society | — | This course critically examines the interrelationships among technology, the individual, and society. Students investigate the historical, political, and economic factors that influence the growth an… source |
| CSIT 165 | : Living in an Online World | — | This course considers human behavior in relation to the challenges and opportunities presented by an increasingly online society. It places special emphasis on critically evaluating and managing one'… source |
| CSIT 180 | : Fundamentals of Computer Hardware and Software | — | This course provides students with fundamental knowledge covering PC hardware and peripherals, mobile device hardware, networking and troubleshooting hardware, network connectivity issues, installing… source |
| CSIT 181 | : Fundamentals of Computer Networking | — | This course presents an overview and introduction to computer networking components, network design, operations, management, protocols, and network operating systems. Students learn the layered funct… source |
| CSIT 182 | : Fundamentals of Computer Security | — | This course presents an overview and introduction to essential principles for network security and risk management. Students learn the core foundations of network security: confidentiality, integrity… source |
| CSIT 183 | : Windows Server | — | This course provides students with an understanding of Microsoft Windows Server. It focuses on administrative tasks including routine and troubleshooting scenarios, such as data and system recovery,… source |
| CSIT 184 | : Linux Server | — | This course provides students with an understanding of Linux operating systems with an emphasis on Linux Server operating systems. It focuses on the installation, configuration, management, and troub… source |
| CSIT 186 | : Cybersecurity: Analyst | — | This course applies the principles and technologies to prevent, detect, combat, and recover from cybersecurity threats including behavior analytics to improve and harden the overall state and posture… source |
| CSIT 188 | : Cybersecurity: Ethical Hacker | — | This course teaches the principles and technologies involved with looking for weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems from a network security perspective including the five phases of penetra… source |
| CSIT 191 | : Fundamentals of Cisco Networking | — | This course provides an overview and introduction to Cisco networking components (routers and switches), network design, operations, management, protocols, and Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (… source |
| CSIT 195 | : IT Career Exploration and Portfolio Development | — | This course teaches students how to create a portfolio to professionally display their best work and to increase job opportunities. Topics include defining an audience, organizing and adapting a body… source |
| CSIT 286 | : Professional Certification Preparation | — | Attaining a professional certification can help employers further validate a student's MiraCosta degree, certificate, or course work. This course provides an overview of industry-based third-party pr… source |
| CSIT 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| CSIT 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| COUN 100 | : College and Career Success | — | This course teaches success strategies to enhance academic and lifelong learning while integrating career and academic planning. The course evaluates theories and strategies of college success, inclu… source |
| COUN 101 | : Orientation to College | — | This course prepares new and returning students to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary for academic and personal success during a student's first semester in college. To… source |
| COUN 105 | : Transfer Success | — | This course promotes academic success by providing students with information that will clarify the transfer process, identify support services on campus, and assist them in developing a comprehensive… source |
| COUN 115 | : Introduction to Multicultural Counseling | — | This survey course provides an exploration of major multicultural counseling theories and research focusing on racial and cultural identity, values, and how people behave across different cultures. T… source |
| COUN 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| DNCE 100 | : Dance Appreciation | — | This course examines the aesthetics of dance using the elements of time, space, and energy. It introduces students to the origins of dance within cultural contexts. Topics include dance genres, movem… source |
| DNCE 101 | : Dance History | — | This course provides a historical survey of dance in western civilization from antiquity to the present. It emphasizes the cultural context and historical development of ballet and modern dance, and… source |
| DNCE 102 | : Introduction to Mexican Folkloric Dance: History, Culture, and Performance | — | This academic course explores the evolution of Mexican folkloric dance from its pre-Hispanic roots to its modern expressions in Mexico and the US. The course covers regional styles, cultural symbols,… source |
| DNCE 104 | : Dance on Film | — | This course explores the influence of dance as entertainment in musical films from the 1920s to the present. It examines how dance as art has influenced and responded to societal issues such as race,… source |
| DNCE 105 | : Dance Cultures of the World | — | This course surveys dance around the world in a cultural and social context. It emphasizes the different ways dance is used to express ideas about the relationship between a person and the body, gend… source |
| DNCE 121 | : Hip Hop I | — | This course is an introduction to hip-hop dance, focusing on styles used for movies, television, and video productions. It includes popping, locking, b-boying, rocking, and other hip-hop styles at a… source |
| DNCE 122 | : Hip Hop II | — | This continuation of hip-hop dance focuses on styles used for movies, television, and video productions. It includes popping, locking, b-boying, rocking, and other hip-hop styles at a beginning-inter… source |
| DNCE 134 | : Pacific Island Dance I | — | This course introduces the dance and music of the Pacific Islands, including Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Specific countries may include but are not limited to Samoa, Hawai'i, Guam, New Zeal… source |
| DNCE 135 | : Pacific Island Dance II | — | This course continues the exploration of dance and music of the Pacific Islands, including Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Specific countries may include but are not limited to Samoa, Hawai'i,… source |
| DNCE 136 | : Dance Practices Across Cultures and Borders | — | This dance technique course focuses on the dance and music traditions of world cultures such as Africa, Asia, Central America and the Caribbean, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Eur… source |
| DNCE 140 | : Ballroom Dance Technique I | — | This course introduces beginning principles and techniques of American ballroom dances, which may include the slow waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, swing, and quickstep. Students learn and perf… source |
| DNCE 143 | : Ballroom Dance Technique II | — | This continued study of ballroom dance principles and techniques focuses on beginning-intermediate level American ballroom dances, including the slow waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, swing, and… source |
| DNCE 146 | : Latin Dance Technique I | — | This course introduces beginning dance principles and techniques of Latin partnering dances, such as the cha cha, salsa, samba, and rumba. Students learn and perform basic Latin dances while improvin… source |
| DNCE 147 | : Latin Dance Technique II | — | This continued study of Latin dance principles and technique focuses on beginning-intermediate Latin partnering dances, such as the cha cha, salsa, samba and rumba. Students learn and perform Latin p… source |
| DNCE 150 | : Pilates Mat & Reformer I | — | This beginning-intermediate level Pilates-based program utilizes mat and reformer exercises designed to improve strength, flexibility, enhance dance performance, movement coordination, and physical c… source |
| DNCE 152 | : Ballet I | — | This course focuses on the fundamentals of ballet technique, principles, and terminology. It prepares students for more advanced study in ballet. Topics include terminology, variations of ballet barr… source |
| DNCE 154 | : Ballet II | — | This course focuses on intermediate ballet technique, principles, and terminology. It prepares students for more advanced study in ballet. Topics include terminology, variations of ballet barre, cent… source |
| DNCE 166 | : Jazz Dance I | — | This course focuses on the fundamentals of jazz-dance technique, principles, and terminology. It prepares students for a more advanced study in jazz dance. Topics include terminology, warm-up, stretc… source |
| DNCE 168 | : Jazz Dance II | — | This course provides study in intermediate jazz dance technique, principles, and terminology. It prepares students for more advanced study in jazz dance. Topics include warm-up, stretches, on-the-dia… source |
| DNCE 172 | : Musical Theater Dance I | — | This course provides study in beginning dance technique, principles, and terminology appropriate for musical theater dance. It prepares students to audition for the MiraCosta College musical and for… source |
| DNCE 174 | : Musical Theater Dance II | — | This course provides study in intermediate dance technique, principles, and terminology appropriate for musical theater dance. It prepares students to audition for the MiraCosta College musical and f… source |
| DNCE 176 | : Modern Dance I | — | This course introduces modern dance principles and techniques, exploring the elements of time, space, energy, and shape. Students learn correct body alignment, rhythm, breath, and balance through the… source |
| DNCE 178 | : Modern Dance II | — | This course is a continued study of modern dance, based on the principles of contraction and release, fall and recovery, and effort/shape. Students learn movement combinations and group choreography,… source |
| DNCE 179 | : Musical Theatre Dance Production | — | This course focuses on dance techniques within the context of historical and contemporary Broadway musicals and/or plays. Students assess how movement, energy, stage presence, and musicality affect l… source |
| DNCE 200 | : Contemporary Dance Production I | — | This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of contemporary dance forms for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at a beginning level. Students work under pro… source |
| DNCE 201 | : Contemporary Dance Production II | — | This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of contemporary dance forms for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at the intermediate level. Students work unde… source |
| DNCE 202 | : Contemporary Dance Production III | — | This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of contemporary dance forms for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at the intermediate-advanced level. Students… source |
| DNCE 203 | : Contemporary Dance Production IV | — | This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of contemporary dance forms for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at the advanced level. Students work under pr… source |
| DNCE 204 | : Classical Dance Production I | — | This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of classical dance genres for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at a beginning level. Students work under profe… source |
| DNCE 205 | : Classical Dance Production II | — | This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of classical dance genres for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at the intermediate level. Students work under… source |
| DNCE 206 | : Classical Dance Production III | — | This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of classical dance forms for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at the intermediate-to-advanced level. Students… source |
| DNCE 207 | : Classical Dance Production IV | — | This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of classical dance genres for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at an advanced level. Students work under profe… source |
| DNCE 221 | : Hip Hop III | — | This continuation of hip-hop dance, focusing on styles used for movies, television, and video productions. It includes popping, locking, breakdancing, rocking, and other hip-hop styles at an intermed… source |
| DNCE 222 | : Hip Hop IV | — | This continuation of hip-hop dance focuses on styles used for movies, television, and video productions. It includes popping, locking, b-boying, rocking, and other hip-hop styles at an intermediate-a… source |
| DNCE 234 | : Pacific Island Dance III | — | This course studies the dance and music of the Pacific Islands, including Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia at the intermediate-advanced level. Specific countries may include but are not limited t… source |
| DNCE 235 | : Pacific Island Dance IV | — | This course continues the study of dance and music of the Pacific Islands, including Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia at the advanced level. Specific countries may include but are not limited to… source |
| DNCE 240 | : Ballroom Dance Technique III | — | This continued study of ballroom dance principles and techniques focuses on the intermediate level of American ballroom dances, including slow waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, swing, and quicks… source |
| DNCE 243 | : Ballroom Dance Technique IV | — | This continued study of ballroom dance principles and techniques focuses on the intermediate-advanced level of American ballroom dances, including slow waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, swing, a… source |
| DNCE 246 | : Latin Dance Technique III | — | This continued study of Latin dance principles and technique focuses on intermediate Latin partnering dances, such as the cha cha, salsa, samba, mambo, and rumba. Students learn and perform Latin par… source |
| DNCE 247 | : Latin Dance Technique IV | — | This continued study of Latin dance principles and technique focuses on intermediate-advanced Latin partnering dances, such as the cha cha, salsa, samba, mambo and rumba. Students learn and perform L… source |
| DNCE 250 | : Contemporary Dance Intensive I | — | The dance intensive focuses on contemporary dance as an expressive art form at the beginning/intermediate level. Guest artists may be brought in and work on building technical skills, improvisational… source |
| DNCE 253 | : Contemporary Dance Intensive II | — | The summer dance intensive focuses on contemporary dance as an expressive art form at the intermediate level. Guest artists may be brought in and work on building technical skills, improvisational sk… source |
| DNCE 254 | : Contemporary Dance Intensive III | — | The summer dance intensive focuses on contemporary dance as an expressive art form at the intermediate-advanced level. Guest artists may be brought in and work on building technical skills, improvisa… source |
| DNCE 256 | : Contemporary Dance Intensive IV | — | This summer dance intensive focuses on contemporary dance as an expressive art form at the advanced level. Guest artists may be brought in and work on building technical skills, improvisational skill… source |
| DNCE 260 | : Dance Touring Ensemble | — | This course allows students to study traditional and contemporary choreography through rehearsal and competitive performance. Dancers participate in concerts and festivals on campus and throughout th… source |
| DNCE 263 | : Contemporary Dance Workshop and Performance A | — | This course offers students and choreographers a beginning-level experience working in a collaborative workshop setting. Students participate in the creative process throughout the workshop, which cu… source |
| DNCE 264 | : Contemporary Dance Workshop and Performance B | — | This course offers students and choreographers a beginning-intermediate level experience working in a collaborative workshop setting. Students participate in the creative process throughout the works… source |
| DNCE 266 | : Jazz Dance III | — | This course provides study in intermediate/advanced jazz-dance technique, principles, and terminology. Topics include musicality and a variety of jazz styles. source |
| DNCE 267 | : Contemporary Dance Workshop and Performance C | — | This course offers students and choreographers an intermediate-advanced level experience working in a collaborative workshop setting. Students participate in the creative process throughout the works… source |
| DNCE 268 | : Jazz Dance IV | — | This course provides study in advanced jazz dance technique, principles, and terminology. Topics include musicality and a variety of jazz styles. source |
| DNCE 269 | : Contemporary Dance Workshop and Performance D | — | This course offers students and choreographers an advanced-level experience working in a collaborative workshop setting. Students participate in the creative process throughout the workshop, which cu… source |
| DNCE 278 | : Dance as a Profession | — | This course is designed for the student planning to pursue dance as a career. Components of this course include audition techniques, resume building, professional headshots, costume design, light des… source |
| DNCE 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| DNCE 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| DESN 100 | : Fundamentals of Design | — | This course introduces the fundamentals of the design process as students develop and apply design skills using visual elements and principles of two- and three-dimensional design. It includes solvin… source |
| DESN 101 | : Computer-Aided Design and Drafting | — | This course introduces students to the fundamentals of computer graphics and two and three-dimensional modeling on computer-aided design and drafting systems. Students use AutoCAD and other software… source |
| DESN 102 | : Architectural Drawing | — | This course provides the methods and techniques required for architectural drawing. It covers freehand sketching, line work, lettering, geometric constructions, orthographic and isometric projections… source |
| DESN 103 | : Architectural Communications | — | This course provides students the fundamentals of architectural presentation, rendering, and model making. It introduces standards and applications of design language, color theory, pen and ink, free… source |
| DESN 105 | : Construction Materials | — | This course provides an overview of the processes and materials used in construction. Topics include elements of planning, designing, and contracting of the work. The course emphasizes site preparati… source |
| DESN 107 | : History of Western Architecture-A Sustainable Perspective | — | This course introduces the history of Western architecture from the ancient Near East to the present day with an emphasis on the timeless principles of sustainable design. It examines selected signif… source |
| DESN 108 | : World Architecture | — | This survey of non-Western architectural history examines how non-Western building traditions evolved during and after Western and Islamic colonialism. The course focuses on the cultural conditions a… source |
| DESN 109 | : Introduction to Engineering and Design | — | This course introduces students to engineering and design. Students learn about engineering as a field of study and profession. Through tours, guest speakers, text reading, and group discussions, stu… source |
| DESN 110 | : Graphics Communication | — | This course introduces graphics as a fundamental means of communicating technical information for product design, manufacturing, and construction. Students develop an understanding of graphics commun… source |
| DESN 111 | : Engineering Design Graphics | — | This course prepares engineering and design students to use the graphic communication tools used by engineers in industry. Students develop an advanced understanding of these tools in the engineering… source |
| DESN 120 | : Manufacturing Processes | — | This course provides students a basic understanding of the properties of materials and how these materials, including plastics, metals, ceramics, and composites, are transformed into finished product… source |
| DESN 200 | : Architectural Design I | — | This course introduces the basics of architectural design. Students learn and apply fundamental form and space concepts to a design project using visual communication, spatial communications, and cre… source |
| DESN 201 | : Advanced AutoCAD Computer-Aided Design and Drafting | — | This course focuses on applying advanced AutoCAD skills in the design process to create models, drawings, and related documentation for a variety of applications and industries. Topics include blocks… source |
| DESN 203 | : Solid Modeling | — | This course introduces engineering and design students to 3D parametric solid modeling, including basic and intermediate parts, assemblies, and drawings. From their models, students produce CAD drawi… source |
| DESN 204 | : Modeling, Prototyping, and Manufacturing | — | This course provides theory and hands-on application of the design process, 3D modeling, prototyping, and manufacturing to beginning and intermediate design students. Building upon drafting fundament… source |
| DESN 207 | : Revit Building Information Modeling | — | This course prepares intermediate design students to create, detail, and present CAD models of the built environment using Revit building information modeling software. Students create and modify bui… source |
| DESN 286 | : Professional Certification Preparation | — | Attaining a professional certification can help employers further validate a student's MiraCosta degree, certificate, or course work. This course provides an overview of industry-based third-party pr… source |
| DESN 290 | : Portfolio and Presentation | — | Students develop a professional portfolio using their best work from previously completed architecture and drafting courses to highlight their design and drawing achievements. The course also covers… source |
| DESN 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| DESN 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| DRAM 105 | : Introduction to Theatre | — | This course exposes students to fundamental practices and creative processes in dramatic arts, focusing on the relationship of theatre to various cultures throughout history and on the contributions… source |
| DRAM 107 | : Introduction to Design for Performance | — | This course explores the principles, elements, techniques, and practices of design for performance. Topics include analysis of space, movement, mood, period, style, texture, materials, and color usin… source |
| DRAM 109 | : Practicum of Voice and Diction | — | This course emphasizes vocal training for actors. It includes the basics of vocal training: projection, articulation, expression, breathing techniques, and relaxation as needed for theatrical product… source |
| DRAM 110 | : Voice and Diction | — | This course introduces students to techniques for improving the quality, flexibility, and effectiveness of the speaking voice. Students examine and practice clear articulation of American English sou… source |
| DRAM 123 | : Script Analysis for Performance and Design | — | This course explores the principles, theories, and techniques of play script analysis and script scoring for theatrical production. Students learn how to read and break down a play for textual analys… source |
| DRAM 126 | : Shakespearean Acting Lab | — | This lab course focuses on the basics of classical acting techniques, including comprehension and delivery of Shakespeare's works. It includes ensemble work, exercises, games, and the examination of… source |
| DRAM 130 | : Acting I | — | This course focuses on the fundamentals of acting and performance techniques based on Stanislavski's principles. It emphasizes the ability to express thought, emotion, and character through the effec… source |
| DRAM 131 | : Audition Preparation for the Stage | — | This course teaches theatre audition techniques: monologue and song presentation; staging; cold-reading techniques; self-directed rehearsal; presentation; self-marketing through cover letters, resume… source |
| DRAM 133 | : Performance and Design Portfolio Practicum | — | This course focuses on the study and practical application of theatre techniques in competitive performance and design. Students enter by audition/interview or nomination by the Kennedy Center Americ… source |
| DRAM 134 | : Introduction to Performance | — | This course explores the theories, principles, techniques, and practices of performance. Topics include ritual, play, performativity, performing, performance process, and global and intercultural per… source |
| DRAM 139 | : Stage and Concert Management | — | This course introduces the skills and procedures involved in stage managing a theatrical, dance, or music production. Through hands-on experience and observation, students learn to develop the knowle… source |
| DRAM 141 | : Lighting Design for Theatre, Television, and Film | — | This course introduces students to the technique and practices of theatrical stage lighting and lighting for film and television. It develops skills relative to common applications in these fields. S… source |
| DRAM 146 | : Costume Design for Theatre, Television, and Film | — | This course provides students with the opportunity to study costume history, design, and basic construction techniques, serving as an introduction to costuming for theatre, television, and film. Stud… source |
| DRAM 148 | : Acting for the Camera | — | This course introduces performance for the camera concerning the mediums of film, video, and television. Students examine practical approaches and techniques specifically required for each different… source |
| DRAM 201 | : Rehearsal and Performance: Dramatic Theatre | — | This course provides students with the opportunity to perform in non-musical, dramatic theatrical productions. Students are instructed in research, textual analysis, and fundamental basic-to-advanced… source |
| DRAM 202 | : Rehearsal and Performance: Comedic Theatre | — | This course provides students with the opportunity to perform in non-musical, comedic theatrical productions. It provides students with comic devices, physicality, timing, and styles work that is req… source |
| DRAM 203 | : Rehearsal and Performance: Classical Theatre | — | This course allows students to explore a classical theatrical text and the historical context of a chosen play. Students are instructed in the special vocal and movement skills required to accomplish… source |
| DRAM 204 | : Rehearsal and Performance: Musical Theatre | — | This course provides students with the opportunity to perform in main-stage musical productions. All students participate in the American College Theater Festival academic theatre competition. The co… source |
| DRAM 210 | : Rehearsal and Performance: Technical Theatre | — | This course provides students with theatre production experience. All students participate in the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival academic theatre competition. Production crew positi… source |
| DRAM 222 | : Introduction to Black Theater | — | This course explores Black theatre from the pre-Civil War era to the present. It is designed to give students of all backgrounds an introductory understanding of this genre. Topics covered include el… source |
| DRAM 226 | : Advanced Performance Lab | — | This advanced performance lab course focuses on advanced process and methodology, performance styles, and performance approaches. source |
| DRAM 227 | : Dramatic Improvisation | — | Students explore in-depth personal connections to issues, ideas, and themes through dramatic improvisation. These dramatic improvisations stimulate questions about characterization and provide answer… source |
| DRAM 231 | : Acting II | — | This course provides an in-depth application of Stanislavski's principles with an emphasis on characterization, scene study, methodology, and process. Acting studies focus on performance from varied… source |
| DRAM 232 | : Movement for the Stage | — | This course creates an environment in which students explore dynamic movement. It emphasizes not only physical control, strength, flexibility, and creative imagination but also the integration of min… source |
| DRAM 253 | : Makeup for Theatre, Television, and Film | — | This course introduces students to the technique and practices of makeup for theatre, television, and film and develops skills relative to the common applications for stage and film. Students engage… source |
| DRAM 256 | : Stagecraft for Theatre, Television, and Film | — | This course introduces students to the technique and practices of stagecraft for theatre, television, and film, and it develops skills relative to the common applications found backstage. Students en… source |
| DRAM 273 | : Acting, Voice, and Movement Workshop | — | This course explores the study of acting techniques, scene study, ensemble performance, and the development of voice and movement skills. This course culminates in a live theatrical performance. source |
| DRAM 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| DRAM 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| EART 106 | : Earth and Space Science | — | This course introduces the essentials of Earth science, including the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and solar system. It focuses on the interactions between physical and chemical systems of the… source |
| ECON 100 | : Survey of Economics | — | This course provides a non-technical introduction to economics. Designed for the non-major, it shows the application of basic economic principles to contemporary social issues and public policy. UC C… source |
| ECON 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| EDUC 115 | : Foundations of Teaching as a Profession | — | This course introduces teaching careers in primary and secondary education and involves 15 hours of in-person supervised fieldwork in community K-12 settings. Topics include the historical, sociologi… source |
| EDUC 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| EE 100 | : Introduction to Electrical Engineering | — | This first course for electrical engineering majors covers the basic principles of electrical engineering and exposes students to the electronics and laboratory environment. Students learn about diff… source |
| EE 110 | : Electrical Engineering Clinic I | — | This course focuses on developing a comprehensive understanding of the laboratory environment, covering topics such as laboratory safety protocols, basic equipment operation, requirements interpretat… source |
| EE 210 | : Electrical Engineering Clinic II | — | This course covers current industry knowledge and skill sets in demand in the area of Electrical Engineering and associated technologies regarding simulation modeling, software and hardware interface… source |
| ENGR 130 | : Statics | — | This course covers the fundamental principles of engineering statics to help understand and analyze static forces on a variety of structures and engineering applications. Topics include forces, momen… source |
| ENGR 230 | : Dynamics | — | This course covers the fundamental principles of engineering dynamics to help students understand and analyze the motion of bodies under the action of forces. Topics include kinematics, Newton's seco… source |
| ENGL 280 | : Creative Writing | — | This course focuses on the elements of creative writing, particularly through the study and creation of prose fiction and poetry. It offers practice in various genres and forms, based on instructor a… source |
| ENGL 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| ESL 149 | : Introduction to Academic Writing for Students from Multilingual Backgrounds | — | This course is designed for students from diverse language backgrounds who are making a transition to the use of academic English and who desire the development of writing skills. Building on student… source |
| ESL 150 | : Introduction to College Composition for Students from Multilingual Backgrounds | — | This course, designed for students from diverse language backgrounds, offers intensive practice in the writing process, critical reading, and critical thinking. It also provides practice in acquiring… source |
| ESL 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| ETHN 100 | : Introduction to Ethnic Studies | — | This course provides a comparative and interdisciplinary exploration of historical connections among race, ethnicity, class, religion, sexuality, and gender inequality. It introduces significant theo… source |
| ETHN 100H | : Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Honors) | — | This course provides a comparative and interdisciplinary exploration of historical connections among race, ethnicity, class, religion, sexuality, and gender inequality. It introduces significant theo… source |
| ETHN 200 | : Introduction to Pacific Islander and Oceania Studies | — | This course introduces the interdisciplinary field of Pacific Islands, Pacific Islander, and Oceania studies. Students examine historical and contemporary issues and experiences related to Asian Amer… source |
| ETHN 207 | : Race and Ethnic Relations | — | This course provides a systematic examination of how race and ethnic relations are affected by the concepts of power, prejudice, ethnocentrism, and racism. It introduces significant theories, issues,… source |
| FILM 101 | : Introduction to Film | — | This course introduces students to the art of film and the critical vocabulary of film studies through analysis of filmmaking techniques and the meanings they create. It explores film as a synthetic… source |
| FILM 101H | : Introduction to Film (Honors) | — | This honors course offers students an enriched introduction to the art of film and the critical vocabulary of film studies. Students examine, research, and present content as they explore film as a s… source |
| FILM 105 | : Introduction to Screenwriting | — | This course introduces students to scriptwriting for film and episodic television, including script format, story structure, character development, tension, conflict, and themes. Students workshop th… source |
| FILM 106 | : Study of Cinematic Adaptation | — | This course explores cinematic adaptations of literature. It uses various adaptation theories to critically examine how literary styles are translated into the language of film. Students engage in st… source |
| FILM 111 | : Film History I: 1880-1948 | — | This course traces the history of motion pictures from 1880 to 1948 through a critical examination of the technical, aesthetic, social, political, and economic factors that had an impact on this emer… source |
| FILM 112 | : Film History II: 1948-Present | — | This course traces the history of motion pictures from 1948 to the present through a critical examination of the technical, aesthetic, social, political, and economic factors that have an impact on p… source |
| FILM 211 | : Identity and Film: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality | — | This course explores the impact of identity on film as an art form and cultural artifact by confronting ideologies of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation as they are reflected in cinematic re… source |
| FILM 212 | : Women and Gender in Film | — | This course explores the dynamic portrayal of gender in film by examining the ways men and women interact and work in tandem to create conflict and collaboration both on screen and within the film in… source |
| FILM 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| FREN 101 | : Elementary French (First Semester) | — | This introductory course develops French language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It covers basic French pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The course also provide… source |
| FREN 102 | : Elementary French (Second Semester) | — | This course continues to develop French language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in FRE… source |
| FREN 121 | : Introduction to French Culture | — | This course introduces students of French to various aspects of French and Francophone culture and civilization. Areas of study include history, music, literature, philosophy, political ideas, custom… source |
| FREN 201 | : Intermediate French (Third Semester) | — | This course continues to develop French language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in FRE… source |
| FREN 202 | : Intermediate French (Fourth Semester) | — | This course continues to develop French language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in FRE… source |
| FREN 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| GEOG 101 | : Earth's Dynamic Environment: Introduction to Physical Geography | — | This course provides a spatial study of the Earth's dynamic physical systems and processes. Topics include Earth-sun geometry, weather, climate, water, landforms, soil, and the biosphere. The course… source |
| GEOG 101L | : Earth's Dynamic Environment: Introduction to Physical Geography Lab | — | This course is intended to accompany GEOG 101 . It emphasizes map reading and the collection, presentation, and interpretation of physical geographic data. C-ID GEOG-111. source |
| GEOG 102 | : People, Place, and Time: Introduction to Human Geography | — | This course takes a broad view of geographic patterns of human behavior, including the development, distribution, ecological relationships, and landscapes of cultural features and processes, at scale… source |
| GEOG 104 | : World Geography | — | This global survey course examines the distinguishing features of major culture regions and the interrelationships among culture regions set in the context of physical and human geography. Principal… source |
| GEOG 108 | : Environmental Sustainability and Society | — | This course examines a broad range of environmental issues from multiple perspectives by using a geographic framework to study natural resources and environmental degradation in relationship to polit… source |
| GEOG 155 | : Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Techniques with Lab | — | This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of geospatial technology, including geographic information systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), cartography, remote sensing, and s… source |
| GEOG 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| GEOL 101 | : Physical Geology | — | Physical geology introduces the processes at work changing the earth today. Within the context of global tectonics, it explores the origins of rocks and minerals and the dynamics of processes, such a… source |
| GEOL 101L | : Physical Geology Laboratory | — | This course, which is intended to accompany GEOL 101 , provides hands-on experience in identifying mineral samples, rock samples, and fossils, interpreting geologic and topographic data from various… source |
| GEOL 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| GRMN 101 | : Elementary German (First Semester) | — | This introductory course develops German language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It covers basic German pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. It also explores the hi… source |
| GRMN 102 | : Elementary German (Second Semester) | — | This course continues to develop German language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in GRM… source |
| GRMN 121 | : Introduction to German Culture | — | This course introduces students to various aspects of German culture and civilization. Areas of study include history, music, literature, philosophy, political ideas, customs, and Germany's influence… source |
| GRMN 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| GERO 101 | : Introduction to Aging | — | This course introduces the interdisciplinary field of gerontology and the study of aging, with an emphasis on biology/physiology, psychology, and sociology. It emphasizes the impact of increased life… source |
| GERO 130 | : Caregiving: Techniques for Working with the Frail Elderly | — | This course provides practical and theoretical information on age-related physical and cognitive changes and how to work with the elderly who are frail due to advanced age and/or chronic illness. It… source |
| GERO 250 | : Intergenerational Issues | — | This course examines interpersonal relations between older adults and other age groups in the United States. It explores policies and related programs that impact intergenerational relationships and… source |
| GERO 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| HEAL 101 | : Principles of Health | — | This course focuses on the exploration of major health issues and behaviors in the various dimensions of health. It emphasizes individual responsibility for personal health and the promotion of infor… source |
| HEAL 108 | : Meditation | — | This course introduces students to the practice of meditation to reduce stress and enhance wellness. Students learn a variety of meditation styles, breathing techniques, relaxation practices, and cog… source |
| HEAL 180 | : Introduction to Public Health | — | This course introduces the public health discipline and the factors that influence health and disease from a population-based perspective. It provides an overview of public health profession function… source |
| HEAL 200 | : First Aid and Safety | — | This course acquaints the individual with emergency first aid procedures. It teaches the knowledge and skills needed to give immediate care to an injured or ill person and to decide whether advanced… source |
| HEAL 201 | : CPR and AED | — | This course prepares students to perform high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills consistent with the American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) course. The AHA BLS cour… source |
| HEAL 205 | : Integrative Health and Wellness | — | This course examines health, disease, healing, and medicine from a theoretical, psychological, sociological, biological, historical, and cultural perspective. It examines concepts and philosophies fr… source |
| HEAL 222 | : Stress Management | — | This course introduces students to the concepts of stress management and prevention. It emphasizes the analysis of stressful events, application of appropriate techniques, and development and impleme… source |
| HEAL 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| HEAL 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| HIST 100 | : World History to 1500 | — | This course traces the historical development of the world to 1500. It emphasizes the interaction between the environment and people, the development of religious and philosophical systems, and the i… source |
| HIST 100H | : World History to 1500 (Honors) | — | This course emphasizes the historical interaction between the environment and people, the development of religious and philosophical systems, and the internal evolution and interaction within and amo… source |
| HIST 101 | : World History Since 1500 | — | This course traces the historical development of the world since 1500. It emphasizes the relationship between technology and society, the development of rationalism and imperialism, and the movement… source |
| HIST 101H | : World History Since 1500 (Honors) | — | This course emphasizes the historical interaction between the environment and people, the development of religious and philosophical systems, and the internal evolution and interaction within and amo… source |
| HIST 102 | : History of the Modern Middle East | — | This course surveys of modern Middle Eastern history from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 until the present time. Topics include the Ottoman Empire, World War One and the making of the modern Mi… source |
| HIST 103 | : Early European History and Culture | — | This course covers the history of Western civilization from earliest times to 1648 with an emphasis on Western culture and humanities. It explores social, economic, political, and artistic trends as… source |
| HIST 104 | : Modern European History and Culture | — | This course covers the history of Western civilization from 1648 to contemporary times with an emphasis on Western culture and humanities. It explores social, economic, political, intellectual, and a… source |
| HIST 107 | : East Asian Societies | — | This course surveys East Asian history from its earliest origins to the present. It examines the social, political, and economic foundations of China, Japan, and Korea and their connection to other c… source |
| HIST 113 | : American Military History | — | This course surveys American military history from the colonial period to the present. It emphasizes the institutional, technological, social, political, and cultural contexts in times of peace and c… source |
| HIST 115 | : Women in American History | — | This course surveys the history of women in America from the colonial period to the present. It emphasizes the historical roles of women in the family, community, labor force, and political system. T… source |
| HIST 116 | : History of the Americas to 1830 | — | This course surveys the histories of the American continent as an integrated whole. It examines major pre-Columbian Indian cultures, Native American heritage, European exploration, conquest, and colo… source |
| HIST 117 | : History of the Americas Since 1830 | — | This course presents an integrated history of American nations in the modern period. It emphasizes the American histories of the 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries including Latin American wars of i… source |
| HIST 141 | : Mexican American History Through 1877 | — | This course emphasizes a Chicano/a, Latino/a perspective as it examines Mexican American history through the Mexican- American War and the late nineteenth century. It focuses on major political, soci… source |
| HIST 142 | : Mexican American History Since 1877 | — | This history of the United States from Reconstruction to the present emphasizes the Chicano/a, Latino/a experience. It explores the economic, social, cultural, and political developments and impacts… source |
| HIST 145 | : African American History to 1877 | — | This course covers the historical development of the role of African Americans in US history from colonial origins through Reconstruction. It emphasizes the Black experience within political, social,… source |
| HIST 146 | : African American History Since 1877 | — | This course covers the historical development of the role of African Americans in United States history from Reconstruction to the present. It emphasizes the Black experience within political, social… source |
| HIST 150 | : History of Mexico | — | This course surveys Mexican history from ancient civilizations to the present. It emphasizes social, political, and cultural developments in Mexican history and highlights the racial and ethnic diver… source |
| HIST 165 | : California History | — | This course addresses the social, economic, political, and cultural history of California. It begins with an overview of the indigenous, Native American populations and continues through the Spanish,… source |
| HIST 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| HORT 115 | : Soil Science | — | This course examines the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil and covers soil conditions that restrict plant growth. Students learn to solve soil problems that may exist in the field… source |
| HORT 116 | : Plant Science | — | This introductory course offers students an opportunity to learn the basic principles of plant science pertaining to food and ornamental plants. The course emphasizes plant morphology, anatomy and fu… source |
| HORT 117 | : Plant Identification: Trees, Shrubs, and Vines | — | This course covers the identification, growth habits, culture, and ornamental use of plants found in Southern California landscapes. Topics include botanical and common names, plant family relationsh… source |
| HORT 118 | : Arboriculture | — | This course introduces the care and management of landscape trees in urban settings. It covers soil, water, and nutrient management, integrated pest management, and tree biology. Topics include tree… source |
| HORT 121 | : Sustainable Landscape and Turf Management | — | This course introduces landscape ecosystems and emphasizes sustainable management practices of turfgrass, trees, and landscape plantings. Students learn best management practices, including soil prep… source |
| HORT 122 | : Horticulture Laws and Regulations | — | This course covers the laws and regulations that apply to the agriculture and horticulture industries, including possible legal issues for nursery owners, landscape managers, farmers, and others enga… source |
| HORT 126 | : Irrigation and Water Management | — | This course introduces the design, installation, and maintenance of water-efficient irrigation systems. Topics include water supply, basic hydraulics, climate, soil and plant characteristics, compone… source |
| HORT 127 | : Landscape Design | — | This course introduces the principles and practices of landscape design. Topics include the principles and process of design, drafting, hand drawn graphics, and presentation methods. Projects emphasi… source |
| HORT 128 | : Landscape Construction | — | This course introduces the fundamentals of landscape construction. Topics include soil preparation, paving and construction materials, hand and power tool use, turf and plant installation, plan readi… source |
| HORT 134 | : Integrated Pest Management | — | This course examines the common pests that invade ornamental plantings and nursery crops in Southern California, including weeds, invertebrate pests, and plant diseases. Students learn to diagnose pe… source |
| HORT 140 | : Subtropical Fruit and Plant Production | — | This course examines the principles and practices involved in subtropical fruit and plant production, such as citrus and avocados, and other emerging crops. Topics include propagation, site selection… source |
| HORT 144 | : Nursery Management and Production | — | This course analyzes the operation and management of plant nursery facilities and personnel, including cultural practices, scheduling of nursery crops, marketing, and legal and environmental issues.… source |
| HORT 147 | : Wines of California | — | This course introduces the wines and major wine producing regions of California. It covers history, viticultural practices, winemaking styles, and sensory evaluation techniques of representative Cali… source |
| HORT 149 | : Vineyard Production and Management | — | This course covers responsibilities of vineyard management. Topics include climate zones, soil selection, financing, farm organization, irrigation systems, field layout, varietal selection, nutrition… source |
| HORT 150 | : Winery Operations and Management | — | This introductory level course on starting and managing a winery business covers permits, annual plans and budgets, marketing, tasting room operations, and legal compliance. Students are required to… source |
| HORT 162 | : Organic Crop Production | — | This course introduces the principles and practices of organic crop production. It applies sustainability principles and ecological concepts to field-based exercises and hands-on practices in the pro… source |
| HORT 166 | : Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture | — | This course introduces sustainable agriculture and agro-ecological theory from a multi-disciplinary scientific perspective. It will focus on the application of sustainability concepts to growth and p… source |
| HORT 220 | : Computer-Aided Landscape Design Applications | — | This course introduces the application of computer-based design software packages, including image manipulation, modeling, multimedia, and drafting combined with hand graphics for the development of… source |
| HORT 230 | : Landscape Architecture | — | This project-based class offers continued study in the field of landscape architectural design. It emphasizes site analysis, sensory evaluation, sustainable design principles, cost considerations, re… source |
| HORT 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| HORT 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| HOSP 100 | : Introduction to Hospitality Management | — | This course provides an overview of the structure and financial performances of the hospitality industry, including food and lodging, resorts, tourism enterprises, attractions, and related operations… source |
| HOSP 114 | : Hospitality Law | — | This course covers the legal principles that apply to the hospitality industry, including possible legal issues for hotel and restaurant operators as well as rights and responsibilities of hospitalit… source |
| HOSP 130 | : Conference and Special Event Management | — | This course introduces students to the field of conference and special event management. Students examine the different types of conferences and special events and the types of organizations that sta… source |
| HOSP 133 | : Introduction to Hotel Management | — | This course introduces students to the operating system and components of a hotel-resort facility. Topics include front office, housekeeping, food and beverage, sales and marketing, accounting, prope… source |
| HOSP 150 | : Hospitality Cost Control | — | This course introduces students to the analysis and management of food, beverage, labor, and other costs within a hospitality operation. It emphasizes problem solving and applying cost-control techni… source |
| HOSP 153 | : Introduction to Food and Beverage Management | — | This course explores management techniques and procedures as they relate to commercial and institutional food and beverage facilities. Topics include functions of management, food and beverage market… source |
| HOSP 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| HOSP 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| HUMN 101 | : Introduction to the Arts | — | This course introduces students to interdisciplinary humanities. The course explores at least six humanities subjects, such as cinema, dance, music and opera, architecture, theater, literature, paint… source |
| HUMN 202 | : Humanities of the Western World: The Renaissance to the Twentieth Century | — | This interdisciplinary course surveys major works, figures, styles, concepts, and techniques in the liberal and fine arts of the Western world. It draws from the Renaissance, baroque era, neoclassici… source |
| HUMN 205 | : Women in Western Art and Literature | — | This interdisciplinary course surveys and examines the art and literature of Western civilization form an intersectional feminist lens, with an emphasis on the construction of gender and the framewor… source |
| HUMN 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| ITAL 101 | : Elementary Italian (First Semester) | — | This introductory course develops Italian language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It covers basic Italian pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. It also explores the… source |
| ITAL 102 | : Elementary Italian (Second Semester) | — | This course continues to develop Italian language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in IT… source |
| ITAL 121 | : Introduction to Italian Culture | — | This course introduces students of Italian to various aspects of the Italian culture and civilization. Areas of study include history, music, literature, philosophy, political ideas, customs, and Ita… source |
| ITAL 201 | : Intermediate Italian (Third Semester) | — | This course continues to develop Italian language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in IT… source |
| ITAL 202 | : Intermediate Italian (Fourth Semester) | — | This course continues to develop Italian language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in IT… source |
| ITAL 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| JAPN 101 | : Elementary Japanese (First Semester) | — | This course introduces contemporary Japanese and the Japanese writing system (hiragana, katakana, and selected kanji characters). It examines the languages structure and emphasizes the development of… source |
| JAPN 102 | : Elementary Japanese (Second Semester) | — | This second course in the Japanese language sequence continues to promote Japanese language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the novice-high level. The prerequisite fi… source |
| JAPN 121 | : Introduction to Japanese Culture | — | This course introduces students to various aspects of Japanese culture and society. Areas of study include history, music, literature, philosophy, political ideas, customs, and Japan's influence on a… source |
| JAPN 123 | : Japanese Anime and Manga | — | This course introduces students to anime and manga (Japanese cartoons and comics) and explore various aspects of Japanese culture and society through the lens of anime and manga. Areas of study inclu… source |
| JAPN 201 | : Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester) | — | This third course in the Japanese language sequence continues to promote Japanese language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the intermediate-low level. The prerequisit… source |
| JAPN 202 | : Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester) | — | This fourth semester course in the Japanese language sequence continues to develop Japanese language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the intermediate-mid level. Stude… source |
| JAPN 210 | : Intermediate Conversation I and Reading | — | This course stresses oral communication and reading comprehension through cultural materials in order to improve and expand the student's conversational skills in Japanese. It emphasizes practical to… source |
| JAPN 211 | : Intermediate Conversation II and Writing | — | This continuation of JAPN 210 is intended for students who want to further enhance their skills in Japanese. The course stresses oral and written communication through cultural materials in order to… source |
| JAPN 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| KINE 100 | : Beginning Weight Training | — | This course implements the latest scientific functional training methodologies to enhance activities of daily living, weight loss, body appearance, bone density, stress reduction, core strength, bala… source |
| KINE 101 | : Intermediate Weight Training | — | This stabilization training course addresses physical structural imbalances and emphasizes stabilization endurance training. Students perform stabilization training exercises in a proprioceptively en… source |
| KINE 102 | : Advanced Weight Training | — | This strength endurance course improves stabilization endurance and increases prime mover strength. Students perform exercises in strength endurance, hypertrophy, and maximal strength phases to impro… source |
| KINE 110 | : Walking for Fitness | — | Students enhance their individual health and well-being and develop positive attitudes toward life-long fitness and wellness through fitness walking. The course focuses on improving an individual's c… source |
| KINE 112 | : Beginning Cardio Training | — | This cardiorespiratory stabilization training course is designed to improve cardiorespiratory fitness in students through a variety of low-level intensity cardiovascular conditioning activities. Stud… source |
| KINE 113 | : Intermediate Cardio Training | — | This cardiorespiratory strength training course is designed to improve cardiorespiratory fitness in students through a variety of moderate-to-high level intensity cardiovascular conditioning activiti… source |
| KINE 114 | : Advanced Cardio Training | — | This cardiorespiratory power training course is designed to improve cardiorespiratory fitness in students through a variety of high-level intensity cardiovascular conditioning activities. Students le… source |
| KINE 145 | : Yoga Teacher Training Foundation | — | This course focuses on the fundamentals of yoga that are essential for both practice and teaching. Students learn proper body mechanics, anatomy, alignment principles, and breathing techniques as the… source |
| KINE 147 | : Yoga Teacher Training Development | — | This course provides students with the tools to design and teach an intelligently sequenced 60-minute yoga class with verbal clarity. Topics include the history and philosophy of yoga, Sanskrit termi… source |
| KINE 149 | : Yoga Teacher Training Integration | — | This course provides students with the tools to deepen their independent yoga practice in order to strengthen their teaching and develop a personal teaching style. Topics include designing, integrati… source |
| KINE 150 | : Beginning Yoga | — | This course introduces students to the beginning practice of yoga. Students learn the practice of gentle, restorative, and vinyasa flow to improve concentration, physical endurance, flexibility, bala… source |
| KINE 154 | : Intermediate Yoga | — | This course introduces students to the intermediate practice of yoga. Students learn the practice of gentle, restorative, and vinyasa flow to improve concentration, physical endurance, flexibility, b… source |
| KINE 155 | : Advanced Yoga | — | This course introduces students to the advanced practice of yoga. Students learn the practice of restorative and vigorous vinyasa flow to improve concentration, physical endurance, flexibility, balan… source |
| KINE 156 | : Beginning Flexibility Training | — | This corrective flexibility course is designed to increase joint range of motion, improve muscle imbalances, correct altered joint motion, and address posture distortions. Correct flexibility include… source |
| KINE 157 | : Intermediate Flexibility Training | — | This active stretching course is designed to use agonists and synergists to dynamically move the joint into a range of motion. This form of stretching increases motorneuron excitability, creating rec… source |
| KINE 158 | : Advanced Flexibility Training | — | This functional flexibility course is designed to use force production of a muscle and the body's momentum to take a joint through the full available range of motion. Dynamic stretching uses the conc… source |
| KINE 159 | : Yoga Teacher Training Implementation | — | This course provides students with the advanced knowledge and skills to design and implement all-level yoga classes and yoga-based educational workshops. It integrates in-depth study of yogic philoso… source |
| KINE 161 | : Beginning Martial Arts | — | This course introduces students to the beginning skills of martial arts, which is a non aggressive yet highly effective form of self-defense. Students learn about the history and philosophy of martia… source |
| KINE 162 | : Intermediate Martial Arts | — | This course introduces students to intermediate skills of martial arts, which is a nonaggressive yet highly effective form of self-defense. Students learn about intermediate movements and body dynami… source |
| KINE 163 | : Advanced Martial Arts | — | This course introduces students to advanced skills of martial arts, which is a non-aggressive yet highly effective form of self-defense. Students learn about advanced movements and body dynamics, saf… source |
| KINE 190 | : Introduction to Kinesiology | — | This course introduces students to the field of kinesiology and nutrition, including its history, scope, and sub-disciplines. Students explore principles of kinesiology and career opportunities withi… source |
| KINE 200 | : Physical Education in the Elementary School | — | This course teaches students how to develop physical education curriculum to best meet the needs of elementary school children based on national and state physical and health education content standa… source |
| KINE 203 | : Techniques in Athletic Training | — | This course explores the basic fundamentals of athletic injury health care. It emphasizes prevention, recognition, basic assessment, immediate care, treatment, and rehabilitation of common athletic i… source |
| KINE 204 | : Techniques and Analysis of Fitness and Weight Training | — | In this introduction to personal fitness training, students design a comprehensive fitness program that includes muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory and core training… source |
| KINE 210 | : Exercise Programs for Special Populations | — | This course examines the exercise implications for special populations related to age, medical condition, and level of fitness. Topics include resistance, cardio, flexibility/yoga, and balance progra… source |
| KINE 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| KINE 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| LIBR 101 | : Introduction to Library Research | — | This hands-on course in college-level research provides students with a basic understanding of library research methods and the skills by which they can find, organize, evaluate, and cite sources eff… source |
| LIBR 201 | : Media & Information Literacy | — | This course explores the evolving media landscape and how technology, manipulation, and bias shape online behavior. Students develop information literacy skills in order to deconstruct media messages… source |
| LIBR 201H | : Media & Information Literacy (Honors) | — | This honors course explores the evolving media landscape and how technology, manipulation, and bias shape online behavior. Students develop information literacy skills in order to deconstruct media m… source |
| LIBR 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| LING 110 | : English Language Structure and Function | — | This course familiarizes students with the grammatical patterns of English syntax. Using traditional grammatical terminology, students learn to identify the parts of speech of words in written and or… source |
| LIT 100 | : Introduction to Chicano Chicana Literature | — | This course introduces the literary, social, historical, and cultural aspects of the novel, short story, poetry, testimonio, drama, and oral traditions created by Chicano Chicana writers. Students en… source |
| LIT 122 | : Introduction to African American Literature | — | This introduction to African American literature emphasizes how African American writers have expanded the traditional American literary canon. The course examines issues between, race, ethnicity, an… source |
| LIT 250 | : American Literature: First Contact Through the Civil War | — | This course explores American writers and significant literary movements and themes from the oral and literary narratives of Native peoples to the nation-building literary projects of the Civil War.… source |
| LIT 251 | : American Literature: Mid-1800s to the Present | — | This course examines various literary genres and oral histories that narrate the complex social transformations of the 19th century to the present within local and globalized contexts. Using an inter… source |
| LIT 260 | : English Literature Through the 18th Century | — | This course surveys writers in English literature from the Anglo-Saxon era to the eighteenth century. It covers works of at least two of the three most influential writers in the language (Chaucer, S… source |
| LIT 261 | : English Literature: Romantic to Contemporary | — | This course surveys major writers in English literature from the late 18th to the 21st century. It covers some of the best-known poetry, essays, drama, and prose fiction written in modern English as… source |
| LIT 265 | : Shakespeare Studies | — | This course introduces students to selected works by William Shakespeare with the goal of enhancing their understanding and appreciation of his writing. The course emphasizes not only the intrinsic v… source |
| LIT 270 | : World Literature to 1600 | — | This course surveys world literature--including the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas--from the ancient period up to the 1600s. Students study the selected literature for its expres… source |
| LIT 271 | : World Literature Since 1600 | — | This course surveys world literature--the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and the Americas--from the 1600s up to the present. Students study the selected literature for its expression o… source |
| LIT 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| MATH 102 | : Math Fundamentals: Mathematics for Life | — | This course covers the fundamentals of logic, including fallacies, inductive and deductive reasoning, conditional statements, and the evaluation of arguments; the basic ideas of finance, including si… source |
| MATH 102A | : Mathematics for Life | — | The course provides students with a strong foundation in quantitative reasoning and mathematical concepts applicable to everyday life situations and long-term decision-making strategies. This course… source |
| MATH 110 | : Principles of Data Science | — | This course combines an introductory look into the fundamental skills and concepts of computer programming and inferential statistics with hands-on experience analyzing datasets using common tools wi… source |
| MATH 112 | : Algebraic Concepts for Problem Solving | — | This course uses algebraic concepts to solve applied problems. It addresses application problems that incorporate linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. The… source |
| MATH 115 | : Calculus with Applications | — | This course relates calculus to real-world applications in social science, economics, and business. Topics include an extensive and just-in-time algebra review, graphing, limits, derivatives of polyn… source |
| MATH 126 | : Pre-Calculus I: College Algebra | — | This course covers advanced algebra topics including functions and their properties. Topics include linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions and their applicati… source |
| MATH 126S | : Pre-Calculus I: College Algebra with Integrated Support | — | This course covers advanced algebra topics including functions and their properties. Topics include one unit of intermediate algebra review, linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, and… source |
| MATH 131 | : Pre-Calculus II: Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry | — | This course covers basic concepts of analytic geometry and trigonometry, including definitions and properties of trigonometric functions. Topics include solutions of applied problems involving right… source |
| MATH 131L | : Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry Laboratory | — | This optional laboratory course is for students concurrently enrolled in MATH 131 . Students work with others to integrate key topics from Precalculus I that are necessary for and connect to the conc… source |
| MATH 135 | : Precalculus Mathematics | — | This course covers functions and their properties as well as basic concepts of analytic geometry and trigonometry. Topics include linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigo… source |
| MATH 150L | : Calculus and Analytic Geometry I Laboratory | — | This laboratory course is for students concurrently enrolled in MATH C2210 . Students work with others to explore algebra and trigonometric topics necessary for success in Calculus I. source |
| MATH 155L | : Calculus and Analytic Geometry II Laboratory | — | This optional laboratory course is for students concurrently enrolled in MATH C2220 . Students work with others to integrate key topics from Calculus I that are necessary for and connect to the conce… source |
| MATH 210 | : Mathematical Concepts and Structures for Teachers I: Number Systems and Number Sense | — | This course covers set theory, problem-solving, systems of numeration, elementary number theory, numerical operations, and arithmetic algorithms. It emphasizes cognitive learning and the development… source |
| MATH 212 | : Mathematical Concepts and Structures for Teachers II: Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Reasoning | — | This continuation of MATH 210 covers the mathematical concepts needed for teaching elementary school mathematics. Core topics include solving equations with algebra and graphs of linear functions, ge… source |
| MATH 226 | : Discrete Mathematics | — | Designed for students majoring in mathematics or computer science, this course introduces discrete mathematics, including logic, methods of proof, number theory, sets, counting, discrete probability,… source |
| MATH 260 | : Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | — | This third course in a three-semester calculus sequence covers vectors in two- and three-dimensional space, quadratic surfaces, vector-valued functions of several variables, partial differentiation a… source |
| MATH 265 | : Differential Equations | — | This course introduces the theory and applications of ordinary differential equations of first and higher (mostly second) order as well as systems of linear differential equations. It includes both q… source |
| MATH 270 | : Linear Algebra | — | This course introduces students to the concepts of linear algebra. Topics include matrix algebra, Gaussian elimination, determinants of a matrix, properties of determinants, vector spaces and their p… source |
| MATH 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| MAT 105 | : History of Graphic Design | — | The course surveys the origin and evolution of graphic design from the nineteenth century to the present day. It explores the development and influence of graphic communication through genre, design,… source |
| MAT 110 | : Digital Imaging 1: Adobe Photoshop | — | This foundation course introduces students to the aesthetic, technical, and conceptual practices of digital imaging. Students use Adobe Photoshop to edit imagery and create artwork and graphic design… source |
| MAT 120 | : Media Design 1: Production | — | This course introduces the fundamental skills needed for the design and production of multimedia projects. Topics include effective messaging and storyboarding, capturing and editing media assets, cr… source |
| MAT 125 | : Web Design 1: Fundamentals | — | This course introduces the fundamentals of creating webpages through an integrated design-and-development approach. Primary topics include user interface design, foundational HTML and CSS, and an int… source |
| MAT 135 | : Graphic Design 1: Principles | — | This course introduces the visual communication principles and concepts of successful graphic design. Topics include form, color palettes, text/image relationships, typography, grid structures, and l… source |
| MAT 140 | : 3D Modeling and Animation: Maya | — | This course introduces students to the fundamentals of computer-generated three-dimensional design using Autodesk Maya. Students learn modeling, texturing, materials, shaders, VFX, particle effects,… source |
| MAT 145 | : UI/UX Design | — | This course provides an introduction to user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design and prototyping. Students learn user-centered design approaches to research, design, prototype, and test us… source |
| MAT 150 | : Animation and Interactivity | — | This course introduces students to 2D animation and interactive media design techniques and tools. Students learn to integrate animation, text, graphics, audio, and video to create rich, interactive… source |
| MAT 155 | : Graphic Design 2: Typography | — | This course covers the essential concepts of typographic design and its incorporation into all forms of visual communication. Topics include historical development and cultural impacts, type design,… source |
| MAT 160 | : Video 1: Production | — | This course teaches creative and technical aspects of hands-on, project-based video production. It covers the video creation process, including concept-development, storyboarding, planning, video cap… source |
| MAT 165 | : Web Design 2: WordPress and Site Production | — | This intermediate-level course builds on the skills developed in MAT 125 and introduces students to WordPress and other content management systems (CMS). Students plan and design websites using UI/UX… source |
| MAT 170 | : Digital Illustration 1: Adobe Illustrator | — | This course addresses vector-based illustration topics, tools, and techniques related to visual art and design. Particular focus is placed on project ideation, iterative process, and application of e… source |
| MAT 175 | : Web Design: JavaScript and jQuery | — | This course introduces students to JavaScript and jQuery for interactive web development, including how JavaScript can be used in conjunction with HTML and CSS to add interactivity, animation, visual… source |
| MAT 180 | : Digital Publishing: Adobe InDesign | — | This course introduces students to Adobe InDesign, the page layout software program used by professional graphic designers to publish ads, business cards, brochures, postcards, newsletters, magazines… source |
| MAT 185 | : Graphic Design 3: Design and Layout | — | This course covers the process of creating effective, efficient, and dynamic layouts to solve complex design problems. Students explore every stage of the design process, including research, concept… source |
| MAT 190 | : Programming for Animation, Interactivity, and Games | — | This course emphasizes creative coding and programming for interactive media, including 2D games, web, and multimedia applications. Students learn to code within the context of the visual arts using… source |
| MAT 200 | : Video 2: Motion Graphics and Post-Production | — | This course teaches students motion graphics and video post-production processes that bridge the gap between traditional animation and video production. Students will explore advanced editing techniq… source |
| MAT 210 | : Advanced Digital Imaging & Illustration | — | This course explores advanced imaging and illustration concepts and techniques. Students will use a variety of creative digital tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and related software to pro… source |
| MAT 225 | : Web Design 3: Custom Sites and Professional Practices | — | In this advanced course, students plan, design, and develop complex, real-world, custom websites in a team environment using modern web standards, professional practices, and workflows. Students inte… source |
| MAT 230 | : Advanced Publishing: Output for Print | — | This advanced publishing course takes students through the process of producing and printing a press-ready publication at a professional printing company. Students explore print technologies (e.g., o… source |
| MAT 270 | : Advanced Design Studio | — | This capstone course provides advanced students firsthand experience in the function of a professional studio environment where they create real-world projects for real-world clients. Students build… source |
| MAT 290 | : Portfolio Development | — | Students develop a professional portfolio that strategically showcases their design, media, and/or artistic skills and best work. Students focus on developing a personal brand to guide professional d… source |
| MAT 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| MAT 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| MAP 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| MAP 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| MUS 110 | : Theory/Musicianship I | — | This basic music theory and ear training course teaches students to read and write musical notation and develops related listening skills. The course incorporates the following concepts: rhythm, mete… source |
| MUS 111 | : Music Theory II | — | This course incorporates the concepts from Music Theory I. In addition, through guided composition and analysis, the course includes an introduction to two-part counterpoint; voice leading involving… source |
| MUS 111L | : Musicianship II | — | This lab course provides intermediate-level ear training for musicians. It applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic materials of Music Theory II through ear training, sight singing, a… source |
| MUS 112 | : American Popular Music | — | This course surveys popular music in America from colonial times to the present. Students analyze the broad variety of music particular to American heritage in context with the social, cultural, and… source |
| MUS 113 | : The Music of America | — | This course surveys a variety of music genres that evolved from the merging of different cultural traditions into distinctively new American music styles. The styles students examine include the musi… source |
| MUS 114 | : History of Rock and Roll | — | This course surveys the history of rock and roll from its origin in American popular music to the present. It relates the stylistic changes that have occurred in rock and roll to the social events th… source |
| MUS 115 | : History of Classical Music | — | This course introduces students to the canon of Western classical music through a survey of great composers from the medieval period to the present. Methods include historical analysis of each style… source |
| MUS 116 | : A Survey of World Music | — | This course introduces students to selected musical cultures from around the world, exploring their stylistic features, organology, and cultural significance, along with the historical, social, polit… source |
| MUS 119 | : Jazz History | — | This course assists students in developing an appreciation and respect for jazz and blues as original and uniquely American art forms. The topic, viewed through historical, cultural, and sociological… source |
| MUS 120 | : Piano I | — | This beginning piano class develops piano skills through the use of standard songs and appropriate-level piano literature. It also introduces fundamental musical notation. Students are required to at… source |
| MUS 121 | : Piano II | — | This piano class continues to develop beginning piano skills through the use of standard songs and appropriate level piano literature. The course continues to develop student knowledge of music funda… source |
| MUS 128 | : Piano for Music Majors I | — | This course provides technical knowledge and skills of piano for all music majors. Students learn to play scales, arpeggios, and chords. The course emphasizes the construction of triads and seventh c… source |
| MUS 129 | : Piano for Music Majors II | — | This course provides technical knowledge and skills of piano for all music majors at an intermediate level. Students play more advanced scales, arpeggios, and chords. Students also prepare and play i… source |
| MUS 130A | : Guitar I | — | This course provides fundamental guitar performance training and music reading for students with any level of prior experience on the instrument, including those with no experience. Topics include mu… source |
| MUS 130B | : Guitar II | — | This course focuses on intermediate-level guitar techniques, skills, and repertoire studies. Course topics include intermediate-level music theory, as it relates to the guitar, improvisation, fretboa… source |
| MUS 141A | : Vocal Fundamentals I | — | This voice class introduces functional techniques in singing for students seeking to develop specific vocal and musical abilities. Areas covered include breathing, voice placement, diction, phrasing,… source |
| MUS 141B | : Vocal Fundamentals II | — | This course is a continuation of MUS 141A . Singers further explore techniques to develop vocal tone, range, diction, and expression through a broader selection of repertoire. Students are required t… source |
| MUS 144A | : Individual Instruction I | — | This course is the first semester of private study for music majors. Instrumentalists and vocalists focus on beginning-level classical or jazz/commercial technique, performance practice, and repertoi… source |
| MUS 144B | : Individual Instruction II | — | This course is the second semester of private study for music majors. Instrumentalists and vocalists focus on intermediate-level classical or jazz/commercial technique, performance practice, and repe… source |
| MUS 145A | : Performance Lab I | — | This first course in a four-semester sequence introduces performance techniques in a group environment. Students observe and evaluate performances by guest and peer musicians and complete other perfo… source |
| MUS 145B | : Performance Lab II | — | This second in a four-course series further explores performance techniques in a group environment. Students observe and evaluate performances by guest and peer musicians and complete other performan… source |
| MUS 150A | : Contemporary Big Band I | — | This first course in a four-course series concentrates on the preparation and performance of large jazz ensemble/big band jazz. Beginning students study music from a wide variety of historical eras,… source |
| MUS 150B | : Contemporary Big Band II | — | This second course in a four-course series concentrates on the preparation and performance of large jazz ensemble/big band jazz. Intermediate students study music from a wide variety of historical er… source |
| MUS 152A | : Studio Jazz Ensemble I | — | This first course of a four-course series focuses on the beginner-level preparation, performance, and recording of jazz and jazz-influenced commercial music styles for variable-sized ensembles, with… source |
| MUS 152B | : Studio Jazz Ensemble II | — | This second course of a four-course series concentrates on intermediate-level preparation, performance, and recording of jazz and jazz-influenced commercial music styles for variable-sized ensembles… source |
| MUS 155A | : Popular Music Ensemble I | — | This first course in a four-course series, designed for acoustic and electric instrumentalists as well as percussionists and vocalists, focuses on preparing and performing the repertoire of popular m… source |
| MUS 155B | : Popular Music Ensemble II | — | This second course in a four-course series, designed for acoustic and electric instrumentalists as well as percussionists and vocalists, focuses on preparing and performing the repertoire of popular… source |
| MUS 164 | : Musical Theater Ensemble | — | This course provides students with the opportunity to perform in main-stage musical productions. Topics include vocal production, story and character development, and ensemble skills. The singing cas… source |
| MUS 165A | : Chamber Choir I | — | In this first in a four-course series, students learn how to perform representative choral music literature with basic technical vocal skill in a small ensemble. Topics include beginning-level vocal… source |
| MUS 165B | : Chamber Choir II | — | In this second in a four-course series, students learn how to perform representative choral music literature with intermediate-level technical vocal skill in a small ensemble. Topics include intermed… source |
| MUS 166A | : Vocal Jazz Ensemble I | — | Students study classic and contemporary vocal jazz repertoire through vocal jazz ensemble rehearsal and performance. They present concerts and festivals on campus and throughout the community as well… source |
| MUS 166B | : Vocal Jazz Ensemble II | — | Students study classic and contemporary vocal jazz repertoire through vocal jazz ensemble rehearsal and performance. They present concerts and festivals on campus and throughout the community as well… source |
| MUS 170A | : Symphony Orchestra I | — | This beginning course in a four-course series concentrates on the preparation and performance of symphonic orchestral literature. Students study music from a wide variety of historical eras, ranging… source |
| MUS 170B | : Symphony Orchestra II | — | This second course in a four-course series concentrates on intermediate-level preparation and performance of symphonic orchestral literature. Students study music from a wide variety of historical er… source |
| MUS 188 | : Technology for Music Majors | — | This survey course presents an introduction to technological tools for students in music performance, music education, and general education. It is designed to introduce basic studio recording concep… source |
| MUS 210 | : Music Theory III | — | This course incorporates the concepts from Music Theory II. In addition, through writing and analysis, the course includes an introduction to chromatic harmony; secondary/applied chords; modulation;… source |
| MUS 210L | : Musicianship III | — | This lab course provides intermediate-to-advanced level ear training for musicians and applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic materials of Music Theory III through ear training, sig… source |
| MUS 211 | : Music Theory IV | — | This course incorporates the concepts from Music Theory III. In addition, through writing and analysis, the course includes post-Romantic techniques, such as borrowed chords and modal mixture; chroma… source |
| MUS 211L | : Musicianship IV | — | This lab course provides advanced-level ear training for musicians. It applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic materials of Music Theory IV through ear training, sight singing, analy… source |
| MUS 228 | : Classical Piano | — | This course provides piano and advanced musicianship skills training. Topics include complex notation, scales, chords, transposition, and sight reading. Students develop advanced-level piano performa… source |
| MUS 229 | : Jazz/Commercial Piano | — | This course provides jazz piano performance training and covers advanced musicianship skills. It includes contemporary notation, scales, chords, transposition, and sight reading. Students continue to… source |
| MUS 230A | : Guitar III | — | This course delves into advanced techniques and concepts for semi-professional and professional guitar players. Students explore advanced scales, modes, and more intricate chord progressions. The cou… source |
| MUS 230B | : Guitar IV | — | This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the guitar fretboard. Topics include advanced techniques, advanced music theory, and in-depth improvisation. Students… source |
| MUS 241A | : Advanced Vocal Techniques I | — | This voice course covers advanced techniques in singing for students seeking to further develop specific vocal training and musical abilities. Topics include tone color, vowel modification, diction f… source |
| MUS 241B | : Advanced Vocal Techniques II | — | This course is a continuation of MUS 241A . Experienced singers further explore advanced techniques for performance of traditional and contemporary repertoire. source |
| MUS 244A | : Individual Instruction III | — | This course is the third semester of private study for music majors. Instrumentalists and vocalists focus on classical or jazz/commercial technique, performance practice, and repertoire at an interme… source |
| MUS 244B | : Individual Instruction IV | — | This course is the fourth semester of private study for music majors. Instrumentalists and vocalists focus on advanced classical or jazz/commercial technique, performance practice, and repertoire in… source |
| MUS 245A | : Performance Lab III | — | This third in a four-course series explores intermediate-advanced performance techniques in a group environment. Students observe and evaluate performances by guest and peer musicians and complete ot… source |
| MUS 245B | : Performance Lab IV | — | This final course in a four-semester series explores advanced performance techniques in a group environment. Students observe and evaluate performances by guest and peer musicians and complete other… source |
| MUS 250A | : Contemporary Big Band III | — | This performance group concentrates on the preparation and performance of large jazz ensemble/big band jazz. Intermediate-advanced students study music from a wide variety of historical eras, ranging… source |
| MUS 250B | : Contemporary Big Band IV | — | This fourth in a four-course series concentrates on the preparation and performance of large jazz ensemble/big band jazz. Advanced students study music from a wide variety of historical eras, ranging… source |
| MUS 252A | : Studio Jazz Ensemble III | — | This third course in a four-course series focuses on the intermediate to advanced level preparation, performance, and recording of jazz and jazz-influenced commercial music styles for variable-sized… source |
| MUS 252B | : Studio Jazz Ensemble IV | — | This final course in a four-course series focuses on advanced-level preparation, performance, and recording of jazz and jazz-influenced commercial music styles for ensembles of varying sizes, with an… source |
| MUS 253 | : Jazz/Commercial Improvisation | — | This course introduces students to melodic improvisational techniques used in jazz and many commercial musical styles. Participants study the art of constructing an appropriate linear melodic solo in… source |
| MUS 255A | : Popular Music Ensemble III | — | This third course in a four-course series, designed for acoustic and electric instrumentalists as well as percussionists and vocalists, focuses on preparing and performing the repertoire of popular m… source |
| MUS 255B | : Popular Music Ensemble IV | — | This fourth course in a four-course series, designed for acoustic and electric instrumentalists as well as percussionists and vocalists, focuses on preparing and performing the repertoire of popular… source |
| MUS 265A | : Chamber Choir III | — | In this third in a four-course series, students learn how to perform representative choral music literature with intermediate-advanced technical vocal skill in a small ensemble. Topics include interm… source |
| MUS 265B | : Chamber Choir IV | — | In this final course in a four-semester series, students learn how to perform representative choral music literature with advanced technical vocal skill in a small ensemble. Topics include advanced-l… source |
| MUS 266A | : Vocal Jazz Ensemble III | — | Students study classic and contemporary vocal jazz repertoire through vocal jazz ensemble rehearsal and performance. They present concerts and festivals on campus and throughout the community as well… source |
| MUS 266B | : Vocal Jazz Ensemble IV | — | Students study classic and contemporary vocal jazz repertoire through vocal jazz ensemble rehearsal and performance. They present concerts and festivals on campus and throughout the community as well… source |
| MUS 270A | : Symphony Orchestra III | — | This performance group concentrates on intermediate-advanced level preparation and performance of symphonic orchestral. Students study music from a wide variety of historical eras, ranging from the B… source |
| MUS 270B | : Symphony Orchestra IV | — | This fourth course in a four-course series concentrates on advanced-level preparation and performance of symphonic orchestral literature. Students study music from a wide variety of historical eras,… source |
| MUS 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| MTEC 110 | : Recording Arts I | — | This first in a sequence of four recording arts courses presents an introductory overview of the audio production process. Topics include the physics of sound, transducers, audio processors, and reco… source |
| MTEC 111 | : Recording Arts II | — | This is the second in a series of four courses designed as the study of the theory and application of methods and tools in the field of recording arts and audio production. source |
| MTEC 120 | : Digital Audio Production I | — | This course is a survey of the various procedures and technology used in contemporary audio production in the digital domain. Course work includes the Avid Pro Tools 101 Certification Test. Students… source |
| MTEC 125 | : Sound for Visual Media | — | Students learn the theory and practice of audio production for film, television, and visual media. Topics include fundamentals of acoustics, microphones, digital audio workstations (DAWs), audio edit… source |
| MTEC 130 | : Electronic Music I | — | This survey course explores the full range of Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) capable software and hardware including associated production techniques for music composition, performance,… source |
| MTEC 140 | : Sound Reinforcement I | — | This course provides an overview of the theory and application of live concert sound reinforcement. Topics include the physics of sound, the individual sound system components and their functions, an… source |
| MTEC 150 | : Acoustics and Audio Electronics | — | This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of acoustics and audio electronics principles. Students will explore key concepts such as sound wave properties, electronics theo… source |
| MTEC 160 | : Business of Music and Media I | — | This course explores the essential topics relevant to participation in the contemporary music and media industry: intellectual property rights, copyright law, publishing administration, performing ri… source |
| MTEC 210 | : Recording Arts III | — | This third in a four-course sequence provides an in-depth technical and applied study of recording techniques covered in the previous recording arts courses. Topics include complex signal path routin… source |
| MTEC 211 | : Recording Arts IV | — | This fourth and final course in the recording arts sequence focuses on the technical, creative, and logistical aspects of commercial music production. Students are required to individually organize a… source |
| MTEC 220 | : Digital Audio Production II | — | This course is an in-depth study of advanced digital audio production techniques in the Avid Pro Tools software environment. Specific topics include system setup, recording, editing, processing, mixi… source |
| MTEC 230 | : Electronic Music II | — | This course provides an exploration and in-depth study of the various techniques of synthesis and sound creation, and the art and science of their application in contemporary music and audio-post pro… source |
| MTEC 240 | : Sound Reinforcement II | — | This course covers advanced topics in sound system design and operation, wireless theory and optimization, audio networking software, and advanced mixing techniques. Topics include audio software, au… source |
| MTEC 260 | : Business of Music and Media II | — | This second in a two-course series covers effective methods of exploitation and monetization of creative works in the current industry marketplace. Specific topics include careers in music and media,… source |
| MTEC 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| MTEC 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| NAIS 100 | : Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies | — | This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Native American and Indigenous studies through Native epistemologies and place-based learning. Students learn the diversity of tradit… source |
| NURS 100 | : Basic Pharmacology--Dosages and Calculations | — | This course introduces important concepts, methods, and principles of administering medications. Topics include drug action and drug interaction, drug classifications, terminology, pertinent abbrevia… source |
| NURS 151 | : Body Systems Survey for Health Professions | — | This basic anatomy and physiology course is intended for students who are preparing for a career in health professions. The content is presented from simple to complex, beginning with cellular functi… source |
| NURS 153 | : Pathophysiology for Health Professions | — | This pathophysiology course is intended for students who are preparing for a career in health professions. The course focuses on disease processes in the human body from a systems approach and includ… source |
| NURS 155 | : Basic Medical Terminology | — | This course covers the origin, correct spelling, pronunciation, meaning, and correct usage of common medical terms and their application to clinical records and reports. It emphasizes the roots, pref… source |
| NURS 160 | : Certified Nursing Assistant | — | This course covers basic nursing skills, including fundamentals of nursing, nutrition, gerontology, and home nursing. It is a prerequisite for MiraCosta's Licensed Vocational Nursing program and has… source |
| NURS 170 | : Licensed Vocational Nursing I | — | This course introduces the beginning vocational nursing student to therapeutic communication, the nursing profession, basic nursing skills, basic pharmacology, and the nursing process. Materials Fee:… source |
| NURS 171 | : Licensed Vocational Nursing II | — | This course introduces the vocational nursing student to nutrition, medication administration, gerontology, adult growth and development, the diabetic patient, and the integumentary system. Each unit… source |
| NURS 172 | : Licensed Vocational Nursing III | — | This course introduces the vocational nursing student to perioperative and medical-surgical nursing, the genitourinary and gastrointestinal systems, and communicable diseases. Each unit integrates re… source |
| NURS 173 | : Licensed Vocational Nursing IV | — | This course introduces vocational nursing students to the nursing care of the neurological, endocrine, oncology, orthopedic, and rehabilitation patient as well as the patient with a hematological and… source |
| NURS 180 | : Fundamentals of Nursing | — | This entry-level nursing course introduces students to the core concepts, principles, and clinical skills common to all areas and levels of the nursing practice. It provides the platform upon which a… source |
| NURS 181 | : Medical Surgical Nursing I | — | This course introduces the basic concepts required to care for adult patients with stable and/or less complex medical-surgical health problems. It emphasizes the management of unmet needs and the nur… source |
| NURS 182 | : Maternal-Child Nursing | — | This course relates the nursing process to the needs of maternity and pediatric patients and their families. Students adapt previously learned skills and knowledge to the observation and direct care… source |
| NURS 183 | : Medical Surgical Nursing II | — | This course continues the study of caring for adult patients with unmet medical needs. It emphasizes perioperative health care needs across the adult life span and respective nursing interventions. C… source |
| NURS 185 | : Nursing Skills/Simulation Laboratory I | — | This course gives students the opportunity to apply related theoretical concepts with supervised practice of fundamental patient care skills and procedures that are presented in beginning nursing cou… source |
| NURS 186 | : Nursing Skills/Simulation Laboratory II | — | This course provides students with the opportunity to apply related theoretical concepts with supervised practice of patient care skills and procedures related to specialty patient populations. Topic… source |
| NURS 201 | : Pharmacology Essentials for Nursing Practice | — | This course covers pharmacology principles and major drug groups. It emphasizes applying the nursing process to the utilization of therapeutic drugs to address health problems. Students develop quant… source |
| NURS 274 | : Licensed Vocational Nursing V | — | This course introduces the advanced vocational nursing student to the nursing care of patients with circulatory and respiratory diseases and disorders as well as home health/hospice and leadership. E… source |
| NURS 275 | : Licensed Vocational Nursing VI | — | This course introduces the advanced vocational nursing student to the nursing care of obstetric, gynecologic, pediatric, and mentally ill patients as well as growth and development of the child and a… source |
| NURS 280 | : Transition from LVN to RN | — | This course facilitates the transition of the licensed vocational nurse (LVN) into the roles and responsibilities of the registered nurse (RN). It introduces the philosophy and conceptual framework o… source |
| NURS 281 | : Medical Surgical Nursing III | — | This course continues the study of caring for adult patients with unmet medical needs. It examines the effect of complex and chronic health problems on the physiologic and psychosocial integrity of t… source |
| NURS 282 | : Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing | — | This course introduces students to the theory and practice of nursing as related to mental health and illness. It examines how mental healthcare problems impact client integrity in various healthcare… source |
| NURS 283 | : Medical Surgical Nursing IV | — | This course focuses on the theory and practice of nursing necessary to assist the acute and critically ill across the lifespan in achieving client integrity. It emphasizes refining use of the nursing… source |
| NURS 284 | : Contemporary Nursing Practice and Leadership | — | This course facilitates the student's transition to entry-level registered nursing practice. It presents management and leadership concepts that are applicable to a variety of healthcare settings. To… source |
| NURS 285 | : Nursing Skills/Simulation Laboratory III | — | This course provides students with the opportunity to apply related theoretical concepts with supervised practice of patient care skills and procedures for patients across the lifespan. Topics includ… source |
| NURS 286 | : Nursing Skills/Simulation Laboratory IV | — | This course provides students with the opportunity to apply related theoretical concepts with supervised practice of patient care skills and procedures for critically ill patients. Topics include the… source |
| NURS 288 | : Nurse Externship | — | This course provides registered nursing (RN) students an opportunity to obtain clinical experience in the application of all previously learned knowledge and skills. Students work collaboratively wit… source |
| NURS 290 | : Critical Care | — | This course introduces students to critical care concepts and care of critically patients experiencing varied disorders. It discusses the relationship of pathophysiology to clinical manifestations th… source |
| NURS 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| NURS 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| NUTR 100 | : Nutrition Today | — | This course is an introduction to nutrition science, integrating concepts from anatomy, physiology, chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, and psychology to explain the interaction between nutrients… source |
| NUTR 105 | : Human Performance and Sports Nutrition | — | This course introduces nutrition concepts to individuals interested in sports, fitness, and health for various stages of the life cycle. It emphasizes current theories and practices related to nutrit… source |
| NUTR 108 | : Cultural Aspects of Foods and Nutrition | — | This course examines the regional, ethnic, cultural, religious, historical, and social influences on food patterns, cuisines, and health as well as how food is viewed as an expression of cultural div… source |
| NUTR 120 | : Principles of Food Science with Lab | — | This course focuses on the application of food science principles with emphasis on chemical, physical, and microbiological properties of foods, ingredient function and interaction, food science techn… source |
| NUTR 125 | : Nutrition and Aging | — | This course focuses on the specific nutritional needs and problems in older adults. Topics include nutritional requirements, diet modifications, body system changes, body weight issues, nutrition-rel… source |
| NUTR 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| NUTR 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| OCEA 101 | : Introduction to Oceanography | — | This course explores the major processes and features of the world's oceans. Topics include the origin and history of the ocean basins, atmospheric circulation and weather, ocean circulation, and the… source |
| OCEA 101H | : Introduction to Oceanography (Honors) | — | This course offers students an enriched introduction to the scientific study of the oceans. The course explores the major processes and features of the world's oceans, including plate tectonics, the… source |
| OCEA 101L | : Introductory Oceanography Laboratory | — | This course is designed to accompany Oceanography 101 or 101H. It offers experience with oceanographic materials and methods in both the laboratory and field. Topics include reading navigational char… source |
| OCEA 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| PHIL 100 | : Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing | — | This course develops critical thinking skills that can be applied in all areas of life. It emphasizes effectively understanding, evaluating, and constructing written arguments. Topics include inducti… source |
| PHIL 101 | : Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality | — | This introduction to philosophical inquiry emphasizes problems of knowledge and reality through the analysis of classical and contemporary works on such issues as free will, personhood, knowledge and… source |
| PHIL 101H | : Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality (Honors) | — | This course introduces students to the methods and topics of philosophy through the analysis and discussion of classical and contemporary works. It explores metaphysical and epistemological questions… source |
| PHIL 102 | : Ethical Problems | — | How do we know the right thing to do? Do we owe anything to others? What does a good life look like? This course examines these questions and others through exploration of ethical theories and the et… source |
| PHIL 110 | : Introduction to Logic | — | This course introduces propositional and predicate logic. Topics include deductive and inductive reasoning, validity, truth tables, translations, quantifiers, and proofs. This course is open to any s… source |
| PHIL 221 | : Philosophy of Religion | — | This course introduces the philosophical study of both religion and the central concepts found in Eastern and Western religious traditions, as well as traditions that fall outside the boundaries of s… source |
| PHIL 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| PHIL 302 | : Bioethics | — | This course examines the application of ethical theory to issues in biology and medicine through case studies and classical and contemporary readings in ethical theory and applied ethics. It explores… source |
| PHSN 106 | : Introduction to Physical Science: Physics and Chemistry | — | This course introduces the non-scientist to the fundamental concepts of physics and chemistry. Physics topics include motion, force, work, energy, gravity, electricity, magnetism, light, and subatomi… source |
| PHSN 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| PHYS 111 | : Introductory Physics I | — | This first course of a two-semester physics sequence covers the properties of matter, mechanics, heat, and waves, including sound. It is intended for students majoring in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry,… source |
| PHYS 112 | : Introductory Physics II | — | This second of a two-course physics sequence covers light, electricity, magnetism, and atomic physics. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for either series PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 or PHYS 151 , PHYS 152 , an… source |
| PHYS 151 | : Principles of Physics I | — | This course provides a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of physics in the area of mechanics and fluids. It is intended primarily for engineering, physics, mathematics, and science… source |
| PHYS 152 | : Principles of Physics II | — | This course provides a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of physics in the areas of thermodynamics, electricity, electrical circuits, magnetism, and electromagnetic fields. It is i… source |
| PHYS 253 | : Principles of Physics III | — | This course provides a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of physics in the areas of vibrations, waves, sound, optics, special relativity, quantum mechanics, and atomic and nuclear… source |
| PHYS 280 | : Introduction to Electronics | — | This combined lecture and lab course offers an introduction to the theory and design of electrical circuits. Topics include DC and AC circuit analysis, diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers, an… source |
| PHYS 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| POLS 101 | : Introduction to Political Science | — | This course introduces students to the field of political science and to politics itself. It covers government, the nation-state, and political ideologies that affect modern politics and society. In… source |
| POLS 101H | : Introduction to Political Science (Honors) | — | This honors course offers students an advanced introduction to the field of political science and to politics itself. It covers government, the nation-state, and political ideologies that affect mode… source |
| POLS 103 | : Comparative Government | — | This course provides a comparative survey of selected foreign governments, including their political institutions, theories of government, and economic and social development. Countries surveyed incl… source |
| POLS 150 | : Introduction to International Relations | — | This course introduces students to the major explanations for international conflict, cooperation, and other important dynamics of global affairs. It also examines the relationships between selected… source |
| POLS 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| PSYC 100 | : Psychology of Personal Growth | — | This course introduces the principles of human behavior with a combined emphasis on the scientific method, personal growth, and the application of psychology to everyday life. Topics include adjustme… source |
| PSYC 103 | : Social Psychology | — | Social psychology examines the influence that society, contexts, groups, and others have on individuals. This course emphasizes the sociological and psychological factors in socialization, self-conce… source |
| PSYC 104 | : Statistics for Behavioral Science | — | This course introduces statistical methods for analyzing data in the behavioral sciences. Topics include basic research design; descriptive statistics, probability and sampling distributions; statist… source |
| PSYC 104H | : Statistics for Behavioral Science (Honors) | — | This course introduces statistical methods for analyzing data in the behavioral sciences. As an honors course, it offers an enriched experience for students through a pro-seminar format and more in-d… source |
| PSYC 114 | : Abnormal Psychology | — | This course introduces psychological disorders and their diagnosis, causes, and treatments. Topics include anxiety, mood, personality, eating, sexual, gender identity, psychotic, and substance-relate… source |
| PSYC 115 | : Human Sexuality | — | This course examines human sexuality from three perspectives--the biological, the psychological, and the social--and is applicable to students of all majors. The biological topics include sexual anat… source |
| PSYC 121 | : Human Development | — | This course examines the psychological and physical development of the individual from conception through childhood, adolescence, and maturity. It covers major theories of intellectual, physical, emo… source |
| PSYC 125 | : Psychology of Women | — | This course examines psychological and feminist theories of women's development across the lifespan. It includes biological and cultural factors that shape and define women's daily experience. Studen… source |
| PSYC 145 | : Psychology/Sociology of the Family | — | This course examines the family as a social institution and applies sociological and psychological theories and concepts to couples, intimate relationships, marriage, and families. These theories and… source |
| PSYC 170 | : Psychology of Aging: Adult Development and Aging | — | This course explores normal and abnormal characteristics of aging on physical, cognitive, personality, and mental health processes as they occur in late adulthood. Topics include marriage, family and… source |
| PSYC 205 | : Research Methods in Psychology | — | This course emphasizes an appreciation of the scientific method, the development of research skills, knowledge of research ethics, and the evaluation of scientific research. It focuses on research de… source |
| PSYC 211 | : Learning and Behavior Modification | — | This course surveys the principles of learning and the research applications of behavior modification. Topics include the historical origins of learning theory; classical and operant conditioning; co… source |
| PSYC 260 | : Physiological Psychology | — | This course introduces the biological basis of behavior. Students gain an appreciation of how the human brain creates a perception of the physical world, develop the ability to critically evaluate re… source |
| PSYC 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| PSYC 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| READ 100 | : Critical Reading and Thinking | — | This course is designed to improve students' skills and techniques in critical reading, critical thinking, analysis, and logical reasoning in academic texts. Topics include advanced critical reading,… source |
| READ 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| RELG 101 | : World Religions | — | This course introduces students to the religious studies discipline. It provides an overview of the history, beliefs, and practices of a diversity of ethnic and religious groups from both Eastern and… source |
| RELG 101H | : World Religions (Honors) | — | This honors course encourages students to engage the discipline of religious studies through the lens of world religions. It asks students to critically investigate the ethnic, historical, theologica… source |
| RELG 103 | : Religion in America | — | This course focuses on the interaction between religion(s), culture, ethnicity, and society in the United States, beginning with the pre-Columbian ethnically indigenous traditions of North America an… source |
| RELG 105 | : Eastern Religions | — | This course provides an interdisciplinary overview of East and South Asian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, and Sikhism. It emphasizes the different religions' p… source |
| RELG 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| SOCI 102 | : Contemporary Social Problems | — | This course analyzes social problems in a diverse society. It emphasizes economic, racial, and gender inequality, crime, poverty, the family, education, health care, and other issues pertaining to so… source |
| SOCI 103 | : Social Psychology | — | Social psychology examines the influence that society, contexts, groups, and others have on individuals. This course emphasizes the sociological and psychological factors in socialization, self-conce… source |
| SOCI 105 | : Introduction to Justice Studies | — | This course introduces the interdisciplinary field of justice studies as a lens to examine social justice movements. Critical race theories and social conflict theories are examined to provide a basi… source |
| SOCI 120 | : Introduction to Women's Studies | — | This course introduces students to women's studies through sociological theories, concepts, and sociological research. The course examines the status and roles of women in social institutions, social… source |
| SOCI 125 | : Introduction to Statistics in Sociology | — | This course covers the application of statistical methods to interpret, analyze, and describe quantitative sociological data. Topics include descriptive and inferential statistics; probability topics… source |
| SOCI 130 | : Introduction to Gender Studies | — | This course examines gender construction and gender inequities in contemporary society using both a foundation of relevant theories and concepts from sociology and an interdisciplinary lens, includin… source |
| SOCI 140 | : Introduction to LGBT Studies | — | This interdisciplinary course introduces students to concepts, theories, and research findings through a sociological perspective in the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) issues wit… source |
| SOCI 145 | : Psychology/Sociology of the Family | — | This course examines the family as a social institution and applies sociological and psychological theories and concepts to couples, intimate relationships, marriage, and families. These theories and… source |
| SOCI 205 | : Introduction to Research Methods in Sociology | — | This course introduces the fundamental methods of research and how sociologists use them to examine, investigate, and think critically on topics related to the discipline. It emphasizes an appreciati… source |
| SOCI 207 | : Race and Ethnic Relations | — | This course provides a systematic examination of how race and ethnic relations are affected by the concepts of power, prejudice, ethnocentrism, and racism. It introduces significant theories, issues,… source |
| SOCI 250 | : Introduction to Pacific Studies | — | This course introduces students to the geography, histories, cultures, and societies of the Pacific Islands (Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Australia). Topics include traditional and contempor… source |
| SOCI 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| SOCI 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| SPAN 101 | : Elementary Spanish (First Semester) | — | This introductory course develops Spanish language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It covers basic Spanish pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. It also explores the… source |
| SPAN 102 | : Elementary Spanish (Second Semester) | — | This course continues to develop Spanish language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in SP… source |
| SPAN 121 | : Introduction to Hispanic Cultures | — | This course explores the diverse cultures of Spain and Spanish America through film, music, art, literature, and traditions. Students will examine how cultural and artistic expressions evolve through… source |
| SPAN 201 | : Intermediate Spanish (Third Semester) | — | This course continues to develop Spanish language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in SP… source |
| SPAN 202 | : Intermediate Spanish (Fourth Semester) | — | This course continues to develop Spanish language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in SP… source |
| SPAN 221 | : Spanish for Native Speakers | — | This intensive course prepares native Spanish speakers with little or no formal training in Spanish for more advanced courses. It addresses listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing whi… source |
| SPAN 222 | : Spanish for Native Speakers II | — | This continuation of SPAN 221 prepares native Spanish speakers with little or no formal training in Spanish for more advanced courses. It develops the student's ability to express opinions and make r… source |
| SPAN 292 | : Internship Studies | — | This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor an… source |
| SPAN 299 | : Occupational Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of… source |
| SWHS 110 | : Introduction to Social Work and Human Services | — | This course introduces the profession of social work and the field of social welfare through historical and contemporary lenses. It includes an overview of U.S. societal institutions that structure t… source |
| SWHS 120A | : Social Work and Human Services Seminar | — | This course provides students who are participating in a supervised field experience in a community organization, agency, or institution with a weekly class meeting that provides the academic element… source |
| SWHS 120B | : Social Work and Human Services Fieldwork | — | This course offers students a supervised field experience in a community organization, agency, or institution, allowing them to apply knowledge and learn new skills outside of the classroom environme… source |
| WKEX 233 | : General Work Experience Education | — | This course is intended for students who are employed in a job not directly related to their major or career area of interest. It allows such students the opportunity to explore various work environm… source |