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| Accounting: AS Degree | Degree | The Associate of Science Degree in Accounting is a four-semester course of study designed to prepare students for a career in Accounting as an Accounting Clerk, Bookkeeper, Payroll Clerk or entry-lev… source |
| Addiction Studies: AS Degree | Degree | The Addiction Studies A.S. degree program is designed for students pursuing employment as a Certified Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Counselor, also called Certified Addictions Treatment Counselors (CA… source |
| Administration of Justice: AS Degree | Degree | The Associate of Science Degree in Administration of Justice is a four-semester course of study. Students are required to complete 60 units to include: General Education, Administration of Justice co… source |
| Art History: AA Degree | Degree | This degree provides students a strong foundation in European and non-European visual culture, from pre-history to the contemporary period. Upon successful completion students will be able to pursue… source |
| Studio Arts: AA Degree | Degree | This degree provides a comprehensive lower division foundation in the visual arts for students preparing for transfer to baccalaureate programs in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking,… source |
| Natural Science: AS Degree | Degree | The Associate in Science Degree in Natural Science is an interdisciplinary degree program that focuses on the scientific study of the natural world with an emphasis in either life science or physical… source |
| Pre-Health Science: AS Degree | Degree | The Associate in Science Degree in Pre-health Science emphasizes courses that satisfy preliminary academic requirements of the core curriculum for health care professions. Required coursework for the… source |
| Business Administration: AS Degree | Degree | The Business Administration Associate Degree is designed to provide students with a broad basis and foundational background in business. The degree focus on the practical skills necessary for student… source |
| Entrepreneurship: AS Degree | Degree | The Associate in Science (A.S.) in Entrepreneurship degree provides students with the mindset, decision-making skills, confidence, and relationships necessary to turn ideas into market-ready products… source |
| Child and Family Studies: AS Degree | Degree | The Napa Valley College Child and Family Studies Program prepares students to work as teachers with young children in public and private early care and education programs. The Child and Family Studie… source |
| Child and Family Studies-Assistant: Local Certificate | Certificate | The Assistant Certificate is designed as an entry level certificate for the field. This certificate is the first step toward becoming teacher qualified for early care and education settings per the T… source |
| Child and Family Studies-Master Teacher Specialization: Local Certificate | Certificate | Four (4) Specialization Certificates are offered to meet the specialization requirement for the Master Teacher Permit. Students choose one (1) of the four (4), six unit course combinations: source |
| Specialization in Administration and Mentoring: Skills Certificate | Certificate | The Administration and Mentoring Certificate is designed to meet the requirement for specialization units on the California Commission of Teacher Credentials Child Development Permit Matrix. A specia… source |
| University Preparation for a Specific Major: Associate of Arts Degree | Degree | University Preparation in a Specific Major 1 offers a degree option for students in a defined academic area in which our college offers the courses but not the associate degree. Completion of the Uni… source |
| Dance: AA Degree | Degree | This degree provides a comprehensive foundation in Dance. The Associate of Arts (AA) degree in Dance will provide knowledge and skills that can be applied to a variety of educational and vocational p… source |
| Digital Art: AA Degree | Degree | This degree provides entry-level digital art skills and lower division major preparation courses for students preparing for transfer to a BA or BFA program in digital art fields such as 2D and 3D ani… source |
| Graphic Design: AA Degree | Degree | This degree provides entry-level graphic design skills and lower division major preparation courses for students preparing for transfer to a BA or BFA program in graphic design. Students pursuing thi… source |
| Digital Design Graphics Technology: AS Degree | Degree | This is a comprehensive four-semester program that enables a student to be employable as an entry level design drafter and three-dimensional (3D) artist with the versatility to work in a wide range o… source |
| EMT-P Paramedic: AS Degree | Degree | Paramedicine is an allied health profession whose specialty is to provide pre-hospital emergency medical care at the Advanced Life Support (ALS) level. Didactic, clinical and field internships prepar… source |
| Ethnic Studies: AA Degree | Degree | The Associate's of the Arts Degree in Ethnic Studies will provide students with a critical understanding of the complex and diverse experiences and contributions of major ethnic groups in the United… source |
| Culinary Arts-Professional: AA Degree | Degree | The Culinary Arts Professional Associate Degree is designed to be a foundational basis for those seeking a career in culinary arts. It will enable those to enter into a field, that otherwise may be r… source |
| Intermediate Basic Culinary Skills: Skills Certificate | Certificate | The Intermediate Basic Culinary Skills Certificate provides students with the skills and knowledge used in basic culinary positions within the food and beverage sector of the hospitality industry. St… source |
| Introductory Basic Culinary Skills: Skills Certificate | Certificate | The Introductory Basic Culinary Skills Certificate provides students with the skills and knowledge used in basic culinary positions within the food and beverage sector of the hospitality industry. St… source |
| Human Services: AS Degree | Degree | The Human Services Program is designed to teach students entry level helping skills to work in the high demand field of Human Services. Students will gain knowledge of human service delivery systems;… source |
| LGBT Education: AS Degree | Degree | This degree program provides students with comprehensive study in the area of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community issues related to the community, family and education. The degree suppo… source |
| Machine Tool Technology: AS Degree | Degree | This program prepares students for employment in the machinist and/or toolmaking trade. The courses cover setting up and operating basic machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses,… source |
| Machine Tool Technology-One Year: Local Certificate | Certificate | Program Learning Outcomes Perform basic machining operations on lathes, mills, surface grinders and drill presses. Perform basic measuring functions, calculating all required math, using precision me… source |
| Music-Instrumental: AA Degree | Degree | This degree provides a basic foundation in music for students interested in pursuing a career in the musical entertainment industry. As part of this degree, students will have an Instrumental Emphasi… source |
| Music-Vocal: AA Degree | Degree | This degree provides a basic foundation in music for students interested in pursuing a career in the musical entertainment industry. As part of this degree, the students will select a vocal music emp… source |
| Musical Theater: AA Degree | Degree | This degree provides a foundation in musical theater for students interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater or pursuing a career in the music entertainment industry. To fulfil… source |
| Nursing: AS Degree | Degree | The Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program is designed to prepare Napa Valley College graduates for entry-level positions in a variety of healthcare settings. Nursing education prepares the learne… source |
| Photography: AA Degree | Degree | This degree provides entry-level photography skills for students preparing for transfer to a BA or BFA program in Photography or interested in working in the photography field. Students pursuing this… source |
| Psychiatric Technician-Three Semester: AS Degree | Degree | The Psychiatric Technician Program is a 50-unit, three-semester full time program designed to prepare individuals to practice as licensed psychiatric technicians. The program integrates theoretical c… source |
| Psychology: AA Degree | Degree | The Associate of Arts degree with a major in psychology acknowledges that the student has established a foundation of knowledge in the field of psychology. This foundation can be used as a basis for… source |
| Respiratory Care: AS Degree | Degree | The Respiratory Care Program is four semesters and one six week summer session. The program is designed to prepare qualified men and women to practice as respiratory care practitioners (RCPs). Upon c… source |
| Spanish for Non-Heritage Speakers: AA Degree | Degree | The purpose of this program is for students to learn Spanish as a first or second language so they can communicate successfully with the Spanish-speaking world, and understand and appreciate the Hisp… source |
| Theater Arts-Acting: AA Degree | Degree | This degree provides a foundation in Theater Arts for students interested in pursuing an Associate's Degree or higher in Drama/Theater, with an acting or technical emphasis, or pursuing a career in t… source |
| Theater Arts-Technical Theater: AA Degree | Degree | This degree provides a foundation in Theater Arts for students interested in pursuing an Associate's degree or higher in Drama/Theater, with an acting or technical emphasis, or pursuing a career in t… source |
| Vineyard Management: Local Certificate | Certificate | Focus on practical job skills required for professional advancement in vineyard production. source |
| Vineyard Pest Scout | — | Focus on practical job skills required for employment in vineyard production. Program Learning Outcomes Display a basic range of professional habits and skills to meet standards of the wine industry.… source |
| Vineyard Pruning: Local Certificate | Certificate | Focus on practical job skills required for employment in vineyard production. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES Display a basic range of professional habits and skills to meet standards of the wine industry.… source |
| Viticulture: AS Degree | Degree | The programs of the Viticulture and Winery Technology department are designed to prepare students for careers in the North Coast wine industry. The one-year Certificate and two-year Associate of Scie… source |
| Viticulture Operations: Local Certificate | Certificate | Focus on practical job skills required for employment in vineyard production. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES Display a basic range of professional habits and skills to meet standards of the wine industry.… source |
| Wine Laboratory Technician: Local Certificate | Certificate | Focus on practical job skills required for employment in a winery laboratory source |
| Wine Marketing and Sales: AS Degree | Degree | The programs of the Viticulture and Winery Technology department are designed to prepare students for careers in the North Coast wine industry. The one-year Certificate and two-year Associate of Scie… source |
| Winemaking: AS Degree | Degree | The programs of the Viticulture and Winery Technology department are designed to prepare students for careers in the North Coast wine industry. The one-year Certificate and two-year Associate of Scie… source |
| Winery Management: Local Certificate | Certificate | Focus on practical job skills required for employment at a winery. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES Demonstrate an advanced understanding of winemaking including enology, laboratory analysis, winery operati… source |
| Winery Operations: Local Certificate | Certificate | Demonstrate an advanced understanding of winemaking including enology, laboratory analysis, winery operations, production planning, and sensory evaluation. source |
| Welder's Assistant: Local Certificate | Certificate | The Welders Assistant Local Certificate prepares the student for entry-level in a welding operation as a welders assistant. Required courses are applicable toward the AS degree and Welding Technician… source |
| Welding Technology: AS Degree | Degree | This is an extensive two year program in all phases of welding: oxyacetylene, semiautomatic MIG & TIG, and submerged arc, as well as stick electrode. Classes must be taken in sequence. A certificate… source |
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| ACCT 120 | ACCT-120 3 Units Introduction to Accounting | — | An introduction to the field of accounting and the role accounting plays in local, national and transnational businesses. This course will focus on the manual preparation of financial statements, spe… source |
| ACCT 122 | ACCT-122 3 Units Federal Income Tax for Individuals | — | A comprehensive introduction to the concepts and principles of individual U.S. income tax law. The course will examine federal tax laws applicable to the determination, payments and reporting require… source |
| ACCT 125 | ACCT-125 5 Units Financial Accounting | — | This is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting info… source |
| ACCT 126 | ACCT-126 5 Units Managerial Accounting | — | This is the study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations and controlling. Focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure and… source |
| ACCT 127 | ACCT-127 3 Units Introduction to Accounting With Quickbooks | — | This course covers basic accounting concepts and procedures that are required to complete an accounting cycle using generally accepted accounting principles (GAAPS). Employer tax responsibilities and… source |
| ADMJ 120 | ADMJ-120 3 Units Introduction to the Criminal Justice System | — | This course introduces students to the characteristics of the criminal justice system in the United States. Focus is placed on examining crime measurement, theoretical explanations of crime, response… source |
| ADMJ 121 | ADMJ-121 3 Units Introduction to Criminal Law | — | This course offers an analysis of the doctrines of criminal liability in the United States and the classifications of crimes against persons, property, morals, and public welfare. Special emphasis is… source |
| ADMJ 122 | ADMJ-122 3 Units Introduction to Criminal Procedures | — | This course examines the roles and responsibilities of each component of the criminal justice system when interacting with violators of the law. The students in this course will become familiar with… source |
| ADMJ 123 | ADMJ-123 3 Units Introduction to Community Policing | — | This course examines the complex, dynamic relationship between communities and the justice system in addressing crime and conflict with the emphasis on the challenges and prospects of administering j… source |
| ADMJ 124 | ADMJ-124 3 Units Introduction to Investigation | — | This course addresses the techniques, procedures, and ethical issues in the investigation of crime, including organization of the investigative process, crime scene searches, interviewing and interro… source |
| ADMJ 125 | ADMJ-125 3 Units Introduction to Evidence | — | The origin, development, philosophy and constitutional basis of legal evidence; constitutional and procedural considerations affecting arrest and search and seizure; kinds and degrees of evidence, ru… source |
| ADMJ 130 | ADMJ-130 3 Units Introduction to Juvenile Procedures | — | This course is an examination of the origin, development, and organization of the Juvenile Justice System as it evolved in the American Justice System. The course explores the theories that focuses o… source |
| ADMJ 140 | ADMJ-140 4 Units Introduction To Crime Scene Investigation | — | This course introduces an in-depth analysis and discussion of the nature and significance of various types of physical evidence commonly found at a crime scenes. The course combines theoretical conce… source |
| ADMJ 190 | ADMJ-190 3 Units Administration of Justice Internship | — | A program designed to permit Administration of Justice students to work as interns inside various agencies associated with law, law enforcement, courts, corrections, probation, Fish and Game, and pri… source |
| ADMJ 199 | ADMJ-199 1-3 Units Independent Study in Administration of Justice | — | An independent study course for students with an interest in projects outside the regular curriculum. source |
| ADMJ 200 | ADMJ-200 1-3 Units Criminal Justice In Action In The U.S. And Abroad | — | This course is a survey of criminal justice systems here in the United States and abroad including law enforcement, judicial systems, and corrections. It includes an examination of related historical… source |
| ADS 100 | ADS-100 3 Units Law and Ethics | — | Introduces ethical and legal issues in counseling people struggling with addiction. Explores frameworks for addressing legal and ethical issues arising from engagement, assessment, and treatment of i… source |
| ADS 120 | ADS-120 3 Units Introduction to Addiction Studies | — | An introductory course in substance abuse that orients the learner to commonly abused substances and their physical and cognitive impact, addiction theory, problem identification and treatment modali… source |
| ADS 123 | ADS-123 3 Units Counseling Theories and Techniques | — | In this course students will develop a theoretical and applied foundation for the assessment and treatment of alcohol and substance use disorders across the lifespan. The course will focus on evidenc… source |
| ADS 125 | ADS-125 3 Units Personal and Professional Growth | — | This course explores the professional development of the addiction counselor. It includes ethical foundation, transference, and countertransference. Students review the importance of maintaining good… source |
| ADS 127 | ADS-127 3 Units Case Management in Addiction Studies | — | The course provides training in case management skills to implement with clients struggling with substance use and addiction. Students will learn the practical aspects of case management: intake inte… source |
| ADS 134 | ADS-134 3 Units Co-Occuring Disorders in Addiction Studies | — | A review of the major concepts, definitions, and features of co-occurring mental health disorders associated with addiction. Recognition of co-occurring disorders and the appropriate scope of practic… source |
| ADS 135 | ADS-135 3 Units Pharmacology and the Physiological Effects of Addiction | — | The course presents an overview of the physiological processes and impacts of drugs and alcohol on a person including risk factors related to addiction, acute and chronic health problems, communicabl… source |
| ADS 193 | ADS-193 3.5 Units Supervised Practicum for Addiction Studies 1 | — | This course is the first part of a supervised fieldwork practicum that actively involves students at a supervised chemical dependency service site. Students apply and integrate the values, knowledge,… source |
| ADS 194 | ADS-194 3.5 Units Supervised Practicum for Addiction Studies 2 | — | This course is the second part of a supervised fieldwork practicum that actively involves students at a supervised chemical dependency service site. Students apply and integrate the values, knowledge… source |
| ADS 199 | ADS-199 1-6 Units Independent Study in Addiction Studies | — | An independent study course for students completing their addiction certificate. This course will allow students to complete CCAPP required content which was not reviewed in previous human services c… source |
| ANTH 120 | ANTH-120 4 Units Biological Anthropology With Lab | — | This course introduces students to the theories, methods, and applications of biological anthropology. Topics include the scientific method, principles of evolution and adaptation, human genetics, hu… source |
| ANTH 121 | ANTH-121 3 Units Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | — | This introductory course positions culture as a key concept for understanding and engaging with diverse ways of life both internationally and in American communities. Primary anthropological methods… source |
| ANTH 122 | ANTH-122 3 Units Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion | — | This course offers a cross-cultural study of magic, ritual, myth, ancestor worship, and witchcraft using the theories and methods of anthropology. Emphasis is on understanding the role of belief and… source |
| ANTH 130 | ANTH-130 3 Units Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory | — | Introduces the basic theories and principles of contemporary scientific archaeology and the methods through which archaeologists recover and interpret the past. Students will explore basic excavation… source |
| ANTH 131 | ANTH-131 3 Units Mesoamerican Archaeology | — | An archaeological survey of the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica. The course includes studies of the Olmecs, the Maya and the Aztecs, with particular emphasis on Maya civilization. Students will… source |
| ANTH 145 | ANTH-145 3 Units Medical Anthropology | — | The course will explore human evolution, globalization and the environment as factors for health disparities and the geographic distribution of disease. Emphasis is placed on the cross-cultural, comp… source |
| ANTH 150 | ANTH-150 3 Units Anthropology of Sex, Gender and Sexuality | — | Students will examine the cultural frameworks and theoretical debates concerning sex and gender, including the impact of forces of change (migration, globalization, etc.) on gender issues. The perspe… source |
| ANTH 180 | ANTH-180 3 Units The Anthropology of Childhood | — | A comparative study of childhood as experienced in a variety of world cultures. Explores different cultural patterns of child rearing and the differential experiences of childhood as they are influen… source |
| ANTH 200 | ANTH-200 3 Units Linguistic Anthropology | — | This course examines the complex relationship between culture and language. Lectures and readings will use linguistic case studies and data to explore various theories about how language is shaped by… source |
| ANTH 202 | ANTH-202 3 Units The Anthropology of Travel and Tourism | — | Students will examine the contributions of anthropology to the study of travel and tourism, including spiritual tourism, heritage tourism, disaster and dark tourism, voluntourism, ecotourism, and oth… source |
| ANTH 222 | ANTH-222 4 Units Introduction to Forensic Anthropology | — | The application of biological anthropology to the medico-legal process. Students will explore basic cellular and evolutionary biology; genetics; osteology and odontology; anthropometry; trauma analys… source |
| ARTH 101 | ARTH-101 3 Units Introduction to Visual Culture | — | Examination and analysis of visual material, from paintings and sculpture to graphic design, movies, and other contemporary media. Focus will be on how images and objects communicated ideas in the pa… source |
| ARTH 105 | ARTH-105 3 Units History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Medieval | — | Survey of important monuments and objects from the prehistoric, ancient and medieval periods. The course explores the relationship of different visual forms to each other and to the historical contex… source |
| ARTH 106 | ARTH-106 3 Units History of Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary | — | This survey course covers painting, sculpture, and architecture in the Western (European and North American) tradition, from the Renaissance to the Contemporary period. Emphasis is on the connection… source |
| ARTH 110 | ARTH-110 3 Units History of Graphic Design | — | From the print revolution to the digital world, this course will study the intersection of information and art, examining how western society has communicated through posters, books, and other forms… source |
| ARTH 118 | ARTH-118 3 Units Survey of Modern Art | — | This course covers the major historical and formal developments of Modernism in art, architecture and design from the mid-nineteenth-century to the present. source |
| ARTH 130 | ARTH-130 3 Units History of Asian Art | — | This is an introduction to the artistic traditions of India, China, Korea, and Japan. Emphasized will be the connection of art to specific historic and cultural contexts. source |
| ARTH 145 | ARTH-145 3 Units Art of the Ancient Americas | — | A survey of the visual culture of select ancient civilizations of Mexico, Central America, and South America prior to European contact. Material covered will include how architecture, sculpture, text… source |
| ARTH 180 | ARTH-180 3 Units History of Photography | — | This course traces the history of photography from its beginnings to digital imaging. Emphasis will be on photography as a social force and an artistic practice. Required for photography majors. Cros… source |
| ARTS 100 | ARTS-100 3 Units Survey of Studio Arts | — | This course provides students with a broad understanding of materials, processes, and themes of the visual arts. Students will delve into 2D, 3D, and 4D media in relation to global, historical, and c… source |
| ARTS 101 | ARTS-101 3 Units 2D Foundations | — | 2D Foundations is a broad introductory course focusing on the history, materials, and practices of two-dimensional Art and Design across cultures and historical periods. Topics include: the elements… source |
| ARTS 102 | ARTS-102 3 Units 3D Foundations | — | 3D Foundations is a broad introductory course focusing on the history, materials, and practices of three-dimensional Art and Design across cultures and historical periods. Students will create three… source |
| ARTS 105 | ARTS-105 3 Units Color Theory | — | This course focuses on the principles, theories, and applications of additive and subtractive color in two dimensions. Topics will include major historical and contemporary color systems, production… source |
| ARTS 110 | ARTS-110 3 Units Fundamentals of Drawing | — | This course focuses on the development of observational skills and drawing techniques, employing a wide range of drawing media and subject matter. Students in this course will develop both technical… source |
| ARTS 111 | ARTS-111 3 Units Figure Drawing | — | This course focuses on drawing the human figure from observation using a wide variety of drawing media and techniques. Topics include an introduction to human anatomy and an introduction to the histo… source |
| ARTS 112 | ARTS-112 3 Units Creative Drawing | — | This studio course focuses on creative and technical problems related to intermediate level drawings, focusing on more complex and varied subject matter, media and concepts. Students in this course w… source |
| ARTS 120 | ARTS-120 3 Units Fundamentals of Painting | — | This introductory studio course focuses on the basic techniques and materials of painting, employing a wide range of painting media and subject matter. Topics include basic color theory, materials, d… source |
| ARTS 130 | ARTS-130 3 Units Introduction to Printmaking | — | This course introduces students to the basic materials, equipment, and processes of printmaking. Fundamentals of intaglio and relief printmaking will be emphasized, including etching, drypoint, and w… source |
| ARTS 140 | ARTS-140 3 Units Beginning Ceramics: Hand-Building | — | The basic processes and technologies of ceramics and appreciation of clay as a form of artistic expression will be explored. An introduction to a variety of hand-building methods and hands-on use of… source |
| ARTS 141 | ARTS-141 3 Units Beginning Ceramics: Throwing | — | The basic processes and technologies of ceramics and appreciation of clay as a form of artistic expression will be explored. Introduction to a variety of potters' wheel throwing methods and hands-on… source |
| ARTS 145 | ARTS-145 3 Units Clay Sculpture | — | This class will focus on the use of clay as a means of artistic expression. Ancient and contemporary sculptures made primarily of clay will be explored for both esthetic and technical inspiration. Th… source |
| ARTS 150 | ARTS-150 3 Units Sculpture | — | This class will introduce materials, techniques, processes, and content related to the creation of sculpture. Ancient and contemporary sculptures will be explored for esthetic, technical, and cultura… source |
| ARTS 199 | ARTS-199 1-3 Units Independent Study in Art | — | This self directed area of study allows students an in depth exploration of art making practices, theories, histories , and , or cultures. Each student will work independently with instructor support… source |
| ARTS 210 | ARTS-210 3 Units Intermediate Figure Drawing | — | This studio course is a continuation of the pictorial problems and material techniques of figure drawing introduced in ARTS 111, focusing on more complex subject matter, formats, and techniques. Stud… source |
| ARTS 220 | ARTS-220 3 Units Intermediate Painting | — | This studio course is a continuation of the pictorial problems and material techniques of painting introduced in ARTS 120, focusing on more complex and varied subject matter, media, and concepts. source |
| ARTS 240 | ARTS-240 3 Units Intermediate Ceramics: Hand-Building | — | Develops an understanding of clay as a form of artistic expression through exploration of form, materials, content and function. Using a variety of hand-building techniques students will problem solv… source |
| ARTS 241 | ARTS-241 3 Units Intermediate Ceramics: Throwing | — | Develops an understanding of clay as a form of artistic expression through an exploration of form, materials, content and function. Using a variety of wheel-throwing techniques students will problem… source |
| ARTS 244 | ARTS-244 3 Units Kiln Design | — | A course for the student who wishes to gain knowledge and experience in the principles, design, and construction of kilns. Historic and contemporary kiln styles, firing methods and theories will be e… source |
| ARTS 248 | ARTS-248 3 Units Introduction to Glazes | — | Designed for the student who wishes to understand how glazes are developed, prepared and used. Included are history of ceramic glazes, methods of developing and applying glazes, materials used in gla… source |
| ARTS 249 | ARTS-249 3 Units Ceramic Surfaces: Wood Kiln-Salt Kiln | — | This course covers the historic and contemporary art of atmospheric (wood and salt) fired ceramics. Topics covered in this course will include various clay forming techniques, clay body and glaze for… source |
| ARTS 260 | ARTS-260 3 Units Studio Workshop | — | This course is designed for art students interested in further honing skills learned in drawing, painting, printmaking or mixed media through individually directed work in a supervised studio environ… source |
| ARTS 261 | ARTS-261 3 Units Ceramics Workshop | — | Appropriate for students with intermediate skills in either hand-building or wheel-throwing, this course will emphasize the continued development of technical skills, content, composition and the cri… source |
| ASL 120 | ASL-120 5 Units First Semester American Sign Language | — | This introductory course emphasizes grammar and receptive and expressive skills. It also includes cultural aspects of the deaf community. source |
| ASL 121 | ASL-121 5 Units Second-Semester American Sign Language | — | This course continues the study of American Sign Language through expressive and receptive signing, translation, composition, and grammatical analysis and application. Expressive and receptive conver… source |
| ASTR 110 | ASTR-110 3 Units Descriptive Astronomy | — | An introductory general education course on the formation, properties, evolution, and fates of celestial objects--from galaxies to planets to black holes. source |
| BIOL 103 | BIOL-103 3 Units Introduction to Nutrition | — | This is a general introduction to concepts of nutrition and its relation to human health. Course topics include a study of nutrients; their use and effect in the body; psychological, socioeconomic an… source |
| BIOL 105 | BIOL-105 4 Units Human Biology | — | A survey of human biology focusing on anatomy, physiology, cell development, tissues, organs, and organ systems. The course also covers molecular biology, genetics, human evolution, and diversity. La… source |
| BIOL 110 | BIOL-110 4 Units Survey of Biology | — | A study of life, including surveys of plant and animal kingdoms, mammalian anatomy and physiology, cytology, genetics, and ecology. Intended for non-biology majors. source |
| BIOL 112 | BIOL-112 3 Units Introduction to Ecology | — | This course explores basic principles of ecology and environmental biology, including study of major biomes and habitat types, biological diversity, interactions of organisms with the physical enviro… source |
| BIOL 117 | BIOL-117 3 Units Wildlife Biology | — | An introduction to the biology, ecology, and management of terrestrial wildlife, with emphasis on California fauna. Includes one Saturday field trip to a wildlife refuge. source |
| BIOL 120 | BIOL-120 4 Units General Biology | — | Study of the basic principles of biology on the molecular and cellular levels with emphasis on macromolecules of life, organelle structure and function, cellular metabolism, cellular reproduction, Me… source |
| BIOL 199 | BIOL-199 1-3 Units Independent Studies in Biology | — | Study in an area of biology of special interest to the student. May include advanced studies and projects begun in other biology courses or biological studies not normally included in formal course w… source |
| BIOL 218 | BIOL-218 5 Units Human Anatomy | — | An introduction to the principles of the gross and microscopic anatomy of the human body. Dissection of a human cadaver and a cat are supplemented by anatomical models, charts, and microscopic observ… source |
| BIOL 219 | BIOL-219 5 Units Human Physiology | — | An introduction to the function of the human body, emphasizing mechanisms of homeostasis and integration at the biochemical, cellular, tissue, organ, and organ system levels. Laboratory exercises inc… source |
| BIOL 220 | BIOL-220 5 Units General Microbiology | — | Morphology, metabolism, molecular genetics and ecology of bacteria, fungi, viruses, helminths and protozoa. Extensive laboratory work includes aseptic techniques, methods of cultivation, identificati… source |
| BIOL 240 | BIOL-240 5 Units General Zoology | — | An integrated course in zoology and organismal biology, emphasizing the anatomy, physiology, development, diversity, and evolutionary relationships of animals. Major topics include comparative study… source |
| BIOL 241 | BIOL-241 5 Units General Botany | — | An integrated study of contemporary plant biology and principles of ecology. The course includes the life cycles, anatomy, physiology, evolution and ecology of protists, fungi, and plants. Intended f… source |
| BUSI 100 | BUSI-100 3 Units Introduction to Business | — | This course is a survey in business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior in… source |
| BUSI 103 | BUSI-103 3 Units Legal Environment of Business | — | Fundamental legal principles pertaining to business transactions. Introduction to the legal process. Topics include sources of law and ethics, contracts, torts, agency, criminal law, business organiz… source |
| BUSI 104 | BUSI-104 3 Units Business Planning | — | Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the skills to evaluate the current economic, social, and political environments relevant to their business ideas. They will also gain an… source |
| BUSI 105 | BUSI-105 3 Units Business Communication | — | This course applies the principles of ethical and effective communication to the creation of letters, memos, emails, and written and oral reports for a variety of business situations. The course emph… source |
| BUSI 111 | BUSI-111 3 Units Introduction to International Business | — | This course is a survey of International business, including politics, culture and economics. Specific topics include entry strategies for foreign operations, establishing banking relationships, rais… source |
| BUSI 142 | BUSI-142 3 Units Principles of Management | — | Analysis of basic management theory and concepts. The primary functions of management (planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling) are studied in depth. source |
| BUSI 144 | BUSI-144 3 Units Introduction to Entrepreneurship | — | This course is an introduction to the theory, process, and practice of entrepreneurship. Students will examine the entrepreneurial mindset in its true economic and social context by studying the unli… source |
| BUSI 148 | BUSI-148 3 Units Leadership for Effective Organizations | — | Provides an understanding of change and the influence it has on an organization and the individuals in that organization. Topics include understanding organizational change, stages of change, and how… source |
| BUSI 199 | BUSI-199 1-3 Units Independent Study in Business | — | This opportunity is for advanced students with special skills and interests in business to explore an independently selected topic in depth under the direction of a business instructor. The number of… source |
| BUSI 251 | BUSI-251 3 Units Marketing | — | In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of digital marketing to help your business or career. The course is packed full of practical exercises and real-world examples to help you turn knowled… source |
| BUSI 252 | BUSI-252 3 Units Introduction to Social Media | — | This course explores top-rated Social Media networking sites on the Internet such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter and provides a hands-on approach to setting up and designing social media sites fo… source |
| BUSI 297 | BUSI-297 3 Units Personal Money Management | — | An introductory course for planning and managing individual finances and for money management. Topics will include purchasing decisions, sources of credit, personal tax strategies, budgeting, saving,… source |
| CFS 120 | CFS-120 3 Units Child Development | — | Examines the progression of development in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains and identifies developmental milestones for children from conception through adolescence. Emphasis on… source |
| CFS 121 | CFS-121 3 Units Health, Safety & Nutrition | — | This course will provide an introduction to the laws, regulations, standards, policies, procedures, and best practices related to health, safety, and nutrition in care and education settings for chil… source |
| CFS 122 | CFS-122 3 Units Principles & Practices of Teaching Young Children | — | Historical contexts and theoretical perspectives of developmentally appropriate practice in early care and education for children birth through age eight. Explores the typical roles and expectations… source |
| CFS 124 | CFS-124 3 Units Observation & Assessment | — | Introduces the appropriate use of assessment and observation tools and strategies to document young children's development and learning. The use of findings to inform and plan learning environments a… source |
| CFS 125 | CFS-125 0.5 Units Using Simple Signs With Children in the Early Care and Education Setting | — | This course explores the benefits and research regarding signing with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The course will also cover techniques for implementing the use of signs in an Early Care and… source |
| CFS 130 | CFS-130 3 Units The Creative Process in Young Children | — | Students will explore techniques that support the creative abilities of young children in the creative arts including explorations with textures and movement, color, representational drawing and pain… source |
| CFS 135 | CFS-135 3 Units The Cognitive Development of Young Children | — | This course explores cognitive development in young children including how they think and how they develop theories and concepts about the world around them. While exploring the maturation of the bra… source |
| CFS 140 | CFS-140 3 Units The Child, Family and Community | — | The processes of socialization focusing on the interrelationship of family, school, and community. Examines the influence of multiple societal contexts. Explores the role of collaboration between fam… source |
| CFS 145 | CFS-145 3 Units Language Development & Early Literacy | — | The development of language in young children and the role of literature are examined, including a detailed exploration of quality children's literature. The practical use of language and literature… source |
| CFS 150 | CFS-150 3 Units Infant and Toddler Development | — | A study of infants and toddlers from pre-conception to age three including physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional growth and development. Applies theoretical frameworks to interpret beh… source |
| CFS 151 | CFS-151 3 Units Care and Education for Infants and Toddlers | — | Applies current theory and research to the care and education of infants and toddlers in group settings. Examines essential policies, principles and practices that lead to quality care and developmen… source |
| CFS 155 | CFS-155 3 Units Sensitive Issues in Early Childhood | — | This is an introductory course on issues in life that affect children: marriage; separation and divorce; death; sex and sexuality; self-acceptance; cultural and racial identity; hospitalization; and… source |
| CFS 160 | CFS-160 3 Units Parenting | — | This course explores a wide range of parenting theories and techniques, utilizing a theoretical foundation with a practical approach. There is particular emphasis on building self-esteem, verbal and… source |
| CFS 161 | CFS-161 3 Units Working With Families | — | This course explores the value of relationships between families and the staff within the school setting. Includes an in-depth exploration of key concepts on how to deal effectively with families. source |
| CFS 165 | CFS-165 3 Units Curriculum and Environments in Early Childhood Programs | — | Developmentally appropriate curriculum and environments for children birth through age eight. Students will use knowledge of children's development, theories of learning and development, and examples… source |
| CFS 170 | CFS-170 3 Units Studying the Reggio Emilia Approach | — | This is an introductory course in the theory, philosophy, and inspiration of Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education. Students will explore an interpretation of the basic principles of th… source |
| CFS 175 | CFS-175 3 Units Meeting the Developmental Needs of the School-Aged Child | — | The student will be exposed to the philosophy, principles and practices of school-age child care. Emphasis is on preparing students to work with children in a group setting. Students will learn techn… source |
| CFS 180 | CFS-180 3 Units The Anthropology of Childhood | — | A comparative study of childhood as experienced in a variety of world cultures. Explores different cultural patterns of child rearing and the differential experiences of childhood as they are influen… source |
| CFS 184 | CFS-184 3 Units Teaching Children in a Diverse Society | — | 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. Strategies for… source |
| CFS 185 | CFS-185 3 Units Trauma and Early Childhood Development | — | Provides an overview of trauma-informed care in early care and education, including the impact of trauma on the developing child, protective and resiliency factors, and the benefits and opportunities… source |
| CFS 190 | CFS-190 3 Units Children with Special Needs | — | Introduces the variations in development of children with special needs ages birth through eight and the resulting impact on families. Includes an overview of historical and societal influences, laws… source |
| CFS 196 | CFS-196 3 Units Music and Movement in Early Childhood | — | Introduction to teaching music and movement to young children. Basic elements such as beat, rhythm, timbre, dynamics, form, and melody will be explored in developmentally appropriate and culturally s… source |
| CFS 200 | CFS-200 3 Units Early Intervention Strategies | — | Covers curriculum and intervention strategies for working with children with special needs in partnership with their families. Focuses on the use of observation and assessment in meeting the individu… source |
| CFS 223 | CFS-223 5 Units Student Teaching - Practicum | — | Demonstration of developmentally appropriate early childhood program planning and teaching competencies under the supervision of ECE/CD faculty and other qualified early education professionals. Stud… source |
| CFS 225 | CFS-225 5 Units Fieldwork in Early Intervention | — | This course provides students with a field experience/practicum with children with special needs, including natural environments, inclusive environments, and self-contained environments. Students wil… source |
| CFS 250 | CFS-250 2 Units Adult Supervision and Mentoring in Early Care and Education | — | This course explores the methods and principles of supervising student teachers, volunteers, staff, and other adults in early care and education settings. Emphasis is on the roles and development of… source |
| CFS 270 | CFS-270 3 Units Admin & Supervision of Early Childhood Programs 1 | — | Introduction to the administration of early childhood programs. This course covers program types, budget, management, regulations, laws, and implementation of policies and procedures. Examines admini… source |
| CFS 271 | CFS-271 3 Units Supervision & Admininistration of Early Childhood Programs II | — | Effective strategies for personnel management and leadership in early care and education settings. Includes legal and ethical responsibilities, supervision techniques, professional development, and r… source |
| CFS 286 | CFS-286 3 Units Preschool and Early Primary Development For the Transitional Kindergarten | — | Examines theories of development and the developmental processes focusing on children ages 3-6. Developmental benchmarks in the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and language domains are identi… source |
| CFS 287 | CFS-287 3 Units Strategies for Working With Challenging Behaviors | — | Appropriate for classroom teachers in various settings, students will identify developmentally appropriate behaviors, challenging behaviors and the various influences that effect children's behavior.… source |
| CFS 288 | CFS-288 1 Unit CA Preschool Foundations & Frameworks: English Language Development | — | Introduction to the English language learners domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including strands of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Provides practical… source |
| CFS 289 | CFS-289 1 Unit CA Preschool Foundations & Frameworks: Language, Literacy | — | Introduction to the language and literacy development domain in the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including the strands of listening and speaking, reading, and writing. Pro… source |
| CFS 290 | CFS-290 1 Unit CA Preschool Foundations & Frameworks: Visual Arts | — | Introduction to the visual arts domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including artistic expression and response, and skills using various art mediums. Provides pract… source |
| CFS 291 | CFS-291 1 Unit CA Preschool Foundations & Frameworks: Performing Arts | — | Introduction to the performing arts domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including strands of music, drama, and dance. Provides practical strategies for implementing… source |
| CFS 292 | CFS-292 1 Unit CA Preschool Founsations & Frameworks: Health | — | Introduction to the health domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including strands of health habits, safety, and nutrition. Provides practical strategies for implemen… source |
| CFS 293 | CFS-293 1 Unit CA Preschool Foundations & Frameworks: History/Social Science | — | Introduction to the history and social science domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including strands of self and society, civics, history, geography, ecology, and e… source |
| CFS 294 | CFS-294 1 Unit CA Preschool Foundations & Frameworks: Math | — | Introduction to the mathematics domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including the strands of number sense, algebra and functions, measurement, geometry, and mathema… source |
| CFS 295 | CFS-295 1 Unit CA Preschool Foundations & Frameworks: Physical Development | — | Introduction to the physical development domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including strands of fundamental movement skills, perceptual-motor skills and movement… source |
| CFS 296 | CFS-296 1 Unit CA Preschool Foundations & Frameworks: Science | — | Introduces the science domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including the strands of scientific inquiry, physical, life, and earth sciences and provides practical st… source |
| CFS 297 | CFS-297 1 Unit CA Preschool Foundations & Frameworks: Social and Emotional | — | Introduction to the social and emotional development domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including the strands of self, social interaction, and relationships. Provi… source |
| CFS 299 | CFS-299 1 Unit Transitional Kindergarten Reflective Practice | — | This course is designed for teachers working in, or preparing to work in, a transitional kindergarten. It is designed for individuals currently working with young children. Students will engage in th… source |
| CHEM 110 | CHEM-110 4 Units Introduction to Chemistry | — | The first course in chemistry for students preparing for biological or health sciences, for more advanced chemistry courses, or for those desiring to learn about chemistry in the everyday world for g… source |
| CHEM 111 | CHEM-111 4 Units Introduction to Organic & Biological Chemistry | — | An introduction to the important principles, compounds and reactions of organic and biological chemistry with an emphasis on biochemical behavior of the molecules. Laboratory includes an introduction… source |
| CHEM 120 | CHEM-120 5 Units General Chemistry 1 | — | An introduction to principles of chemistry, with an emphasis on mathematical applications. Topics include atomic structure, chemical reactions, gram-mole-atom conversions, stoichiometry, aqueous solu… source |
| CHEM 121 | CHEM-121 5 Units General Chemistry 2 | — | A continuation of CHEM 120. Topics include solutions, acid-base and redox equilibria, thermodynamics, kinetics, pH, buffers, solubility product, complex ions, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, bioche… source |
| CHEM 240 | CHEM-240 5 Units Organic Chemistry 1 | — | The first course of a two-semester sequence designed for pre-professional programs such as chemistry, chemical engineering, medicine and biology. Introduction to organic synthetic pathways, mechanism… source |
| CHEM 241 | CHEM-241 5 Units Organic Chemistry 2 | — | A continuation of CHEM 240. Introduction to NMR, IR, and Mass Spectroscopy. Chemical reactions and syntheses of aromatic, carbonyl, and amine compounds. Special topics in carbohydrate, amino acid, an… source |
| COMM C1000 | COMM-C1000 3 Units Introduction to Public Speaking | — | In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques of public speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, and critically analyze i… source |
| COMM 120 | COMM-120 3 Units Interpersonal Communication | — | This course is designed to improve the student's ability to communicate one-on-one with other individuals. The course covers a range of topics such as the self-concept, perception, verbal and nonverb… source |
| COMM 124 | COMM-124 3 Units Career Communication | — | This course covers a range of workplace communication concepts and skills related to interpersonal communication, public speaking and group dynamics. The course also will include topics such as devel… source |
| COMM 126 | COMM-126 3 Units Intercultural Communication | — | This course provides an introduction to the factors affecting intercultural communication. The course will examine the influences of culture and gender on areas such as worldviews, values, beliefs, v… source |
| COMM 128 | COMM-128 3 Units Critical Thinking: Argumentation and Debate | — | This course focuses on argumentation theory including research, methods of analysis, use and test of evidence, refutation, and the logical responsibilities of advocacy, and the rhetorical theories an… source |
| COMM 130 | COMM-130 3 Units Small Group Communication | — | This course focuses on the dynamics of small group interactions. Students will combine theory and practice to develop skills in running and participating in groups. Topics include group formation and… source |
| COMM 132 | COMM-132 3 Units Oral Interpretation | — | This course covers a range of delivery concepts and skills for spoken and literary interpretations of text. Topics include literary analysis, vocal and physical delivery, group presentation, intellec… source |
| COMM 134 | COMM-134 3 Units Introduction to Communication Theory | — | An introduction to essential theories, perspectives, and approaches of human communication and how they work in various settings, including interpersonal, organizational, public, and mediated context… source |
| COMS 101 | COMS-101 3 Units Computer Information Systems | — | Examination of information systems and their role in business. Focus on information systems, database management systems, networking, e-commerce, ethics and security, computer systems hardware and so… source |
| COMS 120 | COMS-120 3 Units Introduction to Programming Concepts And Methodologies | — | This course is an introduction to the basic principles of programming using an object-oriented programming language. Topics include the software development life-cycle, program design tools and progr… source |
| COMS 161 | COMS-161 3 Units Introduction to Database Management Systems | — | This course provides the students with an introduction to the core concepts in data and information management. It is centered around the core skills of identifying organizational information require… source |
| COMS 164 | COMS-164 3 Units Introduction to Cybersecurity: Ethical Hacking | — | This course introduces the network security specialist to the various methodologies for attacking a network. Students will be introduced to the concepts, principles, and techniques, supplemented by h… source |
| COMS 165 | COMS-165 3 Units Microsoft Excel | — | An introduction to Microsoft Excel with hands-on training. Provides an introduction to the basic concepts of an electronic spreadsheet as well as specific commands and functions. Advanced topics will… source |
| COMS 215 | COMS-215 3 Units Programming Concepts and Methodology I | — | This is an introductory course to the fundamental concepts of computer science. Students will be exposed to a high level programming theories and methodologies, including object-oriented programming. source |
| COMS 216 | COMS-216 3 Units Programming Concepts & Methodology II | — | Application of software engineering techniques to the design and development of large programs; data abstraction and structures and associated algorithms. source |
| COMS 217 | COMS-217 3 Units Assembly Programming Course | — | The organization and behavior of real computer systems at the assembly-language level. The mapping of statements and constructs in a high-level language onto sequences of machine instructions is stud… source |
| COMS 218 | COMS-218 3 Units Discrete Structures | — | This course will introduce the discrete structures used in Computer Science, with an emphasis on their applications. Topics covered include: Functions, Relations and Sets; Basic Logic; Proof Techniqu… source |
| COUN 100 | COUN-100 3 Units College Success | — | A course designed to assist students in obtaining the skills and knowledge necessary to reach their educational goals. Students will receive an extensive orientation to the college and its policies a… source |
| COUN 101 | COUN-101 1 Unit College Discovery | — | A short-term, intensive course designed to help students adjust to college by orienting them to college resources and teaching them how to network with others. Students will identify and address stre… source |
| COUN 104 | COUN-104 3 Units Foundations of Well-being | — | The study and application of key concepts that promote sustainable well-being. Topics include: happiness, positive and negative emotions, relationships, accomplishment, stress management and vitality… source |
| COUN 105 | COUN-105 1.5 Units Planning for Transfer Success | — | An introduction to the transfer process designed to assist students in planning their long-term educational goals. Students will gain an understanding of transfer requirements, the application of adm… source |
| COUN 110 | COUN-110 3 Units Career/Life Plan | — | A comprehensive course designed to assist students in obtaining the necessary skills and resources for effective career, educational, life planning and self-development. Students will gain an underst… source |
| COUN 111 | COUN-111 1.5 Units Career Decision-Making | — | This course will guide students through a short-term career and educational planning process, to develop the skills and resources necessary to make an informed career decision and to set realistic, a… source |
| DANS 128A | DANS-128A 1-1.5 Units Salsa and Latin Social Dance I | — | This is a dance class focusing on basic level Salsa and other Latin social partnering dances. Partners will be rotated between fellow students. The origins of each Latin dance style will be studied. source |
| DANS 128B | DANS-128B 1-1.5 Units Salsa & Latin Social Dance II | — | Level II of the Salsa and Latin Dance forms class. Students will advance their basic skills to incorporate dynamic intermediate techniques, more advanced rhythmic ability and add individualized self-… source |
| DANS 128C | DANS-128C 1-1.5 Units Salsa & Latin Dance Teaching Assistant | — | Course allows the advanced dance student to experience basic social dance pedagogy. source |
| DANS 133 | DANS-133 1-1.5 Units Barre Fitness | — | This is a course combining ballet barre techniques, core strength and stabilization, flexibility and conditioning techniques that help to improve the dance technique for dancers of any dance genre. F… source |
| DANS 134 | DANS-134 1-1.5 Units Ballet Level I | — | The Ballet level I course introduces the first time ballet student to the history of ballet, the introductory vocabulary, foot and arm positioning, proper alignment, and basic barre, center and locom… source |
| DANS 134B | DANS-134B 1-1.5 Units Ballet II | — | The Level II Ballet course utilizes and builds on the technique, vocabulary, structure and historical information from the Ballet Basics course. Students will continue to accrue technique and increas… source |
| DANS 134D | DANS-134D 1-1.5 Units Ballet Teaching Assistant | — | Course allows the advanced Ballet student to experience basic ballet dance pedagogy. source |
| DANS 135 | DANS-135 1-1.5 Units Street Jazz (Beginning Hip Hop) | — | Street Jazz/Beginning Hip Hop is an entry level exploration of current dance phenomena: Street Jazz. Street Jazz is hybrid dance form combining Jazz, Breaking, Funk, Party and other street dances. Th… source |
| DANS 135B | DANS-135B 1-1.5 Units Street Jazz (Hip Hop) Level 2 | — | This course is the second level of the Street Jazz/Hip Hop genre. Students apply entry level technique and advance their skill set to include improvisation, freestyle and intermediate level technique… source |
| DANS 135D | DANS-135D 1-1.5 Units St Jazz (beginning Hip Hop) Teaching Assistant | — | Course allows the more advanced Street Jazz/Hip-Hop student to experience basic dance pedagogy as a teaching assistant. The content may include short dance compositions, demonstration, and assisting… source |
| DANS 136 | DANS-136 1-1.5 Units Jazz Dance I | — | Jazz Dance I focuses on entry level techniques, vocabulary, center floor stretches, isolated movements, and combinations with different rhythmic patterns. Origins of Jazz Dance in America discussed. source |
| DANS 136B | DANS-136B 1-1.5 Units Jazz Dance II | — | Level II Jazz dance course is for advanced beginner and intermediate level jazz dancers. Class builds on dance level I techniques, center floor stretches, and movement and adds small choreographic as… source |
| DANS 136D | DANS-136D 1-1.5 Units Jazz Dance Teaching Assistant | — | Course allows the advanced Jazz dance student to experience basic Jazz dance pedagogy. source |
| DANS 137A | DANS-137A 1-1.5 Units Tap Dance 1 | — | Learn to execute Tap dance techniques while developing rhythm, timing, and tempo in an upbeat atmosphere. We introduce beginning level form with an emphasis on rhythm and movement combinations. Tap s… source |
| DANS 137B | DANS-137B 1-1.5 Units Tap Dance 2 | — | Tap dance course focuses on intermediate level technique and terminology. Course will include a stylistic observation of Tap dance legends. Tap shoes required. source |
| DANS 137C | DANS-137C 1-1.5 Units Tap Dance Teaching Assistant | — | Course allows the advanced Tap dance student to experience basic Tap dance pedagogy. source |
| DANS 138 | DANS-138 1-1.5 Units Modern Dance Level I | — | Modern Dance is a creative movement class with an emphasis on rhythmic movements, isolated movements, free expression and improvisation. This course will introduce the elemental concepts (space, time… source |
| DANS 138B | DANS-138B 1-1.5 Units Modern Dance II | — | The level II Modern Dance course builds on the concepts, principles and techniques of the Level I Modern dance course. Students will advance their technical acuity, learn elementary improvisational t… source |
| DANS 138D | DANS-138D 1-1.5 Units Modern Dance Teaching Assistant | — | Course allows the advanced modern dance student to experience basic modern dance pedagogy. source |
| DANS 140 | DANS-140 1-1.5 Units Dance Production | — | This course is an introduction to dance production and performance. It covers basic costuming, makeup, rehearsing and performing. Basic theater and stage terminology and etiquette are introduced. Stu… source |
| DANS 141 | DANS-141 0.5-1.5 Units Dance Production - B | — | This course is offered Fall and provides students with the proper production knowledge and skills, and the proper venue, to produce a dance show using all-student generated choreography. source |
| DANS 142 | DANS-142 2 Units Choreography | — | This course is an introduction to dance composition skills. It views elements of dance from a choreographic perspective. Course addresses space, time, rhythm, form, phrasing, style and thematic conte… source |
| DANS 154 | DANS-154 1-1.5 Units Mat Pilates | — | Course will introduce students to the basic principles and mat exercises to develop strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and proper alignment. Cross-listed with PHYE-154. source |
| DANS 154B | DANS-154B 1-1.5 Units Intermediate Pilates | — | Intermediate course based on the work of Joseph H. Pilates with an emphasis on exercises for improved body alignment, strength and flexibility. This course will include intermediate-level mat work us… source |
| DANS 160 | DANS-160 3 Units Dance Appreciation | — | This course allows the student to critically analyze and appraise dance as an art form, cultural expression, physical activity, potential profession or academic pursuit (such as Anthropology of Dance… source |
| DANS 170 | DANS-170 3 Units Dance History | — | The study of human dance from prehistory to present by investigating major cultural, political and economic events and the dance emerging at the time. Course begins with an investigation of dance bef… source |
| DANS 199 | DANS-199 1-3 Units Dance Independent Study | — | Independent Study course for students interested in specialized reading, research, or projects that deal with an acceptable topic in dance. source |
| DART 101 | DART-101 3 Units Graphic Design Foundations | — | Graphic Design Foundations is an introductory course with emphasis on the foundations of the Graphic Arts. Course content includes concept development, design processes, production, presentation, tec… source |
| DART 120 | DART-120 3 Units Introduction to Digital Art | — | This course provides an introduction to visual design concepts and contemporary professional practices in digital art using industry-standard software. Students will learn about digital art history,… source |
| DART 125 | DART-125 3 Units Animation | — | An introductory course in the basic principles and technology of animation. Both traditional and digital animation styles will be covered with an emphasis on creating effective sequences appropriate… source |
| DART 130 | DART-130 3 Units Introduction to Digital Imaging | — | This course focuses on the creation and editing of digital images using industry standard software. Students in this course will learn to fuse traditional artistic concepts with contemporary digital… source |
| DART 140 | DART-140 3 Units Drawing & Typography | — | This course focuses on typography fundamentals, history, theory, letterforms, and type design and typography's relationship to drawing and image making. Students will use both traditional and digital… source |
| DART 150 | DART-150 3 Units Digital Layout and Publication | — | This course focuses on layout and composition for digital publications; print and e-publications. Students will develop effective visual communication skills to create multi-page publications. Course… source |
| DART 160 | DART-160 3 Units Introduction to Multimedia | — | Introduction to Multimedia prepares students for the dynamic and everchanging landscape of design and technology. The course introduces students to the design process, creative problem solving, inter… source |
| DART 170 | DART-170 3 Units Digital Video Editing | — | This course introduces students to the creative and technical aspects of digital film and video editing. Historical developments, digital video and audio formats, techniques and theory of editing, no… source |
| DDGT 110 | DDGT-110 3 Units Technical Drawing Fundamentals | — | An entry level course for students with little or no technical drawing experience. Topics covered include national and international drafting standards, drawing scales, two-dimensional geometric cons… source |
| DDGT 120 | DDGT-120 7 Units Digital Design Graphics Technology 1 | — | The first of a four course series in the Digital Design Graphics Technology A.S. Degree program. This course enables the student to learn and apply the fundamental skills of technical drawing towards… source |
| DDGT 121 | DDGT-121 7 Units Digital Design Graphics Technology 2 | — | The second of a four course series in the Digital Design Graphics Technology A.S. Degree program. Advanced study in computer-aided drafting (CAD) three-dimensional parametric solid modeling, Boolean… source |
| DDGT 130 | DDGT-130 3 Units Introduction to 3D Printing | — | This course focuses on 3D Modeling and 3D Printing for the beginner and those currently in industry. This course will cover the study of additive manufacturing as it pertains to 3D Printing. Topics c… source |
| DDGT 230 | DDGT-230 5 Units Digital Architectural Drafting & Design 1 | — | The first of a two course series in Digital Architectural Drafting and Design. This course enables the student to learn and apply fundamental skills towards the creation of graphical architectural do… source |
| DDGT 231 | DDGT-231 5 Units Digital Architectural Drafting & Design 2 | — | The second of a two-course series in Digital Architectural Drafting and Design. This course enables the student to learn and apply advanced skills towards the creation of graphical architectural docu… source |
| DDGT 240 | DDGT-240 7 Units Digital Design Graphics Technology 3 | — | The third of a four course series in the Digital Design Graphics Technology A.S. Degree program. This course enables the student to learn and apply mechanical computer-aided design (CAD) drafting ski… source |
| DDGT 241 | DDGT-241 7 Units Digital Design Graphics Technology 4 | — | The last of a four course series in the Digital Design Graphics Technology A.S. Degree program. Study in technical 3D animation, video editing, and compositing. Study of Adobe After Effects as a tool… source |
| EART 110 | EART-110 4 Units Earth Science | — | An introduction to the essentials of Earth Science with a laboratory. Topics include the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and solar system. The focus is on the interactions between physical and ch… source |
| ECON 100 | ECON-100 3 Units Principles of Macroeconomics | — | An introductory course focusing on aggregate economic analysis. Topics include: aggregate measures of economic activity, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and financial institutions, monetary and fisc… source |
| ECON 101 | ECON-101 3 Units Principles of Microeconomics | — | This is an introductory course focusing on choices of individual economic decision-makers. Topics include scarcity, specialization and trade, market equilibrium, elasticity, production and cost theor… source |
| ECON 120 | ECON-120 3 Units Economic History of the U.S | — | A survey of the economic development of the United States from colonial times to the present, with emphasis on the relationship of economic activities to social and political development. source |
| EDUC 100 | EDUC-100 3 Units Teaching as a Profession | — | This course explores teaching as a profession in K-12 education. Topics include teaching as a profession and career, historical and philosophical foundations of the American education system, contemp… source |
| ENGI 110 | ENGI-110 3 Units Introduction to Engineering | — | This course introduces the major engineering disciplines, engineering decision-making and ethics, and factors for success in academic and professional settings. It provides general knowledge of engin… source |
| ENGI 122 | ENGI-122 4 Units Engineering Graphics & Design | — | Introduction to the engineering design process and graphical communications tools used by engineers. The fundamentals of orthographic projection, pictorial sketching, dimensioning and tolerancing, an… source |
| ENGI 160 | ENGI-160 3 Units Programming With MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists | — | This course teaches computer programming using the MATLAB's syntax, control, and data structures. It includes object oriented programming techniques, introduces numerical techniques for scientific an… source |
| ENGI 199 | ENGI-199 1-3 Units Independent Study in Engineering | — | Study an area of engineering of special interest to student. May include advanced studies and projects begun in other engineering course or engineering related studies not normally included in formal… source |
| ENGI 240 | ENGI-240 4 Units Properties of Materials | — | This is an introductory course on the properties of engineering materials and how their overall properties relate to internal structure. Topics include: atomic structure and bonding; crystal structur… source |
| ENGI 241 | ENGI-241 3 Units Engineering Mechanics: Statics | — | This course is a study of rigid bodies in static equilibrium when acted upon by forces and couples in two-dimensional and three-dimensional space. Topics include analysis of equilibrium of rigid bodi… source |
| ENGI 242 | ENGI-242 4 Units Circuits 1 | — | An introductory course in the analysis of linear circuits containing resistors, inductors, capacitors, independent and dependent voltage, and current sources. Analysis techniques are developed from K… source |
| ENGL C1000 | ENGL-C1000 4 Units Academic Reading and Writing | — | In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. source |
| ENGL C1001 | ENGL-C1001 3 Units Critical Thinking and Writing | — | In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts… source |
| ENGL 115 | ENGL-115 3 Units Introduction to Media Writing | — | This course teaches theory and practice of writing news and feature stories using accepted journalistic practices, including common story structures, interview strategies, legal and ethical issues, g… source |
| ENGL 116 | ENGL-116 1 Unit Publications Lab | — | Students in this laboratory course will produce a newsletter, news website, or literary magazine. This course covers critical evaluation, review and selection of material for content as well as media… source |
| ENGL 120A | ENGL-120A 3 Units Reading and Composition Stretch 1 | — | English 120A is the first semester of a two-semester sequence developing expository, narrative, and argumentative writing based on reading and analysis of essays and other college-level texts. This c… source |
| ENGL 120B | ENGL-120B 3 Units Reading and Composition Stretch 2 | — | English 120B is the second semester of a two-semester sequence developing expository, narrative, argumentative, and researched writing based on reading and analysis of essays and other college-level… source |
| ENGL 121 | ENGL-121 3 Units Advanced Composition and Literary Analysis | — | English 121 instructs students in expository writing based on the reading of literary works from a variety of periods and genres. Texts range from drama of the Ancient Greek, Renaissance, and Modern… source |
| ENGL 123 | ENGL-123 4 Units Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking About Literature | — | This course develops critical thinking, reading, and writing skills through the study of logical reasoning, the analysis of literary texts and the generation of written arguments. Literature will pro… source |
| ENGL 158 | ENGL-158 1-3 Units Dramatic Literature: The Stage on the Page | — | This course explores plays and other dramatic works with an emphasis on how the written word becomes embodied on the stage. Figurative language, character development, and cultural contexts will be e… source |
| ENGL 200 | ENGL-200 3 Units Introduction to Creative Writing 1 | — | An introductory course in the practice of creative writing, including work in creative nonfiction, short fiction, and poetry. Emphasis is placed on learning and practicing the basic elements of craft… source |
| ENGL 201 | ENGL-201 3 Units Introduction to Creative Writing 2 | — | An intermediate course in the practice of creative writing, including work in creative nonfiction, short fiction, and poetry. Emphasis is placed on learning and practicing elements of craft and close… source |
| ENGL 202 | ENGL-202 3 Units Introduction to Creative Writing 3 | — | An advanced course in the practice of creative writing, including work in creative nonfiction, short fiction and poetry. Emphasis is placed on learning and practicing elements of craft and closely ex… source |
| ENGL 203 | ENGL-203 3 Units Poetry Workshop 1 | — | A course designed to teach the craft of reading and writing poetry. Poets will meet in a workshop environment where they will complete weekly reading assignments and write poems based on assignments… source |
| ENGL 205 | ENGL-205 3 Units Fiction Workshop | — | English 205 focuses on the craft and practice of fiction, including the study of various fictional forms such as short stories, short-short stories (or sudden fiction), and novels, as well as a varie… source |
| ENGL 213 | ENGL-213 3 Units Survey of British Literature 1 | — | This course focuses on reading and analyzing major works of British literature from the Anglo Saxon and Medieval periods through the eighteenth century. Literature will be reviewed in relation to its… source |
| ENGL 214 | ENGL-214 3 Units Survey British Literature 2 | — | Reading and discussion of major works of British literature from the nineteenth century through the present. Review of the literature in relation to its historical, political, religious, social, and… source |
| ENGL 215 | ENGL-215 3 Units Survey of American Literature 1 | — | This course introduces students to America's literary traditions from their beginnings to the second half of the 19th century. Literature will be examined alongside its historical, philosophical, soc… source |
| ENGL 216 | ENGL-216 3 Units Survey of American Literature 2 | — | This course introduces students to a wide range of American authors and their relationship to major literary and intellectual movements from the second half of the nineteenth century to the present.… source |
| ENGL 220 | ENGL-220 3 Units Shakespeare: Introduction | — | The course offers reading and discussion of representative Shakespearean comedies, tragedies, and histories, as well as other selected plays and poems. The class examines changing texts and performan… source |
| ENGL 224 | ENGL-224 3 Units Survey of Native American Literature | — | This course examines the unique literary contributions of Native American writers. Emphasis is placed on the living experience as expressed through Native works of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and fi… source |
| ENGL 226 | ENGL-226 3 Units Survey of African American Literature | — | This course surveys African American prose, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction from its roots in the vernacular tradition to the present. It examines the evolution of African American artistic expressi… source |
| ENGL 228 | ENGL-228 3 Units Chicano and Latinx Literature | — | This course surveys Mexican American and Latino/a influences in American Literature, introducing major authors, movements and themes. Coursework emphasizes Hispanic cultural perspectives and the dive… source |
| ENGL 230 | ENGL-230 3 Units The Graphic Novel | — | This course is a survey of graphic literature as literary and artistic form. The course will examine conventions of form and genre so students can explore the types of stories being told through this… source |
| ENGL 231 | ENGL-231 3 Units Literature and Sexuality | — | This course explores literary representations of sexuality and the erotic. Students will read and analyze texts that both reflect and challenge queer and normative identities, with attention to cultu… source |
| ENGL 232 | ENGL-232 3 Units Dystopian Literature | — | This course surveys the genre of dystopian literature: works set in a speculative bad-place (dys-topos). Study will include classic and contemporary works; major writers and themes of dystopian liter… source |
| ENVS 115 | ENVS-115 3 Units Introduction to Environmental Science | — | Introduction to environmental issues from a scientific perspective and the role of science in finding sustainable solutions. Focus is on understanding the physical, chemical, and biological processes… source |
| ESL 108 | ESL-108 5 Units ESL College Composition and Reading | — | This course provides an integrated approach to reading and writing for highly advanced English-language learners to prepare them for transfer-level English. Students will engage in college level work… source |
| ETHS 100 | ETHS-100 3 Units Ethnic Studies 1 | — | This course provides an interdisciplinary survey of Native American, African American, Chicanx/Latinx American, and Asian Pacific Islander American communities from the 1500s to the 1800s. Drawing up… source |
| ETHS 101 | ETHS-101 3 Units Ethnic Studies 2 | — | This course provides an interdisciplinary survey of Native American, African American, Chicanx/Latinx American, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Arab American communities from the 1800s to the pr… source |
| ETHS 111 | ETHS-111 3 Units Native American Studies | — | This course provides an interdisciplinary survey of Native Americans from the 1600s to the present. Drawing upon artistic, philosophical, religious, social, historical, and political perspectives, th… source |
| ETHS 112 | ETHS-112 3 Units African American Studies | — | This course provides an interdisciplinary survey of African American culture from the 1600s to the present. Drawing upon artistic, philosophical, religious, social, historical, and political perspect… source |
| ETHS 113 | ETHS-113 3 Units Chicanx Studies Chicanx Studies | — | This course provides an interdisciplinary survey of the Chicanx community from the pre-Cuauhtemoc period to the present. Drawing upon artistic, philosophical, religious, social, historical, and polit… source |
| ETHS 114 | ETHS-114 3 Units Women's Ethnic Heritage in the United States | — | This course is an interdisciplinary survey of the ethnic heritage(s) of women throughout the United States, including but not restricted to: Native American, African American, Asian Pacific Islander… source |
| ETHS 115 | ETHS-115 3 Units Critical Mixed Race Studies | — | Critical Mixed Race Studies provides an interdisciplinary survey of the experiences of multiracial Americans. As the core concepts of Critical Mixed Race Studies are analyzed, this course: explores t… source |
| ETHS 160 | ETHS-160 3 Units Critical Asian Pacific Islander American Studies: Filipina/X/O Experience in the United States | — | This course provides an interdisciplinary survey of Filipina/x/o Americans from the 1500s to the present. Drawing upon artistic, philosophical, religious, social, historical, and political perspectiv… source |
| ETHS 161 | ETHS-161 3 Units Asian Pacific Islander American Studies | — | This course provides an interdisciplinary survey of Asian Pacific Islander Americans from the 1500s to the present. Drawing upon artistic, philosophical, religious, social, historical, and political… source |
| FILM 100 | FILM-100 3 Units Survey and Appreciation of Film | — | This course is an introduction to the history and elements of filmmaking such as narrative, mise-en-scene, cinematography, acting, editing, and sound as well as approaches to film criticism. source |
| FILM 101 | FILM-101 3 Units Introduction to Film Production | — | This course is designed to introduce you to the creative process of filmmaking. We will study all aspects of production from the conceptualization of ideas and scripting, to the basic production equi… source |
| FILM 102 | FILM-102 3 Units Survey of Film and Media | — | The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the history, structure, and function of the Mass Media, including print, broadcast, visual, and digital forms. In an effort to increase media literac… source |
| FILM 105 | FILM-105 3 Units Film History: 1895-1949 | — | This course will examine the evolution of film as a cultural medium, from its origins at the turn of the century, to its early development as a social force by the 1940's. Students will explore the h… source |
| FILM 106 | FILM-106 3 Units Film History: 1950s to Present | — | This course will examine the evolution of film as a cultural medium, from the postwar 1950's to its current climate. Students will explore the history of film technology, its major social and politic… source |
| FILM 110 | FILM-110 3 Units Culture and Gender in Film | — | This course covers the perspectives and contributions of diverse cultural, ethnic and gender groups to American life through the art of film. Students in this course will study films by and about Afr… source |
| FILM 115 | FILM-115 3 Units World Cinema | — | This course will survey the historical, social, and artistic development of cinema around the globe, introducing a range of international films, movements, and traditions. source |
| FILM 117 | FILM-117 3 Units Director's Cinema | — | This course examines the historical and artistic career of a seminal director in cinema history. Possible subjects include Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock, Francis Ford Coppola, and Woody Allen. source |
| FILM 120 | FILM-120 3 Units Horror Film | — | This course offers an in-depth examination of the popular horror film through an analysis of its historical evolution, major theories, aesthetics and conventions, and the impact of its role as a refl… source |
| FILM 121 | FILM-121 3 Units Film Comedy | — | This course offers an in-depth examination of the comedy film through an analysis of its historical evolution, major theories, aesthetics and conventions, and its role as a reflection of culture and… source |
| FILM 125 | FILM-125 3 Units Film Musicals | — | This course covers the historical, social, and artistic development of the film musical from the 1920s to the present. source |
| FILM 130 | FILM-130 3 Units Introduction to Non-Fiction/Reality Production | — | The goal of this course is to familiarize students with Non-Fiction/Reality production theory and practice. The course will challenge students to develop a critical eye, and deepen their appreciation… source |
| FILM 141 | FILM-141 3 Units Introduction to Audio Production | — | This course serves as an introduction to the theory and practice of audio production for radio, television, film and digital recording applications. Students will learn the fundamentals of sound desi… source |
| FREN 120 | FREN-120 5 Units First Semester French | — | The first part of a four semester sequence of UC/CSU transfer level French courses integrating listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in real world contexts. Cultural perspectives and pract… source |
| FREN 121 | FREN-121 5 Units Second Semester French | — | The second part of a four-semester sequence of transfer-level French courses. Continued work on language communication integrating listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in real world conte… source |
| GEOG 101 | GEOG-101 3 Units World Regional Geography | — | Survey of the world's culture regions and nations as interpreted by geographers, including physical, cultural, and economic features. Emphasis on spatial and historical influences on population growt… source |
| GEOG 110 | GEOG-110 3 Units Physical Geography | — | A basic geography course emphasizing physical elements of the human environment. The course includes earth-sun relationships, maps, global time, land forms, oceans, soils, natural vegetation, weather… source |
| GEOG 120 | GEOG-120 3 Units Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | — | Fundamental study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its applications to spatial data management. Introduces identification and acquisition of GIS data, assessment of vector and raster syste… source |
| GEOG 121 | GEOG-121 3 Units Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | — | Intermediate Geographic Information Systems builds upon the knowledge and skills learned in GEOG-120. Students develop more advanced analysis skills in GIS software. Reinforces practical applications… source |
| GEOG 130 | GEOG-130 3 Units Data Acquisition and Management in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | — | Introduces variety of data formats used in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and the concepts of data collection and data management in geospatial analysis. Examines quantitative techniques for c… source |
| GEOG 131 | GEOG-131 3 Units Remote Sensing | — | Introduction to remote sensing of the Earth. Content includes physical principles on which remote sensing is based, history and future trends, sensors and their characteristics, image data sources, a… source |
| GEOL 110 | GEOL-110 3 Units Physical Geology | — | Uses of geology in society; the nature of rocks and minerals; the dynamic nature of our planet is explored, including mountain building processes, volcanoes, faulting; plate tectonics; earthquakes; g… source |
| GEOL 111 | GEOL-111 1 Unit Physical Geology Laboratory | — | This is a laboratory course to supplement Geology 110. The course investigates minerals and rocks and includes the use of topographic maps and profiles as well as three-dimensional aerial photographs… source |
| HCTM 100 | HCTM-100 2 Units Sanitation and Safety | — | This class provides students with the basic principles of food safety and sanitation as they apply to food service operations. Includes instruction on federal, state, and local sanitation regulations… source |
| HCTM 110 | HCTM-110 3 Units Introduction to Professional Culinary Arts & Kitchen Operations | — | Through a combination of lecture and lab sessions, students are introduced to fundamental culinary principles, techniques and operations. Students are introduced to and apply skills in product identi… source |
| HCTM 111 | HCTM-111 3 Units Introduction to Baking & Pastry | — | This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental principles of baking procedures for preparing baked goods, pastries, and desserts. Students gain knowledge and understanding of baking… source |
| HCTM 112 | HCTM-112 3 Units Garde Manger: Intermediate Professional Culinary Cookery | — | This course focuses on the next level of professional culinary arts, with emphasis on both modern and classical techniques. Topics include hors d'oeuvres, canapes, salads, brining, pickling, curing,… source |
| HCTM 120 | HCTM-120 3 Units Introduction to Hospitality Management | — | A beginning course presenting an overview of the hospitality industry with all its segments. This overview will include lodging, restaurants, food and beverage, tourism and recreation, and other oper… source |
| HCTM 121 | HCTM-121 3 Units Hospitality Cost Control | — | Analyzing and managing: food, beverage, labor and other costs within a hospitality operation. Emphasis on problem solving, applying cost control techniques to maximize profits while managing expenses… source |
| HCTM 122 | HCTM-122 3 Units Principles of Hotel Administration | — | Principles of Hotel Administration will provide a history and structure of the lodging industry. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of managing and effectively supervising lodging and ho… source |
| HCTM 124 | HCTM-124 3 Units Hospitality Law | — | This course will provide industry-specific legal fundamentals to students and practicing professionals in the hospitality, travel, and tourism industries. This course will focus on developing the cri… source |
| HCTM 125 | HCTM-125 3 Units Food, Beverage & Restaurant Management | — | This course offers instruction, core competencies, and support activities for students who desire to become professionals in preparing to begin or advance their careers in the restaurant, hospitality… source |
| HCTM 126 | HCTM-126 3 Units Cultures and Cuisines | — | This course explores cuisines with a focus on the geographic, historic, cultural, religious, and economic influences that shape food availability and consumption. Students will examine how diversity… source |
| HCTM 190 | HCTM-190 3 Units Culinary Internship 1 | — | A program designed to permit culinary students to work in the food industry applying what have learned in professional kitchen, food truck, or food service environment. This could include edu-tourism… source |
| HCTM 210 | HCTM-210 2 Units Winery Chef | — | This course prepares students for work as a winery executive chef or winery sous chef. Students will learn how to create and deliver a food program for a typical winery. The course includes a look at… source |
| HCTM 250 | HCTM-250 12 Units Advanced Culinary | — | The Advanced Culinary course is a fast-paced 18-week intensive program that follows a curriculum designed to build on itself. Culinary techniques learned are repeated throughout the program to enforc… source |
| HCTM 290 | HCTM-290 3 Units Culinary Internship 2 | — | A program designed to permit culinary students to work in a lead or advanced position in the food industry applying what have learned in professional kitchen, food truck, or food service environment.… source |
| HELH 100 | HELH-100 3 Units Community First Aid & Safety | — | This course involves the theory and detailed demonstration of the first aid care of the injured. The student will learn to assess the condition of a victim and incorporate proper treatment. Standard… source |
| HELH 106 | HELH-106 3 Units Personal & Community Health | — | This course provides an overview of the personal and social aspects of health, while analyzing the interaction and effects of behavioral, environmental, social, spiritual, occupational, and physical… source |
| HELH 109 | HELH-109 3 Units Sport Nutrition & Weight Management | — | This course is designed to provide students with a foundation of optimal nutrition for health and fitness. Focus is on importance of nutrients in a healthy diet for sports and weight management; appr… source |
| HELH 115 | HELH-115 3 Units Health and Social Justice | — | This course provides an introduction to the health inequities in the United States that stem from unequal living conditions. Students will explore the impacts of education, economic status, race and… source |
| HEOC 100 | HEOC-100 3 Units Basic Anatomy & Physiology | — | Introductory lecture course in Anatomy and Physiology. Required for Vocational Nursing, Psychiatric Technician and Paramedic Programs. source |
| HEOC 101 | HEOC-101 3 Units Pharmacology | — | Pharmacology 101 introduces students to the general principles and application of pharmacology. Topics include drug classifications, indications, side effects and interactions. Drug dosage calculatio… source |
| HEOC 171 | HEOC-171 3 Units Medical Terminology | — | This course will provide a foundation for recognition and use of the words and general medical terminology. The language and terminology will focus on the terms and concepts found in the sciences and… source |
| HEOC 172 | HEOC-172 2 Units Basic Nutrition | — | Proper nutrition for optimum health and well being. Enables the student to plan proper food selections in health and disease. Required for Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technician Program. source |
| HIST 120 | HIST-120 3 Units United States History 1 | — | Survey of the political, economic, intellectual, social and cultural history of the United States from the colonial era to 1877. source |
| HIST 121 | HIST-121 3 Units United States History 2 | — | Survey of the political, social, economic, intellectual and cultural history of the United States from the end of the Civil War (1865) to the present day. source |
| HIST 122 | HIST-122 3 Units World History 1 | — | A global survey of world civilizations from the earliest human societies, through the transition to early civilizations, up to the 16th Century and the Renaissance. Emphasis will be placed on the soc… source |
| HIST 123 | HIST-123 3 Units World History 2 | — | A global survey of the world civilizations from the 15th century to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the social, political, economic, cultural and religious forces within the civilizations of… source |
| HIST 140 | HIST-140 3 Units History of Modern Latin America | — | Survey of the political, economic, social and intellectual evolution of post-colonial, 19th-20th Century Latin America. source |
| HIST 142 | HIST-142 3 Units History of Mexico | — | A survey of Mexican history from the Pre-Columbian era to the present, with emphasis on social, political, and economic history. Topics covered include: indigenous populations, Spanish colonization,… source |
| HIST 145 | HIST-145 3 Units California History | — | The course surveys California history from its earliest settlement to the present. It addresses political, economic, social, and cultural developments that accompanied the state's transformation from… source |
| HIST 150 | HIST-150 3 Units History of American Women 1600-1900 | — | A survey of the experiences and contributions of women in the political, social, economic, and cultural development of the U.S. from the pre-colonial period to the end of the 19th century. This cours… source |
| HIST 152 | HIST-152 3 Units History of American Women Since 1900 | — | A survey of the experiences, perspectives, and contributions of women in the political, social, economic, and cultural development of the U.S. during the twentieth century. This course will include s… source |
| HIST 165 | HIST-165 3 Units African American History | — | Survey of the African American experience from the colonial era to the present day. Examines the contributions of African Americans to the social, cultural, intellectual and economic development of t… source |
| HSRV 120 | HSRV-120 3 Units Introduction to Human Services | — | The course is an introduction to the social welfare field and explores the historical, cultural and societal aspects of the social work profession. The course will introduce the essential helping ski… source |
| HSRV 122 | HSRV-122 3 Units Helping Skills in Human Services | — | An introduction to helping skills and interview techniques necessary for paraprofessionals, volunteers and students working in the Human Services field. Students will learn basic communication skills… source |
| HSRV 124 | HSRV-124 3 Units Working With Diverse Populations | — | A course examining the historical and current values, problems, issues, concerns, and support needs of special population groups including, but not limited to age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, i… source |
| HSRV 126 | HSRV-126 3 Units Case Management in Human Services | — | The course provides training in case management skills to implement with clients in a variety of human service organizations. Students will learn the practical aspects of case management: intake inte… source |
| HSRV 130 | HSRV-130 3 Units Crisis Intervention in Human Services | — | This course will include strategies and techniques in crisis intervention and the effects of trauma for individuals training to work in the helping profession including how to conduct intake intervie… source |
| HSRV 131 | HSRV-131 3 Units Introduction to Group Process | — | An introduction to educational and process groups in human services and addiction treatment work settings including theoretical foundation, stages and processes; roles, responsibilities and ethics; s… source |
| HSRV 135 | HSRV-135 3 Units Introduction to Public Child Welfare | — | This course provides an overview of child welfare services. The course reviews the history, mission, and scope of child welfare services (i.e., prevention, investigation, court process, out of home c… source |
| HSRV 137 | HSRV-137 3 Units Trauma-Informed Interventions | — | This course is designed to provide an overview of trauma informed treatment. Student will explore the context in which services are delivered and the roles of treatment providers in different agencie… source |
| HSRV 190 | HSRV-190 3 Units Human Services Field Internship 1 | — | This course is the supervised fieldwork practicum that actively involves students at a supervised human service site. Students apply and integrate the values, knowledge, and skills learned in the cla… source |
| HUMA 125 | HUMA-125 3 Units Introduction to Latin American Studies | — | Introduction to Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary course drawing upon the artistic, philosophical, religious, social and historical aspects of Mexico, Central America, South America and… source |
| HUMA 151 | HUMA-151 3 Units Global Women's Ethnic Heritage | — | This course is an exploration of concepts related to the understanding of ethnic heritage. Literature, film and the arts will be surveyed to demonstrate the power of one's heritage in constructing me… source |
| HUMA 166 | HUMA-166 3 Units Environmental Justice and the Humanities | — | Environmental Justice and the Humanities is an interdisciplinary course covering environmental and social justice issues on a local and global scale. This course will: 1) connect environmental justic… source |
| HUMA 174 | HUMA-174 3 Units Culture and Gender in Theater | — | This course explores the contributions and perspectives of various cultural, ethnic and gender groups to contemporary American drama. Students in this course will study plays by African Americans, La… source |
| ITAL 120 | ITAL-120 5 Units First Semester Italian | — | A beginning course in Italian with emphasis on listening, understanding, speaking, and writing. The basic structures of the language are covered. Italian is used exclusively. Reading of simple cultur… source |
| ITAL 121 | ITAL-121 5 Units Second Semester Italian | — | This course is the second part of a four-semester sequence of transfer-level Italian courses. Continued work on language communication, integrating listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in… source |
| JAPN 101 | JAPN-101 3 Units Elementary Japanese I | — | Introduction to the two basic writing systems of Japanese(hiragana and katakana), as well as approximately 30 kanji characters. Students will be introduced to the basic grammar and vocabulary of Japa… source |
| KINE 100 | KINE-100 1.5 Units Swimming | — | Swimming 100 is an introduction to the basic fundamentals of swimming. This course will instruct the student in basic water safety skills-introduction to the water, front and back floating, prone gli… source |
| KINE 100B | KINE-100B 1.5 Units Intermediate Swimming | — | Course is designed to learn the intermediate techniques of swimming, terminology and fluid mechanics. Strokes will included back crawl, breast stroke and butterfly strokes. source |
| KINE 101 | KINE-101 1.5 Units Muscle and Tension Release Techniques | — | This course teaches the athlete/ dancer / mover the proper maintenance of the body to ensure longevity and greater movement ability. Emphasis will be on foam roller techniques (self myofascial releas… source |
| KINE 103 | KINE-103 1.5 Units Fitness for Life | — | Online introductory fitness class designed to learn the fundamentals of an overall fitness program, including setting goals, strength and fitness evaluation, body composition, target heart rate, resi… source |
| KINE 115 | KINE-115 1.5 Units Cross Training | — | A fitness course covering the full spectrum of physical fitness exercises (cardio-respiratory endurance, muscle strength and endurance, flexibility, balance, core) utilizing the industry's up-to-date… source |
| KINE 123 | KINE-123 1.5 Units Tennis | — | Fundamentals of tennis. Beginning: Rules, scoring, etiquette, and tactics for singles. Emphasis on forehand and backhand ground strokes, serve and volley. Text required. source |
| KINE 123B | KINE-123B 1.5 Units Intermediate Tennis | — | Intermediate: For the advanced beginner. Concepts and strategy at the intermediate level. Emphasis on forehand and backhand ground strokes, serve, volley, service return, approach shot, half volley,… source |
| KINE 129 | KINE-129 1.5 Units Spinning | — | This course is designed to provide students with a cardiovascular and muscle conditioning workout through a continuous movement on a bicycle (stationary). Each workout begins with a warm-up, then an… source |
| KINE 129B | KINE-129B 1.5 Units Intermediate Spinning | — | This course is designed to provide students with a cardiovascular and muscle conditioning workout on a spin bicycle (stationary). Each workout begins with a warm-up, then an increasing level of workl… source |
| KINE 130 | KINE-130 1.5 Units Yoga | — | This class is an introduction to Hatha Yoga. Students will be taught the theory, history and philosophy of yoga. Students will participate in the practice of yoga postures, while integrating breath w… source |
| KINE 130B | KINE-130B 1.5 Units Intermediate Yoga | — | This course is an intermediate yoga class. The class will build on the beginning yoga postures and poses and will focus on developing flow, energy, and strength. source |
| KINE 131 | KINE-131 1.5 Units Cardio Kickboxing | — | This course is designed to provide students with a cardiovascular and muscle conditioning workout through continuous movements such as kicks, punches, jumping rope and calisthenic exercises. Each wor… source |
| KINE 131B | KINE-131B 1.5 Units Intermediate Cardio Kickboxing | — | This course is designed to provide students with a cardiovascular and muscle conditioning workout through continuous movements such as kicks, punches, jumping rope and calisthenic exercises. Each wor… source |
| KINE 133 | KINE-133 1.5 Units Body Sculpting | — | This course is designed to provide students an environment for improving muscular strength, muscular endurance, and muscular flexibility. These three components of fitness will be addressed using a v… source |
| KINE 133B | KINE-133B 1.5 Units Intermediate Body Sculpting | — | This course is designed to provide students with a healthy environment for continued development in muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility. These three techniques will be developed through vario… source |
| KINE 139 | KINE-139 1.5 Units Kickboxing With Jeet Kune Do Concepts Level 1 | — | Entry level kickboxing course incorporating June Fan Jeet Kune Do boxing concepts. Level 1 focuses on conditioning, skills and attribute training. Most techniques and practice drills will be from the… source |
| KINE 139D | KINE-139D 1.5 Units Kickboxing With Jeet Kune Do Concepts Level 1 | — | Teaching Assistant for Level I JKD (Jeet Kune Do)kickboxing course. Successful completion of PHYE 139 before enrolling in the teaching assistant course strongly recommended. source |
| KINE 146 | KINE-146 1.5 Units Fitness Flexibility | — | This course is designed for students to achieve greater overall flexibility, strengthen, and tone the muscles. This class will focus on abdominal conditioning so the student can receive the benefits… source |
| KINE 146B | KINE-146B 1.5 Units Intermediate Fitness and Flexibility | — | This course is designed for students to achieve greater overall flexibility, strength, and muscle tone. Focus on intense abdominal conditioning for greater stability in the lower back and for optimal… source |
| KINE 148 | KINE-148 1.5 Units Walking for Fitness | — | Instruction in this course is focused on improving cardiovascular endurance through a safe and effective exercise program of walking. source |
| KINE 148B | KINE-148B 1.5 Units Intermediate Walking for Fitness | — | This course is designed to develop skills for advanced cardiovascular training using advanced walking and race walking. source |
| KINE 151 | KINE-151 1.5 Units Weight Training | — | This course is designed to provide a meaningful understanding of the purpose of weight training, to enable individuals to evaluate their own level of muscular fitness, and to design and engage in per… source |
| KINE 151B | KINE-151B 1.5 Units Intermediate Weight Training | — | The purpose of this course is to provide students with an intermediate level of muscular strength and fitness. Students will design and engage in intermediate level programs which apply the component… source |
| KINE 151C | KINE-151C 1.5 Units Olympic Weight Training | — | This course is designed to provide an understanding of basic lift mechanics and considerations for ensuring proper preparations to perform Olympic lifts. source |
| KINE 154 | KINE-154 1.5 Units Mat Pilates | — | Course will introduce students to the basic principles and mat exercise system developed by Joseph H. Pilates. Students will use mat exercises to develop strength, flexibility, balance, coordination… source |
| KINE 154B | KINE-154B 1.5 Units Intermediate Pilates | — | Intermediate course based on the work of Joseph H. Pilates with an emphasis on exercises for improved body alignment, strength and flexibility. This course will include intermediate-level mat work us… source |
| KINE 160 | KINE-160 1.5 Units Adaptive Physical Education | — | Designed to meet the needs of the physically limited student. The course will provide adaptations necessary to achieve muscular strength; cardiorespiratory endurance; and flexibility, each within the… source |
| KINE 169 | KINE-169 1.5 Units Corrective Physical Education for TA's | — | This course is designed to train assistants in the field of corrective physical education and to provide these students with actual experience in working with a wide variety of handicaps and abilitie… source |
| KINE 174 | KINE-174 1-3 Units Skills and Conditioning for Team Sports | — | This course focuses on techniques and analysis of sport and conditioning used in preparing an student to compete at an advanced level. The course is available to all students. source |
| KINE 176 | KINE-176 1-1.5 Units Team Sports | — | This course is an introduction to the basic movements and skills necessary for participation in an athletic event. Instruction also identifies rules, team concepts, scoring, etiquette, safety, and co… source |
| KINE 176B | KINE-176B 1-1.5 Units Intermediate Team Sports | — | This course is a continuation in the development of the movements and skills necessary for participation in a team oriented athletic event. Instruction also identifies rules, team concepts, scoring,… source |
| KINE 178 | KINE-178 1-3 Units Pre-Season Conditioning | — | This course prepares students for a competitive season. It is a solid conditioning program that will prepare the student both mentally and physically through training and competition, decreasing inju… source |
| KINE 190 | KINE-190 3 Units Introduction to Personal Training | — | This course provides students with information regarding exercise, stretching, nutrition and business practices of personal trainers. Course prepares students to take the national exam to become cert… source |
| KINE 200 | KINE-200 3 Units Coaching & Athletic Administration | — | Instruction in the theories and techniques of coaching sport and the variables which contribute to team performance and success. Course will focus on coaching philosophy, psychology, pedagogy and spo… source |
| KINE 201 | KINE-201 3 Units Introduction to Kinesiology | — | This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary approach to the study of human movement. An overview of the importance of the sub-disciplines in kinesiology will be discussed along with caree… source |
| KINE 203 | KINE-203 3 Units Introduction to Applied Sports Psychology | — | Introduction to Applied Sports Psychology provides and introduction to psychological theories, strategies and skills as applied to athletic performance. The course is designed to help individuals and… source |
| KINE 285 | KINE-285 0.5-3 Units Men's Basketball Team | — | This course is designed for the competitive basketball player who will represent Napa Valley College in intercollegiate play. Repeatable for credit three times. source |
| KINE 286 | KINE-286 0.5-3 Units Women's Basketball Team | — | A course designed for the competitive basketball player who will represent Napa Valley College in intercollegiate play. Repeatable 3 times for credit. source |
| KINE 287 | KINE-287 3 Units Baseball Team | — | This is a course designed for the competitive baseball player who will represent Napa Valley College in intercollegiate baseball games. Repeatable for credit three times. source |
| KINE 290 | KINE-290 3 Units Golf Team | — | This is a course designed for the competitive golfer who will represent Napa Valley College in intercollegiate play. Repeatable for credit three times. source |
| KINE 291 | KINE-291 3 Units Soccer Team | — | This is a course designed for the competitive soccer player who will represent Napa Valley College in intercollegiate play. Repeatable for credit three times. source |
| KINE 292 | KINE-292 3 Units Softball Team | — | This is a course designed for the competitive softball player who will represent Napa Valley College in intercollegiate play. Repeatable for credit three times. source |
| KINE 297 | KINE-297 3 Units Women's Volleyball Team | — | This is a course designed for the competitive volleyball player who will represent Napa Valley College in intercollegiate matches. Repeatable three times for credit. source |
| LGBT 120 | LGBT-120 3 Units Introduction to LGBT Studies in the Family, Education and Community | — | This introductory course examines a wide range of issues related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and how those issues impact family, education, and the community. source |
| LGBT 121 | LGBT-121 3 Units LGBT Communities, Family & Education in the 21st Century | — | This course examines the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in the 21st century including issues, events, and activism impacting LGBT families and education. source |
| LGBT 122 | LGBT-122 3 Units Transgender Identities and Issues | — | This course introduces students to the transgender community including various gender identities and issues. This course prepares students for a variety of social and human services careers including… source |
| LGBT 123 | LGBT-123 3 Units AIDS in the LGBT Community and Beyond | — | This course examines the AIDS epidemic from its discovery to modern day. It includes a survey of the epidemic's impact on the community, family, education and the workforce. source |
| LGBT 199 | LGBT-199 1-3 Units Independent Study in LGBT Education | — | This course allows students to explore in depth an area of LGBT studies, education, or work in the LGBTQ+ community under the guidance of an instructor. source |
| LIBR 100 | LIBR-100 1 Unit Information & Library Research Skills | — | The course will help students acquire information literacy skills necessary to conduct academic or personal research. It provides a step-by-step guide to the research process that is applicable to te… source |
| MACH 100 | MACH-100 3 Units Machine Shop Practice | — | This is a basic course in machine tool technology that satisfies the degree requirement for welding and DDGT. This course develops skills in the use of precision measuring instruments and provides st… source |
| MACH 110 | MACH-110 7 Units Machine Technology 1 | — | This is a beginning course in the machine tool technology degree program. This course develops skills in the use of precision measuring instruments and the operation of the engine lathe, drill press,… source |
| MACH 111 | MACH-111 7 Units Machine Technology 2 | — | An intermediate course in the Machine Tool Technology degree program. Emphasis is placed on accuracy and efficiency of producing machined parts on conventional machine tools. Advanced lathe operation… source |
| MACH 210 | MACH-210 7 Units Machine Technology 3 | — | An advanced course in the machine tool technology degree program. This course emphasizes skills in the operation of horizontal and vertical milling machines. Advanced milling operations include gear… source |
| MACH 211 | MACH-211 7 Units Machine Technology 4 | — | An advanced course in the Machine Tool Technology degree program. This course emphasizes advanced skills in the operation and programming of CNC (computer numerical controlled) machines, utilizing sk… source |
| MATH 106 | MATH-106 4 Units College Algebra | — | This course provides a strong algebraic foundation for the study of Calculus. From numerical, graphing, and analytical views, the course studies functions, including: polynomial, rational, exponentia… source |
| MATH 108 | MATH-108 3 Units Trigonometry | — | The course provides a strong trigonometric foundation for the study of Calculus. Included are trigonometric functions, their inverses and their graphs, identities and proofs related to trigonometric… source |
| MATH 110 | MATH-110 4 Units College Mathematics | — | This course covers polynomial, absolute value, radical, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric equations, functions and their graphs; analytic geometry and polar coordinates. This cour… source |
| MATH 115 | MATH-115 5 Units Applied Calculus | — | Presents a study of the techniques of calculus with emphasis on applications to business, life sciences and social sciences. Topics include modeling, applications of derivatives and integrals for pol… source |
| MATH 120 | MATH-120 5 Units Calculus I | — | Math 120 is the first semester of a three course sequence in differential and integral calculus. Topics include functions, limits and continuity, techniques and applications of differentiation and in… source |
| MATH 121 | MATH-121 5 Units Calculus II | — | The second semester of a three-course sequence in differential and integral calculus. Topics include integration, techniques of integration, infinite sequences and series, polar and parametric equati… source |
| MATH 130 | MATH-130 3 Units Mathematical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers-Number Systems | — | This course emphasizes problem solving techniques and mathematical structure associated with numeration, set theory, elementary number theory, the real number system, ratio, proportion and patterns.… source |
| MATH 220 | MATH-220 3 Units Linear Algebra | — | This course develops the techniques and theory needed to solve and classify systems of linear equations. Solution techniques include row operations, Gaussian elimination, and matrix algebra. Properti… source |
| MATH 221 | MATH-221 5 Units Multivariable Calculus | — | The third semester of a three course sequence in differential and integral calculus. Topics include vector valued functions, calculus of functions of more than one variable, partial derivatives, mult… source |
| MATH 222 | MATH-222 3 Units Differential Equations | — | This course is an introduction to ordinary differential equations including both quantitative and qualitative methods as well as applications from a variety of disciplines. Students are introduced to… source |
| MATH 235 | MATH-235 3 Units Finite Mathematics | — | This course covers linear functions, systems of linear equations and inequalities, matrices, linear programming, mathematics of finance, sets and Venn diagrams, combinatorial techniques and an introd… source |
| MUSI 110 | MUSI-110 3 Units Fundamentals of Music | — | This course is an introduction to the notation and primary elements of tonal music, which incorporates the following concepts: staff notation in treble and bass clefs, rhythm and meter; basic propert… source |
| MUSI 112 | MUSI-112 3 Units Survey & Appreciation of Music | — | This course covers and provides the foundations, vocabulary and skills necessary for actively listening to and appraising music performances; with particular emphasis given to musical styles and musi… source |
| MUSI 114 | MUSI-114 3 Units Survey & History of Jazz | — | A history of jazz that offers the student an analysis and interpretation of jazz, both historical and musical. Incorporates research from the fields of sociology, cultural anthropology, and American… source |
| MUSI 116 | MUSI-116 0.5-1 Units Applied Music: Strings, Winds, Brass, Percussion, Piano, Voice | — | Individualized study of the appropriate techniques and repertoire for the specific instrument or voice. The emphasis is on the progressive development of skills needed for solo performance. Achieveme… source |
| MUSI 120A | MUSI-120A 1 Unit Aural Skills I | — | This course applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic materials of Music Theory I through ear training, sight singing, analysis and dictation. source |
| MUSI 120B | MUSI-120B 1 Unit Aural Skills II | — | This course applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic materials of Music Theory II through ear training, sight singing, analysis and dictation. source |
| MUSI 120C | MUSI-120C 1 Unit Aural Skills III | — | Applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic materials of Music Theory III through ear training, sight singing, analysis and dictation. source |
| MUSI 120D | MUSI-120D 1 Unit Aural Skills IV | — | Applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic materials of Music Theory IV through ear training, sight singing, analysis and dictation. source |
| MUSI 121 | MUSI-121 3 Units Music Theory I | — | This course, through guided composition and analysis, incorporates the following concepts: rhythm and meter; basic properties of sound; intervals; diatonic scales and triads; diatonic chords, basic c… source |
| MUSI 122 | MUSI-122 3 Units Music Theory II | — | This course incorporates the concepts from Music Theory I. In addition, through guided composition and analysis, the course will include: an introduction to two-part counterpoint; voice leading invol… source |
| MUSI 130 | MUSI-130 2 Units Voice I | — | This course teaches the basic techniques of singing including musicianship, body alignment, breath management and freedom of phonation in vocal performance while introducing a variety of musical and… source |
| MUSI 132 | MUSI-132 2 Units Voice II | — | This course applies the techniques from Voice I with a focus on improving solo vocal performance through the development of resonance, articulation, and communication. Students develop practice techn… source |
| MUSI 133 | MUSI-133 2 Units Musical Theater Voice I | — | Musical Theater Voice I teaches the basics of musical theater vocal technique, musicianship, repertoire and style of presentation. It focuses on individual development in a group learning environment. source |
| MUSI 135 | MUSI-135 2 Units Class Piano I | — | This course is designed to teach basic piano skills to the student with no piano experience. It includes the fundamentals of music reading/notation, keyboard knowledge, piano techniques and musicians… source |
| MUSI 138 | MUSI-138 2 Units Class Piano II | — | This course develops keyboard musicianship through the study of major and minor scales, arpeggios, and performance of beginning to intermediate-level piano repertoire. Designed for music majors requi… source |
| MUSI 140 | MUSI-140 2 Units Guitar I | — | This course teaches basic guitar technique, musicianship, chord and melody playing and accompaniments. Students will learn the first two positions of the guitar as well as practice techniques and reh… source |
| MUSI 142 | MUSI-142 2 Units Guitar II | — | This course expands on the concepts and skills from Guitar I including technique, musicianship, chord and melody playing, accompaniments, additional fretboard positions and introduction to basic coun… source |
| MUSI 143 | MUSI-143 2 Units Musical Theater Voice II | — | This course applies the techniques from Music Theater Voice I and focuses on expanding the resonating capabilities of the voice and expanding the vocal range. Music Theater songs concentrate on solo… source |
| MUSI 152 | MUSI-152 1 Unit Guitar Ensemble | — | This course is for the study, rehearsal, and public performance of guitar repertoire with emphasis on the development of skills needed to perform within a guitar ensemble. Different repertoire will b… source |
| MUSI 160 | MUSI-160 1 Unit College Chorale | — | A choral group, composed of male and female voices, studies, rehearses, and performs music from the traditional choral repertoire dating from medieval through contemporary musical periods. The course… source |
| MUSI 161 | MUSI-161 1 Unit Vocal Ensemble, Prima voce | — | A small vocal ensemble, called Prima voce, that rehearses and performs musical works from the traditional choral literature dating from medieval through contemporary periods. Concerts are performed r… source |
| MUSI 170 | MUSI-170 0.5-3 Units Musical Theater Performance | — | This course is for the study, rehearsal, and public performance of literature appropriate to musical theater, with an emphasis on the development of skills needed to perform within a large musical th… source |
| MUSI 172 | MUSI-172 0.5-3 Units Musical Revue Performance | — | Musical Revue Performance is designed for the production of musical revues to be presented before the campus and community with full production and dance support. source |
| MUSI 173 | MUSI-173 0.5-3 Units Musical Theater Performance: Young Audiences | — | Musical Theater Performance: Young Audiences is designed for the rehearsal and performances of musicals for young audiences to be presented before the campus and community with full production suppor… source |
| MUSI 176 | MUSI-176 1 Unit Repertory Orchestra | — | This course is for the study, rehearsal, and public performance of orchestral repertoire from the Baroque through the contemporary periods, with an emphasis on the development of skills needed to per… source |
| MUSI 179 | MUSI-179 1 Unit Repertory Wind Ensemble | — | This course is for the study, rehearsal, and public performance of repertoire appropriate for a wind ensemble. The North Bay Wind Ensemble performs great works of wind ensemble and concert band reper… source |
| MUSI 180 | MUSI-180 1 Unit Mariachi Ensemble | — | This course is for the study, rehearsal, and public performance of repertoire appropriate for a mariachi ensemble. The Napa Valley College Mariachi Ensemble performs mariachi repertoire with an empha… source |
| MUSI 181 | MUSI-181 1 Unit Jazz Ensemble | — | This course is focused on the study, rehearsal, and public performance of the jazz ensemble repertoire, with an emphasis on the development of skills needed to perform within a jazz ensemble. Differe… source |
| MUSI 183 | MUSI-183 0.5-3 Units Musical Theater Performance: Contemporary | — | The objective of this course is to focus on musical theater productions from the contemporary genre (1950-present day.) source |
| MUSI 196 | MUSI-196 3 Units Music & Movement in Early Childhood | — | Introduction to teaching music and movement to young children. Basic elements such as beat, rhythm, timbre, dynamics, form, and melody will be explored in developmentally appropriate and culturally s… source |
| MUSI 221 | MUSI-221 3 Units Music Theory III | — | This course incorporates the concepts from Music Theory II. In addition, through writing and analysis, the course will include: introduction to chromatic harmony; secondary/applied chords; modulation… source |
| MUSI 222 | MUSI-222 3 Units Music Theory IV | — | This course incorporates the concepts from Music Theory III. In addition, through writing and analysis, the course will include: Post-Romantic techniques such as borrowed chords/modal mixture; chroma… source |
| MUSI 223 | MUSI-223 2 Units Musical Theater Voice III | — | This course applies the vocal skills from Music Theater Voice II, expanding the repertoire to include the contemporary era and duets. The focus is on the continued development of resonance, projectio… source |
| MUSI 230 | MUSI-230 2 Units Voice III | — | This course applies the techniques from Voice II, with continued emphasis on solo performance, range expansion and resonance balance throughout the range. It also continues to develop collaborative r… source |
| MUSI 232 | MUSI-232 2 Units Voice IV | — | This course applies the techniques from Voice III, focusing on solo vocal performance with emphasis on expanding the range, developing resonance, flexibility and text communication. Repertoire increa… source |
| MUSI 235 | MUSI-235 2 Units Class Piano III | — | This course develops keyboard musicianship through the study of major and minor scales, arpeggios, diatonic chord progressions, harmonization of melodies, transposition and intermediate-level piano r… source |
| MUSI 238 | MUSI-238 2 Units Class Piano IV | — | This course continues the systematic development of keyboard musicianship through the study of all diatonic scales, arpeggios, harmony and intermediate-level to advanced repertoire. Designed for musi… source |
| MUSI 240 | MUSI-240 2 Units Guitar III | — | This course expands on the concepts and skills learned in Guitar II. Students develop increased accuracy and speed in performance including counterpoint. Practice, rehearsal and performance technique… source |
| MUSI 242 | MUSI-242 2 Units Guitar IV | — | The course expands on the concepts and skills learned in Guitar III. Students continue to perform repertoire of increased difficulty including counterpoint. Ensemble playing is stressed throughout, w… source |
| MUSI 243 | MUSI-243 2 Units Musical Theater Voice IV | — | Musical Theater Voice IV applies the combined skills from Musical Theater Voice I-III. The course focuses on strengthening vocal technique, resonance, intelligibility of text, and intense character d… source |
| MUSI 280 | MUSI-280 1 Unit Instrumental Performance Seminar | — | This instrumental group rehearses and performs music from the traditional and contemporary repertoire. The student will prepare and perform music of increasing difficulty in flexible performance situ… source |
| NURS 151 | NURS-151 5.5 Units Nursing Fundamentals | — | The beginning in a series of courses that sets the framework for understanding and practicing the art and science of nursing which includes the nursing process, critical thinking, clinical reasoning,… source |
| NURS 152 | NURS-152 5 Units The Role of the Nurse in Health & Wellness, Chronic Illness and Geriatric Care | — | Using the knowledge and skills gained taking pre-requisite courses and the concepts and skills learned in NURS-151 they will study the role of the nurse, the practice of nursing, and the concepts of… source |
| NURS 153 | NURS-153 4 Units Maternal/Newborn Nursing Care | — | Building upon concepts and skills previously introduced, this course is focused on the use of nursing process in caring for the mother, neonate and the child-bearing family, with and without alterati… source |
| NURS 154 | NURS-154 3.5 Units Mental Health Nursing Care | — | This course builds upon previously learned communication skills, with an emphasis on therapeutic communication, group communication, and clinical reasoning. Students will utilize their communication… source |
| NURS 155 | NURS-155 3 Units Pediatric Nursing Care | — | Using concepts and skills previously introduced, this course focuses on the use of nursing process in the promotion of health and wellness in the pediatric client/ family as well as the pediatric pat… source |
| NURS 233 | NURS-233 13 Units Vocational Nursing 3 | — | This is the third course in a series of three semesters designed to prepare the student for eligibility for licensure as a Vocational Nurse in the State of California. Includes: Fluid and Electrolyte… source |
| NURS 251 | NURS-251 10 Units Community and Acute Medical- Surgical Nursing Care I | — | In this course the student will be required to integrate knowledge and skills obtained from previous courses, with a focus on clinical reasoning and clinical judgment. Healthcare populations may incl… source |
| NURS 252 | NURS-252 8 Units Nursing Care of Patients With Acute Illness II | — | This course focuses on the development of clinical reasoning and judgment to promote positive patient outcomes while providing safe, affirming, patient-centered care. Students will demonstrate their… source |
| NURS 253 | NURS-253 2 Units Nursing Capstone | — | During the capstone experience the last four weeks of the Associate Degree Nursing Program, the student will demonstrate the ability to apply safe clinical judgment. Students will also demonstrate th… source |
| PHIL 120 | PHIL-120 3 Units Introduction to Philosophy 1 | — | Introduces students to the ideas of major Western philosophers from pre-Socratic times to the end of the 18th Century and develops the students' critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. source |
| PHIL 121 | PHIL-121 3 Units Introduction to Philosophy 2 | — | Introduces students to the ideas of major Western philosophers from the early 17th Century to the present and develops students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills. source |
| PHIL 125 | PHIL-125 3 Units Introduction to Ethics | — | A survey of major ethical theories in Western thought with reference to questions of right, good and duty, combined with application of these theories to situations in our personal lives. source |
| PHIL 126 | PHIL-126 3 Units Contemporary American Ethics | — | The critical examination of personal beliefs related to contemporary American moral issues such as abortion, drugs, capital punishment, euthanasia, privacy, etc. Attention is given to weighing issues… source |
| PHIL 128 | PHIL-128 3 Units Social and Political Philosophy | — | This course investigates issues central to the question, "How can we best live together?" It addresses the philosophical underpinnings of the theories of justice, freedom, natural law, personal and c… source |
| PHIL 129 | PHIL-129 3 Units Introduction to Epistemology and Metaphysics | — | Epistemology (the study of knowledge) and metaphysics (the study of reality) are two important branches in philosophy. Epistemology explores the themes of artificial intelligence versus human intelli… source |
| PHIL 133 | PHIL-133 3 Units World Philosophy | — | Introduces students to the major themes in philosophy such as metaphysics, epistemology ethics, determinism and freedom, and ontology. Major philosophers from every continent of the globe will be pre… source |
| PHOT 110 | PHOT-110 3 Units Smart Phone Photography | — | Smartphone photography can be considered the digital equivalent of Polaroid-style photography, and like the Polaroid, has its own aesthetic. This course explores the utilization of smartphone technol… source |
| PHOT 120 | PHOT-120 3 Units Foundations of Photography | — | A beginning photography course which introduces students to basic aesthetic issues in image making as well as photographic technique utilizing digital cameras and image processing using Adobe Lightro… source |
| PHOT 121 | PHOT-121 3 Units Beginning Darkroom Photography | — | This beginning course in traditional photography methods is designed to teach basic skills in black white printing. This course provides guidance in film processing, use of laboratory equipment and c… source |
| PHOT 122 | PHOT-122 3 Units Intermediate Photography | — | Lectures, demonstrations and hands-on experimentation providing technical skills necessary for refining camera operations, exposure, film development, printing and presentation. Class emphasis will b… source |
| PHOT 150 | PHOT-150 3 Units Beginning Digital Photography | — | Explore the digital darkroom. This course is an introduction to digital imaging processes. Acquire tools for expressive communication, using Adobe Photoshop for image editing and printing. Develop sk… source |
| PHOT 151 | PHOT-151 3 Units Intermediate Digital Photography | — | A further exploration of digital photography and digital imaging processes, involving a deeper understanding of the technical and aesthetic issues of digitally created images. This course emphasizes… source |
| PHOT 180 | PHOT-180 3 Units History of Photography | — | This course traces the history of photography from its beginnings to digital imaging. Emphasis will be on photography as a social force and an artistic practice. Required for photography majors. Cros… source |
| PHOT 181 | PHOT-181 3 Units Contemporary Issues in Photography | — | This course will focus on contemporary trends in post-World War II photography. The diversity of photographic practice, both digital and traditional methods, will be explored as well as photography's… source |
| PHOT 182 | PHOT-182 3 Units Photography in a Multicultural United States | — | An examination of photography's role in shaping ideas about race, class, gender, sexuality and identity. This course emphasizes critical analysis of images from a wide range of genres including: comm… source |
| PHOT 200 | PHOT-200 3 Units Lighting for Photography 1 | — | This course introduces fine art and commercial applications of ambient and studio lighting for film and digital photography. It covers basic lighting principles and techniques for lighting, tabletop… source |
| PHOT 210 | PHOT-210 3 Units Lighting for Photography 2 | — | This course is a continuation of the Lighting for Photography 1 course with an emphasis on portrait photography both in the studio and on location. The course covers expressive and interpretive light… source |
| PHOT 230 | PHOT-230 3 Units Lifestyle Photography | — | This class covers the ideas, aesthetics and the execution of Lifestyle Photography. Students will produce images through assignments exploring the lifestyle sub-genre of photography. Class activities… source |
| PHYS 110 | PHYS-110 3 Units Descriptive Physics | — | A nonmathematical descriptive introduction to physics for non-science majors. Numerous slides and demonstrations will be used to illustrate the fundamental laws and applications of mechanics, heat, e… source |
| PHYS 111 | PHYS-111 1 Unit Descriptive Physics Laboratory | — | A non-mathematical, descriptive physics laboratory for non-science majors. This class is an optional companion to the lecture course PHYS 110, Descriptive Physics. Laboratory exercises will be used t… source |
| PHYS 120 | PHYS-120 4 Units General Physics 1 | — | This algebra-based physics course covers mechanics, fluids, wave motion, and heat. Biological and medical applications are emphasized. source |
| PHYS 121 | PHYS-121 4 Units General Physics 2 | — | This algebra-based physics course covers electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Biological and medical applications are emphasized in this course. source |
| PHYS 140 | PHYS-140 4 Units Physics for Scientists & Engineers 1 | — | This is a calculus-based introduction to the principles of mechanics and wave motion. Topics include measurements, vectors, kinematics and dynamics, linear and circular motion, gravitation, work and… source |
| PHYS 240 | PHYS-240 4 Units Physics for Scientists & Engineers 2 | — | This is a calculus-based introduction to the principles of heat, electricity, and magnetism. Topics include temperature, kinetic theory of gases, heat, laws of thermodynamics, electric charge and ele… source |
| PHYS 241 | PHYS-241 4 Units Physics for Scientists & Engineers 3 | — | This is a calculus-based introduction to electromagnetic waves, physical optics, relativity, and atomic and quantum physics. Topics include Maxwell's Equations and electromagnetic waves, light, lense… source |
| POLI 125 | POLI-125 3 Units Introduction to Modern Political Ideology | — | This course comparatively and historically examines the major ideological approaches to government and politics including Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Fascism and Communism. Contemporary poli… source |
| POLI 135 | POLI-135 3 Units Comparative Government | — | This course presents various analytical methods used to compare political systems. Several countries are examined in a comparative fashion focusing on similarities and differences in interests, insti… source |
| POLI 140 | POLI-140 3 Units International Relations | — | Study of the economic, political, and social factors affecting the behavior of states and other international actors in world politics. Reviews contending theoretical perspectives and analytical appr… source |
| POLI 145 | POLI-145 3 Units International Political Economy | — | This course examines the international economy including trade, finance, and development, within the context of politics. Alternative analytical and theoretical perspectives will be examined for thei… source |
| POLS C1000 | POLS-C1000 3 Units American Government and Politics Of American Government | — | This course is an introduction to government and politics in the United States and California. Students examine the constitutions, structure, and operation of governing institutions, civil liberties… source |
| PSYC C1000 | PSYC-C1000 3 Units Introduction to Psychology | — | This course provides a general introduction to the field of psychology. Topics covered include research methods, neuropsychology, sensation and perception, cognitive psychology, developmental psychol… source |
| PSYC 123 | PSYC-123 3 Units Social Psychology | — | This course considers individual human behavior in relation to the social environment. The power of the situation, other individuals, and the social group will be examined. Topics may include: aggres… source |
| PSYC 124 | PSYC-124 3 Units Psychology of Adjustment | — | This course addresses several major topics in the field of psychology with an emphasis on personal application. Topics covered include personality theory, stress and coping, the self, social cognitio… source |
| PSYC 125 | PSYC-125 3 Units Human Development | — | This course provides an overview, from a psychological perspective, of human development from conception through death, including biological and environmental influences. Theories and research of phy… source |
| PSYC 126 | PSYC-126 3 Units Abnormal Psychology | — | An introduction to the concepts of abnormal and maladaptive behavior. Models of diagnosis, classification and treatment are discussed in depth. A discussion of major psychological disorders and study… source |
| PSYC 128 | PSYC-128 3 Units Cross-Cultural Psychology | — | This course will address the way cultural contexts influence human behavior and mental processes. The focus will be on culture, broadly-defined, including concepts such as gender, race, age, ethnicit… source |
| PSYC 135 | PSYC-135 3 Units Human Sexuality | — | This course presents a survey of the study of human sexuality from biological, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social perspectives. Topics covered include sexual behavior, sexual identity, attr… source |
| PSYC 175 | PSYC-175 3 Units Theories of Personality | — | The study of personality examines the sources of our similarities and our differences. This course will cover several major perspectives on personality including psychodynamic, behavioral, phenomenol… source |
| PSYC 220 | PSYC-220 3 Units Research Methods in Psychology | — | This course surveys various psychological research methods with an emphasis on research design, experimental procedures, descriptive methods, instrumentation, and the collection, analysis, interpreta… source |
| RESP 120 | RESP-120 6 Units Respiratory Care Theory I | — | Students will receive instruction in the theoretical foundations of respiratory care. The course will cover the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, the mechanics of breathing, and acid-… source |
| RESP 130 | RESP-130 4 Units Respiratory Care Laboratory I | — | This course covers basic patient assessment, oxygen therapy, bronchial hygiene techniques, and arterial blood gas punctures. Students' knowledge and technical skills will be developed through integra… source |
| RESP 140 | RESP-140 1.5 Units Preparation for Clinical | — | This course prepares the student for entrance into the clinical portion of the Respiratory Care program. The course will cover patient and practitioner safety, infection control, and legal and ethica… source |
| RESP 150 | RESP-150 3 Units Respiratory Care Theory II | — | Students will receive instruction in the treatment of patients with cardiopulmonary disease. The course will cover advanced techniques in patient assessment, pulmonary diseases, and beginning concept… source |
| RESP 160 | RESP-160 3 Units Respiratory Care Pharmacology | — | Students will receive instruction in the pharmacology of respiratory care. The course will cover medication calculations, inhaled bronchodilators, steroids and aerosolized antimicrobials. source |
| RESP 170 | RESP-170 2.5 Units Respiratory Care Clinical I | — | Students will receive supervised clinical experience in the care of patients with cardiopulmonary disease. The course will cover the practical application of theory and techniques. Students will work… source |
| RESP 175 | RESP-175 1.5 Units Resp Care Laboratory II | — | The course will cover airway management, positive pressure ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, Introduction to mechanical ventilation and beginning critical care concepts. source |
| RESP 185 | RESP-185 2.5 Units Respiratory Care Clinical II | — | Students will receive respiratory therapy supervised clinical experience. Students are transitioning from the first year basic clinical experience to the advanced critical care clinical experience. I… source |
| RESP 200 | RESP-200 2 Units Respiratory Care Theory III | — | The students will receive instruction in selected topics in respiratory care. The course will cover advanced pulmonary function testing, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, home care, and gerontology. source |
| RESP 210 | RESP-210 4 Units Principles & Applications of Mechanical Ventilation/Lab | — | Students will receive instruction in the care and treatment of the acutely ill cardiopulmonary patient. The course will cover management of patients requiring ventilatory support, intubation avoidanc… source |
| RESP 220 | RESP-220 4 Units Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care | — | Students will receive instruction in neonatal and pediatric respiratory care. The course will cover fetal lung development, circulatory changes in the newborn, and neonatal and pediatric diseases and… source |
| RESP 230 | RESP-230 1 Unit Respiratory Care Topics I | — | Students will receive instruction in advanced concepts in respiratory care. The course will cover acute respiratory failure, chest x-ray interpretation, and specialty areas within the respiratory car… source |
| RESP 250 | RESP-250 5 Units Respiratory Care Clinical IV | — | Students will receive supervised clinical experience in the care of patients with cardiopulmonary disease. The course will cover the practical application of theory and techniques. Students will work… source |
| RESP 260 | RESP-260 1.5 Units Respiratory Care Theory IV | — | Students will receive instruction in the monitoring and care of the acutely ill cardiopulmonary patient. The course will cover coronary care, electrocardiogram analysis, and hemodynamic monitoring. source |
| RESP 270 | RESP-270 1 Unit Advanced Respiratory Care Laboratory | — | The integrated laboratory work will develop the student's knowledge and technical skills in advanced mechanical ventilation techniques. The course will cover advanced application and management of st… source |
| RESP 280 | RESP-280 2 Units Respiratory Care Topics II | — | The students will receive instruction by guest lecturers. The course will cover acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis and advanced therapeutic procedures. Students will research and present pat… source |
| RESP 290 | RESP-290 4 Units Respiratory Care Clinical VI | — | Students will receive supervised clinical experience in the care of patients with cardiopulmonary disease. The course will cover the practical application of theory and techniques. Students will work… source |
| RESP 290B | RESP-290B 1 Unit Computer Simulations in Respiratory Care | — | This course prepares students for the National Board for Respiratory Care's Registry Examination, which requires specialized knowledge in solving patient management problems in a branching logic form… source |
| RESP 292 | RESP-292 2.5 Units Respiratory Care Preceptorship | — | This course will provide a clinical environment for the student to integrate knowledge, skills, and work ethic. The student will assume increasing responsibilities under the supervision of a precepto… source |
| SOCI 120 | SOCI-120 3 Units Introduction to Sociology | — | Introduction to Sociology is an introductory study of the basic concepts, theoretical approaches and methods of sociology. Topics typically include the analysis and explanation of culture, social str… source |
| SOCI 122 | SOCI-122 3 Units Social Problems | — | An identification and analysis of the basic concepts, theoretical approaches (conflict, functionalist, and interactionist) and methods of contemporary social problems including: (1) the role of power… source |
| SOCI 130 | SOCI-130 3 Units Introduction to Queer Studies | — | This introductory course examines a broad range of contemporary gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues in various contexts including: socio-cultural, political, racial and sexual. source |
| SOCI 140 | SOCI-140 3 Units Sociology of Sex and Gender | — | Sociological analysis of the historical, contemporary, and cross-cultural constructions of gender in the US. Students will explore how institutions shape gender (macro-analysis), and how individuals… source |
| SOCI 150 | SOCI-150 3 Units Sociology of Race & Ethnicity | — | Sociological analysis of race, ethnicity, and racism. Examines the cultural, political, and economic practices and institutions that support or challenge racism, racial and ethnic inequalities, as we… source |
| SOCI 154 | SOCI-154 3 Units Sociology of Crime | — | In this course, students will engage in the sociological analysis of crime, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system. Students will also explore the history and social construction of crime… source |
| SOCI 190 | SOCI-190 3 Units Introduction to Social Research | — | Students will examine fundamental elements of empirical research and the ways social scientists gather, evaluate, and critique social data. Includes attention to the nature of theory, hypotheses, var… source |
| SPAN 110 | SPAN-110 3 Units Elementary Spanish I (Part A) | — | The first half of a two-course sequence that introduces the basic elements of the language (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in real world contexts. Emphasis is on language, production, gram… source |
| SPAN 111 | SPAN-111 3 Units Elementary Spanish I (Part B) | — | The second half of a two-course sequence that introduces the basic elements of the language (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in real world contexts. Emphasis is on language production, gram… source |
| SPAN 115 | SPAN-115 3 Units Conversation Spanish I | — | This is a first semester conversation course that provides students with fundamental listening and speaking skills aimed at using Spanish in real-life situations. Classes are lively and interactive,… source |
| SPAN 116 | SPAN-116 3 Units Conversational Spanish II | — | This is a second semester conversation course that provides students with fundamental listening and speaking skills aimed at using Spanish in real-life situations. Classes are lively and interactive,… source |
| SPAN 120 | SPAN-120 5 Units Elementary Spanish I | — | The first part of a four semester sequence of UC/CSU transfer level Spanish courses integrating listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in real world and cultural contexts. Cultural perspect… source |
| SPAN 121 | SPAN-121 5 Units Elementary Spanish II | — | The second semester part of a four-semester sequence of transfer level Spanish courses. Continued work on language communication integrating listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in real w… source |
| SPAN 240 | SPAN-240 5 Units Intermediate Spanish I | — | This intermediate level course is the third part of a four-semester sequence of transferable Spanish courses. The class will consolidate and improve first-year skills. Students will work at an increa… source |
| SPAN 241 | SPAN-241 5 Units Intermediate Spanish II | — | This intermediate level course is the fourth part of a four-semester sequence of transfer level Spanish courses. The class continues skill consolidation and improvement at the intermediate level thro… source |
| SPAN 270 | SPAN-270 3 Units Introduction to Hispanic Cultures | — | This course is devoted to the study of examples of Hispanic cultures from pre-Columbian times to the present, including the early civilizations, the colonial period, the struggles for independence, t… source |
| SPAN 280 | SPAN-280 5 Units Spanish for Heritage Speakers I | — | Designed for bilingual students whose native language is Spanish who wish to improve their skills in reading and writing in Spanish through literature analysis, but open to other linguistically quali… source |
| SPAN 281 | SPAN-281 5 Units Spanish for Heritage Speakers II | — | Designed for bilingual students whose native language is Spanish (and other linguistically qualified students) who wish to continue to improve their development of writing and reading skills in Spani… source |
| SPAN 282 | SPAN-282 3 Units Introduction to Hispanic Literature | — | This course is designed for Spanish native speakers and other linguistically qualified students who wish to improve their skills to a high-advanced level of reading, writing, and literary analysis. T… source |
| STAT C1000 | STAT-C1000 3 Units Introduction to Statistics | — | This course is an introduction to statistical thinking and processes, including methods and concepts for discovery and decision-making using data. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability a… source |
| TECH 107 | TECH-107 3 Units Technical Mathematics II | — | The second of a two-semester course involving the study of practical mathematics as applied to technical and trade work. It is particularly useful for those anticipating a career in an industrial env… source |
| THEA 100 | THEA-100 3 Units Introduction to Theater | — | This course focuses on the relationship of theatre to various cultures throughout history, and on the contributions of significant individual artists. This course introduces students to elements of t… source |
| THEA 110 | THEA-110 3 Units Acting I | — | This course provides students with a study of the essential skills required for acting. Course content includes movement, speech, theater games and improvisation, reading and viewing plays. source |
| THEA 111 | THEA-111 3 Units Acting II | — | This course follows Acting 1 and continues the exploration of theories and techniques used in preparation from the interpretation of drama through acting. The emphasis will be placed on deepening the… source |
| THEA 114 | THEA-114 3 Units Reader's Theater | — | Reader's Theater provides instruction and participation in play readings and performance by using vocal expression as the primary means to communicate a script's story and characters while exploring… source |
| THEA 115 | THEA-115 3 Units Acting Shakespeare | — | This course is designed to provide a basic approach to the creation of effective dramatic presentations of the plays of William Shakespeare. Students will study Elizabethan and contemporary stage tec… source |
| THEA 120 | THEA-120 3 Units History of Theater | — | This course covers the development of world theater and its origin through French Neoclassicism with a focus on the evolution of theater spaces, traditions, and productions. source |
| THEA 122 | THEA-122 3 Units Improvisation and Physical Theater | — | This interactive course explores improvisation and physical theater through theater games, somatic awareness, individual and ensemble performance and devised work. The course also increases spontanei… source |
| THEA 130 | THEA-130 3 Units Stage Combat | — | Stage combat aims to provide student actors with an in-depth exploration of stage violence techniques, emphasizing safety, realism, and artistic expression. Through a combination of theory, practical… source |
| THEA 140 | THEA-140 1-3 Units Technical Theatre in Production | — | This course covers the study and practice of technical theater.Topics will include theatrical design, scenic painting and construction techniques, sound, lighting, and computer technology, special ef… source |
| THEA 141 | THEA-141 3 Units Stagecraft | — | An introduction to technical theater and the creation of scenic elements. Course content includes basic concepts of design, painting techniques, set construction, set movement, prop construction, bac… source |
| THEA 142 | THEA-142 3 Units Introduction to Stage Costume | — | Students will study costume history, design and fashion, as well as basic construction techniques as an introduction to theatrical costuming. source |
| THEA 151 | THEA-151 1-3 Units Rehearsal and Performance: Non Musical | — | Rehearsal and Performance: Non Musical provides instruction and supervised participation in rehearsals and performances of straight plays to be presented before the campus and community with full pro… source |
| THEA 153 | THEA-153 1-3 Units Rehearsal and Performance: Musical | — | Rehearsal and Performance: Musical provides instruction and supervised participation in rehearsals and performances of musicals to be presented before the public with full production support. source |
| THEA 155 | THEA-155 1-3 Units Dance Theater Production | — | Theater Dance Production provides instruction and supervised participation in choreography for musicals to be presented for the campus and community with full music and production support. source |
| THEA 158 | THEA-158 1-3 Units Dramatic Literature: Page to Stage | — | This course explores plays and other dramatic works with an emphasis on how the written word becomes embodied on the stage. Figurative language, character development, and cultural contexts will be e… source |
| THEA 170 | THEA-170 3 Units International Performance | — | This course is a survey of global performance and practices, including acting, movement, voice and speech, improvisation, rehearsal, performance in an international environment. source |
| THEA 174 | THEA-174 3 Units Culture and Gender in Theater | — | This course explores the contributions and perspectives of various cultural, ethnic and gender groups to contemporary American drama. Students in this course will study plays by African Americans, La… source |
| THEA 175 | THEA-175 0.5-3 Units Acting for Standardized Patient Practice | — | This course will provide students with the skills necessary to portray a specific set of health problems and symptoms for use in the evaluation of clinical competencies. source |
| THEA 199 | THEA-199 1-3 Units Independent Study in Theater Arts | — | Allows students to explore in depth an area of theater arts practice, production or performance under the guidance of an instructor. Production and performance projects culminate with a final work ev… source |
| THEA 210 | THEA-210 3 Units Acting III | — | This course is a more intermediate level of study in acting with emphasis on scene analysis and performance skills training. source |
| THEA 220 | THEA-220 3 Units Acting for Fun and Profit | — | This course provides students with a study of the fundamental skills required for gaining employment as an actor on stage and in film as well as other mediums. Course content includes audition techni… source |
| THEA 244 | THEA-244 3 Units Acting IV | — | The exploration and development of advanced acting skills through technique and performance. source |
| VWT 130 | VWT-130 3 Units General Viticulture | — | Introduction to grape growing, including: history, varieties and rootstocks, anatomy and physiology, climate, soils, propagation, planting and vine training, cultural practices, common grapevine pest… source |
| VWT 132 | VWT-132 3 Units Vineyard Soils, Fertilizers & Irrigation | — | Introduction to basic principles of soil science, mineral nutrition and plant/water relationships for North Coast grape production. source |
| VWT 134 | VWT-134 1 Unit Vineyard Pruning | — | This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of pruning grapevines. Lectures explain vine responses to pruning and introduce terminology. Laboratory consists of pruning and vine-tr… source |
| VWT 136 | VWT-136 3 Units Wines of the World | — | Introduction to world wine regions, including history; viticulture practices; winemaking styles. Sensory evaluation of representative wines. Laboratory materials fee. source |
| VWT 137 | VWT-137 3 Units Wines of California | — | Introduction to the wines of California, including history, viticulture practices and winemaking styles. Sensory evaluation of representative wines. Laboratory materials fee. source |
| VWT 140 | VWT-140 3 Units Cultural Appreciation of Wine | — | A survey of wine and its role in religion, art, culture and society from pre-history to the modern day. Sensory evaluation of representative wines. Laboratory materials fee. source |
| VWT 147 | VWT-147 1 Unit The Greatest Wines of the New World | — | A survey of the greatest wines of the new world, including sparkling, white and red table, dessert and fortified wines. Sensory evaluation of representative wines. Lab fee. Six week course. source |
| VWT 150 | VWT-150 1 Unit The Wines of the Napa Valley | — | A survey of the varietal wines, blends and wine styles of the Napa Valley, including sparkling, white and red table, dessert and fortified wines. Includes sensory evaluation of representative wines.… source |
| VWT 151 | VWT-151 1 Unit The Wines of France | — | A survey of the wines of France, including sparkling, white and red table, dessert and fortified wines. Includes sensory evaluation of representative wines. Lab fee. source |
| VWT 152 | VWT-152 1 Unit The Wines of Italy | — | A survey of the wines of Italy, including sparkling, white and red table, dessert and fortified wines, this course includes sensory evaluation of representative wines and a lab fee. source |
| VWT 153 | VWT-153 1 Unit The Wines of Spain and Portugal | — | A survey of the wines of Spain and Portugal, including sparkling, white and red table, dessert and fortified wines. Includes sensory evaluation of representative wines. Lab fee. source |
| VWT 154 | VWT-154 1 Unit The Wines of Germany and Austria | — | A survey of the wines of Germany and Austria, including sparkling, white and red table, dessert and fortified wines. Includes sensory evaluation of representative wines. Lab fee. source |
| VWT 160 | VWT-160 3 Units Wine Hospitality | — | This course provides an introduction to Wine Hospitality including wine history, a background on grape and wine production, local history, and communication. There is a focus on how to communicate wi… source |
| VWT 170 | VWT-170 3 Units European Viticulture | — | A survey of the winegrowing beliefs, practices, academics, and governmental regulations encountered in the most historic viticultural areas in the world. source |
| VWT 172 | VWT-172 0.5-3 Units Laboratory Analysis of Musts & Wines | — | An introduction to winery laboratory practices, including basic principles, techniques and common methods of analysis for musts and wines. Students learn laboratory methods used to determine when to… source |
| VWT 173 | VWT-173 0.5-3 Units Sensory Evaluation of Wine | — | Introduction to wine sensory evaluation, including statistical analysis of trials; study of wine styles; sensory testing techniques; identification of wine traits. Sensory evaluation of representativ… source |
| VWT 180 | VWT-180 0.5-3 Units Fundamentals of Enology | — | An introduction to the science of winemaking, including grape maturation, harvesting, fermentation, wine development, blending, filtration and preparation for bottling. Students learn the winemaking… source |
| VWT 190 | VWT-190 2 Units Viticulture & Winery Technology WOEX 1 | — | Supervised practical work experience. Intended to help the student integrate classroom study with on-the-job training in the wine industry. Student must meet with the Program Coordinator before enrol… source |
| VWT 191 | VWT-191 2 Units Viticulture & Winery Technology WOEX 2 | — | Supervised practical work experience. Intended to help the student integrate classroom study with on-the-job training in the wine industry. Student must meet with the Program Coordinator before enrol… source |
| VWT 229 | VWT-229 1 Unit Summer Vineyard Operations | — | Vineyard practices for the summer season. This class will operate in the NVC Student Vineyard, with an emphasis on the practical applications of viticulture theory. source |
| VWT 230 | VWT-230 3 Units Fall Vineyard Operations | — | Vineyard practices for the late summer, fall, and winter seasons. This class operates at the NVC Student Vineyard, with an emphasis on the practical applications of viticulture theory. source |
| VWT 231 | VWT-231 3 Units Spring Vineyard Operations | — | Vineyard practices for the winter and spring seasons. This class operates in the NVC Student Vineyard, with an emphasis on practical applications of viticulture theory. source |
| VWT 232 | VWT-232 3 Units Vineyard Management | — | A survey of vineyard management practices, this course includes: annual farm plans and budgets; labor management and supervision; crop sale contracts, and legal compliance. source |
| VWT 233 | VWT-233 3 Units Advanced Viticulture | — | Advanced course in viticulture, including more in depth study of rootstocks, grapevine propagation, cover cropping, grape development, and new technologies in precision viticulture. Study of viticult… source |
| VWT 234 | VWT-234 3 Units Integrated Pest Control for Grapes | — | Introduction to the theory and practice of integrated pest control in grape growing including biology and control of common insects and disease problems of North Coast vineyards. source |
| VWT 241 | VWT-241 3 Units Wine Marketing | — | Introduction to wine marketing methods, to basic approaches to packaging, and the advertising and promotion of wine. source |
| VWT 270 | VWT-270 0.5-3 Units Advanced Winemaking | — | Advanced course in winemaking, including development of winemaking style, experimentation in production practices and enhancement of wine quality. Course provides essential skills for a career in com… source |
| VWT 271 | VWT-271 0.5-3 Units Winery Management | — | Fundamentals of winery management including the preparation of annual plans and budgets; labor management; legal compliance, and record-keeping. source |
| VWT 272 | VWT-272 3 Units Fundamentals of Wine Chemistry & Microbiology | — | Chemistry and microbiology of winemaking, this course includes: the use of enzymes and yeasts; fermentation management; wine micro-organisms; phenols; aging; flavor development, and wine stability. source |
| VWT 275 | VWT-275 1 Unit Winery Compliance and Recordkeeping | — | This course provides an introduction to federal, state and county laws and regulations for California wineries. Topics include: bonded winery establishment; winery operations recordkeeping; label com… source |
| VWT 280 | VWT-280 3 Units Fall Winery Operations | — | Winery operations for the fall season, including grape maturity monitoring; grape harvesting; fermentation, handling and storage of new wines; maintenance of wines from previous vintages; general cel… source |
| VWT 281 | VWT-281 3 Units Spring Winery Operations | — | Winery operations for the winter and spring seasons, including handling and storage of new wines; maintenance of wines from previous vintages; general cellar practices. Class operates the Teaching Wi… source |
| VWT 283 | VWT-283 0.5-3 Units Cellar Master Operations | — | Advanced course in cellar operations investigating leadership skills required for cellar supervision including winery planning, coordination, directing resources, and measuring outcomes to produce wi… source |
| VWT 290 | VWT-290 3 Units Viticulture & Winery Technology WOEX 3 | — | Supervised practical work experience. Intended to help the student integrate classroom study with on-the-job training in the wine industry. Student must meet with the Program Coordinator before enrol… source |
| VWT 291 | VWT-291 3 Units Viticulture & Winery Technology WOEX 4 | — | Supervised practical work experience. Intended to help the student integrate classroom study with on-the-job training in the wine industry. Student must meet with the Program Coordinator before enrol… source |
| WELD 100 | WELD-100 3 Units Welding Theory & Practice 1 | — | This is a basic welding course which provides an awareness of welding and cutting processes and develops or upgrades limited manipulative skills involving oxy-fuel and plasma cutting and stick and wi… source |
| WELD 101 | WELD-101 3 Units Welding Theory & Practice 2 | — | The second of a two-semester welding course designed to fit the needs of students in other vocational areas and upgrade welders already in the industry. This welding course is designed to upgrade and… source |
| WELD 120 | WELD-120 7 Units Welding Technology 1 | — | This class provides a basis for all intermediate and advanced level courses.It is the first course of an extensive two-year program preparing the student for a skilled job in the field of welding. Be… source |
| WELD 121 | WELD-121 7 Units Welding Technology 2 | — | The second semester of Welding Technology advances into Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, SMAW electrode selection and the semi-automatic processes of hardwire and Flux core. Concepts and skills are develope… source |
| WELD 150 | WELD-150 3 Units Metal Fabrication 1 | — | Course in metal fabrication techniques to improve employable skills of the vocational technical student. Will include safety, the understanding and use of blueprints, use and care of tools, layout fr… source |
| WELD 240 | WELD-240 7 Units Welding Technology 3 | — | The third semester of Welding Technology continues with the advancement of welding skills in all areas. The study of joint design, materials, layout, symbols, metallurgy, material identification is e… source |
| WELD 241 | WELD-241 7 Units Welding Technology 4 | — | This is the capstone class of Welding Technology and applies the manipulative skills of welding with fabricating techniques. The student will be required to use the skills developed by drafting a pro… source |
| WOEX 100 | WOEX-100 3 Units Work Experience | — | This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive foundation for success in the professional world. Through a combination of practical experience and classroom instruction, students wi… source |