2023-2024 College Catalog

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Nursing – Noncredit

The courses below are intended for students enrolled in the Santa Monica College nursing program.

Nutrition

Please see listing under “Biological Sciences.”

Occupational Therapy

Office Technology

The Office Technology Department offers training in general, medical, and legal office skills. Office workers are responsible for a variety of administrative and clerical duties necessary to run and maintain organizations efficiently. They use a variety of software programs, produce correspondence, maintain databases, manage projects — as well as organize meetings, manage records, and perform receptionist duties. Office workers find employment in many settings, such as corporations, government agencies, schools, law offices, hospitals, and clinics. Some related job titles include office assistant, administrative medical assistant, medical billing and coding specialist, electronic health records specialist, and administrative secretary.

Overseas Programs

Santa Monica College is a member of the College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS) and offers more than 30 overseas study programs around the world. Destinations include Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, and Switzerland. The Overseas Program Office is in the International Education Center. You can reach us at (310) 434-4342 or visit smc.edu/international. Remember, studying abroad is not a foreign idea!

Persian

Most sections require the use of a computer with Internet access for class resources and/or to complete assignments.

Philosophy

Philosophy is a foundation of education in the liberal arts. Philosophy enriches thought, imagination, understanding, and experience. By studying philosophy, students confront questions and problems both theoretical and practical about themselves and their relation to the world. Philosophy courses rigorously examine the basic assumptions of every human endeavor — from seeking knowledge to deciding what is right or wrong — thereby enriching students’ understanding of what it means to be human and preparing them to think critically for a lifetime.

Photography

The Photography program teaches the dynamics of visual communication to illustrate ideas, record events, articulate stories, express moods, sell products, and interpret a person’s character. Courses stress technical knowledge, proficiency in camera control, digital and analog capture methods, artificial light control, and image manipulation.

Photovoltaic Systems

Solar photovoltaic systems convert the energy of sunlight into electricity. Such systems are being installed in growing numbers of businesses and private residences. This growing demand is expected to increase the need for many new jobs for Photovoltaic System Installers. Photovoltaic Systems courses provide students with both the hands-on skills and the broader contextual knowledge necessary to gain successful employment in a variety of different capacities, including installation, repairs, entry-level solar design positions, and sales.

Physical Education

Please see listing under “Kinesiology/Physical Education.”

Physics

Physicists study matter, energy, and the relationships between them and devise methods to apply laws and theories of physics to industry, medicine, and other fields. Some career titles include acoustic physicist, astrophysicist, engineer, satellite data analyst, and medical or nuclear physicist.

Physiology

Please see listing under “Biological Sciences.”

Political Science

Political science is the academic discipline dedicated to the study of power and justice. Political science has four well-defined subfields: political theory, international relations, comparative politics, and American politics. Courses focus on topics and pressing problems, among them war, law, local, state, and national politics, voting, mass media, public opinion, poverty, human rights, race, gender, ideology, class, international organizations, revolutions, and failed states in all parts of the world. Students in these courses learn to critically analyze not only the behavior of political actors, but also their respective political institutions and political systems. The main objectives are to enable students to use strong analytical skills and critical thinking in their analysis of theories, institutions, and processes.

Political Science – Noncredit

The following classes are noncredit and free. They do NOT carry academic credit.

Portuguese

Additional hours to be arranged in the Modern Language Lab for Elementary Portuguese. Most sections require the use of a computer with Internet access for class resources and/or to complete assignments.