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C-ID: PHYS 210.

IGETC Area 5A (Physical Science, + LAB)

• Prerequisite: MATH 8, PHYSCS 21.

Formerly PHYSCS 3.

This course is a calculus-based study of electromagnetism covering aspects of electric and magnetic fields, DC and AC circuits, electromagnetic interactions, light, and relativity. The course is intended for engineering and physical science students.

C-ID: PHYS 215.

IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

• Prerequisite: MATH 8, PHYSCS 21.

Formerly PHYSCS 2.

This course is a calculus-based study of fluids, waves, thermodynamics, and light intended for engineering and physical science students.

• Prerequisite: PHYSCS 21 and MATH 8.
• Advisory: PHYSCS 22 and PHYSCS 23.

This course is a calculus-based introduction to modern physics for engineering and physical science students. Topics will be selected from the areas of relativity and quantum physics that include applications to atoms, molecules, solids, and nuclei.

C-ID: PHYS 105.

IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

• Prerequisite: MATH 2 or (MATH 3 and 4).

This course is an algebra- and trigonometry-based study of classical mechanics, including elastic properties of matter and thermodynamics.

IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

• Prerequisite: PHYSCS 6.

This course is an algebra- and trigonometry-based study of electricity and magnetism, geometrical and wave optics, and some special relativity and quantum physics.

IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

• Prerequisite: MATH 7.

This course is a calculus-based study of the mechanics of solids and liquids, elastic properties of matter, heat, and wave motion.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

• Prerequisite: PHYSCS 8.

This course is a calculus-based study of electricity and magnetism, geometrical and physical optics, special relativity, and quantum physics.

C-ID: POLS 110.

+ satisfies CSU Constitution and American Ideals graduation requirement

• Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course surveys and analyzes the principles, institutions, policies, and politics of U.S. National and California State Governments. Students will use course concepts to situate themselves as citizens and political agents.

• Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

Approved internship must be arranged prior to enrollment.

This course is designed to afford student interns the opportunity to earn academic credit for their public service intern experience. The practical experience will include observation of and actual participation in the work of a national, state, or local legislative or executive government agency. Formal academic credit is required by most of the government agencies and officials as a condition of their participation in our internship program. Academic credit is based on a written report or research paper relating to the internship experience of the student and an oral examination.

• Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

POL SC 12, Model United Nations, is a companion course to POL SC 11.

This course examines global conflict and cooperation since World War II, with special emphasis on the United Nations and related organizations. Arms proliferation and control, regional conflicts, world social and economic cooperation, and governmental and nongovernmental efforts to promote peace and security are examined.

• Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course should be taken concurrently with or subsequent to POL SC 11. Additional fees are required and any costs associated with travel, room and board will be the responsibility of students. Consultation with the instructor is recommended prior to enrollment.

Students will participate in local, state, or national Model United Nations, and will research country positions, policy issues, United Nation rules of debate and parliamentary procedure, diplomacy negotiation, and techniques of conflict resolution.

IGETC AREA 4 (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

• Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This comparative study of the government and politics of the Middle Eastern states gives emphasis to the study of the relationship between political development, political organization, and social structure.

C-ID: POLS 130.

IGETC AREA 4 (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

• Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course surveys the scope and methods of comparative political analysis. It examines democratic, authoritarian, and transitional political systems to illustrate the central theories and ideas in comparative politics. It compares the political structures, processes, and cultures of countries at different levels of economic and social development in several world regions (e.g. Central and Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Central, South and East Asia, and Western and Central Europe).

IGETC AREA 4 (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

The social construction of race and ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation in American society and their relationship to local, state, and national government is covered. Of particular concern are problems of assimilation and integration into the political system, the politics of exclusion, discrimination, voting behavior and pressure group politics, ideology, resistance and political action, the social construction of race and racism, the poor and the culture of poverty, political problems of the aged, the young, women, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people. This course satisfies the SMC requirement for American Cultures.

IGETC AREA 4 (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course examines environmental politics. The political, economic, and social origins of environmental change and degradation are examined, as well as democratic, bureaucratic and market-based solutions to environmental problems advocated by environmental movements, interest groups and political parties. Arguments for best public policy responses to a range of environmental problems will be assessed and debated. The course offers a practical problem-solving approach focusing primarily on the relations between a range of contemporary political values and on what it means to take political responsibility for reducing the human impact on the earth.

POL SC 22 is the same course as ENVRN 22. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

IGETC AREA 4 (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

• Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This interdisciplinary course critically explores the politics of gender and sexuality in contemporary societies. The course considers materials from political theory, philosophy, the study of women, the study of masculinity, and queer studies as it examines the role of gender, gender based social movements, and sexual politics in political and social life and in contemporary political affairs.

IGETC Area 4 (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

• Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course is an introduction to the legal concepts and contemporary legal conflicts in the United States, including the philosophical and historical basis for resolution of conflict. Historical and contemporary conflicts in the areas of civil liberties and civil rights, as well as other current legal conflicts and controversies are addressed. This course satisfies a requirement for the Law Pathway program.

IGETC Area 4 (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

• Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

Course focuses on the nature and study of politics, from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Students explore the methods and approaches used in the field of Political Science to analyze a variety of political concepts and problems, including the nature and distribution of power, justice, citizenship, sustainability, leadership and agency.