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C-ID: ENGL 105.

Cal-GETC Area 1B (Critical Thinking and Composition) or Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

Formerly ENGL 2.

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, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing (or C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course.

• Prerequisite: Successful completion of college-level composition (ENGL C1000/ENGL C1000H/ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent.

In this course, students are introduced to works by diverse authors and major literary genres, developing close reading and analytical writing skills. Students also develop appreciation for and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

A comparative study of selected literature originating in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East from antiquity through the 16th Century.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

The course is a comparative study of selected works of fiction, poetry, and drama, in translation and in English, of literature from around the world from the mid-seventeenth century to the present. In addition, the course examines the social, intellectual, and historical foundations that have shaped the literatures of this period.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).
• Advisory: ENGL C1001 (formerly ENGL 2).

This course surveys literature written in English in countries around the world, including but not limited to the British Isles and the American colonies, from the pre-Norman period in England to the late 18th century.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

A continuation of ENGL 5, this course covers English literature from the late 18th Century to the 20th Century.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course surveys American literature from its beginnings to 1865.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course introduces students to a wide range of American authors and their relationship to major literary and intellectual movements from 1865 to the present.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course provides a survey of the literary works of California, exploring prominent themes and motifs expressed by native and immigrant groups from the time of the Spanish conquest to the 1980s. It defines California literature and its influences on the American literary canon. Students will study and compare issues related to identity and geography, assimilation, family, class, and gender as they are reflected in the works by writers from at least four ethnic groups in the state, including but not limited to indigenous peoples, Chicanos/Latinos, European Americans, Asian Americans, and African Americans.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).
• Advisory: ENGL C1001 (formerly ENGL 2).

This course focuses on the literature written by and about the primary four United States’ racial groups: African Americans, Asian Americans, Latina/o/x Americans, and Native Americans. Students will analyze representative works from major genres and explore both the commonalities and differences among the works, with a focus on confusion and conflict around race and ethnicity specific to American history and culture. The course will also examine the influence of these writers and themes on American literature and the rethinking of the American literary canon.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course surveys contemporary American literature since World War II, with special emphasis on the novel. The selected texts include some of the essential and recurring themes in the history of American literature reflecting a diverse and evolving landscape of gender, ethnic and race relationships. The course content also aims to closely examine current literary criticism and cultural studies in order to familiarize students with different approaches to the interpretation of texts.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

In this course, students read and analyze seven or eight of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, as well as study his life, times, and theatre.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course introduces the students to the variety and wealth of British literature since 1945. The course will focus on novels, short stories, plays, and poetry from among such authors as Angela Carter, Salman Rushdie, Seamus Heaney, and Jeanette Winterson. The course will cover topics such as gender, race, sexuality, and class as well as explore changes in style, genre, and literary experimentation. Discussion of relevant British music, films, fashion, and art will also be introduced.

C-ID: ENGL 120.

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course focuses specifically on Children’s Literature, including the value of children’s books to child psychology and development, and the historical construction of childhood. It introduces representative works from major genres, develops students’ close reading and analytical writing skills, and promotes appreciation and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

In this introduction to the humanities students will survey literature in conjunction with great works of art through the ages (painting, sculpture, music, architecture, dance) exploring how, at widely separated points in time, artists and writers have expressed and responded to cultural, political, and intellectual concerns of their day. In doing so, they will see literature in the context of other art forms.

ENGL 26 is the same course as HUM 26. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

Formerly same course as HIST 30.

This course examines the works of African writers of the essay, the novel and shorter fiction, drama and poetry, with emphasis on the interpersonal, cultural, and political tensions of modern and post-modern Africa as expressed in its literature and history. It explores the universality of this literature while at the same time recognizing its sources in the conflicts of modern history and society.

C-ID: ENGL 120.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course explores the works of Afro-American writers of the essay, novel, short fiction, drama, and poetry. The course develops students’ close reading, analytical writing skills, and promotes an appreciation and a critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of this portion of the American literary tradition.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course is an examination of the novel, short fiction, and drama which may be categorized as “absurd.” These writings portray humans as bewildered beings in an incomprehensible or meaningless universe.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course analyzes the images of women presented in fiction, poetry and drama in various historical periods. Special attention is given to the way women writers transform women’s psychological, sociological and political experience into literature, but course readings may also include male writers.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

Major works of Asian literature will provide a window to the rich cultures of a fascinating part of the world. Students will study literature of at least four Asian countries. The course is designed to introduce students to the important values of the society, the major beliefs and traditions of the culture, and prominent motifs of the arts of these countries.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course will study the major literary works of Asian American writers of the essay, novel, short fiction, drama, and poetry. Through close reading and analytical writing, students will gain an appreciation and a critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of the rich mosaic of Asian American communities. The course will explore the varied and complex nature of the Asian American experience and locate the literature of these communities in the broader context of contemporary American literature.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This introductory course will study contemporary Asian literature and film as reflections of the cultural values and important social and political movements in some Asian countries. Students will study selected films and literature from at least three Asian countries each semester in order to highlight and explore the relationship between images and words, between the verbal text and the visual text.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course studies the major characters and tales from the mythologies of several Asian societies. A sort of ur-knowledge or ur-science, mythology in Asian societies is both an attempt to understand the nature of the cosmos and a human being’s place in it as well as a means of organizing relationships among people to form a cohesive, functioning society. The course takes a thematic approach to myths and legends from a variety of sources, especially literature and the visual arts, to examine humanity’s attempt to explain the unknown and the meaning of life: the beginning of the world, creation of living creatures, explanation of natural phenomena, relationships between gods and mortals, deeds of super heroes, duties of an individual in a society, death, and afterlife. The resonance of these mythological motifs and characters in modern Asian cultures will also be studied.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course studies the major characters and tales from Greek and Roman mythology. It takes a thematic approach to myths and legends from a variety of sources, examining humanity’s attempt to explain the unknown: the beginning of the world, creation of living creatures, explanation of natural phenomena, relationships between gods and mortals, deeds of super heroes, testing, death, and afterlife. The emphasis is primarily on Western culture — Greek and Roman myths which have influenced literature and allied arts from earliest time.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course provides an analytical and critical study of the Old Testament of the Bible, focusing on its component genres and literary qualities. Attention is given to how Biblical literature has been and can be interpreted, studied, and used. Representative types of Biblical literature are examined.

ENGL 51 is the same course as REL ST 51. Students may receive credit for one, but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course introduces the students to the variety and wealth of literature contained in the New Testament. Attention is given to the ways in which Biblical literature has been and can be interpreted, studied, and used. The various types of literature in the Bible are set forth and representative pages of each of these types are presented and examined.

ENGL 52 is the same course as REL ST 52. Students may receive credit for one but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course explores works by Latino-American writers living in the United States. Through critical engagement with works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, and film, students will develop close reading and analytical writing skills that promote appreciation and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of this portion of the American literary tradition.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

Selected poems, short stories, novels, tribal tales, speeches, and memoirs of Native Americans will be examined to deepen the student’s understanding of the experiences and perspectives of native peoples and cultures in what is now called North America.

Cal-GETC Area 3A (Arts) OR Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

Formerly same course as TH ART 7.

This course surveys the work of the great modern dramatists, from Henrik Ibsen (“The Father of Modern Drama”) through Edward Albee.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

As a study of the 20th Century novel, this course includes the English novel and the European novel in translation.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course surveys 20th Century Latin-American literature. The poetry section begins with Dario and modernismo (1888-1910), postmodernismo (1910-1918) and vanguardismo (1918-1938): Neruda, Vallejo, Huidobro, Mistral, and Paz, among others, and concludes with postvanguardismo: Afro-Caribbean and other post-war poetic currents. Prose fiction will begin with realismo or criollismo (1880s-1930s), but will focus on the post-1940s, when Latin-American prose begins to enjoy international renown: Borges, Carpentier and Asturias, precursors to the “boom,” then Fuentes, Sabato, Vargas Llosa, Donoso, Cortazar, and Garcia Marquez, whose works popularized “magic realism.” The course will conclude with contemporary writers, such as Cabrera Infante, Allende, and Puig.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course explores the works of Lesbian and Gay writers of the essay, novel, short fiction, drama, and poetry. The course develops students’ close reading, analytical writing skills, and promotes an appreciation and a critical understanding of the sociohistorical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts that shape representations of Lesbian and Gay experiences in literature.

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1001 (formerly ENGL 2).

This course allows students to study intensively, areas covered cursorily, if at all, in standard literature or composition classes. Students will explore primary works, source materials, and criticism in a seminar topic, giving oral presentations and writing critical analysis. Although the course is of particular importance for English majors, non-majors are also encouraged to take the course.

*UC transfer credit is contingent upon evaluation after transfer of the course by a UC campus. This course should not be used toward calculation of the minimum 60 units needed for admission to UC.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course is a survey of the history, scholarship, and transformations of the fairy tale. The course includes a thematic approach to the first fairy tale collections, examination of notable criticism, and a review of modern reinventions in literature, film, and new media.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

This course surveys modern crime fiction (both short stories and novels) from around the world published after World War II. The novels and stories in this genre are both works of literature and cultural artifacts that provide a significant insight into the ethical, social, and political ethos of the country. The course, therefore, will study the dual identity of these novels and short stories: as literary works and cultural artifacts. Works from three of the following countries will be studied (in English translation): Japan, Sweden, the United States, and Nigeria. Students will compare adaptations of the crime fiction genre and the ways in which crime and social justice resonate in these cultures.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

Science fiction raises the central existential question of what it means to be human in an evolving and incomprehensible world and cosmos. Works in this genre are compelling critiques of the status quo that inspire us to work towards a more humane world. The course will examine Post World War II works in short story, novel, poetry, drama, and film from around the world and how these tales provide an astonishing diversity of thought to the enduring themes of social justice, environmentalism, gender identity, and dreams and nightmares of utopia.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

Graphic literature, also referred to as sequential art or graphic fiction, is one of the world’s great storytelling media. Students will explore its rich history, and consider its evolution from its comic book origins into a multi-faceted international genre. Graphic literature is — in the words of author and artist Eddie Campbell — “an emerging new literature of our times in which word, picture, and typography interact meaningfully and which is in tune with the complexity of modern life.” Students will learn how to read graphic literature, talk about what makes it powerful or effective, and explore a variety of critical approaches to visual storytelling as both a medium of communication and a unique form of literary art.

This course is designed for students to enhance and improve their skills to promote success in college-level composition and reading. It consists of instruction in composition and the comprehension and analysis of readings. It also includes discussion, in-class writing, and a review of English grammar and usage.

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Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Advisory: MATH 31 or MATH 50.

This course emphasizes the application of economic theory to environmental issues and resource allocation. It evaluates the potential role of government in implementing environmental policy to solve issues related to market failure. It also explores the ecological approach to environmental issues, connecting economic systems with natural ecosystems.

ENVRN 4 is the same course as ECON 4. Students may earn credit for one but not both

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This introductory course will use an interdisciplinary approach to provide students with a broad perspective on environmental problems and solutions. Students will be introduced to the strategies used by scientists, economists, political analysts, and other writers and researchers to investigate and analyze environmental and urban issues, human/nature relationships, natural and built environments, and environmental citizenship.

ENVRN 7 is the same course as GEOG 7. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course surveys environmental history of the United States from earliest human migration to the present, focusing on the complex and consequential ways people have perceived, relied on, interacted with, and been impacted by the natural world. Topics include diverse patterns of interaction with land, water, plants, animals, and energy sources, as well as the economic, political, social, cultural, technological and global aspects of these patterns.

ENVRN 14 is the same course as HIST 14. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course introduces the field of environmental ethics with an emphasis on global environmental problems and global citizenship. The conceptual foundations of environmental attitudes and values are examined through an historical survey of philosophies of nature and human/nature relations. Ethical theories are presented and used to analyze contemporary environmental problems, e.g. mistreatment of animals, pollution, climate change, species extinction, natural resource depletion, environmental racism etc. The ethical assumptions underlying various national and international responses to environmental problems will be analyzed and evaluated.

ENVRN 20 is the same course as PHILOS 20. Students may earn credit for one but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course examines environmental politics, including, but not limited to the issues of population, natural resource use, habitat loss, global climate change and pollution. 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 which includes local, state, national and global environmental politics. Course content focuses primarily on political concepts, such as sustainable development and ecological democracy, and on the relations between a range of contemporary political values and the environmental policy recommendations of each. The course explores various perspectives on what it means to take political responsibility for reducing the human impact on the earth.

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

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course surveys global environmental history from early human evolution to the present, focusing on the complex and consequential ways people have perceived, relied on, interacted with and been impacted by the natural world. Topics include the diverse patterns of interaction with land, water, plants, animals, and energy sources, as well as their economic, political, social, cultural, and technological aspects in the local, regional, and global context.

ENVRN 32 is the same course as HIST 32. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course will focus on the theory and application of psychological principles as they relate to the causes of, and potential solutions to, current global environmental problems. Modern ecological issues (such as global climate change, habitat-loss, etc.) have their historical origin in human behavior; this class will focus both on relevant causal behaviors, and on the mental mechanisms that give rise to such behavior. An evolutionary perspective will be employed to identify the pathways by which the clash of a “universal human nature” and the modern environment results in an “evolutionary mismatch.” Evolutionary models such as the “tragedy of the commons” will be elucidated with relevant and real world examples. In addition, the course will explore potential avenues to effectively reshape human kind’s social, technological and economic relationship with its environment. As such, a systems approach will be taken that considers the human as a part of, as well as an influence on, ecosystems. Cutting edge research will be integrated from different domains of psychology (cognitive, social, developmental and evolutionary, etc.) as well as related fields (genetics, behavioral economics, game-theory, anthropology, etc.) to comprehensively study the human-environment interaction.

ENVRN 40 is the same course as PSYCH 40. Students may earn credit for one but not both.

Formerly ESL 10.

ESL 10G is a low-intermediate multi-skills course that helps English language learners improve their listening, speaking, and grammar.

Course credit may not be applied toward satisfaction of Associate in Arts Degree requirements. It is recommended that students take this course concurrently with ESL 10W.

Formerly ESL 10.

ESL 10W is a low-intermediate multi-skills course that helps English language learners improve their reading and writing skills in a multicultural setting. This course focuses on composing a variety of sentence types in present, past, and future tense, reading comprehension, and vocabulary.

Course credit may not be applied toward satisfaction of Associate in Arts Degree requirements. It is recommended that students take this course concurrently with ESL 10G.

• Prerequisite: ESL 10G and ESL 10W or Multiple Measures Placement/ESL Guided Self-Placement.

ESL 11A is an intermediate, multi-skills course that helps English language learners improve their communication skills in a multicultural setting. It focuses on writing academic paragraphs, grammar, reading, academic vocabulary, listening, and speaking.

Students who receive a final grade of “C” in ESL 10G or 10W should enroll in support courses (ESL14A/B, 15, 16A/B/C, 17) before taking ESL 11A or concurrently with ESL 11A.

• Prerequisite: ESL 10G and ESL 10W or placement in ESL 11A.

This course helps English language learners communicate more effectively by learning the vowel and consonant sounds of standard North American English. The course emphasizes listening skills, auditory discrimination, and production of these sounds. It also introduces spelling patterns in relationship to vowel and consonant sounds.

• Prerequisite: ESL 10G or ESL 10W or placement in ESL 11A.

This course is designed to help English language learners communicate more effectively by learning the rhythm and intonation patterns of standard North American English. The course includes a brief review of all vowel sounds and specific consonants.

• Prerequisite: ESL 10G Multiple Measures Placement / ESL Guided Self-Placement or ESL 10W.

This speaking/listening course for English language learners examines the cross-cultural differences that affect communication. It prepares students to understand and speak English more clearly and fluently in pairs, groups, class discussions, interviews, panels, and speeches. Conversation techniques, vocabulary acquisition, reading, and critical thinking are employed.

• Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ESL 11A or ESL 19A.

This course helps English language learners develop confidence and clarity in spoken and written English communication through a focus on the noun system and articles. Topics covered include count and non-count nouns, singular and plural forms, and proper and common nouns. The course also covers modifiers, quantifiers (such as possessives and demonstratives: this, that, these, those), articles (a, an, the), and subject-verb agreement.

*Course credit may not be applied toward satisfaction of Associate in Arts Degree requirements. Concurrent enrollment in ESL 11A or ESL 19A is recommended.

• Prerequisite: ESL 10G Multiple Measures Placement / ESL Guided Self-Placement or ESL 10W.
• Advisory: ESL 11A Concurrent enrollment in ESL 11A.

This course helps English language learners to communicate effectively using correct verb forms including: present, past, future, perfects, passives, conditionals, and modals.

Concurrent enrollment in ESL 11A is recommended.

• Advisory: ESL 11A or concurrent enrollment in ESL 19A or ESL 19B.

This course helps English language learners to construct grammatically correct sentences using appropriate punctuation. Students will learn to combine sentence elements (clauses and phrases) to produce effective sentences.

Concurrent enrollment in ESL 11A, ESL 19A, or ESL 19B is recommended.

• Prerequisite: ESL 10G Multiple Measures Placement / ESL Guided Self-Placement.
• Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ESL 11A is advised.

This course is designed for intermediate English language learners who want to improve their reading skills. Students will improve their reading comprehension and critical thinking skills by utilizing strategies such as previewing, skimming, scanning, and making inferences. They will learn how to identify main ideas and details and an author’s purpose and tone. They will analyze passages from fiction and non-fiction. Students are encouraged to take ESL 17 concurrently with ESL 11A or ESL 19A.

• Prerequisite: ESL 11A or multiple measures placement.

*UC unit limitation for ESL 11B, 21A, 21B, 19A, and 19B is 8 units.

This high-intermediate course helps English language learners improve their communication skills in a multicultural setting. It focuses on paragraph and essay writing, reading, academic vocabulary, critical thinking, and advanced grammar.

• Prerequisite: ESL 19A.

*UC unit limitation for ESL 11B, 21A, 21B, 19A, and 19B is 8 units.

This advanced course helps English language learners refine their communication skills with an emphasis on reading, writing, and critical thinking in a multicultural setting. Students compose multi-paragraph essays that integrate source materials and use advanced grammar and vocabulary.

• Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ESL 19A or ESL 19B or ESL guided self- placement / multiple measures in ESL 19A or 19B.

This course helps high-intermediate English language learners improve their grammar and sentence variety in speaking and writing. It focuses on language skills needed to complete ESL 19A and ESL 19B. ESL 19A and ESL 19B students who need extra help with grammar are encouraged to enroll in this class.

• Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ESL 19A or ESL 19B or selection of ESL 19A or ESL 19B using the ESL Guided Self Placement or multiple measures.

This course helps advanced English language learners refine their writing and editing skills. Concurrent enrollment in this course is highly recommended for success in ESL 19A and ESL 19B.

• Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ESL 19A or ESL 19B or ESL guided self- placement / multiple measures in ESL 19A or 19B.

This course is designed for students who wish to develop their techniques for understanding academic vocabulary and using English words idiomatically. It emphasizes context and use of high-frequency academic vocabulary. Students will learn to comprehend and use approximately 200 academic words to improve their reading comprehension, speaking, listening, and writing skills for academic success. It is designed for students at the 19A or 19B level.

This low-beginning, multi-skills course is designed to improve the English language skills of non-native speakers. The course focuses on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The skills taught in this course prepare students to transition to post-secondary education and to function effectively as community members, parents, and participants in the workforce.

• Advisory: ESL 901.

This high-beginning, multi-skills course is designed to improve the English language skills of non-native speakers. The course focuses on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The skills taught in this course prepare students to transition to post-secondary education and to function effectively as community members, parents, and participants in the workforce.

• Advisory: ESL 902.

This low-intermediate, multi-skills course is designed to improve the English language skills of non-native speakers. The course focuses on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The skills taught in this course prepare students to transition to post-secondary education and to function effectively as community members, parents, and participants in the workforce.

• Advisory: ESL 903.

This high-intermediate, multi-skills course is designed to improve the English language skills of non-native speakers. The course focuses on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The skills taught in this course prepare students to transition to post-secondary education and to function effectively as community members, parents, and participants in the workforce.

• Advisory: ESL 904.

This low-advanced, multi-skills course is designed to improve the English language skills of non-native speakers. The course focuses on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The skills taught in this course prepare students to transition to post-secondary education and to function effectively as community members, parents, and participants in the workforce.

• Advisory: ESL 905.

This high-advanced multi-skills course is designed to improve the English language skills of non-native speakers. The course focuses on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The skills taught in this course prepare students to transition to post-secondary education and to function effectively as community members, parents, and participants in the workforce.

In this course, beginning ESL students focus on developing listening and speaking skills needed to communicate effectively in social, work, and academic contexts.

• Advisory: ESL 911.

In this intermediate ESL course, students focus on developing listening and speaking skills needed to communicate effectively in social, work, and academic contexts.

• Advisory: ESL 913.

In this advanced ESL course, students focus on developing listening and speaking skills needed to communicate effectively in social, work, and academic contexts.

This noncredit ESL course is mirrored to the credit course ESL 14B Pronunciation, Rhythm, and Intonation and is designed for noncredit students who wish to transition to credit coursework. This course is designed to help ESL students communicate more effectively by learning the rhythm and intonation patterns of standard North American English. The course includes a brief review of all vowel sounds and specific consonants.

• Advisory: ESL 905.

This noncredit ESL course is mirrored to the credit course ESL 15 and is designed for noncredit students who wish to transition to credit coursework. This speaking/listening course for English language learners examines the cross-cultural differences that affect communication. It prepares students to understand and speak English more clearly and fluently in pairs, groups, class discussions, interviews, panels, and speeches. Conversation techniques, vocabulary acquisition, reading, and critical thinking are employed.

• Advisory: ESL 905 or ESL 965.

This noncredit ESL course is mirrored to the credit course ESL 20A-Advanced Grammar Workshop and is designed for noncredit students who wish to transition to credit coursework. This course helps high-intermediate English language learners improve their grammar and sentence variety in speaking and writing. It focuses on language skills needed to complete ESL 19A and ESL 19B.

• Advisory: ESL 905 or ESL 965.

This noncredit ESL course is mirrored to the credit course ESL 20B-Advanced Grammar and Editing and is designed for noncredit students who wish to transition to credit coursework. This is an advanced grammar course designed to improve a student’s syntax and editing proficiency. Concurrent enrollment in this course is highly recommended for success in ESL 19A and ESL 19B.

This course is designed for the beginning ESL student. Students at this level will focus on developing their reading, vocabulary, and writing skills for success at work, school, and in the community. Students in this class learn to read a variety of texts and to write short notes and emails.

• Advisory: ESL 961.

This course is designed for the intermediate ESL student. The course focuses on improving vocabulary, reading and writing skills for success at work, school, and in the community. Students learn to read a variety of informational texts and to write paragraphs for a range of purposes.

• Advisory: ESL 963.

This course is designed for the advanced ESL student. The course focuses on improving vocabulary, reading and writing skills for success at work, school, and in the community. Students learn to read a variety of informational texts and to write multi-paragraph compositions.

In this beginning ESL course, students engage in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities that focus on developing vocabulary needed to function effectively in social, work, and academic contexts. Students in this course are introduced to basic word learning skills and study skills.

• Advisory: ESL 971.

In this intermediate ESL course, students engage in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities that focus on acquiring vocabulary needed for social, work, and academic contexts. Students in this course expand their English language vocabulary while developing word learning and study strategies.

• Advisory: ESL 973.

In this advanced ESL course, students engage in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities that focus on acquiring vocabulary needed to communicate effectively in social, work, and academic contexts. Students in this course expand their English language vocabulary while developing independent word learning and study strategies.

• Advisory: ESL 905 or ESL 975.

This noncredit ESL course is mirrored to the credit course ESL 28-Academic Vocabulary Skills. This course is designed for noncredit ESL students who wish to develop their techniques for understanding academic vocabulary and using English words idiomatically. It emphasizes context and use of high-frequency academic vocabulary. Students will learn to comprehend and use approximately 200 academic words to improve their reading comprehension, speaking, listening, and writing skills for academic success. It is designed for students at the 19A or 19B level.

This course prepares students to pass all three parts of the US Citizenship Test: 1) English Reading and Writing, 2) Civics and History, 3) Personal Questions.

This high intermediate/advanced ESL course introduces English language speaking, writing, listening, reading, vocabulary, and study skills as related to specific academic and career pathways. Students in this course are introduced to critical thinking, teamwork, cultural awareness and autonomous learning strategies that are transferable to college and career pathways.

This high intermediate/advanced ESL course focuses on English language speaking, writing, listening, reading, vocabulary and study skills as related to specific academic and career pathways. Students produce written work and oral presentations relevant to their field as they apply critical thinking, cultural awareness, and autonomous learning strategies that are transferable to college and career pathways.

Students are recommended to complete ESL 994 prior to taking this course.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences) and 6 (Ethnic Studies). Cal-GETC credit for ETH ST 1 starts effective Fall 2023. Students who took ETH ST 1 prior to Fall 2023 will not receive Cal-GETC credit for Area 4 and/or 7.

Ethnic Studies is the critical and interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, and indigeneity with a focus on the experiences and perspectives of Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latina/o/x Americans, and other people of color within and beyond the United States. This course explores key theories, scholarly works, and ideas that have formed the basis of the broad multidisciplinary field of Ethnic Studies. Various perspectives are examined to discover the ways in which race and racism have been, and continue to be, powerful social, cultural and political forces, and their connections to other axes of stratification including gender, class, sexuality and legal status. This course examines the effects of institutional racism, coloniality, marginalization, socio-economic and political discrimination, and ethnocentrism on American ethnic and racial groups.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This introductory-level course explores historical and contemporary Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x political, social, and cultural practices and experiences in the United States. This course examines the foundations and theories of Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x Studies and contemporary approaches to studying Chicana/o/x/and Latina/o/x communities. Course topics include history, social movements, politics, community, art, spirituality, cultural production, intersectional identity formation, gender, sexuality, class, family, social justice, agency, and self-affirmation. Moreover, the course critically analyzes race and ethnicity, racialization, equity, ethnocentrism, Eurocentrism, and white supremacy.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

This course introduces students to the field of African American and Black studies. As a survey course, it traces the historical and current social conditions and contributions of Black and African-descended people in the U.S. It provides broad and interdisciplinary perspectives, examining and exploring significant figures, ideas, issues, and methodologies central to understanding the African American experience. Course topics include history, social movements, politics, community, art, spirituality, cultural production, intersectional identity formation, gender, sexuality, class, family, social justice, agency, and self-affirmation. Moreover, the course critically analyzes race and ethnicity, racialization, equity, ethnocentrism, Eurocentrism, and white supremacy. Students will develop critical tools, frameworks, and vocabulary for further study in the field.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

Introduction to Asian American studies focuses on the historical and contemporary experiences of APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) communities from the nineteenth century to the present. This course centers on issues surrounding identity formation evolution across dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender sexuality, socioeconomic class, labor, religion/spirituality, and ability. The course also explores APIDA experiences through interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and historical, social, political, legal, educational, artistic, and environmental contexts, including (im)migration, colonialism and decolonization, activism and social movements, resistance and community formation.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Native American Studies and to the experiences and expressions of Indigenous communities primarily in the United States of America. The course explores historical and contemporary topics important to Native American tribal nations, including their cultures, philosophies, creative expressions, and lived experiences, emphasizing Native American voices and perspectives. The course will cover subjects that may include the racialization of Native Americans, the acknowledgment of treaty rights and sovereignty, traditional ecological knowledge, the role Native Americans have played in U.S. history, and contemporary challenges.

This course is designed to serve both students of fashion design and fashion merchandising in preparing them to become familiar with the nature of fashion design and its components and to understand how environmental factors influence the style, color, texture, and design of garments. Fashion materials, theories of fashion adoption, sources of design inspiration, and manufacturing a garment will be discussed.

This course is an exploration of color theory and elements of design with emphasis on the expertise of color mixing and creative color combinations. Theory is applied to textile, fashion design, and fashion merchandising.

This course is an introduction to basic sewing techniques of costume and manufacturing apparel and provides familiarization with the tools used in the fashion industry. Development of fundamental skills and terminology of clothing construction. Emphasis is on interrelationship of fabric, fiber, design and construction techniques. This course is required of all Fashion Design and Merchandising majors.

This is an introductory course in fashion buying to acquaint the students with the life of a buyer that includes considerations and practices of an executive or middle manager. The buyer’s position includes responsibilities such as making evaluations and maintaining standards that are complete and constant. This course will also present an awareness of quality effect of stocking merchandise and knowing and effectively practicing what to buy, when to buy, and how much to buy.

• Advisory: FASHN 3.

This course is a study of the basic pattern drafting techniques of the apparel industry and the transfer of a design to a flat pattern. Students learn to design and make their own patterns.

• Advisory: FASHN 6A.

This course is a continuation of Fashion 6A with emphasis on more advanced and complex design creations in harmony with the current trends.

A detailed study of textiles from fiber to finished fabric is covered in this course including identifications of fiber types, construction, printing, dyeing, and finishes of natural/man-made fabrics. Emphasis is on fabric design, principles of patterns, and methods of textile decoration.

This survey of fashion of the Western world introduces historic dress as an inspiration and a design resource for students of fashion design and fashion buying and merchandising. The evolution silhouette and the cut and construction of men’s and women’s garments are analyzed using slides of paintings, drawings, sculpture and historic costume. Contemporary examples in fashion are compared to their historic sources.

This course will give students skill in drawing fashion figures and deals with contemporary idealized proportions used for fashion today for both fashion design and fashion merchandising. Students will develop individual style in their presentation, and learn to use their drawing as a means of communicating their ideas and designs.

• Advisory: FASHN 2 and FASHN 9A.

This course provides the student with advanced techniques used to illustrate fashion and is for students of fashion design or fashion merchandising. Techniques are taught that are used for quick and realistic sketching and rendering with water color to illustrate various designs and textures.

• Advisory: FASHN 3.

Emphasis on unique and creative designs with manipulation of appropriate and more difficult fabrics. Students will gain more confidence and speed in their design developments, pattern making and construction.

• Advisory: FASHN 3.

This course explores traditional and contemporary tailoring techniques as applied to the design and construction of men’s and women’s coats, suits, jackets and other tailored garments. It includes a study of the ready-to-wear and retail clothing fields, with emphasis on the individual as a consumer of tailored garments.

• Advisory: FASHN 6A or FASHN 13.

This course is designed to give students of Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising the opportunity to learn how to plan and develop a Fashion Show.

• Advisory: FASHN 6A.

This course covers the principles of draping and the ability to develop a pattern in three-dimensional form, opening new ways of designing and creating and recognizing the qualities of a well-designed garment.

• Advisory: FASHN 13.

This course is a continuation of Fashion 13 and deals with more complex and original designs for draping. Students will learn how to analyze and interpret complicated designs by means of draping and gain enough experience and speed to create and develop more advanced designs.

Apparel worn as national dress by people all over the world is surveyed. The origins and functions of clothing in different cultures are examined. Creative designing is inspired by ethnic costumes.

• Advisory: FASHN 6A or FASHN 9.

Grading is the process of proportionally increasing or decreasing the production pieces according to set measurements for each clothing classification (Women’s Junior Petite, Junior, Misses, Half-sizes). This is done without changing or losing the style proportions which are part of the design concept while still retaining the original lines and style of the garment. Students are introduced to and become familiar with a computer program used for grading in the fashion industry, and with the logic and rules that apply to pattern grading.

• Advisory: FASHN 6A and FASHN 13.

This course will provide industry-oriented application of design skill sets for developing apparel groups and a final collection ready for production. Costing and production methods, line organization, sourcing suitable fabrics, cost sheets, production patterns and sample making will be covered. One final collection will be produced for fashion show presentation.

• Advisory: FASHN 1.

Computer-assisted applications are used as tools to design and create original and innovative work for fashion marketing or fashion design. This is an introductory course requiring basic computer skills.

Students will need access to a computer and the Adobe Creative Suite software.

• Advisory: FASHN 1 and FASHN 5.

This course will provide students with an understanding of the psychology, sociology and cultural influences that affect consumer fashion purchasing behavior. The interaction of aspects of the fashion business, including planning, pricing, promotion and distribution, will be covered. Students will learn about how to reach targeted customers locally or globally, with accuracy of products, prices, promotions and channels of distribution.

• Advisory: FASHN 1.

This course involves the study and exploration of styling fashion visual presentations, including editorial, ad campaigns, and digital retail environmental display. Students will research promotion techniques and methodology used for window and catalog display, exhibitions, look books, and graphic collateral used in various market categories in order to create a styling concept portfolio.

• Advisory: FASHN 9A or FASHN 18.

This advanced course addresses the skills necessary to produce a well-organized and thoroughly planned portfolio, both virtual and printed, to be presented on job interviews. Students will be expected to have completed a body of work, prior to taking this course, from which to build a portfolio.

Students should bring prior and current design projects for portfolio content.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

Please see “Internships” section.

Please see “Internships” section.

Please see “Internships” section.

Cal-GETC Area 3A (Arts)

Formerly CINEMA 9.

This course introduces students to the aesthetic or formal properties of cinema, including narrative, performance, mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, and sound. Students then examine genre filmmaking and different modes of cinematic representation, including animated and avant-garde cinema, as well as works in documentary and nonfiction.

This course is intended as a beginning course to introduce students to cinema.

Cal-GETC Area 3A (Arts)

Formerly CINEMA 1.

A broad survey is made of the history, theory, techniques, and development of motion pictures. The history of film as a major art form and its major artists, works, and styles are emphasized. Film examples are screened in class.

Cal-GETC Area 3A (Arts)

This course introduces documentary film and media through a formal, historical, social and political perspective. Focuses on analysis of various types of domestic and international documentaries with a wide range of subject matter.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Formerly CINEMA 5.

This course examines cinema as a reflection of and influence on American society. Films are situated within the political, cultural, and economic contexts of their times, and are analyzed as records of the industrial practices, thematic trends, and social attitudes of the past that help to shape the present.

Cal-GETC Area 3A (Arts) or Area 3B (Humanities)

Formerly CINEMA 8.

This course examines the construction and representation of gender and sexuality in cinema both in the U.S. and internationally, including majority as well minority groups. Students will analyze films to understand how the concepts of gender and sexuality have been imagined, complicated, and challenged cinematically. Issues of access—who does and does not get to produce, distribute, and exhibit cinema—will also be examined. While gender and sexuality are in the foreground, issues like age, race, ethnicity, nationality, and ableism will also be considered.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

Formerly CINEMA 7.

This course examines the construction and representation of race and ethnicity in cinema, both in the U.S. and internationally, including majority as well as minority groups. Students will analyze films to understand how the concepts of race and ethnicity have been imagined, complicated, and challenged cinematically. Issues of access—who does and does not get to produce, distribute, and exhibit cinema—will also be examined. While race and ethnicity are in the foreground, issues like nationality, gender, sexuality, age, and ableism will also be considered.

Cal-GETC Area 3A (Arts)

Formerly CINEMA 2.

This course introduces students to the concept of genre — or ‘category’ — in cinema, exploring the economic, aesthetic, and cultural reasons for genre film making. Typically, it will focus on one genre and its development over time — like Romantic Comedy, Horror, or the Western — and why some genres endure while others fade away. The genre under examination may change each semester.

• Advisory: FILM 2.

Formerly CINEMA 4.

This course examines the artistic, cultural, and economic contributions of a screenwriter, director, producer, star, or studio. By exploring their various works, we can understand the development of their style, their ideological or social concerns, as well as their standing in the film industry and beyond. Specific film artists will vary from semester to semester.

• Advisory: FILM 1.

Formerly CINEMA 10.

This course introduces students to the ways scholars have explained cinema as an art form, entertainment, and social force since the late 1800s. It begins with theories connected to the early development of cinema and moves on through the mid-20th century. It then examines theories emerging today as cinema intersects with new forms of expression. Students will learn to use theory in analyzing cinema, composing essays and presentations for popular and academic contexts.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

• Advisory: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

Formerly same course as ENGL 11.

This course explores the process of transforming works from various sources — including literature, television, radio, video games, comic books, and historical events — into movies. Students will study various approaches to adapting source material into cinema, the expressive powers and limitations of the sources in question, and how to evaluate the adapted work in relation to its original format.

This course examines short-form cinema — movies under 60 minutes in length — from different periods and parts of the world, including those that are narrative, experimental, documentary, and animated in nature. Students will also explore the challenges and opportunities of short-form cinema, from economics and aesthetics to exhibition in theaters, film festivals, television, the Internet, and cell phones.

This course examines subjects in Film Studies that do not fit within the confines of existing courses. These could be issues of interest to our specific region, community, and student populations, or areas of faculty research in the field.

• Advisory: ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 1).

Formerly CINEMA 11A.

This course is designed to teach the student the basic tools of scriptwriting for film, television, or theater, focusing on the aesthetic and commercial demands of each medium.

• Prerequisite: FILM 20.

Formerly CINEMA 11B.

This course is designed to provide intermediate level training in skills required to create scripts for film, television, or theatre. Techniques of writing and marketing scripts are explored.

• Advisory: FILM 20.

Formerly CINEMA 3.

This course is designed for students who are interested in transforming a creative concept into a practical production plan. By viewing, discussing, and analyzing scripts, television, and film, students will learn skills necessary to start production of a film or video.

This is an introductory course covering both the basic techniques of digital filmmaking and of critical appreciation, while emphasizing students’ personal and creative expression. Topics will include the theory and practice of visualization, the grammar of cinematic storytelling, the aesthetics of various film movements, camera technique, lighting, sound recording, directing, and other fundamentals related to learning the craft of digital filmmaking. Students will engage in critical appreciation and individual and group analysis of movies, as well as in filming exercises under the direct and continuous supervision of their instructor.

• Prerequisite: FILM 31.
• Corequisite: FILM 32L.

This course focuses on intermediate techniques of digital filmmaking and theoretical and critical rubrics, allowing the student to gain proficiency in producing, directing, cinematography, production design, sound recording, grip/electric, and editing. Students learn the roles and responsibilities of various facets of the filmmaking process during pre-production, production and post-production. Working with previously produced scenes written by industry professionals, students learn skills that include the visualization of the screenplay, script breakdown, preparation of shot lists, direction of actors, and the staging of action for the camera.

• Corequisite: FILM 32.

This course focuses on intermediate techniques of digital filmmaking and theoretical and critical rubrics, allowing the student to gain proficiency in producing, directing, cinematography, production design, sound recording, grip/electric, and editing. Students learn the roles and responsibilities of various facets of the filmmaking process during pre-production, production and post-production. Working with previously produced scenes written by industry professionals, students learn skills that include the visualization of the screenplay, script breakdown, preparation of shot lists, direction of actors, and the staging of action for the camera.

• Prerequisite: FILM 32.
• Corequisite: FILM 33L.

In this course, students go through the process of making a short narrative film together, emulating a professional working environment. Supervised by their instructor, students develop, pre-produce, rehearse, shoot, and edit scenes from an original screenplay that is filmed in its entirety in the lab component course (Film 33L) at the end of the semester.

• Corequisite: FILM 33.

In this course students will collectively develop and shoot one narrative short film throughout the semester. This course is the laboratory component for Film 33 and will parallel the lecture topics of that course.

• Prerequisite: FILM 32.
• Corequisite: FILM 34L.

This course focuses on advanced techniques of digital filmmaking and theoretical and critical rubrics, allowing the student to gain increased proficiency in producing, directing, cinematography, production design, sound recording, grip/electric, and editing, while at the same time producing original content. Students hone their skills in various facets of the filmmaking process during pre-production, production and post-production. Working with original content that has not yet been produced and/or material written by themselves, students advance their skills in the visualization of the screenplay, script breakdown, preparation of shot lists, working with actors, and the staging of action for the camera.

• Corequisite: FILM 34.

This is the laboratory component of Film 34. The laboratory projects will parallel the advanced filmmaking lecture topics taught in Film 34. The lab projects will foster advanced skills in producing, directing, cinematography, production design, sound recording, grip/electric, and editing. Students will produce elaborate and well-crafted original content based on narrative film scenes written by themselves or derived from scripts that have not yet been produced. These advanced projects will be filmed in their entirety in class, working in collaboration with all the students enrolled in the course.

In this hands-on course, students will delve into the art and craft of cinematography: the methods and techniques by which motion picture photography and lighting help give a film meaning and aesthetic purpose. Through lectures, demonstrations and exercises in a supervised classroom environment, students will learn to operate state-of-the-art digital and electronic equipment while applying the fundamental principles of lighting, composition, exposure, focus, lens selection, and camera dynamics into purposeful visual storytelling.

• Prerequisite: FILM 40.

Advanced study of the principles of Cinematography, which includes the technical and aesthetic discussion of film and digital cameras and their corresponding workflows. Film genres, lighting (light and shadows), composition, camera movement, and lens selection (Spherical & Anamorphic) are also discussed. The analysis of Cinematic Film format aspect ratios, their history and most common uses today, and a brief study of art history and painting. The interpretation of the meaning of color-related and applied to art direction, wardrobe, and production design, while carrying the process through color grading and color correction of the visual image (footage) to the ultimate presentation of the actual finished film.

This course provides a practical in-depth study of the fundamental aspects of recording and mixing production sound for film and television. Subjects include: introduction to production sound equipment, location sound recording and mixing techniques, on-set sound assessment and troubleshooting, digital audio workstation basics, along with dialogue and ADR (automated dialogue replacement) recording and editing.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

Please see “Internships” section.

Please see “Internships” section.

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course introduces the students to basic vocabulary and fundamental sentence structures in the present and past. Pronunciation, grammar and everyday vocabulary are stressed as indispensable tools for comprehension and expression. French customs, culture and everyday life are also highlighted. The course is taught in French except in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Advisory: FRENCH 1*.

This course completes the basics of the language further stressing pronunciation, grammar and everyday vocabulary as indispensable tools for comprehension. It also includes simplified readings highlighting French customs, culture, and everyday life. This course is taught in French except in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

*The advisory for this course is comparable to two years of high school French.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Advisory: FRENCH 2*.

This course offers an in-depth review and practice of functional French grammar and vocabulary, with a strong emphasis on communication and cultural competency across the French-speaking world. Students will engage in dynamic discussions based on selected films and readings that reflect diverse Francophone perspectives. The course is conducted primarily in French, with limited use of English for clarification when necessary, at the discretion of the professor.

*The advisory for this course is comparable to three years of high school French.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Advisory: FRENCH 3*.

This course is designed to review functional French grammar with emphasis upon idiomatic constructions and expressions. Oral discussions are based on selected readings from contemporary French and Francophone literature and other types of media. This course is taught in French except in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

*The advisory for this course is comparable to four years of high school French.

• Prerequisite: FRENCH 2*.

*The prerequisite for this course is comparable to three years of high school French.

This course provides an opportunity to acquire fluency in spoken French with emphasis on natural, colloquial use. This course is taught in French unless in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Advisory: FRENCH 3.

This course traces the development of French culture from the French Revolution to the present. It examines the fundamentals of French culture including history, geography, politics, immigration, regional identity, education, literature and the arts, and religion. It also addresses the place of France within the European Union, and some challenges faced by Francophone countries. The course will be taught in French except in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Advisory: FRENCH 3.

The course examines the different cultures of the French-speaking world through the analysis of films. Students will not only learn some vocabulary pertinent to the analysis of films but they will also practice advanced conversation and study advanced grammar through written and spoken tasks. The films chosen for the course focus on the important issues that characterize the French-speaking world such as colonialism, diversity, immigration, and women’s issues, among others. This course will be taught in French except in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

• Corequisite: Any course in French.

This course — taken in tandem with another course in the discipline — enables a student to apply course content in a meaningful and relevant way to a particular activity. In this hands-on course, students engage in applied learning through unpaid experiential activities organized by the student (in conjunction with SMC’s applied/service learning center) and approved by the instructor. Students will develop a customized reading list relevant to their particular activity, complete a minimum of 15 hours of volunteer work with that activity, and submit academically-sound written reports regarding the activity. By applying course material to their experience, students develop a deeper understanding of the discipline.

Formerly ET 42.

This course is an introductory overview of the electronic game development process that underlines the historical context, content creation strategies, and future trends in the industry. The course will also explain how games are produced, tested, and released. This course will also cover the history of game platforms up to the most recent systems, and the expanded growth in Mobile, Casual, and Serious game development.

Formerly ET 44.

This course focuses on building a solid understanding of play mechanics: the formal elements of play, the dramatic elements that make a game meaningful to its players, and the system dynamics that shape the overall experience. Lectures will use historical and current games and genres to illustrate key concepts. Topics include strategy and tactics, resource management, emergent complexity, puzzles and puzzle development, and the business of games. Students will learn to analyze existing games and develop original game concepts critically.

This introductory course provides an overview of the 3D real-time creation tool, Unreal Engine, as it may be applied to a variety of disciplines, such as game development, architectural visualization, and filmmaking. Topics covered include 3D objects, materials, lighting, physics, cameras and effects. In addition to the technical skills needed to effectively use the software, students will also be introduced to professional workflows for a range of careers.

• Advisory: GAME 1, GAME 2.

This is a faculty-supervised studio course that will enable students to produce game prototypes for portfolio inclusion. Working in teams, students will develop original game design documents, turning them into physical prototypes for common tabletop game formats such as board games, card games, or dice games. Instruction will focus on iterative design, playtesting, and successful communication. Each team will develop multiple prototypes, and team members will assume different roles for each design.

• Advisory: GAME 10.

Formerly ET 13.

This is a faculty-supervised studio course that will enable students to produce 2D game prototypes for portfolio inclusion. Working in teams, students will develop original game design documents into playable software prototypes. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of multi-platform software authoring including interactive storytelling, navigation metaphors, technical constraints, and usability. Students will gain experience working with media (text, graphics, animation, video, and audio), using authoring environments, and writing scripts to control interactivity. Emphasis will also be placed on iterative design, playtesting, and successful communication. Each team will complete one major 2D game prototype for portfolio development.

This course uses the Unity game engine.

• Advisory: GAME 20.

Formerly ET 49.

This is a faculty-supervised studio course that will enable students to produce 3D game prototypes for portfolio inclusion. Working in teams, students will develop original game design documents into playable software prototypes. Instruction will focus on advanced principles of multi-platform software authoring as well as on iterative design, playtesting, and successful communication. Each team will complete one major 3D game prototype for portfolio development.

This course uses the Unity game engine.

A working knowledge of Windows and the Internet. Formerly same course as CIS 19 and GEOG 19.

This introductory course focuses on understanding and utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) solutions in business. It is not a substitute for the basic GIS course. Students will apply the use of ArcGIS to identify and display retail markets, evaluate the suitability of sites for establishing or relocating a business or to expand sales territories.

GIS are computer-based systems used to collect, store and analyze geographic information. This course will present the concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and its applications to spatial data management. Topics include: Identification and acquisition of GIS data; Assessment of vector and raster data, scale, resolution, map projection, coordinate systems, georeferencing and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Spatial analysis and modeling with GIS will also be presented.

GIS 20 is the same course as GEOG 20. Students may receive credit for one, but not both.

Formerly same course as CIS 21.

This introductory course will focus on understanding and utilizing GIS for law enforcement. Students will utilize ArcMap GIS software in a hands-on computer setting to identify and display crime data, evaluate Part I and II crime activity, gang activity, etc., on maps. Emphasis will be on GPS locations of crime incidents, clustering of thefts, burglaries, rapes, bank robberies, and plot victim locational and demographic characteristics. Students will track and evaluate patrol assignments and fleet unit routing to create more effective utilization patterns. US Census, DOJ CRS and local governmental data shall be utilized in creating crime maps.

This course focuses on understanding and utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Disaster Management. Students will use ArcMap and other mapping information systems to mitigate, plan and respond to weather storm related conditions such as earthquakes, toxic and chemical air releases, and other hazards. This course is designed to enable students to identify areas that might be affected by natural and human-induced disasters.

• Prerequisite: GEOG 20 or GIS 20.

Formerly same course as CIS 23.

This course emphasizes GIS principles and methodology used in both the private and public sectors. Hands-on applications using both raster and vector data and technology will expose students to more advanced understanding of GIS. Students will learn various methods of data acquisition, including Global Positioning Systems (GPS) as well as the World Wide Web. The add-on modules extend the analytical capabilities of ArcMap and allow input of map features and conversion of feature themes from raster to vector. This course will also provide an introduction to several of ArcMap’s extension including Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst. Students will complete a Model Builder to be used in siting new solar sites. Spatial Analysis will include slope and aspect maps, neighborhood and zone analysis. The course will present single and multi-layer statistical operations including classification, coordination, and modeling analysis.

GIS 23 is the same course as GEOG 23. Students may receive credit for one, but not both.

This course provides a general introduction to Cartography, broadly defined as the art, science, and ethics of map making and map use. The emphases include map scale, map projection, reference and thematic map reading, symbolization and map design. A variety of modern geospatial technologies and tools are covered, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Remote Sensing, and web mapping. The course includes both lecture and hands-on application.

GEOG 25 is the same course as GIS 25. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

This course introduces students to the basic concepts of remote sensing, characteristics of remote sensors, and remote sensing applications in academic disciplines and professional industries. Emphases are placed on remote sensing data acquisition; digital image processing and interpretation. The course is designed for students interested in the Earth Observing System, environmental monitoring techniques, and image analysis.

GIS 26 is the same course as GEOG 26. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

• Advisory: GIS 20 or GEOG 20.

This course focuses on utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in real world applications such as disaster management, crime analysis, environmental sustainability analysis, and marketing. Students will use ArcGIS and other open source GIS software to process, analyze and map geospatial data, extract geospatial information, and develop geospatial wisdom. Emphases are placed on developing geospatial thinking and utilizing GIS to answer geospatial questions.

C-ID: GEOG 110.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab)

*Maximum credit allowed for GEOG 1 and GEOG 5 is one course (4 units).

This course surveys the distribution and relationships of environmental elements in our atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, including weather, climate, water resources, landforms, soils, natural vegetation, and wildlife. Focus is on the systems and cycles of our natural world, including the effects of the sun and moon on environmental processes, and the roles played by humans.

C-ID: GEOG 120.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

This course is a study of humanity and its planetary home of distinctive places, spaces, landscapes, and environments. The course systematically considers geographic patterns, processes, and issues, beginning with the basic questions of Where? and Why There? Specific topics examined include human population change and migration; agriculture and food systems; urban-economic development; cultural and environmental change in an age of globalization, with specific attention paid to language, religion, ethnic identity, and biodiversity; and international geopolitics.

C-ID: GEOG 130.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab)

This course is a survey of the earth’s atmosphere, with special reference to the causes and regional distribution of weather and climate. The nature and causes of winds, clouds, precipitation, and severe storms are studied. Students will learn techniques of local weather observation and prediction.

C-ID: GEOG 115.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

*Maximum credit allowed for GEOG 1 and GEOG 5 is one course (4 units).

This course surveys the distribution and relationships of environmental elements in our atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, including weather, climate, water resources, landforms, soils, natural vegetation, and wildlife. Focus is on the systems and cycles of our natural world, including the effects of the sun and moon on environmental processes, and the roles played by humans. Laboratory work emphasizes the practical application of concepts presented in lecture, introduces the student to some of the tools and methods used in Physical Geography, and may include field study opportunities.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This introductory course will use an interdisciplinary approach to provide students with a broad perspective on environmental problems and solutions. Students will be introduced to the strategies used by scientists, economists, political analysts, and other writers and researchers to investigate and analyze environmental and urban issues, human/nature relationships, natural and built environments, and environmental citizenship.

GEOG 7 is the same course as ENVRN 7. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

This course introduces students to the multi-disciplinary study of urban society and space. Cities are examined both as complex social-economic groupings of people, and as material landscapes of buildings, pathways, and public and private spaces. Attention is paid to what cities are and have been (the evolving urban experience of the past and present) as well as to ever-changing ideas about what cities should be (urban planning and design for the future). While the overall perspective of the course is global, its primary focus is on the cities of North America and, in particular, the Los Angeles metropolitan area. This emphasis is evident both in the classroom and in field trips or other assignments that ask students to apply classroom ideas to our local urban setting.

GEOG 8 is the same course as URBAN 8. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course explores the geologic causes of climate change and explores how climate has varied in the geologic past. The course will investigate how the oceans and atmosphere regulate both climate and weather today. Moreover, it will examine human contributions to current warming, and how policy decisions shape future emission scenarios. The course will also highlight societal impacts of current and future emission scenarios.

GEOG 9 is the same course as GEOL 9. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

This course is a study of hazards and their effect on humans and the natural environment. It includes an analysis of volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, catastrophic mass wasting, fires, and the effects of terrorism. This course focuses on appropriate responses from law enforcement personnel, fire technicians, and public sector managers.

C-ID: GEOG 125.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course introduces Global Studies through a survey of the world’s major geographic regions. Students will encounter core concepts related to processes of global connection and change, while also developing basic geographic literacy in the distribution of human and natural features on Earth. Students will examine and discuss significant issues — cultural, social, political-economic, and environmental — impacting humanity today as both problem and possibility. In particular, this course considers the diverse localized impacts of globalization as a continuing story of peoples and places isolated and connected by imperial, colonial, and international systems of the past and present.

GEOG 11 is the same course as GLOBAL 11. Students may earn credit for one but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of Earth Science with a laboratory. Topics covered include the solar system, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere, This course focuses on the interactions between physical and chemical systems of the Earth including the tectonic cycle, rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, weather and climate.

GEOG 12 is the same course as GEOL 12. Students may receive credit for one, but not both.

C-ID: GEOG 140.

Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course surveys the physical and human geography of California and the process shaping its landscapes. Topics include natural features and resources, such as geology, climate, plants and animals, and hydrology. Historical and current trends in human population, migration, and settlement patterns are considered, including a review of the state’s major cultural groups. Primary and advanced economic activities are examined within modern rural and urban settings. Emphasis is on the profound connections between these topics, on California’s unequaled diversity, and the rapid change that is transforming our people and its landscapes.

C-ID: GEOG 155.

Formerly same course as CIS 20.

GIS are computer-based systems used to collect, store and analyze geographic information. This course will present the concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and its applications to spatial data management. Topics include: Identification and acquisition of GIS data; Assessment of vector and raster data, scale, resolution, map projection, coordinate systems, georeferencing and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Spatial analysis and modeling with GIS will also be presented.

GEOG 20 is the same course as GIS 20. Students may earn credit for one course only.

• Prerequisite: GEOG 20 (same as GIS 20).

Formerly same course as CIS 23.

This course emphasizes GIS principles and methodology used in both the private and public sectors. Hands-on applications using both raster and vector data and technology will expose students to more advanced understanding of GIS. Students will learn various methods of data acquisition, including Global Positioning Systems (GPS) as well as the World Wide Web. The add-on modules extend the analytical capabilities of ArcMap and allow input of map features and conversion of feature themes from raster to vector. This course will also provide an introduction to several of ArcMap’s extension including Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst. Students will complete a Model Builder to be used in siting new solar sites. Spatial Analysis will include slope and aspect maps, neighborhood and zone analysis. The course will present single and multi-layer statistical operations including classification, coordination, and modeling analysis.

GEOG 23 is the same course as GIS 23. Students may receive credit for one, but not both.

This course introduces methods for visualizing the natural and cultural features of Earth’s surface. Fundamentals of traditional map and air-photo interpretation are covered, as well as newer technologies including satellite imagery, global positioning systems (GPS), and Internet-based applications. Emphases are placed on use and interpretation of maps and other geospatial information. Class time will combine lecture and lab work.

This course provides a general introduction to Cartography, broadly defined as the art, science, and ethics of map making and map use. The emphases include map scale, map projection, reference and thematic map reading, symbolization and map design. A variety of modern geospatial technologies and tools are covered, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Remote Sensing, and web mapping. The course includes both lecture and hands-on application.

GEOG 25 is the same course as GIS 25. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

This course introduces students to the basic concepts of remote sensing, characteristics of remote sensors, and remote sensing applications in academic disciplines and professional industries. Emphases are placed on remote sensing data acquisition; digital image processing and interpretation. The course is designed for students interested in the Earth Observing System, environmental monitoring techniques, and image analysis.

GEOG 26 is the same course as GIS 26. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

This course combines classroom and laboratory studies with actual field studies in geography. Field experiences are designed to apply basic geographic concepts and techniques in the study of diverse landscapes and the processes shaping them. Students will attend two 3-hour lecture classes and are required to attend two planned weekend field trips that include California coastal, mountain, and desert locations.

This course combines classroom and laboratory studies with actual field studies in geography. Field experiences are designed to apply basic geographic concepts and techniques in the study of diverse landscapes and the processes shaping them.

• Advisory: SCI 10 or GEOL 4 or GEOG 5.

This course will introduce students to field methods in Geoscience, including Geology and Geography. Students will apply the scientific methods to their field queries, learn how to design and implement field-based research, and standard protocols such as obtaining required permitting to access field sites. They will also be introduced to commonly used field instruments, practice using these instruments to gather data in a field setting, and communicate results and data interpretation in conventional scientific formats. Field trip attendance is required.

GEOG 94 is the same course as GEOL 94. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

C-ID: GEOL 100.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab)

*Maximum credit allowed for GEOL 1 and GEOL 4 is one course (4 units).

This course illustrates the many geologic processes that have shaped our planet. Lecture topics include rocks, minerals, landslides, streams, ground water, glaciers, oceans, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. Upon completion of this course, the student will have a greater awareness and understanding of their constantly changing environment.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab)

This course is an introduction to geologic hazards and resources. The primary focus is geologic settings that produce regions with different types of geologic hazards, the specific hazards and mitigation techniques associated with those regions, and the formation and utilization of geologic resources. Topics include earthquakes, volcanoes, floods and groundwater, fossil fuels, rock and mineral resources, and problems associated with resource use.

C-ID: GEOL 101.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

*Maximum credit allowed for GEOL 1 and GEOL 4 is one course (4 units).

This course presents an introduction to geologic processes that have shaped the Earth. Lecture topics include formation of the Earth, plate tectonics, rocks, minerals, earthquakes, geologic structures, geologic time, coastal processes, and groundwater. Laboratory exercises expand this information by dealing with rock and mineral identification, topographic and geologic map interpretation, and the interpretation aerial photographs. Upon completion of this course, the student will have a good understanding of the processes that form major features on Earth.

C-ID: GEOL 111.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

This course is an introduction to the history of Earth and its evolution including surface environments, atmosphere, oceans, and life. Sedimentary rocks are studied for stratigraphic relationships, environmental indicators, and biologic significance to reconstruct the geological and biological evolution of Earth over time. Numerical methods, like geochronology, are also employed to assign absolute ages to past environments. The combination of both relative and numerical methods to the study of plate tectonics and geologic structures will allow the student to understand how Earth history is reconstructed. A particular emphasis is placed on the study of North American sequences.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of Environmental Geology with laboratory. Topics include the interactions between and impacts of humans with the environment in a geologic context. This course emphasizes the Earth system and connections between the geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

This course explores the geologic causes of climate change and explores how climate has varied in the geologic past. The course will investigate how the oceans and atmosphere regulate both climate and weather today. Moreover, it will examine human contributions to current warming, and how policy decisions shape future emission scenarios. The course will also highlight societal impacts of current and future emission scenarios.

GEOL 9 is the same course as GEOG 9. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab)

• Advisory: ASTRON 2 or ASTRON 4 or GEOL 1 or GEOL 4.

This course provides a geologic and astronomic view of solar system exploration. Current knowledge of the geology of other planets, natural satellites and asteroids is discussed. Current studies in planetary science and how to access and utilize data collected from modern and historic planetary missions and Earth-based studies are also examined.

GEOL 10 is the same course as ASTRON 10. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of Earth Science with a laboratory. Topics covered include the solar system, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere, This course focuses on the interactions between physical and chemical systems of the Earth including the tectonic cycle, rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, weather and climate.

GEOL 12 is the same course as GEOG 12. Students may receive credit for one, but not both.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab)

This course provides the student with an understanding of the physical and geological aspect of oceanography. Lecture topics include the origin of the oceans, plate tectonics, seafloor topography, waves, beaches, estuaries, lagoons, and lakes. Completion of this course will give the student a greater knowledge of the fascinating and dynamic world of the oceans.

Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB)

This course describes the physical and geological aspects of oceanography. Lecture topics include the origin of the oceans, plate tectonics, seafloor topography, waves, beaches, estuaries, lagoons, and lakes. Lab content will reinforce lecture topics giving students an opportunity to apply their knowledge with hands-on experience along with a greater degree of understanding the physical and chemical properties of the oceans and atmosphere.

This course combines classroom and field studies of California geology. Lectures are designed to prepare the student for the examination of geologic features in the field setting. Field experience is intended to provide students with first hand observations and an understanding of earth processes and their products. Students will learn to take notes and make diagrams in the field to be used in the preparation of a written report. Students will attend three 3-hour lecture classes and are required to attend an overnight field trip to a location of geological interest in California.

This course combines classroom and field studies of the geology of Central California, coast and interiors. Lectures are designed to prepare the student for the examination of geologic features in field settings. Field experiences are intended to provide students with first hand observations and an understanding of several Earth processes and their products including underground caverns, sand dunes, volcanoes and erosional features. Students will attend a series of three 3-hour lecture classes and are required to attend one overnight field trip to Central California.

This course combines classroom and field studies of the geology of the Basin and Range desert of California and Nevada. Lectures are designed to prepare the student for the examination of geologic features in field settings. Field experiences are intended to provide students with first hand observations and an understanding of several Earth processes and their products including underground caverns, sand dunes, volcanoes and erosional features. Students will attend a series of three 3-hour lecture classes and are required to attend one overnight field trip to the Basin and Range desert.

• Advisory: SCI 10 or GEOL 4 or GEOG 5.

This course will introduce students to field methods in Geoscience, including Geology and Geography. Students will apply the scientific methods to their field queries, learn how to design and implement field-based research, and standard protocols such as obtaining required permitting to access field sites. They will also be introduced to commonly used field instruments, practice using these instruments to gather data in a field setting, and communicate results and data interpretation in conventional scientific formats. Field trip attendance is required.

GEOL 94 is the same course as GEOG 94. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.