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Latest Update: December 18, 2007.

Winter Course Listings

AFRICANA STUDIES

AFS 231-01 African Literary Traditions
Prerequisite: ENG 111 or consent of instructor
Introduction to Africana Literary traditions. Focuses on how Africana writers' use language and images to recreate their specific and shared histories. Selects authors who represent distinct literary traditions and discusses the major characteristics of each tradition.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-th
Times: 9am-12:50pm
Location: LCH A228
Instructor: Claybrook
Fee: $525
CRN: 15051

ANTHROPOLOGY

ANT 495-01 Special Topics: Mesoamerican Ethnoecology
Travel to Southern Mexico and discover the many ways that families interact with their environment. Course includes 14-day trip to Chiapas, Mexico (Jan. 7-21), where students conduct ethnoecological fieldwork and visit museums and archaeological sites.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/24/08
Days: M-F
Times: Jan 3, 6-9 pm. Travel to Mexico: leave Jan. 7, return Jan. 21. Final notebook & journal due Jan. 24.
Location: Jan. 3, SBS A-134
Instructor: Gasco
Fee: $1,725 ($525 class fee/$1,200 travel)
CRN: 15010

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ART

ART 301A-01 Arts/Crafts for Non-Majors (3)
Students will be required to purchase instructional materials.
Development, experience, and application of arts and crafts projects of special value to Liberal Studies and Recreation majors. Bring to the first class the following material: three sheets of white poster board, scissors, set of tempera paints, paint brush, white glue or rubber cement, non-breakable water container, old shirt to work in, and the text. Read chapters 1,2,3 of the text.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/22/08
Days: M-F
Times: 8am-1:25pm
Location: LCH D104
Instructor: Parsons
Fee: $525
CRN: 15011

ART 493A-01 Special Studies in Art: Photojournalism (3)
Special Studies in Photography Emphasis Photojournalism. Course teaches use of pro-digital cameras, Adobe Photoshop retouching application instruction how to create an accurate and engaging professional photographic portfolio through creative assignments.. Repeatable course. Full Description.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/22/08
Days: M-F
Times: 12-5:25pm
Location: Field House A008
Instructor: Renasmall
Fee: $525
CRN: 15039

COMMUNICATIONS

COM 352-01 Feature and Critical Writing (3)
Analysis and practice of preparing feature stories and critical reviews for newspapers, magazines, radio, television adn video. Assignments include profiles, how-to pieces and news features. Critical reviews focus on theatre, film, music, fine arts and books.
Dates: 1/7/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 6-9:50pm
Location: FH A008
Instructor: Cheever
Fee: $525
CRN: 15029

DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS

DMA 495-01 DVD Authoring (3)
DVD Studio Pro and Encore workshop intended for the beginning or intermediate users who wants to not only gain a clearer understanding of how to create custom DVD content and delivery but also take advantage of some of the software’s more advanced features. In addition to complete exercise files, the workshop also includes tips and techniques designed to help users master video compression using Compressor, improve audio encoding, create a simple DVD using existing DVD SP templates, and create a more complex DVD with overlay and motion menus, stories, subtitles, and scripts.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 9:30am-1:30pm
Location: LCH C104
Instructor: Mahler
Fee: $525
CRN: 15031

EDUCATION

SPE 460-02 Introduction to Special Education (2)
Prerequisites: TED 305, TED 402 or equivalent
Review of the field of exceptionality, including behavioral and learning characteristics of pupilswith disabilities. Examination of developmental and program needs. Presentation of elgibility criteria, legal rights, legislation, and exemplary school programs for diverse learners with disabilities.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/14/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 4-10pm
Location: SBS D121
Instructor: Seguin
Fee: $525
CRN: 15056

SPE 545-01 Multicultural Strategies for Culturally and Linguistically Different Exceptional Learners (3)
Course is designed to help teachers prepare and implement appropriate strategies for the identification, education and informal assessment of linguistically different exceptional learners. Included are strategies for working with parents and paraprofessionals. Projects requiring field experience included.
Dates: 1/15/08-1/24/08
Days: T-W-Th-Sat
Times: 4-10pm TWTh, 9am-3pm Sat
Location: SBS A216
Instructor: Brockman
Fee: $525
CRN: 15055

TED 400-01 Seminar: Introduction to Teaching (2)
Introduction to the teacher education proram and profession. Requires 30 hours of observation/participation in urban public schools, Topics include the Teaching Event (summative assessment), lesson planning, classroom management, and the professional, legal and ethical responsibilities of teachers.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/17/08
Days: T-Th
Times: 4-10pm
Location: SCC 610
Instructor: Staff
Fee: $350
CRN: 15032

TED 411-01 Classroom Management Methods (2)
Aimed at the student teacher/intern, this course focuses on culturally and linguistically sensitive discipline strategies, management and effective teaching of techniques identified by recent research. A minimum of 15 hours field application required. Intensive format.
Dates: 1/7/08-1/23/08
Days: M-W-F
Times: 4-9 pm
Location: SCC 610
Instructor: Staff
Fee: $350
CRN: 15037

HUMANITIES

HUM 310-01 Key Concepts: Literary Utopias (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of lower division Humanities requirements.
For the past 2500 years, human beings have discussed, debated, striven for and written about the "perfect" place, the model of happiness where people lead lives of idealism and comradeship. From Plato to Orwell, fictional utopias have run the gamut from selfless expressions of goodwill to selfish indulgence that only seemed to add to human suffering.
The course will explore this notion of utopia and its dysfunctional opposite, the dystopia, through the reading of five texts: three older, classic texts: Plato's Republic, More's Utopia and Bacon's New Atlantis, as well as newer, more science-fiction oriented texts: Huxley's Brave New World and Orwell's 1984. We will explore several themes that run through all these works such as utopian geography, society, education, science, religion and government. Research papers and presentations/discussions will be employed by students to demonstrate their awareness of the specific features of each text.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 9am-12:50pm
Location: LCH A219
Instructor: Rodney
Fee: $525
CRN: 15012

HUM 310-02 Key Concepts: Hero and Antihero (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of lower division Humanities requirements.
Our odyssey through myth and cultural history begins in classical antiquity, and then traces the transformations of heroism and development of antiheroism amid the modern world's value-systems. Texts drawn from literature, with sideglances at philosophy and history. Course objectives are to investigate the cultural assumptions and implications lying behind the archetypes of heroism and antiheroism and to sharpen aptitudes as critical readers, writers, and speakers.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 6-9:50pm
Location: LCH A324
Instructor: Giannotti
Fee: $525
CRN: 15038

HUM 310-03 Key Concepts: Power of Masks (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of lower division Humanities requirements.
This course will cover the significance and function of masks in African, European, American and Asian societies. Students will be introduced to the many uses of masks through lectures, slides, group investigation of performance masks and written articles. The purpose of the course is to draw attention to human expression of cultural identity through the creation and use of masks.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 9am-12:50pm
Location: LCH A324
Instructor: DeLuca
Fee: $525
CRN: 15050

MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY

MFT 595-01 Psychopharmacological Issues in MFT (3)
This course covers the role of psychotropic medication in the treatment of mental health disorders, their biochemical influence of the brain and human behavior, and the effect on couple and family dynamics.  Emphasis on psychotropic, psychoactive, and over-the-counter drugs.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/23/08
Days: M-W-Sat (one Saturday, 1/5)
Times: MW 5-9:15pm, Sat 9am-5pm
Location: SBS A210
Instructor: O'Quinn
Fee: $525
CRN: 15052

MFT 595-02 Professional Issues in MFT (1)
This course will cover issues of Domestic Violence and the reciprocal impact on family functioning and dynamics, and role of case management in mental health treatment.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/23/08
Days: T-Th
Times: 6:30-8:15pm
Location: SBS A210
Instructor: Bobekollmeyer
Fee: $175
CRN: 15053

MFT 597S-01 Directed Reading (3)
In consultation with the faculty member, completion of readings to prepare for the comprehensive exam. The course is limited to students who have completed one year of courses. CR/NC grading. The course is repeatable for a total of 65 units.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/23/08
Days: M-W-Sat
Times: MW 5-9pm, Sat 9am-5pm
Location: SBS A204
Instructor: Linden
Fee: $525
CRN: 15054

MATHEMATICS

MAT 011-01 Algebra Review Part I (1)
Units of measurement, arithmetic with signed numbers and fractions, word problems, linear equations, applications. Meets for three hours of lecture per week for five weeks. CR/NC grading. Does not count toward the Bachelor's degree.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/23/08
Days: M-F
Times: 4:20-5:20pm
Location: SBS E-122
Instructor: Post
Fee: $175
CRN: 15040

MAT 012-01 Algebra Review Part II (1)
Prerequisite: MAT 011
Percent, ratio and proportion, equations of lines, inequalities, graphs, word problems, applications. Meets for three hours of lecture per week for five weeks. CR/NC grading. Does not count toward the Bachelor's degree.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/23/08
Days: M-F
Times: 5:30-6:30pm
Location: SBS E-122
Instructor: Post
Fee: $175
CRN: 15041

MAT 013-01 Algebra Review Part III (1)
Prerequisite: MAT 012
Systems of linear equations, multiplying and dividing polynomials, solving simple polynomial and rational equations, rate, direct and indirect variation, word problems, applications. Meets for three hours of lecture per week for five weeks. CR/NC grading. Does not count toward the Bachelor's degree.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/23/08
Days: M-F
Times: 6:40-7:40pm
Location: SBS E-122
Instructor: Post
Fee: $175
CRN: 15042

MAT 014-01 Algebra Review Part IV (1)
Prerequisite: MAT 013 or ELM score over 40 or Beginning Algebra at another school
Quadratic formula, solving quadratic equations, graphs, brief and practical introduction to logarithms and exponential functions, word problems, applications. Satisfies ELM requirement. Does not count for Bachelors degree. CR/NC grading.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/23/08
Days: M-F
Times: 5:30-6:30pm
Location: SBS B101
Instructor: Perez
Fee: $175
CRN: 15043

MAT 105-01 Finite Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: Fulfillment of ELM requirement.
Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning requirement of the General Education Program. Includes development and application of the following topics: Combinatorics, Probability, Measure of Central Tendency, Mathematics of Finance, Linear Programming, Progressions, Series, Graph Theory, Problem Solving and Mathematical Reasoning. A-C/NC grading.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/23/08
Days: MTWThF
Times: 5:30pm-9pm
Location: SBS D219
Instructor: Khwaja
Fee: $525
CRN: 15045

MAT 131-01 Elementary Statistics and Probability (3)
Prerequisite: Fulfillment of ELM requirement.
A practical course in probability and statistics including such topics as the binomial and normal distributions, confidence intervals, t, F, and chi-square tests, linear regression and correlation, and conditional probability. Satisfies the General Education Quantitative Reasoning Requirement.
Dates: 1/3/08-1/23/08
Days: MTWThF
Times: 5:30pm-9pm
Location: SBS B238
Instructor: Vanish
Fee: $525
CRN: 15044

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

KIN 310-01 Sports Nutrition for Peak Performance (3)
Presents principles of nutrition as they apply to sport, exercise, and peak performance. Topics presented include: energy release, metabolism, and substrate utilization during exercise, ergogenic aids, fluid intake, pre-game meals, and health issues related to nutrition.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 9am-12:50pm
Location: SAC 1103
Instructor: Zhou
Fee: $525
CRN: 15025

KIN 425-01 Physical Education in Elementary School (3)
Overview of bodies of knowledge in the field of physical education and their application to elementary physical education. Analysis of eduational theories and practices as they relate to effectively teaching physical education to elementary school children. Course includes peer teaching lessons. Fee required. Must be concurrently enrolled in KIN 425A.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-th
Times: 9am-2pm
Location: GYM A104 & NSM C221
Instructor: Ernst
Fee: $525
CRN: 15026

KIN 425-41 Physical Education in Elementary School (3)
Overview of bodies of knowledge in the field of physical education and their application to elementary physical education. Analysis of eduational theories and practices as they relate to effectively teaching physical education to elementary school children. Course includes peer teaching lessons. Fee required. Must be concurrently enrolled in KIN 425A.
Dates: 12/8/07-1/24/08
Days: Online + One class meeting 12/8/07
Times: Online
Location: (12/8/07) Gym A102/A104 (10am-12:30pm) & WH TBA (1-4pm)
Instructor: Casten
Fee: $525
CRN: 15021

KIN 425A-01 Physical Education in Elementary School (0)
Corequisite to KIN 425
Dates: 12/8/07-1/24/08
Days: M-F
Times: 9am-12:50pm
Location: Gym A104 & NSM C221
Instructor: Ernst
Fee: $5
CRN: 15027

PSYCHOLOGY

PSY 340-01 Social Psychology: Psychological Perspective (3)
A broad survey of theories and research areas in social psychology, including such topics as aggression, prejudice, person perception, leadership adn conformity.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 6-9:50pm
Location: SBS B110
Instructor: Sneed
Fee: $525
CRN: 15013

PSY 350-01 Child Psychology (3)
The cognitive, psychological and social development of the child from birth to adolescence. Fieldwork at discretion of instructor.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 10:30am-3:30pm
Location: SBS B137
Instructor: Hurtado-Ortiz
Fee: $525
CRN: 15014

SCIENCE, MATH & TECHNOLOGY

SMT 310-01 Science & Technology (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of lower division General Studies Science requirements.
An assessment of the interrelationships of Science and Technology. Study of the development of technological advances and the scientific principles behind them.
Dates: 1/7/08-1/19/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 12 noon-5pm
Location: SBS E126
Instructor: Martinez
Fee: $525
CRN: 15016

SMT 312-41 Natural Disasters (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of lower division General Studies science requirement. Must be comfortable using computers, and have access to a high-speed internet connection.
This course studies the science of catastrophic natural events, and their impacts on human activities. It will include study of earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, landslides, wildfires, and climate change. This is an online course; there will be no class meetings on campus.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: Online
Times: Online
Location: Online
Instructor: Keyantash
Fee: $525
CRN: 15022

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

SBS 318-01 Cultural Pluralism: Psychohistory of the Holocaust (3)
The course will explore the psychological motivation of the perpetrators and the psychological response of the victims of genocide.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/16/08
Days: M/W/Sat
Times: MW 4-10pm, Sat 9am-5pm
Location: SBS D225
Instructor: Hass
Fee: $525
CRN: 15008

SBS 318-02 Global Impact of the Technological Revolution (3)
This course will look at how people related to technology of all kinds -- the Internet, MySpace, YouTube, iPods, cell phones, you name it. We will talk about how technology impacts perceptions of time, communication, family, education, the workplace and society in general. We cover topics that are "hot" such as google's purchase of Youtube and the make Foley scandal. Each involves technology that impact our world. You do not need to know anything about technology to take this class! The course will use a combination of in-class and online teaching.
Prerequisite: Completion of lower division social science requirements
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 12:30pm-4:20pm
Location: SBS B209
Instructor: Rosen
Fee: $525
CRN: 15009

SBS 318-41 Culture & Thought (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of lower division social science requirements
This course analyzes cultural diversity in the processes and styles of human thinking. The course draws upon material from the disciplines of anthropology, philosophy, and psychology and addresses the issue of whether there are universal mental experiences (i.e., shared by all cultures). The course will review evidence about cultural differences in perception, memory, reasoning, problem-solving, language, communication, and cognitive development.
Dates: 1/2/08 -1/24/08 (on campus 1/2/08 & 1/24/08)
Days: Online/hybrid (first and last class on campus)
Times: 12:30-4:20pm (1/2/08 & 1/24/08)
Location: SBS F125 (1/2/08 & 1/24/08)
Instructor: Carrier
Fee: $525
CRN: 15007

SOCIOLOGY

SOC 305-01 Research Methods (4)
Prerequisite: SOC 220
Examination of methods employed in the investigation of sociological phenomena. consideration of the research process as a whole, including quantitative and qualitative techniques. Includes supplemental workshop.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 1-4:50pm
Location: SBS B140
Instructor: Zugman
Fee: $700
CRN: 15033

SOC 320-01 The Family (3)
Study of the social processes and structural patterns affecting contemporary family life in American society.
Dates: 1/4/08-1/13/08
Days: Fri/Sat/Sun
Times: Fri 6pm-10pm; Sat/Sun 8am-6pm
Location: SBS B110 (Fri), Sat/Sun TBA
Instructor: Ragonesi
Fee: $525
CRN: 15030

SOC 367-01 Sociology of Law (3)
The social context within which legal systems function, the effectiveness of law as a mechanism of social control, the relationship between law and social change, and the social basis for the administration of justice and punishment.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 9am-12:50pm
Location: SBS B238
Instructor: Skiffer
Fee: $525
CRN: 15034

SPANISH

SPA 341-01 Advanced Conversation (3)
Prerequisite: SPA 221 or equivalent
Intensive conversation leading to fluency in the use of idiomatic, everyday Spanish and the development of a comprehensive, practical vocabulary. Useful for public service, as well as for the bilingual/cross-cultural credential program. CR/NC grading.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/24/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 5:30pm-9:20pm
Location: LCH A219
Instructor: Heinze-Balcazar
Fee: $525
CRN: 15023

SPA 350-01 Contemporary Hispanic Culture: Spain (3)
An area studies course focusing on patterns of culture in contemporary Spain.
Dates: 1/8/08-1/18/08
Days: M-F
Times: 4-9pm
Location: LCH A224
Instructor: Gomez
Fee: $525
CRN: 15024

SPA 435-01 A Sociolinguistic Approach to Mexican American Dialect (3)
Identification of characteristic linguistic difficulties of Spanish-speaking children correlated to social-cultural background. Contrastive analyses of the linguistic competencies and performances for these children learning English. Repeatable course.
Dates: 1/8/08-1/23/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 4-8pm
Location: LCH A228
Instructor: Dominguez
Fee: $525
CRN: 15017

THEATRE

THE 120-01 Fundamentals of Speech (3)
Basic oral communication skills, with practice in variety of speech-oriented situations.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/22/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 9am-12:50pm
Location: LCH A229
Instructor: Weiner
Fee: $525
CRN: 15035

THE 320-01 Speech Skills & Techniques (3)
Effective and persuasive oral communication in a variety of situations: formal address; group discussion interviews, chairing of meetings, and others. Of particular value for Liberal Studies majors, managers and business persons.
Dates: 1/2/08-1/22/08
Days: M-Th
Times: 6pm-9:50pm
Location: UT A102
Instructor: Heuschkel
Fee: $525
CRN: 15036