2021-2022 Humboldt State University Catalog 
    
    May 24, 2024  
2021-2022 Humboldt State University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


General Education & All-University Requirements  

 

Psychology

  
  • PSYC 675 - Single-Case Research Design

    Units: 3

    Students will be introduced to single-case research designs, a methodological approach that permits experimental investigation with one subject, and compliments more commonly used between-group design strategies.
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: senior or graduate standing
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • PSYC 676 - Multicultural Counseling

    Units: 3

    Training in theories, research and counseling strategies in multicultural psychology. Development of multicultural counseling skills, including self-awareness and the impact of bias, oppression and privilege on mental health and counseling.
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: PSYC 654  (C) and good standing in a Psychology M.A. program.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • PSYC 680 - Selected Topics in Contemporary Psychology

    Units: 0.5-3

    Review current literature. Read, critique, present in class.
    Division: Graduate
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 0.5-3
  
  • PSYC 682 - Fieldwork

    Units: 1-6

    Supervised practicum experience in specific settings to meet CA PPS requirements.
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: Good standing in Psychology M.A. Counseling Psychology Concentration.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-6
  
  • PSYC 683 - Graduate Teaching Assistantship

    Units: 1-4

    Students planning a teaching career assist in conducting a class under instructor supervision.
    Division: Graduate
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • PSYC 684 - Graduate Teaching Internship

    Units: 1-6

    Students planning a teaching career co-teach a college course with faculty observation and guidance.
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: PSYC 683  with a grade of B- or higher and IA.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Academic internship course: Yes
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-6
  
  • PSYC 690 - Thesis

    Units: 1-6

    Guided investigation of research problem culminates in formal report in compliance with HSU standards.
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: grad standing and IA.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-6
  
  • PSYC 691 - Comprehensive Exam for Counselors

    Units: 0

    Students have the option of taking the comprehensive exam or completing a thesis. The exam will consist of multiple choice and essay questions that cover the 10 major domains of the M.A. In Psychology: Counselling program.
    Division: Graduate
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 0
  
  • PSYC 692 - School Psychology Portfolio Project

    Units: 1-3

    School psychology portfolio constructed under supervision of program faculty. Formative evaluation during training, summative evaluation prior to earning M.A. degree.
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: PSYC 641 , PSYC 642  (C), consent of School Psychology Committee.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-3
  
  • PSYC 693 - Comprehensive Exam: School Psychology

    Units: 0

    Comprehensive exam for the master’s degree in school psychology. Rec. Completion of 86 units of approved graduate program coursework in school psychology.
    Division: Graduate
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 0
  
  • PSYC 694 - Independent Study

    Units: 1-6

    On a tutorial basis, pursue area of interest not covered by regular course offerings.
    Division: Graduate
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-6
  
  • PSYC 695 - Research Practicum

    Units: 1-6

    Research under direction of staff on a tutorial basis. Group meetings to communicate findings of independent studies.
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: 6 units of grad psychology and IA.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-6
  
  • PSYC 697 - Academic Advisement

    Units: 1-4

    After training, students in academic research MA program advise psychology and undeclared undergraduate majors.
    Division: Graduate
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • PSYC 783 - School Psychology Practicum

    Units: 2-4

    Comprehensive field experience in School Psychology. Practice in prevention, assessment, counseling, consultation, and other forms of indirect and direct intervention with pre-school, school-aged, and college-aged pupils, teachers and parents. Supervision by HSU faculty and district employed school psychologists.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: good standing in School Psychology program. Co-requisite: PSYC 606  or PSYC 607  or PSYC 608 .
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 2-4
  
  • PSYC 784 - School Psychology Internship

    Units: 6-12

    Culminating professional experience required to earn a California Credential authorizing practice as a School Psychologist. Designed to meet California and National standards for supervised experience in School Psychology. Supervision by HSU faculty and district employed school psychologists.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: MA in psychology with Internship Credential issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Units must be completed within 2 calendar years.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Academic internship course: Yes
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 6-12

Rangeland Resource Science

  
  • RRS 306 - Wildland Resource Principles

    Units: 3

    Analysis of rangeland biophysical communities; management for sustainable human and environmental values; use by wild and domestic animals; historical and legal changes in rangeland management.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area B: Math & Science
    Sustainability: Sustainability Focused
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RRS 360 - Wildland Plant Communities

    Units: 3

    Delineation and synecology of important North American rangelands. Plant identification of important grasses, forbs, and shrubs.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: BOT 350  (C) or IA.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RRS 370 - Wildland Ecology Principles

    Units: 3

    Interplay of ecological principles with species composition, distribution, disturbance responses, and management of grassland, woodland, and shrubland communities.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: RRS 306  or IA.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RRS 375 - Vegetation Analysis & Health

    Units: 3

    Vegetation and wildland health monitoring and analysis procedures. Observe and evaluate vegetation organization & structure. Interpret distinct ecological sites. Field demonstration and analytical work.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: RRS 306 , and STAT 109  or equivalent.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RRS 420 - Introduction to Animal Science

    Units: 3

    Characteristics, physiology, adaptation, and improvements of livestock breeds, animal welfare, feeding, grazing, and marketing.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: BIOL 105  or ZOOL 110 ; or IA.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RRS 430 - Wildland Restoration & Development

    Units: 3

    Treatments, developments, and structures to improve rangeland ecosystems, services, and function. Ecological principles in ecosystem management and restoration.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: RRS 306  or WLDF 301 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RRS 460 - Rangeland & Ranch Planning

    Units: 3

    Develop management plan for livestock operation, resource management area, or federal rangeland allotment. Analyze economic programs including conservation easements and incentives, physical and biotic resources. Field trips substitute for scheduled lab time.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: RRS 420  and RRS 430 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Focused
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr. Laboratory 6 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RRS 475 - Advanced Study of Rangeland Plants

    Units: 1

    Identification and importance of range plants based on specialized morphological characteristics. HSU range-plant judging team selected from class.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: BOT 350 , BOT 354 , RRS 360 ; or IA.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 1
  
  • RRS 492 - Senior Project

    Units: 3

    Independent research which will include fieldwork and completion of a scientific paper.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: senior standing.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 3
  
  • RRS 499 - Directed Study

    Units: 1-3

    Original research on assigned topics. May involve lab, field, or library work.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: RRS 306 .
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-3
  
  • RRS 685 - Rangeland Resources Graduate Seminar

    Units: 1

    Important problems/changes in RRS. Review literature to propose solutions.
    Division: Graduate
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 1 hr.

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Units: 1

Recreation Administration

Students injured while participating in a recreation administration class are not covered by any university insurance policy. Students are responsible for obtaining their own coverage through a private insurance agency or through the insurance plan of the Associated Students (University Center, south lounge).

Students with disabilities are welcome in all recreation administration activity courses.

  
  • REC 100 - Leisure in Society

    Units: 3

    Explore leisure experiences, leisure professions and the effects of leisure on individual and community wellbeing. Examine the role of leisure in diverse communities. Develop knowledge of local leisure providers and activities, and develop leisure habits for increased personal wellbeing.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE E: Lifelong Learning
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 210 - Recreation Leadership

    Units: 3

    Leader’s role in organization. Developing a program within organized youth groups.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Clinical 1 hr.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 220 - Leisure Programming

    Units: 3

    Theories, content, and design to serve community leisure needs.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 252 - Diving First Aid, Introduction to HSU Diving

    Units: 1

    NAUI First Aid, and Oxygen Provider training and certification. Recognition, prevention, and first aid treatment of diving emergencies. HSU medical evaluation for scuba diving, swim test, and basic scuba skills evaluation.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Clinical 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • REC 262 - Beginning SCUBA

    Units: 4

    Diving physiology, physics, hyperbaric medicine, nearshore oceanography, gear selection and maintenance, accident management, dive planning. SCUBA certification upon successful completion.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: REC 252 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • REC 302 - Inclusive Recreation

    Units: 3

    Focus on knowledge and attitudes necessary to make recreation accessible to people who have illnesses or disabling conditions. Includes examination of inequity and barriers to leisure, and strategies for inclusion.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area D: Social Sciences
    All University Requirements: DCG: Domestic
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 320 - Organization, Administration & Facility Planning

    Units: 3

    Organization, administration and facility planning of recreation and kinesiology programs. Topics include: organizational structures, fiscal planning and budgets, risk management, personnel policies and issues, and public relations.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 330 - Adventure Theory & Practice

    Units: 3

    Leadership and facilitation skills, participant assessment considerations, instructional techniques, management considerations, and risk management practices for outdoor and adventure programming.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 335 - Tourism Planning & Development

    Units: 3

    Examines positive and negative tourism impacts, growth management, strategies and planning principles. Includes the development and implementation of tourism programs.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 345 - Environmental Education

    Units: 3

    Experiential based course where students will develop and implement environmental education and outdoor recreation programs. Students will also assist in the administration of an environmental education center.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Activity 2 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 362 - Master Diver

    Units: 4

    NAUI Master Scuba Diver certification upon successful completion of course. Diver rescue, deep diving, night diving, search and recovery, altitude diving, navigational techniques, and introduction to scientific diving.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: REC 252 . SCUBA gear required.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • REC 365 - Travel Industry Management

    Units: 3

    This is a conceptual and experiential course that provides an overview of hospitality management, meeting and convention planning, travel modes and methods, and destination marketing.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 370 - Outdoor Leadership Foundations

    Units: 3

    Technical, educational, and human knowledge and skills necessary to lead outdoor adventure programs. Focus is on planning and delivering of backpacking skills in a group setting, minimum impact practices, and safety implementations in a professional environment.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: Recreation Administration majors, all other majors require instructor approval.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 375 - Winter Wilderness Living

    Units: 2

    Introduction to technical, educational, and human knowledge, and skills needed to safely practice and deliver overnight winter adventure recreation activities. Focus is on minimal impact practices and professional industry standards.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: REC 370  (C).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 2
  
  • REC 383 - Rescue Diver

    Units: 3

    Emergency management of diving accidents; diver rescues; first aid for diving injuries. Qualify for HSU/NAUI leadership levels.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: REC 362 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr. Activity 4 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 410 - Healthy Communities through Recreation

    Units: 3

    An examination of public, private, non-profit, and community recreation programs and their effect on community health. Focus on healthy policies, built environment, natural spaces, leisure, equity, and integration of recreation and population health approaches. Recreation administration majors.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Recommended preparation: REC 210 REC 220 , and REC 302 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 415 - Leisure & Aging

    Units: 3

    This class will prepare students to design leisure programs and settings for older adults that are grounded in social theory, research, and best practice. Recommended preparation: REC 211, REC 302 .
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: Recreation administration majors.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 420 - Legal & Financial Aspects of Recreation

    Units: 3

    Legal aspects and the many financial involvements of conducting a recreation program.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 430 - Outdoor Leadership Expedition

    Units: 4

    Advanced principles and applications of outdoor leadership skills and knowledge focused on planning and leading expeditions in an adventure education setting, including logistics, risk management, debriefing, environmental ethics, and educational delivery. Students are expected to participate in multiple consecutive field days as part of this class. Recommended preparation: REC 330  and REC 375  .
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: REC 370  
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 2 hrs. Laboratory 6 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • REC 435 - Sustainable Tourism

    Units: 3

    This course examines the environment, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development, including best practices to maintain long-term sustainability in outgoing and incoming tourism.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Focused
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 455 - Internship & Career Preparation Workshop

    Units: 1

    Plan and prepare for internship and career in recreation administration. Analyze career placement opportunities, self-exploration, resume construction, interview methods, e-portfolio development and internship process and requirements.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: Junior standing or greater and completion of a minimum of 15 units REC coursework, or IA.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • REC 471 - Scientific Diving

    Units: 3

    Development of the knowledge, skill, and experience to successfully plan and conduct underwater data collection. This course meets the standards of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: REC 362 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Activity 2 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 472 - Leadership Diving: Assistant Instructor

    Units: 4

    Rescue-certified divers develop knowledge and skills to assist in supervising and training divers. course exceeds National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) certification requirements.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • REC 480 - Special Topics

    Units: 1-3

    Topics as demand warrants.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 1-3
  
  • REC 480L - Special Topics Laboratory

    Units: 1

    Laboratory offering of recreation/leisure topics as demand warrants.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Activity 2 hrs.

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Units: 1
  
  • REC 481 - Recreation Practicum

    Units: 3

    Application of principles of recreation management and leadership in a community agency.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: REC 211. Sophomore standing or above. Recreation Administration majors.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Seminar 1 hr. Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 3
  
  • REC 482 - Internship in Recreation

    Units: 1-6

    Supervised experience. Apply academic understanding to a functioning recreational agency.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: REC 210 , REC 211, REC 220 , REC 302 , REC 320 , REC 420 , REC 455 ; senior standing; Recreation Administration majors.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Academic internship course: Yes
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-6
  
  • REC 485 - Senior Seminar - Majors

    Units: 2

    Senior majors apply knowledge/skills to professional problems. Specific professional development projects.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: REC 210 , REC 211, REC 220 , REC 302 , REC 320 , REC 420 ; or IA.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 2 hrs.

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Units: 2
  
  • REC 495 - Directed Field Experience

    Units: 1-6

    Under supervision of HSU staff.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: IA and junior/ senior standing.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-6
  
  • REC 499 - Directed Study

    Units: 1-6

    Supervised by faculty. Provides depth to specific areas of student’s professional development.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: junior/ senior standing.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-6

Religious Studies

  
  • RS 104 - Asian Religions: Exploring Buddhism

    Units: 3

    Introduction to Asian religions including how the life of Buddha impacted India, Tibet, China, Japan, and California. Myths, symbols, and rituals are included from Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, and Zen.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE C2: Humanities
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 105 - World Religions

    Units: 3

    Examines six of the following traditions in light of human quest for transcendence: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, Zen, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Films augment lectures.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE C2: Humanities
    All University Requirements: DCG: Non-Domestic
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 120 - Exploring Religion

    Units: 3

    Introduction to theory and method in the study of religion; examines religious elements, including such topics as faith, sacred time and space, ritual, tradition, devotion, meditation, and new religious movements.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 300 - Living Myths

    Units: 3

    Examines how a culture’s “sacred stories” express worldview, guide behavior, and empower personal quests for meaning. Sections offered under the following themes: War and Peace, Quest for Self, Beyond the Hero.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area C: Art & Humanities
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 301 - Religion in America

    Units: 3

    Surveys American religious diversity exploring the formative role played by religion in American identity, values, and experience, including critical topical issues from politics, sexuality, environment, education, terrorism etc.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area C: Art & Humanities
    All University Requirements: DCG: Domestic
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 304 - Cultural & Religious Heritage of Africa

    Units: 3

    Study the cultural heritage of Africa through the themes of religion (traditional, Islam, Christianity), arts (music, dance, drums, cultural access), multilingualism, language and cultural identity, and the oral tradition. Recommended preparation: completion of lower division general education.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area C: Art & Humanities
    All University Requirements: DCG: Non-Domestic
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 306 - Gods & Kings in the Ancient Near East

    Units: 4

    Cross-listed with: HIST 306 
    History of the ancient cultures (Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Persian, Mycenaean) that provided the foundations for the emergence of classical western civilization including writing, kings, myths, states, laws, and monotheism.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area D: Social Sciences
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • RS 321 - Sacred Texts: New Testament

    Units: 3

    Differing perspectives within Christian tradition as found in the variety of genres and viewpoints of New Testament writers. Course uses historical-critical and literary methods, but accepts its expression as an inspired scripture within a living faith tradition.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 322 - Sacred Texts: Buddhist Texts

    Units: 4

    Survey folk tales, philosophical treatises, poetry, tantras, and scriptures from early Buddhism to Zen. Attention to canon, genre, transmission, translation, hermeneutics, cultural transformation, function, message, and aesthetics.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • RS 323 - Sacred Texts: Hindu Texts

    Units: 4

    Indian literature ancient and modern: the Vedas, mythic visions, lives of saints, poetry, epics, philosophers, yogis, devotees, folk tales, and modern writers, such as Rushdie, Jhabvala, and Narayan.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • RS 330 - Introduction to Judaism

    Units: 3

    Survey of religious Judaism: from orthodoxy to reform. Meanings of Jewish life-cycle events, holiday and calendar rituals, history and sacred literature.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 331 - Introduction to Christianity

    Units: 3

    Doctrinal developments; literature; rites and rituals; history (including development of major branches). Issues of modernity and postmodernity (could include feminist perspectives, interreligious dialog).
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 332 - Introduction to Islam

    Units: 3

    Beliefs, institutions, sacred literature, history. Life of Muhammad, development of tradition in classical period, issues in modernity.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 340 - Zen, Dharma & Tao

    Units: 3

    Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and major forms of Buddhism in China and Japan.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Non-Domestic
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 341 - Spiritual Traditions of India

    Units: 3

    In this course, exploration of images, temples, myth, poetry, meditation, devotion, and philosophy are woven together in a multidimensional approach to the exquisite spiritual traditions of Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 342 - Buddhism in India & Tibet

    Units: 3

    The development of Buddhism in India and its transformation in Tibet, from the original Buddha to the Dalai Lamas with attention to diverse spiritual instincts of mystics, devotees, and philosophers.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 345 - T’ai Chi Ch’üan (Taijiquan)

    Units: 3

    Learn detailed movements of Taiji longform. Emphasis: conceptuality as encoded in body movement and form. Readings from Chinese classics, with focus on how direct awareness influences textual understanding.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 351 - Shamanism & Prophecy

    Units: 3

    Shamanism in primal, indigenous cultures. Consideration of prophecy in ancient Israel, 2nd Temple Judaism, and Islam, in light of shamanic studies. Contemporary forms of shamanic religious belief.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 361 - Environment & Religion

    Units: 3

    How religious practice questions/challenges consumerism. Underlying roots of consumerist mentality and its personal/environmental effects. Explore spiritual/religious foundations for sustainability and environmental health.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Focused
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 390 - Seminar in Religious Studies

    Units: 1-4

    New dimensions.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • RS 391 - Religion in Tradition: Special Topics

    Units: 3

    Topics within religious tradition(s) with thematic focus or tradition overview.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 393 - Religion in Myth, Culture & Experience: Special Topics

    Units: 3

    Thematic and/or comparative examination.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 394 - Religious Studies Workshop

    Units: 1-3

    Experiential learning (participation). Topics vary. Focus is intensive, short term.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Lecture hrs TBD

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Units: 1-3
  
  • RS 395 - Senior Seminar

    Units: 3

    Capstone for major. Professor determines thematic focus. Culminating project applies research skills, critical and experiential reflection, and methodologies within the discipline.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: completed 27 units required for the major.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • RS 399 - Directed Study

    Units: 1-3

    Independent study of topic under supervision. Provides depth to specific area of student’s development.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-3

Science

  
  • SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century

    Units: 3

    This course provides an introduction to the academic skills of a student in STEM, an introduction to the practical aspects of these disciplines, and their role in our multicultural society.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CNRS majors.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE E: Lifelong Learning
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Seminar 1 hr.

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Units: 3
  
  • SCI 331 - Fundamental Science Concepts for Elementary Education

    Units: 3

    Fundamental principles in physical science with an emphasis on building conceptual understanding. Intended for students preparing to teach at the elementary school level.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: completed lower division GE science and math. MATH 308B  (C).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 2 hrs. Activity 2 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • SCI 431 - Nature & Practice of Science for Elementary Education

    Units: 3

    Explore the nature and practice of science, including an examination of relationships among the various fields of science and other subjects including history.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: SCI 331  and MATH 308C  (C)
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 2 hrs. Activity 2 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • SCI 480 - Selected Topics in Science

    Units: 0.5-4

    Student preparations typically required. Topic and mode of instruction depend on availability of faculty and facilities.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: upper division or grad standing and IA.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 0.5-4
  
  • SCI 501 - Research Methods and Planning

    Units: 3

    Methods of inquiry into the ecology and management of natural resources. Review and composition of research proposals and current literature. Planning and presentation of scientific research. Required for all Natural Resources graduate students.
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: senior/graduate standing.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • SCI 698 - Graduate Colloquium in Environmental Systems

    Units: 1

    Division: Graduate
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 1 hr.

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Units: 1

Secondary Education

  
  • SED 210 - Early Fieldwork Experience in Schools

    Units: 1

    Field experience with secondary school pupils. Observe a minimum of 45 hours under supervision and keep log. Meets prior fieldwork experience admission requirement for education credential programs.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Co-requisite: SED 410 . Hours arranged with education office.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 1
  
  • SED 410 - Observation & Participation Seminar

    Units: 1-3

    Upper division students obtain better understanding of teaching through supervised participation in classroom situations. Not applicable to directed teaching requirement. Hours arranged with education office.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 1-3
  
  • SED 701 - Selected Topics in Secondary Teaching

    Units: 0.5-3

    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 0.5-3
  
  • SED 708 - Teacher Performance Assessment

    Units: 0.5

    This course is designed to provide support for the completion of the Performance Assessment for California Teachers teaching event during full-time student teaching.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: admitted to SED credential program.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 0.5 hrs.

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Units: 0.5
  
  • SED 709 - Teacher Performance Assessment Support

    Units: 1

    This course is designed to provide support for the completion of the Teacher Performance Assessment during full-time student teaching.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: admitted to SED credential program.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 1.5 hrs.

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Units: 1
  
  • SED 710 - Elementary Methods

    Units: 3

    Explore methodology for teaching in the elementary school in a self-contained classroom.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • SED 711 - Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

    Units: 1

    Acquire verbal skills to de-escalate crises and (if crisis escalates to physical level) nonviolent physical intervention skills to ensure safety of students/ self.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: admission to SED credential program or IA.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Clinical 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • SED 712 - Teaching & Learning in Secondary Schools

    Units: 2

    Development of student understanding; curriculum development (unit goals, lesson plans, assessment); multicultural perspectives in teaching and learning; philosophy of teaching.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: SED 714  (C).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs.

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Units: 2
  
  • SED 713 - Classroom Management

    Units: 1

    Focus on a variety of methodologies for creating and managing a classroom community.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • SED 714 - Educational Psychology

    Units: 2

    Physical, social, moral, and cognitive development of the adolescent; social and family issues; learning theories, motivation, and assessment.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 2 hrs.

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Units: 2
  
  • SED 715 - Multicultural Education

    Units: 2

    Equity and diversity. Ethnicity and race; gender, exceptionality, social class, sexual orientation, language, religion.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 2 hrs.

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Units: 2
  
  • SED 717 - Service Learning in a Multicultural Setting

    Units: 1

    Develop skills teaching diverse youth through direct experience and education programs. Understand components of service learning pedagogy.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: admitted to SED credential program and SED 715  (C).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Seminar 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • SED 730 - Bilingual/ELD Theory & Methods

    Units: 3

    Theory and methodologies of teaching bilingual and English-language-development students.
    Division: Credential/Licensure
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: admitted to SED credential program.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
 

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