2021-2022 Humboldt State University Catalog 
    
    Apr 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Humboldt State University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


General Education & All-University Requirements  

 

Business Administration

  
  • MBA 679 - Strategic Analysis

    Units: 4

    Synthesize management, marketing, finance, production, and other functions into unified strategies for organizations (local, national, international).
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: MBA 630 , MBA 640 , MBA 650 . Co-requisite: MBA 692 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Seminar 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • MBA 680 - Selected Topics in Business Administration

    Units: 1-4

    Open to grad students with Instructor Approval.
    Division: Graduate
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • MBA 682 - Business Internship

    Units: 1-4

    Supervised experience in business, governmental, or service agencies. Apply graduate-level, business-relevant theory and tools to a defined business problem in the sponsoring organization. Document results.
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: MBA students only.
    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: 1-4
  
  • MBA 691 - MBA Comprehensive Exam

    Units: 0

    Required for the MBA program. Skills for analyzing business issues, including functional applications of accounting, finance, marketing, management, and strategic sustainability is required. Exam will consist of a writing assignment and a presentation. Exam will be evaluated by two faculty members. If there is a disagreement, a third faculty member will evaluate.
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: MBA 630 , MBA 640  and MBA 650 . Open to MBA students only.
    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
  
  • MBA 692 - Master’s Degree Project

    Units: 1

    Apply principles of business administration and economics to analysis, evaluation, and strategic management of organizations.
    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Co-requisite: MBA 679 .
    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: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 1
  
  • MBA 699 - Independent Study

    Units: 1-4

    Research work. Open to grad students with consent of MBA program leader.
    Division: Graduate
    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: 1-4

Chemistry

Chemistry majors and minors must earn a minimum grade of C- in all chemistry courses.

  
  • CHEM 100 - From Stars to Rocks: Being a Scientist in the 21st Century

    Units: 3

    Introduction to the impact of astronomy, chemistry, physics, and geology on student life and society, practical aspects of the study of the disciplines and associated careers from different perspectives.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE E: Lifelong Learning
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Seminar 1 hr.

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Units: 3
  
  • CHEM 107 - Fundamentals of Chemistry

    Units: 4

    Terminal course. Fundamental concepts and applications of general and inorganic chemistry.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: math placement category I, II, or III.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    General Education: GE B1: Physical Science, GE B3: Laboratory Activity
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • CHEM 109 - General Chemistry I

    Units: 5

    Fundamental concepts: chemical foundations, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, gases, thermochemistry, atomic theory, bonding, liquids, solutions. For students in science, engineering, and related majors.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: math placement category I or II or category III and MATH 101I  (C).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    General Education: GE B1: Physical Science, GE B3: Laboratory Activity
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs. Second Lecture 1 hr.

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Units: 5
  
  • CHEM 110 - General Chemistry II

    Units: 5

    Fundamental concepts: kinetics; equilibrium; acids and bases; acid-base, solubility, and complex ion equilibria; entropy and free energy; electrochemistry; qualitative analysis. For students in science, engineering, and related majors.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 109  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs. Laboratory 6 hrs.

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Units: 5
  
  • CHEM 128 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry

    Units: 3

    An introductory course in organic chemistry for natural resource majors. Topics will include structure and bonding, nomenclature, and common functional groups and their reactivity.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 107 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CHEM 198 - Supplemental Instruction

    Units: 1

    Collaborative work for students enrolled in chemistry.
    Division: Lower Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 1
  
  • CHEM 228 - Brief Organic Chemistry

    Units: 4

    For majors in biological science/natural resource areas. Nomenclature, physical properties, synthesis, and reactions of compounds representing major functional group categories. Reaction mechanisms emphasized.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 107  with a grade of C- or higher or CHEM 110  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs. Laboratory 3 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • CHEM 308 - Alchemy

    Units: 3

    Inquiry into materials, methods, and processes of alchemy from perspectives of alchemist, contemporary chemistry.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area B: Math & Science
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CHEM 310 - Inorganic Chemistry I

    Units: 3

    Advanced concepts: nuclear properties, molecular symmetry, bonding, metallic and ionic solids, acids and bases, oxidation-reduction, non-aqueous media, chemistry and organometallic compounds of the representative elements.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 110  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CHEM 323 - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) Techniques

    Units: 1

    Operate NMR spectrometer; prepare samples. Individual projects.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 324 ; CHEM 324L . Co-requisite: CHEM 325 ; CHEM 325L .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 1
  
  • CHEM 324 - Organic Chemistry I

    Units: 3

    First semester of a one-year sequence. Chemical bonding, chemical structure, spectroscopy, physical properties, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, and synthesis.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 110  with a grade of C- or higher. Corequisite: CHEM 324L .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CHEM 324L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

    Units: 2

    First semester of a year-long sequence. Laboratory techniques, library skills, and synthesis.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 110  with a grade of C- or higher. Co-requisite: CHEM 324 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Laboratory 6 hrs.

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Units: 2
  
  • CHEM 325 - Organic Chemistry II

    Units: 3

    Second semester of a one-year sequence. Chemical bonding, chemical structure, spectroscopy, physical properties, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, and synthesis.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 324  and CHEM 324L , with C- or higher. Co-requisite: CHEM 323  and CHEM 325L .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CHEM 325L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

    Units: 2

    Second semester of a year-long sequence. Laboratory techniques, spectroscopy, library skills, unknown analysis, and synthesis.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 324 , CHEM 324 L both with C- or higher. Co-requisite: CHEM 325 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Laboratory 6 hrs.

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Units: 2
  
  • CHEM 330 - Molecular Modeling

    Units: 3

    Apply molecular modeling and computational chemistry methods (semiempirical, ab initio, and density functional) to problems in organic and inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 228  or CHEM 325  (C); CHEM 325L  (C).
    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
  
  • CHEM 341 - Quantitative Analysis

    Units: 5

    Principles and methods of classical chemical analysis. Introduction to instrumental methods. For chemistry majors and others who require a rigorous treatment of solution equilibria and training in precise quantitative lab techniques.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 110  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs. Laboratory 6 hrs.

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Units: 5
  
  • CHEM 361 - Physical Chemistry I

    Units: 3

    Application of quantitative mathematical methods to fundamental chemical systems: equilibrium thermodynamics and chemical kinetics.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 341 (C); PHYX 107  or PHYX 211 (C); MATH 210  or MATH 215 ; all with grades of C- or higher.
    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
  
  • CHEM 362 - Physical Chemistry II

    Units: 3

    Application of quantitative mathematical methods to fundamental chemical systems: quantum theory, spectroscopy, and statistical thermodynamics.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 324 CHEM 324L  ; CHEM 361  all with a grade of C- or higher.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Activity 2 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CHEM 363 - Physical Chemistry II Lab

    Units: 2

    Experimental application of quantitative mathematical methods to fundamental chemical systems: laboratory investigations in equilibrium thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, quantum theory, spectroscopy, and statistical thermodynamics.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 341  with a grade of C- or higher and CHEM 362  (C).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Weekly: Laboratory 6 hrs.

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Units: 2
  
  • CHEM 370 - Earth System Chemistry

    Units: 3

    Chemistry of the earth, including elemental cycling and speciation in the environment, the impact of man on biogeochemical processes, and the effects of climate change on the chemical/physical interactions occurring within and between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 107  or CHEM 110  with a grade of C- or higher.
    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
  
  • CHEM 399 - Supplemental Work in Chemistry

    Units: 1-3

    Directed study for transfer student whose prior coursework is not equivalent to corresponding courses at HSU.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Department 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
  
  • CHEM 410 - Inorganic Chemistry II

    Units: 3

    Advanced concepts: chemistry and organometallic compounds of the transition metals, the lanthanoids, and the actinoids; reaction mechanisms; catalysis; solid state chemistry.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 310 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CHEM 410L - Inorganic Chemistry II Lab

    Units: 2

    Advanced laboratory and instrumentation techniques: synthesis, characterization, and reactions of inorganic and organometallic compounds.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 310  with a grade of C- or higher and CHEM 410  (C).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Laboratory 6 hrs.

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Units: 2
  
  • CHEM 434 - Biochemistry I

    Units: 3

    First semester lecture of a one-year sequence. Biochemical energetics, introductory metabolism, nature and mechanism of action of enzymes.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 110 ; any calculus course; CHEM 228  or (CHEM 325  and CHEM 325L  all with a C- or higher.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CHEM 434L - Biochemistry I Laboratory

    Units: 2

    First semester of a one-year sequence. Laboratory techniques.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 228  or (CHEM 325  and CHEM 325L . Co-requisite: CHEM 434 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Laboratory 6 hrs.

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Units: 2
  
  • CHEM 435 - Biochemistry II

    Units: 3

    The second semester lecture of a one-year sequence. Biochemical energetics, introductory metabolism, nature and mechanism of action of enzymes.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 434  and CHEM 434 L with a C- or better. Co-requisite: CHEM 435L .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CHEM 435L - Biochemistry II Laboratory

    Units: 2

    Second semester of a one-year lab sequence. Biochemical energetics, introductory metabolism, nature and mechanism of action of enzymes.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 434  and CHEM 434 L with a Cor better. Co-requisite: CHEM 435 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Laboratory 6 hrs.

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Units: 2
  
  • CHEM 438 - Introductory Biochemistry

    Units: 4

    Brief course in biochemistry. The chemistry of amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates. Includes enzyme kinetics, bioenergetics, structure and function of biological membranes, discussion of common laboratory methods.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 228  or (CHEM 325  and CHEM 325L  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs. Second Lecture 1 hr.

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Units: 4
  
  • CHEM 441 - Instrumental Analysis

    Units: 4

    Principles and methods. For chemistry majors and others requiring training in instrumental techniques of analysis.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CHEM 341 .
    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
  
  • CHEM 480 - Selected Topics in Advanced Chemistry

    Units: 1-4

    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • CHEM 485 - Seminar in Chemistry

    Units: 1

    Seminar presentations on current chemistry topics by majors with senior standing in chemistry. Capstone course. All chemistry majors are encouraged to attend.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: senior standing.
    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
  
  • CHEM 495 - Undergraduate Research

    Units: 1-3

    Individual investigation of selected problem. Conference, reading, research. Final written report. For students showing outstanding ability.
    Division: Upper Division
    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: 1-3
  
  • CHEM 499 - Directed Study

    Units: 1-4

    Division: Upper Division
    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
  
  • CHEM 599 - Independent Study

    Units: 1-3

    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: 1-3

Child Development

  
  • CD 109Y - American Sign Language: Level I

    Units: 3

    Basic receptive and expressive communication skills using hands, upper body, and facial expressions. Orientation to deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. Only meets lower division GE requirements if CD 109Z  is taken also.
    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
  
  • CD 109Z - American Sign Language: Level II

    Units: 3

    Expand basic ASL skills, both receptive and expressive. Emphasis on “functions” or communicative purposes of people’s interactions. Study deaf culture comparing hearing and deaf communities.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 109Y  or IA.
    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
  
  • CD 180 - Topics in Child Development

    Units: 1-9

    Introductory level content.
    Division: Lower Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Lecture hrs TBD

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Units: 1-9
  
  • CD 209 - Middle Childhood Development

    Units: 3

    Development of family/social context. Focus on children 7-12 years old. Biological and environmental influences determining normative and individual development. Interpret theories and research.
    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
  
  • CD 211 - Perspectives: Professional Development

    Units: 3

    Investigation of employment alternatives, professional organizations and resources, and strategies for professional development and employment. 3 hrs per week field observation and participation may be required.
    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
  
  • CD 211S - Perspectives: Professional Development

    Units: 3

    Investigation of employment alternatives, professional organizations and resources, and strategies for professional development and employment. 30 hours of service learning required over the course of the semester.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Service learning course: Yes
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 251 - Children, Families & Their Communities

    Units: 3

    Examination of the evolution of family roles and functions in the United States focusing on the relationship between family and the community. Application of selected families theories and discussion of family of diversity impacts.
    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
  
  • CD 253 - Prenatal & Infant Development

    Units: 3

    Development through toddlerhood in a family context. Biological and environmental influences that determine normative and individual development. Interpret theories and research.
    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
  
  • CD 255 - Early Childhood Development

    Units: 3

    Development from toddlerhood through age 7 in a family and school context. Impact of diverse family experiences. Biological and environmental influences that determine normative and individual development. Interpret theories and research. Observations required.
    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
  
  • CD 257 - Supervised Work with Children I

    Units: 4

    Build relationships and communication skills as a foundation for guidance. Create safe and healthy learning environments in a group setting.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 209  or CD 255  (C).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Seminar 2 hrs. Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 4
  
  • CD 280 - Topics in Child Development

    Units: 0.5-9

    Topics requiring background in the field. Oral and/or written communication.
    Division: Lower Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Lecture hrs TBD

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Units: 0.5-9
  
  • CD 310 - Perspectives: History & Theory

    Units: 3

    History and theory with respect to US families and the institutions that serve them. Intellectual paradigms examined and related to sociocultural context and child development practices.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 251  and CD 209  or CD 253 , CD 255 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Domestic
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 350 - Perspectives: Life-Span Development

    Units: 3

    The study of biological and environmental influences on normative and individual development across the life-span. Impact of diverse experiences on child development. Interpretation of theories and research.
    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
  
  • CD 352 - Parent/Child Relationships

    Units: 3

    Dynamics, reciprocal nature of interactions. Historic and contemporary issues. Ethnic and social class variations.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 253  or CD 255  or SW 350 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Domestic
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 354 - Methods of Observation

    Units: 3

    Observational strategies and their advantages/disadvantages. Historical background. Standard observational devices. Ethical issues. Summarize and interpret observational records.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: general course in child growth/development (such as CD 209 , CD 253 , PSYC 311 , or SW 350 ).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Clinical 2 hrs. Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 355 - Language Development

    Units: 3

    Milestones in speech and language development from birth through adolescence. Theory; factors influencing acquisition and competency; language delays/ disorders and their assessment and intervention.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 209  or CD 253  or CD 255 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 356 - Curriculum Development for Early Childhood

    Units: 3

    Plan developmentally appropriate curriculum for early childhood programs (preschool through 3rd grade). Apply cognitive developmental theory to classroom. Plan activities; select equipment and materials; prepare goals and objectives.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 209  or CD 255 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 357 - Early Literacy

    Units: 3

    Review principles. Analyze theoretical approaches to facilitating literacy. Examine literary resources.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 209  or CD 255 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 358 - Supervised Work with Children II

    Units: 4

    Analyze and implement a constructionist approach with children. Developmental theory; role of adult in facilitating learning; interactive environments; group dynamics.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 257  or IA.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Seminar 2 hrs. Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 4
  
  • CD 362 - Children & Stress

    Units: 3

    Impact of major childhood stressors (divorce, blended families, death, illness, natural disasters) on development. Coping mechanisms and stress disorders. Stress prevention strategies, treatment. Implications for service professionals.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 352  (C), and CD 209  or CD 253  or CD 255 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 366 - Exceptional Children & Their Families

    Units: 3

    Historical aspects, terminology, factors having an impact on family dynamics, legislation, and intervention models.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 352 , and CD 209  or CD 253  or CD 255 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 380 - Topics in Child Development

    Units: 0.5-9

    In-Depth discussion of mid-level topics introduced in the Child Development Curriculum, such as new CD matrix requirements.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: (C) CD 209  or CD 253  or CD 255  or CD 350 ; upper division status recommended.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Lecture hrs TBD

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Units: 0.5-9
  
  • CD 446 - Structure & Content of Children’s Thinking

    Units: 3

    Current models for understanding intellectual processes in children. Apply models to thinking/learning processes in liberal arts content areas. Focus on children 5-12.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 354  (C), and CD 209  or CD 255 .
    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
  
  • CD 464 - Atypical Child Development

    Units: 3

    Develop cognitive, social, motor, and communication skills in handicapped and at-risk children (0-6 years). Risk factors, family concerns, public policy, intervention.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 354  (C).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 467 - Working with Culturally Diverse Families

    Units: 3

    Family attitudes, goals, and practices impacted by gender, social class, ethnicity, racial membership. Sensitize self to personal perspectives on diversity. Seminar format. Recommended preparation: CD 352  or PSYC 303  or SOC 306 .
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: Must have junior standing or greater.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Domestic
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 467S - Working with Culturally Diverse Families

    Units: 3

    Family attitudes, goals, and practices impacted by gender, social class, ethnicity, racial membership. Sensitize self to personal perspectives on diversity. Seminar format. 20 hours of service learning required over the course of the semester. Recommended preparation: CD 352  or PSYC 303  or SOC 306 .
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: Must have junior standing or greater.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Domestic
    Service learning course: Yes
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 469 - Contemporary Issues in Child Development

    Units: 3

    Define issues, trace historical antecedents, recognize underlying assumptions, organize relevant facts, draw warranted conclusions. Seminar format.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: CD 310 ; junior standing or greater.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 479 - Policy Analysis & Advocacy

    Units: 3

    Analyze public/private policies affecting families. Methods of influencing family policy development.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: junior standing or greater; completed core in child development or family studies minor.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CD 480 - Selected Topics

    Units: 0.5-3

    Focus on current issues.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture hrs TBD

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Units: 0.5-3
  
  • CD 482 - Directed Field Experience/Internship

    Units: 1-4

    Supervised community field work integrating theory into practice. Arrange prior to semester enrolled.
    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
    Academic internship course: Yes
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • CD 499 - Directed Study

    Units: 1-4

    Directed readings and assignments approved by instructor.
    Division: Upper Division
    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: 1-4
  
  • CD 580 - Special Topics in Child Development

    Units: 1-3

    Division: Graduate
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: grad standing, IA.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture hrs TBD

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Units: 1-3

Chinese Studies

  
  • CHIN 105 - Chinese Level I

    Units: 4

    Introduction to Chinese language and culture. Students learn the pronunciation of Chinese, an introduction to Chinese characters, and the basics of conversation and grammar in the context of presentations on language and culture.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • CHIN 105L - Chinese Laboratory Level I

    Units: 1

    Self-directed, subscription-based online language course.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 1
  
  • CHIN 106 - Chinese Level II

    Units: 4

    Students develop basic conversational skills and beginning proficiency in reading and writing Mandarin Chinese. Authentic linguistic and cultural contexts may include music, dance, Chinese philosophy, and the history of idioms. Recommended preparation: CHIN 105 .
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE C2: Humanities
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • CHIN 106L - Chinese Laboratory Level II

    Units: 1

    Self-directed, subscription-based online language course.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 1
  
  • CHIN 107 - Chinese Level III

    Units: 4

    Intermediate Mandarin Chinese language and cultures. Authentic linguistic and cultural contexts may include historical idioms, philosophy, religion, multicultural festivals and lifestyles in China, calligraphy, current events, and China-U.S. relations. Recommended preparation: CHIN 106  or equivalent.
    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
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • CHIN 107L - Chinese Laboratory Level III

    Units: 1

    Self-directed, subscription-based online language course.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 1
  
  • CHIN 109 - Introduction to Chinese Studies

    Units: 3

    This course employs historical, philosophical, comparative, and interdisciplinary approaches to study Chinese cultures and societies in global and local contexts.
    Division: Lower Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE D: Social Sciences
    All University Requirements: DCG: Non-Domestic
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • CHIN 207 - Chinese Level IV

    Units: 4

    Intermediate Mandarin Chinese language and cultures. Authentic linguistic and cultural contexts. Compare and contrast cultural and ethnic groups in China, and Chinese and U.S. worldviews, religion, education, and economy. Recommended preparation: CHIN 107  or equivalent.
    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
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • CHIN 207L - Chinese Laboratory Level IV

    Units: 1

    Self-directed, subscription-based online language course.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 1
  
  • CHIN 280 - Special Topics

    Units: 1-4

    This lower division seminar intends to provide language and cultural background knowledge to students and to encourage interaction between students and instructor/invited guest speakers and among the students themselves.
    Division: Lower 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: 1-4
  
  • CHIN 396 - Chinese Film Seminar

    Units: 1

    This seminar presents and discusses three films from China, in Mandarin with English subtitles.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • CHIN 480 - Undergraduate Seminar

    Units: 1-4

    Special topics in Chinese language, literature, history, and culture.
    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: 1-4
  
  • CHIN 499 - Directed Study

    Units: 1-4

    Directed readings and assignments approved by instructor.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4

Communication

  
  • COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication

    Units: 3

    Introductory course. Develop oral communication abilities for functioning effectively in various settings. Fundamental communication theory.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE A1: Oral Communication
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • COMM 103 - Critical Listening & Thinking

    Units: 3

    From listener’s (consumer’s) perspective, apply reasoned inquiry in evaluating marketplace communication.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE A3: Critical Thinking
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • COMM 105 - Introduction to Human Communication

    Units: 3

    Perceptual effects, verbal/nonverbal codes, and dynamics of interpersonal, group, and organizational communication.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE D: Social Sciences
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • COMM 108 - Oral Interpretation

    Units: 3

    Perform prose and poetry.
    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
  
  • COMM 110 - Intercollegiate Speech & Debate

    Units: 1-3

    Prepare for intramural/intercollegiate forensics.
    Division: Lower Division
    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: 1-3
  
  • COMM 213 - Interpersonal Communication

    Units: 3

    Discuss and apply concepts/theories relating to self and self/other communication.
    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
  
  • COMM 214 - Persuasive Speaking

    Units: 3

    Principles and practices of persuasion in various communication contexts. Prepare extemporaneous persuasive speeches.
    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
  
  • COMM 222 - Intercultural Communication

    Units: 4

    Develop skills for communicating in various settings with people from different cultural backgrounds.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: COMM 105  (C).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Domestic
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • COMM 235 - Act to End Sexualized Violence

    Units: 1

    Cross-listed with: ANTH 235 , CRGS 235 , PSCI 235 , SOC 235 
    Analyze how sexualized violence impacts communities and operates as social control; learn to recognize victim-blaming, promote survivor centered responses, foreground enthusiastic consent, and take action to transform our campus community.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • COMM 280 - Selected Topics in Speech Communication

    Units: 1-4

    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • COMM 300 - American Public Discourse

    Units: 3

    Critique genres of discourse and their importance in American culture.
    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
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • COMM 309B - Gender & Communication

    Units: 3

    Cross-listed with: WS 309B 
    Critique relationship of gender to communication as viewed from perspectives of sciences, social sciences, and arts/humanities.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area C: Art & Humanities, GE UD Area D: Social Sciences
    All University Requirements: DCG: Domestic
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • COMM 310 - Advanced Intercollegiate Speech & Debate

    Units: 1-3

    Prepare for intramural/intercollegiate forensics.
    Division: Upper Division
    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: 1-3
  
  • COMM 312 - Group Communication

    Units: 4

    Principles, practices, and theories: formation, cohesion, change, problem solving, roles, leadership, norms, efficiency.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • COMM 315 - Communication & Social Advocacy

    Units: 4

    Study of communication strategies utilized to create and resist social change in the context of historical/contemporary social movements. Possible topics: civil rights, suffrage movement, environment, animal rights.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: COMM 100  or equivalent.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Domestic
    Sustainability: Sustainability Focused
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
 

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