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ACCTG 001 - Financial Accounting
Lower Division
Prerequisites
None
This course introduces students to the basic structure of financial accounting. Topics include the accounting model, the adjustment process, accounting for elements of the income statement and balance sheet, statement of cash flows, and interpretations of financial statements. The course presents both a preparer’s as well as a user’s perspective.
Term Offered
Fall, Spring
Course credits: 1
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ACCTG 002 - Managerial Accounting
Lower Division
Prerequisites
None, but no first-years in Fall without ACCTG 001
Focus is on understanding costs and cost behavior and the use of cost information for planning, evaluation, and control decisions. Students learn how a business manager uses management accounting information to solve problems and manage activities within an organization.
Term Offered
Fall, Spring
Course credits: 1
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Accounting - Upper Division Students may not transfer more than two upper-division accounting courses from another institution for credit in the accounting major (or minor). Online courses will not be accepted for credit. Transfer credits must be approved by the program director.
Upper division courses are offered one term per year. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they take all required courses in the term in which they are offered.
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ACCTG 127 - Accounting Communication
Upper Division
Concurrently
Must be taken concurrently with ACCTG 160 in the Fall.
This course exposes students to the type of writing expected in their profession and introduces them to professional speaking standards.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WID - Writing in the Disciplines
Course credits: 1
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ACCTG 160 - Intermediate Accounting 1
Upper Division
Prerequisites
ACCTG 001 .
The first in a three-course series in intermediate financial accounting, designed to deepen the students’ understanding of financial reporting practices and principles. The topical coverage includes an in-depth treatment of the conceptual framework, elements of the income statement, cash flow statement, and balance sheet. Revenue recognition and inventories are emphasized in this first course. Attention is given to examples of current reporting practices, and to the study of the reporting requirements promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Term Offered
Fall
Course credits: 1
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ACCTG 161 - Intermediate Accounting 2
Upper Division
Prerequisites
ACCTG 160 .
The second course in a three-course series in intermediate financial accounting. The topical coverage includes an in-depth analysis of long lived assets, current and long term debt, stockholder’s equity and earnings per share calculations.
Term Offered
Spring
Course credits: 1
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ACCTG 162 - Intermediate Accounting 3
Upper Division
Prerequisites
ACCTG 161 .
The third course in a three-course series in intermediate financial accounting. The topical coverage includes an in-depth analysis of investments, tax reporting: revenue recognition, pensions, leases, accounting changes and errors, Statement of Cash Flows, and interim and segment reporting.
Term Offered
Fall
Course credits: 1
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ACCTG 164 - Auditing
Upper Division
Prerequisites
ACCTG 162 . ACCTG 191 .
This course integrates the theory and practice of auditing. Special emphasis is given to current issues facing the profession. Includes coverage of professional standards, ethics, evaluation of internal control, consideration of risk, gathering of audit evidence, sampling, consideration of fraud factors, EDP auditing, liability issues, and overview of other assurance service.
Term Offered
Spring
Additional Notes
Senior standing.
Course credits: 1
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ACCTG 168 - Tax Accounting
Upper Division
Prerequisites
ACCTG 001 .
Examines current federal taxation related to individuals. The topics covered include determination of individual income tax liability, gross income inclusions and exclusions, capital gains and losses, deductions and losses, losses and bad debts, depreciation and property transactions.
Term Offered
Spring
Course credits: 1
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ACCTG 170 - Selected Issues in Accounting
Upper Division
Prerequisites
ACCTG 162 .
In this seminar-type class students read and discuss authoritative pronouncements from the Financial Accounting Standards Board, releases from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of CPAs, as well as current newspaper and journal articles. A variety of current issues related to accounting standards and professional employment in accounting are discussed, such as emerging international accounting standards, ethical issues, forensic accounting, peer review, fraud managed earnings, market reaction to accounting information, corporate governance and new developments at the SEC.
Course credits: 1
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ACCTG 178 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Upper Division
Prerequisites
ACCTG 168 .
This service learning course allows students to gain practical experience by applying what they have learned from previous coursework in the preparation of income tax returns for low income individuals, in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood, on a pro bono basis. This course gives students an opportunity to increase their tax knowledge and interpersonal skills.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
CE - Community Engagement
Term Offered
Spring
Course credits: 0.5
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ACCTG 191 - Accounting Analytics
Upper Division
Prerequisites
ACCTG 161 with a grade of C- or higher
Data has proliferated in business and managers and accountants need to understand the implications for decision-making and tap into the data to provide better insights into a firm/client/customer/supplier, etc. This course is intended to provide students with an understanding of data analytic thinking and terminology as well as hands-on experience with data analytics tools and techniques. Students should leave this course with the skills necessary to translate accounting and business problems into actionable proposals that they can competently present to managers and data scientists. The focus of this class is on concepts as well as various data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, Weka, Tableau/Power BI, IDEA Audit Software, iXBRLAnalyst, Structured Query Language (SQL) using SAS, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, Excel 2016, and MySQL, and Python, and more.
Term Offered
Fall
Course credits: 1
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ACCTG 195 - Internship
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor and program director is required.
Work-study program conducted in an appropriate internship position under the supervision of a faculty member.
Course credits: Credit may vary
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ACCTG 197 - Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor and program director is required.
This course allows students to study accounting topics of interest to them on an individual basis.
Course credits: Credit may vary
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ACCTG 199 - Honors Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor and department chair required.
An independent study or a research course for upper-division students with a B average in the major.
Course credits: Credit may vary
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HS 131 - Nutrition
Upper Division
Prerequisites
ENGL 005 , BIOL 001 /BIOL 001L , CHEM 008 /CHEM 009 , CHEM 010 /CHEM 011 .
Study the health effects of nutrition on the human biological system. This is a writing intensive course providing an overview of current topics in nutrition within the context of public health. In addition to studying the biochemical properties of macronutrients and micronutrients, we will explore concepts in dietary assessment and epidemiology, dietary toxic exposure and prevention strategies, life cycle nutrition, global nutrition, public health and community nutrition, agriculture and food policy, and evaluation of related research. It builds on the rhetorical and critical thinking skills used to analyze texts developed in ENGL 005 and upon the fundamental biological and chemical concepts presented in introductory biology and chemistry. The research paper will prepare students with the skills to research and present on a range of topics in the health science discipline. Students may take this course in or any time after the spring semester of sophomore year and after completing introductory chemistry and biology.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WID - Writing in the Disciplines
Course credits: 1
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HS 133 - Environmental Health
Upper Division
Prerequisites
ENGL 005 , CHEM 008 /CHEM 009 , CHEM 010 /CHEM 011 , BIOL 001 /BIOL 001L and BIOL 002 /BIOL 002L .
Study the health effects of toxic chemicals on biological systems and their movement through environmental matrices. This is a writing intensive course in which students learn about the properties of toxic substances, biological mechanisms of action, public health impacts of exposure, environmental justice, methods of prevention, and how to evaluate related research and policy. It builds on the rhetorical and critical thinking skills used to analyze texts developed in ENGL 005 and upon the fundamental biological and chemical concepts presented in introductory biology and chemistry. The research paper will prepare students with the skills to research and present on a range of topics in the health science discipline. Required for all Allied Health Science majors. Three hours of lecture per week.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WID - Writing in the Disciplines
Term Offered
Offered every semester.
Course credits: 1
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Anthropology - Lower Division Note: Courses are offered on a rotating basis unless otherwise noted.
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ANTH 001 - Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
Lower Division
The course examines the nature of culture and the diversity of societies worldwide. It focuses on cultures in Asia, Oceania, Africa, and the Americas, and introduces the beginning student to some of the main topics of anthropology including kinship, gender, the world system, fieldwork, magic and religion, race and ethnicity, social change, and the political system of societies throughout the world.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical and Cultural Understanding; GP - Global Perspectives; TCG - The Common Good
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 005 - Introduction to Archaeology
Lower Division
Concurrently
Students are encouraged to enroll in ANTH 011 , but it is NOT required.
Students are introduced to the ancient cultures of the world that existed before written records (i.e., prehistory). Cultures from every world area are studied, including the Aztec Empire, Mycenaean Greece, Mesopotamia, the Celts, and the Inca Empire. Additionally, students gain an understanding of the methods and theories of contemporary archaeology through lecture, discussion, and hands-on activities.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; GP - Global Perspectives
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 007 - Biological Anthropology
Lower Division
Prerequisites
One ANTH course.
This course studies the variation and evolution of the human species and its place in nature. The emphasis of this course explores why we see broad variations among homo sapiens and how these variations affect humans in their life cycle, health and culture.
Term Offered
Spring
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 007-L - Biological Anthropology Lab
Lower Division
Concurrently
Anth 007 lecture and Anth 007-L should be taken together.
Prerequisites
One ANTH course.
This lab course will give students the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of scientific concepts, principles, and theories that explain human evolution and the human experience. Students will collect, analyze, and interpret empirical data gathered in a laboratory and field setting as it relates to the study of humans.
Term Offered
Spring
Course credits: 0.25
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ANTH 011 - Introduction to Archaeological Methods
Lower Division
This .25 credit activities course will give students the opportunity to learn some basic archaeological field and lab methods.
Course credits: 0.25
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ANTH 100 - Principles of Anthropology
Upper Division
This course provides majors and minors with an introduction to the methods and theories of traditional American anthropology and international anthropologies. It is an important transition course for majors who have completed their Lower-division requirements, and are preparing for their upper division courses. The course will focus on research and writing as well as providing students with a basic history of the development of American and global anthropologies. Students will become familiar with some of the major debates in the discipline. Students are strongly advised to take this course during their sophomore year.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WID - Writing in the Disciplines
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 105 - Linguistic Anthropology
Upper Division
Linguistic anthropologists seek to understand the dynamic relationship between language and culture. In this course, students will examine how basic elements of language are imbued with cultural meaning, and how cultural meaning is expressed through various linguistic modalities. The course will cover key themes in linguistic anthropology including language, gender, and sexuality, language and race, language diversity, and language and power. As part of this process, we will examine the theory behind ethnographic data collection, analysis, and transcription. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to collect and analyze their own data.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AD - American Diversity
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 111 - Kinship, Marriage and Family
Upper Division
For more than a century anthropological research has focused on households, kinship relations, childhood and families across cultures and through time. The anthropological record shows us that concepts such as “marriage,” “childhood” and “family” have been understood in radically different ways, and this course provides students with a historical and theoretical perspective on the anthropological study of kinship as it relates to different issues connected to the state of marriage, family, and childhood throughout the world.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 112 - Global Perspectives on Race
Upper Division
This course examines the theoretical underpinnings of “race” and “ethnicity” as culturally constructed models. Ethnographic case studies from a variety of international geopolitical regions, including the United States, supplement lectures on such topics as scientific racism and eugenics.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 114 - Urban Anthropology
Upper Division
By 2030, two out of three people will live in an urban world, with most of the explosive growth occurring in developing countries. Taking the city as a subject of investigation, students explore the historical conditions that brought about cities and the subsequent developments that have given us megacities. The course explores how the city functions as a site to negotiate cultural diversity and utopian ideals. Drawing from ethnographic cases throughout the developed and developing world, the course examines the complex structural and cultural forces that shape the lives of those who dwell in cities, and how urban culture is produced and reproduced under the influences of industrialization, colonialism, and globalization.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 115 - Anthropology of Digital Cultures
Upper Division
Facebook. Instagram. World of Warcraft. This course focuses on understanding digital cultures through the lens of contemporary anthropology. Students will become proficient with digital cultures and environments through both theoretical investigation and ethnographic immersion into virtual worlds, cyber-culture, online gaming, and other forms of digitally mediated social networks. Students will engage in fieldwork that examines emerging virtual worlds, migratory practices, and developing markets. The purpose of this course is to provide students with the necessary analytical tools, based on anthropological theory and methodology, to explore, describe, and define digital cultures and virtual communities.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 117 - Anthropology of Religion
Upper Division
Through the study of ethnographic texts, social science theory, and first-person accounts of religious experiences, students in this class will examine a range of religious rituals, traditions, and experiences. In the course, students will encounter a number of religious traditions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Shamanism. Through the close examination of ethnographic texts, students will gain an appreciation for diverse social, cultural, ethical, and theological traditions, and how religion intersects in diverse ways across cultural contexts.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TE - Theological Explorations
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 118 - Culture, Health, and Healing
Upper Division
Medical anthropology explores the interaction between health, culture, and disease, emphasizing the importance of understanding issues of health and sickness cross- culturally. Medical anthropologists also look at the roles of health care professionals, patients, and medical settings addressing the relationships between health care systems, and political and economic systems.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 119 - Cultures of the Americas
Upper Division
This course examines the traditional lifeways and contemporary social issues of different North, Central, and South American ethnic groups. While addressing the past, the emphasis is on the contemporary period, with the course focusing on the social, cultural, and historical experiences of different ethnic groups. Among the topics covered are assimilation and resistance, the social and political power structure, ethnic identity, family systems, and cultural values, labor and migration, the role of religion, and status of women.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 120 - Visual Anthropology
Upper Division
Multimedia (images and video) are powerful tools for the representation (or misrepresentation) of social and natural worlds. Because we live in an image-saturated society, this course aims to help students develop a critical awareness of how visual images affect us, and how they can be used and misused. The course examines photographic and cinematic representations of human lives with special emphasis on the documentary use of film and photography in anthropology. The course has historical, theoretical, ethical, and hands-on components, and students will learn to use various forms of multimedia to produce a coherent and effective presentation.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 121 - World Cultures
Upper Division
Each World Culture course concentrates on the cultural, historical, political, religious and geographic factors that shape the lives of people living today in a particular region or country, for example, Central and South America, the Middle East, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, Mesoamerica, Western Europe, India, China, Polynesia, the Philippines, etc.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 124 - Museum Studies
Upper Division
Museum Studies is offered in cooperation with Saint Mary’s Hearst Art Gallery and Museum, and as part of the Archaeology/Art and Art History split major. In this course students study the history of museums, and the ethical issues involved in the collecting and exhibiting of cultural artifacts. The course gives students hands-on experience researching artifacts for inclusion in an exhibition, designing an exhibition at the Hearst Gallery, and designing and writing the explanatory wall text, posters, and brochures for a show. Students also learn to serve as docents and to convey information about museum exhibitions to different audiences. Offered occasionally when an exhibition appropriate for student involvement is scheduled at the Hearst Art Gallery and Museum.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 125 - Gender and Culture
Upper Division
This course takes a four-field anthropological approach to understanding gender, investigating such topics as third and fourth gender diversity, gender among non-human primates, gender roles in prehistory, and the sociolinguistics of gender usage. Special attention is paid to the ways in which gender articulates with other social practices and institutions such as class, kinship, religion, and subsistence practices.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 126 - Field Experience
Upper Division
Guided by an anthropology professor of the student’s choice, this course provides students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience conducting anthropological or archaeological analysis in the field. Among other sites, students can select supervised work in archaeological digs, community agencies, government bureaus, museums, and political or industrial organizations.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 127 - Topics in Archaeology
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Successful completion of ANTH 005 is recommended, but NOT required.
This course introduces students to a major area of contemporary archaeological thought. Possible topics include cultural resource management, mortuary archaeology, the archaeology of culture contact, gender archaeology, historical archaeology, material culture and ethnicity, an in-depth study of the archaeology of a particular time period (e.g., the Neolithic), and archaeological methods.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 128 - Food and Culture
Upper Division
Food touches every aspect of life. It can be a symbol of love, sex, community, and national, ethnic, and gender identity. The cultural complexities behind the symbolic meaning of “food” in a cross-cultural context are vast. Furthermore, the political and economic ramifications of consumption, as well as the production and distribution of food, is fraught with significance about what it means to be a responsible human being in an increasingly global world. This course exposes students to the myriad roles that food plays in all cultures, while critically engaging our own cultural attitudes and assumptions about food.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 129 - Ancient Civilizations
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Successful completion of ANTH 005 is recommended, but NOT required.
Ninety-nine percent of human cultural development took place before the advent of written records, and therefore archaeology is the primary source of knowledge of these cultures. This course focuses on the practices of prehistoric people, such as how they made stone tools, decorated cave walls, organized their villages, domesticated plants, and built monuments like Stonehenge. Special attention is given to topics such as gender, kinship, religion, and art. Students also learn how cross-cultural comparisons of ancient civilizations have led to insights regarding the emergence of cultural complexity, city life, social classes, and other modern social phenomena.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 130 - Anthropological Theory
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Students must be in their junior or senior year or receive permission of instructor to enroll.
Through close reading and in-depth discussion of primary theoretical texts, students gain an understanding of the history of American anthropological theory from the 19th century to the present while also exploring the intellectual traditions of global anthropologies.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 131 - Cultural Geography
Upper Division
Cultural geography studies the way people shape and give meaning to their environment, and allows us to look at the fascinating variety of human activity in the world-the human landscape. Geographic knowledge is vital to understanding national and international issues that dominate daily news reports. This course examines the relevance of geographic methods and concepts to such social science topics as agricultural patterns and practices, ethnic traditions and conflicts, gender, health, migration, political economy, poverty, religion, resource utilization, social change, and urban planning.
Cross-Listing
ES 131
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 134 - Issues in Globalization
Upper Division
Globalization, which can be characterized as the increased speed and frequency by which commodities, people, ideologies, cultural productions and capital cross national borders, has reorganized the world in fundamental ways not seen since the Industrial Revolution. This class examines the numerous issues and problems that stem from globalization, including transnational migration, food policy, and gender relations. Through reading ethnographies about different world regions, students will explore the changing shape of local cultures in relation to larger processes of globalization, and analyze such issues as cultural imperialism, cultural homogenization, and resistance.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 135 - Special Topics
Upper Division
Special topics in anthropology include such issues as criminology, sexuality, international terrorism, and popular culture.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 136 - Applied Anthropology
Upper Division
Anthropologists increasingly are employed in a variety of jobs outside of academia. Applied anthropology involves the practical application of anthropological theory and methods to such areas as business, the environment, medicine, education, social and economic development, and the preservation of cultural heritage. This course introduces students to the methods, theories, and roles anthropologists have in the workplace, including issues of ethics, analysis and report writing, enabling students to use their anthropological training in their post-baccalaureate careers.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 195 - Special Study Internship
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sponsorship by an anthropology faculty member and approval of the department chair is required.
This course is usually taken by upper-division students who wish to complete their education with related work experience, and is maintaining at least a C average. In addition to work experience, outside research and a term project are usually required.
Course credits: Credit may vary
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ANTH 196 - Senior Thesis
Upper Division
Honor students undertake individual research, culminating in the senior project and a presentation.
Additional Notes
This course should be taken in the senior year.
Course credits: 1
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ANTH 197 - Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor and department chair required.
An independent study or research course for students whose needs go beyond the regular courses in the curriculum.
Course credits: Credit may vary
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ANTH 199 - Special Study: Honors
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Approval of the department chair is required.
This course is only available to upper-division majors with a B average or higher, and entails independent study or research under the supervision of an anthropology faculty member.
Course credits: Credit may vary
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Art - Lower Division |
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ART 001 - Studio Art
Lower Division
This course introduces beginning students to the processes of art practice. The class engages students in a self-selected project-based workflow, accompanied by creative research in both academic and artistic environments. It is important to emphasize that this course is not vocational in that it does not aim to teach specific skill sets, rather to introduce students to the processes of artists, ranging from experimentation with materials, to critique, through to research into subject areas and/or artworks/artists relevant to the student’s concentration. The class functions as a laboratory for experimentation with multi-media work, collaboration and documentation.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Term Offered
Course offered every term.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ART 003 - Basic Design
Lower Division
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of design underlying a wide variety of visual art forms. Topics will include composition, design principles, layout, color and light theory, and typography as applied to two-dimensional formats. Techniques will be contextualized by relevant discussions of psychology and politics, rooted in the study of representative examples and project work.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Term Offered
Course offered every other year.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ART 004 - Basic Photography
Lower Division
This course provides an introduction to the art of digital photography, production techniques and theory. Students will study the expressive power of light, composition, contrast, depth, angles, patterns, texture and subject matter. Technical skills will include digital input from scanning (flatbed and slide/negative), digital cameras, video and internet sources, and output to digital printing systems. Computer-assisted manipulation of imagery will be explored for correction and abstraction.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Term Offered
Course offered every term.
Fee
$70
Course credits: 1
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ART 055 - Digital Art: Photo, Video and Sound
Lower Division
This introductory course investigates the digital editing tools, processes and concepts through which digital technology extends traditional and conceptual 2d and time-based art practices. Students will develop digital imaging, video and sound projects using current industry software. The course will combine extensive software demonstrations, hands-on exercises, theoretical and technical readings, discussion of a broad range of examples of media art and group critiques.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Term Offered
Course offered in Spring and Summer.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ART 065 - Web Design and Interactive Art
Lower Division
This course introduces the digital editing tools, processes and concepts of web design and interactive art. Students will study color theory, typography, website planning and other topics that will prepare them to produce a compelling website design. The theory of interactive design and new media will help contextualize student work and broaden the creative possibilities for the use of interactive structures for the purposes of artistic expression. Students in this course will need to buy their own URL.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Term Offered
Course offered in Spring term.
Fee
$60
Course credits: .25
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ART 070 - Printmaking
Lower Division
An introduction to the medium of printmaking, this class explores the processes of monoprint, linoleum and other, non-traditional techniques. The course examines the use of tools, techniques, and machinery used in printmaking for their application to the students’ images and ideas. This project-based course highlights the relationship between creativity and communication in printing, often using political or social justice themes. Through class presentations, students learn the communicative potential of images and thereby become aware of their own ability to provide creative critique of any issue they choose.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Term Offered
Course offered in Fall term.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ART 090 - Special Topics in Art Practice
Lower Division
Prerequisites
This class is open to all interested students without prerequisite, though prior completion of at least one lower-division studio class is recommended.
The medium and materials vary from semester to semester and may include photography, photojournalism, video, installation art, site-specific and public projects, digital media, textiles and soft sculpture. Student assessment and evaluation are accomplished through group critiques, class discussions, peer and self- evaluations, short writings on art, and sketchbook and portfolio reviews.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Course credits: 1
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ART 101 - Advanced Drawing
Upper Division
Since the Renaissance, artists have looked for ways to depict the world around them in a more realistic way. In this century, some artists have sought another kind of artistic clarity, reaching into the subconscious to explore an uncharted, inner world. If drawing is visual thought, this course aims to expand thinking through the study and application of many graphic methods such as frottage, transfer, automatism, blind drawing, collaboration and chance procedures. Different versions of this course focus on traditional or digital drawing, including basics of line drawing, digital coloring and basic animation skills.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis), CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Term Offered
Course offered every other term.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ART 102 - Advanced Painting
Upper Division
Prerequisites
There are no Art pre-requisites, but enrolling students should have some experience with painting-either directly or through art history courses.
Continuing study of painting methods in a variety of traditional and nontraditional materials and techniques. This course offers students the opportunity to develop their own ability and knowledge of painting techniques, and to focus upon a self-selected painting project. The course challenges students’ ability to develop a self-directed project that addresses both the conceptual and practical aspects of contemporary painting and emphasizes the development of personal issues in their work. Through homework assignments, in-class lectures and conferences with the instructor, students will gain a better understanding of the state of the contemporary art scene, which in turn will aid their own creative practice. Students will use this knowledge to engage in critique. Students are encouraged to keep current through readings and attending art lectures and exhibitions and will be required to visit museums and galleries in the Bay Area.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Term Offered
Course offered every other term.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ART 104 - Advanced Photography
Upper Division
Continuing study of digital photography production and post-production. This course supports the advanced photography student in conceptualizing and developing their own artistic voice through series production and experimentation. Student will explore studio and field practices, digital printing and exhibition formatting.
Term Offered
Course offered in conjunction with ART 004 every term.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ART 113 - Advanced Design
Upper Division
Students will learn graphic design for print, web and infographics.
Course credits: 1
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ART 155 - Experimental Film/Video
Upper Division
This course investigates experimental film and video production using digital and traditional tools. Student projects will explore a variety of nonlinear modes of film/video production, such as oscillating, looping, recombinant and remediated structures, as well as a variety of input and sourcing methods ranging from current and antiquated video camera technologies to internet archives and found footage resources. Students will use digital editing software to expressively assemble and manipulate their materials into finished results. Readings and representative examples from the rich history of experimental film and video will help students contextualize their own work.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Artistic Analysis), CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Term Offered
Course offered every other term.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ART 165 - Experimental Interactive Media
Upper Division
As traditional web design utilizes interactivity in its merely pragmatic navigational function, students in this course will design and produce experimental web-based interfaces and architectures in which the interactive components become the focus of artistic and poetic expression. Theories of new media and net art will provide critical context for project work. Students will work individually and collaboratively, while producing projects designed for Internet as well as installation formats.
Term Offered
Offered every other year.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ART 175 - Interdisciplinary Arts
Upper Division
This course enables students to explore interdisciplinary art production. Students will work on projects that combine visual art with other disciplines such as theater, music, literature and dance. The course’s interdisciplinary focus will vary from term to term.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Term Offered
Course offered every other year.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ART 193 - Student Gallery Team
Upper Division
This course provides direct experience in gallery curation and installation. Under faculty supervision, students in this course manage the exhibitions in the student art gallery, (Gallery 160) and the online Liquid Gallery.
Fee
$20
Additional Notes
Currently offered as independent study (ART 197 ) or internship (ART 193).Please contact Department Chair with questions.
Course credits: 0.5
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ART 194 - Special Topics in Art
Upper Division
The topic of this course varies from semester to semester. Each course focuses on a different area of study within art practice.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WID - Writing in the Disciplines
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ART 195 - Academic Internship
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor and department chair required.
Work-practice program conducted in an appropriate art- related internship position. Normally open to junior and senior art practice majors.
Repeatable
May be repeated as content varies.
Cross-Listing
Cross-listed with: AH 195
Course credits: 1
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ART 196 - Capstone Project
Upper Division
This capstone course bridges the Art Practice curriculum in preparation for a professional career. It is articulated as a sequence of three 0.25 credit courses taken over the last 3 semesters of an Art Major’s course of study. Students are expected to work on their art throughout the three sections of the capstone. The sequence consists of:
- Art History & Theory - offered in the spring. This section encourages students to consider their position as artists in the context of contemporary art, as well as hone their ability to talk about and analyze their own art. (Spring Junior Year, Majors only)
- Professional Practices - offered in the fall. This section shows students how to document and write about their artwork and create a professional artist’s portfolio website. (Fall Senior Year for Majors and Minors)
- Art Practice - offered in the spring. In the last section students focus on completing their artwork, write about it, document it and post it to their portfolio. The capstone culminates in the students’ art show either physically in the museum or in our virtual gallery. (Spring Senior Year, Majors only)
Fee
$20
Additional Notes
Art Practice Majors are expected to take all three ART 196 sections starting in the spring of their Junior year. Art Practice Minors are expected to enroll in ART 196 (ii- Professional Practices) only in the fall of their Senior year.
Course credits: .25
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ART 197 - Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor and department chair required.
An independent study for students whose needs are not met by the regular course offerings of the department.
Term Offered
Course available every term in consultation with supervising professor.
Course credits: 1
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ART 198 - Portfolio in Art Practice
Upper Division
The capstone assessment course allows students to track the development of their major or minor. Art practice requires that all majors and minors submit a portfolio of artwork and writings at the end of their SMC career. This portfolio includes a listing of their completed coursework in the discipline, representative samples of their artwork, assessment of field experiences (exhibits, internships, curation), an artist statement, samples of other relevant art-related writings and a self-evaluative essay.
Term Offered
Course offered in Spring term.
Fee
$60
Course credits: 0.25
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ART 199 - Special Study Honors
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor and department chair required.
Directed project under the supervision of a department faculty member, culminating in the production of an honors-level art project.
Course credits: 1
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Art Theory and Criticism - Lower Division Curriculum from within the Art & Art History Department
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ATC 080 - Art Theory
Lower Division
This course introduces students to the conceptual terrain of the 20th & 21st century critical theory and its relationship to artistic practice. The class will proceed via seminar format based on close readings of seminal texts and will traverse a broad array of interdisciplinary topics and critical approaches ranging from psychoanalysis and philosophy to anthropology and political economy. Assignments will include research and creative projects. Students majoring in art as well as other fields are equally encouraged to enroll.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice); WID - Writing in the Disciplines
Term Offered
(Course offered in Fall term.)
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ATC 111 - Philosophy of New Media Art
Upper Division
This course examines the historical, philosophical and socio-political basis of contemporary new media art. We read theoretical and historical statements that articulate the concepts driving new media art production, coupled with studying examples of representative work, including photography, experimental film and video, installation and net art. Project assignments integrate a critical and creative exploration of concepts.
Term Offered
(Course offered every other year.)
Fee
$20
Course credits: 1
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ATC 117 - Art Criticism, 1900-the Present
Upper Division
This course is an exploration of the history of critical writing about art. A broad sampling of 20th century texts from art historians, critics, philosophers, social scientists and artists are brought together for discussion and reflection.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)
Term Offered
(Course offered every other year.)
Fee
$20
Course credits: 1
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ATC 118 - Art Since 1930
Upper Division
This course focuses on the major stylistic movements in Europe and the United States from the Great Depression to the Digital Age. Topics covered include existentialism, the Beat Generation, pop art, politics and postmodernism, and art in cyberspace. Students are encouraged to develop an understanding of the trends and debates in contemporary art.
Term Offered
(Course offered every other year.)
Fee
$20
Course credits: 1
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ATC 166 - Issues in Twentieth-Century Art
Upper Division
This course, for students who have taken at least one art history course, examines the history of avant-garde art movements in the 20th Century. This course provides students with a focused study of specific types of innovative, modern art. Topics include: Art and Social Change and Art between the Wars.
Term Offered
(Course offered every other year.)
Fee
$20
Course credits: 1
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ATC 180 - Seminar in Theory & Practice of Art
Upper Division
Prerequisites
ATC 080 .
Advanced study in critical theory and its relation to art practice. Variable topics may include psychoanalysis, semiotics, poststructuralism, cultural studies and Frankfurt School, to name a few. Assignments will integrate critical and creative process as a form of artistic “praxis.” The course may be repeated for credit as content varies.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis)
Term Offered
(Course offered in Spring term, every other year.)
Fee
$60
Course credits: 1
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ATC 195 - Internship
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor and department chair required.
Work-study program conducted in an internship position under the supervision of a faculty member.
Course credits: 1
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ATC 196 - Capstone Project
Upper Division
Art Theory & Criticism majors are required to complete a thesis project as a capstone to their studies. This project typically entails the writing of a work of art history or criticism, or the curating and production of an art exhibition. This course provides the time and credit for students to pursue their capstone project under the supervision of a department faculty member. The course is limited to upper division students in the major, minor, and split majors.
Course credits: 1
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ATC 197 - Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor and department chair required.
An independent study for students whose needs are not met by the regular course offerings of the department.
Course credits: Credit may vary
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ATC 199 - Honors Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor and department chair is required.
An independent study or a research course for upper-division students with a B average in the major.
Course credits: 1
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BIOCHEM 101 - Structural and Physical Biochemistry
Upper Division
Prerequisites
BIOL 001 and CHEM 106 .
An in-depth introduction to biochemical principles with an emphasis on macromolecular structures and biophysical techniques.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Three lectures and one lab per week.
Term Offered
Offered every year, fall semester.
Fee
Laboratory fee required.
Additional Notes
Students may not receive credit for both BIOCHEM 101 and BIOL 135 .
Course credits: 1
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BIOCHEM 102 - Metabolic Biochemistry
Upper Division
Prerequisites
BIOCHEM 101
This course provides an in-depth introduction to the fundamentals of metabolic biochemistry at a cellular and organismal level. This course will explore metabolic pathways underlying carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism, with an emphasis on regulatory mechanisms that control metabolic flux and integration of metabolic pathways for normal function of the human body.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Three lectures and one lab per week.
Term Offered
Offered every year, spring semester.
Fee
Laboratory fee required.
Course credits: 1
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BIOCHEM 197 - Special Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Consent of the faculty advisor.
Independent research in biochemistry, under the direction of a faculty advisor. Results from the research project will be summarized in the form of a written thesis and an oral or poster presentation. Students should contact potential faculty advisors directly.
Term Offered
Offered as needed.
Course credits: 1
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BIOCHEM 199 - Special Study - Honors
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Senior standing, a 3.0 GPA (minimum) in biochemistry coursework, and the consent of the faculty advisor.
Independent research in biochemistry, under the direction of a faculty advisor. Results from the research project will be summarized in the form of a written thesis and an oral or poster presentation.
Term Offered
Offered as needed.
Course credits: 1
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BIOL 001 - Introduction to Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in BIOL 001L .
Prerequisites
CHEM 008 and CHEM 009 (lab),with grades of C- or better.
Biology 1 is part of an introductory set of courses designed for biology majors and others requiring a rigorous treatment of the subject. It is designed to prepare students for in-depth, upper-division work in areas related to cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics. Required for all biology majors and prerequisite for ALL upper-division Biology courses.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Three hours of lecture per week.
Course credits: 1
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BIOL 001L - Introductory Biology for Majors: Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in BIOL 001 .
Laboratory to accompany BIOL 001 .
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One laboratory per week for four hours.
Fee
Laboratory fee $185 (includes lab manual).
Course credits: 0
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BIOL 002 - Introductory Biology for Majors: Organisms and Evolution
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in BIOL 002L .
Prerequisites
CHEM 008 and CHEM 009 (lab),with grades of C- or better.
Biology 2 is part of an introductory set of courses designed for biology majors and others requiring a rigorous introductory treatment of the subject. This course is a systematic introduction to all forms of life, covering all three domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya. To account for life’s unity and diversity, the guiding principle for the course is the concept of evolution. Through the study of the molecular evidence, morphology, physiology, development, and behavior of each type of organism, we provide a broad understanding of the evolutionary origins and phylogenetic relationships of all forms of life. Required for biology majors and prerequisite to ALL upper-division courses.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Three hours of lecture per week.
Course credits: 1
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BIOL 002L - Organisms and Evolution Laboratory
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in BIOL 002 .
Laboratory to accompany BIOL 002 .
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One laboratory per week for four hours.
Fee
Laboratory fee $185.
Course credits: 0
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BIOL 005 - Concepts in Evolutionary Biology
Lower Division
This question-oriented course designed for non-majors explores how science works through an examination of the concepts of the theory of evolution by natural selection, which is considered to be the unifying theme of the biological sciences.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Three lecture hours and one lab per week.
Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.
Fee
Laboratory fee $185.
Course credits: 1
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BIOL 006 - Heredity and Society
Lower Division
An introduction to the basic concepts and technologies of genetics as they apply to humans, and the ethical issues that arise as a result of the application of those principles. Students will engage these areas through lectures, discussion, guest presenters, videos and hands-on laboratory experiences. Intended for students in any major regardless of background.Six hours of lecture, discussion, and laboratory per week.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Six hours of lecture, discussion, and laboratory per week.
Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.
Fee
Laboratory fee $185 (includes reader).
Course credits: 1
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BIOL 007 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Lower Division
Study of the variation and evolution of the human species and its place in nature. Molecular, Mendelian and population genetics serve as a basis to discussions of natural selection and how that affects biological and physiological adaptation. The emphasis of this course explores why we see broad variations among homo sapiens and how these variations affect humans in their life cycle, health and culture. Limited to anthropology majors or by consent of instructor.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Three lecture hours and one three-hour lab per week.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SU - Scientific Understanding (with Lab)
Fee
Laboratory fee $185.
Course credits: 1
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BIOL 010 - Introduction to Biology
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in BIOL 011 .
Study of the chemistry of life, the organization of cells and the molecular processes inside of cells. This course emphasizes the genetic basis of life and includes an introduction to biotechnology. Designed for Kinesiology students as a prerequisite for microbiology, human anatomy, and human physiology.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Three hours of lecture per week.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SU - Scientific Understanding (with Lab)
Course credits: 1
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BIOL 011 - Introduction to Biology Laboratory
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be concurrently enrolled in BIOL 010 .
Laboratory to accompany BIOL 010 . Includes techniques for studying organic molecules, cell biology and genetics.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One lab per week for three hours.
Fee
Laboratory fee $185.
Course credits: 0
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BIOL 012 - Human Nutrition
Lower Division
This course is an overview of human nutrition. Concepts from biology, chemistry, biochemistry, anatomy and physiology are used to describe the nutrients and their function in the body. Focus is on the physiological need for food and promotion of healthy eating practices as they relate to optimum body function and disease prevention.
Course credits: 1
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BIOL 013 - Human Anatomy for Kinesiology
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in BIOL 014 .
Prerequisites
Limited to majors in kinesiology or by consent of instructor. BIOL 010 , BIOL 011 (lab) and CHEM 002 , CHEM 003 (lab) with a grade of C- or better in both courses.
Study of the gross and microscopic structure of the human body. This course emphasizes the structural relationships and functional aspects of gross anatomy, proceeds from the cell to tissues to organs. A strong high school science background is recommended.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Three hours of lecture per week.
Course credits: 1
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BIOL 014 - Human Anatomy Laboratory
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be concurrently enrolled in BIOL 013 .
Laboratory to accompany BIOL 013 . Laboratory will be taught from virtual materials and models.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One three-hour lab per week.
Fee
Laboratory fee $185.
Course credits: 0
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BIOL 015 - Human Anatomy
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in BIOL 016 .
Prerequisites
Limited to majors in allied health science, biology, biochemistry, or by consent of instructor. CHEM 008 and CHEM 009 (lab), CHEM 010 and CHEM 011 (lab) with a grade of C- or better.
Study of the gross and microscopic structure of the human body. This course, emphasizing the structural relationships and functional aspects of gross anatomy, proceeds from the cell to tissues to organs. A strong high school science background is recommended.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Three hours of lecture per week.
Repeatable
Limited to majors in allied health science, biology, biochemistry, or by consent of instructor. Prerequisites: CHEM 008 and CHEM 009 (lab), CHEM 010 and CHEM 011 (lab) with a grade of C- or better.
Course credits: 1
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BIOL 016 - Human Anatomy Laboratory
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in BIOL 015 .
Laboratory to accompany BIOL 015 . Laboratory will be taught from dissected human material, models and microscopic slides to allow students to learn from direct experience.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One three-hour lab per week.
Fee
Laboratory fee $185.
Course credits: 0
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BIOL 025 - Human Physiology
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in BIOL 026 .
Prerequisites
Limited to majors in allied health science, biology, biochemistry, kinesiology, or by consent of instructor. CHEM 008 , CHEM 009 (lab); CHEM 010 , CHEM 011 (lab) with a grade of C- or better; OR BIOL 010 , BIOL 011 (lab) and CHEM 002 , CHEM 003 (lab) with a grade of C- or better.
Study of the function of the major organs and organ systems of the human body. This course, emphasizing regulation and integration, proceeds from general cell function to an overview of the controlling mechanisms and finally to the individual systems. A strong high school science background is recommended.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Three hours of lecture per week.
Repeatable
Limited to majors in allied health science, biology, biochemistry, kinesiology, or by consent of instructor. Prerequisites: CHEM 008 , CHEM 009 (lab); CHEM 010 , CHEM 011 (lab) with a grade of C- or better; OR BIOL 010 , BIOL 011 (lab) and CHEM 002 , CHEM 003 (lab) with a grade of C- or better.
Course credits: 1
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BIOL 026 - Human Physiology Laboratory
Lower Division
Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in BIOL 025 .
Laboratory to accompany BIOL 025 . The laboratory consists of experiments and demonstrations designed to incorporate principles of physiology.
Lecture and/or Lab Hours
One three-hour lab per week.
Fee
Laboratory fee $185 (includes lab manual).
Course credits: 0
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BIOL 034 - Protecting Biodiversity
Lower Division
The primary goal of Biology 34 Protecting Biodiversity is to introduce students to basic concepts of evolution, ecology and conservation in the service of protecting planetary biodiversity. The course will often focus on California, and how the natural history, ecology and issues within our state relate to topics elsewhere in the US and abroad. The information contained in this course will provide some of the intellectual tools necessary to understand the worldwide environmental crisis we are living through and some possible solutions. Students will be expected to develop a deeper appreciation for the intricacy and beauty of natural systems. Attention will be placed on honing the student’s general knowledge of the scientific method through the laboratory and in-class exercises.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SU - Scientific Understanding (with Lab)
Fee
Laboratory fee $185.
Course credits: 1
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