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2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Any course listed in this catalog with a prerequisite assumes a grade of C– or better in the prerequisite course, unless specified otherwise by the department or program in its course listings.

Courses numbered 1 to 99 are lower-division; courses numbered 100 to 199 are upper-division; courses numbered 200 to 599 are graduate. Course numbers which are hyphenated (e.g., ACCTG 160 -ACCTG 161 ) indicate that the course is continued from the previous term, and that the first part is normally prerequisite to the second part. Credit is given for each part.

Final information concerning course offerings and class schedules will be issued at the time of registration for each term. January Term courses are listed separately in a special on-line catalog published each fall. The College reserves the right to cancel any course for enrollment or administrative purposes.
 

Collegiate Seminar - Upper Division
  

  • SEM 144 - Multicultural Thought

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    SEM 001  or SEM 002 .

    Selected readings from 20th-century multicultural authors of the United States, especially from California. Readings continue the dialogue with authors from previous seminars, give renewed attention to questions raised in those contexts and address contemporary issues as well.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • SEM 145 - World Traditions

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    SEM 001  or SEM 002 .

    Readings from the traditions of Asia, Africa and the Middle East that raise basic human questions of courage, compassion, loyalty and wisdom. These works from around the world are selected to extend the themes and ideas from both the Western Tradition sequence and the Multicultural Thought seminar to a truly global conversation.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • SEM 146 - The Common Good Seminar

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    SEM 001  or SEM 102 .

    This elective seminar uses a thematically organized selection of readings to promote discussion and writing about what the common good is and how it might be pursued. Through critical engagement with interdisciplinary primary texts, students explore questions of human nature, the common good, and a just social order. Reading lists vary according to the particular thematic focus of the course.

    Repeatable
    May be repeated as content varies.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • SEM 190 - Co-Leader Apprenticeship

    Upper Division

    A course designed for specially selected, experienced seminar students assigned to assist a faculty member as student co-leader for a specific seminar class. As co-leaders, students participate as discussion facilitators and models in a seminar they have already completed. Meetings with assigned seminar faculty by arrangement.

    Repeatable
    May be repeated for credit.

    Course credits: 0.25
  

  • SEM 192 - Introduction to Methods and Field Experience in Elementary Level Discussion Groups

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    SEM 001  or SEM 002 .

    For course description, see Justice, Community and Leadership Program.

    Course credits: 0.25

Communication - Lower Division
  

  • COMM 002 - Introduction to Media and Cultural Studies

    Lower Division

    This course intends to acquaint students with ways of critically assessing the everyday communication practices and texts (spoken, visual and mediated) which construct and transmit social knowledge. Introduces students to issues such as language, meaning, rhetoric, persuasion, definition, mediation, representation, visual culture, social knowledge, understanding the “self,” the relationship between culture and communication, the social construction of reality, and the assessment of the influence of mass communication. Students will participate in in-depth discussions based in primary texts of communication theory and produce critical essays and creative media projects that demonstrate their grasp of course content.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 003 - Introduction to Human Communication

    Lower Division

    This course is designed to give students an overview of the basic concepts and theories of human communication as a meaning making process, involving both verbal and nonverbal symbols, that constructs social meaning across various contexts such as relational, intercultural, small group, and workplace. In order to understand human communication in these contexts, students will learn to examine, analyze, and interpret identities, perceptions, group dynamic and power, and technology and media in everyday life through the social scientific, interpretive, and critical lenses of the field of Communication Studies. This course will prepare students to develop fundamental knowledge on the study of communication as well as communication competence as a practical outcome.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AD - American Diversity; SHCU - Social, Historial, and Cultural Understanding

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 010 - Rhetoric and Public Discourse

    Lower Division

    This course examines general principles of argument and advocacy as they relate to rhetorically creating change in different spheres of social life. Communication scholar, Rod Hart, writes that advocacy “is the human creature’s most natural way of changing the world. It is also the most civilized way of doing so. Bombs, torture and mayhem change the world too, but those are primitive modalities and they lead to unstable outcomes. Symbolic influence is better. It lasts longer and it’s less noisy.” Students will explain the importance of communication in civic life and explore how the conventions of argument change-and how advocacy functions-in different societal spheres. Students will develop an understanding of argument and evaluation theories, while also embodying those theories by developing practical advocacy and critical appraisal strategies. Finally, students will identify the challenges faced by communities and the role of communication in contributing to the resolution of those challenges. This course involves significant public speaking (speeches) as well as some writing.

    Course credits: 1

Communication - Upper Division

Students must have sophomore standing to enroll.
  

  • COMM 100 - Communication Theory

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    Students must have sophomore standing to enroll.

    This course provides students with a review of major theories applicable to communication among individuals, within organizations, in politics and in the media. Through readings and discussion of seminal core texts, students are encouraged to judge for themselves the strong and weak portions of alternative concepts, models and theoretical concepts, as well as to evaluate the empirical methods from which these theories are derived.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    WID - Writing in the Disciplines

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 104 - Understanding Digital Culture

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    Students must have sophomore standing to enroll.

    Students will explore key concepts and theories through a close reading of fundamental texts, study of representative examples of digital work (e.g. websites, gaming, networked and immersive environments, media art), and will engage in basic digital design and production assignments.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 105 - International Communication

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 106  or COMM 112  

    A review of our “global village,” which is dangerously divided not only by power struggles and interest conflicts, but by message flows that create confusion and justified or unjustified suspicion. Special attention is given to the role of the United Nations (and its specialized agencies dealing with communication) as a vital mode of cross-cultural communication among the leaders of nations, and to the role of the media in defining global policy issues.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 106 - Intercultural Communication

    Upper Division

    An exploration of intercultural communication within various national contexts, though primarily U.S.-based. The courses will include an examination of the roles of identity, history, power, language, cultural values, nonverbal communication, migration, cultural space, popular cultural communication and relationships. Students will also become familiar with intercultural communication theories and with approaches to studying intercultural communication. Seeks to provide a basis for comprehending the relationship between culture and communication and for understanding cultural practices, differences and similarities.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AD - American Diversity; SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 107 - Political Communication

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 110  or COMM 111  

    The interplay of the press, politics and public policy is a key feature in understanding our democracy today. This course examines the role of communication, information and media technologies in the electoral and legislative processes. Special attention is given to how the Internet and other media have altered the political landscape.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 109 - Visual Communication

    Upper Division

    In this course, students study visual culture, learn to do visual analysis and explore key ideas in visual communication including visual methodologies, such as compositional interpretation, semiotics, discourse analysis and psychoanalytic analysis. Possible topics include exploration of the visual components of advertising, video games, technology, photography, film, television, news, the body, comics, theme parks and museums.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 110 - Quantitative Methods

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 003 , or permission of the chair. Students must have sophomore standing to enroll.

    This course is designed to introduce students to the design of empirical research, such as survey, experiment, and content analysis, and the basics of statistics and concepts of hypothesis testing through systematic data collection and analysis. Students will learn to understand existing research in social sciences and to design and execute a project for their own inquiry that are practical and applicable to the construction of generalizable knowledge.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 111 - Qualitative Methods

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 003 , or permission of the chair.

    This course introduces students to qualitative methodology and offers students an opportunity to design and practice qualitative methods. Topics addressed will include origins of qualitative methodology, ethnography, participant observation, interviewing, formulating research questions, collection and analysis of data, and writing the literature review.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 112 - Interpersonal Communication

    Upper Division

    Upper-level course treating major theories and concepts in interpersonal communication. Lecture, discussion, readings and activities integrating concepts such as nonverbal communication, listening, intimate relationships, family relationships, interracial relationships, conflict management, forgiveness, negotiation, gender, perception and self-concept, technology’s role in communication, as well as relationship development, maintenance, struggles and termination.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 113 - Rhetorical Criticism

    Upper Division

    This course will provide students the opportunity to learn and practice rhetorical criticism. Students will analyze artifacts (textual, visual, online) by employing methods such as Neo-Aristotelian criticism, cluster criticism, fantasy-theme criticism, feminist criticism, generic criticism, ideological criticism, metaphor criticism, narrative criticism, pentadic criticism, generative criticism and queer criticism.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 116 - Advertising and Civic Engagement

    Upper Division

    This course is designed to give students an understanding of both the theory and practice of advertising through the medium of civic engagement projects. The first half of the course will allow you to study the underlying theories of the practice of advertising; in the second half, students will have the opportunity to apply these theories in the form of advertising campaigns for on-campus clients.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 117 - Public Relations

    Upper Division

    This course provides an in-depth understanding of the theories of public relations and the ways in which they are practiced throughout our society, both in the marketplace and in the political realm. Emphasis is on application of these theories in student-authored projects that focus on civic engagement in the community. This course affords students the opportunity to research, plan, execute and evaluate a public relations campaign.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 118 - Communication Policy and Law

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 110  or COMM 111  

    This course examines the function of the laws regulating media and communication and explores how legal, political, social, administrative, economic and technological factors contribute to determining public policy on media issues. Of primary concern is the First Amendment’s relationship to intellectual property, torts and telecommunication law.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    TCG - The Common Good

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 122 - American Journalism

    Upper Division

    An introduction to the craft of news writing and reporting in print and electronic news media. Historical development of newspapers, journals, blogs and magazines-in print, on television/radio, and online; emphasis on journalism as a profession and ethical conduct.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 123 - Sports Journalism

    Upper Division

    American culture, its contests and celebrations have moved from the sports page to the front page. This course explores the history, literature and practice of sports journalism in print, TV/radio and new media. Students will examine issues of gender and ethics, develop editorial criteria for sports coverage, and learn “best practices” in writing for print and broadcast.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 125 - Media Technologies and Culture

    Upper Division

    This course, an introduction to media studies, focuses on the critical concepts and technical skills necessary for understanding communication practices in the 21st century. While acknowledging that the media have become digital, this course places communication and media technologies within a broader historical and cultural context. Students will be required to produce media criticism and creative media projects, as well as learn key theories about media and communication in the global, networked digital age.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 126 - Visual Research Methods

    Prerequisites
    COMM 002  and COMM 125 , or permission of the chair.

    This course introduces students to analytical and interpretative methods for understanding visual and media culture within a communication and cultural studies context. Students will explore the ways in which a variety of media - comics, art, television, video, cinema, and the Internet - can serve as the basis for qualitative, rhetorical, and textual forms of research practice. At the completion of the course, students will have demonstrated a working knowledge of a range of research methods and will have applied their knowledge to images from several different media. As a culminating experience, students will produce a paper or project that makes use of a particular approach to interpreting visual and media-based research materials. Each class session will present students with a specific visual research method and will apply this method to various forms of media. In addition, the basic technical skills of media pre-production, production, postproduction, and analysis will be taught with the objective of understanding the role of rigorous research and theoretical grounding in the production process.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 132 - Audio Production

    Upper Division

    Recognizing the importance of the sonic arts in contemporary forms of media, this course introduces students to: (1) basic acoustical theory, (2) musical concepts as related to media production, (3) aesthetic and technical elements of sound design, (4) audio field recording, and (5) non-linear audio editing and post-production techniques.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 133 - Video Production

    Upper Division

    This course introduces students to the basics of digital video production. Topics covered include: (1) introduction to film language and sound design, (2) video camera basics and video-production workflow, (3) cinematography and lighting, (4) non-linear video editing, and (5) post-production techniques.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 143 - Advanced Media Production I

    Upper Division

    This is an upper-division course that delves into areas of specialization and advanced applications in media production. Possible topics may include web design, digital photography, motion graphics, video game design, animation, DVD authoring and advanced audio engineering.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis), CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 144 - Advanced Media Production II

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 143 .

    This course is a continuation of media skills and concepts developed in COMM 143 . These are upper-division media courses that delve into areas of specialization and advanced applications in media production. Possible topics include web design, digital photography, motion graphics, video game design, animation, DVD authoring and advanced audio engineering.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 147 - Persuasion

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 113  

    This course examines the theory and practice of persuasive communication in a variety of forms ranging from public relations campaigns to visual media, political debate, religion and music. Course emphasizes the utility of classical and modern rhetorical frameworks for understanding contemporary persuasive efforts in a broad range of contexts, as well as other persuasive theories, including Robert Cialdini’s influential theory, Sherif’s social judgment theory and Miller’s information processing theory.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 158 - Film

    Upper Division

    This course examines film history and film theory through the lens of communication. As a dominant mode of communication and as a major art form, the study of film itself ranges from theatrically-based Hollywood films to digital cinema. This course emphasizes the centrality of film to the visual imagination and the development of visual culture. Students will produce critical writing about film and a final creative media project.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 161 - Communication and Social Justice

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 110  or COMM 111  

    This course engages the power of communication as a transformative act. In the pursuit of social justice, communication can be a tool, a weapon and a witness on behalf of community service, social change and political struggle. The role of communication in relation to social justice is not just studied abstractly, but passionately practiced and embodied through real-world projects and first-hand experiences. This course involves a service-learning component. Recent topics include food justice, hip hop, consumerism and drag culture.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    TCG - The Common Good; CE - Community Engagement

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 163 - Seminar in Special Topics

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 110  or COMM 111  

    These are topical, special-interest courses exploring an area of study or particular problem in the field of communication. Topics cover the range of communication theory, rhetoric and persuasion, law and public policy and visual media.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 170 - Group Facilitation and Leadership

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 106  or COMM 112  

    This course focuses on development of group facilitation and critical thinking skills for making ethical decisions in various multicultural settings. Topics covered in this course include leadership and communication theories of power and interpersonal dynamic in teams and groups, listening abilities and perspective-taking, practical discussion facilitation skill building, and understanding organizational structure and decision-making processes.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 190 - Communication Practicum

    Upper Division

    The department offers a wide variety of one-quarter academic credit courses which may be applied to student participation in radio, video, visual, film, journalism, digital media, public relations, advertising or independent study. Macken Collegiate Forensics Program may be taken for full or fractional credit.

    Course credits: 0.25
  

  • COMM 195 - Internship

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 002 , COMM 003 , COMM 010 , and COMM 100  with C or better and permission of the faculty internship coordinator.

    Work in an appropriate internship position in the field of communication, under the supervision of the faculty internship coordinator. Students will read relevant texts that will help them apply communication theories and concepts to the context of their internship. Students will conduct ongoing reflection on their internship experience through synthesis with course texts.

    Course credits: .25
  

  • COMM 196 - Senior Capstone

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    COMM 100 , and either COMM 110  and COMM 111  (Communication Strategist Track) or COMM 125  and COMM 126 (Media Maker Track), or permission of the chair. Senior standing required.

    Students must submit a formal capstone proposal to the department in the semester prior to enrolling in the course. In this course, students conceptualize and conduct research using one or two approaches (including performative, narrative or multimedia). Their research must address a socially significant communication issue, under the approval and supervision of an instructor. Students are encouraged to explore a question/issue that will represent the culmination of their undergraduate experience and reflect their finest work as a college student. At the conclusion of the term, students will present their work to interested members of the College community.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 197 - Special Study

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    Permission of the instructor and department chair required.

    An independent study or research course for upper-division majors with a B average or better in communication courses.

    Course credits: Credit may vary
  

  • COMM 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
  

  • COMM 310 - Communication and Culture

    Upper Division/Grad

    Prerequisites
     COMM 110  or COMM 111  and COMM 106  or COMM 112 , or permission of Graduate Director

    This course investigates the relationship between communication and culture. Students will use case studies to apply a range of intercultural communication theories to analyze problems that typically arise in “real world” cross-cultural settings. Students are expected to make a clear connection between a communication phenomenon (e.g., current social issues) and intercultural communication theories as they work toward critical engagement with intercultural and cross-cultural communication competency.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • COMM 311 - Identity and Intercultural Communication

    Upper Division/Grad

    Prerequisites
    COMM 110  or COMM 111  and COMM 106  or COMM 112 , or permission of Graduate Director

    This course aims to develop a critical cultural consciousness. Students begin by examining their own cultural identities and then learn how to view interactions with others through the lens of intercultural communication. Through self-awareness and understanding how identity, culture, and communication work together, students learn critical skills to enhance their intercultural competence. Students work in groups to apply these insights by developing a diversity training activity grounded in theories of identity and intercultural communication.

    Course credits: 1

Computer Science - Lower Division
  

  • MA/CS 002 - Digital Literacy, Introduction to Web Design

    Lower Division

    This course introduces students in an accessible way to the basics of digital literacy through web design as a stepping-stone to computer programming concepts and applications. Students are introduced to web development including (1) design principles, (2) information architecture, and (3) interactivity design. Primary development tools include HTML5 and CSS3. Class projects develop knowledge, research and problem solving skills needed for the design, development, and testing of interactive media projects.

    Additional Notes
    This course does NOT satisfy the Mathematical Understanding requirement of the Core Curriculum, nor does it count towards a mathematics major or the 3+2 Engineering Program.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • MA/CS 021 - Programming I

    Lower Division

    Prerequisites
    MATH 027 .

    An introduction to problem-solving concepts and program design. Topics covered include top-down design with a structured programming language, bottom-up testing, control statements and structured data types. No prior knowledge of programming is required. The language for the course is Python; students with knowledge of another programming language will find the course valuable.

    Term Offered
    Offered every semester.

    Course credits: 1

Computer Science - Upper Division

Consult the department chair for the schedule of offerings.
  

  • MA/CS 102 - Programming II

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    MA/CS 021 .

    A continuation of MA/CS 021 . Topics include recursion, an introduction to data structures, analysis of algorithms and object-oriented programming. Programming style and large program development are emphasized.

    Term Offered
    Consult the department chair for the schedule of offerings.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • MA/CS 110 - Computer Systems

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    MA/CS 021 .

    Computer structure and machine languages, assembly language macros, file I/O, program linkage and segmentation.

    Term Offered
    Consult the department chair for the schedule of offerings.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • MA/CS 174 - Analysis of Algorithms

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
     MATH 028  or equivalent; MA/CS 021 .

    Basic notions of the design and efficiency of computer algorithms, nonnumerical algorithms for sorting and searching and numerical algorithms. Underlying data structures are examined.

    Term Offered
    Consult the department chair for the schedule of offerings.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • MA/CS 190 - Topics in Computer Science

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    Varies with topic.

    This course presents connections among different disciplines which apply the principles of computer science. The theme varies. Students are required to complete a significant project involving their primary discipline.

    Term Offered
    Consult the department chair for the schedule of offerings.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • MA/CS 192 - Digital Literacy: Web Programming

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    MA/CS 002 .

    This course is a continuation of MA/CS 002  that introduces students to the basics of digital literacy through web design as a stepping-stone to computer programming concepts and applications. MA/CS-192 refines & builds upon this knowledge studying JavaScript, jQuery, Web API’s and simple mobile applications while implementing a team-oriented project development approach. Other topics include responsive web design, CSS grid systems and HTML5 Canvas.

    Term Offered
    Consult the department chair for the schedule of offerings.

    Additional Notes
    This course does NOT satisfy the Mathematical Understanding requirement of the Core Curriculum, nor does it count towards a mathematics major or the 3+2 Engineering Program.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • MA/CS 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.

    Term Offered
    Consult the department chair for the schedule of offerings.

    Course credits: Credit may vary
  

  • MA/CS 197 - Special Study

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    Permission of the department chair is required.

    Independent study in topics not covered in listed courses.

    Term Offered
    Consult the department chair for the schedule of offerings.

    Course credits: Credit may vary
  

  • MA/CS 199 - Honors-Special Study

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    Permission of the department chair is required.

    Independent study or research for majors in , mathematics with a concentration in computer , science or a split major in computer science, , with at least a B average in the major.

Economics - Lower Division
  

  • ECON 003 - Principles of Microeconomics

    Lower Division

    Introduction to the concepts and tools of microeconomic analysis. Microeconomics is concerned with individual economic units including representative consumers, fi and markets. Topics include resource allocation, income distribution and price, wage and quantity determination in competitive and noncompetitive markets. Micro-economic analysis is applied to selected current economic issues.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 004 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    Lower Division

    Introduction to the concepts and tools of macroeconomic analysis. Macroeconomics is concerned with the relationship between major economic aggregates including firms, households and government. Topics include the determination of the level of aggregate economic activity, inflation and unemployment, as well as government’s ability to achieve a full employment, non-inflationary Gross Domestic Product using fiscal and monetary policy. Macro-economics is applied to current economic issues including economic growth, business cycles, the government budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 010 - Economics and Society

    Lower Division

    A non-technical, introductory approach to micro- and macro-economics principles, issues and policies designed for students with little or no background in economics. Students are introduced to the tools, terminology, and analytical methodology of economics through their application to a number of real- world social, political, and economic issues. Some examples are how markets work, how government economic programs affect well-being, the government budget and the tax system, income and wealth distributions, why nations trade, and how to improve environmental quality using economic policies.

    Additional Notes
    ECON 010 does not substitute for ECON 003  or ECON 004 , and may not be taken by those who have completed ECON 003 -ECON 004 .

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 020 - Data Management for Economics

    Lower Division

    This 0.5 credit course, required of all econ majors, prepares students to use data effectively. Students are first introduced to the basics of handling and manipulating data using current and relevant software. Thereafter, they will learn to survey popular economics databases and learn how to select and access data appropriate to a given research and other questions. Furthermore, the data management process includes evaluating and dealing with data quality issues; organizing and manipulating the data to prepare them for statistical analysis; and presenting data and analytical results effectively.

    Term Offered
    offered in the spring semester only.

    Repeatable
    May be repeated as content varies.

    Course credits: 0.5

Economics - Upper Division
  

  • ECON 100 - Issues and Topics in Economics

    Upper Division

    Analysis of a selected theme, topic, issue, era or region not covered by the regular course offerings of the department. Subject of the course will be announced prior to registration each semester when offered.

    Term Offered
    Course will not be offered each semester.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 102 - Development of Economic Thought

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003 , ECON 004  and ECON 106 .

    The course explores the historical and theoretical foundations of economic theory, with an emphasis on the classical political economists of the 18th and 19th centuries through a critical reading and analysis of the original works of important economic thinkers like Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes. The course seeks to understand the relevance of these early economists to modern economic theory and issues.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    WID - Writing in the Disciplines

    Term Offered
    Offered every spring semester.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 105 - Microeconomic Theory

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003 , ECON 004 , and MATH 003  or equivalent.

    An intermediate-level analysis of the motivation and behavior of producers and consumers under alternative market structures. Particular emphasis is placed on price determination and resource allocation, as well as the application of theory to real-world issues.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 106 - Macroeconomic Theory

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003 , ECON 004 , and MATH 003  or equivalent.

    An intermediate-level analysis of the aggregate interrelationship between consumers, business, government and the foreign sector in the determination of national income, employment, price levels and economic growth rate. Particular emphasis is placed on policy alternatives available to mitigate unsatisfactory performance of these variables.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 111 - Economic History of the United States

    Upper Division

    Historical view of the development of the United States economy with particular emphasis on economic growth, income distribution and structural and institutional change in the 19th and 20th centuries. Course themes include the evolution of market structures, business organization, trade and technology; the history of American living standards, income distribution and poverty; immigration, race and gender roles; business cycle history; the changing role of government and the rise of the American- style welfare state. Students are provided a historical perspective on the origins of current economic issues

    Term Offered
    Generally offered in alternate years.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 120 - Research Seminar

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 020 , ECON 105 , and ECON 106 .

    This seminar is designed to develop the student’s ability to evaluate professional, economic research through literature review and share ideas through seminar-like discussions. Methods of economic research are examined in theory and in actual practice, including their application in influential, published research. Students are expected to present this research in class and participate in discussions to deepen their understanding of how economists work and think. They are also required to develop their own areas of interest, appropriate to their choice of economics degree. This includes identifying a research project to be completed in the follow-on capstone class.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 130 - Banking and Monetary Policy

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003 , ECON 004 , and ECON 106 .

    A description and analysis of the role of money and finance in a modern economy. The role of banks and other suppliers of credit, along with the U.S. Federal Reserve System and other central banks across the world is identified. Trends and instabilities in financial markets, interest rates, inflation and the general level of economic activity will be studied, including episodes of large scale banking and financial crises.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 135 - Public Finance

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003  and ECON 004 .

    An analysis of government taxing and spending activities using theoretical, empirical, and institutional material. Topics include optimal provision of public goods, cost-benefit analysis, tax incidence, policies aimed at efficient level of externalities such as pollution, income redistribution, models of democratic and bureaucratic decision-making and the design of government procurement contracts.

    Term Offered
    Generally offered in alternate years.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 136 - Investments

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003 , ECON 004 , BUSAD 040  or equivalent.

    Description and analysis of the securities markets (bonds, stocks, etc.) from the viewpoint of the private investor.The student is introduced to asset valuation theories as well as the basis of portfolio selection. Particular emphasis is placed on the trade-off between risk and return, both for the individual assets and in a portfolio context.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 141 - Methods of Quantitative Analysis

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003 , ECON 004 , MATH 027 , MATH 028  or MATH 038 , and ECON 105 .

    The first part of this two-semester sequence explores the ways in which economists use mathematical techniques-especially linear (matrix) algebra and differential calculus-to represent and “solve” a wide range of theories, problems and hypotheses. Applications include the firm’s profit maximization and the consumer’s optimization of utility.

    Term Offered
    Generally offered in alternate years.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 142 - Methods of Quantitative Analysis

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003 , ECON 004 , BUSAD 040  or equivalent, and ECON 141 .

    The second part of the sequence is about how economists use statistical data to estimate and predict relationships between different economic variables. The goal is to have students become educated consumers and producers of econometric analysis; the former by studying how other economists make use of econometric methods in their work and the latter by doing estimations (running regressions) themselves using statistical software packages. Students will conduct an in-depth econometric research project on the topic of their choice.

    Term Offered
    Generally offered in alternate years.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 150 - Environmental and Natural Resources Economics

    Upper Division

    All economic activity involves an exchange with the natural environment. Natural resources are used in production and consumption and then returned to the environment in some form of waste. The class focuses on how a market economy actually handles these exchanges and develops criteria for judging the economy’s performance in this regard. Important questions include the following: Are we exhausting our natural resources? Will we run out of cheap energy? What is the appropriate balance between economic standard of living and environmental quality? Can we rely on market forces to achieve the appropriate balance or do we need government intervention?

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    TCG - The Common Good

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 152 - Labor Economics

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003  and ECON 004 .

    An extension and application of microeconomic theory to analysis of labor market processes that determine the allocation of human resources, as well as the level and structure of wages, employment and working conditions. The course devotes considerable attention to the public and private institutions (e.g., labor laws and unions) and sociological forces (e.g., prejudice and discrimination) that interact with demand and supply forces. Labor market models that take account of economic, sociological, and institutional forces are used to explain recent trends and patterns in the level and distribution of wages, employment, working conditions and union membership. The models are also used to analyze the impact on labor markets of changes in trade, technology, immigration, family structures and social norms; and to evaluate the efficiency and equity effects of government, business and union policies.

    Term Offered
    Generally offered in alternate years

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 160 - Comparative Economics Systems

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003  and ECON 004 .

    The production and distribution of goods and income and the material welfare of people-the longtime concerns of economics-can be achieved in many different ways. This course examines capitalism, socialism, traditional village economies, and other ways to organize economic activity. Case studies from around the world will include less developed as well as developed countries-China, Russia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The course also examines the new globally integrated economy, based significantly on the U.S. model, and how it impacts various regions of the world.

    Term Offered
    Generally offered in alternate years.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 170 - Industrial Organization

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003  and ECON 105  or consent of instructor.

    Industrial organization is the study of firms, markets and strategic competition. The course will examine how firms interact with consumers and one another, primarily using the tools of microeconomics and game theory. Topics include competitive strategies, price discrimination, antitrust policy, mergers and advertising. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to examine real- world mergers and other firm strategies with a critical eye and predict market outcomes and consumer impact.

    Term Offered
    Generally offered in alternate years.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 175 - Multinational Enterprises

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 105 .

    This course examines multinational enterprises (MNEs) and foreign direct investment (FDI) from a number of perspectives, including motivations for international expansion, the economic impact of such expansion on home and host countries, and the political economy of MNEs. By the end of the course, students should understand why MNEs exist, under what conditions they can cause economic benefit or harm, and the complex interaction between MNEs and home and host country government.

    Term Offered
    Generally offered in alternate years.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 180 - Sports Economics

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003 .

    Economic principles are used to analyze issues in the professional and amateur sports industries. Topics include league history and structure, labor issues, stadium financing, player salaries, competitive balance and the role of the NCAA. The economic perspective helps students better understand the industry and its economic, social and cultural significance.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 190 - International Economics

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003  and ECON 004 .

    This course utilizes rigorous economic analysis to address key issues facing the global economy, such as international trade, direct foreign investment and the interaction of macroeconomic policies across borders. Students who are majoring or minoring in economics and/or planning a career in economics or business should be familiar with international economic issues. This course will give the student a firm foundation in international trade and finance and the ability to apply it in a practical context.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    GP - Global Perspectives

    Term Offered
    Generally offered in alternate years.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 192 - Economic Development

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 003  and ECON 004 .

    A broad overview of the leading topics in development economics, with an emphasis on the application of economic theory to problems of economic development in Latin America, Africa and Asia and the practical policy issues and debates. Topics include the definition and measurement of economic development, macro-economic theories of growth and structural change, poverty and inequality, population, human capital, agriculture and rural development, migration, environment, trade, debt, liberalization and structural adjustment, foreign investment and foreign aid.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    GP - Global Perspectives, TCG - The Common Good

    Term Offered
    Generally offered in alternate years.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 195 - Internship

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    Permission of instructor, department chair and SEBA Internship Coordinator required.

    Work-study program conducted in an appropriate internship position, under the supervision of a faculty member. Normally open to senior students only.

    Course credits: Credit may vary
  

  • ECON 196 - Capstone

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ECON 120 .

    Required of all graduating economics majors, this course requires students to complete a comprehensive economic research project. Students will typically bring a research question from ECON 120  and execute the actual research in this capstone class, including hypotheses development, literature search, data gathering and analysis, and write a report. Students will help each other through this process and be guided by the instructor.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ECON 197 - Special Study

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    Permission of instructor and department chair required.

    An independent study or research course for students whose needs are not met by the regular courses in the curriculum.

    Course credits: Credit may vary
  

  • ECON 199 - Special Study - Honors

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    Normally open only to seniors with at least a B average in economics who have complete ECON 120  or ECON 141  and ECON 142  with a grade of B or better. (Seniors may be allowed to concurrently enroll in ECON 142  or ECON 120  and ECON 199). Permission of instructor and department chair required.

    Independent study and research in an area of interest to the student culminating in a written thesis presenting the issue, methods of analysis and research findings.

    Course credits: Credit may vary

English - Lower Division
  

  • ENGL 003 - Practice in Writing

    Lower Division

    Students placed in English 003 practice the fundamental writing skills required for ENGL 004 . English 003 students focus on developing and organizing ideas, constructing complex sentences, and enhancing proofreading and editing skills. Enrollment in each section is limited to 10 to allow for individualized instruction. This course requires the completion of at least 5,000 words of formal writing, and an additional 2,500 words of informal writing practice.

    Additional Notes
    A grade of at least C- is prerequisite to enrollment in ENGL 004 .

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 004 - Composition

    Lower Division

    English 004 helps students develop their skills in critical thinking and written communication, and it introduces them to information evaluation and research practices. Through the writing process, students engage in intellectual discovery and unravel complexities of thought. They read and write to examine their own and others’ assumptions, investigate topics, and analyze arguments. With a focus on writing as a scaffolded process, the course is designed to prepare students for writing in Collegiate Seminar, the more advanced writing required in ENGL 005 , and college-level writing in general. This course requires the completion of at least 5,000 words of graded formal writing, and an additional 2,500 words of informal writing practice.

    Additional Notes
    A grade of at least C- is prerequisite to enrollment in ENGL 005 .

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 005 - Argument and Research

    Lower Division

    Prerequisites
    A grade of at least C- in ENGL 004  is prerequisite to enrollment in English 005.

    Students continue to develop the rhetorical and critical thinking skills they need to analyze texts and to structure complex arguments. In addition, students practice evaluating sources, exploring arguments through library research, and supporting original theses with appropriate evidence. Through a scaffolded process, students write and revise two or more essays, at least one of which is a substantial research essay of 8-12 pages that presents an extended argument. This course prepares students for the Writing in the Disciplines courses that they will encounter in their major. It requires the completion of at least 5,000 words of formal writing, and an additional 2,500 words of informal writing practice.

    Additional Notes
    A grade of at least C- in ENGL 005 is prerequisite to enrollment in Writing in the Disciplines courses.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 019 - Introduction to Literary Analysis

    Lower Division

    A course to introduce skills of analysis and interpretation that will help students to understand and enjoy works of literature and to articulate their understanding in discussion and essays. Special attention is given to literary terms and conventions and to the problems involved in writing about works of literature. Required for English majors, this course begins the major and is prerequisite to ENGL 029 .

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis)

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 023 - Voices of American Diversity

    Lower Division

    An introduction to some of the many voices that constitute the diverse literary cultures of the United States. Readings may include novels, poems, short stories, slave narratives, Native-American chants, or diaries and letters organized around a theme or issue. Examples of possible offerings: The Immigrant Experience, Race and Sexuality in America, The City in American Literature, American Autobiography, or Growing Up in America.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); AD - American Diversity

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 024 - SMPP Assessment

    Lower Division

    Students in the English Subject-matter Preparation Program are required to register for this course prior to their senior year. The course assists students in beginning their portfolio and preparing them for the initial assessment interview required by the SMPP.

    Term Offered
    Offered in Spring only.

    Course credits: 0.25
  

  • ENGL 025 - Creative Writing: Multi-Genre Studies

    Lower Division

    An introduction to the critical and creative techniques and vocabularies of the major genres of creative writing-poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, and screenwriting. Students will be introduced to the craft of these genres while learning to explore their own written voice in a workshop-style environment.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 026 - Creative Writing Reading Series

    Lower Division

    Students enrolled in this course attend the public events of the Creative Writing Reading Series and have an opportunity to meet visiting writers and discuss the writing and performances of the readers in the series.

    Repeatable
    May be repeated for credit.

    Additional Notes
    Students in the creative writing minor must take this course twice.

    Course credits: 0.25
  

  • ENGL 027 - English Department Book Club

    Lower Division

    This class meets for one hour a week or two hours every other week to discuss works chosen jointly by an instructor and interested students. Its focus will vary from semester to semester, but may include such topics as books and the films based on them, fantasy fiction, memoir, detective fiction, or contemporary writing.

    Course credits: 0.25
  

  • ENGL 029 - Issues in Literary Study

    Lower Division

    Prerequisites
    ENGL 019 .

    An introduction to the disciplinary concerns relevant to the study of English and American literature. Through readings in theory and literature, class discussion and writing, students engage with the following topics: diverse interpretive approaches, the role of the reader, and canon formation.

    Additional Notes
    This course is a prerequisite for ENGL 167 , ENGL 168  and ENGL 170 .

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 108 - Advanced Argument and Research

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ENGL 004   (must have a C- or better). Intended only for junior transfers (16.0+ entering credits); may not be taken by students who have completed ENGL 005  . 

    In this course students will hone the rhetorical and critical thinking skills necessary to analyze texts and to structure complex arguments. In addition, students practice evaluating sources, exploring arguments through library research, and supporting original theses with appropriate evidence. Through a scaffolded process, students write and revise two or more essays, at least one of which is a substantial research essay of 15-20 pages that presents an extended argument. This course prepares students for the Writing in the Disciplines courses that they will encounter in their major. It requires the completion of approximately 40 pages (10,000 words) of writing in the semester (at least 25 pages would be graded formal writing). A grade of at least C- in English 108 is prerequisite to enrollment in Writing in the Disciplines courses.

    Course credits: 1

English - Upper Division
  

  • ENGL 100 - Advanced Composition

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ENGL 004  and ENGL 005 .

    This course is designed to improve students’ analytical, persuasive, professional and expository writing as well as to help them develop voice and style. Students will build on their research skills with the aim of producing effective upper- division college papers on complex topics. In addition, the course will cover motivation and commitment to writing and revising, appealing to specific audiences, developing and organizing ideas.

    Additional Notes
    Exception: With the Permission of the Director of Composition, transfer students with advanced standing may take this course in lieu of ENGL 005 .

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 102 - Creative Writing

    Upper Division

    Offerings rotate among poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and dramatic writing. May be repeated for credit as genre varies.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis); CP - Artistic Understanding (Creative Practice)

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 103 - British Literature I

    Upper Division

    Chronological study of British literature from the Middle Ages to 1700, including Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton, with attention to close reading and historical context.

    Additional Notes
    English 103 is not prerequisite to ENGL 104 .

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 104 - British Literature II

    Upper Division

    Chronological study of British literature from the Neoclassic, Romantic, Victorian and Modern periods, with attention to close reading and historical context. Writers studied may include Pope, Wordsworth, Austen, Mary Shelley, Dickens, Woolf, Yeats and T.S. Eliot.

    Additional Notes
    ENGL 103  is not prerequisite to English 104.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 105 - Children’s Literature

    Upper Division

    Intensive readings in imaginative literature for children. Topics may include adolescent fiction, multicultural literature, picture books, fairy tales, issues in selecting books for children, history, enduring themes, forms of fantasy, conventions and relationship to adult literature.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis)

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 106 - Writing Adviser Training Workshop

    Upper Division

    Training in the art of helping fellow students develop, organize, and articulate their ideas in writing. Students develop tutoring skills through practice and discussion in a workshop setting.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    CE - Community Engagement

    Course credits: 0.25
  

  • ENGL 107 - Writing Adviser Staff Workshop

    Upper Division

    Prerequisites
    ENGL 106 .

    Advanced training in the art of helping fellow students develop, organize, and articulate their ideas in writing. Students develop tutoring skills through practice and discussion in a workshop setting.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    CE - Community Engagement

    Repeatable
    May be repeated for credit.

    Course credits: 0.25
  

  • ENGL 110 - Linguistics

    Upper Division

    An introduction to the scientific study of language. Language as a system: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and discourse. Language in context: language in relation to history, culture, social class, region, ethnicity, and gender. Language considered biologically: as a uniquely human characteristic, in brain development, first- and second-language acquisition, and in animal communication systems.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 111 - Topics in Linguistics

    Upper Division

    Study of specialized topics in linguistics. Topics may include language and thought, language acquisition, second-language acquisition, sociolinguistics, and language and literature.

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 115 - Chaucer

    Upper Division

    Studies in the poetry of Chaucer with emphasis on the Canterbury Tales;a study of Chaucer’s language directed toward the ability to read the poetry with ease and understanding.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis)

    Course credits: 1
  

  • ENGL 118 - 20th-Century Literature

    Upper Division

    Reading and discussion of major works of literature written since 1900. Poetry, fiction, drama or essays included.

    Core Curriculum Designation(s)
    AA - Artistic Understanding (Analysis)

    Course credits: 1
 

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