Las Positas College | Summer/Fall 2023 Class Schedule

79 FALL 2023 925.424.1000 | [email protected] FALL 2023 - COURSE LISTINGS Please refer to the online schedule on CLASS-Web to access course section details and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. NONCREDIT MUSIC NMUS 215 JAZZ BAND FOR OLDER ADULTS 0.0 Units This course is for the study, rehearsal, and public performance of standard jazz ensemble literature for the older adult. Emphasis is on the development of skills needed to perform within an ensemble. New literature will be studied each term so that different technical and artistic issues are addressed. Opportunities to arrange and compose for the ensemble as well as to conduct. Opportunity to apply improvisation techniques in a group setting. Enrollment Limitation: Audition Required: Standardized audition demonstrating musical ability and technical proficiency at a level suitable to the course. NMUS 216 ORCHESTRA FOR OLDER ADULTS 0.0 Units This course is for the study, rehearsal, and public performance of the orchestral literature for the older adult, with a continued emphasis on the development of skills needed to perform within an ensemble. Different literature is studied each semester so that various technical, historical and artistic issues are addressed. Attendance at all scheduled performances is required. Audition required. Enrollment Limitation: Audition Required Standardized audition demonstrating musical ability and technical proficiency at a level suitable to the course. NUTRITION NTRN 1 INTRO TO NUTRITION SCIENCE 3.0 Units Scientific concepts of nutrition related to the function of nutrients, sources and recommended intakes. Nutritional assessment and the role of nutrition in the maintenance of health. Recommended Course Preparation: Eligibility for college-level composition (ENG 1A, ENG 1AEX, or ESL 1A) as determined by college assessment or other appropriate method. NTRN 5 SPORTS NUTRITION 3.0 Units Students will study the role of nutrition in sports, performance and physical fitness. Optimal food, nutrient, and activity choices to maximize athletic performance for all athlete types. Recommended Course Preparation: NUTR 1 with a minimum grade of C OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH OSH 60 ELEMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE 3.0 Units Introduction to the major occupational safety subject areas of Industrial Hygiene. This includes anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace hazards; effects of toxic agents on the body; measurement of these agents; general methods for their control; as well as State and Federal regulatory requirements. PHILOSOPHY PHIL 1 GOD, NATURE, HUMAN NATURE 3.0 Units An exploration of the nature and range of philosophical inquiry in relation to everyday problems of humans as individuals, as citizens, as physical creatures, and as creators of spiritual and artistic works. Philosophical texts are analyzed with special attention given to the development of skills in analysis and argumentation. Recommended Course Preparation: Eligibility for ENG 1A NOTE: Philosophy 2 and 4 are also introductory courses and may be taken before Philosophy 1 if a more detailed examination of ethical problems, the theory of knowledge, or political philosophy is desired. PHIL 2 ETHICS 3.0 Units This course covers the concepts of morality, values and influential ethical theories. Students taking this course will be required to use philosophical methods to evaluate these theories for themselves and show how these theories can apply to everyday ethical questions. Recommended Course Preparation: Eligibility for ENG 1A PHIL 4 INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY: KNOWLEDGE 3.0 Units Systematic analysis of documents that constitute the major statements in the theory of knowledge. Investigation of the nature of knowledge, truth and belief. Emphasis placed on enabling students to analyze, critique and defend their own systems of beliefs. Recommended Course Preparation: Eligibility for ENG 1A PHIL 6 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC 3.0 Units An introduction to Logic. This course is designed to develop effective reasoning skills. Valid reasoning through formal deductive logic is emphasized, but the course also covers meaning in language, fallacies, and inductive reasoning methods in philosophy, literature and the sciences. Recommended Course Preparation: Eligibility for ENG 1A PHOTOGRAPHY PHTO 50 INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY 3.0 Units Introduction to the history and development of photography, basic processes, various types of cameras, materials, basic shooting, processing developing, and printing of photographs. This course has a materials fee of $20. PHTO 56 INTRO TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY 1.5 Units The course covers basics for the beginner’s use of digital cameras, film and flatbed scanners, and use of Adobe software for image adjustments. Exploration of digital photography compared with traditional photographic approaches and processes. Operation of Adobe digital imaging software for preparation of web site photos and print output, in both black and white and in color. This course has a materials fee of $20. Scan here to visit the current Fall 2023 class schedule online

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