Las Positas | Summer-Fall 2024

26 SUMMER 2024 925.424.1000 | [email protected] SUMMER 2024 - COURSE LISTINGS Please refer to the online schedule on CLASS-Web to access course section details and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. tragedies, and romances of William Shakespeare, with attention to the early, middle and late phases of his art and to the Age of Elizabeth. Prerequisite: ENG 1A with a minimum grade of C ETHNIC STUDIES ETHS 6 INTRO TO RACE AND ETHNICITY 3.0 Units Racial and ethnic relations in the United States. Examines the cultural, political, and economic practices and institutions that support or challenge racism, racial and ethnic inequalities, as well as patterns of interaction between various racial and ethnic groups. Students who have completed, or are enrolled in, SOC 3 may not receive credit. Recommended Course Preparation: SOC 1 with a minimum grade of C FIRE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY FST 12 ACADEMY- FIREFIGHTER 1 AND 2 17.0 Units This course provides the skills and knowledge needed for the entry-level firefighter to perform structural suppression activities, wildland fire suppression activities and hazardous materials mitigation and containment activities. This course covers topics in both Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2 in accordance with the California State Fire Marshall 2019 Curriculum. Prerequisite: EMS 30 with a minimum grade of C or A valid State of California EMT or PARAMEDIC license issued by the CA EMSA also meet this prerequisite. and FST 1 with a minimum grade of C and FST 7 with a minimum grade of C or A valid CPAT ( Candidate Physical Agility Test) or a BIDDLE (Firefighter Physical Agility) test also meet this prerequisite. FST 30 BASIC FIREFIGHTER SKILLS 2.0 Units This course is designed for currently employed and volunteer Firefighters and covers fire service topics in a classroom and manipulative setting that includes required skills maintenance and updated tactical techniques. All subjects relate to the duties and responsibilities of the fire services in order to maintain a state of readiness. Course may be repeated to cover legally mandated training and new techniques. FST 31 INTERMED. FIREFIGHTER SKILLS 2.0 Units This course is designed for currently employed and volunteer Firefighters and covers Intermediate fire service topics in a classroom and manipulative setting that includes required skills maintenance and updated tactical techniques. All Intermediate subjects relate to the duties and responsibilities of the fire services in order to maintain a state of readiness. Course may be repeated to cover legally mandated training and new techniques. Enrollment Limitation: Must be a graduate from an ARTP fire fighter academy, or ALA fire fighter academy, or equivalent. FRENCH FREN 1A BEGINNING FRENCH 5.0 Units This introductory level course will enable students to begin speaking, reading and writing elementary level French as well as understanding the spoken language. Students are introduced to concepts of grammar, vocabulary and verb tenses in a variety of auditory, visual and written contexts. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENG 1A GEOGRAPHY GEOG 1 INTRO TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 3.0 Units This course is a spatial study of the Earth’s dynamic physical system and processes. Topics include: Earth-sun geometry, weather, climate, water, landforms, soil, and the biosphere with emphasis on spatial characteristics, change over time, interactions between environmental components, and human-environment interactions. Tools of geographic inquiry are also briefly covered; they include maps, remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). GEOG 5 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY 3.0 Units Survey of the world’s culture regions and nations as interpreted by geographers, including physical, cultural, and economic features. Emphasis on spatial and historical influences on population growth, transportation networks, and natural environments. Identification and importance of the significant features of regions. GEOLOGY GEOL 1 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 3.0 Units The Earth, its materials, its internal and external processes, and its development through time. Emphasis is placed on a thorough global understanding of Plate Tectonics as a framework and foundation for subsequent geologic topics and concepts. Topics include volcanoes, earthquakes and seismology, the Geologic Time Scale and the formation of the earth, rocks and minerals, hydrology, erosion, beach systems, environmental geology, glaciation, groundwater, etc. Course content includes the difference between theory and fact and the historical development of key geologic concepts. This is the foundation course for almost all subsequent geology courses for both geology majors and non-majors. GEOL 1L PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY 1.0 Units Laboratory course to supplement the physical geology lecture course. Introduction to the materials and techniques of geology. Includes minerals, rocks, topographic and geologic maps, structural geology, identification and interpretation of landforms, geologic time and relative age dating analysis, etc. Prerequisite: GEOL 1 or GEOL 5 or GEOL 7 with a minimum grade of C (May be taken concurrently). GEOL 5 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY: HAZARDS 3.0 Units Understanding and planning for the effects of natural hazards and disasters on the earth, the ecosystem and human populations. Content covers the basic natural hazard processes, where and why they occur, as well as considerations for environmental land-use planning. Environmental hazards studied include earthquakes, volcanoes, river systems (including floods and dams), landslides, coastal erosion, tsunamis, sinkholes, etc.

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