60 FALL 2024 925.424.1000 | [email protected] FALL 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. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES EVST 5 ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY 3.0 Units Introduction and exploration of Energy production, utilization, management, and the effects on society, and the environment. This course will also compare and contrast current and future renewable and non renewable methods of energy generation, auditing, and conservation. Recommended Course Preparation: Eligibility for ENG 1A ETHNIC STUDIES ETHS 5 PSYCH. OF RACE AND IDENTITY 3.0 Units This course is an introduction to the impact of race and ethnicity on identity in the United States, which focuses on how this influence human behavior and shape one’s understanding of the world around them. We will study a variety of topics related to race, ethnicity, social and cultural group developmental norms and the extent of influence these norms may have on individual’s worldview. This course seeks to strengthen diversity awareness and knowledge by engaging in difficult discussions surrounding race and identity. This course will review a broad range of theories and research findings regarding race and ethnicity’s influence on human behavior and cognitive process. Topics covered include stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, racism, the intersection between race, ethnicity and other forms of oppression, privilege, and identity development. Students who have completed, or are enrolled in, PSYC 21 may not receive credit. Recommended Course Preparation: PSYC 1 with a minimum grade of C 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 ETHS 1 INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES 3.0 Units This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary approach of Ethnic Studies and its major concepts and analyses. By relying on social justice and the anti-racist tradition, the course examines the histories, current issues, and unique lived experiences of major American racial and ethnic groups including African Americans, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, Native Americans, and Chicanx/Latinx Americans along with the intersection of racial and ethnic identities with other forms of social identity such as class, gender, sexuality, religion, indigeneity, and immigration status. ETHS 10 AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 3.0 Units This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary approach of African American and Black Studies and its major concepts and analyses. By relying on social justice and the anti-racist tradition, the course examines the histories, current issues, and unique lived experiences of African Americans along with the intersection of racial and ethnic identities with other forms of social identity such as class, gender, sexuality, religion, indigeneity, and immigration status. ESL 130A BEGINNING GRAMMAR FOR READING 3.0 Units This is the first semester of a one-year course in beginning grammar for academic purposes designed to enable students to understand and use English accurately, meaningfully and appropriately. The course focuses on the connection between vocabulary and grammar, simple and compound sentences, phrases, verb forms, and verb tenses, especially simple present, simple past, and present progressive. Recommended Course Preparation: Placement through the ESL assessment process Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 130A, 131A, and 133 or 136. ESL 130B HIGH-BEGINNING GRAMMAR 3.0 Units This is the second semester of a one-year course in beginning grammar for academic purposes designed to enable students to identify and use linguistic forms accurately, meaningfully and appropriately in written expression. The course focuses on simple and compound sentences, word order, verb tenses: simple present, past, and future as well as present and past progressive, verb forms, modals, phrases, and vocabulary development. Prerequisite: ESL 130A or NESL 230A with a minimum grade of P or placement through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 130B, 131B, and 133 or 136. ESL 131A BEGINNING READING AND WRITING 6.0 Units This is the first semester of a one-year course in beginning academic writing and reading. Classes will focus on writing simple and compound sentences in short paragraphs, on developing strategies for increasing reading comprehension and flexibility, on interactive reading, and on developing academic vocabulary. Students will develop cultural understanding and fluency through a variety of writing and reading tasks. Recommended Course Preparation: Appropriate skill level demonstrated through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 131A, 130A, and 133 or 136. ESL 131B HIGH-BEG. READING AND WRITING 6.0 Units This is the second semester of a one-year course in beginning academic writing and reading. Classes will focus on writing simple, compound, and complex sentences in structured paragraphs, on developing strategies for increasing reading comprehension and flexibility, on interactive reading, and on developing academic vocabulary. Students will develop cultural understanding and fluency through a variety of writing and reading tasks. Prerequisite: ESL 131A or NESL 231A completed with a minimum grade of Pass or placement through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 131B and 130B, and 133 or 136. ESL 133 BEGINNING ORAL COMMUNICATION 2.0 Units This is a beginning oral communication course. This course will enable students to use English accurately, meaningfully and appropriately, emphasizing conversational skills: listening and speaking in small groups, using new grammar structures, learning new words and expressions, comprehending and using idiomatic expressions. Recommended Course Preparation: placement through the ESL assessment process.
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