64 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. demonstrated. Principles of urban forestry, tree preservation, health, growth characteristics, plant selection, planting, irrigation, fertilization, and damage repair are studied. (8 hours of lab to be scheduled on Saturdays, which may include one or more field trips) HORT 58 LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION 3.0 Units Design, engineering, construction techniques, and installation methods for landscape site development. Cost estimating, bidding, construction materials, methods, equipment, tools, and safety for landscape plan implementation. Contracts, specifications, and legal aspects regarding landscape installation and site development. HUMANITIES HUMN 2 INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES 3.0 Units Introduction to film aesthetics, styles, and devices, as well as film theory and critical approaches to film analysis. Overview of film history, in addition to film production, technology, and distribution. Emphasis on diverse responses to the art form of cinema and its impact on contemporary culture. STUDENTS MAY TAKE HUMANITIES COURSES IN ANY ORDER HUMN 3 INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES 3.0 Units This course introduces students to human creativity as it is expressed in various artistic media: theater, film, music, poetry, architecture, and the visual arts (e.g. painting and sculpture). The course offers an introductory framework for students to use as they consider the Humanities in terms of socio-political history, philosophy, and religion. Students will learn how to analyze a variety of global works of art from past and present, and how to articulate their own appreciation of and connection to works of art. STUDENTS MAY TAKE HUMANITIES COURSES IN ANY ORDER HUMN 4 GLOBAL CINEMAS 4.0 Units Global cinema traditions analyzed through historical, political, cultural, commercial, and artistic perspectives. Screenings and interpretation of representative films from a variety of national and cultural film traditions from around the world, including films from Latin American, U.S., Asian, European, African, and Middle Eastern contexts. STUDENTS MAY TAKE HUMANITIES COURSES IN ANY ORDER HUMN 6 NATURE AND CULTURE 3.0 Units This course offers an examination of the aesthetic value of the natural environment as it pertains to human course asks how “nature” (the nonhuman, the environment, ecology, etc.) is perceived, interpreted, and represented in “culture”(customs, arts, social institutions, etc.). The course includes studies in visual art (i.e. painting, photography, sculpture, land art, mixed media), film, philosophy, literature, and music. HUMN 11 CULTURE AND THE ARTS I 3.0 Units A survey of the artistic and intellectual accomplishments of human cultures from the Ancient to Early Renaissance Eras. Emphasis is on the study of ancient to medieval painting, sculpture, architecture, music, literature, theater, religion, and philosophy from both Western and non-Western cultures. STUDENTS MAY TAKE HUMANITIES COURSES IN ANY ORDER indigenous origins through the end of Reconstruction. Emphasis on (1) distinctively American patterns of political, economic, social, intellectual and geographic developments, (2) the interaction amongst and the experiences of diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups in American History, and (3) the evolution of American institutions and ideals including the U.S. Constitution, the operations of the U.S. government, and the rights and obligations of U.S. citizens under the Constitution. HIST 8 US HIST. POST-RECONSTRUCTION 3.0 Units History of the United States from the post-Civil War period to the present. Emphasis on (1) distinctively American patterns of political, economic, social, intellectual and geographic developments, (2) the framework of California state and local government, and the relationship between state/local government and the federal government. HIST 14 AMERICAN CULTURES OF CALI. 3.0 Units The history of California from its pre-contact societies to the present, with particular attention to the following periods: Spanish exploration and colonization; the Mexican Revolution; American conquest and the Gold Rush; the Progressive Era; the Great Depression and World War II; and the social movements of the 1960’s. In addition to exploring the major political, economic, technological, social, cultural, and environmental developments that have shaped California’s history, this course will focus on the distinct and overlapping experiences of the state’s Native American, Latino American, African American, Asian American, and European American populations. HIST 25 AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY 3.0 Units Historical survey of American Indians in the United States from earliest times to the present day. Emphasis on Indian societies and cultures, Indian relations with predominant cultures, Indian movement for self-preservation and historical background necessary to understand contemporary problems of the Indians. Emphasis on the Indians of California and the West. HIST 32 U.S. WOMENS HISTORY 3.0 Units A survey of United States women’s history from its indigenous origins through the present. This course emphasizes the interaction and experiences of diverse racial/ethnic groups that include at least three of the following groups: AfricanAmericans, Chicana/Latina Americans, Asian Americans, European Americans, and Native Americans. Special areas of focus include women’s role in the political, economic, social, and geographic development of the United States. HORTICULTURE HORT 51 FALL PLANT MATERIAL ID 3.0 Units Identification of landscape and garden plants will be categorized. Growth habit, climatic adaptation, ornamental value, maintenance and care of trees, shrubs, vines will be studied, with the focus on deciduous trees and fall flowering plants. (8 hours of lab to be scheduled on Saturdays which may include one or more field trips). HORT 56 ARBORICULTURE URBAN FORESTRY 3.0 Units Care, maintenance, planting, and pruning of trees, shrubs, and vines are discussed. Specific pruning techniques for ornamental trees, fruit trees, shrubs, roses, and other woody plants are
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