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ACCOUNTING 1 ACCOUNTING 17 Introductory Accounting I Payroll Accounting 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 2 UNITS Lecture 5 hours Lecture 2 hours Students learn fundamental accounting principles Students learn the procedures and practices involved and concepts. This is the study of accounting as an in a firm’s payroll system, including familiarizing information system, examining why it is important students with current laws regarding computation and how it is used by investors, creditors and of regular and overtime pay, withholding of payroll others to make decisions. The course covers taxes, computation of employer’s payroll taxes, and the accounting information system, including the preparation of payroll tax returns and reports. recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus to the accounting cycle, applications of ACCOUNTING 21 generally accepted accounting principles, financial Bookkeeping and Accounting I statements and financial statements analysis. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Includes issues relating to assets, liabilities, equity Lecture 3 hours valuation, revenue and expense recognition, Students learn fundamentals of double-entrée cash flows, internal controls and ethics. Note: accounting; the accounting cycle; preparation of the Accounting 21 (3 units and Accounting 22 (3 unit) trial balance; financial statements, accounting for when taken together, are equivalent to Accounting merchandise businesses, cash transactions; special 1 (5 units) journals etc. Note: Accounting 21 (3 units and Accounting 22 (3 unit) when taken together, are equivalent to Accounting 1 (5 units) ACCOUNTING 2 Introductory Accounting II 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) ACCOUNTING 22 Lecture 5 hours Bookkeeping and Accounting II Prerequisite: Accounting 1 with a satisfactory 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) grade or better Lecture 3 hours Students learn how managers use accounting Prerequisite: information in decision-making, planning, Accounting 21 or directing operations and controlling. Focuses Accounting 6 on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost Corequisite: Accounting 42 structure and cost-volume-profit-analysis. Includes Students learn accounting for receivables, payables, bad issues relating to cost systems, cost control, debts, deferrals and accruals, merchandise inventories, profit planning and performance analysis in plant and equipment, accounting for partnerships and manufacturing and service environments. corporations, Cash Flow statement, and comparative financial statement analysis etc. Note: Accounting 21 (3 ACCOUNTING 15 units and Accounting 22 (3 unit) when taken together, Tax Accounting I are equivalent to Accounting 1 (5 units) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours ACCOUNTING 23 Students learn to prepare Federal and California Recordkeeping for Small Business income tax returns for individuals, topics include 3 UNITS overview, gross Income, exemptions, deductions, Lecture 3 hours tax credits, self-employment tax returns and rental Students learn the cash basis concept of accounting, property transactions. This course can be utilized to and small business computerized accounting software meet part of the basic qualification for registering using Quickbooks. Students will complete simulated accounting projects designed for different types of as tax preparer and the continuing education small business firms using both manual and automated requirement of the California Tax Preparer Act. systems.

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ACCOUNTING 27 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 2 Automated Accounting Methods and Procedures II Concepts of Criminal Law 3 UNITS 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 3 hours Students use computer applications in the preparation Prequiste Administration Justic 1 of special journals, payroll register, bank reconciliation, Advisory English 101 aging accounts receivable, inventory costing and The student will learn the doctrines of criminal liability depreciation, analysis of financial statements. in the United States and the classification of crimes against persons, property, morals, and public welfare. ACCOUNTING 31 Special emphasis is placed on the classification of Mathematics of Accounting crime, the general elements of crime, the definitions of 3 UNITS (CSU) common and statutory law, and the nature of acceptable Lecture 3 hours evidence. This course utilizes case law and case studies Students learn the mathematical fundamentals, bank to introduce students to criminal law. The completion reconciliation, payroll computations, depreciation and of this course offers a foundation upon which upper- allocation of overhead, trade and cash discounts and division criminal justice course will build. The course other accounting-related math subjects. will also include some limited discussion of prosecution and defense decision making, criminal culpability, and ACCOUNTING 55 defenses to crimes. Accounting Computer Laboratory 1 UNITS ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 3 Laboratory 2 hours Legal Aspects of Evidence Prerequisite: Accounting 21 or Accounting 6 or Accounting 3 UNITS (CSU) 41 with a satisfactory grade or better Lecture 3 Students learn to use the spreadsheet software hours ‘Microsoft Excel’ for solving accounting problems and The student learns the categories of evidence and concepts being studied in other accounting classes. legal rules governing its admission and exclusion in the criminal process. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 1 Introduction to Administration of Justice ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 4 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Principles and Procedures of the Justice System Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Advisory English 101 Lecture 3 hours The student will be introduced to the characteristics of Students learn, through examination and analysis, due the criminal justice system in the United States. Focus is process in criminal proceedings from pre-arrest through placed on examining crime measurement, theoretical trial and appeal utilizing statutory law and state and explanations of crime, responses to crime, components constitutional law precedents. of the system, and current challenges to the system. The course examines the evolution of the principles ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 5 and approaches utilized by the justice system and the Criminal Investigation evolving forces which have shaped those principals and 3 UNITS (CSU) approaches. Although justice structure and process is Lecture 3 hours examined in a cross cultural context, emphasis is placed Students learn the techniques, procedures, and on the US justice system, particularly the structure and ethical issues in the investigation of crime, including function of US police, courts, and corrections. Students organization of the investigative process, crime scene are introduced to the origins and development of searches, interviewing and interrogating, surveillance, criminal law, legal process, and sentencing and source of information, utility of evidence, scientific incarceration policies. analysis of evidence and the role of the investigator in the trial process.

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ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 6 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 53 Patrol Procedures Forensic Fingerprint Evidence 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours. Students learn the history and development of patrol Students learn the history of fingerprinting; fingerprint philosophy and preparing for field activities. Topics pattern types and classification; the searching and covered include, but are not limited to, Ethics in Law referencing of fingerprints; techniques for taking good Enforcement; Preparing for Duty; Basic Concepts fingerprints; the problems in taking inked fingerprints; of Patrol; Handling Calls for Service; Arrests; and the proper procedure for taking major case prints; and Investigations and Reports. the preparation of fingerprint charts for court testimony.

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 8 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 60 Juvenile Procedures Arrest, Search and Seizure 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Advisory English 101 Students learn the laws of search and seizure. Students Students learn about the origin, development, and learn the interpretations of these laws by the U.S. organization of the Juvenile Justice System as it evolved Supreme Court. Topics include, but are not limited in the American Justice System. The course explores to, exceptions to warrant requirements; reasonable the theories that focus on Juvenile Law, courts and expectation of privacy; and probable cause. processes, and the constitutional protections extended to juveniles administered in the American Justice ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 62 System. Fingerprint Classification 3 UNITS (CSU) ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 14 Lecture 3 hours Report Writing for Peace Officers A practical course designed to cover the technical 3 UNITS(CSU) aspects of fi ngerprinting. Topics will include pattern Lecture 3 hours interpretation,classification, taking and lifting of prints, Students learn to complete written reports as used by and searching and filing procedures. Times will be Law enforcement agencies and present factual material devoted to laboratory work in the classroom. with clarity, definiteness, and conciseness emphasized. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 67 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 16 Community Relations I Recruitment Selection Process 3 UNITS (UC:CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Students will learn the complex, dynamic relationship Students learn of the selection process for employment between communities and the justice system in with an agency in the criminal justice system. Topics addressing crime and conflict with an emphasis on will include a review of the minimum qualifications for the challenges and prospects of administering justice employment as a peace officer as determined by the within a diverse multicultural population. Topics may Commission on Peace Officer Standards & Training include the consensus and conflicting values in Cultural, (POST) and/or Standards and Training for Corrections Religion, and Law. (STC). Specific topics will include the application, written examination, oral interview, background investigation, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 160 psychology exam, medical exam, polygraph exam, and Police Organization and Administration physical fitness testing. Employment opportunities will 3 UNITS (CSU) be presented. Lecture 3 hours Students learn to analyze the concept of police organizations and management styles; addressing the roles and responsibilities of law enforcement agencies.

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Introduction to Forensics ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 396 3 UNITS (CSU) Traffic Collision Investigation Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS Students will learn the role of forensics in criminal Lecture 3 hours investigations. It examines the methods utilized in the Advisories: English 28 and 67. forensic analysis of crime scenes, pattern evidence, Students concentrate on investigating traffic collisions instruments, firearms, questioned documents, and by identifying and interpreting forensic evidence as controlled substances. well as diagramming and measuring scenes. Students also learn how to understand vehicle and pedestrian ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 379 dynamics (behaviors) normally associated after a Advanced Criminalistics - Forensics I collision. 3 UNITS Lecture 3 hours ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 413 Advisory: Administration of Justice 180. Financial Crimes Investigations Students concentrate on three areas of forensics: 3 UNITS Serology (blood/DNA), blood spatter analysis and Lecture 3 hours trace evidence. Students use a “hands-on” approach to Advisories: English 28 and 67. identify and collect this type of evidence and learn the Students concentrate on the criminal and civil techniques, used by crime-lab criminalists, to analyze investigation techniques in dealing with the highly evidence. technical field of financial crimes. Students analyze the following crimes: forgery, credit card fraud, financial ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 381 scams, fake identification fraud, computer fraud, internet Law Enforcement Internship crimes and identification fraud (Social Security Number). 3 UNITS Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 6 hours The students provide voluntary service to a law AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES 4 enforcement agency of their choice to determine The African-American in the History of the whether police work will be a career goal. United States I 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 390 Lecture 3 hours Forensic Autopsy Advisory: English 28 and 67. 3 UNITS Note: Meets the Associate in Arts degree requirements Lecture 3 hours in U.S. History, U.S. Constitution, and California State and Local Government. Students analyze historiographical issues in African ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 391 American history and how black Americans were Firearms Evidence Analysis active agents in creating their own history. Emphasis 3 UNITS on the African background of African Americans, Lecture 3 hours the institution of slavery, the development of the Students learn forensic firearms evidence through the African American community institutions, and African study of topics including, but not limited to, firearms; American participation in and impact on the Civil War ammunition; ballistics; forensic firearms examination; and Reconstruction. gunshot residue examination; and gun-handling tests.

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES 5 AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES 60 The African-American in the History of the United African-American Music States II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours A study of African-American Music and their influences Advisory: English 28 and 67 on folk spirituals, gospels, concert music, opera, ballet, Note: Meets the Associate in Arts degree requirements blues and jazz underscoring styles, characteristics, in U.S. History, U.S. Constitution, and California State origin and contributions by African-American Artists. and Local Government. Transfer Limit UC. Maximum Credit allowed Credit allowed for only one of African credit one course from African Am Studies 5, Chicano America 60 and Music 135. Studies 8, and History 12 or 13. Students analyze historiographical issues in African AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 1 American history and how black Americans were American Sign Language I active agents in creating their own history. Emphasis 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) on ideas of black social thought, political protest and Lecture 4 hours efforts to create social change from Reconstruction to In this course students develop basic grammar the present. and lexical proficiency in American Sign Language. Emphasis is placed on comprehension skills. Overview AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES 7 of topics include pronouns, colors, interrogatives, African-Americans and the Political System negations, schools, people, family relationships, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) work, life events, daily activities. transportations, time/ Lecture 3 hours calendar, fingerspelling. Functional/notional discourse Advisory: English 28 and 67 behavior are developed including conversational Students analyze the relationship of minority openers, greetings, identifying, introducing, asking/ groups to American Politics with emphasis on African requesting, responding, comparing /contrasting. This Americans in the political system. This course gives an course also incorporates vital aspects of the Deaf culture in-depth study of the distribution of political power and community. at the Federal and State levels, African American political thought, ranging from early 18th and 19th AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 2 emigrations sentiments to the nationalist exhortations American Sign Language II of contemporary African American culture, including 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) African American feminist and socialist thought. Lecture 4 hours Prerequisite: American Sign Language1 with a satisfactory AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES 20 grade or better. African-American Literature I In this course students complete the study of elementary 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) vocabulary and grammar begun in ASL 1. Emphasis is Lecture 3 hours placed on the development of inflectional and non- Advisory: English 28 and 67 manual behavior patterns. Students continue to examine Students survey African American writers, covering selected aspects of Deaf culture and community within all types of literatures (slave narrative, poetry, novels, receptive and expressive conversations. An overview etc.) to develop a positive attitude towards reading and of topics includes: grammatical features, such as, understanding the progression of American culture as syntax, pronominalization, verb aspect/modulation, interpreted by African American writers. tense, number incorporation, adverbials, adjectival, topicalization, spatialization; interactive behaviors, such as, requests, turn-taking, making suggestions, giving feedback, interrupting; and cultural topics, such as, myths, social and political organizations, signaling devices, and technology within the Deaf community.

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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 3 ANTHROPOLOGY 101 American Sign Language Ill Human Biological Evolution 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 4 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: American Sign Language 2 with a Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. satisfactory grade. Students learn about human evolution by examining Students continue the development of proficiency evolutionary theory, human genetics, classification, in American Sign Language grammar with special primate behavior, the hominid fossil record and modern emphasis on idiomatic constructions. Conversational human variation. Students will be able to underline the historical path to natural selection, describe the five techniques with a focus on expressive skills is further factors of the evolutionary process, identify biological developed. Students continue to expand the study of characteristics of primates, discuss features of primate Deaf cultural issues. behavior, diagram the origin of mankind through comparing skulls from the hominid fossil record, and AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 25 interpret modern human variation. Conversational American Sign Language 2 UNIT (CSU) ANTHROPOLOGY 102 Lecture 2 hours. Human Ways of life: Cultural Prerequisite: A S L 002 with a satisfactory grade or better. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Provides opportunities for practical conversation on Lecture 3 hours everyday topics, cultural material, and expansion of Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. vocabulary according to student interest or need. Students are introduced to the field of socio-cultural anthropology and will examine the diversity of human AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 30 life around the world. Topics covered include the “culture” concept, ethnography, language, kinship, Finger Spelling I gender, religion, political and economic organization, 1 UNIT (CSU) globalization and culture change. The objectives of this Lecture 1 hour Labrotory 1 hour.. course are (1) to employ a relative perspective in the Develops skills in expressive and receptive use of appreciation of the world’s cultural diversity, and (2) to the Manual Alphabet. Deals with specific individual apply case studies to describe this variation. problems and techniques for corrections. [Overview of topics include: hand positioning (location and angle), ANTHROPOLOGY 103 handshapes, rhythm, fluency, spelling, and numbers; Archaeology: Reconstructing the Human Past reception of fingerspelled handshapes, patterns and 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) pauses/transitions.] Lecture 3 hours Advisory English 28 and 67. This course is an exploration of the theories and methods ANATOMY 1 of contemporary archaeology and offers a narrative on Introduction to Human Anatomy prehistory. Students will interpret the peopling of the 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) planet and the rise of civilization using the archaeological Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours record. Advisory: English 28, Math 125 and Biology 3. Structural organization of the human body: gross and ANTHROPOLOGY 121 microscopic structure of the integumentary, skeletal, Anthropology of Religion, Magic and Witchcraft muscular, nervous, sensory, endocrine, cardiovascular, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, excretory, and Lecture 3 hours reproductive systems, from cellular to organ system Students learn about the origins and varieties of levels of organization. religious beliefs and practices cross-culturally. Topics include mythology, symbolism, shamanism, traditional healing, altered states of consciousness, magic, divination, witchcraft, and the question of cults.

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ANTHROPOLOGY 151 ARMENIAN 2 Visual Anthropology: Exploring Culture Through Elementary Armenian II Film Mixed Media 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 5 hours Laboratory 1 hour Lecture 3 hours Labrotory .5 hour. Prerequisite: Armenian 1 with a satisfactory grade or Advisory: Cinema 2 and Photo 7 equivalent. Students survey and analyze the use of film and The students learn the elementary grammar, reading video in anthropological research, teaching, theory and methodology. Films are studied for their anthropological and comprehension of simple text, with emphasis on content and as artifacts of western culture, which oral expression. It also includes an introductory study reveal significant aspects of that culture. Students learn of Armenian culture to complement comprehension techniques in video and audio production in the of language. creation of a final visual product. ART 185 ANTHROPOLOGY 385 Directed Study - Art Directed Study - Anthropology 1 UNIT (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 1 hour. Students pursue directed study in Anthropology on Students pursue on their own an in depth study of a a contract basis under the direction of a supervising subject of special interest to them in studio art. Students instructor. work independently but consult with the instructor on a weekly basis to critique their work. ARABIC 1 Elementary Arabic I ART 201 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Drawing I Lecture 5 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Advisory: English 28 and 67 Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours Student learns the fundamentals of the Arabic Students apply elements and principles of design to the pronunciation and grammar structure. The student practice of drawing, employing a wide range of subject receives practical material for simple conversation matter, drawing techniques and media. They develop based on everyday experiences and basic facts on the observation based and technical drawing skills and geography, customs and culture of the Arabic speaking hone their creative responses to materials and subject world. matter.

ARABIC 2 ART 202 Elementary Arabic II Drawing II 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 5 hours Labrotory 1 hour Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Arabic 1 with a satisfactory grade or Prerequisite: Art 201 equivalent. Students explore artistic concepts, styles and creative Students complete learning elementary Arabic grammar expression related to intermediate drawing, focusing and begin reading and writing relatively more advanced on complex subject matter and concepts using a variety elementary texts. They continue with the study of the of drawing media, techniques and methodologies. cultures of countries that speak Arabic. Students further develop technical and observational skills introduced in Drawing I, while arriving at ARMENIAN 1 personalized approaches to content and materials in Elementary Armenian I exercises covering multiple historical and contemporary 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) approaches to drawing. Lecture 5 hours Laboratory 1 hour Advisory: English 28 and 67. The student completes the fundamentals of pronunciation and elementary grammar, practical vocabulary and useful phrases to understand, read and write simple Armenian. 124 LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ART 204 ART 250 Life Drawing I Introduction to Digital Art 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours. Lecture 1 hours. Laboratory 5 hours. Prerequisite: Art 201 with a satisfactory grade. Corequisite: Art 501 with a satisfactory grade. Co-requisite: Art 501. Note: Art 250 will combine and replace Art 633 and 639 Students draw the live model in various drawing Students are introduced to fundamental concepts, media, employing foundational drawing principles and practices, and theories of digital art production. Topics methods. They develop observation-based and technical include integration of traditional design, color, and drawing skills and hone their creative responses by compositional principles with contemporary digital drawing the human figure at the introductory level. tools.

ART 205 ART 285 Life Drawing II Directed Study- Art 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 2 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 2 hours Prerequisite: Art 204 with a satisfactory grade. Students pursue on their own an in depth study of a Students draw the live model in various drawing subject of special interest to them in studio art. Students media, employing foundational drawing principles and create art works of special interest to them under methods. They develop observation-based and technical guidance of the instructor. drawing skills and hone their creative responses by drawing the human figure at the intermediate level. ART 300 Introduction to Painting ART 206 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Life Drawing III Lecture 2 hour; Laboratory 2 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Art 201 and 501 with a satisfactory grade. Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours Students learn the principles, elements, and practices of Prerequisite: Art 205 with a satisfactory grade. painting. The course focuses on exploration of painting Students draw the live model in various drawing media materials, perceptual skills and color theory, paint at an advanced level, building upon techniques from mixing and technique, as well as creative responses to Art 205. Different media, methods, and subject matter materials and subject matter. are employed to hone creativity and support the development of personal style. ART 301 Watercolor Painting I ART 209 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Perspective Drawing I Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Art 300 with a satisfactory grade. Lecture 2 hour; Laboratory 2 hours Students expand their knowledge of painting, focusing Prerequisite: Art 201 with a satisfactory grade. on composition and color techniques in watercolor Students learn to draw three-dimensional objects in media while continuing to explore art concepts, space using measured vanishing point systems along content, and imagery as applied to personal expression. with direct observation and freehand drawing. They explore methods of drawing cast shadows and mirror ART 302 reflections in perspective. Watercolor Painting II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisite: Art 301 with a satisfactory grade. Students apply advanced techniques and explore concepts in color, composition, and surfaces.

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ART 304 ART 309 Acrylic Painting I Oil Painting Ill 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours Prerequisite: Art 201 and 501 with a satisfactory grade. Prerequisite: Art 308 with a satisfactory grade. Students learn a variety of techniques employing acrylic Students learn methods and techniques of painting paints and related grounds and tools. A variety of using the medium of oil paint with its related grounds subject matter is used to introduce a series of stylistic and tools at an advanced level, building upon approaches. techniques from Art 308. Different subjects are used to support the development of personal style. ART 305 Acrylic Painting II ART 385 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Directed Study- Art Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: Art 304 with a satisfactory grade. Lecture 3 hours Students learn to employ acrylic paints and related Students pursue directed study in studio art on a grounds and tools at an intermediate level, building contract basis under the direction of a supervising upon techniques from Art 304. A variety of subject instructor. matter is used to support the development of stylistic approaches. ART 400 Introduction to Printmaking ART 306 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Acrylic Painting Ill Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Art 201 and 501 with satisfactory grades or Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours. better Prerequisite: Art 305 with a satisfactory grade. Students practice various forms of platemaking and Students learn to employ acrylic paints and related printing. Emphasis will be placed on the development grounds and tools at an advanced level, building upon of visual ideas and printmaking techniques. techniques from Art 305. A variety of subject matter is used to support the development of personal style. ART 401 Etching I ART 307 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Oil Painting I Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours Prerequisite: Art 400 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) with a satisfactory grade. Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours Students practice various forms of etching and printing. Prerequisite: Art 201 and Art 501 with satisfactory grades Emphasis will be placed on the development of visual or better Students learn methods and techniques of ideas and etching techniques. painting using the medium of oil paint with its related grounds and tools. Different subjects are used to ART 402 introduce a variety of stylistic approaches. Etching II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) ART 308 Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours Oil Painting II Prerequisite: Art 401 with a satisfactory grade. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Students practice various forms of etching and printing. Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours Emphasis will be placed on the development of visual Prerequisite: Art 307 with a satisfactory grade. ideas and advanced etching techniques. Students learn methods and techniques of painting using the medium of oil paint with its related grounds and tools at an intermediate level, building upon techniques from Art 307. Different subjects are used to support the development of stylistic approaches.

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ART 407 ART 605 Relief Printmaking I Graphic Design II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Art 402 with a Prerequisite: Art 604 or Art 250 with satisfactory grades. satisfactory grade. Co-requisite: Art 639. Students practice various forms of platemaking and Students apply graphic design principles using printing in the relief process. Emphasis will be placed computer graphic rendering. Emphasis is placed on on the development of visual ideas and relief printing comprehensive layouts for advertising design and techniques. graphics and include product rendering with the integration of typographical elements. ART 501 Beginning Two-Dimensional Design ART 606 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Graphic Design Ill Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Students learn concepts, applications, and historical Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours references related to the creation of two-dimensional Prerequisite: Art 605 and Art 639 or 250 with art and design, utilizing the basic visual elements and satisfactory grades. design principles in studio art projects, developing a Students apply more advanced graphic design visual vocabulary for analysis and creative expression. principles using computer graphics. Emphasis is placed The course includes problem-solving studio projects, on the creation of illustrations and digital images and lectures, presentations, and written assignments. This their integration into page layout software to produce course is a prerequisite for many courses in studio art press-ready graphics. and graphic design. ART 620 ART 502 Illustration 1 Beginning Three-Dimensional Design 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Art 201 with a satisfactory grade. Prerequisite: Art 501; Corequisite Art 201. Co-requisite: Art 501. Students explore concepts, applications, and historical Students apply drawing, rendering and media references related to three-dimensional design and techniques and composition skills to problems in spatial composition. commercial illustration, pictorial art for publications and advertising. ART 604 Graphic Design I ART 633 3 UNITS (CSU) Introduction to Computer Graphics Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: Art 633 or Art 250 with satisfactory grades. Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours Students learn the fundamentals of graphic design— Prerequisite: Art 501 with a satisfactory grade. the field: its terminology, tools, and working methods. Students learn the fundamentals of computer graphics Emphasis is placed on computer layout skills and using Adobe Illustrator. The MacIntosh operating their application to creative visual communication, system, color modes, file formats, basic scanning and with strong emphasis on typographical technical and digital printing techniques as well as web research is historical elements. also surveyed.

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ART 634 ART 702 Computer Graphics 1: 3D Computer Graphics Sculpture II 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours Prerequisite: Art 701 Prerequisite: Art 633 or Art 250 with a satisfactory grade. with a satisfactory grade. Students explore three-dimensional digital design Students will be challenged with advanced problems techniques, concepts and applications employed as tools in sculpture. Students will be encouraged to explore in graphic design. Students focus on three-dimensional individual creativity, materials and processes. modeling and rendering techniques in the creation of objects and environments for graphics and multimedia. ART 708 Introduction to Ceramics ART 639 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours Introduction to Digital Imaging Students learn the different kinds of ceramic materials, 3 UNITS (CSU) concepts, and processes including basic design principles, Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours creative development, hand-building, throwing, glaze Prerequisite: Art 633 or Art 250 with a satisfactory grade techniques, firing and ceramic terminology. Students Students learn the fundamentals of still-image explore the aesthetics and creative development of manipulation using Adobe Photoshop. clay objects examining historical, contemporary, and personal modes of expression across cultures. ART 645 Introduction to Web Site Design ART 709 3 UNITS (CSU) Ceramics I Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Art 639 or Art 250 with a satisfactory grade. Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours Students learn the basic concepts and techniques Prerequisite: Art 501 and 708 with a satisfactory grade. used in designing web sites employing the principles Advisory: Art 502 of design, color theory, typography, and composition. The student continues the study of ceramic processes,of Software includes, but is not limited to the current the physical and chemical characteristics of clay, with an versions of Adobe Dreamweaver and Photoshop. emphasis placed on ceramic design and glaze chemistry.

ART 700 ART HISTORY 103 Introduction to Sculpture Art Appreciation 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hours; Laboratory 5 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Art 501 and 502 with a satisfactory grade. Advisory: English 101. Advisory: Art 201. The student learns about art forms and media Students practice three-dimensional sculptural in traditional and contemporary styles including principles, techniques and concepts utilizing a wide terminology and problems of definition, meaning, and evaluation in the visual arts. range of materials and practices. Various sculpting methods are practiced with attention to creative self- ART HISTORY 110 expression and historical context. Survey of Western Art History I 3 UNITS ART 701 Lecture 3 hours Sculpture I Advisory: English 101. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) The student explores the development of art and Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 5 hours Prerequisite: Art 700 architecture from prehistory through the medieval with a satisfactory grade. period, emphasizing the cultural context of the West, Students practice various forms of sculpture including and its major points of contact with the non-European the armature. Emphasis will be placed on the world. development of visual ideas and sculptural techniques.

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ART HISTORY 120 ART HISTORY 151 Survey of Western Art History II Introduction to Latin American Art 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC:CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 101. Advisory: English 101. Students learn about the development of Art from the The students examine the art and architecture of Latin time of the Renaissance to Contemporary Art. Emphasis America, beginning with Pre-Columbian period, but is placed on the cultural context of the West while major focus primarily on the 19th to 21st centuries. Students points of artistic contact with the Non-European world is explore major historical periods of Latin American history considered.This course provides an overview of art and and visual culture, which include an introduction to pre- architecture from the Renaissance to the Modernism. Hispanic civilizations, Colonial rule and Independence, ART HISTORY 130 the emergence of Modernism and the Avant-garde, and Survey of Asian Art History contemporary art and architecture in Latin America. They 3 UNITS gain an understanding of underlying social, economic, Lecture 3 hours political and religious context of the production and use Advisory: English 101. of the works of art considered. The student learns about the development of Asian art from prehistoric times through the 20th Century ART HISTORY 171 including the artistic traditions and histories of China, Introduction to Global Contemporary Art India, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. The student 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) considers how cultural, political, and religious forces Lecture 3 hours influenced the arts and explore how the various regions Advisory: English 101. of Asia formed and influenced one another. Students learn about thematic and historical developments of Contemporary visual art (including ART HISTORY 139 painting, sculpture, architecture, new media, and other Introduction to Islamic Art forms), produced by the global community. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours ASTRONOMY 1 Advisory: English 101. Elementary Astronomy The student examines the global historical development 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) of Islamic visual art (including painting, sculpture, Lecture 3 hours architecture, and other forms) and its historical and Advisory: English 28 and 67. cultural context. A fascinating look into the general principles and the fundamental facts of astronomy. This introductory ART HISTORY 140 (FORMERLY ART 109) course is designed for the non technical student. Topics Survey of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Ancient covered include the history and science of astronomy, America the solar system, our sun, stars, galaxies and cosmology. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) No college math preparation is needed. If a student Lecture 3 hours wishes to transfer this as a lab science course, the Advisory: English 101. student must also complete Astronomy 5. Students learn about the visual culture within select regions in Africa, Oceania and indigenous North America.

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ASTRONOMY 5 BIOLOGY 6 Fundamentals of Astronomy Laboratory General Biology I 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 3 hours; Laboratory 6 hours Co-requisite: Astronomy 1 or 10 or 11 Prerequisite: Mathematics 125 and Chemistry 60 with a Astronomy 5 laboratory course offers a presentation of satisfactory grade or equivalent. the methods and techniques used by astronomers to Advisory: English 21 or equivalent. determine the nature of the universe. This course uses This class is designed for general biology majors and some very basic mathematics, and can be taken by non- pre professional students, students examine and learn science and/or science majors. When taken together the principles of molecular biology, cell structure and with Astronomy 1 or Astronomy 10 or Astronomy 11, function, genetics, evolution and organization at the tissue a student’s ‘science with a lab’ transfer and graduation level in pants and animals. UC limit: No credit allowed for requirement is met. Topics covered in Astronomy Biology 1, 3, 23 or 25 if taken after Biology 6. 5 include star names, asterisms and constellations, sky motion, planet motion, orbital motion, stellar BIOLOGY 7 brightness, stellar spectrum, crater formation, star General Biology II 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) clusters, galaxies and deep sky objects. An important Lecture 3 hours; Laboratory 6 hours part of the course involves working with and learning the Prerequisite: Biology 6 and Chemistry 60 with a operation of astronomical instruments and equipment satisfactory grade or equivalent. Advisory: Eligibility for including celestial globes, astrolabes, azimuth sundials, English 21 or equivalent. astronomical binoculars and computer controlled In this class designed for general biology majors and telescopes. pre-professional students, students examine and learn the diversity, structure, and the life processes of plants ASTRONOMY 11 and animals as well as the principles of organization Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe at the organ and organ system levels, embryology, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) ecology and behavior. Lecture 3 hours This conceptual course surveys the universe BIOLOGY 25 beyond the solar system. Students learn about stars, Human Biology 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) stellar evolution, black holes, galaxies, the big bang, Lecture 3 hours cosmology and the possibility to extraterrestrial life. Advisory: Eligibility for English 21 or equivalent. Credit not allowed for Biology 25 to students who have BIOLOGY 3 previous credit for Biology 1, 3, 6, 23. Introduction to Biology In this survey course for the non-science major, students 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) explain the principle human organ systems according Lecture 3 hours; Laboratory 3 hours to structure and function and examine the problems of Advisory: English 21. pollution, population control and preservation of the Credit not allowed for Biology 3, 3H to students who natural environment. have previous credit for Biology 1, 6, 23, 25. In this survey course for non-majors, students learn general biological principles, activities, and the relationships of living organisms to each other and the world they live in with emphasis on their correlations to the human organism. The course includes a study of the nutritional, medical, and genet1c aspects of the modern world.

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BUSINESS 1 BUSINESS 38 Introduction to Business Business Computations 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Students engage in a multidisciplinary examination Note: Credit allowed for only one of Business 38 or of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, Accounting 31. international, political, financial institutions, and human Students learn basic mathematics, beginning with behavior interact to affect a business organization’s whole numbers and solving word problems, fractions, policy and practices within the U.S. and a global society. decimals, checking accounts, basic algebra, percents The course demonstrates how these influences impact and their applications. The course covers business the primary areas of business including: Organizational pplications of mathematics, including trade and cash structure and design; leadership, human resource discounts, markups and markdowns, payroll, simple management, risk management and insurance, interest and promissory notes and compound interest. organized labor practices, ethics and social responsibility, marketing, organizational communication, e-business/ BUSINESS 911 technology, entrepreneurship, legal, accounting, and Cooperative Education- Business financial practices, and the stock and securities market; 1 UNIT (CSU) and therefore how they affect a business’ ability to Lecture 1 hour achieve its organizational goals. Students receive credit for approved internships, including cooperative education and work experience BUSINESS 15 with an employer in the field of Business under the Business Statistics direction of the Cooperative Education Director. The 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) work-site must be approved by the Department Chair. Lecture 3 hours The internship course will assist students in acquiring Prerequisite: Mathematics 125 with a satisfactory grade desirable work habits, attitudes and career awareness. or equivalent. Students must work 75 hours paid or 60 hours non-paid. The student learns measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Dispersion. Normal Distribution, BUSINESS 921 Hypothesis Testing, Correlation and Analysis of Variance. Cooperative Education - Business UC limit: Maximum one course from Mathematics 225, 2 UNIT (CSU) 227 and Business 15. Lecture 2 hour. Students receive credit for approved internships, including cooperative education and work experience with an BUSINESS 17 employer in the field of Business under the direction of Computer Graphics for Business the Cooperative Education Director. The work-site must 3 UNITS be approved by the Department Chair.The internship Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 4 hours course will assist students in acquiring desirable work A comprehensive course in business graphics covering habits, attitudes and career awareness. Students must types of business graphics, their uses and techniques work 75 hours paid or 60 hours non-paid. for generating graphics emphasizing computer usage, computer techniques and current computer BUSINESS 931 graphics software. The student learns types of Excel Cooperative Education - Business and PowerPoint programs and how these applications 3 UNIT (CSU) are used in business. Lecture 3 hours Students receive credit for approved internships, including cooperative education and work experience with an employer in the field of Business under the direction of the Cooperative Education Director. The work-site must be approved by the Department Chair. The internship course will assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes and career awareness. Students must work 225 paid hours or 180 volunteer hours during the semester. LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog 131 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

BUSINESS 941 CAOT 7 Cooperative Education - Business Machine Transcription 4 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS Lecture 4 hours Lecture 3 hours; laboratory 1 hour Students receive credit for approved internships, Prerequisite: CAOT 31 with a satisfactory grade or including cooperative education and work experience equivalent. with an employer in the field of Business under the Advisory: CAOT 1 or ability to key 30wpm. direction of the Cooperative Education Director. The Students develop proficiency in operating transcribing work-site must approved by the Department Chair. software on the computer to accurately transcribe a The internship course will assist students in acquiring variety of business documents from taped dictation using word processing software. Students thoroughly review desirable work habits, attitudes and career awareness. English fundamentals and strengthen keyboarding and Students must work 300 paid hours or 240 volunteer proofreading skills. hours during the semester. CAOT 9 CAOT 1 Computer Keyboarding Improvement Computer Keyboarding and Document 1 UNIT (CSU) Applications I Laboratory 3 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: CAOT 1 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 3 hours equivalent. Students will develop a salable skill--computer Students will improve keyboarding procedures through keyboarding by touch; minimum speed at end of course, continued emphasis on correct keyboarding techniques 30 wpm accurately; formatting of letters, memos, tables, and develops speed and accuracy through timed writings and simple reports using word processing software. and corrective drills.

CAOT 14 CAOT 2 Microcomputer Office Applications: PowerPoint Computer Keyboarding and Document 3 UNITS (CSU) Applications II Lecture 2 hour; laboratory 3 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: CAOT 82 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 3 hours equivalent. Prerequisite: CAOT 1 or equivalent. Develops proficiency in the operation of Microsoft Students master the keyboard (letters, numbers, and PowerPoint. Provides an overview of presentation symbols) by touch. Minimum speed at end of course design principles. Develops the skill to create, modify, of 40 accurately; formatting of mailable advanced and retrieve various presentations, the skill to integrate letters, tables, reports, memos, and desktop published PowerPoint with other programs, the skill to use documents using Microsoft Word. PowerPoint templates, fonts, graphics, transitions, sound, and animation. Students will learn to outline CAOT 3 presentations, create dynamic slides, and develop slide Computer Keyboarding III shows based on business topics. Prepares students for 3 UNITS (CSU) certification exam. Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 3 hours Prerequisites: Completion of CAOT 2 and CAOT 84 or CAOT 20 equivalent. Medical Office Procedures Student develops production skills in using advanced 5 UNITS (CSU) features of Microsoft Word to create properly formatted Lecture 5 hours business documents. Includes composition at keyboard, Prerequisites: CAOT 2 or 31 with a satisfactory grade decision making, and timed production of letters, tables, and equivalent. Advisory: CAOT 44. and reports. Develops minimum speed at end of course Students learn proficiency in typing medical documents, of 50 wpm. Keyboarding I, II, and III are sequential case histories, medical reports, history and physicals. courses and should be completed in that order. Additionally, students learn about medical ethics and sensitivity training for the medical office, privacy laws, telephone etiquette, medical filing and handling of confidential documents, scheduling appoints in a variety of medical facilities and medical insurance.

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CAOT 23 CAOT 34 Legal Office Procedures I Business Terminology 5 UNITS 2 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 5 hours Lecture 2 hours Advisories: CAOT 2 and 31 with satisfactory grade or The student practices the specialized vocabulary used equivalent. in modern business communications, including correct Students planning to become legal secretaries are provided definition, spelling, pronunciation, and effective usage. office procedures and administration for legal secretaries and offices duties. Discussions include different types of CAOT 43 equipment and software systems used; various types of Office Procedures law practices, organizational structures; preparation of civil, 3 UNITS criminal, and federal Iawsuit pleadings. Lecture 3 hours Prerequisites: CAOT 1 and CAOT 31 with satisfactory CAOT 31 grades or better. Business English Students develop knowledge of automated office skills 3 UNITS (CSU) and develop attitudes for success on the job. Lecture 3 hours Students develop the basic language skills needed CAOT 44 to communicate effectively in today’s workplace. Medical Terminology Students will learn fundamental English grammar and 3 UNITS (CSU) punctuation rules as they relate to written and oral Lecture 3 hours communication in business. After successful completion Students develop an understanding of medical of this course, students will be prepared for CAOT 32, terminology through a study of word roots, prefixes, Business Communications. and suffixes and body systems. Students’ emphasis is also given to spelling, pronunciation, and definitions. CAOT 32 Business Communications CAOT 46 3 UNITS (CSU) Medical Transcription Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS Prerequisites: CAOT 31 and English 101 with a Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours satisfactory grade or equivalent. Prerequisites: CAOT 2 and CAOT 31 with satisfactory Advisory: CAOT 1 grades or equivalent. The course begins with the theory of written and oral Advisory: CAOT 44 or equivalent. communication. Students analyze business situations The student develops a proficiency in accurately and plan, organize, write, and revise business letters, transcribing medical documents, including medical interoffice memorandums, business reports, business letters, chart notes, history and physicals, and reports presentations, plus improve their general and business from CDs and/or through the Internet. Correct vocabularies. This includes the application of business spelling, proofreading, correct terminology usage, and communications and principles of writing. Messages are abbreviations are emphasized. Students simultaneously broken into their component parts for a critical analysis review anatomy and major body systems. of organization and content, style, tone, grammar, format, and appearance. CAOT 47 Applied Office Practice CAOT 33 2 UNITS Records Management And Filing Laboratory 5 hours 2 UNITS Prerequisite: CAOT 1 with a satisfactory grade . Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 2 hour. The student will learn practical experience in working in an Students learn creation, storage, disposition and office on campus and lectures relating to office behavior, preservation of all types of documents using alphabetic, productivity, motivation, and interpersonal skills. geographic, numeric, and subject methods. Includes introduction to database records management on a microcomputer.

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CAOT 49 CAOT 84 Machine Transcription for Legal Secretaries Microcomputer Office Applications: 3 UNITS Word Processing Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisites: CAOT 2 and 31 with satisfactory grades or Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 3 hours equivalent. Advisory: CAOT 23 Advisories: ESL Level 5A and completion of CAOT 1 with Students develop proficiency in operating transcribing a satisfactory grade or equivalent. machines to transcribe legal correspondence and Students use basic and advanced commands in documents, including court documents, from cassette Microsoft Word or other word processing software to tape. Emphasis is placed on spelling, proofreading, create, format, edit, save, and print documents including formatting, and the meaning of legal terms. letters, tables, reports, charts and merge documents and use document collaboration and integration tools. CAOT 64 Use desktop publishing features to create newsletters, Computer Applications and Office Technologies brochures, fliers, résumés, and online forms. Laboratory 1 UNIT (CSU) CAOT 85 Laboratory 2 hours Microcomputer Office Applications: Spreadsheet Co-requisite: CAOT 1. 3 UNITS (CSU) Students in Computer Applications and Office Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 3 hours Technologies classes receive additional time on Students learn office spreadsheet applications using a computers to work with all the software that is offered PC and spreadsheet application software, such as Excel. in the Department. Students must complete a minimum Students are taught to create, edit, format, and print of 32 hours per semester. In addition to lab hours that worksheets; construct graphs and build databases that are required for any other classes student is enrolled in. utilize the data table function. Pass/No Pass. CAOT 86 CAOT 79 Microcomputer Office Applications: Database Word Processing Applications 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hours; laboratory 4 hours Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 3 hours Advisory: CAOT 1. Prerequisites: CAOT 84 and CAOT 31 or CAOT 82 and The students learn office database applications using with satisfactory grades or equivalent. a relational database program, such as MS Access. Students develop further skill in preparing a variety of Records design, file creation and maintenance, data business documents on a personal computer. Includes manipulation, report formats, and printing are covered. advanced techniques using Microsoft Word. Covers Office applications, such as records for personnel, formats for letters, memos, reports, tables, outlines, form inventory, and sales, are emphasized. Graphing and documents, graphics, desktop publishing, and merged integration with a word processing program to produce documents. Prepares students for certification exam. automated mailings are included.

CAOT 82 CAOT 88 Microcomputer Software Microcomputer Office Applications: Desktop Survey in the Office Publishing 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 3 hours Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 3 hours Prerequisites: CAOT 1 and CAOT 98 with satisfactory The student gains knowledge and skills necessary to grades or equivalent. use personal computers, printers and various desktop Students learn to use the microcomputer and publishing software and produces camera ready, near commercially available software used in business typeset quality reports, newsletters, brochures, flyers, office. Course provides hands on introduction to word business forms, and presentations. processing, database, spreadsheet, graphics, desktop publishing and presentation design software.

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CAOT 93 CAOT 112 Legal Document Production Microcomputer Office Applications: Web Page 2 UNITS (A) Design Lecture 2 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisites: CAOT 2 and CAOT 84 with satisfactory Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 3 hours grades or equivalent. Students will learn the most important topics of Web Co-requisite: Law 2 page design. The course emphasizes creating a new Students produce legal documents and judicial forms website, integrating a database , styles, and working using a computer. Emphasis is placed on the standards with HTML code. used in legal procedures for various areas of law. CAOT 126 CAOT 97 Introduction to Medical Coding/Billing Introduction to the Internet 3 UNITS 3 UNITS Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: CAOT 44. Advisories: Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 3 hours English 28 and 67 Student will learn an overview of the use of the Internet Students learn the comprehensive overview of medical for the office professional. It covers Internet tools used insurance and billing procedures with introductory in business such as electronic mail, browsers, search instruction in CPT and ICD-9-CM basic coding engines, virtual meetings, messaging, research, file procedures. Basic medical insurance procedures for sharing, remote access, social networking in business, commercial and government insurance plans such as and the creation of Web pages. Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare/ Champva, Workers Compensation, and Disability CAOT 98 insurance will be covered. HIPAA (Health Insurance Microcomputer Office Applications: Introduction to Portability and Accountability Act) will be reinforced Windows throughout the course. Introduction to electronic 3 UNITS medical billing practice management and electronic Lecture 1 hour; laboratory 4 hours claims billing will be presented and utilized throughout Students prepare to work in the Windows environment. the course. Emphasizes the features of Windows, including changing and creating icons, opening and closing CAOT 385 windows and other applications, responding to dialog Directed Study- Computer Application Office boxes, and working with directories. Technology 3 UNITS (CSU) CAOT 105 Lecture 3 hours School-to-Work-Portfolio In this course students pursue directed study in Computer 2 UNITS Applications and Office Technologies on a contract basis Lecture 2 hours under the direction of a supervising instructor. Prerequisite: CAOT 31 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. CAOT 911 Students prepare a comprehensive professional Cooperative Education 911 - CAOT portfolio that contains a resume, cover letter, application 1 UNIT (CSU) for employment, reference letters, and personal Lecture 1 hour achievement. The course will also include career Students receive credit for approved internships with planning, networking with business and industry, and an employer in the field of Computer Applications job search using the Internet and other resources. and Office Technologies under the direction of the Cooperative Education Director. The internship course will assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes and career awareness. The worksite will be approved by the Department Chair. Students must work 75 hours paid or 60 hours non-paid.

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CAOT 921 101 who have not completed Chemistry 60, 65 or Cooperative Education 921 - CAOT 68 or equivalent must pass the Chemistry Readiness 2 UNITS (CSU) Exam in order to enroll in this course. Please contact the Lecture 2 hours Assessment Office at 323.953.4000 ext. 2264 for more Students receive credit for approved internships with information. an employer in the field of Computer Applications and Office Technologies under the direction of the Students enrolling in Chemistry 101 and 102 who have Cooperative Education Director. The internship course not completed Math 125 or the equivalent must take the will assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, mathematics placement assessment prior to enrolling in attitudes and career awareness. The work site will be either of these courses. approved by the Department Chair. Students must work 150 hours paid or 120 hours non-paid. It is recommended that all chemistry students complete English 28 and 67 or the equivalent. Students who have CAOT 931 completed the prerequisites for chemistry courses outside Cooperative Education 931 - CAOT of the Los Angeles Community College District must submit 3 UNITS (CSU) proof of prerequisite completion to the Counseling Office Lecture 3 hours prior to enrollment in chemistry courses. Students receive credit for approved internships with an employer in the field of Computer Applications INFORMATION FOR PRE-NURSING STUDENTS: and Office Technologies under the direction of the AJI LACC pre-nursing students must complete Cooperative Education Director. The internship course Chemistry 60 with a satisfactory grade to satisfy the will assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, chemistry requirement for the LACC Nursing Program. attitudes and career awareness. The work-site will be approved by the Department Chair. Students must work CHEMISTRY 60 150 hours paid or 120 hours non-paid. Introduction to General Chemistry 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) CAOT 941 Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 4 hours Cooperative Education 941 - CAOT Prerequisite: Mathematics 115 or appropriate score on 4 UNITS (CSU) the placement assessment. Lecture 4 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67; Math 125. Students receive credit for approved internships with A student learns nomenclature of elements and inorganic an employer in the field of Computer Applications compounds, ionic and covalent bonding, atomic and Office Technologies under the direction of the structure, molecular geometry, chemical reactions, Cooperative Education Director. The internship course problem solving, measurements, stiochiometry, states will assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, of matter and related energy concepts, gas laws, attitudes and career awareness. The work-site will be aqueous and solution chemistry, quantum theory, approved by the Department Chair. Students must work periodic properties, colligative properties, and acid 300 hours paid or 240 hours non-paid.STRY base concepts. This course is a survey of basic chemistry topics with laboratory, emphasizing fundamental principles of inorganic and physical chemistry. TRANSFER LIMITS: UC gives no credit for Chemistry Laboratory exercises are quantitative in nature and 51, 60, 68 if taken after Chemistry 101. are related to the lecture topics. This course serves as preparation for major's chemistry, allied health, and CHEMISTRY ENROLLMENT INFORMATION general education, and meets the IGETC and CSU Enrollment in all chemistry classes is based on completion general education requirements for physical science of the required prerequisites with satisfactory grades or with laboratory. This course prepares students for better. Chemistry 101 and satisfies the chemistry requirement for the LACC Nursing Program. Students enrolling in Chemistry 60 or 68 who have not completed Math 115 or the equivalent must take the mathematics placement assessment prior to enrolling in either of these courses. Students enrolling in Chemistry 136 LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

CHEMISTRY 101 CHEMISTRY 211 General Chemistry I Organic Chemistry for Science Majors I 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours Prerequisite: Chemistry 60 or 65 or 68 and Mathematics Prerequisites: Chemistry 102 with a satisfactory grade or 125 better.. Advisory: English 28 and 67. In this the first part of a two-course sequence students learn The student learns nomenclature, atomic structure, structure, nomenclature, stereochemistry, preparation quantum theory, bonding theories and molecular geometry, and mechanisms of reactions of aliphatic and aromatic chemical equations, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, hydrocarbons and their derivatives. Students also learn a solid, liquid and gaseous states and related forces, mechanistic approach to reactions and a focus on multistep gas laws, solutions and colligative properties, periodic synthesis throughout the course. The laboratory presents relationships, and acid base theories. Laboratory exercises the techniques of preparation, where students learn are quantitative in nature and are related to the lecture isolation and analysis of organic compounds employing topics. This is the first semester of a one-year course in standard and modern instrumental methods. chemistry intended for majors in the natural sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, pre-medicine), CHEMISTRY 212 mathematics, and engineering. Organic Chemistry for Science Majors II 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) CHEMISTRY 102 Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours General Chemistry II Prerequisite: Chemistry 211. Students complete the study 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) begun in Chemistry 211. Students will learn more about Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. the organic functional groups of alcohols, aldehydes, PREREQUISITE: Chemistry 101 with a satisfactory grade ketones, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives or better. and amines. They will also learn more specialized topics ADVISORY: Eligibility for English 28 and 67 or 31. including the following: carbohydrates, amino acids DESCRIPTION: The students receive in lectures the and peptides, fatty acids and polymers; difunctional theory and application of chemical kinetics, general and compounds, polycyclic bezenoid hydrocarbons, aqueous equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, heterocyclic compounds, mass spectroscopy, NMR nuclear chemistry, descriptive chemistry, structure techniques and strategies in modern organic synthesis. and bonding in transition metal complexes and The students will learn further mechanistic approaches carbon compounds. In the laboratory students apply to reactions and a focus on multistep synthesis will be what is learned in lecture to experiments in reaction emphasized throughout the course. The laboratory kinetics, chemical qualitative analysis, chemical and presents more techniques of preparation, students spectroscopic quantitative analysis, potentiometric will learn isolation and analysis of organic compounds titration techniques, and electrochemistry. employing modern instrumental analysis.

CHEMISTRY 185 Directed Study - Chemistry 1 UNIT (CSU) (RPT 2) Lecture 1 hour. Prerequisite: Chemistry 102. Advisory: English 28 and 67. Students pursue Directed Study in Chemistry on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising instructor. Laboratory and literature research is performed.

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CHEMISTRY 221 CHICANO STUDIES 7 Biochemistry for Science Majors The Mexican American in the History of the United 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) States I Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 6 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Chemistry 211. Lecture 3 hours Advisory English 28 and 67; or English 31. Students survey United States history from early Students receive the principles of biochemistry, colonial period through the Civil War with special with an emphasis on the structure and function of emphasis on the contribution of Mexican Americans. biomolecules, the role of metabolism in energy This course provides a background in the political production and biosynthesis, and common biochemical and social development of both the United States laboratory techniques. Topics relate to the chemistry and Mexico, and, in addition, is for those who wish to and metabolism of biological compounds. Topics gain a better understanding of Mexican culture in the include the structure and function of biomolecules, Southwestern United States. Included is a survey of the including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids U.S. Constitution. and their precursors. The course also presents enzyme catalysis, and the details of the central metabolic CHICANO STUDIES 8 pathways (glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, The Mexican American in the History of the United the citric acid cycle, electron transport and oxidative States II phosphorylation, lipid degradation and biosynthesis, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) and nitrogen metabolism) including their regulation and Lecture 3 hours integration. Laboratory work includes electrophoresis, Students survey the history of the Mexican people in chromatography, spectroscopy, and enzyme purification the United States from l848 to the present time. The and kinetics. This course prepares students for careers in content includes a discussion of the United States War the physical and biological sciences, pharmacy, medical with Mexico, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and the and dental professions, veterinary and agricultural subsequent incorporation of Mexicans into the United science, nutrition and food chemistry, and related fields. States. Emphasis is placed on the politics of race, its origin in the colonial process and it’s impact on the CHEMISTRY 285 historical development of a Mexican American ethnic Directed Study - Chemistry identity in the United States. 2 UNIT (CSU) Lecture 2 hours. CHICANO STUDIES 44 (Same As Spanish 16) Prerequisite: Chemistry 102. Advisory: English 28 and 67. Mexican Civilization Students pursue Directed Study in Chemistry on a 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) contract basis under the direction of a supervising Lecture 3 hours instructor. Laboratory and literature research is This course is a board survey of Mexican civilization and performed. culture. The course covers the periods of prehistoric expansion of Mesoamerica, Pre-Columbian Mexican CHEMISTRY 385 civilization, the Spanish conquest, the colonial period, Directed Study - Chemistry and Mexico in the 19th and 20th century. 3 UNITs (CSU) Lecture 3 hour. Prerequisite: Chemistry 102. Advisory: English 28 and 67. Students pursue Directed Study in Chemistry on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising instructor. Laboratory and literature research is performed.

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT 1 CHILD DEVELOPMENT 7 Child Growth and Development Introduction to Curriculum in Early Childhood 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Education I Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours Students examine the major physical, psychosocial, Prerequisite: CH DEV 2 , English 28 and 67; or equivalent. and cognitive/language developmental milestones for Students learn and develop the knowledge and skills children, both typical and atypical, from conception related to providing appropriate curriculum and through adolescence. There is an emphasis on environments for young children from birth to age interactions between maturational processes and 6. Students examine a teacher’s role in supporting environmental factors. While studying developmental development and engagement for all young children. theory and investigative research methodologies, Students learn strategies for developmentally- students will observe children, evaluate individual appropriate practice based on observation and differences and analyze characteristics of development assessments across the curriculum, including 1) at various stages. academic content areas, 2) play, art, and creativity, and 3) development of social-emotional, communication, CHILD DEVELOPMENT 2 and cognitive skills. Early Childhood Principles and Practices 3 UNITS (CSU) CHILD DEVELOPMENT 10 Lecture 3 hours Health, Safety and Nutrition CO-REQUISITES: Child Development 1. Verification of 3 UNITS (CSU) Mantoux test (or chest X-Ray) is required. Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67, or equivalent. Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. DESCRIPTION: An examination of the underlying Students learn about the laws, regulations, standards, theoretical principles of developmentally appropriate policies and procedures and early childhood curriculum practices applied to programs, environments, related to child health, safety and nutrition. The key emphasizing the key role of relationships, constructive components that ensure physical health, mental health, adult-child interactions, and teaching strategies in and safety for children and staff are identified along with supporting physical, social, creative and intellectual importance of collaboration with families and health development for all children. This course includes professional. The interrelationship of health, safety a review of the historical roots of early childhood and nutrition and the impact on children’s growth and programs and the evolution of the professional practices development are key focuses. promoting advocacy, ethics and professional identity. CHILD DEVELOPMENT 11 Child, Family and Community CHILD DEVELOPMENT 3 3 UNITS (CSU) Creative Experiences for Children I Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours Students examine the developing child in a societal Students develop and implement creative curriculum context focusing on the interrelationship of the family, for young children. Activities include: sensory, motor, school and community and emphasizes historical and manipulative, art, music, movement, literacy, math, sociocultural factors. The processes of socialization and science, and dramatic play experiences. Emphasis is on identity development will be highlighted, showing the environments that promote creativity and the role of the importance of respectful, reciprocal relationships that teacher. support and empower families. Some topics covered are: social influences on parenting styles, communication, child-rearing and the relationships between the child, family and the school is studied.

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT 22 CHILD DEVELOPMENT 31 Practicum in Child Development I Infant and Toddler Studies II 4 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 6 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Child Development 1, 7 and 11 Advisory: English 28 and 67; or equivalent. Note: Verification of annual Mantoux test (or chest x-ray) Note: Verification of current Mantoux test ( or chest x-ray) and immunizations: MMR and Pertussis, is required. is required. Students are assigned to an approved Child Development Students learn the principles of inclusive, respectful, program to demonstrate developmentally appropriate caregiving for infants and toddlers. Topics include: early childhood teaching competencies under guided supervision. Students utilize practical classroom typical and atypical development, principles of early experiences to make connections between theory and intervention, appropriate environments, curriculum, practice, develop professional behaviors, and build a infant care licensing; observation, assessment and comprehensive understanding of children and families. intervention plans; and tools for family communications Child centered, play-oriented approaches to teaching, and home visits within the context of home language, learning, assessment and knowledge of curriculum culture and traditions. Verification of Mantoux test (TB content areas is emphasized as student teachers design, test) or chest x ray is required. implement and evaluate experiences that promote positive development and learning. CHILD DEVELOPMENT 34 CHILD DEVELOPMENT 23 Observing and Recording Children’s Behavior Practicum in Child Development II 3 UNITS (CSU) 4 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Child Development 22 or equivalent. Prerequisite: Child Development 1 and English 28 and Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 6 hours per week. English 67 or equivalent. Note Verification of current Mantoux test (or chest x-ray) Note: Verification of current Mantoux test (or chest x-ray) and immunizations: MMR and Pertussis, is required. is required. This course provides an advanced practicum experience. Students learn the appropriate use of assessment and Students apply assessment strategies to plan, implement, observation strategies to document development, and evacuate developmentally appropriate activities. growth, play and learning to join with families and Techniques that promote partnerships between teachers professionals in promoting children’s success. and families are developed. An educational philosophy Recording strategies, rating systems, portfolios, and statement, a resume and a professional portfolio are multiple assessment tools are explored. created. Students assigned to directed practicum teaching in a child development center demonstrate professional and ethical behaviors. CHILD DEVELOPMENT 38 Administration and Supervision of Early Childhood CHILD DEVELOPMENT 30 Programs I Infant and Toddler Studies I 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Child Development 3 or 4 or 7; and 11 or Advisory: English 28 and 67; or equivalent. equivalent. Note: Verification of current Mantoux test (or chest x-ray) is required. Students are prepared to establish and administer Students receive an in-depth study of cognitive/language, an early childhood program. Financial aspects of social/ emotional and perceptual/motor developmental administration and legal rules and regulations domains and milestones of infants from birth to 36 pertaining to establishing a center are emphasized. months, in the context of respectful relationships. As well Students apply licensing information and knowledge as, an overview of major theories including attachment, of regulations to design an appropriate environment, brain development, the value of play, early intervention and create a fiscal pan, marketing strategy and develop an relationship-based care in the context of family systems: culture, home Ianguage, and traditions. Students will be enrollment and hiring process. This course partially introduced to the laws and regulations of safe healthy fulfills the licensing requirements for the director environments and the rights of all infants and toddlers including children at-risk for disabilities. Class instruction includes objective observations of infants and toddlers in diverse settings.

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT 39 CHILD DEVELOPMENT 45 Administration and Supervision of Early Childhood Programs for Children with Special Needs Programs II 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67; or equivalent. Prerequisite: Child Development 3 or 4 or 7; and 11 or Note: Verification of Mantoux test (or chest x-ray) is equivalent. required. Students learn how to administrate an Early Childhood Students learn about programs for exceptional children Program. Students analyze state and federal and best practices for inclusion of children with special regulations and learn how to apply the information needs into educational settings as close to their typically to developing and supervising a comprehensive, developing peers as possible. Students explore a variety culturally sensitive, developmentally appropriate of disabilities from a child development perspective program. In addition, students learn about appropriate includes definition, and educational implications. computer applications for administration, how to write grants and proposals for funds, use advocacy skills CHILD DEVELOPMENT 48 for community improvement, develop leadership Positive Guidance in Early Childhood Settings skills and team management techniques, develop a 3 UNITS (CSU) comprehensive parent partnership, work with program Lecture 3 hours evaluation tools, and understand legal issues. This Students explore developmentally appropriate course partially fulfills the licensing requirement for the management techniques for children in early childhood director. settings. Emphasis is on developing culturally sensitive individualized plans for behavior management of CHILD DEVELOPMENT 42 traditional and special needs children. Teaching in a Diverse Society 3 UNITS (CSU) CHILD DEVELOPMENT 65 Lecture 3 hours Adult Supervision and Early Childhood Mentoring Students examine the development of social 2 UNITS identities in diverse societies including theoretical Lecture 2 hours and practical implications affecting young children, Prerequisite: Child Development 22 and 38 or 39. families, programs, teaching, education and schooling. The class focuses on the principles and practices of Culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate anti- supervision and evaluation of staff in Early Childhood bias approaches supporting all children in becoming Programs. Emphasis is placed on the role of experienced competent members of a diverse society. The course teachers who mentor or supervise new teachers and involves self-reflection of one’s own understanding of student teachers. This meets supervision requirement educational principles in integrating anti-bias goals for the Child Development Permit. in order to better inform teaching practices and/or program development. CHILD DEVELOPMENT 84-1 Child Development Lab 1: Curriculum Development CHILD DEVELOPMENT 44 0.5 UNITS (CSU) Early intervention for Children with Special Needs Laboratory 1 hour 3 UNITS (CSU) Co-requisite: One of the following Child Development This course is designed for students intending to work 2, 3, 7,10, 22, 42, or 44; or equivalent. with children with special needs. Students examine This course allows students interested in working components of a comprehensive service delivery system in the field of Child Development, or taking Child that is based on legal mandates and an understanding Development classes, to use lab materials, curriculum of typical and atypical development across all resource books, to design lesson plans, games, and domains. Also discussed is the role of observation and other curricular activities. A $20 lab fee is required. documentation in adapting the environment, creating instructional strategies for including children with special needs in early childhood programs.

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT 84-2 CHINESE 2 Child Development Lab 1: Technology For The Elementary Chinese II Early Childhood Educator 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 0.5 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 5 hours Lab 1 hour Prerequisite: Chinese 1 with a satisfactory grade or Prerequisite: Ch Dev 84-1 equivalent. Students learn to use lab materials, and technology and The student learns and completes the elementary equipment to design lesson plans, games, and other Mandarin Chinese grammar. 180 Chinese characters curricular activities. A $20 lab fee is required. will be introduced. Continues to introduce Chinese culture and custom of China. Introduces reading and CHILD DEVELOPMENT 85-1 writing of elementary texts. Child Development Literacy I 0.5 UNITS (A) CHINESE 3 Laboratory 1 hour Intermediate Chinese I Students enrolled in Child Development classes who 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) are interested in an Early Literacy Lab experience focus Lecture 5 hours on quality literacy experiences such as exposure to age- Prerequisite: Chinese 2 with a satisfactory grade. appropriate literacy materials and modeling library habits The student learns and reviews grammar with vocabulary under the supervision of a literacy expert. Students design building for conversational fluency, written composition curricular activities and select quality literature that foster and advanced reading. children’s language and literacy development. CHINESE 4 CHILD DEVELOPMENT 285 - DIRECTED STUDY Intermediate Chinese II 2 UNITS (CSU) 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours Lecture 5 hours Note: A maximum of 3 UNITS in Directed Study may be Prerequisite: Chinese 3 with a satisfactory grade. taken for credit. The student learns and completes the study of grammar, Child Development students pursue Directed Study advanced writing and reading of everyday and literary on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising subjects to study Chinese idiomatic expressions instructor. Scheduled consultations with the instructor are required. CHINESE 10 Chinese Civilization CHINESE 1 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Elementary Chinese I Lecture 3 hours. 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Advisory: English 28 and 67. Lecture 5 hours The students learn in English the history, culture, Advisory: English 28 and 67. geography, government and institutions of China; the The student learns Mandarin Chinese that corresponds life style and customs of the people; the language, to the first year of high school Chinese. Pronunciation, literature, arts, and sciences; the contributions to grammar, practical vocabulary, and basic facts on the civilization of the world. geography, customs and culture of China. CHINESE 21 Fundamentals of Chiense I 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Advisory: English 28 and 67. Lecture 3 hours. Introduces the fundamentals of Mandarin Chinese pronunciation, grammar, and practical vocabulary. The student learns basic facts on the geography, customs, and culture of China. Chinese 21 and Chinese 22 together are equivalent to Chinese 1. Advisory: English 28 or equivalent.

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CINEMA 1 CINEMA 5 Introduction to Motion Picture Production Introduction to Screenwriting 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours A comprehensive introduction to movie production, film/ Prerequisite: Cinema 1, 2, 3, and 4 with satisfactory video techniques and equipment. Proper procedures are grades or better explained for the use of cameras, lenses, filters, lights, Students will write two screenplays. Cinema majors will microphones, audio recorders and other motion picture write the scripts for films they will make in Cinema 33. equipment. Attention is also given to production planning, editing and post–production as well. CINEMA 6 Motion Picture Photography CINEMA 2 3 UNITS (CSU) Beginning Motion Picture Workshop Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Cinema 1, 2, 3, 4, with satisfactory grades Lecture 1 hour Laboratory 4 hours or better Introductory workshop in practical filmmaking. Each This course is an introduction to cinematography, student will be responsible for making several short films including optics, photo emulsion, camera operation, in digital video. This course provides an introduction laboratory procedures, terminology, and aesthetics. to the theory, terminology and operation of single Students complete individual and group projects using camera video production, including composition and 16mm or digital video camera equipment editing techniques, camera and recorder operation, portable lighting, audio control and basic editing. This CINEMA 7 course focuses on the aesthetics and fundamentals of Advanced Cinematography and Creative storyboarding, producing, directing for location single Techniques camera production as well as postproduction and 3 UNITS (CSU) exhibition. Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Cinema 6 with a satisfactory grade or better CINEMA 3 An advanced course in creative cinematography covering History of Motion Pictures sophisticated professional equipment and techniques 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) used in the motion picture industry. Emphasis is placed on Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours lighting and current industry standards. Students study the history of the development of motion pictures, with examples, from their beginnings CINEMA 9 to the present day. Emphasis is placed on the American Motion Picture Sound feature film. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 4 hours CINEMA 4 Prerequisite: Cinema 1, 2, 3, 4 with satisfactory grades Reality and Documentary Film History or better. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Students learn the basics of motion picture production Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours and post production sound. Students use digital audio recorders, microphones and booms and learn how to Students examine the development of films dealing properly record sound. Students learn to loop and mix with the truth. Nonfiction films seen and discussed sound using a digital audio program. include: historical, animated, propaganda, educational, commercial, personal and participatory, cinema verite CINEMA 9 -1 and direct cinema. Students will develop critical Beginning Motion Picture Sound Production standards for judging documentary films. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours Students learn the basics of motion picture production and post-production sound. Hands-on work includes the use of digital audio recorders, microphones, fishpoles and booms and audio editing software. LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog 143 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

CINEMA 9-2 CINEMA 25 Intermediate Motion Picture Sound and Post Producing Digital Video Features Production Sound Design 3 UNITS (A) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours Students research and prepare independent motion Prerequisite: Cinema 9 or 9-1 with satisfactory grades or picture projects. Activities include: developing screenplays, better. researching state of the art media and business issues, Intermediate television and cinema students are introduced analyzing professional production solutions and creating to audio production, post-production software and other business plans. Students will learn professional standards elements of sound design to create final soundtracks for for intellectual property, privacy and publicity rights as media productions. This course explores in depth aesthetic well as financing, contracts, production issues, capture, concepts and real world audio craftsmanship. distribution formats/outlets and marketing. Students do case studies of contemporary “independent film” projects, CINEMA 10 including micro-budget films as well as low-budget films. Introduction to Film Directing 3 UNITS (CSU) CINEMA 32 Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 2 hours Editing Fundamentals Prerequisite: Cinema 1,2,3, 4 with satisfactory grades or 3 UNITS (A) better. Lecture 1 hours Laboratory 4 hours The student is introduced to the crafts of acting and Prerequisite: Cinema 1, 2, 3 and 4 with satisfactory directing for the film medium. Students will produce and grades or better. direct a scene in class using competent, well-rehearsed Intermediate students learn the principles of editing actors cast and rehearsed by the student director for using digital nonlinear editing equipment. their roles. Students will be able to choose a script, cast it, rehearse the actors and present a scene in class, CINEMA 33-1 along with a production package, including script notes, Digital Video Production Workshop I scene goals, character analysis, storyboard and shot list. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour Laboratory 4 hours CINEMA 18 Prerequisite: Cinema 1, 2, 3, and 4 with satisfactory Inroduction to Film Genres grades or better. 3 UNITS (CSU) Intermediate film and television students produce short Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 2 hours video projects using digital video cameras and editing Students explore the main film genres along with the systems. specific contributions of the major filmmakers in each genre, and the style and practices of studio production, CINEMA 33-2 marketing, and distribution. Each class includes the Digital Video Production Workshop II screening of a significant feature-length film that typifies 3 UNITS (CSU) or exemplifies that genre. Lecture 1 hour Laboratory 4 hours Prerequisite: Cinema 33 or 33-1 with satisfactory grades CINEMA 20 or better. Business Aspects of Motion Picture Production Intermediate film and television students will extensively 3 UNITS (CSU) plan, shoot and edit two short or one longer advanced Lecture 3 hours digital video project(s). Special emphasis will be on The student surveys cinema business practices including preproduction planning. financing, production and distribution.

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CINEMA 38-1 CINEMA 911 Motion Picture Stage Grip A COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - CINEMA 3 UNITS (A) 1 UNIT (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Open to all students. Lecture 1 hour In this hands-on course, students learn basic grip skills Advisory: Cinema 1 with a satisfactory grade or better and operate grip equipment and tools presently in use Cooperative Education is a work experience course that in motion picture stages, television studios, and on grants college credit for supervised employment for location during film and television production from the internships in the field of entertainment. Students will course textbook. gain on the job training, enhance work skills, and career awareness. Completion of at least seven units, including CINEMA 38-2 Cooperative Education, at the end of the semester is Motion Picture Stage Grip B required. Students must be employed or volunteering/ interning in order to participate in program. 3 UNITS (A) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours. CINEMA 921 Open to all students. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - CINEMA In this hands-on course, students learn additional 2 UNITS (CSU) basic grip skills and operate grip equipment and tools Lecture 2 hours presently in use in motion picture stages, television Advisory: Cinema 1 with a satisfactory grade or better studios, and on location during film and television Students receive work experience that grants college production not covered in Cinema 38A. credit for supervised employment for internships in the field of entertainment. Students will gain on CINEMA 185 the job training, enhance work skills, and career DIRECTED STUDY awareness. Completion of at least seven units, including Cooperative Education, at the end of the semester is 1 UNIT (CSU) required. Students must be employed or volunteering/ Lecture 1 hour interning in order to participate in program. Prerequisite Cinema 5 or Cinema 33 The student creates a writing, mentoring or post- CINEMA 931 production study project as agreed upon by the student COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - CINEMA and a supervising instructor. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours CINEMA 501 Advisory: Cinema 1 with a satisfactory grade or better Media Aesthetics and Design for Film and Digital Media Students receive work experience that grants college 3 UNITs (CSU) credit for supervised employment for internships Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours. in the field of entertainment. Students will gain on Advisory: Photo 7 with a satisfactory grade or better. the job training, enhance work skills, and career The student learns the analysis of film and modern awareness. Completion of at least seven units, including visual media, including the cinema, television, the Cooperative Education, at the end of the semester is required. Students must be employed or volunteering/ internet, advertising, social networking and fine art. The interning in order to participate in program. student learns to examine the broad questions of form and content, aesthetics and meaning, and history and CINEMA 941 culture, exploring the diverse possibilities presented COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - CINEMA by the cinematic art form through an examination of 4 UNITS (CSU) a wide variety of productions, national cinemas, and Lecture 4 hours film movements. Topics include modes of production, Advisory: Cinema 1 with a satisfactory grade or better narrative and non-narrative forms, visual design, editing, Students receive work experience that grants college sound, genre, ideology and critical analysis. This course credit for supervised employment for internships is recommended for all cinema and photography in the field of entertainment. Students will gain on majors, and is open to graphic artists as well as the the job training, enhance work skills, and career general public. awareness. Completion of at least seven units, including Cooperative Education, at the end of the semester is required. Students must be employed or volunteering/ interning in order to participate in program.

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COMMUNICATION STUDIES 60A COMMUNICATION STUDIES 60D LISTENING AND SPEAKING LABORATORY Listening and Speaking Laboratory 0.25 UNIT NDA 0.25 Unit NDA Lab 0.75 hour Lab 0.75 hour Co- requisite: Communication Studies 71 Prerequisites: COMM 73 AND 60C Advisories: ESL 3A, 3B, and 3C Co-requisites: COMM 76 This level four course is co-requisite of Communication Advisories: ESL 6A and 6B Studies 71. Students practice usage of the most Students, enrolled in Communication Studies 60D, common words in English, their accurate pronunciation practice using English as a Second Language. They of selected vowels and consonants and their usage in a supplement usage of the most common words and speech laboratory setting. idiomatic expressions in English. They develop skills applying concepts of intonation and stress while COMMUNICATION STUDIES 60B employing accurate pronunciation of blended vowels, Listening and Speaking Laboratory consonants and word endings in a speech laboratory 0.25 UNIT NDA setting. This is a level seven laboratory course. Lab 0.75 hour COMMUNICATION STUDIES 71 Prerequisites: Communication 60A,71 Speaking English as a Second Language I Co- requisite: Comm 72 3 UNITS NDA Advisories: ESL 4A, 4B Lecture 3 hours Students enrolled in Communication Studies 60B Co-requisite: Communication Studies 60A Lab practice level five vocabulary, grammar and Advisories: ESL 3A, 3B, and 3C or appropriate pronunciation using English as a Second Language. placement score. Concurrently, this level five laboratory course Students enrolled in Communication Studies 71 practice supplements usage of common words, phrases and using English as a Second Language. They supplement sentences in English, their accurate pronunciation of usage of the most common level four words in English, vowels, diphthongs and consonants and their usage in their accurate pronunciation, their usage in idiomatic a speech laboratory setting. This course must be taken expressions and figurative language. This level four course concurrently with Communication Studies 72. is taken concurrently with co-requisite Communication Studies 60A. COMMUNICATION STUDIES 60C Listening and Speaking Laboratory COMMUNICATION STUDIES 72 0.25 UNIT NDA Speaking English as a Second Language II Lab 0.75 hour 3 UNITS NDA Prerequisites: Communication Studies 60B,72 Lecture 3 hours Co- requisite: Comm 73 Prerequisite: Communication Studies 71 and 60A or Advisories: ESL 5A and 5B appropriate placement score. Students, enrolled in Communication Studies 60C, Co-requisite: Communication Studies 60B. practice using English as a Second language. They Advisories: ESL 4A, 4B Students practice English as a Second Language. They expand their vocabulary skills to include the most supplement usage of the most common level five words common words in English, while listening and in English, their accurate pronunciation, their usage in differentiating minimal pairs, pronouncing vowels and idiomatic expressions and figurative language. This level consonants accurately within multi-syllabic words using five course is taken concurrently with Communication phrases and short conversational sentences in a speech Studies 60B. laboratory setting. This is a level six laboratory course.

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COMMUNICATION STUDIES 73 COMMUNICATION STUDIES 92 Speaking English as a Second Language III Speech Laboratory II 3 UNITS NDA 1 UNIT (A) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Prerequisite: Communication Studies 72 and 60B Prerequisite: COMM 91 with a satisfactory grade. Co-requisite: Communication Studies 60C. Students learn to differentiate their second set of speech Advisories: ESL 5A, 5B functioning areas that require intervention based on Students practice English as a Second Language. They the results of a second level evaluation. Students use increase skills in articulation, pronunciation, fluency computer-aided speech exercises and acquire mastery and oral composition. This level six course is taken of more complex speech patterns by recording and concurrently with Communication Studies 60C. analyzing their speech production followed by re- recording it. Students produce these newly acquired COMMUNICATION STUDIES 76 patterns within a speech rate range of 90-119 words per English Speech as a Second Language minute and 90% mastery of the assigned speech tasks. 3 UNITS (CSU) (RPT 1) Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: COMM 73 COMM 60C or appropriate COMMUNICATION STUDIES 93 placement score. Speech Laboratory Ill Co-requisite: COMM 60D. 1 UNIT Laboratory 3 hours Advisories: ESL 6A, 6B Prerequisite: Communication Studies 92 Students accomplish speaking English as a second Students learn to assimilate the prior two levels in this third language fluently during in-class discussions and set of speech functioning areas that require intervention presentations. They acquire more skills with specific based on the results of a third level evaluation. Students areas of articulation, pronunciation, fluency and use computer-aided speech exercises and conversational oral composition when presenting speeches and practice dialogues to apply complex integrated speech conversing in small groups. This is a level seven course tasks. Recording and analyzing their speech production is taken concurrently with Communication Studies 60D followed by re-recording to accomplish mastery of the COMMUNICATION STUDIES 91 third level of new speech patterns is also followed by Speech Laboratory I small group guided conversational dialogues. Students 1 UNIT (A) produce the integrated speech patterns within a speech Laboratory 3 hours rate range of 120-149 words per minute and 90% mastery Advisory: COMM 76 and COMM 60D with a satisfactory of the assigned speech tasks. grade or English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Students learn about their own areas of speech COMMUNICATION STUDIES 94 Speech Laboratory IV functioning that require intervention such as adjusting respiration, phonation, resonation, articulation and 1 UNIT Laboratory 3 hours cerebration. Results of an evaluation will become the Prerequisite: Communication Studies 93 basis of an educational plan of speech communication Students learn to generalize and habituate the prior exercises. Students also learn the basic procedures three levels of speech functioning areas that have for using computer-aided speech exercises and required intervention based on the results of a fourth acquire fundamental skills in recording orally read text, level evaluation. Students utilize the prior learned analyzing their speech production and re-recording to technology and computer-aided speech exercises and accomplish mastery of new speech patterns. Students conversational practice dialogues/feedback strategies produce these newly acquired patterns with in a speech transfer these skills for presenting short researched rate range of 60-89 words per minute and 90% mastery topics while applying the complex integrated speech of the assigned speech tasks. tasks. Students produce the integrated speech patterns within a presentation speech rate range of 150-185+ words per minute and 90% mastery of the assigned speech tasks.

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TRANSFER COURSES COMMUNICATION STUDIES 111 Voice and Articulation COMMUNICATION STUDIES 101 3 Units (CSU) Public Speaking Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Advisories: English 28 and 67 or Comm 76 Lecture 3 hours Students study methods of voice development and Advisory: English 101 or appropriate score on the demonstrate improved speech production. Focus will be College Placement on the respiration process, phonation, resonation, and articulation and their coordination in pronunciation and Students study the theory and techniques of public effective vocal expression. Students practice accuracy speaking in a democratic society. Students will apply of sound production for Standard American English rhetorical principles to topic selection and audience through use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. This analysis, research and reasoning of information, speech course is suited for any major or career where speaking composition and outlining, presentation aids and clearly is a requirement. delivery, and listening and evaluation of public discourse. COMMUNICATION STUDIES 121 Students practice effective communicative strategies for Interpersonal Communication various types of original speeches including informative 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) and persuasive speeches. Focus will be on developing Lecture 3 hours credibility as a speaker and demonstrating confidence Advisory: English 28 and 67 or COMM 76 with a before an audience. This course meets AA degree and satisfactory grade. transfer requirements in oral communication. Students explore communication in a variety of interpersonal relationships. Students will study communication behaviors in dyads (pairs) and their COMMUNICATION STUDIES 104 impact on personal and professional relationships, Argumentation and Debate developing effective communication skills in areas 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) such as verbal and nonverbal communication, listening, Lecture 3 hours emotional intelligence, and conflict management. This Students explore methods of critical inquiry, advocacy course meets AA degree and transfer requirements. and argumentation. Students will analyze, present and evaluate oral and written arguments, identify fallacies COMMUNICATION STUDIES 122 in reasoning and language, test evidence and evidence Intercultural Communication sources, advance a reasoned position, and defend and 3 UNITS(UC: CSU) refute arguments orally and in writing. This course meets Lecture 3 hours AA degree and transfer requirements in critical and analytic thinking. Advisories: Communication Studies 121; English 101 SStudents analyze dynamics of culture within a variety COMMUNICATION STUDIES 106 of communication contexts. Students will explore Forensics cultural worldviews and values, verbal and nonverbal 2 UNITS (RPT 3) (CSU) communication styles, and barriers to intercultural Lecture 1 hour Laboratory 3 hours communication. Focus will be on recognizing and Advisory: Comm 101 or 130 or 104 appreciating cultural differences and improving Students participate in competitive speaking in public intercultural communication competence for more address, interpretation and/or debate as part of the effective interactions with others in a diverse society. This LACC Forensics Team. Students develop the skills to research and prepare for intercollegiate forensics course meets AA degree and transfer requirements. tournaments outside of regularly scheduled class hours. Students practice effective verbal and nonverbal communicative techniques, develop speaker credibility, and demonstrate confidence before an audience. This course is repeatable up to three times and meets AA degree requirements.

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COMMUNICATION STUDIES 130 CO SCI 103 Introduction to Oral Interpretation of Literature Introduction to Computer Systems for MIS 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours; laboratory 2 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent with a Students receive an introduction to computers for a satisfactory grade. one-semester transfer course or for certificates or a Students study the theory, principles, and techniques of degree in CSIT. Topics include computers, programming oral interpretation of literature. Texts include prose, poetry, and systems design, programming languages and drama, and other forms of performance text drawn from a flowcharting. Laboratory includes word processing, diverse range of cultural viewpoints and voices. Students spreadsheets, database concepts and extensive will focus on selection, analysis, editing, performance, programming in Visual BASIC. and evaluation; developing an appreciation for and an understanding of oral interpretation as a communication CO SCI 104 medium. This course meets AA degree and transfer Mathematics for Programmers requirements. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours COMMUNICATION STUDIES 185 Prerequisite: CO SCI 103 or equivalent. DIRECTED STUDY - 1 UNIT (CSU) (RPT 2) The student develops mathematical reasoning and COMMUNICATION STUDIES 285 general problem solving skills using topics from discrete DIRECTED STUDY - 2 UNITS (CSU) mathematics including first order logic, boolean algebra, COMMUNICATION STUDIES 385 set theory, relations and functions, combinations and DIRECTED STUDY - 3 UNITS (CSU) permutations, discrete probability, graph theory, and Prerequisite: 2.5 grade point average and at least 6 UNITS finite state machine. of transferable courses COMM 101, 102, 104, 121 and approval of the project. CO SCI 107 Students independently pursue research of specific Programming Logic topics in Communication Studies as a directed study 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising Lecture 3 hours instructor. Refer to the “Directed Study” section of this Prerequisite: CO SCI 103 with a satisfactory grade or catalog for additional information. Credit Limit: A maximum better or equivalent. of 3 UNITSin Directed Study may be taken for credit The student develops program design skills and general problem solving skills by applying structured programming techniques to program specifications and CO SCI 101 already written programs. The student learns to write Introduction to Computers and Their Uses program designs and documentation from descriptions 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours; laboratory 2 hours of programs and from the analysis of already written Credit not allowed if student has credit for CO SC/103. programs Students receive instruction in computer hardware, software, terminology, ethics, and social impact, pus CO SCI 108 and overview of operating systems, word processing, Beginning Visual Basic Programming spreadsheets, database management systems, and 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) telecommunications and networks. A general computer Lecture 3 hours literacy course open to all students. Prerequisite: CO SCI 101 with a satisfactory grade or better or equivalent. The student learns program language terminology, the syntax and semantics of an event-driven, object- oriented program language, how to solve problems from descriptions of the problem in English and how to translate problem solution descriptions to Visual Basic.

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CO SCI 117 CO SCI 138 Beginning Microcomputer Assembly Language Advanced Visual Basic Programming 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: CO SCI 139/141 Prerequisite: CO SCI 108 or 103 with a satisfactory grade The student learns about organization and operation or better or equivalent. of real computer systems at the assembly-language An advanced programming course in the Visual Basic level; mapping statements and constructs in a high- .Net programming language with objects, classes, level language onto sequences of machine instructions exception handling, GUI, DBMS, SQL, ASP.NET, Data as well as the internal representations of simple data Structures, and Recursion. types and structures; investigates basic principles of operating systems and programming language CO SCI 139 translation process; the various data representation C++ Programming I errors and potential procedural errors. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 2 hours CO SCI 133 Prerequisite: CO SCI 103 with satisfactory grades or Micro Database Programming better. 3 UNITS (CSU) The student learns all CS1 topics including Problem Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 3 hours Analysis and Program Design, Simple Data Types, Streams The students learn the essential principles and and File I/O, Control Structures, Functions, Arrays, and concepts of microcomputer database environment. Strings, emphasizing procedural programming with C++. A comprehensive examination of the functions of a database command language is included. CO SCI 140 C++ Programming II CO SCI 134 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Operating Systems Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: CO SCI 139 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hours better or equivalent. Prerequisite: CO SCI 101 with a satisfactory grade or Student learns Object-Oriented and Advanced better or equivalent. programming with C++ including Classes, Data The student gains knowledge and skills necessary to Abstractions, Inheritance, Composition, Virtual Functions, install, plan and maintain a Windows 7, one of the four Operators & Functions Overloading, Templates, Exception core required courses of Microsoft Windows Certified Handling, Recursion, Pointers, Dynamic Data Types, and Systems Engineer (MCSE), and prepares students for Linked Lists. the related Microsoft exam. CO SCI 141 CO SCI 136 Programming in JAVA Introduction to Data Structures 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: CO SCI 103 with a satisfactory grade or Prerequisite: CO SCI 138 or 139 or 141 with a satisfactory better or equivalent. grade or better or equivalent. Students learn the basics of procedural programming, The student learns to apply complex data structures to plus the concepts of Object Oriented Programming. the design of solutions to programming problems. The student learns to incorporate arrays, stacks, queues, dequeues, trees and graphs in the design of programs with the highly desirable result that the programs produced thereby are more data driven, more object oriented and more easily modified than designs that rely primarily on passing data among functions.

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CO SCI 142 CO SCI158 Advanced JAVA Hyper-Text Markup Language (HTML) 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: CO SCI103 and 141 with a satisfactory Prerequisite: CO SCI 101 with a satisfactory grade or grade or better or equivalent. better or equivalent. The student learns about: UML, MultiThreading, The student learns basic internet concepts and Networking, Exception handling, Recursion, Files & technologies. The student learns to develop web sites Streams, JDBC, RMI, Inheritance, Polymorphism. This by applying concepts like tables, layers, cascading course is a sequel to CS141. This course will prepare a styles sheets, frame sets, image maps, lists, forms, and student to sit for the - Sun Certified JAVA Programmer - dynamic content using basic JavaScript. industry certification exam. COSCI 159 CO SCI 148 Web Projects Advanced Spreadsheet 3 UNITS (CSU) Applications Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: CO SCI 158 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours better or equivalent. Prerequisite: CO SCI101 or 103 with a satisfactory grade Covers more complex topics in rapidly changing or better or equivalent. technology of web pages construction including Students receive guidance in advanced spreadsheet multimedia developments, plug-ins, helper applications, operations, including nested functions, data tables, CSS, DHTML and new developments. Students will exporting/importing data, what-if-analysis, macro complete web projects with emphasis placed upon recent development, macro, logic, printing enhancements and developments in students and software. spreadsheet systems development. CO SCI 166 CO SCI 151 Discrete Structures with Applications Adobe Dreamweaver I 3 UNITS (CSU) 4 UNITS (A) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Prerequisite: Math 125 and CO SCI 104 with a satisfactory Advisory: CO SCI108 with a satisfactory grade or better grade or better or equivalent. or equivalent. Corequisite: CO SCI 141 or 139 The student receives an extensive practical and This course is an introduction to the discrete structures theoretical framework for using Adobe’s Dreamweaver used in Computer Science with an emphasis on to develop web sites, including enhancements for web their applications. Topics covered include: functions, page Iayout, coding, and Webmaster-user interactivity; relations and sets, basic logic, proof techniques, basics server- and client-side scripting. of counting, graphs, trees, and discrete probability.

CO SCI152 CO SCI 185 Adobe Flash Directed Study - CO SCI 3 UNITS (A) 1 UNIT (RPT 2) (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 1 hour Prerequisite: CO SCI 151 with a satisfactory grade or Computer science students will pursue on their own better or equivalent. an in-depth study of a subject of special interest in the Students learn Macromedia’s Flash; a state-of-the-art field of computer science topic(s). Consultation with the Web animation software for creating highly-compact, instructor on a weekly basis, plus independent work is vector-based content for transmission over the Internet. required. Topics presented include introduction to ActionScript, Event Handlers, objects and Dynamic Data.

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CO SCI 186 CO SCI 198 Introduction to Oracle: SQL and PUSQL PUSQL Programming for Oracle 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours The student learns the concepts of both relational and Prerequisite: CO SCI 186 with a satisfactory grade or object relational databases and the SQL language. better or equivalent. Students learn about data server technology and how to The student learns the Oracle PLISQL language which create and maintain database objects and how to store, provides for programming logic features not contained retrieve, and manipulate data. within SQL. Also, the grammar, syntax and benefits of using the PLISQL language within an Oracle database CO SCI 187 environment are considered. The student creates and Oracle DBA (Database Administration) Part 1A: manages user-defined packages and Oracle supplied Architecture and Administration packages, plus creating functions and procedures to 3 UNITS encapsulate business functionality. The skills to take an Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Oracle Developer Certification are provided. Prerequisite: CO SCI 186 with a satisfactory grade or better or equivalent. CO SCI 285 The student receives a firm foundation in basic Directed Study- Computer administrative tasks and the necessary knowledge and Science Information Technology skills to set up, maintain, and troubleshoot an oracle 2 UNITS (CSU) database. The students Iearn to use an administration Lecture 2 hours tool to startup and shutdown a database, manage file Computer science students can pursue on their own and database storage, and manage users and their an in-depth study of a subject of special interest in the privileges. field of Computer Science topic(s). Consultation with the instructor on a weekly basis, plus independent work is CO SCI 188 required. Oracle DBA (Database Administration) Part 1B: Backup and Recovery COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 1 3 UNITS Introduction to Computer for Technicians Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours 4 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: CO SCI 187 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 6 7. No UC credit if taken after better or equivalent. Spring 1994. This course focuses on planning and implementing In this first course in the computer technology database backup and recovery strategies. The class major students learn the physical aspects of computer addresses backup and recovery techniques and hardware and low level programming. examines various database backup, failure, restore and recovery scenarios. In hands-on exercises, students COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 4 examine backup methodologies based on mission Introduction to Computer Networks critical requirements of business enterprises. 4 UNITS Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours CO SCI 189 The students gain basic understanding of networking technologies, the OSI model, methods of signaling and Oracle DBA (Database Administration) Part 2: encoding, interfaces, modems, and transmission media; Performance and Tuning and examine the most important protocols involved in 3 UNITS moving data over a communication network.

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COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 12 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 17 Introduction to Computer Hardware Healthcare IT Technician Certification Preparation 4 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Students learn technology of computer hardware such Students learn concepts of Healthcare IT systems and as microprocessor, RAM, BIOS/CMOS, motherboard, gain skills necessary to apply knowledge to implement, power supply, HDD, FDD, CD, DVD, video, sound, and deploy, and support IT systems in the healthcare printer; how these form a working system; and simple field. Students will also learn the concepts of code of troubleshooting of PC systems. This course is one of conduct policies and security best practices in medical two courses on the computer hardware and operation facilities in order to support Electronic Health Records to prepare students for CompTIA A+ certification exam. (EHR) systems. At the end of the course, students are prepared to take the CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 14 certification exam. A-Plus Certification Preparation 4 UNITS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 20 Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Computer Logic and Arithmetic Students learn technology of Microsoft Windows operating 4 UNITS (CSU) systems, troubleshooting and maintenance of Windows, Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours essentials of computer security, networking, Internet, and Prerequisites: Electronics 4 and Electronics 10. features of portable computers and mobile devices. This The student learns the essential number and logic course is one of two courses on the computer hardware theory upon which digital computers today are based. and operation to prepare students for CompTIA A+ COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 30 certification exam. Introduction to Microprocessors 4 UNITS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 15 Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours NEt-Plus Certification Preparation Prerequisite: Computer Technology 20 with a satisfactory 4 UNITS grade. Co-requisite: Computer Technology 36. Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Advisory: Electronics 8. Prerequisite: Computer Technology 4 with a satisfactory Students receive a survey of various microprocessor grade. devices with an in-depth analysis of a selected Provides an in-depth examination of the technology and microprocessor. Emphasis is placed on the architecture, skills necessary to install, configure, and operate local and instruction set, 1/0 interfacing, and typical applications wide-area computer networks. Prepare the student for the of selected devices. CompTIA Network+ Certification examination. COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 36 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 16 Digital Devices and Circuits Security+ Certification Preparation 4 UNITS 4 UNITS Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Prerequisite: Computer Technology 20 with a satisfactory Prerequisite: Co Tech 4 grade. Advisory: Electronics 8. Students learn concepts of computer and network- Students learn about digital integrated circuit devices such as registers, counters, encoder/decoders, security and gain skills necessary to apply knowledge multiplexer/demultiplexers, memory devices, and of security concepts, tools, and procedures to react to programmable logic arrays. Laboratory emphasizes use security incidents, and guard against the security risks. of dual-trace oscilloscope. At the end of the course students are prepared for the CopmpTIA Security+ certification exam.

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COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 195 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 395 Work Experience - General I Work Experience - General I 1 UNIT (RPT 1) (CSU) 3 UNITS (RPT 3) (CSU) Lecture 1 hour Lecture 3 hours Students receive college credit for supervised Students receive supervised employment intended employment intended to assist students in acquiring to assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, desirable work habits, attitudes and career awareness. attitudes and career awareness. Topics include preparing Topics include preparing for the changing job market, for the changing job market, writing applications and writing applications and resumes, communication resumes, communication skills, and awareness of on- skills, and awareness of on-the job relations with other the-job relations with other employees, supervisors, employees, supervisors, and the general public. The and the general public. The work experience need not work experience need not be related to the student’s be related to the student’s educational goals. Students educational goals. Students must work 75 paid hours or must work 225 paid hours or 180 volunteer hours during 60 volunteer hours during the semester. the semester.

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 196 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 396 Work Experience - General II Work Experience - General II 1 UNIT (RPT 1) (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour Lecture: 2 hours Students receive credit for an approved internship with Students receive credit for an approved internship with an employer in a field that is not their college major . an employer in a field that is not their college major .

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 295 CORRECTIONS 1 Work Experience - General II Introduction to Corrections 2 UNITS (RPT 2) (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Lecture 3 hours Students receive supervised employment intended to The student learns a history of and critical analysis of assist them in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes punishment, the various types of punishment, alternatives and career awareness. Topics include preparing for to punishment, and the impact of punishment on the the changing job market, writing applications and Criminal Justice System, corrections, a critical examination resumes, communication skills, and awareness of on- of the types of correctional institutions and the clients the-job relations with other employees, supervisors, and housed in each institution, and an examination of the general public. The work experience need not be contemporary correctional issues. related to the student’s educational goals. Students must work 150 paid hours or 120 volunteer hours during COUNSELING 40 the semester. College Success Seminar 3 UNIT – (UC: CSU) COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 296 Lecture: 3 hours. Work Experience - General II Advisory: Eligibility for English 28 and 67 or equivalent 2 UNITS (CSU) This course will explore issues related to higher education Lecture: 2 hours that impact student success. Topics will include an overview Students receive credit for an approved internship with of academic success skills, value and purpose of higher an employer in a field that is not their college major . education. Los Angeles City College and Los Angeles Community College District policies and procedures, ethics and responsibility, diversity in higher education, learning strategies and educational planning, interpersonal communication, career development, health issues, and self-assessment techniques.

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DANCE SPECIALTIES 311 DANCE STUDIES 303 Flamenco and Spanish Dance Choreography Ill 1UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Students learn basic flamenco and Spanish dance with Prerequisite: Dance Studies 302 an emphasis on correct posture, individual steps, arm Students choreograph and perform dances using at movements, terminology, various rhythms, and basic least 3 people or more with an emphasis on clear step combinations. intention of dance, energy, space, and time, using basic, intermediate, or advanced steps and combinations, DANCE SPECIALTIES 321 design, proper terminology, music, internal or external Social Dance Techniques I rhythms, themes and variations in dynamics, contrasts and 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) direction. Students develop a greater appreciation and Laboratory 2 hours. understanding of the tools necessary to create the dance Students learn basic social dance steps and combinations, as a performing art form. terminology, music and appreciation of dance as an art form. DANCE STUDIES 304 DANCE SPECIALTIES 331 Choreography IV Tap Dance Techniques I 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisite: Dance Studies 303 Students learn basic tap dance steps and combinations, Students choreograph and perform dances for 4 or more terminology, music, and appreciation of dance as an art people ,with emphasis on more advanced phrasing of form. movement combination spacing, design, terminology, music, an appreciation of dance as a performing art DANCE STUDIES 185 form and develop an ability to view dance critically. Directed Study - Dance 1 UNIT (CSU) DANCE STUDIES 805 Lecture hour History and Appreciation of Dance Students pursue directed study in Dance on a contractual 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) basis under the direction of a supervising instructor. Refer Lecture 3 hours to the ‘Directed Study - Dance’ section in the catalog for Prerequisites: English 28 and 67. additional information. Consent of instructor. Students learn a historical perspective of dance from ritual to contemporary theatrical dance forms focusing DANCE STUDIES 301 on the ethnic, cultural and ritual forms of dance as Choreography I it affects and reflects the world in which people live. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Primarily, students focus on how Dance reflects the Laboratory 2 hours. times, historical, social and political climate of the day. Prerequisite: Dance Technique 111 or 121 or 141 Students consider the impact of dance on the western Students choreograph and perform dances with world and how it has been affected by the different emphasis on energy space and time using basic steps dance traditions world-wide. and combinations, spacing, design, terminology, and music, Students learn an appreciation of dance as a performing art form. DANCE TECHNIQUES 111 (FORMERLY DANCETQ 434) DANCE STUDIES 302 Ballet Techniques I Choreography II 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Students learn basic Ballet steps and combinations at an Prerequisite: Dance Studies 301 introductory level, terminology, music, and appreciation Students choreograph and perform dances with a of dance as a performing art. minimum of 2 people with emphasis on basic steps and combinations, spacing, design, terminology, music, and appreciation of dance as a performing art form.

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DANCE TECHNIQUES 112 DANCE TECHNIQUES 123 Ballet Techniques II Jazz Dance Techniques Ill 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisite: Dance Techniques 111 Prerequisite: Dance Techniques 122 Students continue to learn basic Ballet steps and Students learn intermediate jazz dance technique with combinations, terminology, music, and appreciation of an emphasis on intermediate level steps, combinations, dance as a performing art. terminology, music, and appreciation of dance as a performing art form. DANCE TECHNIQUES 113 Ballet Techniques Ill DANCE TECHNIQUES 124 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Jazz Dance Techniques IV Laboratory 2 hours. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Dance Techniques 112 Laboratory 2 hours. Students learn more complex Ballet steps and Prerequisite: Dance Techniques 123 combinations, terminology, music, and appreciation of Students learn advanced jazz dance technique with dance as a performing art. an emphasis on advanced level steps, combinations, terminology, music, and appreciation of dance as a DANCE TECHNIQUES 114 performing art form. Ballet Techniques IV DANCE TECHNIQUES 141 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Modern Dance Techniques I Laboratory 2 hours. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Dance Techniques 113 Laboratory 2 hours. Students perform several Ballet combinations with an Students learn basic Modem Dance steps and emphasis on basic steps and combinations, terminology, combinations, terminology, music, and appreciation of music, and appreciation of dance as a performing art dance as a performing art. form. DANCE TECHNIQUES 142 DANCE TECHNIQUES 121 Modern Dance Techniques II Jazz Dance Techniques I 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisite: Dance Techniques 141 Students learn beginning jazz dance technique with an Students learn basic Modern Dance steps and emphasis on basic steps, combinations, terminology, combinations, terminology, music ,and appreciation of music, and appreciation of dance as a performing art dance as a performing art. form. DANCE TECHNIQUES 143 Modern Dance Techniques Ill DANCE TECHNIQUES 122 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Jazz Dance Techniques II Laboratory 2 hours. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Dance Techniques 142 Laboratory 2 hours. Students perform modern dance combinations with Prerequisite: Dance Techniques 121 an emphasis on steps and combinations of greater Students learn elementary jazz dance technique with an complexity and duration, partnering, terminology, emphasis on basic elementary level steps, combinations, music, and appreciation of dance as a performing art. terminology, music, and appreciation of dance as a performing art form.

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DANCE TECHNIQUES 144 DANCE TECHNIQUES 224 Modern Dance Techniques IV Yoga Skills IV 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisite: Dance Techniques 143 Prerequisite: Yoga Skills Ill Students perform advanced level modern dance Advanced-level students intensify their understanding combinations with an emphasis on complexity in dance and performance of Yoga asanas, develop a personal technique, rhythmic phrasing, duel and multi-partner practice, and apply knowledge of the philosophical weight sharing in all level dance phrases, clarity of detail principles of the Yoga system to real life. Connecting and body connectivity. Students refine techniques of body, mind and spirit, students perform challenging personal artistry, musicality, and performance and display positions, in (sanding/seated inversions) and extended deeper understanding and appreciation of dance as a flow/vinyasa sequences. performing art form. DANCE TECHNIQUES 241 DANCE TECHNIQUES 221 Stress Management Techniques Through Dance and Yoga Skills I Movement I 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Students learn the beginning level physical practice Students learn techniques for managing stress through of Yoga, connecting body ,mind and spirit. The students movement, dance therapy, dance meditation, authentic are introduced to its origins, asanas (positions) and movement studies ,breathing exercises, yoga ,physical terminology therapy and varied relaxation exercises.

DANCE TECHNIQUES 222 DANCE TECHNIQUES 242 Yoga Skills II Stress Management Techniques Through Dance and 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Movement Laboratory 2 hours. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Yoga Skills I Laboratory 2 hours. Students learn the physical practice of Yoga, connecting Prerequisite: Dance Techniques 241 or 249. body, mind and spirit. The students are introduced to its Students learn techniques for managing stress through origins ,asanas (positions) and terminology. movement, dance therapy, dance meditation, authentic movement studies ,breathing exercises, yoga, physical DANCE TECHNIQUES 223 therapy and varied relaxation exercises. Yoga Skills Ill 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 100 Laboratory 2 hours. Introduction to the Dental Laboratory Prerequisite: Yoga Skills II 2 UNITS (A) intermediate-level Students deepen their understanding Lecture 1 hour Lab 3 hours and strengthen their physical practice of Yoga, Students learn an introduction to the modern dental connecting body, mind and spirit. Students perform laboratory. Working with gypsum products, as well as harder positions, longer flow/ vinyasa sequences, model and die production are stressed. maintain balance and inversion postures for extended periods and gain greater knowledge of the philosophical DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 101 principles of the Yoga system. Elements of Dental Technology 2 UNITS (A) Lecture 2 hours Advisory: English 21 or equivalent. Open to all college students. Students receive an orientation to the field of dental laboratory technology, including ethics, jurisprudence, history, and categories of training and employment.

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DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 102 DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 109 Dental Anatomy and Terminology Fixed Prosthetics I 3 UNITS (A) 4 UNITS (A) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 2 hour. Lab 6 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Prerequisite: Dental Technology 100 and 102 The students learn about dental terminology, oral cavity Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. including morphology and function of the primary and The student learns morphological and functional waxing secondary human dentition, occlusion concepts and anterior and posterior single units by using Productivity anatomical landmarks. Additionally, the students learn Training Corporation techniques and methodology based the significance of: skull osteology, myology and tooth on establishing fundamentals and skills step learning supporting structures, histology. system along with ongoing evaluation methods of student learning outcomes. Learning and understanding DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 103 concepts such as: tooth contour alignment, functional Complete Denture Prosthetics I and morphological occlusion. introduction to clinical 5 UNITS (A) impressions and full contour wax-up. the student learns Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 5 hours techniques in spruing, investing and metal finish and polish Prerequisite: Dental Technology 100 an102 are part of the course outline. Students learn the art and science of creating natural looking complete dentures. The course will include DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 111 anatomy, concepts of a natural smile, selecting teeth, Fixed Prosthetics II setting denture teeth in balanced occlusion, waxing to 5 UNITS (A) duplicate natural tissue, processing, finishing and polishing Lecture 2 hours Lab 6 hours dentures. Prerequisite: Dental Technology 109 Students learn to wax single and multiple units by using DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 105 PTC techniques and methodology based on student Complete Denture Prosthetics II learning outcomes. Learning and understanding 2 UNITS (A) concepts such as: tooth contour alignment, functional and Lecture 1 hour Laboratory 3 hours morphological occlusion. Students learn fundamental Prerequisite: Dental Technology 103 concepts in metal and ceramic substructure designs Construction of maxillary and mandibular dentures applied to single units. Students learn techniques in in lingualized occlusion. Students reline and repair spruing, investing and casting including soldering complete dentures. applications.

DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 106 DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 112 Dental Materials Removable Partial Denture Prosthetics I 3.5 UNITS (A) 5.5 UNITS (A) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 1 hour Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 5 hours Prerequisite: Dental Technology 100 Prerequisite: Dental Technology 103 Students learn by lecture, demonstration and experiment An introductory to the study of removable partial the physical properties of dental materials including, denture construction. Use of the dental surveyor, design composition and uses of dental materials. of the partial and waxing and casting finishing and polishing techniques. DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 108 Gnathological Concepts 3 UNITS (A) Lecture 2 hours Lab 2 hours Prerequisite: Dental Technology 109. Students learn about gnathological concepts of morphology and functional occlusion. Understanding and reconstructing ideal and functional contacts. Organic waxing of the maxillary and mandibular teeth occlusal surfaces is accomplished on fully adjustable articulators.

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DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 202 DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 206 Laboratory Management Advanced Fixed Prosthetics 4 UNITS (A) 10 UNITS Lecture 2 hours Lab 6hours Lecture 4 hours Laboratory 12 hours Co-requisite: Dental Technology 207 or 208 Prerequisite: Dental Technology 111 and Dental The students learn to observe and work with a skilled Technology 108 dental technician in a dental office, clinic or dental This course is the first course for Fixed Prosthetic laboratory. The student applies the knowledge and Specialists in the Dental Technology Program. This skills learned in the classroom in a dental office, clinic or course incorporates advanced fixed partial denture dental laboratory. The students learn about production, design,and manufacturing techniques. operation, and management of dental laboratory business including; Human Resource Management. DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 207 Various types of business financing. Identify various Advanced Complete Dentures marketing strategies. Business ownership and current 10 UNITS (A) professional topics. Lecture 4 hours Laboratory 12 hours Prerequisite: Dental Technology 105 This course is the second course for Removable DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 203 Prosthetic Specialists in the Dental Technology Program. Metal Ceramic Restorations This course incorporates advanced removable partial 2 UNITS (A) Lecture 1 hour Lab 3 hours DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 207 denture design,and manufacturing techniques. Advanced Complete Dentures DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 208 10 UNITS (A) Advanced Ceramic Restorations Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours 10 UNITS (A) Prerequisite: Dental Technology 111 Lecture 4 hours Laboratory 12 hours The student learns about dental ceramic restorations, Prerequisite: Dental Technology 206 including: materials proprieties and manipulation, tooth This course is the second course for Fixed Prosthetic morphologic design, feldsphatic materials sintering, Specialists in the Dental Technology Program. This contouring staining, glazing, polishing, as well as course incorporates advanced Ceramic Restoration science of color and esthetic design. design and manufacturing techniques.

DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 204 DENTAL TECHNOLOGY UCLA COURSES MASTER Orthodontics CERAMIST PROGRAM 3 UNITS (A) DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 304 Lecture 2 hours Lab 2 hours Skeleton build-up for All Ceramic Restorations Prerequisite: Dental Technology 112 8 UNITS This course goes into the construction and repair of Lecture 4 hours Laboratory 12 hours Prerequisite: Dental orthodontic and pedodontic appliances. Emphasis Technology 300. The Master Ceramist Program students learn the design will be paced on pouring and trimming orthognathic and fabrication of All-Ceramic single and multiple study casts, wire bending techniques, soldering and unit restorative substructures and the skeleton build- welding techniques, and fabrication of various types of up porcelain technique to complete dental esthetic orthodontic appliances restorations.

DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 205 ADVANCED PROSTHODONTICS, Advanced Removable Partial Dentures IMPLANTS AND MAXILOFACIAL PROGRAM 10 UNITS Lecture 4 hours Laboratory 12 hours Prerequisite: Dental Technology 112 and 105. This course is the first course for Removable Prosthetic Specialists in Dental Technology Program. This course incorporates advanced removable partial denture design, and manufacturing techniques

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DENTAL TECHNOLOGY 401 ELECTRONICS 2 Dental Implants Introduction to Electronics and Computer Technology 4 UNITS 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 6 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Dental Technology 207 and 208. Students learn the basic concepts of electricity The students will learn about dental implants and applications of simple electronic components including:history, surgical overview, types of implants through introduction to the technological implications and implant restorations, case planing, prosthodontic of electronics. The laboratory emphasizes skills in procedures, laboratory procedures, restorative breadboarding and soldering and hands-on exposure materials, case finalization. to basic electronic principles.

ELECTRONICS 4 EARTH SCIENCE 1 Fundamentals of Electronics I Earth Science 4 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Co-requisite: Lecture 3 hours . Electronics 12. Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Students learn the concepts of direct current circuits, Students learn a general introduction to the study of including basics of electricity, series and parallel earth’s rocks, landforms, atmosphere, and oceans. circuits, meters, batteries, resistors, and magnetism. The Students learn interrelationships between the land, laboratory emphasizes skills in the analysis of circuits atmosphere, and oceans and relate these subjects to and the use of test equipment. global climate change. ELECTRONICS 6 ECONOMICS 1 Fundamentals of Electronics II Principles of Economics I 4 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Electronics 4 with satisfactory grade or PREREQUISITES: Mathematics 115 better or equivalent. ADVISORIES: English 28 and 67 or equivalent and Co-requisite: Electronics 12. Mathematics 125. The student receives a detailed study of alternating current Students learn the principles and methods of economic theory and applications, including reactance, impedance, analysis; topics include the analysis of the laws of resonance, transformers, coupling, filters, bandpass, and supply and demand, price theory, economic analysis time constants. The laboratory emphasizes skills in the use of the firm and resource allocation, market structures of test equipment in AC circuits. of the American economy, and other topics relevant to ELECTRONICS 8 microeconomic analysis. Electron Devices 4 UNITS (CSU) ECONOMICS 2 Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Principles of Economics II Prerequisite: Electronics 4 and 10 with satisfactory grade 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) or better or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours The student learns the nature and operation of solid PREREQUISITES: Mathematics 115 state devices including diodes, transistors, and field ADVISORIES: English 28 and 67 or equivalent and effect devices. Includes simple circuit applications. Mathematics 125. Students learn the principles and methods of ELECTRONICS 10 aggregative macroeconomic analysis; topics include Mathematics of Electronics I money and banking, national income determination, 3 UNITS (CSU) business fluctuations,and other topics relevant to Lecture 3 hours. macroeconomic analysis. The student learns mathematical methods and techniques for the solution of basic DC circuit problems including the study of algebraic operations, simple linear equations, algebraic fractions, ratio and percent, graphing, and use of the electronic calculator. 160 LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ELECTRONICS 12 Mathematics of Electronics II ELECTRONICS 156 3 UNITS (CSU) Electronics VI Lecture 3 hours 4 UNITS (A) Perquisite: Electronics 10 with satisfactory grade or Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours better or equivalent. Prerequisite: Co Tech 30 Students develop skills in the use of algebra, trigonometry, Students learn the technology involved in the design and complex numbers, logarithms, and determinants as implementation of intelligent machines using a top-down needed in electronics calculations. Techniques of systems approach. Topics include programmable logic network solutions including Kirchhoff’s and Ohm’s laws devices, complex microprocessors, embedded controllers, and Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems are emphasized. and input/output devices using microprocessors or designed to work with microprocessor-based machines. ELECTRONICS 20 The laboratory involves system design using CAD Electronics Circuits I software, construction of prototypes, and microprocessor 4 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours programming. Prerequisite: Electronics 6 and 8 with satisfactory grades or better or equivalent. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 220 The students learn the applications of electronic Electrical Circuits I devices such as diodes, junction and FET transistors, 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) MOSFET’s, SCR’s, to circuits such as signal and power Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours amplifiers, multi-stage amplifiers, differential amplifiers, Prerequisites: Physics 102 with a satisfactory grade or and special controller circuits. They solve circuit analysis equivalent. Co-requisite: Mathematics 275. problems with breadboards and computer simulations Students learn the theory of circuit analysis and practice in the electronics laboratory. its application to areas of importance in electrical ELECTRONICS 101 engineering such as DC, AC, operational amplifiers, Science Electronics multi-phase power, and frequency response. Students 3 UNITS (CSU) also perform laboratory exercises to learn how to realize Lecture 3 hours circuit designs using electronic components and to use Advisory: Electronics 2 instruments such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and Students receive a survey of electronics technology in signal generators. the context of the principles of science. The application of the methods of science, technology, engineering, ENGINEERING 101 and mathematics (STEM) to topics ranging from basic Introduction to Science, Engineering and Technology circuits to complex integrated circuits, and products that 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) use them. Includes topics in electronic music, computers, Lecture 2 hours robotics, digital communication, and a variety of existing Required of all engineering first semester students. technologies. Social, political, and economic impact of Open to all. Students learn about the engineering electronic technology are explored. method and strategies for academic and career success ELECTRONICS 155 in engineering. Students are introduced to mechanical, Electronics V civil, electrical, and computer systems engineering 4 UNITS (A) through project work. The vast range disciplines and Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours opportunities in engineering are presented. Students are Prerequisite: Electronics 20 guided through challenging design exercises to develop Students learn the advanced theory related to electronic skills in planning, communication, team working, and devices and their analog applications. Topics include creativity. Only basic math is required. oscillators, regulated power supplies, analog-digital and digital-analog-converters, introduction to radio frequency theory, modulation, transmission line, antennas, and analog systems as in audio and video analog systems. The laboratory provides hands-on skills in the design, construction, and troubleshooting of typical circuits and the use of test equipment.

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ENGINEERING 131 Statics 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Physics 101 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. The students learn how to apply vector analysis of forces and moments to determine the equilibrium conditions in trusses, frames, and machines. The course also covers center of mass, centroids, friction, and moment of inertia.

ENGINEERING 151 Materials of Engineering 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Physics 101 and Chemistry 101 with satisfactory grades or better or equivalent. The student learns how the properties of materials are related to atomic and crystal structure and how processing influences structure and hence properties. Topics include atomic structure and bonding; crystalline structures; phases and phase diagrams; metals; polymers; ceramics; composites; mechanical deformation, fracture, electrical, and magnetic properties.

ENGINEERING 212 Introduction to Engineering Design 3 UNITS (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour Laboratory 6 hours Students develop 3-0 representations of engineering components and assemblies using Solidwords feature based parametric solid modeling software. Instruction is given in the types of solid object manipulations that are common to all parametric solid modeling software and used in industry to construct components that can be further combined to make assemblies. The preparation of engineering drawings from the 3-0 representation using automation tools is also covered.

ENGINEERING 241 Strength of Materials 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Prerequisite: Engineering, General131 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. The student learns the application of mechanics to determining the effect of forces and torques on materials. The student will be able to apply this knowledge to the design of load bearing components. The course will cover the following topics: stress, strain, axial Loading, torsion, flexural stresses, transverse shear stress, horizontal shear stresses, stress transformations, Mohr’s circle, pressure vessels, shear and bending moment diagrams, stresses in a beam, methods of superposition, and elastic strain energy. 162 LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ENGLISH 20 ENGLISH 78 College Reading Skills Writing Memoir 6 UNITS NDA 3 UNITS (A) Lecture 6 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Appropriate score on the English Placement Advisory: English 97, ESL 6A, or equivalent. Exam. Students read full-length memoirs by published writers Students receive instruction in techniques of writing and outline and compose their own memoirs. Students clear, coherent compositions and improvement in read full-length memoirs by published writers create an reading skills which reinforce writing skills necessary for outline and compose their own memoir. academic success. ENGLISH 94 ENGLISH 28 Intensive Grammar Review Intermediate Reading and Composition 3 UNITS NDA 3 UNITS (A) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 21 or 97. Prerequisite: ESL 6A or English 21 or 73 or 97 or Students learn the parts of speech, grammar, mechanics, equivalent or appropriate placement score. sentence style, punctuation, and word usage in English. Co-requisite: English 67 The students engage in an intensive review of grammar Students receive instruction in techniques of writing at and sentence structure to better prepare them for the college level with an emphasis on grammar and English 28 or 101. various essay writing modes. Students develop reading skills through an analysis of fiction and non-fiction ENGLISH 97 materials. Introduction to College English and Reading Skills 6 UNITS ENGLISH 67 Lecture 6 hours Writing Laboratory Prerequisite: English 20 or Appropriate placement score. 0.5 UNITS NDA Students will be introduced to English fundamentals in Laboratory 1 hour. formal academic writing, focusing on basic grammar, Co-requisite: English 28 reading, and writing skills. There will also be an Students practice the writing skills presented in English 28. introduction to English grammar, college vocabulary, and academic writing skills as well as instruction in ENGLISH 68 comprehending expository articles, narratives, and Reading Laboratory college –level textbook material. 0.5 UNIT NDA Laboratory 1 hour. ENGLISH 101 Students can improve their reading comprehension and College Reading and Composition I develop critical reading skills through individual help from instructor, one-to-one tutoring conferences, group 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) workshops, and computer instruction by practicing Lecture 3 hours previewing, paraphrasing, drawing inferences, and Prerequisite: English 67 and 28 or appropriate placement summarizing a chosen text. score. Advisory: English 108 ENGLISH 69 Students develop their skills for writing college-level Writing and Revising on the Computer essays that incorporate various documentation styles. 1 UNIT- NDA Students learn the importance of various fiction and Laboratory 2 hours non-fiction readings. English 69 is designed to supplement and enhance learning in intermediate writing composition and reading courses by providing individualized tutorial and self-help assistance, computers, online resources, and other resource materials that enhance students’ critical reading, writing, and computer skills necessary for success in college, career, and vocations.

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ENGLISH 102 ENGLISH 203 College Reading and Composition II World Literature I 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours PREREQUISITE: English 101 or equivalent. Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. ADVISORY: English 108. A reading of key literary works and ideas of the Western Students study representative works from major genres, world, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia from antiquity to develop close reading and analytical writing skills, to the seventeenth century. The course will require and have appreciation and critical understanding of the students to recognize and compare readings from cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature. different cultures and analyze poetic forms and literary Students study literature and literary criticism in order to themes significant to the cultures in reasoned analysis. develop critical thinking and reading and writing skills beyond the level achieved in English 101. This course ENGLISH 204 emphasizes logical reasoning, analysis, and strategies of World Literature II (1600 to the present) argumentation. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours ENGLISH 103 Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. Composition and Critical Thinking Study of selected major works of World literature, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) covering Western Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Lecture 3 hours Asia, from the 17th century to the present. The course Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. will require students to recognize and compare readings This is an advanced writing course where students further from different cultures and analyze poetic forms and develop their logical, argumentative and analytical literary themes significant to the cultures in reasoned thinking, and writing skills. The course will utilize various analyses. fiction and non-fictional readings. ENGLISH 205 ENGLISH 108 English Literature I (Beginnings to 1800) Writing Workshop 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 0.50 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 1 hour Prerequisite: English 102 or equivalent. Students enrolled in English 101, 102 and 103 will receive Students read, discuss, and analyze major works of additional instruction in writing their college-level English literature from the beginnings to the late essays. The lab course will review research techniques eighteenth century to develop an understanding and and proper citation, as well as strategies in organization appreciation of the poetry, fiction, and drama of these and support, to revise their papers. literary periods and to express that appreciation in reasoned analyses. ENGLISH 127 Creative Writing ENGLISH 206 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) English Literature II: Lecture 3 hours Nineteenth Century to the Present Prerequisite: English 102 or equivalent. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Students receive intensive training in writing poetry, Lecture 3 hours prose fiction, and/or playwriting. Students compose Prerequisite: English 102 or equivalent. works that are discussed as part of instruction, Students read, discuss and analyze major works of supplemented by examples of published writers and English literature from the nineteenth century to the theoretical essays on the creative process. present to develop an understanding and appreciation of the poetry, fiction, and drama of these literary periods and to express that appreciation in reasoned analyses.

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ENGLISH 207 ENGLISH 214 American Literature I: Contemporary Literature Nineteenth Century to the Present 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. Students read key literary works and ideas of recent Students read American writers and analyze themes mainstream and ethnically diverse literature to develop from colonial times to 1865. Besides reading the literary understanding and appreciation of contemporary works of major writers, students become acquainted culture through reasoned analyses of its literature. with writers who suggest the diversity of subject, and opinion, in American literature. ENGLISH 215 Shakespeare I ENGLISH 208 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) American Literature II: Lecture 3 hours Nineteenth Century to the Present Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Students read Shakespeare to develop an understanding Lecture 3 hours of and appreciation for his sonnets and representative Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. comedies, histories, and tragedies, focusing primarily on Students read, discuss and analyze major American the spectrum of his earlier work to his career’s midpoint. literature from the Civil War Period to the present, in order to understand, appreciate, and investigate ENGLISH 216 multicultural influences within national identity. Shakespeare II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) ENGLISH 211 Lecture 3 hours Fiction- 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours Students continue to study Shakespeare’s poetry, Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. theater, and drama with a selection of different works of Students read, discuss, and analyze selected short Shakespeare than those used in English 215. stories and novels written in, or translated into, English from a diversity of cultures and countries to increase ENGLISH 218 students’ understanding and appreciation of the art and Children’s Literature craft of fiction writing. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours ENGLISH 212 Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. Poetry- 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) A study of children’s literature with an emphasis on Lecture 3 hours. the nature and development of the genre and why PREREQUISITE: English 101 or equivalent. this literature takes so many different forms. Some Students study works by selected poets and background consideration of the various concepts of the “child” will for appreciation of the poetic form, including early be included. verses to 20th and 21st century poetry. Students gain a historical sense and literary appreciated shaped by readings which include reading stylistically and culturally diverse works.

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ENGLISH 219 ENGLISH 252 The Literature of American Ethnic Groups The English Bible as Literature 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Prerequisite: English Lecture 3 hours 101 or equivalent. Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. Students use critical analysis of the various ethnic Students study the principle achievements of the Hebrew American writers who straddle two or more cultures, and Greek Testaments, analyzing the numerous literary analyzing in terms of assimilation, acculturation, and cultural influences within and ofthe Bible. double and mestiza consciousness and wholeness. Students read and analyze the diversity of conflicting ENGLISH 255 perspectives in novel, autobiography, essay, and poetry Latin American Literature in the context of how these writers have defined or 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) challenged concepts of identity, society, and power in Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. past and contemporary American cultures. Students Students study a selection of significant literary works by read literary works by African American, American Latin American authors. Readings will include selected Indian, Asian American, Arab American, Chicano/Latino, poems, plays, and fiction by writers such as Pablo and Euro-American writers. Neruda, Galeano, and Jorge Luis Borges and will explore the themes of magical realism, social engagement, ENGLISH 239 ‘Ia raza cosmica’; and utopian yearnings. Women in Literature 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) ENGLISH 270 Lecture 3 hours Science Fiction- Fantasy Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Students become acquainted with the work of women Lecture 3 hours writers, historical and contemporary, who have made Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. important contributions to literature. Writers to be read Students read and study works of science fiction, with an include Wollstonecraft, Woolf, Chopin, Austen, Cisneros, emphasis on the use of mythology, science fiction by Butler, Hong-Kingston, and Cather, among others. scientists and non scientists, philosophically oriented Students are expected to write critical essays and a science fiction, and science fiction as fantasy and research paper that examine the predominant themes in escape literature. path-breaking literature by and (to a lesser extent) about women, as well as the various archetypes, images, roles, ENGLISH 285 and statuses of women. Special attention is devoted to Directed Study-English traditional literary analysis and interpretation of primary 2 UNITS (CSU) texts through the lens of the various schools of literary Lecture 2 hours criticism. Students pursue directed study in literary analysis, a particular genre or period, or independent research ENGLISH 240 on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising Literature and the Motion Picture I instructor. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours ENGLISH 385 Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. Directed Study-English The student will examine the comparative arts of 3 UNITS (CSU) literature and the motion picture, analyzing the inherent Lecture 3 hours conflicts of translation between two different mediums. Allows students to pursue directed study on a contract This includes readings of literary works, both classic basis under the direction of a supervising instructor. and modern, screenings of film versions based upon these literary sources, discussion, and writing of critical papers. The course explores the variations in mediums and the act of translation across mediums.

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ESL 2A ESL 3B College ESL II: Writing and Grammar College ESL Ill: Reading and Vocabulary 6 UNITS NDA 3UNITS Lecture 6 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Appropriate placement level demonstrated Prerequisite: ESL 2B or appropriate score on the ESL through the assessment process. placement assessment. Advisory: ESL 2B. (Pass/No Pass) Advisory: ESL 3A or ESL 3C. (Pass/No Pass) Students in this high-beginning ESL course learn Students in this low-intermediate ESL course learn reading reading, writing, and grammar skills to prepare them comprehension, critical reading, and vocabulary skills to for academic work. The course content emphasizes prepare for their academic work across the curriculum. This vocabulary, grammar, and writing through guided and course is designed to build academic language fluency free writing of multi-sentence compositions on common including academic vocabulary. subjects. Reading, speaking, and listening activities reinforce writing and grammar development. Required: ESL 3C Eight to ten writing assignments, including at least four College ESL III: Listening and Speaking compositions of 100-150 words. 3 UNITS Lecture 3 hours ESL 2B Prerequisite: ESL 2B or appropriate score on the ESL College ESL II: Reading, Listening, and Speaking placement assessment. 6 UNITS NDA Advisory: ESL 3A and ESL 3B. Lecture 6 hours (Pass/ No Pass) Prerequisite: Appropriate score on the ESL placement Students at the low-intermediate ESL level learn skills assessment. to improve listening and speaking to prepare them for Advisory: ESL 2A. (Pass/ No Pass) college work. Students in this high-beginning ESL course learn listening, speaking, and reading comprehension and ESL 4C vocabulary skills to prepare for their academic work College English as a Second Language IV: Listening across the curriculum. This course is designed to start and Speaking building academic vocabulary and reading skills. 3 UNITS Prerequisite: ESL 3C or Placement Exam. ESL 3A Students in this intermediate ESL course improve their College ESL Ill: Writing and Grammar listening comprehension and oral fluency to prepare 6 UNITS for academic work across the curriculum. Speaking Lecture 6 hours practice includes level-appropriate activities such PREREQUISITES: ESL 2A or Appropriate Score on the as presentations, discussions, and interviews using English Placement Exam. A academic vocabulary. ADVISORIES: ESL 3B or ESL 3C. (Credit/No Credit) Students in this low-intermediate ESL course learn ESL 5C written composition, grammar, and critical reading College English as a Second Language V: Listening skills to prepare them for college work. The emphasis and Speaking is on writing based on critical reading and personal 3 UNITS experience. Grammar skills and mechanics are Prerequisite: ESL 4C or Placement Exam emphasized throughout each lesson. Required: Eight Students in this high-intermediate ESL course improve their to ten writing assignments, including at least four listening comprehension and oral fluency to prepare for paragraphs of 150-250 words. Prerequisite: Completion academic work across the curriculum. Speaking practice of ESL 2A with credit, or appropriate ESL placement includes level-appropriate activities such as presentations, level demonstrated through the assessment process. discussions, and interviews using academic vocabulary.

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ESL 6C E.S.L. 5A College English as a Second Language VI: Listening College ESL V: Writing and Grammar and Speaking 6 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS Lecture 6 hours Prerequisite: ESL 5C or Placement Exam Prerequisite: ESL 4A or appropriate score on the ESL Students in this low-advanced ESL course improve their placement assessment. listening comprehension and oral fluency to prepare for Advisory: ESL 5B. academic work across the curriculum. Speaking practice Students in this high-intermediate ESL course learn includes level-appropriate activities such as presentations, written composition, grammar, and critical reading skills to discussions, and debates using academic vocabulary. prepare them for college work. The emphasis is on writing based on critical reading, interpretation/analysis, and E.S.L. 4A personal experience. Students will develop paraphrasing College ESL IV: Writing and Grammar and summarizing skills. Grammar skills and mechanics 6 UNITS are emphasized throughout each lesson. Required: Lecture 6 hours Eight to ten writing assignments, including at least four Prerequisite ESL 3A or appropriate score on the ESL compositions of 300-500 words. Prerequisite: Completion placement assessment. of ESL 4A with credit, or appropriate ESL placement level Advisory: ESL 4B. demonstrated through the assessment process. (Pass/ No Pass) Students in this intermediate ESL course learn written E.S.L. 5B composition, grammar, and critical reading skills College ESL V: Reading and Vocabulary to prepare them for college work. The emphasis is 3 UNITS (CSU) on writing based on critical reading and personal Lecture 3 hours experience. Students will be introduced to summarizing Prerequisite: ESL 4B or appropriate score on the ESL skills. Grammar skills and mechanics are emphasized placement assessment. Advisory: ESL 5A. throughout each lesson. Required: Eight to ten writing Students in this high-intermediate ESL course learn reading assignments, each of at least four paragraphs of 200-300 comprehension, critical reading, and vocabulary skills to words. Prerequisite: Completion of ESL 3A with credit, or prepare for and support their academic work across the appropriate ESL placement level demonstrated through curriculum. This course is designed to build academic the assessment process. language fluency including academic vocabulary.

E.S.L. 4B E.S.L. 6A College ESL IV: Reading and Vocabulary College ESL VI: Writing and Grammar 3 UNITS 6 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: ESL 5A or appropriate score on the ESL Prerequisite: ESL 3B or appropriate score on the ESL placement assessment. placement assessment. Advisory: ESL 6B. Advisory: ESL 4A. (Pass/ No Pass) Students at this advanced ESL course learn written Students in this intermediate ESL course learn reading composition, grammar, and critical reading skills to prepare comprehension, critical reading, and vocabulary skills to them for college work. The emphasis is on writing based prepare for their academic work across the curriculum. primarily on critical reading and interpretation/analysis. This course is designed to build academic language Students will be introduced to appropriate citation and basic fluency including academic vocabulary. bibliographic conventions in their writing. Advanced grammar skills and mechanics are emphasized throughout each lesson. Required: Eight to ten writing assignments, including at least four essays of 400-600 words. Prerequisite: Completion of ESL 5A with a grade of ‘C’ or better, or appropriate placement level demonstrated through the assessment process.

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E.S.L. 6B FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 24 College ESL VI: Reading and Vocabulary Food Preparation 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Prerequisite: ESL 5B or appropriate score on the ESL Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. placement assessment. Students are introduced to the scientific fundamentals of Advisory: ESL 6A. food preparation in both lecture and laboratory format. Students in this low-advanced ESL course learn reading Scientific principles of food preparation are emphasized comprehension, critical reading, and vocabulary skills to using current technology. The role of food in cultures, prepare for and support their academic work across the nutrition, and the economy are integrated into meal curriculum. This course is designed to build academic planning and preparation. language fluency including advanced academic vocabulary. FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 27 Nutrition Care E.S.L.008 3 UNITS (CSU) Advanced ESL Composition Lecture 3 hours 6 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Family and Consumer Studies 21, 55, and Prerequisite: ESL 6A or appropriate placement level 56 demonstrated through the assessment process. Co-requisite: Family and Consumer Studies 127 required. This is a course in written composition, grammar, and Advisory: English 101 and Biology 25. critical reading skills tailored for the ESL student. It is a Students learn about nutritional problems of patients prerequisite for English 101. The emphasis is on writing with cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, diabetes, based primarily on critical reading and interpretation/ gastrointestinal diseases, renal diseases, and liver analysis. Students will be required to use MLA and/ diseases. Development and implementation of the or APA citation and bibliographic conventions in their nutrition care process is emphasized. research. Advanced grammar skills and mechanics are emphasized throughout each lesson. Required: Eight to FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 28 ten writing assignments, including at least four essays of Advanced Nutrition Care 600-800 words and one research paper. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 21 Prerequisite: Family and Consumer Studies 27 or equivalent. (SAME AS NUTRITION 21) Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in Family and Nutrition Consumer Studies 128 an 29 required. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) The student will study the nutritional needs at each Lecture 3 hours stage of the life cycle. Cultural food preferences are Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. studied and incorporated into nutrition education and Students learn the scientific concepts of Nutrition in counseling of clients. Popular weight control programs are assessed for effectiveness. a lecture interactive format evaluating how lifestyle, diet, food/nutrition/nutrient excess and deficiencies; FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 29 phytochemicals; food safety; food technology affect Dietetic Seminar diseases and assessment of nutrition in human 1 UNIT (CSU) development from conception through maturity. Lecture 1 hour. Personal dietary assessment, synthesizing data from Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in Family and computerized dietary program and family tree, appraises Consumer Studies 129 and 28 required. nutritional disease risk factors. Students evaluate The student will learn about the role of the dietetic excesses and deficiencies and construct practices that technician in the dietetics profession and health care establish and maintain a healthy lifestyle and result in delivery system where methods for quality improvement a healthier mind, healthier nutritional eating practices, and marketing are emphasized. enhancing the spirit and nourishing the body.

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STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATORY GUIDELINES FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 56 FOR FOOD SERVICE ARE STUDIED. Nutrition Delivery Systems 3 UNITS (CSU) FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 50 Lecture 3 hours SANITATION AND SAFETY Co-requisite: Family and Consumer Studies 156. 3 UNITS (CSU) Advisories: English 28 or equivalent, and Mathematics Lecture 3 hours 105 or higher, Learning Skills 10ABC or higher. Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. The student learns an introduction to nutrition delivery Students learn basic principles of sanitation and systems and institutional menu diet modifications. The safety including the types of microorganisms that student will study medical nutrition therapy and how to cause foodborne illness, foodborne infections, toxin- modify diets for particular diseases. State and federal mediated infection, and intoxication. Class includes regulatory guidelines for food service are studied. discussion of environmental conditions including food hazards, contamination, cross-contamination, time and FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 127 temperature, and personal food handler practices that NUTRITION CARE LABORATORY cause sanitation/safety risks. US Food Code regulations, 2 UNITS (A) California state and Los Angeles County Environmental LABATORY 6 HOURS. Health Department regulations and a HACCP system of Prerequisite: fcs 21, 55 and 56 food safety will help define the role of food, people, and Co-requisite: family and consumer studies 27. facility in managing a sanitary food facility operation. Advisory: english 101 and biology 28 Emphasis on the importance of proper employee food In this clinical laboratory setting, students receive supervised safety training practices as related to the providing of practice in the development and implementation of safe food are core competencies of this class. nutrition care plans in acute care facilities.

FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 51 FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 128 Food Production Management ADVANCED NUTRITION CARE LABORATORY 3 UNITS (CSU) 2 UNITS (A) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 6 hours Co-requisite: Family and Consumer Studies 151 Prerequisite: Family and Consumer Studies 127, Physical Advisory: Math 105 (or LS 10) and English 28 examination, negative TB test within the past 6 months, Students are introduced to menu analysis for food MMR, student liability insurance, background check, requisitioning, food production planning and fingerprinting, drug screening, etc. may be required. implementation. Basic principles of quantity cooking Co-requisite: Family and Consumer Studies 28. are emphasized. This course is offered only spring semesters, day session. FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 52 This clinical laboratory provides supervised practice in Food Service Management group education and counseling of clients from various 3 UNITS (CSU) stages of the life cycle. Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Family and Consumer Studies 51 and 55. FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 129 Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Dietetic Laboratory Current concepts in food service management are 2 UNITS (A) presented in a lecture/discussion format. The course Prerequisite: Physical examination and negative TB test focuses on the systems approach to food service within the past 6 months, student liability insurance, management, including the menu, food purchasing, background check, fingerprinting, drug screening, etc. personal management, facility management, fiscal may be required; Family and Consumer Studies 151. management, marketing, and information systems. Co-requisite: Family and Consumer Studies 29. The student will practice community nutrition, FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 55 management and marketing for food service facilities in Dietetic Education a supervised practice setting. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 or equivalent. Students will be introduced to careers in dietetics and food service. The application of communication skills to training, counseling, and education will be studied.

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FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 151 FINANCE 15 Food Production Management Laboratory Principles of Banking 2 UNITS (A) 3 UNITS (CSU) Laboratory 5 hours Lecture 3 hours Co-requisite: Family and Consumer Studies 51 required. Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Advisory: English 28 and 67; and Math 105 or LS 10 This course is designed to provide an understanding of Students receive supervised practice in food requisitioning, the basic functions of banking and a working knowledge food production planning, and quantity food production in a clinical laboratory. of the operation of a bank.

Transfer limit: UCLA allows no credit for duplication of FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES 156 Nutrition Delivery Systems Laboratory a foreign language if the student completed in high 2 UNITS (A) school the equivalent levels with a satisfactory grade; Lecture 5 hours A.A. Degree. Prerequisite: Physical exam, negative TB test within previous 6 months, student liability insurance, fingerprinting, social One year of high school study in French corresponds to security criminal background verification and drug screen one college semester of credit or one semester of French Co-requisite: Family and Consumer Studies 56 required. at LACC equals one full year of high school credit. Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent; Math 105 or LS 10 FRENCH 1 The student completes supervised practice at a long term care facility in nutritional services. Nutrition delivery Elementary French I systems are evaluated according to state and federal 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) regulatory guidelines. Student shadows a Dietetic Lecture 5 hours Service Supervisor and increasingly contributes as a Advisory: English 28 and 67 supervised member of the health care team. The student learns French pronunciation and grammar, practical vocabulary, useful phrases as well as basic facts FINANCE 2 on the geography, customs and culture of the French Investments speaking world. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours FRENCH 2 Advisory: English 28 and 67. Elementary French II Students receive the essentials of the principles of 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) investment, the various types of investments, the Lecture 5 hours operations of investment markets, and sources of Prerequisite: French 1 with a satisfactory grade or information. equivalent. The student completes the study of elementary French FINANCE 8 grammar, increases their practical vocabulary, and masters Personal Finance and Investments useful phrases. The student reads elementary texts 3 UNITS (CSU) including those that explore basic facts on the geography, Laboratory 6 hours customs and culture of the French speaking world. Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Students receive and apply the principles of accounting, FRENCH 3 banking, finance, office methods, management, and Intermediate French I production, to one’s personal affairs. Family budgeting, 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) consumer credit, home ownership, life and property Lecture 5 hours Laboratory 1 hour. insurance, investments and savings plans, social security Prerequisite: French 2 with a satisfactory grade or and retirement plans. equivalent. Review of grammar, composition and vocabulary building. Introduction to French and Francophile authors.

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FRENCH 4 GEOGRAPHY 1 Intermediate French II Physical Geography 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 5 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: French 3 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Students will speak, read and understand spoken French Students learn about basic scientific principles of at an intermediate (semi-fluent) to advanced (near- geography such as Earth-Sun relationships, weather, fluent or completely fluent) level. Students will discuss climate, water, plate tectonics, landforms, soil, and the cultural, artistic, literary and historical traditions of the biosphere. Emphasis is on the interrelationships among French-speaking world. physical systems and processes and their resulting patterns and distributions. Tools of geographic inquiry FRENCH 8 are also briefly covered; they may include: maps, Conversational French remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Optional field Lecture 2 hours trips are offered. Prerequisite: French 2 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. GEOGRAPHY 2 Oral expression in French is the main thrust of the Cultural Elements of Geography course. The focus is on conversational skills revolving 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) around everyday situations that a person may encounter Lecture 3 hours when traveling or living in French-speaking countries, or Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. when interacting with French-speaking people in the Students learn about diverse human populations in United States. UC Limit: maximum units: 2 courses. the context of the globe, including the description, analysis, and explanation of demography, migration, FRENCH 10 folk and popular culture, language, religion, ethnicity, French Civilization political geography, development, agriculture, industry, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) economic activities, urban areas, and resource utilization. Lecture 3 hours Special emphasis is placed on contemporary issues such Advisory: English 28 and 67. as the effects of globalization and the impact of human An overview of the French culture from before the settlements on the natural environment. Students also Romans to today. The course includes an understanding learn basic geographic literacy and map reading. of the different dynasties ruling France through the ages. It also covers the various wars and revolutions and their GEOGRAPHY 15 affect on the arts and literature movement. It underlines Physical Geography Laboratory the role of France in Europe and the world. 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours FRENCH 21 Pre/Co-requisite: Geography 1 Fundamentals of French I Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. 3 UNITS (CSU) This course is designed to provide supplemental Lecture 3 hours exercises in topics covered in Physical Geography lecture The students build basic competencies in French (Geography 1). Students learn to analyze and interpret through intensive practice of the sound system and maps, including weather maps and topographic maps, study of grammatical patterns and expressions that as well as perform hands-on exercises that explore prepare students to function within the contexts Earth-Sun relationships, atmospheric energy transfer, relevant to everyday life. Students learn to greet people, pressure and moisture, climate and biogeography, plate compare tastes and preferences in music, film, art, and tectonics and volcanoes, and landforms. other activities, tell time, and make plans with others. Students will gain knowledge of France and other French-speaking cultures of the world through readings and multimedia. French 21 is the first half of French 1. Credit can not be earned for both French 1 and for French 21. LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog 173 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

GEOLOGY 1 HEALTH 2 Physical Geology Health and Fitness 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Course explores physical fitness as related to The Students learn: the scientific method and significant students will determine the components of a healthy historical developments in geological sciences; physical and psychological lifestyle, with an emphasis on formation of Earth materials, including minerals, igneous disease prevention, including violence/abuse, nutrition, rocks, sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks; sexuality, reproduction, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, geological time, including relative dating, absolute aging, stress management, and weight control. During dating, and fossil correlation; Earth’s internal processes, the physical fitness segment, students participate in including plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanism and aerobic, flexibility, and strengthening activities, focusing magmatism, mountain building, geological structures, on individual improvement. Students assess their fitness and metamorphism; Earth’s external processes, including status to build their own fitness plan. weathering, erosion, sedimentation, mass wasting, groundwater, surface water, and climate systems; and HEALTH 8 renewable and nonrenewable resources, including water Women’s Personal Health and fossil fuels. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours GEOLOGY 002 The student will investigate both physiological and Earth History psychological health issues that are unique to women, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) including, nutrition, hygiene, sexuality, reproduction, Lecture 3 hours drug use, violence and abuse, and diseases common to Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. women. Students receive an introduction to the geological history of Earth and its inhabitants, with emphasis on HEALTH 11 the evolution of life and landforms of North America. Principles of Healthful Living Topics include how Earth processes produce and alter 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) landforms, climate, and energy and water resources on Lecture 3 hours which humans depend; significant tectonic events, such The course offers health related concepts for today as mountain building episodes; and the evolutionary and the future as guidelines for a self-directed, history of life on Earth, including plants, fish, dinosaurs, responsible, satisfying, and productive life- style. mammals, and humans. Multimedia presentations are Emphasis is on cognitive concepts and strategies used throughout the course. Field trips will be taken. of wellness for the individuals personal community, vocational, and leadership roles. GEOLOGY 6 Physical Geology Laboratory HEALTH 12 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Safety Education and First Aid Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Pre-Co-Requisite: Geology 1 Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Students receive the theory and a detailed Students learn: identification of minerals and rocks; demonstration of the first aid care of the injured. This topographic and geologic map skills, including changing course covers how to assess a victim’s condition and map scales using dimensional analysis and interpretation incorporate proper treatment. Standard first aid, CPR, of geological structures in map view and cross-section; and AED certification(s) will be granted upon successful stratigraphic interpretation of sea level change; coastal completion of requirements. sedimentary processes; determination of the location and magnitude of earthquakes; geological time and important geological events; the scale of the Earth and its place in the solar system; and energy and mineral resources. Field trips may be taken.

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HISTORY 1 HISTORY 12 Introduction to Western Civilization I Political and Social History of the United States II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Students learn about the development of western Students survey study of the social and political history culture and civilization to the Reformation. of the United States from the Reconstruction era to the present, focusing not only on political and social HISTORY 2 developments in the history of the United States but also Introduction to Western Civilization II on economic and cultural developments, and analyzing 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) changes in both the United States' domestic policies Lecture 3 hours and its ongoing and changing role in international The student learns the history of Western Civilization affairs. Note: HIST 11 is not a prerequisite for this course. focusing on the period from the French Revolution to Students may take HIST 12 without taking HIST 11. the present. HISTORY 13 HISTORY 3 The United States in the Twentieth Century History of England and Great Britain I 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Students learn to explain and analyze the main events, Advisory: English 101 personalities, and themes of the social and political The student learns the history of British culture, history of the U.S. in the 20th & 21st centuries by focusing emphasizing social, political, and economic issues from on their overall impact on United States history, (i.e. earliest times to 1500. cultural, political, and social movements), including a discussion of the country’s central institutions. HISTORY 4 History of England and Great Britain II HISTORY 59 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Comparative History of Genocide and War Crimes Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Advisory: English 101 Lecture 3 hours The student learns the history of British culture, Advisory: English 28 and 67 emphasizing social, political, and economic issues from The student learn the comparative history of genocide 1500 to the present. and war crimes in the 20th century and the legal instruments and organizations that have attempted to HISTORY 7 criminalize acts that fit within the definitions of genocide The World’s Great Religions under international law. Students will also learn the 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) comparative history of cultural conflict (identity), race & Lecture: 3 hours. racism, and nationalism. Students survey the historical development of the world’s great religions. A study is made of the origins HISTORY 73 and growth of major religions with an emphasis on the Race and Racism in the United States nature of religions, and religion as a discipline of study. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours HISTORY 11 Prerequisite: English 21 or equivalent. Political and Social History of the United States I Students survey the development of racial theories 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) and the interactions between ethnic groups in the Lecture 3 hours United States. Students investigate and develop an UC limit: Credit allowed for only one of African-American understanding of how racism has affected intercultural Studies 4 or History11 or Chicano Studies 7. collaboration or confrontation. This course encourages Students learn the political and social history of the an understanding of the similarities and differences in United States from the colonial period through the Civil racial and ethnic experiences in the United States. War and Reconstruction.

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HISTORY 81 HISTORY 385 A History of Working People in the United States I Directed Study - History 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture: 3 hours. Advisory: English 101 and 67 Students study History on a contract basis under the The student learns the history of working people in direction of a supervising instructor. the United States from the colonial period through Reconstruction. Colonial life, the Revolutionary War, HUMANITIES 6 the early republic, the market revolution, the rise of Great People, Great Ages urban America, westward expansion, the Civil War, and 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Reconstruction are examined from the perspective Lecture 3 hours of indentured servants, slaves, farmers, skilled and Advisory: English 28 and 67. unskilled laborers, and male and female workers. Introduction to ideas and methods in the Humanities. Exploration of the way in which individuals and groups HISTORY 82 create meaning in their lives and in the world around them. A History of Working People in the United States II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) HUMANITIES 8 Lecture 3 hours Great Women in Humanities Advisory: English 101 or 67 3 UNITS (RPT 1) (UC: CSU) The student learns the history of working people in Lecture 3 hours the United States from Reconstruction to the present. Advisory: English 28 and 67. Reconstruction, the gilded Age and Progressive Era, Students are introduced to the ideas and methods in immigration, imperialism, the Twenties, the Great gender studies. A wide range of conceptions of how Depression and New Deal, the World Wars, the Cold gender identities are defined across cultures and War and the Fifties, the Sixties, the conservative shift, historical eras are explored. Various course topics and globalization are examined from the perspective of covered include: how women have resisted oppression, people from diverse social groups. how women have found sources of power in family, friends, work and education, how sexuality is constructed HISTORY 86 across time and place, and how gender relations Introduction to World Civilizations I continue to evolve. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours HUMANITIES 30 Prerequisite: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. The Beginnings of Western Civilization Traces the development and interrelationships of the 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) major world civilizations and their cultural traditions Lecture 3 hours and contributions from the earliest times to the era of Advisory: English 28 and 67. European expansion in the sixteenth century. Students are introduced to the contemporary cultural encounters between the various world cultures HISTORY 87 including Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Rather Introduction to World Civilizations II than a historical survey, specific historical case studies 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) are examined. Lecture: 3 hours. Prerequisite: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. HUMANITIES 31 Traces the development of interrelationships of the People in Contemporary Society major world civilizations and their cultural traditions 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) and contributions for the earliest times to the era of Lecture 3 hours European expansion to the sixteenth century. Advisory: English 28 and 67. Examination of the cultural encounters between European culture and the cultures of the Americas, Asia and Africa beginning from the Renaissance to present day.

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HUMANITIES 61 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 5 People and Their World: The Creative Processes Payment Instruments and Procedures I 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67. Advisories: Business 1 and/or International Business 1 Students explore contemporary arts, literature, and with satisfactory grades or better. popular culture. Students employ a range of analytic The student learns how to arrange and receive payment frameworks, including how the creative process is for merchandise shipped from one country to another. Topics covered include how to prepare and fill out generated through myth and dreams as well as how documents. Also included is information regarding race, class, gender, and sexuality are portrayed in credit and political risk insurance. popular culture. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 6 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 1 International Marketing I International Trade 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Open to all students. Prerequisite: Business 1 with a satisfactory grade or better. Student is focused on how to get foreign customers for Students gain an understanding of international American made products, how to identify prospective business, the dynamics between developed and developing countries, recent trends, how and why the customers, how to make contact and how to sell the world’s countries differ, and implications to managers of product. Variables include: culture, trade customs, international companies. The principles of international politics, climate, wealth, business and government trade, including the central tenets of globalization, the new structures and international law. One year of high school world order in the global economy, and the institutions study in Italian corresponds to one college semester or that govern global trade will be covered. Topics include: one semester of college Italian equals one full year of globalization, foreign direct investment, political high school study. economies, regional economic integration, foreign exchange market, international monetary system, global ITALIAN 1 capital markets, strategies of international organizations, Elementary Italian I and exporting, importing and counter-trade. 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 5 hours. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 3 Corresponds to the first year of high school Italian. Exporting Procedures I Advisory: English 28 and 67. 3 UNITS (CSU) Pronunciation and grammar, practical vocabulary, useful Lecture 3 hours phrases: basic facts on the geography, customs and Prerequisite: International Business 1 with a satisfactory culture of the Italian-speaking world. grade or better. The student identifies, defines, and explains that which ITALIAN 2 is required by the United States regulatory agencies to Elementary Italian II export from the United States. Emphasis will be placed 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) on how to determine if a commodity is acceptable for Lecture 5 hours export and how to prepare the proper documentation Prerequisite: Italian 1 with a satisfactory grade or required by the country of destination. equivalent. The students learn the pronunciation, grammar, and INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 4 culture of the Italian-speaking world. Import Procedures I 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Advisory: International Business 1. The student learns how to identify, define, and explain the United States regulatory agencies requirements to import to the United States. Emphasis will be placed on how to determine what duties commodities might be subject to and how to prepare and present to the Bureau of Customs the shipment and its document. LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog 177 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

JAPANESE 1 JAPANESE 8 Elementary Japanese I Elementary Conversational Japanese 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 5 hours Lecture 2 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67. Prerequisite: Japanese 2 with a satisfactory grade or Students learn the fundamentals of pronunciation and equivalent. grammar, basic vocabulary, useful phrases; reading and The students focus on conversational skills revolving writing with Romanized alphabet and Japanese scripts, around everyday situations that a person encounter when basic facts on the geography, customs and culture of Japan. traveling or living in Japanese-speaking environment. Corresponds to the first year of high school Japanese. UC Maximum credit: 2 times (4 units). JAPANESE 2 Elementary Japanese II JAPANESE 9 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Japanese Civilization Lecture 5 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Japanese 1 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 3 hours; Laboratory 3 hour. equivalent. Advisory: English 28 and 67. Students continue to learn the fundamentals of pronunciation and grammar. Additional Chinese The student surveys Japanese civilization from ancient times characters are introduced. Japanese geography, to the present; the historical and cultural backgrounds; customs and culture are also included. significant aspects of Japanese culture; religion, philosophy, socio-political institutions and art forms. JAPANESE 3 Intermediate Japanese I JAPANESE 69 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Japanese Through Internet and Multimedia Lecture 5 hours 2 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: Japanese 2 with a satisfactory grade or Laboratory 4 hours equivalent. Prerequisite: Japanese 1 Students continue to study the intermediate level of Japanese through Internet and Multimedia is a course grammar and vocabulary building for conversational designed to supplement and enhance students' skills fluency and written composition. Begins the study of in Japanese language by providing an introduction to short narrative writing. tutorials, self-help websites, and other resource materials that enable students to perform everyday functions, JAPANESE 4 translations, searches, and social interactions online in Intermediate Japanese II Japanese. Students will develop critical reading, writing, 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) and computer skills in Japanese which will be necessary Lecture 5 hours for their success in both Japanese language courses Prerequisite: Japanese 3 with a satisfactory grade or and future careers/vocations. equivalent. Students complete the study of fundamental grammar JOURNALISM 101 and provides additional training in grammar, written Collecting and Writing News composition, and use of idioms. Greater emphasis is 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours placed on the knowledge and use of Kanji. Continues Prerequisite: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. the reading of short narrative stories. This introductory course stresses instruction and practice in news gathering and news writing. Curriculum connects theory with meaningful activity in the basic principles of news writing, including a section on broadcast writing. The course includes an examination of freedom of the press along with a critical analysis of its responsibilities. Students receive an overview of press ethics and resolving ethical dilemmas.

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JOURNALISM 105 JOURNALISM 217-3 Mass Communications Publication Laboratory III 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 2 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory: 6 hours Prerequisite: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Prerequisite: Journalism 217-2 Students examine America’s mass communication In this advanced course, students learn newspaper systems and learn how they affect human behavior in production techniques, and adapt print work to the relation to social, political and economic institutions. Internet. Advanced students produce stories for the print Students learn the structure and function of media in the edition of the campus newspaper and also contribute digital age. Students learn and discuss media literacy and content to the newspaper’s digital site, Collegian Wired. Students focus on introductory vertical reporting skills mass communication theories, as well as public relations that may include photography, videography, broadcast practice, the history of advertising and the evolution of editing, broadcast reporting and print reporting. the Internet. Survey of factors that influence the creation Students learn to generate ideas for photo essays, and distribution of media messages, and the impact of graphics centerpieces and bar charts. Student reporters those messages on society. focus on series and investigative reporting techniques.

JOURNALISM 185 JOURNALISM 217-4 Directed Study - Journalism Publication Laboratory IV 1 UNIT (CSU) 2 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour Laboratory: 6 hours The student learns to work independently and produce Prerequisite: Journalism 217-3. content in Directed Study under the direction of a Students learn professional-level newspaper production supervising instructor. techniques through the publication of the campus newspaper, the Collegian with an emphasis on mobile JOURNALISM 217-1 journalism and social media. At the professional level, Publication Laboratory I students write for the Collegian and practice the skills 2 UNITS (CSU) necessary to work across social media, broadcast and Laboratory: 6 hours print platforms. At the professional level, all students In this beginning level course, students learn publish blogs, and create online portfolios. introductory newspaper production techniques through the publication of the campus newspaper, including JOURNALISM 218-1 newspaper design, layout, graphic techniques, and Practical Editing I materials. Student reporters, editors, photographers 3 UNITS (CSU) and other visual journalists receive practical instruction Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 6 hours in basic production and publication. Deadlines and real- Prerequisite: Journalism 101 with a satisfactory grade or world working conditions are stressed. equivalent. In this beginning course, students learn editing JOURNALISM 217-2 fundamentals through the publication of the campus newspaper, the Collegian. This includes basic copy editing, Publication Laboratory II writing headlines and cropping photographs. Editors 2 UNITS (CSU) evaluate and discuss issues of the newspaper in regularly Laboratory: 6 hours scheduled critique sessions following publication. Prerequisite: Journalism 217-1 In this intermediate level course, students learn to JOURNALISM 218-2 identify relevant editorial topics and produce content Practical Editing II for the opinion/editorial section, through the publication 3 UNITS (CSU) of the campus newspaper, the Collegian. Reporters, Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 6 hours photographers and cartoonists learn to collaborate Prerequisite: Journalism 218-1 with a satisfactory grade at the intermediate level in order to produce effective or equivalent. staff editorials and editorial cartoons or other images. Students learn intermediate newspaper editing skills Students also produce content for the news section, and through the publication of the campus newspaper, the learn to create style sheets and dummy pages for the Collegian. Editors check facts, spelling, grammar and graphic design of the op/ed section. Students adhere to Associated Press style for all copy. Students improve stories strict deadlines. and oversee major revisions, and learn to collaborate with news design staff, photographers and reporters. Student editors learn to manage social media channels in the newsroom, and assign online/broadcast and multimedia stories to reporters, producers and photographers.

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JOURNALISM 218-3 JOURNALISM 219-3 Practical Editing III Techniques for Staff Editors III 3 UNITS (CSU) 1 UNIT (CSU) Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 6 hours Laboratory 3 hours to be arranged Prerequisite: Journalism 218-2 with a satisfactory grade Prerequisite: Journalism 219-2 or equivalent. In this course, students learn advanced techniques for In this course, students practice advanced newspaper editing managing and producing the student newspaper, the skills through the publication of the campus newspaper, Collegian. Students focus on newsroom operations and the Collegian. Students edit reporter work for grammar, staff hierarchy. Editors learn planning techniques and punctuation, clarity and Associated Press Style. Student establish reporting guidelines. At this level, editors analyze editors craft headlines and cutlines, and also practice editing coverage during regular meetings and implement changes skills across other platforms, including broadcast and the to improve print and online content. Students master real web. Editors learn front page design software, and focus on newsroom techniques and practices, and learn to produce copy flow and newsroom organization. Published work is under intense deadline pressure. critiqued in regularly scheduled class meetings. JOURNALISM 220 JOURNALISM 218-4 Magazine Production Practical Editing IV 3 UNITS 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Lecture 1 hour; Laboratory 6 hours Prerequisite: Journalism 101 with a satisfactory grade or Prerequisite: Journalism 218-3 with a satisfactory grade better. or equivalent. Students will learn the theory and practice of planning Students learn professional-level newspaper writing and producing a print magazine. This includes pre-press and copy editing through the publication of the campus production, budgeting, writing, editing and publishing newspaper, the Collegian. Students develop news a magazine that includes social media, photography management skills essential to the demands of evolving and broadcast components. Unity of design and media. Editors master Associated Press Style and learn artistic principles are stressed to produce compelling newsroom techniques to improve broadcast, online, pages. Students also focus on the selection and use of multimedia and social media content. Editors review and typographic fonts in layout and design. Students learn critique all content in regularly scheduled class meetings. to create production schedules, and to work closely with the printer to stay on budget to produce the most JOURNALISM 219-1 compelling edition possible of the Collegian Times. Techniques for Staff Editors I 1 UNIT (CSU) JOURNALISM 285 Laboratory 3 hours Directed Study Prerequisite: Journalism 101 2 UNITS (CSU) In this beginning course, students learn practices in Advisory: English 28 and 67131 or equivalent. editorial writing and analysis, while working as editors Conference: 1 hour per unit. on the campus newspaper, The Collegian. Students also The student learns to work independently and produce learn newsroom leadership skills and how to formulate editorial policy. Student learn to be accountable for what content in Directed Study under the direction of a they publish. They also learn to respond to feedback supervising instructor. Credit Limit: A maximum of 3 from readers, including letters to the editor. units in Directed Study may be taken for credit.

JOURNALISM 219-2 KINESIOLOGY 045 Techniques for Staff Editors II Adapted Fitness 1 UNIT (CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 3 hours to be arranged Students with verified disabilities perform exercises as Prerequisite: Journalism 219-1 part of an individualized training program to improve In this course, student editors receive intermediate cardiovascular fitness, muscular fitness, and flexibility. instruction in editorial writing and analysis of editorial problems. Students survey research methods. Students learn newsroom leadership skills and how to formulate editorial policy. Students set advertising and editorial policy.

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KINESIOLOGY 180 KINESIOLOGY 206 Marathon Training Course for Run/Walk Diving Skills 1.5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Students develop an understanding of cardiovascular Students learn the theory and practice of diving endurance and specificity of training for marathons drills necessary to use the one-meter diving board. using a variety of tempo run/walks. Students utilize and Demonstration and instruction on the five categories of understand aerobic and anaerobic energy systems and basic dives, a front approach, the back take-off, jumps, when each is used. Race analysis and race psychology line-ups, dry-land conditioning exercises and drills, and are also explained along with proper hydration and work toward building a five-dive list is covered. nutrition. KINESIOLOGY 215-1 KINESIOLOGY 185 (FORMERLY PHYS ED 241) (FORMERLY PHYS ED 185) Judo Skills-1 DIRECTED STUDY - PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Students learn fifteen throwing techniques, five pinning 1 UNIT (CSU) Students pursue directed studies in Kinesiology on a contract techniques, and two constriction techniques, as well as basis, under the direction of a supervising instructor. the history and etiquette of judo.

KINESIOLOGY 201-1 KINESIOLOGY 215-2 (FORMERLY PHYS ED 102) JUDO SKILLS-2 SWIMMING SKILLS -1 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Kinesiology 215-1 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours Students apply the techniques of judo to a moving Students learn intermediate swimming skills. Skills opponent. Students practice five throwing techniques, for each stroke include kicking, arm stroke, proper five pinning techniques, five constriction techniques breathing techniques, body position and rhythm of and two arm locks. stroke. The student also learn water safety skills. KINESIOLOGY 215-3 KINESIOLOGY 202 Judo Skills - 3 (FORMERLY PHYS ED 110) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Kinesiology 215-2 Lap Swimming Skills Students learn the competitive rules of the International 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Advanced swimmers improve their speed, strength, and Judo Federation. Additionally students learn five new endurance. Instructor directs organized, challenging throwing techniques, five new pinning techniques, two workouts with all four competitive strokes. Students should new arm locks, and five new constriction techniques, be able to swim 50 yards, without stopping, in deep water all of which are applied while attacking and defending using the freestyle stroke and rotary breathing. At the first simultaneously while randomly moving about the pool session, students’ swimming ability will be assessed competition area. to ensure minimum skills for participation. KINESIOLOGY 217 KINESIOLOGY 205 (FORMERLY PHYS ED 238) Water Polo Self-Defense Skills 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC:CSU) Students learn ball handling, game strategy, shooting, The student develops the basic skills of self-defense, defense, offense, counter attack, and game management. beginning with lateral movement, strength and Instruction includes progressive skills attainment. cardiovascular fitness, agility and awareness of self in one’s environment. The basic skills include striking, kicking, blocking, throwing, grappling, and other techniques. Additionally, legal and moral issues of self- defense are discussed.

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KINESIOLOGY 229 KINESIOLOGY 249-1 Body Conditioning (FORMERLY PHYS ED 299) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) STRESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS - 1 Students participate in a variety of vigorous exercises 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) for increasing cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, Students learn techniques for managing stress through and flexibility. Various modes of aerobic exercises are movement, dance therapy, dance meditation, authentic emphasized in support of the cross-training concept. movement studies, breathing exercises, yoga, physical Resistance training using fixed weight of moderate to therapy and varied relaxation exercises. high intensity is used to develop muscular strength in all major muscle groups. Flexibility training is also KINESIOLOGY 249-2 emphasized to enhance skeletal range of motion. STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES THROUGH Information on exercise methods and principles, the MOVEMENT II physiology of the human body, fitness evaluation 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) methodologies, and nutrition education. Prerequisite: Kinesiology 249-1 Students learn additional techniques for managing stress KINESIOLOGY 230 through movement, dance therapy, dance meditation, Cardiokickboxing Fitness authentic movement studies, breathing exercises, 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) yoga, physical therapy and varied relaxation exercises. Students learn a non-contact aerobic activity designed Students develop listening skills and presentation skills to teach basic kicking and punching techniques to through practice. improve overall fitness and increase bio mechanics training including: cardiorespiratory endurance, KINESIOLOGY 250-1 muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body (FORMERLY PHYS ED 230) composition. Weights, steps, and calisthenic exercises WEIGHT TRAINING SKILLS-1 may also be utilized. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Students develop muscular strength and endurance KINESIOLOGY 237 using weight machines and free weights. They employ Bootcamp I proper training techniques necessary to maintain 1 UNIT (CSU) personal fitness throughout the lifespan. Students learn and apply low intensity style boot camp class activities along with nutrition and diet assessments. KINESIOLOGY 250-2 Students learn training exercises like basic aerobic and WEIGHT TRAINING SKILLS-2 anaerobic conditioning, muscular strength, resistance 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) and endurance training, and also individual and team Prerequisite: Kinesiology 250-1 concepts. In addition, students are challenged to Students develop resistance training experience and understand and apply basic fitness principles, basic become involved in a higher level of exercise. They will anatomy and physiology, the prevention of training be exposed to a wide variety of machine as well as free injuries, target heart rate and the intensity of exercise as weight exercises and will then design a program based well as nutrition for fitness. Students train individually, on individual needs. with a partner or in a team setting. KINESIOLOGY 250-3 KINESIOLOGY 246 WEIGHT TRAINING SKILLS-3 Body Sculpting 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Kinesiology 250-2 LABORATORY 2 HOURS. Students develop an advanced level in weight training Students learn techniques for body sculpting to achieve and techniques that promote muscular strength and cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, muscle toning and endurance. Excelled use of free weights and machines endurance. Students will utilize exercise bands, core along with safety rules are mastered. Students enrolling in strength training on mats, weights, stability balls, Advanced Weight Training are required to take a skills test. medicine balls, kettle bells, and other activities are used to increase cardiac output and overall lean muscle mass.

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KINESIOLOGY 251-1 KINESIOLOGY 266 -2 (FORMERLY PHYS ED 225) (FORMERLY PHYS ED 203) YOGA SKILLS - 1 (SAME AS DANCETQ 221) BADMINTON -2 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC:CSU) Students learn the physical practice of Yoga, connecting Prerequisite: Kinesiology 266-1 body, mind and spirit. The students are introduced to its Students learn the intermediate level skills and origins, asanas (positions) and terminology. knowledge necessary to play badminton such as the serve, clear, drop and smash shots, deception, rules and KINESIOLOGY 251-2 intermediate strategies for the games of singles and YOGA SKILLS -2 (SAME AS DANCETQ 222) doubles as played at the intermediate level. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Kinesiology 251-1 KINESIOLOGY 271-1 Students’ progress in the physical practice of Yoga (FORMERLY PHYS ED 212) asana, moving beyond beginning level positions and TENNIS SKILLS 1 sequences, developing balance in body alignment, 1 UNIT (UC:CSU) flexibility, and strength. The students learn asana Students learn the fundamental skills and knowledge (positions), terminology, and gain greater understanding necessary to play tennis such as serve, forehand and of yoga philosophy and its application to daily life. backhand ground strokes and volleys, singles and doubles rules, and basic court positioning and strategy. KINESIOLOGY 251-3 YOGA SKILLS -3 (SAME AS DANCETQ 223) KINESIOLOGY 271-2 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) TENNIS SKILLS -2 Prerequisite: Kinesiology 251-2 1 UNIT (UC:CSU) Students learn the physical and psychological aspects Prerequisite: Kinesiology 271-1 of Yoga through the practice of connecting body, mind Students learn intermediate level skills and knowledge and spirit. The students are introduced to its origins, to play tennis. Essential aspects of the game are asanas (positions) and terminology. presented through lecture, demonstration, group and individual drills, stroke analysis, theory and application KINESIOLOGY 265 of singles and doubles play. Emphasis is also placed on CROSS COUNTRY CONDITIONING SKILLS physical fitness. This skill level articulates with United 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) States Tennis Association’s level 2.5 to 3.0. Students learn basic biomechanics pertaining to jogging, running and race walking. Students will KINESIOLOGY 272 improve their cardiovascular system through various Track and Field Skills conditioning programs. Students learn a variety 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) concepts pertaining to pacing, nutrition, cross training Lecture .5 hour.; Laboratory 2.5 hours and weight management that help enable them to Students learn instruction and practice in the events increase their quantity and quality of life. relevant to track and field. Topics include techniques, strategies, fitness conditioning, and rules pertaining to KINESIOLOGY 266 -1 all aspects and events of track and field. Some of the BADMINTON -1 topics include disk throwing, hurdles, sprinting, cross 1 UNIT (UC:CSU) training and injury prevention. Emphasis will be put on Students learn the basic novice level skills and proper biomechanics and injury prevention. knowledge necessary to play badminton such as the serve, clear, drop and smash shots, rules and basic strategies for the games of singles and doubles.

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KINESIOLOGY 285 KINESIOLOGY 290 Directed Study - Kinesiology SOFTBALL SKILLS 2 UNITS (CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) (RPT 3) Lecture 2 hours Students learn the fundamental skills and rules of softball. Students learn to participate professionally in a variety Students learn proper techniques and strategies for of fitness environments. Areas of study include youth playing softball. Upon completion, students should be fitness, personal training, group fitness, senior classes able to participate in recreational softball. and health, diabetes prevention, and etc. Students learn to work with clients, manage client care, and analyze KINESIOLOGY 291-1 results. They also pursue directed studies in the area of (FORMERLY PHYS ED 322) Kinesiology on a contract basis, under the direction of a VOLLEYBALL SKILLS - 1 supervising instructor. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Students learn basic volleyball skills and techniques. Skills KINESIOLOGY 287-1 learned are passing, serving, setting, blocking and hitting. (FORMERLY PHYS ED 304) Students learn game strategy and rules of the sport. BASKETBALL SKILLS 1 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) KINESIOLOGY 291-2 Students practice, at a beginning level, the fundamental VOLLEYBALL SKILLS – 2 skills of basketball (dribbling, shooting, passing) and 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) basic offensive and defensive team strategies through Prerequisite: Volleyball Skills - 1 instruction and drills. Students learn volleyball skills and techniques. Skills learned are passing, serving, hitting and blocking. The KINESIOLOGY 287-2 students also learn strategy used for games and the BASKETBALL SKILLS 2 rules of the sport. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Kinesiology 287-1 KINESIOLOGY 303 Students practice, at an intermediate level, the AQUA AEROBICS fundamental skills of basketball (dribbling, shooting, 1.00 UNIT (CSU) and passing) and improve their ability to perform these Lecture .5 hour. Laboratory 2.5 hours skills under game conditions. They learn how to be a Students learn basic principles of water safety, nutrition contributing team member on offense and defense and water aerobics exercises for conditioning. This class by setting screens, playing various zone defenses, and emphasizes cardiovascular endurance and strength running a half-court press. training by the use of water resistance.

KINESIOLOGY 289-1 KINESIOLOGY 307 (FORMERLY PHYS ED 313) SOCCER SKILLS-1 SWIM AND RUN FOR FITNESS 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Students learn basic soccer skills of passing, dribbling, Students develop an understanding of cardiovascular shooting, and goal keeping. The course will also endurance and fitness through running and swimming introduce individual and team offense and defense, as instruction. Students will learn proper swimming and well as the rules, proper etiquette, terminology, and the running technique with practice drills and feedback. The components of fitness. Students will learn proper soccer emphasis will be to provide safe and effective training techniques with practice skills and feed back. progressions to improve health and skill acquisition. This class promotes the appreciation of outdoor fitness KINESIOLOGY 289-2 and all abilities are welcomed. SOCCER SKILLS-2 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Kinesiology 289-1 Students learn fundamental skills, team strategies, rules of the games, refereeing, and active participation of game play also learn how activities can lead to active healthy lifestyles by developing a personal fitness plan.

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KINESIOLOGY 326 (FORMERLY PHYS ED 630) KINESIOLOGY 334 AEROBIC SUPER CIRCUIT LAB Walking for Fitness 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) The student rotates through a series of weight training Lecture .5 hour. Laboratory 2.5 hours. and cardiovascular exercises/machines at short, timed Students focus on achieving cardiovascular fitness and intervals for a challenging form of conditioning that a healthy lifestyle through walking programs and gate develops muscular strength, muscular endurance and training. Course topics include shoe selection, posture, cardiovascular endurance concurrently. Students learn gait, walking styles, flexibility, clothing, creating a the importance of nutrition for peak performance and walking program, nutrition, BMI, cardiovascular disease increased overall wellness along with issues pertaining to exercise physiology. prevention and assessing fitness level.

KINESIOLOGY 327 KINESIOLOGY MAJOR 100 (FORMERLY PHYS ED 640) (FORMERLY P.E. 712) BEGINNING LIFELONG FITNESS LABORATORY Introduction to Kinesiology 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Students develop flexibility, muscular strength, muscular Lecture 3 hours endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and body Students learn about the study of human movement composition. Students learn how to achieve a healthy through an interdisciplinary approach that includes lifestyle, proper fitness balance, nutrition. Cardiovascular discussing the importance of the sub-disciplines in disease prevention and education is a main component kinesiology and the variety of career opportunities in the of this course. areas of teaching, allied health, and fitness professions.

KINESIOLOGY 328 KINESIOLOGY MAJOR 107 Bicycle Spinning Activity Preparation for Certification Personal Fitness Trainer 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS Students develop and improve both cardiovascular Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 1 hour. endurance and leg strength through cycling, interval Prerequisites: Health 2 and KIN 250-1. training and hill climbing. Cycling safety, bike fit, and Students learn the knowledge, skills, and abilities to heart rate training will be emphasized throughout the become a Certified Personal Trainer. Students study how course. Incorporates a choreographed workout on a the muscular, skeletal, and cardio-respiratory systems specially designed stationary bicycle, using music and function. Topics include anatomy and physiology, fundamental cycling techniques. principles and methods of cardiovascular training, KINESIOLOGY 331 strength training, safety, nutrition, and weight. Cross Training Lab 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) KINESIOLOGY MAJOR 134 Students learn a variety of cross training activities Advanced Life Saving to achieve their personal fitness goals. Includes 2 UNITS lecture on nutrition, exercise physiology concepts, Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. and participation in a workout designed to improve Prerequisites: Health 2 and KIN 250-1. cardiovascular conditioning and body composition, This class provides training in lifesaving skills and students increase muscle strength/endurance and flexibility. are certified in the latest American Red Cross Lifeguarding program. Lifeguard program certification includes KINESIOLOGY 333 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, automated Step Aerobics and Weight Training external defibrillator (AED), oxygen administration and 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Lifeguard Management procedures. Students use a combination of strength training machines, free weights , step aerobics, and low impact aerobics to increase overall fitness and knowledge of personal health. These activities are utilized to gain fitness, emphasizing flexibility, muscular strength, and cardiovascular endurance. Students learn safety training, biomechanics, nutrition, weight management and other nutrition and fitness concepts and skills.

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KOREAN 1 Elementary Korean I KOREAN 10 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) (SAME AS HUMANITIES 45) Lecture 5 hours Korean Civilization Advisory: English 28 and 67. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Students learn the fundamentals of pronunciation and Lecture: 3 hours. grammar, basic vocabulary, useful phrases; reading and Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Journal 101 writing in Hangul, the Korean alphabet, basic facts on or Journal 218. the geography, customs and culture of Korea. Advisory: This course offers the students lectures and discussions English 28 or equivalent. in english on geography, history, government and institutions of korea; the life and customs of the people; KOREAN 2 the literature, arts, and sciences; the contribution to civilization. Elementary Korean II 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) KOREAN 69 Lecture 5 hours KOREAN THROUGH INTERNET AND MULTIMEDIA Prerequisite: Korean 1 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Students continue to learn the fundamentals of Laboratory 4 hours pronunciation and grammar. Korean geography, Prerequisite: Korean 1 with a satisfactory grade or customs and culture are also included. equivalent. Korean through Internet and Multimedia is designed KOREAN 3 to supplement and enhance students' Korean skills Intermediate Korean I by providing tutorial, self-help assistance, computers, 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) online resources, and other resource materials that Lecture 5 hours enable the students to perform everyday function, Advisory: Korean 2 with a satisfactory grade. search and translate resources, and socially interact Students continue to study the intermediate level of online in Korean. Students develop critical reading, grammar and vocabulary building for conversational writing and computer skills necessary for success in fluency and written composition. Begins the study of Korean language courses, college, career, and vocations. short narrative writing. LAW 1 KOREAN 4 Business Law I Intermediate Korean II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 5 hours Students examine the U.S. legal system, focusing on the Prerequisite: Korean 3 with a satisfactory grade or legal aspects of business; court procedures relating to business law; torts and criminal laws as related to various equivalent. business practices; elements of a valid contract; breach Students complete the study of fundamental grammar of contracts and its remedies; sales and lease contracts. and provides additional training in grammar, written composition, and use of idioms. Continues the reading LAW 2 of short narratives. Business Law II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) KOREAN 8 Lecture 3 hours Conversational Korean Students learn about the fundamental principles of law 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) as they apply in the business world. Topics include, but Lecture 2 hours are not limited to, Bankruptcy Law; Employment and Prerequisite: Korean 2 with a satisfactory grade or Labor Law; Employment Discrimination; Corporations; Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Real Property equivalent. and Landlord-Tenant Relationships; and Wills, Trusts, The students focus on conversational skills on everyday and Elder Law. This course is necessary for a well- topics, current events, and cultural materials. rounded knowledge of business law.

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LAW 3 LAW 10 Civil Rights and the Law Introduction to Legal Assistant I 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Corequisite: English 101 or equivalent. Students learn about the broad range of privileges and The students learn about careers in the paralegal rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution profession; the inner workings of the law office; ethics and subsequent amendments and laws that guarantee and professional responsibility; sources of American fundamental freedoms to all individuals. These freedoms include the rights of free expression and law; the court system and alternative dispute resolution; action; the right to enter into contracts, own property, and conducting interviews and investigations. This is and initiate lawsuits; the right of due process and equal an introductory course in understanding the role of the protections of the laws; opportunities in education and paralegal in the legal field. work; the freedom to live, travel, and use public facilities wherever one chooses; and the right to participate in LAW 11 the democratic political process. Introduction to Legal Assistant II 3 UNITS (CSU) LAW 4 Lecture 3 hours Directed Field Work in Legal Assisting Prerequisite: Law 10 and English 101 with a satisfactory 3 UNITS (CSU) grade or equivalent. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours Students study a detailed examination of civil cases, the Prerequisite: Law 10 with a satisfactory grade or methods used in trial preparations and are introduced equivalent. to legal drafting and writing. Students gain practical experience by working in a law office or other legal environment. Students are supervised by an attorney, paralegal supervisor, or other LAW 12 legal personnel. These unpaid internship positions are Tort Law and Claims Investigation available in a variety of legal fields and legal settings. 3 UNITS (CSU) Through weekly seminars, students also gain and share Lecture 3 hours information on preparing for permanent employment. Prerequisite: Law 10 and English 101with a satisfactory Students must complete 108 hours in their internship grade or equivalent. assignments. Students learn the academic and practical principles of tort law needed for a successful career as a paralegal. LAW 7 Special emphasis will be placed on the three major Street Law categories of tort law: Intentional Torts; Negligence; 4 UNITS (UC:CSU) and Strict Liability. Other topics covered include, but are lecture 3 hours. laboratory 3 hours. not limited to, Malpractice; Misrepresentation; Product advisory: english 101. Liability; Defamation; Vicarious Liability; and Joint Liability. Students develop a practical understanding of the u.s. legal system and students will engage in active LAW 13 community participation. students learn about areas Wills, Trusts, and Probate Administration of the law that affect the daily lives of all americans 3 UNITS and u.s. residents. particularly relevant are the areas of Lecture 3 hours consumer, housing, family, and employment law, along Students learn the fundamental principles of the law with marriage, and parental rights. additionally, students of wills and trusts, including simple will and trust forms learn fundamental criminal law and constitutional law and formation. Students learn the organization and principles. this knowledge provides a platform for guided jurisdiction of the California Probate Court, with an discussion of important public policy issues concerning overview of the administration of estates in probate. crime, discrimination, health care, and immigration.

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LAW 14 LAW 33 Law Office Management Law and the Media 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Students learn comprehensive, up-to-date information Students learn the federal, state, and local laws that most directly affect mass communication in the United States, on the use of technology by paralegals in all types focusing on: a basic understanding of the American of legal organizations. This course describes basic legal system, its institutions, and some of its terminology; computer concepts as well as more complex skills and a broad understanding of First Amendment principles software programs, with coverage and assignments for as they relate to mass communication; and a working Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, AbacusLaw, CaseMap, knowledge of the laws that directly restrict or enhance HotDocs, Summation iBlaze, Tabs3, TimeMap, information gathering and message dissemination in TrialDirector, and more. This course covers important the mass media, and an understanding of the rationales topics such as electronic discovery, Internet legal/ behind those laws. factual research, legal timekeeping and billing, litigation support software, and case management and docket LAW 35 control software. A variety of other topics are covered Immigration Law for Paralegals including mobile computing, document management, 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours security, ethics, the electronic courthouse and many Students learn the fundamental concepts of other trends in legal computing. immigration law including grounds of exclusion, defenses to deportation, petitions and visa applications. LAW 17 Research and writing will be emphasized in the areas Legal Writing of amnesty, naturalization, citizenship, international law, 3 UNITS (CSU) criminal aspects of immigration, and various types of Lecture 3 hours immigration applications. Prerequisite: Law 10 and English 101 with satisfactory grades or equivalent. LAW 37 Students study advanced legal drafting and writing, Bankruptcy Law including special research projects. 3 UNITS Lecture 3 hours LAW 18 Students learn the basics of bankruptcy law and procedure. The course focuses predominantly on Chapter Marriage and Family Law 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, including preparing the 3 UNITS (CSU) necessary forms for these types of bankruptcy. Other Lecture 3 hours topics include, but are not limited to, the evolution of Prerequisite: Law 10 with satisfactory grades or bankruptcy law, researching bankruptcy law, the roles equivalent. of various individuals in the bankruptcy process, and This course presents fundamental common law and information gathering and counseling. statutory concepts of family law with emphasis on California’s Community Property Laws. LAW 38 Criminal Law and Procedure LAW 19 3 UNITS Property and Creditor Rights Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS Students learn substantive criminal law and the Lecture 3 hours procedural rights of criminal defendants. The two An introduction to California real property law. Students essential elements of a crime - mens rea and actus learn the following subject matter: Forms of Ownership; Estates in Real Property; Property Title in California; reus - will be covered in detail. Other topics that will be Agency Law; The Rights and Duties of Landowners; covered include, but are not limited to, crimes against Disputes Between Neighbors in California; Involuntary the person, crimes against property and habitation, Liens in California; Foreclosure Law in California; crimes against the public, parties and inchoate offenses, California Real Estate Sales Contracts; Tenant—Landlord and factual and statutory defenses. Law; Fair Housing; Transfers of Real Property; Common Interest Developments in California; Restrictions on Land Use; Environmental Law; Litigating a Real Property Case in California; Negotiation; and Personal Property. 188 LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

LAW 43 LEARNING SKILLS 2 Elder Law English Fundamentals 3 UNITS 3 UNITS Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 9 hours The student learns beginning-to-advanced grammar. LAW 51 Students receive instruction in the basic structure of Legal Research for Paralegals the sentence, parts of speech, phrases, clauses, and 3 UNITS (CSU) agreement; using verbs, pronouns, and modifiers Lecture 3 hours correctly; punctuation, clear reference, a glossary of usage, Prerequisite: Law 10 and English 101 with a satisfactory and capital letters. After an initial diagnostic assessment, grade or equivalent. students are placed in an appropriate Learning Skills Students learn how to perform library and computer- grammar course. Students may enroll through the twelfth assisted legal research. Topics include finding the law by week of the semester. This course is open to all students. using legal encyclopedias; treatises; legal periodicals; Grades are awarded on a Pass/No-Pass basis. A.L.R. annotations; Restatements; case reporters, digests, and their alternatives; case citators; constitutions and LEARNING SKILLS 6 statutes; regulations; agency decisions; and looseleaf Academic Study Skills services. Students also receive hands-on training in 3 UNITS Westlaw and LexisNexis. Laboratory 9 hours The student learns academic study skills. Students are LAW 931 introduced to making transitions to higher learning, first Cooperative Education - Law steps to self-discovery, time management, discovering 3 UNITS how to learn, memorization, and reading. Depending Lecture 3 hours upon the diagnostic assessment, students are placed in an appropriate Learning Skills study skills course. LAW 941 Students may enroll through the twelfth week of the Cooperative Education - Law semester. This course is open to all students. Grades are 4 UNITS Lecture 4 hours awarded on a Pass/No-Pass basis.

LEARNING SKILLS 1 LEARNING SKILLS 7 Reading Comprehension Basic Composition 3 UNITS 3 UNITS Laboratory 9 hours Laboratory 9 hours The student learns beginning to advanced writing The student learns individualized reading for English instruction. Learning Skills 7 focuses on basic sentence as a Native Language (ENL) or English as a Second structures, paragraph development and essay organization. Language (ESL) students at the beginning level. Students Depending upon the diagnostic assessment, students are progress from reading sentences and paragraphs to placed in an appropriate Learning Skills writing course. short selections and excerpts from novels. Based upon a Students may enroll through the twelfth week of the preliminary diagnostic assessment, students are placed semester. This course is open to all students. Grades are in an appropriate Learning Skills reading course in which awarded on a Pass/No-Pass basis. the Learning Skills Department staff utilizes a system of texts, testing, tutoring and personalized instruction to help LEARNING SKILLS 8 students increase comprehension skills and vocabulary Résumé Preparation and Job Search Skills development. Students may enroll through the twelfth 1 UNITS NDA week of the semester. This course is open to all students. Laboratory 3 hours Grades are awarded on a Pass/No-Pass basis. The student learns how to write a résumé and cover letter. In addition, job search techniques and job interview skills are explored. Depending upon the diagnostic assessment, students will be placed in an appropriate Learning Skills résumé preparation course. Students may enroll through the twelfth week of the semester. This course is open to all students. Grades are on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.

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LEARNING SKILLS 10 LEARNING SKILLS 17 Mathematics Fundamentals Individualized Intermediate 3 UNITS NDA 3 UNITS NDA Laboratory 9 hours Laboratory 15 hours Individualized review of basic mathematics skills The student learns individualized instruction in involving whole number properties, order of intermediate algebra including number properties operations, exponents, prime numbers, fractions, and linear equations in one variable. Depending upon decimals, percents, ratio and proportion, simple the diagnostic assessment, students are placed in geometry, statistical graph analysis, and signed an appropriate Learning Skills intermediate algebra numbers. Depending upon the diagnostic assessment, course. Students may enroll through the twelfth week of students will be placed in an appropriate program. the semester. This course is open to all students. Grades Students may enroll through the twelfth week of the semester. This course is open to all students. Grades are awarded on a Pass/No-Pass basis. are on a pass/no-pass basis. LEARNING SKILLS 24 LEARNING SKILLS 11 Theory & Practice of Tutoring Elementary Algebra 3 UNITS NDA 5 UNITS NDA Laboratory 9 hours Laboratory 15 hours The student learns theory and practice in tutoring sessions. Also, tutor training is provided in each tutor’s The student learns basic algebra skills including the discipline. Depending upon the diagnostic assessment, language of algebra; equations and inequalities, students are placed in an appropriate Learning Skills polynomials, factoring; rational expressions; graphing theory and practice of tutoring course. Students may and inequalities; linear equations; exponents and enroll through the twelfth week of the semester. This radicals; quadratic equations. Depending upon the course is open to all students. Grades are awarded on a diagnostic assessment, students are placed in an Pass/No-Pass basis. appropriate Learning Skills elementary algebra course. Students may enroll through the twelfth week of the LEARNING SKILLS 40 semester. This course is open to all students. Grades are Introduction to Learning Disabilities awarded on a Pass/No-Pass basis. 1 UNIT NDA Laboratory 3 hours LEARNING SKILLS 15 The student learns about learning disabilities and the laws, Overcoming Math Anxiety accommodations, and services available for academic 3 UNITS NDA improvement. Through assessment, the student discovers Laboratory 9 hours personal learning strengths and weaknesses in order to The student learns to reduce math anxiety and build self- develop a plan for academic success. Eligibility for support confidence so that math concepts are comprehensible. services will be determined. Grades are awarded on a Depending upon the diagnostic assessment, students Pass/No-Pass basis. are placed in an appropriate Learning Skills math anxiety course: LS15A -Basic Mathematics, LS15B - Elementary LEARNING SKILLS 41 Algebra, and LS15C - Intermediate Algebra. Students Study Strategies for the may enroll through the twelfth week of the semester. This Learning Disabled course is open to all students. Grades are awarded on a 1 UNIT NDA Pass/No-Pass basis. Laboratory 3 hours Students learn study skills utilizing multi-sensory techniques and strategies for coping with the demands of the college’s academic curriculum. This study skills class is specifically designed for students with learning disabilities. Enrollment is intended for students with current functional limitations that impede or prevent the student from benefiting from their academic classes without this foundation and support. Grades are awarded on a Pass/No-Pass basis.

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LEARNING SKILLS 43 Test Preparation for the General Education Adaptive Word Processing Operations Development (GED): Writing Skills 1 UNIT NDA 1 UNIT NDA Laboratory 3 hours Advisory: English 20, LS 1A, 1B, 1C-Basic Composition Offered on a Pass/no-pass basis only. or LS 2A, 2B, 2C, English Fundamental. Students with disabilities learn how to use adaptive Laboratory 4 hours computer modifications and/or assistive technology This course is designed to prepare students to pass the utilizing keyboarding, word processing, database General Education Development Test (GED): Writing management and other appropriate software Skills Test. It will include basics grammar and usage applications. Enrollment is intended for students with skills, sentence structure, capitalization, punctuation, current functional limitations that require individually- spelling, and the essay. Depending upon the diagnostic paced training. assessment, students will be placed in an appropriate program. Students may enroll through the twelfth week LEARNING SKILLS 49 of the semester. This course is open to all students. Introduction to Computer Assisted Instruction Grades are on a pass/no-pass basis. Application 0.5 UNITS NDA LEARNING SKILLS 56 Laboratory 1 hour. The student learns to use the computer as a tool for Test Preparation for the General Education learning by using hands-on computer interactive Development programs. Depending upon the diagnostic assessment, (GED): Social Studies students are placed in an appropriate computer- 1 UNIT NDA assisted application (CAI) course. Students may enroll Advisory: English 20 or Learning Skills 1A, 18, & 1C- through the twelfth week of the semester. This course Reading. Laboratory 4 hours is open to all students. Grades are awarded on a Pass/ The student learns skills to pass the General Educational No-Pass basis. Development (GED): Social Studies Test. It includes the thirteen English colonies, the Revolutionary War, inflation LEARNING SKILLS 50 and its effects, the various branches of government, Introduction to CAI time zones, anthropology, sociology, and psychology. Applications Language Arts Depending upon the diagnostic assessment, students 0.5 UNITS NDA are placed in an appropriate Learning Skills GED Laboratory 1 hour. preparatory course. Students may enroll through the The student learns to use hands-on interactive twelfth week of the semester. This course is open to all instructional applications programs. Depending upon students. Grades are awarded on a Pass/Non-Pass basis. the diagnostic assessment, students are placed in an appropriate computer-assisted instruction (CAI) LEARNING SKILLS 485 language arts course. Students may enroll through the Internet Research twelfth week of the semester. This course is open to all 1 UNIT NDA students. Grades are awarded on a Pass/No-Pass basis. Laboratory 2 hours The Internet Research course teaches students how to use search engines; basic and advanced searches with Boolean operators; how to locate, store, and retrieve materials in various content fields; how to critically evaluate these sources; and how to use cite electronic resources. Depending upon the diagnostic assessment, students will be placed in an appropriate program. Students may enroll through the twelfth week of the semester. Grades are on a pass/no-pass basis.

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LIBERAL ARTS MANAGEMENT 2 (TRANSFER MAJOR-See a Counselor for Information Organization and Management Theory Interdisciplinary Program) 3 UNITS (CSU) The Library department is designed to help students Lecture 3 hours succeed in their college classes. The course gives Students learn the basic process of the management students confidence in doing research using standard of an organization. The course presents the process library resources as well as the Internet. of achieving set goals and objectives in a formal organization. The course objectives include : (a) LIBRARY SCIENCE 101 To provide the student with a basic framework of Library Research Methods the subject matter through an overview of how an 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) enterprise is organized and managed. (2) To develop Lecture 1 hour. student sensitivity to the four key tools of management Advisory: CAOT 1 - planning, organizing, influencing, controlling. (3) Students conduct research using the library’s electronic To introduce learning tracks by which students will and print resources, evaluate the differences between appreciate the essence of management activities throughout the process and activities related to academic and popular sources, develop search strategies, production, distribution, finance and administration, apply citation rules, and analyze the basic requirements of and decision-making. academic integrity.

LINGUISTICS 1 MANAGEMENT 13 Introduction to Language and Linguistics Small Business Entrepreneurship 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: English 28 and 67 or or ESL 8 equivalent. Students receive the fundamentals of how to organize Students are introduced to the scientific study of language and operate a small business. to gain an understanding of language structures, functions, linguistic universals, and the relationship MANAGEMENT 31 between language and cognition. Human Relations for Employees 3 UNITS (CSU) LINGUISTICS 2 Lecture 3 hours Introduction to Sociolinguistics Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) The students learns to recognize and develop those Lecture 3 hours traits necessary for good relations with fellow workers, Prerequisite: English 28 and 67 or ESL 8 or equivalent. supervisors, subordinates, customers, and other Advisory: Linguistics 1 business associates. Students study the processes of linguistic variation and its relationship to geography and socio-cultural identity MANAGEMENT 33 in both monolingual and multilingual settings. Students Personnel Management gain an understanding of language as a communicative, 3 UNITS (CSU) semiotic, and cognitive tool in society. Lecture 3 hours LINGUISTICS 3 The student will learn the essentials of human resource Introduction to Psycholinguistics management. Topics include recruitment, selection, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) training, appraisals, compensations, benefits, labor Lecture 3 hours relations and collective bargaining. Prerequisite: English 28 and 67 or ESL 8 Advisory: Linguistics 1 In this general introduction to psycholinguistics course, students focus on speech, perception, language processing, language production, and language acquisition. Students study the relationship between the theories proposed by linguistics and data as observed in everyday life. Students also review related areas such as processes of reading, language and the brain, and language and thought.

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MARKETING 1 Principles of Selling 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Students learn about careers in selling, ethics in selling, the psychology of selling and benefit selling. They learn prospecting methods, the approaches to customers, using questions in selling, techniques for meeting objections to buying and techniques for closing the sale. This course is one of a series of classes which lead to the Marketing Certificate and the AA Degree with a major in marketing.

MARKETING 11 Fundamentals of Advertising 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Open to all students. Students have an opportunity to explore the planning process, the strategies and the techniques used by corporations and small businesses to stimulate sales.

MARKETING 13 Marketing Laboratory 1 UNIT (CSU) Lab 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent; and Marketing 11. Students receive instructions on how to formulate and evaluate an advertising plan

MARKETING 21 Principles of Marketing 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Students learn the importance of making decisions with the customer in mind and the need to select target markets for products and services. The course covers decision making relative to product development and management, trademarks, wholesaling, retailing, selling, sales promotion, advertising and pricing. It is the first in a series of courses which lead to the Certificate in Marketing and the AA Degree with a major in marketing.

MARKETING 31 Retail Merchandising 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours The student will learn the principles and procedures in retailing, including a study of store location, store layout, store organization, buying, pricing, stock planning, and retail sales promotion.

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MATHEMATICS 112 MATHEMATICS 115 Pre-Algebra Elementary Algebra 3 UNITS NDA 5 UNITS Lecture 3 hours Lecture 5 hours Prerequisite: Appropriate score on the math placement test. Prerequisite: Mathematics 112 with a satisfactory grade The student can, in this course, bridge the gap between or equivalent. arithmetic and algebra. Topics include operations This course covers operations on real numbers and with signed numbers, order of operations, evaluating algebraic expressions, solving linear equations and expressions and formulas, rules of integer exponents, inequalities in one variable, graphing linear equations distributive property, working with polynomials, solving and inequalities in two variables, solving systems of simple equations, working with graphs, linear equations, linear equations in two variables, exponents, operations word problems, and basic geometry. on polynomials, factoring polynomials, operations on rational expressions, solving rational equations, MATHEMATICS 113 simplifying radical expressions, solving radical Elementary Algebra A equations, solving quadratic equations, and graphing 3 UNITS quadratic equations. Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Mathematics 112 with a satisfactory grade MATHEMATICS 121 or equivalent. Elementary Geometry for College Students This is the first half of Mathematics 115. This course is for 3 UNITS (A) those who have had no algebra or whose preparation Lecture 3 hours in algebra is deficient. Topics include inequalities, Prerequisite: Mathematics 115 with a satisfactory grade an introduction to polynomials and their operations, or equivalent. equations, factoring, and graphs of two variables. The student learns the definitions, axioms and theorems of geometry relating to angles, lines, circles and polygons. MATHEMATICS 114 Basic constructions are introduced. The meaning and Elementary Algebra B techniques of logical proofs are heavily emphasized. 3 UNITS Lecture 3 hours MATHEMATICS 124A Prerequisite: Mathematics 113 with a satisfactory grade Intermediate Algebra - A or equivalent. 2.5 UNITS This is the second half of Mathematics 115. Mathematics Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 1 hour 113 and Mathematics 114 together are equivalent to Prerequisite: Mathematics 115 with satisfactory grade or Mathematics 115 (see course description for Mathematics equivalent. 115). Credit is allowed in only one Mathematics 115, or The student learns the first part of Mathematics 125. Mathematics 113 and 114 combination. Simultaneous Mathematics 124A and 124B together are equivalent enrollment in Mathematics 113 and Mathematics 114 to Mathematics 125. Topics include linear functions, is not permitted. Topics include factoring polynomials, systems of linear equations, inequalities, polynomials, manipulating rational expressions and equations, rational expressions and rational functions. Credit is manipulating roots and radicals, solving and graphing allowed in only one Mathematics 125, or the Mathematics quadratic equations. 124A and 124B combination. Simultaneous enrollment in Math 124A and 124B is not permitted.

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MATHEMATICS 124 B MATHEMATICS 215 Intermediate Algebra - B Principles of Mathematics I 2.5 UNITS 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 1 hour Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Mathematics 115 with satisfactory grade or Prerequisite: Mathematics 125 with a satisfactory grade equivalent. or equivalent. The student learns the second part of Mathematics 125. This course is the first of two in a sequence designed Mathematics 124A and 124B together are equivalent for prospective elementary school teachers. The student to Mathematics 125. Topics include radical and will learn topics including sets and relations, numbering rational exponents, quadratic functions and equations; systems, and elementary number theory. The main composite functions, exponential and logarithmic emphasis, however, will be understanding the structure functions, circles, and sequences, series, and binomial of systems of whole numbers, integers, and rational theorem. Credit is allowed in only one Mathematics numbers. 125, or the Mathematics 124A and 124B combination. Simultaneous enrollment in Math 124A and 124B is not MATHEMATICS 216 permitted. Principles of Mathematics II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) MATHEMATICS 125 Lecture 3 hours Intermediate Algebra Prerequisite: Mathematics 215 with a satisfactory grade 5 UNITS or equivalent. Lecture 5 hours This course is the second of two in a sequence for Prerequisite: Mathematics 115 with a satisfactory grade prospective elementary school teachers. Topics include or equivalent. decimal and real numbers, rational numbers, abstract Note: A maximum of 8 UNITS may be earned by any mathematical systems, geometry and the metric system. combination of Mathematics 125, 240, and 245. Students learn techniques for solving compound linear MATHEMATICS 227 inequalities as well as absolute value equations and Statistics inequalities, solving systems of linear equations in two and 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) three variables, simplifying non-linear expressions and Lecture 4 hours solving non-linear equations such as polynomial, rational, Prerequisite: Mathematics 125 with a satisfactory grade radical, exponential, and logarithmic. Students learn or equivalent. techniques for rewriting the equation in the standard form This course is an introduction to probability, descriptive for parabola and circle, and graph. Students learn how and inferential statistics including measures of to compute terms and sums of arithmetic and geometric central tendency and dispersion, sampling, and series. Students will apply the binomial theorem to expand estimation. Hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, the binomial with given power. Applications are included in test of independence, linear correlation and regression a wide variety of word problems. analysis also are covered.

MATHEMATICS 202 MATHEMATICS 230 Mathematics Workshop II Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students 1 UNIT (CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Co-requisite: One of the following Co-req: Math Prerequisite: Mathematics 125 with a satisfactory grade 215, 216, 230, 236, 240, 245, 260, 261, 262, 263, or equivalent. 270, or 275. Students receive instruction in topics which include Students supplement and enhance their learning linear equations and functions, applications of linear in mathematics by providing tutorial and self-help functions, systems of linear equations, matrices, system assistance, calculators, computers, programmed of linear inequalities, linear programming using the text, and other learning aids for baccalaureate level graphical method, mathematics of finance, logic, set mathematics courses. theory, probability, basic counting, and statistics.

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MATHEMATICS 236 MATHEMATICS 260 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences Pre-calculus 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 5 hours Lecture 5 hours Prerequisite: Mathematics 125 with a satisfactory grade Prerequisite: Mathematics 240 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. or equivalent. This course consists of elementary differential and Students prepare for calculus, which covers the properties integral calculus of algebraic, exponential and of polynomial, rational, algebraic, trigonometric, inverse logarithmic functions, as well as derivatives and the trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic identities method of Lagrange multipliers. Applications to and equations, trigonometric form of complex numbers business and the social sciences are emphasized. and DeMoivre’s Theorem, conic sections with translation and rotation of axes, nonlinear systems of equations and MATHEMATICS 237 inequalities, vector algebra with dot and cross products, Advanced Calculus for Business and Social Sciences polar coordinates and graphs of polar functions, partial 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) fractions and mathematical induction. Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Mathematics 236 with a satisfactory grade MATHEMATICS 261 or equivalent. Calculus I Students learn advanced calculus topics with emphasis 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) on business and social science applications. Topics Lecture 5 hours include definite integrals, probability, techniques of Prerequisite: Mathematics 260 with a satisfactory grade integration, improper integrals, numerical integration, or equivalent. elementary differential equations, functions of several This is the first of a three-course sequence in calculus. Topics variables, partial derivatives, chain rule, total differentials, include limits and continuity, rates of change, derivatives, optimization of functions of several variables without applications of differentiation, integrals, the Fundamental and with constraints, method of Lagrange multipliers, Theorem of Calculus, and applications of integration. double integrals. NOTE: This course is not offered every semester. See MATHEMATICS 262 Class Schedule. Calculus II 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) MATHEMATICS 240 Lecture 5 hours Trigonometry Prerequisite: Mathematics 261 with a satisfactory grade 3 UNITS (CSU) or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours This is the second in a three-course sequence in Prerequisite: Both Mathematics 125 and 121 with calculus. Topics include differentiation and integration satisfactory grades or equivalent. of logarithmic, exponential, circular and hyperbolic A maximum of 8 UNITS of credit may be earned by any functions and their inverses, indeterminate forms, combination of Mathematics 125, 240 and 245. improper integrals, standard techniques of integration, Students in Math 240 study the sine, cosine, and tangent applications of integration to problems from economics, functions, including a study of their graphs, inverses of biology and probability, parametric equations and the functions, solution of triangles, models for periodic polar coordinates, infinite sequences and series, and phenomena, identities, conditional equations, and polar representation of functions as power series. coordinates. Students also learn the basic properties of the cotangent, secant, and cosecant funcitons. MATHEMATICS 263

Calculus III MATHEMATICS 245 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) College Algebra Lecture 5 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Mathematics 262 with a satisfactory grade Lecture 3 hours or equivalent. Prerequisite: Mathematics 125 with a satisfactory grade Students solve problems from vectors calculus, or equivalent. parametric equations, surfaces, partial differentiation, Students receive instruction to solve linear, rational, gradient, maxima and minima for functions of several polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic equations; variables, multiple integrals, surface integrals, and line graph linear, rational, polynomial, exponential, and integrals. Students consider physical and mechanical logarithmic functions; solve linear and nonlinear systems applications of Green’s Theorem, Divergence Theorem, of equations and inequalities; sequences and series. and Stokes’ Theorem.

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MATHEMATICS 270 MICROBIOLOGY 1 Linear Algebra Introductory Microbiology 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 6 hours Prerequisite: Mathematics 261 with a satisfactory grade Prerequisite: Biology 3 or Physiology 1; and Chemistry or equivalent. 60 or ANY Chemistry and AND Biology with a satisfactory This course develops the techniques and theory grade of better or equivalent. needed to solve and classify systems of linear equations. Solution techniques include row operations, Gaussian Advisory: Eligibility for English 21 or equivalent. elimination, and matrix algebra. Investigates the DESCRIPTION: Students examine and learn: bacterial properties of vectors in two and three dimensions, physiology, cytology, genetics, growth and reproduction, leading to the notion of an abstract vector space. and the effects of physical and chemical agents on the Vector space and matrix theory are presented including bacterial cell. Applied fields covered are food, water, topics such as inner products, norms, orthogonality, milk, air, soil and industrial microbiology. The immune eigenvalues, eigenspaces, and linear transformations. response, diseases and bacteriologic techniques are Selected applications of linear algebra are included. stressed.

MATHEMATICS 272 MICROBIOLOGY 20 Methods of Discrete Mathematics General Microbiology 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 5 hours 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Mathematics 262 with a satisfactory grade Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours or equivalent. Advisory: English 21 or equivalent and Chemistry 60. Students study logic, algorithms, number systems, Students examine diseases produced by microorganisms mathematical induction, sets, counting principles, including an introduction to bacterial classification, probability, Boolean algebra, logic network, Pigeonhole cytology, physiology, growth, reproduction, sterilization, principle, cardinality and computability, recurrence disinfection and the applied fields of bacteriology. relations and recursion, graph theory, switching circuits, Bacteriological techniques are emphasized in the trees. laboratory. MATHEMATICS 275 Ordinary Differential Equations MICROBIOLOGY 40 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Microbiology Laboratory Lecture 3 hours Preparations Prerequisite: Mathematics 262 with a satisfactory grade 1 UNIT (CSU) or equivalent. Laboratory 3 hours Students learn to categorize different types of Corequisite: Microbiology 1 or Microbiology 20 differential equations. Students learn to use techniques Students prepare media and reagents normally used such as separation of variables, exact differentials, in a bacteriological laboratory with emphasis on safety homogeneity, and change-of-variable (substitution) to and proper use and care of laboratory equipment and solve first-order equations as well as first-order Initial supplies. Value Problems (IVPs). Students apply this knowledge to solve real-world problems such as population growth and mixture problems. Students learn to solve higher- order linear differential equations using constant coefficient technique, the method of undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters. Students apply this knowledge to physics applications such as simple harmonic motion. Students solve equations of higher-order with variable coefficients applying specific techniques based on the type of the given equations. Topics Include: Cauchy-Euler Equations, Power Series solutions, Bessel’s Equations, and Legendre’s Equation. Students learn the Laplace transform and its properties and apply this knowledge to solving various differential equations as well as IVPs. Students use techniques for solving Systems of Linear Differential Equations. 198 LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

MUSIC 101 MUSIC 135 Fundamentals of Music African-American Music 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours (For the non-Music major) A study of African and African-American music and (For the non-Music major.) A study of the fundamentals of their influence on folk, spirituals, gospels, concert music including notation, meter signatures and rhythms, music, opera, ballet, blues and jazz underscoring major and minor scales and key signatures, intervals, styles, characteristics, origin and contributions by triads, terms and symbols. Some sight reading and ear African-American artists. (Credit allowed for only one of training is included. Satisfies Humanities requirement. Music 135 and African-American Studies 60.) Satisfies Humanities requirement for graduation. MUSIC 111 MUSIC 136 Music Appreciation I MUSIC IN AMERICAN CULTURE 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS - Lecture 3 hours LEC 3 (UC:CSU) Required of all Music majors. Open to all students. A COMPARATIVE AND INTEGRATIVE STUDY OF THE The student learns about masterpieces of western MULTI-CULTURAL MUSIC STYLES OF THE UNITED music from the Middle Ages to the present day with an STATES. EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO THE MUSIC OF NATIVE emphasis on perceptive listening. Topics include the AMERICANS, EUROPEAN AMERICANS, AFRICAN elements of music, musical forms, music periods, styles, AMERICANS, CHICANO/LATINO AMERICANS, AND and the role of music and musicians in the western ASIAN AMERICANS, TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT world. Fulfills humanities requirements for graduation. OF THESE VARIOUS MUSICAL TRADITIONS FROM THEIR HISTORICAL ROOTS TO THEIR INFLUENCE ON MUSIC 116 CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC. Survey and History of Rock, Pop, and Soul Music MUSIC 137 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Music as a Business Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS (A) Introduction to rock, pop, and soul music styles covering Lecture 3 hours their origins, stylistic development and cultural impact. The student learns the skills and knowledge necessary This course is designed to increase student awareness for success in the many careers available in the music of the relationship between popular music and society. industry. Covers the roles of personal managers, agents and attorneys; the process of producing, publishing MUSIC 121 and copyrighting songs; and record production and Music History and Literature I marketing. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours MUSIC 152-1 Advisories: Music 111 and Music 202. (FORMERLY MUSIC 152) The student studies music history and literature from Current Musical Events I earliest times to 1750, including music of the ancient 1 UNIT - (CSU) Greeks, early Christians, Middle Ages, Renaissance and Laboratory 2 hours Baroque periods, through the music of Bach and Handel. The student observes live concert performances, developing an understanding of the basic elements of MUSIC 122 music and acceptable audience behavior. Music History and Literature II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Advisory: Music 111 and Music 202. This course is a survey of music history and music literature from 1750 to the present time, including music of the Pre-Classic, Classic, and Romantic periods, as well as Contemporary 20th Century music.

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MUSIC 152-2 MUSIC 180-3 Current Musical Events II Applied Music Laboratory III 1 UNIT (CSU) 1.5 UNITS (CSU) Laboratory 2 hours Laboratory 5 hours The student observes and critiques live concert The student uses departmental practice rooms to further enhance appropriate techniques and repertoire performances, developing an understanding of more for the specific instrument or voice being studied in advanced elements, styles and forms of music. the co-requisite music course, with an emphasis on the progressive development of skills needed for MUSIC 161 solo performance. The focus is on demonstrating Introduction to Music Technology appropriate blend and balance when performing with 3 UNITS (CSU) an accompanist, and playing or singing in a manner Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours suitable to the genre, period, and style of the literature. Advisory: Music 311 and 101 A hands-on introduction to the MIDI and audio technology and software used to record, produce, and MUSIC 180-4 notate music in the digital age. Applied Music Laboratory IV 1.5 UNITS (CSU) MUSIC 180-1 Laboratory 5 hours (FORMERLY MUSIC 180) Prerequisite: Music 180-3 Applied Muzsic Laboratory I Co-requisite: Music 184 1.5 UNITS The student uses departmental practice rooms to Laboratory 5 hours further enhance appropriate techniques and repertoire The student uses departmental practice rooms to enhance for the specific instrument or voice being studied in appropriate techniques and repertoire for the specific the co-requisite music course, with an emphasis on instrument or voice being studied in the co-requisite the progressive development of skills needed for solo music course, with an emphasis on the progressive performance. The focus is on memorizing performance development of skills needed for solo performance. The focus is on playing or singing with precise rhythms, literature and development of repertoire for exit recital correct pitches and accurate intonation. and auditions for transfer. MUSIC 181 MUSIC 180-2 Applied Music I Applied Music Laboratory II 0.5 UNIT – (UC: CSU) 1.5 UNITS (CSU) Laboratory 1 hour. Laboratory 5 hours Co-requisite: Music 180-1. The student uses departmental practice rooms to The student studies appropriate techniques and repertoire further enhance appropriate techniques and repertoire for the specific instrument or voice being studied, with for the specific instrument or voice being studied in an emphasis on the progressive development of skills the co-requisite music course, with an emphasis on needed for solo performance. The focus is on playing the progressive development of skills needed for solo performance. The focus is on playing or singing with or singing with precise rhythms, correct pitches and the articulation, dynamics, phrasing, and expression accurate intonation. Achievement is evaluated through a appropriate to the literature being studied, and if singing, juried performance. For transfer-oriented music majors as diction appropriate to texts of the literature. determined by the Music Department. (Confirmation of enrollment subject to audition.)

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MUSIC 182 MUSIC 185 Applied Music II Directed Study 0.5 UNIT – (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (CSU) Laboratory 1 hour. Lecture 1 hour. Prerequisite: Music 181 with a satisfactory grade or Vocal and instrumental students pursue directed study equivalent. on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising Co-requisite: Music 180-1. instructor. The student studies appropriate techniques and repertoire for the specific instrument or voice being studied, with MUSIC 200 an emphasis on the progressive development of skills Introduction to Music Theory needed for solo performance. The focus is on playing or 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) singing with the articulation, dynamics, phrasing, and Lecture 2 hours Lab 4 hours expression appropriate to the literature being studied, The student writes and recognizes rhythm and meter, and if singing, diction appropriate to texts of the literature. basic properties of sound, intervals, diatonic scales and Achievement is evaluated through a juried performance. triads, diatonic chords, basic cadential formulas and For transfer-oriented music majors as determined by the phrase structure, dominant seventh chords, figured bass Music Department. (Confirmation of enrollment subject to symbols, and non-harmonic tones. The student applies audition.) and develops these materials through ear training, sight singing, analysis, and dictation. The student also MUSIC 183 develops skills in handwritten notation. Applied Music III 0.5 UNIT – (UC: CSU) MUSIC 201 Laboratory 1 hour. Harmony I Prerequisite: Music 182 with a satisfactory grade or 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) equivalent. Lecture 3 hours Co-requisite: Music 180-3. Prerequisite: Music 200 with a satisfactory grade or The student studies appropriate techniques and equivalent. repertoire for the specific instrument or voice Co-requisite: Music 217-2 being studied, with an emphasis on the progressive The student writes and analyzes diatonic harmony development of skills needed for solo performance. including primary and secondary triads and the The focus is on demonstrating appropriate blend and dominant seventh chord. Also includes figured bass balance when performing with an accompanist, and and non-harmonic tones, as well as introducing two-part playing or singing in a stylistically appropriate manner counterpoint, non-dominant seventh chords, secondary suitable to the genre, period, and style of the literature. dominants and modulation. Students taking this class Achievement is evaluated through a juried performance. should also enroll in Music 217-2. For transfer-oriented music majors as determined by the Music Department. (Confirmation of enrollment subject MUSIC 202 to audition). Harmony II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) MUSIC 184 Lecture 3 hours Applied Music IV Prerequisite: Music 201 with a satisfactory grade or 0.5 UNIT (UC: CSU) equivalent. Laboratory 1 hour. Corequisite: Music 218-2 Prerequisite: Music 183 with a satisfactory grade or The student writes and analyzes advanced diatonic and equivalent. beginning chromatic harmony using seventh chords, Co-requisite: Music 180-4. modally borrowed chords, sequences, secondary The student studies appropriate techniques and repertoire dominants, simple modulations, basic musical forms, and for the specific instrument or voice being studied, with the writing of original compositions. Students enrolling an emphasis on the progressive development of skills in this class should also enroll in Music 218-2. needed for solo performance. The focus is on memorizing performance literature and development of repertoire for exit recital and auditions for transfer. Achievement is evaluated through a juried performance. For transfer- oriented music majors as determined by the Music Department. (Confirmation of enrollment subject to audition.)

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MUSIC 203 MUSIC 219-2 Harmony III MUSICIANSHIP 4 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 1 Unit (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Prerequisite: Music 202 with a satisfactory grade or Prerequisite: Music 218-2 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. equivalent. Co-requisite: Music 219-2 Corequisite: Music 203 The student writes and analyzes advanced chromatic The student applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, harmony using augmented chords, linear chromatic and harmonic materials of Harmony III (advanced chords, Neapolitan chords, augmented-sixth chords, chromatic harmony and twentieth century techniques) chromatic mediants, tall chords, altered chords, and through ear training, sight singing, analysis, and dictation. enharmonic and chromatic modulation. The student also writes and analyzes jazz and modal harmony as well as twentieth century techniques including Impressionism, MUSIC 221 tone rows, set theory, polytonality/pandiatonicism, and Counterpoint I advanced meter/rhythm. Students enrolling in this class 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) should also enroll in Music 219-2. Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Music 202 with a satisfactory grade or MUSIC 217-2 equivalent. MUSICIANSHIP 2 The student studies 18th-century contrapuntal 1 Unit (CSU) techniques in two, three and four voices, including Laboratory 3 hours species counterpoint, invertible counterpoint, motive Prerequisite: Music 200 with a satisfactory grade or development and canon and resulting in analysis and equivalent. composition of two-part inventions, binary dance forms The student applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, and three and four-part fugue expositions. and harmonic materials of Harmony I (diatonic harmony) through ear training, sight singing, analysis, and dictation. MUSIC 223 Twentieth Century Compositional Techniques MUSIC 218 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Sight Reading I Lecture 3 hours 1 UNIT Prerequisite: Music 202 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 1 hour. equivalent. Prerequisite: Music 200 with a satisfactory grade or The student learns melodic, harmonic and rhythmic techniques of the Twentieth Century, resulting in the equivalent. writing of original compositions. The student will acquire basic skills in sight reading rhythms and melodies. The goal is to acquire sight MUSIC 224 reading skills necessary for reading, performing, Composition composing and producing music. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours MUSIC 218-2 Prerequisite: Music 201 with a satisfactory grade or MUSICIANSHIP 3 equivalent. 1 Unit (CSU) The student composes instrumental works based on Laboratory 3 hours specific compositional techniques. The student will Prerequisite: Music 217-2 with a satisfactory grade or establish a solid technique in counterpoint, harmony, equivalent. and instrumentation, resulting in a greater awareness of Corequisite: Music 202 new compositional ideas and aesthetics. The goal is to The student applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, apply those techniques and ideas to the development and harmonic materials of Harmony II (advanced of a personal approach to composition. diatonic and beginning chromatic harmony) through ear training, sight singing, analysis, and dictation.

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MUSIC 231 MUSIC 261-1 Orchestration and Arranging I (FORMERLY MUSIC 261) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Electronic Music Workshop I Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: Music 202 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours equivalent. Advisory: Music 241. Prerequisite: Music 161 and Music 101 with a satisfactory The student studies instrumentation and beginning grade or equivalent. orchestration, including writing for various instrumental The student learns advanced electro-acoustic MIDI groups. and computer assisted music techniques for both the Mac and PC platforms. Emphasis is on MIDI and audio MUSIC 251-1 sequencing in Pro Tools. (FORMERLY MUSIC 251) Jazz Improvisation Workshop I MUSIC 261-2 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Electronic Music Workshop II Laboratory 3 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: Music 101 Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours The student improvises and performs level one standard Prerequisite: Music 261-1 repertoire in a jazz combo setting. Focus is on swing, The student learns advanced electro-acoustic MIDI and bebop and blues. For intermediate to advanced jazz computer assisted music techniques for both the Mac instrumentalists only. (Confirmation of enrollment is and PC platforms. Emphasis is on advanced editing, subject to audition). beat detective and elastic audio automation.

MUSIC 251-2 MUSIC 261-3 Jazz Improvisation Workshop II Electronic Music Workshop III 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Music 251-1 Prerequisite: Music 261-2 The student improvises and performs level two standard The student learns advanced electro-acoustic MIDI and repertoire in a jazz combo setting. Focus is on modal and computer assisted music techniques for both the Mac pentatonic scales and hard bop style. For intermediate and PC platforms. Emphasis is on advanced bussing, to advanced jazz instrumentalists only. (Confirmation of mastering and signal processing. enrollment is subject to audition). MUSIC 271 MUSIC 251-3 Songwriter’s Workshop Jazz Improvisation Workshop III 3 UNITS (CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Prerequisites: Music 201 and Music 312 or Music 651 Prerequisite: Music 251-2 Students learn the conventions of songwriting including The student improvises and performs level three standard lyrics, melody the relationship of lyrics and music, repertoire in a jazz combo setting. Focus is on modern jazz harmony, and song structure. Students analyze a wide style. For intermediate to advanced jazz instrumentalists variety of songs and apply the conventions of songwriting only. (Confirmation of enrollment is subject to audition). in the composition and performance of original songs.

MUSIC 251-4 Jazz Improvisation Workshop IV 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 3 hours Prerequisite: Music 251-3 The student improvises and performs level four standard repertoire in a jazz combo setting. Focus is on Afro-Cuban and Brazilian jazz styles. For intermediate to advanced jazz instrumentalists only. (Confirmation of enrollment is subject to audition). LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog 203 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

MUSIC 281 MUSIC 311 COMMERCIAL MUSIC TECHNIQUES I Piano I 3 UNITS (CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Music 161 and Music 201 with a satisfactory Open to all students. grade or equivalent. The student receives instruction in basic piano skills This is the first in a sequence of courses offering with an emphasis on learning to read music, play finger- opportunity to develop the techniques of music for patterns, scales, chords, and beginning pieces. Students commercial applications. Skills in the preparation are required to furnish their own headphones. of music for compact disc production, multimedia applications, audio production techniques, songwriting MUSIC 312 Piano II and stage performance will be emphasized. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours MUSIC 282 Prerequisite: Music 311 with a satisfactory grade or Commercial Music Techniques II equivalent. 3 UNITS (CSU) The student receives continued instruction in basic Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours piano skills emphasizing note reading, simpler major Prerequisite: Music 281 with a satisfactory grade or and minor scales in quarter and eighth note patterns, equivalent. triads, repertoire and memorization. (If prerequisite is The student continues developing techniques of music for not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) commercial applications. Advanced skills in the preparation of music for compact disc and DVD production, multimedia MUSIC 313 applications, audio production techniques, songwriting, Piano III score realization, stage performance and talent promotion 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) will be emphasized. Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Music 312 with a satisfactory grade or MUSIC 285 equivalent. DIRECTED STUDY The student receives continued instruction in developing 3 UNITS (CSU) piano skills with increasing emphasis on note reading, Lecture 2 hour major and minor scale techniques, cadences, triads, Vocal and instrumental students pursue directed study repertoire from major historical periods, and memorization. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising

instructor. MUSIC 314 Piano IV MUSIC 291 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) MIDI Instrument Instruction I Laboratory 2 hours 2 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: Music 313 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours equivalent. Prerequisite: Music 161 with a satisfactory grade or The student receives instruction in piano skills emphasizing equivalent. Advisory: Music 261. major and minor scales; major and minor arpeggios; The student develops functional skills to utilize synthesizers, repertoire from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th digital keyboards, sequencers, digital audio interface, MIDI Century; and memorization. (If prerequisite is not met, controllers, computers and other MIDI equipment. enrollment is subject to audition.)

MUSIC 292 MIDI Instrument Instruction II 2 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Music 291 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. The student continues to develop functional skills to utilize MIDI instruments. Emphasis is on advanced MIDI instrument techniques and applications in creative music technology using both MAC and PC computers.

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MUSIC 341-1 MUSIC 341-4 (FORMERLY MUSIC 341) Intermediate Piano IV Intermediate Piano I 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Music 341-3. Prerequisite: Music 314 with a satisfactory grade or The student studies, practices, and performs level equivalent. four intermediate piano repertoire from the Baroque, The student studies, practices, and performs level one Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century periods intermediate piano repertoire from the Baroque, Classical, selected by the instructor. Repertoire to include the equivalent of Bach French Suites, Beethoven early Romantic, and Twentieth Century periods selected by the sonatas, Schubert impromptus and Prokofiev Visions instructor. Repertoire to include the equivalent of Bach Fugitives. Technique to include the equivalent of Hanon inventions, Diabelli sonatinas, Schumann Kinderszenen, 60 exercises #40-60, Czerny, Op. 299 #10-20, all melodic and Kabalevsky Op. 27. Technique to include the minor scales in thirds and arpeggios in four octaves with equivalent of Hanon 60 exercises #1-19, Czerny Op. cadences. Public performances are required. For the 100 #10-20, and all melodic minor scales in four octaves piano student who has studied for two or more years with cadences. Public performances are required. For of private or class piano. (If prerequisite is not met, the piano student who has studied for two or more enrollment is subject to audition.) years of private or class piano. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) MUSIC 361-1 (FORMERLY MUSIC 361) MUSIC 341-2 Commercial Piano Techniques Workshop Intermediate Piano II 2 UNITS (CSU) 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Music 201 and 313 with a satisfactory Prerequisite: Music 341-1 grade or equivalent. The student studies, practices, and performs level two The student learns chords and chord progressions intermediate piano repertoire from the Baroque, Classical, used in jazz and popular music styles as applied to the Romantic, and Twentieth Century periods selected by keyboard, focusing on ii7-V7-I progressions and diatonic the instructor. Repertoire to include the equivalent of seventh chords, as well as their applicable commercial Bach sinfonias, Haydn early sonatas, Chopin mazurkas chord symbols. (If prerequisites are not met, enrollment and Bartok Mikrokosmos Book #3. Technique to include is subject to audition.) the equivalent of Hanon 60 exercises #20-29, Czerny Op. 100 #20-30, and all major scales in thirds in four MUSIC 361-2 octaves with cadences. Public performances are required. Commercial Piano Techniques Workshop II For the piano student who has studied for two or more 2 UNITS (CSU) years of private or class piano.(If prerequisite is not met, Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours enrollment is subject to audition). Prerequisite: Music 361-1 The student learns chords and chord progressions used in MUSIC 341-3 jazz and popular music styles as applied to the keyboard, Intermediate Piano III focusing on chromatic seventh chords and sequences, 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) chord extensions and the blues scale. (If prerequisites are Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) Prerequisite: Music 341-2

The student studies, practices, and performs level three intermediate piano repertoire from the Baroque, Classical, MUSIC 361-3 Romantic, and Twentieth Century periods selected by the Commercial Piano Techniques Workshop III instructor. Repertoire to include the equivalent of Bach 2 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Well Tempered Clavier Book 1, Mozart early sonatas, Prerequisite: Music 361-2 Mendelssohn Songs without Words Book 1, Shostakovich The student learns chords and chord progressions Preludes, Op. 34. Technique to include the equivalent of used in jazz and popular music styles as applied to the Hanon 60 exercises #30-39, Czerny Op. 299 #1-9, and keyboard, focusing on comping chords and rhythms, all harmonic minor scales in thirds and arpeggios in four walking bass lines, chord substitutions, and various octaves with cadences. Public performances are required. song forms. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment is For the piano student who has studied for two or more subject to audition.) years of private or class piano. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to audition). LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog 205 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

MUSIC 361-4 MUSIC 403 Commercial Piano Techniques Workshop IV Classical Voice III 2 UNITS (CSU) 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Music 361-3 Prerequisite: Music 402 with a satisfactory grade or The student learns chords and chord progressions equivalent. used in jazz and popular music styles as applied to the The student learns the basic fundamentals of singing keyboard, focusing on comping chords and rhythms, walking bass lines, chord substitutions, and various song using vocal exercises, simple arias and art songs in forms. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to French. French pronunciation and vocal style are audition.) studied. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) MUSIC 385 DIRECTED STUDY MUSIC 404 3 UNITS (CSU) CLASSICAL VOICE IV Lecture 1 hour. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Vocal and instrumental students pursue directed study Laboratory 2 hours on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising Prerequisite: Music 403 with a satisfactory grade or instructor. equivalent. The student learns the fundamentals of singing using MUSIC 400 Voice Fundamentals more advanced vocal exercises, arias and art songs in 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) French, German and Italian. Focus is on interpretation Laboratory 2 hours and pronunciation. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment This course concentrates on general, basic fundamentals is subject to audition.) of singing, using vocal exercises and simple songs. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of MUSIC 431 the singing voice, the body as a musical instrument, and Commercial Voice I the vocal potential of each student. 1 UNIT (CSU) Laboratory 2 hours MUSIC 401 Prerequisite: Music 400 with a satisfactory grade or Classical Voice I equivalent. 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours The student concentrates on the basic fundamentals Prerequisite: Music 400 with a satisfactory grade or of singing using vocal exercises and songs selected equivalent. from the commercial song literature. Course includes The student concentrates on general basic fundamentals coaching sessions with class accompanist. (If prerequisite of singing using vocal exercises and simple arias and is not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) art songs in Italian. Italian pronunciation and vocal style will be studied. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment is MUSIC 432 subject to audition.) Commercial Voice II 1 UNIT – (CSU) MUSIC 402 Laboratory 2 hours Classical Voice II Prerequisite: Music 431 with a satisfactory grade or 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours equivalent. Prerequisite: Music 401 with a satisfactory grade or The student concentrates on the singing voice using equivalent. more difficult vocal exercises and songs from the many The student learns the basic fundamentals of singing areas of commercial vocal music. Stylistic interpretation using vocal exercises, simple arias and art songs in and performance practices are emphasized. Coaching German. German pronunciation and vocal style are sessions with class accompanist are included. (If studied. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) to audition.)

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MUSIC 433 MUSIC 561 Commercial Voice III Chamber Chorale 1 UNIT (CSU) 1 UNIT (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) Laboratory 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Prerequisite: Music 432 with a satisfactory grade or The student prepares, rehearses and performs selected musical works for a small advanced choir, focusing equivalent. on rhythm, intonation, articulation, expression, blend The more advanced singer concentrates on the study and balance, following the conductor, appropriate through performance of the stylistic interpretations and performance practice, and professional standards of performances practices of the many areas of commercial conduct. (Confirmation of enrollment subject to audition.) vocal music. Course includes coaching sessions with class accompanist. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment MUSIC 601 is subject to audition.) Brass Instrument Instruction I 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) MUSIC 434 Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Commercial Voice IV The student receives basic instruction on the brass instruments, including trumpet, French horn, trombone 1 UNIT (CSU) and tuba. Some instruments available to loan to enrolled Laboratory 2 hours students. Open to all students. Prerequisite: Music 433 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. MUSIC 602 The advanced singer concentrates on the stylistic Brass Instrument Instruction II interpretations and performance practice of commercial 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) vocal music, focusing on mic technique and the Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours development of a unique personal style. Course Prerequisite: Music 601 with a satisfactory grade or includes coaching sessions with class accompanist. (If equivalent. prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) The student continues brass instrument instruction with emphasis on the development of embouchure, range, endurance and music reading skills. Some instruments MUSIC 501 available to loan enrolled students. (If prerequisite is not College Choir met, enrollment is subject to audition.) 1 UNIT (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) Laboratory 3 hours MUSIC 603 The student prepares, rehearses and performs selected Brass Instrument Instruction III musical works for beginning choir, focusing on rhythm, 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) intonation, articulation, expression, blend and balance, Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours following the conductor, appropriate performance Prerequisite: Music 602 with a satisfactory grade or practice, and professional standards of conduct. equivalent. (Confirmation of enrollment subject to audition.) The student continues brass instrument instruction with increased emphasis in all areas covered. Primary emphasis is on interpretation of more complex rhythmic MUSIC 531 notation and performance skills. Some instruments Philharmonic Choir available to loan to enrolled students. (If prerequisite is 1 UNIT (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) Laboratory 3 hours The student prepares, rehearses and performs selected MUSIC 604 musical works for a large intermediate choir, focusing Brass Instrument Instruction IV on rhythm, intonation, articulation, expression, blend 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) and balance, following the conductor, appropriate Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours performance practice, and professional standards Prerequisite: Music 603 with a satisfactory grade or of conduct. (Confirmation of enrollment subject to equivalent. audition.) The student continued brass instrument instruction with increased emphasis in all areas covered. Primary emphasis is on interpretation of solo and small ensemble literature. Some instruments available to loan to enrolled students. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to audition).

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MUSIC 611 MUSIC 621 String Instrument Instruction I Woodwind Instrument Instruction I 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 1 hour. The student receives basic instruction on the string Laboratory 2 hours instruments, either violin, viola, cello or bass. Some The student learns basic woodwind instrument instruments available to loan to enrolled students. Open techniques. Includes flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon to all students. and saxophone. Some instruments available to loan to enrolled students. Open to all students. MUSIC 612 String Instrument Instruction II MUSIC 622 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Woodwind Instrument Instruction II Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Music 611 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours equivalent. Prerequisite: Music 621 with a satisfactory grade or The student learns more advanced string instrument equivalent. techniques with increased emphasis in all areas covered. The student learns more advanced woodwind Primary emphasis is on development of bow and instrument techniques with increased emphasis in all fingering techniques and music reading skills. Some areas covered. Primary emphasis is on embouchure instruments available to loan to enrolled students. (If development, range, endurance and music reading prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) skills. Some instruments available to loan to enrolled students. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject MUSIC 613 to audition.) String Instrument Instruction III 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) MUSIC 623 Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Woodwind Instrument Instruction III Prerequisite: Music 612 with a satisfactory grade or 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) equivalent. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours The student learns more advanced string instrument Prerequisite: Music 622 with a satisfactory grade or techniques with increased emphasis in all areas equivalent. covered. Primary emphasis is on development of bow The student learns more advanced woodwind instrument and fingering technique in third position and music techniques with increased emphasis in all areas covered. reading skills. Some instruments available to loan to Primary emphasis is on interpretation of more complex enrolled students. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment rhythmic notation and performance skills. Some is subject to audition.) instruments available to loan to enrolled students. (If prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to audition.)

MUSIC 614 MUSIC 624 String Instrument Instruction IV Woodwind Instrument Instruction IV 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Music 613 with a satisfactory grade or Prerequisite: Music 623 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. equivalent. The student learns more advanced string instrument The student learns more advanced woodwind instrument techniques with increased emphasis in all areas covered. techniques with increased emphasis in all areas covered. Primary emphasis is on interpretation of advanced Primary emphasis is on interpretation of advanced solo solo and small ensemble literature. Some instruments and small ensemble literature. Some instruments available available to loan to enrolled students. (If prerequisite is to loan to enrolled students. (If prerequisite is not met, not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) enrollment is subject to audition.)

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MUSIC 631 MUSIC 651 Percussion Instrument Instruction I Classical Guitar I 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours The student learns basic rhythms, rudiments, beginning Prerequisite: Music 650 with a satisfactory grade or notation and meters as applied to the snare drum and equivalent. related percussion instruments. (Student must provide own guitar.) The student reinforces fundamental music reading, right MUSIC 632 and left hand playing techniques and performance of Percussion Instrument Instruction II elementary solo guitar compositions. For students who 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) wish to continue beyond the beginning level. Student Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours must provide own guitar. (If prerequisite is not met, Prerequisite: Music 631 with a satisfactory grade or enrollment is subject to audition.) equivalent. The student continues with basic rhythms, rudiments, MUSIC 652 beginning notation and meters as applied to the snare Classical Guitar II drum and related percussion instruments. (If prerequisite 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) is not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Prerequisite: Music 651 with a satisfactory grade or MUSIC 633 equivalent. Percussion Instrument Instruction III (Student must provide own guitar.) 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) The student performs intermediate level exercises and Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours solos. For students who want to progress further into Prerequisite: Music 632 with a satisfactory grade or more technically demanding compositions. Student equivalent. must provide own guitar. (If prerequisite is not met, The student receives intermediate instruction on percussion enrollment is subject to audition.) instruments and develop greater skill in the reading of percussion notation and in the playing of drum set. (If MUSIC 653 prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) Classical Guitar III

2 UNITS (UC: CSU) MUSIC 634 Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Percussion Instrument Instruction IV Prerequisite: Music 652 with a satisfactory grade or 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) equivalent. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours (Student must provide own guitar.) Prerequisite: Music 633 with a satisfactory grade or The student performs compositions of greater harmonic equivalent. and technical complexity. For intermediate to advanced The advanced student develops greater skill in the reading students who wish to probe deeper into analysis and of percussion notation and in the playing of drum set as it performance practices of the classical guitarist. Student relates to contemporary funk styles. (If prerequisite is not must provide own guitar. (If prerequisite is not met, met, enrollment is subject to audition.) enrollment is subject to audition.)

MUSIC 650 MUSIC 654 Beginning Guitar Classical Guitar IV 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours (Student must provide own guitar.) Prerequisite: Music 653 with a satisfactory grade or The student learns basic positioning of body and hands, equivalent. music notation and reading, finger picking and chord (Student must provide own guitar.) accompaniment. Designed for students with no previous The student analyzes, prepares and performs advanced musical training. Student must provide own guitar. compositions for classical guitar, incorporating the full range of classical guitar techniques. Musicianship and aesthetics of music are considered in depth. Ensembles of various sizes prepare and perform music from all eras.

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MUSIC 655 MUSIC 751 Classical Guitar V Wind Ensemble 2 UNITS (CSU) 1 UNIT (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours (Student must provide own guitar.) The student prepares, rehearses and performs selected Prerequisite: Music 654 with a satisfactory grade or musical works for wind ensemble, focusing on rhythm, equivalent. intonation, articulation, expression, blend and balance, The student performs advanced compositions of greater following the conductor, appropriate performance harmonic and technical complexity. For advanced practice, and professional standards of conduct. students who wish to probe deeper into analysis and (Confirmation of enrollment subject to audition.) performance practices of the classical guitarist. Student MUSIC 765 must provide own guitar. Percussion Ensemble

1 UNIT (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) MUSIC 670 Laboratory 3 hours Fingerboard Harmony The student prepares, rehearses and performs selected 2 UNITS (CSU) musical works for percussion ensemble, focusing on Laboratory 2 hours rhythm, articulation, expression, blend and balance, Students further their understanding of chord following the conductor, appropriate performance construction and progressions on the guitar. (If practice, and professional standards of conduct. prerequisite is not met, enrollment is subject to audition.) (Confirmation of enrollment subject to audition.)

MUSIC 705 MUSIC 771 Chamber Music Guitar Ensemble 1 UNIT (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) 1 UNIT (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) Laboratory 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours The student prepares, rehearses and performs selected The student prepares, rehearses and performs selected musical works for chamber music, focusing on rhythm, musical works for guitar ensemble, focusing on rhythm, articulation, expression, blend and balance, appropriate intonation, articulation, expression, blend and balance, performance practice, and professional standards of following the conductor, appropriate performance conduct.(Confirmation of enrollment subject to audition.) practice, and professional standards of conduct. (Confirmation of enrollment subject to audition.) MUSIC 711 Rehearsal Orchestra MUSIC 781 1 UNIT (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) Studio Jazz Band Laboratory 3 hours 1 UNIT (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) The student prepares, rehearses and performs selected Laboratory 4 hours musical works for orchestra, focusing on rhythm, The student prepares, rehearses and performs selected intonation, articulation, expression, blend and balance, musical works for jazz band, focusing on rhythm, following the conductor, appropriate performance intonation, articulation, expression, blend and balance, practice, and professional standards of conduct. following the conductor, improvisation of solos, and (Confirmation of enrollment subject to audition.) professional standards of conduct. (Confirmation of MUSIC 725 enrollment subject to audition.) Community Orchestra 1 UNIT (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) MUSIC 911 Laboratory 3 hours Cooperative Education - Music The student prepares, rehearses and performs selected 1 UNIT (CSU) large musical works for orchestra, focusing on rhythm, Lecture 1 hour intonation, articulation, expression, blend and balance, Advisories: Music 101 and 161 following the conductor, appropriate performance Students receive credit for approved internships with an practice, and professional standards of conduct. employer in the music industry. The work site must be (Confirmation of enrollment subject to audition.) approved by the Department Chair.

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MUSIC 921 NURSING 101 Cooperative Education - Music Home Health Aide 2 UNITS (CSU) 2 UNITS Lecture 2 hours Lecture 1.5 hours. Laboratory 1.25 hours. Advisories: Music 101 and 161 Prequiste: Nursing 100. Students receive credit for approved internships with an Students learn to provide comfort, hygiene, nutrition, employer in the music industry. The work site must be elimination, sleep and rest care activities to clients. approved by the Department Chair. Emphasis is on the role of the home health aide, interpretation of client needs, personal-care services, MUSIC 931 nutrition and cleaning and care tasks in the home. The Cooperative Education - Music 3 UNITS (CSU) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) will be prepared as a Lecture 3 hours Home Health Aide (HHA) to perform in-home care to Advisories: Music 101 and 161 patients and assist them with activities of daily living. Students receive credit for approved internships with an This course is approved by the State of California. employer in the music industry. The work site must be approved by the Department Chair. NURSING, REGISTERED 103 Nursing Pharmacology MUSIC 941 1 UNIT (CSU) Cooperative Education - Music Lecture 1 hour. 1 UNIT (CSU) Prerequisite: Admission to Nursing program. Lecture 4 hours Co-requisite: Nursing, Registered 104. Advisories: Music 101 and 161 First semester nursing students acquire introductory Students receive credit for approved internships with an knowledge about the most frequently prescribed employer in the music industry. The work site must be medications, their side effects, and possible interactions approved by the Department Chair. that are used in health care setting today.

NURSING SCIENCE 100 NURSING, REGISTERED 104 Transition from LVN to RN Nursing Foundations 2 UNITS 4 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 6 hours Eligible Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) participate Prerequisite: Math 115, English 101, Sociology 1, in this bridge course to prepare for transition to the Communication Studies 101, Psych 1, 41, Physiology 1, Registered Nurse (RN) program. Students learn and Anatomy 1 and Microbiology 20. apply theory and skills in the following areas; role Students acquire introductory knowledge about transition from LVN to RN, Professional Nursing, Nursing theoretical concepts and fundamental skills in nursing Process, Roy Adaptation Model and Maslow’s Hierarchy that are required for safe patient care. Students also of Needs, communication skills, ethical and legal learn and apply the Roy Adaptation Model nursing issues affecting nursing practice, cultural assessment process as the conceptual framework for practice. techniques, pharmacology, and dosage calculation. Then students develop enhanced critical thinking and psychomotor skills during the clinical component. NURSING 100 Certified Nursing Assistant 5 UNITS Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. This course is approved by the State of California. Students will be prepared to perform basic nursing tasks and educated about the roles and responsibilities of the Certified Nurse Assistant. Students perform skill that include principles of safety, infection control and basic patient care practices. Students who successfully complete the course are eligible to take the State Certification Examination.

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NURSING, REGISTERED 105 NURSING, REGISTERED 108 Beginning Medical-Surgical Nursing Nursing Care of the Client with Psychosocial Needs 5 UNITS (CSU) 4 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2.5 hours Laboratory 7.5 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 6 hours Prerequisite: Nursing, Registered 104 with a satisfactory Prerequisite: Nursing, Registered 107 with a satisfactory grade and approved second year status in RN program. grade. The student correlates theoretical knowledge and clinical Students will develop introductory knowledge and experience in the care of the psychiatric patient in the understanding of common medical-surgical health acute care facility. Emphasis will be on the holistic care of problems, using knowledge about the Roy Adaptation clients with mental health problems, cognitive disorders, Model nursing process. This framework will be used for and/or difficulties in coping with problems of daily living. implementing nursing care. Theoretical concepts and nursing skills will be applied by the students in a clinical NURSING, REGISTERED 109 setting. Intermediate Medial - Surgical Nursing 5 UNITS (CSU) NURSING, REGISTERED 106 Lecture 2.5 hours Laboratory 7.5 hours Prerequisite: Nursing, Registered 106 and Nursing, Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Registered 107 with a satisfactory grade and approved 4 UNITS (CSU) second year status in RN program. Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 6 hours Students identify and manage the needs of the older Prerequisite: Nursing, Registered 105 with a satisfactory adult client possessing complex medical-surgical grade. health problems. Students focus on the bio-psycho- Students learn to asses and care for women through the social impact of illness across the life span and nursing lifespan and newborns, with emphasis on reproductive interventions to promote client adaptation. Students health and the childbearing years, healthy neonates, also apply theoretical concepts during concurrent and women’s health. Utilizing the Roy Adaptation model, clinical experience. the nursing process, and QSEN competencies, family- centered care is emphasized, including identification of NURSING, REGISTERED 110 the bio-psycho-social needs, as well as cultural diversity, Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing of patients and families. Students will apply concepts that 5 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2.5 hours Laboratory 7.5 hours include the disease process, medical treatments, nursing Prerequisite: Nursing, Registered 108 and Nursing, responsibilities, and interventions, cultural, ethical, and Registered 109 with a satisfactory grade. legal issues to the childbearing family. In this advanced nursing course, students will learn to understand and apply advanced theoretical and clinical NURSING, REGISTERED 107 concepts in the care of critically ill adult, older adult, Nursing Care of the Pediatric Client and pediatric medical-surgical patients with complex 4 UNITS (CSU) (RPT 1) problems. Student acquires translational knowledge about Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 6 hours complex concepts that include ECG monitoring, beginning Prerequisite: Nursing, Registered 105 with a satisfactory ventilator management, hemodynamic monitoring, care grade. of the client with multisystem failure, and nursing care Utilizing the Roy Adaptation Model and the nursing process, in emergency situations. Students will apply theoretical students in pediatric nursing focus on the nursing care of knowledge across all specialty care settings. children of various ages and their families. The student applies concepts that include disease process, medical NURSING, REGISTERED 111 treatments, nursing responsibilities, interventions, cultural, Nursing Leadership and Management ethical, and legal issues to the pediatric population. 4 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 6 hours Prerequisite: Nursing, Registered 110 with a satisfactory grade. Nursing students will explore, apply the legal, ethical and current issues and trends that affect the Registered Nurse today within the context of the Roles of Practice. Students will complete a 96 hours of clinical preceptorship and 12 hours of community home health.

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NURSING, REGISTERED 115 PHILOSOPHY 5 Nursing Skills Competency I Critical Thinking and Composition 1 UNIT – (CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Co-requisite: Nursing, Registered 104. Prerequisite: ENGLISH 101 with a satisfactory grade or Updated- The students will participate in this better or equivalent. weekly three-hour adjunct laboratory course to The student develops critical thinking skills necessary for practice procedures and skills learned in concurrent evaluating and formulating argumentative/persuasive Fundamentals and Beginning Medical-Surgical Nursing essays. Instruction in writing is a central focus of this theory and clinical lab courses. course.

NURSING, REGISTERED 116 PHILOSOPHY 6 Nursing Skills Competency II Logic in Practice 1 UNIT (CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Nursing, Registered 105 with a satisfactory Advisories: English 28 and 67 or equivalent grade. Students apply logical principles and critical thinking to The student participates in this weekly 3 hour adjunct, everyday life in such areas as advertising, news reports, laboratory course to practice procedures and skills and editorials. learned in concurrent Childbearing Family and Pediatric theory and clinical courses. PHILOSOPHY 8 Deductive Logic NURSING, REGISTERED 117 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Nursing Skills Competency III Lecture 3 hours 1 UNIT (CSU) Advisory: English 28 and 67; and Philosophy 6 Laboratory 3 hours This introductory logic class, which is open to all Prerequisite: Nursing, Registered 107 with a satisfactory students, is designed to develop the student’s ability to grade and approved second year status in RN program. think critically and to reason correctly. Attention will be Third semester nursing students practice and enhance given to both formal and informal logic. both mental health and medical-surgical nursing skills. PHILOSOPHY 9 OCEANOGRAPHY 1 Symbolic Logic I Introduction To Oceanography 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Advisories: English 28 and 67 or equivalent; and Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Philosophy 6. The student receives a general introduction to the origin The student learns to translate, analyze and evaluate of the universe, plate tectonics, ocean basins, water, arguments in modern symbolic logic by employing the beaches, tides, and the overall uses and abuses of the principles and methods of propositional and predicate ocean by human beings. logic.

PHILOSOPHY 1 PHILOSOPHY 14 Introduction to Philosophy I History of Modern European Philosophy 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Advisories: English 28 and 67 or equivalent Advisory: Philosophy 1 and Eligibility for English 28 and Students discuss questions, including their relevance 67 or equivalent to our daily lives, such as the following: Does life have Students receive instruction in the development of the meaning? Does God exist? Do we have free will? Can ideas which shape the modern mind. The individual's we trust our senses? relationship to the state, to his/her fellow human beings and to the universe will be explored in the works of modern philosophers.

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PHILOSOPHY 20 PHOTOGRAPHY 7 Ethics Exploring Digital Photography 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Advisory: Eligibility for English 28 and 67 or equivalent The student learns the uses and applications of The student learns the major historical and contemporary professional digital SLR cameras in this introductory ethical theories, as well as a discussion and analysis of course. Camera controls, elements of composition, current moral issues. and photographing with natural light will be stressed. Professional digital cameras may be provided by the PHILOSOPHY 30 department for student usage. Students may use their own Asian Philosophy cameras to supplement assignments. Owning a digital 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) camera is not a requirement but is highly recommended. Lecture 3 hours Advisory: Eligibility for English 28 and 67 or equivalent PHOTOGRAPHY 10 Students distinguish between the major philosophies of Beginning Photography India, China and Japan, including Hinduism, Buddhism, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Confucianism and Taoism. Consideration is given to the Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hours differences between Eastern and Western thought. The student learns the basic principles of black and white analog photography from the mechanical creation of the image with camera and film to enlarging the photograph PHILOSOPHY 32 for display, while applying the guidelines of composition, Philosophy of Religion (formerly Philosophy 27) communication and self-expression. 35mm single lens 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours camera required. Automatic cameras are OK, but they Advisory: Philosophy 1 and Eligibility for English 28 and must have manual shutter speed and lens opening 67 or equivalent capability. An approximate supply cost is $175. Student The student learns the significant philosophical issues must attend the first lecture meeting, or be replaced by and theories, both historical and contemporary. The students wishing to add. The first scheduled class is the course emphasizes the exposition, discussion and first lecture meeting. Labs will meet only after announced analysis of the rationality of religious beliefs. in lecture class. This is a traditional darkroom class.

PHILOSOPHY 40 PHOTOGRAPHY 15 Introduction To The Philosophy of Art Fundamentals of Portraiture 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Advisory: Eligibility for English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Prerequisite: Photography 1 or Photography 107 with a Students learn various philosophical theories regarding satisfactory grade. the nature of art, ‘beauty’ and the aesthetic experience. Students learn to create individualized portraits utilizing a wide variety of traditional lighting styles both on PHOTOGRAPHY 1 location with available light, and in the studio with Elementary Photography professional tungsten lighting and electronic strobes. 6 UNITS (CSU) Students learn how model selection, posing techniques, Lecture 3 hours, Laboratory 9 hours wardrobe, props, locations and other factors contribute Prerequisite: Photography 10 with a satisfactory grade. to the total professional portrait. Students will make The student learns all phases of professional techniques, portraits of individuals, couples and groups. Students emphasizing view camera operation, exposure and learn to make decisions regarding camera format development control of film, printing for optimum including digital and film, printing and presentation. technical and aesthetic values, basic lighting techniques, theory of photographic processes, and basic sensitometry. Estimated material cost is approximately $300. Owning a professional quality light meter is recommended. Owning medium format or 4x5 camera equipment is not essential. This is a required course for photography majors.

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PHOTOGRAPHY 20 PHOTOGRAPHY 46 Beginning Photojournalism Photographic Digital Imaging 4 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 6 hours. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours Advisory: Photography 7. In this beginning course, students will utilize Adobe Students learn photography for publications, including Photoshop tools to solve practical photographic magazines, wire services, print and online newspapers problems such as color and tonal correction and and campus publications. The primary emphasis is on retouching. Students will also learn non-destructive digital photography and its use in the journalism and image editing techniques to maintain the highest quality publication worlds. Students practice using cameras images possible and will correctly prepare files for both and computers, correctly applying the techniques of print and web output. instruction to photo journalistic methods and visual news gathering. PHOTOGRAPHY 49 Advanced Photographic Digital Imaging PHOTOGRAPHY 22 6 UNITS (CSU) Creative Photo-Vision Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 9 hours 3 UNITS (A) Prerequisite: Photography 46 with a satisfactory grade. Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours (see “Health Advisory” under Certificate Programs) Prerequisite: Photography 1 with a satisfactory grade. Students learn advanced digital imaging/Photoshop Advisory: Photography 107 techniques which will incorporate the use of computers The student learns sensitive seeing through avenues and photographic digital software to alter, enhance, of self-expression in nontraditional photographic and create new images that can be output to print and techniques including non-silver processes, collage, digital media. Detailed instruction in the application hand-coloring, serial imagery and other alternative of Adobe Photoshop will be covered. Development processes. The student explores the creative and artistic of concept and design, and the use of photographic applications of the materials and processes of silver images are emphasized. Creation of specialized projects and non-silver photography. Emphasis is placed on will integrate digital image manipulation, compositing/ the combining of technical skill with the aesthetic and collaging, retouching, editing and other specialized expressive use of the media. Photoshop techniques.

PHOTOGRAPHY 34 PHOTOGRAPHY 50 History of Photography Specialty Fields 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (A) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 9 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent Prerequisite: Photography 1 or 107 with a satisfactory Students recognize and identify the major historical grade or instructor’s approval of advanced level portfolio. developments of in photography including major The advanced student contracts with the instructor to technological inventions and advancements, styles and produce an independent study photography project that movements, and important photographers from 1826 is the basis of a free-lance, photojournalistic, commercial through 1960. Special attention is paid to the impact of or fine art photographic portfolio. The student designs a the photographic image and how it has shaped modern portfolio based on individual concepts and goals under art and culture worldwide. the guidance of the instructor.

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PHOTOGRAPHY 107 PHYSICS 12 Intermediate Digital Photography Physics Fundamentals 3.00 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Photo 7 and Photo 46. Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. The student learns all levels of digital imagery workflow, Students learn a practical and historical overview of basic from image ingestion through pre-production, physics, including laws of motion, properties of matter, production, delivery and archiving while working on heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, light, atomic and course projects. Prerequisites: Photo 7 and Photo 46 nuclear physics, and relativity, and is reminded of their with a grade of C or better. role in technology and culture today. No mathematical preparation is needed. If a student wishes to transfer this PHYSICS 6 as a lab science course, the student must also complete General Physics I Physics 14. 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours PHYSICS 14 Prerequisite: Math 240 Physics 14 Laboratory Students learn the fundamentals of Newtonian physics, 1 UNIT (UC: CSU) such as mechanics, heat and sound. This course is Laboratory 3 hours designed for majors in Health and Life Sciences, Co-requisite: Physics 12. Advisory: English 21 Architecture, and all those needing a one-year course in The student will learn to use basic laboratory techniques college physics requiring trigonometry but not calculus. to understand and apply simple physical laws and concepts, including the use of graphs, calculators and PHYSICS 7 simple measurements to understand and measure the General Physics II speed of sound, forces, densities, velocities, indexes of 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) refraction, specific heats, and verify Hooke’s Law, Boyle’s Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours law, and Ohm’s Law. When taken with or after Physics 12, Prerequisite: Physics 6 with a satisfactory grade or it completes the units requirement for a Natural Science equivalent. course with laboratory. Students learn the later developments of physics leading through electricity and magnetism to optics, relativity PHYSICS 21 and quantum theory, atomic and nuclear physics. This General Physics I with Calculus course is designed for majors in Health and Life Sciences, 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) Architecture, and all those needing a one-year course in Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours college physics requiring trigonometry but not calculus. Prerequisite: Physics 11 with a satisfactory Co-requisite: Mathematics 261. PHYSICS 11 Advisory: English 21 or equivalent. Introductory Physics Physics 21 is the first of a two-semester, calculus- 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours based, sequence of general physics courses. (Physics Prerequisite: Mathematics 240 with a satisfactory grade 22 completes the sequence.) This sequence is or equivalent. recommended and designed for Pre-medical students, Advisory: English 28 and 67. Life Science students and other students that require Credit allowed for only one of Physics 11 or 12. a two-semester, calculus based, sequence of physics This general introductory course with laboratory serves as courses. Topics covered in Physics 21 include mechanics, the prerequisite for Physics 101, 6, 21, and for the health waves and fluids, with an emphasis on applications to career programs. It is aimed at developing physical intuition, the life sciences. problem solving techniques and laboratory procedures. It is not open to students who have had a college course in physics. Those needing only one semester of laboratory science should consider enrolling in Physics 12.

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PHYSICS 22 PHYSICS 103 General Physics II with Calculus Physics for Engineers and Scientists III 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisites: Physics 21 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 6 hours equivalent. Prerequisite: Physics 102 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in Mathematics Life-sciences students, premedical students, and 263, unless taken previously. other students that require a two-semester calculus- Physics 103 concludes the introductory sequence begun based sequence of physics courses can benefit from in PHYSICS 101 and 102. In PHYSICS 103 students this course. Topics covered in Physics 22 include learn the topics of mechanical waves, electromagnetic thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, and waves, light and optics, relativity, introductory quantum atomic and nuclear physics. There is an emphasis on mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics. Topics in applications to the life sciences. molecular and condensed matter as well as particle physics may also be included. The laboratory includes PHYSICS 101 both quantitative and qualitative experiments which enable students to verify, illustrate, and deduce some Physics for Engineers and Scientists I of the laws of physics that apply to the topics covered. 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 6 hours Prerequisite: Mathematics 261. PHYSICS 161 Advisory: Physics 11. Astrophysics and Cosmology The student learns the fundamental principles and 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours applications of Newton’s Laws in classical mechanics, Prerequisite: Physics 101 with a satisfactory grade or including motion in one and two dimensions, gravitation, equivalent. rotation, energy, momentum, periodic motion, and Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in Physics 102. fluid mechanics at the beginning calculus level of Students learn various aspects of astrophysics and mathematics. The laboratory includes both quantitative cosmology, including elements of general relativity, the and qualitative experiments that permit students to physics of pulsars, cosmic rays, and black holes. Topics verify, illustrate, and deduce various laws of physics. include the cosmological distance scale, elementary cosmological models, and the mass density and age PHYSICS 102 Physics for Engineers and Scientists II of the universe. Evidence for dark matter and concepts 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) of the early universe and of galaxy formation are also Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 6 hours presented. The student reflects on astrophysics as a Prerequisite: Physics 101 with a satisfactory grade or probe of the extremes of physics. equivalent. Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in Mathematics PHYSICS 185 DIRECTED STUDY — 262, unless taken previously. 1 UNIT (CSU) Physics 102 continues the study of physics begun in PHYSICS 101. In PHYSICS 102 students learn the topics PHYSICS 285 DIRECTED STUDY — of introductory thermodynamics (temperature, heat, 2 UNITS (CSU) heat engines, entropy and other topics), and electricity and magnetism (electric forces, electric fields, potential, PHYSICS 385 DIRECTED STUDY — magnetism, magnetic forces and fields, capacitance, 3 UNITS (CSU) resistance, inductance, DC and AC circuits and other Prerequisite: Signature of Instructor and Science and topics). The laboratory includes both quantitative and Mathematics classes appropriate to the research to be qualitative experiments which permit students to verify, undertaken. illustrate and deduce the laws of physics related to the Lecture 1 hour per unit. topics discussed. Allow students to pursue Directed Study on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising instructor. Refer to the “Directed Study” section of this catalog for additional information. Credit Limit: A maximum of 3 UNITS in Directed Study may be taken for credit.

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PHYSIOLOGY 1 POLITICAL SCIENCE 14 Introduction to Human Physiology Government and Politics in the Middle East 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 3 hours Prequsite: English 28 and 67. Prerequisite: Anatomy 1 with a satisfactory grade or Students survey the domestic, regional, and international equivalent. factors which shape the political landscape of the Middle East. They identify and explain sources of instability and Advisory: English 21 violence in the region by focusing on the processes Students examine and learn the general principles of of state building and state disintegration. In addition, physiology with special emphasis upon the human body. in a comparative context, they investigate particular experiences of Middle Eastern countries concerning the nature, roots, and historical evolution of the region’s POLITICAL SCIENCE 1 regimes, nationalism, leadership, and institutions. The The Government of the United States approach is thematic, not chronological. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours POLITICAL SCIENCE 19 An introduction to United States and California Women in Politics government and politics, including their constitutions, political institutions and processes, and political actors. 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Examination of political behavior, political issues, and Lecture 3 hours public policy. Students learn political theories and public policies which shape the various possibilities and strategies for women’s POLITICAL SCIENCE 2 political participation in the United States and elsewhere. Modern World Governments They also examine the political institutions, processes, and 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) problems of the national, state, and local government. Lecture 3 hours Students survey several countries around the world PSYCHOLOGY 1 focusing on the ‘Third World’ and questions of General Psychology I globalization, democracy, political and economic 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) development and major theories and concepts in Lecture 3 hours comparative politics. Advisory: English 28 and 67 Students learn the psychological principles behind POLITICAL SCIENCE 5 behaviors such as learning, motivation, intelligence, The History of Western Political Thought feelings and emotions, personality, abnormal behavior 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours and methods of adjustment. Different psychological Examination of various theoretical approaches to politics perspectives such as psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and of basic political problems and proposed solutions: cognitive, behaviorism and humanism will be emphasized. Analysis of selected political theories, relevance of theory to contemporary problems, and new approaches PSYCHOLOGY 2 to political thought. Biological Psychology 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) POLITICAL SCIENCE 7 Lecture 3 hours Contemporary World Affairs Prerequisite: Psychology 1 with a satisfactory grade or 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) equivalent. Lecture 3 hours Students learn to explain psychological behavior as Advisory: English 28 or equivalent. a result and cause of events taking place in the brain, An introduction to international relations theory with an nervous systems, and genes. Students learn to explain examination of national, international, transnational, and the relationship of biological events to psychopathology, sub-national actors and their institutions, interactions sexuality, motivation, sleep, stress, emotions, perception, and processes as they relate to global issues. and learning.

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PSYCHOLOGY 3 PSYCHOLOGY 41 Personality and Social Development Life Span Psychology: From 3 UNITS (CSU) Infancy to Old Age Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Psychology 1 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 3 hours equivalent. Prerequisite: Psychology 1 with a satisfactory grade. Advisory: English 28 and 67 Students learn about physical, cognitive and social The student focuses on self-awareness and personality growth and change affecting individuals during their development. Topics considered include love, work, many life stages. Students examine the prenatal, loneliness, death and loss, intimate relationships, sex infancy, childhood, adolescent, and old age periods of roles and sexuality, and values in life. development.

PSYCHOLOGY 13 PSYCHOLOGY 43 Social Psychology Principles of Group Dynamics I 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Psychology 1 with a satisfactory grade or Students learn group dynamics principles including equivalent. active listening, communication models, body language Students learn how we are influenced by our society in principles and factors that influence group cohesion. the areas of persuasion, propaganda and brain washing, obedience and conformity, aggression and prejudice, PSYCHOLOGY 44 sexism and interpersonal relationships. Principles of Group Dynamics II 3 UNITS (CSU) PSYCHOLOGY 14 Lecture 3 hours Abnormal Psychology Prerequisite: Psychology 43 with a satisfactory grade or 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) equivalent. Lecture 3 hours Students learn the role of group processes in changing Prerequisite: Psychology 1 with a satisfactory grade or behavior, the principal modes of counseling and therapy, equivalent. principles of verbal and nonverbal communication, and Students learn about abnormal behavior from the modes of learning. perspective of contemporary medical, psychosocial, and socio-cultural approaches. Students analyze abnormal PSYCHOLOGY 45 disorders, evaluate their major causes, and identify Issues in Human Service Careers treatment modalities. Topics will include criteria used 3 UNITS (CSU) for defining abnormal behavior, an overview of the Lecture 3 hours basic psychological perspectives, explanations of DSM Prerequisite: Psychology 81 or Psychology 84 with standards, and testing and assessment procedures. satisfactory grades or equivalent. Students learn how to survive in the real world of work PSYCHOLOGY 27 in Human Services. This course integrates psychological Online and Software Resources for Human Services theory learned in previous classes with practice. The 1 UNIT course covers specialized areas of psychology such as Lecture 1 hour. crisis intervention, psychopharmacology, counseling Human Services majors receive a basic introduction to ethics, and interviewing. Included are techniques for pertinent computer resources currently being utilized agency survival such as job interviewing, report writing by human services professionals. Hands-on training will and resource referral. allow students to become familiar with software and online resources commonly being used. PSYCHOLOGY 52 Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Students learn information about different psychological aspects of sexual expression such as the biochemical factors, childhood experiences, gender influences and societal influences. Topics include attraction, love, marriage, the sexual response cycle, sexual orientation, paraphilias, prostitution, rape and pornography.

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PSYCHOLOGY 60 PSYCHOLOGY 67 Stress Management Counseling Techniques for Chemically Addicted 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Students learn to explain stress as a result of biological, This course will focus on the environment of chemical interpersonal, environmental, and everyday life events. dependency counseling and the issues of the Students learn effective stress management techniques. paraprofessional in alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities. Case management in a multi-discipline team PSYCHOLOGY 63 will be emphasized. All aspects of modern treatment Alcohol/Drug Studies: techniques will be covered in class. Prevention and Education 3 UNITS (CSU) PSYCHOLOGY 68 Lecture 3 hours Biopsychology of Chemical Students learn the strategies of prevention and Dependency: Drugs, behavior, and health education necessary to work with various populations 3 UNITS (CSU) dealing with alcohol, drug, and STI (Sexually Transmitted Lecture 3 hours Infection) related problems. The student learns pharmacological and behavioral effects of all major categories of both legal and illegal PSYCHOLOGY 64 psychoactive substances, including an overview of Introduction to Alcohol and Drug Abuse and contemporary and historical drug regulation and abuse, Physiological Effects and a detailed review of the nervous system. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours PSYCHOLOGY 74 The student learns the physiology and psychophar- Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences macology of drugs and alcohol, theories of addiction, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) historical overview of treatment, drug classification, Lecture 3 hours social policy and drug abuse, and the issues of relapse, Prerequisites: Psych 1, Math 227 and English 101. rehabilitation and recovery. The student surveys various research methods with an emphasis on research design, experimental procedures, PSYCHOLOGY 65 instrumentation, and the collection, analysis, interpretation, Chemical Dependency, Intervention, Treatment and and reporting of research data. Research design and Recovery methodology will be illustrated through a selected review 3 UNITS (CSU) of research in the field of psychology. Lecture 3 hours Students learn the processes of treatment and recovery of PSYCHOLOGY 81 alcohol and drug abuse among various populations. An Field Work I overview of the causes, treatment, models, and recovery, 3 UNITS (CSU) relapse, rehabilitation, and aftercare is emphasized. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours Co-requisite: Psychology 1 and Psychology 43. PSYCHOLOGY 66 The student is introduced to the field of Human Services. Introduction to Critical Thinking Students will achieve basic counseling and communication 3 UNITS (CSU) skills and be able to apply these skills in diverse human Lecture 3 hours services organizations. Students learn the 12 core functions Students apply the theories and research evidence in of the human services career, and apply these skills, at a cognitive psychology to enhance the ability to effectively beginning level, in diverse human services organizations. solve problems, make decisions and think creatively. Fieldwork internships at human services organizations are Practice with a variety of problems and simulations take required. place to ensure these critical thinking skills.

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PSYCHOLOGY 82 PSYCHOLOGY 85 Field Work II FIELD WORK II: DRUG/ALCOHOL 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours Lecture 1 hour Laboratory 6 hours Prerequisite: Psychology 81 with a satisfactory grade or Prerequisite: Psychology 84 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. equivalent. Students build on the skills they learned in Field Work I Students build on the skills they learned in Field Work I by participating, under supervision, at various facilities in by participating, under supervision, at various facilities the community that offer Human Services. Students will in the community that offer Drug and Alcohol Treatment achieve intermediate counseling and communication programs. Students will achieve intermediate skills and be able to apply these skills in diverse human counseling and communication skills and be able to service organizations. Students continue to develop apply these skills in diverse drug and alcohol treatment their knowledge of the 12 core functions of the human settings. Students continue to develop their knowledge services career, and apply these skills, at an intermediate of the 12 core functions of drug and alcohol treatment, level, in diverse human services organizations. Fieldwork and apply these skills, at an intermediate level, in drug internships at human services organizations are required. and alcohol treatment programs. Fieldwork internships at drug and alcohol treatment programs are required. PSYCHOLOGY 83 FIELD WORK III PSYCHOLOGY 86 3 UNITS (CSU) FIELD WORK III: DRUG/ALCOHOL Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours 3 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: Psychology 82 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 1.5 hours. Laboratory 4.5 hours equivalent. Prereqiuisite: Psychology 85 with a satisfactory grade or Students learn more specialized skills in Human Services. equivalent. This class is intended for the advanced student of the This course is designed to orient the student to the generalist option of Human Services. Students build on field Students learn more specialized skills in Human the skills they learned in Field Work I, and Field Work II by Services. This class is intended for the advanced student participating, under supervision, at various facilities in the of the Drug/Alcohol option of Human community that offer Human Services. Students will achieve Services. Students build on the skills they learned in advanced counseling and communication skills and be able Field Work I, and Field Work II by participating, under to apply these skills in diverse human service organizations. supervision, at various facilities in the community that Students continue to develop their knowledge of the 12 offer Drug and Alcohol treatment programs. Students core functions of the human services career, and apply will achieve advanced counseling and communication these skills, at an advanced level, in diverse human services skills and be able to apply these skills in diverse drug organizations. Fieldwork internships at human services and alcohol treatment programs. Students continue to organizations are required. develop their knowledge of the 12 core functions of the human services career, and apply these skills, at an advanced level, in diverse drug and alcohol treatment programs. Fieldwork internships at drug and alcohol PSYCHOLOGY 84 treatment programs are required. FIELDWORK I – DRUG/ALCOHOL 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1.5 hours. Laboratory 4.5 hours PSYCHOLOGY 385 Co-requisite: Psychology 1 and Psychology 43. DIRECTED STUDY The student is introduced to the field of Drug and 3 UNITS (CSU) Alcohol Studies. Students will achieve basic counseling Lecture 3 hours. and communication skills and be able to apply these This course allows students to pursue directed study in skills in diverse drug and alcohol treatment programs. Psychology on a contract basis under the direction of a Students learn the 12 core functions of the human supervising instructor. services career, and apply these skills, at a beginning level, in diverse drug and alcohol treatment programs. Fieldwork internships at drug and alcohol treatment programs are required.

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RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 103 RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 202 Radiographic Anatomy and Positioning - Skeletal (FORMERLY RAD TEC 102) System Introduction to Electromagnetic Radiation Image 4 UNITS (CSU) Recording and Processing Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 2 hours 4 UNITS (CSU) Prerequisite: Admission to the Radiologic Technology Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 2 hours Program. Prerequisite: English 28 and 67, Radiologic Technology Students learn radiographic anatomy, positioning and 200 and 201, and Math 115 selected pathology of the musculoskeletal system. Students learn atomic structure, characteristics of Laboratory experience is included. radiation, x-ray production, radiation protection and photon interaction with matter. RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 104 Radiographic Anatomy and RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 205 Positioning - Cranium and Visceral Organs (FORMERLY RAD TEC 105) 4 UNITS (CSU) Fundamentals of X-Ray Physics Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 2 hours 4 UNITS (CSU) Students learn radiographic anatomy, positioning and Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 2 hours selected pathology of the visceral organs and cranium. Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 202. Laboratory experience is included. Students learn the physical principles of x-ray generation, Electrostatics, Electromagnetism, Electrodynamics, RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 180 electrical circuitry of radiographic equipment, Clinical Education in interactions of X-ray radiation and matter. Radiologic Technology I 12 UNITS (CSU) RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 206 Laboratory 18 hours (FORMERLY RAD TEC 106) Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 160. Enrolled in the Radiographic Exposure Radiologic Technology program. 4 UNITS (CSU) Students apply radiographic theory in their clinical Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 2 hours training site under direct supervision of qualified clinical Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 205. personnel and college instructors. Emphasis is on Students learn the factors that affect radiographic completing the 58 imaging competencies that include: exposure and the basic principles and components chest, upper and lower extremities and abdominal of digital imaging. Laboratory experience is provided imaging. The LACC Clinical Coordinator will serve as a including: Computer applications in diagnostic medical resource for hospital based preceptor experience. imaging. RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 200 (FORMERLY RAD TEC 100) RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 207 Introduction to Radiologic Technology (FORMERLY RAD TEC 107) 3 UNITS (CSU) Patient Care Management Lecture 3 hours 4 UNITS (CSU) Students learn the history of radiography, organization of Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 2 hours the hospital, the medical practitioner’s who work in medical Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 202. facilities, and careers in the radiological sciences. Students learn the principles of patient care management for radiographers. Routine and emergency care RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 201 procedures are discussed. The role of the Radiographer (FORMERLY RAD TEC 101) in patient education will also be explained. Laboratory Medical Terminology For Radiologic Technology experience is included. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Students learn the origins of medical terminology, word- building systems, abbreviations, symbols, diagnostic and therapeutic terms. Students review simulated patient charts in order to understand radiographic orders and diagnostic report interpretation.

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RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 208 RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 243 Cross Sectional Anatomy and Pathology Principles and Practices of Fluoroscopy 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 201. Students learn the factors that influence patient and Students learn to identify normal anatomy through operator radiation dose during fluoroscopic procedures, a variety of imaging formats. Students learn how to fluoroscopic equipment, components and ancillary identify normal and pathologic organ structures. equipment.

RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 209 RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 260 Pharmacology and Venipuncture with Basic Life Introduction to Clinical Education Support (BLS) 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 9 hours Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 1 hour. Students are oriented to the hospital environment Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 207. which includes the: reception area, surgery, general Students learn the concepts of pharmacology, radiography, emergency room, and diagnostic imaging venipuncture, contrast administration and intravenous areas. Student interns are assigned 16 hours per week in medications used in the treatment of adverse effects a Clinical Education Center. from contrast agents. RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 280 RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 210 (FORMERLY RAD TEC 180) Quality Management Clinical Education in Radiologic Technology 3 UNITS (CSU) 6 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours Laboratory 18 hours Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 202. Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 260. Enrolled in the Students learn the responsibilities of quality Radiologic Technology program. management which entails performing quality control Students apply radiographic theory in their clinical tests, assessing film density, monitoring accuracy, and training site under direct supervision of qualified clinical identifying and solving issues associated with producing personnel and college instructors. Emphasis is on medical images. completing the 58 imaging competencies that include: chest, upper and lower extremities and abdominal RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 211 imaging. The LACC Clinical Coordinator will serve as a Computed Tomography resource for hospital based preceptor experience. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 281 Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 205 with satisfactory Clinical Education in Radiologic Technology II grade. 12 UNITS (CSU) Students learn the principles and operation of CT Laboratory 36 hours Instrumentation, procedures, ancillary devices and Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 280. Enrolled in the radiation protection. Radiologic Technology program. Students apply radiographic theory in their clinical RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 240 training site under direct supervision of qualified clinical (FORMERLY RAD TEC 140) personnel and college instructors. Emphasis is on Radiation Protection and Biology completing the 58 imaging competencies that include: 4 UNITS (CSU) abdominal, thoracic viscera, spine, common contrast Lecture 3 hours Laboratory 2 hours exams, and generalized skull radiography. The LACC Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 202. Clinical Coordinator will serve as a resource for hospital Students learn the principles of radiation protection and based preceptor experience. federal and state laws pertaining to radiography.

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RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 282 REAL ESTATE 3 Clinical Education in Radiologic Technology III Real Estate Practices 4 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Laboratory 12 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 281. Enrolled in the Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Radiologic Technology program. Students solve the problems of establishing and conducting Students apply radiographic theory in their clinical a real estate business, including establishing the office, training site under direct supervision of qualified securing listing and prospects, showing properties and clinical personnel and college instructors. Emphasis closing sales, ethics and professional relationships, rentals is on completing the 58 imaging competencies that and leases, appraising, and the California Real Estate Act. include: basic vascular procedures (angiograms), Preparation of documents used in real estate transactions, PICC and tunnel catheter line placement, pacemakers, property transfers, and exchanges is included. lithotripsy, tube placement, myelograms, arthrograms, hysterosalpingograms, E.R.C.P., sialogram, retrograde REAL ESTATE 5 and advanced procedures. The LACC Clinical Legal Aspects of Real Estate I Coordinator will serve as a resource for hospital based 3 UNITS (CSU) preceptor experience. Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY 283 Students who plan to take the state examination, which is Clinical Education in Radiologic Technology IV required in order to obtain a broker license (meets optional 12 UNITS (CSU) requirements for sales license), can receive the appropriate Laboratory 36 hours legal background, including principles of property Prerequisite: Radiologic Technology 282. Enrolled in the ownership and management in their business aspects, Radiologic Technology program. with special reference to law of California as it applies to Students apply radiographic theory in their clinical community property, deeds,trust deeds, mortgages, leases, training site under direct supervision of qualified clinical brokerage, mechanic’s liens, homesteads, wills, and estates. personnel and college instructors. Emphasis is on completing the 58 imaging competencies that include: REAL ESTATE 6 other imaging modalities, therapeutic application of Legal Aspects of Real Estate II radiation, tomosynthesis, mammograms, bone density, 3 UNITS (CSU) magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67. nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and radiation therapy. The The students learn advanced issues involving real estate LACC Clinical Coordinator will serve as a resource for legal matters, including an advanced and in depth study hospital based preceptor experience. of agency and sub-agency law, civil rights and fair housing laws in real estate practice, and real estate escrow and title REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE 1 insurance laws. Also included are the introductory studies Real Estate Principles of wills, trusts, and probate administration as they apply to 3 UNITS (CSU) real estate broker’s practice. Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. REAL ESTATE 7 Students study the principles, economic aspects, and Real Estate Finance I laws of real estate, including the information needed to 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours obtain a real estate sales/brokers license and/or for better Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. management of personal real estate investments. Topics Students study the forms, and sources of financing real include legal descriptions and estates, encumbrances, property, including purchase, construction, refinance, and agencies, contracts, financing, appraisal, escrow and other creative permanent financing approaches. Also title, leases, urban economics, taxation, and vocational included is an assessment of the procedures for obtaining careers. government- sponsored financing through FHA, DVA, and Cal-Vet. The various loan sources currently being used in the marketplace will be evaluated including banks, savings and loans, insurance companies, mortgage brokers/ bankers, pensions, credit unions, and private parties. 224 LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

REAL ESTATE 9 REAL ESTATE 21 Real Estate Appraisal I Real Estate Economics 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. The student learns the purpose of appraisals, the The student learns fundamentals of economic trends appraisal process, and the different approaches of and factors which affect the real estate market. Topics valuation. Additionally, the student learns methods include urban structural relationships, real estate market and techniques used to determine the value of various analysis, supply and demand, economic forecasting, types of properties. The market comparison and cost land use theory and problems of sub-division. approaches are emphasized, plus an introduction to Additionally, the student learns the government’s role investment property valuation by the income approach. in the economy and its influence upon the real estate market including the federal reserve system, taxation REAL ESTATE 11 and land use controls including zoning, planning and Escrow Principles fair housing legislation. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. REAL ESTATE 60 Students study real estate escrow responsibilities, Real Estate Mathematics procedures and management, such as preparing escrow 3 UNITS (CSU) instructions, loan documentation, and closing statements. Lecture 3 hours Topics covered in this course also include the basics of Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. escrow accounting, financing procedures for real property Students study typical real estate mathematics problems and title transfer and title insurance procedures. which are most common in actual practice, as well as those necessary for other real estate courses and REAL ESTATE 14 for those found in the California Real Estate Licensing Property Management examinations. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours RUSSIAN 1 Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Elementary Russian I Students study the nature and types of property 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) management, leases and contracts, rent scheduling, Lecture 5 hours selling of space and techniques of renting, tenant Advisory: English 28 and 67. selection and supervision, relations with owners and Students study the fundamentals of Russian pronunciation, grammar, practical vocabulary, and budgets, purchasing and accounts, reporting, ethics, sentence structure. Basic facts on the geography, and legal and professional relationships. customs and the culture of Russia are also covered.

REAL ESTATE 18 RUSSIAN 2 Real Estate Investments I Elementary Russian II 3 UNITS (CSU) 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 5 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Prerequisite: Russian 1 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. Students study the principles of real estate investment Completes elementary Russian I. Emphasis on reading with respect to identifying and understanding the and spoken language. language, basic procedures, financing, and facts RUSSIAN 3 essential to ownership, conveyance, environment Intermediate Russian I problems, business organization involvement, and 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) evaluation with other investments. A comparison and Lecture 5 hours. assessment of commercial, industrial, and residential Prerequisite: Russian 2 with a satisfactory grade or projects, including location, feasibility studies, zoning equivalent. restrictions, financing options, sale and leaseback, and Students continue their study of Russian grammar and preferential tax benefits. vocabulary, advancing their conversation and writing skills. Reading of selected texts in Russian is also included.

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RUSSIAN 4 SOCIOLOGY 11 Intermediate Russian II Race and Ethnic Relations 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) in the United States Lecture 5 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Russian 3 with a satisfactory grade or Lecture 3 hours equivalent. Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Students continue their review of grammar plus more Students examine global racial and ethnic relations vocabulary build-up. They also learn more of Russian life and culture. with an emphasis on the United States. There will be extensive use of several theoretical perspectives and RUSSIAN 8 an analysis of historical records in explaining minority/ Conversational Russian majority relations, prejudice and discrimination, and 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) the political and economic status of various racial and Lecture 2 hours ethnic groups. There will be extensive references to Prerequisites: Russian 2 with a satisfactory grade or contemporary research findings on majority/minority equivalent. group relations. Students develop and practice conversational skills in Russian pertaining to typical situations and topics a person may encounter when traveling or living among a Russian- SOCIOLOGY 12 speaking community. Marriage and Family Life 3 UNITS– RUSSIAN 10 (UC: CSU) Russian Civilization Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Advisory: ENGLISH 28 and 67. Lecture 3 hours Students learn to use theory and research to examine the Advisory: English 28 and 67. Students learn various aspects of Russian Civilization, family and other forms of intimate-partner relationships including historical, social and cultural developments that exist within a diverse, multicultural society. The from the early stages to the present, and Russia’s students analyze these structures and their functions along contribution to the world. with historical changes, emerging variant patterns, and the influence of contemporary society on the family. SOCIOLOGY 1 Introduction to Sociology SOCIOLOGY 32 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Introduction to Criminology Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours The students learn the major principles of sociology as Advisories: ENGLISH 28 and 67; and Sociology 1 they are applied to contemporary social issues. With Students examine the basic elements of criminology the use of several theoretical perspectives it examines - the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior. social structures within American society and other This will include, but not limited to, an analysis of the cultures from macro and micro perspectives. There are following concepts; social deviance, crime, delinquency, extensive references to contemporary research findings victimization, the criminal justice system, social control, on social structure, group dynamics, social stratification, and terrorism. There is an extensive review of the major and social institutions. sociological explanations on the causes of crime and criminality in addition to a consideration of the biological SOCIOLOGY 2 and psychological perspectives. An examination of the American Social Problems research methods employed by criminologists in the 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) collection and analysis of data will also be undertaken Lecture 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. The student applies sociological perspectives and concepts in analyzing contemporary social problems in the United States. Problems associated with drug abuse, poverty, racial, ethnic, and gender inequality, crime and violence, and the environment are some of the topics addressed. 226 LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

SPANISH 1 SPANISH 6 Elementary Spanish I Advanced Spanish II 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 5 hours Lecture 5 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67. Prerequisite: Spanish 5 with a satisfactory grade or Student receives practice in the pronunciation, grammar, equivalent. practical vocabulary, and useful phrases in Spanish. In The student studies the theater as a literary and addition, basic facts of the geography, customs and performing art, and the essay as a non-fictional form culture of the Spanish speaking world are presented. of expression. Through lectures and readings, students will learn about the trajectory of the theater and the SPANISH 2 essay in Spanish and Latin-American literary traditions. Elementary Spanish II Discussions generated by lectures and reading 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) provide for oral practice in the target language. Written Lecture 5 hours expression and review of grammatical structures, Prerequisite: Spanish 1 with a satisfactory grade or orthography and punctuation is done through essays equivalent on selected themes. Students complete Elementary Spanish I emphasizing SPANISH 8 reading of elementary texts and the spoken language. Conversational Spanish SPANISH 3 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours Intermediate Spanish I Prerequisite: Spanish 2 with a satisfactory grade or 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) equivalent. Lecture 5 hours The student practices the oral expression in Spanish as the Prerequisite: Spanish 2 with a satisfactory grade or main thrust of the course. The focus is on conversational equivalent skills revolving around everyday situations that a person Students receive review of grammar, composition and may encounter when traveling or living in Spanish- vocabulary building. Introduction to Spanish and Latin- speaking countries, or when interacting with Spanish- American authors. speaking people in the United States. SPANISH 4 SPANISH 9 Intermediate Spanish II Civilization of Spain 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 5 hours Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Spanish 3 with a satisfactory grade or Advisory: English 28 and 67. equivalent. The student learns the history, cultures, traditions and Students review grammar and composition while they arts of Spain. Beginning with prehistory and progressing build their vocabulary. through the different epochs to the present day, an overview of the identity of Spain and its peoples will SPANISH 5 be the focus. Furthermore, comparisons to the histories Advanced Spanish I and cultures of other European countries will clarify 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Spain’s similarities to them as well as highlight its stark Lecture 5 hours uniqueness. The course is taught in English. Prerequisite: Spanish 4 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. SPANISH 10 The student participates in an overall examination of Latin-American Civilization the arts and the concept of aesthetics in preparation 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) for the study of literature. The focus is on the narrative Lecture 3 hours (short story and novel) and poetry in Spanish and Latin Advisory: English 28 and 67 American literary traditions. The course also examines The student learns the history, cultures and arts of Latin America. The focus of the course is to study the the translation to film of some of the works studied. differences and similarities between the countries that Discussions generated by lectures and readings provide comprise Latin America, noting the unifying forces as oral practice in the target language. Written expression well as those that divide. The course also explores the and review of grammatical structures, orthography and relationship between Latin America and the United punctuation is done through essays on selected themes. States throughout their histories.

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SPANISH 35 TELEVISION 1 Spanish for Spanish Speakers I Introduction to Television 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 5 hours Lecture 3 hours Open to all students. Prerequisite: Spanish 2 Students study what’s on Television and why, including The bilingual student practices written Spanish with the history of Radio and Television Broadcasting. They an emphasis on the acquisition of a solid grammatical also learn costs, ratings, profits, the FCC rules, cable and base, vocabulary enrichment, and spelling. Addresses pay Television. Recommended elective for Journalism, all four skills in Spanish, but focuses on reading and Theater and Public Relations. writing. Includes readings on the geography, customs and culture of Spain and Latin America. TELEVISION 4 Television Camera Lighting and Sound SPANISH 36 3 UNITS (A) Spanish for Spanish Speakers II Lecture 3 hours 5 UNITS (UC: CSU) Students learn the basic techniques, aesthetic Lecture 5 hours conventions and practical use of lighting and sound Prerequisite: Spanish 35. equipment in a multi-camera television The student completes the study of grammar and production environment. continues the development of reading and writing skills. Further study of Spanish and Latin American culture and TELEVISION 6 civilization is included. Studio and Remote Production 3 UNITS (A) SUPERVISION 1 Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Elements Of Supervision Prerequisite: Television 46 with a satisfactory grade or 3 UNITS (CSU) better Lecture 3 hours Open to all students. Advisory: Cinema 2 Advisories: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Students light and shoot remote setups then edit Students develop leadership abilities used in supervisory those pieces for inclusion into a half hour live to tape positions in business and industry. production in the studio.

SUPERVISION 12 TELEVISION 7 Written Communications for Supervisors Television Announcing I 3 UNITS 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 3 hours Advisory: English 28 and 67 or equivalent. Students produce news packages and interviews and Students learn to improve their writing ability and write perform the role of reporter as part of training in Television professional email messages, memorandums and a announcing for broadcast news, sports, weather, and wide range of business letters, including direct requests entertainment. They participate as on-camera talent and for information, replies to information requests, direct writers for the production of a half hour in-studio live-to- claims, adjustment Ietters, Ietters of recommendation, tape production of a local news broadcast. persuasive requests, refusing routine requests and breaking bad news to customers and to employees. TELEVISION 9 This course is one in a series that applies to the college’s TV Equipment Certificates in Business Administration, Marketing and 3 UNITS (CSU) Management, and the Western Association of Food Lecture 3 hours Advisory: Television 4 Chains’ Marketing Management Certificate. Students learn the principles and operation of a multi- camera television control room and studio equipment leading to the production of their own live-switched one- minute public service announcement. Sound control, studio lighting, control room procedures, camera operation, directing, script writing, storyboarding, and production design are emphasized.

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TELEVISION 25-1 TELEVISION 49 Television and Film Dramatic Writing I TV Production Workshop 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (A) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours Students learn professional methods and techniques of Prerequisites: Television 46 with a satisfactory grade. creating characters and stories to develop film and TV Advanced television production course that focuses on scripts are studied, including drama and for comedy, in below the line production responsibilities for live-to- both the single- and multi-camera formats. Class also tape multi-camera television productions. Production deals with getting an agent and how scripts are sold. positions for this course include: Camera Operator, Lighting Director, Set Designer, Graphics, Audio TELEVISION 25-2 Engineer, Technical Director, Floor Director, Field Television and Film Dramatic Writing II Shooter, Segment Editor. There is no Producing or 3 UNITS (CSU) Directing in this course. TV 48&49 meet together at the Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours same time. You can not take both classes in the same Prerequisite: TV 25-1 with a satisfactory grade or better semester. Students learn professional methods and techniques of advanced television and film writing for drama and comedy TELEVISION 55 for single and multiple camera. Scripts begun in TV 25-1 may Digital Video Production Workshop I be worked on for completion and/or revision. 3 UNITS (A) Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours Prerequisite: Cinema TELEVISION 46 1, 2, and Television 4, 9. Television Production Intermediate film and television students will extensively 3 UNITS (CSU) plan, shoot and edit two short or one longer advanced Lecture 2 hour Laboratory 2 hours digital video project(s). Prerequisite: Television 9 or 4 with a satisfactory grade. Students write, produce, and direct a series of live- TELEVISION 185 switched video productions. Each student functions as Directed Study - Television talent or crew in productions produced by classmates. 1 UNIT (CSU) Production protocol learned will include: operation Lecture 1 hour per unit. of studio cameras; lighting instruments and control; Prerequisite: Television 46 with satisfactory grades or better and operation of control room equipment including Note: Courses limited to advanced LACC Television switcher, audio mixer, video recording, and character Students. generator as well as directing, writing and producing. Allows students to pursue directed study in Television on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising TELEVISION 48 instructor.THEATER Television Programming and Video Tape Production Workshop THEATER 100 3 UNITS (CSU) Introduction to the Theater Lecture 2 hour Laboratory 2 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Prerequisite: Television 46 with a satisfactory grade. Lecture 3 hours Advanced production course that focuses on above the Advisory: English 101 or equivalent. line production responsibilities for live-to-tape multi- A survey study and analysis of the various elements that camera television productio ns. Positions for this course make up the institution called the Theater. Subjects include: Producer, Director, Writer, Segment Producer, range from origins of primitive drama to contemporary structure and direction of our modern Theater. Assistant Director and Talent. TV 48&49 meet together at the same time. You can not take both classes in the same semester.

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THEATER 105-1 THEATER 110 Theater Survey-Literature History of the World Theater 1 UNIT (CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 1 hour Lecture 3 hours The student learns about theater literature through an Advisory: English 101 or equivalent. introduction and survey or observation of regularly Students read, discuss and analyze major works of scheduled programs consisting of acting scenes and dramatic literature from the Golden Age of Greece exercises from the various theater classes. The basic through contemporary. They develop an understanding program is augmented by the appearance of guest and appreciation of the dramatic form in, story arc, character development throughout major artistic artists and theater groups. Students are required to movements in dramatic literature and within the social attend live events outside campus and report on their and political context they were written and to express observations of theater literature through journal and that appreciation in reasoned analyses. essay writing assignments. THEATER 114 THEATER 105 -2 Script Study for Theater Performance, Production Theater Survey II- Performance and Appreciation 1 UNIT (CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour Lecture 3 hours The student learns theater performance through the The student studies and learns principles, theories, survey and observation of regularly scheduled programs and techniques of play script analysis for theatrical consisting of acting scenes and exercises from various production. Topics covered will include the exploration theater classes. The basic program is augmented by the of social and political context of the literature, character appearance of guest artists and theater groups. Students development, story arc, and theatrical conceits used in are required to attend live events outside campus and live productions. report on their observations of acting performance through journal and essay writing assignments.. THEATER 185 Directed Study - Theater THEATER 105-3 1 UNIT (CSU) Theater Survey III - Design Theater students pursue directed study on a contract 1 UNIT (CSU) basis under the direction of a supervising instructor. Lecture 1 hour Please refer to the 'Directed Study' section of this The student learns theater performance through the catalog for additional information. survey and observation of regularly scheduled programs consisting of acting scenes and exercises from various THEATER 200 theater classes. The basic program is augmented by the Introduction to Acting appearance of guest artists and theater groups. Students 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) are required to attend live events outside campus and Lecture 3 hours report on their observations of acting performance Through lecture, discussion, demonstration, and various through journal and essay writing assignments. participation exercises, the student is introduced to the art and craft of acting. THEATER 105-4 Theater Survey IV- Audience Experience THEATER 205 1 UNIT (CSU) Actor’s Orientation to Lecture 1 hour Professional Theater The student learns theater performance through the 2 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour Laboratory 2 hours survey and observation of regularly scheduled programs Prerequisite: Theater 270. consisting of acting scenes and exercises from various The student learns about a career as a professional theater classes. The basic program is augmented by the actor in the American entertainment industry including appearance of guest artists and theater groups. Students methodology and techniques for seeking and gaining are required to attend live events outside campus and employment in Theater, Film, Television, Commercials, report on their observations of acting performance and New Media, which includes all forms of electronic through journal and essay writing assignments. performance.

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THEATER 210 THEATER 235 Introduction to Oral Play Production and Company Performance Interpretation of Dramatic Literature 5 UNITS (UC:CSU) (RPT 3) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Laboratory 10 hours Lecture 3 hours Theater students study the rehearsal and performance The student studies the techniques of oral interpretation practices of performing in theater productions assigned - including phrasing, inflection, word relish, verse as lead actors, character actors, scansion, tempo and rhythm - designed to develop the or bit parts. Theater students study the real practices actor's interpretative skills. of managerial and technical theater while participating THEATER 212 in college public performances, technical shops and Introduction to Oral Interpretation of theater spaces. Production work may consist of the Shakespearean Literature following: Acting, carpentry, costumes, painting, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) lighting, sound, props and stage management. Lecture 3 hours Study culminates in a college public performance Students study and practice techniques of oral entered in the American College interpretation - including phrasing, inflection, word Theater Festival. relish, verse scansion, tempo and rhythm - designed to develop the actor’s interpretative skills of Shakespearean THEATER 240 text at an introductory level. Voice and Articulation for the Theater 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) THEATER 225 Lecture 3 hours Beginning Direction Developing voice and speech skills, emphasizing 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) clarity, precision, tone, dynamics and imaginative use of Lecture 3 hours language. Individual goals will be set for performance Prerequisite: Theater 274 with a satisfactory grade. and standards of improvement to help the student The Student learns fundamental concepts in stage direction as explored through lecture, exercise and acquire the basics of good theater speech. demonstration. Beginning with play analysis from a THEATER 242 -1 director’s point of view to creating a directorial vision, the course includes an introduction to the basic Vocal and Physical Development - Level I principles of stage directing and the fundamental 3 UNITS (CSU) working techniques for the realization of the values of Laboratory 6 hours a play onstage. The student actor studies, practices, and demonstrates knowledge and skill in vocal and physical development THEATER 232 at an introductory level with specific emphasis on proper breath support, alignment, and vocal & physical clarity, Play Production II freedom, and strength. 2 UNITS (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) Laboratory 6 hours THEATER 242 -2 The student is given the opportunity to work intensely Vocal and Physical Development - Level II in one or more areas associated with production: 3 UNITS (CSU) acting, voice, movement, management, costuming or Laboratory 6 hours technical theater. Students must be prepared to work Prerequisite: Theater 242-1 irregular hours The student learns and demonstrates knowledge, as well as skill, in vocal and physical development at a beginning level with specific emphasis on resonance, precision & dynamics, and enhanced expressiveness.

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THEATER 242 -3 THEATER 246-3 Vocal and Physical Development - Level III Vocal Performance Workshop- Level III 3 UNITS (CSU) 2 UNITS (CSU) Laboratory 6 hours Laboratory 6 hours Prerequisite: Theater 242-2 Prerequisite: Theater 246-2 The student learns and demonstrates knowledge, as The pre-professional student actor learns and well as skill in vocal and physical development at an demonstrates the correct application of intermediate intermediate level with specific emphasis on diction, vocal performance skills to the acting of role(s) in a International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), and dance Theater Academy production from contemporary/ choreographed movement. modern full length play - with focus on the vocal exercises, techniques, and coaching sessions that create authentic THEATER 242 -4 'character voices' through pitch variation, inflection, Vocal and Physical Development - Level IV placement, physicality, tempo, and subtext , 3 UNITS (CSU) Laboratory 6 hours THEATER 246-4 Prerequisite: Theater 242-3 Vocal Performance Workshop - Level IV The student learns and demonstrates knowledge, as 2 UNITS (CSU) well as skill in vocal and physical development at an Laboratory 6 hours advanced level with specific emphasis on elevated Prerequisite: Theater 246-3 speech & language, rhythm & gestural expressiveness, The student learns through advanced vocal exercises, and stage combat. techniques, warm-ups, and coaching sessions to demonstrate advanced application of vocal performance THEATER 246-1 skills to the acting of a role(s) in a Theater Academy Vocal Performance Workshop - Level l production from classical literature such as Shakespeare 2 UNITS (CSU) - with detailed focus on the unique challenge of Laboratory 6 hours authentically speaking heightened text with powerful The student actor learns and applies correct vocal meaning and dynamic vocal expressiveness and subtlety. performance skills to the acting of a role(s) in a Theater Academy production with special focus on the ability THEATER 262 to vocally 'land the specific meaning of the text' with Special Projects precision, clarity, and awareness - through varied 2 UNITS (CSU)(RPT 3) introductory vocal exercises, techniques, warm-ups, and Laboratory 4 hours coaching sessions. Prerequisite: Theater 270 with a satisfactory grade. Advanced students are given the opportunity to plan, THEATER 246-2 rehearse, stage and produce approved all student Vocal Performance Workshop - Level II projects for presentation before an audience. 2 UNITS (CSU) Laboratory 6 hours THEATER 270 Prerequisite: Theater 246-1 Beginning Acting The student learns through detailed vocal exercises, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) techniques, warm-ups, and coaching sessions to apply Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 4 hours correct beginning vocal performance skills to the acting The student receives an introduction to the art and craft of of a role(s) in a Theater Academy production with special focus on building & sustaining powerful breath support acting. This class is the first level of the Theater Academy's which creates rich resonance and extended range for Professional Training Program's acting option. The main singing on stage and also for playing characters who are focus of the work will be on stage using the physical body in vocal conflict. and voice to experience the process of the actor. Topics covered include Basic Stage Technique, Movement Values, Relaxation, Body Awareness, Physical Limbering and Alignment, Pantomimic Dramatization, Play and Scene Study. You will receive an introductory appreciation of how an actor trains for a career in theater, film and television as you develop your own skills of physical, verbal and emotional communication. 232 LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

THEATER 271 THEATER 276-1 Intermediate Acting Actors' Workshop- Level I 2 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 1 hour Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 4 hours Prerequisite: Theater 200 Prerequisite: Theater 274-2. Acting principles are expanded and applied in staged The student learns to analyze scenes and speeches from scenes. The emphasis is on comprehension, translation selected plays at an advanced level. Content emphasizes into meaningful dramatic action, and creation. The research, characterization, playing actions/reactions, actor’s self-awareness is explored and developed vocal development, emotional centering, discoveries, before a classroom audience. release, control and physical expressiveness.

THEATER 272 THEATER 276-2 Intermediate Applied Acting Actors' Workshop- Level II 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 4 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 4 hours Prerequisite: Theater 270. Prerequisite: Theater 276-1. The student learns to apply the acting principles The student learns to analyze scenes and speeches from introduced in Theater 270 in staged scenes. The student selected plays at an advanced level. Content emphasizes incorporates fundamental and basic techniques of research, characterization, playing actions/reactions, acting into meaningful dramatic action on stage. The vocal development, emotional centering, discoveries, actor’s self-awareness is explored and developed release, control and physical expressiveness. before a classroom audience in scenes and exercises. THEATER 277 THEATER 274-1 Character Analysis Advanced Applied Acting - Level I 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Prerequisite: Theater 270. Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 4 hours The course covers the analytical steps involved in the Prerequisite: Theater 272 with a satisfactory grade. study of a play and the development of character The student learns to engage in greater in-depth preparatory for rehearsal and performance. analysis of staged scenes. Emphasis is placed upon the rehearsal process and rehearsal techniques. THEATER 285 Directed Study - Theater THEATER 274-2 2 UNITS (CSU) Advanced Applied Acting- Level II Lecture 2 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) TA 285 allows students to pursue Directed Study on a Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 4 hours contract basis under the supervision of a supervising Prerequisite: Theater 272 with a satisfactory grade. instructor. Please refer to the ‘Directed Study’ section of The student learns to engage in character and text this catalog for additional information. analysis of roles in staged scenes at an advanced level. Emphasis is placed upon the student's demonstration of THEATER 294 advanced rehearsal processes and techniques. Rehearsals and Performances IV 4 UNITS (RPT 3) THEATER 275 Laboratory 12 hours Scene Study Prerequisite: Theater 270 2 UNITS (CSU) Students perform a role (or roles) in a public performance Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours of a play in the Theater Academy season integrating Prerequisite: Theater 270 with a satisfactory grade. principles and techniques of acting, character analysis, The student learns about the similarities and differences voice and movement. Students will be introduced to in acting techniques applied when studying and rehearsal disciplines and professional work habits performing scenes from Theater, Film, Television, during the preparation for public performance and will Commercials, and New Media experience audience response to their acting skills.

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THEATER 300 THEATER 315 Introduction to Stage Craft Introduction to Theatrical Scenic Design 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 3 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours The student studies the theory and professional Students study and develop a graphic vocabulary in order practices of design and technical play production for; to express design concepts for scenic environments. scenery, properties, lighting, sound, costuming, and Students analyze specific text or events and create stage management. design documentation in order to communicate ideas and visual concepts. Class projects focus on specific THEATER 302 skills and forms of design presentations; script analysis, Introduction To Stage Management ground plan and section, elevations, details, model 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) building and computer pre-visualization of virtual Lecture 3 hours environments. Students learn the function of stage managers in professional theater productions. THEATER 321 Computer Aided Drafting and Design - III THEATER 311 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Theatrical Lighting Lecture 3 hours 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Students create design plans for theater disciplines on Lecture 2 hours various computer applications including Auto CAD, Laboratory 2 hours Sketchup, and Sketcbook. The design student will be Students develop skills used in theatrical lighting introduced to the necessary skills to create professional including- use of lighting instruments, accessories, design documentation and paperwork for scenic, control systems, as well as safety proceedures. Students lighting, and costume design. will light projects that develop foundational skills- placement of appropriate lights, magic sheets, patching THEATER 325 as well as accuracy in the reproduction of light plots. Advanced Stage Craft 3 UNITS (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) THEATER 313 Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours Scenic Painting for the Theater This course will provide the student with instruction 3 UNITS (CSU) in advanced methods, physical techniques, and crew Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours responsibilities of the theater technician in all the Students develop skills used in theater scene painting, speciality areas. The process will include emphysis on including--use of equipment and materials, preparation practical solutions and leadership in crew and equipment of paint surfaces, paint application techniques as well as management. Use of state-of-the-art stage equipment and safety practices. Students will paint projects that develop show operation forms to execute a production in multiple foundational skills-- cartooning and layout, color theory, entertainemnt medias is covered. The direct outcome is to paint mixing, brushwork (lining, lay-in, wet blend) as well prepare the student for work in the behind the scenes of as accuracy in the reproduction of paint elevations. the entertainment industry.

THEATER 314 THEATER 335 Theatrical Sound Design Fundamentals, Procedures/ Applied Stage Management and Production IV Operation 4 UNITS (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) 3 UNITS (CSU) Laboratory 12 hours Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Technical Theater students study the real and theoretical Students interested in the study of theory and practices practices of managerial and technical theater while used to setup production and sound equipment related constructing an actual production in college shops. materials utilized in a professional sound design for Production work will consist of; carpentry, painting, the theater. Students will practice professional sound lighting, sound editing and or stage management. installations and design techniques.

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THEATER 336 THEATER 400 Applied Stage Management and Production Lab Costume Periods and Styles 1 UNIT 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Laboratory 3 hours Lecture 3 hours Technical Theater Students study the real and theoretical The student studies the changes in dress from ancient practices of theater production while mounting an actual to modern times, relating social and political forces production in a college theater venue. Production crew influencing costuming for stage, film, and television. work will consist of the collaborative synthesis of multiple departments in the creation of a theatrical performance THEATER 411 and the techniques necessary in the management of Costuming For The Theater resources towards a successful entertainment event. 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours THEATER 338 Students study the techniques and practices of Introduction to Design: Theater, Film, and Television theatrical costuming. Topics include: choice, use, 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) and manipulation of patterns, textiles, jewelry and Lecture 3 hours accessories to imitate historical appearances meeting The student studies the design process for theater, the needs of performance costume rather than clothing. film, and TV. Specific topics include the relationship Practical solutions to budget limits and camera media. between text and design choices, recognition of basic compositional elements; color, mass, line, texture, THEATER 413 rhythm, balance as used in story telling, and the creation Costume Dyeing and Painting of design presentations through collage. Additional 3 UNITS CSU lecture topics include, architectural spaces of story Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours telling, from the proscenium arch to the sound stage, The student learns techniques of dyeing and surface business practices of design, union affiliations for design of fabric for theater and film and practices professional designers and typical business vocabulary. dyeing, tie dye, batik, stencil, screening, heat transfer, aging, antiquing and distressing. THEATER 345 Technical Stage Production IV THEATER 414 4 UNITS (RPT 3) (UC: CSU) Costume Draping and Accessories Laboratory 12 hours 3 UNITS CSU Co-requisite: Theater 270 or 272 Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Theater Academy Advanced Acting Students study Students study the theory and practice of creating stage the real and theoretical practices of managerial and and film costumes and costume accessories through technical theater while mounting an actual production draping. in a college theater venue. Production work will consist of the collaborative synthesis of multiple departments THEATER 415 in the creation of a theatrical performance and the Costume Design for the Theater techniques necessary in the management of resources 3 UNITS CSU towards a successful entertainment event. Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Note: Students must audition and be admitted into the Students study the techniques and practices of theatrical advanced acting academy to be eligible to enroll in this costume design and illustration. Topics include: class. Concurrent enrollment in Theater Arts 270, 272, analyzing the play script, research techniques, creating and 345 is required the costume plot, choice and use of media, illustrating costume design for needs of theatrical performance. THEATER 385 Directed Study-Theater THEATER 416 3 Units Materials and Methods for the Costumer 3 UNITS (CSU) Lecture 3 hours. Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Theater students pursue on their own an in-depth study Lecture and laboratory study of the properties of various of a subject of special interest in the field of theater. non textile materials used by the costumer including latex, Consultation with the instructor on a weekly basis, plus leather, plastics, dyes, glues, foam, rubber and molds. independent work is required. LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog 235 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

THEATER 417 THEATER 450 Costuming for Film Beginning Stage Make Up 3 UNITS (CSU) 3 UNITS (UC: CSU) Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours Lecture 2 hour Laboratory 2 hours Techniques and practices of costuming for film; analyzing The student learns techniques and practices of theatrical and breaking down the script using computer spreadsheet, makeup design and application. The student analyzes creating character boards, design conferences, budgeting, faces and designs and performs makeups including; preproduction planning and resourcing. glamor, aging, beards, stylized, and impersonations on their own face. Topics include the use of makeup for film THEATER 418 and television. Communicating Theatrical Design 3 UNITS T Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours HEATER 941 Students explore basic methods and techniques for Cooperative Education - Theater the theatrical designer to communicate both scenic 4 UNITS (UC: CSU) and costume design. Includes perspective drawing, Lecture 4 hours ground plans, shading, textures, character bodies and illustration techniques using pencil and colored pencil. BASIC SKILLS 006CE Review of Basic English THEATER 419 0 UNITS Advanced Costume Illustration This course is designed for students who need an 3 UNITS (RPT 1) (A) overview of high school level English. Students review: Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours grammar, reading comprehension, literary responses The student studies advanced costume illustration for and writing skills. This course is modifiable for the LEP theater and film, including; advanced figure drawing, student. sketch artist techniques, computer illustration, rendering Class Hours: 36 hours textures and creating finished costume plates. BASIC SKILLS 007CE Review of Basic Math THEATER 420 0 UNITS Costuming on Set This course is a review of High School Level Math. The 3 UNITS curriculum is designed to assist a variety of students i.e., Lecture 2 hours Laboratory 2 hours including those still in High School, in transition from high Students study and practice techniques of on set school to employment and dislocated workers returning costuming. Instructional activities include: interview back to school. The curriculum is also modifiable for the with student directors, prepare for design conferences, LEP student. prepare costumes, and work as an on-set costumer for Class Hours: 36 hours a student film project. Completed film project will be viewed as part of final evaluation. BASICSKILLS 034CE *pending approval THEATER 425 High School Equivalency Test Preparation Applied Costuming for the Theater 0 UNITS 4 UNITS (RPT 3) (CSU) This course is designed to review test taking, math, Laboratory 12 hours reading, writing, science and social studies skills to Students receive practical experience in construction prepare students to pass a California approved High and maintenance of costumes for public theatrical School equivalency test. presentation. Emphasis on professional wardrobe/ Class Hours: 117 hours dressing room practices, construction, alteration, maintenance, repair, cleaning and storage of costumes. Students must be available for rehearsals and performances.

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BASICSKILLS 035CE BASICSKILLS 083CE Basic Math Skills GED PREPARATION: LITERATURE AND THE ARTS 0 UNITS 0 UNITS This course is designed to help build confidence and Students prepare for the General Educational prepare individuals who are transitioning into a new Development(GED): Literature and the Arts Test, Hi-SET career or need to brush up his/her skills. Upon successful or any high school equivalencyexam. The class includes completion of this class, students will be ableto perform critical thinking, reading comprehension, interpreting basic computations and solve relevant mathematical graphs, analyzing literature and the arts, tone and style/ problems in a variety of occupations. prose fiction, interpreting poetry, drama, plays, non- Class Hours: 54 hours fiction and commentaries. This course isalso modifiable for the LEP population. BASIC SKILLS 052CE Class Hours: 54 hours College Preparatory English A 0 UNITS BASICSKILLS 084CE Students review material designed to prepare for a high GED PREPARATION: MATHEMATICS school equivalency exam. Students review standards of 0 UNITS reading comprehension, word analysis, literary response Mathematics Test. This class includes arithmetic, the and analysis and language used at the High School metric system,algebra, geometry, statistics and probability English Level. The curriculum is modifiable to meet the problems. Depending upon thediagnostic assessment, needs of the Limited English Proficient (LEP) student. students will be directed to an appropriate plan of study. Hours: 36 hours This course is also modifiablefor the LEP population. BASIC SKILLS 053CE Class Hours: 54 hours College Preparatory English B 0 UNITS BASICSKILLS 085CE Students continue to review material designed to GED PREPARATION: SCIENCE prepare for a high school equivalency exam. Students 0 UNITS review standards of reading comprehension, word Students prepare for the General Education analysis, literary response and analysis and language Development(GED): Science Test. This class includes used at the High School English Level. The curriculum biology, earth science, astronomy,geology, meteorology, is modifiable to meet the needs of the Limited English chemistry and physics. This course is also modifiable for the LEP population. Proficient (LEP) student. Class Hours: 36 hours Class Hours: 54 hours BASICSKILLS 086CE BASICSKILLS 075CE GED PREPARATION: SOCIAL STUDIES Introduction to Post-Secondary Education 0 UNITS INTRODUCTION TO POST SECONDARY EDUCATION Students prepare for the General Education This course introduces students to the opportunities and Development(GED): Social Studies Test. This class benefits of post-secondary education. This course provides enhances student’s ability to read, understand, and use students with essential information, strategies and tools information in the context of social studies. Students that will help overcome real and perceived obstacles and focus on the five basic social studies content areas: successfully navigate their transition to college. United States history,civics and government, economics, Class Hours: 9 Hours and geography. This course is also modifiable for the LEP population. Class Hours: 54 hours

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ESL 001CE ESL AND CIVICS 012CE English as a Second Language Beginning I ESL AND CIVICS 3 0 UNITS 0 UNITS Prerequisite: None Prerequisite: None Designed for LEP students to identify time phrases in This competency-based, open-entry citizenship course sentences demonstrating the correct use of verb tenses. introduces U.S. History and government with appropriate Students follow this task by locating and recognizing the English vocabulary and grammar structure for low parts of speech including nouns, verbs and adjectives. intermediate level English as a Second Language (ESL) Class Hours: 54 hours students who are preparing to take the U.S. citizenship examination. ESL 002CE Class Hours: 54 hours English as a Second Language Beginning II 0 UNITS ESL AND CIVICS 013CE Students participate in basic communication and ESL AND CIVICS 4 conversation exercises, providing the appropriate 0 UNITS response to routine social situations. Students read Prerequisite: None simple passages, and formulate and write sentences In this open-entry, noncredit course students will learn describing transportation, employment, community about integrated topics of Civics and Citizenship resources, clothing, and interpersonal communication. preparation. Students will prepare for the Citizenship Class Hours: 54 hours test and interview. They will also learn skills to assist ESL AND CIVICS 010CE them with their immersion into a predominately-English ESL AND CIVICS 1 speaking society at an intermediate English (ESL) level. 0 UNITS Class Hours: 54 hours Prerequisite: None Students learn civic content and practice oral/aural skills ESL AND CIVICS 014CE necessary to begin the process of becoming a United ESL AND CIVICS 5 States citizen. Students develop beginning listening, 0 UNITS speaking, reading and writing skills at an introductory Prerequisite: None English as a Second Language (ESL) level. This competency-based, open-entry citizenship course Class Hours: 18 hours introduces U.S. history and government with the appropriate English vocabulary and grammar structure for high ESL AND CIVICS 011CE intermediate English as a Second Language (ESL) students ESL AND CIVICS 2 who are preparing to take the U.S. Citizenship examination. 0 UNITS Class Hours: 54 hours Prerequisite: None Students learn civic content and practice oral/aural skills ESL AND CIVICS 015CE necessary to begin the process of becoming a United ESL AND CIVICS 6 States citizen. Students continue to develop listening, 0 UNITS speaking, reading and writing skills in preparation to take Prerequisite: None the United States Citizenship and Immigration interview Students discuss civics, U.S. history and government at at a beginning English as a Second Language (ESL) Level. an advanced English as a Second Language (ESL) level. Class Hours: 18 hours Students prepare for the Citizenship test and interview. Students apply skills to assist them in their immersion into a predominately English speaking society by using advanced vocabulary. Class Hours: 54 hours

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ESL AND CIVICS 030 CE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 003CE English Literacy and Civics Workplace Computing for Limited English 0 UNITS Populations Students apply the content necessary to have a 0 UNITS functioningunderstanding of the English language The objective of this course is to provide students related to the citizenship test. Students practice a variety with hands-on experience using a computer for use in of English andgrammar contexts to prepare them for basic society, classroom, and the workplace. Fundamentals survival skills in a predominately-Englishspeaking society. of computer hardware, software, and the internet Class Hours: 108 hours for computer novices at the workplace, introducing basic computer components and functions, including ESL AND CIVICS 031 CE hardware, operating systems, office applications, and English Literacy and Civics Level 1 web browsers. This course is modifiable for the Limited 0 UNITS English Proficient (LEP) student. Students at the Beginning-Low Level apply the content Class Hours: 54 hours necessary to have a functioning understanding of the English language related to the citizenship test and VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 054CE similar civics objectives. Students practice a variety of VESL for Child Development 1: English and grammar contexts to prepare them for basic Specialized Vocabulary In Developmental Theories life skills in a predominately-English speaking society. 0 UNITS Class Hours: 108 hours This course is specifically designed for limited Englishproficient students who are interested in taking ESL AND CIVICS 032 CE Child Development courses, butneed additional English Literacy and Civics Level 2 assistance with language before and during the course. 0 UNITS In addition, students will be taught studyskill strategies, This is an open-entry/open-exit course for ESL students reading strategies and test-taking tools contextualized at the Beginning High Level. The skills of listening, forthe Child Development I credit course offering. speaking, reading, writing, and grammar are integrated Class Hours: 54 hours and taught through the content of basic life, community, job and citizenship skills. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 055CE Class Hours: 108 hours Vocational English as a Second Language C 0 UNITS ESL AND CIVICS 033CE A short-term vocational course designed for Limited *(pending approval) English Proficient (LEP) students who need help with English Literacy & Civics Level 3 developing basic and content skills related to the world 0 UNITS of work. The class focus is speaking, listening, reading, Students apply the content necessary to have an writing, and arithmetic as practiced in the workforce understanding of the United States Citizenshipinterview and covers basic employee benefits and compensation; and test. Students practice avariety of advanced English employee-centered practices and performance modes. and grammar contexts. Class Hours: 54 hours Class Hours: 108 hours VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 056CE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 002CE VESL for Health Careers In-Home Supportive Service Providers 0 UNITS 0 UNITS Students learn English and acquire a general introduction Prerequisite: None to careers in the healthcare filed and common Students gain the skills required to be an In-Home Supportive medical practices. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary, Services (IHSS) Provider so that they can promote health and medical terminology, pronunciation, grammar and the independence for an IHSS client, thus enabling the client to comprehension skills necessary for successful transition live at home without danger to their health and safety. This to health classes. This course is designed for Limited training meets the State of California’s Home Care Services English Proficient (LEP) students. Consumer Protection Act. Class Hours: 36 hours Class Hours: 90 hours

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 059CE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 230CE VESL for Home-Health Aide 30 Ways To Shine As A New Employee 0 UNITS 0 UNITS This course is designed for students who need to acquire onal education course is designed to provide new a general introduction to careers in the healthcare field and incumbent workers “30 Ways to Shine as a New and common medical practices. Emphasis is placed on Employee” and increase their level of customer service vocabulary, medical terminology, pronunciation, and and colleague relations. The curriculum is modifiable for comprehension skills necessary for successful transition the LEP student. The topics covered but are not limited to health classes. This class is modifiable for the Limited to new beginners, understanding the workplace culture English Proficient (LEP) student. and dealing with change. After competing this course Class Hours: 18 hours the student has an option to continue their education or become gainfully employed. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 078CE Class Hours: 6 hours Vocational English as a Second Language - B 0 UNITS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 231CE A short-term course designed for Limited English Retailing Smarts 6: Building Sales Proficient (LEP) students who need help in developing 0 Units their basic and content skills related to the world of This short-term vocational education course is designed work. The course focus is speaking, listening, reading, to provide new and incumbent workers in building sales writing and arithmetic as practiced in the workplace and required in getting to know their customer or client. The covers conduct, communication styles and relations; curriculum is modifiable for the LEP students. The topics health and safety issues. covered but are not limited to suggesting additional Class Hours: 54 hours merchandise, creating special promotions, and taking the guesswork out of giftgiving. After completing this VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 079CE course the student has an option to continue their Vocational English as a Second Language - A education or become gainfully employed. 0 UNITS Class Hours: 18 hours A short-term vocational course designed for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students who need help with VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 232CE developing basic and contentskills related to the world Closing the Sale of work. The course focus is speaking, listening, reading, 0 Units writing, andarithmetic as practiced in the workforce. This short-term vocational education course is designed Class Hours: 54 hours to provide new and incumbent workers with the skills and strategies required in making a sale. The curriculum VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 084CE is modifiable for the LEP students. The topics include Entrepreneur Training Program recognizing buying signals, asking for the sale and 0 UNITS suggesting helpful add-ons. This course is designed to introduce students to Class Hours: 18 hours basicconcepts of Entrepreneurship. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: thinking like an VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 233CE entrepreneur, entrepreneurship vocabulary, ways The Sale Transaction to grow abusiness, leading organizational change, 0 Units This short-term vocational education course is designed managing business financials andperformance. to provide new and incumbent workers with skills needed Students learn and are informed of ways to grow a to efficiently complete sales transactions. The curriculum business andlead organizational change. is modifiable for the LEP students. The topics covered Class Hours: 36 hours but are not limited to: accepting checks and credit cards, and completing sales transaction paperwork. After completing this course the student has an option to continue their education or become gainfully employed. Class Hours: 18 hours

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 234CE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 237CE Explaining Features and Benefits Strategies in Meeting your Customers Needs 0 Units 0 UNITS This short-term vocational education course is This short-term vocational education course is designed designed to provide new and incumbent workers with to provide new and incumbent workers with the strategies in order to explain features and benefits of strategies required in understanding their customers products to customers. The curriculum is modifiable for or client’s needs. The curriculum is modifiable for the LEP students. The topics covered but are not limited the LEP student. The topics covered but are not to: learning about the products you sell, identifying limited to making shopping an enjoyable experience, accommodating customers with disabilities, in-store product features, and demonstrating product features. and phone customers, keeping commitments to your After completing this course the student has an option customer, and special orders. to continue their education or become gainfully Class Hours: 18 hours employed. Class Hours: 18 hours VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 238CE Blueprint for Workplace Success VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 235CE 0 UNITS Customer Service Smarts: Going the Extra Mile Prerequisite: None 0 UNITS Students receive the necessary tools and skills to This short-term customer service workshop is prepare for and achieve their career goals. The topics designed to provide new and incumbent workers with covered include, but are not limited to: interest and the strategies required in going the extra mile for a skills inventory, goal setting, career exploration, customer. The curriculum is modifiable for the LEP workplace etiquette and culture, workplace laws, student and designed for incumbent workers and/or effective communication, conflict resolution, time new employees. The topics covered but are not limited management, job market realities, workplace skills, to: customer follow-up, artfully using business cards, contacting employers, preparing for the interview, business card etiquette, and personal services. After getting hired and keeping your job. This course can be completion of this workshop the attendee will have two modified for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students. options 1) continue their education 2) become gainfully Class Hours: 36 hours employed. Class Hours: 18 hours VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 239CE Blueprint for Customer Service VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 236CE 0 UNITS Job Club This short-term vocational education course is designed 0 UNITS to provide new and incumbent workers with the customer This curriculum is designed to provide prospective service skills required in getting to know their customer or employees with a support system that will assist them client in order to increase their employability. The topics in preparation for the workforce. The curriculum is covered but are not limited to know what customers want, modifiable for the LEP students. The topics covered but listening to customers, and telephone customer service. are not limited to: planning their job search, utilizing After completing this course, the student has an option to outside resources, the “hidden” job market, and job continue their education or become gainfully employed. market research. After completing this course the student The curriculum is modifiable for the LEP students. has an option to continue their education or become VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ON 240CE gainfully employed. Strategies in Adapting to Your Customer Class Hours: 6 hours 0 UNITS This short-term vocational education course is designed to provide new and incumbent workers with the strategies required in getting to know their customer or client. The curriculum is modifiable for the LEP student. The topics covered but are not limited to learning how to greet customers, building relationships, determining a customer’s needs. This course can be offered as a stand- alone course or coupled within the eight modules that are related to this material. After competing this course the student has an option to continue taking classes in their field of choice, or become gainfully employed. Class Hours: 18 hours LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog 241 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 241CE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 244CE Get to Know Your Customer *(pending approval) 0 UNITS Laundry Attendant Skills Training This short-term vocational education course is designed 0 UNITS to provide new and incumbent workers the methods and New and incumbent workers learn skills to provide the best in guest services. Some topics covered include, but skills in how to get to know their customer. The curriculum is are not limited to, using washers & dryers, sorting and modifiable for the LEP students. The topics covered but are ironing linens, using mechanical flat-work iron and line- not limited to greeting customers in a winning way, building folding equipment, sewing & mending, and responding to relationships, and determining a customer’s needs. After housekeeping requests Upon completion of this workshop, competing this course the student has an option to continue students will take a Knowledge Test with 100 multiple their education or become gratefully employed. choice questions. Upon scoring 75% or better on this Class Hours: 18 hours test students will qualify for the Laundry Attendant Skills Certificate provided by the Educational Institute of the VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 242CE American Hotel & Lodging Association. Students will also *(pending approval) be awarded a Certificate of Completion by LA City College. Banquet Server Skills Training Class Hours: 18 hours 0 UNITS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 245CE New and incumbent workers learn skills to prepare them *(pending approval) to be the best in banquet services. Some of the topics Public Space Cleaner Skills Training covered include, but are not limited to: setting tables for 0 UNITS banquets, providing beverage service, taking and serving New and incumbent workers learn skills to become orders, maintaining buffet tables and refreshing meeting an effective Public Space Cleaner. Some of the topics rooms. Upon completion of this workshop, students will covered include, but are not limited to, preparing public take a Knowledge Test with 100 multiple choice questions. spaces for cleaning, using various cleaning tools and agents, learning the different methods of cleaning. Upon scoring 75% or better on this test students will Upon completion of this workshop, students will take a qualify for the Banquet Server Skills Certificate provided Knowledge Test with 100 multiple choice questions. Upon by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & scoring 75% or better on this test students will qualify for Lodging Association. Students will also be awarded a the Public Space Cleaner Skills Certificate provided by Certificate of Completion by LA City College. the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Class Hours: 18 hours Association. Students will also be awarded a Certificate of Completion by LA City College VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 243CE Class Hours: 18 hours *(pending approval) Front Desk Representative VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 246CE 0 UNITS *(pending approval) New and incumbent workers learn skills to prepare them Restaurant Server Skills Training to provide superior guest service. Students will learn, 0 UNITS among other skills, how to use effective sales techniques, The Restaurant Server course is designed to provide conduct guest check-ins, serve guests with special needs new and incumbent workers with the tools they need and turn customer complaints into opportunities to build to provide the best in restaurant services. Some of the great relationships with their guests. After completing topics covered include, but are not limited to: setting up this workshop, students will take a Knowledge Test the restaurant for service, greeting and seating guests with 100 multiple choice questions. Upon scoring 75% and taking beverage and food orders. Upon completion or better on this test students will qualify for the Front of this workshop, students will take a Knowledge Test Desk Representative Skills Certificate provided by the with 100 multiple choice questions. Upon scoring Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging 75% or better on this test students will qualify for the Association. Students will also be awarded a Certificate Restaurant Server Skills Certificate provided by the of Completion by LA City College. Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Students will also be awarded a Certificate Class Hours: 18 hours of Completion by LA City College Class Hours: 18 hours

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 247CE *(pending approval) Kitchen Steward Skills Training 0 UNITS The Kitchen Steward course is designed to provide new and incumbent workers with the tools they need to provide the best in guest services. Some of the topics covered include, but are not limited to: cleaning tools and surfaces, following a recycling program, washing dishes and silverware and cleaning and sanitizing working surfaces Upon completion of this workshop, students will take a Knowledge Test with 100 multiple choice questions. Upon scoring 75% or better on this test students will qualify for the Kitchen Steward Skills Certificate provided by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Students will also be awarded a Certificate of Completion by LA City College. Class Hours: 18 hours

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 248CE *(pending approval) Maintenance Attendant Skills Training 0 UNITS New and incumbent workers learn skills to become an effective Kitchen Steward. This workshop is designed to provide the tools needed to provide the best maintenance services. Some of the topics covered include, but are not limited to: preventative maintenance, inspections, installations, repair and servicing and troubleshooting. Upon completion of this workshop, students will take a Knowledge Test with 100 multiple choice questions. Upon scoring 75% or better on this test students will qualify for the Kitchen Steward Skills Certificate provided by The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA). Students will also be awarded a Certificate of Completion by LA City College. Class Hours: 18 hours

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 250CE Guest Attendant Skills Training 0 UNITS This short-term, one-day, six-hour Guestroom Attendant skills workshop is designed to provide new and incumbent workers with the tools they need to provide the best in guest services. Some of the topics covered include, but are not limited to: preparing guestrooms for cleaning, sanitizing rooms, repleneshing supplies and keep work areas organized. Upn completion of this workshop, students will take a knowledge test with 30 multiple choice questions. Upoin scoring 75% or better on this test and completing 90 hours of on- the-job training, students will qualify for the Guestroom Attendant Skills Certificate provided by th Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association.. Students will also be awarded a Certificate of Completion by the LA City College. Class Hours: 18 hours LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 2016-2017 Catalog 243