Handbook and Learning Guide to Guide to Learning Woodbury University 2015-2016 Catalog Accreditation Nondiscrimination Policy Woodbury University is accredited by the Western As- Woodbury University is committed to providing an sociation of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior Col- environment that is free from any form of discrim- lege and University Commission (WSCUC: 985 Atlantic ination or harassment based upon an individual’s Avenue, Suite 100; Alameda, CA 94501; 510-748-9001) race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, and is approved by the Postsecondary Commission, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, California Department of Education. WASC grant- marital status, physical disability, mental disability, ed Woodbury its original regional accreditation in medical condition, sexual orientation, military or 1961. In 1994, the National Architectural Accrediting veteran status, genetic information, or any other Board (NAAB) accredited the Architecture program. characteristic protected by applicable state or fed- The NAAB 2014 Conditions for Accreditation may be eral law, so that all members of the community are found at the NAAB website: http://www.naab.org/ treated at all times with dignity and respect. It is the accreditation/2014_Conditions. The School of Business university’s policy, therefore, to prohibit all forms of received its accreditation from the Association of such discrimination or harassment among university Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) in faculty, students, staff, and administration. spring of 1991 and from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in spring Disclaimer Statement 2014. In 1991, FIDER (now known as the Council for Woodbury University reserves the right to modify Interior Design Accreditation) accredited the Interior location and policy and adjust requirements and Architecture program. In 2008, the university’s pro- standards as described in this publication at any grams in Animation, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, time and without prior written notice. and Interior Architecture received accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Effective Handbook Dates Design (NASAD). In 2011, Filmmaking received plan This handbook is in effect from Fall Semester 2015 approval from NASAD and will be considered for through Summer Session 2016. full accreditation approval once it has graduated its first class. In 2012, Game Art & Design received plan Curricular Changes approval from NASAD. Courses listed in this handbook are subject to changes initiated by departments or programs Veterans Affairs approved by the Curriculum Committee, the Faculty Woodbury University degree programs are ap- Association, and the Office of Academic Affairs. proved for Veterans Affairs educational funding Changes in curriculum for the ensuing year are pub- benefits under Title Number 38 of the U.S. Code. lished in the handbook supplement or in the next Veterans and dependents are required to com- academic year’s catalog. ply with VA regulations under sections 21.4135, 21.4235, and 21.4277 with regard to required class attendance and acceptable academic progress. 2015-2016 Course Catalog 1 Locale Learning Guide to The main campus of Woodbury University is locat- ed at 7500 Glenoaks Boulevard in Burbank, Cali- fornia, 91504, adjacent to the City of Los Angeles, about an eighteen-minute drive from downtown Los Angeles. The twenty-two acre campus is at the foot of the Verdugo Hills, just east of the Burbank Airport, with easy access from the Golden State Freeway (I-5) at the Buena Vista Street exit. Wood- bury University’s San Diego campus is at 2212 Main Street, San Diego, California, where it currently offers a five-year BArch program, a professional MArch, and two post-professional master’s degrees in architecture. See School of Architecture and the Graduate Bulletin for more information. Addition- al off-campus sites are located in Hollywood, Glen- dale, Beverly Hills, and at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Headquarters. 7500 N. Glenoaks Blvd. MAIN CAMPUS MAP Burbank, CA 91504-1052 UNIVERSITY 818.767.0888 • woodbury.edu founded in 1884 Academic Affairs 2 Kirkendall Conference Room 18 Admissions 3 Kummer Business Faculty Center 19 P1 13 Ahmanson Main Space 22 Los Angeles Times Library 20 . 14 r D UNIVERSITY Alumni Quad 24 Lynn Saffell Board Room 2 i in r founded in 1884 P2 b Alumni Gallery 22 Malburg Atrium 19 a C 12 ASWU House/Pool 10 Miller Hall 3 Bookstore 8 Naidorf Hall 23 Bowman Conference Room 19 Nan Rae Gallery 4 Business Office 3 Nielsen Conference Room 18 11 15 Cabrini Hall 6 North Hall 12 10 Career Services 17 Office of the President 2 9 16 Central Services 16 Parking P1-P5 8 17 Chandler Dean’s Suite 19 Physical Plant Operations 15 7 College of Transdisciplinary Powell Gallery 11 6 5 Studies Offices 18 Ralph M. Parsons Studio 22 Consolidated Student Service Registrar 3 4 18 P3 Center 3 School of Architecture 21-23 Counseling Services 17 School of Architecture Offices 18 25 Design Center 11 School of Business 19 3 24 19 P4 Entertainment Media 13 School of Media, Enkeboll Courtyard 20 Culture & Design Offices 18 Faculty Annex 7 Shipping and Receiving 16 2 Faculty Annex Conference Room 7 South Hall 9 20 Financial Aid 3 Student Development 17 NORTH Fletcher Jones Foundation Tamkin Business Plaza 19 N. G FWY I-5 NORTHBOUND lenoak Campus Auditorium 19 Nielsen Athletic Complex 14 Exit I-5 Buena Vista St Entrance Health Services 17 University Marketing 2 s Blv 1 23 Turn left at off-ramp d 21 Hensel Hall 2 University & Alumni Relations 2 Left onto Glenoaks Blvd Information & Security 1 Wedge Gallery 21 FWY I-5 SOUTHBOUND Information Technology 3 West Annex 25 Exit I-5 Hollywood Way 22 Judith Tamkin Fashion Gallery 6 Whitten Student Center 17 Turn left at off-ramp Cohasset St. Julius Shulman Institute 22 Woody’s (Cafe) 5 Right onto Glenoaks Blvd P5 Isaacs Faculty Center 18 Writing Center 17 2015-2016 Course Catalog 2 President’s Message President’s President’s Message Welcome to Woodbury University! Woodbury has a long history of serving its students by preparing them well for their lives and careers. We believe strongly in learning by doing, drawing from multiple disciplines, and applying what we’ve learned to create impactful results. Each of our degree programs provides opportuni- ties for students to apply transdisciplinarity, em- ploy design thinking, experience civic engagement, and develop entrepreneurial aptitudes. These four concepts serve as the pillars of the Woodbury edu- cation. Our academic programs are taught by ded- icated faculty members who know what it takes to be successful practitioners in their chosen fields. Our faculty and staff at both of our campuses— Burbank/Los Angeles and San Diego—are commit- ted to helping you achieve success through your studies. We are all pleased to welcome you to study and learn with us at Woodbury University. Dr. David P. Dauwalder Interim President 2015-2016 Course Catalog 3 The Academic Journey The Academic Journey Preface: How to Use this Book thinking, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement This book is unlike any other college catalog or into all programs. We achieve academic excellence course bulletin; while colleges and universities gen- by creating external partnerships, implementing erally believe that the fostering of student learning effective internal processes, and ensuring quality in is their central activity, we believe that fostering all programs and services. learning should be at the core of every university action and communication, including this book. Our Contribution to Society Successful Woodbury graduates are ambassadors Our guide and handbook to learning lays open the for the university. They are innovative leaders who experiences and the resources that we will bring to help individuals and communities flourish. They bear in helping you learn. It is also a practical guide are known for being strong communicators, ethical to supporting processes such as registration and thinkers, and creative problem-solvers with a deep conduct, and it offers a glimpse of the community commitment to sustainability and social justice. in which learning at Woodbury takes place. They are knowledgeable in their disciplines and ea- ger for collaboration and continuous learning. They This book should give you a sense of the journey integrate professional skills with global citizenship, that you undertake as a student, a journey that entrepreneurial energy, and intellectual curiosity. the community shapes and that you also create. Woodbury graduates make a difference. It will tell you what you will learn, how you will learn, how you and others will know that you have Vision learned, and why that makes a difference. By 2025, our distinctive ability to integrate transdis- ciplinarity, design thinking, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement in education and scholarship will The Purpose of Education: have secured us a place among the top 100 region- To Transform al universities in the United States. Learning at the university helps students create new knowledge to shape the world of the future. Our Values At Woodbury, education is built on the idea of per- • Community sonal transformation that can transform others. Our • Integrity job is to help our students make a difference in all • Professionalism that they do — in their classes, on the campus, and • Aspiration in their communities. • Agility MISSION STATEMENT FOUR PILLARS Core Purpose The members of the Woodbury community have Woodbury University empowers people to do ex- identified four pillars that articulate more precisely traordinary things. We transform students into lib- what is necessary for the university to achieve its erally educated professionals and socially responsi- mission: ble citizens by integrating transdisciplinarity, design 2015-2016 Course Catalog 4 Design Thinking institution of higher education. In 1974, Woodbury The Academic Journey The Academic Creating impactful solutions by linking needs and College became Woodbury University and began functions to limits and possibilities. its initial efforts to raise money from alumni and friends.