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SPE 510 - Induction and Reflective Coaching and Teaching in Special Education I
Units: 6
Candidates complete supervised field study of first year of approved Teaching Induction Program in special education, practicum and directed teaching with students. They complete advanced field-based experiences of research, and application of learning/teaching principles with students in an approved special education classroom setting as well as supervised teaching experiences that are assigned as appropriate. Evidence of satisfactory completion of first year induction program requirements in special education is required to pass this course.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in Commission approved teacher induction program in special education
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SPE 511 - Induction and Reflective Coaching and Teaching in Special Education II
Units: 6
Candidates complete supervised field study requirements for the second year in approved Teaching Induction Program in special education, and practicum and directed teaching with students. They also complete advanced field-based experiences of research, and application of learning/teaching principles with students in an approved special education classroom setting. Evidence of eligibility to apply for the Clear Credential is required to pass this course.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in second year of Commission approved teacher induction program in special education
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SPE 520 - Transition and Career Planning
Units: 1
Candidates will demonstrate the knowledge and ability to implement factors associated with successful planning and implementation of transitional life experiences. They will collaborate with personnel from other educational and community agencies to plan for successful transitions for students.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 520F - Fieldwork: Transition and Career Planning
Units: 1
The course requires completion of CFASST Events 7 and 9 or equivalent activities. In Event 7, candidates will record and analyze critical information about students, examine the organization and resources of the school, district, and community, identity levels of English proficiency and primary language function in English learners, and examine student assessment data and academic achievement information in a selected content area. Event 9 requires candidates to investigate prior student achievement in their content area of emphasis, use long-term planning skills to create a series of five lessons designed to increase student learning of the selected standard, be observed teaching two lessons, evaluate student work, reflect on it, and discuss conclusions in a conference with the District Support Provider Prerequisite: Credential program acceptance.
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SPE 530 - Professional Induction Seminar
Units: 1
Candidates will extend their knowledge of general and special education responsibilities in schools in order to build in-depth knowledge of defined areas of interest. The Professional Induction Plan designed in this course outlines how the assessed needs of each candidate will be met and identifies specific activities for facilitating professional development.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 531F - Professional Induction Fieldwork
Units: 1
Candidates will complete CFASST Events 1 and 6, or approved equivalent activities. Event 1 requires candidates to complete a focused examination of the educational context where they teach and to identify characteristics that affect their daily teaching. They will reflect on their findings with a District Support Provider. Event 6 requires candidates to reflect on the first year of teaching, to summarize major areas of growth, and to select significant work to share with colleague at a Colloquium.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 540 - Critical Issues in Special Education
Units: 3
This course engages education leaders in an in-depth analysis of controversial issues in special and general education. It encourages active debate in three broad areas: 1) special education and society, social policy, and practice; 2) inclusion, philosophies, and epistemologies; and 3) issues about exceptionality and critical considerations about specific issues in the field.
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SPE 545 - Education of Gifted Children and Youth
Units: 3
An introductory survey of the nature and needs of gifted learners, including traditional and alternative ways to identify giftedness, curriculum and instruction services, program models, giftedness in diverse populations, family needs, and advocacy.
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SPE 546 - Applied Behavior Analysis
Units: 3
The course focuses on developing an educational approach to supporting positive academic and social behaviors in the classroom and community using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Specifically, students will be presented with the concepts of reinforcement, punishment, stimulus, control, shaping, and fading as they are applied to increasing or decreasing academic and social behaviors. Students will also be presented with information regarding functional assessment, behavior support and behavior intervention plans, and laws (federal and state) governing behavioral issues related to individuals with special needs. Fieldwork required.
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SPE 548 - Technology and Moderate to Severe Disabilities
Units: 3
This course discusses the use of technology for education and support of students with moderate to severe disabilities. Particular focus will be placed on students with autism spectrum disorder. Completion of a college-level technology course is recommended.
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SPE 550 - Research in Special Education
Units: 1
Candidates will demonstrate the knowledge and ability to read and apply current and emerging research on best practices as well as maintain currency on educational policies that affect their professional practice.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 551 - Introduction to Autism: Characteristics and Interventions
Units: 3
This class is an introduction to the field of autism. It focuses on the foundations and characteristics of autism spectrum disorders and presents up-to-date evidence-based best practices for teaching students with ASD. Fieldwork required.
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SPE 553 - Educational Assessment for Special Education
Units: 3
This course will introduce students to specific assessment and educational testing techniques, strategies, and instruments appropriate for use in identifying and placing special education students, measuring learning progress, and reevaluating learning needs. It will include legal and ethical considerations in assessment; basic concepts of measurement; and ethnic and cultural aspects of assessment. Other areas to be covered are: assessment of specific domains such as intelligence, sensory acuity, oral language, perceptual-motor skills, personality, and academic achievement, assessment of young children, teacher-made tests, and application of assessment information in decision-making. 20 hours of fieldwork is required for this course.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 555 - Collaboration, Consultation, and Effective Intervention
Units: 3
This course will focus on the basic aspects of effective communication between special education professionals and others involved in the education and care of individuals with disabilities, including parents and family members. Special education teachers will acquire methods for effective team-building, knowledge of community resources, and advocacy. They will learn how to promote self advocacy for persons in special education. 10 hours of fieldwork is required for this course.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 556 - Teaching and Learning Strategies for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Units: 3
This course provides an overview of interventions and strategies used for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Fieldwork required.
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SPE 558 - Assessment and Interventions
Units: 4
This course will equip candidates with the theories and skills related to assessment and intervention of students with Mild/ Moderate disabilities. Candidates will examine the relationship among assessment, disability, and intervention. Candidates will examine the basic concepts and theoretical foundation of assessment as well as the range of assessments from informal to formal. Issues related to culture, language, faith and disability as they impact student learning are also emphasized. This course will provide candidates with opportunities to connect assessment to interventions that address the unique needs of students with Mild/Moderate disabilities. Finally, this course is a clinical course requiring 20 hours of fieldwork that will occur at a designated school site.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance, EDU 512 , 516 , and 518
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SPE 560 - Advanced Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Units: 1
Candidates will acquire the knowledge and skills to teach, adapt, modify, and integrate curriculum appropriate to the educational needs of students with mild and moderate disabilities.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 561F - Fieldwork: Advanced Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment or approved non-university activities
Units: 1
Candidates will complete CFASST Events 2, 3, 4, and 5, or equivalent activities. Event 2 requires candidates to implement a new approach in the classroom, track changes, reflect on them, and confer with their District Support Provider to identify their current level of practice. Event 4 requires candidates to assess student performance, reflect on their findings, and complete a closure conference to assess current practice on the three elements of Standard 5 (Assessing Student Learning) of the California Standards for the Teaching Profession. Events 3 and 5 are profiles of practice requiring structured observations by the District Support Provider and subsequent assessment of their level of practice. Candidates will consider their level of practice, school or district priorities, and other challenges in order to prepare a plan of professional development in an area they have targeted for growth. The Individual Induction Plan (IIP) prepared by all candidates will assist the District Support Provider in determining the best focus for candidate efforts in completing CFASST.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 562F - Fieldwork: Advanced Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment or approved non-university activities
Units: 1
Candidates will complete CFASST Events 9 and 11, or equivalent activities during their second CFASST year. Event 9 requires candidates to investigate prior student achievement in their content area of emphasis, use long-term planning skills to create a series of five lessons designed to increase student learning of the selected standard, be observed teaching two lessons, evaluate student work, reflect on it, and discuss conclusions in a conference with the District Support Provider. Event 11 requires candidates to analyze student learning over time, reflect on a summative assessment of student learning, draw conclusions about teaching effectiveness, and discuss findings in a conference with the District Support Provider.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 568 - Teaching Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities: Instructional Strategies
Units: 3
Instructional strategies for students with moderate/severe disabilities. Includes assessment, curriculum adaptations, curriculum delivery, and program evaluation. Topics include functional academics, communication skills, behavioral issues, and accessing the core curriculum.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 569 - Teaching Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities: Community Integration
Units: 3
Integrating students with moderate/severe disabilities into the community. Includes social networks, social skills, community based instruction, movement, mobility and specialized health care.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 570 - Advanced Behavior and Environmental Support
Units: 1
Candidates implement systems to assess, plan, and provide academic and social skill instruction to support students with complex behavioral and emotional needs (Standard 14). They work with educational, mental health, and other community resources in the ongoing process of designing, implementing, evaluating, and modifying identified supports to ensure a positive learning environment (Standard 14).
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 571F - Fieldwork: Advanced Behavior and Environmental Support or approved non-university activities
Units: 1
Candidates complete CFASST Event 7 or approved equivalent activities. They record and analyze critical information about students, examine the organization and resources of the school, district, and community, identify levels of English proficiency and primary language function in English learners, and examine student assessment data and academic achievement information in a selected content area.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 580 - Student Teaching in Special Education
Units: 15
Teaching experience in an approved school under guidance of a university supervisor in cooperation with a credentialed Master Teacher. Open to credential candidates who have been cleared for student teaching. Weekly seminar accompanies student teaching.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance and permission of the Program Advisor. Non-Degree Applicable.
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SPE 580A - Student Teaching in Special Education
Units: 7
Teaching experience in a special education classroom under guidance of university supervisor with cooperation of a credentialed master teacher in the school. Open to credential candidates who have been cleared for student teaching. Weekly seminar accompanies student teaching. Approval is required for split-semester placements.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance and permission of the Program Advisor. Non-Degree Applicable.
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SPE 580B - Student Teaching in Special Education
Units: 8
Teaching experience in a special education classroom under guidance of university supervisor with cooperation of a credentialed master teacher in the school. Open to credential candidates who have been cleared for student teaching. Weekly seminar accompanies student teaching. Approval is required for split-semester placements.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance and permission of the Program Advisor. Non-Degree Applicable.
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SPE 581 - Internship and Seminar
Units: 15
Intern teaching experience in elementary or secondary education under the guidance of a university supervisor while employed by an approved school. Open to credential candidates who have been cleared for student teaching. Weekly seminar accompanies student teaching.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance and permission of the Program Advisor. Non-Degree Applicable.
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SPE 581A - Internship and Seminar
Units: 7
Provides weekly supervision for Interns who are completing coursework for the Preliminary Teaching Credential in elementary or secondary education. Open to credential candidates who have been cleared for intern/student teaching. Weekly seminar accompanies student teaching. Approval is required for split-semester placements.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance and permission of the Program Advisor. Non-Degree Applicable.
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SPE 581B - Internship and Seminar
Units: 8
Intern teaching experience in elementary or secondary education under the guidance of a university supervisor while employed by an approved school. Open to credential candidates who have been cleared for intern/student teaching. Weekly seminar accompanies student teaching. Approval is required for split-semester placements.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance and permission of the Program Advisor. Non-Degree Applicable.
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SPE 582 - Internship Practicum
Units: 1-2
Provides weekly supervision for Interns who are completing coursework for the Preliminary Teaching Credential in elementary, secondary or special education. Weekly meetings with a University Supervisor and satisfactory performance is on a pass-fail basis. The seminar focuses specifically on tools, techniques, materials and strategies that promote effective instruction in the classroom. A grade of F is reason for dismissal from the Intern program. Credit earned in the Internship Practicum is non-degree applicable. Enrollment in this course is required each semester until the intern has filed for the preliminary credential.
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance and permission of the Program Advisor
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SPE 583 - Special Education Student Teaching Continuance
Units: 0
Students requiring additional weeks of Special Education student teaching will need to enroll in this course until requirements for SPE 580 are fulfilled.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional fees will apply
Prerequisite(s): SPE 580
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SPE 590 - Diagnostic and Remedial Techniques in Reading
Units: 4
This course will focus on the various causes of reading disabilities, including severe visual and phonological dyslexia; formal and informal methods for diagnosing reading problems; and the application of the results of assessment in IEP design. Instruments such as the Wide Range Achievement Test, Informal Phonics Inventory, Fry’s High Frequency Sight Word Test, the Johns Informal Reading Inventory, and the Woodcock Reading Inventory will be covered. Students will also examine various instructional procedures, strategies, and materials for remediating reading disabilities in students in special educational classrooms and mainstream classrooms. A clinical practicum of 20 hours is included in which students assess, plan, and tutor individuals with severe reading disabilities.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 516 and Credential program acceptance
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SPE 595 - Professional Leadership and Communication Seminar
Units: 1
In their final course, candidates will continue to develop skills in communication, collaboration and consultation with teachers and other school personnel, community professionals, and parents. They complete CFASST Events 10 and 12 or approved equivalent activities. Event 10 requires candidates to complete a short self-assessment and a review of evidence from Events 7-9 to identify their level of Framework implementation and area(s) of emphasis for the Individual Induction Plan (IIP). Event 12 requires candidates to examine evidence collected in all events and complete a self-assessment in each of the six California Standards for the Teaching Profession. They will also select significant work to share with colleagues in a Professional Growth Colloquium. At the conclusion of this course, the candidate will secure approval of the completion of the Level II Professional Induction Plan from the University Advisor and the District Support Provider.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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SPE 595F - Fieldwork: Professional Leadership and Communication Seminar
Units: 1
The course requires completion of CFASST Event 4, 10 and 12 or equivalent activities. Event 4 requires candidates to assess student performance, reflect on their findings, and complete a closure conference to assess current practice on the three elements of Standard 5 (Assessing Student Learning) of the California Standards for the Teaching Profession. Event 10 requires candidates to complete a short self-assessment and a review of evidence from Events 7-9 to identify their level of Framework implementation and area(s) of emphasis for the Individual Induction Pan (IIP). Event 12 requires candidates to examine evidence collected in all events and complete a self-assessment in each of the six California Standards for the Teaching Profession. They will also select significant work to share with colleagues in a Professional Growth Colloquium. At the conclusion of this course, the candidate will secure approval of the completion for the Level II Induction Plan from the University Advisor and the District Support Provider.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
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ECE 511 - Power Engineering
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course introduces principles and techniques from the fields of mathematics, physics, and numerical methods as well as engineering approaches to develop effective power electronics circuits and systems. Topics include DC-DC converters, rectifiers, inverters, converter control, power flow and DC motors and drives. Simulations and experiments will be used to enhance the learning.
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ECE 512 - Real-Time Digital Signal Processing
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course introduces the fundamental principles of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) in a real-time (or lab-based) approach. Topics include introduction to ARM (brand) microcontrollers (for implementing lab experiments), analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, finite impulse response (FIR) and infinite impulse response (IIR) filtering, the Fourier Transform, and adaptive filtering. The course aims to produce students who are capable of designing DSP systems and creating commercially-viable audio applications using high-performance and energy-efficient ARM processors.
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ECE 513 - Radio-Frequency Engineering
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Topics include a detailed discussion on transmission lines, waveguides, impedance matching, microwave resonators, RF filters, RF amplifiers, and passive RF and microwave devices (mixers, diplexers, etc.). An introduction to antenna design as well as RF/microwave communications link design will be given.
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ECE 514 - Modeling and Control of Robotic Manipulators
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course builds the foundation for designing robotic manipulators. Topics include forward and inverse kinematics, velocity kinematics, dynamics, sensors and actuators for robots, path planning, independent joint control, force control, and an introduction to vision-based control. Includes lab problems.
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ECE 515 - Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course covers the analysis and design of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications. Topics include overview of RF and wireless technology, basic concepts of RF design: linearity, distortion, sensitivity, noise figure, impedance transformation; transceiver architectures; phase-locked loops; low-noise amplifier design; oscillator and synthesizer design; basic architectures of power amplifiers.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 513
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ECE 516 - Power Generation, Operation, and Control
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
The course covers operations economics and control of the power system and builds on the characteristics of large generating facilities to include how they are operated to minimize cost while meeting the requirement to supply load and keep equipment operating within safe margins. It will focus on the transmission system and cover transmission system operation and analysis. Students will be introduced to new optimization methods and new analysis methods used in the power industry.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 511
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ECE 517 - Mobile Robotics
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course introduces principles and techniques from the fields of mathematics, physics, and numerical methods as well as engineering approaches to develop effective mobile robots. Topics include kinematics of mobile robots, perception, localization and mapping, and motion planning. Mobile robot programming will be taught through simulations and experiments based on the Robot Operating System (ROS).
Prerequisite(s): ECE 514
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ECE 535 - Advanced Digital System Design Using Field-Programmable Gate Arrays
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Introduction to Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)-integrated circuit structure, concepts, programming, and user designs by way of lecture and laboratory. Thorough treatment of the Verilog Hardware Description Language (HDL) and Xilinx design software plus development boards, in a lab-based approach, via simulation and actual implementation plus testing. System level design begins with lower level blocks, such as multiplexors, decoders, counters, state-machines, UARTS and then proceeds to an embedded microcontroller.
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ECE 537 - Digital Signals and Systems
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course focuses on the representation and analysis of discrete-time signals and systems, and also provides an introduction on digital signal processing. Topics covered include convolution sum, difference equations, discrete-time Fourier Series and Fourier Transform, z-Transform, sampling and reconstruction, DFT, FFT, digital FIR and IIR filters.
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ECE 565 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Units: 1-4
When Offered: As offered
This course offers a concentration upon a specific topic within the field of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The topic varies by semester.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of eight (8) units of credit with a change in topic
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ECE 599 - Independent Study in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Units: 1-3
When Offered: As offered
This course provides an opportunity for students who have demonstrated the ability to do independent work to pursue in-depth a software engineering topic of particular interest.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of nine (9) units of credit
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EGR 501 - Engineering Research and Practice
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course is an introduction to the graduate study of engineering. Engineering mathematics and linear algebra, as needed for graduate study, will be covered. The Christian worldview and its perspective on advanced engineering will be examined through readings and reflections. An introduction to the topic of research and development will be provided.
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EGR 503 - Applied Engineering Analysis
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course is intended for all graduate-level engineering students to develop analytic and problem solving skills. Mathematical principles and software tools are applied to analyze and solve engineering problems. Students learn to associate differential equations and other mathematical tools with physical phenomena descriptive of a variety of engineering problems. Topics include mathematical modeling of engineering problems; ordinary differential equations, matrix and vector analysis, linear algebra, eigenvalue problems, Fourier analysis, and partial differential equations.
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EGR 506 - Engineering Research and Development Methods
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring, Summer
This course is an introduction to research and development in the fields of engineering. Methods for properly researching a topic, collecting and processing data, drawing conclusions and presenting results are discussed. Special attention is paid to the process of technical development as opposed to research.
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): EGR 501
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EGR 507 - Research and Development
Units: 1-3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
This course is a continuation of graduate research and development in the fields of engineering. Faculty will supervise the research and measure progress of the work.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of nine (9) units of credit
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): EGR 506
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EGR 508 - Documentation and Presentation
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course completes the required graduate research and development sequence in the fields of engineering. The project work or research will be completed, fully documented and presented to a group of faculty, peers and observers.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 506
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EGR 511 - Smart Irrigation Systems
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course will focus on computer controlled farm irrigation system evaluation and management. Topics include drip, micro-spray, furrow, border strip, and sprinkler systems. The course will also address irrigation efficiency and uniformity, and pumping costs.
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EGR 512 - Wells and Pumps
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course will study the water well drilling, design and development. It will also investigate the pump characteristics, system head design, series and parallel operation, design of pump intakes, and variable speed electric drives and engines.
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EGR 513 - Agricultural Design for Disability
Units: 3
This course focuses on farm equipment design for disability.
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EGR 531 - Control Systems
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Analog control system modeling, analysis, and design using root locus and frequency response methods. Introduction to state variable methods and digital control. Includes lab projects on real-time control systems. MATLAB and SIMULINK are used extensively as design tools.
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EGR 544 - Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Properties of the principal families of materials used in mechanical engineering design with an introduction to the manufacturing processes used to convert these materials into finished products. Application of statistics and probability to material properties and manufacturing. Laboratory experiments in strength of materials, property of materials, and manufacturing processes.
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EGR 546 - Machine Design
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
The fundamentals of machine elements in mechanical design. Includes the analysis of components under static and fatigue loadings, and the analysis, properties, and selection of machine elements such as shafts, gears, belts, chains, brakes, clutches, bearings, screw drives and fasteners.
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EGR 561 - Biomechanics
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Introduces the fundamental principles of mechanics applied to study the physiology of biological systems with emphasis of analyzing human movements. Primary topic areas will include kinematics, statics, and kinetics of human movement including joint and segment position (acceleration, velocity, force and torque; work and power; and inverse solution methods), and an overview of musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology.
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EGR 562 - Biomaterials
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
The course provides students with a fundamental understanding of the material selection process required in engineering for medical applications. Materials to be covered include both short-exposure, such as surgical tools and catheters, and long-exposure, such as implants and shunts. Topics to be included are: the manufacturing process, performance characteristics, biocompatibility testing, and long-term biological response (tissue formation and fibrosis). Relevant design considerations will be discussed, including common medical device standards relating to biomaterials testing and performance.
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EGR 564 - Aqueous Humor Dynamics
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course covers the physical properties and flow dynamics associated with the eye’s aqueous humor, the transparent fluid located in the space between the lens and the cornea. A focus will be placed on flow measurements, outflow pathways and resistance, and ocular biomechanics associated with Intraocular Pressure (IOP) changes. An emphasis will be placed on how these areas directly relate to glaucoma, including various engineered products designed to diagnose and mitigate the disease.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 503
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EGR 565 - Special Topics in Engineering
Units: 1-4
When Offered: As offered
This course offers a concentration upon a specific topic within the field of engineering. The topic varies by semester.
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with a change in topic
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EGR 566 - Occupational Biomechanics
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Occupational Biomechanics is applying the field of Biomechanics to the workplace. This course will cover the relationship between human exertions on musculoskeletal injury.
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EGR 581 - Systems Simulation
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Model design to simulate discrete event systems with basic input and output analysis using high order languages, applied to industrial systems analysis and design problems.
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EGR 582 - Supply Chain and Logistics Management
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Apply industrial and systems engineering and management approaches to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of material flow, information flow and cash flow for the entire supply chains.
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EGR 599 - Independent Study in Engineering
Units: 1-3
When Offered: As offered
This course provides an opportunity for students who have demonstrated the ability to do independent work to pursue in-depth a engineering topic of particular interest.
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ENG 500 - Research and Writing in Literature and Language
Units: 3
This course provides advanced study in grammar, writing and research techniques and styles.
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ENG 501 - Critical Theories and Traditions
Units: 3
Students will become familiar with critical literary trends and traditions from the classic to the contemporary. A sequential survey of classical traditions will begin with Plato and move through literary criticism as practiced in the Renaissance, Romantic and modern eras. Contemporary trends will include Marxist criticism, formalism, structuralism and semiotics, post structuralism, feminist literary criticism, and reader-response criticism. Issues of canonicity and authorial intent will also be discussed.
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ENG 510 - Comparative Mythology
Units: 3
Students will become acquainted with the discipline of mythology from a variety of perspectives: from augmenting basic cultural literacy and identifying deities and stories to investigating the philosophy and universalism of myths. The emphasis will be placed on Greek and Roman myths, but will also examine other mythologies such as Mesopotamian, Nordic, and Native American, and modern assimilations of myth into Western literature and film. This course blends literary content with teaching methods.
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ENG 520 - Theory and Worldview
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
A course designed to introduce students to critical and theoretical perspectives on literature. Students will also consider how to examine and evaluate literary theories and texts from a Christian worldview.
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ENG 523 - Theory and Methods of TESOL
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (odd years)
This course will focus on the application of linguistic theory in education. Students will be introduced to various teaching philosophies and methodologies, focusing on their application to language learning. Students will be familiarized with various movements in education and psychology such as behaviorism, cognitivism, social constructivism, and humanism. Students will be instructed as to how diverse language teaching methods have been informed by various educational movements and how these philosophies and methods take form in the second language classroom. This course will build on the concepts taught in ENG 563 but will focus more on second language learners both in ESL and EFL settings.
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ENG 525 - Non-Western Literature Seminar
Units: 3
Examines literature from a particular non-Western culture or region of the world. The course may take a topical, canonical, critical or genre approach. Students should see the instructor for the current semester’s focus.
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ENG 531 - Literary Journal Editing and Publishing
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
In this course, students assist in all aspects of the publication of the campus literary journal, The Dazed Starling. Students read submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, they work with writers to edit their pieces, and they assist with layout and design.
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ENG 540 - Contextual Approaches to Grammar
Units: 3
This advanced course will provide an in-depth look at grammar from a linguistic perspective. The purpose of the course is twofold: to provide students with a sound knowledge of English grammar from a linguistic perspective, and to equip students with an understanding of the relationship between the linguistic and grammatical approaches to language. Ultimately, students will be able to apply linguistic understanding to the teaching of grammar as prescribed by the California State Framework for English.
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ENG 542 - Intercultural Rhetoric
Units: 3
This course is designed to enhance the English graduate student’s understanding of rhetoric and language across multiple cultures. Students will become familiar with preferred rhetorical organization patterns of a variety of cultures and sub-cultures (e.g., genres) in academic and professional writing.
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ENG 543 - Teaching Second Language Writing
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (even years)
This course prepares students to teach writing to second language learners, especially but not exclusively at the college level. Course materials and activities focus on current composition philosophy, research-based method and teaching techniques for collegiate level second language writing courses. At a minimum, this course is designed to introduce students to major theories, research, and practice in the teaching of English writing to second language learners. Thus, students should complete this course being able to do what ESL/EFL writing instructors do: design lesson plans for college composition; evaluate (read, respond to, grade, and assess) college level writing; and engage in research in at least one relevant issue in ESL/EFL composition pedagogy. This course should train students to be reflective practitioners and researchers of collegiate level English composition.
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ENG 545 - Teaching College Writing
Units: 3
This course prepares students to teach college writing by introducing them to current composition philosophy and methods, major theories and research in the field, and practical application of teaching techniques for collegiate-level writing courses.
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ENG 546 - Teaching Second Language Reading
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring (even years)
This course will be about reading in a second language, primarily, but not exclusively English. In particular, the class will emphasize teaching reading in English to learners whose native language is not English. Since research and theory inform sound pedagogical practice, we will also research and review research on a variety of relevant topics to teaching reading from both linguistic and educational perspectives. Finally, given the importance of literacy in so many contexts today, we will consider a multitude of variables which affect the teaching and learning of reading skills for both children and adults, in second and foreign language settings, and explore the implications of the research for all concerned.
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ENG 550 - Topics in British Literature
Units: 3
A course designed to familiarize students with various periods of British literature. This course will take a topical or genre-based approach to British literature in the context of the period’s historical, cultural, and literary climate. Students should see the instructor for the focus of the current semester.
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ENG 553 - Second Language Curriculum Development and Assessment
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring (odd years)
This course is designed for future ESL teachers who are interested in current thinking and research in second language material development and assessment and in the application of such in classroom teaching. There are two major goals: one is developing a solid understanding of the core issues in these areas and the other, which requires students to design their own materials and assessment tools and to evaluate existing ones, is facilitating the application of such an understanding in classroom teaching.
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ENG 555 - Shakespeare Seminar
Units: 3
An in-depth study of selected Shakespeare plays and sonnets. The course may utilize a topical approach and may also incorporate other, non-Shakespearean texts. Students should see the instructor for the current semester’s focus.
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ENG 556 - British Literature Pre-1800
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring (as offered)
A course designed to familiarize students with British literature and language prior to 1800. This course will take a topical or genre-based approach to a period of British literature before Romanticism in the context of that period’s historical, cultural, and literary climate. Students should see the instructor for the focus of the current semester.
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ENG 557 - British Literature Post-1800
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring (as offered)
A course designed to familiarize students with British literature from 1800 to the present. The course will take a topical and/or genre-based approach to a period of British literature from Romanticism to the present in the context of that period’s historical, cultural, and literary climate. Students should see instructor for the focus of the current semester.
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ENG 561 - American Literature Pre-1900
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (odd years)
A course designed to familiarize students with American literature prior to 1900. The course will take a topical and/ or genre-based approach to American literature in the context of the period’s historical, cultural, and literary climate. Students should see instructor for the focus of the current semester.
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ENG 562 - American Literature Post-1900
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (even years)
A course designed to familiarize students with American literature from 1900 to the present. The course will take a topical and/or genre-based approach to American literature in the “long twentieth century” in the context of the period’s historical, cultural, and literary climate. Students should see instructor for the focus of the current semester.
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ENG 563 - Language Structure and Acquisition
Units: 3
Linguistic theory and methods. Includes the study of the five universal elements of language (phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics) as well as the acquisition and use of language and its variants in culture. This course is required for both multiple subject and single subject credential candidates. Ten (10) hours of fieldwork required.
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ENG 570 - Topics in World Literature
Units: 3
A course designed to familiarize students with various periods of World literature. This course will take a topical or genre-based approach to World literature in the context of the period’s historical, cultural, and literary climate. Students should see the instructor for the focus of the current semester.
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ENG 573 - Second Language Acquisition
Units: 3
This course is an introduction to some of the major concepts and key issues (theoretical and methodological) in the area of second language acquisition (SLA). During the first few weeks, the class will survey some of the major conceptual advances in second language acquisition research. During the second half of the course, students will have many opportunities to review seminal research articles and evaluate the findings of the research and their implications as applicable to the field of SLA. Each student will also have the opportunity to design his or her own study in an area of SLA that interests him or her.
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ENG 575 - Creative Writing: Prose
Units: 3
A creative writing seminar focused on the crafts of fiction and creative nonfiction. Students read numerous published short stories and personal essays, as well as articles discussing craft, technique, and theory. Students write their own short stories or personal essays, which are discussed by the professor and students on scheduled workshop days. The works produced in this class strive to be of publishable quality.
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ENG 576 - Creative Writing: Poetry
Units: 3
A creative writing seminar focused on the craft of poetry. Students read numerous published lyric and narrative poems, as well as articles discussing craft, technique, and theory. Students write their own poems, which are discussed by the professor and students on scheduled workshop days. The poems produced in this class strive to be of publishable quality.
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ENG 580 - Film Theory
Units: 3
A study of film theories from the turn of the 20th century onward, this course will examine how different film theories, as part of a long-standing tradition of critical reflections on life and arts in general, evolve and interact with one another and with neighboring discourses, nationally and internationally.
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ENG 582 - Topics in Literature and Film
Units: 3
This course addresses the relationship between literature and film, focusing on the theory and practice of adaptation from a literary to a cinematic medium. Film adaptations will be analyzed for their relation to their literary counterparts, particularly in regard to ideology, socio-historical recontextualization, and generic issues. The films also will be evaluated for their cinematic integrity as autonomous cultural products aimed at particular audiences. Topics for the seminar might be genre or author-based, such as adaptations of the novels of Jane Austen, or subject-based, such as a study of adaptation and intertextuality in literature, film, and new media. Students should see the instructor for the focus of the current semester.
Repeatable: May be repeated one time for credit
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ENG 583 - Introduction to Digital Studies
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (odd years)
This course introduces students to the growing field of digital studies. Given the interdisciplinary nature of digital studies, students will study digital texts and projects and will work collaboratively to evaluate, develop, and refine their technical skills to create and edit various forms of digital publications.
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ENG 591 - Internship
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
The purpose of this course is to provide students the opportunity to practice the written, oral, research, analytical, and/or technological skills developed in their field(s) of study under the direct supervision of a practitioner in a professional field. In consultation with the internship coordinator, the student works in the field through supervised practical experiences with a professional organization.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director
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ENG 594 - Comprehensive Exam
Units: 1
Required for students wishing to take a comprehensive exam in place of a thesis or project as part of course requirements for a Masters degree in English. Students may enroll for a maximum of four semesters.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Program Director
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ENG 596 - Research Seminar
Units: 2
When Offered: Spring
Graduate students will become acquainted with research methods, trends, and critical issues in the study of literature and language. It is assumed that students are already familiar with basic research tools available to the literature scholar. The seminar will introduce students to the required elements of the Exam, Thesis or Project and equip students to conduct scholarly research and produce scholarly papers and presentations worthy of publication in referred journals and other professional forums. Students lacking basic research skills may be required to take ENG 350 as a program pre-requisite.
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ENG 597 - Project
Units: 1
Continuing enrollment for students to complete a major project in this course as part of requirements for a Masters degree in English. Students may enroll for a maximum of four semesters.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Program Director
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ENG 598 - Thesis
Units: 1
Continuing enrollment for students to complete a substantive thesis in this course as part of requirements for a Masters degree in English. Students may enroll for a maximum of four semesters.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Program Director
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ENG 599 - Special Topics
Units: 1-3
Concentration upon a specific topic in the field of English. Topic varies for different semesters.
Repeatable: May be taken multiple times with change in topic
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FPY 500 - Statistical Analysis I
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course introduces graduate students to univariate and bivariate statistical analysis. The course will review linear correlations, reliability analyses, independent t-tests, dependent t-tests, one way ANOVA, factorial ANOVA, linear regression, and chi-squares statistics.
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FPY 501 - Statistical Analysis II
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course introduces graduate students to multivariate statistics, overview of univariate and bivariate statistics, screening of data including issues of normality, linearity, homoscedasticity, multiple regression, canonical correlations, analysis of covariance, multiple analysis of variance and covariance, profile analysis, logistic regression, principle components and factor analysis, and introduction to structural equation modeling.
Prerequisite(s): FPY 500
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FPY 505 - Qualitative Forensic Research Methods
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course examines the nature of the research process emphasizing the formulation of investigative questions and testable hypotheses. The course reviews qualitative methods of data collection, data analysis and report writing. Within a small group setting, students and professors will design and implement field research from topic selection to publication submission.
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