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CSC 414 - Theory of Computation
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Computer scientists use hardware and software components to solve problems; this course encompasses the theoretical basics that underlie them. Automata, languages and grammar, language processing, computability and complexity theory will be examined in detail. Important topics will be explored using a combination of conceptual work and coding exercises.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CSC 311 and EGR 225
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CON 105 - Introduction to Construction Management
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will explore fundamental concepts related to the theory and practice of construction management. The course includes an overview of the construction industry, job market, common project management tools, basic materials and methods of construction, risk management challenges, sustainable operations, and leadership skills required to direct a construction company and project activities.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CON 205 - Plan Reading and Estimating
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Plan Reading and Estimating introduces students to construction plan reading and interpretation of residential and commercial projects. With a basic understanding in plan reading, students will apply estimating processes and learn cost engineering terminologies. Students will learn how to conduct quantity surveys from residential and commercial plans and understand the principles of unit price cost estimating.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CON 215 - Computer-Aided Drafting and Design
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course introduces students to construction visualization, graphical geometry and analysis in construction, sketching applications, computer-aided design, and fundamentals of building information modeling.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CON 310 - Construction Materials and Methods
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course explores information about construction materials and methods. The following concepts are presented in this course: (a) site investigation; (b) construction materials characteristics and costs; (c) construction methods; (d) equipment types and uses; and (e) equipment production rates and cost.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CON 315 - Building Information Modeling
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course introduces students to the application of Building Information Modeling (BIM), both as a product and a process. BIM is a new approach to the built environment as a building project delivery platform in which digital representation of a building process is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information. This course introduces students to the various benefits of improved design quality, reduction in design errors, improved field productivity, reduction in conflicts, and their associated changes as it relates to manufacturing cost and time.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CON 215 or EGR 122
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CON 325 - Construction Company Financial Management
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course introduces students to practices in accounting and financial management for the construction industry. Students analyze and apply concepts related to managerial accounting, project controls, financial statement analysis, work in progress, lending, sureties, risk management, and taxes for construction companies and project teams.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): ACC 250
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CON 330 - Construction Safety
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Introduces students to the various causes of construction accidents and adopted strategies to prevent worksite injuries and illnesses with an emphasis on OSHA standards.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CON 340 - Building Structures
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Building Structures introduces students to the types and nature of structural systems including material basics as it relates to: wood, steel, and concrete.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): EGR 241
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CON 350 - Project Delivery, Law and Contracts
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course provides fundamental knowledge for the documentation, administration, and successful delivery of construction projects through the application of industry standard project delivery methodologies. The course will also introduce students to various aspects of construction contracts in respect to project delivery, construction law and ethics.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CON 415 - Emerging Technologies in Construction
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This is a project-based course that provides an opportunity for students to apply state-of-the-art technologies to explore solutions to contemporary technological and managerial challenges in the modern construction industry. Students in this course will utilize their knowledge about computerized simulation and modeling technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), scanning technologies, and virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) technologies to address design and management challenges on construction projects.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CON 315
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CON 430 - Advanced Estimating
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course introduces students to advanced concepts in construction estimating/cost engineering, including but not limited to the creation of estimating spreadsheets and application of labor, material and equipment calculations. The use of cost estimating databases, what distinguishes between direct and indirect construction costs, bid proposal preparation and various computer applications.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CON 205
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CON 460 - Construction Planning and Scheduling
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Construction Planning and Scheduling introduces students to theory and application of construction scheduling to control the acquisition, movement, storage, utilization of workers, material, and equipment with emphasis given to the Critical Path Method (CPM).
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): CON 430
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CON 470 - Mechanical Electrical and Piping Construction
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course advances student knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and piping (MEP) systems in construction. Students examine principles of code, design, and materials and methods related to the MEP trades. Students perform applied MEP exercises related to examination of plans and specifications, requests for information, submittals, shop drawings, clash detection, and construction coordination.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CON 490 - Computer Based Capstone Design
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course explores professional practice as a constructor, requiring an understanding of the working and contractual relationship among all participants in any project process. Students will be required to participate in a “real” construction situation involving all aspects of managing a project; from initial planning to completion, including budgets, estimating, scheduling, financing and creating contracts and other construction forms as necessary. Case studies will be utilized to develop critical thinking skills.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CON 460
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): CON 430
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Criminal Justice |
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CJS 113 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, & OPS
A survey of the U.S. system of criminal justice. The history and philosophy of criminal justice administration in America, description of its social and political institutions, and overviews of major issues in the discipline are covered.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 120 - Firearms
Units: 1
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course offers students an introduction to the basic operation of handguns. The course will include basic shooting skills, firearm ammunition, safety, legal aspects of gun ownership, handgun shooting sports and activities, ballistics, and firearms cleaning and maintenance.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional lab fee
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CJS 200 - Special Topics
Units: 1-3
When Offered: As offered
An examination of a specific issue in the field of Criminal Justice.
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with change in topic
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 301 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Nature of criminal law and its philosophical and historical development; major definitions and concepts; classification of crime; elements of crimes and penalties using California and federal statutes as illustrations; defenses to criminal responsibility; and criminal responsibility.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 304 - Ethics for Law Enforcement
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
A traditional exploration of the field of law enforcement ethics, which broadly encompasses the history of justice and theories of morality and ethics from antiquity to the modern age. It will also cover the ethical problems unique to law enforcement such as “shoot - no shoot” scenarios, the use of force in general, racial profiling and hate crimes, opportunities for corruption in the context of the War on Drugs, and various other law enforcement issues.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 321 - Courts and Criminal Procedures
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
A study of the judiciary in the criminal justice system; structure of the California and federal court systems; prosecution; criminal defense, right to counsel; pre-trial release; grand juries; adjudication process; types and rules of evidence; appeals and sentencing.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 331 - Police Systems and Practices
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
An opportunity to analyze the police profession; organization and administration of law enforcement systems; the police role in a democracy; police discretion; police subculture and ethics; police stress; police-community interaction; current and future issues.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 341 - Minorities and the Criminal Justice System
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, & OPS
Students will critically examine the charges of direct and indirect institutional racism within the totality of the criminal justice system. Students will also analyze society’s response to crime, cultural, economic and political differences.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 350 - Emergency Management
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course will cover the principles of emergency management as practiced in the state of California, as well as the County, State and Federal Government. Chief components of the course are the establishment of protocols and procedures, planning and preparedness, intergovernmental responsibilities, developing a response, and mitigating disasters and recovery.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 355 - Information Management
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course examines the use of technology in the management of criminal justice data and systems. The course studies trends in the use of modern technology in the administration of management and personnel data. Lastly, the course examines potential unintended consequences of the use of technology in criminal justice management.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 360 - Historical Perspectives of Criminal Justice
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
The course offers an introduction to the historical study of crime and the administration of justice throughout human history, especially in the United States. The course highlights both changes in criminal behavior and the different ways that societies have sought to deter, punish and rehabilitate.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 400 - Special Topics
Units: 1-3
When Offered: As offered
An examination of a specific issue in the field of Criminal Justice.
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with change in topic
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 401 - Crime and Delinquency
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall & OPS
A study of the traditional and theoretical schools of criminology. Theories relating to individual abnormality and theories relating to cultural influences are examined. Theories of the causes of delinquency and data on delinquent behavior including gangs, minor and major criminal actions, and methods of correction are also covered.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 402 - Hate Crime
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course explores the problem of hate crime, which can be defined as criminal acts motivated by an extreme bias of hate. The course will focus on hate crimes as a specific type of criminal activity and will address various efforts to prevent these crimes and to hold offenders accountable.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 403 - Mass Media, Culture, and Crime
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course explores and analyzes the treatment of crime, criminals, victims and the criminal justice system in news, entertainment, and social media. The course attempts to explain changes over time by examining the history of these treatments. Lastly, the course analyzes the real effect of these messages on contemporary life, law, and culture.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 421 - Narcotics
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will examine the role of narcotics and drugs in the U.S. criminal justice system and the impact of drugs on crime. This course will address issues related to the history of drugs in society; narcotics’ legal and regulatory, social and political context; patterns and drugs of abuse; and strategies of enforcement and rehabilitation.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 441 - Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation and Report Writing
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Students will study investigation theory; collection and preservation of evidence; importance of field notes and offense reports; sources of information; interview and interrogation; use of forensic science; and case and trial preparation.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 472 - Terrorism and Homeland Security
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course will cover the detailed study of terrorism, counter terrorism, terrorist personalities, and terrorist groups, including types, tactics, and trends on a worldwide scale as well as domestically. The course also examines the unique challenges posed by the government’s war on terrorism and commitment to homeland security. The issues of prevention, civil liberties, and nation building will be examined.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 481 - Statistics for Criminal Justice Law Enforcement
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
An introduction to elementary statistical methods commonly used in criminological and criminal justice research. Students will obtain sufficient statistical knowledge that they can use to read and understand the professional criminological literature that uses statistical methods. It will also prepare students to use elementary statistical methods in their own research in graduate school or in their professional careers, and it will help students build the statistical background necessary for the study of more advanced statistical topics.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Criminal Justice Administration major
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CJS 485 - Methods of Research for Criminal Justice
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall & OPS
The course examines scientific approaches to the study of criminal justice. Students will learn how to research and study crime using the scientific method. Students will be exposed to various research methods and designs, which will be illustrated with criminological examples and exercises. Finally, the students will calculate and interpret measures of central tendency, dispersion, and association.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 496 - Institutional and Community Corrections
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course provides a survey of the historical, philosophical, and legal bases of correctional procedures and institutions and an examination of current problems and innovations. It examines the increasing task of managing persons who have been arraigned or have been sentenced to prisons and various correctional facilities in America. The nature of the institutional environment, issues of community-based policing, and the administrative concerns of safety and efficiency are also included.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 497 - Comparative Criminal Justice
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring & OPS
The functions, institutions, and operations of U.S. and foreign criminal justice systems are compared. Comparisons are made between countries similar to the U.S., such as Canada and Great Britain, as well as those which are quite different, such as Asian or Arabic countries. The underlying concepts of law enforcement, judicial and correctional processes will be studied in current and historic perspectives.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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CJS 499 - Senior Project
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
A senior capstone course designed to demonstrate the competence of Criminal Justice majors in the discipline and assess their research and writing skills. The portfolio produced by the student in completion of this project must conform to the departmental guidelines for Senior Projects.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CJS 485 and Senior status
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Cybersecurity |
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CYB 220 - Security by Design
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course explores the theoretical and practical aspects of basic security design fundamentals as they relate to the analysis, design, development, and implementation of Information System components. Topics covered include separation of domains, isolation, encapsulation, least privilege, simplicity of design, testing, documentation, minimization of implementation, deployment, maintenance, fail safe defaults, fail secure, modularity, layering, least astonishment, open design, usability, and reverse engineering.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): EGR 121
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CYB 390 - Database Security
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course equips students with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of how database systems are managed along with the issues and solutions associated with protecting the associated data assets. Topics covered include relational databases, NoSQL databases, object based vs. object oriented, database vulnerabilities, indexing, inference, aggregation, polyinstantiation, hashing and encryption, masking, database access controls, information flow, database security models, SQL Injection, inference and aggregation security issues, and common DBMS vulnerabilities.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CIT 380 and STA 144
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CYB 410 - Defensive Security
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course explores the theories, concepts, and methodologies related to the analysis and assessment of the cybersecurity needs and vulnerabilities of the organization. Students are equipped with the knowledge of the various options available to mitigate threats within a system. Topics covered include network mapping, network security techniques and components, cryptography, malicious activity detection, countermeasures, trust relationships, defense in Depth (layering), OS and application patching, vulnerability scanning and windows, social engineering, and analytical tools.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CIT 380 , CYB 220 , NAM 320 , and STA 144
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CYB 420 - Offensive Security
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to take an offensive position in regards to cybersecurity and the organization. Topics covered include penetration testing, ethical hacking, honeypots, false ports and services, false directories, attacker identification, network entry point notifications, subversion, and tarpitting.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CIT 380 , CYB 220 , NAM 320 , and STA 144
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CYB 430 - Computer Forensics
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully navigate the cybersecurity incident response lifecycle. Topics covered include response preparation, incident detection, data collection, data analysis, remediation, and legal compliance.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CIT 380 , EGR 121 , NAM 320 , and STA 144
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CYB 440 - Cybersecurity Management
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course explores the theories, concepts, and methodologies related to organizational security. Students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills required for success regarding the following topics: component procurement, identity management, risk management, cybersecurity planning, security program management, and security operations.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CIT 380
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CYB 470 - Network Defense
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course explores the methodologies, tools, and techniques necessary to protect network and communications assets from cyber related threats. Students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills required for success in regards to the following topics: implementing IDS/IPS, implementing firewalls and VPNs, defense in depth, honeypots and honeynets, network monitoring, network traffic analysis, minimizing exposure, network access control, DMZs/proxy servers, network hardening, mission assurance, network policy development and enforcement, network operational procedures, and network attacks.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CIT 380 , 460 , and STA 144
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CYB 480 - Essential Tenets of Cybersecurity
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course explores the theoretical and practical aspects of the core tenets of cybersecurity in order to prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary to secure information resources, perform threat assessments, and mitigate risks. Topics include security and risk management, asset security, security engineering, communications and network security, identify and access management, security assessment and testing, security operations, and software development security.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CYB 390 , 410 , 420 , 440 , and 470
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CYB 495 - Cybersecurity Capstone
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course provides the opportunity to integrate knowledge and demonstrate skills obtained throughout the program in the form of an enterprise level cybersecurity related project, which involves a risk assessment of an organization’s current cybersecurity posture and noting the results in the form of findings, discussion, and recommendations. The course culminates with a final report/paper and presentation.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CYB 390 , 410 , 420 , 440 , and 470
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Data Science and Knowledge |
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DSC 423 - Enterprise Data Communications
Units: 4
When Offered: Fall
This course explores state-of-the-art computer communication infrastructure from protocols and protocol architecture to organizational management issues. Special focus areas from TCP/IP Internet communication, protocol design, wireless data networking, to networked applications are studied. The emphasis is on business managers and implementers to design, realize and operate advanced networks that provide efficient and reliable services to users. Topics include data science, data communications, application software, networking, and organization management theory.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department Chair
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DSC 450 - Data Mining
Units: 3
When Offered: Summer
This course examines at the entire knowledge discovery process. The focus on cutting edge, interesting data mining techniques that can be used in a wide variety of settings (business, science, web analytics, etc.). Topics include algorithmic details, implementation issues, advantages and disadvantages, and many examples of data mining. We will also include the newest topics, such as big data methods and deep learning. The course is a practical, hands-on course, covering knowledge discovery entails, the different groups of algorithms and their usefulness and shortcomings. The course culminates in a real-world project accomplished with open-source tools.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department Chair
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Design |
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DES 101 - Design Technology Applications I
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This is an introduction to the essential computer software tools used in the modern production of information society, with a focus on the workflow and productions native to design oriented tasks utilized in design and allied design professions. Students will be introduced to foundational design software applications - including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign - and will be introduced to other workflow applications such as word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, databases, and email. Project based learning activities will provide hands-on experiences for student to practice and apply skills to real-world situations.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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DES 110 - Creativity: Process and Purpose
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course provides an introduction to creativity through discussion and project-based learning. The course provides overview and practice of creative processes (e.g. ideation, research, empathy, proto-typing, etc), in-depth discussion of the theological foundations for creativity, and practice for developing creative habits.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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DES 200 - Special Topics in Design
Units: 1-3
When Offered: As offered
This course will focus on various studio and lecture courses, which explore and present selected topics in design.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of six (6) units with change in topic
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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DES 310 - Creativity: Collaboration and Context
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course builds on a foundational understanding of creativity’s process and purpose. The aim of the course is for students to apply these foundations to the act of completing interdisciplinary creative projects in context.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): DES 110
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DES 400 - Special Topics in Design
Units: 1-3
When Offered: As offered
This course will focus on various studio and lecture courses, which explore and present selected topics in design.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of six (6) units with change in topic
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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DES 491 - Design Internship
Units: 1-3
When Offered: As offered
The purpose of this course is to expose students to their respective design profession in a professional office setting, familiarize students with a professional working environment, and prepare students for future employment.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of three (3) units
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
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DES 498 - Portfolio
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This is an interdisciplinary course where students will focus on their portfolios and final presentation specific to their industry. Standards in presentation and expectations will be examined to set guidelines for the student’s efforts in portfolio building. The goal of this course is for the student to finish with a strong, cohesive and compelling portfolio of student work. This course should focus on presentation beyond the capstone projects required for graduation.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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Early Childhood Studies |
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ECH 320 - Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall & OPS
This course describes how the cognitive processes of thought, perception, attention, and problem-solving develop in infants and young children. Students will have the opportunity to explore the value of active learning in the development of knowledge, the specific ways in which children construct knowledge, and the theoretical models that support cognitive development at home and in school.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ECH 340 - Perceptual-Motor Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall & OPS
This course explores the concept of active learning and its importance to children’s construction of knowledge through perception and movement, essentials of every learning experience.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ECH 350 - Social and Emotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring & OPS
This course introduces students to the process through which a child develops a sense of self within a socio-cultural system. Students will learn the significance of a supportive interpersonal environment for personality development. They will evaluate theories of emotional and personality development in infants and young children. They will describe the effects of social and emotional development on learning.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ECH 360 - Early Childhood Curriculum
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of curriculum development in early childhood educational settings. Students will examine the principles involved in planning, implementing and evaluating developmentally appropriate curriculum in all developmental domains. Course content will emphasize the teacher’s role in providing educational experiences that foster optimal growth and development of the individual child.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ECH 365 - Assessment of Young Children including Children with Disabilities
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring & OPS
Assessment procedures for use with infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities. Includes information on basic assessment issues and concerns, specialized assessment instruments for particular developmental domains, and recommended procedures for assessing young children with mild to moderate disabilities. Students will become familiar with a wide range of assessment approaches and understand how assessment results can be used in curriculum planning and program evaluation for general and special education.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ECH 370 - Spiritual Development in Young Children
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring & OPS
This course will explore spiritual development in young children from a biblical perspective including the role of Scripture in spiritual formation. Students will learn how to facilitate effectively the spiritual growth of children through a comprehensive understanding of the process of spiritual formation.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ECH 375 - Early Intervention: Early Childhood Special Education
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall & OPS
Students will reflect on current trends and research in early intervention, including instructional content and practice for young children with disabilities. Students will apply and synthesize knowledge of early childhood intervention practice and research through analysis of videotapes and case studies as well as field work experiences.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ECH 385 - Theories and Models for Understanding Behavior in Young Children with Disabilities
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring & OPS
Students will examine theories of learning as they apply in special education, particularly as they apply to behavior management in young children with disabilities. Principles of applied behavior analysis will be used in a case study.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ECH 395 - Learning Environments for Young Children including Children with Disabilities
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall & OPS
Students will investigate learning environments for young children including home learning, hospital intervention programs, childcare centers, public school environments, and residential programs. They will examine the characteristics of model learning environments and how to plan for non-disabled children as well as children with various types of disabilities.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ECH 415 - Consultation and Collaboration in Early Childhood Intervention
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring & OPS
Students will examine the role of the early childhood intervention specialist as a member of interdisciplinary teams through readings, observations, interviews with professionals and family members. They will acquire skills in working with interdisciplinary team members.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Senior status
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ECH 425 - Low Incidence Disabilities in Young Children
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Through fieldwork and interaction with professionals from the community, students will become familiar with the particular needs of young children with low incidence disabilities and their families.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Senior status
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ECH 435 - Cross Cultural Perspectives of Children including Children with Disabilities
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall & OPS
Students will investigate how issues of culture affect beliefs and relationships among professionals and families with young children including children with disabilities and how multiple perspectives can affect child outcomes. Students will choose an area of interest to investigate using problem-based learning and present the result of their research to class members.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ECH 440 - STEM Curriculum Integrated with the Arts
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring & OPS
This course will provide an introduction to the theory and practice of curriculum development in Pre-K settings with a specific focus on STEM integrated with the Arts. Students will learn how to design, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate programming (DAP) as well as the educator’s responsibility in providing experiences that cultivate development of the whole child.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): ECH 320 , 340 , and 350
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ECH 455 - Research Seminar in Early Childhood including Early Childhood Intervention
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring & OPS
Students will gain understanding of research in the area of early childhood intervention. Using the topic of inclusion as a focus, students will read and critique research in the areas of special education policy, professionals’ beliefs and relationships, family concerns, issues of culture, and child outcomes. In addition, students will write an integrative research review in an area of interest, and they will orally present their review to class members.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Senior status
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ECH 460 - Adult Supervision
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall & OPS
This course is a study of the methods and principles of supervising teachers, assistant teachers, student teachers, parents and volunteers in early childhood and child development classrooms. Emphasis is on the role of administrators and classroom teachers who function as mentors to new personnel while simultaneously addressing the needs of administrative concerns, other staff, children and parents. Practical experience is attained in verbal and written communication. Attention is given to the role of communication as the conduit for establishing good interpersonal relations. This course is designed to be in alignment with the California Child Development Permit training requirements which state a Master Teacher must have a minimum of two (2) units in adult supervision.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): ECH 320 , 340 , and 350
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ECH 461 - Administration of Early Childhood Programs I
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall & OPS
This course involves an introduction to management skills and administrative responsibilities pertaining to the successful operation of care and educational environments for early childhood programs. Emphasis is on the administration of programs for infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-age children. Content areas include: child and program development, adult supervision and management, family and community relationships, human resources development, business and fiscal management, and technological skill development. This course satisfies the Child Development Permit Requirement for Site Supervisor and Program Director Levels.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): ECH 460
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ECH 462 - Administration of Early Childhood Programs II
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring & OPS
This course examines the dynamics of management behavior and responsibilities, and the communication process within the organization. It includes the essentials of curriculum design, and its implementation and maintenance through systems of professional staff accountability. Quality program standards are reviewed and their link to professional growth planning and development are addressed. Presented as the foundation for effective management is skill building in leadership, teamwork, time management, sensitivity toward diversity, and advocating for the principles of developmentally appropriate practices. This course satisfies the Child Development Permit Requirement for Site Supervisor and Program Director Levels.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): ECH 461
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ECH 495 - Practicum in Early Childhood and Intervention
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course is a practicum that includes observation, participation, and teaching in the early childhood setting from birth through transitional kindergarten. Emphasis is on program planning including assessment for children in early childhood education and early childhood intervention. This course meets the requirements of the California Child Development Permit, Core Areas: Child Growth and Development, Child, Family and Community and Programs and Curriculum.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean and Senior status
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ECH 498 - Early Childhood Studies Portfolio
Units: 1
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This capstone course serves to assess student learning in the Early Childhood Studies program. Students will draw on their work in early childhood studies classes to provide evidence of developing skills, knowledge and dispositions for becoming an early childhood educator.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Senior status and last semester
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EDU 101 - Professional Educator Series I: The Student Experience
Units: 1
When Offered: Fall
This course introduces future educators to the Elementary Education major at CBU, as well as the teaching profession. The class will focus on developing their professional identities, open-mindedness, empathy and compassion, and legacy/future minded thinking and actions. Additionally, the class will focus on developing a desire for life-long learning, as well as a strengthening their commitments to educating and enriching the lives of children, families, schools, communities and the world.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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EDU 102 - Professional Educator Series II: The Community Context
Units: 1
When Offered: Spring
This course will explore the community context of learning. Specifically, students will learn more about issues of diversity, equity and social justice. This course also includes a service learning component that will address a community-identified concern and need.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): EDU 101
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EDU 200 - Special Topics in Education
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Concentration upon a specific topic in the field of education. Topic varies for different semesters.
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with change in topic
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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EDU 300 - American Public School
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
Exploring the educational paradigm historically and philosophically, students survey curriculum practices, teacher effectiveness, learner needs of the public schools, and classroom management to understand the challenges of teaching today. Emphasis is placed upon cultural diversity and a dynamic society.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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EDU 302 - Growth, Development, and Learning
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course is a study of human growth and development during the first two decades of life. Emphasis is placed on how teachers apply theoretical foundations of the learning process, cultural forces affecting behavior, testing, grouping of students, and inclusion. A certificate of clearance is required prior to engaging in fieldwork. Prerequisite for all other education courses.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fieldwork: 15 hours required
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EDU 307 - Technology in the Classroom
Units: 2
When Offered: Fall
Students will examine and apply various instructional theories and technologies to enhance student engagement and achievement. Students will demonstrate proficiency in various computer, web, and mobile device applications for the K-12 classroom and evaluate their relative effectiveness in relation to student achievement. A required course for all credential candidates.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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EDU 341 - The Exceptional Child
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, & OPS
The nature, determinants, adjustments, and problems of persons who have cognitive gifts and talents, cognitive delays, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, and who have emotional or behavior disorders will be studied in conjunction with appropriate educational interventions in the mainstream classroom and other settings. The course will acquaint students with (a) characteristics and needs of children with disabilities that affect learning, (b) methods of assessing disabilities, (c) components of the Individual Education Program (IEP), (d) instructional strategies and material, (e) positive behavior support, (f) special needs of families of learners with disabilities, (g) agencies and professional supporting learners with disabilities, and (h) legislation, including Public Law 94-142, IDEA (Part B and Part H), the American Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 504”), as well as subsequent amendments relevant to special education.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fieldwork: Ten hours of fieldwork is required. A certificate of clearance is required prior to engaging in fieldwork.
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EDU 399 - Independent Study
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
An opportunity for students who have demonstrated the ability to do independent work to pursue in depth a topic of particular interest.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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EDU 400 - Special Topics in Education
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Concentration upon a specific topic in the field of education. Topic varies for different semesters.
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with change in topic
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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EDU 401 - Oral Language Development, Instruction, and Assessment
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Students will learn all aspects of language development, including syntax, morphology, semantics, phonology, and pragmatics from birth to adulthood. Additionally, students will learn about pedagogical instructional methods to enhance students’ receptive and expressive vocabularies. Finally, students will learn how children learn to communicate in general, and in English specifically, while emphasizing individual patterns of communication development and dialectical usage.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Pre-Elementary Education major
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EDU 405 - Teaching Math and Science
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course prepares future teachers to meet the California State requirements for the Multiple Subject Credential in math and science and to equip diverse students with knowledge and methodologies necessary for the successful integration and teaching of these subjects. This course consists of the study of current best practice techniques and curriculum development used in teaching mathematics and science in the public schools. Emphasis is placed on effective instructional methods and evaluation procedures. Hours of observation and participation in Math and Science classrooms are required with the purpose of providing students with opportunities to apply methods learned in this course to public school settings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance and EDU 409
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EDU 407 - Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Focusing on the attainment of skills as a teacher of literacy, this course requires students to demonstrate content reading and writing competencies, such as determining reading readiness, applying readability formulas, evaluating textbooks, and developing strategies for vocabulary, critical thinking, and comprehension. Focus is placed on the preparation of lessons using PAR: pre-reading, assistance during reading and reflection after reading. Students are also introduced to beginning reader strategies.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fieldwork: 20 hours of fieldwork required
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance, EDU 409 , 411 , and 497
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EDU 409 - Educational Psychology
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
This course will equip candidates to appraise the relationship between the theories and practices of human development and teaching and learning methods. Specifically, candidates will examine the manner in which world view perspectives of developmental forces impact classroom policies and procedures. The role of assessment in determining student needs and designing appropriate pedagogical strategies will also be emphasized. This course will solidify understanding of the strengths-based approach to making the pedagogical decisions required in the TPA process.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fieldwork: 4 hours of fieldwork is required
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EDU 410 - Elementary Methods
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course examines various research-based instructional techniques, planning strategies, methods, and assessment practices for the elementary schools, both public and private. Ten (10) hours of structured observation is required, equally divided between primary and upper elementary grade classrooms.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): EDU 415
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): EDU 409 and 411
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EDU 411 - Theories and Methods of Teaching Diverse Students
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
This course will equip candidates with the theories and practices connected to working with diverse student populations. Candidates will examine the manner in which societal and cultural forces have impacted current perspectives of equity especially as they relate to special needs and English language learning students. The role of assessment in determining student needs and designing appropriate pedagogical strategies will also be emphasized. This course will solidify understanding of the strengths-based approach to making adaptations required in the TPA process.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fieldwork: 10 hours of fieldwork is required
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance, EDU 409 , 410 , and ETC 407
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EDU 412 - Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course prepares future teachers to meet the California state requirements for the Multiple Subject Credential and to equip students with knowledge and skills necessary for the successful teaching of these subjects. It is a study of the scope, the organization, and the instructional procedures used to teach social studies and language arts. Students learn how to design and develop interdisciplinary units of study, how to write and assess instructional objectives, and how to organize and integrate social studies and language arts instruction for diverse learners in the public classroom.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fieldwork: 20 hours of fieldwork is required
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance, EDU 409 , and 411
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EDU 413 - Disability Studies for General Education Teachers
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will introduce new teachers to the history of disability through the ages, the relevance of current educational policies to inclusion, technology in the inclusive classroom, intersectionality and its influence upon inclusive practices, working with families, and issues of transition from school to the post-school world. Furthermore, students will learn about the ethical framings of disability and strategies for effectively teaching and including students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Grounded in a disability studies framework, this course encourages students to examine their beliefs about disability and the influence of historical and cultural meanings of disability upon their work as teachers. Students will also learn how to create dynamic and inclusive classroom cultures, getting to know students, selecting appropriate instructional, lesson planning and assessment strategies (UDL, MTSS, RTI), co-teaching, IEPs, 504 plans, IDEIA, and promoting an inclusive school culture.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): EDU 415 and Elementary Education major
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EDU 415 - Equity and Diversity in American Public Education
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Students will explore the demographic shifts in American life and schools throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and examine the impact of these shifts on education. This course will equip candidates with the theories and practices connected to working with diverse student populations. Candidates will examine the manner in which societal and cultural forces have impacted current perspectives of equity, especially as they relate to educating children and young adults from diverse cultures, ethnicities, religions and races, children and young adults with learning disabilities and those who are English language learners and/or emergent bilingual students.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): EDU 102 and Pre-Elementary Education major
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EDU 416 - Pedagogical Approaches to Literacy Acquisition
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will focus on pedagogical approaches to emergent through fluent literacy acquisition. Teacher candidates will learn about word recognition (decoding/phonics, sight words, high frequency words, structural analysis), comprehension (explicit/literal, implicit/inferential, and evaluative), vocabulary, spelling, writing and fluency instruction. This course will also examine various research-based assessment practices for elementary school teachers.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Practicum: 5 weeks of fieldwork are required
Prerequisite(s): EDU 401 , 410 , and Elementary Education major
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EDU 416L - Pedagogical Approaches to Literacy Acquisition Lab
Units: 1
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course is a one (1) credit lab course that will prepare our multiple subject and education specialist credential candidates for the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA), which is a state-required exam.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): EDU 416
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EDU 422 - Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course is a study of the scope, organization and instructional procedures used to teach social studies. Students will learn how to design and develop interdisciplinary units of study, how to write and assess instructional objectives suitable for a diverse student population, and learn how to organize and integrate language arts instruction in the public school classroom. These units and lessons must follow state adopted curriculum standards and frameworks. Various teaching strategies will be demonstrated and experienced during the class periods including SDAIE strategies for English Language Learners. Therefore, students will have a variety of lesson plan models to use in the classroom. Students will work in collaborative groups to complete portions of class work. Each course objective is designed to meet a portion of the Teacher Preparation Expectations for certification in the state of California.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fieldwork: Required and includes 10 hours of fieldwork and participation activities
Prerequisite(s): EDU 410 and Elementary Education major
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EDU 425 - Teaching Math to Diverse Learners
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Studies the current best practice techniques and curriculum development used in teaching mathematics and science in the public schools. Emphasis is placed on effective instructional methods and evaluation procedures. A minimum of 10 hours of observation and participation in Math elementary classrooms is required with the purpose of providing students with opportunities to apply methods learned in this course to public school settings. This course provides opportunities for candidates to apply and evaluate the theories and methods studies in education coursework through intense fieldwork observation and lesson preparation within the subject areas of mathematics and science. Integrated lesson planning and unit development with appropriate assessment will be a strong component of course content. This course is also designed to provide opportunity to demonstrate the use of critical thinking and informed decision making concerning teaching and learning.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): EDU 410 and Elementary Education major
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EDU 435 - Teaching Science to Diverse Learners
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Studies the current best practice techniques and curriculum development used in teaching science in the public schools. Emphasis is placed on effective instructional methods and evaluation procedures. A minimum of 10 hours of observation and participation in science classrooms is required with the purpose of providing students with opportunities to apply methods learned in this course to public school settings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): EDU 410 and Elementary Education major
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EDU 440 - Classroom Management and Ethics
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course explores the context and best practices of teacher ethics and classroom management. The course equips students to navigate the implicit and explicit ethical dilemmas inherent in the routine decisions teachers make every school day in a manner consistent with the profession’s code of ethics. The course also equips students with a variety of classroom management and ethics strategies and techniques to optimize the learning environment for all students.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fieldwork: 10 hours of fieldwork is required
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): EDU 409
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EDU 442 - Language Arts and Content Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners
Units: 4
When Offered: Fall
This course is a study of the scope, organization and instructional procedures used to teach language arts/content area literacy, English language learners and students who are struggling with their literacy development. Students will learn how to design and develop interdisciplinary units of study, how to write and assess instructional objectives suitable for a diverse student population, and learn how to organize and integrate language arts instruction in the public school classroom. These units and lessons must follow state adopted curriculum standards and frameworks. Various teaching strategies will be demonstrated and experienced during the class periods including SDAIE strategies for English Language Learners. Students will work in collaborative groups to complete portions of class work. This course focuses on preparing elementary school teacher candidates to identify the challenges and support related to academic language within the content areas. In addition, the course prepares teacher candidates to use content-based literacy strategies (e.g. reading, writing, speaking, and listening) to facilitate learning of content area subject matter for the full range of learners in the classroom. This course will also examine various research-based assessment practices for elementary school teachers.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): EDU 416 and Elementary Education major
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