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2021/2022 University Catalog 
    
2021/2022 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


General Education Courses  

Courses offered at the SDSU Imperial Valley campus.  

Detailed information about course offerings can be found on the Class Schedule website.

 

Dual Language and English Learner Education

  
  • DLE 416L - Biliteracy Foundations for Teaching and Learning in Diverse Communities Field Experience


    Units: 1

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Two hours of activity.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in DLE 416 , upper division standing, and working fluency in Spanish.

    Field experience in multilingual (Spanish-English) K-12 schools and communities. Formerly numbered Dual Language and English Learner Education 415. Maximum Credits: two units.

  
  • DLE 496 - Experimental Topics


    Units: 1-4

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

  
  • DLE 499 - Special Study


    Units: 1-3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Open only to senior and graduate students in education who have shown ability to work independently.

    Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.

  
  • DLE 515 - Multilingual Education: Theory and Practice for Biliteracy Teachers


    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Pedagogical and programmatic practices for addressing linguistic and academic needs of multilingual learners. Historical and theoretical foundations of bilingual education as related to bilingual and dual language programs to include instruction, curriculum, and assessment.

    Note: Taught in Spanish and English.

  
  • DLE 523 - Psychological Foundations for Biliteracy Teachers in K-6 Classrooms


    Units: 3

    Major theories of learning and cognition as applied to bilingual students and their relation to child development, first and second language acquisition, and approaches to teaching in bilingual classroom.

  
  • DLE 524 - Psychological Foundations for Biliteracy Teachers in Grades 7-12


    Units: 1-4

    Bilingual learning theory as it affects adolescent growth, individualized instruction, classroom management and discipline, and methods of measuring and evaluating achievement. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: four units.

    Note: Taught in Spanish and English. See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • DLE 532 - Biliteracy Teaching in Language Arts for Elementary Students


    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): DLE 416  with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Recommended: DLE 515  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

    Assessing language proficiency; selecting, designing, and evaluating learning experiences to develop biliteracy in K-6 classrooms in English language arts and language of emphasis (Arabic, Mandarin, or Spanish).

    Note: Taught bilingually in language of emphasis and English.

  
  • DLE 553 - Language Assessment and Evaluation in Multicultural Settings


    Units: 3

    Theories and methods of assessment and evaluation of diverse student populations including authentic and traditional models. Procedures for identification, placement, and monitoring of linguistically diverse students. Theories, models, and methods for program evaluation, achievement, and decision making.

  
  • DLE 585 - Methods in Ethnic Studies Teaching: Decolonial Pedagogies in K-12 Schools


    Units: 3

    Same As: AFRAS 585 , AMIND 585 , and CCS 585 .
    Prerequisite(s): DLE 515 , AFRAS 421 , AMIND 480 , CCS 580 , or graduate standing.

    Approaches, methods, and theories of instruction and assessment to include decolonial, humanizing, and liberatory pedagogies. Development of ethnic studies curricula. Ethnicity, race, and racism.

  
  • DLE 596 - Special Topics in Bilingual and Multicultural Education


    Units: 1-3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Selected topics in bilingual, cross-cultural education and policy studies. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • DLE 600A - Foundations of Democratic Schooling


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Analysis of relationships among ideology, culture, and power in educational context; key concepts in critical pedagogy applied to programs, curricula, and school restructuring.

  
  • DLE 600B - Foundations of Dual Language Programming for Critical Biliteracy Development


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Bilingual authorization credential or score of 3 on SDSU Spanish examination.

    Critical literacy and democratic schooling for dual language program models. Program models that apply to policies and practices that inform literacy curriculum and pedagogy in dual language-biliteracy settings.

  
  • DLE 601 - Language Policies and Practices


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Formal and informal policies related to education of linguistically diverse students at micro/macro level and in school contexts; analysis of bilingual and cross-cultural issues in cognition and literacy.

  
  • DLE 603 - Community and Schools in a Diverse Society


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Linguistic and cultural diversity of school and community. Development of community sociocultural scan; home and school collaboration; effects of home and school collaboration on achievement; responsibility of parent caretaker, stakeholder for student success.

  
  • DLE 604 - Learning and Teaching Language in a Dual Language Setting


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Bilingual authorization credential or score of 3 on SDSU Spanish examination.

    Dual language instructional methods, modeling oral and written grammatical structures. Language acquisition strategies for English and Spanish in K-12 grades. Emphasis on written structures for academic literacy.

  
  • DLE 650 - Curriculum Development for Urban School Communities via Action Research


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): DLE 600A DLE 600B , or graduate standing.

    Curriculum development through lens of critical theory and action research. Principles of curriculum, instruction, and programs contextualized and with regard to particular educational institutions or work sites from a social justice perspective.

  
  • DLE 651 - Curriculum, Teaching, and Assessment: Designated and Integrated ELD


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): DLE 915A DLE 915B , or graduate standing.

    English language development and delivery of comprehensive instruction for English learners. Strategies for implementing state adopted standards for ELD in language and content areas.

  
  • DLE 652 - Literacy and Language: Critically Examining Curriculum for Teaching and Learning


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): DLE 650 .

    Research in literacy and multi-cultural curriculum theories, methods, and teaching connected to community, school, and personal literacies. Literacy practices for educating diverse students; varying definitions of literacy and social-political contexts of literacy curriculum.

  
  • DLE 653 - Language Development in K-12 Multilingual Classrooms


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to bilingual authorization credential program.

    Dual language and multilingual classrooms, universals and differences in language structure, transfer, and use (including basic linguistics). First and additional language development; related factors (political/sociocultural aspects of bilingualism).

    Note: Taught in English and Spanish.

  
  • DLE 686 - Seminar in Multicultural Education


    Units: 1-6

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Topics dealing with current issues in multicultural education. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • DLE 798 - Special Study


    Units: 1-6

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; to be arranged with department chair and instructor.

    May involve fieldwork. Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

  
  • DLE 910 - Teaching Mathematics to Bilingual Students


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Bilingual 2042 Multiple Subject credential program.

    Underlying learning theories for teaching mathematical concepts, computation, and problem-solving skills to bilingual students.

  
  • DLE 911 - Teaching Social Studies to Bilingual Students


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Bilingual 2042 Multiple Subject credential program.

    Conceptual approaches for teaching bilingual social studies curriculum, incorporating sociocultural characteristics of multicultural community, social concepts, and community social issues.

  
  • DLE 912 - Teaching Science to Bilingual Students


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Bilingual 2042 Multiple Subject credential program.

    Strategies for development of process skills and concept acquisition. Methodology for teaching activity-oriented science class bilingually.

  
  • DLE 915A - Teaching and Learning in the Content Area: Designated and Integrated English Language Development-Multiple Subject


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 451  with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Admission to Multiple Subject credential program or graduate standing.

    Teaching strategies in content specific fields from second language acquisition perspective taken concurrently with student teaching or practicum. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • DLE 915B - Teaching and Learning in the Content Area: Designated and Integrated English Language Development-Single Subject


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 451  with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Admission to Single Subject credential program or graduate standing.

    Teaching strategies in content specific fields from second language acquisition perspective taken concurrently with student teaching. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • DLE 925 - Intern Seminar: Teaching English Learners


    Units: 1

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to an internship program in dual language and English learner education, special education, or teacher education.

    Research-based instruction to meet the needs of diverse language learners in a variety of classroom settings. Maximum Credits: six units.

  
  • DLE 931 - Skills in Teaching Reading to Bilingual Elementary Students


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Bilingual 2042 Multiple Subject credential program.

    Teaching reading in English, including methods, strategies, assessment, materials, and techniques of transition for implementing reading programs in the bilingual classroom.

  
  • DLE 933 - Skills in Teaching Reading to Bilingual Secondary Students


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing. Admission to Bilingual 2042 Single Subject credential program.

    Methods for developing reading skills in Spanish and English across subject areas. Includes comprehension, academic vocabulary, concept development, reading strategies, and assessment.

    Note: Taught in Spanish and/or English.

  
  • DLE 954 - Classroom Organization for Democratic Teaching in Bilingual Classrooms


    Units: 1-4

    Prerequisite(s): DLE 400 ; concurrent registration in DLE 524  and DLE 963 ; admission to single subject bilingual 2042 program.

    Teaching practices to include democratic processes for classroom management in bilingual classrooms. Classroom teaching, classroom discipline, and curriculum management. Social-cultural and political contexts of teaching to include overview of teacher performance assessment tasks.

  
  • DLE 960 - Professional Seminar for Bilingual Teacher Candidates


    Units: 1-4

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to a bilingual credential program.

    Lesson planning and organizing instruction for equity and access for bilingual elementary and secondary classrooms. Maximum Credits: eight units.

  
  • DLE 961 - Practicum in Elementary Bilingual Classroom


    Units: 1-12

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Bilingual 2042 Multiple Subject credential program.

    Field experience at two grade levels in a multicultural setting and a bilingual elementary classroom; student teacher assumes responsibility for planning and instruction for specified time to comply with State requirements. Maximum Credits: 12 units.

  
  • DLE 962 - Student Teaching for Elementary Bilingual Students II


    Units: 1-12

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): DLE 961 .

    Field experience in a multicultural setting or a bilingual elementary classroom. Student must provide own transportation to student teaching site. Maximum Credits: 12 units.

  
  • DLE 963 - Practicum in Secondary Bilingual Classroom


    Units: 3-4

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): DLE 400 ; concurrent registration in DLE 524  and DLE 954 ; admission to the single subject bilingual emphasis program.

    On-site, part-time experience to implement bilingual teacher competencies introduced in DLE 515 DLE 524 , and DLE 954 . Students must provide own transportation to student teaching site.

  
  • DLE 964 - Student Teaching for Bilingual Secondary Students II


    Units: 8-12

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): DLE 524  and DLE 963 .

    On-site, full-day experience in State approved bilingual and nonbilingual classes to implement teacher competencies as developed in the total professional sequence. Students must provide own transportation to student teaching site. Maximum Credits: 12 units.


Economics

  
  • ECON 101 - Principles of Economics


    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Assessment requirement.

    Principles of economic analysis, economic institutions, and issues of public policy. Emphasis on macroanalysis including national income analysis, money and banking, business cycles, and economic stabilization.

  
  • ECON 102 - Principles of Economics


    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Assessment requirement.

    Principles of economic analysis, economic institutions, and issues of public policy. Emphasis on direction of production, allocation of resources, and distribution of income, through the price system (microanalysis); and international economics.

  
  • ECON 201 - Statistical Methods


    Units: 3 GE

    Introduction to descriptive statistics, statistical inference, regression and correlation.

    Note: Students with credit or concurrent registration in the following lower division statistics courses will be awarded a total of four units for the two (or more) courses: Economics 201; ARP 201 ; BIOL 215 ; CIV E 160 ; LING 270 ; POL S 201 ; PSY 280 ; SOC 201 ; STAT 119  or STAT 250 .

  
  • ECON 296 - Experimental Topics


    Units: 1-4

    Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

  
  • ECON 301 - Collection and Use of Data in Economics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  and ECON 102 ; ECON 201  or STAT 119 ; and MIS 180 .

    Economic data gathering via Internet and other sources, data entry into spreadsheets and graphing techniques, statistics using spreadsheets, and introduction to basic regression.

  
  • ECON 311 - History of Economic Thought


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  and ECON 102 .

    The development of economics. Contributions of schools of thought and individual writers are examined with regard to their influence on economic theory and policy.

  
  • ECON 320 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  with approval of department. Recommended: MATH 120  or MATH 124  or MATH 150 .

    Determination of output, income, unemployment, and inflation. Policies for economic stabilization and growth in an open economy.

  
  • ECON 321 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 102  with approval of department. Recommended: MATH 120  or MATH 124  or MATH 150 .

    Behavior of consumers, firms and industries with respect to product and input markets. Price system and other models of economic decision making. Economic efficiency and welfare; property rights and externalities.

  
  • ECON 330 - Comparative Economic Systems


    Units: 3 GE

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): Six units of economics to include ECON 102 .

    Current economic systems from primarily laissez-faire to state-controlled market economies with a focus on nations of Asia, Europe and Latin America; Soviet-style economic planning and transition to a market economy.

  
  • ECON 338 - Economic History of the United States


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Six units of economics to include ECON 101 .

    American economic development and national legislation. Studies of agriculture, industry, the labor force, and national output.

  
  • ECON 349 - Economics for Teachers


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  and ECON 102 .

    Micro and macroeconomics with emphasis on developing economic literacy and economic way of thinking.

  
  • ECON 360 - International Economic Problems


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  and ECON 102 .

    International problems, economic communities, organizations, and other selected topics.

  
  • ECON 365 - Economics of Underdeveloped Areas


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Six units of economics to include ECON 101 .

    The nature and causes of economic underdevelopment. Problems of and policies for the economic development of underdeveloped areas of the world.

  
  • ECON 380 - Labor Economics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 321 .

    Labor force and mobility, human capital, labor demand, discrimination, determination of compensation and employment, productivity, impact of labor organizations, labor disputes, and social legislation.

  
  • ECON 381 - Economics of Immigration


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  and ECON 321 .

    Examination and history of immigration policy in the United States and its intended and unintended consequences. Debates over economic assimilation, immigration policy, impact of native labor market, and perceptions about immigrants and the welfare system.

  
  • ECON 382 - Economics of Work, Marriage, and Family


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 .

    Economic analysis of marriage and labor supply; family-related changes in work behavior; gender differences in occupations and earnings; welfare, work and family policies in the U.S. and internationally; macroeconomic analysis of household structure and economy.

  
  • ECON 401 - Public Finance


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  and ECON 102 .

    Principles and practices of taxation and public expenditures. Economic effects of public spending, debts and taxation. Financing social security and other services. Fiscal policy and prosperity. Relation to inflation and deflation. Special emphasis on social problems involved.

  
  • ECON 403 - Health Economics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  and ECON 102 ; ECON 201  or STAT 119  or STAT 250 ; MATH 120 , MATH 124 , or MATH 150 .

    Apply economic principles and statistical techniques to production of health and delivery of health services. Business structures of delivery systems and incentives for providers and patients. Compare international health insurance systems, examine U.S. reforms.

  
  • ECON 406 - Economics of Sports


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 .

    Economic issues in professional and college team sports. Emphasis on monopoly and monopsony behavior by sports leagues and teams, public subsidies for sports facilities, ticket pricing, and NCAA rules and regulations.

  
  • ECON 422 - Business Cycles


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  and ECON 102 .

    Fundamental factors in economic fluctuations. Examination of business cycle theories, and various policy proposals for economic stabilization. A consideration of current economic conditions and an examination of methods employed in preparing national economic forecasts.

  
  • ECON 441 - Introduction to Econometrics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 301 ; MATH 120  or MATH 124  or MATH 150 ; Recommended: ECON 320  or ECON 321 .

    Econometric techniques with emphasis on single-equation models. Applied skills learned through computer assignments.

  
  • ECON 449W - Economic Literacy


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Twelve units in economics to include ECON 101  and ECON 102 . Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281  [or LING 281 ], if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.

    Economic way of thinking through writing. Effective communication of economic concepts and analysis to different audiences.

  
  • ECON 455 - Environmental Economics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 .

    Relation of environmental amenities and pollution to economic behavior and institutions. Environmental problems in externalities, public goods, and common-property resources. Environmental policy from perspective of public economics: regulation, benefit-cost analysis, valuation of non-market goods.

  
  • ECON 456 - Economics of Natural Resources


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 .

    Examination of efficient extraction and use of natural resources from an economic perspective. Fundamental and practical differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources. Fossil fuel extraction, mining, renewable energy, forestry, fisheries, and conservation policy.

  
  • ECON 460 - Economics of Financial Crises


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  and ECON 102 .

    Economic theories of crises and economic histories in qualitative and quantitative perspective to include recent crises in US and Europe. Empirical analysis of variety, frequency, and consequences. Policies for ending crises.

  
  • ECON 463 - Economic Development Before 1900


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  and ECON 102 .

    Emergence of market institutions in medieval Europe; comparisons with China, India, and Islamic world. Origin and evolution of market institutions, using concepts from new institutional economics, game theory, and behavioral economics.

  
  • ECON 464 - Economic Problems of Latin America


    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Six units of economics to include ECON 101 .

    Economic development, institutions, and problems of Latin America in the context of a global economy.

    Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.

  
  • ECON 466 - Economics of the Middle East


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101  and ECON 102 .

    Theories and practices of economic development in the Middle East to include economic history, colonial legacies, natural resource curse, migration, state capitalism, and economics of conflict.

  
  • ECON 485 - Law and Economics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 .

    Impact of legal rules on implicit prices for consumer and firm behavior, distribution of resources, economic efficiency. Background on laws surrounding property, contracts, torts, the judicial process, and crime, with focus on effects of laws on consumers and producers.

  
  • ECON 487 - Economics of Strategy


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 321  and MATH 120  or MATH 124  or MATH 150 .

    Game theory and analysis of strategic decision-making. Non-cooperative games in the context of business, bargaining among agents, political decision-making, voting, etc.

  
  • ECON 490 - Money and Banking


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 , ECON 102 , and ACCTG 201 .

    Money’s measurement and use; monetary theory and policy; returns on financial instruments; international payments and foreign exchange; evolution of banking institutions, and global competition.

  
  • ECON 495 - Economics Internship


    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Internship with business firms, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Work done under joint direction of activity supervisor and instructor. Project report and internship conferences required. Maximum Credits: six units.

  
  • ECON 496 - Experimental Topics


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Selected topics in economics. May be repeated with approval of the instructor. Maximum Credits: nine units.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

  
  • ECON 499 - Special Study


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Individual study. May be repeated for a maximum of six units. Maximum Credits: six units.

  
  • ECON 507 - Mathematical Economics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 124  or MATH 150 . Recommended: ECON 320  or ECON 321 .

    Mathematical concepts as tools in understanding, developing, and illustrating economic theories. Applications of calculus and linear equations to constrained optimization, macro models, elasticity, general equilibrium, and input-output analysis.

  
  • ECON 561 - International Trade


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 320  and ECON 321 .

    Theory and policy of international trade with examples drawn from current issues. Models of determinants of trade. Free trade and protectionism. Trade and economic development. Trading blocs, the European community, GATT and U.S. trade policy.

  
  • ECON 592 - International Monetary Theory and Policy


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 320  or ECON 490 .

    International monetary spillovers from domestic macroeconomic policies. Foreign exchange markets and balance of payments. Fixed, flexible and managed exchange rates. Bretton Woods, international monetary fund, and world debt crisis.

  
  • ECON 596 - Experimental Topics


    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Intensive study in specific areas of economics. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: nine units of 596 applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • ECON 630 - Microeconomic Theory


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 321 .

    Theories of the consumer, the firm, and the market. Topics in welfare and general equilibrium. Duality and uncertainty.

  
  • ECON 631 - Applied Microeconomic Methods


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 630 .

    Decision-making techniques in applied microeconomics including cost-benefit analysis, choice under uncertainty and applied game theory techniques.

  
  • ECON 640 - Econometrics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 321 ; MATH 120  or 121 or MATH 150 .

    Measurement in economics. Use of economic models involving multiple regression analysis, simultaneous equation systems, and time series analysis.

  
  • ECON 641 - Applied Research in Econometrics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 640 .

    Econometric applications and techniques including discrete choice, panel data simultaneous equations and time series. Data analysis and statistical software training in STATA, SAS, and SPSS.

  
  • ECON 650 - Statistical Tools for Economics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 441  

    Stata and R data analysis and programming to construct datasets, conduct econometric analysis, perform simulations/machine learning, and visualize data. Formerly numbered Economics 640L and Economics 641L.

  
  • ECON 696 - Experimental Topics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Intensive study in specific areas of economics. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • ECON 700 - Seminar in Microeconomic Applications


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 630  or classified graduate standing in another department and consent of instructor.

    Microeconomic applications to individual, firm, or government. Seminars to include topics in economic issues in demography, experimental economics, industrial organization and firm behavior, and labor economics. Maximum Credits: six units of Economics 700 applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • ECON 710 - Seminar in Public Economics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 630  or classified graduate standing in another department and consent of instructor.

    Government in a market economy. Impact on individual and firm behavior. Seminars to include topics in environmental Issues, international trade and commercial policy, public expenditures, regulation, tax policy, and urban and regional economies. Maximum Credits: six units of Economics 710 applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • ECON 730 - Seminar in Macroeconomic Policy


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Applications of macroeconomics to open economics. Seminars to include topics in business cycles, international monetary policy, macroeconomic modeling and prediction, national monetary institutions. Maximum Credits: six units of Economics 730 applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • ECON 740 - Seminar in Applied Economic Research


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy and consent of graduate adviser.

    Advanced treatment of research design and methodology. Application of empirical techniques to selected problems.

  
  • ECON 795 - Internship in Economics


    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 630 ECON 640 , and approval of graduate adviser.

    Students will be assigned to various jobs in which economic theory can be applied to decision making. Supervision will be shared by the graduate adviser and on-the-job supervisor.

  
  • ECON 797 - Research


    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Classified graduate standing and consent of instructor.

    Independent research project in an area of economics.

  
  • ECON 798 - Special Study


    Units: 1-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of staff; to be arranged with department chair and instructor.

    Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

  
  • ECON 799A - Thesis


    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): An officially appointed thesis committee and advancement to candidacy.

    Preparation of a project or thesis for the master’s degree.

  
  • ECON 799B - Thesis Extension


    Units: 0

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Prior registration in Thesis 799A with an assigned grade symbol of RP.

    Registration required in any semester or term following assignment of RP in Course 799A in which the student expects to use the facilities and resources of the university; also student must be registered in the course when the completed thesis is granted final approval.

  
  • ECON 799C - Comprehensive Examination Extension


    Units: 0

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Completion or concurrent enrollment in degree program courses.

    Registration required of students whose only requirement is completion of the comprehensive examination for the master’s degree. Registration in 799C limited to two semesters.


Education

  
  • ED 200 - Teaching as a Profession


    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Current issues, challenges in education; explores strategies that promote professional development. Critically assesses issues related to teaching in culturally and linguistically diverse school settings. Includes guided classroom observations.

  
  • ED 201 - Introduction to Literacy


    Units: 3

    Two lectures and four hours of laboratory.

    Intended for students in the liberal studies blended program for K-3 literary tutors. Basic processes of literacy and instructional strategies in culturally relevant reading instruction for emergent readers. Requires four hours weekly tutoring in a designated K-3 setting.

  
  • ED 350 - Education in American Society


    Units: 3 GE

    Philosophical, historical and psychological roots of education in America; current models, instructional designs and strategies of education. Contemporary concerns in education.

  
  • ED 409 - Cultural Competency


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): GEN S 203  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

    Application for a democratic and pluralistic society to include critical thinking, multicultural awareness, and social issues. Beliefs and attitudes on cultural issues and identity.

  
  • ED 450 - Study Abroad


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Study abroad in Education. May be repeated with new content and approval of major adviser for a maximum of three units applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content and geographic location.

  
  • ED 451 - Introduction to Multicultural Education


    Units: 3

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Overview of cultural pluralism in education, industry, business, other institutions, and society at large.

  
  • ED 484 - Valuing Human Diversity


    Units: 3 GE

    Human diversity that enriches societies. Race, gender, language, and spirituality. Impediments to valuing human diversity; classism, sexism, racism, and anti-Semitism.

    Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement. Not open to students with credit in Teacher Education 284.

  
  • ED 690 - Methods of Inquiry


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Twelve units of professional education.

    Procedures for gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing information; reviewing the literature; designing studies. Section selection to be made with department graduate adviser.

  
  • ED 696 - Selected Topics in Community Influences on Learning and Curriculum Planning


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Teaching experience and 12 units of professional education.

    Intensive study in specific areas of education. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • ED 791A - Evaluation Techniques


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 690 , advancement to candidacy for the master’s degree, and 12 units of professional education.

    Theory and practice of instructional program and product evaluation.

  
  • ED 791B - Practicum: Evaluation


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 791A , advancement to candidacy for the Master of Arts degree in education, and 12 units of professional education.

    Supervised experience in conducting a program or product evaluation, strategy selection, procedures, reporting methods, culminating in a written project.

 

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