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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.
 

Chemistry
  

  • CHEM 596 - Advanced Special Topics in Chemistry

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Advanced selected topics in modern chemistry. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six 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.
  

  • CHEM 695 - Graduate Education in Chemistry

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in chemistry course at 500-level or higher.

    Skills and knowledge needed for success in chemistry graduate program to include techniques for successful teaching, key safety protocols, ethical issues in teaching and research, department research programs, effective means of finding and communicating chemical information.

  

  • CHEM 696 - Selected Topics in Chemistry

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.

    Intensive study in specific areas of chemistry. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.

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

  • CHEM 711 - Chemical Thermodynamics

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 410B .

    Chemical thermodynamics and introduction to statistical thermodynamics.

  

  • CHEM 712 - Chemical Kinetics

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 410B .

    Theory of rate processes; applications of kinetics to the study of reaction mechanisms.

  

  • CHEM 713 - Quantum Chemistry

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 410B .

    Quantum mechanics of atomic and molecular systems; applications to chemical bonding theory.

  

  • CHEM 714 - Topics in Statistical Mechanics

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 410A , CHEM 410B , MATH 252 .

    Selected topics from the field of physical chemistry. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
  

  • CHEM 730 - Physical Organic Chemistry

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 410B , CHEM 432 .

    Attractive and repulsive interactions between molecules, experimental methods and applications. Kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of reaction mechanisms and noncovalent binding. Qualitative molecular orbital theory, strain and stability, structure and bonding of organic molecules.

    Note: Not open to students with credit in CHEM 530 .
  

  • CHEM 731 - Synthetic Organic Chemistry

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 432 , CHEM 432L .

    Modern methods, strategies, and mechanisms in advanced organic synthesis. Retrosynthetic analysis of and synthetic routes towards biologically important compounds.

    Note: Not open to students with credit in CHEM 531 .
  

  • CHEM 732 - Mechanism of Pharmaceutical Synthesis

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 410B , CHEM 432 .

    Organic reactions and mechanisms frequently used in the pharmaceutical industry.

    Note: Not open to students with credit in CHEM 532 .
  

  • CHEM 734 - Organometallics

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 410A  or CHEM 432 ; CHEM 457 , CHEM 550 .

    Advanced or special topics in organometallic chemistry and applications to organic chemistry.

    Note: Not open to students with credit in CHEM 534 .
  

  • CHEM 736 - Spectroscopic Characterization of Organic Compounds

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 432  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

    Organic compounds using physical and spectroscopic methods. Establishment of purity and yields.

    Note: Not open to students with credit in CHEM 536 .
  

  • CHEM 750 - Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 550 .

    Selected topics from the field of analytical chemistry. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
  

  • CHEM 751 - Separations Science

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 550 .

    Theoretical basis for separation techniques important in analytical chemistry. Chemical and physical interactions between components of different classes of separation systems, including selection and optimization of operational parameters.

  

  • CHEM 752 - Mass Spectrometry

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 410B  and CHEM 550 .

    Theory and practice in analysis of volatile and nonvolatile organic and inorganic compounds, basic design principles, theory of ionization processes; interpretation of mass spectra.

  

  • CHEM 753 - Analytical Spectroscopy

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 550 .

    Theory and application of atomic and molecular absorption, emission and fluorescence methods. Modern optical instrumentation and methods of analysis. Nonlinear laser spectroscopic methods in chemical analysis.

  

  • CHEM 761 - Biophysical Chemistry

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 560 .

    Biological macromolecules to include absorption/circular dichroism/ emission spectroscopy, calorimetry, centrifugation, electrophoresis, light/small-angle x-ray/neutron scattering, mass spectrometry, and x-ray crystallography.

  

  • CHEM 763 - Cellular Regulation

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 563 .

    Biochemistry of cellular regulatory mechanisms in eucaryotic cells. Regulation of gene transcription, in mRNA translation and post-translational processes, including the mechanism and regulation of intracellular protein turnover.

  

  • CHEM 765 - Molecular Mechanisms of Human Disease

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 365  for biology majors, CHEM 560  for biochemistry and chemistry majors, or graduate standing.

    Protein dysfunction in cancer, HIV, and prion disorders. Altered catalytic function to include drug design/pharmacokinetics/ADME, global kinetics fitting software, hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry, pre-steady-state kinetics, x-ray crystallography, and structural manipulation programs.

  

  • CHEM 781 - Scientific Approaches to Teaching and Learning

    Units: 3

    Research and best practices in undergraduate teaching and learning science. Development of a teaching philosophy, discipline-based education research literature, reflective teaching practices, student assessment techniques.

  

  • CHEM 790 - Seminar

    Units: 1-3

    An intensive study in advanced chemistry. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. May not be substituted for CHEM 791 .
  

  • CHEM 791 - Research Seminar

    Units: 1

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of graduate adviser.

    Presentation of current research by students working towards M.S. degrees. Must be completed before end of second year of study.

  

  • CHEM 792 - Bibliography

    Units: 1

    Exercise in the use of basic reference books, journals, and specialized bibliographies, preparatory to the writing of a master’s project or thesis.

  

  • CHEM 795 - Chemistry Seminar

    Units: 1

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.

    Advanced study in all fields of chemistry. Maximum Credits: three units applicable to the master’s degree or Ph.D. in chemistry.
  

  • CHEM 797 - Research

    Units: 1-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Research in one of the fields of chemistry. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.
  

  • CHEM 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.
  

  • CHEM 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.

  

  • CHEM 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.

  

  • CHEM 897 - Doctoral Research

    Units: 1-15

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the doctoral program.

    Independent investigation in the general field of the dissertation.

  

  • CHEM 899 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 1-15

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): An officially constituted dissertation committee and advancement to candidacy.

    Preparation of the dissertation for the doctoral degree. Enrollment is required during the term in which the dissertation is approved.


Chicana and Chicano Studies
  

  • CCS 100 - Chicana and Chicano Heritage

    Units: 3 GE

    Cultural achievements and thought of Spanish-speaking peoples of North America; development of aesthetic and ethical values. North American intellectual history and influence of philosophical orientations of native and Mestizo peoples. Implications for social change.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 110 - Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies

    Units: 3 GE

    Origins, evolution, and current status of Chicana and Chicano studies. Research, theories, methods, and debates in and impact of the field. Current intellectual trends, scholar activism, and societal developments with implications for the field. Career pathway possibilities.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 111A - Oral Communication

    Units: 3 GE

    Training in oral expression.

    Note: Chicana and Chicano Studies 111A is equivalent to COMM 103 . Not open to students with credit in AFRAS 140  or COMM 103  or COMM 204 .
  

  • CCS 111B - Written Communication

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required.

    Training in written expression. English grammar and composition; the essay, the term paper.

    Note: Not open to students with credit in a higher-numbered composition course or AFRAS 120  or AMIND 120  or LING 100B  or RWS 100  [or ENGL 100 ] or RWS 105B .
  

  • CCS 120A - Chicana and Chicano Role in the American Political System

    Units: 3 GE-AI

    Relationship between Chicana and Chicano communities and the American political system.

    Note: CCS 120A and CCS 120B  is a year-long course sequence that satisfies the graduation requirement in American Institutions. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 120B - Chicana and Chicano Role in the American Political System

    Units: 3 GE-AI

    The Chicana and Chicano in relation to city, county, and state institutions in California.

    Note: CCS 120A  and CCS 120B is a year-long course sequence that satisfies the graduation requirement in American Institutions. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 141A - History of the United States

    Units: 3 GE-AI

    Spanish, Mexican, and Chicano influences on US history. Comparative development of the United States and Mexico to 1865.

    Note: CCS 141A and CCS 141B  is a year-long course sequence that satisfies the graduation requirement in American Institutions. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 141B - History of the United States

    Units: 3 GE-AI

    Spanish, Mexican, and Chicano influences on US history. Mexican Americans in US history; US and Mexican national histories compared from 1865 to the present.

    Note: CCS 141A  and CCS 141B is a year-long course sequence that satisfies the graduation requirement in American Institutions. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 150 - Critical Issues in Chicana Studies

    Units: 3 GE

    Critical themes in Chicana feminist scholarship: power and resistance; work, family, and culture; cultural representations and presentations; social and biological reproduction.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 200 - Intermediate Expository Research and Writing

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement and CCS 111B  or AFRAS 120  or AMIND 120  or LING 100B  or RWS 100  [or ENGL 100 ] or RWS 105B . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.

    Intermediate composition. Practice in reading, writing, and critical thinking using interdisciplinary sources. Research skills using primary and secondary sources. Argumentative writing skills.

    Note: Especially designed for bilingual/bicultural students. Not open to students with credit in AFRAS 200 , AMIND 225 , LING 200 , or RWS 200  [or ENGL 200 ].
  

  • CCS 240 - Postcolonial Masculinities

    Units: 3

    Masculinity in post-colonial contexts. Intersections of masculinity and race. Cultural and historical trends and practices, issues of self-identity, media narratives, sexuality, and social and interpersonal relationships.

  

  • CCS 275 - Sports and Race

    Units: 3 GE

    Intersection of sports and race as it impacts cultural, personal, and social development. Historical and contemporary controversies. Personal cultural experiences with sport as a racialized cultural institution.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 280 - Youth Studies in Racialized Contexts

    Units: 3 GE

    Two lectures and two hours of activity.

    Youth experiences and adolescent development in a racially diverse world. Ways ethnicity, race, and other sociocultural factors impact experiences of youth and lifelong roles.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 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.
  

  • CCS 301 - Political Economy of the Chicano People

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 110 .

    Political and economic roots of the oppression and exploitation of the Chicano from historical, institutional, and theoretical points of view. Parallels between the experience of the Chicano and other Hispanic groups.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 303 - Chicana and Chicano Community Studies

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 110 .

    Chicana and Chicano communities from a comparative perspective. Systematic inquiry into methods and issues in community studies. Contemporary social, institutional, and political affairs.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 306 - Mexican Immigration

    Units: 3 GE

    Immigration from Mexico in the context of US immigration history and policies. Comparative study of political, economic, and cultural factors. Undocumented immigration and current US law.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 310 - Mexican and Chicano Music

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: LATAM 310  
    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Music of Mexico and the Southwest including folk dances appropriate for children and adults. Emphasis on the corrido, its history and development in Mexico and the United States.

    Note: Course will be taught bilingually. This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 320 - Chicana and Chicano Lifestyles

    Units: 3 GE

    Social relations and cultural evolution in Chicana and Chicano communities, female-male relationships, and family. Influence of Spanish-Mexican cultural heritage and US industrial-capitalist society. Comparative cross-cultural social science methodology.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 335 - Chicana and Chicano Literature

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: ENGL 335  
    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Ideas, forms, history of significant Chicana and Chicano prose, poetry, and other literary genres.

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

  • CCS 340A - Gender, Sex, and Politics in Colonial Mexico

    Units: 3 GE

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 141A  or CCS 350A .

    History of Mexican women under Spanish colonial rule. Women’s agency and diversity of experiences, as they relate to class, race, religion, and sexuality. Nonheteronormative (LGBTQ) sexualities.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 340B - Chicana Women’s History: 1848-Present

    Units: 3 GE

    Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 111B  and upper division standing.

    History of Chicanas in the United States from 1848 to present, focusing on impact of Mexican American War, important female historical figures, and issues related to race, class, religion, and sexuality.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 350A - Chicana and Chicano History

    Units: 3 GE

    Review of indigenous origins; Hispanic institutions and northward expansion; the Mexican Republic; attention to women’s socioeconomic status and significance.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 350B - Chicana and Chicano History

    Units: 3 GE

    US encroachment and the US-Mexican War; Chicana and Chicano contributions; the multilingual and multicultural Southwest.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 355 - The United States-Mexico International Border

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: LATAM 355  
    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    History, culture, economics, and politics of US/Mexico border region. Theories and policy issues surrounding development of region; local regional problems and major agencies, institutions, organizations addressing these problems.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 375 - US/Mexico Border History

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 110 .

    Historical problems and movements in the US-Mexican border region, in particular those impacting Spanish-speaking populations on both sides of the border. Contemporary border issues from a historical perspective.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 376 - Chicana and Chicano Culture and Thought

    Units: 3 GE

    Intellectual history of Chicanas and Chicanos as a synthesis of different cultural traditions and perspectives. Philosophical concepts from pre-Cortesian times to the present.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 380 - US/Mexico Borderlands Folklore

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: LATAM 380  
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 110 .

    Border folklore, its complexities and dynamics via myths, rituals, legends, sayings, corridos (ballads), and literature of Chicanos and Mexicanos in the US-Mexican border region.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 396W - Chicana and Chicano Prose

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): 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 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.

    A writing workshop. Mutual criticism. Exploration of new form and content in Mexican American prose. Maximum Credits: six units.
  

  • CCS 400 - Mexican Images in Film

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: LATAM 400  
    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Comparative study of images presented by Hollywood, Mexican, and Chicano cinemas. Critical analysis and discussion of projected values. Comparison of themes in film and text.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 402 - Humanizing and Decolonizing Approaches to Theory and Research Methods

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Interdisciplinary qualitative and quantitative research methods and theoretical frameworks through a decolonial lens. New innovations in applied humanities research.

  

  • CCS 405 - Performing Transnational Citizenship

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Civic, cultural, postnational, and social constructions of citizenship in a local, global, and transnational context. Citizenship and rights of Mexican undocumented migrant and immigrant groups.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 450 - Chicano and Latino Theatre

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    Contemporary Chicano theatre including works by people of Puerto Rican, Cuban American, and other Latin American origins in the United States.

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

  • CCS 456 - Ethnic and Gender Studies in the Workplace

    Units: 3

    Same As: AFRAS 456  and AMIND 456  and WMNST 456 .
    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.

    History, institutions, and how systemic oppression operates in the professional sphere. Toolkits and strategies for advocacy and allyship in the workplace.
     

  

  • CCS 496 - Selected Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies

    Units: 1-3

    May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six 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.
  

  • CCS 497 - Senior Thesis

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Open only to Chicana and Chicano Studies majors and minors, and consent of department.

    Faculty-supervised independent study culminating in a research paper or project on history, ethos, and social perspectives of Chicana and Chicano studies and indicative of scholarly interest in continued learning.

  

  • CCS 498 - Internship in US-Mexico Border

    Units: 3

    Nine to 12 hours per week plus four class meetings.

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing, CCS 355  [or LATAM 355 ], and consent of instructor.

    Internship in public or private sector institution, agency, or organization engaged in US-Mexican binational relations or border-related issues.

  

  • CCS 499 - Special Study

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
  

  • CCS 548 - Race and Ethnicity in United States History

    Units: 3

    Same As: HIST 548 
    Prerequisite(s): Upper division or graduate standing.

    Race and ethnicity in America from colonial period through twentieth century to include historical construction of identity; colonization, slavery, state formation; labor, immigration, politics of whiteness; applicability of black/white binary of a multiethnic society.

  

  • CCS 554 - United States-Mexico Transborder Populations and Globalization

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division or graduate standing.

    An interdisciplinary analysis of the U.S.-Mexican border population. Demographic dynamics and social change in border communities. International migration and transmigration. Transborder families and transnational families. Gender, class, and racial systems in border communities.

  

  • CCS 580 - Chicanas and Chicanos and the Schools

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s) recommended: CCS 110  or graduate standing.

    Experiences of Chicana and Chicano youth in the school system from preschool through high school. Historical and sociopolitical context of educational opportunities for Chicana and Chicano youth to include cultural, emotional, social growth and development. Formerly numbered Chicana and Chicano Studies 480

    Note: This course satisfies the ethnic studies [ES] requirement.
  

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

    Units: 3

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

  

  • CCS 596 - Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies

    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Advanced topics in Chicana and Chicano studies. 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. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
  

  • CCS 696 - Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.

    Key issues in Chicana and Chicano 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.
  

  • CCS 798 - Special Study

    Units: 1-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of graduate adviser.

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

  • CCS 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.

  

  • CCS 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.


Child and Family Development
  

  • CFD 135 - Principles of Family Development

    Units: 3 GE

    Intimacy, compatibility, conflict, and communication in relationship formation and adjustment.

  

  • CFD 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective

    Units: 3 GE

    Same As: TE 170 
    Theories of child and adolescent development using a cultural and contextual approach with emphasis on self-reflection and lifelong learning.

    Note: Liberal studies premajors and majors and students seeking teaching credentials will complete TE 170 ; all others will complete Child and Family Development 170. Not open to students with credit in CFD 270 , PSY 230 , or TE 170 .
  

  • CFD 270 - Human Development Across the Lifespan

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 . 

    Biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional development from conception to old age. 

    Note: Not open to students with credit in PSY 230 .
  

  • CFD 270L - Principles of Observation: Child Development Laboratory

    Units: 1-3

    Three hours of laboratory for each unit.

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 ; credit or concurrent registration in CFD 270 . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Multiple methods of observing and recording individual and group behavior of children. Observations required. May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum Credits: three units.
  

  • CFD 272 - Child, Family, and Community Engagement

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 135 . Credit or concurrent registration in CFD 270 , CFD 270L . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Individual and family needs and the social institutions and agencies attempting to meet these needs. Social issues, service programs, program analyses, and program effectiveness emphasized.

  

  • CFD 275 - Learning Environments and Developmentally Appropriate Practices

    Units: 3

    Two lectures and two hours of activity.

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 270 , CFD 270L  (one unit). Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Design, implementation, and evaluation of developmentally appropriate practices for children and families.

  

  • CFD 278 - Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Children

    Units: 2

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 135 , CFD 270 , and CFD 270L  (one unit).

    Health, safety and nutrition practices, and policies for young children in the context of the family, culture, and community.

  

  • CFD 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.
  

  • CFD 335 - Interactions in Culturally Diverse Families

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Family interaction patterns throughout the life cycle in a multicultural society. Emphasis on theories, research findings, and family practices.

  

  • CFD 354 - Parenting: Context, Research, and Application

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 135 , CFD 270 , CFD 270L  (one unit).

    Parenting and parent education to include attachment, discipline, parent-child interactions, parenting styles and practices. Professional implications for promoting child health and well-being. Formerly numbered CFD 353A, 353B, and 353C.

  

  • CFD 370 - Research, Assessment, and Evaluation of Children and Families

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Methods for measuring child, caregiver, and family behavior. Evaluation of reliability and validity. Includes research design, sampling techniques, data collection strategies, and values/ethics.

  

  • CFD 375A - Human Development and Learning: Infant/Toddler

    Units: 2

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in one of two required CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , CFD 378D  laboratory courses selected with consent of adviser. Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Physiological, psychological, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of the human organism in cultural contexts from conception to three years of age.

  

  • CFD 375B - Human Development and Learning: Early/Middle Childhood

    Units: 2

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in one of two required CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , CFD 378D  laboratory courses selected with consent of adviser. Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Physiological, psychological, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of the human organism in cultural contexts from age 3 to age 12.

  

  • CFD 375C - Human Development and Learning: Adolescence/Adulthood

    Units: 2

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in one of two required CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , CFD 378D  laboratory courses selected with consent of adviser. Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Physiological, psychological, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of the human organism in cultural contexts from age 12 to old age.

  

  • CFD 377 - Leadership and Adult Supervision in Child and Family Development Programs

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 375A , CFD 375B ; and two units selected from CFD 378A , CFD 378B , or CFD 378D . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Development of leadership, communication, conflict resolution, and supervision of professionals in child and family development programs.

  

  • CFD 378A - Laboratory Experiences: Infants/Toddlers

    Units: 1-3

    Three hours of laboratory for each unit of credit.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CFD 375A . Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Directed experiences in mainstream settings for infants and toddlers. Observing, screening, assessing, designing, and implementing developmentally appropriate activities. Maximum Credits: three units with consent of instructor.
  

  • CFD 378B - Laboratory Experiences: Preschool/Kindergarten

    Units: 1-3

    Three hours of laboratory for each unit of credit.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CFD 375B . Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Directed experiences in mainstream settings for children ages 3 to 6, preschool, and kindergarten children. Observing, screening, assessing, designing and implementing developmentally appropriate activities. Maximum Credits: three units with consent of instructor.
  

  • CFD 378C - Laboratory Experiences: Elementary Through Secondary Schools

    Units: 1-3

    Three hours of laboratory for each unit of credit.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in Child and Family Development 375B or 375C. Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Directed experiences in elementary through secondary school settings. Observing, screening, assessing, designing and implementing developmentally appropriate activities. Maximum Credits: three units with consent of instructor.
  

  • CFD 378D - Laboratory Experiences with Children and Families

    Units: 1-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Three hours of laboratory for each unit of credit.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CFD 375A , CFD 375B , or CFD 375C . Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Directed experiences in intergenerational programs. Observing, screening, assessing, designing and implementing developmentally appropriate interactions for children and their families/caregivers. Maximum Credits: three units with consent of instructor.
  

  • CFD 380 - Early Language and Literacy Development in a Linguistically Diverse Society

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 375A  and CFD 375B ; and CFD 378A  or CFD 378B  or CFD 378D . Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

    Language acquisition and early literacy development. Brain development and socio-emotional learning. Applications of developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive practice to enhance language, literacy, and school readiness.

  

  • CFD 390 - The Hospitalized Child

    Units: 3

    Psychosocial needs of hospitalized child. Best practices for working with children and their families, and application of patient care vs. family centered care. Stress reduction, coping theories, and role of certified child life specialist.

  

  • CFD 437 - Violence in Relationships

    Units: 3 GE

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 101  and SOC 101 .

    Impact of relationship violence on individual development and ecological relationships. Historical and cultural contexts, child abuse and neglect, courtship violence, elder abuse, and violence in communities.

  

  • CFD 475 - Promoting Behavior Support and Classroom Organization in Early Childhood Settings

    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CFD 354 , CFD 375A , CFD 375B , CFD 375C , and two units selected from CFD 378A , CFD 378B , CFD 378C , or CFD 378D .

    Individual and systems-level approach to supporting young child behavior. Strategies for self-regulation, and three-tiers intervention, in early education settings and at home, to support all children, a targeted group of children who require additional support, and individual children who require intensive support.

 

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