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University Catalog 2019-2020 
    
University Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Public Health (Undergraduate)

  
  • PH 3750 - Health Disparities in Urban Communities

    (also listed as CLS 3750, CHDV 3750
    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Health disparities affecting children and families in urban communities characterized by multiple diversity factors are explored. The intersectionality of factors and processes for promoting health equity and wellness are examined.

    GE UD D (d)

  
  • PH 3760 - Issues in Global Health


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Explores the emerging health challenges to people in the developing world. The effects of ecological, social, economic, and political changes on health are examined.

    GE UD D

  
  • PH 3770 - Environmental Justice

    (also listed as CLS 3770)
    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Use of epidemiology in environmental health.  Morbidity and mortality in communities of color and lower economic status due to disproportionate distribution of environmental contaminants.  Some sections of this course may be offered online.

    GE UD B

  
  • PH 3780 - Current Issues in Urban Health


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Explores the health problems of Los Angeles, a diverse urban area.  This course will examine the nature and epidemiology of local health problems, assess the systems in place to address them, and discuss interventions to address these problems. 

    GE UD D (cl)

  
  • PH 4140 - General Principles of Environmental Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division standing. General scope of disciplines within environmental health field; routes of entry into those disciplines.

  
  • PH 4150 - Critical Issues in Health Policy


    (3)
    Prerequisites: PH 3140, Upper Division standing. This course examines the process of health care policy making, focusing on current, critical policy issues including cost and access to care, public health and government programs.

  
  • PH 4160 - Research Analysis and Technical Writing for Public Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 3130. Research concepts and methods applicable to the practice of Public Health. Emphasis on developing technical writing skills, analyzing and critiquing research reports, and reporting on Public Health data. 

    Grade of C or better in this course satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.

    (wi) GWAR

  
  • PH 4170 - Public Health Administration


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 3110. Fundamental and historical aspects of public health administration including development of public health in U.S., policies and procedures for disease control, present and future trends in public health.

  
  • PH 4210 - Community, Environmental Safety and Public Health Law


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 3120. Examination of federal, state and local laws governing public health, environmental health and occupational safety; overview of OSHA, CALOSHA, EPA, CALEPA regulations, enforcement procedures, appeal process; review of selected cases.

  
  • PH 4220 - Vulnerable Populations


    (3)
    This course will focus on the health care needs and access to and quality of care received by a variety of vulnerable populations in the United States.

  
  • PH 4230 - Sexuality and Sexual Health


    (3)
    Topics in sex and sexuality such as sex information and education, physiological individuality and response, contraceptives, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual dysfunctions and disorders, variety in gender identity and sexual expression.

  
  • PH 4240 - Drugs and Health


    (3)
    Study of psychoactive drugs; drug-taking behaviors and issues related to dependence; physiological, psychosocial, legal and political aspects of drugs and health; strategies for drug abuse prevention, education and intervention. Fulfills teacher certification requirement in California.

  
  • PH 4250 - Quality Assurance in Health Programs


    (3)
    Historical development of quality assurance regulations including accreditation, credentials, licenses, regulations, and health education evaluation; emphasis on current regulations including audits, utilization reviews, professional standards, and continuing education in relation to health care delivery programs.

  
  • PH 4260 - Consumer Health


    (3)
    Overview of health-related products, services, providers, facilities, financing, misinformation, quackery, fraud, and consumer protection. Examines consumer rights, responsibilities, vulnerabilities, pitfalls, and opportunities related to purchasing decisions in the health marketplace.

  
  • PH 4320 - International Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division standing. Review and analysis of historical and modern efforts to solve health problems; survey of global health problems; analysis of the role of international health agencies.

  
  • PH 4340 - Health Promotion


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 3110. Foundations of health promotion and health promotion program content including behavior modification; development and implementation for use in corporate medical care and community settings.

  
  • PH 4360 - Introduction to Public Health Communication


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 4340. Principles of planning and development of health communication programs in community health; strategies to develop activities for effective communication of health information for the general public, patients and allied health practitioners.

  
  • PH 4370 - Proseminar: Current Issues in Health


    (3)
    Prerequisites: PH 1500, PH 4160. Examination of current issues and trends in community health; analysis of implications in education and service delivery; development of problem solving techniques.

  
  • PH 4410 - Public Health Communication Programs: Planning and Strategic Design


    (3)
    Upper division standing. Strategic use of communication frameworks and tools to plan, design, and implement persuasive health campaigns or the communication components of public health initiatives that promote the health and well-being of diverse populations and communities.

  
  • PH 4420 - Special Challenges in Public Health Communication


    (3)
    Upper division standing. Examination of special challenges and trends in public health communication that are related to or beyond the realm of designing conventional health communication campaigns.

  
  • PH 4960 - Internship in Public Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Consent of internship advisor. Monitored field study experience in approved agencies under the guidance of faculty and field preceptor.  Includes online discussion to foster context of material to public health coursework.  Graded CR/NC

     

    Service Learning

  
  • PH 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent to act as sponsor. Project selected in conference with sponsor before registration, progress meetings held regularly, and a final report submitted. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.


Public Health (Graduate)

  
  • PH 5110 - Social and Behavioral Sciences


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Admission to the MPH program, consent of instructor. Principles, theories, concepts, and techniques of social and behavioral sciences that can be used to effectively inform the identification, assessment, and solution of public health problems.

  
  • PH 5120 - Biostatistics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MPH program, consent of instructor. Development and application of statistical reasoning and methods in addressing, analyzing, and solving problems in public health; health care; and clinical and population-based research.

  
  • PH 5130 - Environmental Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MPH program, consent of instructor. Exploration of factors in the environment that affect human health and methods for promoting health via environmental methods.

  
  • PH 5140 - Principles of Epidemiology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MPH program, consent of instructor. Basic concepts, principles of epidemiology, and methods of epidemiological designs.

  
  • PH 5150 - Health Services Administration


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MPH program, consent of instructor. Analysis of public health programs. This course will examine the organization, finance, and delivery of health care in the US, and skills pertinent to leadership and public health administration.

  
  • PH 5210 - Critical Issues in Urban Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MPH program, consent of instructor. Exploration of health issues prevalent in urban populations, and their contributing factors. Analysis of local social systems, health interventions, and policy approaches addressing the needs of low-income, diverse populations. 

  
  • PH 5220 - Program Planning and Evaluation


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 5110. Knowledge, skills and competencies required for program planning in urban community health; a systematic approach to program planning guided by appropriate theories; and techniques for evaluation of health education and health promotion programs.

  
  • PH 5230 - Public Health Research Methods


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 5120. Research methodology and design relevant to conducting public health research and evaluation of public health policy and intervention. 

  
  • PH 5240 - Urban Health Policy


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 5210. Processes of health policymaking and the roles of various participants in that process. Course will apply the tools of policy analysis to explore policy challenges and options in urban health.  

  
  • PH 5250 - Health Communication: Theory and Practice


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MPH program, consent of instructor. An overview of major theories, research, issues, and topics prevalent in the field of health communication, with a particular focus on community-based communication strategies in health promotion and disease prevention.

  
  • PH 5260 - Capstone Project


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Co-requisite: PH 5950. Students will write a manuscript discussing the project they are completing in their fieldwork. 

  
  • PH 5310 - Social Networks and Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MPH program, consent of instructor. An introduction to the theory, methods, and procedures of network analysis with emphasis on applications to public health programs. 

  
  • PH 5950 - Field Experience


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Students will complete a project in a public health setting incorporating concepts and skills learned in prior courses in the MPH program. 

  
  • PH 5960 - Comprehensive Examination


    (0)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. See the Comprehensive Examination in the requirements for the Masters Degree section of this catalog.

  
  • PH 5970 - Graduate Research


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent to act as sponsor, departmental approval of project prior to registration. Independent research under guidance of the faculty. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • PH 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent to act as sponsor. Independent study of advanced topics in field; regular conferences with sponsor. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

  
  • PH 5995 - Culminating Project


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to Candidacy, consent of sponsor, approval of department. This course serves as the capstone project for MPH program students. The course requires the completion of a written manuscript in regards to their fieldwork project. Graded CR/NC.


Religious Studies (Undergraduate)

  
  • RELS 2000 - Introduction to Comparative Religions

    (also listed as PHIL 2000)
    (3)
    Methods and concepts in comparative religions; multidisciplinary approaches to the study of ancient and contemporary religious phenomena in diverse societies. 

    GE C2 (d)

  
  • RELS 3110 - Seeking the Holy: Ancient Traditions, Modern Practices


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Comparative analysis of the ways in which texts, objects, environments, spaces, music and rituals associated with ancient religions shape contemporary human spiritual and social practices.

    GE UD D (d) (wi)

  
  • RELS 3250 - Spiritual Paths Through Life


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. The role of major world religions in different stages of human maturity and aging, as shaped by factors of race, ethnicity, gender, social-class, and ability/disability.

    GE UD C (d) ——————-Effectve Spring 2020

  
  • RELS 3350 - Gender and Sex in the Diversity of World Religions


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Beliefs and practices of major world religions concerning gender roles, sexuality, and sexual orientation, and their manifestations in different social classes and racial and ethnic groups.

    GE UD C (d) ——————-Effectve Spring 2020

  
  • RELS 3400 - Religion, Secularism, and Civic Identity


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Explores the relationship between ‘religion’ and ‘state’ through a variety of social-scientific approaches and case studies, past and present; group civic-learning project on religious communities in Los Angeles neighborhoods.

    GE UD D (cl)

  
  • RELS 3500 - Religion, Spirituality, and Ethnic Identity


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Examination of religion and spirituality as forms of ethnic identity, including the use of religion to justify racial/ethnic discrimination and to challenge racial/ethnic discrimination.

    GE UD C (re)

  
  • RELS 3650 - Science and Religion


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Comparison of goals, methods, settings, and practitioners of religion and science, past and present, through an examination of historical and present-day case studies.

    GE UD B ——————-Effectve Spring 2020

  
  • RELS 3800 - Emotion in Religion


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Emotion in world religions: diversity of feeling and expression according to beliefs, ethics, rituals, social organization, gender, class, race, and ethnicity.

    GE UD D (d)

  
  • RELS 3850 - Spiritual Assessment and Care of the Older Adult

    (also listed as NURS 3850
    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Exploration of the older adult’s spiritual needs during illness and disability and how spiritual care may be closely integrated with that of body and mind.

    GE UD C (d)

  
  • RELS 4150 - History of Ancient Greek and Roman Religions

    (also listed as HIST 4150)
    (3)
    Greek and Roman religious ideas from 2500 BCE until 500 CE: from Indo-European nomadic religion through ”classical” Greco-Roman city-state polytheism, mystery cults, and tragedy’s exploration of religious themes until Christianity.

  
  • RELS 4225 - Religion and Society in Medieval Europe

    (also listed as HIST 4225)
    (3)
    History of European religious beliefs and practices from the 3rdto the 15th centuries, emphasizing the diversity within medieval Christianity.

  
  • RELS 4230 - Migration, Identity, and Religion

    (also listed as CLS 4280, LAS 4280)
    (3)
    Examines the role of the Theology of Liberation and Evangelical Christianity in the lives of Mexicans and Latin Americans in their home countries as well as immigrants in the US.

  
  • RELS 4540 - Special Topics in Religious Studies


    (3)
    Topics of special interest as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit as subject matter changes.

  
  • RELS 4705 - Religion and Spirituality in American Indian Communities


    (3)
    Religious and spiritual traditions in American Indian, First Nations, and Alaska Native communities, from both historical and contemporary perspectives, with emphasis on indigenous perspectives.

  
  • RELS 4775 - American Religious History

    (also listed as HIST 4775)
    (3)
    Principal religious figures, groups, issues and movements in U.S. history, with an emphasis on their place in the development of American culture.


Secondary Education (Undergraduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the division and approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • EDSE 4010 - Instructional Strategies in Secondary Teaching


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to single subject credential program. Course restricted to preservice candidates to be taken in block one of the program. Theoretical and practical aspects of instructional design along with developing skills and understandings required by prospective and beginning secondary school teachers for effective instructional planning implementation, assessment, classroom management, and evaluation of instructions; analysis of special instructional and curricular problems in secondary schools.

  
  • EDSE 4010S - Instructional Strategies in Secondary Teaching - Spanish


    (3)
    Pre/co-requisite: EDCI 4000. Skills and understandings required by prospective and beginning secondary school teachers for effective planning, implementation, and evaluation of bilingual instruction; analysis of special instructional and curricular problems in secondary schools. Includes observation and participation in a field setting. This course is offered in English/Spanish combination. Bilingual authorization standards are also emphasized.

  
  • EDSE 4101 - Intersectional Diversity in Families and Students from Urban Schools


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission. Exploring implications of planning and management choices on specific student populations, understanding school climate and exploration of understandings of families and students within targeted urban communities.

    GE UD D (d)

  
  • EDSE 4150 - Classroom Management in Secondary Schools


    (3)
    Course restricted to preservice candidates to be taken in block one of the program. Identification and resolution of classroom management and control problems in secondary schools; study and application of selected strategies, teacher control techniques, and related research.

  
  • EDSE 4212C - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Science


    (3)
    Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212G - Economics and General Business


    (3)
    Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212H - Health and Safety Education


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all credential prerequisites. Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212I - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Industrial Technology


    (3)
    Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212L - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Languages Other than English


    (3)
    Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212M - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Mathematics


    (3)
    Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212N - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - English and Language Arts


    (3)
    Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212P - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Physical Education


    (3)
    Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212R - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Art


    (3)
    Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212S - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Social Science


    (3)
    Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212U - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - General Music


    (3)
    Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212X - Interdisciplinary Instructional Methods in Secondary Schools


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all credential EDCI 4000, EDSE 4301, EDFN 4400, EDSP 4000, EDSE 5000, EDSE 5101, EDSE 4502, EDFN 4131 Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4230S - Teaching Reading in Secondary Schools - Spanish


    (3)
    Prerequisites: EDSE 4010S, EDSE 4450A, EDFN 4400. Reading in secondary school content areas; reading as an instructional tool in bilingual secondary classes; strategies to improve reading at secondary level; provision for field experience. Includes observation and participation in a field setting. This course is offered in English/Spanish combination. Bilingual authorization standards are also emphasized.

  
  • EDSE 4301 - Supporting Academic Language Development for English Learners


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all courses in prerequisite block. First and second language acquisition theories and ELD & SDAIE strategies that increase English language skills and accessibility to core content texts for English learners and language minority students.

  
  • EDSE 4450A - Proseminar: Learning Environments and Instruction in Secondary Schools


    (3)
    Organization of learning environments and instructional practices to support student learning with the socio-cultural context of urban secondary classrooms. Observation and participation in secondary schools.

  
  • EDSE 4450B - Proseminar: Inquiry into Curriculum, Teaching, and School Culture


    (3)
    Understanding of dimensions of school culture in curriculum and instruction. Using school culture information to develop and deliver curriculum and assessment. Observation and participation in secondary schools.

  
  • EDSE 4453 - Directed Teaching in Secondary Schools


    (5-7)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all credential prerequisites, introductory block, developmental block, and instructional block. Co-requisite: EDSE 4463. Four periods per day of directed teaching in an assigned school. CR/NC only.

  
  • EDSE 4455 - Directed Teaching in a Residency Program


    (6)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to the Residency Pathway of the MA in Education, Option in Secondary Teaching joint MA and credential program and completion of the Introductory Block of the program. Supervised Practicum: co-teaching in a partner school district with a mentor teacher. Must be repeated for a  totalof 12 units.

  
  • EDSE 4463 - Proseminar: Assessment of Teaching Performance


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all credential prerquisites, introductory block, developmental block, and instructional block. Co-requisite: EDSE 4453. Seminar to accompany directed teaching to provide candidates opportunities for self and peer reflection, professional growth, and summative program portfolio assessment.

  
  • EDSE 4480 - Instructional Fieldwork Laboratory for Urban Schools


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission. Laboratory Course gives students an opportunity to be placed into schools for 2 hours per week to explore, examine, implement and practice the technical components for teaching in urban schools.

  
  • EDSE 4481 - Instructional Fieldwork Laboratory for Urban Schools II


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission. Laboratory Course gives students an opportunity to be placed into schools for 2 hours per week to explore, examine, implement and practice the technical components for teaching in urban schools.

  
  • EDSE 4482 - Instructional Fieldwork Laboratory for Urban Schools III


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission. Completion of Introductory and Foundational blocks. Instructional Laboratory Course gives students an opportunity to be placed into schools for 2 hours per week to explore, examine, implement and practice the technical components for teaching in urban schools.

  
  • EDSE 4491 - Contextual Fieldwork Laboratory for Transforming Urban Schools II


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission. Laboratory Course gives students an opportunity to be placed into schools for 2 hours per week examining the contextual features that help teachers explicitly connect theory to practice.

  
  • EDSE 4492 - Contextual Fieldwork Laboratory for Transforming Urban Schools III


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission, and Introductory and Foundational Blocks. Contextual laboratory course that places students into secondary schools for 2 hours per week to explore, examine, implement and practice the contextual components for teaching in urban schools.

  
  • EDSE 4501 - Language and Literacy in Context


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential Program. Teacher candidates document the complex language practices evident in communities they serve and enhance communication skills within distinct cultural and social contexts and analyze how students use language outside school.

  
  • EDSE 4502 - Understanding Academic Language Development


    (3)
    Prerequisites: EDCI 4000, EDSE 4301, EDFN 4131, EDFN 4400, EDSP 4000. Credential and MA candidates will learn literacy methods in content area classes. They will identify academic discourse, syntax and vocabulary and document the language practices evident in communities they serve.

    GE UD C

  
  • EDSE 4890 - Demonstration of Instructional Competencies


    (7)
    Demonstration of teaching competencies for full-time secondary teachers. Must include two periods in subject area of credential. Meets California Single Subject teaching credential requirement for directed teaching. Four periods per day of directed teaching at an approved school site. May be repeated for credit with division approval. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • EDSE 4900 - Problems in Secondary Education


    (1-3)
    Investigation of unique problems in secondary education. Specific subject announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit as subject matter changes.

  
  • EDSE 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Project selected in conference with sponsor before registration; progress meetings held regularly; final report submitted. May be repeated for credit.


Secondary Education (Graduate)

Classified graduate standing is required for admission, except that postbaccalaureate students may enroll in 5000-level courses that are required in a credential program.

  
  • EDSE 5000 - Transformative Classroom Instruction and Management


    (3)
    This course serves as an introduction to the areas of instructional design, classroom assessment and management, with an emphasis on the practical aspects of creating the transformative single subject classroom.

     

  
  • EDSE 5001 - Introductory Seminar: Reflections on Teaching


    (3)
    Inquiry into theories and principles guiding classroom practice in middle and secondary schools. Addresses instructional problems and issues as well as methods for their investigation and solution.

  
  • EDSE 5002 - Advanced Secondary Instructional & Management Strategies


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to program and completion of introductory and developmental blocks. Implications of the use of pedagogical, instructional, and management models for student learning and understanding of strategies for differentiation of instructions.

  
  • EDSE 5101 - Research on Characteristics and Needs of Urban Secondary Schools, Families, and Students


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to program and completion of introductory and developmental blocks. Exploring implications of planning and management choices on specific student populations, understanding school climate and exploration of understandings of families and students within targeted urban communities.

     

     

  
  • EDSE 5490 - Contextual Fieldwork Laboratory for Transforming Urban Schools


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission. Laboratory Course gives students an opportunity to be placed into schools for 2 hours per week examining the contextual features that help teachers explicitly connect theory to practice.

  
  • EDSE 5900 - Teaching in Multicultural Middle and Senior High School Classrooms


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to the Los Angeles Urban Teacher Residency Credential program, completion of Residency Block II of the program. Course examines research-based strategies for designing, implementing and evaluating culturally appropriate and student-centered curriculum and instruction in multicultural, urban middle and secondary classrooms.

  
  • EDSE 5940 - Selected Studies in Secondary Education


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Consent of division chair. Intensive study of designated problems in secondary education. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units for credit as subject matter changes.

  
  • EDSE 5960 - Comprehensive Examination


    [0]
    See the Comprehensive Examination in the requirements for the Masters Degree section of this catalog.

  
  • EDSE 5970 - Graduate Research


    (1-3)
    Independent research under guidance of faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units for credit. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • EDSE 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Independent directed study of advanced topics in field; regular conferences with sponsor. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units for credit.


Social Work (Undergraduate)

PSY 1500 or SOC 2001 or 2020, normally prerequisite to all upper division SW courses, may be waived only with instructor consent.

Some 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the school and approval of the graduate adviser:

  
  • SW 2700 - Introduction to Social Work


    (3)
    This course introduces the profession of social work and the major fields of practice based on the strengths perspective.  The relevance of social work is explored as it relates to current social issues and challenges faced by diverse populations at risk.

  
  • SW 3010 - Writing and Computers in Social Work


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Social Work major only. This course teaches reasoning and writing skills for comprehending and communicating information in social work. Thiscourse introduces computer application programs and how they relate to various writing requirements of the socialservices profession. Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hour. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

    Grade of C or better in this course satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.

    (wi) GWAR

  
  • SW 3550 - Violence and Maltreatment in Family and Intimate Relationships

    (also listed as NURS 3550)
    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Major theories used to explain family violence; emphasis on preventing abuse and intervening with victims across the age span; social policy and legal issues. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

    GE UD D

 

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