May 21, 2024  
University Catalog 2019-2020 
    
University Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Curriculum and Instruction (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.

  
  • EDCI 5351 - Seminar: Assessment Strategies in Mathematics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. Analysis of and practice in the use of assessment models that focus on mathematical thinking.

  
  • EDCI 5370 - Teacher Leadership in the Urban School: Issues, Trends, and New Directions


    (3)
    This course prepares teachers to examine and execute leadership roles in educational institutions. It includes instructional leadership, implementing Action Research in leadership and school change, and National Board Certification.

  
  • EDCI 5400 - Reading and WritingClinical Practicum


    (3)
    Prerequisite: EDCI 5220, or instructor consent. Supervised experience in small-group reading and writing remediation  with PreK-community college  students, ELLs, covering all ranges of skills/abilities.  

  
  • EDCI 5410 - Field Work in Reading, Writing and Related Language Arts


    (3)
    Prerequisites: EDCI 5400 and instructor consent. Supervised field experience in organization, administration, and supervision of district/school level reading, writing and /related language arts programs. This course requires service learning.

  
  • EDCI 5420 - Interdisciplinary Creative and Reflective Methods for Teaching and Learning


    (3)
    Introduction to theories, practices and models of creative and reflective methods such as  educational drama, story and oral history  as essential to transformative and constructivist pedagogy in educational settings. Lecture 2 hours, activity 1 hour.

  
  • EDCI 5490 - Developing English Reading/Language Arts Skills in Bilingual/Cross-Cultural Individuals


    (3)
    Analysis of research, curriculum design and selection of materials and strategies for the development of English reading/language arts skills for the culturally/linguistically diverse PreK-14 student.

  
  • EDCI 5501 - Advanced Fieldwork in Curriculum and Instruction in the Classroom


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Level I credential, enrollment in an induction or a Master of Arts degree in Education program. This is an advanced fieldwork course in curriculum and instruction. It is designed to support and assess beginning teachers’ skills and knowledge necessary to be effective practitioners and to become knowledgeable about California teaching standards and frameworks. Course includes field experiences in the classroom. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • EDCI 5502 - Advanced Fieldwork in Curriculum and Instruction in the Classroom


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Level I credential, enrollment in an induction or a Master of Arts degree in Education program. This is an advanced fieldwork course in curriculum and instruction. It is designed to support and assess beginning teachers’ skills and knowledge necessary to be effective practitioners and to become knowledgeable about California teaching standards and frameworks. Course includes field experiences in the classroom. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • EDCI 5510 - Reflection, Synthesis, Assessment: Induction Portfolio


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Level I teaching credential and teaching experience; Co-requisite: EDCI 5960. This is a capstone course designed for teachers pursuing a Level II Multiple Subject or Single Subject credential. Teachers demonstrate evidence of knowledge and skills of advanced coursework and teaching experience reflective of present competence and assessment of professional and academic growth achieved during the program. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • EDCI 5540 - Research and Methods for Teaching in Bilingual/Cross-Cultural Classrooms


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Graduate Status, Teaching Credential, TESL 5600 or consent of instructor. Exploration and application of research-based pedagogy in programs for English learners in bilingual/cross-cultural and dual language classrooms. Includes focus on SDAIE and assessment. Fieldwork required.
     

  
  • EDCI 5560 - Inquiry into Methods of Teaching Academic Literacy in the Target Language


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Target language fluency at the 3000 level and Graduate standing, or consent of instructor. Curriculum, research and pedagogy in literacy in the target language grades K-12, for speakers of that language or for speakers English in bilingual programs. Instruction partly in the target language. Fieldwork is required.
     

  
  • EDCI 5570 - Research and Pedagogy for the Bilingual Learner: Exploring Cultural Impact


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Teaching credential, Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Traditions, roles, status, communication patterns of culture as experienced in specified country(ies) and the U.S. Cross-/inter-/intra¬cultural relationships/interactions and cultural contributions in California and the U.S. [i.e. Chicano/Latino; Chinese/Chinese American]. Fieldwork is required. Course conducted bilingually in target language and English.
     

  
  • EDCI 5580 - Reflection, Synthesis, and Assessment: Bilingual Authorization Portfolio


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Admission restricted to Bilingual Authorization Certificate Candidates. Teaching credential and teaching experience. This is a capstone course designed for candidates pursuing Bilingual Authorization Certificate. Candidates demonstrate evidence of knowledge and skills of advanced coursework and bilingual teaching experience reflective of professional and academic growth achieved during the program. Graded CR/NC. Fieldwork required.
     

  
  • EDCI 5600 - Principles and Practices of Curriculum in Urban Schools


    (3)
    Curricular trends in historical perspective; sociological change, research in child growth and development, basic philosophies. Objectives, practices, materials, evaluation in curriculum development process including school reform and transformation.

     

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  • EDCI 5700 - Introduction to Action Research for Classroom Teachers


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to the MA in Education. Course explores the role of teacher research in urban classrooms. Focus is on the development of topics and research questions.

  
  • EDCI 5710 - Research Seminar I


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to the MA in Education: Option in Secondary Teaching Program; student must be advanced to candidacy. Practicum with faculty where students construct a research project guided by faculty and peers.  Preparation includes elements of proposing and conducting research, faculty and student examination of research process.

     

     

  
  • EDCI 5711 - Research Seminar II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Student must be advanced to candidacy. Co-requisite: EDSE 5990. Practicum with faculty where students construct a research project guided by faculty. Practicum includes elements of proposing and conducting research, faculty and student examination of research process.  Students will conclude the class with a Thesis proposal defense.

  
  • EDCI 5712 - Research Seminar III


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Student must be advanced to candidacy. Practicum with Faculty where students construct a research project guided by faculty and peers.  Preparation includes elements of finalizing and presenting action research. Students may conclude the class with a Thesis/Project defense.  

  
  • EDCI 5800 - Computer Applications for Teaching Mathematics and Science


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.  Development of criteria for selecting courseware and strategies for using them in the teaching of mathematics and science in schools.

  
  • EDCI 5830 - Application of Hypermedia in Instruction


    (3)
    Prerequisites: EDIT 4300, teaching credential. Hands-on instruction in uses of hypermedia for teaching in K-12 schools; strategies for use of hypermedia by both teachers and students to enhance instruction.

  
  • EDCI 5840 - Learning Theories and Cognitive Science in Math Education


    (3)
    Survey and analysis of theories and research in cognitive science and learning theories in mathematics education: cognitive technologies, students’ systematic errors, gender and cultural issues.

  
  • EDCI 5850 - Characteristics of Social Change in Urban Schools


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to the Los Angeles Urban Teacher Residency Credential program, completion of the pre-residency block of the program. Exploration of the connections between the role of research, the theories of social and cultural foundations of education, and practical realities of social change in local communities.

  
  • EDCI 5900 - Creating a Healthy and Effective Classroom Climate


    (3)
    Creating advanced examination of the area of classroom management; stategies for creating a healthy classroom environment.

  
  • EDCI 5960 - Comprehensive Examination


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

  
  • EDCI 5990A - Thesis Planning


    (2)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to Candidacy, written approval of thesis chair. Prior to completion, student will have completed draft of thesis proposal, selected a thesis committee, and submitted draft of thesis proposal to thesis committee. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • EDCI 5990B - Thesis


    (2)
    Prerequisites: EDCI 5990A and written approval of thesis chair. Completion of the thesis or substantial progress toward completion under the direct supervision of the thesis committee. Graded CR/NC; repeatable up to 4 units.

  
  • EDCI 5995A - Project Planning


    (2)
    Prerequisites: EDFN 5000 or EDFN 5050 or EDFN 4520, Advancement to Candidacy, written approval of project chair. Prior to completion, student will have completed draft of project proposal, selected a project committee, and submitted draft of project proposal to project committee. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • EDCI 5995B - Project


    (2)
    Prerequisites: EDCI 5995A and written approval of project chair. Completion of the project or substantial progress toward completion under the direct supervision of the project committee. Graded CR/NC; repeatable up to 4 units.


Curriculum and Instruction (Doctoral)

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

  
  • EDCI 6350 - Teachers, Leadership, and Power in Urban Schools


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to Doctoral program. Analysis of research, policy, and practice on teacher leadership in instruction and school culture; barriers created by school structures and teaching culture; teacher leadership impact on school reform, student outcomes. Graded ABCDF or Credit /No Credit.

  
  • EDCI 6600 - Teaching and Learning in Diverse Urban Settings: Equity, Access, and Achievement


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to Doctoral Program. Historical, political, and sociohistorical, perspectives of curriculum theory and its relationship to schooling; curricular foundations of instructional leadership for equity in urban schools; curriculum as context for teaching and learning.

  
  • EDCI 6620 - Culturally Sensitive Pedagogy in Early Childhood Settings


    (2)
    Prerequisites: Admission to Doctoral Program, or consent of instructor and program director. Leadership issues in culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy; leading culturally sensitive instructional strategies to engage families, (parents, caregivers) and community members as active partners in early childhood education.

  
  • EDCI 6640 - Policies and Practices in Early Childhood Education


    (2)
    Prerequisites: Admission to Doctoral Program, or consent of instructor and program director. The role of early childhood education in urban communities; early childhood organizational structures and schooling practices; local, state, and national policies and policy implementation for early childhood education.

  
  • EDCI 6703 - Leadership for Curriculum, Assessment, and Accreditation in Colleges and Universities


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission into the Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership. Curriculum history in higher education; research, models, and leadership practices for successful curriculum change, assessment, and accreditation in urban colleges and universities; faculty, administrative, student and community roles in curriculum decision-making.

  
  • EDCI 6750 - Advanced Pedagogical Strategies for Achieving Equity


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to Doctoral program. Cultural competence necessary to promote instructional, policies and practices that value difference and ensure equity in effective organizations; advanced instructional strategies that stimulate cognitive and academic development of diverse students.

  
  • EDCI 6770 - Leadership in Curriculum and Assessment for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Urban Students


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to Doctoral Program. Theories/practices of curriculum and assessment; curriculum contexts, change, continuity, articulation, and censorship; cutting edge content trends; resource optimization for transforming curriculum; constructing evidence-based decision-making cultures that improve student outcomes. Graded ABCDF or Credit /No Credit.


Dance (Undergraduate)

  
  • DANC 1000 - Beginning Ballet


    (2)
    Students develop technical skills at the beginning ballet level and increase technical proficiency in ballet vocabulary and knowledge of  historical developments. May repeat to 6 units.

  
  • DANC 1200 - Beginning Jazz Dance


    (2)
    Activities designed to develop beginning skills in jazz dance accompanied by background information relevant to the dance form. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

  
  • DANC 1400 - Contemporary Dance


    (2)
    Introduction to contemporary dance with a focus on alignment, flexibility, strength, the fundamentals of dance vocabulary and the connection between movement, thought and emotion. May be repeated up to 6 units.

  
  • DANC 1570 - Cross-Cultural Themes in Dance


    (3)
    Analyzing developments in dance and cultivating imagination and sensitivity to cross-cultural themes in human behavior. Understanding ongoing cultural dance traditions. Lecture 3 hours; activity 1 hour.

    GE C1

  
  • DANC 1600 - Beginning Tap Dance


    (1)
    Activities designed to develop beginning skills in tap accompanied by background information relevant to the dance form. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

  
  • DANC 2000 - Intermediate Ballet


    (2)
    Prerequisite: DANC 1000 or instructor consent. Students develop skills at the intermediate level of ballet, learning  vocabulary, relevant theoretical considerations, and the historical foundations of ballet aesthetics. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

  
  • DANC 2200 - Intermediate Jazz Dance


    (2)
    Prerequisite: DANC 1200 or instructor consent. Activities designed to develop intermediate skills in jazz dance accompanied by background information relevant to the dance form. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

  
  • DANC 2400 - Intermediate Contemporary Dance


    (2)
    Prerequisite: DANC 1400 or instructor consent. Continuation of development of technique focusing on alignment, flexibility, strength and introduction to more advanced movement vocabulary, including release technique and improvisation. May repeat to maximum of 6 units.

  
  • DANC 2500 - African Dance Traditions


    (2)
    This course is designed to teach fundamental African dance techniques while  providing an examination of cultural traditions and an introduction to understanding differences between West, East, North and South African dances. May be repeated 3 times.

  
  • DANC 2540L - Special Topics in Dance


    (1-3)
    Current topics of special interest in dance, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to maximum of 12 units as subject matter changes.

  
  • DANC 2540P - Special Topics in Dance


    (1-3)
    Current topics of special interest in dance, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to maximum of 12 units as subject matter changes.

  
  • DANC 2560 - Salsa and Contemporary Latin American Dance Practices


    (1)
    Introduction to dance practices of Contemporary Latin America including Salsa, Rueda Casino, Chachacha, Cumbia, and Merengue. Includes basic movement skills and understanding of improvisational and choreographic processes used.

  
  • DANC 2700 - Choreography I


    (2)
    Prerequisites: DANC 1400; DANC 1000 or instructor consent. Improvisational techniques utilizing dance movements to develop individual/group sensitivities, concentration and discoveries to begin the forming process used in creating dances. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

  
  • DANC 3000 - Advanced Ballet


    (1)
    Prerequisite: DANC 2000 or instructor consent. Continued development of technical skills, choreographic combinations, knowledge of history and styles: Italian, Russian, French, English, Danish, American. May repeat to maximum of 12 units.

  
  • DANC 3200 - Advanced Jazz Dance


    (1)
    Prerequisite: DANC 2200 or instructor consent. Expanded development of skills, knowledge, analysis ability, and study of application of elements of jazz dance in solo and group work. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

  
  • DANC 3400 - Advanced Contemporary Dance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: DANC 1400 or by audition. Building on the vocabularies and technique introduced in Beginning Contemporary Dance, this course introduces new shapes and movement vocabularies essential to the contemporary dancer in the professional field. May be repeated to maximum of  9 units.

  
  • DANC 3500 - Contemporary African Dance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: DANC 1400 or instructor consent. Designed for students with some prior dance experience, this class advances student knowledge of African technique and performance through an examination of contemporary and cultural Africanist traditions. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.

  
  • DANC 3700 - Choreography II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: DANC 2700 or instructor consent. Principles of dance composition through individual experiences with varied stimuli, differing construction processes, simple musical forms. May be repeated to maximum of 9 units.

  
  • DANC 4000 - Creative Dance in the Elementary Classroom


    (2)
    Exploration/integration of artistic perception, creative expression, historical/cultural contexts, aesthetic valuing as components of teaching/learning through dance. Meets 4 hours weekly.

  
  • DANC 4010 - Dance Techniques and Creativity in Elementary Education


    (3)
    Prerequisite: DANC 4000. Ballet basics, modern dance technique, improvisation and creative problem solving for the elementary educator. Viewing and critical analysis of dance.

  
  • DANC 4100 - Performance Participation


    (1-2)
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Detailed work as a performer on a major dance production with rehearsal and performance requirements. Enrollment required for performance participation. Meets more than 6 hours each week. May be repeated to maximum of 12 units.

  
  • DANC 4200 - Dance History - Antiquity Through Nineteenth Century


    (3)
    Co-requisite: TA 3900. Surveys dance as embodied histories and aesthetics, examining dance practices up to the nineteenth century, and observing major developments in Western, Asian, African, and North American theatrical and ritual traditions.

  
  • DANC 4210 - Embodied Histories: Dance in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century


    (3)
    Surveys contemporary dance history, examining major artistic movements, theories of the body, as well as feminist and global influences in the development of contemporary dance and ballet.  The class approaches and analyzes the emergence of modernist dance aesthetics in the context of the suffragette movement, cultural appropriation, orientalism, modernism, postmodernism, post-colonialism and other movements.  

  
  • DANC 4300 - Choreographic Accompaniment


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division standing or graduate student. Elements of musical composition are studied as related to dance form, rhythm, mood and texture. Analysis provides the choreographer or dancer with necessary tools and techniques to choose choreographic accompaniment.

  
  • DANC 4350 - Dance, Movement and Identity


    (3)
    The class offers emerging dance artists and interdisciplinary students a site for rigorous investigation in dance making, performance, and physical practices. Students engage in a series of choreography projects and learn to understand as an activist intervention. Critical dance theories are explored as students learn to design and direct unique choreographic projects and research. Lecture 1 hour, Activity 4 hours.

  
  • DANC 4400 - Theory and Analysis of Dance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: DANC 4210 or Graduate standing. Students respond to, analyze, articulate, and make judgments about dance, as well as develop skills in theory and analysis as it relates to their performing careers, teaching, and related fields.

  
  • DANC 4540L - Special Topics in Dance


    (1-3)
    Current topics of special interest in dance, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units as subject matter changes.

  
  • DANC 4540P - Special Topics in Dance


    (1-3)
    Current topics of special interest in dance, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units as subject matter changes.

  
  • DANC 4600 - Contact Improvisation


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Senior standing or Instructor consent. An improvisational exploration of dance that focuses on the interaction of bodies moving in space, sharing weight, using gravity, resistance, momentum and plunging into the spontaneous responses of kinetic energy. May be repeated a maximum of 6 units.

  
  • DANC 4700 - Experimental Dance


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Senior standing, instructor consent. A culminating course that combines dance, theatre and visual arts, focusing on student-generated original works utilizing skills developed in Viewpoints, Contact Improvisation, Voice, and technique, theory and choreography classes.

  
  • DANC 4770 - Moving Cultures: World Dance


    (3)

    Dance is observed as a means of understanding cultural differences and historically specific dance contexts. By learning dance as a symbolic interaction, students see culturally unique ways of expressing core values. The class focuses on exploring approaches toward World Dance instruction, and engages in the analysis and performance of a variety of world traditions from Africa, North America, the Middle East, South Asia, Asia, Polynesia, and South America. Learners engage with topics while learning dance movement, watching videos, and doing readings.

  
  • DANC 4780 - Choreography for Camera


    (2)
    Prerequisite: DANC 3700.  Investigation and application of choreographic principles appropriate to television and/or cinema.  Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours.


Early Start Courses

  
  • ESC 0210 - Early Start Composition


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Placement into Category IV through multiple measures assessment. This course is an introduction to academic reading, writing, and research processes, with an emphasis on written reflective analysis and active learning, through which students will gain greater comprehension of their literacy practices. This course meets the CSU Chancellor’s Office Executive Order 1110, which mandates that freshmen in need of additional academic development in written communication begin their coursework before matriculation through a college-level, credit-bearing course is the Early Start program. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ESC 0310 - Early Start Composition: Intoduction to College Writing


    (3)
    Prerequisite: This class is only for Early Start Program incoming Freshmen, EPT scored below 147. This course provides an introduction to strategies for planning, composing, and revising college writing, emphasizing rhetorical awareness and effective use of authorities, examples, arguments, and facts. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: EPT score below 147

  
  • ESM 0082 - Early Start PreCalculus: Functions Activity


    (2)
    Co-requisite: ESM 1082. Review, via participation, of prerequisite skills needed for ESM 1082. Learning strategies. Graded Subcollegiate CR/NC.

  
  • ESM 0090 - Early Start Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics Activity


    (2)
    Co-requisite: ESM 1090. Review, via active participation, of prerequisite skills needed for ESM 1090. Learning strategies and vocabulary skills. Graded Subcollegiate CR/NC.

  
  • ESM 0310 - Early Start Beginning Algebra


    (3)
    Prerequisite: This class is only for Early Start Program incoming Freshmen. Integers, rational and real numbers, basic algebraic expressions, ratio, percent, solutions and graphs of linear equations, inequalities, polynomials, applications. This class is only for Early Start Program incoming Freshmen. Students who pass this course will earn a Early Start Program score of 37 and may enroll in MATH 930 in the Fall Semester. Graded CR/NC. No credit towards baccalaureate.

  
  • ESM 0319 - Early Start Introduction to Intermediate Algebra


    (1)
    Prerequisites: For Early Start Program incoming Freshmen only. Score between 37 and 49 on the ELM. Polynomials, factoring, rational expressions. This class is only for Early Start Program incoming Freshmen. Students who pass this course will complete their Early Start Program requirements in Math. Graded CR/NC. No credit towards baccalaureate.

  
  • ESM 0320 - Early Start Intermediate Algebra


    (3)
    Prerequisite: This class is only for Early Start Program incoming Freshmen. Score between 37 and 49 on the ELM. Polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, quadratic equations, roots, radicals, radical expressions, exponents, logarithms, graphs, applications. This class is only for Early Start Program incoming Freshmen. Students who pass this course will earn an Early Start Program score of 50 and may enroll in college level math courses in the Fall Semester. Graded CR/NC. No credit towards baccalaureate.

  
  • ESM 1005 - Early Start Quantitative Reasoning in Today’s World


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Score between 37 and 49 on the ELM. Co-requisite: ESM 0005. Approaches to Problem Solving in Mathematics, Logic, Propositions and Truth Values, Sets and Venn Diagrams, Understanding and Critical Analysis of Quantitative Information in Everyday Life. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ESM 1082 - Early Start PreCalculus: Functions


    (3)
    Co-requisite: ESM 0082. Functions, exponential and logarithmic functions; polynomials and rational functions; systems of linear equations and matrices; sequences and series including arithmetic and geometric series. Graded ABC-/NC.

    GE B4

  
  • ESM 1090 - Early Start Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics


    (3)
    Co-requisite: ESM 0082. Principles of quantitative reasoning, data presentation, descriptive statistics, correlation, probability, distributions of random variables, sampling distributions, interval estimation, and statistical inference, with multi-disciplinary applications. Graded ABC-/NC.

    GE B4


Economics and Statistics (Undergraduate)

Upper division status is prerequisite to enrollment in 3000- and 4000- level ECON courses.

  
  • ECON 1090 - Quantitative Reasoning With Statistics

    (also listed as MATH 1090)


    (3)
    Co-requisite: MATH 1091 if support instruction is required (Math Placement Category III or IV). Principles of quantitative reasoning, data presentation, descriptive statistics, correlation, probability, distributions of random variables, sampling distributions, interval estimation, and statistical inference, with multi-disciplinary applications. Graded ABC-/NC. 

     

    C-ID MATH 110:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions. 

    GE B4

  
  • ECON 1500 - Economics for the Citizen


    (3)
    Analysis of contemporary American economic problems. Topics may include inflation, unemployment, discrimination, costs and benefits of control of crime, and pollution.

    GE D

  
  • ECON 2010 - Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics


    (3)
    Basic concepts and tools of economic analysis; prices and outputs, marketing structures, wages and profits; international trade and effects of tariffs.

     

    C-ID ECON 201:

    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

     

    GE D

  
  • ECON 2020 - Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 2010. Concepts and tools of aggregate economic analysis; inflation, unemployment, balance of payments, national income; determinants of the level of economic activity; money and banking; the role of government.

    GE D

  
  • ECON 2090 - Applied Business and Economic Statistics I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: MATH 0930 or completion of GE B4. Elementary business and economics statistics with computer applications; descriptive statistics, frequency distribution, probability, sampling distribution, estimation, and significance tests. Some sections may be technologically mediated.

     

    GE B4

  
  • ECON 3030 - Money, Banking, and the Economy


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 2020. Nature and flow of money and credit; influence on prices, production, and employment; the Federal Reserve and banking systems; national income, and international monetary relations. Some sections may be technologically mediated.

  
  • ECON 3060 - Statistics for Business Analysis and Decision Making


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Data collection methods; descriptive statistics; sampling analysis; hypothesis testing; multiple regression; qualitative data analysis; seasonality, trend and time-series forecasting; moving average and exponential smoothing.  Use of Excel is required. 

    GE UD B

  
  • ECON 3090 - Applied Business and Economic Statistics II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 2090 or ECON 1090 or MATH 1090 Data analysis using spreadsheet software: sampling, testing and statistical inference; study of relationships between variables within business contexts; regression, correlation and time-series analyses with business applications including forecasting. Some sections may be technologically mediated.

  
  • ECON 3340 - Environmental Issues and Policy


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Evaluate the social cost of environmental damage; examine social equity concerns arising from environmental degradation; evaluate the equity and efficiency of various public policies designed to address environmental damage.

    GE UD D

  
  • ECON 3500 - Economics of Poverty and Inequality in the U.S.


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 1500 or ECON 2010 or ECON 2020. Concept and measurement of poverty; analysis of both economic causes and effects of poverty; policy implications and remedies.

  
  • ECON 3600 - Developing Countries and the New Global Economy


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Overview of economic factors that influence the development and participation of today’s developing countries in the global economy; problems with economic transition, environment, technology, and impact of global financial, trade, and investment systems.

    GE UD D

  
  • ECON 3650 - Economics of the Latino Community


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. Analyze socioeconomic characteristics of the US Latino community. Recognize how factors such as ethnicity, race and institutions contribute to the community’s development. Topics include: poverty, inequality, healthcare, immigration, and education.

    GE UD D (re)

  
  • ECON 4010 - Mathematical Economics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: MATH 2110. Mathematical treatment of economic problems with emphasis on optimization models, using calculus and matrix algebra.

  
  • ECON 4030 - Macroeconomics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 2020. Macroeconomic theory; determination of national income, theories of aggregate consumption, investment, unemployment, the price level; national income and product accounts; theory of growth.

  
  • ECON 4100 - Microeconomics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 4010. Advanced microeconomic theory; economic analysis and evaluation of market system of resource allocation and income distribution.

  
  • ECON 4110 - Market Structure and Strategic Firm Behavior


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 2010. Studies firm behavior in perfectly and imperfectly competitive markets. Analyzes strategic interaction among firms and among stakeholders in game-theoretic settings. Examines public policy issues, including antitrust and other government regulations.

  
  • ECON 4140 - Econometrics I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 3090. Use of statistics to measure economic relationships, test economic theories, and prepare forecasts; emphasis on advanced regression techniques and data analysis; use of computer software.

  
  • ECON 4150 - Applied Economic and Business Forecasting


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 3060 or ECON 3090. Hands-on training for forecasting economic/business trends with major proprietary computer software used by professionals; main concepts and modeling techniques in forecasting; diagnostic checking; model selection; forecast evaluation and reporting.

  
  • ECON 4260 - International Political Economy

    (also listed as POLS 4260)
    (3)
    Prerequisites: A three unit course in each of the disciplines: Economics and Political Science. Interaction of politics and economics in the international arena.

  
  • ECON 4300 - Labor Economics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 2020. Use of labor resources in economic system; employment, wage rates, development of unions and collective bargaining; labor legislation.

  
  • ECON 4330 - Economics of the Public Sector


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ECON 2010, ECON 2020. Role of government in the economy; discussions of issues in social security, social welfare, public education, budget deficit and debt, government taxation, and fiscal policy.

  
  • ECON 4340 - Environmental Economics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 1500 or ECON 2010. Economic principles that apply to environmental issues; measuring economic cost of environmental damage; evaluation of public policies designed to address environmental problems resulting from market activities.

  
  • ECON 4350 - Market Indicators and Federal Reserve Policy


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ECON 3030. Analysis of Federal Reserve policy on interest rates; evaluation of market reports of economic indicators; effects on financial markets; leading/coincident/lagging indicators; business cycles and financial cycles.

 

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