This is a physical education soccer activities course with an emphasis on intercollegiate competition in team sports. The course involves physical conditioning, skill development, team work development, development of competition strategies, and intercollegiate league play.

Biol-64 is a lecture and laboratory course introducing students to the study of marine life. The course will cover physical and biological aspects of life in the sea including marine geology, physical oceanography, marine ecology, a comparative study of major marine taxa, and human exploitation and oceanic history. Special topics and required field trips to local marine habitats are an integral part of the course.

A General Biology course designed for non-science majors and carrying elective science transfer credit. Emphasis is on wildlife, and its relationship to ecological succession and conservation, energy, mass, and to ecological crises resulting from human exploitation and the explosion in human population. Field trips may be required.

This course is a continuation of Chemistry 001A, the second semester of a one year college level general chemistry sequence. The content includes thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry, coordination compounds, nuclear chemistry, and organic chemistry. The laboratory emphasizes qualitative and quantitative analyses of inorganic compounds and introduces electronic instrumentation. The course is required for students majoring in physical and biological sciences and pre-professional majors such as pre-medicine and dentistry. The course also completes the basic chemistry requirements for students majoring in chemical and materials engineering.

Students are taught the skills of speechmaking. Students focus on the following basic elements: rhetorical theory, researching, organizing and outlining a topic, analyzing an audience, effective use of language, ethics, effective presentation aids, critical listening, credibility, and physical delivery. Students will be required to attend speech activities outside of the classroom environment.

Students study communication and decision making within the group context. Concepts such as group interaction; leadership, status and power; conflict and cohesiveness; rules and roles; verbal and nonverbal messages and problem-solving will be investigated.

This course assists students with career/major selection. Students will identify personal interests, abilities, goals, values, and lifestyle preferences. Students will examine career trends and opportunities, employment outlook and the nature of today's workplace. Students will learn about personal and professional planning as it relates to careers through job search techniques, resume writing, interviewing, career building and realistic decision making.

This course surveys effective study skills and methods by contrasting ineffective study habits with techniques that maximize learning and memory. Emphasis is on promoting healthy changes in lifestyle that manage stress, improve health and overall well-being. Techniques to change behavior such as setting goals, managing time, increasing concentration, and controlling procrastination are practiced. Lecture topics include effective listening and note-taking skills, textbook reading, marking and vocabulary systems, memory strategies, and research paper methods using library resources. This course orientates students to transition to college course expectations and procedures. (Formerly GUIDE-095)

English 001A is the first course in a transfer level sequence (English 001A, 001B) designed to equip students with the skills necessary for writing college level compositions. The course emphasizes expository writing, critical reading, and research techniques. Students are required to produce a series of academic essays including a documented research paper in conventional format. Analysis of readings and the practice of writing processes create the bases for student essays. All English 001A students will take a Department Final which will be holistically scored by at least two faculty members and will represent 20% of their course grade.

The content of this lab will facilitate skills development for the ESL 091 courses. It is designed to supplement classroom instruction by providing students the opportunity to work on an individualized basis with materials previously assigned by the ESL instructor, or to write essays for individual critiques by an ESL instructor. Students must enroll concurrently in ESL 091.

The content of this lab will facilitate skills development for ESL 302 courses. It is designed to supplement classroom instruction by providing students the opportunity to work on an individualized basis with materials previously assigned by the ESL instructor to write essays for individual critiques by an ESL instructor. Students must enroll concurrently in ESL 302.

The content of this lab will facilitate skills development for the ESL 310 series. It is designed to supplement classroom instruction (in the ESL 310 series) by providing students the opportunity to work on an individual basis with materials developed for the ESL 310L course. Students utilize computer software programs, workbooks, and other supplementary materials to develop and improve their skills in listening comprehension, oral production, reading, writing and vocabulary development. Students must be enrolled concurrently in ESL 312, 313, or 314. Twenty-four hours of lab work are required for each 1/2 unit of credit. Repeatable to a maximum of 1 unit.

The content of this lab will facilitate skills development for the ESL 312 course. It is designed to supplement classroom instruction by providing students the opportunity to work on an individualized basis with software and web-based materials previously assigned by the ESL instructor, to attend workshops on grammar and composition, and to receive individual critique by an ESL instructor on assignments written for ESL 312.

The content of this lab will facilitate skills development for the ESL 320 series. It is designed to supplement classroom instruction in the ESL 320 series by providing students the opportunity to develop and improve their skills in listening comprehension, oral production, reading, writing, and vocabulary development. Students utilize English Interactive computer software program. Students must be enrolled concurrently in ESL 322, 323, or 324. Twenty-four hours of lab work are required for each 1/2 unit of credit. Repeatable to a maximum of 1.0 units.

The content of this lab will facilitate skills development for the ESL 330 series. It is designed to supplement classroom instruction in the ESL 330 series by providing students the opportunity to develop and improve their skills in listening comprehension, oral production, reading, writing, and vocabulary development. Students utilize English interactive computer software program and workbooks to improve these skills. Students must be enrolled concurrently in ESL 332, 333, or 334. Twenty-four hours of lab work are required for each 1/2 unit of credit. Repeatable to a maximum of 1.0 unit.

The content of this lab will facilitate language skill development for students enrolling in the ESL entry level courses by providing computer-assisted language instruction and workbooks. Students will work on an individualized basis, with assistance from staff as needed, to enhance language skills. It is highly recommended that students be enrolled concurrently in any ESL 340 series course. Repeatable to a maximum of 1.0 unit

This course will examine contemporary and classic cinema, focusing primarily on US ethnic films from African- American, Native American, Latino, Asian-Pacific Islander, and Middle Eastern American cultures, as a tool to explore universal human themes as well as ethnic/cultural stereotypes.

This course covers (1) the Asian backgrounds, migration, ethnic culture (particularly major religious beliefs, philosophical thoughts, value system, customs, and traditions), and American experiences APAs as a whole have in common; (2) unique aspects of each Asian American co-group, with more emphasis on the six largest groups: Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese Americans. Also of special importance are key concepts, theories, and perspectives pertinent to this study, as well as American experiences APAs share with other U.S. racial groups, especially African American and Latino Americans. This course is a combination of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Students will study the child from the prenatal period through adolescence. The physical, social-emotional and cognitive aspects of development are explored. This course is required for ECE majors and recommended for nursing and psychology majors, and anyone wanting to understand the development of children. Transferable: Equivalent to C.D. 60 at SJSU.

This course surveys the development of U.S. History in a broad approach to the social, constitutional, economic and political history of the U.S. with emphasis upon key events, issues and their backgrounds. Note: Combined with Political Science 001, this course meets US History & Constitution and State and Local Govt. requirements.

This is an historical survey course on women in the United States from Pre-Columbian to present times. The course will analyze the social, political, and economic aspects of women's lives. The course will examine the interaction of race, class, ethnicity and gender. This course will be taught in the form of lectures, reading and discussion of primary and secondary sources, essays quizzes, oral presentations and exams. Students will analyze the social, political and economic aspects of women in present-day U. S. from Pre-Columbian to present times using primary and secondary sources. [Note: Effective Spring 2011, HIST 014 replaces HIST 009]

This course surveys the political, economic, cultural, social, and intellectual development of the United States. The course emphasizes the interactions among Europeans, Africans, and American Indians in North America beginning with European colonization, through the creation of the U.S. Republic, its expansion west, and the developments leading up to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Along with History 017B, it meets the District requirement in Unites States History and Constitution and State and local government. History 001 may not be combined with either History 017A or History 017B to meet the requirement in United States History, Constitution and American Ideals.

This course surveys the political, economic, cultural, social and intellectual development of the United States from Reconstruction to the present. The course emphasizes the U.S. expansion to the Pacific, its rise as a superpower through WW I and WW II, and the Cold War. Students will examine the role of major ethnic, gender and social groups in U.S. history. Along with History 17A, it meets the requirement in United States History, constitution and state and local government. History I may not be combined with either History 017A or History 017B to meet the graduation requirement in United States History, Constitution and American Ideals.

This is an online course providing students with skills and competencies to use electronic information sources (the web, online catalogs, and databases) for course-related or personal research. Students will learn to define an information search, select the sources appropriate to their needs, use criteria for evaluating information sources, and document information sources using accepted formats. Student participation will be via email, discussions, and online chat.

This course is designed to provide an individualized program for overall fitness for the student with a documented disability. The goal is to provide the student with the means to improve the health related components of fitness through a variety of fitness activities.

This course is designed to provide an individualized muscle strength and conditioning program for the student with a documented disability. The student will learn proper skills and techniques and how to adapt fitness equipment to enhance muscle strength and endurance.

Introductory course for philosophical history and disciplines of metaphysics and epistemology from Socrates to Wittgenstein. This course will cover a long progression of ideas about being, knowledge, justice, goodness, existence and language. The history of philosophy through the ideas proposed by the most important philosophers will be presented in a thematic development so that students can learn, not only basic concepts and ideas, but causes of the development of philosophical history.

This is an introductory course in informal logic and critical reasoning. Students are instructed in the practical applications of inferential, inductive and deductive reasoning, problem analysis/resolution, the logic systems entailed by language, word-functions, definition, and common fallacies of relevance and ambiguity. There is a strong emphasis on written expression and the application of critical thinking skills in a series of composition assignments.

This behavioral science course is a basic introduction to the scientific study of the psychological, biological and environmental influences on behavior. It is a survey of traditional and contemporary theories and attitudes about perception, consciousness, learning, memory, thinking, human development, intelligence emotions, motivation, personality, stress/adaptation, abnormal behavior/ treatment, and the social world. It is designed to give insight into oneself and others.

This course is an introduction to the experimental and correlational methods used in psychological research. Students will learn to research the literature, design and perform experimental and non-experimental research, and write reports on the research findings. Students will perform statistical analyses on data collected from research conducted during lab sessions

This course examines the female experience from a global, historical, familial, cultural and psychological framework, and analyzes how women’s lives are shaped by social and economic institutions, political movements, ethnicity, race and individual experiences. Psychological theories and current research will address concepts of development, gender-typing, sexism, motherhood, work, adaptation, well being as well as other psychological questions of central concern to women.

This course is a survey of the principles and basic concepts of sociology. It includes the analysis of American culture, social organization, group behavior, social stratification, racial and ethnic groups, and the dynamics of social change and other social processes.

Students will analyze selected contemporary social problems and their impact on society. The relationship between social problems and social change will be addressed and its effect on the family, education, crime, class, poverty, race/ethnicity, population, employment, income distribution, gender inequality, health care, and aging.

This is an introductory course in film studies in which students view films and learn to understand the artistic disciplines of film making. Film content is examined in relationship to cinematography, editing, visual design, special effects, sound design, acting, directing, social and cultural contexts.