Students are introduced to the origins and development of criminal law, legal process, and sentencing and incarceration policies in the United States. Focus is placed on examining crime measurement, theoretical explanations of crime, responses to crime, components of the system, and current challenges to the system. The course examines the evolution of the principles and approaches utilized by the justice system and the evolving forces that have shaped those principles and approaches.

This is an introductory course to the appreciation of the visual arts. The course provides insight into the various cultural contexts, theories, terminology, themes, design principles, media, and techniques of arts and artifacts of world cultures across time.

Astronomy 010 is an introductory course in general astronomy. Its topics include the history of astronomy and the development of modern astrophysics, the structure and origin of the solar system and the Milky Way, the birth and death of stars, galaxies, and the search for extraterrestrial life. The scientific method and the fundamental laws of physics are stressed. Special emphasis is placed on recent research in astronomy and the latest discoveries and tools used in modern astronomy. Astronomy 010 satisfies the requirement for a general education course in Physical Science without lab.

Students are introduced to the world of plants and their ecological importance to humans; their impact on the development of civilizations; the need for conservation; and an appreciation for plants in the total environment. Class meetings may be held at alternative off campus sites.

Students are introduced to the business functions and practices as they have developed over time in the U.S. Students will be introduced to topics such as organizational structure and behavior, management, marketing, finance and accounting, operations and information systems, and ethical responsibilities of corporations. Special emphasis will be placed on the emergence of global business, its impact and the significance of small businesses.

This course provides students with an understanding of basic principles of general and interpersonal communication. It enables them to develop better interpersonal effectiveness through discussion of both effective and ineffective communication techniques, emphasizing the practice of constructive interactive skills.

Students will study the principles of communication theory and the skills necessary to put them into practice in their daily lives. Students will focus on the basic elements: communication competence, foundations of interpersonal communication, foundations of small group communication, and public speaking skills.

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 survey the art of dance, its development as an art form, and elements present in all dance. The course examines the diversity of people and culture leading to the development of theatrical dance forms of the world and Western cultures. Basic movements, use of performing space, and dynamic qualities are explored in a variety of contexts.

In this course students will focus on the fundamentals of ballet technique while learning traditional French ballet terminology through barre and centre work. Students will be introduced to principles of alignment, port de bras, coordination and musicality while developing strength, flexibility, control and performance quality. The student will gain an appreciation of his/her own unique body in relation to ballet as a classical art form. Attendance at a live dance performance may be required. Students may take no more than 4 units of the combined DANCE 010 and DANCE 011 courses.

This course furthers the student's artistry and skill in classical ballet. The student will apply fundamentals of theory and technique with attention to musicality and performance in the execution of intermediate level barre and centre combinations. The intermediate class will draw from the fundamentals of the beginning ballet while increasing the difficulty in coordination, complexity, tempo and stamina. The student will gain fluency in the use of traditional French volcabulary. Attendance at a live dance performance may be required. Students may take no more than 4 units of the combined DANCE 011 and DANCE 010 courses.

Students will be introduced to the fundamental skills of jazz dance technique. Students will learn primary positions, isolations, and locomotor movements. Exploration of movement qualities, basic rhythms, and musical phrasing unique to jazz dance, will be a focus of the course. The student will gain an appreciation of his/her own unique body in relation to jazz dance as a dynamic art form. Attendance at a live performance may be required.

Students will be introduced to beginning skills of jazz dance technique. The student will integrate beginning positions, isolations, and locomotor movements into full body actions and explore movement qualities, polyrhythms, and musical phrasing unique to jazz dance. The student will gain an appreciation of his/her own unique body in relation to jazz dance as a dynamic art form. Attendance at a live performance may be required. It is recommended that studetns take DANCE 019, Jazz Dance, Fundamentals, or have some previous dance experience before taking this course.

This course works to develop the student's artistry and jazz dance technique at the intermediate level. The student will apply theory and technique with attention to musicality and performance in the execution of intermediate jazz dance combinations. The course will draw from the beginning level class while increasing the difficulty in coordination, complexity, tempo, stamina, artistry, and the use of vocabulary. Attendance at a live performance may be required.

Students will be introduced to fundamental skills of modern dance technique. Students will learn basic positions, gestures, traveling and jumping steps, turns, level changes, and spatial orientation. The student will gain an appreciation of her/his own unique body in relation to modern dance as an expressive art form. Attendance at a live dance performance may be required.

Students will be introduced to beginning skills of modern dance technique. The student will learn basic positions, gestures, traveling and jumping steps, turns and level changes. The student will learn about spatial orientation and will gain an understanding and appreciation of her/his own unique body in relation to dance as an expressive art form. It is recommended that students take DANCE 049, Modern Dance, Fundamentals, or have some previous dance experience before taking the class. Attendance at a live dance performance may be required.

Students will be working at an intermediate level modern dance technique. Focus will be on intermediate level positions, gestures, traveling and jumping steps, turns, level changes and spatial orientation. The student will work towards a deeper level of artistry and expression through musicality and dynamic qualities of movement. The students will gain an understanding and appreciation of her/his own unique body in relation to dance as an expressive art form. Attendance at a live dance performance may be required.

This course presents the elements of critical reasoning and logic. Students will learn to identify the basic structures of arguments and the ways people use language to fortify or to falsify arguments. Students will analyze and demonstrate these techniques by writing and critiquing essays and using research strategies. This course is specifically designed to meet the IGETC critical thinking requirement.

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.

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 is an introduction to the study of statistics. It does not require a knowledge of calculus but does assume a familiarity with the concepts of intermediate algebra. Students will learn methods of displaying data, descriptive statistics, basic concepts of probability theory, random variables, common statistical distributions, estimates and sample size, hypothesis testing, goodness-of-fit test, contingency table analysis, tests of two independent population parameters, and regression and correlation. Students will apply basic statistical concepts to data from education, business, social sciences, and natural sciences. To aid in the analysis of data, the use of technology will be required.

This course covers the role and importance of the ideal of democracy and the evolution of the American and Californian political system. America's and California's political institutions (executive, legislative and judicial) and political processes (voting, lobbying, attitudes) are examined against the backdrop of America's and California's cultural diversity and political history. This course is a study of national, state and local government and politics with emphasis on the United States Constitution and the national and Californian governments. Note: Combined with HIST 1, meets US HIST & Constitution and State & Local Govt. requirements. Meets California Teachers Credential requirement.

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 the first of two courses designed to develop basic ability to understand, speak, read, and write the Spanish language. Course content includes aspects of the culture of Latin America and Spain. Not recommended for native speakers of Spanish. This course corresponds to two years of high school study.

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.