Apr 29, 2024  
College Catalog 2015-2016 
    
College Catalog 2015-2016 ARCHIVED CATALOG

Course Descriptions


 

Biology

  
  • BIOL 333L - Insects and Their Arthropod Relatives Lab


    Co-req: BIOL 333  
    Cross-listed with ENVS 333L  
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 343 - Microbiology


    The principles of microbial growth, metabolism, morphology, taxonomy, pathogenicity, immunity and control will be discussed. The course emphasizes views on microorganisms as agents of disease and normal inhabitants of man’s environment. The laboratory will deal with techniques of isolation, cultivation and identification of these organisms.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251 
    Co-req: BIOL 343L 
    4 credits
  
  • BIOL 343L - Microbiology Lab


    Co-req: BIOL 343 
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 345 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy


    A comparative analysis of vertebrate morphology with an emphasis on how form relates to function. Students will trace the evolution of vertebrate characters and examine how morphology may be explained by phylogeny, environmental pressures, ontogeny, and/or individual variation. The laboratory will involve detailed anatomical study of representative vertebrates with an emphasis on form and function. Lectures and laboratory.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251 
    Co-req: BIOL 345L 
    4 credits
  
  • BIOL 345L - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Lab


    Co-req: BIOL 345 
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 351 - Principles of Ecology


    This course examines the fundamental concepts in the rapidly developing areas of ecology. The topics covered include the factors that limit the distributions and abundance of organisms, the effects that organisms have on ecosystems, the integration of ecosystems around the globe, and the conservation of species diversity. The class will also explore how the behavior and physiology of individual organisms shape both local and global patterns of distribution and abundance. Laboratories focus on experimental and quantitative analyses of local ecosystems, with an emphasis on field studies.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251 
    Co-req: BIOL 351L 
    Cross-listed with ENVS 351 
    4 credits
  
  • BIOL 351L - Principles of Ecology Lab


    Co-req: BIOL 351 
    Cross-listed with ENVS 351L 
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 360 - Herpetology


    The ecology, taxonomy, and behavior of amphibians and reptiles. Lectures, laboratories and field work (some dissection required).

    Pre-req: BIOL 251 
    4 credits
  
  • BIOL 379 - Conservation Biology


    Conservation biology deals with the study of preserving biodiversity. Topics to be covered include the effects of habitat fragmentation on populations, reserve design, the effect of fragmentation on levels of diversity, and issues surrounding the problem of maintaining genetic diversity. Lectures and field work.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251  or ENVS 100 
    Co-req: BIOL 379L 
    Cross-listed with ENVS 379 
    4 credits
  
  • BIOL 379L - Conservation Biology Lab


    Co-req: BIOL 379 
    Cross-listed with ENVS 379L 
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 380 - Cell Physiology


    Biochemical approach to the understanding of cellular functions with emphasis on the interactions of biochemical pathways and their importance. Lectures and seminars.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251 
    Co-req: BIOL 380L 
    3 or 4 credits
  
  • BIOL 380L - Cell Physiology Lab


    Co-req: BIOL 380 
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 381 - Molecular Genetics


    In-depth study of how genetic information is stored and utilized by cells, including DNA replication, transcription and translation, and the control of gene expression. Emphasis will be split between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251 
    Co-req: BIOL 381L 
    4 credits
  
  • BIOL 381L - Molecular Genetics Lab


    Co-req: BIOL 381 
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 384 - Marine Biology


    The physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the marine environment; emphasizes factors affecting the distribution and abundance of marine organisms.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251 
    Co-req: BIOL 384L 
    Cross-listed with ENVS 384 
    4 credits
  
  
  • BIOL 390 - Selected Topics


    May be repeated for credit

    Co-req: BIOL 390L 
    1 to 4 credits
  
  • BIOL 390L - Selected Topics Lab


    Co-req: BIOL 390 
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 395 - Independent Study


    Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • BIOL 404A - Developmental Biology


    The processes that allow a single cell to develop into an entire organism will be explored. Topics will include classical embryology, control of development at the cellular and molecular level, and mechanisms of differentiation.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251 
    3 credits
  
  • BIOL 404B - Developmental Biology Lab


    This course is the lab that follows BIOL 404A . The processes that allow a single cell to develop into an entire organism will be explored. Topics will include classical embryology, control of development at the cellular and molecular level, and mechanisms of differentiation.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251  and BIOL 404A 
    3 credits
  
  • BIOL 428 - Animal Physiology


    Investigation of how animals function in their environment. This course will compare the major physiological systems in vertebrates and discuss adaptations to these systems that allow animals to thrive under diverse environmental conditions. Lectures and laboratories.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251 
    Co-req: BIOL 428L 
    4 credits
  
  • BIOL 428L - Animal Physiology Lab


    Co-req: BIOL 428 
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 435 - Oncology


    This course will engage you in the principals of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of cancer. Cellular signaling, genetic variables, viral implications and environmental factors involved in cancer development will also be discussed. This course will cover the findings of three decades of recent cancer research and is intended to empower the student to move directly into the primary research literature on cancer biology.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251 
    Co-req: BIOL 435L 
    4 credits
  
  • BIOL 435L - Oncology Lab


    Co-req: BIOL 435 
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 445 - Evolutionary Biology


    Examination of the mechanisms of microevolutionary and macroevolutionary change. Lecture and laboratory.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251 
    Co-req: BIOL 445L 
    Cross-listed with ENVS 445 
    4 credits
  
  • BIOL 445L - Evolutionary Bio Lab


    Co-req: BIOL 445 
    Cross-listed with ENVS 445L 
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 473 - The Southern California Flora: Ecology, Evolution & Taxonomy


    Taxonomic and ecological study of native plants. Lectures, laboratory, and field work.

    Pre-req: BIOL 251  or ENVS 100 
    Co-req: BIOL 473L 
    Cross-listed with ENVS 473 
    4 credits
  
  • BIOL 473L - Southern California Flora: Ecology, Evolution & Taxonomy


    Co-req: BIOL 473 
    Cross-listed with ENVS 473L 
    0 credits
  
  • BIOL 485 - Advanced Field Studies


    Cross-listed with ENVS 485 
    4 credits
  
  • BIOL 490 - Selected Topics


    May be repeated for credit

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • BIOL 493 - Biology Seminar


    Discussion of current biological research. May include student oral presentations. Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.

    1 credits
  
  • BIOL 495 - Independent Study


    Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • BIOL 496 - Undergraduate Research in Biology


    Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.

    1 to 4 credits

Business Administration

  
  • BSAD 130 - Business and Society


    An introduction to business and management in America. The central focus is on the interrelationships of technological, economic, political, and social forces within business enterprises and on management’s ethical obligations to owners, employees, consumers and society at large.

    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 190 - Selected Topics


    May be repeated for credit

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • BSAD 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting


    Introduces financial accounting. Emphasizes measuring, reporting, and analyzing financial activity. Covers the accounting cycle, accounting for assets, liabilities, equity, revenues, expenses, and financial statements.

    Pre-req: MATH 079  or higher
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting


    Continues BSAD 201  and introduces managerial accounting. Covers financial statement analysis, managerial/cost concepts, job-order and process costing. CVP relationships, and budgeting.

    Pre-req: BSAD 201 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 212 - Financial Institutions


    The role of financial institutions in our nation’s financial markets and the economy; analysis of various types of financial institutions with an emphasis on differentiating functions and practices. Some field trips and guest speakers.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 231 - Business Law


    The law of contracts, agency, and business structures; sales contracts, negotiable instruments and secured transactions. Analysis of selected real property, tort, and bankruptcy problems.

    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 290 - Selected Topics


    May be repeated for credit

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • BSAD 295 - Independent Study


    Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • BSAD 307 - Federal Tax Accounting


    Fundamentals of federal income taxation; emphasis on taxation of individual income.

    Pre-req: BSAD 201 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 308 - Accounting Information: Decision Making


    The course emphasizes financial literacy at the managerial level. Based on intermediate accounting principles, the course teaches students to analyze company financial data including management reports and quarterly and annual reports.

    Pre-req: BSAD 202   and Junior standing or above
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 309 - Finance and the Brain


    While much of financial theory is built on the premise that investors and managers are strictly rational, empirical research has shown this paradigm to be insufficient to describe various features of actual financial decision-making. This indicates that asset prices may not be completely driven by economic fundamentals and that investors’ “animal spirits” constitute an important source of price fluctuations. The prevalence and the devastating impact of ‘market psychology’ in the overall economy, has led researchers to incorporate brain science to explain how our primal circuits can, and often do, override our reason when it comes to financial decision-making. This course answers two questions: What are the depp “irrational” forces driving investor behavior, and what can be done to better manage them.
     

    Pre-req: BSAD 130  
    Cross-listed with INTD 309  
    4 credits
  
  • BSAD 310 - Business Finance I


    Introduction to financial management, its concepts, and institutions; time value of money; bond and stock valuation; risk; financial statement analysis and financial forecasting; capital budgeting; long-term financing decisions; working capital management.

    Pre-req: BSAD 201 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 320 - Marketing Principles


    An overview course designed to develop an understanding of the role and processes of marketing in contemporary society and a managerial viewpoint in setting marketing strategy and tactics of the firm.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130  and  .
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 330 - Management and Organizational Behavior


    The systematic study of individual, group, and organizational behaviors and processes. The analyses of these levels of organizational functioning are aimed at enhancing personal and group effectiveness. Topics include the structure of organizations, the values and culture of organizations, motivation, leadership, power, cooperation, decision-making, and organizational change.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130  or INTD 285  or Junior standing or above
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 332 - Leadership Challenges in the 21st Century


    An advanced course in leadership designed to explore in depth issues of power, influence, and leadership styles and practices. Types of leadership particular to different historical periods, different industries, and different economic and business challenges will be explored. Issues such as the relationship between leaders and followers, the influence of gender on leadership style, and the characteristics of entrepreneurial leaders, corporate leaders, and union leaders will be addressed. Particular emphases for the course will be selected each time the course is offered.

    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 333 - Managing Multinational Corporations


    Establishing and managing international business operations under widely fluctuating economic and socio-political conditions. Team projects and case analysis, field visits (typically abroad), and guest lectures supplement a rigorous analysis of this subject.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130 
    4 credits
  
  • BSAD 335 - Leadership Practicum


    This course helps student develop their leadership skills through positions in the Business Leadership Group, the SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) Chapter, and the Rotaract Club. Students develop and demonstrate leadership skills by planning and carrying out business and community related meetings and events both on and off campus. May be repeated for up to 2 credits.

    Cross-listed with INTD 335 
    0 to 1 credits
  
  • BSAD 340 - Humanistic Values and Management


    This course focuses on the moral dimension of executive leadership that affects organizations internally and externally. The course explores how leadership, which has moral ramifications, is inextricably linked to the achievement of an organizational collective purpose by leaders and followers.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130  or INTD 285 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 341 - Management Information Systems


    General systems concepts; past, present, and future development of information technologies; procedures and examples of information systems building. Emphasis on applications of information systems and current trends in Information Technology and their interactions with other management functions.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 342 - Operations Management


    Overview of operations and services management. Concepts and applications of operations management in service and manufacturing. Focus on assessing and improving operations for profit and not-for profit firms, problem-solving skills, hands-on practice, value-driven approach, quality management, and customer satisfaction.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130  and MATH 080  and MATH 139A /MATH 139B  or MATH 141A 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 350 - International Business


    An introduction to all facets of international business. Team projects, case studies and class discussion explore the economic framework of international business; the environmental, operational, and strategic aspects of international business and the social responsibility and future of international business.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 355 - The Dynamics of Leading Change


    This course involves students in a dialectic investigation of organizational change using competing perspectives. Our inquiry will be augmented with a set of case studies involving organizational change. Upon completion of the course students should understand the challenges of leading organizational change and develop a set of tools for increasing the possibility of a successful outcome.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130  or INTD 285 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 360 - Sustainable Development and the Triple Bottom Line


    This course will focus on the identification, development, and implementation of new technologies and applications specific to renewable portfolio management, energy conservation, water policy, and waste treatment that support socially responsible economic development business and government initiatives in the United States and other nations. The course will identify and assess the development and impact of Best Practices and Lessons Learned by utilities, local and regional government agencies and businesses in the United States and other ‘developed’ nations that could be leveraged and applied to international business growth in other nations, especially those experiencing economic and environmental transitions in the ‘flat world’ that link economic and environmental policies and practices. This course offers an optional 0-1 unit lab (field trip) that is scheduled after the end of the term.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 361 - Dynamics of Leading Organizational Change


    The process of managing organizational change is far from a straightforward endeavor. Organizations ranging from Fortune 500 firms to small entrepreneurial start-ups and government, hospitals, schools, churches, and non-profits of all shapes and sizes have found that they need to change in order to succeed and survive. This course is geared towards developing a better understanding of the challenges, techniques, burdens, and successes (both at the micro- and macro-level) that can result in deep change that strikes at the core assumptions, beliefs, and values held by executives, managers, and organizational participants.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130  or INTD 285 
    Cross-listed with INTD 361 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 390 - Selected Topics


    May be repeated for credit

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • BSAD 392 - Business Internship


    Internship in a business setting under joint college/site planning and supervision; helps student apply and assess business management theory, individual skills, and personal values in a corporate setting. Eight hours per week at site. Required weekly seminar. Letter grade only.

    Pre-req: Junior standing or above
    1 to 3 credits
  
  • BSAD 395 - Independent Study


    Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • BSAD 411 - Business Finance II


    Case studies of topics from BSAD 310 ; study of additional topics such as dividend policy, mergers, leasing, and multinational financial management using text material and case studies. Students will learn how to use electronic spreadsheets in analyzing financial problems.

    Pre-req: BSAD 310 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 413 - Principles of Investments


    Securities markets and theories of market behavior; securities and portfolio analyses, investment strategies.

    Pre-req: BSAD 310 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 422 - Consumer Behavior


    Theories of consumer behavior and applications to marketing strategy and tactics. Psychological, social, economic, and cultural factors influencing consumption are examined.

    Pre-req: BSAD 320 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 423 - International Marketing


    Product and service mix in international marketing, promotional alternatives; distribution systems; pricing policies; and special opportunities and problems caused by cultural, social, political, and other environmental variables. Team Projects.

    Pre-req: BSAD 320  or BSAD 350 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 425 - Integrated Marketing Communications


    Strategic management of advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, public relations, and aspects of guerilla marketing and product placement.

    Pre-req: BSAD 320 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 428 - Sports & Entertainment Marketing


    Understanding of the concepts, processes, and methods of marketing promotion and marketing communications in entertainment and sports, both spectator and participation varieties. Focus on aspects of branding, celebrity, intellectual property and technological impact in both sports and entertainment.

    Pre-req: BSAD 320  or Junior standing or above
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 431 - Human Resources Management


    Selection, staffing, remuneration, labor relations, training and development of human resources in organizational environments such as business, government, and education.

    Pre-req: BSAD 330 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 435 - Leading & Growing the Small Business


    Application of management theory and concepts in the context of a new business, its preparation, launch, and early stages of growth. Consideration is given to challenges confronting a new business including aspects of finance, marketing, and recruitment/retention of human resources.

    Pre-req: BSAD 201  and BSAD 330 
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 489 - Management Strategy and Policy


    Integration of underlying concepts in marketing, personnel, finance, production, and other business functions; analysis of strategies and operating environments, including ethical concerns; case study and seminar discussion.

    Pre-req: Senior standing and BSAD major
    3 credits
  
  • BSAD 490 - Selected Topics


    May be repeated for credit

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • BSAD 495 - Independent Study


    Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • INTD 309 - Finance and the Brain


    While much of financial theory is built on the premise that investors and managers are strictly rational, empirical research has shown this paradigm to be insufficient to describe various features of actual financial decision-making. This indicates that asset prices may not be completely driven by economic fundamentals and that investors’ “animal spirits” constitute an important source of price fluctuations. The prevalence and the devastating impact of ‘market psychology’ in the overall economy, has led researchers to incorporate brain science to explain how our primal circuits can, and often do, override our reason when it comes to financial decision-making. This course answers two questions: What are the depp “irrational” forces driving investor behavior, and what can be done to better manage them.

    Pre-req: BSAD 130  
    Cross-listed with BSAD 309  
    4 credits

Child Development

  
  • CHDV 010 - Working with Children


    Experiential course involving interaction with children and adults (parents, teachers, other professionals). Typically organized around a theme or question of interest to the class. Requires approximately 2 hours fieldwork per week in addition to class meeting. May be repeated for credit

    Pre-req: Instructor Permission
    1 credits
  
  • CHDV 011 - Supervised Classroom Experience at Broadoaks


    Practical experience with various aspects of teaching and learning at Broadoaks. Requires minimum of 2 hours per week in addition to staff meeting. May be repeated for credit

    1 credits
  
  • CHDV 012 - Research with Children


    Opportunity to learn and apply research skills by assisting faculty on research. May include research design, data collection, data analysis, and written reports. May be repeated for credit

    Pre-req: Permission required
    1 to 3 credits
  
  • CHDV 105 - Introduction to Child Development


    Emphasizes major theories and principles of child development from the prenatal period through adolescence, including across different cultures. Introduces history, literature, and methodology of the study of children and adolescents from developmental perspectives. Critical reading and writing required. This course is not open to students who have taken PSYC 242 - Child Psychology .

    Pre-req: Freshman and Sophomores only
    Cross-listed with GEN 105 
    3 credits
  
  • CHDV 190 - Selected Topics


    May be repeated for credit

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • CHDV 210 - Early Childhood Education


    This introductory course presents current concepts in early childhood curriculum development and implementation from birth to age eight. Emphasis is placed on developmentally appropriate curricular practices that consider age, individual needs, language and culture. Topics include developmental theories and characteristics, the importance of play, promotion of appropriate social behavior and the family and community contexts of learning and development. The student will develop various curricular elements and assess its appropriateness in meeting diverse needs, varying levels of functioning and individual child interests. This course is meant for students who plan to create and implement children’s educational programs. This course meets the State of California Title 22 Department of Social Service Classification Indicator DS3 and applies toward the State of California Title V requirements for the Child Development Permit.

    3 credits
  
  • CHDV 210L - Early Childhood Education Lab


    Co-req:  
    0 credits
  
  • CHDV 211 - Child, Family & Community


    Child, Family & Community is a course for students who are interested in working with children and families as an early childhood educator, specialist or in other professional roles in which a central feature of the job is interaction with children and their families. The focus of this course is on the early childhood period. Theory and research pertaining to family/community-based practices in early childhood programs, parent education models, relationships between families and early child care professionals; issues of diversity; learning supports at home; and community involvement for the early childhood professional will be covered. This course meets the State of California Title 22 Department of Social Service Classification Indicator DS2 and applies toward the State of California Title V requirements for the Child Development Permit.

    3 credits
  
  • CHDV 220 - Field Methods: Child Study Observations and Interaction


    Focuses on observing, recording, and interacting with children as a basis for scientific investigation in child development. Field-based research project required. Includes seminar and supervised fieldwork at the Broadoaks Children’s School.

    Pre-req: CHDV 105 
    3 credits
  
  • CHDV 250 - Developmental Psychopathology


    The field of developmental psychopathology is the study of psychological problems in the context of human development. This class explores all areas of child psychopathology, including the origins and course of individual patterns of maladaptation. Course content will be organized around the major disorders that emerge during childhood and adolescence and will review classification, etiology, and developmental issues related to them. Current issues in treatment, education, and public policy will also be discussed and debated.

    Pre-req: CHDV 105 
    3 credits
  
  • CHDV 277 - Working with Children in Diverse Communities


    This is a praxis course coordinated by the Jumpstart program. Jumpstart is an innovative program that features intensive one-to-one adult child interaction. In this course you will help preschool children build language and literacy, social, and initiative skills- skills that provide the necessary groundwork for later academic and social success. Students work as interns in local early childhood programs and attend class sessions each week to receive training in appropriate early childhood development and education. The purpose of the course is for students to gain an experiential perspective concerning the influence of context and culture on the development of children. Students interested in children and families, social policy, education, sociology, psychology and related fields will find the course beneficial. Students who complete the required hours can be eligible for an AmeriCorps education award. Students must show proof of a TB clearance at the first class meeting.

    Co-req: CHDV 277L  
    0 to 4 credits
  
  • CHDV 277L - Working with Children in Diverse Communities Lab


    Co-req:  
    0 credits
  
  • CHDV 280 - The World’s Children: Their Rights & Wellbeing


    With different topics each semester, this course focuses on major issues facing the world’s children, such as trafficking, child soldiers in armed conflict, lack of safe drinking water, discrimination against girls, indoctrination, infant mortality, refugee status, and human rights violations. Students investigate a situation in various regions of the world and learn about organizations and individuals who are making a real difference in the lives of children. Students participate in hands-on advocacy projects and responsible activism with OMEP-Whittier College, our campus chapter of an international organization dedicated to children’s rights and wellbeing. Letter grade only. May be repeated for credit. Service Learning Course.

    0 to 1 credits
  
  • CHDV 290 - Selected Topics


    May be repeated for credit

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • CHDV 295 - Independent Study


    Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • CHDV 315 - Infancy Through Early Childhood


    Study of physical, cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and moral/ethical development from 0 to 8 years. Emphasizes literature review and fieldwork resulting in a scholarly paper.

    Pre-req: CHDV 105  and CHDV 220 
    3 credits
  
  • CHDV 330 - Middle Childhood


    Study of physical, cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and moral development from 6 to 12 years. Emphasizes theory, child observation, and research, as well as child and family issues in public policy and current events.

    Pre-req: CHDV 315 
    3 credits
  
  • CHDV 390 - Selected Topics


    May be repeated for credit

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • CHDV 395 - Independent Study


    Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • CHDV 477 - Early Childhood Education Practicum


    This is an intensive, supervised practicum in a preschool or kindergarten classroom at The Broadoaks Children’s School. It fulfills a requirement for the California Child Development Teaching Permit. Its purposes are to promote the application of child development theory in early childhood classrooms and to enhance understanding of child development through daily, hands-on work with young children. The course focuses on developmentally appropriate practice, adult-child interaction for active learning, child assessment, case studies, lesson planning, and critical reflection of instructional practice.

    Pre-req: Senior standing and instructor permission
    4 credits
  
  • CHDV 478 - Elementary and Middle School Teaching Practicum


    This is an intensive, supervised practicum in an elementary or middle school classroom at The Broadoaks Children’s School for students interested in working with children in schools, as well as in other child and family service settings. Its purposes are to promote the application of developmental theory and to enhance understanding of development through daily, hands-on work with children between the ages of 5 and 14. The course focuses on developmentally-based teaching practices, adult-child interaction, active learning, child assessment, case studies, state standards, lesson planning, and critical reflection of one’s work with children and young adolescents.

    Pre-req: Senior standing and instructor permission
    4 credits
  
  • CHDV 490 - Selected Topics


    May be repeated for credit

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • CHDV 495 - Independent Study


    Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.

    1 to 4 credits
  
  • CHDV 497 - Senior Seminar in Child Development


    Builds upon previous core and extra-departmental courses in the major, requires in-depth study of a significant issue or question relating to CHDV theory and practice. Includes paper in the major.

    Pre-req: Senior standing and CHDV major
    3 credits
  
  • CHDV 595 - Independent Study


    Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.

    1 to 4 credits

Chemistry

Note: all laboratory courses require payment of an additional laboratory fee.

  
  • CHEM 095 - Preparation for General Chemistry


    Scientific measurements, matter, elements and compounds, the periodic table, nomenclature, chemical formulas and equations, stoichiometry, oxidation-reduction, gas laws, and solutions are covered. Problem-solving techniques are stressed.

    Pre-req: Eligible to take MATH 085  and Freshman or Sophomore
    2 credits
  
  • CHEM 110A - General Chemistry I


    Lecture and laboratory work covering the fundamental principles of chemistry, states of matter, chemical bonding, ionic theory, kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and descriptive chemistry of metals and non-metals. Laboratory work also includes qualitative analysis and elementary quantitative analysis.

    Pre-req: MATH 085  or a score of 2 or higher on the Math Placement Exam
    Co-req: CHEM 110AL 
    4 credits
 

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