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EE 435 - Communication Systems Units: 3
Analysis and design of analog and digital communication systems. Modulation and demodulation techniques including AM, FM, PM. Time and frequency domain concepts including Fourier transforms. Selected topics may include noise, bandwidth, fiber optics, RF and wireless communications systems.
Prerequisite(s): EE 303 .
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EE 491A - Senior Project Planning Units: 1
Design and planning stage of a senior electrical engineering design and laboratory project. Student(s) will work under the guidance of a faculty member to design and plan project activities for implementation in EE 491B . Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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EE 491B - Senior Lab Project Units: 3
Continuation of EE 491A in which student picked project topic and did planning and initial design work. Implementation, construction, and documentation of a senior electrical engineering design and laboratory project. Final written report, presentation, and demonstration of project is required.
Prerequisite(s): EE 491A .
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Entrepreneurship Students who have remained in any ENTR course past the add/drop deadline three times may not register a fourth time for that course.
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ENTR 320 - Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Units: 4
Explores the impact of creativity on innovation and entrepreneurship by encouraging students to look inward, explore outward, and uncover insights about their environment. Subjects include: barriers to creativity, creative problem solving, idea generation, opportunity identification, new product development, product/service innovation, concept formulation and refinement, and other elements of the entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial experience. By course end, students will have developed one marketable product or service from which a business plan could be developed. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MGMT 320 or MGMT 484 -1. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration - i.e. attained business status).
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ENTR 400 - Entrepreneurship and Marketing in the Craft Beer Industry Units: 3
Explores the management and marketing challenges inherent in starting a new craft brewing venture. Covers key entrepreneurial topics such as the role of the founder; the power of stories to new venture creation; social entrepreneurship; human resources; and negotiation strategies. Moreover, market analysis, brand positioning, packaging, pricing, distribution and promotional campaigns will be explored as parts of an overall marketing strategy.
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ENTR 420 - New Venture Marketing Units: 2
Preparation and presentation of a marketing plan for a new company, product, or service. Plan development involves gathering consumer, industry, and competitive information, and obtaining feedback from other students in the class who will act as an advisory board. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 302 or MKTG 305 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
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ENTR 421 - New Venture Management Units: 2
Explores the management challenges inherent in starting a new venture. Includes a survey review of human resources (actions of the founder, compensation, and selection), physical resource acquisition (real estate space and equipment leasing), materials sourcing, regulatory processes (licenses and certifications), negotiation strategies, and business formation. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration - i.e. attained business status).
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ENTR 422 - New Venture Finance Units: 2
Survey course to help students understand the various options to finance a new venture, both those with a domestic or international focus. Explores the relationship between financing and incorporation and discusses risk exposure. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration - i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): FIN 302 or FIN 304 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
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ENTR 423 - Practicum in New Venture Creation (In the Trenches with Entrepreneurs) Units: 2
Intended to provide an immersive, hands-on experience for aspiring entrepreneurs. Students will encounter and learn of the life of an entrepreneur through real-world stories and experiences of entrepreneurs discussing their business successes and failures. The focus will be on both serial entrepreneurs, as well as nascent entrepreneurs within their first three years of starting their new venture. Students will see and experience “entrepreneurship in action” by encouraging students to bridge theory and practice while working on a project of strategic importance for an existing entrepreneurial organization. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): ENTR 320 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
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ENTR 430 - New Venture Development Units: 2
This is an integrative course for the Entrepreneurship track in Management. Students work in teams to apply a broad range of skills acquired from the undergraduate business sequence by developing a business plan for a new venture of the team’s choosing. This includes: market, product, and competitive research; analysis of competitive advantage; market analysis; fund raising strategies; establishment of a management team; evaluation of risks and contingencies from inception through post-launch; advisory board utilization; and exit strategies. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): ENTR 320 , ENTR 420 , ENTR 421 , ENTR 422 , and ENTR 423 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
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ENTR 481 - Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship Units: 1
A survey course of selected topics in entrepreneurship designed to supplement available offerings. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration- i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
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ENTR 482 - Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship Units: 2
A survey course of selected topics in entrepreneurship designed to supplement available offerings. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration- i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
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ENTR 483 - Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship Units: 3
A survey course of selected topics in entrepreneurship designed to supplement available offerings. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration- i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
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ENTR 484 - Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship Units: 4
A survey course of selected topics in entrepreneurship designed to supplement available offerings. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration- i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
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Environmental Studies |
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ENVS 100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies Units: 3
An introduction to the ways in which human behavior impacts and is connected to environmental systems. Integrates multiple perspectives of environmental issues from the natural sciences, behavioral sciences, social sciences, culture, ethics, and the arts and humanities. Areas include: energy use, resource depletion, water supply, air pollution, population growth, urbanization, climate change, biodiversity, and more.
Satisfies GE area: D7
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ENVS 210 - Research Methods: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Units: 3
Students are provided the foundations of spatial landscape analysis through computer-based, geographic information systems. Emphasizes spatial data collection, processing, analysis, and presentation using GIS software within the context of environmental and urban design. Introduces spatial variations and interactions of rural, suburban, and urban landscape. Examines land-use planning issues such as transportation, economic development, housing, open space preservation, environmental protection, urban design, and public finance.
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ENVS 301 - Place, Power, and the Environment Units: 3
Investigates contemporary environmental and social conditions associated with landscape transformations. Uses the interdisciplinary methods and materials of ethnographic fieldwork and historical ecology.
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ENVS 310 - Environmental Impact Analysis Units: 3
Introduces methods for analyzing and quantifying human impacts on the environment. Theoretical and applied aspects of environmental impact assessment are covered, with particular focus on preparation processes of environmental impact reports (EIRs) and statements (EISs) mandated by state and federal statutes. California planning statutes are studied, as well as the political processes surrounding land-use decisions. Introduces such areas as cost-benefit analysis, EIR/EIS review processes, and litigation and mediation of EIRs. Enrollment Requirements: ENVS 100 .
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ENVS 320 - Environmental and Land-Use Design Units: 3
Develops methods to study human impacts on the environmental landscape associated with land-use planning. Spatial variations and interactions of rural, suburban, and urban landscapes are studied. In addition, land-use planning approaches are examined within legal, administrative, comparative perspectives, and applied research methods. Examines such areas as transportation, open space preservation, housing, economic development, environmental protection, urban design, and public finance. Enrollment Requirements: ENVS 100 . Recommended Preparation: ENVS 210 .
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ENVS 390 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies Units: 3
Selected topics in Environmental Studies. May be repeated for credit as topics change for a total of nine (9) units. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics.
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ENVS 490 - Capstone in Environmental Studies Units: 3
Students will apply concepts from their coursework to complete an original research project. At least one faculty member approves and advises the student on a project that is mutually designed to satisfy the student’s intellectual interests and professional objectives. The capstone project demonstrates the student’s ability to integrate coursework from throughout the major in a project that examines a particular environmental topic, issue, or creative endeavor. Enrollment Requirements: Completion of all Preparation for the Major coursework.
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 310 and CHEM 311 .
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ENVS 495A - Internship in Environmental Studies Units: 1
Research, or work in connection with an organization concerned with environmental issues. May be repeated for credit for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to Environmental Studies majors who have obtained consent of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 100 .
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ENVS 495B - Internship in Environmental Studies Units: 2
Research, or work in connection with an organization concerned with environmental issues. May be repeated for credit for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to Environmental Studies majors who have obtained consent of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 100 .
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ENVS 495C - Internship in Environmental Studies Units: 3
Research, or work in connection with an organization concerned with environmental issues. May be repeated for credit for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to Environmental Studies majors who have obtained consent of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 100 .
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ENVS 495D - Internship in Environmental Studies Units: 4
Research, or work in connection with an organization concerned with environmental issues. May be repeated for credit for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to Environmental Studies majors who have obtained consent of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 100 .
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ENVS 495E - Internship in Environmental Studies Units: 5
Research, or work in connection with an organization concerned with environmental issues. May be repeated for credit for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to Environmental Studies majors who have obtained consent of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 100 .
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ENVS 495F - Internship in Environmental Studies Units: 6
Research, or work in connection with an organization concerned with environmental issues. May be repeated for credit for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to Environmental Studies majors who have obtained consent of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 100 .
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ENVS 498A - Independent Study in Environmental Studies Units: 1
Special project under the direction of a faculty member in Environmental Studies. May be repeated for credit for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to Environmental Studies majors who have obtained consent of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 100 .
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ENVS 498B - Independent Study in Environmental Studies Units: 2
Special project under the direction of a faculty member in Environmental Studies. May be repeated for credit for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to Environmental Studies majors who have obtained consent of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 100 .
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ENVS 498C - Independent Study in Environmental Studies Units: 3
Special project under the direction of a faculty member in Environmental Studies. May be repeated for credit for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to Environmental Studies majors who have obtained consent of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 100 .
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Ethnic Studies |
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ETST 101 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies Units: 3
Through an interdisciplinary approach introduces the fields of Ethnic Studies to racial-ethnic discrimination experienced by aggrieved populations, historically and contemporarily. Subjects include contact and conquest; colonialism and imperialism; racism; resistance and empowerment within a domestic context. Examines contemporary social issues from multiple perspectives.
Satisfies GE area: D7
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ETST 301 - Ethnic Studies and Society Units: 3
Examines social, political, economic and/or educational issues that bear historical and contemporary significance for racial-ethnic populations. Also considers the ways that marginalized communities lobby for, pursue, or create communities that are affirming, sustaining and transformative.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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ETST 310 - Theories and Concepts in Ethnic Studies Units: 3
Surveys interdisciplinary theories and concepts used to interpret and analyze racial-ethnic class, gender and sexuality dynamics and relations. Includes theories of intersectionality, critical race studies, settler colonialism, race and racism, post-colonialism or diaspora(s).
Prerequisite(s): ETST 101 .
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ETST 320 - Ethnic Studies Methodologies Units: 3
Provides a broad overview of social science research methods in the study of race and ethnicity. Includes field research, observation, survey, oral histories and interviews.
Prerequisite(s): ETST 101 and ETST 301 .
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): ETST 310 .
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ETST 400 - Senior Project in Ethnic Studies Units: 3
Integrates, synthesizes and applies prior course work in the major to complete an original project that examines a social issue from a selected theme that impacts a racial-ethnic community. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment requirements: Completion of all core courses for the major.
Prerequisite(s): ETST 320 .
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ETST 420 - Special Topics in Ethnic Studies Units: 3
Advanced study in a specialized topic or issue of Ethnic Studies. A course description will be available before registration in the semester offered. May be repeated for credit as topics change for a total of six (6) units. Students should check the class schedule for listing of actual topics.
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ETST 495 - Internship: Fieldwork in Marginalized Racial-Ethnic Communities Units: 3
Combines academics with work or service in a paid or unpaid internship. Requirements: 90 hours of service in a nonprofit or grass-roots organization, government or tribal agency, or private enterprise. Placement must involve work with historically marginalized populations, and must be approved by program director or department chair.
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ETST 499A - Independent Study Units: 1
For students who wish to develop an individual research project with a professor. Number of units decided between instructor and student. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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ETST 499B - Independent Study Units: 2
For students who wish to develop an individual research project with a professor. Number of units decided between instructor and student. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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ETST 499C - Independent Study Units: 3
For students who wish to develop an individual research project with a professor. Number of units decided between instructor and student. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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Film Studies |
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FMST 100 - Introduction to Cinema Units: 3
An introduction to four elements of cinema: 1) defining categories such as “genre,” “foreign,” “silent,” “mainstream,” and “abstract;” 2) organizing structures of film such as narration, composition, sound, editing, and dramatization; 3) theories used to “read” films such as psychoanalysis, semiotics, and cultural studies; 4) production issues such as storyboarding, shooting, lighting, editing, and sound mixing. Production of a short video required.
Satisfies GE area: C1
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FMST 300 - Elements of Cinema Units: 3
This survey analyzes the elements of cinema including photography, mise-en-scène, editing, sound, acting, and ideology. Because film is a collaborative endeavor, students will participate in collaborative learning projects in this class: some production, but mostly analytical projects. Students will examine the ways that cinema must synthesize all of its elements to function as a singular work of art. In addition, students will analyze cultural implications inherent in the production of films, in the marketing of films, and in the “reading” of cinema as text.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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FMST 375 - Family, Tradition and Gender in Chinese Films Units: 3
A cultural study of Chinese social traditions, family values, and gender configurations as well as their historical change as represented in the recent Chinese movies produced in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for FMST 390 -1.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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FMST 390 - Topics in Cinema Studies Units: 3
Topics may take the focus of a theme, director, historical period, or genre, to name a few possibilities. Students should check the class schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units as topics change.
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FMST 398 - Independent Study Units: 3
Directed readings of films and of film scholarship under the guidance of an instructor. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of supervising faculty member and Film Studies Coordinator.
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FMST 495 - Internship in Film Studies Units: 3
Combines readings with work experience in an appropriate film studies organization. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of supervising faculty member and Film Studies Coordinator.
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FMST 499 - Independent Research in Film Studies Units: 3
Students develop an extended research project (either film or paper) using sources in consultation with a faculty advisor. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of supervising faculty member and Film Studies Coordinator.
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Finance Students who have remained in any FIN course past the add/drop deadline three times may not register a fourth time for that course.
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FIN 302 - Foundations of Finance Units: 2
Examines basic aspects of the financing and investment decisions made by financial managers. Subjects include financial mathematics, net present value, capital budgeting, valuation of financial securities, risk and return, cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policy. FIN 302 may not be taken by students who have received credit for FIN 304 . Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration – i.e. attained business status), Computer Science majors in the Computer Information Systems option, and Biotechnology majors.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites for CIS students: ACCT 201 , ACCT 202 , ECON 201 , ECON 202 , MATH 160 , and either PSYC 100 or SOC 101 with grades of C (2.0) or better in all courses. Prerequisites for BIOT students: ACCT 201 , ACCT 202 , MATH 160 with grades of C (2.0) or better in all courses.
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FIN 304 - Introduction to Corporate Finance Units: 4
Required course for students selecting the accountancy or finance track as their area of study. Examines the financing and investment decisions made by firms’ financial managers. Subjects include financial mathematics, capital budgeting, valuation of financial securities, risk and return, cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, and financial analysis and planning. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).
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FIN 321 - Investment Analysis Units: 4
Examines the investment characteristics of the many types of securities traded in today’s financial markets. In-depth coverage of the micro-structure of equity markets is also provided. Specific subjects to be discussed include: yield-curve analysis, trading rules, government bond pricing, corporate bond pricing, stock valuation models, market-microstructure, CAPM, APT, mutual fund investing, and an introduction to derivative products. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for FIN 431 and SSM 431. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): FIN 302 or FIN 304 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
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FIN 331 - Financial Markets and Institutions Units: 4
Examines the markets in which the prices of financial assets are determined as well as the participants in these markets. Introduces students to the various types of financial assets that are traded in financial markets by market participants. Specific subjects to be discussed include depository institutions, government debt markets, corporate debt markets, equity markets, mutual funds, investment banking firms, mortgage markets, swaps, and derivative markets. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for SSM 491P and FIN 430. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): FIN 302 or FIN 304 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
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FIN 341 - Multinational Financial Management Units: 4
Examines various aspects of financial planning and management for enterprises with overseas operations. Major subjects include evaluation of direct foreign investment projects, financial structure and global cost capital, foreign currency exposure management, management of political risk, working capital management, export-import financing, and multinational tax planning. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for HTM 421 or FIN 421. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): FIN 302 or FIN 304 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
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FIN 404 - Advanced Corporate Finance Units: 4
Concentrates on advanced topics in corporate finance. Provides a rigorous examination of risk and return, capital budgeting, capital structure, and a dividend policy. Other subjects discussed include financial forecasting, value-based financial management, divisional cost of capital, mergers and acquisitions, leasing, working capital management and financial distress.
Prerequisite(s): FIN 302 or FIN 304 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
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FIN 422 - Advanced Investment Analysis Units: 4
Deepens the students understanding of issues introduced in FIN 321 . Students will learn how markets function, how various financial assets are priced in these markets, and the appropriate uses of financial derivatives. Students will develop expertise in the following topic areas: market microstructure, portfolio theory, futures pricing, hedging with futures, arbitrage, option pricing, option greeks, option strategy analysis, spreads and combinations, spread series, synthetic securities, mortgage derivatives, swaps, fixed-income securities, bond duration, and the mathematics of investments.
Prerequisite(s): FIN 321 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
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FIN 432 - Managing Financial Risk Units: 2
Provides an introduction to financial risks and the issues involved in identifying, measuring, computing and managing financial risks. Focuses on Market Risk, tools and methods for identifying sources of risk and risk factors, for hedging and implementing VAR methods.
Prerequisite(s): FIN 302 or FIN 304 .
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FIN 481 - Selected Topics in Finance Units: 1
A survey course of selected topics in finance in order to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): Perequisites may vary depending on topic.
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FIN 482 - Selected Topics in Finance Units: 2
A survey course of selected topics in finance in order to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
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FIN 483 - Selected Topics in Finance Units: 3
A survey course of selected topics in finance in order to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
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FIN 484 - Selected Topics in Finance Units: 4
A survey course of selected topics in finance in order to supplement available offerings. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status).
Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
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FIN 485 - Selected Topics in Finance with Lab Units: 4
A survey course of selected topics in finance in order to supplement available offerings. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration — i.e. attained business status). Three hours of lecture Two hours laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): May vary depending on topic.
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FIN 498A - Independent Study in Finance Units: 1
The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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FIN 498B - Independent Study in Finance Units: 2
The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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FIN 498C - Independent Study in Finance Units: 3
The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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FIN 498D - Independent Study in Finance Units: 4
The student must prepare a study proposal approved by the appropriate faculty member prior to registration. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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FIN 502 - Foundations of Finance Units: 2
An overview of the basic concepts and analytical techniques utilized in the field of financial management. Focuses on the investment decisions made by firms’ financial managers in their attempt to maximize shareholder wealth. Includes time value of money, risk-return relationships, financial ratio analysis, net present value analysis, and the weaknesses of alternate real investment proposal analysis techniques.
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FIN 602 - Corporate Finance Units: 2
Provides students with a continuation of their exploration of the basic concepts and analytical techniques utilized in the field of financial management. Focuses on the financing decisions made by firms’ financial managers in their attempt to maximize shareholder wealth. Include advanced real investment proposal analysis, operating leverage, financial leverage, long-term capital structure, dividend policy, and financial engineering fundamentals. Enrollment Requirements: Completion or waiver of the MBA Foundations courses.
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FIN 612 - International Finance Units: 2
A guide to financial management in an increasingly globalized world, and in particular, to the financial management. Introduces foundational knowledge of international financial management, including international financial environments, foreign exchange markets, exchange rate determinants and currency derivatives. Includes analyses of foreign exchange exposure, hedging of foreign exchange risk, making financing and investing decisions for MNCs. Enrollment Requirements: Completion of MBA Core.
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FIN 622 - Real Estate Finance and Hotel Asset Management Units: 2
Preparation for senior positions in hospitality real estate finance and asset management. Covers foundation knowledge of real estate finance, management contracts, franchise agreements, and hotel asset management. Focuses on the strategic role of real estate in the hospitality industry, and the essence of financial management in hospitality real estate. Presents the latest techniques in hotel asset management, and builds competence in using quantitative tools of financial economics.
Prerequisite(s): FIN 602 .
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Wildfire Science |
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FIRE 101 - Wildland Urban Interface Units: 3
Overview of the wildland urban interface (WUI), which is a complex mix of native and ornamental vegetation, agriculture, industrial, commercial, and residential areas. Explores the challenges WUI firefighters face where vegetation, vehicles, structures, and infrastructure are at risk. Improves understanding of the WUI, including response strategies, interface awareness, size-up, initial attack, incident action planning, structure triage, structure protection tactics, and health/safety. Covers issues related to land-use planning and design, policy-making, and protection of natural areas.
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FIRE 105 - Fire Science Units: 3
Covers fire conditions, tactics, and strategies to mitigate fire and fire behaviors, emphasizing wildland and urban interface fires. Discusses fire chemistry including oxidizers, chemical process of combustion, and properties of solid, liquid, and gas fuels. Reviews basic fire chemistry for hazardous materials, identification, reactivity, and health/safety implications. Explores issues related to pyrolysis, the properties of the states of matter, sources of energy for fires, and the properties of heat and temperature.
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FIRE 210 - Emerging Technologies and Topics Units: 3
Review of current and emerging topics and technologies on wildland and urban interface fires through readings, case studies, and presentations. Evaluates advanced technology described by subject matter experts who will explain the technology and familiarize students with the tools to analyze and understand the legal, ethical, and operational requirements for new technologies. Evaluate and review the cost benefit analysis and a rigorous, scientific processes for testing, adoption, evaluation, and integration of new technologies, products, and procedures into the fire services.
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FIRE 351 - Wildfire Law and Economics Units: 3
Discussion of major concepts in environmental laws, regulations, and policies related to land management, forestry, and urban growth. Reviews the evolution of natural resource and land use policy, with emphasis on the local, state, and federal government, and considers the role of science, law, and economics. Examines analytical techniques and tools to evaluate liability, risk, and the social, economic, and environmental consequences of wildfires. Examines the roles of judicial oversight, administrative procedures, politics, key organizations, agencies, and stakeholders.
Prerequisite(s): FIRE 101 .
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FIRE 352 - Emergency Management, Operations, and Administration Units: 3
Introduces and discusses emergency management techniques, organizational and professional communication, and strategies for problem solving within fire science. Introduces and explains academic foundations on leadership and administration within the fire service, with an emphasis on multi-professional approaches, cooperation, and coordination. Addresses human resource, labor relations, and legal frameworks to applied fire service settings as well as a study of employee safety, risks and healthy/safe work environments.
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FIRE 353 - Firefighter Health and Safety Units: 3
Introduces the health and safety implications of firefighting, including hazard identification, situational awareness, and risk assessment. Reviews and examines technical and scientific procedures for evaluating new techniques, protocols, and technologies. Includes a comprehensive review of resources and information, organizations, regulatory, and legal frameworks, including NFPA, NIOSH, CDC, OSHA, NIST, and the IAFF. Covers occupational exposures and limits, injuries, fatalities, health consequences and how tactics, strategies, resources, staffing, personal protective equipment, and situational awareness influence incident outcomes.
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FIRE 354 - Firefighter Stress, Behavioral, and Mental Health Units: 3
Covers industry culture, myths, beliefs, behavioral health, strategies for addressing occupational health and wellness, support services, and behavioral health assistance for first responders. Examines and evaluates the sources of occupational stress and the regularity of incidents that expose first responders to often shocking, dangerous and stressful situations and potentially traumatic events. Covers suicide prevention/awareness, warning signs/symptoms, communication, emotional and physical behaviors, stress, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, addiction, depression, anger, and separation/retirement.
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FIRE 355 - Land Use Planning and Community Resiliency Units: 3
Covers how to plan and design strong, fire resilient communities. Subjects include land use planning, resource management, homeland security, natural disasters, and wildfires. Examines and evaluates how communities address vulnerability, risk, resiliency, and sustainability using case studies to highlight best practices for planning, preparedness, evacuation, management, design, materials, model codes and ordinances. Discussion of tools available for assessing risk, physical, social, and economic vulnerabilities, and how resilient community planning addresses people, buildings, businesses, infrastructure, cultural and natural resources.
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FIRE 399 - Special Topics in Wildfire Science Units: 3
Covers theoretical and applied content pertaining to special topics in Wildfire Science and the Urban Interface. Students should check the Class Schedule for a listing of actual topics. Course may be repeated for credit for a total of six (6) units as topics change. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division preparation for the major coursework.
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FIRE 402 - Fire Behavior, Fuels, and Resource Management Units: 3
Covers the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and analytical tools to understand and evaluate fire behavior prediction systems, with attention to assumptions, limitations, uncertainty, sensitivity, and probability. Explains and demonstrates how fuels, land use, and environmental conditions influence combustion and behavior by using fire models, with discussion on how resource deployment and land management influences outcomes of an incident. Examines and evaluates the tools and approaches for inventory and management of fuels for wildland fires over large, diverse areas in forests, woodlands, shrubland, and grasslands.
Prerequisite(s): FIRE 101 .
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FIRE 489 - Research Methods and Design Units: 3
Capstone experience focused on a foundation in scientific research, research design, effective communication practices, and interview skills. Integrates interdisciplinary approaches to research in the wildfire and wildland urban interface. Emphasizes fundamental principles and practices of scientific method, research ethics and responsible conduct, and the organization of scientific inquiry in institutions of higher learning. Prepares students for independent research experience in BIOL 216 .
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 216 .
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FIRE 499 - Senior Experience in Wildfire Science Units: 3
Capstone experience and participation in independent library or laboratory research projects on wildfires and/or the urban interface. Grading Basis: Credit/No Credit. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): FIRE 489 .
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FREN 101 - Beginning French I Units: 3
Fundamentals of French language and culture, designed to develop basic ability in pronunciation, reading, conversation, and grammatical structures.
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FREN 102 - Beginning French II Units: 3
Continuation of FREN 101 . Further development of basic ability in pronunciation, reading, conversation, and grammatical structures. Enrollment Requirements: Two (2) years of high school French with one (1) year of high school French taken and passed within the last two (2) years, or completion of FREN 101 with a grade of C (2.0) or better, or placement test.
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FREN 201 - Intermediate French I Units: 3
Continuation of French language fundamentals. Emphasis on the development of the skills of reading, comprehension, speaking, and writing, and study of Francophone culture. Conducted in French. Enrollment Requirements: FREN 102 .
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FREN 202 - Intermediate French II Units: 3
Continuation of FREN 201 . Further development of the four skills, with an emphasis on reading, composition, communication, culture, and review of grammatical structures. Enrollment Requirements: Two years of high school French with one year of high school French taken and passed within the last two years, or completion of FREN 101 with a grade of C (2.0) or better, or placement test.
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FREN 311 - Advanced French Units: 3
Focuses on further development and refinement of the four primary skills in French (speaking, writing, reading, and listening comprehension), in addition to a study of cultural factors which affect communication. Conducted in French. Enrollment Requirements: FREN 202 .
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FREN 312 - French Composition and Advanced Oral Practice Units: 3
Advanced-level practice of French through oral and written exercises. Conducted in French. Enrollment Requirements: FREN 202 .
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FREN 314 - Advanced French for Business Units: 3
Intensive oral and written practice at the advanced level. Focuses on vocabulary, simulation, and discourse strategies specific to the needs of the business professional. Conducted in French. Enrollment Requirements: FREN 202 . Recommended Preparation: FREN 311 .
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FREN 315 - Reading and Analysis of French and Francophone Literary Texts Units: 3
Introduction to the principles of literary analysis, based on readings and discussion of French literature. Literary genres include fiction, theatre, essay, and poetry from France and the Francophone world. Conducted in French.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 311 .
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FREN 350 - Civilization and Culture of France and Francophone World Units: 3
Study of the culture and civilization of the French-speaking world. Analysis of literature, art, history, geography, and contemporary social structures. Conducted in French. Enrollment Requirements: FREN 202 .
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FREN 380 - Narrative to Film Units: 3
Designed to explore similarities and differences between the narrative mode and film. Analyzes a series of novels that have been made into films. Includes theoretical aspects of writing and film. Conducted in French. Enrollment Requirements: FREN 202 . Recommended Preparation: FREN 311 .
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FREN 395A - Independent Study Units: 1
Students may enroll in this course with the consent of the instructor only. The purpose of this course is to allow students to study their own field of interest within French and Francophone literature and culture. Readings, written papers and oral discussions will be guided by the instructor. A minimum of three analytical papers will be required. May be repeated for a total of nine (9) units). Students must meet with the instructor weekly.
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FREN 395B - Independent Study Units: 2
Students may enroll in this course with the consent of the instructor only. The purpose of this course is to allow students to study their own field of interest within French and Francophone literature and culture. Readings, written papers and oral discussions will be guided by the instructor. A minimum of three analytical papers will be required. May be repeated for a total of nine (9) units). Students must meet with the instructor weekly.
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FREN 395C - Independent Study Units: 3
Students may enroll in this course with the consent of the instructor only. The purpose of this course is to allow students to study their own field of interest within French and Francophone literature and culture. Readings, written papers and oral discussions will be guided by the instructor. A minimum of three analytical papers will be required. May be repeated for a total of nine (9) units). Students must meet with the instructor weekly.
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FREN 399 - Internship/Field Work in Community and University Service Units: 3
Supervised projects in academically related tasks in community agencies or University-related academic services projects using the French language. Projects may include working with schools or community agencies, developing group or individual projects, translating and interpreting, tutoring on campus, etc. Conducted in French. Community Service Learning course. Enrollment Requirements: FREN 202 .
Corequisite(s): FREN 311 or FREN 312 .
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FREN 415 - Modern France in the Eyes of North African Immigrant Women Writers Units: 3
Exposes students to the literary works of North African immigrant women writers such as Faiza Guène, Nina Bouraoui, Yasmina Réza, Minna Sif and others. Students will be exposed to contemporary France through the oeuvres of these authors. Literary and sociocultural study of the French in North African descents and their oeuvres. Students will be introduced to Postcolonial theory. Conducted in French. Cross-listed: FREN 415 and MLAN 415 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both.
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FREN 450 - The Art of Advertising: French and Francophone Culture Units: 3
Exposes students to today’s France and selected Francophone countries such as Switzerland, Tahiti, Northern Africa, Western Africa, and others through the study of French and Francophone advertisements. Conducted in French. Cross-listed: FREN 450 and MLAN 450 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both.
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GEL 10A - Quantitative Skills and College Success Laboratory Units: 1
A mathematics laboratory for students who practice and apply learning and study skills from GEL 110 . Intended for students who have not yet met the University Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) requirement. Individualized instruction covers mathematical concepts and skills comparable to the scope of the ELM exam. Prepares students to retake the ELM exam and to succeed in their next mathematics/quantitative reasoning course. Offered during Summer session for incoming first-year students. Students who have satisfied the ELM requirement should register for GEL 10B instead of this course. Cross-listed: GEL 10A and ESM 11 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both. Grading Basis: Graded Credit /No Credit. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students with Freshman standing. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
Corequisite(s): GEL 110 .
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GEL 10B - Quantitative Skills and College Success Laboratory Units: 1
A mathematics laboratory for students who practice and apply learning and study skills from GEL 110 . Intended for students who have met the University Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) requirement but who desire a mathematical refresher before taking University-level mathematics courses. Individualized instruction covers mathematical concepts and skills comparable to college algebra or pre-calculus depending on the interest of the particular student. Offered in Summer session for incoming first-year students. Grading Basis: Credit /No Credit. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students with Freshman standing who have obtained consent of instructor.
For students matriculating prior to Fall 2018, enrollment is restricted to students who have completed the Entry-Level Mathematics (ELM) requirement. For students matriculating in Fall 2018 or later, enrollment is restricted to students in Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Placement Categories I and II, or who have completed MATH 101 or MATH 105 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
Students who have not satisfied the ELM requirement should register for GEL 10A instead of this course.
Corequisite(s): GEL 110 .
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GEL 101 - The Student, The University, The Community Units: 3
Designed to equip students with the basic skills, concepts, and knowledge necessary to become a lifelong learner. Examination of current theory and research regarding the information age, health and wellness, career development, and psychological assessment. Practical application of the theory and research. Includes information literacy and technology skills, group and teamwork, and learning styles. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for ESM 111 , ESW 120 , GEL 110 or GEL 120 . Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students with Freshman standing.
Satisfies GE area: E
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GEL 110 - Quantitative Skills and College Success Units: 3
Fundamental college success skills including study skills, test taking strategies, information literacy, and academic and career planning will be covered with an emphasis on the development of quantitative skills necessary for successful completion of the lower-division curriculum in mathematics. Offered in Summer session for incoming first-year students. Cross-listed: GEL 110 and ESM 111 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for ESW 120 , GEL 101 or GEL 120 . Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students with Freshman standing. Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of First Year Program Director.
Corequisite(s): GEL 10A or GEL 10B .
Satisfies GE area: E
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