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EDLD 760A - Advanced Research and Evaluation Methods Units: 4 quarter units
Addresses more advanced topics in research design and methodology. Students hone the requisite research skills to conduct dissertation research. Students gain varied hands-on experiences in collecting and analyzing data relevant to schooling, as well as learn how to develop, manage, and analyze large data files. Students create a research agenda and develop skills needed in proposal writing: development, organization and coherence, conceptualization of research design, and attention to audience and writing style.
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EDLD 760B - Advanced Research and Evaluation Methods Units: 4 quarter units
Addresses more advanced topics in research design and methodology. Students hone the requisite research skills to conduct dissertation research. Students gain varied hands-on experiences in collecting and analyzing data relevant to schooling, as well as learn how to develop, manage, and analyze large data files. Students create a research agenda and develop skills needed in proposal writing: development, organization and coherence, conceptualization of research design, and attention to audience and writing style.
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EDLD 760C - Advanced Research and Evaluation Methods Units: 4 quarter units
Addresses more advanced topics in research design and methodology. Students hone the requisite research skills to conduct dissertation research. Students gain varied hands-on experiences in collecting and analyzing data relevant to schooling, as well as learn how to develop, manage, and analyze large data files. Students create a research agenda and develop skills needed in proposal writing: development, organization and coherence, conceptualization of research design, and attention to audience and writing style.
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EDLD 770A - Leadership Research Practicum Units: 2 quarter units
Students use their placements in local schools and educational settings to examine leadership research and practice topics raised in the Leadership core courses and Research and Evaluation Design courses.
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EDLD 770B - Leadership Research Practicum Units: 2 quarter units
Students use their placements in local schools and educational settings to examine leadership research and practice topics raised in the Leadership core courses and Research and Evaluation Design courses.
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EDLD 770C - Leadership Research Practicum Units: 2 quarter units
Students use their placements in local schools and educational settings to examine leadership research and practice topics raised in the Leadership core courses and Research and Evaluation Design courses.
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EDLD 780A - Advanced Leadership Research Practicum Units: 2 quarter units
Students use their placements in local schools and educational settings to examine leadership research and practice topics raised in the Leadership core courses and Research and Evaluation Design courses.
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EDLD 780B - Advanced Leadership Research Practicum Units: 2 quarter units
Students use their placements in local schools and educational settings to examine leadership research and practice topics raised in the Leadership core courses and Research and Evaluation Design courses.
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EDLD 780C - Advanced Leadership Research Practicum Units: 2 quarter units
Students use their placements in local schools and educational settings to examine leadership research and practice topics raised in the Leadership core courses and Research and Evaluation Design courses.
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EDLD 785 - Qualifying Paper Preparation Units: 2 quarter units
Provides students with time, resources, and guidance for the purpose of developing a review of literature on a student-related topic, which typically becomes the focus of the dissertation research project. Students will be expected to use a variety of research tools in order to discover and identify relevant information.
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EDLD 792 - Dissertation Research Units: 2 quarter units
Directed research on dissertation topic for students who have been admitted to candidacy for the Ed.D. degree.
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EDLD 794A - Dissertation Research Units: 4 quarter units
Directed research on dissertation topic for students who have been admitted to candidacy for the Ed.D. degree.
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EDLD 794B - Dissertation Research Units: 4 quarter units
Directed research on dissertation topic for students who have been admitted to candidacy for the Ed.D. degree.
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EDLD 794C - Dissertation Research Units: 4 quarter units
Directed research on dissertation topic for students who have been admitted to candidacy for the Ed.D. degree.
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EDLD 794D - Dissertation Research Units: 4 quarter units
Directed research on dissertation topic for students who have been admitted to candidacy for the Ed.D. degree.
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EDLD 796A - Dissertation Writing Seminar Units: 4 quarter units
Provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress dissertation research and writing. Topics addressed also will include writing for professional publications and presenting research findings to varied audiences.
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EDLD 796B - Dissertation Writing Seminar Units: 4 quarter units
Provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress dissertation research and writing. Topics addressed also will include writing for professional publications and presenting research findings to varied audiences.
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EDLD 796C - Dissertation Writing Seminar Units: 4 quarter units
Provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress dissertation research and writing. Topics addressed also will include writing for professional publications and presenting research findings to varied audiences.
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EDLD 796D - Dissertation Writing Seminar Units: 4 quarter units
Provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress dissertation research and writing. Topics addressed also will include writing for professional publications and presenting research findings to varied audiences.
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EDLD 798A - Colloquium on Educational Leadership Units: 2 quarter units
Program faculty and visiting lecturers present leadership research in progress. The colloquium series serves as a forum to discuss current research in educational leadership.
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EDLD 798B - Colloquium on Educational Leadership Units: 2 quarter units
Program faculty and visiting lecturers present leadership research in progress. The colloquium series serves as a forum to discuss current research in educational leadership.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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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, D
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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 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: Enrollment Requirement: 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: Enrollment Requirement: ENVS 100 . Recommended 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: Enrollment Requirement: 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 restricted to Environmental Studies majors who have obtained consent of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENVS 100 .
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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: D, 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 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 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 restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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: Enrollment Requirement: 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: Enrollment Requirement: 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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FREN 101 - Beginning French I Units: 4
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: 4
Continuation of FREN 101 . Further development of basic ability in pronunciation, reading, conversation, and grammatical structures. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: FREN 101 .
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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: Enrollment Requirement: 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. Conducted in French. Enrollment Requirements: Enrollment Requirement: FREN 201 .
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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: Enrollment Requirement: 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: Enrollment Requirement: 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: Enrollment Requirement: FREN 202 . Recommended Preparation: 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: Enrollment Requirement: 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: Enrollment Requirement: FREN 202 . Recommended Preparation: 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: Enrollment Requirement: 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. Also offered as MLAN 415 . 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. Also offered as MLAN 450 . Students may not receive credit for both.
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