2003 / 2004 - Bellevue College

Course Descriptions
JAPANESE
JAPAN 101
Beginning 1st-Year Japanese • 5 CR
Develops basic language skills in contemporary
Japanese. Oral and written activities help students
gain skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing,
and cultural awareness that allow students to communicate
and interact.
JAPAN 102
Intermediate 1st-Year Japanese • 5 CR
Continues JAPAN 101. Prerequisite: JAPAN 101 or
permission of instructor.
JAPAN 103
Advanced 1st-Year Japanese • 5 CR
Continues JAPAN 102. Prerequisite: JAPAN 102 or
permission of instructor.
JAPAN 194/195/196/197
Special Topics in Japanese • V1-5 CR
Allows a student to pursue focused, independent
study under the supervision of an instructor.
JAPAN 201
Basic 2nd-Year Japanese • 5 CR
Expands students’ ability to use Japanese in reallife
situations. Students practice listening, speaking,
reading, and writing in integrated activities
relating to a main theme. Grammar is de-emphasized;
vocabulary acquisition vocabulary is
stressed. Prerequisite: JAPAN 103 or permission of
instructor.
JAPAN 202
Intermediate 2nd-Year Japanese • 5 CR
Continues JAPAN 201. Prerequisite: JAPAN 201 or
permission of instructor.
JAPAN 203
Advanced 2nd-Year Japanese • 5 CR
Continues JAPAN 202. Prerequisite: JAPAN 202 or
permission of instructor.
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SPANISH
SPAN 101
Beginning 1st-Year Spanish • 5 CR
Develops basic language skills in Spanish. The
emphasis is listening and speaking; basic reading
and writing skills are also introduced. Format includes
practice with video and audiocassettes.
SPAN 102
Intermediate 1st-Year Spanish • 5 CR
Continues SPAN 101. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or
permission of instructor.
SPAN 103
Advanced 1st-Year Spanish • 5 CR
Continues SPAN 102. Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or
permission of instructor.
SPAN 201
Basic 2nd-Year Spanish • 5 CR
Reviews and expands the vocabulary and grammar
learned in the first year. Students develop
comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing
skills by working with authentic material from the
Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisite: SPAN 103 or
permission of instructor.
SPAN 202
Intermediate 2nd-Year Spanish • 5 CR
Continues SPAN 201. Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or
permission of instructor.
SPAN 203
Advanced 2nd-Year Spanish • 5 CR
Continues SPAN 202. Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or
permission of instructor.
SPAN 299
Individual Studies in Spanish • V1-5 CR
Covers directed readings, special projects, and independent
study by an individual student.
Gaming
BUSINESS DIVISION
GAME 111
Gaming Foundations • 5 CR
Students learn and practice the basic principles of
digital 3D game development. Students learn to
create simple digital 3D games. Topics include
gaming history and genres, game elements, and
principles of gaming production. Prerequisite: ME-
DIA 109 at BCC with a C- or better.
General Business Management
BUSINESS DIVISION
G BUS 101
Introduction to Business • 5 CR
Examines the role of business in a modern
economy: growth, structure, organization, and relationship
to the environment. Students investigate
the objectives, functions, and management of
business firms. Other topics include problems of
organization, decision-making, and controls. Fulfills
social science course requirement at BCC for
non-business majors.
G BUS 120
Organizational Behavior • 5 CR
Explores the dynamics of human resources in a
business organization. Students develop a positive
attitude toward the human element in business.
Specific topics include motivation, leadership,
group dynamics, organization theory, participatory
management, and communication.
G BUS 130
Principles of Real Estate • 5 CR
Entry-level course designed for buyers, sellers, investors,
and preparation for the Washington State
Salesperson’s Exam. Legal titles and instruments,
finance, appraisal, contracts, agency, land economics.
Sixty clock hours. Same as R EST 130. Either
G BUS 130 or R EST 130 may be taken for
credit, not both.
G BUS 145
Business Mathematics • 5 CR
Presents practical mathematics for business and
consumer financing. Topics include computing
simple and compound interest, present values, annuities,
and amortization. Note: Calculator recommended.
G BUS 150
Entrepreneurship • 5 CR
Deals with organizing and operating a small business.
Topics include development of a business
plan, failure factors in small business, source of
capital, record keeping, financial statements, taxation,
marketing, legal and regulatory issues and
management principles.
G BUS 202
Law & Business • 5 CR
Surveys laws applicable to business transactions.
Students focus on law of contract sales, negotiable
instruments, and agency.