2012 Catalog PDF - Feather River College

Course Listings
PHYS 291 DIRECTED STUDY 1-5 UNITS
HOURS: 18–270
CSU
A student may take advanced course work or complete a student designed project in Physics after having completed
introductory courses. The topics, learning objectives, educational material(s), number of units to be awarded, and
method of evaluation are determined in a written agreement between the instructor and the student before the
student engages in the learning experience. A “Learning Contract for Directed Studies” must be completed by the
student, approved by the instructor, and Chief Instructional Officer, and placed on file with the Office of Instruction.
POLITICAL SCienCE
POL 101 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 lec & POLITICS CSU (d8), UC, IGETC (4h)
This course is an introduction to national and California state government. Topics examined include the constitutional
foundations, the institutions and structures of government, and the politics in government including the role of
interest groups, political parties, the function of campaigns and elections, and policymaking. Throughout the course,
students will consider important issues facing democracy in the United States.
POL 140 MULTIETHNIC AMERCIA 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 lec
CSU (D3), UC, IGETC (4H)
This course is a study of power and politics in the context of a multi-ethnic America. The course will consider the
historical, theoretical, and comparative perspectives from the experiences of different ethnic groups in the U.S while
examining topics such as immigration, education, employment, health care, and housing among others.
POL 162 GLOBALIZATION 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 lec
CSU (d0), UC, IGETC (4j)
Overview of the processes and structures of globalization contributing to the interconnectedness of the world and of
the theoretical perspectives on debates accompanying globalization. Topics include colonialism, political economy,
economic development, human rights, the migration of people and ideas, environmental issues, tourism, media, and
resistance to globalization. Cross-listed with SOC 160.
POL 170 WASHINGTON D.C. WEEK: 3 UNITS
HOURS: 27 lec; 54 LAB; 45 FIELD “DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE” CSU
This course will explore “democracy in practice” through lecture and study, attendance and participation in a local
government or community political event, and a fully supervised and coordinated week in Washington, D.C. It will
explore the behavior of key actors in national government institutions. It also will examine how individuals and
groups can affect and are affected by the institutions and people of national and local government. The course would
be especially helpful to any who aspire to a career in education. Each student shall be required to pay for the cost of
airfare, hotel, meals and incidentals for the trip to Washington, in addition to regular college fees.
POL 172 DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE: 3 UNITS
HOURS: 27 LEC; 54 LAB; 45 FIELD LANDMARKS OF CIVIL RIGHTS CSU
This course will explore “democracy in practice” through lecture and discussion, attendance and participation in a
community political event, and a fully supervised week visiting prominent places in the history of the Civil Rights
Movement in the southern states of the U.S. It will examine how individuals and groups influence major institutional
political changes in local, state and national policy. Each student will be required to pay the cost of airfare, hotels,
meals, and incidental costs of a seven- to ten-day excursion that includes Virginia, Alabama, and Tennessee. Crosslisted
as POL 172 and HIST 172.
General Education/Core Class Identification
The transfer requirements satisfied by FRC courses for California four-year universities or University of Nevada, Reno are
indicated below the unit value of each course. The IGETC pattern applies to both the California State University (CSU) and
University of California (UC) systems, as well as the University of Nevada, Reno. The letters in parentheses indicate any General
Education (GE) Breadth area also satisfied. Please refer to the CSU and IGETC transfer patterns (pgs. 66-69) or meet with
an academic advisor for clarification.
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