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2011 – 2012Course DescriptionsFIN 492 SERVICE LEARNING/INTERNSHIP (3)Six hours activity per weekPrerequisite: Consent of instructorIndividual internship through servicelearning. Repeatable.Graded Credit/No CreditFIN 497 DIRECTED STUDY (1-3)Variable hours per weekPrerequisite: Consent of instructorIndividual contracted study on topics orresearch selected by the student andfaculty mentor. Repeatable up to 9 units.Graded Credit/No CreditGender StudiesGEND 433 GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDER STUDIES (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 orEquivalentIntroduction to the field of gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender studies through thereading of literature and theory.Same as ENGL 433GenEd: C2, D, InterdisciplinaryGeologyGEOG 105 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESIN GEOGRAPHY (3)Three hours lecture per weekIntroduction to basic concepts ingeography and related environmentalissues. Examines environmental impact onhuman affairs and human impact on theenvironment. Spatial awareness includingcartographic knowledge, skills with globalpositioning systems (GPS) as well ashands-on experience using GeographicInformation Systems (GIS) is emphasized.This course is not open to ESRM majors.Same as ESRM 105GenEd: DGEOG 201 CULTURE AND HISTORICALGEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD (3)Three hour lecture per weekA geographic study of the world and thebasic relationship between the Physicalenvironment including topography,climate, natural vegetation, soils, anddrainage patterns etc. and includingthe cultural aspects (political, social,economic, urban, and rural life etc.) withinthe major realms or regions of the world,with a detailed study of some selectedregions.GenEd: DGEOL 121 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (4)Three hours lecture per week and threehours laboratory per weekThis course examines the basiccomposition of the Earth and thedynamic forces which have altered theEarth’s surface through time, includingsedimentation, erosion, volcanism,earthquakes, plate tectonics, andmountain-building. Students willunderstand the immense processesaffecting their environment.GenEd: B1GEOL 122 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (3)Three hours lecture per weekThis course focuses upon the geologicalhistory of the Earth and the Solar Systemfrom the origin of the cosmos to thepresent, tracing the evolution of thecontinents and ocean basins, and theevolution of plants and animals throughtime. Surveys events in Earth’s past ofrelevance to present environmental issues.GenEd: B1GEOL 300 FOUNDATIONS OFEARTH SCIENCE (4)Three hours lecture and three hourslaboratory per weekPrerequisite: PHSC 170Principles of geology, hydrology,oceanography, meteorology, andastronomy for the elementary schoolteacher.GEOL 310 CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: GEOL 121, GEOL 122Focuses on California’s geologic history,provinces, and resources and will featurefield trips to a number of the provinces.GEOL 321 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY (4)Three hours lecture and three hourslaboratory per weekInterrelationships between human andnatural geologic hazards: tsunami,earthquakes, landslides, subsidence,volcanoes. Explores environmental impactof resource extraction and usage, theimportance of understanding the geologicprocesses and landscape in land useplanning, and the means of usinggeology to minimize conflicts in resourcemanagement and disaster preparation.GenEd: B1GEOL 322 SEDIMENTOLOGY,STRATIGRAPHY, GROUNDWATERHYDROLOGY (4)Three hours lecture per weekThree hours laboratory per weekPrerequisite: GEOL 121Focuses on the basics of groundwaterand the sedimentary materials in which itexists and moves. It begins with sedimentsand sedimentary facies, continues withdetermination of aquifer morphologyfrom well data, then embarks on physicalhydrogeology. Laboratory exercisesand field trips will provide hands-onexperience in sedimentary sectioncharacterization and water well methods.Global StudiesGLST 200 INTRODUCTION TOGLOBAL STUDIES (3)Three hours lecture per weekAn introduction to globalization and itseffect on governance, economic success,culture, the environment, and other globalissues of human concern.GenEd: DGLST 435 GLOBAL CITIES (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: Minimum two semesters ofbeginning college-level foreign languageor equivalent proficiency.Introduces students to interdisciplinaryissues faced by global cities. Offersa range of transnational topics,including but not limited to historicand contemporary issues of migration,racism and xenophobia, environmentaldegradation, global culture, movementof capital, and national identity. Specificglobal cities and related content to bedesigned by the instructor(s). Repeatableup to 6 units.GenEd: C3B, D, InterdisciplinaryHistoryHIST 211 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS:ORIGINS TO 1500 (3)Three hours lecture per weekThis survey examines world civilizationsfrom the Neolithic era to the Europeancolonization of the Western Hemisphere.Topics may include, but are not limited to,the development and growth of religions,commerce, and other cultural institutions.GenEd: DHIST 212 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS:SINCE 1500 (3)Three hours lecture per weekThis survey examines world civilizationsfrom both regional and globalperspectives. Topics may include, butare not limited to, the development andgrowth of religions, commerce, and othercultural institutions.GenEd: D260 www.csuci.edu • California State University <strong>Channel</strong> <strong>Islands</strong> • 2011 - 2012 Catalog

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