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General EducationCategories and CoursesCategory A: Communication in theEnglish Language and Critical Thinking9 unitsCourses in Category A approach communication as symbolicinteraction, examining the formulation and complexities of thoseinteractions. Students learn how to discover, evaluate, andreport information, how to reason inductively and deductively,how to distinguish fact from judgment or opinion. Courses inCategories A1 and A2 emphasize the content and form ofboth oral and written English. They explore the psychologicalbasis and the social significance of communication, as wellas the ways language works in diverse situations. Throughactive participation in written and oral communication,students develop the skills necessary for effective speaking,comprehension, writing, and reasoning. Modes of argument,rhetorical perspectives, and the relationship of language to logicare stressed in all Category A courses.Students must take a minimum of one course in each of thethree sub-categories...A-1 Oral CommunicationCOMM 101 Public Speaking . . . . . . . . . . . .3COMM 200 Introduction to Communication Studies . .3COMM 210 Interpersonal Communication . . . . . .3COMM 220 Group Communication . . . . . . . . .3COMM 336 Multicultural Literature andCommunication (ENGL) . . . . . . . 3COMM 345 Media Literacy and YouthCulture (EDUC) . . . . . . . . . . . .3COMM 346 School Communication (EDUC) . . . . .3COMM 442 Organizational Communication . . . . .3ENGL 106 Composition and Rhetoric II -Service Learning . . . . . . . . . . 3ENGL 107 Advanced Composition and Rhetoric . .3PA 101 Introduction to the Performing Arts . . . .3PA 202 Integrating Dance, Music and Theatre . .3..A-2 English WritingCOMM 230 Introduction to Journalism (ENGL) . . . 3ENGL 103 Stretch Composition II . . . . . . . . .3ENGL 105 Composition and Rhetoric I . . . . . . .3ENGL 106 Composition and Rhetoric II -Service Learning . . . . . . . . . . 3ENGL 330 Interdisciplinary Writing . . . . . . . . .3.A-3 Critical ThinkingCOMM 211 Discerning Information in anInterconnected World (LIB) . . . . . . .3ENGL 107 Advanced Composition and Rhetoric . 3MATH 230 Logic and Mathematical Reasoning . . .3MATH 430 Research Design and Data Analysis . . .3MATH 438 Philosophy of Mathematics . . . . . . .3UNIV 110 Critical Thinking and the University Mission. 3UNIV 150 First Year Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . 4Category B: Mathematics, Sciences,and Technology - 12 unitsCourses in this area explore the scope and major conceptsof mathematics and/or scientific disciplines. In the sciences,the intent is to present the principles and concepts which formthe foundations of living or non-living systems. The focus of allcourses in Category B is on the presentation and evaluationof evidence and argument, the appreciation of use/misuseof data, and the organization of information in quantitative,technological, or other formal systems. Students are introducedto the principles and practices that underscore mathematicaland scientific inquiry (logic, precision, hypothesis generationand evaluation, experimentation, and objectivity) and gainan understanding of the process by which new knowledgeis created, organized, accessed, and synthesized. Studentsimprove their reasoning skills (critical thinking, problem-solving,decision making, analysis, and synthesis), and apply informationand technology to the understanding of complex and diverseproblems in mathematics and the sciences. They becomeaware of the influence and significance of mathematics and thesciences in world civilization.Students must take a minimum of one course in each ofthe subcategories. At least one course must include alaboratory component........B-1 Physical Sciences-Chemistry, Physics, Geology, andEarth SciencesART 208 The Physics of Art and VisualPerception (PHYS). . . . . . . . . . . 3ASTR 105 Introduction to the Solar System (PHYS) . .3BIOL 434 Introduction to Biomedical Imaging(HLTH/PHYS) . . . . . . . . . . . . .4BUS 341 Drug Discovery and Development(CHEM/ECON). . . . . . . . . . . .3CHEM 101 Chemistry and the Environment. . . . . 3CHEM 105 Introduction to Chemistry . . . . . . . .3CHEM 110* Chemistry of Life . . . . . . . . . . . .4CHEM 121* General Chemistry I. . . . . . . . . . 4CHEM 122* General Chemistry II . . . . . . . . . .4CHEM 330 The History of Science:NonWestern Origins and theWestern Revolution (HIST). . . . . . . .3CHEM 335 The Chemistry of the Kitchen . . . . . 3CHEM 343* Forensic Science . . . . . . . . . . . .3CHEM 344 Energy and Society (PHYS) . . . . . . .3COMP 345 Digital Image Processing (MATH/PHYS) . 3COMP 445 Image Analysis and Pattern Recognition(MATH/PHYS) . . . . . . . . . . . 3ENGL 338 Science and Conscience (PHYS) . . . 3GEOL 121* Physical Geology . . . . . . . . . . 4GEOL 122 Historical Geology . . . . . . . . . . .3GEOL 321* Environmental Geology . . . . . . . . .4PA 436 Physics of the Performing Arts (PHYS). . .3PAMU 335 The Physics of Music (PHYS) . . . . . 3PHSC 170* Foundations in Physical Science . . . . .4PHYS 100* Introduction to Physics I . . . . . . . 4PHYS 101* Introduction to Physics II . . . . . . . 4PHYS 103 How Things Work . . . . . . . . . . .3PHYS 106 Applied Physics and Modern Society . .3PHYS 107 The Stars and Beyond . . . . . . . . .3PHYS 200* General Physics I . . . . . . . . . . .4PHYS 201* General Physics II . . . . . . . . . . .4PHYS 448 Team Based Research . . . . . . . . .3* Includes LabB-2 Life Sciences-BiologyANTH 104 Introduction to Bioanthropology . . . . .3ANTH 345 Human Evolution and Diversity . . . . .3www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog97General Education Requirements2011 – 2012