COA 09-11 Catalog - Peralta Colleges

60CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS & DESCRIPTION OFCOURSESAreas of Study for Degrees & Certificates....... 61Instructional Divisions...................................... 62Course Information.......................................... 63Numbering System.......................................... 63SCANS Skills and Competencies.................... 63Prerequisites.................................................... 63Key to Symbols................................................ 63Department Abbreviations................................ 64Courses and Curriculum PatternsAfrican-American Studies.............................. 65Anthropology................................................. 66Apparel Design and Merchandising.............. 68Apprenticeship Program................................ 72Art.................................................................. 76Arts and Humanities...................................... 79Asian and Asian-American Studies............... 79Astronomy..................................................... 80Auto Body and Paint..................................... 81Automotive Technology................................. 83Aviation Maintenance Technology................. 89Aviation Operations....................................... 93Biology.......................................................... 94Business........................................................ 97Chemistry.................................................... 104Chinese....................................................... 106Communication........................................... 107Computer Information Systems................... 109Cooperative Work Experience Education....116Counseling...................................................117Dance...........................................................119Dental Assisting........................................... 121Diesel Mechanics........................................ 126Economics................................................... 130Education.................................................... 130English........................................................ 131English as a Second Language.................. 136Foreign Languages..................................... 139French......................................................... 140Geography.................................................. 141Geology....................................................... 142German....................................................... 143Health Education......................................... 144Health Professions and Occupations.......... 144History......................................................... 145Humanities.................................................. 149Learning Resources.................................... 152Liberal Arts and Sciences, General............. 155Library Information Studies......................... 161Mathematics................................................ 162Mexican and Latin-American Studies.......... 166Music........................................................... 168Natural Sciences......................................... 170Philosophy................................................... 171Physical Education...................................... 173Physical Science......................................... 176Physics........................................................ 177Political Science.......................................... 178Psychology.................................................. 180Social and Behavioral Sciences.................. 182Sociology..................................................... 182Spanish....................................................... 184Vietnamese................................................. 186