2011 General CataloG & announCement of Courses - Ventura College

HMSV V96 - HUMAN SERVICES WORK EXPERIENCE
INTERNSHIP - 1-4 Units
Corequisite: enrolled in a minimum of 7 units to include internship
Recommended preparation: completion of or concurrent enrollment
in one course in the discipline
Hours: 75 per unit
This course offers students who are employed in the field an
opportunity to expand their work experience related to their field
of study. Students are accepted as a result of consultation with a
designated faculty member in the discipline and the acceptance of an
approved work proposal.
Field trips will be required. May be taken for a maximum of 4
times not to exceed 16 units total in combination with any other work
experience/internship courses. Offered on a pass/no pass basis only.
Transfer credit: CSU; credit limitations - see counselor.
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
IDS V01 - CALWORKS ORIENTATION - .5-3 Units
Hours: 1-6 lecture-laboratory weekly
This course is designed to provide an orientation to facilities,
programs, and services at Ventura College in order to increase
student success in college. Students will receive information about
the county's CalWORKs history, policies, and procedures and
they will complete an Individual Training Plan (ITP). Also covered
in the course will be information about the college catalog, class
schedule and course planning, financial aid, graduation and transfer
requirements, and college success skills. Students will complete an
online orientation and the Guide to Success.
May be taken for a maximum of 4 times. Offered on a pass/no
pass basis only.
IDS V02 - INTRODUCTION TO STEM DISCIPLINES - 1 Unit
Hours: 3 laboratory weekly
This course is designed to encourage students to consider
majoring in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
(STEM) discipline. The course introduces students to STEM
disciplines while engaging them in relevant technical activities
supervised by Ventura College faculty. The primary emphasis of
these activities is to allow students to use technologies commonly
encountered in STEM fields. The secondary emphasis of these
activities is to use these technologies in conjunction with the
scientific method for sample analysis and data collection.
Offered on a pass/no pass basis only.
IDS V08 - ETHICS IN MODERN SOCIETY - 3 Units
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course provides an introduction to the philosophy of ethics in
our modern-day society. It integrates ethical issues from areas such
as environmental studies, bioethics, criminal justice, business and
law, the media, literature, medicine, politics, theatre, and from the
field of psychology. In addition to lectures and discussions in each
of these areas, movies, videos and a theatrical production may be
included to help illustrate specific ethical issues.
Field trips may be required. Formerly IdS 8. Transfer credit: CSU;
UC.
IDS V09 - TUTORIAL PROCEDURES AND METHODS - .5 Unit
Hours: .5 lecture weekly
This course is required for students who are interested in being
tutors at Ventura College. It is an introduction to the theories and
methods of effective tutoring including communication techniques,
learning theories and individual and group instruction. The course is
designed to provide the student tutor with experience, information,
and techniques that will make him/her a more effective tutor.
Formerly HUM V15. Offered on a pass/no pass basis only.
IDS V13 - INTRODUCTION TO TUTORING WRITING AND
READING - 1 Unit
Recommended preparation: IDS V09 or concurrent enrollment
Hours: 1 lecture weekly
This course is required for students who will be tutors or
supplemental instruction leaders of writing and reading at Ventura
College. Students tutors will learn to help student writers throughout
the writing process and to work with students of varying proficiency
and from diverse backgrounds. Course topics will include: a review
of general tutoring skills, tutoring writing, working with sentencelevel
errors, the reading-writing connection, learning skills and
learning disabilities, and special tutoring situations. After an initial
orientation, including readings and in-class exercises, students will
complete a tutoring practicum and use class time to analyze and
reflect on those tutoring sessions.
Offered on a pass/no pass basis only.
IDS V88 - INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
WORKSHOPS - .5-10 Units
Prerequisite: varies with topic
Hours: lecture and/or laboratory as required by unit formula
Designed to meet specific needs of the college and community as
required and/or requested by persons whose needs in this area are
not met by present course offerings.
Fees may be required. Courses with same title may not be
repeated; may be taken for a maximum of 4 times. Formerly IDS
V89.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Associate in Arts Degree
Certificate of Achievement
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Transfer requirements may differ
See counselor or consult assist.org
REQUIRED COURSES: Units
POLS V02 Comparative Government 3
POLS V05 Introduction to International Relations 3
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL COURSE:
Select one (1) of the following courses:
ANTH V02 Cultural Anthropology 3
ANTH V06 Anthropology of Women 3
ESRM V03/
POLS V12 Introduction to Environmental Policy
and Natural Resources Management 3
GEOG V02 Introduction to Human Geography 3
HIST V18A-V18B World History I & II 3-3
HIST V20 Introduction to World History of
the 20th and 21st Centuries 3
PHIL V03A-V03B Survey of World Religions:
East & West 3-3
POLS V03 Introduction to Political Science 3
REQUIRED FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
Must demonstrate competency in a modern foreign language
(currently used in everyday life) equal to a one-year sequence
at the college level 0-10
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL COURSES FOR SPECIALIZATION
AREAS: Select one (1) of the following areas and complete
nine (9) to ten (10) units from the required and optional
choice lists:
Ventura College Catalog 2010 - 2011 Credit Courses, Degrees, Certificates, and Awards 161