2011 General CataloG & announCement of Courses - Ventura College

PM V90 - DIRECTED STUDIES IN PARAMEDIC
SERVICES - 1-6 Units
Prerequisite: varies with topic
Hours: lecture and/or laboratory as required by unit formula
This course offers specialized study opportunities for students
who wish to pursue projects not included in the regular curriculum.
Students are accepted only by a written project proposal approved by
the discipline prior to enrollment.
Field trips may be required. May be taken for a maximum of 4
times not to exceed 6 units.
PM V95 - PARAMEDIC INTERNSHIP - 1-4 Units
Prerequisite: current CPR certification for health care provider or
professional rescuer; meet all clinical facility requirements; no visible
tattoos or visible body piercings except single studs in ear lobes; no
acrylic or long nails in clinical setting; and, approval of PM director
Corequisite: enrolled in a minimum of 7 units to include internship
Recommended preparation: completion of or concurrent enrollment
in one course in the discipline; and the state of California Emergency
Medical Services Authority may deny licensure to those with criminal
records
Hours: 60 per unit
This course offers students who are volunteers (unpaid) an
opportunity to obtain 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.
PHILOSOPHY
PHIL V01 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY - 3 Units
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course surveys the nature and uses of philosophy; considers
possible sources, nature, and criteria of knowledge; examines
humanity’s place in the universe, including concepts of the self, the
mind, and freedom; and reviews various schools of philosophical
thought as philosophers have sought to understand knowledge,
reality and value.
Formerly Phil 1. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.
PHIL V02 - INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS - 3 Units
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course provides an introduction to the nature of ethical
theory, reviews ethical theory as it has developed in the West, and
ponders the problems involved in the continuing quest for a more
adequate ethical theory for contemporary society together with
suggestions for progress toward this goal.
Formerly Phil 2. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.
PHIL V03A - SURVEY OF WORLD RELIGIONS: EAST - 3 Units
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course surveys the religions that have dominated the East,
including Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Za Zen, and
Shinto. It examines the origin and development of each religion,
identifying it's major themes, values, and way of life.
Formerly Phil 3A. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.
PHIL V03B - SURVEY OF WORLD RELIGIONS: WEST - 3 Units
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course surveys those living religions that have dominated the
West, namely, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It
examines the origin and development of each religion, identifying its
major themes, beliefs and values, while touching upon both common
and contrasting elements.
Formerly Phil 3B. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.
PHIL V04 - INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC - 3 Units
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course presents an introduction to the nature and problems
of traditional logical methods. Students will ask questions, weigh
evidence, and draw valid inferences from various kinds of sources.
Focus will be on informal logic (general structure of arguments and
common fallacies), inductive logic (generalizations, analogies, and
scientific method), and deductive logic (syllogisms and truth tables).
Formerly Phil 4. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.
PHIL V05 - CRITICAL THINKING AND ANALYTIC
WRITING - 3 Units
Prerequisite: ENGL V01A
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course is a survey of and practice in reasoning, including
analysis, critical reasoning, synthesis, induction and deduction, and
identification of assumptions and perspectives. Emphasis will be on
both oral and written analysis and argumentation of issues involving
fact, belief and value, and on common fallacies of thought, logic,
and language. Students will develop the basics of critical reading,
analytic writing, and the relation of writing to critical thinking beyond
the level achieved in English composition
Formerly Phil 5. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.
PHIL V06A - HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY I: ANCIENT
THROUGH MEDIEVAL - 3 Units
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course presents an introduction to philosophy from a
historical perspective. Focus is placed on the ideas that have had
a dominant impact on Western civilization, including their logical
development and their influence on contemporary society. The
course surveys the period from the birth of science and philosophy
through the Middle Ages, with special emphasis on Socrates, Plato,
and Aristotle.
Formerly Phil 6A. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.
PHIL V06B - HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY II:
MODERN THROUGH CONTEMPORARY - 3 Units
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course presents an introduction to philosophy from a
historical perspective. Focus is placed on the ideas that have had
a dominant impact on Western civilization, including their logical
development and their influence on contemporary society. The
course surveys the period from the birth of the modern mind and the
rise of science in the Renaissance and continues to the present day,
with special emphasis on the schools of rationalism, empiricism,
critical philosophy, and existentialism.
Formerly Phil 6B. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.
PHIL V08 - INTRODUCTION TO ZEN BUDDHISM - 1 Unit
Hours: 1 lecture weekly
This course is an introduction to Zen Buddhism. It examines the
essential principles and practice of Zen as a philosophy and a way of
life.
PHIL V88 - PHILOSOPHY 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.
194 Credit Courses, Degrees, Certificates, and Awards Ventura College Catalog 2010 - 2011