Provides an introduction to museum studies and curatorial practice. Includes the selection, collection, display, and maintenance of a collection of any form of media in real or virtual spaces. Offers a general introduction to the complex role of the museum in contemporary society, and hands-on experience planning, designing, installing, and publicizing a museum exhibition.
Develops digital drawing skills with 21st Century tools and techniques on the computer and mobile devices. Students will master a range of advanced drawing skills while completing digital drawing projects. Projects are designed to strengthen the skills to represent the illusion of the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface and to develop the ability to compose a drawing that unites form with content that is derived from personal and cultural subject matter.
One of the following preferred:
Explores border topics through digital methodologies, moving from concept to the enactment of cultural expression through art. Incorporates studio-based digital processes, with a focus on photography. Emphasizes creative practices as tools for discussing border issues, resulting in the development and articulation of concepts for topic-based artworks. Draws on historical and contemporary examples of artistic interventions at the border; explores ways in which design concepts can be realized through individual and collaborative practice. Includes site-based work and individual and group projects.
Group discussions of assigned primary literature readings pertaining to the plant group examined in BIOL 381L.
Studies force, motion and strength of dynamic systems, such as molecules, fluids, buildings and even stars and galaxies. Covers principles of mechanics applied to biological systems (cells and tissue) and the physiological and medical applications. Focus on the functioning of living systems, predicting changes due to mechanical alterations and recognizing medical applications.
Studies force, motion, and strength of dynamic systems, such as molecules, fluids, buildings, and even stars and galaxies. Emphasis on quantitative problems in cell and tissue biomechanics. Studies principles of mechanics applies to biological systems (cells and tissue) and the physiological and medical applications. Focus on the functioning of living systems, predicting changes due to mechanical alterations and recognizing medical applications.
Focus on providing additional hands-on experience with the tools and techniques of vertebrate biology in the lab and field, presentations, and/or topical discussions of the relevant scientific literature. One hour of field/laboratory.
Studies force, motion and strength of dynamic systems, such as molecules, fluids, buildings and even stars and galaxies. Uses experiments to observe and study the principles of mechanics applied to biological systems (cells and tissue). Focuses on the functioning of living systems, predicting changes due to mechanical alterations and recognizing medical applications.
Studies birds, encompassing traditional ornithology and applied avian ecology, covering the fundamentals of avian systematics, evolution, anatomy, physiology, reproduction, behavior, ecology, and conservation. Major topics include dinosaur origins, flight mechanics and physiology, foraging and feeding behavior, social interactions, life-history strategies, and population dynamics.
Application of modern molecular tools to identify and study ecological and evolutionary relationships. Two hours lecture.
Focus on providing additional hands-on experience with the tools and techniques of ornithology and avian ecology in the lab and field, presentations, and/or topical discussions of the relevant scientific literature. One hour of field/laboratory.
Focus on providing direct, hands-on experience with the tools and techniques of ornithology and avian ecology. Three hours of laboratory. Field trip(s) during or outside of class (including weekends), on or off-campus, may be required.
Application of modern molecular tools to identify and study ecological and evolutionary relationships. Three hours laboratory activity. Mandatory periodic field trips.
Covers the principles of mechanics applied to biological systems (cells and tissue) and the physiological and medical applications. This knowledge will help us understand the function of living systems, predict changes due to mechanical alterations and recognize medical applications.
Covers solving quantitative problems in cell and tissue biomechanics. Emphasis on the principles of mechanics applied to biological systems (cells and tissue) and the physiological and medical applications. Focus on the functioning of living systems, predicting changes due to mechanical alterations and recognizing medical applications.
Introduces students to the state-of-the-art research in mobile and IoT (Internet of Things) security. Includes mobile and IoT wireless security; security and privacy in emerging networks; mobile application and system security; and location and activity privacy.
Examines the economic effects of climate change. Some important topics explored include communities and countries most affected by climate change, impact of climate change on agricultural production, our food supply, livelihoods, air quality, human health, and ecosystems, different methods of measuring the economic cost of climate change, how international climate negotiations mitigate and prevent the effects of climate change. Considers policy options that will help different communities and groups to adapt to climate change and explores economic models and impacts of policies intended to affect the rate or nature of climate change.
*Second offering Spring 2020
Selected aspects of finance encountered by an individual during his or her lifetime. Focus on basic principles of personal financial planning, including basic time value of money problems, compiling personal financial statements, distinguishing between various types of checking and savings accounts, examining various types of consumer credit, and making distinctions between stocks, bonds, mutual funds and real estate.
Examines the financial regulatory framework, the structuring of transactions within such framework, major legal issues, offshore structures, and micro-level examinations of different types of financial transactions and contracts. Topics include corporate structuring and shareholder arrangements, deal due diligence, financing documentation, practical management strategies, and international financing and tax structuring. Includes drafting practice of common deal documentation.
Explores the political struggles of governments and societies to adapt to increasing water stress from climate change, urbanization, and demographic change in the Middle East and North Africa. Examines the experiences of oil-wealthy countries (Saudi Arabia) and how they have adapted to growing water scarcity, as well as the experiences of poorer countries (Yemen) and the extraordinary challenges posed by the intersection of poverty, environmental degradation, and regional conflicts.
GBST 390-10 and PSCI 390-25 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both.
Examines the history of why and how the White-led government of South Africa established the policy of Apartheid/apartness or racial separation after the National Party electoral victory in 1948, and the struggle by the oppressed black population to defeat this policy. Focuses on the key legislation passed since the creation of the South African State in 1910 that became the foundation of Apartheid, and the impact of this systematic policy of racial discrimination on black people, as well as the organizations that emerged against it.
Examines media representations of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (LGBTQ) people. Explores representation, production and reception of media in its socio-historical contexts, with special attention made to intersectional issues of identity and global media. Analyzes media through rhetorical, media studies and queer studies perspectives, with the purpose of demonstrating how communities are created, identities are communicated, and persuasive elements are employed in producing and contesting the historical and cultural memory of LGBTQ communities.
Introduces advanced business analytics concepts and tools that are used in various business applications. Consists of three distinct parts: descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, and prescriptive analytics. Subjects include visual analytics, dashboard design, data mining for business application, prescriptive modeling, multi-criteria decision making. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed the lower-division pre-business core requirement (major status in Business Administration, i.e., attained business status).
Analysis of political phenomena using rational choice and game theories. Introduction to basic concepts and notions of rational choice and game theories and the application of the theories in domestic and international politics. Focuses on strategic interactions among citizens, politicians, interest groups, organizations, and states.
{Crosslist with GBST 390-10}
Focus on advanced skills in translation in different settings, including medical, legal, economic, communication, and education. Includes use of translation as an important resource for language learning.
Designed for students who encountered academic challenges upon transferring to CSUSM. Offers collaborative and supportive learning environments to enhance students’ academic foundation. Topics include mindset, strengths, time management and study skills, personal wellness, and academic planning that will lead to timely graduation. A hybrid learning model designed to ensure connections to campus community while also supporting student autonomy.
Designed to expand students familiarity with Disney media and branded products as a means of exploring constructions of gender, class, race, sexuality, and nationality through the lens of films, television, and stage plays created by the Disney Company. Challenges students to approach Disney in a framework of performance. Looks at films, television, and plays within the historical and cultural contexts of their production, and considers how these media work to define and produce culture.
