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2.00 Credits
Class hours: 1.0 Lecture/3.0 Laboratory Prerequisite: ART 287A or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher. This course is designed to develop analytical methods and to increase performance skills in the evaluation of letter structure and the shaping of historical letterform styles. Students will develop the ability to modify historical styles of letterforms for contemporary applications in aesthetic and communicative areas. Expertise and knowledge will be expanded through the exploration of tools, materials, and techniques. This course may be taken for a maximum of 3 times. Transfer Credit: CSU
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1.00 Credits
Class hours: 3.0 Independent Study A course to provide opportunity for individual research and field projects under the direction of a faculty member in a given department. With the guidance of the faculty member, students prepare and carry out a written learning agreement describing the purposes and outcomes of the project. Students should expect to meet with the supervising faculty member one to two hours each week for conferences. Credit is based upon the number of hours in the semester expected to complete the project (1 unit for 54 hours, 2 units for 108 hours). This course may be taken a maximum of 2 times. For selected disciplines, UC transfer credit may be possible after admission to a UC campus, pending review of appropriate course materials by UC staff. See a counselor for an explanation. Transfer Credit: CSU
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2.00 Credits
Class hours: 6.0 Independent Study A course to provide opportunity for individual research and field projects under the direction of a faculty member in a given department. With the guidance of the faculty member, students prepare and carry out a written learning agreement describing the purposes and outcomes of the project. Students should expect to meet with the supervising faculty member one to two hours each week for conferences. Credit is based upon the number of hours in the semester expected to complete the project (1 unit for 54 hours, 2 units for 108 hours). This course may be taken a maximum of 2 times. For selected disciplines, UC transfer credit may be possible after admission to a UC campus, pending review of appropriate course materials by UC staff. See a counselor for an explanation. Transfer Credit: CSU
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3.00 Credits
Class hours: 2.0 Lecture/4.0 Laboratory This course provides the basic introduction to oriental brush, ink and colors. The student learns concepts in design and composition, as well as the philosophy that is the basis of Chinese brush painting. Subjects include traditional floral and animal studies, and abstract expressions. Techniques for mounting of art work are also studied. This course may be taken for a maximum of 2 times.
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3.00 Credits
Class hours: 3.0 Lecture This is an introductory survey course in the general principles and fundamentals of astronomy. It is designed primarily for non-science majors, physical science general education credit at transfer institutions. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
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3.00 Credits
Class hours: 3.0 Lecture This course is a non-technical introduction to astronomy, with emphasis on stars, galaxies, and the origin and evolution of the universe. Topics include the nature of light, the atom, and telescopes; the birth, evolution, and death of stars; the Milky Way Galaxy; normal, active, and cannibal galaxies; and the Big Bang model. This course is not open to students with credit in ASTR 101. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC* *UC credit limits may apply: ASTR 102 and ASTR 103 combined: maximum credit, one course. No credit for ASTR 102 or ASTR 103 if taken after ASTR 101.
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3.00 Credits
Class hours: 3.0 Lecture This course is a non-technical introduction to astronomy, with emphasis on the Sun, planets, moons, and smaller bodies which make up the solar system. Topics include the nature of light, the atom, telescopes, an examination of the planets and their moons and rings, the origin of the solar system, comets, asteroids, and meteors, catastrophic events, and the search for planets around other stars. This course is not open to students with credit in ASTR 101. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC* *UC credit limits may apply. ASTR 102 and ASTR 103 combined: maximum credit, one course. No credit for ASTR 102 or ASTR 103 if taken after ASTR 101.
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3.00 Credits
Class hours: 3.0 Lecture This course is a non-technical introduction to the theory of the origin of life in the universe with emphasis on the origin of terrestrial life in the solar system. Topics include the laws of nature, the double helix of life, the origin of the DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) strand, the proliferation of carbon based life forms, speculation on the nature of non-carbon based life, the evolution of intelligence, and the search for extraterrestrial life. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
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1.00 Credits
Class hours: 3.0 Laboratory Prerequisite: ASTR 101, ASTR 102, ASTR 103, ASTR 104 or ASTR 106 or equivalent with a grade of Pass or "C" or higher, or concurrent enrollment. This is a laboratory course in practical astronomical observations and studies designed for the student with an interest in the use of telescopes and instruments. An opportunity will be provided for additional study as a supplement to the lecture course. Occasional evening observing sessions are required. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
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3.00 Credits
Class hours: 3.0 Lecture This course explores humanity's changing view of the cosmos and its place in that cosmos from the earliest times to the present. Topics include comparative cosmologies of ancient culture, the Copernican revolution, the Enlightenment, and the modern view of the universe developed over the last two centuries. Course work includes readings about figures and projects using models of historic instruments. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC
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