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3.00 Credits
3 units; 3 hours Lecture Prerequisite: Honors standing. Recommended Preparation: ENGL 1A/1AH/1AMC/1AMCH. Focuses on the social, economic, political, and cultural history of Western civilization since 1648: emphasizing nationalism, rationalism, gender, industrialization, imperialism, and the World Wars. Critical, analytical written work is the primary means of evaluation. Highlights student research, writing, and reporting, both individually and as part of a learning community, and will often meet in a seminar format. Letter grading only. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC. CAN HIST4.
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3.00 Credits
3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Examines the history of the Middle East, with emphasis on religious, political, cultural, economic, and demographic factors. Major topics may include early societies, Mohammed and Islam, the Ottoman Empire, Imperialism, Colonialism and Nationalism, Revolutions, Western involvement in the Middle East, Israeli-Arab conflicts, OPEC, and the Rise of Fundamentalism. Critical, analytical written work is the primary means of evaluation. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. Transfers to UC.
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1.00 Credits
1 unit; 3 hours Laboratory Repeatability: May be taken a total of 3 times. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Presents techniques in plant propagation including seed collection, handling and sowing as well as producing plants from cuttings, layering, leaf pieces, division, and grafting. Topics include equipment and facilities commonly used in nursery and greenhouse production, appropriate chemicals and hormones, growing mediums and fertilizers appropriate for propagation, sanitation procedures, propagation scheduling, lining out and potting up.
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3.00 Credits
3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Introduces organic agriculture with an emphasis on organic food production and a practical understanding of the philosophy, principles and practices of organic crops.
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1.00 Credits
1 unit; 1 hour Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Introduces concepts and practices of growing food crops hydroponically, including set up, nutrient solution preparation, lighting needs and pest control.
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4.00 Credits
4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Introduces the concepts and practices of integrated pest management emphasizing identification of insects, vertebrates, diseases and weeds in managed landscapes, crops, nurseries and greenhouses on the Central Coast. Covers pesticide use and safety and the techniques of integrated pest management including: biological control, resistant varieties, cultural controls and mixed cropping.
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1.00 Credits
1 unit; 0.5 hour Lecture, 1.5 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Introduces the proper use and selection of the equipment used in the landscape maintenance business including mowers, string trimmers, blowers, and aerators. Safety, basic repairs and maintentance will also be covered.
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3.00 Credits
3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Emphasizes the basic principles of home food production; including fruit, nut, herb and vegetable crops best suited to Santa Cruz County, soil preparation and propagation mixes, fertilizer use, care and use of garden tools and pest control techniques.
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3.00 Credits
3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Presents soil erosion control and soil quality problems within urban and native land soils affected by human activities by assessing soil conditions, using soil surveys and preparing an erosion control plan. Evaluation of watershed restoration techniques is also covered.
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4.00 Credits
0.5-4 units; 0.5 hour Lecture or 1.5 hours Laboratory Repeatability: May be taken a total of 4 times. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100. Selected topics in horticulture not covered by regular catalog offerings. Each special topic course will be announced, described and given its own title and letter designation in the Schedule of Classes. The structure and format of each class will vary depending on the subject matter and may consist of lecture, lab, or both.
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