COURSES
International Studies Course (I S C)
1. Oral English: Pronunciation (2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The sound patterns of American English.
Sound contrasts and stress, rhythm and intonation drills.
2. English Sentence Patterns (2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Practice in the use of intermediate
and advanced grammatical patterns. Reading comprehension and vocabulary
building.
10. English Composition for Foreign Students (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Study and practice of complex sentence
types, including embedding, permutation, expansion, etc. Vocabulary development;
critical reading; paragraph and essay composition.
12. English for Spanish Speakers (3)
(Same as La R 12.) Theory and practice of spoken and written English with
special reference to the problems of speakers of Spanish.
21. Introduction to Public Speaking for Foreign Students (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Advanced drills in articulation,
intonation, rhythm, and word and sentence stress. Speech composition including
organization, delivery, and support.
30. Basic Typing for Foreign Students (2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Development of basic typewriting
techniques. Use of the typewriter as a communication tool.
93. Problems in Contemporary American Society (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Examination of problems in contemporary
American society designed to familiarize the foreign student with political
and social ideas and ideological conflicts he will encounter in his new
environment. Individual student projects
110. Advanced Composition for Foreign Students (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Research techniques; rhetorical
theory; critical reading.
121. Advanced Public Speaking for Foreign Students (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Advanced practice in expository
and persuasive speaking, Analysis of propaganda. Study of techniques of
persuasion; group discussion.
193. Introduction to American Culture (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Analysis and discussion of major
figures and movements which represent the American tradition in social-intellectual
history, literature, and the arts (painting, architecture, jazz, Folk, and
concert music).
195. Interpretation and Analysis (3)
Open only to undergraduate students from abroad. Prerequisite: permission
of instructor. Individual analysis of the knowledge and skills of the student's
Held of study; application to problems in the country in which the knowledge
and skills are to be applied. Scholarly paper.
GRADUATE COURSES
293. Contemporary America (3)
Open only to students tram abroad. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission
of instructor. Seminar including studies from areas of anthropology, economics,
history, literature, political science, psychology, sociology, and related
fields.
295. Interpretation and Analysis (3)
Open only to graduate students from abroad. Prerequisite: permission of
instructor. Individual analysis of the knowledge and skills of the student's
field of study; application to problems in the country in which the knowledge
and skills are to be applied. Scholarly paper.
COURSES
International Studies Abroad (I S A)
92. Projects in Study Abroad: (Subject) (Units variable; max total 18)
Open only to students in The California State University and Colleges International
Programs. Study undertaken in a university abroad under the auspices of
The California State University.
192. Projects in Study Abroad: (Subject) (Units variable; max total 18)
Open only to students in The California State University and Colleges International
Programs. Study undertaken in a university abroad under the auspices of
The California State University.
292. Projects in Study Abroad: (Subject) (Units variable; max total 18)
One- to three-unit registrations. Prerequisite: admission to master's degree
program; written plan approved by the instructor, department chair, and
dean of the Division of Graduate Studies. May require one or more papers
and oral or written examination on the student's return before the recording
of the final grade.
Women's Studies (W S)
50T. Studies in Literature (4)
(See Engl 50T section.)
100. The Second Sex (3)
Introductory interdisciplinary course to provide a foundation for Women's
Studies; focus is on women in the areas of sociology, psychology, history,
economics, and the arts.
105. Education and Sexual Mythology (3)
Studies ways in which schools have perpetuated sexual mythology; emphasis
on improving attitudes and procedures which will counteract sex role stereotyping.
110. Female Image in Sports (3)
(See PE 110.)
118. Women in History (3)
(See Hist 118.)
120T. Topics in Studio Processes (3)
Feminist Art Multimedia art; emphasis on developing female images and
symbols in art; problems of women artists.
122T. Topics in Social Welfare (3)
(See S Wel 122T.) Women in
the Social Welfare System. Evaluation of the position of women in the United
States social welfare system; roles of women as leaders in American social
reform, as major architects of the profession of social work, and as recipients
of social services.
131. Sociology of Sex Roles (3)
(See Soc 131.)
145. Women in the Theatre (3)
(See Drama 145.)
163. Women in Music (3)
(See Music 163.)
169T. Forms of Literature (4)
Women in Contemporary American and British Literature Women authors
and characters in 20th century American and British literature.
170T. Women Writers (3; max total 12)
(See F L 170T.)
193T. Seminar in Literary Studies (4)
(See Engl 194T.) Myth and Archetype
of Women. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Popular myths and archetypes
of women as they appear in the Bible, classical mythology, folk mythology
and contemporary literature. Readings, analysis, reports, term papers.
Mass Communication (M Com)
201. Seminar in Theory and Research (3)
(Core) Theory of the mass media, its development and application; basic
research methodologies applicable in the various areas of the mass media.
202. Seminar in Literature of Mass Communications (3)
(Core) Critical examination of the literature in the field of mass communication.
Exploration of the concepts in various areas through a study of literary
resources.
204T. Seminar in Journalism (3; max total 9)
Seminar in a print media topic: government information policy, news media
and urban affairs, social responsibility in public relations, magazine influence
in America.
205T. Seminar in Radio-Television-Film (3; max total 9)
Seminar in an electronic media topic: current regulatory issues, quantitative
research, ETV/ITV problems, film as social comment.
230. Criticism of Broadcasting and Film (3)
Development of ethical, artistic, and critical standards for broadcast and
motion picture evaluation. Principles of criticism are traced from an historical
to a contemporary context. Research papers and reports required.
250. Comparative and International Broadcasting (3)
Formal study of national systems of broadcasting and the social, geographic,
and political forces that have shaped national role in international communications.
Research papers required.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
299. Thesis (2-6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.
Computer Science (C S C)
210. Information Structure (3)
Structural representation of information; linear lists, strings, arrays,
and orthogonal lists; tree and graph structures; multilinked structures;
storage systems; storage allocation and utilization; symbol tables; searching
and sorting techniques.
220. Programming Languages (3)
Syntax and semantics specification of languages; parsing; properties of
algorithmic languages; list processing, string manipulation, multipurpose,
and simulation languages.
227. Computational Methods for Time Series Data (3)
Prerequisite: Math l07 or equivalent; permission of instructor. Digital
processing of single- and multi-channel time series data and preparation
of FORTRAN programs, Z-transforms; correlation and spectral analysis; recursive
and convolution filtering; beamforming; power spectrum estimation, other
signal-to-noise ratio improvement and signal detection methods.
230. Organization of Computing Systems (3)
Logic and memory elements; Boolean Functions and minimizations; digital
arithmetic, storage, control, and input/output Facilities; system organization,
multiprogramming, multiprocessing, and real-time features.
250. Systems Programming (3)
Prerequisite: C S C 210, 220, and 230. Batch processing programs, characteristics,
and limitations; multiprogramming and multiprocessing systems; addressing
techniques, core management, His system design and management, system accounting,
and operating system behavior.
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