Which Winter courses fulfill GE requirements?
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Analyzes the social, political and cultural environment of African Americans in the U.S. Course examines the influence of race on African Americans' social and historical development. Course focuses on modes in which African Americans establish and maintain its cultural space.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Faraji
Fee: $954
CRN: 10886
Survey course that introduces students to both African literature and culture. Provides students with an opportunity to study and appreciate major African political, cultural, and historical issues and experiences through the lenses of African literature.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Mwesigire
Fee: $954
CRN: 10887
Explores the dismantling of the overt practice of segregation by exploring the roles of the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement, as well as the literature, art and music which contributed to their vitality.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Robinson
Fee: $954
CRN: 10888
Theoretical and historical perspectives on issues pertaining to disability studies/research. The course explores cultural concepts of "normalcy" and "disability" and reviews ethnographic contexts of disability in a variety of communities in the United States and the world.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Armstrong
Fee: $954
CRN: 10877
Examines basic themes and key issues in the Study of Asian Americans. Interdisciplinary survey of immigration history, community formation, and development of ethnic identities through the arts, literature, music, multimedia and internet, cultural festivals, scholarship. and student and community organizations.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Lacanlale
Fee: $954
CRN: 10878
Examination of diverse Asian Pacific cultures and history through art, music, and written and oral literatures. Analyzes the contributions of past and present artists, musicians/composers, and writers to the establishment and challenging of cultural identities in a globalized and mass-mediated world.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Daily
Fee: $954
CRN: 10879
Learning to perceive art through discussion of selected historical periods, development of a descriptive vocabulary, and observation of actual works of art. Introduction to theories of interpretation and evaluation.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Steiner
Fee: $954
CRN: 10918
Prerequisite: , or is required.
Introduces tools and techniques that are used to produce effective business communication, both oral and written. Students will learn specific skills that can be used in the business world to convey thoughts, ideas and recommendations to coworkers and superiors, while enhancing professional image and chances for future success. Emphasis will be placed on the job packet: resumes, cover letters, references and thank you letters.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/6/27
Days: Tue/Thu
Times: 1:00–4:30pm
Location: online
Instructor: Sheu
Fee: $318
CRN: 10921
Prerequisite: , or is required.
Introduces tools and techniques that are used to produce effective business communication, both oral and written. Students will learn specific skills that can be used in the business world to convey thoughts, ideas and recommendations to coworkers and superiors, while enhancing professional image and chances for future success. Emphasis will be placed on drafting, revising and polishing professional business documents.
Dates: 1/4/27—1/15/27
Days: Mon/Wed
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Williams
Fee: $318
CRN: 10922
Prerequisite(s): Students must complete Areas 1 & 2 before enrolling in upper division GE courses.
The course seeks to understand some of the issues which concern Mexican/Latino immigrant people, specifically Mexican and Central American groups, in efforts to bring awareness to this human crisis and explore some of its effects on the U.S. Latino community.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Sanchez
Fee: $954
CRN: 10874
The course broadens the social, cultural, and political scope of Chicano and Latino communities in the United States which include Puerto Rican, Cuban, Caribbean, and Central and South American peoples. the historical experiences of these diverse communities will be examined.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Serrato
Fee: $954
CRN: 10875
Course explores contemporary cultural and historical narratives by and about Native American Chicana women in the U.S. Through poetry, short stories, and narratives the class will analyze the histories of colonial exploitation, historical memories, gender oppression, and marginalization.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Martinez
Fee: $954
CRN: 10876
A critical overview of media culture including newspapers, magazines, film, radio, television, popular music, advertising, public relations, and the Internet. Focuses on building critical media literacy skills by developing a concrete understanding of media history, media analysis, the structure of media industries and their major players and products.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Cheever
Fee: $954
CRN: 10883
Analysis of the comparative advantages (cost and market impact) of various advertising media as a basis for time and space buying within the context of the creative advertising campaign with an emphasis on campaign planning and implementation.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: de la Serna
Fee: $954
CRN: 10885
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Provides an overview of various social media techniques and the strategies to help organizations engage in dialogue and build relationships effectively with different audiences and stakeholders.
Dates: 12/20/23—1/16/24
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Hermandez
Fee: $909
CRN: 10884
Provides an introduction to information technology, systems concepts, and application software. Covers system components and relationships, cost/value and quality of information, and package software solutions. Includes basic skills related to operating systems, word processing, spreadsheet software, and the Internet
Dates: 12/24/26—1/16/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Eyadat
Fee: $954
CRN: 10919
Digital skills and concepts needed for success in the Internet era as a student, professional, and lifelong learner. Concepts pertaining to Internet technology and applications and their implications for key relationships of human kind to the social and physical environment. Skills using and developing Internet applications in everyday life.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/16/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Chen
Fee: $954
CRN: 10920
Study of developmentally appropriate creative movement experiences for children. Examination of teaching methodology designed to develop foundational movement skills, artistic exploration of movement elements, improvisational techniques, imagination and creativity, and how these learning activities can be taught across the curriculum.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Carreon
Fee: $954
CRN: 10893
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in is recommended
Volcanoes, earthquakes, oceanic processes and continental drift. Rock and mineral identification is enhanced by concurrent enrollment in EAR 101. Meets certain general studies requirements, is fundamental to the Geology major, and has wide-ranging applications in art, commerce, public policy, and science. Field Trip.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: M-T-W-Th
Times: 8:30am–12:15pm
Location: NSM B234
Instructor: Cummings
Fee: $318
CRN: 10894
Prerequisite: Completion of lower division General Education
Examines the impact of natural events on human activities and vice versa. Mankind's uneasy relationship with atmosphere, oceans and not-so-solid Earth. Examines the study of earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, landslides, tsunamis, climate change, hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: MWF + online
Times: 6:00PM–9:00PM + online
Location: NSM C-221 + online
Instructor: Keyantash
Fee: $954
CRN: 10895
This class is about analyzing and understanding individual consumers and firm behavior, so we answer questions like how consumers react to changes in prices and preferences and how firms make decisions about what price to charge for their goods and whether or not to stay in business. Put together, we can analyze markets for food, textbooks, illegal music downloads, educational services, etc.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: El Hag
Fee: $954
CRN: 10864
Introductory macroeconomic theory; national income accounting, national income determination, monetary and fiscal policy.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Munteanu
Fee: $954
CRN: 10865
Intensive study of a Health Sciences topic of special interest to students pursuing a career in the health professions. Topic will vary as announced. One to three hours of lecture per week. Topic: Public Health Research & Internship Seminar A-C/NC grading.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Archibald
Fee: $954
CRN: 10897
A study of the ideals, creeds, institutions, and behavior of the peoples of the United States. Meets the State requirement in U.S. History.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Archibald
Fee: $954
CRN: 10870
A study of the ideals, creeds, institutions, and behavior of the peoples of the United States. Meets the State requirement in U.S. History.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Kovalesky
Fee: $954
CRN: 10871
Explores the early development of societies around the world and their increasing interactions to 1500. Reviews the rise of cities and empires, and major political, social, economic and cultural developments prior to the moden period.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: O'Mara
Fee: $954
CRN: 10873
Historical trends, movements, and patterns of global immigration to the United States . Topics of study include: motives for immigration; anti-immigration sentiments and activities; legal and political responses; role of distinctive cultural groups; assimilation and nonconformity.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Johnson
Fee: $954
CRN: 10869
The historical analysis of films as manuscripts and source materials for social and intellectual thought in the twentieth century. Emphasis to vary from semester to semester, for example: Film as History: The Great Depression; or Film as History: Latin America. Winter 2026 topic will be Native Americans.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Jeffers
Fee: $954
CRN: 10872
Prerequisite: Completion of lower division Humanities requirements.
Bridges humanities and scientific representations of health and illness; multicultural perceptions of health practices and practitioners; value of humanities for SDGs and humanizing clinical practice; arts for health. Addresses self-mutilation, race and medicine, cancer, music therapy, cloning, neurodiversity, planetary health.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Fitzsimmons
Fee: $954
CRN: 10868
Explores the various ways people and institutions in the Americas define success, with the underlying question, does one have to sacrifice one's values to achieve success.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: McGarvey
Fee: $954
CRN: 10866
Prerequisite: Fulfillment of ELM requirement
A practical course in probability and statistics including such topics as the binomial and normal distributions, confidence intervals, t, F, and chi-square tests, linear regression and correlation, and conditional probability. Satisfies the General Education Quantitative Reasoning Requirement.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: M-T-W-Th-F
Times: 8:00—10:55am
Location: SBS E116
Instructor: Perez
Fee: $954
CRN: 10867
Enrollment in this course is contingent upon successful passing of the Department of Music proficiency exam. Music rudiments taught through reading, writing, harmonizing and creating songs. Includes principles of notation, key signatures, scales, intervals, triads and chord progressions.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Atkins, Jr.
Fee: $954
CRN: 10913
Introduces students to careers in the music industry and enhances their ability to recognize how these professions affect and impact our daily lives. Course examines the many different career fields that make the music industry profitable and progressive.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Weary
Fee: $954
CRN: 10915
Introduction to the music of African Americans from roots in African cultural practice to current day. Musical genres include blues, spirituals, gospel, jazz, classical, R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop, rap, etc. The course is designed for music and non-music majors.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Ojakovo
Fee: $954
CRN: 10917
Critical examination of perennial philosophical issues such as the nature of philosophy, the existence of God, free will, truth. Both Western and non-Western perspectives are discussed. Gives student understanding of his/her societal context. Essays as well as exams.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Jones
Fee: $954
CRN: 10896
A study of contemporary political institutions, with emphasis on the philosophy, structure, and behavior of the American political system, including the State of California. Meets State requirement in U.S. Constitution and California State and Local government.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Hallenbrook
Fee: $954
CRN: 10880
A study of contemporary political institutions, with emphasis on the philosophy, structure, and behavior of the American political system, including the State of California. Meets State requirement in U.S. Constitution and California State and Local government.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Russo
Fee: $954
CRN: 10881
The first course of a two-course sequence - POL 300 and POL 301 - that examines the fundamentals of research design in political science. Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR). A grade of C or better in this course fulfills the GWAR requirement for all Political Science and Behavioral Science majors and minors.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Chang
Fee: $954
CRN: 10882
An introduction to psychology emphasizing the personal, cognitive and social development and functioning of the individual, and the influence of both physiological and social factors. Consideration of basic concepts and applications.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Merz
Fee: $954
CRN: 10903
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Course introduces the biological basis of human behavior providing information on the different physiological systems involved in behavior and cognition. An understanding of the human nervous system is central to this course.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Vieira
Fee: $954
CRN: 10904
An introduction to theory and research in human information processing. Topics include attention, memory, neuro-cognition, mental representation, imagery, problem solving, reasoning, language, and other higher mental processes
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Barrett
Fee: $954
CRN: 10905
A broad survey of theories and research areas in social psychology, including such topics as aggression, prejudice, person perception, leadership and conformity.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Kang
Fee: $954
CRN: 10906
The cognitive, psychological and social development of the child from birth to adolescence. Fieldwork at discretion of instructor.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Hurtado-Ortiz
Fee: $954
CRN: 10907
The causes and manifestations of abnormal behavior. Field study and case study.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Victor
Fee: $954
CRN: 10908
Course will cover the physiological and psychological aspects of human sexuality. The origin and treatment of sexual dysfunction will also be discussed.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Paxton
Fee: $954
CRN: 10910
An in-depth analysis and application of psychological principles and research in motivation, psychophysiology, personality, cognition and emotion in sport settings.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Justiniani
Fee: $954
CRN: 10909
Prerequisite:
An overview of psychology in the clinical situation. The scope, ethics, theories and methods of clinical psychology.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Kennix
Fee: $954
CRN: 10911
Prerequisites: , , and or and senior standing.
The theme of this course is Forensic and Legal psychology. We will be covering topics such as eyewitness memory, false confessions, lie detection, the insanity defense, the death penalty, etc. Senior seminar is designed to integrate previous work and experience by emphasizing the application of theoretical models and research designs and the relationship among theory, research, and the dissemination of research findings. This is a writing intense course, so you will be writing a 15-page research proposal.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Turner
Fee: $954
CRN: 10912
Prerequisite: Completion of lower division General Studies Science requirements
An assessment of the interrelationships of Science and Technology. Study of the development of technological advances and the scientific principles behind them.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/15/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Rodriguez
Fee: $954
CRN: 10898
Corequisite: SOC 309-42
Introduction to basic research and presentational skills of sociology and social and behavioral sciences. Skills development in research and writing, using library and other data sources, organizing projects, writing reports.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Shakib
Fee: $954
CRN: 10899
Corequisite: SOC 309-41
Introduction to basic research and presentational skills of sociology and social and behavioral sciences. Skills development in research and writing, using library and other data sources, organizing projects, writing reports.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Shakib
Fee: $0
CRN: 10900
Study of the social processes and structural patterns affecting contemporary family life in American society.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Pinto
Fee: $954
CRN: 10901
Theories of the genesis of crime: patterns of criminal behavior; nature of criminal organizations; analysis of relationship of crime to the social structure; criminal statistics and crime rates: police and the criminal justice system.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: McCurn
Fee: $954
CRN: 10902
Evaluation of the construct of love using historical, aesthetic, and social perspectives, how it defines psychological patterns, develops styles in literature, is the center of some philosophical approaches, and is linked to values and ethical definitions in contemporary movements.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Gomez
Fee: $954
CRN: 10889
This interdisciplinary and pluricultural course introduces students to the contemporary social and sociolinguistic movements of Latin America. It analyzes the indigenous movements for linguistic and cultural rights, and populist movements and other movements through their cultures, narratives, rhetoric, and discourse.
Dates: 12/20/23—1/16/24
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Heinze-Balcazar
Fee: $954
CRN: 10890
Appreciation of the performing arts of television, film, and live theatre through the viewing of films and videotapes, as well as attendance at plays and musicals.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Buckley
Fee: $954
CRN: 10892
Basic oral communication skills, with practice in variety of speech-oriented situations.
Dates: 12/24/26—1/17/27
Days: online
Times: online
Location: online
Instructor: Leonard
Fee: $954
CRN: 10891
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