ACCT 397/597 TOPICS | EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES — FRAUD
Fraud exists in every industry; thus, this course will look at fraud from the whole business perspective. Fraud can cost your business anywhere from a couple hundred dollars to a couple billion dollars. This course will uncover the techniques that were used to commit these frauds and the preventions that can be put in place to stop fraud before it occurs. This course will include analysis and discussion of cases from industry along with learning the terminology and computations of fraud examination.
Prerequisite | ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting II
ASL 397 TOPICS | EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETING
This college-level course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the critical role educational interpreters play in facilitating effective communication and inclusive learning environments for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and their educators. Educational interpreting is a specialized field that demands a unique set of skills and knowledge, and this course aims to equip students with the tools and insights necessary to excel in this important profession.
CIVT 202A PERTINENCE | PHARMAKON: THE BIOLOGY AND CULTURE OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS
The concept of pharmakon — the duality of poison and cure — provides a complex lens through which to explore how humans approach intoxication and psychotropy. This course is a necessarily multidisciplinary exploration of the pressures that cause humans to seek and avoid psychotropic drugs and experiences, and the thorny problems that arise with their use, including abuse, addiction, power, regulation, and stigma. This course challenges assumptions about intoxication and psychotropy by examining reality through cultural (legal, historical, philosophical, artistic, political) and biological (neurobiological, behavioral, evolutionary, pharmacological) lenses, seeking to develop a more nuanced view of psychotropy as a human phenomenon.
CIVT 203 | A JUSTICE: ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
The hardest part of energy problems are the associated environmental costs. The most difficult part of our environmental challenge is energy demand. Energetic processes are governed by strict physical laws and tend to increase the disorder of physical systems. Traditionally, these processes have used highly efficient but increasingly limited natural resources. Against this backdrop, we are called to “love your neighbor as yourself”. As society seeks to move to more sustainable energy sources and deal with the consequences of previous energy-related practices, this course will examine the complexities involved in balancing physical, moral, environmental, economic, and international policy aspects of the energy challenge.
CIVT 204A FREEDOM | POSTWAR SAN FRANCISCO LITERATURE AND CULTURE
This seminar addresses post-WWII San Francisco as a site of inquiry about freedom in the U.S. We will read literature and view films about the city to explore how San Francisco has, since WWII, become a focus of tension regarding what is permissible and possible in terms of American culture and morality. The popular image of San Francisco as a liberal haven and refuge for hippies, beats, the LGBTQ community, and people of color has often made the city a target for those who view it as an American Sodom and Gomorrah that threatens “traditional” American values. However, while the course will examine the freedom San Francisco has had and still holds for many, we will also question the extent of that freedom, particularly in terms of class, race, sexuality, and criminality.
CLAS 397A TOPICS | ADVANCED LATIN & GREEK READINGS
This course will focus on the translation and analysis of excerpts from Roman and Greek historians, such as Tacitus, Suetonius, Plutarch, and Xenophon.
EXSC 497A TOPICS | THEORY & TECHNIQUES OF STRENTH & CONDITIONING
The goal of this course is to prepare students to enter the field of strength and conditioning. It will focus on training adaptations, periodization, programming methods, sports nutrition, sport psychology, and administrative policies. Following this course, students should be prepared to sit for the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist exam.
Prerequisite | EXSC 340 Theory & Techniques of Strength & Conditioning I
GOVT 297A TOPICS | NUCLEAR WEAPONS & GLOBAL SECURITY
In modern warfare, one class of weapons stands out above the rest as the most destructive, most feared, and most important to the tides of war and peace. Since their introduction to the world of war in 1945, nuclear weaponry has revolutionized the way states approach warfighting and diplomacy altogether. This class will examine that historical impact by looking at the first and only use of the weapons, their evolution as a technology, how decision-makers approach their use or non-use, their proliferation within the world community, their guiding laws, and emerging threats to the delicate balance of nuclear peace.
INTR 397 TOPICS | EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETING
This college-level course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the critical role educational interpreters play in facilitating effective communication and inclusive learning environments for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and their educators. Educational interpreting is a specialized field that demands a unique set of skills and knowledge, and this course aims to equip students with the tools and insights necessary to excel in this important profession.
LALC 397A TOPICS | PHARMAKON: THE BIOLOGY AND CULTURE OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS
The concept of pharmakon — the duality of poison and cure--provides a complex lens through which to explore how humans approach intoxication and psychotropy. This course is a necessarily multidisciplinary exploration of the pressures that cause humans to seek and avoid psychotropic drugs and experiences, and the thorny problems that arise with their use, including abuse, addiction, power, regulation, and stigma. This course challenges assumptions about intoxication and psychotropy by examining reality through cultural (legal, historical, philosophical, artistic, political) and biological (neurobiological, behavioral, evolutionary, pharmacological) lenses, seeking to develop a more nuanced view of psychotropy as a human phenomenon.
LEAD 697 | CURRENT BUSINESS TOPICS
Students will study and discuss current, cutting-edge business principles, technologies, and practices in our ever-evolving society. Specific course topics are selected through the assessment of the latest trends in business areas such as: strategic talent management, organizational design and change, leading emerging businesses, social entrepreneurship, strategies/practices of family-controlled companies, the science of business negotiation, business and the media, and environmental contexts affecting management.
MMEN 396A | LIVE SOUND – MIXING AND RECORDING
Every seasoned performer knows the importance of an excellent sound engineer. No matter what the genre of the music, if the sound engineer doesn't build a mix that sounds good, the creativity, passion, and brilliance of the performance will be tarnished. A sound engineer who knows how to create a mix that sounds great and can build and deploy a high-quality sound system is highly coveted throughout the music industry.
MUSI 297A TOPICS | JAZZ/CONTEMPORARY THEORY I
This course covers the chord tones, extensions and scale sources for all major, minor, dominant and diminished chords, and then applies the contemporary shape concept to create voicings, polychords and to harmonize melodies.
MUSI 297L TOPICS | JAZZ/CONTEMPORARY THEORY LAB
This course allows students to apply their theoretical knowledge through written melodic and harmonic dictation, transcriptions, keyboard performance and improvisation.
SOCI 297A TOPICS | HOUSING THE AMERICAN DREAM
This course examines a range of issues related to housing and the family, with an emphasis on understanding the role housing plays in a family’s economic and social stability. Topics include neighborhoods and schooling, residential segregation (including the history of real estate redlining and other discriminatory housing market practices), wealth accumulation and social mobility, affordable housing and the cultural link between homeownership and the American Dream. We will also
investigate how housing policy and the non-profit sector shape the housing landscape. Students will have regular opportunities to learn from local practitioners in housing and community organizations.
SOCI 297B TOPICS | VICTIMIOLOGY
This course will provide a comprehensive study of victimology through identifying, describing, explaining and discussing various victimizations. This course will examine the relationship between offenders and their offenders. Students will examine the physical, emotional, and financial harms victims suffer. This course will cover theoretical perspectives, history and social implications related to the social construction of victims.
SOCI 297C TOPICS | CRIMINAL PROCEDURES
This course will provide a thorough understanding of the criminal justice system in the United States from arrest through sentencing of a criminal offender. Students will examine the various courts and the laws, as well as procedures the criminal justice system uses to assist throughout the arrest and court proceedings.