2021-2022 San Joaquin Delta College Catalog 
    
    May 17, 2024  
2021-2022 San Joaquin Delta College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Information


A complete list of San Joaquin Delta College courses is provided.  In addition to being held on the Stockton campus, many of these courses are offered online, as hybrid classes, and at regional sites such as the South Campus at Mountain House. Check the current Schedule of Classes for details. 

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Heating, AC, Refrigeration

  
  • HVACR 72C Gas Heating Controls


    Units: 2.5
    Prerequisites: HVACR 72B Commercial Gas Heating Devices  with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic controls used for commercial gas heating. The student will work with commercial and residential gas heating equipment and trainers.
  
  • HVACR 75 Selected Topics: HVAC


    Units: 0.5-4
    This course is designed to enable the College to offer instruction in one of the specialized areas of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration not already covered by the existing curriculum.

History

  
  • HIST 2A World History to 1600


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a survey of world societies from prehistoric times to 1600. Special emphasis is placed on the dynamic interaction and comparison of peoples and cultures. Focus is placed on tracing concurrent political, social, cultural, economic, and religious developments. The course examines the key elements of various cultures and their legacy for the global community today. (UC, CSU, C-ID HIST 150)
  
  • HIST 2B World History Since 1600


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a survey of world societies since 1600 with special emphasis on the dynamic interaction and comparison of peoples and cultures. Focus is placed on tracing concurrent political, social, cultural, economic, and religious developments. The course examines the key elements of various cultures and their legacy for the global community today. (UC, CSU, C-ID HIST 160)
  
  • HIST 4A History of Western Civilization


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a survey of Western Civilization from its origins in the Ancient Middle East to the Renaissance and Reformation, emphasizing the social, economic, political, intellectual, and cultural forces that have shaped the West. Emphasis is on the contributions of the Ancient Middle East, Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages. (UC, CSU, C-ID HIST 170)
  
  • HIST 4B History of Western Civilization


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a survey of Western Civilization from the Renaissance and Reformation to the present, emphasizing the social, political, economic, intellectual, and cultural forces that have shaped the modern West. Emphasis is on the impact of science, technology, industrialization, the modern state, and modern ideologies on the development and influence of the West. (UC, CSU, C-ID HIST 180)
  
  • HIST 6A History of Asian Civilizations


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is an introductory survey of East Asian civilization from ancient times to the present. Emphasis is placed on history, religion, art, and literature of China, Japan, Korea, India, and Southeast Asia. Perspectives on the impact of imperialism and Asia’s modern transformation are provided. (UC, CSU)
  
  • HIST 6C History of the Middle East


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a survey of Middle Eastern history from its origins to the present. Topics emphasized include the political, cultural, social, and economic developments: the pre-Islamic period, the rise of Islam, its expansion, imperialism, nationalism, independence, the Arabic world in conflict, religious revival, and the problems of modernizations. (UC, CSU)
  
  • HIST 7 History Through Film


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a study, overview, introduction, and survey of American feature films as historical documents relevant to United States history since the end of the Civil War. The course emphasizes a historical analysis of how films, as cultural and historical documents, add to our understanding of the time period during which they were made. Students in this course examine how films from the past have commented upon race, gender, war, class, politics, and other important topics. (UC, CSU)
  
  • HIST 15 Selected Topics: History


    Units: 0.5-4
    This topics course is designed to offer instruction in one of the specialization areas of History not already covered by existing curriculum. (CSU)
  
  • HIST 17A History of the United States


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a survey of United States history from its pre-colonial beginnings through the Civil War and Reconstruction. The course covers significant persons, events, and issues from our nation’s past. Covered topics include all geographical regions ultimately encompassed by the United States, initial cultural contact, European settlements, racial, class, religious, and gender conflicts, immigration, the development of a national identity and American institutions, as well as sectionalism and trans-continental expansion. This course fulfills the Delta College American Institutions (Area 4) requirement for the associate degree general education pattern. It can be applied toward the Social, Political, and Economic Institutions requirement (Area D) in the CSU general education pattern as well as the American Institutions graduation requirement. (UC, CSU, C-ID HIST 130)
  
  • HIST 17B History of the United States


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a survey of United States History from Reconstruction to the present. Emphasis is on the political, economic, intellectual, and social forces which have molded modern America. The course covers significant persons, events, and issues from our nation’s past. Covered topics include all geographical regions ultimately encompassed by the United States, racial, class, religious, and gender conflicts, immigration, politics, economics, culture, the development of a national identity and American institutions, as well as the United States rise as a major world power. A study of California state and local government is included in this course. This course fulfills the Delta College American Institutions (Area 4) requirement for the associate degree general education pattern. It can be applied toward the Social, Political, and Economic Institutions requirement (Area D) in the CSU general education pattern as well as the American Institutions graduation requirement. (UC, CSU, C-ID HIST 140)
  
  • HIST 27 Women in History


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a review of the history of women in America covering the period from 1600 to the present. The emphasis of the course is a multicultural and multi-class approach, comparing the histories of African American, Native American, Latin American, and Asian American women to the experiences of European American women. The formation of gender roles and racial identity is discussed along with an analysis of women’s political and economic status across the period. The course will analyze women’s struggle for equal rights, the impact of women’s participation in significant events in American history, and regional and cultural differences in the way women are treated in society. Emphasis will be on California local and state governments, their operations and how women have politically participated in California. (UC, CSU, C-ID SJS 120)
  
  • HIST 30A African-American History to 1877


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is an examination of African American history from its origins in early West Africa through the United States Reconstruction phase. Some topics of special interest include the following: the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, the contributions of Blacks to the American Revolution; the development of the United States Constitution; the experiences of Blacks in the antebellum age; and finally the Civil War and Reconstruction time periods. This course fulfills the Delta College CSU Approval for Area 2: US Constitution and American Institutions (Area 4) requirement for the associate degree general education pattern. It can be applied toward the Social, Political, and Economic Institutions requirement (Area D) in the CSU general education pattern as well as the American Institutions graduation requirement. (Title 5, Section 40404). (UC, CSU, C-ID HIST 130)
  
  • HIST 30B African-American History Since 1877


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is an examination of African American history from Reconstruction to the present. Some topics of key interest include the following: the “Jim Crow” period; the careers of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois; the post-World War II Civil Rights Movement; the Black Power Era and the African American experience in contemporary America. This course fulfills the Delta College American Institutions (Area 4) requirement for the associate degree general education pattern. It can be applied toward the Social, Political, and Economic Institutions requirement (Area D) in the CSU general education pattern as well as the American Institutions graduation requirement. This course also fulfills the California State requirements in U.S. History and Institutions and California State and Local Government for the UC and CSU institutions (Title 5, Section 40404). (UC, CSU, C-ID HIST 140)
  
  • HIST 31 Mexican-American History


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This is designed as a lecture survey course on the historical development of the Mexican American people from their pre-Colombian roots through the Spanish-European conquest (1520-50) and colonial era (1550-1820), on through the birth of Mexico (1810-20) as an example of colonial independence movements. The transition from “Mexican” Southwest to the “American” Southwest (1848-1900) includes the role played by Mexican Americans as one of many ethnic and European minority/immigrants groups in the making of modern America from 1850-1900, through the roaring 20’s, the Depression, W.W.II, into the 1960’s to the present. General Education: (SJDC GE: Area 4), (CSU-GE Area D)(IGETC Area 3B) American Institutions: (Satisfies CSU-AI when taken in combination with POLSC 001). (UC, CSU, C-ID HIST 140)

     

  
  • HIST 34 Asian Pacific American History


    Units: 3
    This course is a survey lecture course that examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of Asian immigrants and Asian Americans in the United States from the 1850s to the present. The emphasis is on the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, Hmong, and Native Hawaiian experiences. Major themes include the immigration and settlement patterns of diverse Asian groups, occupational patterns, family and community formation, race relations, and California state and local government policies. (UC, CSU)
  
  • HIST 37 California History


    Units: 3
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a survey of California history from the period of European exploration and discovery to the present within an international and national comparative context. Emphasis is on native cultures, Spanish and Mexican periods, American infiltration and conquest, the Gold Rush, statehood and the formation of government, economic growth, and cultural and social development. A study of California state and local government is included in this course. (UC, CSU)
  
  • HIST 50H Special Studies: History


    Units: 1-2
    Prerequisites: HIST 2A World History to 1600  or HIST 17A History of the United States  each with a grade of “C” or better.
    Limitations on Enrollment: A student must have completed a total of at least 12 units of transfer course work with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0. In addition, an independent study contract must be completed by the student, faculty member, and Dean.
    Advisories: ENG 1A  with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course is designed for the student qualified to do advanced work in History. The course includes research, directed reading, fieldwork or other advanced study which must be arranged and approved by the instructor and the Dean before enrolling in the course. (CSU)
  
  • HIST 69V Internship: History


    Units: 1-4
    Limitations on Enrollment: Students must enroll in a minimum of one course at San Joaquin Delta College in a discipline related to their work experience. This course may be taken concurrently or may have been taken in the semester immediately prior.
    This course is a supervised internship at an archive, library, museum or research institution. The student assists in the operation and engages in specific research projects related to his/her position. Each student is engaged in a specific research project or on-the-job learning activities under the supervision of a work-site supervisor and a college internship instructor. Units are awarded on the basis of one unit per 60 hours of unpaid work or 75 hours of paid work. To register, complete an application form available at the Occupational Work Experience (OWE) Office, Holt 140. (CSU)
  
  • HIST 75 Selected Topics: History


    Units: 0.5-4
    This course is designed to enable the College to offer instruction in one of the specialized areas of History not already covered by the existing curriculum.

Horticulture

  
  • HORT 1 Fundamentals of Horticulture


    Units: 3
    This course is a general introduction to environmental horticulture with emphasis on nursery operations, landscaping, turf management, and floral industries. Topics include basic botany, cultural practices, propagation, structures and layout, pest management, planting, container gardening and houseplants, floral design, plant identification, turfgrass installation and care, and survey of career opportunities. (CSU)
  
  • HORT 2 Plant Materials and Usage - Fall


    Units: 3
    This course addresses identification, growth habits, culture and ornamental use of landscape and indoor plants adapted to climates of California. Plants emphasized will come from the current California Association of Nurseries & Garden Centers (CANGC) and Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Certification Tests Plant Lists. This course covers those plants best observed and studied in the fall of the year. Plant materials from local regions will also be included. Laboratory required. (UC, CSU, C-ID AG-EH 112L)
  
  • HORT 3 Plant Materials and Usage - Spring


    Units: 3
    This course addresses identification, growth habits, culture and ornamental use of landscape and indoor plants adapted to climates of California. Plants emphasized will come from the current California Association of Nurseries & Garden Centers (CANGC) and Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Certification Tests Plant Lists. The course covers those plants best observed and studied in the spring of the year. Plant materials from local regions will also be included. Laboratory required. (UC, CSU, C-ID AG-EH 108 L)
  
  • HORT 4 History of Garden Design


    Units: 3
    This course is an introduction to the relationship of landscape art to the human experience. Examples of gardens throughout history are used to demonstrate artistic creation and aesthetic design from a cross-cultural perspective. (UC, CSU)
  
  • HORT 5 Integrated Pest Management


    Units: 3
    This course is designed to introduce students to the common pests and diseases associated with ornamental plants and the basic principles of modern plant protection (chemical, biological, and cultural). It is also designed to assist students in preparing for California licensing examines in pest management. (CSU)
  
  • HORT 10 Greenhouse Production


    Units: 3
    This course is a survey of the greenhouse industry and will cover the cultivation of potted plants grown for foliage or flowers, cut flowers, and bedding plants. Emphasis will be placed on the function and structures of controlled growing environments. The relationship between light, temperature, moisture, aeration, and humidity and plant growth will be described and evaluated. (CSU)
  
  • HORT 12 Plant Propagation/Production


    Units: 3
    This course focuses on plant propagation and production practices with emphasis on nursery operations including sexual and asexual reproduction, planting, transplanting, fertilizing, plant pest and disease control; structures and site layout; preparation and use of propagating and planting mediums; use and maintenance of common tools and equipment; regulations pertaining to plant production. Laboratory required. (CSU, C-ID AG-EH 116L)
  
  • HORT 15 Selected Topics: Horticulture


    Units: 0.5-4
    This course is designed to offer instruction in one of the specialized areas of ornamental horticulture not already covered by existing curricula. (CSU)
  
  • HORT 20 Landscape Maintenance


    Units: 3
    This course is designed to enable the student to learn the skills necessary to successfully maintain residential and commercial landscapes and structures. The curriculum includes training in fertilizing, irrigation repair, pest and disease control, plant and tree installation, pruning, soil amending and mulching, and tree staking. (CSU)
  
  • HORT 21 Landscape Construction


    Units: 3
    This course is designed to provide hands-on experience in designing, planning, and installing landscape construction projects. Necessary tools, materials, and techniques are covered. Concepts include material estimation and bid preparation, plant and turf installation, paving and masonry, carpentry, hand and power tool use and safety, and soil preparation. Field trips may be required. (CSU)
  
  • HORT 22 Turf Practices


    Units: 3
    This course is designed to introduce the maintenance and management of turf areas, including golf courses, athletic fields, public parks, and residential lawns. This course includes the principles of turf grass culture to provide the student with a sound basis for formulating decisions and methods of operation. (CSU)
  
  • HORT 23 Landscape Irrigation and Drainage


    Units: 3
    This course is designed to introduce all phases of residential and commercial landscape irrigation including designing, estimating, installing, maintaining, and trouble-shooting. The course includes the components of sprinkler systems, drip irrigation systems, components of drainage, and installation of landscape drainage systems. (CSU)
  
  • HORT 24 Principles of Landscape Design


    Units: 3
    Advisories: HORT 2  or HORT 3  each with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course is an introduction to basic principles of landscape design, including both hardscape and softscape. The student explores the elements of landscape design, including garden structures, pavements, plants, and complete construction drawings for residential landscape. (CSU)
  
  • HORT 26 Introduction to Arboriculture


    Units: 3
    This course is designed to introduce the science of pruning and its effect on plant material. The course includes proper use and maintenance of tools and equipment, and safety is emphasized. (CSU)
  
  • HORT 50H Special Studies: Horticulture


    Units: 1-2
    Prerequisites: HORT 1 Fundamentals of Horticulture  with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course is designed for the student qualified to do advanced work in horticulture. The course includes research, directed reading, fieldwork or other advanced study which must be arranged and approved by the instructor and the Dean before enrolling in the course. (CSU)
  
  • HORT 72 House Plants and Interior Landscaping


    Units: 2
    This course is designed to introduce interior landscape and the fundamentals of house plant care, including proper plant selection and identification, insect and disease detection, optimum lighting and temperatures, fertilizers and irrigation, repotting techniques, and correction of plant problems.
  
  • HORT 75 Selected Topics: Horticulture


    Units: 0.5-4
    This course is designed to enable the College to offer instruction in one of the specialized areas of Horticulture not already covered by the existing curriculum.
  
  • HORT 96V Work Experience: Horticulture


    Units: 1-4
    Limitations on Enrollment: Students must enroll in a minimum of one course at San Joaquin Delta College in a discipline related to their work experience. This course may be taken concurrently or may have been taken in the semester immediately prior.
    This course is designed for the student participating in an occupational work experience or internship in horticulture. Application of discipline-related skills and knowledge are emphasized. Each student is engaged in specific on-the-job learning activities under the supervision of a work site supervisor and a college internship instructor. Students must work 75 paid or 60 non-paid hours per unit earned. To register, complete an application form available at the Occupational Work Experience (OWE) Office, Holt 140.

Humanities

  
  • HUM 3 Autobiography of Civilization


    Units: 3
    Advisories: Ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a survey of the artistic traditions of our western cultural heritage. The arts including painting, sculpture, architecture, music, dance, drama, and literature are studied as vehicles in the search for meaning and value from the ancient world to modern times. (UC, CSU)
  
  • HUM 4 Introduction to Linguistics


    Units: 3
    This introductory course serves as a foundation for understanding human language. This course surveys structural properties of language (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax) as well as historical linguistics, language families, linguistic and cultural diversity, sociolinguistics, neurolinguistics, child language acquisition (biological and cultural aspects), semantics and pragmatics. Issues of language conservation and loss are emphasized, as well as the myriad sociocultural ramifications of language use, locally and globally. (UC, CSU, C-ID ANTH 130)
  
  • HUM /ANTHR 4 Introduction to Linguistics


    Units: 3
    This introductory course serves as a foundation for understanding human language. This course surveys structural properties of language (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax) as well as historical linguistics, language families, linguistic and cultural diversity, sociolinguistics, neurolinguistics, child language acquisition (biological and cultural aspects), semantics and pragmatics. Issues of language conservation and loss are emphasized, as well as the myriad sociocultural ramifications of language use, locally and globally. (UC, CSU, C-ID ANTH 130)
  
  • HUM /CIVIL 3 Autobiography of Civilization


    Units: 3
    Advisories: Ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is a survey of the artistic traditions of our western cultural heritage. The arts including painting, sculpture, architecture, music, dance, drama, and literature are studied as vehicles in the search for meaning and value from the ancient world to modern times. (UC, CSU)

Industrial Technology

  
  • INDUS 15 Selected Topics: Industrial Technology


    Units: 0.5-4
    This course is designed to offer instruction in one of the specialized areas of industrial technology not already covered by existing curricula. (CSU)
  
  • INDUS 20 Industrial Safety and Health


    Units: 3
    This course is designed to introduce principles of occupational safety and health for the work-site. The course includes Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) regulations, employee training, and safety considerations. (CSU)
  
  • INDUS 31 Industrial Hydraulics


    Units: 4
    This course is designed to develop an understanding of the principles and mechanical applications of industrial hydraulics. Topics include shop procedures, component disassembly, troubleshooting, reassembly, and installation. (CSU)
  
  • INDUS 35 Mobile Hydraulics


    Units: 4
    This course is designed to introduce the use of hydraulics in the automotive and mobile equipment industries. Competency in the analysis and trouble-shooting of circuits are developed by the student in the laboratory. Skills are developed in the recognition and construction of conduits (piping, tubing and hoses) and the rebuilding of pumps, motors, and valves. (CSU)
  
  • INDUS 45 Industrial Technology


    Units: 5
    This course is designed to cover the principles of matter and the basic laws and theories of Newtonian mechanics. Various forms and uses of energy and the laws governing them are explored. (CSU)
  
  • INDUS 69V Internship: Industrial Technology


    Units: 1-4
    Limitations on Enrollment: Students must enroll in a minimum of one course at San Joaquin Delta College in a discipline related to their work experience. This course may be taken concurrently or may have been taken in the semester immediately prior.
    This course may be taken concurrently or may have been taken in the semester immediately prior.This course is designed for the student participating in an occupational internship in industrial technology. Application of discipline-related skills and knowledge of Secretaries Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) competencies is emphasized.  Each student is engaged in a specific research project or on-the-job learning activities under the supervision of a worksite supervisor and a college internship instructor. Students must work 75 paid hours or 60 non-paid hours per unit earned. To register, complete an application form available at the Occupational Work Experience (OWE) Office, Holt 140. (CSU)
  
  • INDUS 94 Industrial Mathematics


    Units: 3
    This course is designed to introduce applied mathematical principles to technical problems. The course includes topics of arithmetic, plane geometry, measurement, and fundamentals of trigonometry.

Industrial Technology: Apprenticeship

  
  • A-IND 72A Introduction to Apprenticeship


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is an introduction to the requirements of an apprenticeship program, State of California Division of Apprenticeship standards, role of the apprentice, general safety, general operating procedures, and documentation.
  
  • A-IND 76 Applied Technical Mathematics


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to provide a review of the computational and problem-solving skills needed for success in a plant maintenance and operations career. The topics include basic mathematical functions, manipulation of algebraic expressions, ratio, proportions, geometric calculations, and right-angle trigonometry.
  
  • A-IND 77A Mechanical Fundamentals


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to basic principles of physics including the laws of motion and fluid behavior.
  
  • A-IND 77B Bearings, Pumps, and Turbines


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the effects of friction, cavitation and vibration on bearings, pumps, and turbines. The course also identifies various types of pumps and their application.
  
  • A-IND 77C Motors and Generators


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to include the theory and advanced application of alternating current motors and three-phase generators. Topics of instruction include the principles of construction of large motors and generators rated up to 10,000 horsepower.
  
  • A-IND 77D Plant Auxiliary Equipment


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to include the study of auxiliary equipment used in hydro-electric plants. Emphasis is placed on the operation and application of valves, hydraulic controls, and pneumatic controls.
  
  • A-IND 77E Hydraulics


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed for the student to apply schematic interpretation, troubleshooting, and problem solving techniques through the use of a hydraulics simulator.
  
  • A-IND 77F Pneumatics


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed for the student to apply schematic interpretation, troubleshooting, and problem solving techniques through the use of a pneumatic simulator. Emphasis is placed on pressure and flow requirements.
  
  • A-IND 77G Governor Systems


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to include the function, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of governors utilized in a generating plant.
  
  • A-IND 77H Computers in Hydro-Electric Plants


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the basic concepts of using a computer in hydro-electric power plants. The topics include (Microsoft) spreadsheets, word processing, reports, desktop accessories, and running commercial applications for plant operations and maintenance.
  
  • A-IND 77J Water Aqueduct Systems


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to provide the fundamentals of water measurement and water treatment for a statewide water system. Included are the procedures for monitoring water quality, water testing, water treatment, water management and water flow.
  
  • A-IND 77K Fundamentals of Thermodynamics


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the fundamentals of thermodynamics as it applies to air conditioning and refrigeration. The course includes the effects of heat on matter, methods of heat transfer, and properties of gases.
  
  • A-IND 77L Project Control and Power Contracts


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to provide a review of contracts related to the State Department of Water Resources; operation, power, and water contract specifications. Also included are be the study of documentation control, operation procedures and electronic communication systems.
  
  • A-IND 77M Air Conditioning


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the theory, application, and troubleshooting techniques for basic air conditioning systems.
  
  • A-IND 77N Electro-Mechanical Print Reading


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the theory and skills involved in reading and interpreting electrical drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
  
  • A-IND 78A Defensive Driving


    Units: 1
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to basic driving techniques in order to reduce the risk of being involved in a vehicular accident. The course includes the State of California vehicular code, defensive driving techniques, and State of California service vehicular operation and maintenance rules and regulations.
  
  • A-IND 78B Heavy Truck Operation


    Units: 1
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the types of heavy trucks used by the California State Department of Water Resources, their maintenance, and their safe operation.
  
  • A-IND 78C Diesel and Small Gasoline Engines


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic types of small gasoline engines, diesel engines, and chain saws used by the California State Department of Water Resources.
  
  • A-IND 78D Surveying and Flood Control Systems


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to flood control systems, inspection, and major causes of levee and dam failure. The course also includes the fundamentals of surveying.
  
  • A-IND 78E Soils, Asphalt, and Concrete


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the various types of soil, asphalt, and concrete used by the California State Department of Water Resources, including their origin, composition, general description, and procedures for application.
  
  • A-IND 78F Environmental Awareness


    Units: 1
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the federal, state, and local environmental requirements which apply to work performed by the California State Department of Water Resources.
  
  • A-IND 78G Power Lift and Four-Wheel Drive Units


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the various types of power lift and four-wheel drive units used by the California State Department of Water Resources, their maintenance, their inspection, and their safe operation.
  
  • A-IND 78H Protective Coatings


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to corrosion, painting, and protective coating control programs.
  
  • A-IND 78J Small Boat Handling


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the types of small boats used by the California State Department of Water Resources and their transportation and safe operation.
  
  • A-IND 78K Mobile Cranes and Rigging


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the use of mobile cranes, their safe operation and maintenance, and approved methods of rigging for lifting work.
  
  • A-IND 78L Motor Grader Operation


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the components and operation of the types of motor graders used by the California State Department of Water Resources.
  
  • A-IND 78M Tractor Operations, Trenching, and Shoring


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the types of tractor, trenching, and shoring operations conducted within the civil maintenance units of the California State Department of Water Resources.
  
  • A-IND 78N Pesticides and Herbicides


    Units: 2
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the types of pesticides and herbicides used by the California State Department of Water Resources, including uses, approved applications, and restrictions.
  
  • A-IND 78P Power Actuated Equipment


    Units: 1
    Limitations on Enrollment: Student is a registered State indentured apprentice.
    This course is designed to introduce the student to the requirements and safe operation of the powder-actuated fastening tools and rotary hammer drills used by the California State Department of Water Resources.

Interior Design

  
  • ID 2 Introduction to Interior Design


    Units: 3
    Advisories: Ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is an introduction to the field of interior design. Topics of functional and aesthetic elements for residential interiors are covered. Emphasis is placed on: principles and elements of design and the selection and organization of furnishings, floor and wall coverings, window treatments, lighting, and accessories. (CSU)
  
  • ID 6 Textiles


    Units: 3
    Advisories: Ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is an introduction to textiles used in fashion and interiors. Natural and man-made fibers, yarns, fabric construction, coloring and finishing are examined. Emphasis is placed on fabric performance, serviceability, and the consumer’s role in the textile field. (UC, CSU)
  
  • ID 8 History of Interior Design & Furniture


    Units: 3
    Advisories: Ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is an introduction to the history of interior design, including furniture periods and styles from antiquity to the present. This course is designed to acquaint individuals with the necessary criteria to evaluate and analyze interior design and furniture styles. The importance of political, social, economic, and historical factors that influenced interior and furniture styles are stressed. (CSU)
  
  • ID 10 Residential Interior Design


    Units: 3
    Prerequisites: ID 2 Introduction to Interior Design  with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course is a focus on the skills used by the interior designer including the use of architectural tools and techniques, space planning, client-designer relationships, and executing treatments for residential interior design. Students will explore the design of the residential interior spaces, including living spaces, kitchens, baths, and support spaces. (CSU)
  
  • ID 11 Commercial Interior Design


    Units: 3
    Prerequisites: ID 2 Introduction to Interior Design  with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course is a focus on the design of commercial interior spaces, including business, medical, restaurant, hospitality and retail environments. Students will develop skills used by the commercial interior designer, including drafting, the use of architectural tools and techniques, space planning, commercial client needs, and presentation techniques specifically used in the design of commercial interior spaces. (CSU)
  
  • ID 13 Specifications and Professional Practices


    Units: 3
    Prerequisites: ID 2 Introduction to Interior Design  with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course is an introduction to the business, practical, and ethical aspects of the interior design profession. The course includes assessment on specifications, construction techniques, and installation processes, as well as the working relationship with craftspeople and tradespeople involved in the profession. Field trips are required. (CSU)
  
  • ID 15 Selected Topics: Interior Design


    Units: 0.5-4
    This course is designed to enable the College to offer instruction in one of the specialized areas of Interior Design not already covered by the existing curriculum. (CSU)
  
  • ID 18 Consumer Behavior in Fashion and Interiors


    Units: 3
    Prerequisites: FASHION 2 Introduction to the Fashion Industry  or ID 2 Introduction to Interior Design  each with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the important trends in consumer behavior in the fashion and interiors environments. Students will explore the factors that influence consumer purchases of fashion and home goods and patterns of purchasing behavior within the retail environment. (CSU)
  
  • ID 19 Retailing Fashion and Interiors


    Units: 3
    Prerequisites: FASHION 2 Introduction to the Fashion Industry  or ID 2 Introduction to Interior Design  each with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course provides a multi-dimensional approach in educating students for careers in the fashion and interior retail industry by combining studies in business fundamentals with  theory. All phases of retailing for fashion and interiors are covered, including business organization, buying, merchandising, marketing and consumer behavior. (CSU)
  
  • ID 21 Trend Forecasting for Fashion & Interiors


    Units: 2
    Prerequisites: FASHION 2 Introduction to the Fashion Industry  or ID 2 Introduction to Interior Design  each with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course will introduce students to forecasting and its use by the creative design industries with the aim of developing an intuitive and intellectual approach to predicting future trends, on both fashion and interiors, as well as consumer behavior and retailing. The course provides students with in-depth knowledge of the relationship between forecasting, trend prediction, marketing, economics and style movements. The student will develop research skills in historical context, consumer trends and buying patterns, fads, crazes and cults, all of which play a part in the analysis of style movements. (CSU)
  
  • ID 50H Special Studies: Interior Design


    Units: 1-2
    Prerequisites: ID 2 Introduction to Interior Design  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Limitations on Enrollment: A student must have completed a total of at least 12 units of transfer course work with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0. In addition, an independent study contract must be completed by the student, faculty member, and Dean.
    This course is designed for the student qualified to do advanced work in interior design. The course includes research, directed reading, fieldwork or other advanced study which must be arranged and approved by the instructor and the Dean before enrolling in the course. (CSU)
  
  • ID 75 Selected Topics: Interior Design


    Units: 0.5-4
    This course is designed to enable the College to offer instruction in one of the specialized areas of Interior Design not already covered by the existing curriculum.
  
  • ID /FASHION 6 Textiles


    Units: 3
    Advisories: Ability to read at the 12th grade level.
    This course is an introduction to textiles used in fashion and interiors. Natural and man-made fibers, yarns, fabric construction, coloring and finishing are examined. Emphasis is placed on fabric performance, serviceability, and the consumer’s role in the textile field. (UC, CSU)
  
  • ID /FASHION 18 Consumer Behavior in Fashion and Interiors


    Units: 3
    Prerequisites: FASHION 2 Introduction to the Fashion Industry  or ID 2 Introduction to Interior Design  each with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the important trends in consumer behavior in the fashion and interiors environments. Students will explore the factors that influence consumer purchases of fashion and home goods and patterns of purchasing behavior within the retail environment. (CSU)
  
  • ID /FASHION 19 Retailing Fashion and Interiors


    Units: 3
    Prerequisites: FASHION 2 Introduction to the Fashion Industry  or ID 2 Introduction to Interior Design  each with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course provides a multi-dimensional approach in educating students for careers in the fashion and interior retail industry by combining studies in business fundamentals with  theory. All phases of retailing for fashion and interiors are covered, including business organization, buying, merchandising, marketing and consumer behavior. (CSU)
  
  • ID /FASHION 21 Trend Forecasting for Fashion & Interiors


    Units: 2
    Prerequisites: FASHION 2 Introduction to the Fashion Industry  or ID 2 Introduction to Interior Design  each with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course will introduce students to forecasting and its use by the creative design industries with the aim of developing an intuitive and intellectual approach to predicting future trends, on both fashion and interiors, as well as consumer behavior and retailing. The course provides students with in-depth knowledge of the relationship between forecasting, trend prediction, marketing, economics and style movements. The student will develop research skills in historical context, consumer trends and buying patterns, fads, crazes and cults, all of which play a part in the analysis of style movements. (CSU)

Italian

  
  • ITAL 1 Elementary Italian I


    Units: 5
    This course is an introduction to the Italian language and the culture of Italy. It develops proficiency in elementary Italian listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. It explores the cultures of the regions of Italy by analyzing behaviors, institutions, perspectives, and artistic manifestations. It affords opportunities for cross-linguistic and cross-cultural comparisons. (UC, CSU)
  
  • ITAL 2 Elementary Italian II


    Units: 5
    Prerequisites: ITAL 1 Elementary Italian I  or two years high school Italian with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course is an introduction to the Italian language and Italian cultures. Emphasis is placed on communication skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and cultural understanding (behaviors, institutions, perspectives and artistic manifestations). (UC, CSU)

Japanese

  
  • JAPAN 1 Elementary Japanese I


    Units: 5
    This course is an introduction to the Japanese language and Japanese cultures. Emphasis is placed on communication skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and cultural understanding (behaviors, institutions, perspectives and artistic manifestations). (UC, CSU)
  
  • JAPAN 2 Elementary Japanese II


    Units: 5
    Prerequisites: JAPAN 1 Elementary Japanese I  or two years high school Japanese with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course continues to develop proficiency in Japanese listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills on the advanced elementary level. It continues to explore the cultures of Japan by analyzing behaviors, institutions, perspectives and artistic manifestations. It affords opportunities for cross-linguistic and cross-cultural comparisons. (UC, CSU)
  
  • JAPAN 3 Intermediate Japanese I


    Units: 5
    Prerequisites: JAPAN 2 Elementary Japanese II  or three years high school Japanese with a grade of “C” or better.
    This course is designed to offer continued study of the Japanese language and Japanese cultures. Emphasis is placed on communication skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and cultural understanding (behaviors, institutions, perspectives and artistic manifestations). Efforts to improve reading and composition skills are based on both contemporary and traditional selection of literary texts. (UC, CSU)
 

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