(1-5Units) Development of a selected branch of computer science. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Topics vary each term. Different topics may be taken for a maximum of 6 units.
Corequisites: CS 4953.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of instructor.
(3Units) Microeconomics: price system and market structures, public policy, and income distribution. Fundamentals of international economics; international trade, principles and problems of economic growth and development, analysis of economic systems. Special problem areas in American economy: urban economics, environmental economics, agricultural economics.
(1-5Units) Development of a selected topic in economics. (Topics to be
specified in Class Schedule) Topics may vary each term. Different
topics may be taken for credit.
(3Units) Analysis of American business organizations and economic growth
from colonial period to present with emphasis on evolution and
changes in the American system.
(4Units)(Formerly Quantitative Analysis) A study of econometric techniques for measurement of economic relationships, analysis and forecasting of business situations, and testing of economic theories.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500, 2510 and MATH 1600 or 1610, or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Money and the level of economic activity; supply and demand for
money; competition among financial institutions; the Federal
Reserve System and monetary policy.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and 2510 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Examination of current economic and social issues covering
recession, inflation, financial market conditions, rational
expectations, construction, real estate markets, long-term finance,
and foreign exchange markets.
(3Units) Survey and comparison of the ideas and doctrines of major schools
of economic thought from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century,
with emphasis on classical and Neoclassical economics. Marxism,
Institutionalism, and Keynesian economics.
(3Units) A study of theories of wage determination, income distribution,
manpower imbalance, and economic problems of minority groups.
History and theory of the American labor movement and theories of
collective bargaining.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and 2510 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Theory of consumer behavior and market demand; production costs,
and the theory of the firm; theories of competition and monopoly;
concentration and anti-trust policies; models of oligopoly and
monopolistic competition; resource pricing and income distribution;
elements of welfare economics.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and 2510 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) A study of application of economic theory and methodology to
management and decision making in business enterprises with special
reference to theory of demand, production and cost analysis, profit
measurement and planning, market structure and pricing, government
regulation of business and capital budgeting.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and 2510 or consent of instructor.
(4Units) Analyzes competing views of government’s roll in a market economy.
After reviewing a variety of exchange and intervention
alternatives, such issues as inequality, law and order,
political-industrial organization, and the environment are
discussed. Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency
requirement.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score.
(3Units) Analysis of economic problems of less developed Third World
countries: agriculture, industrial development, capital investment,
trade, income distribution, population growth and education,
economic theories, and policy tools for economic growth and
development.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and 2510 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) A study of theories and issues of international trade, commercial
policies, tariff and other trade restrictions, foreign investment
and multinational corporations, foreign exchanges and balance of
payments adjustment, international financial institutions and
systems, and regional trade organizations.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and 2510 or consent of instructor.
(4Units) Dynamic change of comparative advantages of American business
enterprises in world markets and recent U.S. trade policy
developments affecting industries facing intense international
competition, such as automobiles, steel, textile, footwear,
semiconductors, and agricultural exports.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and 2510 or consent of instructor.
(4Units) Economic aspects of investment decisions and financial planning as
faced by individuals in personal finance decisions and total
investment for the economy.
(4Units) Examines how people choose to allocate scarce natural and
environmental resources to try to meet our unlimited wants; how
these resources affect production, consumption, and well being; and
how production and consumption affect the natural environment.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and ECON 2510 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) An analysis of the economic interdependency of markets in urban
areas and possibilities for alternative resource use; land
utilization patterns, urban transportation, labor markets, housing
and public service markets.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and 2510 or consent of instructor.
(3Units)(Offered under the subjects ECON and AGEC) Resource allocation and decision making environment of agricultural markets; study of the complex issues in agriculture and related markets including market structures, international trade, resource use, and government agriculture policy.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and 2510 or consent of instructor.
(3Units)(Offered under the subjects ECON and AGEC) Application of economic principles to the financing of agricultural operations. Analysis of agricultural financial statements and ratios; institutional sources of farm credit; legal aspects of credit; time value of money and capital budgeting for agricultural investment; risk management strategies; insurance, tax, and estate planning.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and ECON 2510; and a lower-division Accounting course or consent of instructor. An Agricultural Economics course may be substituted for ECON 2510.
(3Units) Analysis of economic issues and problems in contemporary society
for future teachers. An application of basic concepts and analysis
to current economic problems and identification of trends in our
global economy. Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Social Inquiry)
(3Units) An examination of California’s economy is used to understand key
economic principles. Topics such as the state’s key industries,
income distribution, public finance system, and connections to the
rest of the world will be studied. Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Social Inquiry)
(2-4Units) This course provides an opportunity to acquire relevant, practical experience in supervised employment within the discipline. Students are placed in private or public sector positions under the supervision of the employer and departmental Co-op coordinator. May be repeated for a total of 6 units.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; consent of departmental coordinator and Cooperative Education Office.
(1-5Units) Development of a selected topic in economics. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Topics may vary each term. Different topics may be taken for credit.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Analysis of contemporary macro- and microeconomic problems and issues, related governmental policies, and their impact on the business firm. Including (but not limited to) unemployment, inflation, fiscal and monetary policy; government regulation of business; business concentration and antitrust policy; income distribution; international economic relations.
(4Units) Focuses upon the relationship between economic systems and the biological and physical world. It recognizes that practical solutions to pressing social and environmental problems require interdisciplinary approaches that focus on the links between economic, social, and ecological systems. Current problems of economic growth and the prospects for continued development in a finite world are examined.
Prerequisites: ECON 2500 and ECON 2510 (or ECON 5050), ECON 4560, and graduate standing, or permission of instructor.
(1-6Units) Supervised field experience in a selected area of economics. Formal written report(s) will be required. May be repeated for a total of 6 units.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of internship coordinator prior to registration.
(3-6Units) Under the direction of the project adviser, the student will prepare, complete, and orally defend the findings of a graduate-level project. Project proposals must be approved by the project adviser(s).
Prerequisites: Graduate standing, consent of student’s graduate adviser, and consent of instructor.
EDAD 5801 - Vision of Teaching and Learning: Improvement of Instruction and Student Achievement and Work Experience Project
(5Units)(Formerly EDAD 5810 Curriculum Planning, Supervision, and Work Experience Project) To acquire an understanding of how curriculum development supports the effective implementation of a vision of teaching and learning in schools. A 45-hour fieldwork experience project is required.
EDAD 5802 - Educational Leadership: Human and Economic Resources and Work Experience Project
(5Units)(Formerly EDAD 5820 Educational Leadership, Personnel Management, and Work Experience Project) To acquire an understanding of how the allocation of human and economic resources impacts the effective implementation of a vision of teaching and learning in schools. A 45-hour fieldwork experience project is required.
EDAD 5803 - Educational Leadership: Organizational Management, Personal Ethics, and Work Experience Project
(5Units) To acquire an understanding of how organizational and leadership practices impact the effective implementation of a vision of teaching and learning in schools. A 45-hour fieldwork experience project is required.
EDAD 5804 - Educational Leadership: Legal Framework and School Governance
(4Units)(Formerly EDAD 5840 Seminar: School Finance and School Law) To acquire an understanding of how legal issues impact the effective implementation of a vision of teaching and learning in schools.
EDAD 5805 - Diverse Learning Communities: Political, Cultural, and Social Implications, and Work Experience Project
(5Units)(Formerly EDAD 5850 School Governance, Politics, Community Relations, and Work Experience Project) To acquire an understanding of how political, cultural, and social factors impact the effective implementation of a vision of teaching and learning in schools. A fieldwork experience project is required.
(3Units) Introduction to differential diagnosis and the use of current diagnostic tools, such as: the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the impact of co-occurring substance use disorders or medical psychological disorders, established diagnostic criteria for mental or emotional disorders, and the treatment modalities and placement criteria within the continuum of care.
EDCL 5525 - Applied Psychopharmacology for Counselors
(3Units) Course is designed to acquaint counseling students with the fundamentals of psychotropic drugs. Basics of pharmacology, adverse effects, indications, an drug interactions will be discussed. Course will provide information about psychopharmacology to the non-medical mental health care provider so that the student can be an informed member of the mental health care team. Substances of abuse and abuse potential are discussed, both legal and illegal. Mechanism of action and the relationship to chemical dependency as a primary disease is discussed throughout the course.
(3Units) Measurement and evaluation in education; statistical aspects of testing; selection and interpretation of unbiased tests with emphasis on achievement, aptitude, interest, vocational and educational tests; effects of cultural and ethnic factors on assessment and achievement.
EDCL 5540 - Counseling Exceptional Children and At-Risk Youth
(3Units)(Formerly EDSE 5540) Working with marginally functioning and at-risk youth within the school population. Includes counseling children with physical, intellectual, social, and emotional difficulties. Recognition of adolescent and childhood behavior disorders, intervention techniques, community resources, and educational adjustments.
EDCL 5545 - Human Development and Sexuality Throughout the Life Cycle
(3Units) Human growth and development across the lifespan, including normal and abnormal behavior and an understanding of developmental crises, disability, psychopathology, and situational and environmental factors that affect both normal and abnormal behavior and sexuality. Includes the study of the physiological, psychological, and social cultural variables associated with sexual behavior and gender identity.
(2Units) Course designed to help students develop an understanding of addictions including substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, and addiction, major approaches to identification, evaluation, treatment, prevention of substance abuse and addiction, legal and medical aspects of substance abuse, populations at risk, the role of support persons, support systems, and community resources.
(3Units) Crisis and trauma counseling including: crisis theory; multidisciplinary responses to crises, emergencies, or disasters; cognitive, affective, behavioral, and neurological effects associated with trauma; brief, intermediate, and long-term approaches; and assessment strategies for clients in crisis and principles of intervention for individuals with mental or emotional disorders during times of crisis, emergency, or disasters.
(4Units) Course is an overview of the roles, functions, and responsibilities of the school counselor. Students will learn primary theories of learning and instructional strategies, as well as the use of group guidance practices. The development of comprehensive guidance programs will also be explored and discussed.
EDCL 5600 - Family Counseling and Community Resources
(3Units) Dynamics of relationships of family, community, and school; community wide services; agency-school relationships; family visiting, including conferences, interviews, and referrals.
EDCL 5610 - Educational and Occupational Information
(3Units) Sources of occupational information; community and nationwide surveys; job analyses, procedures for relating vocational and self-information. Emphasis on meeting needs for school counselors in the area of career guidance.
EDCL 5630 - Dealing with Differences in Educational Settings
(3Units) Recognizing and dealing with racism, sexism, and ageism, also discrimination based on religion, sexual orientation, and learning disabilities. Procedures for helping counselors, administrators, teachers, and their students relate effectively with individuals who differ in various ways.
EDCL 5640 - Counseling and Psychotherapeutic Theories and Techniques
(3Units)(Formerly The Counselor) Focus on the person as counselor, the becoming self of the counselor, personal identity and integrity, and authentic response to role conflict situations. Study and application of counseling theory and techniques within school settings.
EDCL 5650 - School Group Guidance and Counseling Techniques
(3Units) Using groups for guidance and counseling in the schools; theory and procedures for implementing groups; issues and problems; role and function of school counselors as group leaders. Includes a group laboratory experience.
(4Units) Current practices in pupil personnel services. Organization and administration of pupil personnel services within the public education system. Legal and ethical principles applied to educational practices, problems, and confidentialities.
EDCL 5770 - College Counseling and Student Services
(3Units) An overview of the role of student service personnel in colleges and universities. Includes a study of recruitment, matriculation, retention, and counseling practices, as they pertain to college students. Elective for MA program only.
EDCL 5780 - Consultation and Supervision for School Counselors
(3Units) Theory, procedures, and practice in consultation and supervision for school counselors. Emphasis on consultation and change theory, and organizational development. The role of the school counselor as a consultant to teachers, parents, and administrators and as a supervisor for paraprofessionals and counselor trainees.
(2Units) Preliminary experience in the field for students seeking credential and counseling skill development. Participation in school/community counseling, educational programs, and weekly seminars.
(3Units) Qualitative research; structured class inquiry, data collection, and data analysis; design of original qualitative studies; writing of research results. Emphasis on relationship between research and practice.
(3Units) Empirical research; structured class activities to generate quantifiable research questions and hypotheses and statistical data analysis; design original empirical studies; writing of research results. Emphasis on relationship between research and practice.
EDEL 9003 - Leadership and Organizational Theory and Practice
(3Units) Leadership and organizational theory and application in educational settings with particular emphasis on Central Valley schools; role of communication within an organization; developing positive and productive educational systems. Includes fieldwork assignments or projects.
(3Units) Local, state, federal, legal, political, economic, and social factors that contribute to the processes of educational policy development, implementation, and evaluation; current policy and governance issues. Includes fieldwork assignments or projects.
EDEL 9006 - Applied Research and Data-Driven Decision-Making in Education
(3Units) Strategies and tools to analyze, organize, and present comprehensive and useful data. Data-driven decision-making exercises that address problems and issues in a variety of educationally related scenarios.
EDEL 9007 - Social, Psychological, and Philosophical Issues in Education
(3Units) Trends in educational sociology and the politics of schooling; key issues of educational psychology with respect to the impact of culture, class, race, and gender particularly in the Central Valley region; impact of technology on learning; and methodological concepts.
EDEL 9008 - Development of Educational Partnerships
(3Units) Community resources to form school partnerships for student success and community recognition; setting attainable goals for mutual beneficial outcomes. Includes fieldwork assignments or projects.
EDEL 9009 - Curriculum Design for Transformative Learning and Education
(3Units) Factors encompassed in programs designed for the success of all learners: curriculum development, politics of change, being a change agent, integrating staff development and school improvement, changing school culture.
(3Units) Course addresses the theoretical frameworks that support and inform any systematic process of inquiry. The focus is not on how research is conducted (an issue of methodology) but rather on how a researcher thinks about the world and about the process of knowing (an issue of theory).
EDEL 9040 - School Law and Organizational Politics
(3Units) Legal, political, and social aspects of P-12 educational organizations in pluralistic settings at the local, state, and national levels; focus on legal frameworks, political jurisdictions, and varying cultural, ethnic, socio-economic factors which influence education.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Ed.D. program and successful completion of Written Qualifying Examination.
EDEL 9041 - Implementation and Evaluation of Staff Development/Student Interventions
(3Units) Evaluation of PreK-12 educational organizations. Effectiveness of mathematics, science, and technology programs and personnel in relationship to school and district student outcomes including implications for professional/staff development and interventions that address learners’ special needs.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Ed.D. program and successful completion of Written Qualifying Examination.
EDEL 9042 - Instructional Models for Improving Student Achievement
(3Units) Visionary PreK-12 instructional leadership with capacity to improve academic achievement; research-based models for educational improvement, particularly in high needs areas: literacy, second language learning, mathematics, science, and technology. Includes fieldwork assignments or projects.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Ed.D. program and successful completion of Written Qualifying Examination.
EDEL 9043 - Management of Human, Fiscal, and Material Resources
(3Units) Management of the interrelated human, fiscal, and material resources within PreK-12 settings; funding, budgeting, contractual obligations, and policies and practices for deploying human, fiscal, and material resources to achieve school/district goals and priorities.
(3Units) Current research-based PreK-12 pedagogical practices that influence student outcomes; attention to learning in all subject areas; knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate educational programs based on performance data.
EDEL 9045 - Curriculum Leadership for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students
(3Units) Contemporary education language and literacy theorists; current trends in literacy as taught to English learners and students of diverse P-12 backgrounds.
EDEL 9070 - Foundations of the Modern Community College
(3Units) Historical developments and philosophical and theoretical foundations shaping modern community colleges; economic, social, cultural, and political role of community colleges; current practices and future trends.
EDEL 9071 - Leadership, Policy, and Organizational Governance in the Community College
(3Units) Concepts and practices related to decision-making, governance, administrative structure and operations, policy development, and legal issues affecting leadership and operations of community colleges; current legal and political factors.
EDEL 9072 - Institutional Planning, Assessment, and Accountability in the Community College
(3Units) Theory, practice, and models of strategic planning, institutional assessment, and accountability activities within modern community colleges with particular emphasis on the Central Valley context.
EDEL 9073 - Roles and Responsibilities of Community College Administrators
(3Units) Community College administrative practices and responsibilities within instructional, student services, and operational service units; models and best leadership practices; management of interrelated human, fiscal, and material resources.
EDEL 9074 - Adult Development and Learning in the Community College
(3Units) Current theory and research of adult development and learning; instructional practices and student achievement in mathematics, science, and technology in community colleges.
EDEL 9075 - Teaching, Curriculum, and Program Development in the Community College
(3Units) Origins, components, and purposes of academic curriculum in community colleges; development and structure of general education/university transfer, workforce development, vocational education, developmental education, community enrichment, and economic development programs. Includes fieldwork assignments or projects.
EDEL 9076 - Roles and Responsibilities of Community College Faculty
(3Units) Role of the community college faculty member in shared governance, curriculum, career development, counseling and advising, information literacy, community partnerships, student development, and professional development.
(1-4Units) A culminating, rigorous, applied research study of significant educational issue that contributes to the improvement of public PreK-12 or community college practice or policy. Dissertation research must evidence originality, critical and independent thinking, and achievement of doctoral goals. Students’ progress toward completion of the dissertation beginning with the proposal and advancing toward completed chapters and a defense of the dissertation. Must enroll in a minimum of 12 units.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Ed.D. program; successful completion of Written Qualifying Examination; advancement to candidacy, and consent of instructor.
(3Units) Course provides an introduction to both qualitative and empirical educational research. Students will locate, understand, evaluate, and interpret educational research, and will identify possible thesis or project topics.
EDGS 5600 - Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education
(3Units) Course outlines the theoretical underpinnings and current trends in qualitative research practices for various fields related to educational inquiry. Students learn to identify the qualitative research practices appropriate for addressing research questions that are based on non-linear, verbal, and graphic datasets, and professionally accepted methods for analyzing, discussing, theorizing, and utilizing such data.
EDGS 5610 - Introduction to Quantitative Research in Education
(3Units) Course prepares students for conducting quantitative research with educational topics. Students learn about appropriate research design methods, perform statistical analyses, and determine appropriate analyses given the research design.
EDGS 5620 - Action Research: Mixed Methods Design for Practitioners
(3Units)(Formerly Research Trends in the Curriculum) The purpose of this course is to support practitioners as they conduct research in their schools and classrooms. It is designed to enable participants to carry out an action inquiry, to understand the fundamental principles of action research, and to locate the significance of the approach in everyday practice and educational policy. The concept of “practitioner as researcher” is emphasized.
(0Units) Non-credit course. Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate coursework and who have registered for the maximum number of thesis or project required by their M.A. program. Students must register each semester or term until they have secured faculty approval for their theses or projects.
(0Units) Non-credit course: Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate coursework required by their program. Students must register for each semester or term in which they take their comprehensive examination unless they are enrolled in other coursework.
(2Units) Focuses on the development of technology proficiencies. Students develop strategies and skills for teaching with technology in K-12 settings. Note: EDIT 4170 satisfies requirements for the Preliminary Credential. EDIT 4710 satisfies the requirement for the Professional Clear Credential if the Preliminary was a Ryan Act program issue.
Prerequisites: CS 2000 or equivalent and admission to MSCP, SSCP, or Education Specialist Credential Program.
EDMA 5000 - Multilingual Education in the Content Area
(3Units)(Formerly EDML 5000) Focuses on the K-12 methods of crosscultural language and academic development, the role of multilingual education in American public schools, and the implementation of various program models.
(3Units)(Formerly EDML 5001) Designed to teach the theory and practice of effective first and second language assessment. Special emphasis will be placed on the California state mandated instruments and guidelines for language assessment of limited English proficient students. Instruments which assess adult ESL will also be part of the curriculum.
EDMA 5020 - Advanced Theories in Teaching the Culturally Diverse Student
(3Units)(Formerly EDML 5200) Focuses on advanced theories of learning and teaching styles of the culturally diverse students. Identification of suggested teaching proficiencies for the multicultural classroom. Emphasizes curriculum development for culturally diverse students.
