This course provides intermediate level study in acrylic painting as an expressive medium. A thorough understanding will be developed by the student centered on the following studio topics: materials and techniques, value, color, composition, perception, creative impulse and self-expression. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART R110A. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.

This course provides individualized study of the appropriate techniques and repertoire for voice through private instruction. It emphasizes the progressive development of skills needed for solo performance. The general course content includes aspects of rhythm, articulation, and expressive elements as they relate to the voice. Corequisites: MUS R101, or MUS R120A and MUS R125A, or MUS R120B and MUS R125B, or MUS R120C and MUS R125C, and MUS R106, or MUS R126, or MUS R185. Transfer credit: CSU. Notes: To be eligible for Applied music, students must be concurrently enrolled in the following: a Music Theory course (or Music Fundamentals) and the accompanying lab course, AND an Ensemble course such as Choir, Chamber Music, or Mariachi.

This course provides an introduction to the historical roots of race and racism, and how it has been, and continues to be, a powerful force that shapes American society. Students will closely examine race and ethnicity, and the impacts of racism upon Native Americans, Chicanas/os and Latinas/os, African Americans, and Asian Americans. This course includes an analysis of the economic, political, social, and cultural impact of racial attitudes, behaviors, practices, and public policy. The course will highlight the ways that race and ethnicity intersect with gender, sexuality, class, citizenship, and nation in order to better understand how systems of power and inequality are constructed, reinforced, and challenged. Informed by multiple disciplines, the course will provide a foundation for understanding the impact and role of race and racism in major U.S. institutions. Field trips may be required. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.