This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the Mexican American/Chicana/o historical and contemporary experience in the United States, emphasizing movements of social justice, resilience, decolonization, and cultural heritage. The course will include an analysis of the economic, political, social, historical and intellectual development of Mexican American/Chicana/o culture and community, and a study of the development of Chicana/o Studies in United States. The course enacts an Interdisciplinary examination of representation, ideologies, and material conditions of Mexican American/Chicana/o, including colonialism, race, labor, immigration, poverty, assimilation, gender, sexuality, and patriarchy. Field trips may be required. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Formerly: ChStd 1.

In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. This course takes a process-based approach to developing academic writing and critical reading skills. Students practice generating ideas, drafting, and revising to communicate effectively across audiences and purposes. Working with both low-stakes assignments and formal academic genres such as synthesis-driven arguments, literature reviews, and analytical essays, students develop analytical and collaborative skills through active engagement in the writing process. Students transform writing between scholarly and popular modes while integrating diverse sources as evidence. Through structured peer review and instructor feedback, students develop reading and revision strategies for writing across disciplines. The course includes multiple formal writing assignments totaling 5000 words. Notes: Prior to Common Course Numbering, this course was known as ENGL V01A. Prerequisites: Placement as determined by the college's multiple measures assessment process. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Formerly: ENGL 1A.

Work Experience Education provides supervised employment extending classroom occupational learning at an on-the-job learning station relating to the students’ educational or occupational goals. Each unit of credit requires 54 hours of employment during the semester. Work Experience Education is available to all students. Students are accepted as a result of consultation with a designated faculty member in the discipline. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: Completion of at least 3 courses in the discipline. Transfer credit: CSU. Notes: Students may enroll in up to 14 units of work experience education per semester or term; There is no limit to the number of terms for which a student may enroll in work experience education.

In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques of public speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, and critically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization, composition, delivery to a live audience and evaluation of various types of speeches, including informative and persuasive speeches. Notes: Prior to Common Course Numbering, this course was known as COMM V01. Field trips may be required. Recommended Prep: ENGL C1000. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.

This course introduces the basics of photography through its historical lens, visual aesthetics, and critical language as a visual tool for communication, from its analogue roots to contemporary digital platforms. Students will explore photography’s history as an art form and examine its major influential photographic styles. Students will be encouraged to analyze and critique photographic images within their cultural context. Students will learn fundamental techniques and how to operate SLR-style cameras for proper exposure. They will use both film and digital capture, learning appropriate workflows from capture to print. The course includes lectures, presentations, demonstrations, lab work, readings, photographic shooting assignments, and critiques. Students may work with their own cameras or check-out cameras through the department. Field trips may be required. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Notes: UC Credit Limitation: PHOT V01 and PHOT V02, combined - maximum credit, one course (see counselor). Formerly: Photo 1.