文科学士学位

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学生学习如何批判性地思考, focusing on developing the necessary tools and skills to analyze problems, make decisions, and formulate well-supported points of view on key academic, social, and professional issues.

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这门课程发展阅读, writing, and critical thinking skills that are essential for academic and life success.

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This course examines traditions and developments in the visual and performing arts genres including music, dance, theater, cinema, visual arts, and architecture. Students will be introduced to the elements of each genre, along with an overview of its historical development in Western European tradition.

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This course extends practice in critical reading, writing, and thinking. Emphasis is given to developing an effective writing process that takes into account audience and rhetorical purpose.

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本课程介绍人类营养的基本概念，以突出学生如何将健康营养融入他们的生活方式. 消化吸收的原理, the function of nutrients, lifecycle nutrition practices, disease prevention, diet modifications, 包括体重管理. Practical application of these principles to the students' lives is emphasized.

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This course recounts the story of the United States by looking at the experiences of the many diverse races and nationalities. When woven together, these diverse races and nationalities have created this country. Students will learn to appreciate the contributions of various peoples which have made contributions to the American culture. Particular emphasis will be placed on America's colonial origins, the American Revolution and the creation of a republican government under the Constitution. 重点还放在向西扩张上, section divisions over slavery and causes/consequences of the Civil War.

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This course builds a foundation in language acquisition and development to examine the concepts of reading, writing, spelling and handwriting. Students explore children’s development in these areas and the implications for instruction. They also observe and reflect on language arts interactions and activities in a classroom setting.

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本课程将帮助学生认识到健康生活方式的重要性与人类运动知识和运动技能. Students will explore the principles of exercise science and its impact on health, 在培养自信和自我价值的同时. 本课程还为课堂教师根据国家和国家标准在体育和健康领域对K-8学生进行教学和评估提供了环境. They also examine framework-based teaching strategies effective in helping their students achieve the goals of lifelong health; recognize nutrition; acknowledge risks associated with drugs and alcohol; understand growth and development; and utilize health-related information, products, and services. Instructional approaches for the integration of physical education and health with other content areas are explored.

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This course provides an overview of the social, political, economic, and global events affecting U.S. 从内战到第二次世界大战的历史.

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This course will examine the basic principles of chemistry conceptually and specifically. 本课程将运用化学概念来解决从原子结构和化学反应到有机和生物化学的相关问题. 课程主题包括物质和能量, chemical bonding, intermolecular forces, chemical equilibrium, and nuclear, organic, and biological chemistry. Students will apply these concepts using practical examples, facilitated discussions, 通过虚拟实验室进行实验.

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This course surveys the establishment of civilizations throughout the world to the 1500s. 重点是社会原则, cultural, political, economic, and global developments that influenced multiple civilizations.

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本课程旨在介绍入门级的物理，通过检查物理的主要定律，引导对这些原理如何与日常生活相关的概念理解. The topics in this course include Newton's laws, properties of matter, heat and thermodynamics. Students will apply these principles using practical examples, facilitated discussions, and experiments.

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This course surveys global civilizations from Africa and the Americas to Eurasia to explore changes in communication, communities, demography, economics, environment, politics, religion, technology, warfare, and women.

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Students apply advanced quantitative reasoning skills to solve real-world problems. 本课程强调建模技巧, statistical methods, and probability to create, analyze, and communicate solutions.

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This applications-driven course prepares students to critically analyze and solve problems using quantitative reasoning. Students approach real-world scenarios using numerous reasoning skills and mathematical literacy to draw conclusions.

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This course offers a foundation in analysis of the elements and styles in the visual arts. Emphasis is on identifying and explaining styles of visual arts from various cultures, eras, and places. 本课程的重点是理解艺术的意义，并根据艺术原则做出批判性判断的能力.

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This course examines the linkages between the evolution of earth and water masses. 学生将重点放在身体上, chemical, biological and geological aspects of the ocean processes.

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这是为K-8职前教师设计的两部分系列的第一个课程，以解决在小学教的数学的概念理解. The focus of part one will be on real number properties, patterns, 运算和代数推理, and problem solving.

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这是为K-8职前教师设计的两部分系列课程中的第二部分，旨在解决小学数学教学的概念框架. The focus of part two will be on measurement, geometry, probability, and data analysis.

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This course provides students with the political, economic, and social history of California. Topics include pre-Columbian California; the early exploration and founding of California; the Gold Rush, the Railroad Era, 以及国家目前面临的挑战.

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本课程将向学生介绍从巴洛克时期到20世纪初的西欧音乐. 课程将强调历史, musical development, 巴洛克风格的成就, Classical, Romantic, 以及20世纪早期的音乐. 学生将学习辨认形式, style, texture, and characteristics of each period by studying a variety of composers and the representative masterpieces of each period.

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This course introduces students to the nature of language and the way in which language is acquired and used in society. It also addresses grammatical aspects of language such as syntax, semantics, 语用学和语言随时间的变化. Stages of language acquisition and bilingual development will also be discussed.

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This course introduces literary genres that reflect the human experience across cultures. Past and present voices from the literature of majority and minority writers, as expressed in fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction, are surveyed. 学生分析文本中的字面和象征意义, and examine the elements and conventions of each literary genre. Students think critically, 识别刻板印象的实例, and make connections between the literature and their lives.

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This course examines the use of children's literature in the elementary school classroom. Various genres are studied, as well as the application of children's literature to instruction and to assessment in reading. Methods for integrating the use of children's literature in all content areas are examined.

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This course in critical thinking helps students develop the ability to reason clearly and critically. It includes an introduction to inductive and deductive logic, fallacious reasoning, assumptions, and problem-solving techniques. Students will apply critical thinking skills in confirming knowledge, producing new ideas, research, 建立跨学科的联系.

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本课程通过认识不同学科及其相互关系的深度，向学生介绍综合研究的概念, modes of inquiry, and the use of thematic relationships and connections between subject areas in teaching and learning. Emphasis is placed on the historical development of interdisciplinary inquiry, processes for developing integrated themes including learning styles and resources, and the criteria for implementing a theme study for the content-specific multiple subject classroom.

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本课程涵盖了在工作环境和现代社会中进行有效的书面和口头交流所必需的技能. The course reviews basic communication theories and discusses the fundamentals of interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. This course emphasizes applying these theories and skills to group processes and professional situations.

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This course will introduce the key concepts of geology by examining the Earth and the processes that take place within it. 主题包括历史地质学, rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, igneous activity, mass wasting, weathering, and erosion systems.