Other Academic Programs
Alliance for Technology Learning and Society (ATLAS) +
ATLS 1220 (4). Virtual Worlds: An Introduction to Computer Science.
Introduces the fundamental principles of computer science using an on-line virtual world called Second Life as the "laboratory" for the course. Students will learn how to program by creating objects of interest in Second Life. In-class and in-world discussions and readings will introduce the student to important ideas and concepts that shape the field of computer science. Same as CSCI 1220.
ATLS 1240 (3). The Computational World.
Introduces and explores the "computational style of thinking" and its influence in science, mathematics, engineering and the arts. The course does not focus on the nuts and bolts of any particular programming language, but rather on the way in which computing has affected human culture and thought in the past half century. Same as CSCI 1240.
ATLS 2000 (3). The Meaning of Information Technology.
Surveys the history of information technologies and modern techniques of information production, storage, transmission, and retrieval. Equips students with an understanding of technological transformations in interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication. Emphasis is on the technological, social and political changes that underlie the movement toward a digital society. Restricted to TAM/MAT certificate students.
ATLS 2010 (3). Computer Code as Art.
Instructs non-computer science students in analyzing problems and synthesizing programs for the solution, emphasizing good engineering practices for program construction, documentation, testing, and debugging. Uses Java for programming projects. Recommended prereq., ATLS 2000. Restricted to TAM/MAT certificate students.
ATLS 3010 (3). Digital Media 1.
Introduces techniques, software, and related concepts of digital design and image making through individual and group projects. Emphasizes digital animation, digital audio, digital video and website design and development as a means to formal and expressive ends. Introduces students to critical readings and theories related to digital media practice. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., ATLS 2000. Restricted to TAM certificate students.
ATLS 3020 (3). Digital Media 2.
A continuation of Digital Media 1 (ATLS 3010), this course introduces students to advanced digital media development including interactive programming, scripting, and database functionality. Emphasizes a historical and conceptual understanding of programming and computational theories. Prereq., ATLS 2000. Recommended prereq., ATLS 3010. Retricted to TAM certificate students.
ATLS 3112 (1-3). Digital and Social Systems Professional Development.
Supports students in developing professional skills and practices in human computer interaction, design of interactive systems, computer supported cooperative work, computer supported collaborative learning, educational technology, tools that support creativity, user-developed knowledge collections, and gaming. May be repeated up to 10 total credit hours. Same as CSCI 3112.
ATLS 3120 (3). Net Presence.
An Internet-based projects course that advances student understanding of Internet culture. Through active production and critical analysis, students will explore their individual roles in the digital landscape and critically examine the social implications and impacts of digital communities. Prereqs., ATLS 2000 and 3010. Recommended prereq., ATLS 3020.
ATLS 3519 (1-3). Special Topics in Technology, Arts and Media.
Analyzes special interest areas of multidisciplinary technology, arts and media research and practice. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours for different topics. Prereq., ATLS 2000. Recommended prereq., ATLS 3010. Restricted to TAM or MAT certificate students.
ATLS 4010 (3). Capstone Projects.
Offers advanced practicum for students to design, implement, document, and test multimedia systems for use in local industry, and non-profit organizations. Design of project management parameters and close work with project sponsors lead to acquisition of practical experience. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereqs., ATLS 2000 and 3010. Restricted to TAM/MAT certificate students.
ATLS 7000 (1). ATLAS Seminar.
This student/faculty seminar critically examines issues in Technology, Media and Society from the multiple interdisciplinary perspective of the gathered participants. Topics may include: IT and business, security, ethics, globalization, digital divide, IT and education, human computer interaction and others. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Instructor permission required.
Chancellor's Leadership Residential Academic Program +
LDSP 1000 (3). The Foundations of 21st Century Leadership.
Introduces students to the critical need for and approaches to the practice of creative and effective leadership. Premised on the idea that the potential for leadership is present in all of us. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
LDSP 1561 (1). Compassionate Leadership and Mindfulness.
Explores various practices and traditions that lead to a balanced, physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual life critical to the practice of effective leadership. Prereqs., LDSP 1000 and 2400. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours.
LDSP 1571 (1). Topics in Leadership.
Examines the complex nature of leadership by applying knowledge and practice to contemporary and social issues. Prereqs., LDSP 1000 and 2400. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours.
LDSP 2400 (3). Understanding Privilege and Oppression in Contemporary Society: Leadership in a Multicultural World.
Broad-based, multicultural, multidisciplinary course. Covers the interaction of privilege and oppression in the U.S., focusing on race, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, and physical ability, as well as leadership skills needed to function in a multicultural, global society. Same as FARR 2400. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: cultural and gender diversity or contemporary societies.
LDSP 3100 (3-4). Multicultural Leadership: Theories.
Principles and Practices. Focuses on leadership theories and skills necessary for effectiveness in multicultural settings. Students gain understanding of traditional and culturally diverse approaches to leadership and change through comparative analyses of western and non-western theories and practices. Community service required. Same as ETHN 3201 and INVS 3100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: cultural and gender diversity.
LDSP 4010 (4). Critical Issues in Leadership: A Capstone Course.
Critical thinking is fundamental to leadership competency. Leaders must have skill at making judgments and collecting information from a variety of sources and on topics in which they have limited expertise. Students read, discuss, and write critical evaluations of contemporary leadership theory from an ethical, military, community building, and business perspective. Prereq., a minimum of 10 credit hours towards the Leadership Certificate completed. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: critical thinking.
Career Services +
CSVC 1000 (1). Work Internship.
A one credit pass/fail course, opened to students in good academic standing, whose internship employers require that they receive course credit. The student must first seek to obtain academic credit through their major department. Will not count toward degree requirements in any UCB school or college. No appeals for credit toward degrees or for letter grades in the course will be entertained.
Norlin Scholars Program +
NRLN 2000 (3). Ways of Knowing: Constructions of Knowledge in the Academy and Beyond.
Explores different ways of knowing from interdisciplinary, cross-cultural perspectives. Course begins with personal interrogations of students' primary learning modes. It goes on to examine cultural assumptions about schooling, learning and knowledge, juxtaposing western and eastern philosophies of knowing and looking at how gender, race, class, and other categories of identity shape and interpret concepts of knowledge. Same as ARSC 2000. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
NRLN 3000 (1-3). Norlin Scholars Special Topics.
Provides students a small, interdisciplinary seminar experience focusing on critical reading and writing, discussion, and experiential and practical learning. Students will apply their disciplinary knowledge and personal experiences to course content. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours provided the topics are different. Restricted to Norlin Scholars.
NRLN 3020 (3). Topics in Writing---Norlin Scholars.
Focuses on reading, analysis, and writing about major ideas and events. Emphasizes close, careful reading, thoughtful analysis, and student writing. Provides a high-level academic course that enhances reading, writing, and thinking skills. Same as UWRP/WRTG 3020. Credit not granted for this course and UWRP/WRTG 3020. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication.
President's Leadership Class +
PRLC 1810 (3). Ethical Leadership.
Introduces fundamental principles of leadership and ethics. Emphasizes application of the principles for self-development and organizational effectiveness. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
PRLC 1820 (3). Community Issues in Leadership.
Explores challenges to leadership at the community level such as drug abuse, poverty, decline of infrastructure, care of the aged, etc. Gives particular attention to the development of effective leadership responses to community difficulties at university, city, state, and national levels. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
PRLC 2810 (3). Global Issues in Leadership.
Examines the challenges of leadership posed by change and major global issues affecting everyone. Explores issues such as human rights, hunger, disease, large-scale collective violence, and environmental deterioration with a special emphasis on effective, long-term leadership strategies.
PRLC 2820 (3). Multilevel Issues in Leadership.
Studies multilevel issues that originate in organizational settings but carry community and global implications. Encourages students to fully explore the complexity and interrelatedness of issues with a special emphasis on leadership and ethical implications.
PRLC 2930 (3). Leadership Internship.
Students analyze the leadership styles within a host organization, examine how successfully an organization fulfills its mission, and further refine their own theories of what constitutes effective leadership. Students also complete a meaningful project over the course of the internship. Prereqs., PRLC 1810, PRLC 1820, and PRLC 2820.
PRLC 3810 (3). Global Issues in Leadership.
Examines the challenges to leadership posed by major global issues. Problems in the areas of human rights, hunger, disease, large-scale collective violence, and environmental deterioration are explored with a special emphasis on the development of effective, long-term leadership strategies. Prereqs., PRLC 1810, PRLC 1820, and PRLC 2820.
LDSP 4010-4. 21st Century Leadership. An advanced course that focuses on critical analysis of leadership principles and techniques. Designed to provide theoretical and hands-on experience for individuals who wish to function in leadership roles at high levels of competence in the workplace and in the civic arena.
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) +
Air Force Aerospace Studies +
AIRR 1010 (1). Foundations of the United States Air Force 1.
One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour lab per week. Introduces students to the U.S. Air Force and the USAF officer profession. Uses instructor lectures, films and videos, and group activities to examine Air Force issues, officership qualities, and military customs and courtesies. Emphasizes the communication skills necessary for an Air Force officer.
AIRR 1020 (1). Foundations of the United States Air Force 2.
A continuation of AIRR 1010-1. One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour lab per week.
AIRR 2010 (1). The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power 1.
One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour lab per week. Studies air power from balloons and dirigibles through the jet age and historically reviews air power employment in military and nonmilitary operations in support of national objectives. Looks at the evolution of air power concepts and doctrine and introduces the development of communicative skills.
AIRR 2020 (1). The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power 2.
A continuation of AIRR 2010. One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour lab per week.
AIRR 3010 (3). Air Force Leadership Studies I.
Two 1 1/2-hour seminars plus one 2-hour lab per week. Provides an integrated management course emphasizing concepts and skills required by the successful manager and leader. Includes individual motivational and behavioral processes, leadership, communication, and group dynamics while providing foundation for the development of the junior officer's professional skills (officership). Emphasizes decision making and use of analytic aids in planning, organizing and controlling in a changing environment. Discusses organizational and personal values (ethics), management of change, organizational power, politics, managerial strategy, and tactics within the context of military organization. Uses actual Air Force case studies throughout the course to enhance the learning and communication process.
AIRR 3020 (3). Air Force Leadership Studies II.
Two 1 1/2-hour seminars and one 2-hour lab per week. Continuation of AIRR 3010. Emphasizes basic managerial processes while employing group discussions, case studies, and role playing as learning devices. Continues to emphasize the development of communicative skills.
AIRR 4010 (3). National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty.
Two 1 1/2-hour seminars and one 2-hour lab per week. Studies U.S. national security policy which examines the formulation, organization, and implementation of national security policy; context of national security; evolution of strategy; management of conflict; and civil-military interaction. Also includes blocks of instruction on the military profession/officership, the military justice system, and communicative skills. Provides future Air Force officers with the background of U.S. national security policy so they can effectively function in today's Air Force.
AIRR 4020 (3). National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society 2.
Two 1 1/2-hour seminars and one 2-hour lab per week. A continuation of AIRR 4010. Includes defense strategy conflict management, formulation/implementation of U.S. defense policy, and organizational factors and case studies in policy making, military law, uniform code of military justice, and communication skills.
Military Science (U.S. Army) +
MILR 1011 (2). Adventures in Leadership 1.
Introduces fundamentals of leadership and the United States Army. Examines its organization, customs, and history as well as its current relevance and purpose. Students also investigate basic leadership and management skills necessary to be successful in both military and civilian settings. Includes fundamentals of Army leadership doctrine, team-building concepts, time and stress management, an introduction to cartography and land navigation, marksmanship, briefing techniques, and some basic military tactics. Lab fee: $87.50
MILR 1021 (2). Adventures in Leadership 2.
Continues the investigation of leadership in small organizations. Covers selected topics such as basic troop leading procedures, military first aid and casualty evacuation concepts, creating ethical work climates, an introduction to Army organizations and installations, and a further examination of basic military tactics. Introduces students to effective military writing styles. Lab fee: $87.50
MILR 2031 (3). Methods of Leadership and Management 1.
Comprehensively reviews advanced leadership and management concepts including motivation, attitudes, communication skills, problem solving, human needs and behavior, and leadership self development. Students continue to refine effective written and oral communications skills and to explore topics such as the basic branches of the Army, and officer and NCO duties. Students conduct classroom and practical exercises in small unit light infantry tactics and are prepared to perform as midlevel leaders in the cadet organization. Lab fee: $87.50.
MILR 2041 (3). Methods of Leadership and Management 2.
Focuses on leadership and management functions in military and corporate environments. Studies various components of Army leadership doctrine to include the four elements of leadership, leadership principles, risk management and planning theory, the be-know-do framework, and the Army leadership evaluation program. Continue to refine communication skills. Lab fee: $87.50
MILR 3052 (3). Military Operations and Training 1.
Further explores the theory of managing and leading small military units with an emphasis on practical applications at the squad and platoon levels. Students examine various leadership styles and techniques as they relate to advanced small unit tactics. Familiarizes students with a variety of topics such as cartography, land navigation, field craft, and weapons systems. Involves multiple, evaluated leadership opportunities in field settings and hands-on experience with actual military equipment. Students are given maximum leadership opportunities in weekly labs. Lab fee: $87.50.
MILR 3062 (3). Military Operations and Training 2.
Studies theoretical and practical applications of small unit leadership principles. Focuses on managing personnel and resources, the military decision making process, the operations order, and oral communications. Exposes the student to tactical unit leadership in a variety of environments with a focus on preparation for the summer advance camp experience. Lab fee: $87.50. Prereq., consent of the Professor of Military Science.
MILR 4072 (3). Officer Leadership and Development 1.
Examines management and leadership concepts and techniques associated with planning and executing military training and operations at company and higher echelons. Includes analyses of professional ethics and values, effective training principles and procedures, subordinate counseling, and effective staff officer briefing techniques. Also investigates other subjects such as counter terrorism, modern peacekeeping missions, and the impact of the information revolution on the art of land warfare. Conducted both in and out of classroom setting and with multiple practical leadership opportunities to organize cadet training and activities. Lab fee: $87.50. Prereq., consent of the Professor of Military Science.
MILR 4082 (3). Officer Leadership and Development 2.
Continues MILR 4072 study of management and leadership concepts and techniques, providing practical leadership experiences in the classroom and during multiple cadet-run activities. Also examines varied topics such as theory and practice of the military justice system, law of war, military-media relations, support mechanisms for soldiers and their families, operational security considerations, and historical case studies in military leadership in the context of 21st century land warfare. Lab fee: $87.50. Prereq., consent of the Professor of Military Science.
Naval Science +
NAVR 1010 (2). Introduction to Naval Science.
Introduces the structure, missions, and functions of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Also covers military law, leadership, naval history, and concepts of sea power.
NAVR 2020 (3). Seapower and Maritime Affairs.
Studies the importance of seapower in history including naval, maritime, and other commercial uses of the sea. Emphasizes significant milestones in the history of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and their role in the national strategies and policies of the United States.
NAVR 3020 (3). Naval Operations and Seamanship.
Examines the Inland and International Rules of the Nautical Road, including court interpretations, principles of relative motion and vector analysis with the maneuvering board, ship handling procedures, weather, communications, tactical operations, and maritime law.
NAVR 3030 (3). Naval Engineering Systems.
Studies in detail ship propulsion and related auxiliary systems. Emphasizes fossil fuel and nuclear steam and gas turbine systems. Stresses design constraints imposed by unique marine environment.
NAVR 3040 (3). Weapons and Systems Analysis.
Introduces theoretical concepts upon which modern naval weapons systems are designed and constructed. Specific areas of study include physics of underwater sound propagation, pulse radar theory, automatic tracking principles, and fundamentals of missile guidance.
NAVR 3101 (3). Evolution of Warfare.
Traces the development of warfare, focusing on the impact of military theorists and technical developments. Assists students to acquire a sense of strategy, develop an understanding of military alternatives, and see the impact of historical precedent on military actions.
NAVR 4010 (3). Leadership and Management 1.
Comprehensively studies organizational leadership. Emphasizes motivation, communication, empowerment, and needs of subordinates. Studies the role of professional and personal ethics in organizational leadership.
NAVR 4020 (3). Leadership and Ethics.
Studies the ethics and laws of armed conflict, analyzing the leadership responsibilities of officers in conflict. Studies the military justice system and Naval legal administrative procedures, comparing military law with civilian criminal and civil law. Defines the responsibilities of junior officers within the military justice system.
NAVR 4030 (3). Navigation.
Offers theory and practical application in the art of navigation: charts, publications, piloting, dead reckoning, navigation aids and instruments, time, sextant use, electronic fixing, global positioning system, and voyage planning.
NAVR 4101 (3). Amphibious Warfare.
Surveys the development of amphibious doctrine. Emphasizes the evolution of amphibious warfare in the 20th century. Explores present-day potential and limitations on amphibious operations, including the rapid force deployment concept.
