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Course Descriptions
2016-2017 Catalog
Philosophy - Photography
PHILOSOPHY (PHIL)
1
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A.
This course introduces students to traditional
and contemporary views in metaphysics, epistemology, and
value-theory. Topics may include the sources and limits of
knowledge, the nature of reality, the relationship between
mind and body, free will and determinism, the existence of
God, and the nature of morally right action. Readings will
include selections drawn from the primary texts of Plato,
Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, or
Kant, as well as various twentieth century philosophers. (A,
CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID PHIL 100)
1C
ETHICS
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A.
This course examines key ethical theories, and
includes application of theories to contemporary moral
problems. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID PHIL 120)
1CH HONORS ETHICS
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for ENGL 1A or 1AH.
This course is a rigorous introduction to key ethical
theories and their application to classic and contemporary
moral problems through study of four primary texts:
Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, Kant’s
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, and Mill’s
Utilitarianism. As an honors section, the class will be
conducted as a seminar with an emphasis on student writing.
(A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID PHIL 120)
1D WORLD RELIGIONS
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A.
This course surveys the major religions of the
world: Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism,
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and selected new religious
movements. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
2
CRITICAL REASONING AND
ANALYTIC WRITING
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
PREREQUISITES: English 1A or equivalent.
This is a course designed to develop skills in
recognition, analysis, evaluation, and construction of
arguments beyond the level achieved in English 1A. Topics
include: the distinction between deductive and inductive
reasoning; identification of formal and informal fallacies;
structures of valid arguments; important arguments of
well-known philosophers. The central focus of the course is
instruction and practice in the argumentative essay. Students
will write a minimum of 6,000 words during the course of
the semester. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
4
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: English 1A or 1AH.
This course is an introduction to basic concepts,
methods and principles of correct reasoning, with emphasis
on deductive logic. Topics include traditional categorical logic,
sentential logic including formal proof techniques, inductive
arguments, and informal fallacies. (A, CSU-GE, UC) (C-ID
PHIL 110)
6
SYMBOLIC LOGIC
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
This course introduces the concepts and methods of
modern symbolic logic. Topics include symbolization, syntax,
semantics, and natural deduction for sentential and predicate
logic. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID PHIL 210)
PHOTOGRAPHY (PHOTO)
1
BASICS OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125, 126, and
Mathematics 201.
This introductory course covers the history and
development of the camera, photographic process and image.
Emphasis is placed on the use of the adjustable digital camera
for effective visual communication. Basic color theory and
methods for correcting digital images will be covered.
Introduction level instruction in using image editing software
for manipulating raster graphics is a component in the course.
(A, CSU-GE, UC)