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Finance
  

  • FI 348 Fixed Income Analysis

    3 unit(s)
    Presents advanced material on the principles and mechanics of bonds and bond investing. Topics include valuation of fixed income securities, and management of bond portfolios. Material covers types and characteristics of bonds, the term structure of interest rates, yields and yield spreads, measurement of duration and convexity, mortgage backed securities, and credit analysis. Prerequisite(s): FI 340 .


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  • FI 350 Portfolio Management

    3 unit(s)
    Applies theoretical principles of portfolio management to the allocation, management, and evaluation of diversified investment portfolios. Topics include: multi-asset diversification, hedge fund approach, use of leverage in both corporate and investment environments, risk factor analysis, performance evaluation, institutional investor classes and manager selection. Prerequisite(s): FI 340 .


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  • FI 352 Technical Analysis of Securities

    3 unit(s)
    Examines empirical evidence concerning non-efficient markets in which technical analysis is thought to apply. Topics include trend analysis, turning-point analysis, charting techniques, volume and open interest indicators, contrary opinion theories and technical theories such as Dow theory and Elliott waves. Prerequisite(s): FI 100  or FI 300A .


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  • FI 354 Wyckoff Method I

    3 unit(s)
    Studies the Richard D. Wyckoff method: a complete, time-tested and effective approach to market analysis and trading. The action sequence is a unique active-learning way to acquire the skills and judgment needed to apply the Wyckoff method. Prerequisite(s): FI 352  or consent of the department.


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  • FI 355 Wyckoff Method II

    3 unit(s)
    Continues the study of the Richard D. Wyckoff method: a complete, time-tested and effective approach to market analysis and trading. The action sequence is a unique active-learning way to acquire the skills and judgment needed to apply the Wyckoff method. Prerequisite(s): FI 352  and FI 354 , or consent of the department.


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  • FI 356 Student Managed Investment Fund

    3 unit(s)
    The purpose of this course is to provide students with real world and hands-on experience in portfolio management and security analysis through the management of the Golden Gate University Student Managed Investment Fund. Students will demonstrate their ability to apply analytical financial concepts and techniques through fund management, macroeconomic sector research, and company-specific equity research. Students will also practice their skills in teamwork and public speaking. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): FI 340  or FI 421 .


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  • FI 358 Technical Market Analysis Strategies

    3 unit(s)
    Provides advanced studies in technical analysis and trading. Money management, investor psychology and technical analysis elements are considered. Focuses upon development of a trading plan. Prerequisite(s): FI 352  or consent of the department.


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  • FI 360 Behavioral Finance

    3 unit(s)
    Introduces the theories developed by research into cognitive biases, investor emotions and herd effects. Explores the applications of these theories in corporate finance and investment management and suggests approaches through which sophisticated investors can exploit the opportunities created by non-rational investors. Traditional (or standard) finance builds its theories on the presumption that assets are valued in modern financial markets through the buy-and-sell decisions of rational, profit-maximizing investors. An accumulating body of research challenges this fundamental presumption, suggesting instead that investment decisions are motivated by a complex array of non-rational psychological factors.


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  • FI 382 Management of Banks and Financial Holding Companies

    3 unit(s)
    Analyzes the management of the operations of banks, savings and loans, credit unions and other lending institutions. Topics include the banking industry, firm organizational structure, the legal and regulatory environment, performance analysis, services and financial statements, constraints on management decisions and marketing strategies. Prerequisite(s): FI 100  or FI 300A .


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  • FI 420 Personal Financial Planning

    3 unit(s)
    Introduces the broad scope of financial planning as it relates to personal goals/values, as well as its role in the financial services industry. Topics include careers in financial services, management of personal financial statements, time-value-of-money analysis, calculator/computer applications, insurance, social security, house-buying strategies, investments, retirement planning, income tax and estate planning. Satisfies part of the educational requirements to sit for the CFP®examination.


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  • FI 421 Personal Investment Management

    3 unit(s)
    Investigates the investment process from the perspective of a financial planner or investment advisor advising individuals and families. This course will cover basic concepts related to financial market theory, including market efficiency, portfolio theory and optimization, asset pricing models, and stock and bond valuation techniques. The nature and use of mutual funds and ETFs, and tax-efficient investing, including asset location concepts, will also be explored. Significant time will be devoted to understanding investor behavior, client communication, relationship management, risk profiling, and the development and use of investment policies. Satisfies part of the educational requirements to sit for the CFP examination.


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  • FI 422 Retirement and Employee Benefits Planning

    3 unit(s)
    Introduces strategies used by financial planners to help clients assess employee benefits and to reduce the tax burden while planning for retirement. Topics include retirement needs analysis, defined benefit and contribution plans; profit sharing; 401k; 403b; ESOP; IRA; SEP-IRA; Roth-IRA; Keogh; TSA; social security benefits and integration; vesting; employee benefits analysis; funding vehicles; plan installation and administration; asset balancing; buy-sell agreements, ERISA; stock redemption and cross-purchase plans; evaluation of retirement timing; life-cycle planning, retirement lifestyle issues, distribution planning, and post-retirement financial and qualitative assessment of needs. Satisfies part of the educational requirements to sit for the CFP®examination.* Corequisite(s): FI 420  (or FI 160 ) or FI 425  (or ACCTG 108A ), or consent of the department.


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  • FI 424 Facilitating Financial Health

    3 unit(s)
    Presents a new model to help clients achieve balanced and healthy financial lives. Integrated financial planning brings together the fields of psychotherapy, coaching and financial planning. It enables students to go beyond the traditional boundaries of financial planning to help clients build healthy relationships with money, to explore the roots of destructive financial behaviors, and to develop specific techniques to support constructive change. Corequisite(s): FI 420  


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  • FI 425 Income Tax Planning

    3 unit(s)
    Introduces strategies used by financial planners to help clients achieve greater tax efficiency. Topics include income tax concepts and calculations, income tax research methods, gross income realization, exclusions and deductions, passive activities, alternative minimum tax, tax considerations of business forms, taxable and nontaxable property transactions, compensation planning, family tax planning, audit risk and dealing with the IRS. Satisfies part of the requirements to sit for the CFP®examination.* Prerequisite(s): FI 420  or FI 160 .


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  • FI 426 Estate Planning

    3 unit(s)
    Introduces estate planning tools and strategies to assist a client in developing, maintaining and transferring his/her wealth consistent with objectives. Topics include professional role differentiation between financial advisers, CPAs, and estate-planning attorneys; writing disclaimers in a financial plan; gift and estate taxation; ownership of personal and real property issues; wills; letter of last instructions; trusts; trustees/personal representatives and their fiduciary responsibilities; probate strategies; implications for individuals; general/limited partnerships; closely held businesses; corporations; life insurance funding; post-mortem planning; creative estate planning strategies consistent with client goals and values; charitable giving strategies; California estate planning issues; and how to implement and monitor the estate plan. Satisfies part of the educational requirements to sit for the CFP®examination.* Prerequisite(s): FI 420 .


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  • FI 428 Business Valuation

    3 unit(s)
    Examines closely held companies, not publicly traded firms, for applications including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; raising capital and the venture capital model; capital structure and the cost of capital; performance planning and appraisal; real options pricing; and special industry analyses. A commonly stated objective for business managers is to add value to their companies or enterprises; this course covers the major topics for business valuations, analytical methods such as financial statement analysis; cash-flow and comparable company valuation methods; research techniques for obtaining information; and owners’ interests. Prerequisite(s): FI 300 .


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  • FI 430 Business Development in Financial Services

    3 unit(s)
    Presents an overview of the different methods and skill sets needed to develop a financial services practice by developing and maintaining client relationships. Running an efficient practice will have a direct impact on the success of your marketing and business development efforts, as well as on the profitability and long-term value of your firm. This course exposes students to the various tools and methodologies used by best in-class practitioners. In addition, students will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with some of the platforms currently used throughout the industry. Industry leaders and practitioners will join as guest speakers throughout the term. Topics include an overview of the current environment and the issues surrounding establishing a practice; a review of the personal tools needed in business development; the advantages and disadvantages of the various methods of attracting new business; how to differentiate a business from other financial planners; how to develop trust with prospective clients; how to create a brand message; using the internet and other direct marketing tools; using the media and public relations; developing and implementing a budget and a plan; other marketing options including seminars, speeches and products.


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  • FI 434 Cases in Financial Planning

    3 unit(s)
    Uses case studies that apply financial planning principles to strategic personal wealth management for advising clients in the comprehensive financial and estate-planning approach. Topics include integrating and balancing client needs with financial products and strategies, update on taxation and new financial products, writing a comprehensive financial plan, presenting the plan, implementing the plan, providing periodic review, professional literature and resources, qualitative client factors and analysis, financial counseling techniques and computer resources. Prerequisite(s): FI 420 , FI 421 , FI 422 , FI 425 , FI 426 , and FI 483 .


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  • FI 448 Introduction to Financial Life Planning

    3 unit(s)
    Presents a context for the concentration in Financial Life Planning. Financial Life Planning offers a holistic and humanistic approach to financial planning that encourages students to consider the clients themselves “beyond the numbers” to create greater potential for financial well-being, life satisfaction, self-awareness and resiliency. Students are introduced to an expanded perspective of the breadth and depth of financial planning that includes investigation into the key theories, research, tools and processes applied within the field. The course draws from principles of behavioral economics, theories of adult learning, psychology and coaching.


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  • FI 449 Coaching Skills for Financial Planners

    3 unit(s)
    Financial professionals often find that clients are very motivated during the planning process yet do not follow through on implementing the plan once it is developed. Coaching skills can improve our client communication and support collaborative implementation of financial plans. Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to (1) identify and summarize the essential components of coaching and understand the role of coaching skills in financial planning; (2) develop a personal process for integrating coaching skills into their existing engagements; and (3) understand the basic coaching skills and utilize them in a coaching session.


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  • FI 450 Practicum in Financial Planning

    3 unit(s)
    Through this practicum, students will learn to work with clients in determining their needs and developing appropriate financial planning recommendations. It is designed to help them make the transition from the learning phase of their career to the actual practice of financial planning. At the heart of this process is an opportunity to work with experienced mentors as students develop a comprehensive financial plan for a real client. And while classroom time will include lectures, expert panels and guest speakers, significant time will also be devoted to role-playing exercises and critiques intended to prepare students for their client discovery and plan presentation meetings. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): FI 420 , FI 421 , FI 422 , FI 425 , FI 426 , and FI 483 . Alternatively, completion of a course of study that qualifies the student to sit for the CFP Board’s comprehensive exam, or passage of the CFP™ exam, with the consent of the program director.


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  • FI 460 Real Estate

    3 unit(s)
    Analyzes real estate concepts and presents an overview of the industry. Topics include the nature of real estate assets as distinct from non-real-estate assets; the institutions, market forces and regulatory groups that affect real estate; special attention to the terminology and language used in connection with the conversion of land from non-urban to urban use; examination of activities and functions of those engaged in developing, building, appraising, financing, marketing, leasing and planning; and their interrelationships. Fulfills part of the educational requirements of the California Department of Real Estate for salesperson and broker licensing; contact the DRE for more information. Prerequisite(s): FI 100  or FI 300A .


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  • FI 463 Real Estate Finance and Investment

    3 unit(s)
    Presents an analytical and applications approach to real estate finance and investment. Topics include real estate markets and institutions, real estate project analysis, conventional and creative financing, governmental and tax-related issues, real estate investment products, yield analysis and decision models. Fulfills part of the educational requirements of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) for salesperson and broker licensing; contact the DRE for more information. Prerequisite(s): FI 100  or FI 300A .


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  • FI 483 Risk Management and Insurance Planning

    3 unit(s)
    Explores personal risk analysis and insurance planning in the context of personal financial planning. Topics include career issues; contractual and agency legal issues; insurance distribution systems (including Internet); evaluating insurers; personal risk assessment; risk strategies; alternative risk transfer approaches; life insurance programming and product analysis; key-person insurance; business continuation applications; life insurance use in income and estate tax planning; applicability of other insurance products (e.g., health, disability, general liability, property and casualty); HMOs, group insurance plans; workers compensation; relevant aspects of social security; negligence issues; errors and omissions policies; and professional ethics. Satisfies part of the educational requirements to sit for the CFP®examination. Corequisite(s): FI 420  (or FI 160 ) or consent of the department.*


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  • FI 497 Internship: Finance

    3 unit(s)
    Offers students the opportunity to receive graduate-level work experience in a job directly related to their academic major and career goals. Students are responsible for their own placements in internships approved by the department chair. A written internship proposal is required before consideration for this course. A written report is required upon completion of the internship. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): consent of the department.


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  • FI 498A-ZZ Selected Topics in Finance

    1-3 unit(s)
    Addresses significant, topical and practical problems, issues and theories in finance. Topics are compiled and selected by the department chair. Prerequisite(s): FI 300 . Other prerequisites will vary based on topic.


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  • FI 499 Directed Study in Finance

    1-3 unit(s)
    Provides an opportunity for the advanced student with a specific project in mind to do reading in a focused area and to prepare a substantial paper under the direction of a faculty member. Only one directed study course may be taken for credit toward a master’s degree. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): FI 300  and consent of the department.


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History
  

  • HIST 50 Contemporary American Economic History

    3 unit(s)
    This course examines the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and its aftermath. Students will acquire basic knowledge of institutions, concepts, practices, decisions and policies that set the stage for the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers on Sept. 15, 2008, and will describe and analyze events, decisions, trends and policies that followed thereafter. Students will apply this knowledge in analysis of the major reasons and causes of the crisis and reflect on how events and policies in the wake of the crisis affect their personal and professional lives. An aim of the course is to aid students in comprehending the background for contemporary economic conditions and to develop more informed perspectives on policies, legislation, practices and issues that directly impact personal and professional decision-making. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 50  or ENGL 60 .


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  • HIST 198A-ZZ Special Topics in History

    1-3 unit(s)
    Addresses significant, topical and practical problems, issues and theories in history. Topics will be selected by the department coordinator. Prerequisite(s): consent of the department. Prerequisites will vary based on topic.


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  • HIST 199 Directed Study in History

    1-3 unit(s)
    Provides individual study of selected topics under supervision of a faculty member. Students are limited to one directed-study course per trimester. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): consent of the department.


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Human Resources Management
  

  • HRM 301 Work and Workforce Trends

    3 unit(s)
    Provides a broad understanding of the concept of employment and how work has been and is now carried out, and what it might look like in the future. The evolution of work in the U.S., how it has been accomplished and by whom will be covered and students will use this history to analyze how work will change in the future and what workers today and in the future want and expect from work. This deep understanding of work and the workforce will prepare HR students to recruit, hire, engage and develop the workers needed for organizations now and tomorrow.


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  • HRM 302 Acquiring and Retaining Human Resources

    3 unit(s)
    Presents all the steps in finding and keeping the workforce, including: planning for and recruiting HR, selecting workers and filling jobs, managing employees’ careers, and understanding what motivates people to excel at their work.


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  • HRM 304 Technology Strategies for Human Resource Management

    3 unit(s)
    Investigates how current and future technology influences Human Resource Management (HRM). Students will learn how to utilize technology to improve outcomes for organizations by improving HRM processes and making data-driven decisions. Topics include current trends in technology that impact HRM. The basics of workforce analytics are explored through case study to analyze data in support of making business decisions.


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  • HRM 305 Total Compensation

    3 unit(s)
    Compensation is disaggregated to pay and benefits. Students will learn how to set up a pay structure, design a compensation system, establish merit pay programs, and how to choose among and provide employee benefits. Focus on challenges in compensating executives, flexible workers and expatriates.


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  • HRM 306 Learning and Development

    3 unit(s)
    Teaches students to link learning to organizational needs, how to assess the need for learning and selecting the appropriate system for delivering and managing learning. Students will learn how to create and execute learning strategies and programs, evaluate development needs for employees and design and deliver trainings.


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  • HRM 307 International HRM

    3 unit(s)
    Investigates the management of workers in locations outside the U.S. and how it contrasts with managing workers within the U.S. Students will learn about sourcing HR for global organizations, managing U.S. workers located abroad, regulations and legal requirements for hiring workers outside of the U.S. Note: MS HRM students taking HRM 398  Internship HR do not take this course.


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  • HRM 308 Ethics in Managing People At Work

    3 unit(s)
    How to understand and act on the ethical implications of important Human Resources functions, and respond to issues that arise via prevention and cure, including developing and disseminating organizational ethics statements, policies and supporting documents. Students will learn how to conduct an internal review of policies to ensure alignment with organizational ethics philosophy and to integrate ethical behavior throughout the culture. Topics include: business ethics concepts in the HR realm, and examination of issues that arise in workforce design, talent management, employee conduct, incentives systems, health/safety and international context, HR’s role in corporate culture, internal investigations and external oversight.


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  • HRM 309 HR as Strategic Business Partner

    3 unit(s)
    Analyzes the role of HRM in achieving organizational strategic objectives. Students will learn how to serve as a consultant to management on HR-related issues and how to be a change agent. Through case studies, practice developing strategic solutions to business problems using metrics and analyzing relevant data. Prerequisite(s): Complete a minimum of 21 units of the program.


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  • HRM 398 Internship: Human Resources Management

    3 unit(s)
    Offers students the opportunity to receive graduate-level work experience in human resources management. Students are responsible for their own placement in internships to be approved by the program director or department chair. An internship application (available on GGU website) is required before consideration for this course. A written report is required upon completion of the internship. Prerequisite(s): at least 18 units completed in the program and HRM department approval.


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  • HRM 399 Directed Study

    3 unit(s)
    Provides an opportunity for the advanced student with a specific project in mind to do reading in a focused area and to prepare a substantial paper under the direction of a faculty member. Only one directed study course may be taken for credit toward a master’s degree. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and the department chair.


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Humanities
  

  • HUM 50 Examining the Humanities

    3 unit(s)
    The humanities involve studies of works, ideas and theories from a broad spectrum of disciplines, including art, literature, philosophy, and history, that allow us to conceptualize and interpret our experience and the world at large. This course examines a series of topics in the humanities and aims to provide students with insights and knowledge relevant and useful to professional practice and personal growth. The study will engage students in reflection on the meaning and application of their education, and encourage an appreciation of the humanities for lifelong learning. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 50  or ENGL 60 .


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  • HUM 198A-ZZ Special Topics in Humanities

    1-3 unit(s)
    Addresses significant, topical and practical problems, issues and theories in the humanities. Topics will be selected by the department coordinator. Prerequisite(s): consent of the department. Prerequisites will vary based on topic.


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  • HUM 199 Directed Study in Humanities

    1-3 unit(s)
    Provides individual study of selected topics under supervision of a faculty member. Students are limited to one directed-study course per trimester. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): consent of the department.


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Information Technology Management
  

  • ITM 105 Social Media in Business

    3 unit(s)
    Explores the emergence of Web-based social media tools and their increasing role in the world of business. Social media tools are highly important in communication, organizational marketing, self-branding and business networking. Although the first use of social media tools has been personal, business is now taking significant advantage of these tools for gathering customer input, informal research and development, product marketing and the development of consumer communities. Students will learn the tools and techniques of social networking and social media use through research and applications of tools such as corporate and individual weblogs, podcasting, video, Wikis and proprietary social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn.


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  • ITM 106 Information Technology for Managers I

    3 unit(s)
    Well-managed information technologies can bring substantial business value, and can support a broad range of business strategies, objectives and tactics. Students in ITM 106 will learn and articulate information technologies and their applications in the IT department itself, and integrated across the range of business functions. Students will investigate networks, the Internet/World Wide Web, transmission protocols (TCP/IP, Packet Switching) enterprise tools such as Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and Business Intelligence/Analytics. Wireless technologies, security issues and technologies and cloud computing technologies, which are discussed in more detail in ITM 107, are introduced. Prerequisite(s): ITM 125 .


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  • ITM 107 Information Technology for Managers II

    3 unit(s)
    Well-managed information technologies can bring substantial business value, and can support a broad range of business strategies, objectives and tactics. Students in ITM 107 will learn and articulate a variety of digital technologies and their applications in the IT department itself, and integrated across the range of business functions. Students will investigate ethics in business networked environments; business security; e-Commerce; wireless technologies; IT project management; IT portfolio management; and emerging digital business technologies. Prerequisite(s): ITM 106 .


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  • ITM 108 Introduction to Relational Databases & SQL

    3 unit(s)
    This course provides a foundation in relational database essentials.  Students will learn existing and emerging database designs and tools; data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL); and the use of Structured Query Language (SQL) for data access, preparation, manipulation, and reporting. Prerequisite(s): General computer / IT literacy


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  • ITM 125 Management Information Systems

    3 unit(s)
    Studies the managerial aspects of information systems in business organizations. Emphasis is placed on the planning, implementation, evaluation, budgeting and management of information systems. Emerging technological trends will be explored.


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  • ITM 197 Internship: Information Technology

    3 unit(s)
    Offers students the opportunity to receive work experience in the information technology industry. Students will be responsible for their own placements in internships approved by the department chair. A written internship proposal is required before consideration for this course. A written report is required upon completion of the internship. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): consent of the department.


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  • ITM 198A-ZZ Special Topics in Information Technology

    3 unit(s)
    Addresses significant, topical and practical problems, issues and theories in the information technology industry. Topics will be selected by the department chair. Prerequisite(s): consent of the department. Prerequisites will vary based on topic.


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  • ITM 199 Directed Study in Information Technology

    3 unit(s)
    Provides individual study of selected topics under supervision of a faculty member. Students are limited to one directed-study course per trimester. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): consent of the department.


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  • ITM 300 IT Management & Digital Transformation in the Business Enterprise

    3 unit(s)
    This class is an introduction to IT Management including: A review of technical competency areas required in IT Management; team and leadership skills needed for succeed; and IT challenges in the digital transformations underway in business. Corequisite(s): BUS 240 .


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  • ITM 300W Information Technology

    3 unit(s)
    Introduces the managerial aspects of information technology in business organizations, including governance models for business and management of technology assets. Analyzes how information technology can help improve productivity and efficiency of different functions within an organization to enhance performance. Examines emerging technology trends. Explores the use of information for improved decision-making and discusses the security challenges, privacy issues, and ethical conundrums facing managers in the digital enterprise. This course is offered only to students enrolled in the GGU Worldwide program.


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  • ITM 304 Managing Data Structures

    3 unit(s)
    Introduces the student to data, data structures and database technologies and their and use as operational & strategic tools. Students will develop knowledge of a broad range of data types and database-management systems including both SQL and NOSQL systems. Relational structures and data modeling with entity-relationship diagrams will be covered including use of the Structured Query Language (SQL) to extract data. The course will review NOSQL databases including systems for high performance, high reliability, and unstructured data management. Corequisite(s): ITM 300 , MSBA 300 , ACCTG 336 , or TA 336 .


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  • ITM 316 Software Engineering Leadership

    3 unit(s)
    Software’s role within IT has greatly expanded and much of what was hardware or network issues is now software defined and managed as self-healing & scaling systems. This class focuses on software engineering from leading design-development, to long term software operations and enterprise reliability. Topics covered include minimum viable system, automated testing, CI/CD development, DevOps methodologies, processes, testing, and deployment, operations site reliability management and team leadership for the full software life cycle. Corequisite(s): ITM 300  


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  • ITM 318 Network and Infrastructure Management

    3 unit(s)
    Networks are bringing computer technology to the world’s population at an accelerated pace. Access and networks are the fabric of this business. This course covers the management of networks/platforms to support the creation of business opportunities from end to end. Computing platforms are embedded in the network value chain. IT managers select systems to create value: cloud for faster deployment and scaling, datacenters for lower costs, and edge for improved customer experience. This course introduces the student to Networking as the Computer and reviews cases of business value creation.


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  • ITM 321 Big Data Ecosystems

    3 unit(s)
    Introduces students to data frameworks supporting the building and manipulation of data sets that do not fit the standard relational database structure, i.e., very large data files and unstructured data. Students will learn how data from these data sets can be extracted, and transformed for workable solutions.  They will be introduced to a selection of the tools and languages associated with building and managing Big Data structures, such as Hadoop, Hive, Spark, MapReduce, NOSQL, MongoDB, and others. Prerequisite(s): ITM 300 .


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  • ITM 323 Security, Privacy and Compliance

    3 unit(s)
    Provides the basic knowledge needed to understand key concepts of information security from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The student will gain a strong footing to cope with the changes that are to come with the use and ever-growing reliance on computer technology. Issues of privacy and compliance will also be addressed in the context of greater visibility and public concerns. Through examination of the 10 domains of the Common Body of Knowledge for Information Security, students will learn how these concepts are applied and used to protect information assets and defend against attacks. They will also gain an understanding of how these concepts can be used to drive security projects and policies that will strengthen the overall security posture of an organization.


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  • ITM 331 Securing the Technology Infrastructure

    3 unit(s)
    The course provides, current coverage of the technical aspects of computer security, including users, software, devices, operating systems, networks, and data. It reviews the evolving attacks, countermeasure activity in computing environments. It also covers best practices for preventing malicious code execution, using encryption, protecting privacy and legal implications, implementing firewalls, detecting intrusions, and discussion of ethical practices. Students will go beyond the technology to understand crucial management issues in protecting infrastructure and data. Prerequisite(s): Linux workstation experience and approval of the department chair. Corequisite(s): ITM 323 .


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  • ITM 332 Security Standards and Practices

    3 unit(s)
    This course provides students the skills to manage cybersecurity risk both for internal and external stakeholders. Student will learn to apply the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework for improving critical infrastructure and limiting cybersecurity risks.  In this course we will also review the data security, compliance, and regulatory environment (GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, FISMA, PCI, GPG13, FERPA). Prerequisite(s): ITM 323  and ITM 331 .


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  • ITM 342 Enterprise Architecture Planning

    3 unit(s)
    Examines the elements of enterprise architecture and how the IT manager links the business mission, strategy and processes of an organization to its IT strategy. Students will examine the different EA methodologies and approaches, and understand where they fit into the IT function. Key linkages between business strategy, IT project portfolio management, and EA will be explored. Using case studies, students will learn how to apply the tenets of the EA discipline to define and chart the course of IT strategy to solve strategic business problems.


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  • ITM 345 Business Intelligence and Decision Support Systems

    3 unit(s)
    Provides an overview of decision support and business intelligence systems with in-depth coverage of contemporary topics such as text mining, big data analytics, visual data analytics and knowledge management, as well as traditional data warehouse architecture, planning and implementation. Students will understand the business value and use cases for different technologies, and experience BI use in the context of various industry segments (specifically finance, healthcare, manufacturing and retail). Beyond the use of a widely respected textbook and contemporary online resources (such as Teradata University Network and Data Warehouse Institute), students will get hands-on experience in building BPM dashboards (i.e., MicroStrategy), visual data representation and analysis (i.e., using Tableau), and decision trees. Assignments are designed to leverage students’ own preferences and experiences, and to encourage practical application of the knowledge gathered in class and from their own research. Prerequisite(s): BUS 240 .


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  • ITM 395 Strategic Information Technology Planning, Organization and Leadership

    3 unit(s)
    Bringing together the skills and knowledge developed in the other core courses, this capstone course for the MSITM degree explores the organizing, administration and strategic planning of the information technology function in the organization. Introduces advanced coverage of the areas of IT and business strategy integration, IT services outsourcing, IT budgeting and IT management frameworks. These are applied across a series of challenging case studies, and culminate in a final project in which they structure IT to solve business problems and link IT and business strategy. Prerequisite(s): ITM 395 must be taken after completion of the following core courses: ITM 300 , ITM 304 , ITM 316 , ITM 318 , ITM 323 , and MSBA 321 .


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  • ITM 396A-ZZ Selected Topics in Information Technology

    3 unit(s)
    Addresses significant, topical and practical problems, issues and theories in areas encompassed by the Ageno School of Business graduate degrees. Topics are compiled and selected by the department chairs. Prerequisite(s): will vary based on topic.


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  • ITM 398 Internship: Information Technology Management

    3 unit(s)
    Offers students the opportunity to participate in graduate-level work experience in the information technology field. Students are responsible for their own placement in internships approved by the department chair. A written internship proposal is required before consideration for this course. A written report is required upon completion of the internship. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): completion of five advanced graduate seminars or consent of the department.


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  • ITM 399 Directed Study

    3 unit(s)
    Provides an opportunity for the advanced student with a specific project in mind to do reading in a focused area and to prepare a substantial paper under the direction of a faculty member. Only one directed-study course may be taken for credit toward a master’s degree. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): consent of the department.


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Law (BA/MLS)
  

  • LAWU 100 U.S. Legal System and Process

    3 unit(s)
    This course will have two central goals. First, it will provide students with a basic understanding of the legal principles and central policy goals that underly the U.S. legal system at the federal, state, and local levels. In this, students will learn how U.S. legal institutions are organized and operate. Second, the course will familiarize students with the basic processes that are used to advance legal claims in the U.S. In this skills-based portion of the course, students will be instructed in the fundamentals of legal research and communication. In addition, students will become acquainted with a range of standard legal documents and forms and will draft portions of standard documents and forms.  Cross-listed with and equivalent to the following course. (Note: no academic credit is awarded for retaking equivalent course.): LAW 300.


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  • LAWU 110 Contract Law

    3 unit(s)
    Contract law governs the enforceability and enforcement of promises. As such, it is an essential building block in the formation of commercial and other formal, legal arrangements. In Contracts, students will learn the policies, principles, and rules relating to (1) contract formation; (2) the requirement of what is known as “consideration” to support a contract and its exceptions; (3) equitable bases for enforcing promises; (4) legal remedies for breach of contract as well as for equitable causes of action; and (5) the requirement of a “writing” for certain contracts. This course will study the common law (i.e., judge-made law) and select portions of the Uniform Commercial Code (a model statute adopted in many jurisdictions). Corequisite(s): LAWU 100 .  Cross-listed with and equivalent to the following course. (Note: no academic credit is awarded for retaking equivalent course.): LAW 310.


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  • LAWU 112 Procedure

    3 unit(s)
    Procedure will introduce students to the fundamental aspects of U.S. civil procedure as well as the most important differences between civil procedure on the one hand and criminal and administrative procedure on the other. Students will acquire particular familiarity with the steps required to initiate and pursue a civil lawsuit through trial and appeal, including such matters as pleading, investigation and discovery, the role of the court and jury, motions, evidence and trial, and appeals. Corequisite(s): LAWU 100 . Cross-listed with and equivalent to the following course. (Note: no academic credit is awarded for retaking equivalent course.): LAW 312.


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  • LAWU 114 Property Law

    3 unit(s)
    In Property Law, students will be introduced to and acquire mastery of the basic principles of Property Law in all of its social, economic and legal dimensions. Property Law covers a wide range of concerns, including real, personal, and intellectual property. As such, Property Law introduces students to a multitude of different, specialized substantive legal areas, such as family law, land use law, landlord-tenant law real estate law, wills, trusts and estate law, and others. The course also affords students the ability to understand and master the difference between common, or judge-made, law and statutory law enacted by legislators; this allows students to examine the debates about the ideal sources of lawmaking. Finally, Property Law will allow students to develop analytical and drafting skills related to documents as diverse as a residential lease and an estate plan and last will and testament. Corequisite(s): LAWU 100 .  Cross-listed with and equivalent to the following course. (Note: no academic credit is awarded for retaking equivalent course.): LAW 314.


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  • LAWU 116 Administrative Law

    3 unit(s)
    Administrative Law surveys the organization, authority, and procedures of civil administrative agencies in relation to rulemaking, adjudication, and judicial review of administrative rulings and decisions. As such, Administrative Law explores the constitutional powers and limitations of government actors, as well as exploring controversies about the breadth of governmental power. The course examines the role of both U.S. federal and state administrative agencies. Administrative Law also introduces students to major areas of regulated activity, from bankruptcy and family law to communications, financial and securities, and trade law. Corequisite(s): LAWU 100 .  Cross-listed with and equivalent to the following course. (Note: no academic credit is awarded for retaking equivalent course.): LAW 316.


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  • LAWU 118 Torts: the Law of Civil Harms

    3 unit(s)
    Torts: the Law of Civil Harms introduces students to the three major categories of torts, or civil harms, namely intentional torts, negligent torts and strict liability torts. In addition, the course will allow students to master the elements of and defenses to each category of tort. The course will also allow students to examine the policies used to justify and criticize the different types of torts. The course will thus involve extensive discussion of the aims and challenges of the torts system, and its socio-economic functions, including consideration of matters such as defective products and medical malpractice liability. Corequisite(s): LAWU 100 .  Cross-listed with and equivalent to the following course. (Note: no academic credit is awarded for retaking equivalent course.): LAW 318.


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  • LAWU 120 Constitutional Law

    3 unit(s)
    Constitutional Law focuses on developing knowledge of constitutional law and litigation as well as skills related to legal analysis, professionalism, and practical legal writing. The course will introduce students to a wide range of substantive knowledge, including the following: the role and purpose of constitutions generally and the influences and history of the U.S. Constitution; the purpose and function of the U.S. federal judicial, executive, and legislative branches; the reach and application of the federal Constitution in relation to all levels of government action and private conduct; and the history and importance of federal jurisprudence related to separation of powers, federalism, substantive due process, and equal protection. Corequisite(s): LAWU 100 . Cross-listed with and equivalent to the following course. (Note: no academic credit is awarded for retaking equivalent course.): LAW 320.


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  • LAWU 132 Criminal Law

    3 unit(s)
    This course introduces students to the study of substantive criminal law. It examines the rules of conduct for major crimes against persons and property - from homicide to burglary, robbery and arson - and the defenses to such crimes. The course also considers the development of and philosophical rationales for criminal law, including debates about topics such as punishment, incarceration, and rehabilitation. Students will also be asked to consider criminal law through a social justice lens and compare the approaches to criminal law in the U.S. to that of other countries. Corequisite(s): LAWU 100 .  Cross-listed with and equivalent to the following course. (Note: no academic credit is awarded for retaking equivalent course.): LAW 332.


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  • LAWU 134 Introduction to Intellectual Property Law

    3 unit(s)
    This course provides an overview of the main fields of intellectual property (IP) law, including trade secrets, patents, trademarks, and copyrights. It explores the theoretical justifications for providing “property-like” rights in the intangibles that each of these main doctrinal areas of IP law protects. The course examines what is protected by each type of IP, what is required to have valid IP rights, what rights the IP owner has, what limits apply to those rights, if any, and what constitutes a violation of those rights. Corequisite(s): LAWU 100 .  Cross-listed with and equivalent to the following course. (Note: no academic credit is awarded for retaking equivalent course.): LAW 334.


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  • LAWU 136 Asylum and Refugee Law

    3 unit(s)
    The course focuses on U.S. and national asylum law and procedure, international refugee protection law and procedure, and significant debates regarding these topics. Students will become familiar with the procedures and processes for the various agencies directed to handle asylum and refugee matters, including USCIS, US ICE, Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the federal courts of review. Considerable time will be devoted to considering the policy and philosophical justifications for and against various asylum and refugee laws and regulations. Corequisite(s): LAWU 100 .  Cross-listed with and equivalent to the following course. (Note: no academic credit is awarded for retaking equivalent course.): LAW 336.


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  • LAWU 138 Introduction to Entertainment Law

    3 unit(s)
    This is a fast-paced introduction to key elements of the field of Entertainment Law, which features an introduction to copyright law, followed by a examination of law and policy relating to motion pictures, television, sound recordings, musical compositions, video games, and the right of publicity. Corequisite(s): LAWU 100 .  Cross-listed with and equivalent to the following course. (Note: no academic credit is awarded for retaking equivalent course.): LAWU 338.


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Law (JD)
  

  • LAW 700A Civil Procedure I

    3 unit(s)
    This yearlong course is a survey of the procedures regulating the litigation of civil disputes. Civil Procedure I covers personal jurisdiction, subject matter jurisdiction, venue, and choice of law.


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  • LAW 705A Contracts I

    3 unit(s)
    This yearlong course covers basic contract law, including contract formation and legal devices designed to police the bargaining process. It also covers problems of performance, excuses from performance, breach of contract, remedies, third-party beneficiary contracts, assignments, and delegation of contract rights and duties.     


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  • LAW 710 Criminal Law

    3 unit(s)
    This course focuses on the study of substantive criminal law. It examines the rules of conduct for major crimes against persons and property and the defenses to such crimes. The course also considers the development of and philosophical rationales for criminal law.


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Leadership
  

  • LEAD 300 Management and Leadership

    3 unit(s)
    Introduces management and leadership theory and knowledge. Develops analytical and decision-making skills, and organizational knowledge. Explores basic concepts of management and leadership and how organizational context impacts managerial and leadership actions.


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  • LEAD 301 Personal Leadership

    3 unit(s)
    This course focuses on building strong self-awareness of strengths, opportunities for development, values, and professional goals. Students develop skills in emotional intelligence, difficult conversations, and personal power. Recommended corequisite: LEAD 300 .


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  • LEAD 303 Teamwork in Organizations

    3 unit(s)
    This hands-on course develops skills needed to be a successful team member and team leader. Students learn and apply the tools and techniques necessary to design, establish, and maintain high performing teams within organizations. An additional materials fee of $26.00 will be charged at the time of registration. Corequisite(s): LEAD 300 .


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  • LEAD 304 Leading Complex Change

    3 unit(s)
    This course teaches students to think strategically and systemically in order to design and lead complex transformational change in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity. Students are introduced to the latest thinking in neuroscience, complexity leadership, polarity management, and change leadership. It is strongly recommended that students have a basic understanding of leadership and management before taking this course.


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  • LEAD 305 Adaptive Decision Making

    3 unit(s)
    Leaders who are capable of adapting their own leadership approaches and their organization’s decision-making processes to the circumstances of the business environment will be more effective at leading their organizations in environments that are increasingly unpredictable, complex and even disruptive or chaotic. This course uses applied exercises, case studies and simulations to introduce and practice a variety of business decision-making methods and tools in the context of an organization’s changing environment, particularly where cause-and-effect relationships are not simple and linear. Students will consider and be able to operate in two to three modes that assist in adaptive decision making. They will also become familiar with decision making biases and be able to detect their own and develop a strategy for mitigating. It is strongly recommended that students have a basic understanding of leadership and management before taking this course.


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  • LEAD 306 Integrated Leadership Mastery

    3 unit(s)
    This capstone course in leadership provides students with the opportunity to synthesize integrate and reinforce the knowledge, skills and mindset acquired in this leadership program. Students apply skills to develop strategy, influence others, work with individuals from diverse cultures, and respond ethically. Students will strengthen their own internal personal leadership mastery within an increasingly complex external environment. This practical, hands-on course also includes an opportunity to receive specific feedback on current leadership strengths and opportunities for development. Students will be expected to be conceptually as well as analytically rigorous in formulating and defending typical leadership recommendations. Students will develop a personal leadership philosophy guidebook which integrates and synthesizes the knowledge and skills acquitted in the program. Prerequisite(s): LEAD 300 , LEAD 301 , and LEAD 303 . Corequisite(s): LEAD 304  and LEAD 305 .


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  • LEAD 307 Strategic Leadership

    3 unit(s)
    Strategic leaders create a compelling organizational future vision, mission, and values, ensure that a critical mass is aligned and that the organizational culture and systems support the mission and vision. Students will learn about classic and current strategic leadership approaches. They will engage in strategic thinking, analyze elements of a strategy and organizational readiness, apply what they are learning in the real world, and create a strategy for a current strategic leadership challenge. Students will leave this course with critical skills and a framework to become influential strategic leaders in today’s environment. Prerequisite(s): LEAD 300 , LEAD 301 , and LEAD 303 .


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Literature
  

  • LIT 10 Foundations of Literary Study

    3 unit(s)
    Introduces students to strategies and vocabularies of literary analysis and to formal/structural and stylistic techniques and elements of literature, including prose, poetry, and/or drama. Course focuses on the relationship between content and form in literature and helps students to establish a critical toolset for the analysis of texts. Corequisite(s): ENGL 50 .


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  • LIT 70 Contemporary American Literature

    3 unit(s)
    Examines works of modern and contemporary American literature by authors across genres and forms. Texts studied in this class represent the diversity of contemporary American society and this course will provide students with an opportunity to engage with the challenging themes they tackle. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 50  or ENGL 60 .


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  • LIT 80 Literature and the Environment

    3 unit(s)
    This course examines the relationship between literature and the environment. The course includes a focus on themes such as place-based education, human-nature relationships, sense of place, and the construction of the natural world through discourse. The course explores political and literary movements found in or related to environmental literature (e.g., romanticism, individualism, postcolonialism, ecocriticism, climate fiction). The course discusses examples of environmental literature and media in history while also engaging with the literary dimensions of the current climate crisis.


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  • LIT 100 Business, Psychology, and Modern Literature

    3 unit(s)
    Explores the psychosocial quest for community, broadly conceived, by reflecting on selected group narratives and their impact on individuals, using classics from modern literature. This course uses a systems theory orientation to elaborate ways certain individuals and groups psychologically affect and are psychologically affected by particular economic conditions, including relative personal/familial wealth, perceived status, and relative perceptions of “work”. The course implements psychological techniques from three popular schools of psychotherapy (Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Cognitive-Behavioral) to aid our character/group analyses, in an effort to understand more deeply why and how psychological distress arises in the characters, and how economic forces help shape such anxieties, malaise, and a relative sense of hopefulness.


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  • LIT 110 Citizenship and Belonging in Literature and Film

    3 unit(s)
    In this course, students will examine the concepts of citizenship and belonging through a number of fiction and nonfiction literature and film texts. The course will cover issues of displacement, resettlement, statelessness, global citizenship, immigration, sovereignty, freedom and imprisonment, the conditions of civic and social belonging, social and governmental support, social justice, and community formation both within and outside of the legal institution(s) of citizenship. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 50  or ENGL 60 .


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  • LIT 120 Law and Literature

    3 unit(s)
    This course introduces students to a range of modern and contemporary literature in conversation with theories of the law and of the state. Students will examine how relationships are drawn in literature between citizens and states in the contemporary world, and how studying the separate disciplines of law and literature can help us to understand them both more clearly. The course addresses human rights, nationalisms, and state formation and failure in literature from the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 50  or ENGL 60 . 


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  • LIT 130 Science Fiction

    3 unit(s)
    Students in this course will explore the genre of science fiction across several different media, including literature, film, television, and games. This course will require students to study science fiction aesthetics as well as narratives. The course will examine the relationship between science fictional narratives and worlds and their real-life counterparts, and what these genres can teach us about contemporary politics, economies, and environments. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 50  or ENGL 60 .


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  • LIT 199 Directed Study in Literature

    1-3 unit(s)
    Provides individual study of selected topics under supervision of a faculty member. Students are limited to one directed-study course per trimester. This course may be taken more than once for credit. Prerequisite(s): consent of the department.


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Management
  

  • MGT 100 The Manager as Communicator

    3 unit(s)
    Seeks to improve communication skills in various management situations such as interviewing, oral presentation, group leadership and decision making. Emphasizes both oral and written professional communications. Students will be encouraged to develop individual evaluative criteria with the aid of the instructor and fellow students.


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