Prerequisite: MUST 200A
Transfers to: UC, CSU

In this course, students continue to develop Electronic Digital Instrument (EDI) performance skills, and declare EDI as the primary instrument of study for electronic musicians. Course content includes intermediate-level techniques and notation, major and minor fingering patterns, sight reading, and intermediate-level chord patterns and progressions.

In this course, students develop Electronic Digital Instrument (EDI) performance skills, and declare EDI as the primary instrument of study for electronic musicians. Emphasis is placed on push button controller techniques. Course content includes basic technique and notation, major and minor fingering patterns, sight reading, and basic chord patterns and progressions.

Advisory: MUST 200A
Transfers to: UC, CSU

This course is designed for students who want to broaden their abilities to perform in small groups using electronic digital instruments (E.D.I.), as well as to record performances on a computer. This course focuses on beginner-level rehearsal and public performance of beat-driven, grid-based pieces covering an eclectic and diverse selection of electronic music styles. The repertoire also includes original student works as well as re-orchestrated pieces.

Prerequisite: MUST 111
Transfers to: UC, CSU

This course is the second in a sequence for students to focus on the development of theory and musicianship skills in both traditional notation and digital audio workstation (DAW) tablature.  Through guided composition and analysis, the course includes an introduction to two-part counterpoint; voice leading involving four-part writing; diatonic harmony; and an introduction to secondary/applied chords and modulation. This course also develops beginning-intermediate-level aural skills, sight-reading, sight-singing, as well as dictation and rhythmic interpretation skills.

Advisory: It is advised that students be able to read college-level texts.
Transfers to: UC, CSU

This course is the first of a sequence for students to focus on the development of theory and musicianship skills in both traditional notation and digital audio workstation (DAW) tablature. Through guided writing and analysis of popular electronic music, this course incorporates the following concepts: rhythm and meter; basic properties of sound; intervals; diatonic scales and triads; diatonic chords, basic cadential formulas, and phrase structure; dominant seventh; and non-harmonic tones. The course also develops beginning-level aural skills, sight-reading, sight-singing, as well as dictation and rhythmic interpretation skills.

Advisory: It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and be able to read college-level texts.
Transfers to: UC, CSU

This course provides photography students with basic technical and conceptual skills to create video content using the same DSLR or mirrorless digital cameras used for still photographic work. Introduction to basic procedures for conceptualization, video capture, sound recording, lighting, editing, and delivery techniques for video projects are covered. Students explore different project types used by photographers and artists working individually, which include narrative, non-narrative, experimental, and short-form videos that support still photography projects.

Prerequisite: ENGL 101
Transfers to:UC (credit limit*)CSU, (*Students will receive credit for only one of the following courses: SPCH 100 or SPCH 100H)

This introductory course focuses on the kinds of interpersonal communication interactions that happen between two people. Designed to provide students with greater understanding of communication in everyday activities, the course focuses on self-discovery and strengthening the self-image; discovering and understanding the factors that influence communication behavior; and the establishment and maintenance of meaningful relationships in professional and social settings. This course is designed for speech communication majors or anyone with an interest in human communication. This course is intended for students eligible for the Honors Program.

Transfers to: CSU

This course covers the content requirements for the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal OSHA) 30-hour training. The contents of this course are derived by an authorized OSHA Outreach trainer who will cover the mandatory and elective training topics specified by the OSHA outreach training program requirements for the construction industry. The course’s content also will include specific welding occupational safety and health hazards, emphasizing hazard identification, avoidance, control, and prevention. The course contents will include an introduction to OSHA, managing safety and health, OSHA Focus Four Hazards, personal protective and lifesaving equipment, health hazards in construction, stairways and ladders, confined space entry, excavations, fire protection and prevention, scaffolds, steel erection, welding and cutting, and foundations for safety leadership. Upon successfully completing this course, students receive an OSHA 30-hour training Certificate in addition to a letter grade. (To receive a certificate, students must attend a minimum of 30 classroom hours and earn a passing grade on the final exam).

Prerequisite:FTEC 044
Advisory:WFT 101 or WFT 102 or WFT 103 or WFT 104 or WFT 105

This course is designed for students who want to gain basic certification as a wildland firefighter via the acquisition of certificates through the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), California State Fire Marshal, and American Heart Association (AHA). This course provides training in hand crew formation, fireline construction, and the use of wildland fire equipment. Students are certified in Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service (NWCG L-180), Firefighter Training (NWCG S-130), Firefighter Type 1 (NWCG S-131), Introduction to Wildfire Fire Behavior (NWCG S-190), AHA First Aid/CPR/AED Certification, and California Specialized Training Institute's (CSTI) Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness (FRA) and Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations (FRO). Students learn about wildland fire crews (engine crews, hand crews, hotshot crews, helitak crews, and smokejumpers), wildland fire behavior, wildland firefighters' personal protective equipment, wildland firefighter safety, helicopter safety, dozer safety, wildland fire pumps, and wildland fire tools and firing devices. This course includes arduous physical conditioning, including hiking with up to 45 pounds of weight and other strenuous outdoor activities. The academy exceeds the United States Forest Service (USFS) minimum training requirements for an entry-level wildland firefighter for certification purposes.

This course is designed for students who are interested in gaining knowledge in and being exposed to basic manipulative skills for preparing to enroll in the Fire Academy, Wildland Fire Academy, or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) programs. Topics covered include introduction the Fire Technology Programs and exposure to basic manipulative skills expected of students for the Fire Academy, Wildland Fire Academy, and EMT programs.