Las Positas College - Spring 2025 - Class Schedule

SPRING 2025 9 25. 424. 1 000 | l p c - a d m i s s i o n s @ l a s p o s i t a s c o l l e g e . e d u S P R I N G 2025 - C O U R S E L I S T I N G S Please refer to the onl ine schedule on CLASS-Web to access course section detai ls and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. tools used to create image files suitable for print and screen. Design principles emphasized to create effective output through computer-based composition. Recommended Course Preparation: GDDM 50 and/or GDDM 51 with a minimum grade of C GDDM 54 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR I 3.0 Units Use the latest version of Adobe Illustrator to Emphasis on basic- to create technical and artistic illustrations in different styles. intermediate-level techniques and tools used to create image files suitable for print and screen. Design principles emphasized to create effective output through computer-based composition. Recommended Course Preparation: GDDM 50 with a minimum grade of C GDDM 58 PHOTOSHOP II 3.0 Units Technical and design skill development course using Photoshop to create and manipulate images, illustrations, text and animations. Emphasis on intermediate-through advanced-level techniques and tools used to create photo- realistic composites, special effects, custom brushes, and Photoshop rendered imagery for print and screen. Prerequisite: GDDM 53 with a minimum grade of C Strongly Recommended: GDDM 50 GDDM 59 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR II 3.0 Units Students in this course will use advanced features in Adobe Illustrator to create a number of illustrations with an emphasis on visual storytelling and development of personal style. Students will learn how to incorporate raster images, apply filters, explore the color guide, and utilize the perspective tool for developing stylistic effects. Prerequisite: GDDM 54 with a minimum grade of C HEALTH HEA 1 INTRO TO PERSONAL HEALTH 3.0 Units An exploration of major health issues and behaviors in the various dimensions of health (physical, emotional, intellectual/mental, social, spiritual, and environmental). Emphasis is placed on individual responsibility for personal health and the promotion of informed, positive health behaviors. Topics include psychological health, mental health, stress management, nutrition, exercise, weight management, chronic and infectious diseases, healthy relationships, sexual health, drug use and misuse, aging, and the health care system. HEA 3 WOMENS HEALTH 3.0 Units Physiological, psychological, social, cultural, and political influences on women’s health. Emphasis on diversity of women’s health experiences and factors involved with both population level health outcomes and individual decision-making. Focus on empowerment for primary prevention. HEA 7 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH 3.0 Units An introduction to the discipline of Public Health including basic concepts and terminologies of public health, as well as the history and accomplishments of public health professionals and agencies. An overview of the functions of various public health professions and institutions, and an in-depth examination of the core public health disciplines will be covered. Topics include epidemiology of infectious and chronic diseases; prevention and control of diseases in the community; analysis of the social determinants of health; health disparities among various populations; strategies for disease reduction; community organizing and health promotion programming; environmental health and safety; global health; and healthcare policy. Recommended Course Preparation: Eligibility for ENG 1A HISTORY HIST 2 WESTERN CIVILIZATION SINCE1600 3.0 Units This course traces the history of Western civilization from the 1600s to the present. Topics include the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial Revolution; the American and French Revolutions; World Wars I and II; the Cold War and its end; and the challenges of the modern era. HIST 3 WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 3.0 Units Survey of the experience of all peopleswith vastly different cultures inhabiting a single globe. Emphasizes the emergence of human communities, formation of complex societies, development of major belief systems and interaction with the environment based on experience, knowledge, and technology to c. 1500. HIST 7 US HIST.THROUGH RECONSTRUCTION 3.0 Units A survey of United States history from its pre-colonial, indigenous origins through the end of Reconstruction. Emphasis on (1) distinctively American patterns of political, economic, social, intellectual and geographic developments, (2) the interaction amongst and the experiences of diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups in American History, and (3) the evolution of American institutions and ideals including the U.S. Constitution, the operations of the U.S. government, and the rights and obligations of U.S. citizens under the Constitution. HIST 8 US HIST. POST-RECONSTRUCTION 3.0 Units History of the United States from the post-Civil War period to the present. Emphasis on (1) distinctivelyAmericanpatterns of political, economic, social, intellectual and geographic developments, (2) the framework of California state and local government, and the relationship between state/local government and the federal government. HIST 28 HISTORY OF AMERICANWEST 3.0 Units A history of the trans-Mississippi West of the United States. Emphasis will be placed on Native American history and cultures, European and Anglo-American frontiers, expansion of the United States in the 19th century, and the interaction of Native American, European American, Asian American, African American and Hispanic American peoples, and the significance of the West in American history. HIST 32 U.S. WOMENS HISTORY 3.0 Units A survey of United States women’s history from its indigenous origins through the present. This course emphasizes the interaction and experiences of diverse racial/ethnic groups that include at least three of the following groups: African-Americans, Chicana/Latina Americans, Asian Americans, European Americans, and Native Americans. Special areas of focus include women’s role in the political, economic, social, and geographic development of the United States. HORTICULTURE HORT 52 SPRING PLANT MATERIAL ID 3.0 Units Identification of landscape and garden plants will be categorized. Growth habit, climatic adaptation, ornamental value, maintenance and care of trees, shrubs, vines will be studied, with the focus on Scan here to visit the current Spring 2025 class schedule online