Summer Session

Lower Division

Concurrently
Must be enrolled concurrently in BIOL 140L 

Microbes are all around us. This course covers the biology of microbes including bacteria, viruses and fungi, with emphasis on the health impact of infectious diseases, vaccinations and antibiotic resistance. The use of microbes, both modified and unmodified, in biotechnology and food production are also covered. The importance of microorganisms in ecosystems ranging from lakes, oceans, soils and waste water treatment will also be explored.

Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Lab includes techniques for culture, isolation, characterization and identification of microorganisms. This course includes 3 hours of lab per week.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SCIU - Scientific Understanding: Lecture

Days Of Week: MTWTh (June 2-Aug 1)

Time Of Day: 9:00-12:00pm

Location: Hybrid and BIOL 140L  is in person

Faculty: TBD

Upper Division

Upper-level course treating major theories and concepts in interpersonal communication. Lecture, discussion, readings and activities integrating concepts such as nonverbal communication, listening, intimate relationships, family relationships, interracial relationships, conflict management, forgiveness, negotiation, gender, perception and self-concept, technology’s role in communication, as well as relationship development, maintenance, struggles and termination.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis

Days Of Week: MTWTh

Time Of Day: 12:30-3:00pm

Location: Online

Faculty: Benjamin Compton

Upper Division

This course, an introduction to media studies, focuses on the critical concepts and technical skills necessary for understanding communication practices in the 21st century. While acknowledging that the media have become digital, this course places communication and media technologies within a broader historical and cultural context. Students will be required to produce media criticism and creative media projects, as well as learn key theories about media and communication in the global, networked digital age.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ACP, ARTS, HUM, HSP - Arts and Humanities Analysis and Practice

Days Of Week: MTWThF

Time Of Day: 9:00-12:00pm

Location: Online

Faculty: Samantha Joyce

Upper Division

Prerequisites
(DATA 105/DATA 105L OR MATH 104); and (ACCTG 100 or ACCTG 101); and (ECON 101, ECON 102, or ECON 201)

An introduction to the principles of corporate finance and their application in business today, focusing on the measurement and creation of value in a corporation. Topics include: financial markets, present value analysis, the theory of risk and return, portfolio theory, asset pricing models, cost of capital, capital budgeting, capital structure, and value based management.

Days Of Week: MTWThF

Time Of Day: 9:00-12:00pm

Location: Online

Faculty: Kevin Okoeguale

Upper Division

Labels on everything from food to make-up and personal care goods, as well as pharmaceutical and household cleaning supplies, are informational billboards ready to be consumed. But have you ever wondered, "What do they really mean?" "What do their certifications tell us?" Have you ever thought about what sections like "nutrition facts" or "drug information" mean to the consumer? And how does the consumer know what is safe versus potentially harmful?
In this course, we will delve into these questions while exploring the intersections of the food, drug and personal care industries and their effects on both environmental and human health. We will examine what is healthy with a holistic lens based in biology and scientific inquiry while also learning practical life skills such as how to personalize a meal plan with food inclusivity in mind and how to make healthy versions of popular college foods, personal care products and household cleaning products. $130 course fee

It has a prereq of SEM 150, or by permission of the instructor.

Days Of Week: MTWTh

Time Of Day: 6:00-8:30pm

Location: Online

Faculty:  TBD

Upper Division

Prerequisites
KINES 100, KINES 300, one of (CHEM 105 or CHEM 110 or BIOL 225), Minimum grade C-.; Or for non-majors, permission of the instructor.

Integrates the scientific foundations of nutrition and exercise. Focus is on the application of nutrition principles in order to achieve optimal health and performance. Special topics include optimizing wellness, physical fitness and performance through diet, the use of ergogenic aids, weight loss and gain techniques, eating disorders and sport-specific nutrition planning.

Days Of Week: MTWThF

Time Of Day: 9:00-12:00pm

Location: Online

Faculty: Derek Marks

Upper Division

This non-genre biased course focuses on examining the rich and wide musical traditions of Mexico from indigenous musical sounds to popular music of the 21st century.

Days Of Week: MTWTh

Time Of Day: 12:30-3:00pm

Location: Online

Faculty: Sixto Montesinos

Upper Division

Prerequisites
SEM 303 (D-)

Building on the Western tradition explored in the second and third seminars, readings focus on the Great Conversation of the modern world, which includes the West but also includes important intercultural and global voices. The course focuses on issues of significant relevance for a 21st century student, as well as texts that allow for integrative thinking across the entire Collegiate Seminar sequence. The last portion of the course will include student reflections on what they have learned and how they have grown, revisiting the steps of their intellectual development in a capstone experience.

This course may be substituted for SEM350.

Days Of Week: MTWTh

Time Of Day: 12:30-3:00pm

Location: Online

Faculty: TBD

Upper Division

Prerequisites
WRIT 101 (C-) previously or concurrently; minimum grade C-.

This is a combined version of Looking Inward and Looking Outward that is 4 units to support transfer student transition to Saint Mary’s College. Employing and building upon the strategies of critical thinking, critical reading, and shared inquiry learned in lower division work, in this seminar students will consider questions such as: What is a person? What is a good society? What is a person’s place in the world?

Core Curriculum Designation(s)

Days Of Week: MTWTh 

Time Of Day: 12:30-3:50pm

Location: In person

Faculty: Andrew Mount

Upper Division

Prerequisites
TRS 281 or TRS 380 or TRS 381 or TRS 382 or TRS 383 or TRS 384 or TRS 385 or TRS 386 or TRS 387 or TRS 388 or TRS 389 or PHIL 220; Minimum grade D-. 

This course focuses on the relationship between gender and religion in North American history and culture. We will explore gender as a category of analysis for the study of religion and the ways that religions construct and deconstruct gender norms. Religion is lived and practiced, and therefore it cannot be separated from the gendered bodies that people inhabit. We will use historical and contemporary case studies to examine the way that notions of femininity and masculinity have played a role in the religious lives of Americans.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TUTE - Theological Explorations
Fee
$5
Additional Notes
Previous course number: TRS 171

Days Of Week: MTWTh

Time Of Day: 12:30-3:00pm

Location: Online

Faculty: Marie Pagliarini

Upper Division

Prerequisites
60 units of coursework completed prior to the beginning of the course.

All TRS courses in the 380s are reserved for transfer students who enter with 30+ semester units. These courses share the same goals and focus as TRS 281, but they go further to incorporate the Theological Explorations (TUTE) learning outcomes too. Each section of this course will focus on a special issue, theme, or question that arises in a diversity of biblical texts. The theme of this course will be Reading the Bible Through the Ages. 

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TUCF: Christian Foundations, TUTE: Theological Explorations

Repeatable
No

Fee $5

Days Of Week: MTWTh (June 2-Aug 1)

Time Of Day: 12:30-3:00pm

Location: Online

Faculty: David Flanagin

Lower Division

This course introduces students to the basic structure of financial accounting. Topics include the accounting model, the adjustment process, accounting for elements of the income statement and balance sheet, statement of cash flows, and interpretations of financial statements. The course presents both a preparer’s as well as a user’s perspective.

Days Of Week: MTWTh

Time Of Day: 12:30-3:00pm

Location: Online

Faculty: David Bui

Lower Division

This computer lab provides students with the tools necessary to master excel and spreadsheets. This one-hour lab is offered once a week to accompany DATA 105; the lab is required for some majors and optional for others.

Days Of Week: Friday

Time Of Day: 12:30-2:00pm

Location: Online

Faculty: Noha Elfiky

Upper Division

Concurrently
Concurrent enrollment in KINES 300 is allowed.

Prerequisites
KINES 100, KINES 300; Minimum grade C- (or for non-majors, permission of the instructor)

This course examines the relationship between culture and health and ways in which these variables intersect. It explores how public health and health promotion efforts can benefit from understanding and working within cultural processes, and provides conceptual tools for identifying and evaluating relationships between culture and health. It primarily deals with issues in the United States, but includes global perspectives of culture and health as well.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
IPE - Identity, Power, and Equity in the United States

Days Of Week: MTWThF

Time Of Day: 12:30-3:30pm

Location: Online

Faculty: Robin Dunn

Lower Division

Prerequisites
Math Placement C, MATH 136  or Sophomore Standing

This course covers the study of combinations and permutations, descriptive and inferential statistics, probability and probability distributions, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, and applications in a variety of practical settings. Students may not receive credit for both this course and DATA 105 

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
MTHU—Mathematical Understanding

Days Of Week: MTWTh

Time Of Day: 6:00-8:30pm

Location: Online

Faculty: TBD
 

Upper Division

Prerequisites
PSYCH 270; Minimum grade C-.  

An exploration of major psychological disorders in childhood and adulthood. Topics include anxiety, mood, personality, psychotic, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Treatment, etiology, and the influences of culture and social context are also considered.

Repeatable
No

Additional Notes
Previous course number: PSYCH 152

Days Of Week: MTWThF

Time Of Day: 9:00-12:00 pm

Location: Online

Faculty: Daewon Kim

Upper Division

Prerequisites
SEM 250 (D-) or SEM 327 (D-)

The course focuses on issues of significant relevance for a 21st century student, as well as texts that allow for integrative thinking across the entire Collegiate Seminar sequence. The course includes student reflection on what they have learned and how they have grown, revisiting the steps of their intellectual development in a capstone experience. This seminar considers questions such as: How should one think about the future? What is worthy of leaving as a legacy?

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SEM - Collegiate Seminar

Days Of Week: MTWTh

Time Of Day: 12:30-12:30pm

Location: In person

Faculty: TBD

Lower Division

An overview of the causes, characteristics, and responses to social problems in the United States. Topics such as crime, substance abuse, racism, ageism, and family instability are studied through the sociological framework.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI: Social Sciences

IPE: Identity, Power, and Equity in the United States

Days Of Week: MTWTh

Time Of Day: 9:30-11:30 am

Location: Online

Faculty: Robert Bulman

Lower Division

Students in this course will engage the foundational ideas and texts of the Catholic Christian tradition with particular focus on the Bible and its interpretation, examining these foundations from a committed (i.e., insider) perspective and by using the critical tools and methods employed in the academy (i.e., outsider perspective). Since the Bible and all texts are inevitably interpreted, even by those who say they are simply letting the texts speak for themselves, this course will help students learn to identify the interpretive assumptions used by various communities throughout the centuries and today. Students will also be given the opportunity to practice using scholarly tools, methods, and lenses for reading and interpretation, skills that will serve students well in many areas of study and thought. Integral to this exploration of Christian foundations and the Bible, students will examine the Catholic principles of the fundamental dignity of the human person and the common good and how they call forth the virtue of solidarity and a preferential option for our poorest sisters and brothers. Fulfills the Christian Foundations (CF) learning outcome.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TUCF—Christian Foundations

Days Of Week: MTWTh

Time Of Day: 9:00-11:30am

Location: Online

Faculty: CJ Baldelomar