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group research, and other practical research methodologies. Prerequisites: BUS 206, MAT 243 and junior standing. (3 credits)
450 Field Experience
This course is an internship for one semester in an off-campus location that provides students with real-life experience in applying their business administration major. Students meet with their faculty adviser and other students to discuss internship experiences, current issues in business, and to assist students in developing skills for the job-seeking process. The number of credits will be determined according to the number of hours the student spends in the internship. Prerequisite: Senior standing as a business administration major. (3-6 credits)
Chemistry (CHM)
111 Principles of General Chemistry
This is an introduction and review of fundamental topics in chemistry including units of measurements, classifications of matter, atomic and molecular structure, bonding, the periodic table, chemical reactions, solutions, gases, and energy. This class is divided into two separate instructional periods: a lecture period devoted to the primary course material and a lab period for conducting lab experiments. (3 credits + 1 credit lab)
Communication Arts (COM)
101 Introduction to Public Communication
Before students can engage people and culture for Christ, they must understand how to publicly communicate their thoughts and ideas. Knowing that public communication is often mankind’s greatest fears, this course seeks to encourage and develop the skills needed for successful oral communication. The course will examine the presentational, organizational, and research skills needed to succeed in public communication. (3 credits)
201 Visual Storytelling and Communication
This course introduces students to the concepts and principles used to visually tell stories and communicate ideas. Students will be exposed to various mediums that use visual storytelling and communication such as film, television, journalism, theater, and advertising. Basic techniques and design will be examined and applied throughout the course. With a closer and more intensified kind of observation, students will learn to develop the ability to understand and interpret visual information, as it exists in a wide range of media. From film and video to painting, sculpture, performance and fashion students will be exposed to a large amount of art and culture especially as it exists in Los Angeles and will learn about the ideas and theories that shape visual culture. Through film screenings, gallery and museum visits, field trips, personal research and lectures, students will learn about the fundamentals of the visual language by studying composition, line and shape, color, light and space and how these elements are used to visually tell stories and communicate non-verbal information. (3 credits)
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