Blended Liberal Studies Curriculum

Blended Liberal Studies and Teacher Education Curriculum

The following is a sample curriculum for the Blended Liberal Studies program.  For the most accurrate information and course descriptions, please visit our course catalogue.


Literature and Language Arts

Course Number Course Title Units
ENGL 1004 Expository Writing 3
ENGL 3001 Linguistics 3
ENGL 3017 Children's Literature 3
ENGL 3029 Early Literacy 3
ENGL XXXX                                                   Ethnic Literature of California 3
ENGL 3200 Research Writing and Critical Thinking                                       3
RES 2000 Information and Research 1

Total Literature and Language Arts 19 units

Cultures, Values and Philosophies

Course Number   Course Title Units
Cultural Heritage Colloquium                  California, The Golden Dream 9
First Year Foundations   Art & Society 2
First Year Foundations   Elective 4
PHIL 1108/3108   Ethics 3
RLGN 1077/3177   Philosophies and Religions of Asia                                             3
Religion   Judeo-Christian 3

Total Values and Philosophies 24 units

Mathematics

Course Number Course Title Units
MATH 1450                                                  Math Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning                               4
MATH 3110 Structure of the Real Number System 3
MATH 3120 Geometry Explorations 3

Total Mathematics 9 units

Western Cultures

Course Number Course Title Units
HIST 1117                                                     US Survey 4
HIST 3170 California History                                                                            3

Total Western Cultures 7 units

Fine Arts

Course Number Course Title Units
 ART 3119 Drawing for Elementary Teachers                                             3
DRAM 3503 Page to Stage 1
MUSIC 3201                                                 Bringing Music into the Classroom 2

Total Fine Arts  6 units

Social Sciences

Course Number Course Title Units
COMM 1200                                                 Speech and Rhetoric 3
HIST 3008 World History and Geography 3
PSY 3120 Child and Adolescent Development                                         3
SCS 1002 Cultural Anthropology 3

Total Social Sciences 12 units

Natural Sciences

Course Number Course Title Units
BIO 1400 Biological Foundations 3
BIO 3300 Health and Wellness 3
BIO 3400 Physical Development of the Child                                          1
BIO 4100 Natural History of California *
PHSC 2200/2205                                        Earth Science/ Lab 3
PHYS 1500/1505 Practical Phsyics/ Lab 3

*Unit value of Bio 4100 (Natural History of California) is included within the Cultural Heritage Colloquium units.

Total Natural Sciences  13 units

Total Core 90 units

Liberal Studies Concentration Courses

Course Number Course Title Units
LS 1000 School and Community 2
LS 1001 Foundations of Education 2
LS 2000/3000                                             Issues in Education 2
LS 2001/3001                             Connections in Education                                                          2
LS 4000 Capstone Project 3
LS 4001 Capstone Project 3

Total Liberal Studies 14 units

Education Concentration Courses

Course Number Course Title Units
EDUC 4000                                                Education and Culture 3
EDUC 4056 English Language Development 4
EDUC 4130 Elementary Curriculum and Instruction 4
EDUC 4131 Elementary Curriculum and Instruction 2
EDUC 4140 Reading in Elementary Schools 3
EDUC 4150 Observation/Preparation for Student Teaching                      3
EDUC 4151 Technology for the Elementary Classroom 1
EDUC 4160 Student Teaching in Elementary Schools 12
EDUC 4162 Professional Development Seminar 2
EDUC 4164 Teaching Performance Assessment 1

Total Education 35 units

Total Concentration 43 units

Total Studies/Teacher Education BA and Multiple Subject Credential Major  133 units

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