Palo Alto College Schedule/Catalog 2015-2016 [Archived Catalog]
Programs and Courses - Behavioral Sciences, Education & Humanities
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Behavioral Sciences, Education, Humanities & Protective Services
Associate of Arts
Associate of Arts in Teaching
ANTH 2346 - General Anthropology
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Math Basic Skills Prerequisite: MATH 0305
Study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions. Introduces the major subfields of anthropology: physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 45.0201.51 25
ANTH 2351 - Cultural Anthropology
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Math Basic Skills Prerequisite: MATH 0305
Key concepts, methods and theory in the study of cultural diversity, social institutions, linguistics, and culture change among world peoples.
This course fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences foundational component area of the core and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 45.0201.53 25
CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
This course provides a historical and philosophical overview of the American criminal justice system, including the nature, extent, and impact of crime; criminal law; and justice agencies and processes.
This course fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences foundational component area of the core and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 43.0104.51 24
CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems and Practices
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
This course is a study of the court system as it applies to the structures, procedures, practices and sources of law in American courts, using federal and Texas statutes and case law.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 22.0101.54 24
CRIJ 1307 - Crime in America
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
American crime problems in historical perspective, social and public policy factors affecting crime, impact and crime trends, social characteristics of specific crimes, and prevention of crime.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 45.0401.52 25
CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
This course is the study of criminal law including application of definitions, statutory elements, defenses and penalties using Texas statutes, the Model Penal Code, and case law. The course also analyzes the philosophical and historical development of criminal law and criminal culpability.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 22.0101.53 24
CRIJ 1313 - Juvenile Justice System
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
A study of the juvenile justice process to include specialized juvenile law, role of the juvenile law, role of the juvenile courts, role of police agencies, role of correctional agencies, and theories concerning delinquency. It is recommended that CRIJ 1301 be taken prior to enrolling in this course.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 43.0104.52 24
CRIJ 2301 - Community Resources in Corrections
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Introduction to the role of the community in corrections; community programs for adults and juveniles, administration of community programs; legal issues; and future trends in community treatment. It is recommended that CRIJ 1301 be taken prior to enrolling in this course.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 43.0104.53 24
CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems and Practices
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
This course is a survey of institutional and non-institutional corrections. Emphasis will be placed on the organization and operation of correctional systems; treatment and rehabilitation; populations served; constitutional issues; and current and future issues.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 43.0104.54 24
CRIJ 2314 - Criminal Investigation
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Investigative theory; collection and preservation of evidence; sources of information; interview and interrogation; uses of forensic sciences; case and trial preparation. It is recommended that CRIJ 1301 be taken prior to enrolling in this course.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 43.0104.55 24
CRIJ 2323 - Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Police authority; responsibilities; constitutional constraints; laws of arrest, search, and seizure; police liability. It is recommended that CRIJ 1301 be taken prior to taking this course.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 43.0104.56 24
CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems and Practices
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
This course examines the establishment, role and function of police in a democratic society. It will focus on types of police agencies and their organizational structure, police-community interaction, police ethics, and use of authority.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 43.0104.57 24
EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0305
Math Basic Skills Prerequisite: MATH 0305
A study of the 1) research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition, and motivation, 2) factors that impact learning, and 3) application of learning strategies.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 42.0301.51 25
EDUC 1301 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
An enriched, integrated pre-service course and content experience that: 1) provides active recruitment and institutional support of students interested in a teaching career, especially in high need fields; 2) provides students with opportunities to participate in early field observations at all levels of P-12 schools with varied and diverse student populations; 3) provides students with support from college and school faculty, preferably in small cohort groups, for the purpose of introduction to and analysis of the culture of schooling and classrooms; 4) course content should be aligned as applicable with State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities standards; and 5) course must include a minimum of 16 contact hours of field experience in P-12 classrooms.
Semester Hours: (3-3-1)
CIP: 13.0101.51 09
EDUC 2301 - Special Populations
Prerequisites: EDUC 1301 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
An enriched, integrated pre-service course and content experience that: 1) provides an overview of schooling and classrooms from the perspectives of language, gender, socioeconomic status, ethnic and academic diversity, and equity with an emphasis on factors that facilitate learning; 2) provides students with opportunities to participate in early field observations of P-12 special populations; 3) course content should be aligned as applicable with State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities standards; 4) course must include a minimum of 16 contact hours of field experience in P-12 classrooms with special populations
Semester Hours: (3-3-1)
CIP: 13.1001.51 09
HMSY 1337 - Introduction to Homeland Security
Overview of homeland security. Evaluation of the progression of homeland security issues throughout Texas and the United States. An examination of the roles undertaken and methods used by governmental agencies and individuals to respond to those issues.
Recommended Basic Skills prerequisites: INRW 0420
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 44.0401
HMSY 1338 - Homeland Security Emergency Communication Management
A study of public safety communication system interactions. Topics include political and policy basis of emergency management, technology, mitigation, and disaster recovery. Includes an overview of incident command systems, emergency management, mitigation for emergency managers, and individual and community disaster education.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 44.0401
HMSY 1339 - Homeland Security Emergency Contingency Planning
Procedures for developing, implementing, and updating an Emergency Contingency Plan that outlines public agencies and private industry responses, recovery, and mitigation. Includes types of aid available to individuals and communities after a disaster. Also covers interagency and intergovernmental emergency preparedness, planning, training, and exercises are included.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 44.0401
HMSY 1340 - Homeland Security Intelligence Operations
This course is a study of the intelligence community. Its topics include the role of intelligence and law enforcement which includes the collection methods, cycle, management operations, classification, production and analysis, assessment of targets, and assessment of threat vulnerability, course development, and adjudication.
Recommended Basic Skills prerequisites: INRW 0420
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 44.0401
HMSY 1341 - Critical Infrastructure Protection
This course covers the identification and analysis of critical infrastructure systems including security and threat assessments, mitigation of threats, and the evaluation and revision of security measures in order to protect critical infrastructures.
Recommended Basic Skills prerequisites: INRW 0420
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 44.0401
HMSY 1342 - Understanding and Combating Terrorism
This course is a study of terrorism and the reasons why the United States is a terrorist target. Topics include the methods of terrorism, domestic and international terrorism, Islam, and radical Islam, terrorist operations, cyber-terrorism, narco-terrorism, the mind of the terrorist and organized crime’s impact on terrorism.
Recommended Basic Skills prerequisites: INRW 0420
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 44.0401
HMSY 1343 - Weapons of Mass Destruction
This course is a study of weapons of mass destruction and hazardous material incidents. It covers hazard and risk assessment, crime scene preservation, chemical agents, toxic industrial chemicals, biological agents, pathogens, radiological agents, explosive devices, detection-sampling and plume models, and decontamination methods. Topics include an overview of incident command systems and personal protection equipment, the critical role of first responders in WMD, mitigation, and survival. Community mitigation plans will be researched as well.
Recommended Basic Skills prerequisites: ENGL 1301
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 44.0401
HMSY 2337 - Managing a Unified Incident Command
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
This course is a study of the common set of procedures of the unified incident command system for organizing personnel, facilities, equipment, and communications t successfully coordinate situations such as natural disasters, fires, rescue operations, kidnapping, hazardous material spills, mass casualties, terrorism, and/or weapons of mass destruction. It includes the identification and application of key roles and functional responsibilities for professionally managing these types of incidents
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 44.0401
HUMA 1301 - Introduction to the Humanities I
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
An interdisciplinary, multi-perspective assessment of cultural, political, philosophical, and aesthetic factors critical to the formulation of values and the historical development of the individual and of society.
This course fulfills the Language, Philosophy, and Culture foundational component area of the core, and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 24.0103.51 12
HUMA 1302 - Introduction to the Humanities II
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
An interdisciplinary, multi-perspective assessment of cultural, political, philosophical, and aesthetic factors critical to the formulation of values and the historical development of the individual and of society.
This course fulfills the Language, Philosophy, and Culture foundational component area of the core, and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 24.0103.51 12
HUMA 1305 - Introduction to Mexican-American Studies
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Introduction to the field of Mexican-American / Chicano/a Studies from its inception to the present. Interdisciplinary survey designed to introduce students to the salient cultural, economic, educational, historical, political, and social aspects of the Mexican-American / Chicano/a experience.
This course fulfills the Language, Philosophy, and Culture foundational component area of the core, and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 05.0203.51 25
HUMA 1311 - Mexican-American Fine Arts Appreciation
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
An examination of Mexican-American / Chicano/a artistic expressions in the visual and performing arts.
This course fulfills the Creative Arts foundational component area of the core and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 50.0703.54 26
HUMA 2323 - World Cultures
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions. Introduces the major sub-fields: physical and cultural anthropology, archeology, linguistics, and ethnology.
This course fulfills the Language, Philosophy, and Culture foundational component area of the core, and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 45.0201.51 25
PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Introduction to the study of ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes introduction to the history, theories, and methods of reasoning.
This course fulfills the Language, Philosophy, and Culture foundational component area of the core, and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 38.0101.51 12
PHIL 1304 - Introduction to World Religions
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
A comparative study of various world religions.
This course fulfills the Language, Philosophy, and Culture foundational component area of the core, and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 38.0201.52 12
PHIL 2303 - Introduction to Logic
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Math Basic Skills Prerequisite: MATH 0320
Nature and methods of clear and critical thinking and methods of reasoning such as deduction, induction, scientific reasoning, and fallacies.
This course fulfills the Language, Philosophy, and Culture foundational component area of the core, and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 38.0101.52 12
PHIL 2306 - Introduction to Ethics
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Classical and contemporary theories concerning the good life, human conduct in society, and moral and ethical standards.
This course fulfills the Language, Philosophy, and Culture foundational component area of the core, and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 38.0101.53 12
PHIL 2307 - Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Critical examination of the major theories concerning the organization of societies and government.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 38.0101.54 12
PSYC 1300 - Learning Framework
Cross-Listed With: EDUC 1300
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0305
Math Basic Skills Prerequisite: MATH 0305
A study of the 1) research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition, and motivation, 2) factors that impact learning, and 3) application of learning strategies. Theoretical models of strategic learning, cognition, and motivation serve as the conceptual basis for the introduction of college-level student academic strategies. Students use assessment instruments (e.g., learning inventories) to help them identify their own strengths and weaknesses as strategic learners. Students are ultimately expected to integrate and apply the learning skills discussed across their own academic programs and become effective and efficient learners. Students developing these skills should be able to continually draw from the theoretical models they have learned.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 42.2701.51 25
PSYC 2301 - General Psychology
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Survey of major topics in psychology. Introduces the study of behavior and the factors that determine and affect behavior and mental processes.
This course fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences foundational component area of the core and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 42.0101.51 25
PSYC 2306 - Human Sexuality
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Study of the psychological, sociological, and physiological aspects of human sexuality.
This course fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences foundational component area of the core and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 42.0101.53 25
PSYC 2307 - Adolescent Psychology I
This course examines the relationship of the physical, emotional, social, and mental factors of growth and development in early adolescence with particular emphasis on behavior, self-image, interpersonal relationships, and motivation.
This course fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences foundational component area of the core and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 42.0701.51 25
PSYC 2308 - Child Psychology
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Study of the relationship of the physical, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, perceptual, and social factors of growth and development during childhood.
This course fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences foundational component area of the core and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 42.0701.51 25
PSYC 2314 - Lifespan Growth and Development
Prerequisites: PSYC 2301
Study of the relationship of the physical, emotional, social and mental factors of growth and development of the individual throughout the lifespan.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 42.0701.51 25
PSYC 2316 - Psychology of Personality
Prerequisites: PSYC 2301
Study of various approaches to determinants, development, and assessment of personality.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 42.0101.57 25
PSYC 2319 - Social Psychology
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Study of individual behavior within the social environment. May include topics such as the socio-psychological process, attitude formation and change, interpersonal relations, and group processes.
This course fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences foundational component area of the core and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 42.1601.51 25
SOCI 1301 - Introductory Sociology
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Introduction to the concepts and principles used in the study of group life, social institutions, and social processes.
This course fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences foundational component area of the core and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 45.1101.51 25
SOCI 1306 - Social Problems
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Application of sociological principles to the major problems of contemporary society, such as inequality, crime and violence, substance abuse, deviance, or family problems.
This course fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences foundational component area of the core and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical Quantitative Skills, and Social Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 45.1101.52 25
SOCI 2301 - Marriage and the Family
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Sociological examination of marriage and family life. Problems of courtship, mate selection, and marriage adjustment in modern American society.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 45.1101.54 25
SOCI 2340 - Drug Use and Abuse
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Study of the use and abuse of drugs in today’s society. Emphasizes the physiological, sociological, and psychological factors.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 45.1101.55 25
SOCW 2361 - Introduction to Social Work
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Development of the history, philosophy, and practice of social work in the United States, survey of the fields and techniques of social work.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 44.0701.51 24
SOCW 2362 - Social Welfare as a Social Institution
Prerequisites: SOCW 2361
Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420
Math Basic Skills Prerequisite: MATH 0310
The study of modern social work, the underlying philosophy and ethics of social work, and the major divisions and types of social work together with their methods and objectives.
Semester Hours: (3-3-0)
CIP: 44.0701.52 24
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