Spring 2023 Classes

BIOL 9, Environmental Biology • 3 units; UC, CSU

• IGETC AREA 5B (Biological Sciences, non-lab)
• Satisfies Global Citizenship
• Prerequisite: None.
• Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This survey course covers ecological principles including ecosystem structure and function, population dynamics and the interdependence of living organisms. Current environmental issues and controversies such as global warming, biodiversity and species extinction, habitat destruction, food and energy resources and pollution will be explored. Strategies for sustainable living will be emphasized.

Course Number: 1278 Time: Time: 12:30 - 3:35 p.m. MLocation: MALBU 118Instructor: Tower J A Above section 1278 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

BIOL 15N, Marine Biology (Non-Laboratory) • 3 units; UC*, CSU

• IGETC AREA 5B (Biological Sciences, non-lab)
• Prerequisite: None.
• Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

*Total of four units credit for Biology 15 and Biology 15N is transferable.

This survey course of marine organisms and their relationships to their environment emphasizes intertidal and offshore life forms. Included are investigation of behavior, ecology, morphological and physiological adaptations and environmental relationship to humans. This course includes three hours of lecture per week.

Course Number: 1286 Time: 9 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. MLocation: MALBU 118Instructor: Baghdasarian G Above section 1286 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

COM ST 11, Elements of Public Speaking • 3 units; UC, CSU

• C-ID: COMM 110.
• IGETC AREA 1C (Oral Communication)
• Prerequisite: None.
• Formerly Speech 1.

This is a course in public speaking for students learning to prepare and deliver platform speeches. Assignments include speeches of description, exposition, and persuasion. Techniques for controlling tension, building self-confidence, and effective listening are emphasized.

Course Number: 1488 Time: 9:30 - 10:50 a.m. MWLocation: MALBU 119Instructor: Menjivar M I Above section 1488 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

DANCE 26A, Beginning Salsa Dance • 2 units; UC, CSU

This course introduces students to the movement and music of Salsa Dance and its cultural, historic, and geographic origins. The basic dance technique, musical structure, and terminology is studied along with elements of body placement, style, and characteristics of the form including turning techniques and partnering. Additionally, bachata and cha-cha-cha dance forms will also be studied in this course.

Attendance of dance productions for which students must purchase tickets, see smc.edu/dance, is required along with written assignments.

Course Number: 1783 Time: 2 - 4:05 p.m. TThLocation: MALBU 103Instructor: Canellias L M Above section 1783 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

DANCE 26B, Intermediate Salsa Dance • 2 units; UC, CSU

• Advisory: DANCE 26A.

This Intermediate Salsa Dance course immerses students in the movement and music of Latin American social dance and its cultural, historic, and geographic origins. Intermediate levels of dance techniques, musical structure, and terminology are studied along with elements of body placement, style, and characteristics of the form including turning techniques, solo work and partnering. Additionally, intermediate levels of Bachata and Cha-cha-cha dance forms will also be studied in this course.

Attendance of dance productions for which students must purchase tickets, see smc.edu/dance, is required along with written assignments.

Course Number: 1784 Time: 2 - 4:05 p.m. TThLocation: MALBU 103Instructor: Canellias L M Above section 1784 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

ENGL 1, Reading and Composition 1 • 3 units; UC, CSU

• IGETC AREA 1A (English Composition)
• Prerequisite: English 21B or 22, ESL 21B or Group A on the Placement Test.

This introductory course in rhetoric emphasizes clear, effective written communication and preparation of the research paper.

Course Number: 1928 Time: 9:30 - 10:50 a.m. TThLocation: MALBU 119Instructor: Staff Above section 1928 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

ENGL 2, Critical Analysis and Intermediate Composition • 3 units; UC, CSU

• C-ID: ENGL 105.
• IGETC AREA 1B (English Composition- Critical Thinking) or 3B (Humanities)
• Prerequisite: English 1.

This course helps students to develop their critical thinking and writing skills beyond the level achieved in Reading and Composition 1. The course emphasizes the application of logical reasoning, analysis, and strategies of argumentation in critical thinking and writing, using literature (both fiction and non-fiction) and literary criticism as subject matter.

Course Number: 2025 Time: 11:15 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. TThLocation: MALBU 119Instructor: Staff Above section 2025 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

FILM 1, Film Appreciation: Introduction to Cinema • 3 units; UC, CSU

• IGETC Area 3A (Arts)
• Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
• Formerly Cinema 9.

This course will introduce the art, technology, language, and appreciation of film, exploring the varieties of film experience, film and the other arts, and the ways of viewing. Students will learn about the basic cinematic techniques and structures, including mise-en-scene and montage, use of cinematic time and space, the image, soundtrack, and the script. Consideration will also be given to analyzing the fundamentals of film production, directing, acting, and editing; how the elements of the production process are analyzed separately, then brought together to show how they create the emotional and intellectual impact of the film experience. Film examples will be screened in class.

This course is intended as a beginning course to introduce students to cinema.

Course Number: 2210 Time: 9 a.m. - 1:05 p.m. W Location: MALBU 202Instructor: Conley T Above section 2210 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

KIN PE 58A, Beginning Yoga • 1 units; UC, CSU

• Prerequisite: None.

Basic yoga positions and exercises, control breathing, relaxation, meditation techniques, and stretching postures are addressed in the class. All yoga classes require that students provide their own yoga mats.

Course Number: 3173 Time: 1:15 - 2:35 p.m. MW Location: MALBU 103Instructor: Dee D Above section 3173 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

MATH 54, Elementary Statistics • 4 units; UC, CSU

• C-ID: MATH 110.
• IGETC AREA 2 (Mathematical Concepts)
• Prerequisite: Math 20 or Math 18 or Math 49 or Math 50.
• Formerly Math 52.

This course covers concepts and procedures of descriptive statistics, elementary probability theory and inferential statistics. Course content includes: summarizing data; computation and interpretation of descriptive statistics; classical probability theory; probability distributions; binomial, normal, T, Chi-square and F distributions; making inferences; decisions and predictions. This course develops, analyzes, and interprets confidence intervals for population parameters, hypothesis testing for both one and two populations, correlation and regression, ANOVA, and test for independence. This course develops statistical thinking through the study of applications in variety of disciplines. The use of a statistical/graphing calculator and/or statistical analysis software is integrated into the course.

Course Number: 3190 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. MW Location: MALBU 219Instructor: Perez R E Above section 3190 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

Course Number: 2615 Time: 12:45 - 2:50 p.m. MWLocation: MALBU 219Instructor: Perez R E Above section 2615 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

NUTR 1, Introduction to Nutrition Science • 3 units; UC, CSU

• C-ID: NUTR 110.
• Prerequisite: None.
• Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1

Human nutrition, integrating anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and psychology, is studied in relation to wellness and degenerative disease prevention. Scientific information and principles provide the foundation for evaluating current concepts in nutrition for practical application in daily living.

Course Number: 2798 Time: 12:30 - 3:35 p.m. ThLocation: MALBU 118Instructor: Kigozi J Above section 2798 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

PSYCH 1, General Psychology • 3 units; UC, CSU

• C-ID: PSY 110.
• IGETC AREA 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)
• Prerequisite: None.
• Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course is an introduction and general survey course in psychology. This course grounds the student in the epistemology of psychology as a scientific discipline, research methods, and critical analysis of research findings. Substantive psychological content includes the biological bases of behavior, perception, cognition and consciousness, learning, memory, emotion, motivation, development, personality, social psychology, psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches, and applied psychology.

Course Number: 4233 Time: 5:45 - 8:50 p.m. T Location: MALBU 219Instructor: Hausman Ozery D Above section 4233 meets at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

ECE 901, Introduction to Early Care and Education • 0 units

This course is designed to introduce students to the stages of child development from birth through five years of age, best practices in supporting healthy growth and development, and an overview of family and community resources to support children’s diverse needs. The course emphasizes effective communication and guidance strategies for working in a diverse early care and education setting.

Course Number: 7015 Time: 6 - 9:05 p.m. TLocation: MALBU 119Instructor: Perez L I Above section 7015 meets for 4 weeks, Feb 14 to Mar 07, at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

ECE 902, Culturally Relevant Curriculum • 0 units

This course provides an introduction to developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant curriculum for children from birth through age five. Course content emphasizes developing age appropriate activities and creating effective learning environments for children in a diverse early care and education setting.

Course Number: 7016 Time: 6 - 9:05 p.m. TLocation: MALBU 119Instructor: Perez L I Above section 7016 meets for 4 weeks, Mar 14 to Apr 04, at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

ECE 903, Early Care Licensing and Workforce Readiness • 0 units

Introduction to requirements for obtaining a license as a family home care provider. Review of the National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC) code of ethical conduct and California’s licensing regulations. Emphasis on professionalism, health and safety in early care and education environments.

Course Number: 7017 Time: 6 - 9:05 p.m. TLocation: MALBU 119Instructor: Perez L I Above section 7017 meets for 4 weeks, Apr 18 to May 09, at the Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way, Malibu CA 90265. Please be advised that the distance between the Main SMC Campus and the Malibu Campus is approximately 15 miles. Please plan your schedule to accommodate travel time, which will vary depending on time of day and mode of transportation. Above section modality is On Ground.

ART E15, Drawing 

This course provides a supportive atmosphere for older adults - from beginners to more advanced students - to explore and experiment with self expression through drawing. Older adult students learn drawing skills, elements of design, composition, and creativity, as well as drawing techniques for representative or stylistic effect. As well, students learn to interpret the perceived "real world" in a two-dimensional field, and to improve their observation and hand-eye coordination. The course focuses on the processes by which one makes art, exposes students to different approaches, and challenges students to think about what they are doing or trying to do.

Course Number: 9849 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. TLocation: MALBU 220 Instructor: Donon S G

ART E16, Life Drawing Studio

This course provides a opportunity for older adults to learn to see the human form and draw the anatomy of the human figure. This supportive class explores basic anatomy, movement, and skeletal structure of the figure using live models. Through demonstrations, class exercises, individual instruction, and guidance, beginning students learn basic life drawing skills, while more advanced students sharpen their skills in capturing the physical attributes of the model and expressiveness of the pose.

Course Number: 9710 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. WLocation: MALBU 220Instructor: Adams L K

ART E19, Painting

This course enhances older adults’ artistic creativity and painting skills through positive motivation and instruction in oils and acrylics techniques that may use the palette knife for effect. Older adults learn how to select supplies and equipment, and basic elements of composition. Painting projects, demonstrations, group critiques, and discussions are used to explore two-dimensional artwork.

Course Number: 9715 Time: 1 - 3:50 p.m. W Location: MALBU 220Instructor: Adams L K

ART E20, Drawing and Painting

This course provides older adults with a supportive environment for instruction in drawing and painting. Older adults, from beginners to more advanced students, maintain or improve their drawing and/or painting skills in a constructive environment, and learn about space, line, value, and color in a workshop atmosphere.

Course Number: 9720 Time: 1 - 3:50 p.m. MLocation: MALBU 220Instructor: Tirr C A

ENGL E27, Poetry and Fiction

This course helps older adults explore a wide variety of poetry; in particular, poetry as adventure, confirmation, and renewal. Older adults also employ selected poems as a means to examine their life experiences and discuss these experiences with their peers. This course is designed to refresh older adults’ enjoyment and increase their appreciation of poetry as a means of expression, and helps older adults explore poetry in relation to other types of literature, in particular in its use of language and imagery.

Course Number: 9745 Time: 1 - 2:50 p.m. FLocation: MALBU 219Instructor: Fox Jr R W

ENGL E30, Creative Writing

This course nurtures, revitalizes, and stimulates older adult writers who may already be producing or thinking about producing written material. The course is intended to discover, encourage, and develop untapped writing talent in older adults. It also allows older adults to develop and refine their writing and self expression skills, discuss their writing with peers, and comment on their peers’ writing in a respectful and constructive manner. The course is also a forum for older adults to share their creative voices with peers.

Course Number: 9748 Time: 9:30 - 11:20 a.m. MLocation: MALBU 103Instructor: Davis C V

ENGL E33, Autobiography

This course helps older adults review and integrate the experiences that have shaped their lives, share memories with peers, and create a record of events for themselves and their families. Through this class older adults achieve a sense of pride in their accomplishments, improve their writing abilities, and express themselves in writing that can be shared with family, friends, and the public if desired.

Course Number: 9754 Time: 3 - 4:50 p.m. F Location: MALBU 219Instructor: Fox Jr R W

POL SC E00, Current Events

This course increases older adults' understanding of local, national, and international current affairs and how it affects their lives as well as the world around them. Older adults consider the political, economic, and social movements that determine domestic and foreign policies in the United States and around the world.

Course Number: 9854 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. MLocation: MALBU 202Instructor: Sarkissian R

Barre Fusion

Course Number: Mon Time: 12 - 1 p.m. Location: Malbu 103Instructor: Jackline DaneshradAbove class meets on Mondays, Feb 27 to Apr 03.

Salsa and Stretch

Course Number: Wed  Time: 12 - 1 p.m.Location: Malbu 103Instructor: Jackline DaneshradAbove class meets on Wednesdays, Mar 01 to Apr 05.

Vocal Yoga--Free Your Throat Chakra

Course Number: Wed Time:  4 - 6 p.m.Location: Malbu 103Instructor: Heather LyleAbove class meets on Wednesdays, Mar 01 to Mar 29.

Architectural Styles of Los Angeles and the Southern California Area

Course Number: Thu Time: 1 - 3 p.m.Location: Malbu 202Instructor: Eleanor SchraderAbove class meets on Thursdays, Feb 23 to Apr 06. No class on Mar 16.

Women Architects and Designers Who Defined 20th Century Design

Course Number: Fri  Time: 1 - 3 p.m.Location: Malbu 202Instructor: Eleanor SchraderAbove class meets on Fridays, Apr 21 to Jun 02. No class on May 19.