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CSU Maritime Academy 2015/16-2016/17 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
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Definitions
A prerequisite is an academic requirement that must be completed prior to enrolling in a course.
A co-requisite is an academic requirement that must be taken concurrently with a course.
♦ Denotes a course that fulfills STCW (Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers) requirements. US Coast Guard license program students must achieve a grade of C- or higher in order to pass an STCW course.
(CSL) Denotes that these courses have a community service component, which may be in addition to regular class hours or part of the course itself, as indicated.
Academic Department/School Designations
| ATH |
Athletics |
| CC |
Culture & Communication |
| ET |
Engineering Technology |
| XL |
Extended Learning |
| LIB |
Library |
| MT |
Marine Transportation |
| MPM |
Maritime Policy and Management |
| ME |
Mechanical Engineering |
| NS |
Naval Science |
| SM |
Sciences & Mathematics |
The academic department designation with the course description determines the department that hosts the course.
All courses are graded using the A–F system unless otherwise specified.
Course Numbering System
0 – 99: remedial courses (not applicable to degree)
100 – 299: .lower division
300 – 499: upper division
Electives
Scheduled general electives can be found in the searchable online class schedule. In the Class Search criteria, enter “ELEC” under Course Attribute to search for all electives. Additionally, use Course Attribute value for individual electives. These electives are also identified according to their designation within the five areas of the CSU General Education requirements.
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Firefighting |
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FF 195 - Special Topics
XL
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FF 200 - Basic/Advanced Marine Firefighting
Units: 0
STCW Requirement Fullfilled: ♦
This course is a requirement for all students enrolled in a USCG license program, although it is administered by Extended Learning.
XL | Graded: Credit/No Credit
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FF 385 - Study Abroad Elective
XL
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FF 390 - Independent Study
XL
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FF 395 - Special Topics
XL
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Global Studies and Maritime Affairs |
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GMA 100 - Introduction to International Relations
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
h which to analyze the rapidly changing international arena. The class is divided into four parts. Part I will address traditional approaches to the study of international relations, focusing on the system, state, and individual levels of analysis. Part II will present an overview of economic globalization, and the impact this has had on issues such as the following: a) the political and security behavior of states, b) the future of the state as an economic entity, and c) the distribution of wealth between North and South. Part III will address traditional security concerns of states, from both the “realist” and “idealist” perspectives, as well as from an ethical point of view. Part IV will focus on global environmental concerns, including (but not limited to) global warming, ocean and fisheries degradation, and fresh water access. Throughout, we will view economic, security and environmental concerns in an interdependent context.
MPM
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GMA 105 - Ocean Politics
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
This course addresses the economic, security, and environmental aspects of the world’s oceans within the framework of the International Relations discipline. It will focus on the international dimensions of a global resource, whose components are increasingly becoming scarce, and on the means-both cooperative and conflictual-by which these resources have been, and are likely to be, managed. The course is divided into three parts: I, Oceans and Economic Resources; II, Oceans and Conflict; and III, Oceans and the Environment. Parts II and III, which highlight non-violent means for resolving economic, security, and environmental disputes, will include international, regional, and non-governmental mechanisms of conflict management. This approach will include, but will not be limited to, the Law of the Sea Convention, the International Maritime Organization, and regional bi- and multi-lateral agreements.
MPM
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GMA 185 - Study Abroad Elective
MPM
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GMA 195 - Special Topics
MPM
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GMA 215 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
The course provides an introduction to important themes of comparative political analysis, in order to identify and explain differences in political systems and political life across different states and regions of the world. The course focuses on the development of the fundamental elements of modern political systems: state, nation, market, civil society, democracy, and authoritarianism. Throughout, close attention will be paid to interactions between these elements - for example, between states and markets, or between civil society and authoritarian regimes. The course also focuses on the role of institutions, such as political parties and constitutional structures, in shaping these interactions.
MPM
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GMA 220 - Comparative Maritime Policies
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): GMA 105 , GMA 215
Provides an overview of the central concepts and approaches of comparative maritime policy and places in a broader world setting by presenting, within an integrated fashion, many of the organizing concepts, findings and theories that structure and define the discipline. In addition to learning the specifics about the conduct of maritime politics in a variety of different countries, students will learn the basic concepts, theories and general patterns that explain maritime political behavior and political outcomes both within and across the broad system types. We will emphasize many current maritime issues, events, and problems in our world today and try to gain some theoretical perspective on them.
MPM
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GMA 225 - Southeast Asia: Maritime and Mainland
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
GMA 225 takes an in-depth area study of the region of Southeast Asia, including the historical-political development of Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, The Philippines, and Indonesia. Throughout history, Southeast Asia has most often been defined by the sea. This course focuses on environmental opportunities and constraints, natural resources and natural hazards, demographics, historical sea and land empires, contemporary ethnic conflicts, politics and war, urbanization, and global connections.
MPM
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GMA 230 - U.S. Maritime Policy
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): GMA 105
GMA 230 is intended as an introductory course in United States maritime policy. This course examines the process through which United States maritime policy is formulated and analyzes its domestic and international implications. Current issues in facing the U.S. maritime community are central to the course, and special attention is paid to port issues and security policies. The course is structured by two fundamental components: the historic evolution of U.S. maritime policy and the analysis of contemporary policy. Students are encouraged to think critically about U.S. maritime policy, both past and present, and offer new ideas that create an encouraging future.
MPM
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GMA 240 - World Geography
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
Systematic study of global regions: Middle East, Africa, Russia, Europe, South and East Asia, The Americas, and Oceania, including natural environments, population demographics, migration, political geography, religion, language, ethnicity, urban/rural patterns, and economic livelihoods. Regions are studied both alone and in the context of their global interactions, with a special focus on sea, straits, ports, and maritime affairs.
Formerly GMA102 MPM
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GMA 250 - Environmental Policy
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
GMA 120 is intended as an introductory course in environmental politics and policy. This course examines the process through which environmental policy is generated in both the domestic and international spheres and analyzes its implications. Current issues in U.S. and international environmental policy are central to the course, and special attention is paid to environmental politics and policy in the maritime field.
Formerly GMA 120 MPM
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GMA 300 - U.S. Foreign Policy
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): GMA 100 , GOV 200
Examines the manner in which U.S. foreign policy is made and analyzes the implications of this policy-making process; with an emphasis on current issues in US foreign and international maritime policies. Focuses on the goals and inputs of US foreign policy to understand how international, domestic, and individual constraints affect the policy process and outcomes. Encourages students to think creatively about the choices available to political leaders and why, in the face of alternatives, a particular course of action or policy tends to be selected.
MPM
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GMA 310 - The Geopolitics of Energy
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): GMA 100
l attention to energy procurement (or acquisition), and the geopolitics that have accompanied the development of the world’s oil industry.
MPM
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GMA 315 - China and Its Neighbors
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
Ancient roots and cultural traditions, revolution and reform, natural environments and hazards, urban and rural patterns, geographical pivots, powerful transformations, and ongoing territorial disputes. This course focuses primarily on China’s historical and contemporary geopolitical relationships with Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and the Russian Far East. These regions and states are also examined in their own light to better understand regional commonalities and contrasts which provide the foundation and context for understanding current issues in the East Asia region.
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GMA 320 - Ocean Environmental Management
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
The marine environment is becoming increasingly stressed by growing global populations and industries. The world population has witnessed spectacular growth in the twentieth century, and may double in size by the middle of the twenty-first. This growth, combined with economic development and modernization, places extreme stress on all natural resources, ocean resources included. In this class, we will look at environmental issues such as maritime pollution; ocean oil, gas, and natural resource exploration; global warming; habitat conservation; and species conservation. We will also explore and analyze the various solutions proposed to deal with them. Designed for students with little or no scientific background, the course provides basic science education integrated with major international environmental concerns, ecological principles, population, food, pesticides, forests, bio-diversity, water, atmosphere, ozone, global warming, energy, waste management, and sustainable development.
MPM
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GMA 330 - Maritime Security
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): GMA 100 or GMA 105
Explores the emerging threats to global maritime trade, specifically those to the world’s sea lanes of communication and chokepoints. Threats include, but are not limited to, the following: a) increased demand (leading to larger numbers of collisions); b) state threats that may lead to armed conflict such as those that exist in the South China Sea; c) non-state threats such as maritime piracy and terrorism. The role of the ISPS, MTSA, bilaterial agreements, international organizations and international law in resolving these issues is explored.
MPM
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GMA 335 - Maritime California
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
An examination of maritime issues and infrastructure in the State of California. Key topics include California’s ports, interconnected waterway system, state maritime institutions, marine protected areas, coastal and exclusive economic zone management, and marine environmental issues, among others. The course focuses on the most significant contemporary maritime issues in California, and students will analyze the underlying structures of California’s maritime system in the context of the opportunities and challenges facing “maritime California” today and into the future.
MPM
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GMA 345 - Asian Security
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
This survey course in contemporary Asian regional and national security is a fairly challenging 300-level course designed primarily for GSMA majors and minors with a strong interest in international politics. Just how dangerous disputes in the region are, what the elements of regional security are, which countries’ actions should be treated as threats to security, and what forms of cooperation best safeguard security are among the divisive issues examined. Though military and strategic concerns are addressed, the course puts great emphasis on the generally neglected areas of human, environmental and resource security, and issues of sustainable development and social justice. Everyone enrolled in the class should have a serious interest in contemporary security issues and a willingness to work hard.
MPM
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GMA 350 - Political Geography
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): GMA 100 or GMA 215 or Permission of the Instructor
A study of the geographical influences on political actions as well as their consequences, particularly boundarymaking, boundary disputes, and geopolitical power. Location, distance, the distribution of natural and human resources have significant influences on geo-politics, both within and between regions and states. Concepts of territoriality include airborne, space-based, and waterborne possession and acquisition. Focus topics also include popular geopolitical narratives, place-based identity, environmental politics, and political ecology.
MPM
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GMA 360 - Globalization
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
The course is an overview of theories and issues in contemporary international political economy. Throughout the course, we will be concerned with the general question of how the global economic system bears on the power of the state, along with the strategies states develop to deal with an international economy increasingly beyond their individual control. The course is divided into several parts. The first examines the development of the international economic system since the Great Depression, as well as the theories claiming to account for this development. The second part addresses current issues and challenges dealing with the process of globalization, including but not limited to the following: 1) global economic integration and new patterns of economic interaction, including the region state, the virtual state, and the world city; and 2) the globalization and computerization of financial markets. Part III examines regional issues in the context of globalization: specifically, the challenges the Euro, Russia, China, and Third World nations present to the existing global order. Additionally, we will examine environmental degradation in the context of globalization. The course ends with a discussion of the future of capitalism.
MPM
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GMA 385 - Study Abroad Elective
MPM
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GMA 386 - Panetta Institute Elective
MPM
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GMA 390 - Independent Study
MPM
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GMA 395 - Special Topics
MPM
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GMA 400 - Senior Seminar I
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): CEP 330 , Senior Class Standing
Co-requisite(s): GMA 400L
This course is the first of a two-semester sequence that provides an opportunity for senior GSMA majors to integrate their basic understanding of the field with the curricular emphases of the major. Students will explore the interrelationship between the substantive sub-fields, basic concepts, and the major modes of analysis in practice today. Students will focus on two specific objectives. First, students will prepare for oral examinations undertaken at the end of the semester. Directed reading, discipline-specific research, and mock responses are executed under direction of the instructor. Second, students will prepare the structure of their capstone research paper to be written in GMA 401 . To that end, students will formulate a research question, discuss why the question is important, explain how the question can be answered, and select the most appropriate methodology.
MPM
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GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Class Hours: 1, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): GMA 400
GMA 400L will provide hands-on instruction and practice in research methods for Global Studies, in support of completion of the GSMA Senior Thesis of GMA 400 .
LIB
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GMA 401 - Senior Seminar II: Research Project
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): GMA 400
The focus in GMA 401 is on the writing of the senior thesis, based on the research design completed in GMA 400 . Students will be held to a writing deadline and will be expected to turn in written outlines and drafts of their thesis, as well as make class presentations on their work at appropriate intervals.
MPM
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GMA 405 - International Maritime Organizations
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): GMA 100
Shipping is the backbone of international trade. Today, the shipping industry accounts for more than 90% of the goods moved around the world. Because of the importance of trade to economic growth and development, governments have an interest in coordinating and normalizing international maritime policy. The evolution of maritime governance has led to number of international regimes and organizations. The intergovernmental cooperation that produces these regimes allows for a more efficient international maritime environment and shipping industry. This course is intended as an advanced course in international maritime organizations. It emphasizes the theoretical analysis of the development and functioning of international institutions generally and maritime institutions specifically. The focus is on the mechanisms through which international regimes influence the behavior of states and the maritime industry. Special attention is paid to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and the impact of regimes on the U.S. maritime industry.
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GMA 450 - Special Topics in Maritime Policy
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Upper-Class Standing
This course will provide a forum for the study of a single issue in maritime policy: one for which there may be neither the demand nor the resources to justify a regular course. Topics may include (but are not limited to) the following: marine invasive species, maritime labor issues, fisheries management, port security, and other timely topics in maritime affairs as they arise. Students may repeat the class for credit as the topic changes.
MPM
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Government |
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GOV 185 - Study Abroad Elective
MPM
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GOV 195 - Special Topics
MPM
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GOV 200 - American Government
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
The basic premises underlying American political institutions and behavior since World War II are analyzed through the application of generalized socio-political concepts to specific cases. A major course objective is a better understanding of the nature and function of contemporary state and federal political forces shaping principles and policies behind our lifestyle. (Fulfills the state graduation requirements for U.S. Constitutions, California State and local government, and Cal Maritime’s government elective.)
MPM
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GOV 385 - Study Abroad Elective
MPM
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GOV 390 - Independent Study
MPM
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GOV 395 - Special Topics
MPM
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Graduate Courses |
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TEM 500 - Project Management
Students understand and gain experience in using modern methods and practices for managing projects from small to extremely extensive. Students work individually and in teams to experience managing a project, analyze case studies on specific topics in the field, and practice problem solving using the important concepts, methods and software for scheduling and resource management. Topics include: Organizing and managing projects; selection of alternate projects using financial viability, suitability of the end product, time of delivery, and quality as criteria; defining scope; scheduling and resource management; budgeting and control; ending projects and learning from them for the future. Examples will be drawn from operations such as engineering and supply chains, including a maritime link.
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TEM 510 - International Transportation Economics
Students learn to apply microeconomic principles, especially in the field of freight transportation, with special attention to international transport and maritime related scenarios. Students use classical and behavioral microeconomic methods and practices to illuminate the management of enterprises and assets in transportation markets, as well as in their global settings and in the presence of external influences such as regulation and political and social concerns. Students work individually and in teams to analyze case studies on specific topics in the field, and practice issue diagnosis and explanation using the important concepts and methods covered. Topics include: Modern theories of transport supply and demand, the firm and costs, industrial organization in markets, externalities, regulation, and models of social welfare. Examples will be drawn primarily from freight transportation scenarios, including a maritime link.
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TEM 520 - Organizational Behavior and Management
This course explores transitions and trends in the environment of contemporary global business processes and activities. Its main focus is the human resources channel of the supply chain, including the primary functions of recruiting, training, and work force maintenance. Within this primary focus, control mechanisms (such as protection of the confidentiality of employee records), labor relations, leadership, organizing, and planning are addressed. Case examples in the maritime and logistics industry will frequently be referenced to enhance course objectives.
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TEM 530 - Financial Management
A course of study in the principles of finance at the level of the business unit. Students will learn the core fundamentals, concepts and techniques of finance. Topics include security valuation, time value of money, financial statement analysis, capital budgeting, and working capital management. Students will gain an appreciation of the capital markets and application to real world investing.
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TEM 540 - Information Systems
Students learn some elementary systems analysis principles, and investigate the structure and operations of large, complex modern computer networks. Students survey the major systems used for decision making and data management in international logistics and engineering oriented concerns, and obtain a working knowledge of the functions and data required for each, and how the pieces fit together into a strategy for getting the right information to the right decision maker at the right time. Special emphasis placed on systems particularly important in transportation, logistics, and maritime related firms, and those important in supply chain command and control. Students also learn how to participate in or lead a system design and implementation project.
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TEM 600 - Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Logistics is the science of movement of materials from raw material to the customer in the globalized economy; Supply Chain Management focuses on understanding techniques and strategic issues in the successful movement of products from their origins as raw materials to their final destinations as finished products, including the impact of culture, strategic planning, organization, and management control. Specific topics include customer service, e-commerce, facilities location, routing and pricing, storage, transportation, emerging technologies, and re-engineering the supply chain. Emphasis will be placed throughout on the maritime component, with frequent use of case studies.
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TEM 610 - International Transportation Law
Explores legal issues in transportation, logistics and supply chain management in a globalized economy. Topics include freight charges liability; loss, damage and delay claims, billing disputes, over-charge and undercharge claims; bills of lading; freight classification system; cargo insurance; applicable international legal treaties and conventions; and the current state of international transportation law.
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TEM 620 - International Trade and Finance
This course focuses on trade and finance in a globalized economy. Trade topics include the current structure of the international trading system, global trade treaties and agreements, and the impact of e-commerce on traditional trade constructs. Financial topics include raising capital in the global economy, the management of investment and exchange risk, and global financial treaties and agreements.
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TEM 630 - Port and Terminal Management
An advanced course dealing with modern port and terminal operations, including logistics processes such as on-dock rail, strategic and tactical planning, harbor drayage, terminal gate protocols, equipment and cargo management, and integration of marine port and terminal operations with other modes of transportation. The student will gain an introduction to several different types of marine terminals, including containerized liner facilities, dry bulk, and liquid bulk facilities, ro-ro terminals, and others.
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TEM 700 - Systems Engineering Management
Introduces students to the principles and processes of systems engineering, from concept development through system integration, testing and life cycle support. The course explores a disciplined approach to identifying user needs, translating those needs into a complete system specification, and verifying that requirements are met. A team project related to deployment of a large-scale complex system is used to demonstrate the integrated nature of systems engineering.
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TEM 705 - Strategic Management
Topics include the managing and resolution of complex problems in engineering management; the process of crafting strategy; evaluating a company’s external environment, resources and competitive position; integration and outsourcing; diversification, acquisitions and new ventures; competing in foreign markets; strategy, ethics, and social responsibility; and effective strategy execution.
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TEM 710 - Technology Management
Focuses on managing advanced technology in industry. Topics include: Human factors; quality control; reliability and maintainability; integrated logistic support; sales and marketing for engineers; legal issues and entrepreneurship; and managing risk.
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TEM 720 - Energy Resource Management
Course participants will learn the background knowledge, concepts and management techniques necessary to create and sustain an effective energy management program within their organization, resulting in an efficient use of energy to maximize profit and minimize cost. This course will examine supply side cost structures, auditing of energy demand, strategies to reduce energy costs, energy efficient technologies, and economic analysis of energy efficiency upgrades for decision making.
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TEM 800 - The Global Humanitarian System
This course considers in greater depth the humanitarian system as a whole and the resulting tensions. It compares and contrasts the actions and activities with those found in the commercial and military counterparts that will be found operating alongside the humanitarian logistic network, and focuses on the issue of the development and maintenance of inter-personal and inter-organizational trust as a critical success factor within the post-disaster response.
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TEM 810 - Rapid and Slow Onset Disaster Management
This course underpins the Humanitarian Logistics track through an introduction to the disaster response cycle and a high level discussion of the key stakeholders. It considers the role of the humanitarian logistician and discusses five of the most significant challenges facing those working in this field.
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TEM 820 - Humanitarian Project Management
On the basis that the whole area of the preparation and response to a natural disaster falls into the Rittel and Webber’s categorization of a “wicked problem”, based on academic approaches to the “taming” of such problems, this course will consider alternate ways of managing the humanitarian logistic challenge. These will be drawn from a number of fields including those of project management and procurement as well as the area of general management.
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TEM 830 - National and International Humanitarian Logistics
It is recognized that there are significant differences in the philosophical approach, and consequential policies, processes and procedures adopted by different countries in their preparation and response to national and international disasters. The aim of this course is to consider the differences in such approaches, the implications for international cooperation and the extent to which best practice can be synthesized.
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TEM 900 - Capstone
(To be taken upon the successful completion of all other courses) Students scope, develop, plan and execute an indepth practical project to deliver value in transportation management, engineering management or humanitarian/ disaster management, usually for an organization familiar to them. They work in consultation with the course instructor, and other faculty and representatives as appropriate in a committee selected by the student and instructor. Using knowledge acquired in the program, they devise and present workable solutions to resolve problems in their respective target enterprise.
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History |
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HIS 100 - U.S. History (to 1877)
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
Introduces students to the principal developments in American political, economic, religious, and social life from pre-Columbian times through the era of Reconstruction. Key themes to be addressed include: indigenous civilizations, the colonization of the New World, the move towards independence, the Constitution and federalism, the development of slavery, the coming of and fighting of the Civil War, and the Era of Reconstruction. (Fulfills the state graduation requirements for U.S. Constitutions, California state and local government, and Cal Maritime’s history elective.)
MPM
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HIS 101 - U.S. History (from 1877)
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
Introduces students to the principal developments in American political, economic, religious, and social life from the close of Reconstruction through the present. Key themes to be addressed include, but are not limited to: the settlement and development of the American West, the rise of big business, race relations, the rise of America to global prominence, the Great Depression and New Deal, the rise of the welfare state, and America’s military heritage. (Fulfills the state graduation requirements for U.S. Constitutions, California State and local government, and Cal Maritime’s history elective.)
MPM
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HIS 185 - Study Abroad Elective
MPM
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HIS 195 - Special Topics
MPM
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HIS 210 - History of Latin America
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
A survey of the political, social, economic, and cultural development of Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present. Major emphases will be on indigenous civilizations, globalization, and the region’s ambiguous relationship with the United States. This course will provide an appreciation of the multi-cultural heritage of the region, and emphasize the historical roots of modern Latin America.
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HIS 300 - Maritime History of the U.S. (CSL)
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3 Community Service Hours: 10
Prerequisite(s): HIS 100 or HIS 101
A historical understanding of the development of the maritime industry in the U.S. The course addresses the importance of technology in the history of the U.S. maritime industry and the human dimensions of maritime history. The course also includes a mandatory community service learning component which involves students in projects ranging from the archiving of museum material to the restoration of historical artifacts. (Does not fulfill the state code requirements for U.S. Constitution and California State and local government or Cal Maritime’s history elective.)
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HIS 305 - The World Since 1500: A Global History
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 100 , HIS 100 or HIS 101
A survey of the essential characteristics and experiences of the major world regions, with an analysis of those forces or movements that have had a worldwide impact. Included are an analysis of the development of the politics, society, and culture of the world’s major regions and a description of the contributions of the major ethnic groups and cultures to world history. (Does not fulfill the state code requirements for U.S. Constitution and California State and local governments, or Cal Maritime’s history elective.)
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HIS 315 - World Maritime History I: Antiquity to Age of Discovery
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 100 or Equivalent
Maritime activities from pre-history through the age of exploration. Emphases will include the development of maritime commerce, naval warfare, improvements in naval architecture and ship design, and the role of waterways in the ancient world. The impact of maritime affairs on the establishment of overseas possessions, domination of the world’s sea lanes, and on political, economic, socio-cultural and diplomatic constructs will be examined.
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HIS 316 - World Maritime History II: Age of Exploration through the Nuclear Age
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 100 or Equivalent
Maritime activities from the age of exploration through the twentieth century. Emphases will include the development of maritime commerce, piracy and naval warfare, voyages of discovery, establishment of overseas possessions and domination of the world’s sea lanes. The impact of maritime affairs on political, economic, socio-cultural military and diplomatic constructs will be examined.
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HIS 350 - Race, Class and Gender in the Maritime World
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): HIS 100 or HIS 101 , EGL 100 or equivalent
The maritime world as viewed through the lenses of race, class and gender, and a look at the role these social constructs play in American and global maritime history. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to: maritime labor and marginalized workers, the “radical seas” and the ocean as heterotroph, women at sea and the paradox of femininity. The changing nature of maritime labor, and the increasingly globalized nature of the industry, will be examined from a variety of perspectives.
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HIS 360 - Bay Area Maritime History
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): HIS 100 or HIS 101 , EGL 100 or Equivalent
An investigation of the history and maritime heritage of the San Francisco Bay Area. Topics include: indigenous uses of the Bay, Spanish and Mexican California, the Gold Rush as a maritime phenomenon, post-Rush maritime developments, maritime labor and the shipbuilding industry, the role of the Navy in the Bay Area. The rise of San Francisco from colonial outpost to international entrepot, economic activity and environmental issues, and the impact of globalization on the region will be examined from a variety of perspectives.
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HIS 385 - Study Abroad Elective
MPM
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HIS 390 - Independent Study
MPM
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HIS 395 - Special Topics
MPM
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Humanities |
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HUM 100 - Humanities
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
A survey of several arts (e.g., painting, sculpture, music, theater, film, dance, and architecture) in the Western world, as well as in other cultures, and concentrates on the media, basic perceptions, and terminology necessary to enhance overall comprehension and experience of the stylistic examples provided. Art is seen as a view of the universe and of human reality expressed in a particular medium and shared with others in order to enrich one’s understanding of our existence.
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HUM 101 - Perspectives in Culture: The Ancient World through the Renaissance
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
A survey of the humanities, encompassing any and all of their forms: history, philosophy, theology, literature, painting, sculpture, music, theater, dance and architecture from the ancient world through the European Renaissance. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how communities and individuals shape and create symbolic structures in the pursuit of truth, beauty, nature, pleasure, and/or justice. Art is seen as a view of the universe and of human reality expressed in a particular medium and shared with others in order to enrich one’s understanding of our existence.
CC
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HUM 102 - Perspectives in Culture: Post-Renaissance to the Present
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
A survey of the humanities, encompassing any and all of their forms: history, philosophy, theology, literature, painting, sculpture, music, theater, dance and architecture following the European Renaissance to the twenty-first century. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how communities and individuals shape and create symbolic structures in the pursuit of truth, beauty, nature, pleasure, and/or justice. Art is seen as a view of the universe and of human reality expressed in a particular medium and shared with others in order to enrich one’s understanding of our existence.
CC
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HUM 110 - World Culture Journeys
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
An introduction to the history, culture, and society of those regions to be visited by the TSGB on its annual cruise. Major emphases will be on the indigenous cultures, traditions, and sociopolitical systems of the region under discussion. The course will emphasize the concept of cultural roots and developments, demonstrating how cultural ideas appear in different forms and influence one another. Students are expected to come away from the course with a heightened awareness of, and a deeper appreciation and respect for, the region that they will soon visit as representatives of this campus and this country.
CC
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HUM 130 - Creativity
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
Following Ken Wilber’s four-quadrant model, this course will investigate creativity as it manifests in the individual, the team, the product, and the system. Major questions to be investigated include the following: What is creativity? Why should I study it? What processes can I use to become more creative? How can being part of a team or supportive community enhance creativity? Which aesthetic standards hold true for all domains, and which are particular to a certain field of study? How can organizational structures enhance or impede creativity? Students will focus on both theory and practice as they apply the findings from research to their own lives. This interdisciplinary course will use examples from not only the arts (visual, performing, and literary) but also mathematics, science, engineering, business, and sports.
CC
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HUM 185 - Study Abroad Elective
CC, ET, ME
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HUM 195 - Special Topics
CC, ET, ME
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HUM 300 - Art of the Cinema
Class Hours: 4, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 220
A study of the importance of film as an effective form of artistic expression, particularly as a reflection of worldwide values and attitudes in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries. Emphasis is placed on major cinematic techniques, cinema history and the importance of film analysis. Full-length films will be viewed weekly and discussed, followed by written analyses.
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HUM 305 - Comparative World Religions
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 100
A comparative inquiry into the nature of major religions of the world. A broad overview that will familiarize the student with the major traditions, basic beliefs, religious literature, and cultural implications of the great religions of the world. It is hoped that such an investigation will create or affirm a respect for diverse cultures, peoples, and worldviews. Students should come away from this course with a heightened appreciation for this diversity, having not only examined some of the truths and doctrines of these great wisdom traditions, but also having embraced an extended vision of the world’s cultures.
CC
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HUM 310 - Engineering Ethics
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 220 , Junior or Senior Class Standing
Addresses the major concepts of ethics as applied to the discipline and practice of engineering. Topics include the scope and aims of engineering ethics, moral reasoning and ethical theories, engineering and society, ethics and the law, the engineer’s responsibility for safety, engineers and the corporation, conflict of interest/crime in the workplace, rights of engineers/ rules of professional conduct, ethics, global ethical issues involving the engineering community, engineering ethics in the computer age, environmental ethics, engineers as managers and leaders, engineers as expert witnesses, and steps to principled reasoning/common rationalizations.
ET, ME
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HUM 325 - Globalization of Culture
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 100
A study of globalization through the medium of culture. Instead of emphasizing the indigenous roots of native cultures, this course examines emergent cultural formations brought about by postcolonialism, internationalism, and new forms of media interrelations which produce a new culture of hybridity and heterogeneity. Attention is given to the identification, interpretation and interrogation of late twentieth-century and early twenty-first century cultural formations (literature, film, music, performance arts) that are produced and consumed in ways that resist traditional classifications according to national or regional identity.
CC
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HUM 350 - Maritime Culture
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 100
This is a course about maritime culture, and over the semester we will define and explore three things: “culture” in general, meaning the ways people understand and live their lives, “maritime,” which most simply means any human interaction with, understanding of, or profitable use of navigable water, and “maritime culture,” as a subset of our inherited and evolving “western” culture. We will examine culture through a variety of its products: representations in literature, visual arts like painting and film, and the more intimate products of maritime culture formerly restricted to coteries of seafarers themselves: chantey songs, tattoos, and crafts like scrimshaw and fancy-work. This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to examining culture; some of the skills and techniques to which you will be introduced include formal analysis of prose and poetry, technical and stylistic scrutiny of paintings, prints, drawings and objects, and the careful observation and description of content presented in films and music.
CC
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HUM 385 - Study Abroad Elective
CC, ET, ME
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HUM 390 - Independent Study
CC, ET, ME
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HUM 395 - Special Topics
CC, ET, ME
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HUM 400 - Ethics (CSL)
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3 Community Service Hours: 12
Prerequisite(s): None
Examines ethical dilemmas from theoretical perspectives and considers their application to personal and social issues, with an emphasis on moral reasoning and decision-making. This course examines a variety of controversial moral issues and shows how different views can be reached by appealing to different moral and ethical premises. Students will apply basic ethical theories to specific moral problems within their own fields of study. This course may include a Community Service Learning component.
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LAN 110 - Spanish I
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
The course provides students with basic vocabulary and syntactic structures in Spanish. Conversation skills, listening comprehension, and reading/writing ability are emphasized. Points of interest regarding various Hispanic cultures will be presented.
CC
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LAN 115 - Spanish II
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): LAN 110
Continued study of Spanish through listening, speaking, reading translation, composition, and grammatical analyses and application. Cultural knowledge continues to be an important component: elements of Hispanic character and customs are studied.
CC
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LAN 120 - Chinese I
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
The course provides students with basic character and vocabulary structures in Mandarin Chinese. Conversation skills, listening comprehension, and reading/writing ability are emphasized. Points of interest regarding Chinese cultures are presented.
CC
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LAN 125 - Chinese II
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): LAN 120
Continued study of Mandarin Chinese through listening, speaking, reading translation, composition, and grammatical analysis and application. Points of interest regarding Chinese cultures will continue to be presented.
CC
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LAN 185 - Study Abroad Elective
CC
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LAN 195 - Special Topics
CC
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LAN 385 - Study Abroad Elective
CC
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LAN 390 - Independent Study
CC
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LAN 395 - Special Topics
CC
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LAW 100 - Business Law
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
Business law principles are presented at the appropriate undergraduate level for understanding those most useful and widely applied in the contemporary workplace. Students learn how the legal system facilitates business operations and discourages or controls harmful business practices. Students will recognize that the law is an integral part of our social system, both in shaping and being shaped by the broader society. Topics addressed include law as a business foundation; alternative dispute resolution, litigation and the court system; contract law principles; intellectual property; business torts and crimes; business organizations with emphasis on corporations; international business transactions and devices; real and personal property systems; ethics; and preparing contract proposals.
MPM
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LAW 185 - Study Abroad Elective
MPM
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LAW 195 - Special Topics
MPM
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LAW 200 - Environmental Law
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
This survey course presents environmental law in a marine context. The course reviews laws governing pollution, radioactive wastes, fisheries conservation, maritime occupational safety laws, and enforcement. Upon completion of the course, students will have current information concerning how environmental laws and regulations affect the mariner.
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