CSU Maritime Academy 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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 |
| BA |
Business Administration |
| CC |
Culture & Communication |
| ET |
Engineering Technology |
| XL |
Extended Learning |
| GSMA |
Global Studies and Maritime Affairs |
| 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 prior to Fall 2018
100 – 299: .lower division
300 – 499: upper division
Electives
Scheduled general electives can be found in the searchable online class schedule using 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.
- American Institutions I Elective
- American Institutions II Elective
- Area A3 Critical Thinking Electives
- Area C1 Arts Electives
- Area C2 Humanities Electives - Lower Division
- Area C2 Humanities Electives - Upper Division
- Area D Social Science Electives - Lower Division
- Area D Social Science Electives - Upper Division
- Area E Lifelong Understanding Electives
- Area B2 Life Science Electives
- Area B3 Life or Physical Science Lab Electives
- Area B1 Physical Science Electives
- Area B4 Math Electives
- Foreign Language Electives Semester 1
- Foreign Language Electives Semester 2
- Major Electives
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Engineering Plant Operations |
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EPO 213 - Welding Lab
Lab Hours: 3, Units: 1
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): None
A laboratory course that provides the experience in welding, brazing, cutting, and burning techniques sufficient to effect emergency repairs and routine maintenance of engineering structures and systems.
ET
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EPO 214 - Boilers
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): EPO 125
Comprehensive study of fossil fuel steam generators, with emphasis on marine propulsion plants. Studies include the principles of boiler design and construction, boiler auxiliaries, principles of combustion, heat recovery equipment, automated boiler controls, and boiler water treatment. In addition, the course prepares students for the steam plant section of the U.S. Coast Guard Third Assistant Engineer’s Exam.
ET
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EPO 215 - Manufacturing Processes I
Lab Hours: 3, Units: 1
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): None
An introduction to machine shop practices utilizing engine lathes and milling machines, precision measuring instruments and hand tools. Assigned projects include execution of designs developed by students in prior graphics design courses.
ET
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EPO 217 - Shipboard Medical
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): Senior Class Standing
Practical applications and the principles of First Aid and Medical Care. Topics include body structure and function, resuscitation techniques, and bleeding control. Shock management, burns and scalds, cold and heat effects, rescue and casualty transport, toxicological hazards, spinal injuries, fractures, dislocation and muscular injuries, radio medical advice, pharmacology, sterilization, cardiac arrest and drowning.
ET
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EPO 220 - Diesel Engineering I
Class Hours: 2, Units: 2
Prerequisite(s): None
Introduction to the internal combustion engine utilized by industry and merchant vessels. Covered topics include basic theory, history of the diesel engine, gas exchange process, engine types, engine construction, engine parts, fuel injection, and merchant vessel propulsion. All diesel engine types are covered but emphasis is given to the crosshead type slow-speed diesel engine which is the dominant form of main propulsion for the world’s merchant fleet. The course prepares students for the motor section of the USCG Third Assistant Engineer’s examination.
ET
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EPO 230 - Steam Plant System Operations
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): CRU 150 , EPO 125
A hands-on learning experience in the Steam Plant Simulator. An introduction to the engineering systems, operating and emergency procedures, and watch requirements of a steam propulsion plant.
ET
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EPO 235 - Steam Plant Watch Team Management
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): EPO 214 , EPO 230
A hands-on learning experience in the Steam Plant Simulator. Develops fault analysis techniques for steam propulsion plants, communication skills in a work environment, and management abilities.
ET
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EPO 310 - Plant Operations III
Lab Hours: 3, Units: 1
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): EPO 210
A continuation of the practical work performed on the training ship or in facilities maintenance lab. Supervision of equipment maintenance is emphasized. The students rotate in working on main propulsion, electrical and auxiliary equipment. Lab reports will be completed on work performed.
ET
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EPO 312 - Turbines
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): EPO 214
Comprehensive study of steam turbines, condensers, reduction gears, propulsion shafting, and gas turbines, with emphasis on marine propulsion plants. Steam and gas turbine controls and the thermodynamic principles of efficient steam plant operation are also included. Through the course, students will gain the knowledge to operate and maintain turbines and their auxiliary systems. In addition, the course prepares students for the steam plant section of the U.S. Coast Guard Third Assistant Engineer’s Exam.
ET
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EPO 319 - Facilities Engineering Diagnostics Lab
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): CRU 150
Examines the theory and application to machinery maintenance of vibration analysis, oil analysis, machinery alignment, thermography, and overall plant performance analysis. Includes the study of various machinery maintenance programs applied to facilities engineering systems, including machinery history, trend analysis, and predictive maintenance.
ET
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EPO 321 - Introduction to Power Generation Plants
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): EPO 220
The student will be given an introduction to the operation, performance and maintenance of simple cycle gas turbine and medium-speed reciprocating power generation systems, combined cycle gas turbine and steam turbine power plants. The course consists of lecture and practical training in engineering systems and proper operating procedures. This course will expose the student to gas and liquid fired reciprocating engines, simple cycle gas turbine as well as combined cycle plants. The emphasis of this course is Power Plant Management and will train the students in common power plant systems and how they interact with each other.
ET
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EPO 322 - Diesel Engineering II/ Simulator
Class Hours: 1, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): EPO 220
Co-requisite(s): EPO 322L
The study of engineering systems and components associated with diesel power plants. Topics include exhaust treatment equipment and advanced engine technologies applied to the reduction of harmful emissions. The course consists of lecture and practical training in diesel engine systems, normal operations and maintenance, and casualty procedures.
ET
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EPO 322L - Diesel Engineering II/ Simulator Lab
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): EPO 220
Co-requisite(s): EPO 322
In the Diesel Plant Simulator the student will learn to operate a heavy-fuel diesel-propulsion plant under normal operating and emergency conditions. Students will learn to work effectively as a team to diagnose combustion and machinery faults representative of those encountered in operating diesel power plants. This course will emphasize Engine Team Management techniques utilizing the simulator as an instructional tool to train the students in good communications and problem solving even during stressful conditions.
ET
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EPO 324 - Refrigeration & A/C for QMED
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): None
Introduction to basic refrigeration and air conditioning principles and equipment. Included are the theory and application of direct and indirect refrigeration cycles commonly found on merchant ships and ashore, including main cargo freezers, air conditioning systems, chill water systems, refrigerated vans, and ice machines. Single-phase electrical motor and motor starter theory. Course includes daily lecture and some lab work.
ET
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EPO 390 - Independent Study
An Independent Study course is substantial study above and beyond the regular offerings in the Academy catalog. One to three units of credit, determined prior to registration, will be granted for Independent Study. The student must arrange with an Academy faculty member to be the Independent Study Advisor. Grading is typically by letter grade, although the student may request the CR/NC grading basis. An approved Application for Independent Study must be on file in the Student Records Office by the end of the normal add period.
ET
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EPO 395 - Special Topics
Special topic courses are intended to enable each department to offer an elective course of study when faculty scholarship activities or the expertise of visiting faculty may afford a unique and worthwhile learning experience. Check the course schedule for current offerings.
ET
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EPO 413 - Advanced Welding and Fabrication
Lab Hours: 3, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): EPO 213 , EPO 215
A practical experience in taking a fabrication project through each step to completion. Scheduling, drawings, materials lists, various fabricating techniques, and teamwork are all part of the assigned project.
ET
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Engineering Technology |
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EPO 343 - Refrigeration & A/C
Class Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 1 Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): ME 240
Introduction to refrigeration and air conditioning systems on merchant vessels. Basic thermodynamics theories of refrigeration systems: compressors, condensers, evaporators, control devices; environmental regulations, requirements; operational procedures: maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.
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ET 110 - Introduction to Engineering Technology
Class Hours: 1, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): None
A survey course introducing the engineering technology profession and curriculum. Topics in engineering education, academic success strategies, and career opportunities are covered. Also, the basic concepts of engineering analysis are introduced through the use of engineering units and significant figures in calculations. Field trips are utilized to give the students exposure to their chosen profession.
ET
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ET 195 - Special Topics
ET
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ET 230 - Properties of Materials
Class Hours: 2, Units: 2
Prerequisite(s): CHE 110 , CHE 110L , MTH 210
Examination of the properties of materials from the atomic to the macroscopic levels, looking at crystal structures and the application of materials to engineering systems. Emphasis is on metals, but nonmetals are discussed. Mechanical properties, creep, fatigue, corrosion and failure characteristics are covered. Current usage of advanced materials is also discussed.
ET
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ET 230L - Properties of Materials Lab
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): CHE 110 , CHE 110L , ET 230 , MTH 210
Investigates the physical characteristics of materials through testing, data acquisition, and calculations. Tests conducted include tensile, fatigue, creep, impact energy, and hardenability. Students learn how the properties described in ET 230 are derived.
ET
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ET 232 - Statics
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 210 , PHY 200 , PHY 200L
Force systems and the conditions of equilibrium for particles and rigid-bodies are studied in two and three dimensions. The principles of equilibrium, moments, and dry friction are applied to engineering system components and structures.
ET
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ET 250 - Electrical Circuits
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 211 , PHY 205
Co-requisite(s): ET 250L
Principles and applications of DC and AC circuit analysis, node and mesh equations, Thevenin equivalent circuits, maximum power transfer, first order transients, simple filters and amplifiers, phasors, power, power factor, and reactive power in single-phase systems.
ET
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ET 250L - Electrical Circuits Lab
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): MTH 211 , PHY 205
Co-requisite(s): ET 250
Application of circuit elements and principles from ET 250 in laboratory measurements and analysis.
ET
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ET 330 - Dynamics
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): ET 232
Force systems and motion of particles and rigid-bodies are studied in two and three dimensions. The principles of dependent and relative motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, and impulse and momentum are applied to engineering system components.
ET
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ET 332 - Strength of Materials
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 211 , ET 232
Co-requisite(s): ET 230L
Study of basic concepts in strength of materials: normal, shear, bending, and bearing stress; stress-strain relation; and design properties of materials. Practical application of structure calculations for sizing bolts, rivets, shafts, beams, columns, and pressure vessels.
ET
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ET 340 - Fluid Mechanics
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 211 , PHY 205
Co-requisite(s): ET 340L
The application of principles of incompressible fluid flow. Topics include forces in static fluids and fluids in motion, applications of Bernoulli’s equation, pressure losses in pipe systems, open channel flows, pump selection, and air flow in ducts.
ET
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ET 340L - Fluid Mechanics Lab
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): MTH 211 , PHY 205
Co-requisite(s): ET 340
ET
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ET 342 - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Class Hours: 2, Units: 2
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): ET 344
Co-requisite(s): ET 342L
Introduction to basic refrigeration and air conditioning principles and equipment. Included are the theory and application of direct and indirect refrigeration cycles commonly found on merchant ships and ashore including main cargo freezers, air conditional systems, chill water systems, absorption systems, refrigerated vans, and ice machines.
ET
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ET 342L - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Lab
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): ET 344
Co-requisite(s): ET 342
ET
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ET 344 - Thermodynamics
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 200 , PHY 200L
Basic laws of thermodynamics and their applications to heat-power machinery applied on shipboard heat-power plants, steam and gas turbines, internal combustion engines, and vapor-compression refrigeration systems.
ET
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ET 350 - Electrical Machinery
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): ET 250 , ET 250L
Co-requisite(s): ET 350L
Principles and application of magnetic circuits and transformers, three-phase power, power factor correction, DC motors and generators, three-phase AC motors and alternators, single-phase motors, stepper motors, electronic motor control, and circuit protection devices.
ET
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ET 350L - Electrical Machinery Lab
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): ET 250 , ET 250L
Co-requisite(s): ET 350
Application of the principles from ET 350 in laboratory measurements and analysis.
ET
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ET 370 - Electronics
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): COM 220, COM 220L , ET 250 , ET 250L
Co-requisite(s): ET 370L
Principles and application of electronic circuits and components, microcontrollers, operational amplifiers, comparators, peak detectors, active filters, timer circuits, AD conversion, serial communication, and micro electromechanical systems.
ET
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ET 370L - Electronics Lab
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): COM 220, COM 220L , ET 250 , ET 250L
Co-requisite(s): ET 370
Application of the principles from ET 370 in laboratory measurements and analysis, followed by a comprehensive team project.
ET
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ET 390 - Independent Study
An Independent Study course is substantial study above and beyond the regular offerings in the Academy catalog. One to three units of credit, determined prior to registration, will be granted for Independent Study. The student must arrange with an Academy faculty member to be the Independent Study Advisor. Grading is typically by letter grade, although the student may request the CR/NC grading basis. An approved Application for Independent Study must be on file in the Student Records Office by the end of the normal add period.
ET
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ET 395 - Special Topics
Special topic courses are intended to enable each department to offer an elective course of study when faculty scholarship activities or the expertise of visiting faculty may afford a unique and worthwhile learning experience. Check the course schedule for current offerings.
ET
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ET 400 - Instrumentation and Measurement
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): ET 370 , ET 370L
Co-requisite(s): ET 400L
A study of instrumentation devices and their uses in monitoring processes. Instrumentation used for measuring temperature, pressure, level, flow, position and motion as well as other types of analytical measurement are studied. In addition to instrumentation, the principles of signal conditioning are also studied including op-amp applications, filtering, applications to pneumatic systems, and digital signal conditioning. Concludes with a study of how instrumentation relates to modern data acquisition systems; how to optimize measurements and effectively analyze measured signals. Laboratory applications are investigated concurrently with course topics.
ET
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ET 400L - Instrumentation and Measurement Lab
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): ET 370 , ET 370L
Co-requisite(s): ET 400
This lab is designed to study principles introduced in ET 400 - Instrumentation and Measurement . Lab procedures include studies involving signal conditioning, Wheatstone bridge applications, use of operational amplifiers for signal conditioning, Boolean logic, thermal transducers, strain gage measurements, variable capacitance transducers, and optical transducers. Computer-based data acquisition methods are used in all the procedures.
ET
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ET 442 - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
Class Hours: 2, Units: 2
Prerequisite(s): ET 342 , ET 342L
Co-requisite(s): ET 442L
This is the final course in a two course series of applied thermodynamics with regards to refrigeration/air conditioning cycle. This course will focus on the HVAC requirements of facilities with application to ships as well as any facility. Designing of HVAC systems, including heat balance, duct design and fan selection will be used to examine the system requirements and to examine potential modification to the existing system. The course will prepare the student for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and United States Coast Guard (USCG) exams.
ET
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ET 442L - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Lab
Lab Hours: 2: Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): ET 342 , ET 342L
Co-requisite(s): ET 442
ET
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ET 460 - Automation
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
STCW Requirement: ♦
Prerequisite(s): ET 400 , ET 400L
Co-requisite(s): ET 460L
A study of automation in power plants, engineering processes, and manufacturing processes leading to an understanding of modern control systems. Principles of analog and digital control systems are studied, as well as measurement methods and final control valves and actuators. PID (proportional plus integral plus derivative) control applications and programmable logic controllers are also studied. Modeling, measurement and control of mechanical, thermal, fluid, and electrical systems are investigated.
ET
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ET 460L - Automation Lab
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): ET 400 , ET 400L
Co-requisite(s): ET 460
This lab is designed to study principles introduced and discussed in ET 460 . Lab procedures include introduction to the concepts of closed loop control, PLC (programmable logic controllers) programming, pneumatic logic and control applications, a study of frequency response in systems (Bode plots), and process loop tuning methods.
ET
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ET 490 - Power Engineering Technology
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): ET 344 , ET 350 , ET 350L
Co-requisite(s): ET 490L
A capstone course in engineering technology in which students apply the engineering fundamentals of previous thermodynamics and electrical machinery coursework to studies of combustion processes, combustion by-products and emission abatement and electrical distribution and transmissions systems commonly found in modern marine propulsion plants and the power industry. Additionally, through guest lecturer presentations and/or field trips, students will become familiar with renewable energy resources. As a research project, students will conduct an energy audit of a virtual facility and develop an engineering model for application of “green” technologies to improve energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint.
ET
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ET 490L - Power Engineering Technology Lab
Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
Prerequisite(s): ET 344 , ET 350 , ET 350L
Co-requisite(s): ET 490
In the Power Laboratory, students will perform thermodynamic analyses of operating power generation equipment.
ET
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English and Communications |
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EGL 100 - English Composition
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area A2 Written Communication - must meet minimum grade of C- or better in order to earn General Education credit.
Prerequisite(s): EGL 001 or EGL 105 , or passing score on EPT, or otherwise exempt from remediation.
The theory and practice of expository writing, with particular emphasis on argumentation and persuasion. The course focuses on competence in reading, thinking and writing through the analysis and composition of expository prose. Also included is a research paper component introducing students to concepts of information fluency, logical fallacies, rhetorical strategies, and other research methods and practices. This course may not be challenged by examination.
CC
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EGL 101 - Stretch English Composition I
Class Hours: 3 Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): None
First semester of a year-long developmental composition course which introduces and prepares students for academic reading, writing, and critical thinking tasks encountered throughout the undergraduate career.
egl Graded: CR/NC
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EGL 102 - Stretch English Composition II
Class Hours: 3 Units: 3
Prerequisite recommended: EGL-101
Second semester of a year-long developmental composition course which introduces and prepares students for academic reading, writing, and critical thinking tasks encountered throughout the undergraduate career.
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EGL 110 - Speech Communication (CSL)
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3 Community Service Hours: 10
General Education: Area A1 Oral Communication - must meet minimum grade of C- or better in order to earn General Education credit.
Prerequisite(s): None
This course teaches the basic principles of oral communication and public speaking and offers the opportunity to excel in these areas. It is designed to help students in occupational and social situations by improving self-expression, self-confidence, and selfunderstanding, while paying attention to the basic elements of organization and delivery. This class also has a community service learning component that allows students to join the CMA Toastmasters Club in order to refine their speaking skills and to learn the roles and formal duties of club officers.
CC
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EGL 120 - Technical Communication
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area A1 Oral Communication - must meet minimum grade of C- or better in order to earn General Education credit.
Prerequisite(s): None
Focuses on the communication aspects (oral, visual, graphical and written) germane to the engineering profession.
(Formerly ENG 120) CC
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EGL 195 - Special Topics
CC
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EGL 200 - Introduction to Literature
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area C2 Humanities - lower division
Prerequisite(s): None
Involves the critical evaluation of literary techniques, elements, and theories. Students read and discuss an appropriate selection of poetry, fiction, and drama. Required oral and written assignments support students in the formulation and expression of logical thinking through argument and analysis.
CC
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EGL 220 - Critical Thinking
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area A3 Critical Thinking - must meet minimum grade of C- or better in order to earn General Education credit.
Prerequisite(s): EGL 100 or EGL 102 with a grade of C- or higher
Introduces the use of critical thinking skills with emphasis on examining those structures or elements of thought implicit in all argumentation: deductive and inductive reasoning; logical fallacies; implications, assumptions, and consequences; denotative and connotative elements in language; and rhetorical modes and methods.
CC
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EGL 225 - Creative Writing
Class Hours: 1-3 Units: 1-3
General Education: Area C1 Arts - LD
An introduction to the creative writing, with an emphasis on aethetics and self-expression rather than on publication. Mini-lectures define the elements of successful fiction and poertry; focused exercises provide prractive in these elements; published models are examined for technique and structure. Credit varies depending on the amount of work accomplised by the student and the number of classes attended. Course meets a humanities elective requirement, depending on the units completed.
EGL-325 CC
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EGL 300 - Advanced Writing
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 100 , Junior Class Standing
A writing proficiency course for students who do not pass the Graduate Writing Examination (GWE). Students must master four basic essay types and achieve a good grasp of mechanics, coherence, completeness and unity of thought in their writing. They are also taught to plan, organize, and proofread their writing, as well as arrange information in ways conducive to the promotion of good communication. By the end of the course, they are expected to have a thorough grasp of the grammatical, lexical and syntactical aspects of English and to write in a manner consistent with college graduation requirements, focusing on clarity, insightfulness and development of concepts.
CC
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EGL 301 - Project-Based Writing for Science
Class Hours: 3 Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 100 or EGL 102 OCN 380
Course in professional communication for scientists. Students will practice a variety of modes and techniques to communicate research to diverse audiences. Satisfies GWAR.
CC
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EGL 305 - Twentieth-Century American Literature
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area C2 Humanities - upper division
Prerequisite(s): EGL 220
A writing proficiency course for students who do not pass the Graduate Writing Examination (GWE). Students must master four basic essay types and achieve a good grasp of mechanics, coherence, completeness and unity of thought in their writing. They are also taught to plan, organize, and proofread their writing, as well as arrange information in ways conducive to the promotion of good communication. By the end of the course, they are expected to have a thorough grasp of the grammatical, lexical and syntactical aspects of English and to write in a manner consistent with college graduation requirements, focusing on clarity, insightfulness and development of concepts.
CC
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EGL 309 - British Literature of the Sea
Units: 3
Survey of maritime literature of the British Empire from its colonial origins in the early Atlantic world to the modern period.
CC
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EGL 310 - U.S. Literature of the Sea
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area C2 Humanities - upper division
Prerequisite(s): EGL 100
EGL 310 is a survey of those plays, poems and fiction produced in the United States which are shaped by, or specifically represent, the varied relationships of Americans to the seas. The objective of this course is to explore, analyze, and interrogate the way “the sea” has been represented by American writers in a variety of cultural texts. While the course is shaped around several themes-the sea as a site of exploration, romance, and adventure; the sea as a symbol of primal terror; and the sea as a space of commerce and recreation-special attention will be paid to how U.S. maritime literature constructs a national identity and advances or critiques the nation-building enterprise.
CC
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EGL 315 - World Literature of the Sea
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area C2 Humanities - upper division
Prerequisite(s): EGL 100
EGL 315 is a survey of non-U.S. plays, poems and fiction which are thematically categorized by their maritime focus. The objective of this course is to explore, analyze, and interrogate the way “the sea” has been represented by international writers in a variety of cultural texts, with particular attention paid to the European and Caribbean traditions. While the course is shaped around several themes-the sea as a site of exploration, romance,
CC
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EGL 320 - Literature of the Fantastic
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area C2 Humanities - upper division
Prerequisite(s): EGL 220
This course centers on the reading and analysis of quality supernatural fiction and defines literature of the fantastic in terms that the average student may comprehend and thus relate to, within the larger context of a true literary genre. The authors dealt with come from a wide range of ancient and modern writers (both Eastern and Western) whose works represent the patterns and uses of the supernatural as it functions in society. Several important issues raised by contemporary critical theory are also examined, such as reader-response, the relation between comedy and the fantastic as well as that between literature and madness, and the link between aesthetic experience and social context.
CC
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EGL 330 - Literature and Psychology
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area C2 Humanities - upper division
Prerequisite(s): EGL 220
In this course students analyze how various psychological principles and theories may be applied to literary selections. Concepts to be covered include Jungian archetypes, especially the shadow; the Freudian Oedipus complex; and issues of human growth from childhood through adolescence and adulthood, including abuse; dysfunctional families; dreams and fantasies; the psychology of men and women, lust and love, death and dying. A research paper requires the student to apply psychological principles to a play or novel.
CC
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EGL 340 - Multicultural Literature in America
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 220
Introduction to the ethnic writing making up much of American literature, and the issues involved in defining the American canon.
CC
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EGL 345 - Literature and the Environment
Class Hours: 3 Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 220
Examines major trends that shape how Anglophone writers understand and write about their environments, and considers how those trends influence human feeling towards the more-than-human world.
CC
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EGL 350 - Literature and Technology
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): EGL 220
Survey of literature exploring the criteria that have defined humanity and humanity’s relation to technology from 1700 to the present.
CC
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EGL 390 - Independent Study
An Independent Study course is substantial study above and beyond the regular offerings in the Academy catalog. One to three units of credit, determined prior to registration, will be granted for Independent Study. The student must arrange with an Academy faculty member to be the Independent Study Advisor. Grading is typically by letter grade, although the student may request the CR/NC grading basis. An approved Application for Independent Study must be on file in the Student Records Office by the end of the normal add period.
CC
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EGL 395 - Special Topics
Special topic courses are intended to enable each department to offer an elective course of study when faculty scholarship activities or the expertise of visiting faculty may afford a unique and worthwhile learning experience. Check the course schedule for current offerings.
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FF 200 - Basic/Advanced Marine Firefighting
Units: 0
STCW Requirement: ♦
This course is a requirement for all students enrolled in a USCG license program, although it is administered by Extended Learning.
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GMA 100 - Introduction to International Relations
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - lower division
Prerequisite(s): None
The nature of the changing relations between nation-states and with non-state actors including the functioning of the international system - the interaction and challenge of forces, factors and interests, customs, rules, norms and institutions.
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GMA 105 - Ocean Politics
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - lower division
Prerequisite(s): None
Economic, security and environmental aspects of the world’s oceans, focused on the international dimesions of the oecan as a global resource and its governance through conflict and/or cooperation.
GSMA
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GMA 195 - Special Topics
General Education: Area D Social Science - lower division
Elective course on various topics concerning security, strategy, policy, law, environment or global soceity. Check the course schedule for current offerings.
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GMA 215 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - lower division
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.
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GMA 220 - Comparative Maritime Policies
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - lower division
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.
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GMA 225 - Southeast Asia: Maritime and Mainland
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - lower division
Prerequisite(s): None
Historical-politica development, contemporary conflicts, maritime disputes and global connections betwee Vietnan, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Layaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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GMA 230 - U.S. Maritime Policy
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - lower division
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.
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GMA 235 - GIS Mapping & Spatial Analysis
Class Hours: 3 Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - lower division
Prerequisite(s): None
Geographic Information System (GIS) uses software to visualize, question, analyze and interpret data to understand relationships, patterns and trends in geopolitics, transportation, logistics, communication, marine spatial planning, ocean and coastal science.
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GMA 240 - World Geography
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - lower division
Prerequisite(s): None
Systematic study of global regions; including natural environments,demographics, migration, cultures, politics and political livelihoods.
Formerly GMA102 GSMA
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GMA 300 - U.S. Foreign Policy
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
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.
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GMA 310 - The Geopolitics of Energy
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
Prerequisite(s): GMA 100
Oil has been the most important natural resource of the twentieth century. Its price and availability determine the macroeconomic health and stability of economies; access to it determines the foreign policies of many nations; and nations have been willing to go to war to secure its guaranteed access. This course explores the history of oil exploration, the policies that have informed national and international attention to energy procurement (or acquisition), and the geopolitics that have accompanied the development of the world’s oil industry.
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GMA 315 - China and Its Neighbors
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
Prerequisite(s): None
Historical and contemporary relationships between China, Japan and the Lorean Peninsula as context for undersanding current issues and events.
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GMA 320 - Ocean Environmental Management
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
Prerequisite(s): None
Case study approach to understanding major ocean environmental problems and the various solutions to resolving them through science and public, with special attention to the role of media.
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GMA 325 - Indian Ocean Rim
Class Hours: 3 Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - lower division
The countries of the Indian Ocean Rim and the island states within it. Strategic straits and chokepoints, the “blue economy”, compeition between the great and rising powers, maritime security and piracy.
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GMA 330 - Maritime Security
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
Prerequisite(s): GMA 100 or GMA 105
Addresses main threats and challenges in the global maritime domain, specifically those that affect the security and prosperity of nation-states and the health of the oceans.
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GMA 335 - Maritime California
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
Prerequisite(s): None
Focuses on maritime issues and infrastructure of California, including its ports, interconnected waterway system, state maritime institutions, coastal zone management and marine environmental issues.
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GMA 340 - International Migration
Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
Why people migrate, where human populations migrate to and from, the economic, political and social implication. Migration theory applied to historical and modern day migration events, mass migration movements and their effects.
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GMA 345 - Asian Security
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
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.
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GMA 350 - Political Geography
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
Prerequisite(s): GMA 100 or GMA 215 or Permission of the Instructor
Concepts of geopolitical power and territoriality, including airborne, space-based, and waterborne posession and acquisition, as expressed through identities, regions and states.
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GMA 355 - Cross-Cultural Competence
Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division or Area E
Interactive class to develop cross cultureal skills to navigate differences in worldview, religion, language, ethnicity, family structure, cuisine and music. Activities include lecture, discussion, workbook exercise, video and student scenario enactments.
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GMA 360 - Globalization
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
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.
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GMA 365 - Polar Politics
Class Hours: 3 Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
Politica, social, economic and environmental issues in the Artic and Antartic regions, focusing particulary on implications of climate change, new trade routes, strategic competition and environmental security.
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GMA 386 - Panetta Institute Elective
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GMA 390 - Independent Study
Class Hours: 1 - 3 Units: 1 - 3
Substantial study above and beyond the regular offerings in the catalogs, by instructor agreement and permission. An Approved Application Independent Study must be filed by the end of the add/drop period.
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GMA 395 - Special Topics
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
Elective course on various topics concerning security, strategy, policy, law, environment, or global soceity. Check the course schedule for current offerings.
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GMA 405 - International Maritime Organizations
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
Prerequisite(s): GMA 100
Maritime governance through international regimes such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the United Nations Convention of the Law of the SEA (UNCLOS). The impact of such regimes on the U.S. maritime sector of the economy.
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GMA 450 - Special Topics in Maritime Policy
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
General Education: Area D Social Science - upper division
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.
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GMA 460 - Senior Thesis
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or by instructor permission.
Co-requisite(s): 460L
Formulating a research question, selecting methodology and sources, writing outlines and sequential drafts; culminates in a final 40-page thesis at the end of the semester, with in-class presentations of work at appropriate intervals.
(Formerly GMA 401) GSMA
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GMA 460L - Senior Thesis Research Lab
Class Hours: 1, Units: 1
Co-requisite(s): GMA 460
GMA 460L will provide hands-on instruction and practice in research methods for Global Studies, in support of completion of the GSMA Senior Thesis of GMA 460 .
(Formerly GMA 401L) LIB
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GMA 461 - Senior Qualifying Exams
Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or by instructor permission.
Preparation for comprehensive written and oral exams on sub-fields and basic concepts in the major; team learning communities work on directed reading, discipline-specific research, and mock responses under direction of the instructor.
(Formerly GMA 400) GSMA
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