May 01, 2024  
CSU Maritime Academy 2020-2021 
    
CSU Maritime Academy 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


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
 

Physical Education and Athletics

  
  • PE 195 - Special Topics


    ATH
  
  • PE 210 - Intercollegiate Soccer (Men)


    Units: 1
    Practice begins on the first day of school, and the season ends in mid November. Practices are from 4:30-6:30 PM daily.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 211 - Intercollegiate Soccer (Women)


    Practice begins on the first day of school, and the season ends in mid November. Practices are from 4:30-6:30 PM daily.
    ATH
  
  • PE 225 - Intercollegiate Water Polo (Men)


    Units: 1
    Practice begins on the first day of school, and the season ends in mid November. Practices are from 4:30-6:30 PM daily.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 226 - Intercollegiate Water Polo (Women)


    Units: 1
    Practice begins on the first day of school, and the season ends in mid November. Practices are from 4:30-6:30 PM daily.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 230 - Intercollegiate Sailing


    Units: 1
    Practice begins on the first day of school of each semester. Practices are normally from 4:30-6:30 PM daily.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 235 - Intercollegiate Crew (Men)


    Units: 1
    Practice begins on the first day of school of each semester. Practices are normally from 4:30-6:30 PM daily.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 236 - Intercollegiate Crew (Women)


    Units: 1
    Practice begins on the first day of school of each semester. Practices are normally from 4:30-6:30 PM daily.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 240 - Intercollegiate Basketball (Men)


    Units: 1
    Practice begins in early October, and the season continues into February. Practices are normally from 4:30-6:30 PM daily.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 241 - Intercollegiate Basketball (Women)


    Units: 1
    Practice begins in early October, and the season continues into February. Practices are normally from 4:30-6:30 PM daily.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 250 - Intercollegiate Golf


    Units: 1
    Practices are by arrangement and begin in mid- September through November in the fall and from mid-January through March in the spring.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 255 - Rugby


    Units: 1
    Practices begin in early October and continue through November in the fall and from early January through March in the spring.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 260 - Intermediate Sailing


    Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
    Prerequisite(s): PE 160  or Consent of instructor
    Advanced practical instruction on sailing theory and the skills to skipper single-handed a day sailing keelboat in familiar waters in light to moderate wind and sea conditions. Further training on use of Tide and Current Tables and the proper filing of a Float Plan.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 270 - Intercollegiate Cross Country (Women)


    Units: 1
    Intercollegiate cross country running is a sport which takes place outside on terrains of different lay-outs and complexities in which teams and individuals attempt to complete a course faster than one another. Cross country has both men and women categories. The NAIA courses are 5 kilometers for the women and 8 kilometers for the men. Practices are daily with meets scheduled on the weekends. All athletes must pass a complete physical and must be certified by the Play NAIA player eligibility center. Athletes must be registered as full time students at the California State University Maritime Academy and maintain a 2.0 GPA. Practices include strength training, plyometrics, core conditioning, interval training and long distance running. Practices will be held on Bodnar Field track and at select off campus locations. All intercollegiate athletes are expected to participate in all practices and competitions. Athletes are also required to sign a contract acknowledging all of the specifics including time commitment and school representation. The Coach/Instructor will use multi-media aids, lecture and lab to instruct the Student Athlete. Athletes are expected to dress for running with the appropriate shoes to be discussed by the Coach.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 271 - Intercollegiate Cross Country (Men)


    Units: 1
    Intercollegiate cross country running is a sport which takes place outside on terrains of different lay-outs and complexities in which teams and individuals attempt to complete a course faster than one another. Cross country has both men and women categories. The NAIA courses are 5 kilometers for the women and 8 kilometers for the men. Practices are daily with meets scheduled on the weekends. All athletes must pass a complete physical and must be certified by the Play NAIA player eligibility center. Athletes must be registered as full time students at the California State University Maritime Academy and maintain a 2.0 GPA. Practices include strength training, plyometrics, core conditioning, interval training and long distance running. Practices will be held on Bodnar Field track and at select off campus locations. All intercollegiate athletes are expected to participate in all practices and competitions. Athletes are also required to sign a contract acknowledging all of the specifics including time commitment and school representation. The Coach/Instructor will use multi-media aids, lecture and lab to instruct the Student Athlete. Athletes are expected to dress for running with the appropriate shoes to be discussed by the Coach.
    ATH | Graded: Credit/No Credit
  
  • PE 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.
    ATH
  
  • PE 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.
    ATH

Physics

  
  • PHY 100 - Physics I


    Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
    General Education: Area B1 Physical Science
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 100  
    Co-requisite(s): PHY 100L  
    Fundamental principles of kinematics and dynamics, statics, rotational motion, work, energy, elasticity, wave motion, properties of solids, fluids and gases, and heat problem solving.
    SM
  
  • PHY 100L - Physics I Lab


    Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
    General Education: Area B3 Laboratory Activity
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 100  
    Co-requisite(s): PHY 100  
    A laboratory physics course designed to enhance the conceptual learning of physics by adding visual and tactile components through hands-on experience. The course will cover experiments based on the theory provided in PHY 100 . Included are the study of vectors, kinematics and dynamics, forces and the equations of motion, Newton’s Laws, Uniform circular motion, work-energy, impulse and momentum, gravitation, simple harmonic motion, buoyancy, heat and thermodynamics.
    SM
  
  • PHY 105 - Physics II


    Class Hours: 3 Units: 3
    General Education: Area B1 Physical Sciences
    Prerequisite(s): PHY 100  
    Co-requisite(s): PHY-105L
    Fundamental principles of electrostatics, direct and alternating currents, electromagnetism, optics, quantum physics and nuclear processes, with problem solving.
    SM
  
  • PHY 105L - General Physics II Laboratory


    Lab Hours: 2 Units: 1
    General Education: Area B3 Laboratory Activity
    Prerequisite(s): PHY 100 PHY 100L
    Co-requisite(s): PHY 105
    Explores fundamental principles of electrostatics, direct and alternating currents, electromagnetism, optics, electronmagnetic waves, and quantum physics through experiments. Experiments correspond to the theory learned in PHY 105.
    SM
  
  • PHY 120 - Physics for Future Leaders


    Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
    General Education: Area B1 Physical Science
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): None
    Intended primarily for nonscientists, this course covers topics relevant to leaders, policy makers, and citizens confronted with science and technology issues. Topics include energy production and utilization; atoms and heat; radioactivity and nuclear reactions; nuclear bombs; light and radio waves for communication and navigation; climate change; quantum physics.
    SM
  
  • PHY 120L - Physics for Future Leaders Lab


    Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
    General Education: Area B3 Laboratory Activity
    Prerequisite(s): None
    Co-requisite(s): PHY 120  
    This lab is paired with the lecture series “Physics for Future Leaders.” Intended primarily for nonscientists, this course covers topics relevant to leaders, policy makers, and citizens confronted with science and technology issues. Topics include energy production and utilization; atoms and heat; radioactivity and nuclear reactions; nuclear bombs; light and radio waves for communication and navigation; climate change; quantum physics.
    SM
  
  • PHY 195 - Special Topics


    SM
  
  • PHY 200 - Engineering Physics I


    Class Hours: 3, Units: 3
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 210 
    Co-requisite(s): PHY 200L 
    Covered are forces, torques, and static equilibrium; constant, accelerated, and periodic linear and rotational dynamics; gravity; fluid statics and dynamics; elasticity; temperature, thermal expansion, and heat transfer.
    SM
  
  • PHY 200L - Engineering Physics I Lab


    Lab Hours: 2, Units: 1
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 210 
    Co-requisite(s): PHY 200 
    Laboratory physics course designed to enhance conceptual learning of physics by adding a hands-onlearning component. The course will cover experiments based on the theory provided in PHY 200 , including the study of forces, torques and static equilibrium; constant, accelerated, periodic, linear and rotational dynamics; gravity; fluid statics and dynamics; elasticity; temperature, thermal expansion and heat transfer.
    SM
  
  • PHY 205 - Engineering Physics II


    Class Hours: 4, Units: 4
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 211 , PHY 200 
    Laws of thermodynamics and the thermodynamics process; electrostatic and electromagnetic fields and forces; electric potential; capacitance, resistance and inductance; direct current circuits and instruments; R-L-C exponential circuits, alternating current circuits, and electromagnetic waves.
    SM
  
  • PHY 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.
    SM
  
  • PHY 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.
    SM
 

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