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EWRT 68C
EWRT 68CX
Editorial Leadership Literary Magazine, Student Edition
2 Units 3 Units
biology, ecology and conservation as they relate to natural resource use, the biodiversity crisis, pollution, human population and the impacts on all cultural, E ethnic and gender groups.
(Field trip outside of scheduled class time may be required for this course.)
ESCI 20 Introduction to Biodiversity 5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5; ESCI 19.
Four hours lecture, three hours laboratory (84 hours total per quarter). Introduction to biodiversity conservation as a branch of the environmental sciences, conservation biology and related scienti c elds. Includes survey of species and ecosystem diversity, elements of biological classi cation; evolutionary trends and the mechanisms of evolution; ecology and the importance and problems of biodiversity conservation and the biodiversity crisis locally and globally.
ESCI 21 Biodiversity 2 5 Units
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture, three hours laboratory (84 hours total per quarter).
A survey of the California Floristic Province, emphasizing the ways California’s biodiversity is sampled and studied. Includes hands-on eldwork surveying vegetation and animal populations; discussion of societal impacts of biodiversity loss and conservation; and the importance of biodiversity conservation today. (O -campus eld trips will be required.)
ESCI 30 Conservation Biology 5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture, three hours laboratory (84 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to conservation biology as a branch of the environmental sciences with particular focus on maintaining genetic, species, ecological and functional diversity of life on Earth. Contemporary bio-conservation issues will be explored and adaptive, community-based conservation techniques applied to develop practical problem-solving approaches to the biodiversity crisis including habitat fragmentation. In addition cultural, economic and philosophical aspects of biodiversity conservation will be explored.
(O -campus eld trips will be required.)
ESCI 50 Introduction to Wildlife 4 Units Science Technology
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Explores wildlife science practice and technology in the 21st century including the scienti c principles of corridor ecology, landscape ecology and connectivity and ecosystem (adaptive) management. Applies the principles (theory) of wildlife science technology to assist in the preservation, protection and restoration of native species and ecosystems.
ESCI 54 Wildlife Science Technician: Data Analysis 3 Units
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Three hours lecture (36 hours total per quarter).
Explores the data analysis techniques (including least cost path analysis), protocol and equipment utilized in wildlife corridor technology. Applies the data analysis techniques utilized in the wildlife corridor discipline to assist in the preservation, protection and restoration of native species and ecosystems.
ESCI 55 Wildlife Science Technician: 3 Units Corridor Design
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Three hours lecture (36 hours total per quarter).
Examines the process of wildlife science corridor (connectivity) design in the 21st century, incorporating the principles and challenges of corridor ecology, ecosystem (adaptive) management and the urban-wildlife interface. Applies the principles of wildlife corridor design to assist in the preservation, protection and restoration of native landscape, species and ecosystems.
ESCI 56 Wildlife Science Technician: Plant 3 Units Survey Techniques
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Three hours lecture (36 hours total per quarter).
Examines the plant survey techniques and plant community ecology principles utilized in wildlife science corridor and landscape design, preservation or restoration. Applies these plant survey techniques to assist in the preservation, protection and restoration of native species and ecosystems.
ESCI 57 Wildlife Science Technician: 2 Units Wildlife Monitoring
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273.
Six hours laboratory (72 hours total per quarter).
Wildlife monitoring eld studies lab course exploring wildlife movement and wildlife corridors locally. Applies the principles of wildlife science technology to assist in the preservation, protection and restoration of native species and ecosystems.
Prerequisite: EWRT 68A or EWRT 68AX.
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Two hours lecture for the two unit course (24 hours total per quarter); two hours lecture, three hours laboratory for the three unit course (60 hours total per quarter). Continuation of Literary Magazine I, Student Edition (EWRT 68A or EWRT 68AX), with emphasis on independent and team leadership in magazine organizational processes including layout, design, production, publicity, event planning, and magazine distribution along with soliciting, submission management, manuscript selection, screening, and copy editing. Includes collaborative evaluation of ction, poetry, photography, drawings, and other literary and artistic work for student edition of literary magazine.
EWRT 77
EWRT 77X
EWRT 77Y
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and division dean.
Three hours laboratory for each unit of credit (36 hours total for each unit of credit per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
Special reading, writing, or study projects in English as determined in consultation with the instructor.
EWRT 141 Beginning Poetry Writing 4 Units
Credit course - Does not apply to De Anza Associate degree.
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200 (or LART 200), or ESL 261, 262 and 263. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Development of poetry writing skills through practice and exposure to a variety of poetic forms.
Special Projects in English
1 Unit 2 Units 3 Units
EWRT 200 Fundamentals of Writing
Credit course - Does not apply to De Anza Associate degree. Prerequisite: Qualifying score on the English Placement Test. Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
5 Units
Practice focused, purposeful writing in several formats to di erent audiences with a variety of sentence structures responding to, engaging with or inspired by written or visual texts. Edit writing to correct errors in the major conventions of Standard Written English.
EWRT 211 Preparatory Reading and Writing Skills
5 Units
Credit course - Does not apply to De Anza Associate degree.
Prerequisite: EWRT 200 and READ 200 (or LART 200); or a qualifying score on the English Placement Test.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
Develops the abilities necessary for college-level writing by introducing students to critical thinking via text-based analysis. Essay construction including thesis statements and paragraph organization and development, as well as focusing on the mechanics of writing, such as sentence-level skills will be covered.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ESCI 1 Environmental Science
4 Units
All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to environmental science as a branch of the sciences and its relation to the scienti c eld including the scienti c method. Review of the principles, concepts and terminology of the environmental sciences and ecological literacy including restoration ecology, landscape ecology, sustainable studies and ecosystem management. Agenda 21 and other environmental indicator tools as they relate to human use of the earth’s systems including the hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and biosphere and the impact on cultural, ethnic and gender groups will be explored.
(One-day eld trip outside of scheduled class time may be required for this course.)
ESCI 1L Environmental Science Laboratory 1 Unit
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: ESCI 1 (may be taken concurrently).
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Three hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to environmental science as a branch of the sciences including the scienti c method and its relation to the scienti c eld in a laboratory and eld setting. Applications of scienti c, environmental, ecological and sustainability principles as they relate to human societies will be explored.
ESCI 19 Environmental Biology 5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture, three hours laboratory (84 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to environmental biology as a branch of the environmental sciences and its relation to the scienti c eld. Review of the principles of environmental
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