Ventura College Courses

This course is a survey of the history of photography from 1839 to present. Emphasis will be placed on the 20th and 21st centuries in order to explore the historical, technological, and cultural conte

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks
• Paid Course

This course is designed for students who desire hands-on experience in industry-standard digital image processing software. The image correction and manipulation software gives students an understandi

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks
• Paid Course

This course comparatively analyzes the origins and development of selected political systems of the world, including their history, constitutional principles, political ideologies, institutions, parti

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

This course will emphasize both the biopsychosocial aspect of human sexuality and human sexual behavior over the lifespan. The role of sex within a relationship will be explored, as well as sexual att

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to theories and research concerning the psychology of women and how they relate to women today. It will explore the way that biological, cultural, and psychosocial issue

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks
• Paid Course

This course will examine current American social problems, such as health care; crime; substance abuse; domestic violence; AIDS; the environment; and the inequalities of race, sex, age, education, and

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks
• Paid Course

This course offers an examination of gender role socialization throughout the entire lifespan. Various theories will be utilized in an effort to explain the influence of the major agents of socializat

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks
• Paid Course

This course offers an overview of how sociologists make systematic observations of the social world; students examine fundamental elements of empirical research and the ways in which sociologists gath

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

This course is designed to provide the student with further skill development in Spanish, including pronunciation, aural comprehension, oral and written communication, word usage and vocabulary, readi

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

This course will include a complete review of Spanish grammar and syntax, training in oral and written expression with reading and discussion of selected pieces from literature and other sources.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

This course is the first in the intermediate sequence for native speakers of Spanish. It is designed to introduce formal Spanish language skills in pronunciation, comprehension, written communication,

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks
• Paid Course

An introductory overview of social welfare and the societal institutions in the U.S. that structure the provision of social services. The course presents a historical perspective on the development of

• California Community Colleges System
• 4 weeks
• Paid Course

This course focuses on the relationship of theatre to various cultures throughout history, and on the contributions of significant individual artists. It introduces students to elements of the product

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the study of film as both art and industry, including cinematography, editing, modes of production, narrative and non-narrative forms, visual design, editing, sound,

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks
• Paid Course

This course provides a historical and critical survey of motion pictures from postwar World War II up to the present with an emphasis on the contributions of postwar modernist filmmakers and those of

• California Community Colleges System
• 8 weeks
• Paid Course