West Valley College Courses

The internship provides students with the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned in the Administration of Justice. This internship is designed to enhance student knowledge of law enforcemen

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

This course examines the role of race, class, and gender in the criminal justice system, with close attention to questions of racial profiling, mass incarceration, and the question of discrimination i

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the history and trends of corrections. It focuses on the legal issues, specific laws and general operation of correctional institutio

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course offers aging adults an opportunity to explore a variety of academic subjects that support lifelong learning and mental well-being. Through engaging discussions and activities, students hav

• California Community Colleges System
• 24 hours
• Paid Course

This short speaker series introduces students to current issues, research, and perspectives in aging studies. Guest experts present on topics such as health and wellness, social engagement, caregiving

• California Community Colleges System
• 9 hours
• Paid Course

This course introduces students to the roles and responsibilities of a home health aide. Students have an opportunity to explore workplace safety, infection control, and basic caregiving principles th

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This lab provides students with hands-on practice of the skills and techniques introduced in the introductory Home Health Caregiving course. Students have an opportunity to apply principles of patient

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course

This course is designed for the development of and practice in elementary American Sign Language (ASL). It offers students instruction for acquiring a visual gestural language; finger spelling; vocabu

• California Community Colleges System
• 90 hours
• Paid Course

This course is an overview of the discipline of archaeology, including the history of the field, theoretical perspectives and methods, and a survey of cultural developments from the Stone Age to early

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Honors Introduction to Cultural Anthropology uses the pedagogical methods common to all Honors courses: interdisciplinary, writing- intensive, collaborative, and experiential instruction. As an honors

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course introduces students to the anthropological study of language and communication. It includes a survey of world languages and an introduction to methods used by linguistic anthropologists. T

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course offers a study of styles in architecture from pre-history to the present. This course covers: cultural, political, and social influences in architectural styles; a general overview of diff

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

This course covers the building permit process and definition of building codes as described in the International Building Code. The course emphasizes use and occupancy, special use and occupancy, bui

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course introduces students to the world history of architecture from pre-history to 1945.

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

This course is a study of modern world architectural history from 1945 to the present. The instructor leads students in discussion of the influences of the industrial revolution and the old world in c

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course