California Community Colleges System Courses

Elementary Mandarin (First Quarter)

Introduction to the language and cultures of Mandarin-speaking countries and communities. Basic speaking, listening, reading, and writing of Mandarin will be introduced and practiced within a cultural

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

Elementary Mandarin (Third Quarter)

Further development of material presented in MAND 1 and MAND 2. Completion of introduction to the language and cultures of Mandarin-speaking countries and communities. Basic speaking, listening, readi

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

Intermediate Mandarin (First Quarter)

Students will read and discuss texts dealing with the geography, history, social and cultural practices of the Chinese-speaking world. The course will review the linguistic functions and grammatical s

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

Introduction to Translation and Interpreting

This course will cover the historical origins, theories, techniques, and practices of translating and interpreting. Students will focus on comprehension of source language texts and accurate expressio

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Paid Course

Weather and Climate Processes

This course is an introduction to the principles of the sciences of meteorology and climatology. Topics include the history of the sciences; origin, evolution, and structure of the atmosphere, major a

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

Meteorology Laboratory

Introductory weather lab in which students work with observational data, graphics products, charts and instruments used by synoptic meteorologists to forecast weather. Lab sessions will include curren

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Paid Course

Introduction to Climate Change

This course is an introduction to the study of global climate change, including both natural and human-induced causes. Topics include interactions among Earth's various climate subsystems--the hydrosp

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

Music Appreciation: Music in Western Cultures

This course is an introduction to the discipline of music; methods of understanding music available in modern culture; listening techniques; use of fundamental concepts including form, style, musical

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Ethnic Studies and the Historical Experiences of Native Americans

This ethnic studies course covers Native American history from an indigenous perspective, from pre-Columbian contact to the present. Students will examine Native American societies with attention to t

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Career Opportunities in Nursing

This course provides an introduction to professional nursing with emphasis on profession nursing practice and education, and is required for entry into the De Anza College Registered Nursing Program.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Paid Course

Pharmacology I

This is an introductory course that focuses on the basic pharmacological principles and application of pharmacologic principles to chronically ill adult patients. Concepts of pathophysiology will serv

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Paid Course

Reproductive Health Nursing

This course builds upon prior learning experiences to develop knowledge and skills used in the management of nursing care of patients during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, as well as the general ma

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Paid Course

Pediatric Nursing

This course focuses on an introduction to the nursing care of children. The framework of patient-centered care will be used as a basis to study the health/illness continuum as it applies to children a

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Paid Course

Gerontology Nursing

This course builds on prior learning experiences to develop knowledge and skills used in the management of nursing care of older adult patients experiencing complex health challenges and chronic chang

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Paid Course

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

This course builds on prior learning experiences to develop knowledge and skills used in the management of nursing care of patients experiencing psychiatric and mental health challenges. The course in

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Paid Course