Cal State Dominguez Hills Video Courses

Take a course on the Fundamentals of Speech taught by Cal State Dominguez Hills Professor of Theatre Arts Bill Deluca. In this special online course Professor Deluca takes viewers on a textbook of ways for effective speaking.

Special Topics course using nonstandard times and/or days to explore issues in the history of ideas and institutions.

Appreciation of the performing arts of television, film, and the live theatre through the viewing of films and videotapes, as well as attendance at plays and musicals.

Analysis and critical evaluation of recent major issues, conflicts and problems in American government and institutions.

A study of contemporary political institutions, with emphasis on the philosophy, structure, and behavior of the American political system, including the State of California. Meets State requirement in U.S. Constitution and California State and Local government.

Analysis and application of the concepts of cultural diversity with emphasis on current issues in education in an urban context.

Learning to perceive art through discussion of selected historical periods, development of a descriptive vocabulary, and observation of actual works of art. Introduction to theories of interpretation and evaluation.

Introduction to methods of critical thinking including the nature of arguments, formal and informal fallacies, deductive and inductive arguments.

Analysis of cultural diversity and the processes of cultural interaction, inter-ethnic relations and social integration on the community, national and international levels.

Analysis and explanation of political processes, governments, political issues and foreign relations of the Middle East. Discussion of influence of religion, oil, revolutions and conflicts on Middle East politics.