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Pacific Oaks College    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
 
  Dec 04, 2025
 
2025-2026 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook

Course Descriptions


 

General Education

   •  CRIM 300 - Introduction to Criminology
   •  CT 300 - Ethics: A Global Civic Perspective
   •  ENG 101 - English Composition I
   •  ENG 110 - Creative Writing
   •  ENG 201 - English Composition II
   •  ENV 100 - Introduction to Environmental Science with Lab
   •  ENV 100A - Introduction to Environmental Science with Lab
   •  ENV 100B - Introduction to Environmental Science with Lab
   •  FILM 100 - Introduction to Film
   •  GEN 100 - Success at Pacific Oaks
   •  GEN 200 - Becoming a Global Citizen
   •  GEN 284A - Reflective Study: Developmental Theory
   •  GEN 284B - Reflective Study: Developmental Theory Analysis
   •  GEN 285A - Reflective Study: Diversity Theory
   •  GEN 285B - Reflective Study: Diversity Analysis
   •  GEN 286A - Reflective Study: Fieldwork
   •  GEN 286B - Implementation
   •  GEN 287A - Reflective Study: Research
   •  GEN 287B - Reflective Study: Leadership
   •  GEN 289 - Writing and Communications for Empowerment
   •  GEN 299 - Portfolio Development and Assessment
   •  GEO 200 - Cultural Geography
   •  HIS 100 - U.S. History
   •  HIST 200 - History of Social Justice
   •  LIT 150 - Urban Literature
   •  LIT 300 - Introduction to Literature
   •  MATH 160 - Quantitative Reasoning
   •  MUS 100 - Global Music and Culture
   •  NUTR 100 - Human Nutrition
   •  PHIL 150 - Critical Thinking
   •  POL 100 - American Government and Political Issues
   •  PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology
   •  PSY 103 - Developmental Psychology
   •  PSY 105 - Abnormal Psychology
   •  PSY 201 - Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
   •  RESM 235 - Research Methods for the Social Sciences
   •  SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology
   •  STATS 225 - Integrated Statistics

Human Development

   •  HD 300 - Early Childhood Themes and Life Cycle Issues
   •  HD 303 - The Earliest Years
   •  HD 311 - Play Across the Lifespan
   •  HD 320 - Contemporary Urban Adolescents
   •  HD 335 - Human Development: The Elder Years
   •  HD 341 - Communication for Empowerment
   •  HD 361 - Social and Political Contexts of Human Development
   •  HD 363 - Education for Critical Consciousness
   •  HD 364 - Community as a Context for Development
   •  HD 371 - Working with Bicultural Children
   •  HD 380 - Children’s Autobiographical Narratives as Social Justice Curriculum
   •  HD 381 - Human Development and Social Change
   •  HD 390 - Developing Anti-Bias Curriculum: Teaching Our Values to Our Children
   •  HD 406 - Emergent Curriculum: Reflecting Learner Lives
   •  HD 411 - Working with Adults
   •  HD 412 - Working with Children and Families in A Diverse World
   •  HD 417 - Life-Span Learning and Education
   •  HD 426 - Working with Children Who Challenge Teachers’ Skills
   •  HD 441 - Team Building for Early Childhood Educators and Parents
   •  HD 445 - Writing Our Stories: Reflections on Literacy Development
   •  HD 459 - Exploration & Application: Fieldwork/Internship
   •  HD 475 - Arts and Social Change
   •  HD 492 - Independent Study
   •  HD 497 - Capstone
   •  HD 507 - Developmental Themes and Transformation Across the Lifespan
   •  HD 509 - Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting
   •  HD 516 - Authentic Assessment
   •  HD 521 - Advanced Concepts in Adolescent Development
   •  HD 536 - Engaged Aging: Developmental and Societal Issues
   •  HD 543 - Interpersonal Communication Skills
   •  HD 555 - Conflict Resolution and Mediation
   •  HD 562 - Advanced Studies in Diversity and Anti-Bias issues
   •  HD 575 - Community: Spaces of Resiliency, Equity and Change
   •  HD 576 - Bi-Cultural Development Across the Lifespan
   •  HD 583 - Social Justice Pedagogy
   •  HD 584 - The Power of Our Stories: Exploring Issues of Race and Identity
   •  HD 585 - Democracy and Social Movements
   •  HD 592 - Advanced Studies in Implementing Anti-Bias Curriculum
   •  HD 604 - Praxis: An Ecological Systems Approach
   •  HD 607 - Progressive Education in Action
   •  HD 608 - Teaching Adults
   •  HD 612 - Working with Women in a Cross-Cultural Context
   •  HD 616 - Leadership in Education and Human Services
   •  HD 622 - Authentic Infant-Competent Child
   •  HD 625 - Advanced Studies in Intervention Models in Early Childhood Education
   •  HD 631 - Play, Language and Literacy Development
   •  HD 642 - Modeling Family and Community Engagement
   •  HD 646 - Women in Administration
   •  HD 671 - Leadership & Application: Fieldwork/Internship
   •  HD 677A - Thesis Proposal (online program)
   •  HD 677B - Thesis Research Design (online program)
   •  HD 677C - Thesis Completion (online program)
   •  HD 678A - Program Development
   •  HD 678B - Program Planning
   •  HD 678C - Program Evaluation
   •  HD 688A - Thesis Cohort A* (ground programs)
   •  HD 688C - Thesis Cohort: Project* (ground programs)
   •  HD 699C - Thesis/Project Continuation

Marriage and Family Therapy

   •  CFS 650 - CFS Capstone Project
   •  MFT 507 - Communication and Counseling Skills
   •  MFT 508 - Personality Theories and Psychological Testing
   •  MFT 522 - Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy
 

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