UCI CURRICULUM CAPSULES
A BULLETIN FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES

FALL 2001

• Quick links in this document:
  • The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
  • School of Humanities
  • School of Physical Sciences
  • School of Social Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Graduate School of Management
  • Department of Information and Computer Science

• New Specialization and Concentrations for Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

  The School of Engineering is offering a new specialization and several new concentrations in existing majors. A specialization allows undergraduates to specialize somewhat or to pursue a broader understanding within a given field, while a concentration allows students to develop an interest in an outside but related field.

  New for 2001-02:

  • Mechanical Engineering major: Specialization in Computers in Engineering Design
  
  In addition, two existing Mechanical Engineering specializations have changed names:
  • From Specialization in Heat Transfer/Fluid Mechanics to Specialization in Flow Physics
    
    
  • From Specialization in Combustion/Propulsion to Specialization in Propulsion Systems
  
  New Concentrations: (Civil Engineering Major)
  • Concentration in Computer Applications
  • Concentration in Engineering Management
  • Concentration in Infrastructure Planning
  • Concentration in Mathematical Methods
  
  Transfer students are advised that specializations and concentrations are typically pursued at the upper division level, but some courses may be completed as lower-division students. For more information, contact The Henry Samueli School of Engineering Undergradaute Counseling at (949) 824 - 4334. Complete requirements can be found on pages 182 and 200 of the 2001-02 UCI General Catalogue.

• German Major Revised

  Effective fall 2001, German majors will no longer be required to complete an emphasis within the major. The revised major focuses on German culture and literature, and transfer students who enter UC Irvine with two years of college-level German (or equivalent) will be well prepared to begin upper-division course work. Complete requirements can be found on page 241 of the 2001-02 UCI General Catalogue.

• History Major Revised

  The History major has been restructured to provide greater emphasis on a broad variety of regional foci, and to provide a foundation of progression from lower-division to upper-division courses. Effective fall 2001, all majors will be required to complete three courses from the new History 70 series, "Problems in History," chosen from History 70A Asia, 70B Europe, 70C United States, 70D Latin America. The series provides an introduction to historical problems, issues of interpretation, primary sources, and historical scholarship, and emphasizes the development of skills in historical essay writing. At the upper-division level, students will acquire depth of knowledge by concentration in one of the regions, or on a specific theme.

  Transfer students can prepare for the major by taking history courses from at least two of the regions listed above, in addition to completing School of Humanities major requirements, which include two years of college level foreign language. For further information, contact the School of Humanities Undergraduate Counseling Office at (949) 824-5132. Complete requirements can be found on page 245 of the 2001-02 UCI General Catalogue.

• Minor in Italian Studies

  New for fall 2001, the minor in Italian Studies is an interdisciplinary curriculum that allows students to go beyond second-year Italian and to engage in various aspects of Italian culture by taking courses in Italian literature and other courses related to Italian history and culture. Transfer students can prepare for the minor by completing two years of college-level Italian, or the equivalent. The minor may be completed in conjunction with any major. Complete requirements can be found on pages 237-238 of the 2001-02 UCI General Catalogue.

• Western Civilization Courses Accepted for International/Global Issues Breadth Requirement

  Effective fall 2001, western civilization courses will be accepted for satisfaction of the UC Irvine International/Global Issues breadth (general education) requirement, category VII-B. This one quarter/semester requirement may be met with course work equivalent to History 41 A,B, C "The Formation of European Society," an introduction to the social, cultural, economic, and political development of Europe from the fourteenth century to the present.

• Specialization in Social Sciences for Secondary School Education

  The School of Social Sciences offers an undergraduate major in Social Science with a newly restructured specialization in Social Sciences for Secondary School Education. This specialization provides a broad overview to the social sciences, with an emphasis on maintaining an interdisciplinary perspective, and helps to prepare students for teaching at the elementary and high school levels. Students wishing to teach social science at the intermediate and high school levels can enroll in the State-approved subject matter preparation program through this specialization. This specialization requires the completion of 22 courses plus satisfaction of the School of Social Science requirements. Some of these courses may be completed at the community college. Transfer students interested in pursuing this specialization should contact the School of Social Sciences Student Affairs Office at (949) 824 - 6803. Complete information on the specialization may be found on page 414 of the 2001-02 UCI General Catalogue.

New Major in Chicano/Latino Studies

New for fall 2001 is a B.A. degree program in Chicano/Latino Studies. Chicano/Latino Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to examine the historical and contemporary experiences of Americans of Latin American origin. The curriculum seeks to provide an awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the languages, history, culture, literature, sociology, anthropology, politics, social ecology, health, medicine, and creative accomplishments of Chicano/Latino communities.

The curriculum is designed to develop an understanding of the fundamental concepts, analytical tools, and methods of social sciences. Transfer students who wish to prepare for the major are advised to complete two years of college-level Spanish, or the equivalent. Additional information on the major may be found on pages 291-292 of the 2001-02 UCI General Catalogue, or by calling the Interdisciplinary Studies Office at (949) 824 - 7180.

The Honors Program in Chicano/Latino Studies is also available to all seniors in the major who have a grade point average of 3.3 or better overall and a 3.5 or higher in at least five Chicano/Latino courses. The program is designed to allow undergraduates to pursue field research and write an honors thesis on topics of their choice under the guidance of Chicano/Latino faculty members.

• Minor in Management Revised

  UC Irvine's upper-division management minor continues to be a popular program. The minor was revised this year to expand the breadth and depth of offerings. These revisions will enable students to tailor their business management education to courses in their major, their interests, and their career goals. Upper-division special topics courses are offered from time to time including International Business, Managerial Accounting, Marketing on the Internet, and Advanced Decision Sciences.

  Transfer students should be advised that lower-division preparation for the minor include the following courses, many of which are articulated with community colleges:
  

  1. "Introduction to Business Management: Management 5 - Managing in Contemporary Organizations"
  2. One course if microeconomics (Economics 20A "Basic Economic Theory")
  3. One course or one sequence of statistics

  Note: While not required for entrance to the Management minor, certain courses that students have the option of selecting may stipulate course prerequisite requirements in addition to those listed above. For example, Management 186 "Managerial Finance" also requires the completion of Math 2A "Calculus," as a prerequisite. No grade lower than a 'C' will be accepted in any prerequisite course. For further information on admission to the minor, students are invited to visit the Graduate School of Management website at www.gsm.uci.edu, or to contact Denise Patrick, Undergraduate Advisor at (949) 824-4950, or by E-mail at dcpatric@uci.edu.

• Important ICS Reminders

  Students wishing to transfer to UC Irvine under the major of Information and Computer Science must satisfy the following requirements prior to attending UC Irvine:

  1. Completion of one year of college mathematics. Courses equivalent to Mathematics 6A-B-C (Discrete Mathematics, Boolean Algebra and Linear Algebra, respectively) are preferred as this facilitates scheduling after transfer to UC Irvine. If these are not available, students should take first-year calculus to meet this requirement. A semester of pre-calculus and a semester of calculus may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
  2. Completion of one year of computer science courses. The course work must contain one UC-transferable programming course involving concepts such as those found in C++, Java, Eiffel, or another object-oriented, high-level language. Programming-only courses in BASIC, Fortran, COBOL, Pascal, and C are not acceptable. It is strongly recommended that students select UC-transferable courses that do not focus strictly on learning a programming language, but instead focus on topics such as object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and computer architecture, if such courses are available.
  3. Completion of lower-division writing requirement. Two courses are required to complete the lower-division writing requirement. Check www.assist.org to see which courses at your institution satisfy this requirement.

  Additional courses beyond the programming courses required for admission must be taken to fulfill the year-long lower-division degree requirement. It is strongly recommended that transfer students enter UC Irvine with knowledge of Java since Java is used in the lower-division computer science requirement and serves as a foundation for upper-division programming-related courses. For more information, please contact the Information and Computer Science Undergraduate Counseling Office at (949) 824-5156.

Campus Safety. Pursuant to the Federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1999, the University of California, Irvine annually makes available to all students, faculty, and staff statistics on the reported occurrences of criminal activity on and off campus and at the UCI Medical Center. UCI's annual security report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings owned and controlled by UCI, at the UCI Medical Center, and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus and Medical Center. The report also includes institutional policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. A copy of this report is available at the UCI Police Department Website at www.police.uci.edu/studentright.html and from the Police Department, 150 Public Services Building, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697; telephone (949) 824-5223; Crime Prevention Unit telephone (949) 824-7181.