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Female musicians matched and often surpassed the accomplishments of their male peers, fundamentally transforming popular entertainment while struggling against discrimination, ridicule and exploitation. This course celebrates the creativity of brilliant…
At 63, Jill Siegal Chalsty boarded a ship alone, grieving her husband’s death, facing breast and lung cancer, and unsure what the next chapter of her life would hold. What began as a 107-day voyage around the world became a journey of healing, rediscovery,…
This hands-on introductory course helps beginning and hobbyist photographers move beyond automatic camera settings to gain confidence and creative control. Students learn essential camera functions, exposure fundamentals, and core composition techniques while…
Democracy ideally secures popular sovereignty by placing state power in the hands of its citizens. However, this course highlights the troubling global reality of democratic backsliding. We examine various models of democracy—including formal, substantive,…
This course explores the sports documentary and docu-series space through both a creative and commercial lens. Students will examine how powerful sports storytelling is developed, financed, produced, and distributed, while also understanding the real business…
Social Media Video Strategy is an 11-week course focused on creating structured short-form vertical video for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. Students examine how media has evolved from print and broadcast to algorithm-driven…
This introductory course provides an overview of evidence-based counseling skills referencing guidelines set forth by the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (ICRC) and The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA).…
AI is reshaping every stage of UX work, from how we plan and conduct research, to how we synthesize findings, generate design concepts, build prototypes, and evaluate usability. This course gives students hands-on fluency with the AI tools and workflows…
This intensive, studio-based course integrates technical mastery with creative development and visual storytelling in contemporary digital photography. Students gain full control of camera systems and photographic variables while developing a personal visual…
From Tibetan Thangka painting to rock album covers, gouache and ink have a vibrant history together. In this two-day workshop, students create a colorful piece of gouache artwork that is finished with black ink. Guided by individual instructor attention,…
Experience the beauty of botanical art through hands-on, precision drawing sessions. In this workshop, we focus on the purity of line and the delicate structural details of your birth flower, or the birth flower of someone you love. The class is designed to…
This course provides exposure to the fundamentals of cross-cultural counseling of substance-abusing and dependent individuals. The cultural impact of race, nationality, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, and socio-economic status on the development…
In this course we cover a series of case studies with a focus on Avionics, Space and Defense. For each case study we look at the procedures, ConOps, requirements, architecture development, design, integration, test and deployment. Students can analyze the…
This immersive, hands-on studio course introduces students to the fundamentals of designing and producing athletic footwear. Students will produce key deliverables of the footwear design process, beginning with trend research, target end users, benchmarking…
This course provides students with a basic level of understanding of the etiology of addiction and clinical implications derived from the application of psychology to chemically dependent behavior. To understand its complicated nature as a disease, the course…
This course prepares students to design, build, and deploy advanced agentic AI systems by combining core theory with hands-on implementation. Students will work with three leading frameworks: CrewAI, Google ADK, and n8n, while learning the principles that…
As creatives, how do we adapt to living through this revolution of design and creative expression? How do we navigate and find the “new best practices” to leverage this rapid disruption of artificial intelligence? Join Roosevelt Brown, renowned product and…
Curious about making a career change into User Experience (UX) design but not sure where to begin? In this engaging one-hour workshop, discover how a former elementary school teacher successfully transitioned into the UX field, and learn the strategies that…
Lecture, four hours; laboratory, two hours; outside study, six hours. Prerequisite: course 180. Introduction to fundamental problem-solving and knowledge representation paradigms of artificial intelligence. Introduction to Lisp with regular programming…
How do you create photographs that look striking and professionally produced? It’s the light. In this one-hour workshop focused on portraits, award-winning photographer Amanda Rowan shares how the right lighting can enhance and elevate your images, even if…
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to generative AI, combining theoretical foundations with hands-on practice. Students will explore the historical evolution of generative models, beginning with early statistical methods and advancing through…
This hands-on course introduces students to the design and development of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, powerful architectures that combine large language models (LLMs) with external knowledge sources to improve accuracy, reduce…
This course provides students with a basic level of understanding of addiction from a historical, cultural, psychological and neurobiological perspective. This course examines alcohol and other drug dependencies through a multidisciplinary approach with…
This course explores the theoretical concepts, design principles, and practical applications of large language models (LLMs). Students will gain a deep understanding of how LLMs process and generate human language, with a focus on both conceptual…
ENGR 216 . Product Management. (Rostamian, F.) Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Study is built around the notion that product management is about managing the life cycle of the product. Focus on defining, developing, launching, scaling, and…
Explore the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity in this hands-on, six-week course. Designed for students with basic general knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, this course examines how AI is reshaping the cybersecurity…
This course provides a comprehensive foundation in building trustworthy machine learning systems, with emphasis on generative AI applications. Students will develop both theoretical understanding and practical implementation skills across key areas: model…
This course provides an in-depth exploration of machine learning systems design, covering the complete lifecycle from project scoping and data acquisition to model deployment and monitoring. We connect theoretical foundations with practical application,…
Dive into concepts and techniques of computer vision and deep learning. Students will develop proficiency in Python programming, with special emphasis on image processing, feature extraction, and neural network architectures designed for visual data. The…
Devasting fires in California have been trending upwards since the Bel Air Fire of 1961. Since the early 2000s the trend has amplified. Unfortunately, the worst may still be ahead—the intensity of fire weather has been growing alongside the warming climate.…
Trainees will be involved in providing patient care in the AEGD clinic. Trainees will be expected to didactically master various dental disciplines including periodontics, prosthodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, implant and restorative dentistry prior to…
Trainees will be involved in observing and assisting patient care in the AEGD clinic. Trainees will be exposed to various dental disciplines including periodontics, prosthodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, implant and restorative dentistry. Topics will also…
Understanding, planning, and conducting research are crucial components during post-doctoral education in dentistry. This course is designed to build fundamental knowledge to begin small studies, and/or participate in small-to-medium-sized translational and…
This is a seminar course with the discussion leader in charge of becoming familiar with the journal issue listed and purposefully selecting articles to distribute to each of the trainees who will review them each week for discussion. All trainees will…
The chemistry, physical properties and microstructure of dental ceramics, acrylics, and metals; clinical concerns and choices with dental materials; mechanical testing and characterization of dental ceramics. Prosthodontics residents should understand the…
This is a seminar session to assess the trainee’s observations during the quarter with regards to Advanced Prosthodontics Procedures. All trainees will have to undergo all four modules of this seminar at the beginning and conclude at the end of each quarter.…
This course introduces the trainee to the Advanced Prosthodontics Dental Clinic. The trainee will directly observe dentists, specialists and dental residents treat patients with complex dental needs. Trainees will learn about the different accommodations…
Bring your knowledge of anatomy and biomechanics to life by learning the basic equation for all exercise instruction, keys to effective exercise demonstration, the art of various cueing techniques, safety and precision of fitness-testing administration, and…
Systems engineers are the primary architects of the systems to be designed and built. The course starts with a deep dive into architecture development derived from customer objectives and requirements, breaking down the system or system of systems into…
Radar and antenna systems are integral to modern aerospace, defense, and space-based communications technologies. Originating from early 20th-century needs for aircraft detection and long-range sensing, these technologies have evolved into tightly integrated…
In this hands-on course, students explore the frontiers of AI, generative art, and digital photography. Using cutting-edge tools, including AI-powered software and blockchain applications, students learn to create compelling digital narratives and build a…
Trainees will be involved in attending and presenting in this didactic course that will cover a wide range of topics in endodontics. Topics can include diagnosis, treatment planning and evidence based practice. This course intends to augment the trainee’s…
This course is designed to provide the first year postdoctoral endodontic trainees with full range of orthograde technical skills and knowledge in preparation for clinical patient care. The course has four components: 1) lectures; 2) seminars; 3) technical…
Trainees will be involved in attending and presenting in this didactic course that will cover a wide range of topics in endodontics. Topics can include diagnosis, treatment planning, evidence based practice and advanced surgical techniques. This course is…
Trainees will be involved in observing and assisting patient care in the AEGD clinic. In this didactic portion of the training, trainees will be exposed to various dental disciplines including periodontics, prosthodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, implant…
Trainees will be involved in observing and assisting patient care in the AEGD clinic. Trainees will be exposed to various dental disciplines including periodontics, prosthodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, implant and restorative dentistry. Topics will also…
In this six-week online course students build their repertoire of songs and musical activities to use with young children. This class provides advanced principles of music education, pedagogical strategies, and incorporation of cultural music to guide…
The pursuit of poetry is a sustained, often lonesome, practice. Students who complete early creative writing courses can feel that they miss the pressures of workshop, of having and meeting a deadline, and of participating in conversations about their poems.…
As a writer, you can make the perfect splash at a birthday, wedding, or other event with a poem specially written for the occasion. Come with an occasion in mind (it can be made up!) and learn what makes these poems different from poems we write for…
Designed for those at an intermediate or advanced level, students in this course develop and work on a personal project with guidance and input from the instructor. Technical skill is approached on an individual basis with regards to style and medium and what…