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Spatial Sciences (SSCI)
- D class assignments available in AHF-B56C; Phone: (213) 740-8298.
The role of formal reasoning, abstract representation and empirical analysis in building maps for sharing knowledge across the physical, life and social sciences and humanities.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35619R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-9:50am | MWF | 49 of 50 | Katherine Lester | SOSB2 | PDF (364986 KB) | |
35661R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | Samuel Ross-Brown | DMC257 | ||
35662R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | Samuel Ross-Brown | WPH101 |
The influence of sustainability science on public policy and vice versa in the context of social/ethical theories, analytical methods and solutions.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for Lecture and one Lab section
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35628R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-11:50am | MWF | 116 of 120 | Robert Vos | MRF340 | PDF (456356 KB) | |
35629R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Monday | 20 of 20 | David Flores Moctezuma | THH205 | ||
35630R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 19 of 20 | David Flores Moctezuma | SGM226 | ||
35631R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | Junhong Duan | THH113 | ||
35632R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Friday | 20 of 20 | Junhong Duan | DMC202 | ||
35633R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Thursday | 18 of 20 | Junhong Duan | KAP138 | ||
35634R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Friday | 19 of 20 | David Flores Moctezuma | DMC202 |
The role of food systems in human nutrition and environmental health, and system transformations needed to achieve good health, equity and sustainability.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35645R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 50 of 50 | Kayla de la Haye | DMC102 | ||
35650R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Monday | 25 of 25 | Jacob Gizamba | THH121 | ||
35654R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Jacob Gizamba | GFS104 |
Foundations of geodesign combining place-making, design, collective action, and the science of location-based information to improve human interaction with the functioning of the Earth.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35712R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 6 of 30 | Bita Minaravesh | MRF229 | PDF (389697 KB) |
Introduction to the complex relationship between human development and natural hazards, which are increasingly causing damage and displacement to human populations throughout the world.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35635R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 99 of 100 | Diana Ter-Ghazaryan | THH102 | PDF (370975 KB) | |
35620R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Shengjie Liu | DMC155 | ||
35621R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | Shengjie Liu | THHB10 | ||
35636R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | Shengjie Liu | WPH203 | ||
35651R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Thursday | 24 of 25 | Shengjie Liu | WPH203 |
An exploration of earth's water, ranging from water properties, chemistry, and pollution, to groundwater dynamics, watershed processes, and oceanic-atmospheric circulation. Implications for past and future societies. Lecture and laboratory.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one lab
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35637R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 37 of 40 | John Wilson | KAP158 | PDF (336070 KB) | |
35641R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Tuesday | 19 of 20 | McKailey Walters | VPDLL101 | ||
35642R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 18 of 20 | McKailey Walters | WPHB36 |
Role of maps and spatial reasoning in the production and use of geographic information for representing and analyzing human and environmental activities and events.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35646R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 24 of 40 | Bita Minaravesh | MHPB7B | PDF (354460 KB) | |
35648R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 12 of 20 | Erica Ho | VHE214 | ||
35649R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 12 of 20 | Erica Ho | THHB10 |
Concepts, practices and contexts of public engagement and their importance to the geodesign process.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35622R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 3 of 20 | Guoping Huang | THH203 | PDF (361739 KB) |
Conceptual foundations and techniques of statistics and how they can be used with geographic data to produce actionable information across spatial science domains.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35798R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Wed, Fri | 14 of 30 | Katherine Lester | SOSB52 | PDF (413169 KB) |
The various ways in which geography can be used to acquire, represent, organize, analyze, model and visualize information. Laboratories are organized around ArcGIS software suite.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 301
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35653R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Mon, Wed | 7 of 20 | Katherine Lester | WPHB26 | PDF (390595 KB) | |
35658R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Tuesday | 7 of 20 | Katherine Lester | DMC260 |
Intensive experience in local public agency, private firm, or nonprofit agency engaged in applied geospatial analysis, modeling and mapping work.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35626D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | John Wilson | OFFICE | PDF (685647 KB) |
Introduction to basic geospatial intelligence knowledge and related practical applications that assist in informing decision-making in a variety of human security settings.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35773R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 6 of 20 | Darren Ruddell | THH117 | PDF (383001 KB) | |
35774R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Thursday | 6 of 20 | Darren Ruddell | KAP159 |
Principles and techniques for leveraging geospatial technologies and information in support of sustainability, with emphasis on coupling human and natural systems for global sustainable development.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35777R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | 9 of 20 | Bita Minaravesh | THH119 |
Individual research and readings. Open only to juniors and seniors. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35727D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 10 | Diana Ter-Ghazaryan | OFFICE | PDF (315209 KB) |
The use of GIS, spatial analysis, modeling, and 2- and 3-D mapping to support landscape architecture projects that span multiple spatiotemporal scales.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35624D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 1 of 20 | Guoping Huang | DENDornsife | PDF (358397 KB) | |
35625D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 6 of 20 | Guoping Huang | AHF145A | PDF (358397 KB) |
Introduction to the theoretical foundations, methods, and software systems for spatial econometrics using a variety of use cases.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35786D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Wed, Fri | 20 of 25 | An-Min Wu | AHF145A | PDF (414286 KB) | |
35788D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Wed, Fri | 3 of 40 | An-Min Wu | DENDornsife | PDF (414286 KB) |
Introduce the spatial data scientific approach to issues and present a holistic generalizable analysis pipeline.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 581
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35781D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 27 of 30 | Yi Qi | AHF145A | PDF (681983 KB) | |
35784D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 6 of 40 | Yi Qi | DENDornsife | PDF (681983 KB) |
The relationship between human security (population growth, urbanization, conflict) and disasters, both man-made and natural, where complex emergencies are impactful to human populations.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35685D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Mon, Wed | 3 of 20 | Darren Ruddell | AHF145D | PDF (400597 KB) | |
35686D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Mon, Wed | 5 of 40 | Darren Ruddell | DENDornsife | PDF (400597 KB) |
Typical geospatial intelligence tasks and their use in military operations, national and homeland security, international relief work and disaster management. Recommended preparation: SSCI-581.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35687D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Mon, Wed | 6 of 40 | Diana Ter-Ghazaryan | DENDornsife | PDF (363290 KB) | |
35688D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Mon, Wed | 2 of 20 | Diana Ter-Ghazaryan | AHF145A | PDF (363290 KB) |
The unique characteristics and importance of spatial information as they relate to the evolving science, technology, and applications of Geographic Information Systems.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35691D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 13 of 40 | Siqin Wang | DENDornsife | PDF (405228 KB) | |
35892D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 40 of 50 | Siqin Wang | AHF145A | PDF (405228 KB) | |
3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | AHF145D |
Design, implementation, and interrogation of relational, object-oriented and other types of geospatial databases. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35807D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Wed, Fri | 2 of 40 | An-Min Wu | DENDornsife | PDF (373079 KB) | |
35808D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Wed, Fri | 6 of 20 | An-Min Wu | AHF145D | PDF (373079 KB) |
Provides the knowledge and skills necessary to investigate the spatial patterns which result from social and physical processes operating at or near the Earth's surface.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35785D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 9 of 20 | Laura Loyola | AHF145D | PDF (1498863 MB) | |
35787D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 2 of 40 | Laura Loyola | DENDornsife | PDF (1498863 MB) |
Design, coding, and implementation of GIS-based software and models using the Python programming language. Recommended preparation: SSCI 582. Duplicates credit in former GEOG 586.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35711D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 3 of 20 | Jennifer Swift | AHFB57J | PDF (372093 KB) | |
35713D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 3 of 40 | Jennifer Swift | DENDornsife | PDF (372093 KB) |
Role of global positioning systems, maps, geocoding, and other kinds of sensors as geospatial data sources. Includes field data acquisition excursion on Catalina Island. Recommended preparation: SSCI-581. Duplicates credit in former GEOG 587.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35715D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 8 of 40 | Laura Loyola | DENDornsife | PDF (1631563 MB) | |
35716D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 4 of 20 | Laura Loyola | AHF145A | PDF (1631563 MB) |
Principles of remote sensing, satellite systems, and role of remote sensing data in GIS applications. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35719D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Mon, Thu | 9 of 20 | Yi Qi | AHF145D | PDF (345288 KB) | |
35720D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Mon, Thu | 5 of 40 | Yi Qi | AHF145D & ONLINE | PDF (345288 KB) | |
1:00-2:50pm | Mon, Thu | DENDornsife & ONLINE |
Principles of visual perception, spatial cognition and cartographic design and their contributions to the maps, animations, virtual reality and multimedia displays produced with modern GIS. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35723D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Mon, Wed | 10 of 40 | Guoping Huang | DENDornsife | PDF (847082 KB) | |
35724D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Mon, Wed | 1 of 20 | Guoping Huang | AHF145A | PDF (847082 KB) |
Research leading to the master's degree in cognate fields. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35893D | 001 | 1.0-4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Design and implementation of locally served and cloud-based geospatial web applications. Construction of web maps, mashups and Volunteered Geographic Information interfaces.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35729D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 5 of 20 | Jennifer Swift | AHF145D | PDF (379726 KB) | |
35730D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 5 of 40 | Jennifer Swift | DENDornsife | PDF (379726 KB) |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 594a
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35749D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 7 | Elisabeth Sedano | OFFICE | PDF (1397633 MB) |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 594b
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35753D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 10 | Elisabeth Sedano | OFFICE | ||
35754D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 6 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE | ||
35755D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE |
Part-time or full-time practical work experience in the student's field of study at an off-campus facility under faculty direction.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35799D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 5 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Meaning and significance of place and role of social, natural, and built environments in disease occurrence in different places and populations. Open only to doctoral students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35782D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Monday | 4 of 10 | John Wilson | WPH204 | PDF (378729 KB) |
Fundamentals of temporal and spatiotemporal data analysis; modern methods for evaluating, managing, and visualizing spatiotemporal data; hands-on use cases.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35623D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Friday | 5 of 15 | Siqin Wang | LVL3V | PDF (364980 KB) |
Principles of pedagogy for teaching the liberal arts, focusing on issues and technologies for spatial thinking. Required for first-semester teaching assistants in spatial sciences.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35793D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 4 of 10 | Robert Vos | WPH204 | PDF (373555 KB) |
Research leading to the doctoral degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Open only to doctoral students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35891D | 001 | 1.0-6.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 5 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35779D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 794a
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35778D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 7 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 794b
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35752D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 6 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 794c
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35757D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 6 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 794d
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35758D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 1 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |