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Undergraduate Education
General Education Course Lists
Category I. Western Cultures and Traditions
Classical Civilizations and Their Legacies
| AHIS 120g |
Foundations of Western Art |
| AHIS 201g |
Digging into the Past: Material Culture and the Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean |
| CLAS 150g |
The Greeks and the West |
| CLAS 151g |
Civilization of Rome |
| CLAS 280g |
Classical Mythology |
| CLAS 320gm |
Diversity and the Classical Western Tradition |
| COLT 150xg |
Origins of Western Literature and Culture |
| HIST 101g |
The Ancient World |
| HIST 301g |
The Greek World |
| PHIL 115g |
Ancient Greek Culture and Society |
| PHIL 225g |
Love and its Representations in Literature, Philosophy, and Film |
Judeo-Christian Traditions and Their Legacies
| AHIS 220g |
Medieval Visual Culture |
| HIST 102g |
Medieval Civilization |
| JS 100g |
Jewish History |
| REL 111g |
The World of the Hebrew Bible |
| REL 121g |
The World of the New Testament |
| REL 132g |
Religions of the West |
The Making of the Modern World |
| AHIS 121g |
Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern |
| COLT 151xg |
Modern Western Literature and Culture |
| COLT 374gm |
Women Writers in Europe and America |
| HIST 103g |
The Emergence of Modern Europe |
| HIST 104g |
Europe and Its Influence since 1750: From the Rise of Democracy to the Age of Extremes |
| MDA 205g |
Cities and Civilization |
| PHIL 101g |
Philosophical Foundations of Modern Western Culture |
| PHIL 155g |
Modern Philosophy and the Meaning of Life |
| PHIL 220g |
Science, Religion and the Making of the Modern Mind |
| PHIL 262g |
Mind and Self: Modern Conceptions |
Foundations of American Civilization
| AMST 301g |
America, the Frontier, and the New West |
| HIST 200gm |
The American Experience |
| MDA 105g |
Cultural Forms and Values I |
Category II. Global Cultures and Traditions
| AHIS 125g |
Arts of Asia: Antiquity to 1300 |
| AHIS 126g |
Introduction to Asian Art: 1300 to the Present |
| AHIS 284g |
Art in Context: Introduction to the Chinese Visual World |
| AMST 135gm |
Peoples and Cultures of the Americas |
| ANTH 100g |
Principles of Human Organization: Non-Western Societies |
| ANTH 140g |
Native Peoples of Mexico and Central America |
| ANTH 235g |
The Changing Pacific: Culture, History and Politics in the New South Seas |
| ANTH 250g |
Race and Sexual Politics in Southeast Asia |
| ANTH 263g |
Exploring Culture Through Film |
| ANTH 273g |
Shamans, Spirits, and Ancestors: Non-Western Religious Traditions |
| ANTH 315g |
North American Indians |
| ANTH 316gm |
North American Indians in American Public Life |
| CLAS 220g |
Egypt and India: Colonial Experiences |
| COLT 250g | Cultures of Latin America |
| COLT 264g |
Asian Aesthetic and Literary Traditions |
| COLT 382g |
Zen and Taoism in Asian Literature |
| EALC 110g |
East Asian Humanities: The Great Tradition |
| EALC 125g |
Introduction to Contemporary East Asian Cinema |
| EALC 130g |
East Asian Ethical Thought |
| EALC 340g |
Japanese Civilization |
| EALC 342g |
Japanese Literature and Culture |
| EALC 350g |
Chinese Civilization |
| EALC 352g |
Chinese Literature and Culture |
| EALC 354g |
Modern Chinese Literature in Translation |
| EASC 150g |
East Asian Societies |
| HIST 105g |
The Korean Past |
| HIST 106g |
Chinese Lives: An Introduction to Chinese History |
| HIST 107g |
Japanese History |
| HIST 275g |
The Worlds of the Silk Road |
| HIST 324g |
Islam in Russia and the Soviet Union |
| HIST 339g |
China, 960-1800 |
| LING 295g |
The Ancient Near East: Culture, Archaeology, Texts |
| MDA 155g |
Cultural Forms and Values II |
| POSC 255g |
Cultures, Civilizations, and Ethnicities in World Politics |
| REL 131g |
Religions of Asia |
| REL 133g |
Religions of Latin America |
| SLL 330g |
Russian Thought and Civilization |
Category III. Scientific Inquiry
For Most General Education Students
The following courses are recommended for most students seeking to satisfy general education requirements.
| ASTR 100Lxg |
The Universe |
| BISC 101Lxg |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
| BISC 104Lxg |
How the Body Works: Topics in Human Physiology |
| GEOG 160Lg |
The Earth’s Surface |
| GEOL 105Lg |
Planet Earth |
| GEOL 107Lxg |
Oceanography |
| GEOL 108Lg |
Crises of a Planet |
| GEOL 130Lxg |
The Nature of Scientific Inquiry |
| MDA 125Lg |
Scientific Principles |
| PHYS 100Lxg |
The Physical World |
For Specified Cohorts
The following courses will also satisfy this requirement, but they are intended for specific groups of students and are not usually appropriate for most general education students. Consult an academic advisor before enrolling in any of the following courses unless your major requires you to do so.
| BISC 120Lg |
General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution |
| BISC 121Lg |
Advanced General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution |
| CHEM 105aLg |
General Chemistry |
| CHEM 115aLg |
Advanced General Chemistry |
| PHYS 125Lg |
Physics for Architects |
| PHYS 151Lg |
Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics |
Category IV. Science and Its Significance
| ANTH 200Lg |
The Origins of Humanity |
| ASTR 200Lxg |
Earth and Space |
| BISC 102Lxg |
Humans and Their Environment |
| BISC 150Lxg |
The Nature of Human Health and Disease |
| BISC 180Lxg |
Evolution |
| BISC 230Lxg |
Brain, Mind and Machines: Topics in Neuroscience |
| CHEM 201Lg |
Chemistry in the Environment, Energy and Society |
| CHEM 202Lxg |
Materials for the 21st Century: Synthetic Polymers |
| CHEM 203Lxg |
Chemistry in Life: AIDS Drug Discovery and Development |
| EXSC 205Lxg |
The Science of Human Performance |
| GEOG 165Lg |
The Atmospheric Environment |
| GEOG 260Lg |
Natural Hazards |
| GEOG 265Lg |
The Water Planet |
| GEOG 281Lg |
Environmental Geographic Information Systems |
| GEOL 125Lxg |
Earth History: A Planet and Its Evolution |
| GEOL 150Lxg |
Climate Change |
| GEOL 240Lxg |
Earthquakes |
| LING 110Lg |
In A Word |
| LING 275Lg |
Language and Mind |
| LING 285Lg |
Human Language and Technology |
| MDA 175Lg |
Science and Technology |
| MDA 200Lg |
The Cutting Edge: From Basic Science to the Marketplace |
| PHYS 200Lxg |
The Physics and Technology of Energy: Keeping the Motor Running |
| PSYC 165Lg |
Drugs, Behavior and Society |
| PSYC 200Lg |
Love and Attachment |
Category V. Arts and Letters
| ARLT 100g |
Arts and Letters |
| ARLT 101g |
Studies in Arts and Letters |
Category VI. Social Issues
The following courses require concurrent enrollment in WRIT 140 Writing and Critical Reasoning, unless the first course of the writing requirement has already been satisfied.
| AHIS 255g |
Culture Wars: Art and Social Conflict in the USA, 1900-Present |
| AMST 101gm |
Race and Class in Los Angeles |
This course will be added to Category VI in fall 2006.
| AMST 274g |
Exploring Ethnicity Through Film |
| ANTH 105g |
Culture, Medicine and Politics |
| ANTH 125g |
Social Issues in Human Sexuality and Reproduction |
| ANTH 240gm |
Collective Identity and Political Violence: Representing 9/11 |
| ECON 238xg |
Political Economy and Social Issues |
| ENST 150xg |
Environmental Issues in Society |
| GEOG 100gm |
Los Angeles and the American Dream |
| GEOG 120g |
Geopolitics |
| GEOG 215gm |
Ethnicity and Place |
| GEOG 257g |
Environment and Ethics |
| HIST 215g |
Business and Labor in America |
| HIST 225g |
Film, Power, and American History |
| HIST 235g |
War and the American Experience |
| HIST 245gm |
Gender and Sexualities in American History |
| HIST 255g |
The Evolution Debates |
| HIST 265g |
Understanding Race and Sex Historically |
| IR 100xg |
The United States and World Affairs |
| IR 101xg |
International Relations |
| JS 211g |
The Holocaust |
| LING 115g |
Language, Society, and Culture |
| MDA 165g |
Social Inquiry |
| MDA 166gm |
Poverty and Welfare in America |
| MDA 167gm |
Marginal Groups in America |
| MDA 170g |
La Frontera: The U.S.-Mexico Borderlands |
| PHIL 140g |
Contemporary Moral and Social Issues |
| PHIL 141g |
The Professions and the Public Interest in American Life |
| POSC 130g |
Law, Politics and Public Policy |
| POSC 165g |
Modern Times |
| POSC 220g |
Critical Issues in American Politics |
| PSYC 155xg |
Psychological Perspectives on Social Issues |
| REL 110g |
Religion and the State: Changing Boundaries |
| REL 140g |
Religion and Ethical Issues |
| REL 150g |
Religion and Immigration |
| SOCI 142gm |
Diversity and Racial Conflict |
| SOCI 150gm |
Social Problems |
| SOCI 155g |
Immigrant America |
| SOCI 169g |
Changing Family Forms |
| SWMS 210gm |
Social Issues in Gender |
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