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An undergraduate degree is usually earned by completion of at least two types of study: concentrated study in a single discipline or "major" and a more general education in the subject matter and methods of the commonly accepted categories of knowledge.
This second, broader study is intended not to supplement the major but to complement it. Since the purpose of general education is to provide a broad educational experience, general education credits should be used to learn about aspects of the world which the major area of study will not include.
The purpose of general education is to prepare students for a lifetime in which the continuing acquisition of knowledge and the consideration of issues involving value judgments are possible, inviting and fruitful. Precise definitions are elusive, but it is generally agreed that an educated person must have a critical appreciation of the methods with which we learn to understand ourselves, our society, and the physical world, as well as the cultural and artistic heritage of humanity.
The USC General Education Program provides students with some sense of our shared cultural heritage, some degree of preparation for participation in a democratic society, and some signposts with which to chart an individual path of self-discovery and personal growth.
Specific general education requirements are included with the information on each degree objective and major. General education requirements for students in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences are provided below. Students seeking the B.A. degree in Cinema, Fine Arts, Music or Theatre must follow the general education requirements in place for students seeking the B.A. degree in departments in the humanities in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Requirements
Beginning freshmen who enter USC as their first semester of college must follow the current requirements described for their degree.Transfer students who enter USC within five years of their first enrollment at another institution of higher education may follow the requirements in effect at USC during that year or any subsequent year. Transfer students who enter USC more than five years after their first enrollment at another institution may follow the requirements in effect at USC up to five years prior to their first enrollment at USC or in any subsequent year. Exceptions will be considered by the College Advisement Office. Transfer students who began their studies at another institution before fall 1982 should consult an academic advisor for their general education requirements.
Students who do not complete their degrees within 10 consecutive years from the beginning of the semester of their first completed USC course work will not be allowed automatically to continue their general education requirements. This time limit includes semesters during which students are not enrolled.
USC is currently considering revisions to simplify its general education degree requirements with implementation expected within the next two years. Courses taken under the current general education program will articulate with the changes presently under consideration.
General Education Requirements
The USC General Education Program has two parts. The first part, called "Skill Levels," develops skills in writing and in foreign languages. The second part is an introduction to broad areas of human knowledge and culture and is called "Areas of Study."
All college majors must complete the skill level requirements in foreign language and composition. For the two skill levels, there are waiver exams and placement tests. A student may pass the examinations at sufficiently high levels to be regarded as having proficiency. If so, the student will require no further instruction or testing. Otherwise, the student will "place" in level I, II or III of a foreign language and will be advised of the required preparation or instruction in composition.
The other general education requirements, in the "Areas of Study," are matched to the degree (B.A. or B.S.) the student plans to earn.
General Education Requirements for the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts Degree:
Any Major in
Humanities DepartmentsBachelor of Arts Degree:
Social Sciences Departments
Natural Sciences DepartmentsBachelor of Science Degree:
College of Letters,
Arts and SciencesSkill Levels Composition See Skill Level,
CompositionSee Skill Level,
CompositionSee Skill Level,
CompositionForeign Language See Skill Level,
Foreign LanguageSee Skill Level,
Foreign LanguageSee Skill Level,
Foreign Language
Areas of Study
The Natural World Life Sciences 1 course 1 course 0 courses Earth Sciences 1 course 1 course 0 courses Physical Sciences 1 course 1 course 0 courses One of the three courses must have a laboratory component.
This Natural World Requirement affects B.A. students entering USC or elsewhere in fall 1986 or later. Students who entered the university between fall 1982 and spring 1986 and students in the Natural Sciences should refer to the catalogue or bulletin of their entering year.
B.A. students in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, or Physics and Astronomy will be considered to have met their Natural World requirements on the basis of their major course work.
Non-Western Cultures 1 course 1 course 1 course
Western Culture I 1 course 1 course Choose three courses, each
course from a different
category.Western Culture II 0 courses 1 course American Public Life 1 course 1 course Empirical Approaches 2 courses 1 course
Literature 1 course 1 course Choose two courses, each
course from a different
category.The Arts 1 course 1 course Ethical Approaches 1 course 1 course All courses in the Areas of Study are to be chosen from the list of courses approved by the General Education Committee. The categories in the Areas of Study and approved courses for 1996-97 are listed here
Skill Levels
Skill Level, Composition
COMP 101 Introduction to Expository Writing (4) and COMP 102 Topics in Expository Writing (4) or COMP 111 Expository Writing I for Non-Native Speakers (4) and COMP 112 Expository Writing II for Non-Native Speakers (4) or CORE 111 Writing Class I (4) and CORE 112 Writing Class II (4). All USC students must demonstrate their ability to write acceptable college-level expository prose. The course requirement may be waived for exceptional students. Such waivers are based on outstanding examination scores. (See the Expository Writing Program section for details.) However, most students fulfill the requirement by completing Expository Writing 101 and 102 or Expository Writing 111 and 112 or CORE 111 and 112. To meet the composition skill level requirement, students must complete two of the courses listed above and must receive a final grade of C- or higher in Expository Writing 102 or 112 or in CORE 112 and receive a passing grade on the final examination or project in Expository Writing 102 or 112 or in CORE 112. Students who receive lower than a C- in Expository Writing 102 or 112 may meet the skill level requirement by retaking Expository Writing 102, 112 or the equivalent transfer course and receiving a C- or by taking Expository Writing 105 and receiving a passing grade. Students must complete the Composition Skill Level requirement prior to registering for their sixty-fifth unit.
Transfer Students
Transfer students, like incoming freshmen, must satisfy the Composition Skill Level requirement of the USC General Education Program. Composition courses transferred in from other institutions will often wholly or partially satisfy the course work requirement. All transfer students should check their transfer credit evaluations very carefully to determine the extent to which a course or courses they have taken at another college or university satisfy the USC expository writing requirement.Transfer students must work toward completing the Composition Skill Level requirement on the following schedule:
Transfer students who have not completed any transferable composition courses must enroll in Expository Writing 101/111 prior to or concurrently with registering for their 19th unit (second semester) and must then enroll in Expository Writing 102/112 prior to or concurrently with enrollment in their 33rd unit (third semester).
Transfer students who have completed one semester of composition at another institution must enroll in Expository Writing 102/112 prior to or concurrently with registering for their 19th unit (second semester).
Unit Equivalencies, Transfer Credit
For students who entered college as freshmen in fall 1982, or later, the following unit equivalencies have been approved: (a) Students who transfer three semester or four quarter units of expository writing receive subject credit for 101 and enroll in 102. Upper division transfer students (those who have completed more than 64 units) may take English 400 rather than 102. Other transfer students for whom English 400 may be a more appropriate course than 102 should contact the Expository Writing Program for advisement regarding substitution of English 400 for 102. Students who substitute English 400 for Expository Writing 102 must receive a grade of C- or higher in English 400 and a passing grade on the English 400 final examination or project to meet the skill level requirement. (b) Students who transfer six semester or eight quarter units of composition receive subject credit for 101 and 102.
Skill Level, Foreign Language
Students in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and other schools requiring the foreign language skill level must take a placement examination to determine their level of language proficiency. The foreign language skill level requirement may be satisfied only by (1) earning a passing grade in Course III of a foreign language sequence at USC or its equivalent elsewhere; (2) scoring on the placement examination at a level considered by the department as equivalent to the completion of Course III; or (3) scoring on a national or statewide examination at a level set by the department and approved by the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Students who can supply proof of at least two years of full-time secondary schooling beyond the age of 14 taught in a foreign language may request exemption from the foreign language requirement.If a student has completed some college-level work in a foreign language but fails through placement testing to qualify for the next level of instruction, the student may be required by the department to repeat for no additional credit the elementary or intermediate course needed to develop sufficient skills to continue the I, II, III sequence. For units requiring fourth semester competence in a foreign language, the foreign language departments will determine which courses satisfy the requirement.
International students whose native language is not English are exempt from the foreign language requirement. Students with advanced skills in languages other than those taught at USC may request exemption from the foreign language requirement if (1) they can supply proof of at least two years of full-time secondary schooling taught in a foreign language beyond the age of 14, or (2) if they can pass a competency exam testing for advanced language skills and administered at USC subject to the availability of suitable academic examiners; the competency exam will test proficiency in speaking, reading and writing skills. Students with documented learning disabilities or physical impairments inhibiting language acquisition may petition for substitution. Students who entered USC or another institution of higher learning prior to fall 1988 and have made reasonable progress toward their degrees may elect to follow this requirement or the one in force in their entering year.
Areas of Study
Undergraduate degree programs throughout the university require varying patterns of general education courses selected from the categories below. The lists on the following pages identify those courses which will count toward general education requirements when taken during the 1995-96 academic year. However, the lists of general education courses change from year to year. Each year, students must consult the current lists to select courses accepted for general education credit.
Important Limitations
In no case may a student count more than two courses from any one department to fulfill general education requirements in the areas of study. Some courses are listed for credit in two categories. A student may count a course in only one category. No more than 12 units of pass/no pass credit may apply to general education requirements.Courses transferred from other institutions must carry at least 2 2/3 units of credit to be applied to general education requirements.
Two courses counted toward general education credit may also count for major credit, unless prohibited by the student's home department. Students completing a second major may count as many courses as they wish for both general education and second major credit, provided they do not count more than two courses from any one department (e.g., the second major is interdisciplinary). Students in departments in the social sciences or natural sciences who wish a second major in the humanities must take a second course in Empirical Approaches or one course in Western Culture II but need not take both.
General Education Petitions
Students may petition to apply one or more courses not listed in the General Education section of the USC Catalogue toward requirements in the Areas of Study. If the course or courses to be substituted were or will be taken at USC (or a USC-sponsored program overseas), a General Petition may be initiated in the student's home department; if taken at another institution, an Articulation Petition may be initiated at the Degree Progress Department window in Student Administrative Services 010.Petitions to apply USC courses which do not carry the "g" designation toward the Areas of Study may be approved if, in the opinion of the general education coordinator or a designated representative, each course to be substituted is as rigorous and appropriate to the objectives of the category for which it is requested as the courses approved and listed for that category. Misadvisement will be considered only when evidence in writing is produced. If the General Education office does not recommend that a petition be granted, the student may solicit the further endorsement of his or her dean and have the request decided by the Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures.
The Natural World
Courses in this category examine the basic methods and concepts on which the modern understanding of the natural world is based. The courses introduce students to a broad class of natural phenomena and their interpretation on the basis of contemporary models as well as an understanding of the methodology of the natural sciences. Natural World courses are divided into three categories: physical sciences, life sciences and earth sciences. Students may count only one course from any one department toward fulfilling the natural world requirement.Earth Sciences
ASTR 100g Elementary Astronomy ASTR 385g Astronomy's Contribution to Western Culture GEOG 160Lg Introduction to Physical Geography GEOG 365Lg Fundamentals of Weather and Climate GEOL 105Lg Planet Earth GEOL 107Lxg Elements of Oceanography GEOL 108Lxg Geology and the Environment GEOL 240Lxg Earthquakes MDA 125qLg** Science and Technology (4) (Section 52920 Earth History: A Planet and Its Evolution) MDA 125qLg** Science and Technology (4) (Section 52924 Crisis of a Planet) Life Sciences
ANTH 200g Introduction to Biological Anthropology BISC 100Lxg Cells and Organisms BISC 101xg Human Biology BISC 102xg Humans and Their Environment BISC 110Lg Introduction to Biology I BISC 150xg The Nature of Human Health and Disease: From Mental Illness to AIDS BISC 230g Man, Mind, and Machines: Introduction to Neuroscience EXSC 300Lg Physiology of Exercise GERO 210g Biology of Adult Development Physical Sciences
ASTR 100g Elementary Astronomy ASTR 385g Astronomy's Contribution to Western Culture CHEM 102xg Chemistry for the Non-Scientist CHEM 105aLg* General Chemistry CHEM 115aLg* Advanced General Chemistry MDA 125sLg** Science and Technology (4)
(Section 52928 The Structure of Matter)PHYS 100xg Physics for the Non-Scientist PHYS 102Lxg Physics of Waves and Light *While these courses are not recommended as general education courses for all students, they are appropriate for special categories of students. Students should see the College Advisement Office before registering for any of these courses.
**Additional MDA courses may be added during the fall '96-spring '97 academic year.
Representative Cultures
American Public Life
Courses in this category give students a basic understanding of the American political process and prepare students for involvement in and understanding of public life in the United States.
AMST 301g Introduction to American Studies ANTH 316gm North American Indians in American Public Life EDCO 102xgm Human Diversity: People, Power and Politics EDPA 101xg Politics and American Public Education ENST 100g Introduction to Environmental Studies GEOG 222g Geography of American Politics GEOG 255g American Environmentalism GEOG 324gm Los Angeles and the Evolution of Urban America GERO 240g Policy, Values, and Power in an Aging Society HIST 191xg United States History for International Students HIST 200g The American Experience HIST 215g American Business and Labor History HIST 250g History of the Black American HIST 254g Political Leadership in the 20th-Century South HIST 342g War and the American Experience HIST 363g Development of American Foreign Policy, 1776 to the Present IR 100g The United States and World Affairs JOUR 201g History of News in Modern America LAW 200xg Law and Society LAW 201xg Law and Politics: Electing a President MDA 115vg** Social Inquiry (4) (Section 52912 The Past, Present and Future of American Society) MDA 165vg** Social Inquiry (4) (Section 52966 Poverty and Welfare in America) MDA 165vg** Social Inquiry (4) (Section 52969 Sex and Gender) MDA 165vg** Social Inquiry (4) (Section 52973 Los Angeles and the American Dream Duplicates credit in GEOG 100gm.) OT 305gm Culture, Medicine and Politics PLDV 150g The Emergence of the American City PLDV 200g Foundations of Contemporary Public Affairs POSC 100g Theory and Practice of American Democracy POSC 130g Law, Politics and Public Policy POSC 333gm Stigma and Society: Physical Disability in America PPMT 200g Politics and Public Policy PPMT 220g Simulated Policy-Making in Urban Systems: Theory and Practice PPMT 230g Health Care and American Public Decisions PPMT 271g The Nonprofit Sector and the Public Interest SOCI 250g Social Problems SOCI 342gm Race Relations SOCI 355gm Immigrants in the United States SOWK 200xgm Institutional Inequality in American Political and Social Policy SWMS 305gm Sex/Gender/Sexuality as an Issue in American Public Life **Additional MDA courses may be added during the academic year.
Western Culture I
Courses in this category give students a basic understanding of the Biblical and/or Classical foundations of Western culture.
ARCH 214ag History of Architecture: Antiquity through the Middle Ages CLAS 150g Civilization of Greece CLAS 151g Civilization of Rome CLAS 280g Classical Mythology CLAS 300g Women in Antiquity CLAS 320gm Diversity and the Classical Western Tradition CLAS 348g The Athenian Century COLT 150xg Literature and Western Civilization I FA 120g Introduction to Western Art: Antiquity to 1500 FA 330g Medieval Art HIST 101gm The Ancient World HIST 102g Medieval Civilization HIST 301g The Greek World HIST 316g The Renaissance HIST 405g Intellectual History of the Middle Ages HIST 408g History of Ancient and Medieval Science JS 100g Introduction to Jewish History JS 180g Introduction to Judaism JS 328g Judaism and Christian Beginnings JS 357g Jerusalem: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim "Holy City" LING 280g Script and Culture: The Western Tradition MDA 105kg** Cultural Forms and Values (4) (Section 52906 Visual and Verbal Narrative) PHIL 100g The Western Philosophical Tradition: Classical Beginnings PHIL 315g History of Western Philosophy: Ancient Period REL 132g Religions of the West REL 240g Introduction to Western Religious Thought REL 310g Old Testament Literature and History REL 311g The Bible in Western Literature REL 317g Ancient Myth and Modern Life REL 320g New Testament Literature and History REL 325g Religious Experience in the Greco-Roman World REL 480g History of Christianity THTR 213g History and Literature of the Theatre I
Western Culture II
Courses in this category trace broad and enduring intellectual, cultural, scientific, economic, political or social trends significantly affecting the development of modern European thought and culture.The courses have been divided into two groups as a matter of information only - you may choose courses from either group to satisfy this requirement. Those in the first group are more broadly based, although not intrinsically less demanding, than those in the second group; they are suitable for students with little or no previous background in European history and culture.
ARCH 214bg History of Architecture: Renaissance through Modern COLT 151xg Literature and Western Civilization II COLT 374g Women Writers in Europe and America FA 121g Introduction to Western Art: 1500 to the Present HIST 103g The Emergence of Modern Europe: The Renaissance to Napoleon HIST 104g Modern Europe: Napoleon to the Present MDA 105yg** Cultural Forms and Values (4) (Section 52904 Literature and Modernity) MDA 105kg** Cultural Forms and Values (4) (Section 52906 Visual and Verbal Narrative) MDA 115ng** Social Inquiry (4) (Section 52914 From the Age of Democracy to the Age of Extremes) PHIL 101g The Western Philosophical Tradition: Modern Period PHIL 155g Modern Philosophy and the Meaning of Life The following courses have a narrower focus but still address general issues in the development of modern Western civilization. To obtain the maximum benefit from these courses, a student should have had some background in European history and culture.
ARCH 440gm Literature and the Urban Experience COLT 445gm Eurocentrism ECON 338gm Political Economy in Modern Western Culture FA 304xgm Italian Renaissance Art: Old Masters and Old Mistresses FA 342g Renaissance and Reformation in the Art of Northern Europe GEOG 320g Geopolitics HIST 328g Poland and the Western Tradition JS 320g Jews and the Making of the Modern World MDA 105ng** Cultural Forms and Values (4) (Section 52902 The Idea of God in Social Thought Duplicates credit in PLDV 310xg.) PHIL 220g Science, Religion, and the Making of the Modern Mind PHIL 262g Mind and Self: Modern Conceptions PLDV 310xg The Idea of God in Social Thought and Social Policies POSC 110g Ideology and Political Conflict POSC 371g European Political Thought II REL 230g Women, Religion, and Sexuality SLL 330g Russian Thought and Civilization SOCI 248g Power, Politics, and Modern Society SWMS 230g The Gender Question in Modern Western Culture
Non-Western Cultures
Courses in this category introduce students to a culture or cultures other than Western.
ANTH 201g Introduction to Social Anthropology ANTH 263g Exploring Culture Through Film ANTH 314g The Nature of Maya Civilization ANTH 315g North American Indians ANTH 320g Male and Female in Pacific Society ANTH 322g Anthropology of Bali ANTH 324g Regional Ethnology: China ANTH 325g The Changing Pacific: History, Culture and Politics in the New South Seas ANTH 335g Comparative Muslim Societies ANTH 372g Interpretation of Myth and Narrative ANTH 380g Sex and Gender in Anthropological Perspective ANTH 435xg Ethnic Diversity in China/Inner Asia COLT 155xgm Third World Literatures and Cultures COLT 261gm Comparative Studies in Black Culture COLT 264g The Asian Aesthetic and Literary Tradition COLT 382g Zen and Taoism in Asian Literature EALC 110g East Asian Humanities: the Great Tradition EALC 340g Japanese Civilization EALC 342g Japanese Literature in English Translation EALC 350g Chinese Civilization EALC 352g Chinese Literature in English Translation EALC 354g Modern Chinese Literature in Translation EALC 370g Textual Power and Literary Representations: Japan EALC 375g Women and Gender in China: Past and Present EALC 452g Chinese Fiction EALC 455g Japanese Fiction EASC 150g East Asian Societies EDPA 202g Culture Change and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa FA 125g Introduction to Asian Art: Antiquity to 1300 FA 126g Introduction to Asian Art: 1300 to the Present HIST 105g Korea: The Bridge of East Asia HIST 106g Chinese Lives: An Introduction to Chinese History HIST 107g Introduction to Japanese History HIST 338g China to 960 A.D. HIST 340g History of China since 1800 LING 380g Languages of the World MUHL 302g Musical Cultures of the World PLDV 250gm Third World Cities POSC 351g Middle East Politics REL 131g Religions of the East REL 330g Religions of India REL 331g Religions of East Asia SOCI 230g Society and Business in Korea and Japan **Additional MDA courses may be added during the academic year.
Representative Approaches to the Study of the Individual, Culture and Society
Literature
Courses in this category teach methods of literary analysis: significant and exemplary works of literature will be read closely to understand the forms of literary art, the determinants of literary experience, and the means by which we interpret literature.
CLAS 325g Ancient Epic CLAS 337g Ancient Drama COLT 210g The Bible as Literature COLT 264g The Asian Aesthetic and Literary Tradition COLT 270g The Short Story in World Literature COLT 271g The Novel in World Literature I COLT 272g The Novel in World Literature II COLT 274g The One Act Play in World Drama EALC 342g Japanese Literature in English Translation EALC 354g Modern Chinese Literature in Translation EALC 370g Textual Power and Literary Representations: Japan ENGL 230xg Introduction to Shakespeare ENGL 246xgm Introduction to African-American Literature ENGL 250xg Literary Classics of the United States ENGL 254xg Women Writers in English ENGL 260xg English and American Literature since 1900 ENGL 261g English Literature to 1800 ENGL 262g English Literature since 1800 ENGL 263g American Literature ENGL 268xg Introduction to Literature and Society ENGL 276xg Literature and Film: Narrative Forms FREN 280g Existentialism in French Literature FREN 340xg French Literature in Translation FREN 345xg 20th Century French Literature in Translation FREN 347g Race, Gender, and Power in Francophone Literature FREN 383g French Women Writers GERM 340g German Prose Fiction from Goethe to Thomas Mann GERM 360g 20th Century German Prose: Texts and Films ITAL 350g Italian Renaissance Literature in Translation MDA 105yg** Cultural Forms and Values (4) (Section 52904 Literature and Modernity) SLL 210g Masterpieces of the Russian Short Story SLL 300g The Russian Novel SLL 302g Modern Russian Literature SLL 344g Tolstoy: Writer and Moralist SLL 345g Literature and Philosophy: Dostoevsky SLAV 348g Nabokov's Novels: Art and Exile SPAN 256xg Spanish Literature in Translation from 1700 to the Present SPAN 257xg Spanish-American Literature in Translation to 1930 SPAN 258xg Modern Spanish-American Narrative in Translation SPAN 295g Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literature (conducted in Spanish) THTR 200xg Introduction to Modern Drama
The Arts
Courses in this category introduce students to the aesthetic analysis of great art.
ARCH 206g Shelter ARCH 214ag History of Architecture: Antiquity through the Middle Ages ARCH 214bg History of Architecture: Renaissance through Modern ARCH 322g Great Houses of Los Angeles ARCH 326g The Modern Movement in Architecture ARCH 341g History of Italian Architecture, 1400-1990 ARCH 432g People, Places and Culture: Architecture of the Public Realm CNTV 190g Introduction to Cinema CNTV 200g History of the and CNTV 201g International Cinema I and II (both 200g and 201g are necessary to fulfill the requirement) CNTV 392g History of the American Film, 1925-1950 CNTV 393g History of the American Film since 1950 COMM 100xg The Communication Revolution and the Arts FA 120g Introduction to Western Art: Antiquity to 1500 FA 121g Introduction to Western Art: 1500 to the Present FA 125g Introduction to Asian Art: Antiquity to 1300 FA 126g Introduction to Asian Art: 1300 to the Present FA 321g Greek Art and Archaeology FA 322g Roman Art and Archaeology FA 330g Medieval Art FA 340g Italian Renaissance Art FA 342g Renaissance and Reformation in the Art of Northern Europe FA 353g Italian Baroque Art FA 360g 18th and 19th Century Art: The Age of Revolution FA 369g European Art, 1860-1900 FA 370g European Art, 1900-1940 FA 371g 20th Century Art from Post-Impressionism to 1930 FA 372g 20th Century Art from 1930 to the Present FA 385g Later Chinese Art FA 386g Early Japanese Art FA 387g Later Japanese Art MUHL 100xg Jazz, Ragtime, and Blues MUHL 200xg Introduction to Concert Music MUHL 220xg The Great Composers SLAV 378g Modern Russian Art THTR 100xg Introduction to the Theatre
Empirical Approaches
Courses in this category deal with human beings and their societies. Their purpose is to introduce students to both the methods and the subject matter of social science. Students in degree programs which require two courses in the empirical approaches category may not take both from the same department, nor may they count both a course and its prerequisite.
ANTH 201g Introduction to Social Anthropology ANTH 322g Anthropology of Bali ANTH 328gm Culture Change and the Mexican People ANTH 360g Symbolic Anthropology ANTH 370g Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective ANTH 373g Magic, Witchcraft and Religion ANTH 375g Applied Anthropology ARCH 442gm Women's Spaces in History COMM 140xg Nature and Impact of Communications ECON 203g Principles of Microeconomics ECON 205g Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 348g Current Problems of the American Economy ECON 350g The World Economy ECON 473xg Population Economics EDCO 101xg The Experience of Gender: Social Science Research Perspectives EDPA 102g Education and Identity: Qualitative Inquiry and Educational Research EDPT 310g Parental Influence on Children's Educational Development ENGR 352xg Sociotechnical Problem-Solving and Design GEOG 100gm Los Angeles and the American Dream GEOG 197g The Power of Maps GEOG 205g Introduction to Human Geography GEOG 310g Approaches to the Study of Cities GEOG 340gm Geography of the Chicano Southwest GEOG 350gm Race and Environmentalism GEOG 360g Natural Hazards GERO 220g Psychology of Adult Development GERO 230g Society and Adult Development IR 101g Introduction to International Relations IR 210g International Relations: Introductory Analysis LING 210g Introduction to Linguistics LING 315g Language, Society, and Culture LING 395g Child Language Acquisition MDA 115vg** Social Inquiry (4) (Section 52912 The Past, Present and Future of American Society) MDA 165vg** Social Inquiry (Section 52966 Poverty and Welfare in America) MDA 165vg** Social Inquiry (Section 52969 Sex and Gender) MDA 165vg** Social Inquiry (Section 52973 Los Angeles and the American Dream Duplicates credit in GEOG 100gm.) NURS 219g Human Sexuality: Methods of Inquiry OT 325xg Hormones and the Social Environment PLDV 203g Spatial Organization of Society PLDV 265xg Understanding Urban Complexity and Form Through Geographic Information Systems PLDV 275Lg Environment and Behavior PLDV 315gm Urban Sleuths: Exploring People and Places in Cities POSC 120g Introduction to Comparative Politics POSC 311g Political Analysis POSC 365g World Political Leadership PSYC 100g Introduction to Psychology PSYC 300g Human Diversity: The Psychology of Individual Differences PTE 202xg Energy and Society REL 120g Introduction to the Study of Religion SOCI 200gm Introduction to Sociology SOCI 333g Environment and Society SOCI 335g Society and Population SOCI 340g Organizations: Bureaucracy and Alternatives to Bureaucracy SOCI 344g Population, Business, and Public Affairs SOCI 360gm Social Inequality: Class, Status, and Power SOCI 385g Population, Society, and Aging SWMS 225gm Sex Similarities and Differences: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Ethical Approaches
Courses in this category engage students in moral deliberation through a critical study of political, societal or individual moralities.
COMM 388g Ethics in Human Communication EALC 130g Introduction to East Asian Ethical Thought EDCO 100xg Ethical Approaches to Self-Development GEOG 257g Environment and Ethics GERM 375g German Intellectual Perspectives HIST 320g Russian and Soviet Rebels: the Moral Dilemma and the Continuity of Dissent JOUR 199xg The Ethics of Television Journalism JS 211g The Holocaust JS 215g Evil, Suffering, Goodness, and Hope in the Jewish Experience PHIL 140g Contemporary Moral and Social Issues PHIL 240g Ethics PLDV 210xg Animals and the Moral Landscape PLDV 300g The Design of the Good: Conception and Judgment REL 140g Religion and Ethical Issues REL 210g Human Values REL 260g Ethical Issues in the New Medical Revolution REL 270g Conflict and Change and the Ethics of Business REL 319g Religious and Ethical Issues in Death and Dying REL 341g Ethics in a Technological Society REL 364g Judeo-Christian Ethics REL 367g Contemporary Theology and Morality SLL 200g Russian Moral Dilemmas in the 20th Century SLL 380g Literature and Philosophy: The Wisdom of the Modern Era SWMS 210gm Introduction to the Study of Women and Men in Society SWMS 301gm Introduction to Feminist Theory and the Women's and Men's Movements **In addition to the courses listed under the categories above, additional sections of the following courses may be offered for general education credit by individual section number. Please check to make sure that the section in which you enroll is listed in an appropriate general education Area of Study.
MDA 105g Cultural Forms and Values MDA 115g Social Inquiry MDA 125g Science and Technology MDA 155g Cultural Forms and Values MDA 165g Social Inquiry MDA 175g Science and Technology
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