Winter 02/Spring 03 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2002 and Spring 2003; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Winter offerings are on the Winter Session site.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

General Education: Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies General Ed Program

Africana Studies (AFAS)

AFAS 222 -- African American Studies: A History of Ideas  (3 units)
Description:  The theoretical and philosophical ideas expressed by thinkers of the African world. Issues in the areas of epistemological relativism, ethics, political philosophy and the history of ideas will be examined.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  PHIL 222, ANTH 222.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AFAS 255 -- African American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to illumine the political economy of the African American community in the United States, with special attention to issues of race, politics, class and gender. Major themes in the course will focus on the struggles of African American people for justice from the period of reconstruction through the civil rights and post-civil rights eras. The question of Black political organizing and institution building both within and outside the dominant structures of the U.S. political economy will be discussed throughout the course.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AFAS 260 -- Ethnic Relations in the United States  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of minority relations and mass movements in urban society; trends in the modern world, with special reference to present-day race problems and social conflict.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  SOC 260; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AFAS 302 -- Africana Studies Research Approaches  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to provide students with skills in conducting social science research in the field of Africana Studies. The course will consist of discussions of the role of knowledge, the various methods by which knowledge is acquired, and the manner that interpretations of knowledge occur.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AFAS 304A -- The Social Construction of Race: Whiteness  (3 units)
Description:  In constructing this course, the recognition of Whiteness/Blackness is not solely a reactionary response to challenges from persons of color; it is also a reflection of the need to provide a narrative of Whiteness/Blackness that intends an understanding of the notion of Whiteness/Blackness as a racial category and the implications of this categorization and association. For example, naming Whiteness displaced it from the unmarked, and unnamed status that is itself an effect of dominance. Within the particular disciplines of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, Whiteness, Blackness and Race have come to be earnest subjects of study. Being White or Black in the 1990's, however, is far from straightforward. It is riddled with ambiguity and marked by a general sense of racial angst as to what it means to be White or Black. This course will attempt to respond to the question: What does it mean to be Black/White in our global climate?
Usually offered:  Spring.

AFAS 306 -- African-American Autobiographies: Women and Their Histories  (3 units)
Description:  Students will gain insight into the historical and cultural factors that have created, and continue to perpetuate gender and ethnic inequity. Students will come to understand African American writers, particularly women, as historical agents and self-defined individuals. While the course will emphasize the multiple roles of African American women, as portrayed autobiographically it also incorporates the historical struggles of those around them. It is my goal that through the course material students will see how African Americans are constantly recreating themselves in the face of adversity.
Identical to:  W S 306.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AFAS 330 -- Minority Groups and American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Political problems of the poor; analysis of systematic poverty in the U.S. and theories of causation; selected policy problems: education, housing, job training, enforcement of anti-discrimination statutes; future of "power" movements.
Identical to:  POL 330; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AFAS 340 -- The Politics of Race and the African Experience  (3 units)
Description:  By examining both primary and secondary sources this course explores the historical development of African-American civil rights from 1619 with the arrival of the first Africans to Jamestown colony, to the momentous decision by the Supreme court to desegregate schools in 1954.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AFAS 342 -- Writers, Women and the Gods  (3 units)
Description:  In order to conceptualize the way gender and ethnicity has shaped women's lives in the public and private domain students will "hear" the voices of African American women in ethnography, history and literature as we discuss the Africana concepts of life, health, beauty and family. The experiences of these women, as expressed in literature have become "formidable" presences in African American culture and history. The self-expression and self-definition, expressed by African American women's voices have generated social and political changes in American history that have also impacted the dominant Euro-American culture of American society.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENGL 342, W S 342.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AFAS 381 -- African/Indigenous Religions  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines religious beliefs in Africa in order to illuminate connections between religion and culture on that continent, and to examine the relationship between religio-culture and the socio-economic and political forces that shape contemporary African societies.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  RELI 381.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AFAS 468 -- Government and Politics of Africa  (3 units)
Description:  Government and politics of African nations south of the Sahara; emphasis on processes of political and economic development.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Identical to:  POL 468; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AFAS 487A -- Race and Public Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the race issue in the context of American politics. POL 487A focuses primarily on the African experience in America from 1619, when the first slaves were led onto the beach at Jamestown, to approximately 1910 when segregation had replaced slavery.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Identical to:  POL 487A; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

American Indian Studies (AIS )

AIS 205 -- Clovis to Coronado: Archaeology of the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  Nontechnical discussion of the lifeways of the ancient people of the Southwest.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  ANTH 205; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 206 -- Native Peoples of the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  Nontechnical discussion of Southwestern Indian cultures from historic times to the present.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  ANTH 206; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 210 -- American Indian Languages  (3 units)
Description:  This course surveys American Indian languages and the communities that speak them, focusing on a representative sample for closer study. The role of language in maintaining cultural identity is examined, and prospects for the future of American Indian languages are assessed.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  LING 210; LING is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIS 487A -- Race and Public Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the race issue in the context of American politics. POL 487A focuses primarily on the African experience in America from 1619, when the first slaves were led onto the beach at Jamestown, to approximately 1910 when segregation had replaced slavery.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Identical to:  POL 487A; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

Anthropology (ANTH)

ANTH 202 -- Applying Anthropology in a Global Context  (3 units)
Description:  Course introduces students to the orders of meaning and power that influence human living and working conditions, as well as the capacity of human beings to alter those conditions. A combination of lectures, readings, films, class discussions and exercises will familiarize students with approaches to global problems in applied anthropology and the solutions that the discipline has proposed.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ANTH 203 -- Caribbean Transformations from "Cannibals" to Reggae  (3 units)
Description:  The systematic study of processes of culture change. Course focuses on an ethnographic region - the Caribbean - which has been the site of intense culture contacts.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ANTH 205 -- Clovis to Coronado: Archaeology of the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  Nontechnical discussion of the lifeways of the ancient people of the Southwest.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  AIS 205.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ANTH 206 -- Native Peoples of the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  Nontechnical discussion of Southwestern Indian cultures from historic times to the present.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  AIS 206.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ANTH 222 -- African American Studies: A History of Ideas  (3 units)
Description:  The theoretical and philosophical ideas expressed by thinkers of the African world. Issues in the areas of epistemological relativism, ethics, political philosophy and the history of ideas will be examined.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  AFAS 222; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ANTH 307 -- Ecological Anthropology  (3 units)
Description:  Cultural adaptation with emphasis on the systematic interaction of environment, technology, and social organization among hunter-gatherers, nomadic herders, and peasant farmers.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ANTH 316 -- Political Economy of Language  (3 units)
Description:  Interethnic and interclass contests over language and meanings in relation to access to material resources and civil rights.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); junior status; two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ANTH 320 -- The Earliest Civilizations  (3 units)
Description:  Intensive introduction to the evolution of the world's earliest states: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, China, Peru, Maya, Mexico. Comparative topics include urbanism, elites, economics, literacy and collapse.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ANTH 330 -- Language and Society in the Middle East and South Asia  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the interaction of language and social variables in the Middle East and South Asia, and focuses on issues such as class, ethnicity, religion, bilingualism, and education, and the factors that bring about language change, language planning, and language spread.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  NES 330; NES is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ANTH 402 -- Gender and Language in Japan  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to general issues of gender and language use, specific gender-related differences in the Japanese language, and gender roles in Japan.
Prerequisite(s):  JPN 202 or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  JPN 402; JPN is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

Art History (ARH )

ARH 203 -- Survey of Art in Non-Euro/American Societies  (3 units)
Description:  An interdisciplinary survey of arts and architecture of Africa, Mesoamerica, Native North America, and the Pacific Basin.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall.

Chinese Studies (CHN )

CHN 250 -- New Chinese Cinema  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces students to contemporary Chinese films and studies the role of cinema as historiography and ethnography.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CHN 275 -- History of China  (3 units)
Description:  Historical development of China. To 750 A.D.
Identical to:  HIST 275.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CHN 276 -- History of China  (3 units)
Description:  Historical development of China. From 750 A.D. to 1900 A.D.
Identical to:  HIST 276.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CHN 331 -- Taoist Traditions of China  (3 units)
Description:  Intellectual foundations of Taoism in its two classical sources, the Lao Tzu and the Chuang Tzu, and a sampling of the varieties of religious practice which developed later.
Identical to:  RELI 331.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CHN 340 -- Traditional Chinese Literature in English  (3 units)
Description:  Early poetry and classical prose.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CHN 341 -- Writers and Society in Modern China  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of major writers and genres in modern Chinese literature, with particular attention to the changing relationship between the writer and society.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CHN 419 -- Linguistic Structure of Modern Chinese  (3 units)
Description:  Linguistic study of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems of modern Chinese, with particular attention to linguistic analysis.
Identical to:  LING 419.
May be convened with:  CHN 519.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CHN 420 -- Linguistic Structure of Modern Chinese  (3 units)
Description:  Linguistic study of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems of modern Chinese, with particular attention to linguistic analysis.
Prerequisite(s):  CHN 419.
Identical to:  LING 420.
May be convened with:  CHN 520.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CHN 429 -- Chinese Immigrant Literature and Film  (3 units)
Description:  Studies of Chinese American literature and film centered on the experience of immigration and Diaspora.
Identical to:  ENGL 429.
May be convened with:  CHN 529.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CHN 430 -- Law and Crime in Traditional China  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of law in traditional China, including examination of dispute resolution processes, the development of written law codes, the structure and functioning of formal judicial procedures, the theory and practice of punishment, crime, criminals, and policy apparatus.
May be convened with:  CHN 530.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CHN 431 -- Civil Law in Traditional China  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of civil law in traditional China, including examination of dispute resolution processes, state legal intervention in the major social institutions of marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance, and the socio-economic institutions of contract, commercial law, and property.
May be convened with:  CHN 531.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CHN 443 -- Traditional Chinese Women's Poetry  (3 units)
Description:  This course will introduce advanced undergraduate and graduate students to the most important writing done by women in traditional China. (Poetry constitutes the majority of extant literature by women before 1900.)
Prerequisite(s):  Junior standing.
Identical to:  W S 443.
May be convened with:  CHN 543.
Usually offered:  Spring.

CHN 468 -- Women in China  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of the role of women in Chinese society with equal emphasis on traditional and modern periods.
Identical to:  W S 468.
May be convened with:  CHN 568.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CHN 475A -- Periods in Chinese History: Ancient and Classical to 200 B.C.  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth treatment of major premodern eras: Ancient and classical, to 200 B.C.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  HIST 475A.
May be convened with:  CHN 575A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CHN 475B -- Periods in Chinese History: Early Empire 200 B.C. - 200 A.D.  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth treatment of major premodern eras: Early Empire 200 B.C. - 200 A.D.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  HIST 475B.
May be convened with:  CHN 575B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CHN 475D -- Periods in Chinese History: New Empire: 750-1350 AD  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth treatment of major premodern eras: New Empire, 750-1350 A.D.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  HIST 475D.
May be convened with:  CHN 575D.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CHN 475E -- Periods in Chinese History: Late Empire 1350-1800 AD  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth treatment of major premodern eras: Late Empire, 1350-1800 A.D.
Identical to:  HIST 475E.
May be convened with:  CHN 575E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CHN 482 -- Social History of China  (3 units)
Description:  Formation of ancient Chinese society; organization of families and clans; social stratification, mobility, conflict, and control in traditional China; and transformation from traditional to modern society.
Identical to:  HIST 482.
May be convened with:  CHN 582.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

CHN 483 -- Confucianism: The Classical Period  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
Identical to:  RELI 483.
May be convened with:  CHN 583.
Usually offered:  Fall.

CHN 495A -- Readings in Chinese History  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

Classics (CLAS)

CLAS 362 -- Women and Gender in Antiquity  (3 units)
Description:  Women in literature, archaeology and history from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  HUMS 362, W S 362.
Usually offered:  Spring.

East Asian Studies (EAS )

EAS 130 -- Asian Religions  (3 units)
Description:  Religions of India and the Far East.
Identical to:  RELI 130.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

EAS 333 -- Buddhist Meditation Traditions  (3 units)
Description:  Major forms of Buddhist meditation from both the South Asian and East Asian traditions, with emphasis on the nature of meditation as a variety of religious experience.
Identical to:  RELI 333.
Usually offered:  Fall.

EAS 345 -- Hindu Religious Activities  (3 units)
Description:  Practical Hinduism through worship, rituals, and ceremonies based on Vedic, Puranic and folk traditions.
Identical to:  RELI 345.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

EAS 350 -- Hindu Mythology  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of the traditional Hindu myths. Topics from Vedic, Epic, Puranic and other religious sources; their influence upon culture, philosophy, literature, and folklore.
Identical to:  HUMS 350, RELI 350.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

EAS 445 -- Hindu Mysticism  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the major concepts and practices of Hindu mysticism, including yoga techniques, rites, symbols, and myths.
Identical to:  RELI 445.
May be convened with:  EAS 545.
Usually offered:  Spring.

EAS 452 -- Hindu Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces major literary works with ancient Sanskrit genres. Selections from the Vedas, epics, Puranas and other classics in English translation.
May be convened with:  EAS 552.
Usually offered:  Fall.

EAS 464 -- International Relations of East Asia  (3 units)
Description:  National interests, issues and conflicts, relations, and influence of domestic politics in interstate relations in East Asia.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 202.
Identical to:  POL 464; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  EAS 564.
Usually offered:  Spring.

EAS 487A -- History of East Asian Buddhism  (3 units)
Description:  Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan with emphasis on the relationship between East Asian Buddhist thought and practice and the various historical contexts in which they emerged.
Identical to:  RELI 487A.
May be convened with:  EAS 587A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

EAS 487B -- History of East Asian Buddhism  (3 units)
Description:  Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan with emphasis on the relationship between East Asian Buddhist thought and practice and the various historical contexts in which they emerged.
Identical to:  RELI 487B.
May be convened with:  EAS 587B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

EAS 489 -- Women in East Asia  (3 units)
Description:  Women in traditional China and Japan; analysis of changes occurring in the modern period.
Prerequisite(s):  junior or senior status.
Identical to:  HIST 489; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  EAS 589.
Usually offered:  Fall.

EAS 496C -- Special Topics in East Asian Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for a total of 15 units of credit.
May be convened with:  EAS 596C.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

English (ENGL)

ENGL 261 -- Modern Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Readings in modern fiction, drama, and poetry.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENGL 342 -- Writers, Women and the Gods  (3 units)
Description:  In order to conceptualize the way gender and ethnicity has shaped women's lives in the public and private domain students will "hear" the voices of African American women in ethnography, history and literature as we discuss the Africana concepts of life, health, beauty and family. The experiences of these women, as expressed in literature have become "formidable" presences in African American culture and history. The self-expression and self-definition, expressed by African American women's voices have generated social and political changes in American history that have also impacted the dominant Euro-American culture of American society.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  AFAS 342; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENGL 429 -- Chinese Immigrant Literature and Film  (3 units)
Description:  Studies of Chinese American literature and film centered on the experience of immigration and Diaspora.
Identical to:  CHN 429; CHN is home department.
May be convened with:  ENGL 529.
Usually offered:  Spring.

Geography and Regional Development (GEOG)

GEOG 210 -- The Political & Cultural Geography of Globalization  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines how systems of difference provide revealing analytical categories for understanding the political and cultural geography of globalization and develops critical thinking skills that can be used effectively beyond this course.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 251 -- World Regions: Comparative and Global Perspectives  (3 units)
Description:  Survey and comparison of major world regions with a foucs on how global processes, regional interconnections, and local geographic conditions create distinctive regions and landscapes.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  LA S 251, NES 251.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 369 -- Geography of the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Physical environments and cultural areas of Southwest Asia, with emphasis on people-environment interrelationships, settlement systems, and impact of Islam.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
Identical to:  NES 369.
Usually offered:  Fall.

German Studies (GER )

GER 274 -- Dialogue of the Sexes: Men and Women in Contemporary German Society  (3 units)
Description:  To view a closely related culture from the standpoint of our own lives; to get a critical perspective on the spontaneous assumptions we make about gendered individuals and their societies. Taught in English.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 278 -- Medieval Answers to Modern Problems  (3 units)
Description:  Discussion of essential texts from the Middle Ages which offer fundamental answers, 1) such as gender, class conflicts, death, happiness, and God. 2) gender is treated as an analytical topic. Taught in English.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 373 -- Women's Fictions in Twentieth-Century Germany  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to a variety of twentieth-century women writers and film makers in German-speaking countries. Texts will range from literary works to essays, films, and videos of theater performances. Taught in English.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  W S 373.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 376 -- German-Jewish Writers  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on the contributions of Jewish writers to German culture. Taught in English.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of Tier One.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  JUS 376.
Usually offered:  Fall.

History (HIST)

HIST 253 -- History of Women in the United States: Colonial America to 1890.  (3 units)
Description:  Changing role of women in American society from colonial times to 1890.
Identical to:  W S 253.
Usually offered:  Fall.

HIST 254 -- History of Women in the United States: 1890 to Present.  (3 units)
Description:  Changing role of women in American society from 1890 to the present.
Identical to:  W S 254.
Usually offered:  Spring.

HIST 272 -- Japanese Civilization  (3 units)
Description:  The study of the evolution of Japanese social values, aesthetic expression, religion and political institutions in order to understand Japan's cultural heritage and contemporary society.
Identical to:  JPN 272; JPN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

HIST 275 -- History of China  (3 units)
Description:  Historical development of China. To 750 A.D.
Identical to:  CHN 275; CHN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

HIST 276 -- History of China  (3 units)
Description:  Historical development of China. From 750 A.D. to 1900 A.D.
Identical to:  CHN 276; CHN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

HIST 372A -- History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Times -- The Biblical Period  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Biblical period through the Babylonian Exile; introduction to the Hebrew Bible.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  JUS 372A; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

HIST 372B -- History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Tim: Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire, with emphasis on the formation of rabbinic Judaism.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  JUS 372B; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

HIST 475A -- Periods in Chinese History: Ancient and Classical to 200 B.C.  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth treatment of major premodern eras: Ancient and classical, to 200 B.C.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  CHN 475A; CHN is home department.
May be convened with:  HIST 575A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

HIST 475B -- Periods in Chinese History: Early Empire 200 B.C. - 200 A.D.  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth treatment of major premodern eras: Early Empire 200 B.C. - 200 A.D.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  CHN 475B; CHN is home department.
May be convened with:  HIST 575B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

HIST 475D -- Periods in Chinese History: New Empire: 750-1350 AD  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth treatment of major premodern eras: New Empire, 750-1350 A.D.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  CHN 475D; CHN is home department.
May be convened with:  HIST 575D.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

HIST 475E -- Periods in Chinese History: Late Empire 1350-1800 AD  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth treatment of major premodern eras: Late Empire, 1350-1800 A.D.
Identical to:  CHN 475E; CHN is home department.
May be convened with:  HIST 575E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

HIST 482 -- Social History of China  (3 units)
Description:  Formation of ancient Chinese society; organization of families and clans; social stratification, mobility, conflict, and control in traditional China; and transformation from traditional to modern society.
Identical to:  CHN 482; CHN is home department.
May be convened with:  HIST 582.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

HIST 489 -- Women in East Asia  (3 units)
Description:  Women in traditional China and Japan; analysis of changes occurring in the modern period.
Prerequisite(s):  junior or senior status.
Identical to:  EAS 489, W S 489.
May be convened with:  HIST 589.
Usually offered:  Fall.

Humanities Program (HUMS)

HUMS 260 -- Intercultural Perspectives  (3 units)
Description:  Cultural, literary, and artistic expressions of Native, Hispanic, African and Asian Americans. Traces roots in the past with emphasis on modern works. Three of the four groups studied in one semester.
Prerequisite(s):  Completion of first-year compositon and Tier One Traditions and Cultures requirements.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

HUMS 333 -- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Human Mortality in Western Civilization  (3 units)
Description:  An interdisciplinary study of ways in which artists, writers, composers, film makers, and philosophers have approached, analyzed, and represented death.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of first-year composition and Tier One Traditions and Cultures requirements.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

HUMS 350 -- Hindu Mythology  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of the traditional Hindu myths. Topics from Vedic, Epic, Puranic and other religious sources; their influence upon culture, philosophy, literature, and folklore.
Identical to:  EAS 350; EAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

HUMS 362 -- Women and Gender in Antiquity  (3 units)
Description:  Women in literature, archaeology and history from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  CLAS 362; CLAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

HUMS 365 -- Journey, Pilgrimage, Adventure  (3 units)
Description:  Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural study of adventure, pilgrimage, and intellectual journeys in art, literature, and philosophy from ancient to modern times. Includes phenomenology of space and cultural theories of the journey.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  Completion of first-year composition, and Tier One Traditions and Cultures requirements.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

HUMS 370 -- Nobel Laureates of Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of 20th century masterpieces of world literature by Nobel laureates with works by Tagore, Andric, Garcia-Marquez, Paz, Gordimer, and others.
Prerequisite(s):  Completion of first-year composition and Tier One Traditions and Cultures requirements.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

Italian (ITAL)

ITAL 330B -- Italian Americana in Fiction and Film: Crossing Oceans  (3 units)
Description:  Comprehensive study of a particular aspect of Italian culture: Italian Americana in Fiction and Film: Crossing Oceans. Counts toward the major or minor in Italian or Italian Studies. Taught in English.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ITAL 330D -- Women in Italian Society  (3 units)
Description:  Comprehensive study of a particular aspect of Italian culture: Women in Italian Society. Counts toward the major or minor in Italian or Italian Studies. Taught in English.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Spring.

Japanese Studies (JPN )

JPN 220 -- Religion in Japanese Society  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to texts, images and activities, both historical and contemporary, that comprise Japanese religion.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  RELI 220.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

JPN 245 -- Popular Culture in Japan  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to contemporary Japanese popular culture through study of literature, theater, entertainment, advertising, film and other fields.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall.

JPN 272 -- Japanese Civilization  (3 units)
Description:  The study of the evolution of Japanese social values, aesthetic expression, religion and political institutions in order to understand Japan's cultural heritage and contemporary society.
Identical to:  HIST 272.
Usually offered:  Fall.

JPN 304 -- Introduction to Japanese Language and Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Sounds, words, grammar, change, writing, variation, and use of the Japanese language; provides basis for further study in the field.
Prerequisite(s):  JPN 201; TRAD 101 recommended.
Identical to:  LING 304.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

JPN 310 -- Japanese Literature and War  (3 units)
Description:  Experiences of Japanese men and women in the second world war as portrayed in short stories, novels, and poetry written in Japan since the end of the war. All readings done in English translation.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
Usually offered:  Fall.

JPN 311 -- Death in Traditional Japanese Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Death in the Japanese literary tradition from the 7th to 20th centuries. All readings are in English translation.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Spring.

JPN 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

JPN 402 -- Gender and Language in Japan  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to general issues of gender and language use, specific gender-related differences in the Japanese language, and gender roles in Japan.
Prerequisite(s):  JPN 202 or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  LING 402, ANTH 402, W S 402.
May be convened with:  JPN 502.
Usually offered:  Spring.

JPN 411 -- Introduction to Japanese Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics of the Japanese language.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); JPN 202, or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  LING 411.
May be convened with:  JPN 511.
Usually offered:  Fall.

JPN 412 -- Advanced Japanese Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced readings in Japanese and English on specific topics in Japanese linguistics.
Prerequisite(s):  JPN 411.
Identical to:  LING 412.
May be convened with:  JPN 512.
Usually offered:  Spring.

JPN 446A -- Pre-modern Japanese Literature: Court Literature to 1330.  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of pre-modern Japanese literature, with readings in English translation: Court literature, to 1330.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
May be convened with:  JPN 546A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

JPN 446B -- Pre-modern Japanese Literature: Medieval and Tokugawa, 1330-1868  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of pre-modern Japanese literature, with readings in English translation: Medieval and Tokugawa, 1330-1868.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
May be convened with:  JPN 546B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

JPN 447A -- Modern Japanese Literature: Meiji to World War Two  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of modern Japanese literature with readings in English translation: Meiji to World War Two.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
May be convened with:  JPN 547A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

JPN 447B -- Modern Japanese Literature: Postwar and Contemporary Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of modern Japanese literature with readings in English translation: Postwar and Contemporary Literature.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
May be convened with:  JPN 547B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

JPN 485 -- History of Japanese Religions: Ancient  (3 units)
Description:  A selective survey of Japanese religious history from earliest times through the 11th century. Topics covered may include prehistoric religions; the development of Shinto; Nara-period state Buddhism; tantric Buddhism in the Heian period; and spirit possession and exorcism.
Identical to:  RELI 485.
May be convened with:  JPN 585.
Usually offered:  Fall.

JPN 486 -- History of Japanese Religions: Medieval  (3 units)
Description:  Selective survey of the history of religions in Japan from the 11th century through the 16th. Topics covered may include the medieval worldview; apocalyptic thought and related practices; Pure Land Buddhism; Zen; and proselytization and religious competition in medieval Japan.
Identical to:  RELI 486.
May be convened with:  JPN 586.
Usually offered:  Spring.

JPN 489 -- History of Japanese Religions: Modern  (3 units)
Description:  A selective survey of the history of Japanese religion from the 16th century through the present. Topics may include Shinto and Buddhism; Christianity and its suppression; Edo-period official and popular religion; State Shinto; and Japan's "new religions" and "new new religions."
Typical structure:  1 hour discussion, 2 hours lecture.
Identical to:  RELI 489.
May be convened with:  JPN 589.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

JPN 495B -- Japan  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  JPN 495B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

JPN 496C -- Topics in Japanese Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  LING 496C.
May be convened with:  JPN 596C.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

Judaic Studies (JUS )

JUS 372A -- History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Times -- The Biblical Period  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Biblical period through the Babylonian Exile; introduction to the Hebrew Bible.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  NES 372A, HIST 372A, RELI 372A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

JUS 372B -- History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Tim: Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire, with emphasis on the formation of rabbinic Judaism.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  HIST 372B, NES 372B, RELI 372B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

JUS 376 -- German-Jewish Writers  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on the contributions of Jewish writers to German culture. Taught in English.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of Tier One.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  GER 376; GER is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

Latin American Studies (LA S)

LA S 251 -- World Regions: Comparative and Global Perspectives  (3 units)
Description:  Survey and comparison of major world regions with a foucs on how global processes, regional interconnections, and local geographic conditions create distinctive regions and landscapes.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  GEOG 251; GEOG is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 337 -- Survey of Mexican Folk Music  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the traditional folk music of Mexico. Covers the history and evolution of the mariachi as well as the vast potpourri of Mexican music tradition. A working knowledge of Spanish is helpful but not required.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Identical to:  MUS 337; MUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

Linguistics (LING)

LING 210 -- American Indian Languages  (3 units)
Description:  This course surveys American Indian languages and the communities that speak them, focusing on a representative sample for closer study. The role of language in maintaining cultural identity is examined, and prospects for the future of American Indian languages are assessed.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  AIS 210.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LING 304 -- Introduction to Japanese Language and Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Sounds, words, grammar, change, writing, variation, and use of the Japanese language; provides basis for further study in the field.
Prerequisite(s):  JPN 201; TRAD 101 recommended.
Identical to:  JPN 304; JPN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LING 330 -- Language and Society in the Middle East and South Asia  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the interaction of language and social variables in the Middle East and South Asia, and focuses on issues such as class, ethnicity, religion, bilingualism, and education, and the factors that bring about language change, language planning, and language spread.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  NES 330; NES is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LING 402 -- Gender and Language in Japan  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to general issues of gender and language use, specific gender-related differences in the Japanese language, and gender roles in Japan.
Prerequisite(s):  JPN 202 or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  JPN 402; JPN is home department.
May be convened with:  LING 502.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LING 411 -- Introduction to Japanese Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics of the Japanese language.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); JPN 202, or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  JPN 411; JPN is home department.
May be convened with:  LING 511.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LING 412 -- Advanced Japanese Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced readings in Japanese and English on specific topics in Japanese linguistics.
Prerequisite(s):  JPN 411.
Identical to:  JPN 412; JPN is home department.
May be convened with:  LING 512.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LING 419 -- Linguistic Structure of Modern Chinese  (3 units)
Description:  Linguistic study of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems of modern Chinese, with particular attention to linguistic analysis.
Identical to:  CHN 419; CHN is home department.
May be convened with:  LING 519.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LING 420 -- Linguistic Structure of Modern Chinese  (3 units)
Description:  Linguistic study of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems of modern Chinese, with particular attention to linguistic analysis.
Prerequisite(s):  CHN 419.
Identical to:  CHN 420; CHN is home department.
May be convened with:  LING 520.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LING 496C -- Topics in Japanese Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  JPN 496C; JPN is home department.
May be convened with:  LING 596C.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

Mexican American Studies (MAS )

MAS 265 -- Overview of Mexican-American Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to Mexican American studies from multidisciplinary perspectives.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MAS 330 -- Minority Groups and American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Political problems of the poor; analysis of systematic poverty in the U.S. and theories of causation; selected policy problems: education, housing, job training, enforcement of anti-discrimination statutes; future of "power" movements.
Identical to:  POL 330; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MAS 332 -- Politics of the Mexican-American Community  (3 units)
Description:  Political structure and processes of the Mexican-American community, with emphasis on history, schooling, political behavior, and class; future trends; bibliography.
Identical to:  POL 332; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MAS 337 -- Survey of Mexican Folk Music  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the traditional folk music of Mexico. Covers the history and evolution of the mariachi as well as the vast potpourri of Mexican music tradition. A working knowledge of Spanish is helpful but not required.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Identical to:  MUS 337; MUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MAS 365 -- Latinos and Latinas: Emerging Contemporary Issues  (3 units)
Description:  Using a comparative and multi-disciplinary focus this course critically examines major issues in Latino/a scholarship. Major topics include: immigration, political economy, class, the politics of ethnic identity creation and maintenance, the construction of race, gender, sexuality, and policy issues.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MAS 375 -- Mexican Americans in Contemporary Society  (3 units)
Description:  This course will focus on the major public issues facing Latinos this century. Given the broad range of experiences among Mexican Americans, the class will cover immigration, bilingual education, race/ethnic relations, and voting rights from different perspectives. Students will be exposed to a multitude of issues affecting Mexican Americans, but also to models that explain and situate Mexican Americans in American society.
Prerequisite(s):  MAS 280, consent of instructor.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall.

Music (MUS )

MUS 109 -- Rock and American Popular Music  (3 units)
Description:  This course surveys the history of rock music in a way that underscores the power of music as a means of communication. In addition to studying the various sound characteristics and styles associated with rock, we will look at the specific ways that the development of rock music illustrates basic operations of music in general: the role music plays in shaping social (including economic) interaction, and the relationship between musical production and worldview.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 334 -- Music in World Cultures  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of nonwestern musics in selected world cultures.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 337 -- Survey of Mexican Folk Music  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the traditional folk music of Mexico. Covers the history and evolution of the mariachi as well as the vast potpourri of Mexican music tradition. A working knowledge of Spanish is helpful but not required.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Identical to:  MAS 337, LA S 337.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 344 -- Arab and Asian Music  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of the structure and utility of music in Indian, Arab, Chinese, Japanese, and Indonesian cultures.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Spring.

Near Eastern Studies (NES )

NES 251 -- World Regions: Comparative and Global Perspectives  (3 units)
Description:  Survey and comparison of major world regions with a foucs on how global processes, regional interconnections, and local geographic conditions create distinctive regions and landscapes.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  GEOG 251; GEOG is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 330 -- Language and Society in the Middle East and South Asia  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the interaction of language and social variables in the Middle East and South Asia, and focuses on issues such as class, ethnicity, religion, bilingualism, and education, and the factors that bring about language change, language planning, and language spread.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  ANTH 330, LING 330.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 334 -- Islamic Thought  (3 units)
Description:  A consideration of Islam, one of the world's major religions, and the view of the universe and the modes of behavior and values it advocates. Most of the course will be dedicated to an examination of the majority (Sunni) opinion, but some attention will be directed also to the more significant minority (Shi'i, et al.) positions as well. The course has no prerequisite but does build on the information presented in TRAD 101 Middle Eastern Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  RELI 334.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 369 -- Geography of the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Physical environments and cultural areas of Southwest Asia, with emphasis on people-environment interrelationships, settlement systems, and impact of Islam.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
Identical to:  GEOG 369; GEOG is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 372A -- History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Times -- The Biblical Period  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Biblical period through the Babylonian Exile; introduction to the Hebrew Bible.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  JUS 372A; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 372B -- History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Tim: Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire, with emphasis on the formation of rabbinic Judaism.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  JUS 372B; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 441 -- Arab-Israeli Conflict  (3 units)
Description:  Traces the birth and growth of the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1948 with particular attention to the internal impediments to conflict resolution on both the Arab and Israeli sides. Also surveys the role of the Great Powers in Middle East politics generally.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 202 or POL 204.
Identical to:  POL 441; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 541.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

Philosophy (PHIL)

PHIL 222 -- African American Studies: A History of Ideas  (3 units)
Description:  The theoretical and philosophical ideas expressed by thinkers of the African world. Issues in the areas of epistemological relativism, ethics, political philosophy and the history of ideas will be examined.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  AFAS 222; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

Political Science (POL )

POL 330 -- Minority Groups and American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Political problems of the poor; analysis of systematic poverty in the U.S. and theories of causation; selected policy problems: education, housing, job training, enforcement of anti-discrimination statutes; future of "power" movements.
Identical to:  AFAS 330, MAS 330.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 332 -- Politics of the Mexican-American Community  (3 units)
Description:  Political structure and processes of the Mexican-American community, with emphasis on history, schooling, political behavior, and class; future trends; bibliography.
Identical to:  MAS 332.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 335 -- Gender and Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of politics through the lens of gender hierarchy. Emphasis on how constrictions of masculinity and femininity shape and are shaped by interacting economic, political and ideological practices.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); W S 100.
Identical to:  W S 335.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 441 -- Arab-Israeli Conflict  (3 units)
Description:  Traces the birth and growth of the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1948 with particular attention to the internal impediments to conflict resolution on both the Arab and Israeli sides. Also surveys the role of the Great Powers in Middle East politics generally.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 202 or POL 204.
Identical to:  NES 441.
May be convened with:  POL 541.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 464 -- International Relations of East Asia  (3 units)
Description:  National interests, issues and conflicts, relations, and influence of domestic politics in interstate relations in East Asia.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 202.
Identical to:  EAS 464.
May be convened with:  POL 564.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 468 -- Government and Politics of Africa  (3 units)
Description:  Government and politics of African nations south of the Sahara; emphasis on processes of political and economic development.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Identical to:  AFAS 468.
May be convened with:  POL 568.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 476 -- Women and the Law  (3 units)
Description:  Legal status of women in America, including constitutional protections, marriage and family relationships, educational and vocational opportunities, political rights, criminal law.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Identical to:  W S 476.
May be convened with:  POL 576.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 487A -- Race and Public Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the race issue in the context of American politics. POL 487A focuses primarily on the African experience in America from 1619, when the first slaves were led onto the beach at Jamestown, to approximately 1910 when segregation had replaced slavery.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Identical to:  AIS 487A, AFAS 487A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

Religious Studies (RELI)

RELI 130 -- Asian Religions  (3 units)
Description:  Religions of India and the Far East.
Identical to:  EAS 130; EAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RELI 220 -- Religion in Japanese Society  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to texts, images and activities, both historical and contemporary, that comprise Japanese religion.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  JPN 220; JPN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RELI 331 -- Taoist Traditions of China  (3 units)
Description:  Intellectual foundations of Taoism in its two classical sources, the Lao Tzu and the Chuang Tzu, and a sampling of the varieties of religious practice which developed later.
Identical to:  CHN 331; CHN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RELI 333 -- Buddhist Meditation Traditions  (3 units)
Description:  Major forms of Buddhist meditation from both the South Asian and East Asian traditions, with emphasis on the nature of meditation as a variety of religious experience.
Identical to:  EAS 333; EAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RELI 334 -- Islamic Thought  (3 units)
Description:  A consideration of Islam, one of the world's major religions, and the view of the universe and the modes of behavior and values it advocates. Most of the course will be dedicated to an examination of the majority (Sunni) opinion, but some attention will be directed also to the more significant minority (Shi'i, et al.) positions as well. The course has no prerequisite but does build on the information presented in TRAD 101 Middle Eastern Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  NES 334; NES is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RELI 345 -- Hindu Religious Activities  (3 units)
Description:  Practical Hinduism through worship, rituals, and ceremonies based on Vedic, Puranic and folk traditions.
Identical to:  EAS 345; EAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

RELI 350 -- Hindu Mythology  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of the traditional Hindu myths. Topics from Vedic, Epic, Puranic and other religious sources; their influence upon culture, philosophy, literature, and folklore.
Identical to:  EAS 350; EAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

RELI 372A -- History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Times -- The Biblical Period  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Biblical period through the Babylonian Exile; introduction to the Hebrew Bible.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  JUS 372A; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RELI 372B -- History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Tim: Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire, with emphasis on the formation of rabbinic Judaism.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  JUS 372B; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RELI 381 -- African/Indigenous Religions  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines religious beliefs in Africa in order to illuminate connections between religion and culture on that continent, and to examine the relationship between religio-culture and the socio-economic and political forces that shape contemporary African societies.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  AFAS 381; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RELI 445 -- Hindu Mysticism  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the major concepts and practices of Hindu mysticism, including yoga techniques, rites, symbols, and myths.
Identical to:  EAS 445; EAS is home department.
May be convened with:  RELI 545.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RELI 483 -- Confucianism: The Classical Period  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
Identical to:  CHN 483; CHN is home department.
May be convened with:  RELI 583.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RELI 485 -- History of Japanese Religions: Ancient  (3 units)
Description:  A selective survey of Japanese religious history from earliest times through the 11th century. Topics covered may include prehistoric religions; the development of Shinto; Nara-period state Buddhism; tantric Buddhism in the Heian period; and spirit possession and exorcism.
Identical to:  JPN 485; JPN is home department.
May be convened with:  RELI 585.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RELI 486 -- History of Japanese Religions: Medieval  (3 units)
Description:  Selective survey of the history of religions in Japan from the 11th century through the 16th. Topics covered may include the medieval worldview; apocalyptic thought and related practices; Pure Land Buddhism; Zen; and proselytization and religious competition in medieval Japan.
Identical to:  JPN 486; JPN is home department.
May be convened with:  RELI 586.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RELI 487A -- History of East Asian Buddhism  (3 units)
Description:  Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan with emphasis on the relationship between East Asian Buddhist thought and practice and the various historical contexts in which they emerged.
Identical to:  EAS 487A; EAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RELI 487B -- History of East Asian Buddhism  (3 units)
Description:  Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan with emphasis on the relationship between East Asian Buddhist thought and practice and the various historical contexts in which they emerged.
Identical to:  EAS 487B; EAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

RELI 489 -- History of Japanese Religions: Modern  (3 units)
Description:  A selective survey of the history of Japanese religion from the 16th century through the present. Topics may include Shinto and Buddhism; Christianity and its suppression; Edo-period official and popular religion; State Shinto; and Japan's "new religions" and "new new religions."
Typical structure:  1 hour discussion, 2 hours lecture.
Identical to:  JPN 489; JPN is home department.
May be convened with:  RELI 589.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

Russian and Slavic Languages (RUSS)

RUSS 328 -- Women in Russian Literature and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Images of Russian women as reflected in literary, historical, and religious texts. Cultural attitudes revealed help to understand the status and role of women in today's Russia.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  W S 328.
Usually offered:  Fall.

RUSS 350 -- The Soviet Experiment  (3 units)
Description:  Readings and discussion in English of representative Russian literary works from the 20th century.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

Sociology (SOC )

SOC 222 -- Gender Identities, Interactions and Relationships  (3 units)
Description:  The sociological study of how gender identities form and influence interactions in friendships, intimate relations, families, education, and other institutions.
Identical to:  W S 222.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SOC 260 -- Ethnic Relations in the United States  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of minority relations and mass movements in urban society; trends in the modern world, with special reference to present-day race problems and social conflict.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  AFAS 260.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SOC 280 -- Schools, Students and Society  (3 units)
Description:  The course explores how social factors produce variation in school practices; and how variation in school practices affect student outcomes.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SOC 324 -- Sociology of Sexuality  (3 units)
Description:  Impact of individual and community sexual attitudes and behaviors on other sociological and psychological functioning.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

SOC 427 -- Women and Work  (3 units)
Description:  A sociological analysis of historical trends and current patterns of gender inequity in paid and domestic labor.
Identical to:  W S 427.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

SOC 459 -- Sociology of Gender  (3 units)
Description:  Social construction, variation and consequences of gender categories across time and space. Topical (decision-making, deviance) and institutional (family, religion, politics) approaches.
Identical to:  W S 459.
Usually offered:  Spring.

Spanish (SPAN)

SPAN 210 -- Latin America on Film  (3 units)
Description:  This course will focus on the portrayal of the historical, cultural and socio-political reality of Latin America in film. It will also incorporate the representation of literature on film.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

General Education Tier One: Traditions and Cultures (TRAD)

TRAD 101 -- Non-Western Cultures and Civilizations  (3 units)
Description:  Historical development and fundamental concepts of a nonwestern culture. Examines how members of a particular culture are shaped by a distinct heritage of ideas, values, and artistic expressions that may be in sharp contrast to traditional western ideas and values. All subtitles of TRAD 101 are approved as General Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity or Non-Western Area Studies.
Approved as:  General Education Tier One - Traditions and Cultures.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

Women's Studies (W S )

W S 200 -- Women and Western Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the various ways in which women have been depicted in western philosophy, literature, and the arts from the classical Greek period to the present. Explores women's cultural expressions and representations of themselves.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 210 -- Cultures of Biology, Medicine, Gender and Race  (3 units)
Description:  This Tier Two course looks at how meanings of gender and race are influenced by popular conceptions of biology and medicine. It explores such controversial topics as gender difference in brain anatomy, genetic models of gayness and intelligence, reproductive technology, hormones, syphilis, and AIDS.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 222 -- Gender Identities, Interactions and Relationships  (3 units)
Description:  The sociological study of how gender identities form and influence interactions in friendships, intimate relations, families, education, and other institutions.
Identical to:  SOC 222; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 240 -- Suffragists, Sisters, & Riot Grrls: Introduction to Women's Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Introductory course to women's studies featuring selected works of twentieth century feminist thought.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 253 -- History of Women in the United States: Colonial America to 1890.  (3 units)
Description:  Changing role of women in American society from colonial times to 1890.
Identical to:  HIST 253; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 254 -- History of Women in the United States: 1890 to Present.  (3 units)
Description:  Changing role of women in American society from 1890 to the present.
Identical to:  HIST 254; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 306 -- African-American Autobiographies: Women and Their Histories  (3 units)
Description:  Students will gain insight into the historical and cultural factors that have created, and continue to perpetuate gender and ethnic inequity. Students will come to understand African American writers, particularly women, as historical agents and self-defined individuals. While the course will emphasize the multiple roles of African American women, as portrayed autobiographically it also incorporates the historical struggles of those around them. It is my goal that through the course material students will see how African Americans are constantly recreating themselves in the face of adversity.
Identical to:  AFAS 306; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 328 -- Women in Russian Literature and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Images of Russian women as reflected in literary, historical, and religious texts. Cultural attitudes revealed help to understand the status and role of women in today's Russia.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  RUSS 328; RUSS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 335 -- Gender and Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of politics through the lens of gender hierarchy. Emphasis on how constrictions of masculinity and femininity shape and are shaped by interacting economic, political and ideological practices.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); W S 100.
Identical to:  POL 335; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

W S 342 -- Writers, Women and the Gods  (3 units)
Description:  In order to conceptualize the way gender and ethnicity has shaped women's lives in the public and private domain students will "hear" the voices of African American women in ethnography, history and literature as we discuss the Africana concepts of life, health, beauty and family. The experiences of these women, as expressed in literature have become "formidable" presences in African American culture and history. The self-expression and self-definition, expressed by African American women's voices have generated social and political changes in American history that have also impacted the dominant Euro-American culture of American society.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  AFAS 342; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 362 -- Women and Gender in Antiquity  (3 units)
Description:  Women in literature, archaeology and history from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  CLAS 362; CLAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 373 -- Women's Fictions in Twentieth-Century Germany  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to a variety of twentieth-century women writers and film makers in German-speaking countries. Texts will range from literary works to essays, films, and videos of theater performances. Taught in English.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  GER 373; GER is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 402 -- Gender and Language in Japan  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to general issues of gender and language use, specific gender-related differences in the Japanese language, and gender roles in Japan.
Prerequisite(s):  JPN 202 or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  JPN 402; JPN is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 502.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 427 -- Women and Work  (3 units)
Description:  A sociological analysis of historical trends and current patterns of gender inequity in paid and domestic labor.
Identical to:  SOC 427; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

W S 443 -- Traditional Chinese Women's Poetry  (3 units)
Description:  This course will introduce advanced undergraduate and graduate students to the most important writing done by women in traditional China. (Poetry constitutes the majority of extant literature by women before 1900.)
Prerequisite(s):  Junior standing.
Identical to:  CHN 443; CHN is home department.
May be convened with:  W S 543.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 459 -- Sociology of Gender  (3 units)
Description:  Social construction, variation and consequences of gender categories across time and space. Topical (decision-making, deviance) and institutional (family, religion, politics) approaches.
Identical to:  SOC 459; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

W S 468 -- Women in China  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of the role of women in Chinese society with equal emphasis on traditional and modern periods.
Identical to:  CHN 468; CHN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 476 -- Women and the Law  (3 units)
Description:  Legal status of women in America, including constitutional protections, marriage and family relationships, educational and vocational opportunities, political rights, criminal law.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Identical to:  POL 476; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

W S 489 -- Women in East Asia  (3 units)
Description:  Women in traditional China and Japan; analysis of changes occurring in the modern period.
Prerequisite(s):  junior or senior status.
Identical to:  HIST 489; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.