May 23, 2024

2018-2019 Catalog

2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Lower Division Courses numbered 1–99 are designed primarily for freshmen and sophomores but are open to all students for lower division credit. (Graduate students requesting to enroll in lower-division undergraduate courses will not receive unit credit nor will the course fulfill degree requirements.) Upper Division Courses courses numbered 100–199 are open to all students who have met the necessary prerequisites as indicated in the catalog course description. Preparation should generally include completion of one lower division course in the given subject or completion of two years of college work.

GRADUATE COURSES

Courses numbered 200–299 are open to graduate students. (Undergraduate students must obtain the signature of the instructor, School Dean, and the Dean of Graduate Studies. Graduate level units will count towards the required 120 units for graduation; however students are urged to meet with their academic advisor in order to determine if graduate course units may be used to fulfill a graduation requirement.)

CROSS-LISTED/CONJOINED COURSES

Cross-listed Courses are the same course offered under different course subjects at the same level (either undergraduate or graduate) that share the same meeting time, requirements, units, etc. Conjoined Courses are the same course but one is undergraduate and one is graduate.

COREQUISITE COURSE

A corequisite course is a course that must be taken at the same time as another course.

PREREQUISITES

Prerequisites for courses should be followed carefully; the responsibility for meeting these requirements rests on the student. If you can demonstrate that your preparation is equivalent to that specified by the prerequisites, the instructor may waive these requirements for you. The instructor also may request that a student who has not completed the prerequisites be dropped from the course. If the prerequisite for a course is not satisfied, students must obtain the approval of the instructor (or school designee) of the course they wish to take.

For all undergraduate courses a “C-” or better grade is required for a course to be used as a prerequisite for another course. If a course was taken for a “P/NP” grade then a “P” grade is required.

For all graduate courses a “B” or better grade is required for a course to be used as a prerequisite for another course. If a course was taken for a “S/U” grade then a “S” grade is required.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

No credit is allowed for completing a less advanced course after successful completion (C-or better) of a more advanced course in the foreign languages. This applies only to lower division foreign language courses, not upper division courses.

GRADING OPTIONS

Unless otherwise stated in the course description, each course is letter graded with a P/NP or S/U option (unless required for your major or graduate program). The policy regarding Grading Options , can be found in an alternate section of the catalog.

More information about Course Substitutions and Course Materials and Services Fees can be found in alternate areas of the catalog.

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Global Arts Studies Program
	GASP 130C: Advanced Swing Band Units: 2 This course is designed for advanced big band players. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 8 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 030C with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 130D: Advanced Nordic Music Ensemble Units: 2 For advanced students of a Nordic music tradition. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 8 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 030D with B- or better Instructor Permission Required: No Audition may be required View course scheduling information
	GASP 131A: Advanced Latin Dance Ensemble Units: 2 Designed for advanced dancers in a Latin American dance tradition. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 8 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 031A with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 131B: Advanced South Asian Dance Ensemble Units: 2 Designed for advanced dancers in a South Asian dance tradition. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 8 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 031B with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 131C: Advanced Swing Dance Ensemble Units: 2 Designed for advanced students of swing dance. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 8 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 031C with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 131D: Advanced Nordic Dance Ensemble Units: 2 This course is designed for advanced students of a Nordic dance tradition. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 8 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 031D with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition) Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 132: Critical Jazz Studies Units: 4 A focus on current concerns in jazz studies, including issues of identity (e.g., race, gender) and representation. Students will learn a variety of theories used in critical analyses of jazz music. They will also learn various methodological approaches used to research jazz music. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: HIST 104 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 135: African American Music Units: 4 How do we locate African American music, i.e., how can we define African American music? In attempting to answer this question, we will be thinking through concepts such as authenticity, representation, recognition, cultural ownership, appropriation, origin(s) in historical contexts. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: HIST 125 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 144A: Art for Social Change Units: 4 This adventurous course actively moves out of the classroom and studio setting to directly engage local communities. Students are expected to bring art and society together as they develop complex art projects that address concerns that local communities face. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 010 or GASP 011 or GASP 012A or GASP 013A or GASP 014 or GASP 015A or GASP 020 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 153: Theater and Social Responsibility Units: 4 Examines the history of social activism in theater. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 156A: Visual Arts of the 20th Century Units: 4 Surveys and examines the global history of modernism in visual arts and surveys a selection of modern artists and artworks in their historical, cultural and sociopolitical contexts. Students read pertinent critical theories and study a selection of artists and artwork in their historical, cultural and sociopolitical contexts. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 or GASP 002 Open only to the following class level(s): Sophomore Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 156B: South Asia After Europe: Visual Cultures of Colonialism & Post-colonialism Units: 4 Examines the popular visual cultures of colonial and post-colonial India. The materials examined, including architecture, painting, photographs, postcards, calendar art, and films, are read in relation to themes such as colonialism, nationalism, archaeology, conservation, and travel. The “popular” image, cultural representation, consumption, and political identity will be discussed. Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered: Fall Spring Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: HIST 156B Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 002 or GASP 003 or GASP 006 or GASP 007 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 156D: History of Ancient Roman Art and Architecture Units: 4 Examines the cultures and histories of ancient Greece, Etruria, and Rome, with the primary focus on ancient Rome, from around 1000 BCE to 476 CE. Addresses wide range of art production. Explores works in their social context, addressing issues of patronage, gender, material culture, and religious change, among other topics. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: HIST 173 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 156E: History of Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture Units: 4 Examines the culture and history of Italy during the Renaissance from 1300 through 1550. Addresses wide range of art production, including architecture, sculpture, and painting. Explores works in their social context, addressing issues of class, patronage, gender, material culture, world exploration, and religious conflict, among other topics. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: HIST 174 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 157: Critical Photography Units: 4 Students will study interdisciplinary texts on the theories of photography, cinematography and digital media, and investigate historical, cultural, and socio-political issues in visual production involving photographic means. Students will also apply their technical capabilities to creating advanced projects that present critical commentary on our contemporary visual culture. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 or GASP 014 or GASP 057 Open only to the following class level(s): Sophomore Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 158B: Women, Gender, and Art in Islamic Cultures Units: 4 Discusses women and gender in the arts of Islamic cultures from 7th century until the present. Painting, architecture, photography, film, popular culture, literature, and contemporary arts will be contextualized within politics, religion, Sufism, patronage, homosexuality, discourses of the veil and harem, Orientalism, colonialism, nationalism, and identity politics. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 159: Topics in Visual Culture Units: 4 Special topics in the study of visual culture in a global context. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: HIST 138 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 160: Film Theory and Criticism Units: 4 Examines theories and criticism of cinema. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 060 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 164A: Advanced Topics in Film and Video Units: 4 Advanced seminar on a specific topic in the study of film and video, which may change from semester to semester. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 060 or GASP 065A or GASP 160 or GASP 165 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 171: Museums as Contested Sites Units: 4 Examines issues concerning the historical development of museums and controversies surrounding exhibitions staged by public and private institutions in the United States. Students will also put their critical knowledge and skills into practice through curating and managing the UCM Art Gallery. Reading and writing intensive. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (GASP 001 or GASP 002 or GASP 003 or GASP 004 or GASP 005) and (GASP 101 or GASP 102 or GASP 104) Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 172: Curatorial Methods and Practices Units: 4 Offers students a unique opportunity to acquire and apply a critical set of knowledge and skills in art research and curating. Student will study texts on critical issues in curatorial methods and exhibitory practices, conduct research on artworks, and manage the operations and exhibition programs of the UCM Art Gallery. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 1 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 101 or GASP 102 or GASP 104 or GASP 171 Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	GASP 172A: Critical Popular Music Studies Units: 4 Focuses on current concerns in popular music studies, including issues of identity (e.g., race, gender) and representation. Students will learn a variety of theories used in critical analyses of popular music. They will also learn various methodological approaches used to research popular music. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 002 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 172B: Global Popular Music Units: 4 The central aim of this course is to grant students literacy in popular music genres from around the world, and an understanding of how those genres can function as lenses on globalization. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 002 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 173A: Theory and Method of Ethnomusicology Units: 4 Familiarizes students with theoretical and methodological issues and concerns in the field of ethnomusicology. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 002 or ANTH 001 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 174A: Music, Gender, and Sexuality Units: 4 Can you hear gender? How are ideals of masculinity and femininity expressed in music and how have these ideals changed over time? In what ways do musicians and composers communicate sexuality in sound or in performance? This interdisciplinary seminar explores these questions. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 002 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 175: Race and Nationalism in American Art Units: 4 Addresses issues concerning pictorial representations of racial and national identities in twentieth-century American art through readings of historical, cultural, and sociopolitical documents and theories. Special emphasis is placed on artists who are considered outside the canon and on debates relating to assimilation and nationalism. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: HIST 126 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division GASP course or GASP 101 or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 179A: Advanced Topics in Music Units: 4 Focuses on a combination of individual and group research projects in music studies. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 002 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 179B: Advanced Topics in Dance Units: 4 Advanced seminar on a specific topic in the study of dance, which may change from semester to semester. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 002 or GASP 076 or one course in the GASP 076 series or GASP 176 or one course in the GASP 176 series Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 189A: Advanced Topics in Theater Units: 4 Advanced seminar on a specific topic in the study of theater, which may change from semester to semester. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 061 or one course in the GASP 061 series or GASP 066 or one course in the GASP 066 or GASP 080 or GASP 081 or GASP 082 or one course in the GASP 080 series or one course in the GASP 081 series or one course in the GASP 082 series or GASP 161 or one course in the GASP 161 series or GASP 166 or one course in the GASP 166 series or GASP 180 or GASP 181 or GASP 182 or one course in the GASP 180 series or one course in the GASP 181 series or one course in the GASP 182 series Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 190: Theories of Expressive Culture Units: 4 Offers students an in-depth exploration of the primary theoretical approaches that have been developed and used by scholars of expressive culture. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 109 Open only to the following class level(s): Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 191: Senior Thesis Units: 4 Built around the writing of the senior thesis for the Global Arts Studies Program. Students will meet weekly to work on researching, proposing, outlining, drafting, and revising their individual theses Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 190 Open only to the following class level(s): Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	GASP 192: Internship in Global Arts Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 4 Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field of global arts in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of global arts. Requires students to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of global arts. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	GASP 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Supervised research. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	GASP 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	GASP 199: Upper Division Individual Study Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
History
	HIST 005: History of Cartography Units: 4 Interpretation of historical maps from East Asia, the Islamic world, Europe, and indigenous societies, and the relationship of map making traditions to state power, science, religion, and other areas of thought and practice. The final unit of the course addresses GIS and mapping in the computer age. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 008: Topics in World History Units: 4 Study in selected topics in World History. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 010: Introduction to World History to 1500 Units: 4 World history from the origins of civilization to the European encounter with the Americas. Major topics include the growth of human populations, the rise of empires and states, routes of trade and migration, the spread of ideas and religions, and the impact of human settlement upon the natural world. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 011: Introduction to World History Since 1500 Units: 4 World history from the European encounter with the Americans to the present century. Major topics include colonization and decolonization, the rise of modern imperialism, capitalism and its opponents, urbanization and mass communication, technologies for war and peace, and the impact of human settlement upon the natural world. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 016: Forging of the United States, 1607-1877 Units: 4 The history of the U.S. from colonial roots through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Major topics include the coming of the Revolution, the impact of slavery on the development of the United States, westward expansion, and the creation of a distinctively American culture. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 017: Twentieth-Century America Units: 4 The history of the United States from the Gilded Age through the early 21st century. Major topics include the impact of the Industrial Revolution on American life, the rise of the U.S. to a world power, the changing role of the federal government, and the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 020: History of the American West 1500 - 1849 Units: 4 An exploration of the idea of the west as it developed in the United States from Columbus to the advent of Gold Rush California. Emphasis will be upon the age of exploration and discovery, the notion of the frontier, and the impact of westward expansion upon the colonizer as well as the indigenous people of the west. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 021: History of the American West, 1850-2000 Units: 4 The history of the idea of the west in the United States from the aftermath of the California Gold Rush to the rise of the Silicon Valley. Emphasis is upon the various roles that technology and the modern notion of the frontier played in the settlement and exploitation of the west before and after the Civil War. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 020 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 025: Introduction to Environmental History Units: 4 Studies the interaction between environment and society, focusing on climate change and environmental degradation. Looks at examples from historical cases including China, the Roman Empire, the Middle East and Medieval Europe, focusing on the effects of famine, resource depletion and migration. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 027: History of Food Units: 4 Various ways to understand the complex role of food in society. Issues of food production and consumption, and how our relationship to food contributes to the political and social structures that we live with. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 030A: Medieval Europe Units: 4 A survey of the development of Europe from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 030B: Early Modern Europe Units: 4 A survey of Europe from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Covers European expansion, the Renaissance and Reformation, political change, scientific revolution and changes in trade, work, gender and family. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 031: Modern European History Units: 4 A survey of the economic, social/cultural and political history of Europe from the early modern era to the present day. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 035: Making of the Atlantic World, 1450-1800 Units: 4 Explores the way four continents - Europe, Africa, North America and South America, were connected by the Atlantic over the course of three centuries, and the way people, plants, animals, and diseases traveled. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 039: Topics in U.S. History Units: 4 Selected topics in the history of the United States. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 040: History of Technology in Society I Units: 4 Starting from the Paleolithic period and moving forward to the end of the 18th century and the dawn of the Industrial Revolution this course will examine the process of technological change and its relationship to societal change. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: ENGR 040 Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 041: History of Technology in Society II Units: 4 Starting from the Industrial Revolution at the end of the 18th century and moving to the present, this course will examine the process of technological change and its relationship to societal change. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: ENGR 041 Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 042: The Body in Health and Disease - An Introduction to the History of Medicine Units: 4 Overview of the history of western medicine from antiquity to the present. Covered topics include: the changing doctor-patient relationship; epidemics and public health; the rise of anatomy; the professionalization of doctors and surgeons; the medicalization of the body; hospitals and technology; race and gender; the social meanings of disease. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 055: Arts of the Islamic World Units: 4 An introduction to the arts of the Islamic world (7th-century – present). Painting, architecture, metalwork, ceramics, and contemporary arts will be situated in their socio-cultural contexts. Issues of power and patronage, regionalism, identity, Orientalism, and cultural interaction within the framework of artistic production and reception will be examined. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 055B Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 060: The Silk Road Units: 4 For millennia, monks, merchants, warriors and brides traveled a network of routes throughout Eurasia, exchanging religious beliefs, disease pathogens, foodstuffs and luxury goods. This interdisciplinary and multi-media course examines the Silk Road through maps, art, travel narratives, archaeological reports, and other genres. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 010 or HIST 011 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 070: History of the Middle East to 1500 Units: 4 Surveys the history of the Middle East from the establishment of Islam until 1500. The life of the Prophet Muhammad, the first four caliphs, the early Islamic Empires, the Mongol invasions, and the post Mongol Middle East. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 071: History of the Middle East since 1500 Units: 4 Surveys the history of the Middle East from 1500 to the present. Surveys the era of the great gunpowder empires, the transformation of the Ottoman Empire, the 19th century European influence in the region, 20th century nationalist movements, and late 20th-21st century Islamist movements. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 080: History of China Through the Mongol Conquest Units: 4 Introduces the history of China from Neolithic times through the early Ming dynasty. Explores the emergence of the Chinese empire and the dynamic between China and its neighbors. Students will analyze maps, and work with primary sources including art, philosophy, essays and political documents. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 081: History of China Since the Mongol Conquest Units: 4 Introduces the history of China from the Mongol conquest to the present. Covers the late imperial era, the nineteenth century crises of social dislocation and imperialism, and the revolutionary twentieth century. Students analyze maps and work with primary sources including art, philosophy, essays and political documents. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 090X: Freshman Seminar Units: 1 Examination of a topic in history. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 092: Internship in History Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 4 Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field related to History in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of History. Students are required to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of History. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	HIST 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Supervised research. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	HIST 098: Lower Division Directed Group Study Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	HIST 099: Lower Division Individual Study Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5 Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited Pass/No Pass only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes View course scheduling information
	HIST 100: The Historian’s Craft Units: 4 Focuses upon the various techniques of research and writing used by historians, from Thucydides to the so-called revisionists of today’s “culture wars,” and the changing audience of the historian. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any combination of two lower-division HIST courses or equivalent exam Open only to following major/minor(s): Critical Race & Ethnic Studies (Undergraduate) - CRES History (Undergraduate) - HIST Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 104: Critical Jazz Studies Units: 4 A focus on current concerns in jazz studies, including issues of identity (e.g., race, gender) and representation. Students will learn a variety of theories used in critical analyses of jazz music. They will also learn various methodological approaches used to research jazz music. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 132 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 106: Topics in the History of Women and Gender Units: 4 Topics in the history of women and gender. Specific foci, including time and place will vary and will include a range of themes, including approaches to the history of women and gender; work, politics, and culture; households and families; religion; and sexuality. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 1 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 107: Topics in Urban History Units: 4 Topics in the history of cities, urbanization, urban-rural relations, and residents of urban locales. Specific foci, including time and place will vary but will include traditional themes (the rise of cities, urban spatial relationships, work, culture, politics, society, and environment) and current innovations in scholarship and learning. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 1 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 108: Topics in World History Units: 4 Study in selected topics in World History. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 3 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 108R: Topics in World History: Research Units: 4 Explores selected topics in world history, providing students the opportunity to undertake extensive research on a subject, and develop research and writing skills for their capstone project. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Concurrent Prerequisites: HIST 100 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 109: Topics in the History of Science and Technology Units: 4 Addresses the relationship between historical change and significant scientific or technological developments. Possible areas include technologies of war, scientific revolutions, agricultural intensification, hydrology or other topics as determined by the instructor. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017 ) or HIST 100 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 110: Environmental History of the World Units: 4 Presents a history, from ancient to modern times, of the interactions between human societies and the natural environment. It investigates the ways in which environmental changes, often the result of human actions, have cause historical trends in human societies. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 111: The Legacy of Genghis Khan Units: 4 Examines Genghis Khan’s life and legacy in Asia and the world, emphasizing topics such as the life of the Khan, Mongol military tactics, economic and trade policies, international relations, the interaction between nomadic and settled peoples, pre-modern state formation, and Mongol-influenced artistic and literary achievements. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 113: History of the Gunpowder Empires Units: 4 Focuses on three great “gunpowder empires” of the early modern world: The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals. We will begin with imperial origins, and then examine methods of expansion, political and religious developments, and foreign relations. Special topics will include art and architecture, kingship, political legitimacy, and historiography. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 115: Topics in African History Units: 4 An exploration of particular topics or themes in the History of pre-colonial, colonial, and post-independence Africa. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 4 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 116: History of Decolonization in the Twentieth Century Units: 4 Explores the ways that decolonization shaped the political, social, and economic landscape of the late twentieth century. Case studies of colonies throughout the world, and of imperial responses to decolonization, will illustrate the changing relationships among empires and subject peoples seeking self-determination. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 010 or HIST 011 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 117: Topics in Regional or State History Units: 4 In-depth study of a particular topic in the history of a region or state. Possible topics include the social, cultural, economic, or political history of that region or state. May be repeated for credit twice with different topics. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or HIST 100 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 117R: Topics in Regional or State History: Research Units: 4 In-depth study of a particular topic in the history of a region or state. Possible topics include the social, cultural, economic, or political history of that region or state. The “R” version of this course requires a student research project. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 010 or HIST 011 or HIST 016 or HIST 017 Concurrent Prerequisites: HIST 100 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 118: Topics in Environmental History Units: 4 In-depth study of a particular topic in environmental history. Possible topics include the impact of industrialization upon the natural world, the changing notion of “wilderness,” the role of national parks, California’s “water wars,” and others. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or (HIST 020 and HIST 021) or (HIST 030A and HIST 030B) or (HIST 040 and HIST 041) or (HIST 070 and HIST 071) or (HIST 080 and HIST 081) or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No Course may be repeated 2 times for credit in different subject area View course scheduling information
	HIST 118R: Topics in Environmental History: Research Units: 4 In-depth study of a particular topic in environmental history. Possible topics include the impact of human activity upon the natural world, the changing notion of “wilderness,” conflicts over water, and others. The “R” version of the course involves a student research project. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 010 or HIST 011 or equivalent exam Concurrent Prerequisites: HIST 100 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 119: Topics in the History of Migration and Immigration Units: 4 In-depth study of a particular topic in the history of migration and/or immigration. Possible topics include the origins and history of America’s culturally diverse population with a focus upon the experiences of European, Native, African, Chicano/Latino and Asian Americans. May be repeated twice with different topics. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or HIST 100 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 120: Essence of Decision: Case Studies in History Units: 4 Examines the art and science of decision-making with specific examples from historical case studies. The focus is upon the historical determinates of both successful and unsuccessful decisions, and upon decisions that had both foreign policy and domestic implications. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 120R: Essence of Decision: Case Studies in History Units: 4 Examines the art and science of decision-making with specific examples from historical case studies. The focus is upon the historical determinates of both successful and unsuccessful decisions, and upon decisions that had both foreign policy and domestic implications. R version of the course involves student research project. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 121: Asian Pacific American Music Units: 4 An introduction to the history of Asian Pacific American music - the musicians, their creative work, and the social and historical contexts under which they composed and performed their music. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 121 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 122: That’s the Joint: Race, Gender, and Migration in Hip-Hop History Units: 4 Traces the cultural and political history of Hip-Hop and the impact it has had on society. We will explore the dynamics of Hip-Hop culture, surveying its historical development, political significance, and social influence in the US and the World. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 1 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 017 or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 123: Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the United States Units: 4 Examines the construction of race and ethnicity in the United States in an historical and comparative context. The foundational concept of this course is that race is a social construction that comes into being through both historical and continuing interactions between various groups within U.S. society. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 124A: African American History to 1877 Units: 4 Considers the roles of free and enslaved blacks in shaping America’s social, cultural, economic, and political development to 1877 while exploring connections with black communities in Africa and the Caribbean. Themes include the slave trade, race and slavery, gender and African influences on American culture. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 124B: African American History 1877 to Present Units: 4 Explores the African American experience from Reconstruction through the present day. Themes include the development of African American culture, Jim Crow segregation, civil rights, black power, and the effects of deindustrialization and the prison industrial complex on black life in the United States. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 124BR: African American History 1877 to Present: Research Units: 4 Explores the African American experience from Reconstruction through the present day. Themes include the development of African American culture, Jim Crow segregation, civil rights, black power, and the prison industrial complex. The “R” version of the course involves a student research project. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 125: African American Music Units: 4 How do we locate African American music, i.e., how can we define African American music? In attempting to answer this question, we will be thinking through concepts such as authenticity, representation, recognition, cultural ownership, appropriation, origin(s) in relation to historical contexts. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 135 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 126: Race and Nationalism in American Art Units: 4 Addresses issues concerning pictorial representations of racial and national identities in twentieth-century American art through readings of historical, cultural, and sociopolitical documents and theories. Special emphasis is placed on artists who are considered outside the canon and on debates relating to assimilation and nationalism. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 175 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division GASP course or GASP 101 or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 127: Local Harvest, Global Industry: History of the Production and Consumption of Food Units: 4 Looks at various ways to understand the complex role of food in society. We will look at issues of food production and consumption, and how our relationship to food contributes to the political and social structures that we live with. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 1 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 128: The United States and the Vietnam War Units: 4 Examines the roots and conduct of the war from the initial American involvement after World War II through the withdrawal of American troops in 1973. Additionally, students explore the way in which the war both reflected and amplified divisions within American society during this period. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 129: Introduction to Chicano History Units: 4 Examines the historical experiences in the US of people of Mexican background from the period of the Spanish frontier to present day. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s): Sophomore Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 130: The Cold War, 1941-1991 Units: 4 The political, cultural, and intellectual history of America’s confrontation with Communist at home and abroad, from U.S. entry into the Second World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union and its aftermath. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 131: Topics in National History: “Manifest Destiny:” The United States and the World, 1840s-Present Units: 4 Beginning with the Mexican-American war and the conquest of the West, this seminar examines the way in which the U.S. has aggressively expanded its role on the world stage. Major themes include the impact of economics and religion and ongoing debates over globalization and imperialism. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 3 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or equivalent exam Concurrent Prerequisites: HIST 100 Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 132: Intelligence and National Security, 1945-2000 Units: 4 Focuses upon the roles that intelligence and espionage have played in U.S. national security since 1945. A particular emphasis lies in those historical instances where technical intelligence had a part in resolving, or avoiding, major Cold War crises. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 133: Topics in Nineteenth Century U.S. History Units: 4 Topics in the nineteenth century history of the United States. Specific foci will vary, but will include traditional themes (the Early Republic, Indian Removal, Civil War, Reconstruction, Industrialization, immigration and Migration) and current innovations in scholarship and learning. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 134: History and Literature of the Great Depression Units: 4 Focusing on the turbulent decade of the 1930s, use the lens of history and literature to explore how events from 1929 - 1941 helped shape modern America. Particular attention is paid to the impact of these years upon California and the West. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information
	HIST 135: Literature and History of the 1960s Units: 4 Seeks to examine factors within the United States, such as war protests, radical movements, and racial stands, which led to permanent changes in politics, society, and culture, and their literary and historical expression. Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: ENG 116 Normal Letter Grade only Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (ENG 101 or ENG 102 or ENG 103 or ENG 104) and (any ENG seminar numbered between ENG 050-089 or HIST 016 and HIST 017 or equivalent exam) Open only to the following class level(s): Junior Senior Instructor Permission Required: No View course scheduling information

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GASP 130C: Advanced Swing Band

GASP 130D: Advanced Nordic Music Ensemble

GASP 131A: Advanced Latin Dance Ensemble

GASP 131B: Advanced South Asian Dance Ensemble

GASP 131C: Advanced Swing Dance Ensemble

GASP 131D: Advanced Nordic Dance Ensemble

GASP 132: Critical Jazz Studies

GASP 135: African American Music

GASP 144A: Art for Social Change

GASP 153: Theater and Social Responsibility

GASP 156A: Visual Arts of the 20th Century

GASP 156B: South Asia After Europe: Visual Cultures of Colonialism & Post-colonialism

GASP 156D: History of Ancient Roman Art and Architecture

GASP 156E: History of Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture

GASP 157: Critical Photography

GASP 158B: Women, Gender, and Art in Islamic Cultures

GASP 159: Topics in Visual Culture

GASP 160: Film Theory and Criticism

GASP 164A: Advanced Topics in Film and Video

GASP 171: Museums as Contested Sites

GASP 172: Curatorial Methods and Practices

GASP 172A: Critical Popular Music Studies

GASP 172B: Global Popular Music

GASP 173A: Theory and Method of Ethnomusicology

GASP 174A: Music, Gender, and Sexuality

GASP 175: Race and Nationalism in American Art

GASP 179A: Advanced Topics in Music

GASP 179B: Advanced Topics in Dance

GASP 189A: Advanced Topics in Theater

GASP 190: Theories of Expressive Culture

GASP 191: Senior Thesis

GASP 192: Internship in Global Arts

GASP 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research

GASP 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study

GASP 199: Upper Division Individual Study

HIST 005: History of Cartography

HIST 008: Topics in World History

HIST 010: Introduction to World History to 1500

HIST 011: Introduction to World History Since 1500

HIST 016: Forging of the United States, 1607-1877

HIST 017: Twentieth-Century America

HIST 020: History of the American West 1500 - 1849

HIST 021: History of the American West, 1850-2000

HIST 025: Introduction to Environmental History

HIST 027: History of Food

HIST 030A: Medieval Europe

HIST 030B: Early Modern Europe

HIST 031: Modern European History

HIST 035: Making of the Atlantic World, 1450-1800

HIST 039: Topics in U.S. History

HIST 040: History of Technology in Society I

HIST 041: History of Technology in Society II

HIST 042: The Body in Health and Disease - An Introduction to the History of Medicine

HIST 055: Arts of the Islamic World

HIST 060: The Silk Road

HIST 070: History of the Middle East to 1500

HIST 071: History of the Middle East since 1500

HIST 080: History of China Through the Mongol Conquest

HIST 081: History of China Since the Mongol Conquest

HIST 090X: Freshman Seminar

HIST 092: Internship in History

HIST 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research

HIST 098: Lower Division Directed Group Study

HIST 099: Lower Division Individual Study

HIST 100: The Historian’s Craft

HIST 104: Critical Jazz Studies

HIST 106: Topics in the History of Women and Gender

HIST 107: Topics in Urban History