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.
HIST 137: Gender, Race, and Slavery in American History
Units: 4
In early America concepts of gender and race were used to disenfranchise, marginalize, and subjugate members of some groups while privileging others. Elite white liberty did not contradict the enslavement of Africans, destruction of Native American societies, and disenfranchisement of certain European-descended peoples.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
Provides an introduction to African history since 1800. Examines the rise and fall of the colonial system, tracing continuities and breaks with the past in social, economic and political settings.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
Considers how African captives carried cultures to North and South America and the Caribbean where they created slave cultures informed by African traditions. This enabled captives to maintain cultural links with the communities they were taken from while forging new identities and traditions in the Americas.
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 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Topics in the history of Latin America. Specific foci will vary but will include traditional themes (race and class, gender, politics, economics, society and culture) and current innovations in scholarship and learning.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 3
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: One lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 143: West Africa and the Making of the Atlantic World
Units: 4
Considers West African contributions to the cultural and economic development of the Atlantic world. African polities were militarily powerful enough to control trade, resist European conquest until the late nineteenth century, and prevent Europeans from kidnapping their citizens into bondage.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
HIST 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: GASP 156B Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 002 or GASP 003 or GASP 006 or GASP 007 Instructor Permission Required: No
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 070 and HIST 071) or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s):
Junior
Senior
Instructor Permission Required: No Course may be repeated 2 times for credit in different subject area
HIST 158R: Topics in Middle Eastern History: Research
Units: 4
Topics in the field of Middle Eastern History. Students will write a research paper of 10-15 pages.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 070 and HIST 071) or equivalent exam, and HIST 100 Open only to following major/minor(s):
Focuses on the history of Iran. Begins with the pre-Islamic era, and then examines the Islamic conquests, and social, political and religious developments. Special topics will include literature, art and architecture, kingship, and political legitimacy.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: One lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
An introduction the history of ancient China. It begins with the emergence of lifeways associated with farming and pastoralism. It covers kingship and empire,
philosophy, religion, and the interactions between China and its neighbors. It ends with the reunification of China under the Sui dynasty in the sixth century.
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
HIST 165B: From Tang to Song: China in the Medieval World
Units: 4
From the seventh to the fourteenth century, China was the world’s most powerful and technologically sophisticated society. This course examines the history of middle period China in the context of the Eurasian world. By emphasizing primary sources we will see how people envisioned their world.
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
An introduction to late imperial Chinese history. It begins with the Mongol conquest and its impacts. It explores Ming contraction and resurgence, the Manchu Qing and their ethnically hybrid state, the eighteenth century golden age, and the decline of empire in the context of Japanese and European imperialism.
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
An introduction to the history of modern China. It begins with the decline of the Chinese empire in the nineteenth century, describes the twentieth century Republican and Communist revolutions, and charts the emergence of China as a twenty-first century world power.
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
Introduction to the history of Tibet. Readings, lectures, and class assignments cover highland farming and nomadic land use, Buddhist religious traditions, indigenous forms of territorial control, trading networks with neighboring civilizations, and Tibetan heritage sites today in the national context of the Peoples’ Republic of China.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: WH 169 Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST or WH course or equivalent exam or Junior/Senior standing Instructor Permission Required: No
A study of the development of both English law (in terms of legislation and legal practice) and constitutional practices in early modern England (c. 1500-1800) in the context of political and social history. Complete a number of research projects based on primary sources.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 011 or equivalent exam or Junior standing Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 170R: Law and Society in Early Modern England: Research
Units: 4
A study of the development of both English law (in terms of legislation and legal practice) and constitutional practices in early modern England (c. 1500-1800) in the context of political and social history. Students complete a major research paper of 10-15 pages.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 100 Instructor Permission Required: No
Examines the ideas and ideologies which transformed modern Europe: the French Revolution, nationalism, totalitarianism, the world wars, and the Cold War. Throughout, we place the major (and lesser) figures of the modern European intellectual scene in relation (or contrast) to the political and social scene in which they found themselves.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 031 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 172: Europe and the Early Modern Atlantic World
Units: 4
Survey of Europe’s involvement in the Atlantic, including the process of colonizing the Americas, the development of the slave trade, and the European response to both Africa and American colonies.
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
HIST 173: 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: GASP 156D Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 174: 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 conflicts, among other topics.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 156E Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 Instructor Permission Required: No
In-depth study of a particular topic in the history of Europe. Possible topics include the social, cultural, economic, or political/diplomatic history of Europe.
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 031 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
The long distance conduits of cultural and material exchange that integrated Europe and Asia before the expansion of sea travel focuses upon the routes themselves, the lands they traversed, and their impact on society. Learn how to map the routes using digital globe technology.
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 Open only to following major/minor(s):
The cultural landscape of North America has been shaped by various forces over the past 500 years, such as colonial conquests, agriculture, and industrialization. Introduces students to the study of World Heritage though the disciplinary lens of historical geography.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: WH 181 Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST or WH course or equivalent exam or Junior/Senior standing Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 187R: White Supremacy and White Violence in the US: Research
Units: 4
Explores the historical construction of white supremacy from British colonization of North America through the 21st century United States. A related theme of the course will be the ways in which white supremacy has been linked to violence against people of color inflicted both by the state.
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
A capstone course for history majors, which involves the preparation of an extended research project done under the supervision of a faculty member and with extensive peer review.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 100 and one “R” (research intensive) course Open only to following major/minor(s):
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 Open only to the following class level(s):
First half of the History Honors thesis sequence (HIST 193-4). Students research a
topic in preparation for producing an Honors thesis. History Honors Program students only.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Second half of the History Honors thesis sequence (HIST 193-4). Students write a
50-100 page thesis under the supervision of a faculty mentor. History Honors Program students only.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Internship class permitting members of the History Undergraduate Research Journal editorial board to earn course credit for activities related to editing and publishing a scholarly journal, including selecting essays for publication, editing and revising articles, and overseeing layout and production of the journal.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Concurrent Prerequisites: HIST 100 Open only to following major/minor(s):
HIST 200: The Uses and Abuses of the Past: History’s Role in Society
Units: 4
Examines the role of history, and the historian, in modern American society. Topics to be considered include the various potential roles of the historian as writer and biographer, curator, social critic, ethicist, and the phenomenon of “history for hire.”
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Group or individual research projects in human biology under the direction of a BIO faculty member and a faculty member from the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 12
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
Group directed study in human biology under the direction of a BIO faculty member and a faculty member from the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
HBIO 199: Directed Independent Study in Human Biology
Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5
Independent study in human biology under the direction of a BIO faculty member and a faculty member from the School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
IH 201A: Theories and Methods in the Study of the Interdisciplinary Humanities A
Units: 4
Designed for first semester graduate students, explores multidisciplinary perspectives on a thematic topic with broad implications for the humanities, e.g. the study of culture, human social organization, cultural production, and sources of conflict. Specific themes, readings, and assignments will vary based on instructor interests.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Corequisite: IH 201B Open only to following major/minor(s):
IH 201B: Theories and Methods in the Study of the Interdisciplinary Humanities B
Units: 4
Designed for first semester graduate students, explores multidisciplinary perspectives on a thematic topic with broad implications for the humanities, e.g. the study of culture, human social organization, cultural production, and sources of conflict. Specific themes, readings, and assignments will vary based on instructor interests.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Corequisite: IH 201A Open only to following major/minor(s):
IH 203: Pedagogy in the Interdisciplinary Humanities: Theories, Methods, Practice and Assessment
Units: 4
Designed to guide graduate students through a “teaching as research” paradigm, culminating in a teaching philosophy statement for humanities instruction. In addition, it is a practice and assessment course that provides graduate students with an applied experience with “teaching as research,” resulting in a set of teaching plans for humanities instruction.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
IH 210: Readings in the Interdisciplinary Humanities: Past Worlds
Units: 4
Offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on a thematic topic with broad implications for the humanities, taking the perspective of the study of culture, human social organization, cultural projection, and sources of conflict in the past.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited
Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
IH 220: Readings in the Interdisciplinary Humanities: Social and Spatial Dynamics
Units: 4
Offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on a thematic topic with broad implications for the humanities, taking the perspective of the study of culture, human social organization, cultural projection, and sources of conflict as manifested in social or spatial dynamics.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited
Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
IH 230: Readings in the Interdisciplinary Humanities: Expressive and Imaginative Works
Units: 4
Offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on a thematic topic with broad implications for the humanities, taking the perspective of the study of culture, human social organization, cultural projection, and sources of conflict as reflected in the production, reception or content of expressive and imaginative works.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited
Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited
Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Interdisciplinary Humanities (Graduate) - IH
Instructor Permission Required: Yes Student must be advanced to PhD candidacy At least one 297 course is required during each year following completion of qualifying examinations
Continuation of elementary Japanese. Emphasizes the further development of speaking, writing and reading skills, with an intensive review of basic grammar as well as an introduction to more advanced grammar and vocabulary.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: JPN 002 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Continuation of elementary Japanese and Japanese 3. Emphasizes the further development of speaking, writing and reading skills, with an intensive review of basic grammar as well as an introduction to more advanced grammar and vocabulary.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: JPN 003 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field related to Japanese in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of Japanese. Students are required to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of Japanese.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes
Continuation of Intermediate Japanese II. Emphasizes the further development of reading, writing and speaking Japanese, with learning social and cultural issues of contemporary Japanese society.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: JPN 004 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Continuation of Advanced Japanese II. Emphasizes the further development of reading, writing and speaking Japanese, with learning social and cultural issues of contemporary Japanese society.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: JPN 103 Instructor Permission Required: No
Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field related to Japanese in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of Japanese. Students are required to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of Japanese.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
MGMT 002: Case Study Seminar on Business and Management
Units: 1
Survey of the field of business management. Invited speakers from local companies and public organizations cover topics that include the business environment, human relations, technology in business, ethical behavior, global and economic forces, organization, quality, products and services, functional management, and current issues and developments.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 1
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: ECON 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field related to Management in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of Management. Students are required to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of Management.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes
MGMT 097: Service Learning: Engineering Projects in Community Service
Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 3
Multi-disciplinary teams of freshman through senior students work with community organizations to design, build, and implement engineering-based solutions for real-world problems. Students gain insight into the design and development process, and Management students gain practical experience working in a team of engineers and managing a project. Students are encouraged to participate at both the lower division and upper-division (MGMT197) levels.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Crosslisted with: ENGR 097, ENGR 197, MGMT 197 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes
The objective of an independent study is to provide advanced and capable students an opportunity to pursue a topic of their interest with in depth supervision of a faculty member. The study can be done in combination with an internship in a business or government organization.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited
Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes
Examines the functional and conceptual analysis of the elements of executive leadership through the lens of female executives. Focuses on a survey of successful leaders from different aspects of management including the arts and entertainment; education; politics and public policy; science and technology and finance. The emphasis of this course will be on women holding executive positions within the fields of education and entrepreneurship. Topics covered will include an extensive exploration of the values and attitudes great leaders share; the managerial traits leaders share; how to grow as a leader; how do leaders successfully impart their vision on an organization; and an examination of the “special challenges” faced by female leaders serving in an executive role.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: ECON 005 Instructor Permission Required: No
Exposes students to essential theories and concepts for analyzing, understanding, and managing groups, teams and larger organizations. Introduces a multi-disciplinary approach will help students understand the theory and processes of group dynamics, teamwork and organizational change from research and writings from disciplines such as psychology, sociology, management, communication studies and political science. Also, by examining interpersonal processes and structural features of groups and organizations, students will gain practical application of what factors lead to highly-functioning teams and what influences organizational effectiveness.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: ECON 005 Instructor Permission Required: No
Examines the functional and conceptual analysis of principles relevant to business ethics. Topics covered will include an extensive exploration of development of ethical business decision making; development of an organizational and global ethical culture; stakeholder relationships and issues of corporate governance; social responsibility; the institutionalization of business ethics; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and the treatment of corporate “whistleblowers.” Explores concepts associated with “situational ethics” and place students under conditions that may challenge their natural ethics comfort zone.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: ECON 005 Instructor Permission Required: No
Introduces students to management and leadership concepts that are important to managing their own and others’ behavior within organizations. Organizational behavior is the systematic study and careful application of knowledge about how people - As individuals and as groups – act within the organization. To succeed, organizations must cultivate real leadership at every level of the organization. Leadership is the most important management challenge in organizations today. To help to fill this need, this course has been designed to provide management thoughts, theories, simulation practices and tools to carry students forward into their professional lives. The course has been structured to use a series of films, case studies, real world organization and leadership articles, organizational scenarios and role playing, studies of management theorists.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: ECON 005 Instructor Permission Required: No
Examines the process necessary to advise entertainers in the management of their professional careers. Each aspect of artist management will be covered throughout this course including the following: legal, artist development, production, promotions, and finance.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: ECON 005 Instructor Permission Required: No
Presents an end-to-end view of the design life cycle for information systems and services. It explains how design problems are conceived, researched, analyzed and resolved in different types of organizations and contexts, including start-ups, enterprises with legacy-systems, non-profit and government entities.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: CSE 126 Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Management & Business Economics (Undergraduate) - MBE
Examines the functional and conceptual analysis of principles relevant to public sector management. Topics covered/explored will include an exploration of the impact of government decision making on private enterprise and ordinary American citizens, as well as Business and the Economy; The Budget Process and the Deficit; Public-Employee Unions; Public Debt; K-12 and Higher Education; States and Federalism and the “Graying Planet.”
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: ECON 005 Instructor Permission Required: No
Examines global capital markets and investment banking. As the great recession becomes history, economists, financial services experts and academics face the challenge of attempting to dissect the reasons for the meltdown and the efficacy of the policies put into place after. Topics include the capital flows between developing and developed countries; the illusion of borders; the internationalization of banking and global reserve currencies. Focus will be made on Latin American countries.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: ECON 005 Instructor Permission Required: No
Conceptual and functional analysis of legal principles relevant to the conduct and understanding of commercial business transactions. Topics include personal and real; government regulations; negotiable instruments; debtor/creditor relationships; and bankruptcy and reorganization. Salient legal aspects of international business are also discussed.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: ECON 005 and ECON 006A Instructor Permission Required: No
Examines the functional and conceptual analysis of legal principles relevant to commercial business transactions. Topics covered will include a comparison and contrasting of the Roman and Common Law systems; the historical and constitutional foundations of American business law; ethical considerations associated with business decision making; the role of courts in the American system of jurisprudence; ‘cyberlaw;” contracts; commercial transactions; the Uniform Commercial Code; sales and lease transactions; warranties; product liability; consumer law; employment law; corporations; and corporate governance.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: ECON 005 Instructor Permission Required: No
Services e.g., restaurants, hotels, lawyers, information technology operations, business consulting – account for more than 80% of jobs in the US. Through case studies of businesses and scientific studies of people in real service settings, this course focuses on how to align people and technology effectively to generate value.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: COGS 182 Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
An introduction to the study of human judgment and decision making. Topics include decision making under uncertainty, financial choices, health decision making, group decisions, rational theories of choice behavior, and improving decision making. The material is related to cognitive science, psychology, economics, and other social sciences.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: COGS 170, ECON 153, POLI 153 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or PSY 001 or ECON 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
MGMT 154: Cognitive Science Applications for Management
Units: 4
Covers thought, behavior, and interaction in modern businesses, where knowledge workers interact with one another and with technology. Topics include business decision making, risk behavior, attitudes toward risk, planning, communication, information management, information systems, human-computer interaction, neuroeconomics, and organizational behavior.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: COGS 154 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Presents the tools of decision science using a quantitative approach, with a focus on investment, finance and management decisions. These tools include decision tree analysis, risk and uncertainty analysis, stochastic dominance, the value of information, probability bias, and subjective probability.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: ENVE 155 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: ECON 100 and (ECON 010 or POLI 010 or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No
Focuses on service innovation, generation of new successful service ventures. Helps students gain the skills necessary to be successful in three main aspects of service production and delivery systems: the back office, the front office, and service design.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: ENGR 158, MIST 133 Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
Operations Management (OM) deals with designing, managing and controlling business processes. It examines the concepts and quantitative analytic tools for commonly occurring problems in OM, such as capacity control, inventory management, production planning, supply chain management, quality control, etc. Students gain a competitive insight on the managerial decision-making in operations.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Cognitive Science (Undergraduate) - COGS
Materials Sci & Engineering (Undergraduate) - MSE
Bioengineering (Undergraduate) - BENG
Environmental Engineering (Undergraduate) - ENVE
Management & Business Economics (Undergraduate) - MBE
An introduction to the relationship between information technology and management, and the strategies for changing and strengthening the competitiveness of the enterprises by using information technology. The course focuses on managerial issues related to technology, and methods for restructuring of the enterprises through the creation of innovative business-models.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Cognitive Science (Undergraduate) - COGS
Materials Sci & Engineering (Undergraduate) - MSE
Bioengineering (Undergraduate) - BENG
Environmental Engineering (Undergraduate) - ENVE
Management & Business Economics (Undergraduate) - MBE
Advanced study of recent research on judgment and decision making, such as behavioral economics, rationality and intelligence, health and medical decision making, decision neuroscience.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: COGS 173 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 153 or MGMT 153 or ECON 153 or POLI 153 Instructor Permission Required: No
Integrates the skills students have developed in prior MGMT courses, and provides a framework for the consideration of new business ventures. Topics covered include: market research, creation of a formal business plan, marketing strategy, financing, establishing channels of distribution and bringing products or services to market.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):