May 17, 2024

2017-2018 Catalog

2017-2018 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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French
	FRE 192: Internship in French [1-4 units] Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field related to French in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of French. Students are required to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of French. Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Permission of instructor required. Pass/No Pass only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
Geography
	GEOG 010: Introduction to Spatial Analysis [4 units] Teaches the value of geography as a basis for organizing and discovering information; the nature and meaning of maps, and the concepts and tools for spatial analysis: the description, organization, linkage, manipulation and communication of geographical information. Pass/No Pass option. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	GEOG 141: Environmental Science and Policy [4 units] In depth-analysis of environmental case studies. Focus on science critical to policy development and implementation, the policy-making process and policy outcomes. Special emphasis on interaction between scientific information and policy-making. Example topics include Western water resources, biodiversity conservation and global warming. Emphasis on written and oral communication and critical analysis. Prerequisite: (WRI 010 or equivalent exam) and any lower-division ESS, ENVE, BIO, ECON, POLI, or PUBP course or equivalent exam. Pass/No Pass option. Discussion included. Cross-Listed with ENGR 141 , ESS 141 . View course scheduling information
	GEOG 142: Geography of Resource Management [4 units] Climate and biogeography of Western US relevant to Forestry, Fire, and Water Resources management introduced via the writings of 19th Century explorers and surveyors of the West and recent scientific literature. Analyze role of climate and biogeographic information in public resource management policy debates of 1870s-1910s versus present day. Geographic perspective on long term repercussions of early 20th Century resource management policy choices. Prerequisite: (WRI 010 or equivalent exam) and any lower-division ESS, ENVE, BIO, HIST, or PUBP course. Pass/No Pass option. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
Global Arts Studies Program
	GASP 001: Introduction to Global Arts Studies [4 units] Study of global arts with an integrated approach that examines visual arts, music, and a variety of other subjects offered by the Global Arts Studies Program. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 002: Introduction to Music Studies [4 units] Mechanics of musical structure and the proper language with which to describe it. Students will learn to hear and analyze music in terms of rhythm and meter, timbre, dynamics, form, texture, and pitch, with a special focus on melody and functional harmony. Normal Letter Grade only. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	GASP 003: Introduction to Visual Culture [4 units] An introduction to visual material in art and mass media from cultures throughout the world. Emphasizes the development of students’ own critical skills in analyzing and understanding visual culture. Topics include artworks from the antiquity to postmodernism, as well as issues in mass media, pop culture, and cyberspace. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 004: Introduction to Arts and Cultural Studies [4 units] Introduction to a range of debates in cultural studies concerned with the impact race, gender, sexuality and class, for example, exert on cultural production, cultural identity and representation and/or aesthetics. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 005: Introduction to Arts and Technology [4 units] Familiarizes students with academic debates regarding the relationship between technology writ large and artistic production, distribution and consumption - as well as creation, critique and pleasure. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 006: Global Art History [4 units] Survey of global art and architecture from pre-history to contemporary times with an emphasis on the socio-cultural influence of the arts. Attention will be paid to developing skills of formal and contextual analysis. The aim is to establish a foundation in the study of art history. Prerequisite: GASP 003 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 007: Music in Society [4 units] Studies the roles music can play in relation to social structures and institutions, individual and group relations, and identity formation as it relates to race, gender, sexuality, class, ethnicity, nationality, and religion. Special attention will paid to issues of genre and style. Prerequisite: GASP 002 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 010: Drawing I [4 units] A course in basic drawing. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 011: Painting I [4 units] Introduction to painting. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 012A: Sculpture I [4 units] Introduces students to the traditional additive and subtractive sculptural methods along with contemporary sculptural processes. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 013A: Design I [4 units] The goal of this introductory design course is to introduce and strengthen a student’s understanding of the elements and principles of design. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 014: Photography I [4 units] Introduction to photography. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 015A: Multimedia I [4 units] Introduces students to conventional and unconventional techniques in two dimensional and three dimensional arts. Variety of techniques are covered such as screen printing, block printing, acrylic transfer, encaustic, casting, jewelry design, carving and construction, mixed media photography, illustration, and fiber art. Course work includes hands-on projects, research and writing. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 016: History of Popular Music [4 units] Deals with the history of popular music from the minstrelsy to the present, focused on the United States but with an eye to global connections. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 020: Video I [4 units] Teaches students basic techniques of video making and art. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 023: Music of Asia Pacific [4 units] Introduces and familiarizes students with a musical tradition from Asia and/or the Pacific Ocean. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 025: Music of the Middle East [4 units] Introduces and familiarizes students with a musical tradition from the Middle East. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 026: Music in the World’s Religions [4 units] Examines the role and power of music in the rituals of the world’s religions; Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It covers formalized ritual structures, as well as the musical systems of a variety of religious and social groups, including both older and contemporary forms. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	GASP 029: Music, Dance, Gender, and Sexuality [4 units] Examines the dance floor as a microcosm of society, an arena in which gender and sexual identities and relations can be taught, performed, intensified, and challenged via sound and motion. Each student will engage in an ethnographic research project on a music and dance tradition of his or her choosing. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 030A: Latin Music Ensemble [2 units] Introduces students to the repertoire and performance practices of a Latin musical tradition. Prerequisite: Audition or consent of instructor. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 030B: South Asian Music Ensemble [2 units] Designed to introduce student musicians to a South Asian musical tradition. Prerequisite: Audition or consent of instructor. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 030C: Swing Band [2 units] Introduces students to the repertoire and performance practices of big band music. Prerequisite: Audition or consent of instructor. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 030D: Nordic Music Ensemble [2 units] This course will introduce students to the repertoire and performance practices of a Nordic musical tradition. Prerequisite: Audition or consent of instructor. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 031A: Latin Dance Ensemble [2 units] Designed to introduce student musicians to a Latin American dance tradition. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 031B: South Asian Dance Ensemble [2 units] Designed to introduce student musicians to a South Asian dance tradition. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 031C: Swing Dance Ensemble [2 units] Introduces students to the repertoire and performance practices of swing dance. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 031D: Nordic Dance Ensemble [2 units] Introduces students to the repertoire and performance practices of a Nordic dance tradition. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 032: Introduction to Jazz Studies: History of Jazz [4 units] An introduction to the history of jazz, including its key developments, innovators and styles. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	GASP 034A: Songwriting [4 units] Develop an interrelated set of practical tools for writing and performing original songs. We will learn about songwriting in a variety of genres, styles, and forms, both as a theoretical concern and as practice. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 035: Film History [4 units] Examines the history of cinema from its inception to the contemporary period. Deals with cinema’s relationship to new media and digital technology. Students will acquire general knowledge of film language that developed in multiple historical and cultural contexts. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 036A: Making Electronic Music [4 units] Introduces students to making music with digital audio workstations, synthesizers, samplers, and other software tools. Students create compositions exploring approaches from popular genres such as hip hop and electronic dance music as well as noise, ambient, experimental, and avant-garde. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 041A: Performative Storytelling [2 units] Designed to teach students a range of performative storytelling techniques, developing skills in movement, vocal expression, use of space, and audience engagement. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 055A: Arts of Asia [4 units] An introduction to Asian visual arts (modern-day Pakistan to Japan) from the early civilizations to the present. Given the breadth of the material, objects will be thematically contextualized. We will examine how political authority, religion, trade, gender, colonialism, and nationalism among other issues of identity politics influence artistic production. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 055B: Arts of the Islamic World [4 units] 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. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 055 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 055C: History of European Art and Architecture [4 units] Examines the cultures and history of Europe from the Paleolithic Period through contemporary art today. Addresses wide range of art production including architecture, sculpture, and painting. Explores works in their social context, addressing issues of patronage, class, gender, material culture, world exploration, and religious development and conflict, among other topics. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 057: History and Practice of Photography [4 units] Students will examine critical texts on the history and theory of photography, study photographers from diverse backgrounds, and investigate cultural and socio-political issues in photographic practice and production. Students will also acquire some basic photographic techniques. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 059: Topics in Visual Culture [4 units] A lecture on a specific topic in the study of visual culture, which may change from semester to semester. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 060: Introduction to Film Analysis [4 units] Addresses the formal language of film. Prerequisite: GASP 003. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 065A: Bollywood [4 units] Introduces students to commercial Hindi cinema (“Bollywood”). Among other things, this course will address India’s nation building project, depictions of urban spaces, gender roles, the Indian diaspora, and the cultural politics of Hindi films and songs. Close attention will be paid to cinematic and musical production techniques. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	GASP 066A: The American Musical [4 units] Explores the relationship between the American musical and “American-ness.” Ideas about what it means to be an American have been expressed on the musical stage and have both reflected and helped form those ideas. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 070A: Music of the Pacific World [4 units] Addresses music of the Pacific and the regions that border it, including the Pacific Islands, Eastern and Southeast Asia, and the Western Americas. Focus will be placed on Asian and Pacific Islander musics, their interactions and histories. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	GASP 070B: Music of the Atlantic World [4 units] Addresses music of the Atlantic and the regions that border it, including Western Europe, the Eastern Americas, and Western Africa. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	GASP 070C: Music of the Caribbean World [4 units] Addresses music of the Caribbean and the regions that border it, including its islands as well as Eastern Mexico, the southeastern United States, eastern Central America, and the northern countries of South America. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	GASP 072A: Popular Musics [4 units] Engages with current and historical scholarship on popular music. Units will be dedicated to various genres of popular music, and will use those as a lens on relevant issues of culture, society, and identity. Listening skills pertinent to the study of popular music will be emphasized. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 075A: Meaning in Music [4 units] Designed to give students the tools to listen to and analyze music, the language to discuss it, and the means to understand how it generates meaning in cultural context. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	GASP 075B: Love Songs [4 units] Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	GASP 079A: Topics in Music [4 units] Intended as a lecture on a specific topic in the study of music, which may change from semester to semester. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated 3 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 079B: Topics in Dance [4 units] Intended as a lecture on a specific topic in the study of dance, which may change from semester to semester. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 089A: Topics in Theater [4 units] Intended as a lecture on a specific topic in the study of theater, which may change from semester to semester. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 092: Internship in Global Arts [1-4 units] 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. Permission of instructor required. Pass/No Pass only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research [1-5 units] Supervised research. Permission of instructor required. Pass/No Pass option. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 098: Lower Division Directed Group Study [1-5 units] Permission of instructor required. Pass/No Pass only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 099: Lower Division Individual Study [1-5 units] Permission of instructor required. Pass/No Pass only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 100: Anime and Animation [4 units] Examines history, theory, and global reception of Japanese anime. Prerequisite: GASP 003 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 102: Asian American Art [4 units] Examines the artistic production of American artists of Asian descent (both foreign and U.S. born). This class provides an overview of these artists’ works in relation to issues of diaspora, immigration policies, social and civic engineering, racial relations, as well as formal and stylistic developments. Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 103B: Advanced Shakespeare [4 units] Read several of Shakespeare’s plays; discover the political, religious, and social contexts that shaped these plays; and learn about both historical and modern-day performances of Shakespeare by viewing and acting in his plays. Prerequisite: WRI 010 or equivalent exam. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with ENG 151 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 104: History of World Architecture [4 units] An introduction to significant examples of world architecture and investigates the ways in which architecture serves as an integral part of cultural, socioeconomic, and political development in cultures around the world. Prerequisite: GASP 001 or GASP 002 or GASP 003 or GASP 004 or GASP 005 or GASP 101 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 106: Arts of India [4 units] Introduction to Indian visual arts from 2600 BCE to the present day. Given the breadth of the material, all objects of study will be thematically contextualized. Examines how political authority, religion, trade, gender, colonialism, and nationalism among other issues of identity politics influence artistic production. Prerequisite: Any lower-division GASP course or WRI 001 or equivalent exam. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 108: Islamic Art and Architecture of South Asia [4 units] Studies the Islamic arts and architecture of South Asia from the 12th-century when Islam entered as a major political force until the present. Examines how Indic arts transformed Islamic visual culture and also the reverse. Ends with the representation of Islam in colonial and postcolonial visual culture. Prerequisite: Any lower-division GASP course or WRI 001 or equivalent exam. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 110: Drawing II: Figure [4 units] Advanced drawing. Prerequisite: GASP 010 or GASP 011 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 111: Postmodern Art [4 units] Focus on the history of twentieth-century visual arts after WWII and the emergence of postmodernism in a global context. It examines artwork and critical theories in relation to historical, cultural and sociopolitical developments in various cultures throughout the world. Prerequisite: GASP 001 or GASP 002 or GASP 003 or GASP 004 or GASP 005 or GASP 101 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 111A: Painting II: Portraiture [4 units] Advanced painting. Prerequisite: GASP 010 or GASP 011 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 112: Visual Cultures of India: 19th Century to Present [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 101 or HIST 101 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 119: Topics in Public Art [4 units] Intended as an advanced studio on a specific topic in visual art production (including but not limited to painting, video, photography, design, sculpture), which may change from semester to semester. Prerequisite: GASP 010 or GASP 011 or GASP 012A or GASP 013A or GASP 014 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 120: Video II [4 units] Advanced video production. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 121: Asian Pacific American Music [4 units] 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. Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 121 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 122: Conceptual Art [4 units] Intended as an advanced studio on a specific topic in conceptual art, which may change from semester to semester. Prerequisite: GASP 010 or GASP 011 or GASP 012A or GASP 013A or GASP 014 or GASP 015A or GASP 020 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 130A: Advanced Latin Music Ensemble [2 units] Designed for advanced musicians in a Latin American musical tradition. Prerequisite: GASP 030A with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition). Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 130B: Advanced South Asian Music Ensemble [2 units] Designed for advanced musicians in a South Asian musical tradition. Prerequisite: GASP 030B with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition). Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 130C: Advanced Swing Band [2 units] This course is designed for advanced big band players. Prerequisite: GASP 030C with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition). Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 131A: Advanced Latin Dance Ensemble [2 units] Designed for advanced dancers in a Latin American dance tradition. Prerequisite: GASP 031A with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition). Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 131B: Advanced South Asian Dance Ensemble [2 units] Designed for advanced dancers in a South Asian dance tradition. Prerequisite: GASP 031B with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition). Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 131C: Advanced Swing Dance Ensemble [2 units] Designed for advanced students of swing dance. Prerequisite: GASP 031C with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition). Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 131D: Advanced Nordic Dance Ensemble [2 units] This course is designed for advanced students of a Nordic dance tradition. Prerequisite: GASP 031D with B- or better or consent of instructor (who may require an audition). Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 132: Critical Jazz Studies [4 units] 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. Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 104 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 135: African American Music [4 units] 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. Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 125 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 144A: Art for Social Change [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: GASP 010 or GASP 011 or GASP 012A or GASP 013A or GASP 014 or GASP 015A or GASP 020 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 153: Theater and Social Responsibility [4 units] Examines the history of social activism in theater. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 156A: Visual Arts of the 20th Century [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 or GASP 002 . Open only to standing(s): Sophomore, Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 156D: History of Ancient Roman Art and Architecture [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 . Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 173 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 156E: History of Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 . Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 174 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 157: Critical Photography [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 or GASP 014 or GASP 057 . Not open to standing(s): Freshman. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 158B: Women, Gender, and Art in Islamic Cultures [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 159: Topics in Visual Culture [4 units] Special topics in the study of visual culture in a global context. Prerequisite: GASP 003 . Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 138 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 160: Film Theory and Criticism [4 units] Examines theories and criticism of cinema. Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 060 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 164A: Advanced Topics in Film and Video [4 units] Advanced seminar on a specific topic in the study of film and video, which may change from semester to semester. Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 060 or GASP 065A or GASP 160 or GASP 165. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 171: Museums as Contested Sites [4 units] 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. 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 standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 172: Curatorial Methods and Practices [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: GASP 101 orGASP 102 or GASP 104 or GASP 171 . Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Permission of instructor required. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated 1 time for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 172A: Critical Popular Music Studies [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: GASP 002 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 172B: Global Popular Music [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: GASP 002 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 173A: Theory and Method of Ethnomusicology [4 units] Familiarizes students with theoretical and methodological issues and concerns in the field of ethnomusicology. Prerequisite: GASP 002 or ANTH 001 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 174A: Music, Gender, and Sexuality [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: GASP 002 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 175: Race and Nationalism in American Art [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: Any lower-division GASP course or GASP 101 or equivalent exam. Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 126 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 179A: Advanced Topics in Music [4 units] Focuses on a combination of individual and group research projects in music studies. Prerequisite: GASP 002 . Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 179B: Advanced Topics in Dance [4 units] Advanced seminar on a specific topic in the study of dance, which may change from semester to semester. 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. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 189A: Advanced Topics in Theater [4 units] Advanced seminar on a specific topic in the study of theater, which may change from semester to semester. 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 Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information

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FRE 192: Internship in French

GEOG 010: Introduction to Spatial Analysis

GEOG 141: Environmental Science and Policy

GEOG 142: Geography of Resource Management

GASP 001: Introduction to Global Arts Studies

GASP 002: Introduction to Music Studies

GASP 003: Introduction to Visual Culture

GASP 004: Introduction to Arts and Cultural Studies

GASP 005: Introduction to Arts and Technology

GASP 006: Global Art History

GASP 007: Music in Society

GASP 010: Drawing I

GASP 011: Painting I

GASP 012A: Sculpture I

GASP 013A: Design I

GASP 014: Photography I

GASP 015A: Multimedia I

GASP 016: History of Popular Music

GASP 020: Video I

GASP 023: Music of Asia Pacific

GASP 025: Music of the Middle East

GASP 026: Music in the World’s Religions

GASP 029: Music, Dance, Gender, and Sexuality

GASP 030A: Latin Music Ensemble

GASP 030B: South Asian Music Ensemble

GASP 030C: Swing Band

GASP 030D: Nordic Music Ensemble

GASP 031A: Latin Dance Ensemble

GASP 031B: South Asian Dance Ensemble

GASP 031C: Swing Dance Ensemble

GASP 031D: Nordic Dance Ensemble

GASP 032: Introduction to Jazz Studies: History of Jazz

GASP 034A: Songwriting

GASP 035: Film History

GASP 036A: Making Electronic Music

GASP 041A: Performative Storytelling

GASP 055A: Arts of Asia

GASP 055B: Arts of the Islamic World

GASP 055C: History of European Art and Architecture

GASP 057: History and Practice of Photography

GASP 059: Topics in Visual Culture

GASP 060: Introduction to Film Analysis

GASP 065A: Bollywood

GASP 066A: The American Musical

GASP 070A: Music of the Pacific World

GASP 070B: Music of the Atlantic World

GASP 070C: Music of the Caribbean World

GASP 072A: Popular Musics

GASP 075A: Meaning in Music

GASP 075B: Love Songs

GASP 079A: Topics in Music

GASP 079B: Topics in Dance

GASP 089A: Topics in Theater

GASP 092: Internship in Global Arts

GASP 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research

GASP 098: Lower Division Directed Group Study

GASP 099: Lower Division Individual Study

GASP 100: Anime and Animation

GASP 102: Asian American Art

GASP 103B: Advanced Shakespeare

GASP 104: History of World Architecture

GASP 106: Arts of India

GASP 108: Islamic Art and Architecture of South Asia

GASP 110: Drawing II: Figure

GASP 111: Postmodern Art

GASP 111A: Painting II: Portraiture

GASP 112: Visual Cultures of India: 19th Century to Present

GASP 119: Topics in Public Art