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2014-2015 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. Note: For all 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. 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.

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. 

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

World Heritage
  

  • WH 001: Introduction to World Heritage

    [4.0 units]

    Introduction to the concept of cultural and natural World Heritage. Topics include international policy in heritage management, the role of governments and organizations in identifying and protecting heritage, methods for documenting and interpreting heritage sites, and cultural and intellectual property ethics.

    Discussion included.


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  • WH 002: Cyber Heritage

    [4.0 units]

    An examination of the new forms of communication and interpretation provided by internet 2.0, viewed in the context of the creation of virtual heritage on the web. Second Life will be used to explore the social and technological dimensions and to experiment with a cyber-anthropological approach.

    Normal Letter Grade only. Laboratory included.


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  • WH 003: International Heritage

    [4.0 units]

    Cultural heritage is studied in relation to legal and management issues, cultural heritage protection, and its principal organizations and institutions. Students will analyze the key principles and policies through the examination of international heritage institutions, conventions and charters.

    Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included.


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  • WH 004: World Heritage in Maps: An Introduction to Cartography and GIS

    [4 Units]

    Application of Cartography and Geographic Information Systems for the study of World Heritage. Focus on spatial analysis and cartographic modeling techniques to study and make maps of cultural sites and landscapes. Weekly lectures and GIS labs on geographic topics from America, Asia, and Europe.

    Normal Letter Grade Only. Laboratory Included.


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  • WH 092: Internship in World Heritage

    [1.0-4.0 units]

    Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field of world heritage in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of world heritage. Requires students to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of world heritage.

    Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit.


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  • WH 100: Virtual Heritage and World Heritage

    [4.0 units]

    Introduction to virtual heritage and world heritage, definitions and methods. Students learn how to describe, analyze, contextualize, preserve, and communicate information derived from heritage resources.

    Prerequisite: WH 001 


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  • WH 110: Reconstructing Ancient Worlds

    [4.0 units]

    Methodological issues concerning the reconstruction and depiction of the ancient world; study of validation processes for virtual reconstruction; epistemological and anthropological issues. Techniques of documentation, reconstruction, 3D modeling, computer graphics, virtual reality.

    Prerequisite: WH 001  Discussion included.


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  • WH 120: 3D-Digging

    [8.0-12.0 units]

    Main goal of the course is to interpret an archaeological excavation in 3D using advanced technologies for recording and visualizing structures, objects and stratigraphies. 3D interpretation of an archaeological site creates new perspectives of research and training, with the experimental possibility to simulate archaeological data in a virtual environment.

    Prerequisite: WH 001  or WH 002  or WH 003  or WH 110  or ANTH 003  or ANTH 001  or ANTH 130  or ANTH 149 or ANTH 134  or ANTH 140  or ANTH 142  or ANTH 146 . Normal Letter Grade only.


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  • WH 140: Cultural Heritage Policy and Practice

    [4.0 units]

    Critical examination of the legal, practical, and ethical aspects of cultural heritage management in the United States and abroad. Topics include cultural resource management in public and private contexts, participation of stakeholders, the application of anthropological knowledge, and public outreach.

    Prerequisite: ANTH 003  or WH 001  or consent of instructor.


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  • WH 192: Internship in World Heritage

    [1.0-4.0 units]

    Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field of world heritage in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of world heritage. Requires students to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of world heritage.

    Prerequisite: Junior standing. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit.


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