Jun 16, 2024

2013-2014 Catalog

2013-2014 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.

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

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History
	HIST 165D: China in the Modern World [4 units] Covers 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. Prerequisite: At least one lower division history course. View course scheduling information
	HIST 170: Law and Society in Early Modern England [4 units] 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 number of research projects based on primary sources. Prerequisite: HIST 011 or junior standing or consent of instructor. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	HIST 171: Modern European Intellectual History [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: (HIST 030A and HIST 030B ) or HIST 031 or consent of instructor. View course scheduling information
	HIST 172: Europe and the Early Modern Atlantic World [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011 ) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017 ) or consent of instructor. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	HIST 179: Topics in European History [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011 ) or (HIST 030A and HIST 030B and HIST 031 ) or consent of instructor. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	HIST 180: The Silk Road [4 units] 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. Students will also learn how to map the routes using digital globe technology. Prerequisite: HIST majors only. Junior standing and any lower division HIST course or consent of instructor. View course scheduling information
	HIST 191: Capstone Seminar [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: Senior standing and HIST 100 . History majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	HIST 192: Internship in History [1-4 units] 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. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	HIST 193: Honors Thesis Research [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: Senior standing. History majors only. Permission of instructor required. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	HIST 194: Honors Thesis [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: Senior standing. History majors only. Permission of instructor required. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	HIST 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research [1-5 units] Supervised research. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	HIST 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study [1-5 units] Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	HIST 199: Upper Division Individual Study [1-5 units] Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	HIST 200: The Uses and Abuses of the Past: History’s Role in Society [4 units] 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.” Prerequisite: World Cultures majors only. View course scheduling information
	HIST 295: Graduate Research [1-12 units] Supervised research. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	HIST 298: Directed Group Study [1-12 units] Group project under faculty supervision. Permission of instructor required. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	HIST 299: Directed Independent Study [1-12 units] Independent project under faculty supervision. Permission of instructor required. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
Human Biology
	HBIO 190: Research Seminar [1 units] Student-led presentations of current topics in human biology, including independent research presentations. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Permission of instructor required. View course scheduling information
	HBIO 195: Research Project in Human Biology [1-5 units] 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. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	HBIO 198: Directed Group Study in Human Biology [1-5 units] 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. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	HBIO 199: Directed Independent Study in Human Biology [1-5 units] 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. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
Japanese
	JPN 001: Elementary Japanese I [4 units] Introduction to speaking, reading, writing and understanding modern Japanese. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	JPN 002: Elementary Japanese II [4 units] Introduction to speaking, reading, writing and understanding modern Japanese. Prerequisite: JPN 001 or appropriate score on Japanese Placement Exam. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	JPN 003: Intermediate Japanese I [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: JPN 002 or appropriate score on Japanese Placement Exam. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	JPN 004: Intermediate Japanese II [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: JPN 003 or appropriate score on Japanese Placement Exam. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	JPN 092: Internship in Japanese [1-4 units] 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. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	JPN 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research [1-5 units] Supervised research Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	JPN 098: Lower Division Directed Group Study [1-5 units] Group project under faculty supervision. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	JPN 099: Lower Division Individual Study [1-5 units] Independent project under faculty supervision. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	JPN 103: Advanced Japanese I [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: JPN 004 or consent of instructor. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	JPN 104: Advanced Japanese II [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: JPN 103 or consent of instructor. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	JPN 192: Internship in Japanese [1-4 units] 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. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	JPN 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research [1-5 units] Supervised research. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	JPN 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study [1-5 units] Group project under faculty supervision. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	JPN 199: Upper Division Individual Study [1-5 units] Independent project under faculty supervision. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
Management
	MGMT 002: Case Study Seminar on Business and Management [1 units] 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. Prerequisite: ECON 001 Course may be repeated 1 time for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 026: Introduction to Financial Accounting [4 units] A broad introduction to accounting. Students draw up and interpret accounts and are introduced to some key ideas of auditing. Covers the fundamental accounting concepts and how to apply them; record accounting entries, prepare accounts for different business entities and understand the differences between them, the basic principles of auditing. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 027: Introduction to Managerial Accounting [4 units] Introduction to Managerial Accounting Prerequisite: MGMT 026 View course scheduling information
	MGMT 065: Introduction to Finance [4 units] In this course, students explore the fundamentals of finance for organizations. Particular attention is paid to how managers maximize shareholder wealth. This class covers the foundations of financial management, including the time value of money, capital budgeting and evaluation, capital structure, and valuation of various capital sources. Prerequisite: MGMT 026 View course scheduling information
	MGMT 090X: Freshman Seminar [1 units] Examination of a topic in management. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 092: Internship in Management [1-4 units] 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. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research [1-5 units] Supervised research. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 097: Service Learning: Engineering Projects in Community Service [1-3 units] 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. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 098: Lower Division Directed Group Study [1-5 units] Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 099: Lower Division Individual Study [1-5 units] 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. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 115: Economics of Industrial Organization [4 units] The organization and structure of industrial production in the United States economy. Prerequisite: ECON 100 or MGMT 100 . View course scheduling information
	MGMT 116: Organizational Strategy [4 units] Discussion of critical issues in the design and functioning of effective organizations. Topics covered include: the boundary of the firm, firm structure, arrangements within the firm, alliances and contracts between firms, and trust and culture in the firm. Prerequisite: ECON 001 . View course scheduling information
	MGMT 120: Marketing [4 units] Marketing is about identifying consumer needs, developing products and services which meet the changing consumer needs or market conditions. We provide an examination of principles of customer marketing as well as business-to-business marketing. It focuses those aspects of marketing which most frequently demand strategic attention in any business. Prerequisite: Junior standing. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 121: The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions [4 units] Addresses issues of money, banking, and financial institutions. Topics covered include: the structure of central banks and the Federal Reserve system, theories of money demand and money supply, the relationship between money supply and overall economic activity, and the role the Federal Reserve plays in economic stabilization. Prerequisite: ECON 001 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 126: Information Systems and Service Design [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: Senior Standing. Computer Science and Engineering or Management majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 130: Econometrics [4 units] Introduction of problems of observation, estimation and hypotheses testing in economics through the study of the theory and application of linear regression models, critical evaluation of selected examples of empirical research and exercises in applied economics. Prerequisite: ECON 010 and (MATH 011 or MATH 021 ). Normal Letter Grade only. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 135: Business Law [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: MGMT 025 and MGMT 026 or consent of instructor. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 141: Industrial Relations and Human Resource Economics [4 units] Examines how firms make decisions involving human resources. Topics covered include employee hiring and recruitment, compensation and use of incentives, and employee motivation and teamwork. Builds on both economic theory and practical examples to illuminate key concepts. Prerequisite: ECON 100 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 150: Service Science [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: Junior standing and ECON 001 . Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 151: Public Economics [4 units] The influence of governmental revenue and expenditure decisions on economic performance. Examines such issues as public goods and externalities, as well as specific expenditure and taxation programs. Prerequisite: ECON 100 or MGMT 100 . View course scheduling information
	MGMT 152: Law and Economics [4 units] The economic analysis of legal rules and institutions, including property, contract, and tort law. We also consider issues surrounding crime and punishment. Prerequisite: ECON 100 or MGMT 100 . View course scheduling information
	MGMT 153: Judgment and Decision Making [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: COGS 001 or PSY 001 or ECON 001 . View course scheduling information
	MGMT 154: Cognitive Science Applications for Management [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: COGS 001 or PSY 001 or consent of instructor. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 155: Decision Analysis in Management [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: (ECON 100 or MGMT 100 ) and (ECON 010 or POLI 010 ) or consent of instructor. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 160: International Microeconomics [4 units] This is a course in international microeconomics at the intermediate level. Standard microeconomics is the study of decision-making by various types of agents under various constraints and in various environments. International microeconomics examines such decision-making in a world of many different decision-makers, objectives, outputs, and countries. Prerequisite: (ECON 100 or MGMT 100 ) and (ECON 010 or POLI 010 ) or consent of instructor. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 164: Operations Management [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing. Cognitive Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Economics, Environmental Engineering, Management, Materials Science and Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 165: Corporate Finance [4 units] Explores corporate decision making in allocating investment funds to capital projects and alternative methods of raising capital from financial markets. Related topics include asset pricing, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, valuation of bonds, stocks, and options. Particular attention is paid to how managers maximize shareholder wealth. Prerequisite: (ECON 100 or MGMT 100 ) and (MGMT 025 or MGMT 065 ). Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 170: Information Systems for Management [4 units] Introduces the students to organizational use of information systems and information technology, and discusses how these create value for organizations. Prerequisite: Junior Standing. Cognitive Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Economics, Environmental Engineering, Management, Materials Science and Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 171: IT Strategy [4 units] Introduces 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. Prerequisite: Cognitive Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Economics, Environmental Engineering, Management, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 173: Advanced Judgment and Decision Making [4 units] Advanced study of recent research on judgment and decision making, such as behavioral economics, rationality and intelligence, health and medical decision making, decision neuroscience. Prerequisite: COGS 153 or MGMT 153 or ECON 153 or POLI 153 . View course scheduling information
	MGMT 180: Entrepreneurship [4 units] 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. Prerequisite: Junior standing. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 191: Topics in Management [4 units] Intensive treatment of a special topic or problem in management. Prerequisite: Junior standing and MGMT 025 and MGMT 026 or consent of instructor. Course may be repeated 3 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 192: Internship in Management [1-4 units] 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. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research [1-5 units] Supervised research. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 196: Case Study Seminar in Management [4 units] Seminar and capstone experience presents case studies in the field of business management. Issues explored are the ethical behavior, global and economic forces, organization, quality, products and services, functional management, and current issues and developments. Students work in teams analyzing the cases presented. Prerequisite: Senior standing and MGMT 025 and MGMT 026 and ECON 010 and (ECON 130 or MGMT 130 ) and (ECON 100 or MGMT 100 ) or consent of instructor. Management majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 197: Service Learning: Engineering Projects in Community Service [1-3 units] 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 (MGMT97) and upper-division (MGMT197) levels. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study [1-5 units] Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 199: Upper Division Individual Study [1-5 units] Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	MGMT 290: Labor Studies Seminar [3 units] Research presentations by visiting scholars in the area of quantitative labor studies. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. View course scheduling information
Materials Science and Engineering
	MSE 109: Materials Thermodynamics [4 units] Thermodynamic laws and principles. Thermodynamics of solid solutions. Phase equilibria in materials systems of one, two and three components. Nucleation and growth vs. spinodal decomposition. Determination and interpretation of equilibrium binary and ternary phase diagrams for metals, ceramics and polymers. Quantitative applications of Ellingham diagrams, phase diagrams and Pourbaix diagrams. Prerequisite: Junior Standing and CHEM 002 and ENGR 045 and MATH 021 and PHYS 008 or consent of instructor. Chemical Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MSE 110: Solid State Materials Properties [4 units] Structure of atomic and molecular solids; crystallography of inorganic and organic solids; symmetry; short range order; 1-, 2- and 3-dimensional defects; energy levels; band theory of conductors, semiconductors and insulators; mechanical, thermal, optical and magnetic properties of materials and their relevance to processing and devices. Prerequisite: Junior standing and CHEM 002 and ENGR 045 and MATH 021 and PHYS 008 or consent of instructor. Bioengineering, Chemical Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	MSE 111: Materials Kinetics and Processing [4 units] Application of kinetic principles to the study of mass transport processes, transformations and reactions in engineering materials. Thermal (including catalytically assisted) activation and rates of processes; nucleation and growth; phase transformations; control of micro- and nano-structure. Applications and case studies relevant to the processing of metals, polymers, ceramics and nanomaterials. Prerequisite: Junior standing and MATH 021 and PHYS 008 and CHEM 002 and ENGR 130 , which may be taken concurrently. Chemical Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MSE 112: Materials Selection and Performance [3 units] Design considerations in the use of materials; quality control; selecting materials to optimize multiple properties; materials failure; long-term materials properties; materials behavior under extreme conditions; corrosion; discussion of design and materials selection strategy; processing and process selection selection strategy; process economics; life-cycle thinking and eco-design; special topics. Prerequisite: Junior standing and ENGR 045 and good academic standing or consent of instructor. Computer Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion, Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	MSE 113: Materials Characterization [4 units] Characterization of materials structure and properties. Interactions between electromagnetic radiation and matter, and between electron beams and matter. Principles of image formation; Fourier methods and convolution; image processing. X-ray diffraction, optical and electron imaging and diffraction; scanned probe methods. Thermal analysis. Mechanical property and failure characterization. Prerequisite: Junior standing and MATH 021 and PHYS 008 and PHYS 009 . Applied Mathematical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering, Earth Systems Science, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. Offered spring only. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	MSE 114: Polymeric Materials [4 units] Relationships between molecular characteristics, thermodynamics, kinetics, microstructure and properties in the context of polymeric materials. Students will apply their knowledge of physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology to develop a proficient understanding of how structure and processing affect the properties and performance of biological and synthetic polymers. Prerequisite: Junior standing and ENGR 045 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Applied Mathematical Sciences, Bioengineering, Chemical Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering, Earth Systems Science, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MSE 115: Ceramic Materials [3 units] Crystallography of inorganic compounds; packing and connectivity of co-ordination polyhedral. Defects in ionic and covalent crystals and their effect on properties. Ceramics, glasses and cements. Engineering ceramics. Production of powders; compaction; sintering; control of nanostructure and microstructure; bulk defects. Zeolites. Hydration of cement and concrete. Biological ceramics. Prerequisite: MATH 021 and PHYS 008 and PHYS 009 and ENGR 045 . View course scheduling information
	MSE 116: Composites [3 units] Hard materials and soft materials. Roles of matrix and filler phases. “Rule of mixtures” as a function of morphology and connectivity. Length scale effects: nanocomposites, microcomposites and macrocomposites. Biological composites. Porous materials. Interface characteristics and their effect on properties. Toughening mechanisms in composites. Processing and joining. Structure and property characterization. Prerequisite: PHYS 009 and ENGR 045 . View course scheduling information
	MSE 117: New Materials [3 units] Sustainable materials and the Environment. “Whole life cycle” concepts and sustainability. Sustainability and eco design. Minimizing resource consumption. Limiting emissions and waste. Analyzing the product life cycle. Green materials. Self-assembling materials. Self-healing materials. Biological and bio-inspired materials. Prerequisite: Junior standing and ENGR 045 or consent of instructor. Computer Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion, Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	MSE 118: Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience [3 units] An introduction for engineers in nanotechnology and nanoscience. Topics covered include nanoscale phenomena; nanofabrication (top-down and bottom-up approaches); and applications relevant to engineering, the physical sciences and biology. Interdisciplinary aspects of nanotechnology and nanoscience are discussed, including perspectives from materials science, chemistry, physics, and biology. Prerequisite: MATH 021 and PHYS 008 and CHEM 002 . Normal Letter Grade only. Offered fall only. View course scheduling information
	MSE 119: Materials Simulations [3 units] Difference between modeling, theory and simulations. Atomic and molecular scale modeling. Ab initio, Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics methods. Lattice models. Mesoscale and multiscale modeling. Finite element methods. Modeling phase separation, nanostructure and microstructure evolution, and material properties. A computational project using a modeling software will be performed. Prerequisite: Junior standing and ENGR 045 or good academic standing or consent of instructor. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion, Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	MSE 120: Materials Capstone Design [3 units] Design project based on materials selection and performance evaluation, with reference to engineering standards and realistic constraints that include the following considerations: economic, environmental, sustainability, processability, ethical, health and safety, social, political. A different project will be implemented on each occasion that the course is offered. Prerequisite: Senior standing and MSE 112 and MSE 113 or consent of instructor. Materials Science and Engineering majors only. Normal Letter Grade only. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	MSE 126: Nanodevice Fabrication: Bridging Research and Education [3 units] Basic properties of nanomaterials and their applications as transducers (the lecture part). Nanomaterial synthesis using both solution and vapor-based approaches will be performed and a transducer will be fabricated and tested (the lab part). The interactive and experiential education will be blended with theoretical concepts. Prerequisite: Junior standing and CHEM 002 and (PHYS 009 or PHYS 019 ). ENGR 065 is highly recommended but not required. Normal Letter Grade only. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	MSE 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research [1-5 units] Supervised research. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	MSE 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study [1-5 units] Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	MSE 199: Upper Division Individual Study [1-5 units] Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
Mathematics
	MATH 005: Preparatory Calculus [4 units] Preparation for calculus. Analyzing data by means of functions (linear, quadratic, polynomial, logarithmic, exponential and trigonometric) and graphs with an emphasis on mathematical modeling of real-world applications. Course cannot be taken after successfully completing MATH 011 or MATH 021. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MATH 011: Calculus I [4 units] Introduction to differential and integral calculus of functions of one variable, including exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, emphasizing conceptual understanding and applying mathematical concepts to real-world problems (approximation, optimization). Course does not lead to MATH 23, 24. Prerequisite: MATH 005 or equivalent score on the math placement exam. For majors that do not require more than two semesters of calculus courses. Applied Mathematical Sciences, Bioengineering, Chemical Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering, Earth Systems Science, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics majors cannot take this course. Course may not be taken for credit after obtaining credit for: MATH 021. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MATH 012: Calculus II [4 units] Continuation of MATH 011 . Introduction to integral calculus of functions of one variable and differential equations, emphasizing conceptual understanding and applying mathematical concepts to real-world problem. Course does not lead to MATH 023 or MATH 024 . Prerequisite: MATH 011 or MATH 021 . For majors that do not require more than two semesters of calculus courses. Applied Mathematical Sciences, Bioengineering, Chemical Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics majors cannot take this course. Course may not be taken for credit after obtaining credit for: MATH022. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MATH 015: Introduction to Scientific Data Analysis [2 units] Fundamental analytical and computational skills to find, assemble and evaluate information, and to teach the basics of data analysis and modeling using spreadsheets, statistical tool, scripting languages, and high-level mathematical languages. This course is not intended for students from the School of Engineering. Prerequisite: MATH 005 , which may be taken concurrently, or MATH 011 or MATH 021 or equivalent score on the Math Placement exam. Computer Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Undeclared Engineering majors cannot take this course. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	MATH 018: Statistics for Scientific Data Analysis [4 units] Analytical and computational methods for statistical analysis of data. Descriptive statistics, graphical representations of data, correlation, regression, causation, experiment design, introductory probability, random variables, sampling distributions, inference and significance. Prerequisite: (MATH 005 or MATH 011 or MATH 021 or equivalent score on the math placement exam) and (MATH 015 or CSE 020 or CSE 005 or ENVE 105 ). Course cannot be taken for credit after successfully completing MATH 032. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering [4 units] An introduction to differential and integral calculus of functions of one variable. Elementary functions such as the exponential and the natural logarithm, rates of change and the derivative with applications to physical sciences and engineering. Prerequisite: MATH 005 or equivalent score on the math placement exam. Applied Mathematical Sciences, Bioengineering, Chemical Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering, Earth Systems Science, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics majors only. Course may not be taken for credit after obtaining credit for MATH 011. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering [4 units] Continuation of MATH 021 . Analytical and numerical techniques of integration with applications, infinite sequences and series, first order ordinary differential equations. Prerequisite: MATH 021 . Applied Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Chemical Sciences, Earth Systems Science, and School of Engineering majors only. Course may not be taken for credit after obtaining credit for: MATH012. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MATH 023: Vector Calculus [4 units] Calculus of several variables. Topics include parametric equations and polar coordinates, algebra and geometry of vectors and matrices, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and introduction to the theorems of Green, Gauss, and Stokes. Prerequisite: MATH 022 Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations [4 units] Introduces ordinary differential equations, systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations and linear systems of differential equations. Prerequisite: MATH 022 Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	MATH 032: Probability and Statistics [4 units] Concepts of probability and statistics. Conditional probability, independence, random variables, distribution functions, descriptive statistics, transformations, sampling errors, confidence intervals, least squares and maximum likelihood. Exploratory data analysis and interactive computing. Prerequisite: MATH 023 , which may be taken concurrently. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information

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HIST 165D: China in the Modern World

HIST 170: Law and Society in Early Modern England

HIST 171: Modern European Intellectual History

HIST 172: Europe and the Early Modern Atlantic World

HIST 179: Topics in European History

HIST 180: The Silk Road

HIST 191: Capstone Seminar

HIST 192: Internship in History

HIST 193: Honors Thesis Research

HIST 194: Honors Thesis

HIST 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research

HIST 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study

HIST 199: Upper Division Individual Study

HIST 200: The Uses and Abuses of the Past: History’s Role in Society

HIST 295: Graduate Research

HIST 298: Directed Group Study

HIST 299: Directed Independent Study

HBIO 190: Research Seminar

HBIO 195: Research Project in Human Biology

HBIO 198: Directed Group Study in Human Biology

HBIO 199: Directed Independent Study in Human Biology

JPN 001: Elementary Japanese I

JPN 002: Elementary Japanese II

JPN 003: Intermediate Japanese I

JPN 004: Intermediate Japanese II

JPN 092: Internship in Japanese

JPN 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research

JPN 098: Lower Division Directed Group Study

JPN 099: Lower Division Individual Study

JPN 103: Advanced Japanese I

JPN 104: Advanced Japanese II

JPN 192: Internship in Japanese

JPN 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research

JPN 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study

JPN 199: Upper Division Individual Study

MGMT 002: Case Study Seminar on Business and Management

MGMT 026: Introduction to Financial Accounting

MGMT 027: Introduction to Managerial Accounting

MGMT 065: Introduction to Finance

MGMT 090X: Freshman Seminar

MGMT 092: Internship in Management

MGMT 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research

MGMT 097: Service Learning: Engineering Projects in Community Service

MGMT 098: Lower Division Directed Group Study

MGMT 099: Lower Division Individual Study

MGMT 115: Economics of Industrial Organization

MGMT 116: Organizational Strategy

MGMT 120: Marketing

MGMT 121: The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions

MGMT 126: Information Systems and Service Design

MGMT 130: Econometrics

MGMT 135: Business Law

MGMT 141: Industrial Relations and Human Resource Economics

MGMT 150: Service Science

MGMT 151: Public Economics

MGMT 152: Law and Economics

MGMT 153: Judgment and Decision Making

MGMT 154: Cognitive Science Applications for Management

MGMT 155: Decision Analysis in Management

MGMT 160: International Microeconomics

MGMT 164: Operations Management

MGMT 165: Corporate Finance

MGMT 170: Information Systems for Management

MGMT 171: IT Strategy

MGMT 173: Advanced Judgment and Decision Making

MGMT 180: Entrepreneurship

MGMT 191: Topics in Management

MGMT 192: Internship in Management

MGMT 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research

MGMT 196: Case Study Seminar in Management

MGMT 197: Service Learning: Engineering Projects in Community Service

MGMT 198: Upper Division Directed Group Study

MGMT 199: Upper Division Individual Study

MGMT 290: Labor Studies Seminar

MSE 109: Materials Thermodynamics