May 20, 2024

2015-2016 Catalog

2015-2016 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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Environmental Systems
	ES 212: Subsurface Hydrology [4 units] Hydrologic and geologic factors controlling the occurrence and use of groundwater on regional and local scales. Physical, mathematical, geologic, and engineering concepts fundamental to subsurface hydrologic processes. Introduction to ground-water flow and transport modeling, with emphasis on model construction and simulation. Normal Letter Grade only. Conjoined with ESS 112 . View course scheduling information
	ES 214: Mountain Hydrology of the Western United States [3 units] Principles of snow formation, occurrence, and measurement; components of evapotranspiration; runoff generation; groundwater recharge processes; water resource assessments; and resource management. Focus on California and the southwestern US. Design project. Graduate requirements include more in-depth investigation of one or more topics and preparation of paper. View course scheduling information
	ES 218: Global Change [4 units] Detection of, adaptation to, and mitigation of global climate change. Climate-change science, sources, sinks, and atmospheric cycling of greenhouse gases. Societal context for implementing engineered responses. Assessment of options for responding to the threat of climate change. Graduate requirements include preparation of a detailed case analysis. View course scheduling information
	ES 221: Environmental Microbiology [4 units] Fundamentals of environmental microbiology: physiology, biochemistry, metabolism, growth energetics and kinetics, ecology, pathogenicity, and genetics, with application to both engineered and natural environmental systems. Specific applications to water, wastewater, and the environmental fate of pollutants. Graduate requirements include additional projects. View course scheduling information
	ES 222: Dynamics of Organic Matter in Soils and Sediments [3 units] A focus on dynamics of organic matter (OM) in soil and sediments. The course will explore the formation, storage, loss, and transformations of OM from physical, chemical, and biological perspectives. We will cover linkages of OM dynamics with atmospheric composition of greenhouse gases and their future climatic implications. View course scheduling information
	ES 224: Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology [3 units] Ecosystem ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. Focus on energy, water and nutrient flows through the living (plants, animals, microbes) and nonliving (soils, atmosphere) components of ecosystems. We examine both natural and human-modified terrestrial ecosystems. Graduate requirements include preparation and peer review of a research proposal. Conjoined with ESS 124 . View course scheduling information
	ES 225: Microbial Ecology [3 units] Advanced study of microbiological systems and techniques. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	ES 226: Environmental Genomics [4 units] Introduction to the principles and methods of genomics as applied to the understanding of ecosystems. Topics include population genetics, adaptation to environmental change, and genomic analysis of environmental microbial communities; experimental and computational methods relevant to environmental genomics. Graduate requirements include additional exercises and preparation of a research paper. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	ES 227: Flora of California [5 units] An introduction to the plant diversity of California. It consists of lectures, discussions, and field trips. The field trips focus on plant identification in the foothills of the Central Sierra Nevada and help illustrate concepts presented in lecture such as endemism, plant/soil interactions, and vegetation types. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. Conjoined with BIO 133 , ESS 133 . View course scheduling information
	ES 228: Ecological Modeling [3 units] An advanced study of modeling population dynamics and the flow of energy and matter in ecosystems. Graduate requirements include additional exercises and preparation of a research paper. View course scheduling information
	ES 229: Paleoecology [3 units] Introduction to the relationships of fossil organisms to one another and to their physical environment, focusing on terrestrial paleoecology of the past 2.5 million years. This class will introduce pass environments, discuss common proxies for studying paleoecology, and examine ecological principles as applies to the past. Recommended prior to enrollment: one upper division Ecology or Earth System Science course. Prerequisite: BIO 148 . Conjoined with BIO 129 , ESS 129 . View course scheduling information
	ES 232: Applied Climatology [3 units] Spatial and temporal patterns in climate and their association with land surface characteristics and processes. Methods for exploiting these for hypothesis testing, modeling, and forecasting. Applications include seasonal forecasting, ecological modeling, and analysis of processes such as flooding and wildfire. Conjoined with ENVE 116 , ESS 132 . View course scheduling information
	ES 234: Air Pollution and Resources [3 units] Chemistry and physics of atmospheric pollutants, urban air pollution, visibility, mitigation, and resource economics. Prerequisite: ESS 100 . Course may be repeated 1 time for credit. Conjoined with ESS 134 . View course scheduling information
	ES 235: Heat Transfer [4 units] Study of conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer, with applications to engineering problems. Graduate requirements include in-depth investigation of one or more topics and preparation of paper. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	ES 236: Advanced Mass Transfer [3 units] Steady and unsteady mass diffusion; mass convection, simultaneous heat and mass transfer; Fick’s law in a moving medium; similarity and integral methods in mass transfer; high mass transfer theory; research project in mass transport. Knowledge of Heat Transfer is essential for success in this course. Normal Letter Grade only. Offered spring only. Cross-Listed with ME 236 . View course scheduling information
	ES 237: Viscous Flows [4 units] Study of the Navier-Stokes equations; Stokes’ problems; creeping flows; internal and external flows; similarity and integral methods in boundary layer flows; stability and transition to turbulence. Prerequisite: ENGR 135 or ES 235 . Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated 1 time for credit. Cross-Listed with ME 251 . View course scheduling information
	ES 238: Air Pollution Control [3 units] Physical and chemical principles for the capturing of air pollutants. Design of air pollution controls devices for particulate and gaseous pollutants emitted from stationary and mobile sources. State and Federal Regulations for point, mobile and area sources. Economics aspects of air pollution control to meet ambient air quality standards. In case studies, particular issues are addressed as they relate to the San Joaquin Valley. Conjoined with ENVE 132 . View course scheduling information
	ES 240: Water Resources Planning and Management [3 units] Basic concepts of and issues in water resources management, water resources planning, institutional and policy processes. Quantitative analytical methods in water resources planning and management; introduction to systems analysis, multi-objective planning, and risk assessment. Design project. Graduate requirements include preparation of a detailed case analysis. View course scheduling information
	ES 244: Phylogenetics: Speciation and Macroevolution [4 units] Provides the theory behind reconstruction of evolutionary relationships and introduces the comparative methods and tools of phylogenetics. Topics include use of morphological, molecular, and fossil data in distance, parsimony, likelihood, and Bayesian frameworks for investigating geographic patterns and rates of speciation, phenotypic evolution, diversification, extinction, and biogeography. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. Cross-Listed with QSB 244 . View course scheduling information
	ES 245: Biogeography [3 units] Explores a diversity of current topics in Biogeography, providing an overview of the field’s history, development, and a prospectus for its near future. We will consider relevant methods, advances in related fields, and application of biogeographic information in a changing world. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated 3 times for credit. Cross-Listed with QSB 245 . View course scheduling information
	ES 246: Community Ecology [3 units] Major themes and current topics in community ecology, including patterns in the diversity, abundance, and composition of species in communities and the processes underlying these patterns such as environmental filtering, species interactions, evolutionary history, and neutral processes. BIO 148 recommended. Cross-Listed with QSB 246 . View course scheduling information
	ES 248: Advanced Topics in Ecology [3 units] Utilizes directed readings and discussion of classical and current literature in ecology, including physiological, population, community, ecosystem, landscape, and global ecology studies. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with QSB 248 . View course scheduling information
	ES 249: Topics in the History, Philosophy, and Practice of Science [3 units] Explores special topics in the history, philosophy, and practice of science, such as the nature of interdisciplinary interactions, the concept of “paradigm shift”, relationships between politics and science, and the influence of new technologies. Does not fulfill the “third course requirement” of QSB degrees except by petition to QSB EPC. Normal Letter Grade only. Course may be repeated 3 times for credit. Cross-Listed with QSB 249 . View course scheduling information
	ES 252: Remote Sensing of the Environment [4 units] Fundamental and advanced concepts of electromagnetic remote sensing, information extraction and applications in environmental monitoring. Advanced topics include principles of image extraction, image correction, image enhancement, classification methods, and new development of sensor techniques. Reading materials and final research projects are required for graduate students. Normal Letter Grade only. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	ES 260: Sustainable Energy [4 units] Current systems for energy supply and use. Renewable energy resources, transport, storage, and transformation technologies. Technological opportunities for improving end-use energy efficiency. Recovery, sequestration, and disposal of greenhouse gases from fossil-fuel combustion. Graduate requirements include preparation of a detailed case analysis. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	ES 262: Modeling and Design of Energy Systems [3 units] Concepts and applications of solar thermal processes; applications of solar collectors for water heating; active and passive building heating and cooling; fundamentals and design of wind energy systems; economics of solar energy. Graduate-level requirements include preparation of a detailed case analysis. View course scheduling information
	ES 264: Energy Policy and Planning Modeling [4 units] Introduce recent development of energy policy and present fundamental optimization and simulation tools for modeling firm and market behavior for the energy sector, with a focus on electric power. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	ES 270: Contaminant Fate and Transport [3 units] Properties and behavior of organic and metal contaminants, in soils, groundwater, surface waters, and air. Emphasis on phase transfer and transport for organic compounds; complexation and surface processes for metals. Topics include modeling of environmentally important compounds, photochemical reactions, natural organic matter, sorption phenomena. Graduate-level requirements include preparation of a detailed case analysis. View course scheduling information
	ES 274: Stable Isotope Ecology [4 units] Students will learn about stable isotope systems including carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur and strontium. They will learn chemistry, physics, biology, and ecology of isotope compositions and fractionations. A lab component will teach sample preparation techniques. Students will measure samples and analyze data. Discussion period will discuss primary literature. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion, Laboratory included. Conjoined with BIO 174 , ESS 174 . View course scheduling information
	ES 291: Environmental Systems Seminar [1-3 units] Seminar on advanced engineering and science topics, environmental systems research, and relevant case studies. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Course may be repeated 1 time for credit. View course scheduling information
	Syllabus ES 292: Topics in Environmental Systems [1-6 units] Treatment of a special topic or theme in environmental systems. May be repeated for credit in a different subject area. Course may be repeated for credit. Discussion, Laboratory included. Conjoined with ESS 192 . View course scheduling information
	Syllabus ES 295: Graduate Research [1-12 units] Supervised research. Permission of instructor required. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Course may be repeated for credit. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	ES 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. Laboratory included. View course scheduling information
	ES 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
French
	FRE 001: Elementary French I [4 units] Introduction to speaking, reading, writing and understanding French. Classes conducted in French. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	FRE 002: Elementary French II [4 units] Introduction to speaking, reading, writing and understanding French. Classes conducted in French. Prerequisite: FRE 001 or score of 2 on AP French Exam or equivalent score on the French Placement Exam. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	FRE 003: Intermediate French I [4 units] A review of French grammar with emphasis on building speaking and writing skills and on reading to build cultural understanding. Classes conducted in French. Prerequisite: FRE 002 or score of 3 on AP French Exam or equivalent score on the French Placement Exam. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	FRE 004: Intermediate French II [4 units] A review of French grammar with emphasis on building speaking and writing skills and on reading to build cultural understanding. Classes conducted in French. Prerequisite: FRE 003 or score of 4 on AP French Exam or equivalent score on the French Placement Exam. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	FRE 092: 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. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	FRE 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research [1-5 units] Supervised research. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	FRE 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
	FRE 099: Lower Division Individual Study [1-5 units] Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	FRE 103: French Composition and Conversation [4 units] Develop students’ abilities to communicate in spoken and written French at an advanced level. Emphasizes the importance of the interaction between writer, reader, purpose and message. Focuses on the four major modes of writing and oral practice. Prerequisite: FRE 004 or equivalent (appropriate score on the French Placement Exam or 4-5 in AP French). Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	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/Fail 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. 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 and any lower division ESS, ENVE, BIO, ECON, POLI, or PUBP course. 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 and any lower division HIST, PUBP, BIO, ENVE, ESS course. 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. Cross-Listed with ARTS 006 . 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 012: Asia Pacific Art [4 units] Introduces students to the artistic traditions of cultures within Asia and/or the Pacific Ocean region. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 013: Latin American Art [4 units] Introduces students to the artistic traditions of Latin American cultures. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 015: History of Western Art Music [4 units] Introduction to the art music of western culture, including music from Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century eras, featuring study of selected masterworks in relation to the periods which they represent. Emphasis is placed upon developing awareness of musical style and structure through lectures and directed listening. Cross-Listed with ARTS 015 . 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. Cross-Listed with ARTS 016 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 017: Music and 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 be paid to issues of genre and style. Prerequisite: ARTS 006 or GASP 002 . Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with ARTS 017 . 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 028: 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. Cross-Listed with ARTS 028 . 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. Cross-Listed with ARTS 029 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 031: Critical Popular Music Studies [4 units] Introduces students to current concerns in critical popular music studies, including issues of identity (e.g., race, gender) and representation. Students learn a variety of theories used in critical analyses of popular music. They also learn various methodological approaches used to research popular music. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with ARTS 031 . 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. Cross-Listed with ARTS 032 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 033: Popular Bombay Cinema [4 units] Introduces students to commercial Hindi cinema (“Bollywood”). Among other things, addresses 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. Cross-Listed with ARTS 033 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 034: 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. Readings help link ideas about America and Americans as well as the historical contexts for the songs and narratives of the musicals. 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. Cross-Listed with ARTS 035 . 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/Fail 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. 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/Fail 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/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 101: Visual Arts of the Twentieth Century [4 units] Surveys a selection of artists and ideas in the twentieth century with a global perspective. Students read pertinent critical theories and examine artwork in its historical, cultural and sociopolitical contexts. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 101 . 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 103: History of World Art [4 units] Survey of world art with an emphasis on the cultural meaning of forms and the influence of arts on society. The course examines visual arts from around the world in a variety of forms and in their historical, cultural, and sociopolitical contexts. Prerequisite: GASP 001 or GASP 002 or ARTS 006 or GASP 003 or GASP 004 or GASP 005 or WRI 010 . Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with ARTS 100 . 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 ARTS 006 or GASP 003 or GASP 004 or GASP 005 or GASP 101 . Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with ARTS 130 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 105: History of Islamic Art and Architecture [4 units] A study of the cultural history of Islamic societies as expressed by their art and architecture from the 7th century to the present. Changes in artistic styles, architectural advances and expression of the written word will be compared across time and geography in social context. Prerequisite: Any lower division HIST course. Cross-Listed with HIST 112 . 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 ARTS 006 or GASP 003 or GASP 004 or GASP 005 or GASP 101 . Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with ARTS 142 . 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 131: Critical Popular Music Studies [4 units] A focus 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. Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 103 . 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 133: Theory and Method of Ethnomusicology [4 units] Seeks to familiarize students with theoretical and methodological issues and concerns in the field of ethnomusicology. Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. View course scheduling information
	GASP 134: Global Pop [4 units] Develops students’ literacy in popular music genres from around the world, and an understanding of how those genres can function as lenses on globalization. Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with ARTS 134 . 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 141: History and Practice of Photography [4 units] An examination of critical texts on the history and theory of photography, study the work of photographers from diverse backgrounds, and investigate cultural and sociopolitical issues in photographic practice and production. Students will also learn some basic techniques of taking photographs through various in-class exercises and assignments. Prerequisite: Any lower division ARTS or GASP course. Open only to standing(s): Sophomore, Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with ARTS 141 , HIST 114 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 151: Topics in Visual Culture [4 units] Special topics in the study of visual culture in a global context. Prerequisite: Any lower division GASP course or GASP 101 . Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 138 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 152: Topics in Music Studies [4 units] Focuses on a combination of individual and group research projects in music studies. Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with ARTS 152 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 155: Film Theory and Criticism [4 units] Examines film theory and criticism from the inception of cinema to the contemporary period. Prerequisite: GASP 035 or ARTS 035 or GASP 003 . Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. 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 ARTS 006 or GASP 003 or GASP 004 or GASP 005 and (GASP 101 or GASP 102 or GASP 103 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 or GASP 102 or GASP 103 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 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 . Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only. Cross-Listed with HIST 126 . View course scheduling information
	GASP 192: 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. Open only to standing(s): Junior, Senior. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research [1-5 units] Supervised research. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit. View course scheduling information
	GASP 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
	GASP 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
History
	HIST 005: History of Cartography [4 units] Interpretation of historical maps from East Asia, the Islamic world, Europe, and indigenous societies, and the relationship of map making traditions to state power, science, religion, and other areas of thought and practice. The final unit of the course addresses GIS and mapping in the computer age. View course scheduling information
	HIST 010: Introduction to World History to 1500 [4 units] World history from the origins of civilization to the European encounter with the Americas. Major topics include the growth of human populations, the rise of empires and states, routes of trade and migration, the spread of ideas and religions, and the impact of human settlement upon the natural world. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	HIST 011: Introduction to World History Since 1500 [4 units] World history from the European encounter with the Americans to the present century. Major topics include colonization and decolonization, the rise of modern imperialism, capitalism and its opponents, urbanization and mass communication, technologies for war and peace, and the impact of human settlement upon the natural world. Normal Letter Grade only. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	HIST 016: Forging of the United States, 1607-1877 [4 units] The history of the U.S. from colonial roots through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Major topics include the coming of the Revolution, the impact of slavery on the development of the United States, westward expansion, and the creation of a distinctively American culture. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	HIST 017: Twentieth-Century America [4 units] The history of the United States from the Gilded Age through the early 21st century. Major topics include the impact of the Industrial Revolution on American life, the rise of the U.S. to a world power, the changing role of the federal government, and the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Discussion included. View course scheduling information
	HIST 020: History of the American West 1500 - 1849 [4 units] An exploration of the idea of the west as it developed in the United States from Columbus to the advent of Gold Rush California. Emphasis will be upon the age of exploration and discovery, the notion of the frontier, and the impact of westward expansion upon the colonizer as well as the indigenous people of the west. Discussion included. View course scheduling information

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ES 212: Subsurface Hydrology

ES 214: Mountain Hydrology of the Western United States

ES 218: Global Change

ES 221: Environmental Microbiology

ES 222: Dynamics of Organic Matter in Soils and Sediments

ES 224: Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

ES 225: Microbial Ecology

ES 226: Environmental Genomics

ES 227: Flora of California

ES 228: Ecological Modeling

ES 229: Paleoecology

ES 232: Applied Climatology

ES 234: Air Pollution and Resources

ES 235: Heat Transfer

ES 236: Advanced Mass Transfer

ES 237: Viscous Flows

ES 238: Air Pollution Control

ES 240: Water Resources Planning and Management

ES 244: Phylogenetics: Speciation and Macroevolution

ES 245: Biogeography

ES 246: Community Ecology

ES 248: Advanced Topics in Ecology

ES 249: Topics in the History, Philosophy, and Practice of Science

ES 252: Remote Sensing of the Environment

ES 260: Sustainable Energy

ES 262: Modeling and Design of Energy Systems

ES 264: Energy Policy and Planning Modeling

ES 270: Contaminant Fate and Transport

ES 274: Stable Isotope Ecology

ES 291: Environmental Systems Seminar

ES 292: Topics in Environmental Systems

ES 295: Graduate Research

ES 298: Directed Group Study

ES 299: Directed Independent Study

FRE 001: Elementary French I

FRE 002: Elementary French II

FRE 003: Intermediate French I

FRE 004: Intermediate French II

FRE 092: Internship in French

FRE 095: Lower Division Undergraduate Research

FRE 098: Lower Division Directed Group Study

FRE 099: Lower Division Individual Study

FRE 103: French Composition and Conversation

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 012: Asia Pacific Art

GASP 013: Latin American Art

GASP 015: History of Western Art Music

GASP 016: History of Popular Music

GASP 017: Music and Society

GASP 023: Music of Asia Pacific

GASP 025: Music of the Middle East

GASP 026: Music in the World’s Religions

GASP 028: Meaning in Music

GASP 029: Music, Dance, Gender, and Sexuality

GASP 031: Critical Popular Music Studies

GASP 032: Introduction to Jazz Studies: History of Jazz

GASP 033: Popular Bombay Cinema

GASP 034: The American Musical

GASP 035: Film History

GASP 092: Internship in Global Arts