General Education Requirements

General Education Course Requirements Overview

Students must complete 48 units selected from designated General Education categories and courses. If you are enrolled in or are considering one of our high-unit majors, such as engineering, computer science, or liberal studies, carefully review the GE changes outlined in Majors with Important Modifications to General Education Requirements.

Note the following general guidelines:

1. Courses must be selected according to the following pattern of General Education:

• 18 units from the Foundation;
  • 3 units each from Oral and Written Communication, Critical Thinking, and Quantitative Reasoning (Areas A1-A4) with a grade of C- or higher and
  • 3 units each from Physical and Life Sciences (Areas B1 and 2)
• 6 units of American Institutions coursework and
• 24 units from the remaining Disciplinary Areas;
  • 15 lower division units (3 units each from Arts and Humanities (Areas C1 and 2) Individual & Society and Societal Institutions (Areas D1 and 2; NOTE: Select no more than one POLS course), and Learning for Life (Area E), and
  • 9 upper-division units within a single Pathway from the three major disciplinary areas of the Natural Sciences (Area B), Arts and Humanities (Area C) and Social Sciences (Area D).

2. You must have completed 45 semester units and GE Foundation requirements before the 9 units of upper-division coursework in a Pathway may be taken.

3. A minimum of 9 out of the 48 GE units must be taken at CSU, Chico.

4. GE courses are periodically reviewed and may be added to or deleted from the list below.

Foundation: 18 Units

Oral Communication (A1)

A grade of C- or higher is required to fulfill this requirement.

1 course selected from:

Written Communication (A2)

A grade of C- or higher is required to fulfill this requirement.

1 course selected from:

Critical Thinking (A3)

A grade of C- or higher is required to fulfill this requirement.

1 course selected from:

Quantitative Reasoning (A4)

A grade of C- or higher is required to fulfill this requirement.

1 course selected from:

OR (one of the following advanced courses may be substituted for the requirement above)

Physical Sciences (B1)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
CHEM 100	Chemistry and Current Issues		3.0	FS	GE
Designed for non-science majors, this course will introduces students to some of the fundamental concepts of chemistry and illustrates how they apply to important contemporary issues, including nuclear power, water purification, alternative energy, climate change, and foods and drugs. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (001819)
GEOG 101W	Physical Geography (W)		3.0	SMF	GE  W
Prerequisites: High school biology, chemistry, or physics is recommended. This course is a survey of the basic processes that determine flows of energy through the atmosphere and examines the subsequent interactions among water, landforms, soil, and vegetation that create and modify the surface of the earth. Students develop a recognition of landscape patterns, as well as an understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological principles and functions that create those patterns, in order to understand the natural environment in which we live and the role of humans affecting that environment. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (003857)
GEOS 101	General Geology		3.0	FS	GE
Earth materials, processes, and history, and their significance to humankind. No college credit for students who have passed GEOS 102. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (004067)
GEOS 110	Oceanography		3.0	FS	GE
Introduction to the ocean environment with a special emphasis on exploring the interactions between the geological, physical, chemical and biological processes. Topics include how ocean basins developed and changed over geological time scales and how the properties of seawater are linked and provide the foundation for marine life, motion, and climate. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (021716)
GEOS 130	Introduction to Environmental Science		3.0	FS	GE
An introduction to human impact upon planet Earth. Scientific principles applied to air pollution, water pollution, and solid and radioactive waste problems. Population dynamics, world hunger, and environmental issue analysis are also covered. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (004131)
HNRS 202	Nature		3.0	FA	GE
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This seminar is a multidisciplinary exploration of Nature. The story of Nature is one that presumably has a beginning, a middle period, and an end. Using perspectives from cosmology, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, anthropology, philosophy, history, literature, music, and art the course focuses on basic and fundamental questions about Nature. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. (021397)
PHYS 100	Introduction to Astronomy: Survey of the Cosmos		3.0	FS	GE
This course provides an overview of modern physical theory, emphasizing the approach of science in understanding our place in the universe. The student discovers how simple, fundamental physical principles enable us to understand key features in diverse physical systems: from the radiometric dating of early hominid ancestors to the measurement of the expansion rate of the Universe. The course emphasizes our current understanding of astronomy, solar system formation, stellar evolution, and cosmic evolution. This in turn leads us to investigate the physical conditions salient to life on Earth, and ways in which these conditions are 'rare'. 2 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (007392)
SCED 101	Introduction to Earth's Environment		3.0	FS	GE
This course focuses on the principles and scientific thought processes as they relate to climate change, air and water resources, and ecosystem alteration. The Earth's physical environment is the primary focus, although a portion of the course covering ecosystems bridges physical and biological interrelatedness of the global environment. Problem solving skills and skills in analyzing environmental issues are emphasized. 2 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (020268)

OR (one of the following advanced courses may be substituted for the requirement above)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
CHEM 107	General Chemistry for Applied Sciences		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Ready, Intermediate Algebra. A survey of the principles of chemistry, primarily for students in agriculture, industry and technology, and pre-nursing. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (001826)
CHEM 108	Organic Chemistry for Applied Sciences		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: CHEM 107 or CHEM 111 or equivalent. A survey of organic chemistry emphasizing the structure, properties, and reactions of all major functional groups of organic molecules. Not applicable towards a degree in chemistry or biochemistry. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (001828)
CHEM 111	General Chemistry		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Ready; second-year high school algebra; one year high school chemistry. (One year of high school physics and one year of high school mathematics past Algebra II are recommended.) Principles of chemistry for students in science and engineering programs. Topics include atoms, molecules and ions, reactions, stoichiometry, the periodic table, bonding, chemical energy, gases, and solution chemistry. The laboratory sequence supports the above topics including both qualitative and quantitative experiments, analysis of data, and error propagation. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (001816)
GEOS 102	Physical Geology		3.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: High school chemistry or physics is recommended; students with no previous science courses are advised to enroll in GEOS 101. No college credit for those who have passed GEOS 101. Physical and chemical processes in the earth, including origin and identification of rocks and minerals; earth's interior; movements and major features of the earth's crust; erosion and sedimentation; geological structures; topographic maps; mineral resources. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (004069)
PHYS 202A	General Physics I		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: High school physics or faculty permission. High school trigonometry and second-year high school algebra or equivalent (MATH 051 and MATH 118 at CSU, Chico). Mechanics, properties of matter, wave motion, sound, heat. Science majors are encouraged to take PHYS 204A instead of this course. 3 hours discussion, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (007394)
PHYS 204A	Physics for Students of Science and Engineering: Mechanics		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: High school physics or faculty permission. Concurrent enrollment in or prior completion of MATH 121 (second semester of calculus) or equivalent. Vectors, kinematics, particle dynamics, friction, work, energy, power, momentum, dynamics and statics of rigid bodies, oscillations, gravitation, fluids. Calculus used. A grade of C- or higher is required before progressing to either PHYS 204B or PHYS 204C. 3 hours discussion, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (007401)

Life Sciences (B2)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ANTH 111	Introduction to Biological Anthropology		3.0	FS	GE
The qualities of being human are examined through the investigation of evolutionary principles, non-human primates, human fossil record, and living peoples. The biological origin, evolution, and variation of humankind are explored. Lower division General Education Breadth Area B2, Natural Sciences-Life Forms. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (000490)
BIOL 102	Introduction to Living Systems		3.0	FS	GE
This course is also offered as SCED 102. An integrated study of the nature and interactions of living things and their environments. This course is an introduction to the processes of evolution and speciation, ecology and ecosystem processes, cellular biology and organismal physiology. The course is primarily for students without a strong background in high school biology or chemistry. The course includes online content delivery, in-class discussion, and a hands-on activity session. 2 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (020372)
BIOL 103	Human Anatomy		4.0	SMF	GE
Study of the structure of the human body, to include muscles, bones, heart, brain, ear, eye, and other systems, as well as a short look at development of the fetus. Lab work entails dissection of the cat and study of the human skeleton. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (001110)
BIOL 104	Human Physiology		4.0	FS	GE
Basic functioning of the organ systems of the human body, including the brain and nervous system; vision and hearing; heart and circulation; blood and immunity; respiration, digestion and metabolism; muscles; excretory, endocrine, and reproductive systems. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (001114)
BIOL 105	Food, Fiber, and Drugs		3.0	FS	GE
Designed specifically for non-majors. Emphasis on broad biological principles, as illustrated by plants, and the economic importance and role of plants in human ecology. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (001119)
CIVL 175	Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering		3.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: High school biology and chemistry. Introduction to biological processes used in environmental engineering analysis and design with emphasis on sustainability. Ecosystem structure and function, population dynamics, biochemical reactions, photosynthesis, microbial ecology, growth and kinetics. Engineering applications in control of communicable disease, aerobic and anaerobic degradation of organic waste, water quality management, drinking water treatment, wastewater and solid waste treatment, biomass energy, phytotechnology, and bioremediation. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (021145)
HNRS 202	Nature		3.0	FA	GE
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This seminar is a multidisciplinary exploration of Nature. The story of Nature is one that presumably has a beginning, a middle period, and an end. Using perspectives from cosmology, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, anthropology, philosophy, history, literature, music, and art the course focuses on basic and fundamental questions about Nature. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. (021397)
PSSC 101	Introduction to Plant Science		3.0	FS	GE
Plant structure, growth, reproduction, and responses to the environment. How humans modify plants and the environment to grow crops. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (007765)

OR (one of the following advanced courses may be substituted for the requirement above)

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
BIOL 151	Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: Recommend CHEM 111 or concurrent enrollment. Introduction to biological molecules, bioenergetics, cellular structure and function, elements of molecular biology and genetics, and mechanisms of macroevolution and systematics. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (001122)
BIOL 152	Principles of Ecological, Evolutionary, and Organismal Biology		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: BIOL 151 or faculty permission; recommend CHEM 112 or concurrent enrollment. Introduction to evolutionary history and biological diversity, microbes and protists, invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants. Form and function of plants and animals. Ecological principles. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (001123)
BIOL 153	Principles of Physiology and Development		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: BIOL 151; CHEM 112 or concurrent enrollment recommended. Introduction to plant and animal physiology and development. Laboratory consists of small group independent investigations of biological questions that include student-devised experiments; application of biological techniques, data analysis, and peer reviewed presentation of results. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (020284)

American Institutions: 6 Units

US History

1 course selected from:

US Constitution, California State, and Local Government

1 course selected from:

Pathways: 24 Units

Lower Division: 15 units

Arts (C1)

1 course selected from:

Humanities (C2)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
AFAM 231	African American History		3.0	SP	GE  USD
This course is also offered as HIST 231. An examination of the history of persons of African descent in the United States and its colonial antecedents. Emphasis is on understanding the experiences of and culture created by African Americans from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000138)
AIST 230	The American Indian		3.0	FA	GE  USD
This course is also offered as HIST 230. A history of the Indian in North America, development of Indian culture, Indian-white relations, the disruption of the Indian way of life, wars, assimilation, and Indian culture in a Caucasian world. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000382)
AIST 252	American Indian Literature		3.0	FS	GE  USD
This course is also offered as ENGL 252. Study of the oral and written literature of the American Indian and of related historical and critical materials. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000377)
CHLX 135	Mexican Heritage in the United States		3.0	FS	GE  USD
This course is also offered as HIST 135. Study of the Mexican-American subculture in the United States after 1848: historical background, migration, cultural patterns, folklore, economic and political objectives. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (001974)
CHLX 254	Chicana/o Arts and Ideas		3.0	SP	GE  USD
This course is also offered as FLNG 254, HUMN 254. An overview of Chicana/o art, literature, and ideology. The course examines the trajectory of the Chicano Movement and follows the development of artistic and intellectual culture down to contemporary times. We explore how Chicano literature asks enduring and universal questions and at the same time reflects a specific historical and cultural reality that is fundamental to the United States experience. Reading, discussions, and reports are in English (with some code-switching in Spanish). 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021205)
ENGL 220W	Beginning Creative Writing (W)		4.0	FS	GE  W
Workshop for beginning writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (003399)
ENGL 252	American Indian Literature		3.0	FS	GE  USD
This course is also offered as AIST 252. Study of the oral and written literature of the American Indian and of related historical and critical materials. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000377)
ENGL 258W	World Literature (W)		3.0	FS	GE  GC  W
Study of non-Western literature from a variety of cultures, with European materials included for comparison. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021234)
ENGL 260	Great Books		3.0	FS	GE
The study of novels, poetry, and drama selected from the world's great literature. Historical, thematic, and formal approaches shape the analysis of these works. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (003492)
ENGL 260W	Great Books (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
The study of novels, poetry, and drama selected from the world's great literature. Historical, thematic, and formal approaches shape the analysis of these works. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021703)
ENGL 261	Women Writers		3.0	FS	GE
An exploration of the thematic and stylistic elements of literature by women with an emphasis on the ways women's lives have been shaped by societal expectations with regard to gender roles, sexuality identify and expression, socio-economic status, and ethnic and/or religious identities. Readings may include life writing, short story, novel, drama, poetry, essays, and criticism by women from different cultures and periods. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021172)
ENGL 261W	Women Writers (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
An exploration of the thematic and stylistic elements of literature by women with an emphasis on the ways women's lives have been shaped by societal expectations with regard to gender roles, sexuality identify and expression, socio-economic status, and ethnic and/or religious identities. Readings may include life writing, short story, novel, drama, poetry, essays, and criticism by women from different cultures and periods. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021708)
ENGL 264W	American Ethnic and Regional Writers (W)		3.0	FS	GE  USD  W
An interdisciplinary study of the culture, oral, and written literature of an American ethnic group or groups, with emphasis on ties to particular regions and traditions. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021235)
FLNG 254	Chicana/o Arts and Ideas		3.0	SP	GE  USD
This course is also offered as CHLX 254, HUMN 254. An overview of Chicana/o art, literature, and ideology. The course examines the trajectory of the Chicano Movement and follows the development of artistic and intellectual culture down to contemporary times. We explore how Chicano literature asks enduring and universal questions and at the same time reflects a specific historical and cultural reality that is fundamental to the United States experience. Reading, discussions, and reports are in English (with some code-switching in Spanish). 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021205)
HIST 135	Mexican Heritage in the United States		3.0	FS	GE  USD
This course is also offered as CHLX 135. Study of the Mexican-American subculture in the United States after 1848: historical background, migration, cultural patterns, folklore, economic and political objectives. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (001974)
HIST 230	The American Indian		3.0	FA	GE  USD
This course is also offered as AIST 230. A history of the Indian in North America, development of Indian culture, Indian-white relations, the disruption of the Indian way of life, wars, assimilation, and Indian culture in a Caucasian world. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000382)
HIST 231	African American History		3.0	SP	GE  USD
This course is also offered as AFAM 231. An examination of the history of persons of African descent in the United States and its colonial antecedents. Emphasis is on understanding the experiences of and culture created by African Americans from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000138)
HIST 261	Islam and the World		3.0	FA	GE  GC
This course is also offered as MEST 261, RELS 202. Introduces students to the history, faith, practice, and cultures of Islam, starting with the Late Antique Near Eastern milieu from which it emerged and tracing its development and geographic spread around the world to the present day. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004515)
HNRS 200CW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200DW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021030)
HNRS 200DW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021031)
HNRS 200EW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200DW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021032)
HNRS 201W	Beauty (W)		3.0	FA	GE  W
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. In this course we investigate and discuss the concept of beauty. What does it mean to say that something is beautiful, or to say that one finds something beautiful? We investigate the concept of beauty, and related concepts, from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Philosophy, art, history, biology, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and other academic fields all have important things to say about what beauty is, what it has been taken to be, and the roles that beauty plays and has played in human life. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021401)
HNRS 202	Nature		3.0	FA	GE
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This seminar is a multidisciplinary exploration of Nature. The story of Nature is one that presumably has a beginning, a middle period, and an end. Using perspectives from cosmology, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, anthropology, philosophy, history, literature, music, and art the course focuses on basic and fundamental questions about Nature. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. (021397)
HNRS 203W	Justice (W)		3.0	SP	GE  W
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This seminar explores the concept of justice from the perspective of a variety of historical, literary, and philosophical traditions. Students examine the history of the concept of justice and the connections between understandings of justice/fairness and social arrangements. Examples from the arts--including novels, poetry, painting, and/or film--illuminate the changing notions of basic social structure, identity politics, feminism, just war theory, and cosmopolitanism. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021398)
HNRS 204	Truth		3.0	SP	GE  GC
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This inter-disciplinary Honors course aims to help students explore questions about the nature of truth, how we can best discover it, what is its value, and what are its limits. We use ideas and methods from philosophy, religion, cosmology, logic, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines to make sense of these questions. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021399)
HUMN 224W	Arts and Ideas: Asia (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
A comprehensive introduction to Eastern art, literature, and philosophy, as revealed in the civilizations of India, China, and Japan. The course examines the rise of civilization in India, China, and Japan with special focus on Confucius, Lao Tzu, and the Buddha, and follows the development of artistic and intellectual culture down to modern times. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (020684)
HUMN 254	Chicana/o Arts and Ideas		3.0	SP	GE  USD
This course is also offered as CHLX 254, FLNG 254. An overview of Chicana/o art, literature, and ideology. The course examines the trajectory of the Chicano Movement and follows the development of artistic and intellectual culture down to contemporary times. We explore how Chicano literature asks enduring and universal questions and at the same time reflects a specific historical and cultural reality that is fundamental to the United States experience. Reading, discussions, and reports are in English (with some code-switching in Spanish). 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021205)
ITAL 260	Wellness and Renaissance in Film		3.0	FS	GE
This course uses films set during the Renaissance to offer an overview on a period of time that has given the world a series of unique innovations in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, politics, and sciences. A journey through the historical context and major themes of the political, literary, and visual culture produced in Italy between ca. 1300 and 1600 are the background of the course main focus: the examination of effective life changes occurred during the Renaissance. This is a combination of film screenings, lecture, and discussion. The use of media is intended to help students reflect upon the way in which the Renaissance phenomenon has been portrayed in western culture. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021202)
ITAL 260W	Wellness & Renaissance in Film (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
This course uses films set during the Renaissance to offer an overview on a period of time that has given the world a series of unique innovations in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, politics, and sciences. A journey through the historical context and major themes of the political, literary, and visual culture produced in Italy between ca. 1300 and 1600 are the background of the course main focus: the examination of effective life changes occurred during the Renaissance. This is a combination of film screenings, lecture, and discussion. The use of media is intended to help students reflect upon the way in which the Renaissance phenomenon has been portrayed in western culture. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021512)
LAST 120	Latin American Film and Culture		3.0	FS	GE  GC
This course examines films made by Latin American and non-Latin American filmmakers as a means of introducing students to the history of cultures of Latin America from the pre-conquest to the present. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021121)
LAST 226	Latin American Philosophy		3.0	FS	GE  GC
This course is also offered as PHIL 226. Latin American Philosophy introduces students to the rich tradition of Latin American philosophical thought, broadly constructed as a field of philosophical reflection, analysis, debate and scholarship known as El Pensamiento Latinoamericano. In order to expose students to the fecund and variegated history of Latin American thought, we will read writings from Latin American academic philosophers, as well as literary theorists, essayists, religious figures, pedagogues, novelists, political leaders and semioticians. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021781)
MCGS 224	Religion and Ethnic Diversity in America		3.0	FA	GE  USD
This course is also offered as RELS 224. This course covers the religions that inform America's various ethnic groups, and the historical, cultural, and social experiences and values of Native American, Hispanic-American, Arab-American, African-American, and Asian-American cultures. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021198)
MCGS 224W	Religion and Ethnic Diversity in America (W)		3.0	FA	GE  USD  W
This course is also offered as RELS 224W. This course covers the religions that inform America's various ethnic groups, and the historical, cultural, and social experiences and values of Native American, Hispanic-American, Arab-American, African-American, and Asian-American cultures. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021964)
MEST 261	Islam and the World		3.0	FA	GE  GC
This course is also offered as HIST 261, RELS 202. Introduces students to the history, faith, practice, and cultures of Islam, starting with the Late Antique Near Eastern milieu from which it emerged and tracing its development and geographic spread around the world to the present day. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004515)
MJIS 204W	Judaism and the Minority Experience (W)		3.0	SP	GE  USD  W
This course is also offered as RELS 204W. This course surveys the texts, practices, and beliefs of Judaism, examines the development of the Jewish tradition in response to interactions with a variety of host cultures, and investigates how the Jewish experience complicates our understanding of what it means to be a minority. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (005860)
MJIS 205	Jews, Muslims, and the West		3.0	FA	GE  USD
This course is also offered as RELS 205. This course traces the history of Jewish and Muslim engagement with the West, explores the diversity of Jewish and Muslim groups in contemporary Europe and the United States, and investigates how Western interactions with Jews and Muslims have defined and challenged European and American identities. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (020675)
PHIL 101	Introduction to Philosophy		3.0	FS	GE
An introduction to philosophical thought and skills. Issues that traditionally have been of central importance in philosophical inquiry, such as the nature of knowledge, reality, and values, will be emphasized. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (007155)
PHIL 104	The Good Life		3.0	FS	GE
A critical survey of different theories of happiness and meaning in life, including discussion of the roles of moral values, mental health, art, music, and food and drink in living well. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (007163)
PHIL 129	Environmental Ethics		3.0	FS	GE
An examination of a variety of approaches to the development of an environmental ethic, including "shallow" and "deep" environmentalism, the balance of nature argument, and the Gaia hypothesis. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (021190)
PHIL 133	Philosophy and Video Games		3.0	FS	GE
In this course, we consider some philosophical topics through the lens of video games and gaming. Those topics include the purpose, benefits, and drawbacks of gaming; the line between reality and fiction games involve, the role of imagination, and how it affects our agency and sense of control; some common philosophical themes in video games, such as consciousness, personal identity, and triumph of good over evil; and the immersive experience of gaming, especially in virtual reality. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021947)
PHIL 204	Science and Religion		3.0	FS	GE
This course is also offered as RELS 241. In this course we investigate the long and complicated relationship between science and religion by examining both the conflict and co-operation between theologians, philosophers, and scientists in the Western and Eastern worlds throughout history and into the modern age. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (007201)
PHIL 226	Latin American Philosophy		3.0	FS	GE  GC
This course is also offered as LAST 226. Latin American Philosophy introduces students to the rich tradition of Latin American philosophical thought, broadly constructed as a field of philosophical reflection, analysis, debate and scholarship known as El Pensamiento Latinoamericano. In order to expose students to the fecund and variegated history of Latin American thought, we will read writings from Latin American academic philosophers, as well as literary theorists, essayists, religious figures, pedagogues, novelists, political leaders and semioticians. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021781)
RELS 100	Judaism, Christianity, Islam		3.0	FS	GE
An analysis of the religions of the West: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (008129)
RELS 110	Asian Religions		3.0	FS	GE  GC
An introduction to the religions of the East: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (008128)
RELS 180	Introduction to Religion		3.0	FS	GE
What is religion? How do we recognize it? Are there functions religions characteristically serve or questions they characteristically ask? Are there characteristic answers? Are there secular religions? How do various cultures approach the category of "religion"? This course explores diverse religious beliefs and practices in light of classic and contemporary analyses from several disciplinary fields. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (008130)
RELS 202	Islam and the World		3.0	FA	GE  GC
This course is also offered as HIST 261, MEST 261. Introduces students to the history, faith, practice, and cultures of Islam, starting with the Late Antique Near Eastern milieu from which it emerged and tracing its development and geographic spread around the world to the present day. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004515)
RELS 204W	Judaism and the Minority Experience (W)		3.0	SP	GE  USD  W
This course is also offered as MJIS 204W. This course surveys the texts, practices, and beliefs of Judaism, examines the development of the Jewish tradition in response to interactions with a variety of host cultures, and investigates how the Jewish experience complicates our understanding of what it means to be a minority. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (005860)
RELS 205	Jews, Muslims, and the West		3.0	FA	GE  USD
This course is also offered as MJIS 205. This course traces the history of Jewish and Muslim engagement with the West, explores the diversity of Jewish and Muslim groups in contemporary Europe and the United States, and investigates how Western interactions with Jews and Muslims have defined and challenged European and American identities. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (020675)
RELS 212	Religions of India		3.0	SP	GE  GC
This course provides an introduction to the religions and cultures of India and the surrounding region known as South Asia. The main traditions that are examined are Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and Sikhism, all of which have deeply influenced the wider culture and each other throughout their evolution over the centuries in India. Students become acquainted with their doctrinal, philosophical, devotional, ritual, and social features. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (008181)
RELS 224	Religion and Ethnic Diversity in America		3.0	FA	GE  USD
This course is also offered as MCGS 224. This course covers the religions that inform America's various ethnic groups, and the historical, cultural, and social experiences and values of Native American, Hispanic-American, Arab-American, African-American, and Asian-American cultures. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021198)
RELS 224W	Religion and Ethnic Diversity in America (W)		3.0	FA	GE  USD  W
This course is also offered as MCGS 224W. This course covers the religions that inform America's various ethnic groups, and the historical, cultural, and social experiences and values of Native American, Hispanic-American, Arab-American, African-American, and Asian-American cultures. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021964)
RELS 241	Science and Religion		3.0	FS	GE
This course is also offered as PHIL 204. In this course we investigate the long and complicated relationship between science and religion by examining both the conflict and co-operation between theologians, philosophers, and scientists in the Western and Eastern worlds throughout history and into the modern age. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (007201)
RELS 247	Religion, Ethics, and Ecology		3.0	FS	GE
An introduction to ways that religious and secular world views and ethics influence attitudes, behaviors, and policies toward the environment, society, and economy. The course considers alternative views of self and society, the relationship between human beings and the natural world, and issues of lifestyle, justice, and sustainability. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021200)
RELS 247W	Religion, Ethics, and Ecology (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
An introduction to ways that religious and secular world views and ethics influence attitudes, behaviors, and policies toward the environment, society, and economy. The course considers alternative views of self and society, the relationship between human beings and the natural world, and issues of lifestyle, justice, and sustainability. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021720)
RELS 275	Women and Religion		3.0	FS	GE  GC
This course is also offered as WMST 275. Analysis of the images, roles, and experiences of women in world religions in historical and contemporary contexts. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021806)
RELS 275W	Women and Religion (W)		3.0	FS	GE  GC  W
This course is also offered as WMST 275W. Analysis of the images, roles, and experiences of women in world religions in historical and contemporary contexts. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021201)
TECH 182	Science Fiction		3.0	FS	GE
This course explores technology and science through science fiction, both historical and contemporary. In our rapidly changing technological civilization, technology and science offer numerous benefits to individuals and to societies along with a host of new challenges and considerations often foreshadowed in science fiction. Science fiction has also been used as a vehicle to inform, misinform, motivate, or alarm its audience regarding social, cultural, environmental, sustainable, technological, scientific, and other issues. This course uses science fiction to explore the past, present, and possible future effects of science and technology on society, culture, environment, sustainability, as well as on invention and innovation. Throughout the course various nonfiction articles, science fiction stories, and sections of science fiction works are used in discussions around a variety of themes. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021221)
WMST 275	Women and Religion		3.0	FS	GE  GC
This course is also offered as RELS 275. Analysis of the images, roles, and experiences of women in world religions in historical and contemporary contexts. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021806)
WMST 275W	Women and Religion (W)		3.0	FS	GE  GC  W
This course is also offered as RELS 275W. Analysis of the images, roles, and experiences of women in world religions in historical and contemporary contexts. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021201)

OR (one of the following language courses may be substituted for the Humanities requirement above)

Note: EFLN 170 is for international students for whom English is a foreign language.

Individual and Society (D1)

Select no more than one POLS course from Areas D1 and D2.

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
AAST 110W	Introduction to Asian Studies (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
This course is also offered as ASST 110W. This interdisciplinary course offers students an introduction to some of the many issues facing Asian nations today, grounded in an understanding of the historical, cultural, religious, and philosophical influences that underlie these challenges. The course examines the role of individuals in creating societal change in Asia through such things as political advocacy, cultural innovation, technological invention, the generation of literature, economic decision-making, military force, corruption, and other methods of influence. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021511)
ABUS 101	Introduction to Agricultural Business and Economics		3.0	FS	GE
The role of agricultural business in the economy. Introductory economic and business principles and their application to the solution of agricultural problems. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (000014)
AIST 170	Introduction to American Indian Studies		3.0	FS	GE  USD
Introduction to socio-cultural development of the American Indian in modern times and the background for present-day conditions. Attention given to contemporary Indian affairs and problems. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000375)
AIST 261	Peoples and Cultures of Native North America		3.0	FA	GE  USD
This course is also offered as ANTH 261. Survey of Native North America with an emphasis on U.S. indigenous peoples. Diverse traditional cultures, rituals, languages, interrelationships, and economic and social institutions are examined as informed by archaeological and ethnographic data, in addition to native perspectives. Culture continuity, adaptation, and change in a post-contact period are featured. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000383)
ANTH 113	Human Cultural Diversity		3.0	SMF	GE  GC
The course explores culture as the basis for understanding the human experience, including an examination of cross-cultural diversity. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000492)
ANTH 200	Cultures of Asia		3.0	SP	GE  GC
This course is also offered as ASST 200. An introduction to the people and cultures of Asia, emphasizing India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. The course employs a multimediated approach to learning. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000523)
ANTH 261	Peoples and Cultures of Native North America		3.0	FA	GE  USD
This course is also offered as AIST 261. Survey of Native North America with an emphasis on U.S. indigenous peoples. Diverse traditional cultures, rituals, languages, interrelationships, and economic and social institutions are examined as informed by archaeological and ethnographic data, in addition to native perspectives. Culture continuity, adaptation, and change in a post-contact period are featured. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000383)
ASST 110W	Introduction to Asian Studies (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
This course is also offered as AAST 110W. This interdisciplinary course offers students an introduction to some of the many issues facing Asian nations today, grounded in an understanding of the historical, cultural, religious, and philosophical influences that underlie these challenges. The course examines the role of individuals in creating societal change in Asia through such things as political advocacy, cultural innovation, technological invention, the generation of literature, economic decision-making, military force, corruption, and other methods of influence. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021511)
ASST 200	Cultures of Asia		3.0	SP	GE  GC
This course is also offered as ANTH 200. An introduction to the people and cultures of Asia, emphasizing India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. The course employs a multimediated approach to learning. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000523)
ECON 103	Principles of Microeconomic Analysis		3.0	FS	GE
An introductory survey of microeconomic analysis. Analysis of individual economic units: household, firms, and markets. Analysis of individual decision making. Supply and demand analysis. Type of market organization: competition, oligopoly, and monopoly. Discussion of current problems. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (002638)
GEOG 102	Peoples, Places, and Environments		3.0	FS	GE  GC
Survey of human populations and activities, with an emphasis upon how social, economic, political, and religious institutions influence interrelationships with the physical environment. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (003859)
GEOG 203	Mobile, Wired, and Tracked: Our Digital Planet		3.0	FS	GE
Digital mapping, location based services, geo-tracking, crowdsourcing, citizen science and online social networks are critically examined in terms of geographic representation, geographic inquiry, individual privacy, equity, and social justice. An experiential course that develops skills in critical geospatial thinking through inquiry into and analysis of evolving geospatial technologies (e.g. geographic information systems, global positioning systems (GPS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and satellite imagery); and explores their impact on the individual and society as they pertain to scientific, technological, social and earth science phenomena. An examination of the role of critical geospatial thinking in daily life and scientific pursuits. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021148)
GEOG 203W	Mobile, Wired, and Tracked: Our Digital Planet (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Digital mapping, location based services, geo-tracking, crowdsourcing, citizen science, and online social networks are critically examined in terms of geographic representation, geographic inquiry, individual privacy, equity, and social justice. An experiential course that develops skills in critical geospatial thinking through inquiry into and analysis of evolving geospatial technologies (e.g. geographic information systems, global positioning systems (GPS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and satellite imagery); and explores their impact on the individual and society as they pertain to scientific, technological, social and earth science phenomena. An examination of the role of critical geospatial thinking in daily life and scientific pursuits. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021529)
HIST 101	World History to 1400		3.0	FS	GE  GC
Examination of the political, economic, religious, and social structures of ancient and medieval world history. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004492)
HIST 105	Global Environmental History		3.0	FS	GE  GC
The course treats the global history of human interaction with, and effect on the environment and changing ideas about it from the birth of farming to the modern age. It is intended as an introduction to major themes, techniques, and sources of environmental history and awareness of sustainability issues. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (020205)
HIST 105W	Global Environmental History (W)		3.0	FS	GE  GC  W
The course treats the global history of human interaction with the environment and changing ideas about it from the birth of farming to the modern age. It is intended as an introduction to major themes, techniques, and sources of environmental history and awareness of sustainability issues. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021642)
HNRS 200CW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200DW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021030)
HNRS 200DW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021031)
HNRS 200EW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200DW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021032)
HNRS 203W	Justice (W)		3.0	SP	GE  W
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This seminar explores the concept of justice from the perspective of a variety of historical, literary, and philosophical traditions. Students examine the history of the concept of justice and the connections between understandings of justice/fairness and social arrangements. Examples from the arts--including novels, poetry, painting, and/or film--illuminate the changing notions of basic social structure, identity politics, feminism, just war theory, and cosmopolitanism. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021398)
HNRS 204	Truth		3.0	SP	GE  GC
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This inter-disciplinary Honors course aims to help students explore questions about the nature of truth, how we can best discover it, what is its value, and what are its limits. We use ideas and methods from philosophy, religion, cosmology, logic, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines to make sense of these questions. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021399)
JOUR 211	Women, Men, and the Media		3.0	FS	GE
This course is also offered as WMST 211. The purpose of this course is to educate students to be informed consumers of media, to examine actual portrayals of women in the various media, and to explore how the media industry treats women. These objectives will result in a raised awareness of how both sexes can participate equally in the world around them. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (021252)
MCGS 155	Introduction to Multicultural and Gender Studies		3.0	FS	GE  USD
An introduction to the concepts, terminology, and issues in multicultural and gender studies, including exploration of America's multicultural history, gender as an element of culture, and contemporary issues in the field. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (002602)
MCGS 155W	Introduction to Multicultural and Gender Studies (W)		3.0	FS	GE  USD  W
An introduction to the concepts, terminology, and issues in multicultural and gender studies, including exploration of America's multicultural history, gender as an element of culture, and contemporary issues in the field. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021257)
MCGS 240	Socioeconomic Class and Food Injustice: Inequities across Class, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender Lines		3.0	FS	GE  USD
This course is also offered as SOCI 240. This fully online course facilitates the study of intersecting systems of oppression and inequity--in particular socio-economic class, ethnicity, and gender--all of which impact access to basic needs, especially healthy food. The course provides a scholarly, theoretical context for individuals working with communities outside of the middle class. Students are guided in the application of concepts and ideas in their personal lives and professional practice. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021867)
MEST 110	Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies		3.0	SP	GE  GC
Survey of Middle Eastern history, cultures, and societies from late antiquity to the modern period. Investigation of the role of Islam in shaping the Middle East and interactions with the West in the late medieval and modern periods. Examination of contemporary issues, including modernization, colonialism, secularism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the Islamic revival. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021396)
MEST 110W	Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies (W)		3.0	SP	GE  GC  W
Survey of Middle Eastern history, cultures, and societies from late antiquity to the modern period. Investigation of the role of Islam in shaping the Middle East and interactions with the West in the late medieval and modern periods. Examination of contemporary issues, including modernization, colonialism, secularism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the Islamic revival. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021508)
NFSC 200	Health at Every Size: A Non-Diet Approach to Wellness		3.0	FS	GE  USD
This course provides an overview of the Health at Every Size paradigm. Topics include size discrimination, social and cultural influences on body dissatisfaction and the adoption of enjoyable physical activity, and mindful eating. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021134)
NFSC 200W	Health at Every Size: A Non-Diet Approach to Wellness (W)		3.0	FS	GE  USD  W
This course provides an overview of the Health at Every Size paradigm. Topics include size discrimination, social and cultural influences on body dissatisfaction and the adoption of enjoyable physical activity, and mindful eating. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021256)
PHHA 265	Human Sexuality		3.0	FS	GE
Overview of human sexuality, including psychosexual development, gender roles, reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth, contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS, relationships, sexual orientation, sex and the law, sexually explicit materials, and sexual dysfunction. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (004384)
POLS 102	Politics of the Developing World		3.0	FS	GE  GC
The political dynamics of selected developing countries. Major emphasis will be on problems of poverty, colonialism, comparative political structures and behavior, imperialism, and international relations. The course will also focus on tensions in the political culture between traditional and non-traditional values in contemporary developing societies. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (007468)
POLS 112	Law, Politics, and Justice		3.0	FA	GE  USD
An introduction to the structure, composition, and performance of the judicial process and its role in the resolution of societal conflicts. Following an examination into the nature of law, the course focuses on the essential actors in the process and review the performance of their roles. Issues critical to a free society freedom of speech, rights of the accused, equal protection and their impact on certain populations are studied to illustrate the politics of distributing "justice" by means of the courts. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (007470)
POLS 250	Introduction to Criminal Justice		3.0	SP	GE  USD
The history and philosophy of criminal justice in America; recapitulation of the system and how it disproportionately impacts different groups in America; identifying the various sub-systems, role expectations, and their interrelationships; theories of crime, punishment, and rehabilitation; ethics, education, and training for professionalism in the criminal justice system. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (001563)
PSYC 151	Socio-Cultural Context of Psychological Development		3.0	FS	GE  USD
Examination of social and cultural influences on emotional, social, and intellectual development. Specific emphasis on children raised in lower socio-economic environments as well as children of American Indian, Mexican-American, and black cultures. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (007889)
RHPM 210	Your American Lands		3.0	FS	GE
The role of citizens in influencing natural resources policy. Integrative study of factors influencing wildlife, timber, range, water, air, mineral, and recreation resources, including resource scarcity, societal structure, economic influences, and institutional policies. Focus on public involvement in natural resources planning and decision-making. Survey of basic principles of multiple-use natural resource management. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021245)
SOCI 100	Introduction to Sociology		3.0	FS	GE
This course helps organize thinking about societies in general, the society we inhabit, and our place within it. Underlying questions are: Why do people have different values? Why do people act differently? Why is there inequality? And why and how does society; its values and norms, institutions, and groups influence our behavior. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (008933)
SOCI 230	Women in Contemporary Societies		3.0	FS	GE
This course is also offered as WMST 230. Taking an in-depth look, this course explores women's lives in today's world across categories of class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, and age. Students also discuss such topics as gender, body politics, violence against women, poverty, religion, and power as they relate to women. Special attention is given to social activism and emerging policies here in the U.S. and elsewhere. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (008968)
TECH 180	Invention and Innovation		3.0	FS	GE
This course explores invention and innovation, looking at the social, cultural, economic, environmental, intellectual, and sustainable contexts of technologies and scientific advancements. Critical technologies and scientific advancements are explored; how these technologies and advancements came about including the individuals, connections, organizations, settings, and culture which enabled the development. The impact on the individual, culture, society, economy, environment, sustainability, and other technologies and advancements at their inception, in our current world and the future, are considered. Throughout these investigations attention is directed to the development and social context of these inventions and advancements, challenging students to understand the past as the foundation of the world today and setting the stage for the future. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021220)
WMST 211	Women, Men, and the Media		3.0	FS	GE
This course is also offered as JOUR 211. The purpose of this course is to educate students to be informed consumers of media, to examine actual portrayals of women in the various media, and to explore how the media industry treats women. These objectives will result in a raised awareness of how both sexes can participate equally in the world around them. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (021252)
WMST 230	Women in Contemporary Societies		3.0	FA	GE
This course is also offered as SOCI 230. Taking an in-depth look, this course explores women's lives in today's world across categories of class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, and age. Students also discuss such topics as gender, body politics, violence against women, poverty, religion, and power as they relate to women. Special attention is given to social activism and emerging policies here in the U.S. and elsewhere. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (008968)
WMST 233	Women Internationally		3.0	FS	GE  GC
This is an interdisciplinary course which concentrates on the universal experiences of women around the world. The impact of international and domestic politics and culture on women, the role of women in economic development, equity issues, and women's role in the social movement are the centrality of the course. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021197)

Societal Institutions (D2)

Select no more than one POLS course from Areas D1 and D2.

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
AAST 152	Introduction to the Asian American Experience		3.0	SP	GE  USD
This course is also offered as SOCI 152. This course examines the Asian experience in the U.S. over the last 150 year by focusing on the experiences of different Asian ethnic groups. The focus is on early arrival and settlement, and contemporary issues in Asian American communities, including immigration, racism, and Asian American identity. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000003)
AFAM 170	Introduction to African American Studies		3.0	FS	GE  USD
Introduces the aims and objectives of African American Studies. A critical examination of the African American experience and its antecedents. This includes an assessment of how the dominant society impacts African Americans, including such factors as racism, poverty, and the current social/economic status of African Americans. Africa's contributions to the world are included. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000136)
ANTH 112	Society, Time, and Archaeology		3.0	FS	GE  GC
Significant events in mankind's prehistoric cultural development and their relevance to the present. Human antiquity; the acquisition of culture during the Paleolithic; the beginning of early civilization. Introduction to the methods of archaeology and human paleontology. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000491)
ANTH 116	Power, Violence, and Inequality		3.0	FS	GE  GC
A comparative analysis of the interaction of economic and political forces in societies of the non-western world. This course examines the diversity with which various cultures address scarcity, conflict over distribution and access to goods and services, causes and consequences of the transition from traditional economic and political institutions over time, and the impact of these changes upon the values, attitudes, and norms of developing urban populations. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000495)
ANTH 140	Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion		3.0	SMF	GE  GC
A cross-cultural examination of religions and world views. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000499)
CHLX 157	Introduction to Latinx		3.0	FA	GE  USD
This course is also offered as SOCI 157. This course explores contemporary issues affecting Latinx communities in the United States, including values, social organization, urbanization, gender, sexuality, and socio-economics. Special attention is paid to issues of colonialism, human rights, U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America, racism, capitalist globalization, migration, emerging political and economic shifts in the Americas, and new local and transnational efforts for social change on the part of Latin America's peoples and Latinx in the U.S. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (001973)
ECON 101	Introduction to Economics		3.0	FS	GE
A non-technical introduction to economics with coverage of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Overview of the evolution of economic concepts and ideas. Application of economics to current problems such as inflation, unemployment, the financial sector, the economics of regulation, market imperfections, environmental problems, and international economics. Consumer decision making and different market models are included. (Can be substituted for ECON 102 in the major if students also take ECON 330 as one of their 300-level electives.) 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (002635)
ECON 102	Principles of Macroeconomic Analysis		3.0	FS	GE
An introductory survey of macroeconomic analysis. Use of fundamental economic concepts to analyze the over-all economy. Determination of gross national product, rates of unemployment, problems of inflation, recession, and the use of governmental policies. Discussion of current problems. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (002636)
GEOG 105	California Cultural Landscapes		3.0	FS	GE  USD
Broad overview of spatial and temporal changes in the California landscape resulting from the interaction of various cultural groups with their environment. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003860)
GEOG 106	The American West		3.0	FS	GE  USD
The historical cultural geography of the American West, emphasizing how various cultural groups have each made a unique imprint on the western landscape. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003861)
HIST 102	World History since 1400		3.0	FS	GE  GC
Examination of the political, economic, religious, and social structures of early modern and modern world history. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004493)
HNRS 200CW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200DW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021030)
HNRS 200DW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021031)
HNRS 200EW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200DW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021032)
HNRS 203W	Justice (W)		3.0	SP	GE  W
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This seminar explores the concept of justice from the perspective of a variety of historical, literary, and philosophical traditions. Students examine the history of the concept of justice and the connections between understandings of justice/fairness and social arrangements. Examples from the arts--including novels, poetry, painting, and/or film--illuminate the changing notions of basic social structure, identity politics, feminism, just war theory, and cosmopolitanism. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021398)
HNRS 204	Truth		3.0	SP	GE  GC
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This inter-disciplinary Honors course aims to help students explore questions about the nature of truth, how we can best discover it, what is its value, and what are its limits. We use ideas and methods from philosophy, religion, cosmology, logic, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines to make sense of these questions. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021399)
JOUR 210	Popular Culture, Mass Media, and American Values		3.0	FS	GE  USD
Prerequisite: ENGL 130W or JOUR 130W. Popular mediated culture has evolved with communication during the past century to establish institutions that help define our shared identity. This course is about the resulting culture that appears in mass media and how it reflects, creates, or diminishes values central to the United States by examining the resulting forms, messages, and impacts within society and societal institutions. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021224)
LAST 110	Introduction to Latin American Studies		3.0	FS	GE  GC
A survey of the history, geography, culture, and society of Latin America. This course is designed to provide students who are majoring in Latin American Studies, as well as General Education students, with an initial orientation in the study of Latin America on an interdisciplinary basis. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (015750)
POLS 101	Vital Political Problems		3.0	FS	GE
An examination of major political problems challenging America today. Emphasis on class discussion of controversial topics involving political policy in the context of the study of political science. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (007467)
PSYC 152	Developmental Wellness		3.0	FS	GE
The three major topics of this course are health, well being, and resilience, Students explore the relationship between physical and mental well being. The interrelationship between the well being of individuals and the well being of communities are examined. Plans for improving one's own health at different moments in the life course are made. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021167)
SOCI 152	Introduction to the Asian American Experience		3.0	SP	GE  USD
This course is also offered as AAST 152. This course examines the Asian experience in the U.S. over the last 150 year by focusing on the experiences of different Asian ethnic groups. The focus is on early arrival and settlement, and contemporary issues in Asian American communities, including immigration, racism, and Asian American identity. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000003)
SOCI 157	Introduction to Latinx		3.0	FA	GE  USD
This course is also offered as CHLX 157. This course explores contemporary issues affecting Latinx communities in the United States, including values, social organization, urbanization, gender, sexuality, and socio-economics. Special attention is paid to issues of colonialism, human rights, U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America, racism, capitalist globalization, migration, emerging political and economic shifts in the Americas, and new local and transnational efforts for social change on the part of Latin America's peoples and Latinx in the U.S. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (001973)
SOCI 200	Social Problems		3.0	FS	GE
Adopting a sociological lens, this course studies the overarching causes of social problems, as well as their effects on our experiences, communities, institutions, and society. Students explore which groups hold the power to define social problems and propose solutions. Areas covered may include the family, education, the environment, sex, gender, race, poverty, and crime and violence. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (008934)
SOCI 227	Sociology of Popular Culture		3.0	FS	GE
The production and consumption of popular culture - one of the most dynamic and rapidly changing aspects of American culture - influence virtually every aspect of social life. This course critically examines trends in mass media and culture and their influence on the attitudes and behaviors of various social groups. Special attention is given to focusing our sociological lens and to uncovering connections between popular culture and gender, sexuality, race, and class. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (008938)
SWRK 170	Social Welfare Institutions: A Response to Power and Scarcity		3.0	FS	GE
This course identifies groups within American society which have a high risk of disenfranchisement. Societal responses established to reduce the impact of inequitable distribution of goods, services, and opportunities based on economic, medical, educational, generational, gender, and legal scarcity are studied. Issues are examined from historical and contemporary perspectives. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (009411)
WMST 170	Introduction to Women's Studies		3.0	FS	GE  USD
This course explores the impact of cultural beliefs and practices on diverse women's lives. Readings, films, and lectures analyze women's challenges, struggles, and accomplishments. Specific topics include race and class, media images of women, the women's movement, work, motherhood, and sexuality. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (009621)

Learning for Life (E)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
CHLD 252	Child Development		3.0	FS	GE  USD
A study of the physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of children from conception through adolescence. The course examines genetic, biological, and environmental influences including cross-cultural issues. Scheduled observations are included. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (001442)
CHLD 255	Marriage and Family Relationships		3.0	FS	GE
This is an introductory course to marriage and family, including psychological, physiological, and social aspects of close personal relationships. The topics include dating, courtship, marriage, family life, dual career marriages, single parenting, and other contemporary issues. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (001443)
CHLD 272	Children in a Changing World		3.0	FS	GE  GC
To address the challenge of understanding development in its many contexts and manifestations, this course provides a global investigation of critical issues influencing the lives of children. This course focuses on familial and societal influences on children's development and explores how the concept of childhood is shaped by cultural and social practices and policies. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021161)
CMST 234	Gender and Communication		3.0	FS	GE
Using both cognitive and experiential models, this course explores the relationships between gender and communication. Discussions focus on such topics as self-perceptions and images of men and women, language used by and about men and women, self-disclosure and self-assertion as communicative acts, gender differences in information processing and non-verbal communication, private and public contexts for gender communication, and gender communication in organizations. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (021189)
CMST 235	Intercultural Communication Theories and Practice		3.0	FS	GE  USD
Focus is on the problems of communication between cultural groupings inside and outside of the U.S. Various historical and political contexts in which intercultural communication occurs are examined. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021193)
CSCI 102	Living With Technology		3.0	FS	GE
This course explores the impact of technology on our lives. Aspects of our complex technological society are investigated through study of the various forms technology takes, and readings in contemporary literature regarding the impact these technologies have on individuals. Students are encouraged to reflect on technology in their own lives through journaling, and to discourse with their peers on the benefits and harm to individuals, society, and humanity that modern technology presents. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (020623)
ENGL 240	Literature for Life		3.0	FS	GE
Readings of literary masterpieces as springboards for personal reflection on students' social, psychological, and physiological being. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (003423)
ENVL 105	Environmental Literacy		3.0	FS	GE
This course introduces students to the issue and practices of environmental literacy. Environmental literacy is the capacity to perceive and interpret the relative health of environmental systems and to connect the environment to human physical, mental, and social health. Students are encouraged to recognize that their lives depend upon the environment, and that their personal decisions affect the environment. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (003723)
ENVL 105W	Environmental Literacy (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
This course introduces students to the issue and practices of environmental literacy. Environmental literacy is the capacity to perceive and interpret the relative health of environmental systems and to connect the environment to human physical, mental, and social health. Students are encouraged to recognize that their lives depend upon the environment, and that their personal decisions affect the environment. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021259)
HNRS 200CW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200DW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021030)
HNRS 200DW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021031)
HNRS 200EW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200DW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021032)
HNRS 201W	Beauty (W)		3.0	FA	GE  W
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. In this course we investigate and discuss the concept of beauty. What does it mean to say that something is beautiful, or to say that one finds something beautiful? We investigate the concept of beauty, and related concepts, from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Philosophy, art, history, biology, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and other academic fields all have important things to say about what beauty is, what it has been taken to be, and the roles that beauty plays and has played in human life. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021401)
HNRS 202	Nature		3.0	FA	GE
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This seminar is a multidisciplinary exploration of Nature. The story of Nature is one that presumably has a beginning, a middle period, and an end. Using perspectives from cosmology, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, anthropology, philosophy, history, literature, music, and art the course focuses on basic and fundamental questions about Nature. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. (021397)
HNRS 203W	Justice (W)		3.0	SP	GE  W
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This seminar explores the concept of justice from the perspective of a variety of historical, literary, and philosophical traditions. Students examine the history of the concept of justice and the connections between understandings of justice/fairness and social arrangements. Examples from the arts--including novels, poetry, painting, and/or film--illuminate the changing notions of basic social structure, identity politics, feminism, just war theory, and cosmopolitanism. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021398)
HNRS 204	Truth		3.0	SP	GE  GC
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This inter-disciplinary Honors course aims to help students explore questions about the nature of truth, how we can best discover it, what is its value, and what are its limits. We use ideas and methods from philosophy, religion, cosmology, logic, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines to make sense of these questions. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021399)
INST 110	Introduction to International Engagement		3.0	FS	GE
The nature of study, work, volunteering, and travel abroad. Emphasis on an exploration of the self as an integrated physiological, social, and psychological being while living abroad. Students learn to differentiate between personal, cultural, and universal patterns in order to develop greater understanding of themselves and people of other cultures. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021206)
INST 110W	Introduction to International Engagement (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
The nature of study, work, volunteering, and travel abroad. Emphasis on an exploration of the self as an integrated physiological, social, and psychological being while living abroad. Students learn to differentiate between personal, cultural, and universal patterns in order to develop greater understanding of themselves and people of other cultures. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021238)
JOUR 255	Digital Media Literacy and Civic Engagement		3.0	FS	GE
The mass media are changing more rapidly now than at any time in the past century, and this course gives a context to those changes and provides an overview of what citizens need to know for understanding the role of the mass media in their public lives. Students explore the structure of media organizations; the professional and ethical values of journalists; the needs, desires, and influences of culture on media consumers; and the impact of evolving media technologies on public discourse. This includes critical analysis of the relationship of journalism and society and their effect on democracy, as well as the psychological, political, economic, and cultural values of citizens. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (020555)
JOUR 255W	Digital Media Literacy and Civic Engagement (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
The mass media are changing more rapidly now than at any time in the past century, and this course gives a context to those changes and provides an overview of what citizens need to know for understanding the role of the mass media in their public lives. Students explore the structure of media organizations; the professional and ethical values of journalists; the needs, desires, and influences of culture on media consumers; and the impact of evolving media technologies on public discourse. This includes critical analysis of the relationship of journalism and society and their effect on democracy, as well as the psychological, political, economic, and cultural values of citizens. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021263)
KINE 110	Physical Fitness: A Way of Life		3.0	FS	GE
This course provides the fundamental theories, applications and personal experiences necessary for a comprehensive understanding of the relationship of fitness and physical activity to overall health and well being throughout the lifespan. Topics include the effects of exercise on the body, how to initiate and maintain an exercise program, the benefits of regular exercise, basic nutrition, exercise prescription and programming and fitness assessments. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (006967)
KINE 247	World Sports and Games		3.0	FS	GE  GC
Student learning focuses on how sports and games are part of an integrated physiological, psychological, and social being in societies around the world. Students develop appreciation, understanding, and respect of various cultural contexts and how sport, games, and play behaviors are part of physical expression and cross-cultural interaction. Student learning in this area shall include consideration of how sport and games are related to human sociality, psychological, well-being, health, and wellness. Students also engage in physical activity participation in global games with emphasis on social relationships. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021258)
KINE 295S	Disability and Physical Activity in the Media		3.0	FS	GE
This course provides students with an opportunity to learn about disability in film and physical activity. Morevoer, the experience provides students an in-depth look into the portrayal of individuals with disabilities in film and media and how this does or does not coincide with societal views and values, education, physical education, politics, individual and group behavior. Perceptions and personal views regarding individuals with disability and their inclusion/segregation in society are explored through visual arts. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (020448)
LIBR 130	Introduction to Undergraduate Research		3.0	FS	GE
This course introduces students to research techniques and assignments that are designed to increase their ability to participate in scholarly discourse and succeed in academic work at the undergraduate level. Additionally, the course teaches students to identify, access, and evaluate information in an increasingly complicated information environment. Upon successful completion of the course students will have mastered basic research techniques and methodologies that will serve them throughout college studies. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (022088)
MADT 102	Design Thinking		3.0	FS	GE
An introduction to design thinking, a human-centered approach to innovation. Using methodologies or user-centered design, observational research, rapid prototyping, collaboration and system, this course explores creative problem solving. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (001637)
MCGS 145	Learning from Women of Color in Leadership		3.0	FS	GE
This course provides a focus on academic development, leadership, empowerment, guidance, and support for all interested students, from the perspective of women of color. Authors read in the course and guest speakers predominantly are successful women of color in leadership roles. The course draws upon women's and cultural leadership development models to help provide an expanded sense of social and academic purpose. In addition, this course provides the student with the opportunity to synthesize their college and life experience to create a personalized leadership plan. Students explore theoretical and practical approaches of leadership development in the areas of academic excellence, personal values, community service, and career integration. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (021987)
NFSC 100	Basic Nutrition		3.0	FS	GE
Physiological, social, and psychological factors affecting food intake are examined, as well as relationships of nutrients to health throughout life. Sustainable food practices are explored. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (004273)
PHHA 160	Personal Health		3.0	FS	GE
Explores major issues regarding behavior conducive to optimal health throughout the life course. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, substance use and abuse, fitness, diet, sexuality, stress, and disease risk reduction. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (004378)
PHIL 207	The Meaning of Life		3.0	FS	GE
Is there meaning or purpose to life? Does science help or hinder the search for meaning? This course examines philosophical and scientific perspectives on the meaning of life, the nature of happiness, and how to think about the value and purpose of your life. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (021531)
PHIL 217	Existentialism		3.0	FS	GE
An examination of existentialism from Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to Sartre, and de Beauvoir. An analysis of the basic forces, concepts, and figures which have shaped existentialism. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021534)
PSYC 101	Principles of Psychology		3.0	FS	GE
Introduction to concepts and problems in psychology. Topics include perception, learning, development, motivation, personality, abnormal behavior, and biological and social bases of behavior. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (007881)
RELS 264	Dying, Death, and Afterlife		3.0	FS	GE  GC
A study of the religious, ethical, spiritual, psychological, and socio-cultural dimensions of dying, death, and afterlife. Reading and discussion of issues surrounding dying (dying as one's last career, patient-centered approaches, spirit/body relationships); death (definitions, religious meanings, ritual practices); and afterlife (religious conceptions, relation to the human quest for meaning). 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021321)
RELS 264W	Dying, Death, and Afterlife (W)		3.0	FS	GE  GC  W
A study of the religious, ethical, spiritual, psychological, and socio-cultural dimensions of dying, death, and afterlife. Reading and discussion of issues surrounding dying (dying as one's last career, patient-centered approaches, spirit/body relationships); death (definitions, religious meanings, ritual practices); and afterlife (religious conceptions, relation to the human quest for meaning). 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004443)
RHPM 180	Leisure and Life		3.0	FS	GE
Orientation to leisure in terms of personal and social growth, leisure and recreational planning, leisure time management, fitness and health enhancement, stress management, constructive use of leisure, and the development of personal leisure values. Designed for non-majors. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (008787)
RHPM 270	Food and Beverage Tourism		3.0	FS	GE
A cross-disciplinary exploration of the role of food and beverage in tourism, including motivation for food/culinary tourism; cultural aspects of food tourism; social/relationship, educational, and health/wellness benefits of tourism; and exploration of food and beverage attractions. Students investigate and critique culinary tourism offerings in the local area and other global regions. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (008808)
SOCI 133	Sociology of Sexuality		3.0	FS	GE
This course uncovers the complexity and impact of sexuality on our experiences and on broader social life. Addressing biological, psychological, and cultural aspects, this course examines how society influences cultural and individual sexual meanings, identities, expressions, and controversies. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (008937)
UNIV 101	Introduction to University Life		3.0	FS	GE
This course revolves around the scholarship of place, involving students in academic inquiries about CSU, Chico as a place of learning, a set of historical sites, a crucial component of the larger place we call "Chico", and a key location for their development as educated adults in a democracy. Students also examine ways of navigating the University and adapting past academic and personal practices to fit this new context. The course is intended for first-year students only. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (009580)
UNIV 105W	Self, Identity, and Sustainability (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
This course introduces several methods for considering identity formation using students' direct experiences and researched examples of "emerging adult identity" and "eco-identity". Students read, write, discuss, and do case analyses and problem-solving to examine tensions among the idea of a consistent "self", the concept of "identity" as a set of ongoing processes, and the gaps between self-presentation and environmental commitments. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021144)

Upper Division: 9 units

All 9 upper-division units must be taken from one Pathway.

Diversity Studies Pathway

How difference - cultural, racial, sexual, biological, linguistic, or geographic - shapes who we are and how we live together. For more information on this pathway see GE Pathway Minor in Diversity Studies in The University Catalog.

Natural Sciences

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
BIOL 302	Evolution		3.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: One biological sciences course. Analysis of the evidence for evolution and the nature of the process. Darwinism, neo-Darwinism, sociobiology, conflicts and misconceptions regarding evolution, creationism, and evolution of the human body and mind are considered. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (001139)
BIOL 302W	Evolution (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: One biological sciences course. Analysis of the evidence for evolution and the nature of the process. Darwinism, neo-Darwinism, sociobiology, conflicts and misconceptions regarding evolution, creationism, and evolution of the human body and mind are considered. 2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021355)
BIOL 323	Biology of Sex		3.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: SCED 102. This course explores sex, gender, sexual expression, and mating behavior in humans and non-humans from an evolutionary biological perspective. Why does sex exist? Why do genders exist? What are the alternatives? Why is sex expression so variable in nature? What explains the diversity of courtship and mating behaviors? The course emphasizes lessons gleaned from applying the principles of scientific inquiry toward the study of these and related questions. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021160)
GEOS 355	Geologic Hazards		3.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: GE Foundation Areas Physical Science and Life Science. This course melds the scientific basis of natural phenomena that become deadly hazards with the geopolitical climate that shapes culture. Explores the imbalance of energy on the Earth vs. human fallacy in misappropriation of technological advances as potential causes of geohazards. This course places the collision of science and human values on the international stage. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (004148)
HNRS 320W	Science and Human Values -- Honors (W)		3.0	FA	GE  W
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors Program, faculty permission. Critically examines scientific and humanistic world views and sensibilities, directly applying these approaches to contemporary social and personal problems. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (001149)
HNRS 399W	Honors General Education Thesis (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: Active status in the Honors Program, faculty permission. Independent study of an interdisciplinary topic that satisfies three units of upper-division GE theme requirements. This capstone course is designed to hone your skills in research and writing by working on a topic that grows out of the material you found most intriguing in your other upper-division theme classes. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (000358)

Arts/Humanities

1 course selected from:

Social Sciences

1 course selected from:

Ethics, Justice, and Policy Pathway

Explore how ethics and justice help inform policy in areas related to the natural and human environments. For more information on this pathway see GE Pathway Minor in Ethic, Justice, and Policy in The University Catalog.

Natural Sciences

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
BIOL 303	Human Genetics		3.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: One biological sciences course. The inheritance, expression, and evolution of the genetic material in humans. Topics include genetic engineering, gene therapy, prenatal diagnosis, cancer, the human genome project, genetic influences on human behavior, such as homosexuality and mental illness, and the social and ethical consequences of the new technologies. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (001140)
BIOL 322W	Science and Human Values (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: One biological sciences course. Critically examines scientific and humanistic world views and sensibilities, directly applying these approaches to contemporary social and personal problems. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021254)
GEOS 355	Geologic Hazards		3.0	FS	GE
Prerequisites: GE Foundation Areas Physical Science and Life Science. This course melds the scientific basis of natural phenomena that become deadly hazards with the geopolitical climate that shapes culture. Explores the imbalance of energy on the Earth vs. human fallacy in misappropriation of technological advances as potential causes of geohazards. This course places the collision of science and human values on the international stage. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. (004148)
HNRS 320W	Science and Human Values -- Honors (W)		3.0	FA	GE  W
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors Program, faculty permission. Critically examines scientific and humanistic world views and sensibilities, directly applying these approaches to contemporary social and personal problems. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (001149)
HNRS 399W	Honors General Education Thesis (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: Active status in the Honors Program, faculty permission. Independent study of an interdisciplinary topic that satisfies three units of upper-division GE theme requirements. This capstone course is designed to hone your skills in research and writing by working on a topic that grows out of the material you found most intriguing in your other upper-division theme classes. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (000358)

Arts/Humanities

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 355	Bible, Literature, and Culture		3.0	FA	GE
Study of the literary types and qualities of the English Bible and their impact upon British and American literature and language. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. (003471)
ENGL 356	Literature, Politics, and Activism		3.0	SP	GE
Discussion of politically engaged literary texts and the possibilities of literary activism. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021119)
HNRS 320W	Science and Human Values -- Honors (W)		3.0	FA	GE  W
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors Program, faculty permission. Critically examines scientific and humanistic world views and sensibilities, directly applying these approaches to contemporary social and personal problems. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (001149)
HNRS 399W	Honors General Education Thesis (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: Active status in the Honors Program, faculty permission. Independent study of an interdisciplinary topic that satisfies three units of upper-division GE theme requirements. This capstone course is designed to hone your skills in research and writing by working on a topic that grows out of the material you found most intriguing in your other upper-division theme classes. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (000358)
PHIL 323	Moral Issues in Parenting		3.0	FS	GE  GC
A philosophical investigation of the moral and legal dimensions of parenting. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (007212)
PHIL 323W	Moral Issues in Parenting (W)		3.0	FS	GE  GC  W
A philosophical investigation of the moral and legal dimensions of parenting. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021242)
PHIL 341	Justice and Global Issues		3.0	FS	GE  GC
Inquiry into different theories of justice, and their implications for contemporary political issues. Topics include inequality, crime policy, taxes, immigration, globalization, war, and sustainability. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (007211)
PHIL 341W	Justice and Global Issues (W)		3.0	FS	GE  GC  W
Inquiry into different theories of justice, and their implications for contemporary political issues. Topics include inequality, crime policy, taxes, immigration, globalization, war, and sustainability. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021243)

Social Sciences

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Food Studies Pathway

We are what we eat! Explore the physical, social, and cultural dimensions of food at homre and around the world. For more information on this pathway see GE Pathway Minor in Food Studies in The University Catalog.

Natural Sciences

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
GEOS 375	Geology of Food and Health		3.0	FS	GE
Focuses on the relation between natural geological factors, food production, and health problems in humans and animals on a global scale, and explores the impacts of diverse proposed solutions on population health and public policy. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021128)
HNRS 399W	Honors General Education Thesis (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: Active status in the Honors Program, faculty permission. Independent study of an interdisciplinary topic that satisfies three units of upper-division GE theme requirements. This capstone course is designed to hone your skills in research and writing by working on a topic that grows out of the material you found most intriguing in your other upper-division theme classes. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (000358)
NFSC 310	Global Nutrition		3.0	FS	GE  GC
This course examines the relationships among human dietary patterns, human biology, and societies. Topics covered include the prevalence of hunger and malnutrition, factors contributing to malnutrition, and the ecology of obesity and chronic diseases in both developing and industrialized nations. Inter-relationships between food systems and major chronic diseases affecting the world population are also examined. Special attention is given to a critical analysis of the biological, environmental and socio-cultural determinants of nutrition-related issues around the world and strategies for addressing those issues. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (020508)
PSSC 390	Food Forever: Comparisons of Sustainable Food Production Systems		3.0	FA	GE  GC
How ecological factors, technology, and human values interact to determine available choices of food and its production. Consequences of these choices in terms of community structures, resource allocations, and stability of agro-ecosystems. This course is not intended for majors, but open to them. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004874)
PSSC 392	World Food and Fiber Systems		3.0	SP	GE  GC
A study and analysis of various world agriculture systems that provide food and fiber. Environmental, technological, socio-economic, and political factors. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000068)

Arts/Humanities

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 330W	Introduction to Technical Writing (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisite: ENGL 130W. A study of technical writing and presentation skills in business and scientific environments, including audience analyses, writing processes, genres of technical and business discourse, visual communication, collaboration, professional responsibility, clear and correct expression. Students write and revise several documents and give oral reports. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021825)
HIST 341	American Environment		3.0	SMF	GE  USD
History of the attitudes, concepts, and public policy toward the American environment, including the natural, rural, and urban environments. Emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (004539)
HNRS 340W	Men, Women & the Land: Myths & Realities (W)		3.0	SP	GE  USD  W
This course is team taught across several disciplines: biology, ecology, political economy, sustainability, intellectual history, and literary and cultural studies. Examines the ways people have thought about their relationship to the world, particularly in North America and the American West. Examines how ideas are shaped by environment, and the ways in which different cultures have affected the environment. This course evaluates the sustainability of past and current relationships to the land, and also considers a number of future possibilities for positive change. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (020913)
HNRS 399W	Honors General Education Thesis (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: Active status in the Honors Program, faculty permission. Independent study of an interdisciplinary topic that satisfies three units of upper-division GE theme requirements. This capstone course is designed to hone your skills in research and writing by working on a topic that grows out of the material you found most intriguing in your other upper-division theme classes. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (000358)
PHIL 339	Confronting the Animal: Theory, Culture, and Practice		3.0	FS	GE
This course is also offered as RELS 339. Draws on religion, philosophy, ethics, cultural analysis, and science to explore the nature and roles of the animal in religious, cultural, scientific, and ethical beliefs and practices. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021122)
PHIL 339W	Confronting the Animal: Theory, Culture, and Practice (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
This course is also offered as RELS 339W. Draws on religion, philosophy, ethics, cultural analysis, and science to explore the nature and roles of the animal in religious, cultural, scientific, and ethical beliefs and practices. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021362)
RELS 339	Confronting the Animal: Theory, Culture, and Practice		3.0	FS	GE
This course is also offered as PHIL 339. Draws on religion, philosophy, ethics, cultural analysis, and science to explore the nature and roles of the animal in religious, cultural, scientific, and ethical beliefs and practices. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021122)
RELS 339W	Confronting the Animal: Theory, Culture, and Practice (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
This course is also offered as PHIL 339W. Draws on religion, philosophy, ethics, cultural analysis, and science to explore the nature and roles of the animal in religious, cultural, scientific, and ethical beliefs and practices. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021362)

Social Sciences

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ABUS 390	World Food and Hunger Issues		3.0	FS	GE  GC
A study of agricultural problems and policies of developing nations. Emphasis on cultural values; physical, economic, and political constraints; hunger and international trade. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (015535)
ANTH 340	Anthropology of Food		3.0	SMF	GE  GC
This course examines the social and cultural contexts of food production and consumption in a cross-cultural, global and historical perspective, including contemporary social, environmental and policy issues associated with food. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (020625)
ANTH 340W	Anthropology of Food (W)		3.0	FS	GE  GC  W
This course examines the social and cultural contexts of food production and consumption in a cross-cultural, global and historical perspective, including contemporary social, environmental and policy issues associated with food. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021352)
GEOG 301	Global Economic Geography		3.0	FS	GE  GC
A systematic survey of human economic activities. Analysis of resource exploitation and use, including agriculture, extractive activities, industry, commerce, and service functions. Recommended for business and liberal arts majors. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (003871)
GEOG 301W	Global Economic Geography (W)		3.0	FS	GE  GC  W
A systematic survey of human economic activities. Analysis of resource exploitation and use, including agriculture, extractive activities, industry, commerce, and service functions. Recommended for business and liberal arts majors. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021530)
HNRS 340W	Men, Women & the Land: Myths & Realities (W)		3.0	SP	GE  USD  W
This course is team taught across several disciplines: biology, ecology, political economy, sustainability, intellectual history, and literary and cultural studies. Examines the ways people have thought about their relationship to the world, particularly in North America and the American West. Examines how ideas are shaped by environment, and the ways in which different cultures have affected the environment. This course evaluates the sustainability of past and current relationships to the land, and also considers a number of future possibilities for positive change. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (020913)
HNRS 399W	Honors General Education Thesis (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: Active status in the Honors Program, faculty permission. Independent study of an interdisciplinary topic that satisfies three units of upper-division GE theme requirements. This capstone course is designed to hone your skills in research and writing by working on a topic that grows out of the material you found most intriguing in your other upper-division theme classes. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (000358)

Gender and Sexuality Pathway

Explore the diversity of sexual desire, social relationship, gender politics, cultural artistry, and biological systems. For more information on this pathway see GE Pathway Minor in Gender and Sexualtiy in The University Catalog.

Natural Sciences

1 course selected from:

Arts/Humanities

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
HIST 326	Gender and Sexuality in Modern European History		3.0	FA	GE
This course is also offered as WMST 326. This course explores major themes and developments in the social and cultural history of European women from the 1700s to the present, including changing gender roles, attitudes toward sexuality, reproduction, and the family. In particular, the course examines women's struggle to define themselves and their roles in society and their impact on the social identities of men. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (004531)
HIST 335	Women and Gender in American History		3.0	SP	GE  USD
This course is also offered as WMST 335. Focus on the role gender plays in shaping and defining American history, from colonial times to the present. Analysis of relations between sexes, the family, and the struggle by women to achieve civil rights and social reform. The roles of race and class, and the rise of feminism. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (004541)
HNRS 320W	Science and Human Values -- Honors (W)		3.0	FA	GE  W
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors Program, faculty permission. Critically examines scientific and humanistic world views and sensibilities, directly applying these approaches to contemporary social and personal problems. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (001149)
HNRS 340W	Men, Women & the Land: Myths & Realities (W)		3.0	SP	GE  USD  W
This course is team taught across several disciplines: biology, ecology, political economy, sustainability, intellectual history, and literary and cultural studies. Examines the ways people have thought about their relationship to the world, particularly in North America and the American West. Examines how ideas are shaped by environment, and the ways in which different cultures have affected the environment. This course evaluates the sustainability of past and current relationships to the land, and also considers a number of future possibilities for positive change. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (020913)
HNRS 399W	Honors General Education Thesis (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: Active status in the Honors Program, faculty permission. Independent study of an interdisciplinary topic that satisfies three units of upper-division GE theme requirements. This capstone course is designed to hone your skills in research and writing by working on a topic that grows out of the material you found most intriguing in your other upper-division theme classes. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (000358)
MCGS 310	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues and Identities		3.0	FS	GE  USD
Prerequisites: MCGS 155 or WMST 170 recommended. An exploration of current scholarship in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer theories, issues, and communities. Grounded in feminist scholarship, the course examines LGBTQ identity construction and formation through media, politics, sex/sexuality, science, and the law. Specific focus will vary from semester to semester. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (009639)
MCGS 310W	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues and Identities (W)		3.0	FS	GE  USD  W
Prerequisite: MCGS 155 or WMST 170 recommended. An exploration of current scholarship in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer theories, issues, and communities. Grounded in feminist scholarship, the course examines LGBTQ identity construction and formation through media, politics, sex/sexuality, science, and the law. Specific focus will vary from semester to semester. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021360)
MCGS 315	Performance of Identity		3.0	FS	GE  USD
This course is also offered as THEA 315. A study of identity as expressed through performance in theatre and other media. The course focuses on issues of race, gender, and sexuality. Students see live performances, read classic and contemporary performance texts, and gain exposure to key figures who engage with identity politics in performance in the contemporary consciousness. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (009520)
THEA 315	Performance of Identity		3.0	FS	GE  USD
This course is also offered as MCGS 315. A study of identity as expressed through performance in theatre and other media. The course focuses on issues of race, gender, and sexuality. Students see live performances, read classic and contemporary performance texts, and gain exposure to key figures who engage with identity politics in performance in the contemporary consciousness. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (009520)
WMST 326	Gender and Sexuality in Modern European History		3.0	FA	GE
This course is also offered as HIST 326. This course explores major themes and developments in the social and cultural history of European women from the 1700s to the present, including changing gender roles, attitudes toward sexuality, reproduction, and the family. In particular, the course examines women's struggle to define themselves and their roles in society and their impact on the social identities of men. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (004531)
WMST 335	Women and Gender in American History		3.0	SP	GE  USD
This course is also offered as HIST 335. Focus on the role gender plays in shaping and defining American history, from colonial times to the present. Analysis of relations between sexes, the family, and the struggle by women to achieve civil rights and social reform. The roles of race and class, and the rise of feminism. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (004541)