This is an archive of the 2016-2017 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2016-2017 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2016-2017

The complete list of General Education courses is found below.

ASTR 152. Elementary Astronomy (3)

ASTR 154L. Observational Astronomy (1)

ASTR 352. Current Developments in Astronomy (3)

ASTR 352L. Current Developments in Astronomy Lab (1)

BIOL 100. Introductory Biology (3)

BIOL 100L. Introductory Biology Lab (1)

BIOL 101/L. General Biology and Lab (3/1)

BIOL 241. Human Pregnancy and Embryology (3)

BIOL 241L. Human Pregnancy and Embryology Lab (1)

BIOL 323. Plants and Animals of Southern California (3)

BIOL 325/L. Life in the Sea and Lab (3/1)

BIOL 362/L. Genetics and Society Lab (3/1)

BIOL 392B-F. Field Studies in Biology (1)

CHEM 100. Principles of Chemistry (3)

CHEM 100L. Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (1)

CHEM 101/L. General Chemistry I and Lab (4/1)

CHEM 102/L. General Chemistry II and Lab (4/1)

CHEM 103/L. Introductory Chemistry I and Lab (3/1)

CHEM 104/L. Introductory Chemistry II and Lab (3/1)

CHEM 110. Chemistry in Action (3)

CHEM 110L. Chemistry in Action Lab (1)

GEOG 101. The Physical Environment (3)

GEOG 102. Physical Geography Lab (1)

GEOG 103. Weather (3)

GEOG 105. Weather Lab (1)

GEOG 111/L. Understanding Climate Change and Lab (3/1)

GEOG 311/L. The Atmosphere and Lab (3/1)

GEOG 316. Environmental Geography (3)

GEOG 316L. Environmental Geography Lab (1)

GEOG 365/L. Geomorphology and Lab (3/1)

GEOG 366/L. Geography of Environmental Hazards and Lab (3/1)

GEOL 101. Geology of Planet Earth (3)

GEOL 102. Geology of Planet Earth Lab (1)

GEOL 107/L. Geology Goes Hollywood and Lab (3/1)

GEOL 110. Earth and Life Through Time (3)

GEOL 112. Earth and Life Through Time Lab (1)

GEOL 122. The World Ocean (3)

GEOL 123. World Ocean Lab (1)

GEOL 300. Environmental Geology (3)

GEOL 301. Environmental Geology Lab (1)

PHYS 100A. General Physics I (3)

PHYS 100AL. General Physics I Lab (1)

PHYS 100B. General Physics II (3)

PHYS 100BL. General Physics II Lab (1)

PHYS 220A. Mechanics (3)

PHYS 220AL. Mechanics Lab (1)

PHYS 220B. Electricity and Magnetism (3)

PHYS 220BL. Electricity and Magnetism Lab (1)

PHYS 305/L. Physics of Music and Laboratory (3/1)

SCI 111/L. Understanding Climate Change and Lab (3/1)

SUST 111/L. Understanding Climate Change and Lab (3/1)

AAS 220. Survey of Asian American Literature (3)

AAS 321. Asian American Fiction (3)

AFRS 245. African-American Literature Since 1930 (3)

AFRS 246. Introduction to African-American Drama (3)

AFRS 280. Workshop in Creative Writing for Minority Students (3)

AFRS 282. African Religion in the New World (3)

AFRS 344. Literature of the Caribbean and African Experience (3)

AFRS 346. Contemporary Black Female Writers (3)

ANTH 222. Visions of the Sacred (3)

ANTH 232. Expressive Culture (3)

ANTH 326. Introduction to Folklore (3)

ART 100/L. Introduction to Art Processes and Lab (1/2)

ART 110. World Arts: The Western Tradition (3)

ART 114. World Arts: Asia (3)

ART 124A. Drawing I (3)

ART 140. Beginning Two-Dimensional Design (3)

ART 141. Beginning Three-Dimensional Design (3)

ART 305. Art and Mass Culture (3)

CAS 201. Survey of Central American Literature (3)

CHS 111. The Chicana/o and the Arts (3)

CHS 201. Survey of Mexican Literature in Translation (3)

CHS 280/SL. Workshop in Minority Creative Writing (2/1)

CHS 310. Regional Music of Mexico (3)

CHS 350. Religions and Spiritualities in Chicana/o Communities (3)

CHS 351. Survey of Mexican Philosophical Thought (3)

CHS 380. Chicana/o Literature (3)

CHS 381. Contemporary Chicana Literature (3)

CLAS 315. Greek and Roman Mythology (3)

COMS 104/L. Literature in Performance and Lab (2/1)

CTVA 210. Television-Film Aesthetics (3)

CTVA 309. Film as Literature (3)

ENGL 208. Creative Writing (3)

ENGL 255. Introduction to Literature (3)

ENGL 258. Major English Writers I (3)

ENGL 259. Major English Writers II (3)

ENGL 275. Major American Writers (3)

ENGL 300. Contemporary Literature (3)

ENGL 316. Shakespeare (3)

ENGL 333. Comics and Graphic Novels (3)

ENGL 364. The Short Story (3)

FLIT 250. Traditional Culture of Japan (3)

FLIT 295A. Masterpieces of European Literature I (3)

FLIT 295B. Masterpieces of European Literature II (3)

FLIT 331. Literary Masterpieces of Italian Humanism and Renaissance Literature (3)

FLIT 381. Aspects of the Italian-American Experience in Cinema, Literature, Philosophy and Music (3)

FLIT 383. Hispanic Civilization and Culture: Middle Ages to Golden Age (3)

GWS 230. Women and Entertainment (3)

GWS 360. Feminist Ethics (3)

HIST 150. Western Civilization to 1500 (3)

HIST 151. Western Civilization since 1500 (3)

HIST 303. Themes in Western Civilization Before 1500 (3)

HIST 304. Themes in Western Civilization After 1500 (3)

HUM 101. Forms and Ideas in Humanities (3)

HUM 105. Cultural Eras in Humanities I (3)

HUM 106. Cultural Eras in Humanities II (3)

JS 200. Introduction to Judaism (3)

JS 300. Humanities in Jewish Society: Ancient and Medieval (3)

KIN 139A. Ballet I (1)

KIN 144A. Dance, Modern I (1)

KIN 236. Introduction to Choreography (2)

KIN 236L. Introduction to Choreography and Lab (1)

KIN 380/L. Perspectives of Dance and Lab (2/1)

LING 200. (How) Language Matters (3)

MUS 105. Understanding Music (3)

MUS 106HH. Hip Hop Music (3)

MUS 107. Music Today (3)

MUS 108. Music in Film (3)

MUS 306. Introduction to Jazz (3)

PHIL 150. Introduction to Philosophical Thought (3)

PHIL 165. Today’s Moral Issues (3)

PHIL 170. Philosophy and Popular Culture (3)

PHIL 201. Ancient Philosophy (3)

PHIL 202. Modern Philosophy (3)

PHIL 310. Philosophical Problems (3)

PHIL 325. Philosophy and Biology (3)

PHIL 330. Philosophy of Science (3)

PHIL 349. Contemporary Social and Political Issues (3)

RS 100. Introduction to Religious Studies (3)

RS 101. The Bible (3)

RS 304. Women and Religion (3)

RS 307. Religion in America (3)

RS 310. Religion and Literature (3)

RS 356. Contemporary Religious Thought (3)

RS 361. Contemporary Ethical Issues (3)

RS 370. Religion and Ecology (3)

TH 110. Introduction to Theatre: Text/Drama/Performance (3)

TH 111. Actors and Acting (3)

TH 310. Theatre in Performance (3)

TH 333. The American Musical (3)

AAS 210. History of Asians in America (3)

AAS 350. Asian American Personality and Mental Health (3)

AFRS 201. Economics of the African-American Community I (3)

AFRS 220. Psychological Environment of the African-American (3)

AFRS 221. Social Environment of the African-American (3)

AFRS 222. Elements of the Human Geography of the African-American (3)

AFRS 361. African-American Politics (3)

AIS 222. Gender, Sexuality, and American Indian Communities (3)

ANTH 150. The Human Adventure: Introduction to Anthropology (3)

ANTH 151. Physical Anthropology (3)

ANTH 152. Culture and Human Behavior (3)

ANTH 153. Temples, Tombs and Treasures? An Introduction to Archaeology (3)

ANTH 212. Anthropology of Sex (3)

ANTH 302. Introduction to Applied Anthropology (3)

ANTH 305. Individual and Culture (3)

ANTH 319. World Prehistory (3)

ANTH 341. Bones: An Introduction to the Study of Human Remains (3)

CADV 150. Foundations of Child and Adolescent Development (3)

CAS 309. Ancient to Pre-Modern History of the Central American People (3)

CAS 310. Modern History of the Central American People (3)

CAS 368. Central American Revolutionary Movements (3)

CAS 369. Contemporary Social Movements in Central America (3)

CHS 345. History of the Mexican Peoples (3)

CHS 346. History of the Chicana/Mexicana (3)

CHS 361. Urbanization and the Chicana/o (3)

CHS 366. Women in Latin America (3)

ECON 156. Introduction to Economic Analysis and Policy (3)

ECON 160. Principles of Microeconomics (3)

ECON 161. Principles of Macroeconomics (3)

ECON 300. Economic Principles and Problems (3)

ECON 310. Price Theory and Applications (3)

ECON 311. Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve (3)

ECON 360. Environmental Economics (3)

GEOG 107. Introduction to Human Geography (3)

GEOG 150. World Geography (3)

GEOG 170. Water Resources of California (3)

GEOG 301. Cultural Geography (3)

GEOG 321. United States (3)

GEOG 330. California (3)

GEOG 350. Metropolitan Los Angeles (3)

GEOG 351. Urban Geography (3)

GEOG 370. Water, Society, and the Environment (3)

GWS 220. Men, Masculinity and Patriarchy (3)

GWS 222. Gender, Sexuality, and American Indian Communities (3)

GWS 320. Women and Urban Life/Urban Space (3)

GWS 340. Women, Gender and Global Development (3)

GWS 370. Women and Violence (3)

HIST 110. World History to 1500 (3)

HIST 111. World History Since 1500 (3)

HIST 305. Cultural History of the United States (3)

HIST 341. Modern Europe Since 1815 (3)

HIST 342. The World Since 1945 (3)

HIST 350. History of Women (3)

HIST 380. Los Angeles: Past, Present, Future (3)

HSCI 132. History of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (3)

HSCI 345. Public Health Issues (3)

JS 318. Applied Jewish Ethics (3)

MKT 350. Consumer Information in the Digital Age (3)

POLS 156. Introduction to Comparative Politics (3)

POLS 225. Elements of International Relations (3)

POLS 310. Problems of Political Economy (3)

POLS 350. Great Questions in Politics (3)

POLS 380. Los Angeles: Past, Present, Future (3)

PSY 150. Introduction to Psychology (3)

PSY 200. Introduction to Lifespan Psychology (3)

PSY 245. Psychology of Social Issues (3)

PSY 312. Psychological Aspects of Parenthood (3)

PSY 352. Motivation (3)

PSY 365. Introduction to Gerontology (3)

RS 240. Approaches to the History of Religions (3)

SOC 150. Introductory Sociology (3)

SOC 200. Social Crises of Today (3)

SOC 305. Culture and Personality (3)

SOC 324. Sociology of Sex and Gender (3)

SUST 300. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Sustainability (3)

URBS 150. The Urban Scene (3)

URBS 310. Growth and Sustainable Development of Cities (3)

URBS 380. Los Angeles: Past, Present, Future (3)

AAS 230. Asian Americans and the Media (3)

AAS 390/F. Asian American Communities: Field Practicum (2/1)

AFRS 110. Fundamentals of Business Organization and Management (3)

AFRS 210. Consumer Behavior in the African American Community (3)

AFRS 337. Black Images on the Silver Screen (3)

AIS 301. American Indians and Popular Culture (3)

ART 151. Photography as Art (3)

ART 201. Introduction to Web Art (3)

BIOL 285. Biology of Cancer (2)

BIOL 327. Ecology and People (3)

BIOL 375. Emerging Issues in Regenerative Medicine (3)

BLAW 108. The Citizen and Civil Law (3)

BLAW 280. Business Law I (3)

BLAW 368. Law, Business and Ethics (3)

BUS 104. Introduction to Business (3)

BUS 480. The San Fernando Valley: Research on Local Issues (3)

CADV 310. Developmental Impacts of Abuse and Neglect (3)

CAS 270/F. Fieldwork in Central American Communities (1/2)

CD 361. Language Development in Children (3)

CHS 270SOC/F. Field Work in Barrio Studies (1/2)

CHS 360. Political Organizations and Social Movements of the Barrio (3)

CHS 390. Alternative Chicano Press (3)

CM 336/L. Fundamentals of Green Buildings and Lab (2/1)

COMP 100. Computers: Their Impact and Use (3)

COMP 300. Computer Fluency (3)

COMS 150. Introduction to Communication Studies (3)

COMS 251. Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (3)

COMS 323. Group Communication (3)

COMS 360. Communication and the Sexes (3)

CTVA 100. Introduction to Mass Communication Arts (3)

ENGL 306. Report Writing (3)

ENGL 313. Studies in Popular Culture (3)

EOH 101. Introduction to Environmental Health (3)

EOH 353. Global Perspective of Environmental Health (3)

FCS 207. Nutrition for Life (3)

FCS 315. Issues in Housing (3)

FCS 323. Family and Individual Money Management (3)

FCS 324. Consumer Rights, Issues and Problems (3)

FCS 330. Child Growth and Development I (3)

FCS 340. Marriage and Family Relations (3)

FIN 102. Financial Literacy (3)

FIN 302. Personal Finance (3)

FLIT 234. Virtual Study Abroad (3)

GEOG 108. Earth From Above (3)

GEOG 206/L. Introduction to Geographical Information Science and Lab (2/1)

GEOL 104. Living with Earthquakes in California (3)

GWS 305CS. Gender and Women’s Studies Community Service (3)

HIST 366. Popular Culture and Society in Latin America (3)

HSCI 131. Health and Society (3)

HSCI 170. Emergency Health Procedures (2)

HSCI 231. Women and Health (3)

HSCI 336. Health Aspects of Drug Use (3)

HSCI 337. Nutrition and Health (3)

JOUR 100. Mass Communication (3)

JOUR 390. Freedom of the Press (3)

JS 390CS. Service Learning in the Jewish Community (3)

KIN 115A. Adapted and Therapeutic Exercise (1-1-1-1)

KIN 116A. Adapted Sports I (1-1)

KIN 117. Adapted Aquatic Exercise (1-1-1)

KIN 118. Adapted Self-Defense (1-1-1)

KIN 122A. Badminton I (1)

KIN 124A. Basketball I (1)

KIN 125A. Fitness for Life (1)

KIN 126A. Strength Training (1)

KIN 128. Fitness Walking (1)

KIN 129A. Running Conditioning I (1)

KIN 130A. Karate I (1)

KIN 131A. Taekwondo (1)

KIN 132A. Aikido (1)

KIN 133A. Tai Chi Ch’uan (1)

KIN 134. Shaolin Kung Fu (1)

KIN 135A. Aerobic Dance I (1)

KIN 136A. Aqua Aerobics (1)

KIN 142B. Dance, Latin Dance II (1)

KIN 147. Pilates (1)

KIN 148. Dance Conditioning and Somatic Practices (1)

KIN 149. Yoga (1)

KIN 152A. Soccer I (1)

KIN 153. Sexual Assault Defense for Women (1)

KIN 154. Sexual Assault Defense for Men (1)

KIN 155A. Golf I (1)

KIN 164A. Handball I (1)

KIN 167A. Racquetball I (1)

KIN 171A. Softball I (1)

KIN 172. Ultimate Frisbee (1)

KIN 177A. Swimming for Non-swimmers (1)

KIN 178A. Swimming I (1)

KIN 179A. Swimming Conditioning (1)

KIN 185A. Tennis I (1)

KIN 191A. Track and Field I (1)

KIN 195A. Volleyball I (1)

KIN 195S. Sand Volleyball (1)

LING 310. Language and the Law (3)

ME 322. Principles of Recycling and Municipal Solid Waste Management (3)

MSE 105. Introduction to Computer-Aided Graphics Tools (3)

MSE 106. Introduction to CAD Animation (3)

MSE 303. Innovation, Invention and Technology (3)

PHIL 180. Human Nature and the Meaning of Life (3)

PHIL 305. Business Ethics and Public Policy (3)

QS 302. L.A. in Transit: Communities, Organizations and Politics (3)

RTM 251. Recreation and the Natural Environment (3)

RTM 278. Recreation and Leisure in Contemporary Society (3)

RTM 310/L. Adventure Recreation and Human Relations and Lab (2/1)

RTM 352. Play and Human Potential (3)

RTM 353/L. Literature of the Wilderness Experience and Lab (2/1)

SCI 100. Science for Life (3)

SUST 310. Best Practices in Sustainability (3)

UNIV 100. Freshman Seminar (3)

AAS 100. Introduction to Asian American Studies (3)

AAS 340. Asian American Women (3)

AAS 345. Contemporary Issues in Asian American Studies (3)

AAS 360. Asian American Immigration-Global Perspective (3)

AFRS 100. Introduction to Black Studies and Culture (3)

AFRS 165. Introduction to Pan Africanism (3)

AFRS 226. Traditional African Cultures (3)

AFRS 300. Contemporary Issues in the African-American Community (3)

AFRS 320. African-American Personality Development (3)

AFRS 322. African-American Family (3)

AFRS 324. The Black Woman in Contemporary Times (3)

AFRS 325. The Black Man in Contemporary Times (3)

AFRS 366. Colonialism in Africa (3)

AIS 101. Introduction to American Indian Studies (3)

AIS 304. American Indian Law and Policy (3)

AIS 333. American Indian Philosophy (3)

ANTH 108. Latin American Cultures (3)

ANTH 308. Gender and Culture (3)

ANTH 310. Language in Culture: Anthropological Linguistics (3)

ANTH 315. Third World Cultures (3)

ANTH 345. Diversity in the United States (3)

ARAB 101. Elementary Arabic I (4)

ARAB 102. Elementary Arabic II (4)

ARMN 101. Elementary Armenian I (3)

ARMN 102. Elementary Armenian II (3)

ARMN 310. Armenian Culture (3)

ARMN 360. Changing Roles of Armenian Women (3)

ART 112. World Arts: Africa, Oceania and the Americas (3)

ART 315. World Perspectives in Art History (3)

BLAW 391. Women and the Law (3)

CAS 100. Introduction to Central American Studies (3)

CAS 102. The Salvadoran Experience (3)

CAS 311. The Central American Diaspora (3)

CAS 365. Changing Roles of Central American Women (3)

CHIN 101. Elementary Mandarin Chinese I (4)

CHIN 102. Elementary Mandarin Chinese II (4)

CHIN 201. Intermediate Mandarin Chinese I (3)

CHIN 202. Intermediate Mandarin Chinese II (3)

CHS 100. Chicana/o Culture (3)

CHS 101. Spanish for Chicanos I (3)

CHS 102. Spanish for Chicanos II (3)

CHS 246. Contemporary Issues of the Chicana (3)

CHS 333. Language and Society: Chicanas/os and Other Language Minority Children (3)

CHS 364. World Migration and the Chicana/o (3)

CHS 365. Third World Women and the Chicana (3)

CLAS 101L. Elementary Latin I (3)

COMS 356. Intercultural Communication (3)

ENGL 311. History of African-American Writing (3)

ENGL 371. Issues in Jewish-American Writing (3)

FLIT 150. Gateways to Western Civilization: Greece and Rome (3)

FLIT 321. Business Culture in Europe (3)

FLIT 370. Modern Japanese Culture (3)

FLIT 371. Modern Italian Culture (3)

FLIT 380. Cultural Development of Modern Russia and Eastern Europe (3)

FREN 101. Elementary French I (4)

FREN 102. Elementary French II (4)

FREN 200. Beginning French Conversation (3)

FREN 204. Review of French Grammar (3)

GEOG 318. Europe (3)

GEOG 322. Latin America (3)

GEOG 324. China (3)

GEOG 326. Africa (3)

GEOG 334. Geography of Oceania (3)

GWS 100. Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies (3)

GWS 110. Women, Work and Family (3)

GWS 300. Women as Agents of Change (3)

GWS 351. Gender, Race, Class and Sexuality (3)

HEBR 101. Elementary Hebrew I (4)

HEBR 102. Elementary Hebrew II (4)

HIST 161. Survey of the History of Latin America (3)

HIST 185. Civilization of the Middle East (3)

HIST 192. History of Modern East Asia (3)

HIST 210. A History of the Jewish People (3)

HIST 349A. Women in American History Through 1848 (3)

HIST 349B. Women in American History Since 1848 (3)

HIST 369. History of American Indians (3)

ITAL 101. Elementary Italian I (4)

ITAL 102. Elementary Italian II (4)

ITAL 201. Intermediate Italian I (3)

ITAL 202. Intermediate Italian II (3)

ITAL 204. Intermediate Italian Grammar and Composition (3)

JAPN 101. Elementary Japanese I (4)

JAPN 102. Elementary Japanese II (4)

JAPN 201. Intermediate Japanese I (4)

JAPN 202. Intermediate Japanese II (4)

JAPN 204. Kanji II (3)

JAPN 205. Kanji III (3)

JOUR 371. Women, Men and Media (3)

JOUR 372. Diversity and the Media (3)

JS 210. History of the Jewish People (3)

JS 330. Women in the Jewish Experience (3)

KIN 385. Women in Sport (3)

KOR 101. Elementary Korean I (4)

KOR 102. Elementary Korean II (4)

KOR 201. Intermediate Korean I (3)

KOR 202. Intermediate Korean II (3)

LING 250. Language(s) in California (3)

LING 325. Language, Gender, and Identity (3)

MSE 302. Women in Mathematics, Science and Engineering (3)

MUS 309. Traditional Music of the U.S. (3)

MUS 310. Understanding World Cultures Through Music (3)

PERS 101. Elementary Persian I (4)

PERS 102. Elementary Persian II (4)

PERS 201. Intermediate Persian I (3)

PHIL 333. American Indian Philosophy (3)

PHIL 343. Indian Philosophy (3)

PHIL 344. Chinese Philosophy (3)

PHIL 348. Philosophy and Feminism (3)

POLS 197. Racial and Ethnic Politics (3)

POLS 321. Comparative Political Ideologies (3)

POLS 332. Politics of Latin America (3)

QS 301. Perspectives in Queer Studies (3)

RS 150. World Religions (3)

RS 306. American Religious Diversity (3)

RS 350. Religion, Violence and World Peace (3)

RS 365. Islam (3)

RS 378. American Jewish Experience (3)

RS 380. Asian Religions: Communal Traditions and Transitions (3)

RS 385. Hinduism (3)

RS 390. Buddhism (3)

RTM 330. Women, Leisure and Ethnicity in the United States (3)

RUSS 101. Elementary Russian I (4)

RUSS 102. Elementary Russian II (4)

RUSS 200. Beginning Russian Conversation (3)

RUSS 201. Intermediate Russian (3)

RUSS 202. Intermediate Russian Reading (3)

SOC 306. Jewish Communal and Family Structure (3)

SOC 307. Ethnic Diversity in America (3)

SOC 333. Chinese Society (3)

SOC 335. Jewish Identity in the U.S. (3)

SPAN 101. Elementary Spanish I (4)

SPAN 102. Elementary Spanish II and (4)

SPAN 103. Elementary Written Spanish I (3)

SPAN 210. Intermediate Spanish Conversation (3)

SPAN 210A/L. Communicating in Spanish and Lab (2/1)

SPAN 220A. Intermediate Spanish I (3)

SPAN 220B. Intermediate Spanish II (3)

SPED 200SL. Introduction to Disability Studies (3)

TH 325. World Drama and Performance (3)

URBS 350. Cities of the Developing World (3)