Survey of research on Asians in America, including: history, community life, language experience, arts, education, politics and economics. Emphasizes research on Americans of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian, South Asian and Pacific Island ancestry. Available for Section B of the Multicultural Requirement for Credential Candidates. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Multidisciplinary analysis of women in the diverse Asian American communities. Study of the historical, social, political and economic factors that have impacted the role and status of Asian Pacific American women in U.S. society. Regular writing assignments required. Available for Gender and Women’s Studies Minor, Ethnic Studies and Diversity. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Critical analysis of contemporary issues confronting Asian Americans in the U.S. Emphasis placed on social and economic issues such as immigration, education, employment, health and inter-ethnic and intra-Asian conflict. Regular writing assignments required. Available for Section B, Multicultural Requirement for Credential Candidates. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Prerequisites: Completion of the lower division writing requirement and Junior or Senior standing. Examines Asian immigration to the U.S. from a world systems perspective. Examines immigration process and the implication of this process for contemporary interest in the Pacific Rim. Topics include origins of Asian Immigration, major U.S. immigration legislation, demographic structure of contemporary Asian immigration and cross-cultural comparisons of other world groups. Regular writing assignments required. Meets the Ethnic Studies Requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Recommended Preparatory: Another course in AAS (not writing or speech). This upper division course examines the experiences, realities and identities of an Asian ethnic American group or a subgroup of Asian American Pacific Islander Desi Americans (e.g., Filipino Vietnamese, Korean, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, South Asian, Pacific Islander) from the past to the present. This course comparatively examines the nexus between historical events and contemporary issues facing a selected Asian Pacific Islander Desi (APIDA) community and its experiences in various sectors of U.S. society: labor, family, politics, immigration, education, media, and the arts. This course will feature a specific Asian ethnic or Asian panethnic group to be chosen by the instructor. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Overview of Black culture, including history, religion, social organization, politics, economics, psychology, and creative production, with a survey of the key concepts and fundamental literature in each area. The discipline of Africana Studies is also presented in terms of its origins and distinguishing theories and methods. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES)
Comprehensive overview of the African societies and cultures from the earliest times to the 20th century. Case studies in ethnology, kinship and marriage, economic and political institutions, religion and philosophy, the arts and the interaction between the traditional African cultures and the non-African cultures. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. In-depth exploration of the social, political, cultural, and economic issues in the African-American community. Provides insight on the extent to which these issues affect the black individual and family in their interaction with the majority American society. Available for Section B of the Multicultural Requirement for Credential Candidates. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisites: AFRS 220 and/or an introductory course in Psychology; Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of the psychological manifestations of oppression of the African-American. Emphasis on the understanding and analysis of psychological stress, the assessment of this phenomenon and discussion of the solutions for the creation of a positive self-concept in African-American people. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Summarizes structural evaluation and role formation of the family. Presents an overview of the traditional African family and socialization process. Focuses on the impact of slavery and post-slavery institutions on the formation of the black family in America. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines the social, political and psychological forces impacting the lives of black women and focuses on their expectations, opportunities, problems and goals in contemporary society. Also studies the black woman’s contribution to the family and the community. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines the social, political and psychological forces affecting the lives of black men and focuses on their expectations, opportunities, problems and goals in contemporary society. Studies contributions of the black male and his relationships to the family, community and American society. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Comprehensive overview of the motives of the European colonizers of Africa and the methods they used in their colonial pursuits. Consequences of the colonization of Africa and the slave trade. African liberation movements. Case studies of colonialism in specific regions and/or specific countries. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Introduction to traditional and contemporary American Indian cultures with an interdisciplinary approach to the history, social institutions, religion, literature, arts and inter-ethnic relations of First People Nations. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: AIS 101. Examines the impact of the multi-jurisdictional indigenous social control mechanisms on U.S. state and federal law and policies. Major focus is on the unique legal relationship that exists between Indian governments and state and federal governments. Issues, including criminal justice, child welfare, education, gaming, healthcare, art, land ownership and religious and treaty rights, are examined. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of American Indian literatures, which may include traditional oral forms, autobiographies, and contemporary poetry and prose. Students who have taken AIS 314 will not receive credit for AIS 318. (Cross-listed with ENGL 318.) (Available for General Education, C2 Humanities or F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. A survey of American Indian philosophy from issues arising out of oral traditions, to early colonial Indigenous impacts on American democracy and pragmatism, to recent work on knowledge, value, and being as well as applied issues such as tribal sovereignty and the environment. (Cross-listed with PHIL 333.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Study of major social institutions and lifestyles in Central and South America focusing on contemporary peoples, their traditional cultural base and current cultural changes. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Discussion of gender in Western and non-Western, modernizing, industrializing, and globalizing societies; gender and the impact of cultural change. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of basic linguistic concepts in cultural contexts; an examination of language diversity and sociocultural factors of language use. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Compares and contrasts the world’s diverse cultures and societies and examines their current and ever changing relationships in anthropological perspective. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisites: ANTH 150 or ANTH 152; Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examination of individual and group identity, including the interaction of diverse subcultures in the United States. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Arabic was the language of instruction. This is an elementary course on the fundamentals of Arabic, including grammatical structures, reading and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: ARAB 101 or instructor consent. Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Arabic was the language of instruction. ARAB 102 is the continuation of the study of the fundamentals of Arabic: grammatical structures, reading, practice in spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Not open to students who have attended schools where Armenian is the language of instruction. Study of the fundamentals of Armenian, including alphabet and additional sounds, grammatical structure, reading, writing and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: ARMN 101 or instructor consent. Not open to students who have attended schools where Armenian is the language of instruction. Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of Armenian. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Covers all aspects of the Armenian culture from ancient civilization to modern day life both in Armenia and in the diaspora. Introduces the Armenian culture, including language, literature, history (including waves of immigration to the U.S. and the genocide of 1915), religion, political parties, music, visual and performing arts, architecture, tapestry, customs, holidays and ethnic food. Daily class participation and regular written assignments are required. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisites: Upper division standing; Completion of the lower division writing requirement. The course explores changing roles of Armenian women with particular emphasis on new definitions and options in the family, community and society. The course perspective is international and comparative, with significant focus on Armenia and the diaspora. Also, the course concentrates on the educational, economic and political changes that support the upward movement of women in the U.S. Students will explore available resources and organizations within Armenian communities and gain appreciation of the roles of women as agents of change. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Survey of the visual arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas emphasizing historical, religious and sociocultural contexts. Discussion, research and writing on the visual arts, including painting, sculpture, architecture, book arts, ceramics, textiles and body arts. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. An introduction to the analysis of art in the context of world cultures. Illustrated lectures explore the artistic responses to universal human needs and experiences: food and shelter, identity, community and death. Art majors may not count this course in the major. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Recommended Corequisites or Preparatory for Business majors: BUS 312 and BUS 302L. Study of several areas of law affecting the past and current legal status of women. Includes constitutional law, employment law and health law. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course examines how perspectives on racism and other types of oppression influence children’s development with a particular emphasis on the role of parents and caregivers. Topics include privilege, facilitating positive social identity development, navigating discrimination, oppression, classism, and the impact of anti-oppressive parenting on multiple levels. Intersectionality of race and other social identities will also be addressed. (Available for General Education, D1 Social Sciences or F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Comparative, historical introduction to political, cultural and socioeconomic aspects of the Central American experience both in Central America and in the United States. Considers the question of whether there can be a single Central American identity in light of the great variety of experiences of race, gender, ethnicity and social class in the Central American community. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES)
Introduction to the political, economic, social and cultural realities of Salvadoran life in El Salvador and in the U.S. Emphasis is on various aspects of the institutional and private life of Salvadoran communities. The course is framed by historical and contemporary comparisons with other Central American national groups with respect to their experiences of race, ethnicity, class, gender and national identity. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Comparative survey of the socioeconomic conditions and cultural life of Central American peoples in the U.S. today, particularly in California. Issues of immigration, employment, income, education, gender, family, language, national identity, acculturation and political participation will be examined. Discussion of Central American diaspora communities in other parts of the world also may be included. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: Either CAS 100 or CAS 102. Comparative examination of the shifting cultural, political, economic and sex/gender roles that have shaped the lives of Central American women, including women’s roles prior to and after the revolutionary movements. Also includes discussions of women activists and women’s movements in various Central American communities both in the U.S. and in Central America; the search of Central American women for identity in the U.S.; and women’s contributions to art, music, poetry, literature, politics and culture. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Prerequisite: Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Mandarin was the language of instruction. Study of the fundamentals of Mandarin Chinese, including grammatical structure, alphabet, writing and practice of the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: CHIN 101 or instructor consent. Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Mandarin was the language of instruction. Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of Mandarin, including grammatical structures, reading, writing, practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Introductory study of cultural, economic, educational and political issues as they impact the Chicana/o in the U.S. Includes a study of the contributions that Chicana/os have made in these areas. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES)
CHS 101 is designed for students who have had some exposure to Spanish, either at home or in their community. While these students may have a higher degree of communicative proficiency than those whose first and primary contact with Spanish occurs in the classroom, they sometimes lack critical exposure to and training in Spanish morphology, syntax, and grammatical structures. This course is developed specifically to address language learning for heritage speakers and provides such training through a variety of activities that focus on further the development of speaking, reading, and writing skills. This course will also help students attain a greater awareness of the history, character, and importance of Hispanic and Latino communities in the U.S. Diverse sociolinguistic aspects of the langue will be explored including such topics as language maintenance and development, demographics, diversity, the standard variety and bidialectalism. The course will be conducted in Spanish and will consist of lectures, selected readings, oral presentations, and various projects based on fieldwork. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
CHS 102 is developed specifically to address language learning for heritage speakers. This course provides such training through a variety of activities that focus on further development of speaking, reading, and writing skills beyond the level attained in CHS 101. This course will also help students understand the history, character, and importance of the Hispanic and Latinx communities that form such a substantial part of the U.S. Diverse sociolinguistic aspects of the language will be explored including such topics as language maintenance and development, changing demographics, diversity, the standard variety and bidialectalism. CHS 102 is designed as a continuation of CHS 101 and it is for students who have comprehension and fair fluency in Spanish. The course will be conducted in Spanish and will consist of lectures, students’ presentations of selected readings and a final group project based on fieldwork. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Using a sociological framework for understanding the contemporary experiences of Mexican American women in the U.S., focuses on the sexual division of labor in families, the workplace and community. Each section explores the variation and heterogeneity in women’s class, ethnic/racial and gender identity. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Overview of social, educational and linguistic factors that influence language development among Chicanas/os and other language minority children. Introduces students to theories and processes of first and second language acquisition and relates these to the language development and educational needs of Chicana/Latino and other immigrant children. The course emphasizes a broad understanding of first and second language acquisition processes, an applied linguistics orientation and an overview of individual and social aspects of bilingualism and the schooling experiences of Latinos and other immigrant children. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Explores the historical and material causes of world migration from underdeveloped countries. Compares Mexican immigration to the U.S. with those of other underdeveloped and developing nations. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Comparison of Chicana and Third World women in the U.S. and the world community. Effects of colonialism, changes in the mode of production and liberation movements are studied within the U.S. and the Third World communities. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (ES) (WI)
Introduction to the structure of Latin, with emphasis on reading Latin and on the role of Latin to the development of English. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Cultural factors in interpersonal communication, such as perception, roles, language codes and nonverbal communication. Students will apply and evaluate theories of intercultural communication. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Explores various approaches to the relationship between gender and communication. Emphasis is given to the critical analysis of how communication practices construct and enact gender. Strategies for fostering communication competence with regards to gender will be discussed. (Available for General Education, E Lifelong Learning or F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course explores historical, cultural, and stylistic aspects of dance and movement arts. (Cross-listed with KIN 384.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of representative works of African American literature with attention to major genres and historical periods from early African American literature to the contemporary era including, but not limited to, slave narratives, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Arts Movement, and more recent literature. Critical writing required. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of American Indian literature, which may include traditional oral forms, autobiographies, and contemporary poetry and prose. Students who have taken ENGL 314 will not receive credit for ENGL 318. (Cross-listed with AIS 318.) (Available for General Education, C2 Humanities or F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of Jewish writing in America as it affects the relationship between Jewish issues and themes and American culture, based on the works of such authors as I. B. Singer, Roth, Bellow, Malamud, Cahan, Paley, Olsen, Shapiro, Ozick and Potok. Critical writing required. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: May not be taken by students who have completed FLIT 350. Basic elements of modern civilization have their origins in Greece and Rome. Emphasis on historical development and on their impact on contemporary society. Conducted in English. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: No background knowledge of Japan or the language is required. Explores the country that quickly modernized and Westernized to become an economic and industrial force in the world and yet remains distinctly Asian. Examines the Japanese people and culture, their recent changes and the current critical issues in Japan, such as changes in the basic values, philosophy and behavior that the recent political, economic and social situations have wrought. Compares the interpretations and presentations of Japanese culture made by the Japanese and the non-Japanese, and by scholars and popular writers, to learn to critically look at issues from various perspectives. Conducted in English. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of contemporary Italy. Captures the major literary and cultural aspects and examines the social relations, customs, traditions and productive forces that have contributed to the emergence of Italy as a leading industrial European country. Conducted in English. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines the cultural history and current developments of the Slavic people in the Russian States and Eastern Europe, and traces the role of these people in American culture and society. Conducted in English. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where French was the language of instruction. Study of the fundamentals of French, including grammatical structures, reading and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisites: FREN 101. Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where French was the language of instruction. Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of French, including grammatical structures, reading and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examination of the physical, historical, cultural, economic and political factors that have shaped the contemporary European landscapes. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Spatial and ecological survey of the environment, cultures, economies and societies of the Latin American nations. Emphasizes the changing settlement geography and pays special attention to Brazil and the Andean countries. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Geographical analysis of the peoples and culture of China, emphasizing features important to an understanding of China’s cultural and regional diversity and contemporary problems. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Geographical analysis of the peoples and cultures of Africa, emphasizing features important to an understanding of Africa’s cultural and regional diversity and contemporary problems. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Cultural and regional geography of Oceania, including Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific nations, territories and protectorates. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Interdisciplinary study of women in American society, including such topics as social conditions, laws, symbols, values, communication and power. (Available for General Education, C2 Humanities or F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Focuses on historical and contemporary relationship between home and community work and the marketplace within which women perform. Examines the differences in experience of work and family as these are shaped by race, class, gender and sexuality. (Available for General Education, D1 Social Sciences or F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: GWS 100 or GWS 110, or consent of instructor. New definitions and options for women within the family, community and society. Students study and report on women’s resources and organizations for change within the local community, as well as on the national and international scene. (Available for General Education, D1 Social Sciences or F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines historical and contemporary issues surrounding the diversity of women living in the U.S. and other cultures. Gender, race, socioeconomic class and sexuality are presented as central theoretical concepts and as conditions of experience that affect all women and men, as well as being primary categories of social relations for us all cross-culturally. (Available for General Education, C2 Humanities or D1 Social Sciences or F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Hebrew was the language of instruction. Study of the fundamentals of Hebrew, including grammatical structure, reading and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: HEBR 101 or instructor consent. Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Hebrew was the language of instruction. HEBR 102 is the continuation of the study of the fundamentals of Hebrew: grammatical structures, reading, practice in spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Learn about the important historical contributions made by indigenous peoples, Africans, Europeans, and immigrants from all over the globe to the rich history of what comes to be known as Latin America. Explore the history of the Maya, Mexica, and Inca civilizations. Understand the violent encounters between indigenous peoples and Europeans; the rise of independent states; the revolutions that rocked Haiti, Mexico, and Cuba; and the most pressing issues facing Latin America today. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC)
Explore the historical development of various regions from North Africa to Southwest Asia. Examine milestones in the history of this part of the world including the emergence of Islam, Abbasid culture, the Mongol conquests, gunpowder empires, European imperialism, and the rise of modern Middle Eastern states. Understand the diversity of experiences that continue to shape these areas into the present. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Learn about the historical roots of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese societies from the 1700s to the present. Consider the scars left by Western imperialism in the 1800s. Trace the emergence of nationalist movements. Examine Japanese imperialism in Asia and the impact of the Second World War. Explore the communist revolution in China. Discover how East Asian leaders took advantage of the Cold War and globalization to transform their economies into powerhouses. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC)
Study of the Jewish people from their beginnings in the ancient Near East to the establishment of the modern state of Israel. (Cross-listed with JS 210.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Explore the history of American women from indigenous societies to the first women’s movement. Examine the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. See how women navigated a biased legal system. Understand the limits of citizenship in early America. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of women’s roles and status since 1848. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Challenge common American stereotypes of native peoples propagated in films and other media. Gain an understanding of the diverse cultures and experiences of native communities within the present-day borders of the United States. Explore themes of indigenous identity, historical trauma, and resilience. Examine how American Indians survived, resisted, and adapted to colonial and national forces. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Italian was the language of instruction. Study of the fundamentals of Italian: grammatical structures, reading, practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: ITAL 101 or instructor consent. Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Italian was the language of instruction. Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of Italian, including grammatical structures, reading and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: ITAL 102. May not be challenged if principal schooling has been in Italian. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Japanese was the language of instruction. Study of the fundamentals of Japanese, including grammatical structure, reading and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: JAPN 101 or instructor consent. Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Japanese was the language of instruction. Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of Japanese, including grammatical structures, reading and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: JAPN 102 or equivalent. Japanese students with sufficient oral fluency and knowledge of fewer than 100 kanji may enroll in 201 only. Study of grammar, sentence patterns and writing. May not be challenged. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: JAPN 201 or equivalent. Students with sufficient oral proficiency and knowledge of fewer than 250 kanji may enroll in 202 only. May not be challenged. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: JAPN 102 or equivalent. Can be taken concurrently with JAPN 201. Students learn to read and write 500 basic kanji characters, and learn to use them in context. The course will provide students with the opportunity to further their study of Japanese language and culture and to increase functional language competence. Reading comprehension and writing skills will be targeted with the use of readings, compositions and exercises, including web-based programs and reading materials. The course will include formal study of language structure, although not as the central focus of the course content. The course will be particularly helpful to students planning on learning as many kanji as possible, and eventually all the 1,950 “Kanji for Common Use.” (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines media representation of gender and sexual identity and ways in which the media culture shapes gender roles, expectations, and stereotypes. Particular emphasis on applying critical thinking, research and writing skills to analyze gendered portrayals, policies and practices in television, film, magazines, music, video games, news, advertising, and social media, and to develop strategies that empower gender equality in society. Special attention to historical and contemporary contributions and responsibilities of women media professionals. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Analysis of media portrayals and audience perceptions of racial, ethnic and sociopolitical groups, and the roles and responsibilities of mainstream and specialty media in a democratic society. Particular emphasis on applying critical thinking, research and writing skills to analyze media policies and practices and on developing strategies for multiculturalism. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Study of the Jewish people from their beginning in the ancient Near East to the establishment of the modern state of Israel. (Cross-listed with HIST 210.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: SOC 150. This course uses the perspectives and tools of sociology to explore how different cultural and social structures affect Jewish families and communities throughout the Jewish diaspora. (Cross-listed with SOC 306.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines a minority culture–women in Jewish communities from antiquity to the present. Course perspective is international, with significant focus on Mediterranean, West Asian and African Jewish societies. Contemporary topics such as sexuality, creative ritual, Israeli/Palestinian politics, and body image also are discussed. (Cross-listed with GWS 330.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: SOC 150. This course is a social-scientific study of American Jewish religious and ethnic identity. It focuses on the social institutions and processes involved in Jewish identity, and compares the experience of Jews with other religious, ethnic, and cultural groups in the U.S. (Cross-listed with SOC 335.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Seeks to describe the experience of the Jewish religion-ethnic community in America with reference to its own historic background and development and the relationship of the community to the general American culture and to other particular subcultures or ethnic groups. Emphasizes distinctive Jewish values and customs and evaluates their contribution to American culture. Studies contrasts between religious and secular understandings of Jewishness, between different strands of Jewish immigration and between Jewish experience in different regions of the U.S. (Cross-listed with RS 378.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course explores historical, cultural, and stylistic aspects of dance and movement arts. (Cross-listed with DANC 384.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of women’s past and present involvement with sport. Examines the social, cultural and developmental implications of sport participation. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Korean was the language of instruction. Study of the fundamentals of Korean: alphabet and additional sounds, grammatical structure, reading, writing and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: KOR 101 or instructor consent. Not open to students with oral proficiency or who attended schools where Korean was the language of instruction. Study of the fundamentals of Korean, including alphabet and additional sounds, grammatical structure, reading, writing and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
What are the languages of California? Who speaks them? What can discovering and examining the range of indigenous, diasporic and emerging languages in California tell us about our own relationships to language and languages, individually and collectively? This course looks at these questions, investigating, through its survey of California’s languages, some fundamental linguistic and sociolinguistic ideas about language and languages. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course studies language as a major factor in our formation of our self-identity and our conceptualization of ourselves and others as male or female. It provides a comprehensive introduction from a linguistic perspective to issues of language, gender, identity and power. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Exploration of the activities, contributions, and struggles of women in mathematics, science, engineering and related areas and professions, such as computer science. Research on individual women engaged in these fields. Investigation of different international, ethnic and culture-based practices and perspectives. Consideration of policy-related issues and intervention strategies addressing the participation and achievement of women in pertinent areas of study. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. In-depth study of musical traditions identified with representative ethnic groups in the U.S. Course examines musical structure and performance practices, as well as functions and implications of the music within the cultures involved. Regular written assignments required. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. In-depth study of several representative non-Western music cultures. Course examines musical structure and performance practices, as well as functions and implications of the music within the cultures involved. Regular written assignments required. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Persian was the language of instruction. Study of the fundamentals of Persian, including grammatical structure, alphabet, writing and practice of the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: PERS 101 or instructor consent. Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Persian was the language of instruction. Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of Persian, including grammatical structures, reading, writing, practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. A survey of American Indian philosophy from issues arising out of oral traditions, to early colonial Indigenous impacts on American democracy and pragmatism, to recent work on knowledge, value, and being as well as applied issues such as sovereignty and the environment. (Cross-listed with AIS 333.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of key movements in Indian philosophy from the Vedic period to the modern era, with attention to relationships among India’s philosophies, history, and culture. Topics may include Hindu, Tantric, Vedic, or Brahminical philosophy, Jainism and Buddhism, or the social and political movements of Gandhi. Regular written assignments will be required. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of Chinese philosophy from Confucius to the People’s Republic, with attention to relationships between China’s philosophies, history and culture. Regular written assignments required. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Critical study of issues and central concepts in feminist philosophy, such as the nature of oppression, intersectionality, equality and justice, liberation, resistance, and the relationships among sex, gender, and sexuality. Questions may include: How do cultural norms and values affect our understandings of sex and gender? How have histories of racism and colonialism shaped sexist oppression? What unique concepts and methods can feminist philosophies offer to combat sexism in all its forms? What is the significance of Black, trans, Latinx, and decolonial feminist philosophies? (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Examination of the problems and politics of racial and national subgroups in America. Focuses on problems of ethnic identity, inequality and discrimination, and the impact of minority group politics on public policy. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines, compares and contrasts a range of political ideologies and their interpretation and application in contemporary societies. Attention is paid to defining the role and function of ideologies in specific contemporary states. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Introductory study of the politics of Latin America. Topics treated include dependency theory, revolution, the national security state, women in politics, theologies of liberation and redemocratization. Selected nations are used as case studies. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Queer Studies, which aims to problematize rigid identity categories and destabilize essentialized norms of expression. The course will cover the history of how concepts such as gender and desire have been understood and articulated; heteronormativity and its relationship to capitalism, race, and gender roles; queer aesthetics; and queer strategies and tactics of resistance. (Available for General Education, C2 Humanities or F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Issues in Queer Health explores and analyzes various health and illness topics affecting individuals and communities in non-normative and non-heterosexist positions in society. We explore experiences in health and illness through an interdisciplinary approach to navigate critical constructs of identity, gender, and sexuality. Through this course, we examine the intersection of non-normative communities with health status, health disparities, the healthcare system, and medicine, with a focus on the U.S., but also including a diversity of geographic contexts. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course introduces students to the current theories and histories in queer studies, including such closely related fields as transgender studies. The course also introduces students to the scope of queer studies, to scholarly, community-based and activist resources, and to the varied interdisciplinary, methodological and theoretical paradigms in the field. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examines the interdisciplinary field of trans studies, tracing ongoing contestation over transgender identities in historical, medical, political, legal, social and cultural contexts. (Available for General Education, C2 Humanities or F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. This course analyzes queer film and media since the 1970s, focusing primarily on explicit representations of LGBTQ characters and communities in cinema, television, and cyberculture. Themes include positive images, AIDS, coming out, celebrity, and the gay market. Through close readings of queer theory and criticism, we will analyze the contested relationships between spectator and text, identity and commodity, realism and fantasy, activism and entertainment, desire and politics. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Study of selected major world religions, with emphasis on tribal religions and the historic international faiths of Asia and the Near East. Investigates rituals, ethics, institutional structures and the cultural ethos of religions, as well as their myths, doctrines and sacred texts. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of the religion of groups in America who are marginal to or outside of the historically dominant mainstream Protestant and civil religion ethos. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of the varieties of Islamic civilization in their social contexts. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Seeks to describe the experience of the Jewish religion-ethnic community in America with reference to its own historic background and development and the relationship of the community to the general American culture and to other particular subcultures or ethnic groups. Emphasizes distinctive Jewish values and customs and evaluates their contribution to American culture. Studies contrasts between religious and secular understandings of Jewishness, between different strands of Jewish immigration and between Jewish experience in different regions of the U.S. (Cross-listed with JS 378.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Explores Asian religions by comparing human and divine religious figures cross-culturally. Comparison of the figures from the various cultures provides a method to understand the nature of humanity and divinity in Asia. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of the religious life of India from the Indus Valley civilizations to the modern period. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study of the fundamental concepts in Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism (e.g., nirvana, enlightenment, karma, dharma). Examines the historic development of these concepts in their various Asian cultural and geographic settings. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Corequisite: RTM 310L. Explore issues of cultural identity, racial and ethnic diversity, gender, ableism, and self-esteem through readings, written assignments, and recitation. Diversity issues introduced through personal growth and adventure experiences. Regular written assignments required. Lab: Diversity issues introduced through experiential learning in group initiatives, challenge course or wilderness activities, and group dialogue. (Available for General Education, E Lifelong Learning or F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Lower division writing requirement. Examines the relationship among women, ethnicity and leisure. Provides opportunities to investigate a variety of factors affecting women in the U.S. Regular written assignments required. Some sections of this course may offer a community service opportunity with activities relating to concepts and theories presented. Check the Schedule of Classes for the CS Designation. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Not open to students who have attended schools where Russian was the language of instruction. Study of the fundamentals of Russian grammatical structures, reading, practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of RUSS 101 or equivalent. Not open to students who have attended schools where Russian was the language of instruction. Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of Russian grammatical structures, reading, practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: SOC 150. This course uses the perspectives and tools of sociology to explore how different cultural and social structures affect Jewish families and communities throughout the Jewish diaspora. (Cross-listed with JS 306.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: SOC 150. Description and analysis of contemporary, changing ethnic cultures and lifestyles in American society. Focused analysis of ethnic cultures/lifestyles by social class, family form, sex role and orientation, age-grouping and influences of social movements and popular culture. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: SOC 150. This course is a social-scientific study of American Jewish religious and ethnic identity. It focuses on the social institutions and processes involved in Jewish identity, and compares the experience of Jews with other religious, ethnic, and cultural groups in the U.S. (Cross-listed with JS 335.) (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)
Prerequisite: Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Spanish was the language of instruction. Study of the fundamentals of Spanish, including grammatical structures, reading and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or instructor consent. Not open to students with oral and writing proficiency or who attended schools where Spanish was the language of instruction. Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of Spanish grammatical structures, reading and practice in the spoken language. May not be challenged by exam. Credit will not be given for both SPAN 102 and SPAN 104. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Open only to those with oral fluency in Spanish. Preparatory: Instructor consent, subject to verification of oral skills at the beginning of the semester. Emphasizes the development of reading and writing skills, and includes the study of specific areas of grammar. Reading selections emphasize Hispanic culture. Taught in Spanish. May not be challenged. Credit will not be given for both SPAN 101 and SPAN 103. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or SPAN 104 or equivalent. Recommended Corequisite: SPAN 210. Improves listening and speaking skills, although reading and writing skills are strengthened as necessary. Review of basic grammar and introduction of more advanced grammatical structures and syntax. Vocabulary expansion. May not be challenged if principal schooling has been in Spanish. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of SPAN 220A or equivalent. Recommended Corequisite: SPAN 210. Improves reading and writing skills in Spanish and use of these skills in the context of an introductory study of Hispanic literature. Introduces critical theory as an essential to analysis. Reviews application of grammar skills to composition. Conducted in Spanish. May not be challenged if principal schooling has been in Spanish. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
This course provides students with an overview of the disability studies field. Students gain introductory knowledge about disability as a social, cultural, historical and political phenomenon. Drawing from interdisciplinary scholarship and multiple perspectives of people with disabilities, students are exposed to varying disability definitions, cultural meanings and representations, social justice and human rights issues, and current bioethical debates related to disability. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement and upper division standing. Not open to Theatre majors. Survey of world dramatic literature and performance styles from the Ancient world to the present, with particular focus on the cultural, political, social and aesthetic factors that shaped these works. We will examine masterpieces from Western and non-Western theatre traditions to understand how these plays negotiate between performers and audiences, individual and national identities and across cultures. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (IC) (WI)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Urbanization process of cities with an emphasis on the historical background and the social, economic, cultural and political factors responsible for shaping cities in the developing world. Spatial dimensions of the urbanization process and common urban problems are explored using case studies of cities in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia. (Available for General Education, F Comparative Cultural Studies.) (WI)