USC Schedule of Classes

Spring 2014

Writing 140:

Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)

Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef

Concurrent Course
AMST 101gm: Race and Class in Los Angeles (4.0 units)

Analysis of race and the economic, political, gender, and social dimensions of contemporary Los Angeles including topics such as residential segregation, economic inequality, and city politics.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
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10310D001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu90 of 95Laura PulidoTHH102notesession dates

Concurrent Course
AMST 274gm: Exploring Ethnicity Through Film (4.0 units)

Examination of the constructions of American ethnicity/race in film.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
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10390R001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu145 of 151Kara KeelingTHH201notesession dates

Concurrent Course
ANTH 105g: Culture, Medicine and Politics (4.0 units)

Survey of the impact of public institutions, the private sector, and cultural practices on health and the delivery of health care in the United States.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
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10603R001Lecture2:00-3:20pmMon, Wed93 of 98Cheryl MattinglyGFS106Word (46080 KB)notesession dates

Concurrent Course
GEOG 257g: Environment and Ethics (4.0 units)

Examination of ethical issues in environmental context: systematic analysis of problems associated with protection and use of selected environments.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
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35655R001Lecture1:00-1:50pmMWF55 of 56Roderick Mc KenzieTHH210notesession dates

Concurrent Course
HIST 225g: Film, Power, and American History (4.0 units)

U.S. motion pictures as both a response to and comment upon major events, problems, and themes in 20th century America.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
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36991D001Lecture10:00-11:50amMon, Wed113 of 148Steve RossTHH202notesession dates

Concurrent Course
HIST 265g: Understanding Race and Sex Historically (4.0 units)

To introduce students to historical consideration of the difficult contemporary topics of sexuality and race globally.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
37010D001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu76 of 98Diana WilliamsSGM124PDF (234366 KB)notesession dates

Concurrent Course
IR 101xg: International Relations (4.0 units)

Basic concepts of world affairs for non-majors. Development of competency to understand and critically evaluate global relations and international events, stressing empirical approaches. Not available for major credit.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
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37710R001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu101 of 102Wayne SandholtzTHH301notesession dates

Concurrent Course
JS 211g: The Holocaust (4.0 units)

Historical background and responses to the Holocaust, with special emphasis on ethical implications.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
38210R001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu92 of 98Sharon Gillerman,
Sarah Benor		WPHB27notesession dates

Concurrent Course
LING 115g: Language, Society, and Culture (4.0 units)

Discourse patterns among diverse social groups in institutional and interpersonal settings; interrelationships among language practices and gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity; social structures and cultural values as reflected in language policies and practices.Concurrent Enrollment: WRIT-140.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement.
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38812R001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu80 of 98Sandra DisnerWPHB27notesession dates
38837D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmTue, Thu87 of 99Sandra DisnerZHS159notesession dates

Concurrent Course
PHIL 137gm: Social Ethics for Earthlings and Others (4.0 units)

A systematic study of contemporary issues in social and political philosophy engaging multimedia works of science fiction to illuminate classic Western moral and political theories.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
49560R001Lecture10:00-11:45amMon, Wed133 of 148Sharon LloydSGM101Word (55343 KB)notesession dates

Concurrent Course
PHIL 140g: Contemporary Moral and Social Issues (4.0 units)

Critical study of controversial social issues such as abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, war & terrorism, pornography, and economic justice.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
49314R001Lecture10:00-11:45amMon, Wed131 of 148Robin JeshionTHH301notesession dates

Concurrent Course
POSC 130g: Law, Politics and Public Policy (4.0 units)

Interaction between law and politics; overview of the Americanlegal system; value conflicts and public policy questions whicharise within it. Concurrent Enrollment: WRIT-140.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
51910R001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu192 of 200John BarnesTHH101notesession dates

Concurrent Course
REL 140g: Religion and Ethical Issues (4.0 units)

How major Western religious orientations affect deliberation concerning issues such as reproductive technologies and abortion, physician-assisted death, civil disobedience, homosexuality, economic justice, and just war.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
60021R001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu83 of 100Duncan Williams,
Donald Miller		ZHS159notesession dates

Concurrent Course
REL 146g: American Spirituality: Radicals, Rebels and Freethinkers (4.0 units)

Examination of the historical continuities and disjunctions between spiritual but not religious Americans; the relationship between spirituality, politics, social change, and the role of media. Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
60078R001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu43 of 50Diane WinstonVKC152notesession dates

Concurrent Course
SOCI 100gm: Los Angeles and the American Dream (4.0 units)

Los Angeles as a metaphor for the American Dream, exploring the city's history and potential futures, including economic opportunity, social justice, spatial organization, and environmental sustainability. Duplicates credit in former AMST 100gm and GEOG 100gm. Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
61400D001Lecture11:00-12:20pmTue, Thu96 of 99Manuel PastorMRF340PDF (212084 KB)notesession dates

Concurrent Course
SOCI 142gm: Diversity and Racial Conflict (4.0 units)

Introduction to the causes and effects of contemporary race relations in a diverse U.S. society. Exploration of racial conflict at the personal and institutional levels.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
61410D001Lecture3:30-4:50pmTue, Thu99 of 100Leland SaitoMRF340notesession dates

Concurrent Course
SOCI 169gm: Changing Family Forms (4.0 units)

The peculiarity of the "modern" Western family system in historical and cross-cultural perspective; focus on the "postmodern" family crisis in the United States.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
61432D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmMon, Wed
99 of 99
Tim BiblarzTHH301PDF (206494 KB)notesession dates

Concurrent Course
SOCI 225g: Sociology of Health and the Body: Social Perspectives (4.0 units)

Investigation of health as a social category and the varied ways that social and cultural factors shape bodies and health. Concurrent enrollment: WRIT-140.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
61465R001Lecture10:00-11:50amMon, Wed49 of 51Katie HassonKAP144PDF (184513 KB)notesession dates

Concurrent Course
SOCI 250gm: Grassroots Participation in Global Perspective (4.0 units)

Theory and history behind the ideal of 'the local, grassroots volunteer.' A direct link between theory and research using Los Angeles as a case study.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
61470D001Lecture2:00-3:20pmTue, Thu43 of 46Paul LichtermanKAP146Word (91648 KB)notesession dates

Concurrent Course
SOCI 255g: Sociology of Globalization (4.0 units)

This course examines globalization through social and economic processes and its consequences for social conflict, economic development, human rights, social movements, and national identity. Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
61475D001Lecture12:30-1:50pmTue, Thu48 of 49Alwyn LimVKC102PDF (93177 KB)notesession dates

Concurrent Course
SWMS 215g: Gender Conflict in Cultural Contexts (4.0 units)

Identification and examination of social and cultural conflicts through the lens of gender, and comparison of such conflicts across cultures, regions, and historical periods.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
34913R001Lecture9:30-10:50amTue, Thu88 of 148Joseph HawkinsSGM101Word (156825 KB)notesession dates
Information accurate as of October 6, 2014 8:01 am.