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Thematic Option (CORE)

http://dornsife.usc.edu/thematic-option/
D class assignments for undergraduates available in AHF-410; Phone: (213) 740-2955.

CORE 101g: Symbols and Conceptual Systems: Thematic Option Honors Progr (4.0 units)

Study of the structures through which we shape our experience in religion, philosophy, literature, music, and the visual arts, and of competing theories of interpretation. Students may not take this course on a P/NP basis.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience. Thematic Option students can obtain D-clearance through the program.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
63503D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	25 of 25	Anthony Kemp	DMC210	PDF (63730 KB)
63506D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	17 of 19	Erin Graff Zivin	DMC107
63507D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 19	David Treuer	THH108	Word (14401 KB)
63509D	001	Lecture-Discussion	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	9 of 19	Veli N. Yashin	THH217
63500D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	24 of 42	Vanessa Schwartz	LVL16
63501D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	11 of 21	Rose Bishop	DMC259
63502D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	13 of 21	Rose Bishop	DMC259
63510R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	72 of 151		SLH200
63511D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	20 of 50		TBA

CORE 103g: The Process of Change in Science: Thematic Option Honors Pro (4.0 units)

Critical problems in the development of scientific thought, studied as vehicles for understanding the content and structure of the sciences. Specific subject matter in selected scientific disciplines will be presented. Students may not take this course on a P/NP basis.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
63519D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 19	Peter Westwick	WPH205
63520D	001	Lecture-Discussion	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	19 of 19	Victoria Petryshyn	WPH205	Word (27066 KB)
63513D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 42	Dani Byrd	WPH102	PDF (1030098 MB)
63514D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	10 of 21	Haley Hsu	THH215
63515D	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	7 of 21	Haley Hsu	DMC105
63516D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	34 of 42	Vahe Peroomian	WPH207
63517D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	17 of 21	Wendy Crumrine	DMC110
63518D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	17 of 21	Wendy Crumrine	DMC110
63523R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	67 of 150		THH301
63524D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	22 of 50		TBA

CORE 104gw: Change and the Future: Thematic Option Honors Program (4.0 units)

Analysis of historical change; social and political theory and revolutionary thought; introduction to competing images of future states of affairs; the continuing process of change. Students may not take this course on a P/NP basis.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience. Thematic Option students can obtain D-clearance through the program.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
63533D	001	Lecture-Discussion	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 19	Natania Meeker	DMC256	PDF (366935 KB)
63531D	001	Lecture-Discussion	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	19 of 19	David Albertson	THH112
63532D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	31 of 42	Paul Lerner	GFS207
63536D	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Thursday	16 of 21		DMC160
63537D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	15 of 21		DMC209
63528D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	Canceled	Sharon Lloyd
63529D	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Monday	Canceled
63530D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	Canceled
63525D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	15 of 42	Olivia C Harrison	DMC252	PDF (445992 KB)
63526D	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	12 of 21	Aidan Diamond	DMC209
63527D	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	3 of 21	Aidan Diamond	THH107
63534R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Monday	63 of 150		THH301
63535D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	19 of 50		TBA

CORE 112: Writing Seminar II: Thematic Option Honors Program (4.0 units)

Students may not take this course on a P/NP basis.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
63538D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Joliange Wright	AHF410G
63540D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Amy Cannon	AHF410G
63542D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Amy Cannon	AHF410G
63544D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Rachel Newman	AHF410G
63546D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Shaibal Dev Roy	AHF410G
63548R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Sarah Nolan	AHF410G
63550D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Krishna Narayanamurti	DMC255
63552D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	13 of 14	Katie Googe	AHF410G
63554D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G
63556D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Jennifer Heine	AHF410G
63558D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 14	Michael Petitti	AHF410G
63560D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 14	Michael Petitti	AHF410G
63562D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Lindsey Skillen	AHF410G
63564D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Teddy Lance	GFS204

CORE 200: Liberal Arts Reading Salon (2.0 units)

Critical readings of a series of texts in the liberal arts designed to promote discussion of important themes, theoretical approaches, research directions, and interdisciplinary connections. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
63568D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 13	Trisha Tucker	THH207	Word (14611 KB)
63569D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	10 of 12	Amy Cannon	HED103	Word (19659 KB)

CORE 450: Los Angeles: A Polymathic Inquiry (2.0-4.0 units, max 4)

A guided polymathic inquiry into Los Angeles as fact and imaginative creation, featuring in-depth student research and projects.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
63578D	001	2.0	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	9 of 15	William Deverell, Karin Huebner	DML241

CORE 601: Teaching Analytical Writing through Readings in the Humanities (1.0 units, max 4)

Theories and practices in university-level teaching of close-reading and analytical writing, using texts central to Western tradition. Graduate student professionalization throught topical workshops and discussions. Open to assistant lecturers and teaching assistants only. Graded CR/NC.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
63575D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:50pm	Friday	9 of 13	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G

Information accurate as of October 2, 2023 7:43 am.
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