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Concurrent Course
English (ENGL)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/engl/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in THH-404; Phone: (213) 740-2808.
Introductory workshop in writing poetry, short fiction and nonfiction for love of the written and spoken word. Not for English major credit. Not for English major or English (Creative Writing) major credit.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32600R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 11 of 12 | Ellen Wayland-Smith | THH111 | ||
32601R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 11 of 12 | DMC104 | |||
32602R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 12 of 12 | WPH400 | |||
32603R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 6 of 12 | THH111 | |||
32604R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Friday | 6 of 12 | THH219 |
Introduction to the pleasures and power of poetry, exploring elements drawn from high-points of English poetry, and the lives and works of major poets. (Duplicates credit in ARLT 101g)
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32606R | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 90 of 90 | Christopher Freeman | THH102 | ||
32607R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Monday | 20 of 20 | DMC107 | |||
32608R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Monday | 20 of 20 | THH205 | |||
32609R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 15 of 20 | THH203 | |||
32610R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 10 of 20 | MRF206 | |||
32611R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 10 of 20 | WPH203 | |||
32612R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Monday | 15 of 20 | SOSB47 |
An exploration of the culture, vibrance, heritage, mythology, variety, and pathology of a city that was born in hopes and captured the worlds imagination. Duplicates credit in ARLT 101g.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32620R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 120 of 120 | Thomas Gustafson | THH202 | ||
32621R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | DMC200 | |||
32622R | 001 | Discussion | 3:00-3:50pm | Tuesday | 21 of 25 | DMC259 | |||
32623R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | DMC205 | |||
32624R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 20 of 25 | THH106 | |||
32625R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 21 of 25 | DMC109 | |||
32626R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 8 of 25 | THH213 |
Close study of Shakespeare's plays and poems to introduce his language, stagecraft, literary "genius," social and literary contexts, precursors and rivals, and legacy.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32627R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 71 of 85 | Thea Tomaini | THH202 | ||
32628R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 16 of 25 | DMC160 | |||
32629R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 13 of 25 | THHB10 | |||
32630R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Monday | 17 of 25 | DMC157 | |||
32631R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | THH108 |
Intensive reading of major writers to 1800.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32635D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-12:50pm | MWF | 18 of 19 | Thea Tomaini | THH113 | ||
32636D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 12 of 19 | Ian Smith | THH119 | ||
32637D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 19 | Steven Minas | THH113 |
Intensive reading of major writers, 18001950.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32640D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 15 of 19 | Ashley Cohen | DMC207 | ||
32641D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 19 | Ben Levine | THH209 |
Intensive reading of representative writers.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32645D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 9 of 19 | John Rowe | DMC204 | Word (24570 KB) | |
32646D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 19 | Ben Levine | THH117 |
Introduction to major forms, styles and theories of narrative, with attention to characterization, plot, genres, ethics, empathy, perspective, audience and social conditions.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32650D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-12:50pm | MWF | 18 of 19 | Beatrice Sanford Russell | THH203 | ||
32651D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 18 of 19 | Sara Sligar | THH119 |
An introduction to the close reading of fiction and the understanding of the genre as an aesthetic and historical phenomenon.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32663R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 88 of 90 | Christopher Freeman | THH102 | PDF (279987 KB) | |
32664R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Monday | 20 of 20 | THH113 | |||
32665R | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-5:50pm | Monday | 5 of 20 | THH211 | |||
32666R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | THH205 | |||
32667R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 17 of 20 | DMC154 | |||
32668R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Monday | 20 of 20 | DMC108 | |||
32669R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Monday | 6 of 20 | DMC108 |
Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing narrative in fiction and literary non-fiction
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32680D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 12 of 12 | Brighde Mullins | THH109 | ||
32681D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 8 of 12 | Kerry Ingram | THH107 |
Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing prose fiction.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32684D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 13 of 13 | Ellen Wayland-Smith | WPH200 | ||
32685D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 6 of 12 | M G Lord | THH219 | ||
32686D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 10 of 12 | Marci Vogel | DMC103 |
Techniques and practice of creative nonfiction writing, including genres such as lyric essay, memoir, personal narrative and/or scientific, medical, nature, culinary and travel writing.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32692D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 9 of 12 | David Ulin | THH217 |
Practical course in relations between editing and the creative process in fiction, poetry, and exposition
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32697D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 10 of 19 | Kerry Ingram | THH115 |
Women as writers and as subjects, with special emphasis on feminist and liberationist traditions and on changing female images after 1800.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32702D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 19 | Margaret Russett | THH115 |
Novels, stories, essays, poems, and plays written in and about California from the Gold Rush to the present.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32705D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 19 | GFS108 |
Study of prose written in English since 1945, principally fiction of the past two decades.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32711D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 18 of 19 | Steven Minas | THH113 |
Study of poetry written in English since 1945, with special emphasis on the last two decades.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32712D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 18 of 19 | Molly Bendall | DMC261 | ||
32713R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 19 | THHB9 | |||
32714R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 19 of 19 | Anna Journey | THHB9 |
An examination of how literature and related arts intersect in a particular cultural milieu. Selected topics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32716R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 18 of 19 | Enrique Martinez Celaya | THH217 |
American poetry, fiction, and drama since World War I with special attention to Eliot, Frost, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, O'Neill, Stevens, Faulkner, and Nabokov.
- Corequisite: ENGL 263
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32745R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 8 of 19 | Rick Berg | THH205 |
Development of the poetry, essay, short story and novel of the Chicano and Latino peoples of the United States, with particular emphasis on the differentiating characteristics between the multiple cultures that constitute the Latino populations.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the AMST department but may qualify for major credit in ENGL. To register, enroll in AMST 448.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10437R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 12 of 19 | Elda Maria Roman | DMC203 |
Survey of Asian American literature from the earliest time to the present; development of prose, poetry, and novel.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the AMST department but may qualify for major credit in ENGL. To register, enroll in AMST 449.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10438R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 6 of 19 | Jane Hu | MRF206 |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32758D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 25 | OFFICE |
Selected problems in literary history and criticism.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32759D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 9 of 12 | David Treuer | WPH204 | ||
32760D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:50pm | Tuesday | 11 of 12 | David Roman | THH109 | ||
32762D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 7 of 12 | Anthony Kemp | THH110 | PDF (307010 KB) |
Individual research, reading, writing and project development as a senior capstone experience in the study of narrative.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Narrative Studies
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32763D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 4 of 12 | Sara Sligar | WPH104 |
Studies in the works of one or more authors, or in the development of a theme or genre.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Writ in Water: A Creative Writing Lab on Catalina Island | ||||||||||
32771D | 185 | 4.0 | Lecture | 9:00-11:30am | MTuWThF | 8 of 15 | ||||
4:00-5:30pm | MTuTh |
The assumptions and practices of major theorists and theoretical schools from Plato to literary modernism.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32773D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:50pm | Thursday | 15 of 15 | Dana Johnson, William Handley |
Studies in poetry and patronage, the popular tradition in literature and drama, the social and sexual dynamics of comedy, historical and cultural uses of genres, among other topics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32770D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 3 of 19 | Heather James | KDC236 |
Plays for the stage shall be written using public-domain poetry and prose as inspiration and source material, complemented with exploring poetry, prose, and varied dramas as context for the student writer. Students should be well-versed in literature, and have written in one or more genres.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the THTR department but may qualify for major credit in ENGL. To register, enroll in THTR 501.
- Note: Fall 2024 - for ENGL 563
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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63173D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | Canceled | Heather James |
Research leading to the Master's Degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32790D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 25 | Ashley Cohen | OFFICE |
Practical principles for development of effective teaching within the disciplines of English, Creative Writing, and Narrative Studies. Intended for teaching assistants in English.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): English (Creative Writing), English
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32793D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Wednesday | 8 of 13 | Christopher Freeman |
Studies in Empire and Commonwealth literatures, post-colonialism, American hemispheric connections, African-American discourse, Asian American writers, dialects and the folk, and other topics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32794D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:50pm | Monday | 15 of 15 | Viet Nguyen |
Comprehensive introduction to the MA degree and its range of study, focusing on elements of the craft of editing and the literary marketplace.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32801D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 6 of 12 | Brighde Mullins | WPH200 |
An intensive workshop in applied English, coordinating literary analysis with editing and publication, including relationships with authors; academic and trade presses; journals; editing and design.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32803D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 6 of 12 | Amy Meyerson | WPH200 |
Topics on literary and popular forms: profile portrait; science writing; food writing; place and travel; memoir; and personal essay; with venues for publication.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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A Literary-Editorial Focus | |||||||||
32804D | 001 | Lecture | 4:30-7:20pm | Wednesday | 6 of 12 | M G Lord | THH107 |
Introduction to skill sets needed to enter the profession; development of student interests as they fit in the literary landscape.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Literary Editing and Publishing
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Concurrent enrollment: ENGL 601
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32805D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Wednesday | 5 of 12 | Amy Meyerson | WPH200 |
Concurrent Course
ENGL 601: Introduction to Literary Editing and Publishing (4.0 units)
Comprehensive introduction to the MA degree and its range of study, focusing on elements of the craft of editing and the literary marketplace.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32801D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 6 of 12 | Brighde Mullins | WPH200 |
Issues and theory of studying literature in relation to history, science, politics, psychology, religion, sociology, media, the visual arts, and other disciplines.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32812D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 10 of 12 | Devin Griffiths | WPH204 |
Studies of major and minor, canonic and non-canonic writers.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32814D | 001 | Lecture | 4:30-7:20pm | Wednesday | 0 of 12 | David St. John | OFFICE |
Explores the way film has been theorized in relationship to traditional media that preceded it and electronic media that followed.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the CTCS department but may qualify for major credit in ENGL. To register, enroll in CTCS 678.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Media Archaeology and Genealogy | |||||||||
18191D | 037 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Thursday | 15 of 15 | Thomas Pringle | SCIL104 |
Study of conventional and experimental works of creative nonfiction, from memoir to poetry, criticism and scholarship, focusing on issues of form, ethics, style and audience.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): English (Creative Writing), English
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32823D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 11 of 12 | Maggie Nelson | WPH204 |
Intensive practicum in advanced level fiction writing, intended to develop high level creative compositional ability. Open only to Creative Writing PhD degree candidates.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): English
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32827D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:50pm | Tuesday | 6 of 12 | Aimee Bender | THH111 |
A structured environment in which to craft a research project, write a dissertation prospectus, and define areas of professional expertise. Graded CR/NC. Recommended preparation: passage of screening exam. Not available for degree credit.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32830D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Thursday | Canceled | Ashley Cohen |
This two-credit course helps ABD students craft their professional identities and placement materials as they make the transition from graduate school to their academic position. Graded CR/NC. Not available for degree credit.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32831D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:20pm | Friday | 1 of 12 | Elda Maria Roman | THH107 |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32808D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 30 | Ashley Cohen | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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32895D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 30 | OFFICE |