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Thematic Option (CORE)

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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
63500D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	10 of 19	Jenny Chio	LVL3B
63501D	001	Lecture-Discussion	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	18 of 19	Peter Westwick	THH115
63506D	001	Lecture-Discussion	4:00-6:50pm	Monday	11 of 19	Dorinne Kondo	WPH203
63507D	001	Lecture-Discussion	4:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 19	David Treuer	DMC111
63509D	001	Lecture-Discussion	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 19	Amy Ogata	LVL3B
63503D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 40	Vanessa Schwartz	WPH207
63504D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	8 of 20	Sarah Frontiera	THH209
63505D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	5 of 20	Sarah Frontiera	THH209
63508D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	11 of 19	Miya Elise Desjardins	THH211
63512D	001	Lab	10:00-12:50pm	Friday	11 of 19	Miya Elise Desjardins	OFFICE
63510R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	51 of 150		SLH200
63511D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	32 of 50		OFFICE

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.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion listed immediately following that lecture and appropriate lab. 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
63513D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	19 of 19	Susan Luczak	WPH102
63519D	001	Lecture-Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	9 of 19	James Moffett	LVL3B
63520D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	18 of 19	Peter Westwick	THH117
63521D	001	Lecture-Discussion	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	8 of 19	Edwin McCann	KAP138
63516D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	28 of 40	Vahe Peroomian	WPH207
63517D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	14 of 20	Wendy Crumrine	DMC202
63518D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	14 of 20	Wendy Crumrine	THH205
63523R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Thursday	62 of 120		ZHS159
63524D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	20 of 50		OFFICE

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: Register for one lecture and one discussion immediately following that lecture and appropriate lab. 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
63525D	001	Lecture-Discussion	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	18 of 19	David Albertson	SOSB41
63531D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	11 of 19	Steve Ross	THH217
63532D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 19	Brett Sheehan	LVL3B
63533D	001	Lecture-Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	11 of 19	Philip Ethington	ZHS360
63528D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 40	Neetu Khanna	MHPB7B
63529D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	14 of 20	Jayson Lantz	THH207
63530D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	3 of 20	Jayson Lantz	THH207
63534R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Monday	55 of 140		SLH200
63535D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	17 of 50		OFFICE

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

Instruction on analytic writing that integrates methods of research, identifying and addressing specific audiences and presenting ideas publicly. Readings examine modernity and postmodernity.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
63538D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	10 of 14	Samuel Teets	AHF410H
63540D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Amy Cannon	AHF410H	PDF (385052 KB)
63542D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Amy Cannon	AHF410H	PDF (1540485 MB)
63544D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Jennifer Heine	AHF410H
63546D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Rachel Newman	AHF410H
63548D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Amelia Adamson	AHF410H
63550D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Shaibal Dev Roy	SOSB48
63552D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	13 of 14	Michael Petitti	AHF410H
63554D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 14	Trisha Tucker	AHF410H
63556D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Michael Petitti	AHF410H
63558D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Krishna Narayanamurti	AHF410H
63559D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	11 of 14	Aidan Diamond	HED103
63560D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 14	Krishna Narayanamurti	AHF410H
63562D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 14	Brian Arechiga	AHF410H
63564D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	11 of 14	Jianan Qian	THH205

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
63568R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	10 of 12	Michael Petitti	SOSB50
63569R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	7 of 12	Donal Manahan	WPH200	PDF (36392 KB)

CORE 301: Modes of Inquiry (4.0 units)

Modern tools of cultural and discursive analysis which seek to demystify "the natural," as it appears in the formation of cultures, their institutions, and individuals.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
63571D	001	Lecture	11:00-1:50pm	Friday	0 of 15	Amy Cannon	DMC204	PDF (1003209 MB)

CORE 499: Special Topics (1.0-8.0 units, max 8)

Intensive interdisciplinary exploration of a selected theme, problem, process, or period.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Simulation and Society
63580D	001	2.0	Lecture	1:00-2:50pm	Thursday	10 of 15	Curtis Fletcher

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	10:00-11:50am	Friday	7 of 13	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G

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