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2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses

 
  

  • GEOL 4350 - Geophysical Exploration

    (4 Units) Geophysical exploration techniques: seismic wave propagation; seismic recording instruments; seismic reflection and refraction methods; gravity surveys; magnetic surveys; and geological interpretation of geophysical data.Prerequisites: Pre or corequisites: PHYS 2110, MATH 1070, and MATH 1080, or consent of instructor.(Lecture, 4 hours)(Fall of odd-numbered years)


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  • GEOL 4360 - Structural Geology

    (4 Units) Structural geology deals with the ways that rocks respond to deforming forces. The ultimate aim of structural geology is to establish the history of displacements, strains, stresses, strain rates, temperatures, and pressures that the crust and upper mantle have experienced.Prerequisites: GEOL 2100 and GEOL 2102.(Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours)(Fall, alternate years)


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  • GEOL 4380 - Sedimentary Rocks and Depositional Environments

    (4 Units) Modern depositional environments are investigated to interpret sedimentary rock deposits (facies model approach). Labs on sedimentary rock identification, description, and analysis. Field exercises on modern and ancient depositional environments.Field trips are required.(Formerly Sedimentary Rocks)Prerequisites: GEOL 2100, 2102, 2200, and 2202.(Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours)(Fall of even-numbered years)


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  • GEOL 4390 - Paleontology and Stratigraphy

    (4 Units) Paleontology, the study of fossils, includes fossil preservation, identification, paleoecology, and evolution. Stratigraphy, the distribution of sedimentary rocks in time and space, includes stratigraphy based on rocks, fossils, chemical, and geophysical properties.Lab and field exercises.(Formerly Stratigraphy)Prerequisites: GEOL 4380 and GEOL 4382.(Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours, including required field trips)


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  • GEOL 4400 - Applied Geology

    (3 Units) A practical course about the nature of professional geologic work. Includes discussions about engineering geology (the application of geology to the solution of engineering problems, including civil and sanitary engineering), soil mechanics, rock mechanics, hydrogeology, resource exploration (minerals and petroleum), and environmental geology.Prerequisites: Pre- or corequisites: GEOL 3250, GEOL 4350, and GEOL 4390, or consent of instructor.(Spring, even-numbered years)


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  • GEOL 4402 - Applied Geology Laboratory

    (1 Unit) Laboratory to accompany GEOL 4400. Soil mechanics, rock mechanics, slope stability analysis, rockfall analysis, seismic engineering, coastal erosion, waste management, exploration for mineral resources, environmental geology.Corequisites: GEOL 4400.(Laboratory, 3 hours, including some field trips)(Spring, even-numbered years)


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  • GEOL 4500 - Field Geology (WP)

    (4 Units) Four projects, up to one week in length each, allow for experience in measurement of stratigraphic sections, and geologic mapping in faulted and folded sedimentary and volcanic rocks, and in areas underlain by intrusive and metamorphic rocks.  Students will prepare a report for each field project, to synthesize the field data and present a professional geologic map and cross sections.Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement.Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score and GEOL 4360.(Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory or field work, 6 hours)(Winter or Spring of alternate years)


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  • GEOL 4700 - Plate Tectonics

    (3 Units) Study of plate tectonic theory — the unifying theory in geology. Continental drift, sea-floor spreading, paleomagnetism, seismic evidence, petrology, geochemistry, structural geology, paleontology, and ore geology, both in support of and implied by the theory, are examined.(Formerly GEOL 3400)Prerequisites: Prerequisites or corequisites: GEOL 3250, GEOL 4100, and GEOL 4380.(Spring of odd-numbered years)


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  • GEOL 4810 - Development and Management of Water Resources

    (4 Units) Addresses the growing challenges related to water supply, sustainable solutions to these challenges, strategies for development of water resources, watershed management, and drought management. ITV lectures, three field visits, and one Forum Day.(Formerly Water Resources Development and Management)Satisfies G.E. area F1.(Lecture, 3 hours; activity, 2 hours)(Fall of even-numbered years)


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  • GEOL 4940 - Geology Internship

    (1-3 Units) Intended for students who are serving as interns or conducting fieldwork with private or governmental agencies.May be repeated for a total of 6 units.Prerequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of adviser.(Fall, Spring)


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  • GEOL 4950 - Selected Topics in Geology

    (1-5 Units) Special studies in selected areas of geology.(Topics to be specified in the Schedule of Classes.) Course content may vary each term; different titles may be taken for credit.Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)


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  • GEOL 4980 - Individual Study

    (1-4 Units) For the student capable of independent study in geology; may be field-oriented or the study of some specialized topic.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)


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  • HIST 1010 - World Civilizations I

    (3 Units) Intellectual, political, and social history of world civilizations from their origins through approximately 1600. Examination of peoples’ efforts to organize their society, to understand the nature of their universe, and to interpret the riddle of human destiny.Satisfies G.E. areas D2 and G.(CAN HIST 14)(Fall, Winter, Spring)


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  • HIST 2000 - Readings in History

    (1-2 Units) Readings in a selected historical era.Concurrent enrollment in a related history course is required. Papers on works read will be required.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 2600 - Problems in U.S. History

    (3 Units) Focus on selected issues and themes in American history, including examination of America in relation to the world; the American Revolution; rise of democratic politics; slavery, abolitionism, and sectional conflict; race and ethnic relations; philosophies of government; reform movements; foreign policy.Open only to freshmen and sophomores.Satisfies G.E. area D1.(Fall, Winter, Spring)


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  • HIST 2900 - Library Resources and Bibliographical Control for Historical Research

    (2 Units) Survey of abstracts, bibliographies, biographical directories, book review indexes, dictionaries, documents, encyclopedias, and indexes for historical research, and the application of footnote and bibliographical methods for history majors.


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  • HIST 2950 - Selected Topics in History

    (1-5 Units) Development of a selected branch of history. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Topics may vary each term. Different topics may be taken for credit.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 3000 - Introductory Seminar in History (WP)

    (3 Units) Introduction to the study of history as a discipline, with focus on a major historical work. The circumstances under which the work was produced will be examined through reading, class discussion, and individual work with the instructor.Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement.Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; one year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 3090 - Contemporary World History

    (3 Units) Integrated global history of mankind since 1945. The aftermath of World War II; the Cold War; the collapse of colonial empires; the impact of the death of Stalin; the youth revolution; Sino-Soviet rivalry; and U.S.-Soviet detente.Satisfies G.E. areas F3 and G.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Spring)


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  • HIST 3110 - Ancient Israel in Its Near Eastern Context

    (3 Units) The ancient Near East, c. 3000-4 BC, including Mesopotamia, the Levant, Anatolia, and Egypt, with particular focus on religious and political developments in the Biblical kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 3120 - Ancient Mediterranean World

    (3 Units) The Hellenistic Age, Roman Republic and Empire, and the triumph of Christianity.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. HIST 1010 recommended.


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  • HIST 3140 - Medieval Europe

    (3 Units) Western Europe from ca. 500-ca. 1300: a study of social, political, and intellectual developments.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. HIST 1010 recommended.


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  • HIST 3210 - Renaissance and Reformation

    (3 Units) European social, political, economic, and intellectual changes from the late Middle Ages to 1598: The Renaissance state, Renaissance humanism; the Reformation; social impact of the Reformation.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 3220 - Absolutism and Revolution, 1598-1799

    (3 Units) European social, political, economic, and intellectual changes: Royal absolutism; the scientific revolution; seventeenth-century revolutions; the Enlightenment; the French Revolution.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 3240 - Twentieth Century Europe

    (3 Units) Origins of World War I: The War, the uneasy peace, the democracies and the dictators between the wars, World War II and the Cold War.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Spring)


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  • HIST 3400 - The Great Teachings

    (3 Units) History and analysis of major world religions and ideologies: Greco-Roman, Buddhist, Hindu, Judaic, Christian, Islamic, Marxist.Satisfies G.E. areas F3 and G.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Fall)


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  • HIST 3510 - Colonial Latin America

    (3 Units) A survey of Latin American history: native Indian cultures, European conquests and resulting cultural conflict, Spanish and Portuguese rule, and trends in colonial society.(Formerly Latin America in Colonial Times)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Fall)


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  • HIST 3520 - Modern Latin America

    (3 Units) From the struggle for independence to the late-twentieth century.(Formerly Latin American States Since Independence)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Spring)


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  • HIST 3610 - Colonial North America

    (3 Units) The Anglo-American colonies of the North American mainland, from their foundation through their maturation and struggle for independence to their emergence as the United States of America.(Formerly Colonial America)Satisfies G.E. area D1.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Fall)


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  • HIST 3620 - Early National United States

    (3 Units) United States, 1789-1865. Origins of the young republic through the Civil War. European perils and American responses; nationalism; political philosophies and emergence of democratic politics; slavery, abolitionism, and sectional conflict.(Formerly Early National America)Satisfies G.E. area D1.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Spring)


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  • HIST 3630 - U.S. Reconstruction through World War II

    (3 Units) United States, 1865-1945. Reconstruction, Gilded Age, Progressive Era, 1920’s, Great Depression, through World War II. The roots of the present U.S.A.(Formerly United States After the Civil War)Satisfies G.E. area D1.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)


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  • HIST 3640 - Contemporary United States

    (3 Units) United States since 1945. Cold War to the present: America’s role as a great power; problems of welfare capitalism.(Formerly Contemporary America)Satisfies G.E. area D1.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)


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  • HIST 3720 - United States Ethnic and Immigrant Past

    (3 Units) A general survey which outlines the immigrant/ethnic saga in the United States since the Civil War. The instructor will highlight ideological, political, judicial, and economic elements which have impacted the social experience of those outside the American mainstream.(Formerly America’s Ethnic and Immigrant Past Since 1865 and The American Ethnic Mosaic Since 1865)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 3730 - Afro American History

    (3 Units) The development of the Black community in the United States; African origins, American slavery, reconstruction, and the foundations of the Black community in modern America.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 3800 - East Asia in Traditional Times

    (3 Units) Origins and development of the principal institution and cultural patterns of China, Japan, and Korea from earliest times to the nineteenth century.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Fall)


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  • HIST 3810 - East Asia in the Modern World

    (3 Units) Disintegration of the traditional civilizations of China, Japan, and Korea under the impact of the West, and the subsequent quest for reintegration and adjustment to the West since the nineteenth century.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Spring)


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  • HIST 3860 - Africa Before 1885

    (3 Units) Historical development of social, political, and economic institutions of traditional African societies and relations with classical antiquity, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 3880 - Contemporary Africa, 1945 to the Present

    (3 Units) The interplay of historical forces leading to the decolonization of Africa, the reorganization of African state systems, and Africa’s participation in world affairs.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 3900 - Arab-Islamic Civilization: Origins to the Present

    (3 Units) An introduction to the subject of Islam as a religion and civilization dealing with the succession problem after Muhammad’s death and with the various dynasties that ruled in the Middle East from the seventh to the twentieth centuries. The various facets of the Arab/Islamic civilization will be studied. The relationship between the Middle East and the West will be closely examined.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4000 - Readings in History

    (1-2 Units) Reading in a selected historical era.Concurrent enrollment in a related history course is required. Papers on works read will be required.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. Cannot count toward M.A.(Fall, Spring)


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  • HIST 4010 - Practicing Local History

    (3 Units) In a workshop setting, develop hands-on experience in routes to historical knowledge, preservation, and interpretation, including oral history, museum display, and interpretation of sites, buildings, documents, and photographs.Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Social Inquiry)(Formerly Practicing Public History)Prerequisites: Junior level standing and one year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4041 - Colonialism and the Modern State in Africa and Asia

    (3 Units) Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.A study of the age of European colonialism, the era of the struggle for independence, and the creation of modern states.


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  • HIST 4200 - The Fall of Rome and the Notion of “Late Antiquity”

    (3 Units) The later Roman Empire, AD 284-600, including the origins of both the Byzantine Empire and the medieval kingdoms of Western Europe, with emphasis on social, economic, religious, intellectual, and political developments.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4210 - European Intellectual History: Renaissance to the Present

    (3 Units) A study of the major ideologies in modern Europe and the means by which these ideologies were institutionalized.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4221 - Warfare in Ancient Greece and the Near East

    (3 Units) The origins, development, and diversity of military strategies, tactics, and technologies in the ancient Mediterranean world, c. 1500-150 BC, with particular emphasis on the role of warfare in shaping various societies.Prerequisites: HIST 3110 or 3120, or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4250 - In Search of Human Nature

    (3 Units) This course for prospective teachers will explore both historical and contemporary debates on human nature, i.e., are human behavior and society shaped by nature (biology) or nurture (environment), and what are the implications of this for education?Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Social Inquiry)Prerequisites: Two semesters of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4300 - History of Western Christianity

    (3 Units) A survey of the development of Christianity from the age of Constantine to the present. Emphasis will be placed on Christian thought, Christian institutions, and the relationship between Christianity and society in Western history.(Formerly HIST 3300)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4310 - Judaism and Jewish History: A Survey

    (3 Units) A survey of the history of Judaism and the Jews from their origin to the rise of the state of Israel. Emphasis will be on Jewish thought, Jewish institutions, and the relationship between the Jewish and the non-Jewish world.(Formerly HIST 3310)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4340 - Modern Germany

    (3 Units) The problem of German disunity since the Reformation. The rise of Prussia, romanticism and German nationalism, World War I, Hitler, and World War II, the partition of Germany since 1945.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4341 - Hitler and the Nazi Era

    (3 Units) Explores in depth Hitler, fascist ideology, the Nazi rise to power, totalitarian rule and its consequences, including the Holocaust and World War II in Europe.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Winter)


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  • HIST 4350 - Myth and the Making of Britain

    (3 Units) Integrated study of myth and the political, cultural, and constitutional history of the British archipelago to 1605.(Formerly English Culture to 1603.)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4360 - Managing the British Empire

    (3 Units) A survey of the impact of British imperialism at home and abroad from the 17th through the 20th century.(Formerly British Culture 1603 to the Present)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4430 - Twentieth-Century Russia

    (3 Units) Russia, its empire, and world impact on the twentieth century, concentrating on the Soviet period, 1917-1991.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4440 - Western Science and Society Since Copernicus

    (3 Units) The interaction of science and society, probing the impact of science on politics, economics, philosophy, and religion, as well as social and cultural influences on modern science.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4510 - The United States and Latin America

    (3 Units) A comprehensive survey of the relations between the Latin American nations and the United States from the nineteenth century to the present day. It focuses on the political, economic, diplomatic, strategic, and cultural aspects of this important relationship.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4580 - The Family in U.S. History

    (3 Units) Changing U.S. family structures, dynamics, and experiences, colonial period to present.  Reference to wider developments in U.S. history and to consideration of race, class, and ethnicity.(Course offered under the subjects HIST and GEND)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4590 - U.S. Environmental History

    (3 Units) The role of the environment in shaping U.S. history and the ways in which Americans have, in turn, shaped their environment.  The history of American environmental movements.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Fall)


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  • HIST 4600 - United States Diplomatic History

    (3 Units) U.S. foreign relations from the colonial period to the present.(Formerly American Diplomatic History)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4620 - Gender in United States History

    (3 Units) American history with reference to female experiences, value systems, and ethnic diversity from the Colonial period to the present. Includes discussion of various theoretical approaches.(Formerly HIST 3680) (Same as GEND 4620)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4630 - United States Legal History

    (3 Units) A study of the chronological development of American law and legal culture from colonial times to the present through a synthesis of historical context with specific cases, doctrines and questions.(Formerly American Legal History)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4650 - History of the American West

    (3 Units) The development and impact of the American West on the life of the nation and the interactions of ethnic groups that inhabit the West. Emphasis on the period 1803 to the present.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of the instructor.


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  • HIST 4660 - United States Religious History

    (3 Units) American religious institutions and thought from colonial origins to present; importance of European backgrounds and American environment in producing a unique American religious tradition; impact upon social and cultural development.(Formerly American Religious History)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4670 - California History

    (3 Units) Indian culture; Spanish exploration and settlement; Mexican control; American dominance; environment; political, economic, and social factors which give California its unique character.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)


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  • HIST 4680 - Intellectual Life in the United States

    (3 Units) Impact of European experience and American environment; impact on the cultural milieu of industrialism, urbanism, and U.S. world involvement.(Formerly The American Mind)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4690 - United States Sport Since the Civil War

    (3 Units) An analysis of the development of sport and its impact in American society from the late nineteenth century to the present. The lectures will follow a chronological order and class members will examine such topics as industrialization, nationalism, social mobility, gender, ethnicity, and behaviorism with respect to America’s sport heritage.(Formerly Sport in America Since the Civil War)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4710 - Mexican American History

    (3 Units) The role of the Mexican American in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with emphasis on the modern period.(Formerly HIST 3710)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4720 - Modern Atlantic Slavery

    (3 Units) Explores in comparative historical context the origin, development, and collapse of slavery in Africa and the Americas.Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Social Inquiry)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4730 - Disease and World Societies

    (3 Units) A survey of the impact of epidemics in world societies from the ancient world to AIDS, with a focus on the response to disease across both time and culture.


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  • HIST 4740 - Capital Punishment and World Societies

    (3 Units) A survey of the history of capital punishment in world societies from the ancient world to the 21st century with a focus on the legal, political, and cultural factors that influenced the development and practice of this form of punishment.One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4750 - Comparative World Women: Perceptions of Gender

    (3 Units) Designed to study women’s history in a comparative context through investigations of various spatial and temporal settings. Such an approach reveals differences and highlights similarities with the ultimate intent to challenge established perceptions of women in their respective cultures.(Same as GEND 4750)


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  • HIST 4760 - Environmental History of the Central Valley and Its Wetlands

    (3 Units) The historical transformation of the environment of the Central Valley; the ecological effects of the Valley’s massive water projects; the importance of Central Valley wetlands to the migratory waterfowl of the Pacific Flyway.  Approximately 50% classroom; 50% fieldtrip.(Course offered under the subjects HIST and GEOG.)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Winter)


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  • HIST 4800 - Modern China

    (3 Units) Analysis of the main trends of nineteenth and twentieth century imperialism in China and the consequent rise of Chinese anti-imperialism; main features of China’s socio-economic system and the gradual development of reform movements culminating under the People’s Republic.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4820 - Imperial China

    (3 Units) Analysis of development of Chinese political structure, socio-economic system, and cultural pattern from the earliest dynasties through the mid-19th century.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4840 - Modern Japan

    (3 Units) Development of Japan from a feudal society of the early nineteenth century to a major world power in the present day. Emphasis will be on the conflicting themes of authoritarianism and liberalism.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4850 - China and the United States

    (3 Units) A comprehensive survey of the economic, political, and cultural relations between China and the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4860 - Novels on African Societies

    (4 Units) A historical explanation through African novels of social change in Africa. Although class lecture and discussion will focus on the novels of Chinua Achebe, students will be allowed to select novels of their choice.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4891 - From Confucianism to Communism

    (3 Units) Historical survey of the major works of Chinese thought illustrating the main tenets and evolution of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Maoism.(Formerly HIST 3891, The Oriental Mind)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4950 - Selected Topics in History

    (1-5 Units) Innovative course of study. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Different topics may be taken for credit.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.


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  • HIST 4960 - Senior Seminar (WP)

    (4 Units) Methodology of history analyzed through critical study of published works or through creation of individual research project.(Formerly Directed Reading Seminar in History)Satisfies upper division writing proficiency requirement.Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; pass Library Resources course; history major with senior status or consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)


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  • HIST 4980 - Individual Study

    (1-4 Units) For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced and specialized study.May be repeated for a total of 6 units.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Cannot count toward M.A.(Fall, Winter, Spring)


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  • HIST 4990 - Senior Thesis

    (4 Units) Methodology of history.  Research techniques applied to investigation of original source material.  May be repeated for a maximum of 8 units.  Cannot count toward M.A.Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement.Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; senior standing or consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)


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  • HLTH 1000 - Health in Today’s Society

    (3 Units) Attention is focused on contemporary health problems and concerns. Typical topics covered are mental and emotional health, sexuality, nutrition, fitness, diseases, consumer education, environmental health, safety, aging, and death and dying.Satisfies G.E. area E1.


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  • HLTH 3000 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

    (3 Units) Principles, practices, and legal aspects of conditioning athletes, with emphasis on the prevention and care of athletic injuries, bandaging, therapy, health habits, and protective equipment.Prerequisites: ZOOL 2250 and junior standing or consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)


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  • HLTH 3030 - Cardiovascular Health, Fitness, and Exercise

    (3 Units) The role of exercise in health and fitness, with primary emphasis on the cardiovascular system and the use of exercise in avoiding disease.


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  • HLTH 3100 - Foods and Nutrition

    (3 Units) Selection of foods, health products, and services as basis for healthful living; health and nutritional needs at various ages; research findings and their application.


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  • HLTH 3500 - Drugs in the Athletic Environment

    (3 Units) Analysis of therapeutic sports drugs, ergogenics, illicit and/or recreational drugs. Reviews drug use policies and banned drugs of the IOC, the sports associations, and the NCAA. Examines the socio-economic, legal, and ethical health implications in the athletic environment.(Formerly Drugs and the Athletic Environment) (Formerly HLTH 2300.)Satisfies G.E. area F3.


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  • HLTH 4165 - Survey of Elementary School Health and Safety

    (1 Unit) Survey of local, state, and federal statutes and policies related to the health and safety of elementary school children. Reviews comprehensive school health and introduces the California Health Framework. Presents ways to teach health education in California.


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  • HLTH 4200 - Elementary School Health and Safety

    (3 Units) Health and safety issues related to elementary school children. Review of comprehensive school health programs for elementary schools. Includes nature and scope of Health Instruction Framework for California Public Schools.(Formerly HLTH 3200)Prerequisites: Current CPR certification: American Heart Association-Heart Saver, or American Red Cross-Community Level.


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  • HLTH 4210 - Secondary School Health and Safety

    (3 Units) Health and safety issues related to secondary school youth. Review of comprehensive school health programs for secondary schools. Includes nature and scope of Health Instruction Framework for California Public Schools.(Formerly HLTH 3200)Prerequisites: Current CPR certification: American Heart Association-Heart Saver, or American Red Cross-Community Level.


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  • HLTH 4215 - Survey of Secondary School Health and Safety

    (1 Unit) Survey of local, state, and federal statutes and policies related to the health and safety of secondary school children. Reviews comprehensive school health and introduces the California Health Framework. Presents ways to teach health education in California.


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  • HLTH 4300 - Family Health

    (3 Units) Analysis of health in the family in today’s multicultural society. Reviews relationship options, personal qualifications for marriage, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), family planning options, pregnancy, prenatal care, children’s diseases, and other family issues.Satisfies G.E. area F3 and G.Prerequisites: Junior standing.


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  • HLTH 4500 - Health in a Diverse Society

    (3 Units) Will increase awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in teaching health to people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Emphasis on traditional views of health in various cultures.


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  • HLTH 4600 - Health and Fitness Assessment

    (3 Units) Selected areas of health and fitness screening and evaluation. Compiling information for life-style prescription and counseling.Prerequisites: PHED 4300, HLTH 3100, junior standing. Limited to physical education majors or consent of instructor.(Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 3 hours)


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  • HLTH 4650 - Health and Fitness Program Design

    (3 Units) Development of health and fitness programs utilizing principles of fitness conditioning and health and fitness assessment. Introduce principles and procedures of program management as applied to health and fitness programs for setting such as schools, businesses, and the community.Limited to physical education majors or consent of instructor.Prerequisites: HLTH 4600 and junior standing.


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  • HLTH 4940 - Fieldwork or Practicum in Health

    (1-2 Units) Designed for students interested in gaining either off-campus (fieldwork) or on-campus (practicum) experience in teaching health, or in athletic training or wellness settings.(Formerly HLTH 4900)Prerequisites: Consent of department chair.


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  • HLTH 4980 - Individual Study

    (1-4 Units) Individual study is designed for students capable of independent work in need of advanced or specialized study.May be repeated for a total of 6 units.Prerequisites: Consent of department chair.


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