General Education: Segment III
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General Education: Segments I and II
Segment III: Relationships of Knowledge 9 units minimum
Please note: These requirements reflect University Executive Directive 09-35, the Executive Directive to Facilitate Graduation.
General Requirements
Students must:
- Complete at least nine units of upper division course work in residence at SF State
- Complete at least two courses in one Segment III cluster. The third course must be selected either within the same cluster or from any other Segment III cluster.
- Begin their Segment III course work only after completing all General Education Segment I requirements.
- Begin their Segment III course work upon completion of Segment I and a total of at least 30 units of Segment I and Segment II GE, but NOT before. Please note, all course prerequisites should be met.
- Complete at least one course in Segment III that is both outside the major department and outside the major program submitted on the official Application for Graduation.
- Complete at least one course in Segment III that is designated as fulfilling the Cultural, Ethnic, or Social Diversity (CESD) Requirement.
Note: Each cluster except the Study Abroad cluster includes a “Recommended Pattern,” designed to provide an integrative upper division experience. Although not required, students are encouraged to complete a recommended pattern if possible. In the case of the Study Abroad cluster, students must complete the pattern as written.
African Contributions to World Culture
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category. Courses with at least two different prefixes must be selected.
Category A: Classical Africa
Course ID | Course Title |
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AFRS 305 | Ancient Egypt [CESD] |
CLAR 500 | Ancient Egyptian Civilization [CESD] |
Category B: Africa—Tradition and Transition
Course ID | Course Title |
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AFRS 302 | Black Diaspora [CESD] |
ART 508 | African Art History [CESD] |
HIST 610 | History of Africa [CESD] |
Category C: Modern Africa
Course ID | Course Title |
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AFRS 301 | Africa in Global Perspective [CESD] |
GEOG 571 | Geography of Africa [CESD] |
HIST 611 | Modern Africa [CESD] |
HUM 360 | Styles of African Cultural Expression [CESD] |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in African Studies that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up African Studies in the index.
Africana Experience in the U.S.
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category.
Category A: Arts and Humanities
Course ID | Course Title |
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AFRS 312 | Kalifia: The Black Heritage of California [CESD] |
AFRS 400 | Black Arts and Humanities [CESD] |
AFRS 411 | African and African American Literature [CESD] |
AFRS 450 | African Philosophy and Cosmology [CESD] |
Category B: Politics and Economics
Course ID | Course Title |
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AFRS 301 | Africa in Global Perspective [CESD] |
AFRS 320 | Black Politics, Mass Movements, and Liberation Themes [CESD] |
AFRS 340 | Economics of the Black Community [CESD] |
AFRS 382 | African American Economic History [CESD] |
AFRS 646 | Frantz Fanon's Psychology of Violence, Negation, and Liberation [CESD] |
Category C: Education and Socialization
Course ID | Course Title |
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AFRS 335 | Black Women: A Cultural Analysis [CESD] |
AFRS 345 | Blacks in Urban America [CESD] |
AFRS 515 | Black Family Studies [CESD] |
AFRS 525 | Black Child Development [CESD] |
AFRS 678 | Urban Black Children and Youth [CESD] |
ETHS 571 | Women, Class, and Race [CESD] |
AIDS: The Modern Epidemic
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category. If COUN 450/ETHS 460 is used in Category C, the Category A course must be taken first.
Category A: Biological, Transmission, and Historical Aspects
Course ID | Course Title |
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BIOL 327 | AIDS: The Biology of a Modern Epidemic [CESD] |
Category B: Political, Social, and Health Policy Aspects
Course ID | Course Title |
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H ED 310 | Health in Society [CESD] |
H ED 417 | AIDS: Contemporary Health Crisis [CESD] |
H ED 420 | Epidemiology |
H ED 450 | Policy Issues in Health Education [CESD] |
Category C: Focus on Inter-related Issues
Course ID | Course Title |
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ANTH 415/ SXS 438 |
Culture and Sex in East Asia [CESD] Prerequisite: a course in college anthropology or consent of instructor. |
BIOL 321 | Magic, Myths, and Medicine—A History of Medicine [CESD] |
BIOL 326 | Disease! |
BIOL 330 | Human Sexuality |
COUN 450/ ETHS 460 |
AIDS and People of Color in the U.S. [CESD] |
GRN 510/ NURS 500 |
Death and Dying in Contemporary Society [CESD] |
H ED 315 | Drugs and Society [CESD] |
H ED 320 | Contemporary Sexuality |
H ED 410 | Organization and Functions of Health Services |
H ED 414 | Women’s Health—Problems and Issues [CESD] |
H ED 500/ SXS 500 |
Values Clarification in Sexuality |
America and World Affairs
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category. Courses with at least two different prefixes must be selected.
Category A: American Foreign Policy
Course ID | Course Title |
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HIST 461 | The History of American Foreign Relations |
I R 310 | U.S. Foreign Policy (4) |
Category B: The Policies of Developing Nations
Course ID | Course Title |
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ANTH 307/ I R 307 |
Culture and Identity in World Politics (4) [CESD] |
I R 321/ PLSI 321 |
Development and Foreign Policy—Africa (4) [CESD] |
I R 322/ PLSI 322 |
Latin American Policy Analysis (4) [CESD] |
I R 323 | The Persian Gulf in International Relations (4) [CESD] |
I R 324 | Middle East and North Africa in International Relations (4) [CESD] |
I R 325/ PLSI 325 |
Chinese Foreign Policy (4) [CESD] |
I R 326 | Foreign Relations of South and Southeast Asia (4) [CESD] |
I R 336 | Politics of Globalization (4) |
I R 520/ S S 520 |
Modernization and Third World Countries (4) [CESD] |
LTNS 445/ WGS 445 |
Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization [CESD] |
LTNS 670/ PLSI 408 |
Mexican Politics and Society [CESD] |
Category C: The Policies of Developed Nations and Traditional Powers
Course ID | Course Title |
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ECON 635/ I R 635 |
The Economics of Globalization |
HIST 386 | Soviet Russia, the West, and the Cold War |
HIST 389 | European International History, 1848–1918 [CESD] |
HIST 390 | European International History, 1918–Present [CESD] |
HIST 578 | History of Japan [CESD] |
I R 327 | Europe: Forming a More Perfect Union (4) |
I R 328/ PLSI 328 |
Domestic and Foreign Policy: Post-Communist Regions (4) [CESD] |
I R 342/ PLSI 342 |
Strategy and War (4) |
I R 407/ PLSI 407 |
Politics of Russia (4) [CESD] |
I R 446 | The Multinational Corporation in World Affairs (4) |
I R 540/ S S 540 |
The Rich and the Poor Nations (4) [CESD] |
America in the Nineteenth Century
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select three courses. At least one course must have an ENG prefix and at least one course must have a HIST prefix. The third course may have any prefix.
America in the Nineteenth Century
Course ID | Course Title |
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ENG 526 | Age of the American Renaissance, 1830-1860 [CESD] |
ENG 527 | American Literature, 1860–1914 |
HIST 424 | History of the U.S., 1827–1877 [CESD] |
HIST 426 | History of the U.S., 1877–1916 [CESD] |
HIST 464 | American Ethnic and Racial Relations I: 1740– 1890 [CESD] |
HUM 490 | American Images—Photography and Literature |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in American Studies or English that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up American Studies and English in the index.
American Culture and Society
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, a second course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A or Category B. Courses with at least two different prefixes must be selected.
Category A: Humanities
Course ID | Course Title |
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AMST 310/ HUM 485 |
The Arts and American Culture |
ENG 526 | Age of the American Renaissance: 1830-1860 [CESD] |
ENG 527 | American Literature: 1860-1914 |
HUM 470 | American Autobiography |
HUM 495 | Architecture and American Life |
Category B: Social Sciences
Course ID | Course Title |
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AMST 300/ S S 410 |
Perspectives on American Culture [CESD] |
AMST 400/ GEOG 551 |
American Regional Cultures [CESD] |
AMST 410/ HUM 450 |
California Culture [CESD] |
HIST 480/ HUM 480 |
Thought and Culture in America [CESD] |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in American Studies that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up American Studies in the index.
Arts in Society
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, one course from Category B, and one course from either Category A or Category B.
Category A: Interdisciplinary Overview
Course ID | Course Title |
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BECA 321 | Critical Study of Popular Culture [CESD] |
CA 426 | Thought and Image: Creative Arts [CESD] |
HUM 415 | Contemporary Culture [CESD] |
HUM 425 | Thought and Image: Humanities [CESD] |
Category B: Focus on Specific Arts
Course ID | Course Title |
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ANTH 657/ DANC 657 |
Ethnology of Dance |
DANC 350 | Dance Aesthetics [CESD] |
DANC 415 | Dance in Ritual and Religion [CESD] |
DANC 430 | Historical Survey of Dance in the Western World [CESD] |
HUM 360 | Styles of African Cultural Expression [CESD] |
HUM 510 | Comparative Form and Culture [CESD] |
MUS 505 | Music of the World's Peoples [CESD] |
MUS 508 | Modern Music: American Iconoclasts |
MUS 512 | Rock Since the Mid-1960s |
TH A 300 | Theatre Imagination |
TH A 407 | Popular Theatre/Popular Entertainment |
Asian Americans: Diverse Responses to the American Experience
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Complete one course in each category.
Category A: Socio-historical Perspectives of Asian Americans
Course ID | Course Title |
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AA S 300 | Asian Americans in California [CESD] |
AA S 310 | Chinese in America [CESD] |
AA S 331 | Japanese Americans in the United States [CESD] |
AA S 370 | Vietnamese in America [CESD] |
AA S 380 | Koreans in America [CESD] |
AA S 456 | Pilipinos in America: Problems of Transition [CESD] |
Category B: Creative and Literary Perspectives of Asian Americans
Course ID | Course Title |
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AA S 322 | Chinese American Culture—Language and Literature |
AA S 363 | Survey of Philippine Literature |
AA S 372 | Vietnamese American Literature |
AA S 444 | Japanese American Art and Expression |
AA S 502 | Asian American Children’s/Teen Literature |
AA S 693 | Asian Americans and the Mass Media |
Category C: Community and Public Policy Perspectives of Asian Americans
Course ID | Course Title |
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AA S 680 | Community: Changes and Development |
AA S 695 | Seminar on Contemporary Asian American Communities |
ETHS 665 | Asian American Community and Public Policy |
Asian Society, Politics, and Culture
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select three courses from at least two different cluster categories. Courses with at least two different prefixes must be selected.
Category A: East Asian Studies
Course ID | Course Title |
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GEOG 575 | Emerging China [CESD] |
HIST 569 | Ancient Chinese Civilization [CESD] |
HIST 570 | Imperial China [CESD] |
HIST 571 | History of Modern China [CESD] |
HIST 575/ WGS 575 |
History of Women in China and Japan [CESD] |
HIST 578 | History of Japan [CESD] |
HUM 526 | Culture of Japan Before 1850 [CESD] |
HUM 527 | Japan and Modernity [CESD] |
HUM 530 | Chinese Civilization [CESD] |
HUM 531 | Images of Modern China [CESD] |
I R 325/ PLSI 325 |
Chinese Foreign Policy (4) [CESD] |
I R 329/ PLSI 329 |
U.S.-Japan Politics (4) [CESD] |
I R 404/ PLSI 404 |
Politics of China (4) [CESD] |
I R 411/ PLSI 411 |
East Asian Politics (4) [CESD] |
PHIL 511 | Chinese Philosophy and Religion [CESD] |
Category B: South Asian Studies
Course ID | Course Title |
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HIST 584 | India and the British Empire [CESD] |
HIST 585 | India since Gandhi [CESD] |
HUM 366 | India's Gandhi [CESD] |
HUM 535 | Classical South Asia Cultural Forms [CESD] |
HUM 536 | Modern South Asian Cultural Forms [CESD] |
I R 412/ PLSI 412 |
South Asian Politics (4) [CESD] |
Category C: Southeast Asian Cross Regional Studies
Course ID | Course Title |
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ANTH 481 | Archaeology of the Far East [CESD] |
HIST 588 | History of Southeast Asia [CESD] |
I R 326 | South and Southeast Asian Foreign Relations (4) [CESD] |
PHIL 509 | The Buddhist Tradition [CESD] |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in Asian Area Studies that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up Asian Area Studies in the index.
Business, Tourism and Technology in a Global Society
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select three courses.
Business, Tourism and Technology in a Global Society
Course ID | Course Title |
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CSC 338/ ISYS 338 |
Information Technology in a Global Society [CESD] |
DS 431/ IBUS 431 |
Value Creation in the Transnational Enterprise [CESD] |
HTM 339/ ISYS 339 |
Information Technology for International Hospitality and Tourism [CESD] |
HTM 425 | The Business of International Tourism [CESD] |
IBUS 331 | Cross-cultural Creativity in Business [CESD] |
MGMT 435 | International Entrepreneurship [CESD] |
RPT 605 | Ecotourism Facilities and Services [CESD] |
California Cultures and Environments
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category. At least one course must be CESD.
Category A: Artistic and Cultural Landscapes
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
AMST 410/ HUM 450 |
California Culture [CESD] |
ENG 531 | Survey of California Literature |
HTM 421 | Food, Wine, and Culture in California [CESD] |
HUM 376 | San Francisco [CESD] |
Category B: California Social Landscapes
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
AA S 300 | Asian Americans in California [CESD] |
AFRS 312 | Kalifia: The Black Heritage of California [CESD] |
AIS 410 | Perspectives of Native California Indians |
AMST 352/ ANTH 352 |
Peoples and Cultures of California [CESD] |
HIST 450 | History of California [CESD] |
PLSI 473 | California Politics and Government (4) |
LTNS 660 | Latina/o Politics [CESD] Prerequisite: LTNS 276 or consent of instructor. |
Category C: California Environmental Landscapes
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
BIOL 300 | Nature Study |
GEOG 552 | Geography of California |
GEOG 651/ USP 651 |
SF Bay Area Environmental Issues (4) |
GEOL 350 | Geology of National Parks |
GEOL 356 | Geology of California |
METR 356 | California Weather Events |
Challenges to Health Care Policy (This cluster has been renamed. See Health Care Policy and Practice.)
Chemicals: Enticing, Dangerous, and Essential
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category.
Category A: Chemicals in Us and Around Us
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
CHEM 380/ ENVS 380 |
Chemistry Behind Environmental Pollution |
Category B: Contributions from All Cultures
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
H ED 315 | Drugs in Society [CESD] |
Category C: Chemicals, Life, and Society
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
BIOL 330 | Human Sexuality |
GEOG 666 | Geography of Garbage: Recycling and Waste Reduction |
GEOL 305 | Energy and Its Environmental Issues |
Children in Families and Society
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, a second course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A or Category B. At least one course must be CESD.
Category A: Developmental Overview
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
AFRS 525 | Black Child Development [CESD] |
CFS 320 | Children and Families [CESD] |
CFS 321 | Adolescents and Families [CESD] |
PSY 330 | Child Development |
Category B: Contexts and Perspectives
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 310 | Family, Kin, and Community |
CFS 428 | Children and Families with Violence, Abuse, and Neglect [CESD] |
HIST 469/ S S 469 |
American Childhoods: Past and Present |
SPED 370 | Young Children Disabled or at Risk and their Families |
S W 350 | Services to Children, Youth, and Their Families |
Cross-cultural Studies in Language and Art
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, a second course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A or Category B.
Category A: Language
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
COMM 541 | Intercultural Communication (4) [CESD] |
ENG 615 | Image, Metaphor, and Symbol [CESD] |
ENG 631 | Words, Culture, and Change [CESD] |
Category B: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Studies in Arts and Culture
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
HUM 360 | Styles of African Cultural Expression [CESD] |
HUM 361 | Cultural Expression in Islam [CESD] |
HUM 510 | Comparative Form and Culture [CESD] |
HUM 535 | Classical South Asia [CESD] |
HUM 536 | Modern South Asian Cultural Forms [CESD] |
HUM 520/ LTNS 520 |
North/South American Cultural Expression [CESD] |
PHIL 460 | Philosophy of Art [CESD] |
Dynamics of the City
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category.
Category A: Core Course
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
HUM 376 | San Francisco [CESD] |
Category B: Social Science Approaches to the City
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
GEOG 432/ USP 432 |
Urban Geography (4) |
GEOG 455 | Geography of Ethnic Communities [CESD] |
HIST 489/ USP 400 |
Dynamics of the American City [CESD] |
PLSI 580/ USP 580 |
Urban Housing [CESD] |
USP 530 | Alternative Urban Futures [CESD] |
Category C: Humanities Approaches to the City
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
HUM 375 | Biography of a City [Any HUM 375 title may be taken] |
HUM 377/ JS 377 |
Jerusalem [CESD] |
Ethics for the Contemporary World
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, a second course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A or Category B. Courses with at least two different departmental prefixes must be selected. At least one course must be CESD.
Category A: Theoretical Foundations of Ethical Judgment
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
GPS 375/ PHIL 375 |
Peace Law and Human Rights in the U.S. [CESD] |
PHIL 435 | Human Rights in Global Perspective [CESD] |
PHIL 440 | Ethics at Work I [CESD] |
PHIL 450 | Ethics Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or consent of instructor. |
Category B: Applied Ethical Judgment
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 525/ LABR 525/ S S 525 |
Diversity in the Workplace |
BECA 623 | Ethics and Responsibility in the Electronic Media |
BIOL 349 | Bioethics |
BUS 440 | Ethics at Work II: Business |
GPS 315/ I R 315/ PHIL 315 |
Introduction to Global Peace Studies [CESD] |
SXS 469/ PHIL 445 |
Sex and Morality |
JOUR 666 | Ethical Issues in Journalism |
JS 350 | Jewish Social Responsibility |
PHIL 383 | Ethics in Medicine |
PHIL 395 | Ethical Issues: Science and Technology |
PHIL 436 | Islamic Political Philosophy [CESD] |
PHIL 451 | Feminist Moral Issues |
PHIL 470 | Environmental Ethics |
Exploring the Future: Next 20 Years
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select the course from Category A and two courses from Category B.
Category A: Future Exploration Foundation
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
RPT 420 | Leisure and Contemporary Society [CESD] |
Category B: Concepts and Perspectives
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
BUS 450 | Greening of Business |
GEOG 421 | Future Environments |
RPT 605 | Ecotourism Facilities and Services [CESD] |
USP 514 | Sustainable Development in Cities (4) |
USP 530 | Alternative Urban Futures [CESD] |
Family Dynamics and Societal Change
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select the course from Category A and two courses from Category B.
Category A: Overview
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
SOC 464 | Families and Society (4) [CESD] |
Category B: Contexts and Perspectives
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
AFRS 515 | Black Family Studies [CESD] |
CFS 426 | Family Crises: Drug Dependency and Eating Disorders |
COMM 503 | Gender and Communication (4) [CESD] Prerequisite: COMM 150. |
COMM 515 | Family Communication (4) [CESD] Prerequisite: COMM 150. |
JS 340 | American Jewish Identity and Family [CESD] |
USP 565 | Social Policy and the Family (4) [CESD] |
Folklore
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select three courses. At least one course must be CESD.
Folklore
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 581 | Anthropology and Folklore [CESD] |
CLAS 330 | Ancient Epic Tales |
CLAS 380 | Myth, History, and Movies |
CWL 421 | Celtic Literature [CESD] |
CWL 430 | Heroic Tales of the Mediterranean |
CWL 636/ ENG 636 |
Greek and Roman Myth and Modern Literature |
JS 410/ PHIL 514 |
Kabbalah and Mysticism in the Jewish Tradition [CESD] |
TH A 451 | Storytelling and Folk Literature [CESD] |
Food, Cuisine, and Culture
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select three courses. One course in the Segment III cluster must be both outside the major department and outside the major program submitted on the official Application for Graduation.
Food, Cuisine, and Culture
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
CFS 351/ HTM 351 |
Asian Food, Culture, and Hospitality [CESD] |
CFS 352/ DFM 352/ HTM 352 |
Food, Production, and Service |
CFS 356 | Food and World Culture [CESD] |
HTM 324 | Historical and Contemporary Aspects of Food, Beverage, and Culture in America [CESD] |
HTM 421 | Food, Wine, and Culture in California [CESD] |
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A and two courses from Category B.
Category A: Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Queer Studies
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
SXS 301 | Perspectives in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies [CESD] |
SXS 314 | Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual History [CESD] |
SXS 667/ SOC 467 |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Cultures and Society (4) [CESD] |
Category B: Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Queer: Lives Integrated into the Disciplines and in Broader Contexts
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 569/ SXS 567 |
Cross-cultural Aspects of Sex and Gender [CESD] |
COMM 525 | Sexual Identity and Communication (4) |
ENG 633/ SXS 633 |
Gay Love in Literature |
ETHS 380/ SXS 380 |
Coloring Queer [CESD] |
ETHS 640 | Race and Sexual Migration |
H ED 320 | Contemporary Sexuality |
SXS 400/ SOC 400/ PSY 450 |
Variations in Human Sexuality [CESD] |
SXS 551/ WGS 551 |
Lesbian and Queer Perspectives in Literature and Media [CESD] |
PLSI 381 | Political Theories of Sexuality |
SOC 468 | Social Aspects of Human Sexuality [CESD] |
WGS 552 | Transgender Identities and Communities [CESD] |
WGS 611 | Theories of Female Sexuality |
Gender and Culture: Identities, Images, Interactions
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, a second course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A or Category B. One course designated CESD must be selected.
Category A
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 569/ SXS 567 |
Cross-cultural Aspects of Sex and Gender [CESD] |
BECA 485/ WGS 485 |
Women and Media |
CINE 304 | Gender and Film (all topics) [CESD] |
COMM 352 | Women and Words (4) |
COMM 443 | Rhetoric of Feminist Movements (4) |
COMM 503 | Gender and Communication (4) [CESD] |
COMM 525 | Sexual Identity and Communication (4) |
ENG 546/ JS 546/ WGS 546 |
20th Century American Jewish Women Writers [CESD] |
KIN 457 | Culture, Gender, and Movement [CESD] |
SOC 464 | Families and Society (4) [CESD] |
SOC 469 | Gender and Society (4) [CESD] |
WGS 621 | Feminist Theories [CESD] |
Category B
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
SXS 551/ WGS 551 |
Lesbian and Queer Perspectives in Literature and Media [CESD] |
WGS 303 | Women as Creative Agents [CESD] |
WGS 533 | Women, Men, and Cultural Change [CESD] |
WGS 548 | Literature by U.S. Women of Color [CESD] |
WGS 554 | Immigrant and Refugee Women [CESD] |
WGS 561 | Women of Color in the U.S. [CESD] |
WGS 562 | History of African American Women [CESD] |
WGS 564 | Women Writers and Colonialism [CESD] |
WGS 565 | Women in the Muslim and Arab Worlds [CESD] |
Globalization and Citizenship in the Americas
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category. At least one course must have a different departmental prefix.
Category A: Globalization and Regional Economic Integration
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ECON 635/ I R 635 |
Economics of Globalization |
LTNS 445/ WGS 445 |
Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization [CESD] |
Category B: Global Culture
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 307/ I R 307 |
Culture and Identity in World Politics (4) [CESD] |
ANTH 585/ CST 585 |
Multinational Corporations and World Cultures [CESD] |
LTNS 455 | Resistance Literature of the Americas [CESD] |
LTNS 467 | Caribbeans in the U.S.: History and Heritage |
Category C: Global Citizens
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ETHS 470/ LTNS 470 |
Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. [CESD] |
LTNS 660 | Latina/o Politics [CESD] |
SOC 480/ USP 470 |
City in a Global Society (4) [CESD] |
Global Peace, Human Rights, and Justice Studies
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, one course from Category B, and one course from either Category A or B.
Category A: Overview
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
C J 505/ I R 332 |
International Criminal Law (4) [CESD] |
GPS 315/ I R 315/ PHIL 315 |
Introduction to Global Peace Study [CESD] |
GPS 375/ PHIL 375 |
Peace Law and Human Rights in the U.S. [CESD] |
I R 330 | World Law (4) [CESD] |
PHIL 435 | Human Rights in Global Perspective [CESD] |
Category B: Global Experiences
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 320/ CST 320 |
Racism: Cross-Cultural Analysis [LLD, AERM] |
ANTH 321 | Endangered Cultures |
ANTH 588 | Anthropology and Human Rights |
COMM 531 | Conflict Resolution (4) |
HUM 366 | India's Gandhi [CESD] |
I R 432 | Model United Nations (4) |
I R 544/ PLSI 544/ S S 544 |
Women in the World [CESD] |
Health Care Policies and Practices (formerly Challenges to Health Care Policy)
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, one course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A or Category B. Choose courses from at least two different departments. One course designated CESD must be selected.
Category A: Health Care Policy
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ECON 450 | Health Economics |
H ED 410 | Organization and Function of Health Services [CESD] |
H ED 450 | Policy Issues in Health Education [CESD] |
LABR 570/ PLSI 570/ USP 570 |
Urban Health Policy [CESD] |
PHIL 383 | Ethics in Medicine |
Category B: Structural and Cultural Aspects of Health and Healing
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 631 | Critical Medical Anthropology (all topics) |
BIOL 332 | Health Disparities in Cancer [CESD] |
H ED 520 | Race, Class, Gender, and Health Promotion [CESD] |
H ED 640 | Structural Inequities and Public Health |
HH 380 | Holistic Health: Western Perspectives |
HH 381 | Holistic Health: Eastern Perspectives [CESD] |
SOC 476 | Medical Sociology [CESD] |
Health and Wellness
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category.
Category A: Health
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
H ED 310 | Health in Society [CESD] |
H ED 414 | Women’s Health: Problems and Issues [CESD] |
Category B: Nutrition
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
CFS 355 | Nutrition for Wellness |
HH 535 | Western Nutrition and Herbs |
Category C: Physical Fitness and Exercise Science
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
KIN 300 | Health Related Fitness and Wellness Prerequisite: BIOL 100 or equivalent. |
KIN 355 | Science, Sport, and Fitness Prerequisite: BIOL 100 or equivalent. |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in Health Education that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up Health Education in the index.
Holistic Health
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select three courses.
Holistic Health
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
HH 380 | Holistic Health: Western Perspectives |
HH 381 | Holistic Health: Eastern Perspectives [CESD] |
HH 382 | Holistic Health and Human Nature [CESD] |
HH 383 | Chinese Perspectives in Holistic Health [CESD] |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in Holistic Health that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up Holistic Health in the index.
Human Communication
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select the course from Category A and two courses from Category B. One course designated CESD must be selected.
Category A: Introduction to the Study of Language
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ENG 420 | Introduction to the Study of Language [CESD] |
Category B: Communicative Processes
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
C D 300 | Human Communicative Development and Disorders [CESD] |
COMM 321 | Communication Theory (4) |
Human Development
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select three courses with at least two different departmental prefixes. One course designated CESD must be selected.
Human Development
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
CAD 410 | Applied Child and Youth Development - Strategies to Enhance Developmental Outcomes |
CFS 320 | Children and Families |
CFS 321 | Adolescents and Families [CESD] |
CFS 323 | Infant/Toddler Development [CESD] |
GRN 500 | Gerontology: An Interdisciplinary Perspective [CESD] |
GRN 510/ NURS 500 |
Death and Dying in Contemporary Society [CESD] |
H ED 415 | Health Aspects of Aging [CESD] |
KIN 437 | Physical Dimensions of Aging |
KIN 487 | Motor Development [CESD] |
PSY 330 | Child Development |
Human Disability in Society
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category. At least one course selected must be designated CESD.
Category A: Foundations of Human Development and Disability
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
PSY 330 | Child Development |
Category B: Impact of Disability for Individuals and Society
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
SPED 310 | Exploring Visual Impairments |
SPED 330 | Introduction to Disability [CESD] |
SPED 662 | Education of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children |
Category C: Developmental and Cultural Differences Related to Disability
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
SPED 370 | Young Children Disabled or At Risk and their Families |
SPED 688 | American Sign Language I |
Human Expression: Diversity, Contradiction, Unity
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select three courses. At least one course must have a different departmental prefix. One course designated CESD must be selected.
Human Expression: Diversity, Contradiction, Unity
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
CA 380 | Arts and Social Change |
CA 426 | Thought and Image: Creative Arts [CESD] |
HUM 425 | Thought and Image: Humanities [CESD] |
HUM 510 | Comparative Form and Culture [CESD] |
HUM 520/ LTNS 520 |
North and South American Cultural Expression [CESD] |
MUS 505 | Music of the World's Peoples [CESD] |
LTNS 320 | Latina/o Art History |
LTNS 425 | Popular and Traditional Music of the Latina(o) Diaspora |
Human Sexuality: Biological, Psychological, Sociocultural, and Humanistic Aspects
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category.
Category A: Biological and Psychological Aspects
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
BIOL 330 | Human Sexuality Prerequisite: a course in college biology or consent of instructor. |
H ED 320 | Contemporary Sexuality |
SXS 456/ PSY 456 |
Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior Prerequisites: 6 units of psychology course work or consent of instructor. |
Category B: Sociological Aspects
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 569/ SXS 567 |
Cross-cultural Aspects of Sex and Gender [CESD] Prerequisites: upper division standing and consent of instructor. |
SXS 400/ SOC 400/ PSY 450 |
Variations in Human Sexuality [CESD] |
SOC 468 | Social Aspects of Human Sexuality (4) [CESD] |
Category C: Humanistic Aspects
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 415/ SXS 438 |
Culture and Sex in East Asia [CESD] Prerequisites: ANTH 120 or consent of instructor and upper division standing. |
ANTH 590/ CST 590/ WGS 595 |
Anthropology of Women [CESD] Prerequisite: ENG 114 or consent of instructor. |
COMM 525 | Sexual Identity and Communication (4) Prerequisites: a college-level English or speech class or consent of instructor. |
COUN 614 | Interpersonal Issues in Sexuality Prerequisites: upper division standing and consent of instructor. |
C W 507 | Writing on the Body Prerequisite: college creative writing course or consent of instructor. |
H ED 500/ SXS 500 |
Values Clarification in Sexuality Prerequisites: a college-level human sexuality course (such as BIOL 330 or H ED 320). |
HIST 313 | Comparative History of Love and Sexuality |
SXS 301 | Perspectives in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Prerequisites: ENG 214. |
SXS 320/ PSY 320 |
Sex and Relationships |
SXS 369/ PHIL 369 |
Philosophical Issues in Sexuality |
SXS 421/ S S 421 |
Homophobia and Coming Out [CESD] Prerequisites: ENG 114 and ENG 214 or equivalent courses with grades of C or better. |
SXS 469/ PHIL 445 |
Sex and Morality |
SXS 470 | Sexuality and the Internet Prerequisites: SXS 300, upper division standing, and consent of instructor. |
SXS 551/ WGS 551 |
Lesbian and Queer Perspectives in Literature and Media Prerequisites: ENG 114 and consent of instructor. |
SXS 569/ PHIL 455 |
Sex and the Law Prerequisite: ENG 114 or equivalent. |
SXS 600/ PSY 650 |
Research on Sexual Identity [CESD] Prerequisite: consent of instructor. |
SXS 678 | Disability and Sexuality Prerequisite: college course in human sexuality or consent of instructor. |
HUM 390 | Images of Eroticism Prerequisites: ENG 114 and consent of instructor. |
WGS 512 | Feminist Approaches to Sexual Identities and Cultures [CESD] |
WGS 533 | Women, Men, and Cultural Change [CESD] Prerequisite: ENG 114 or equivalent or consent of instructor. |
WGS 552 | Transgender Identities and Communities |
WGS 611 | Female Sexuality: Social and Theoretical Perspectives Prerequisites: ENG 114 or equivalent and a college-level women studies course or consent of instructor. |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in Human Sexuality Studies that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up Human Sexuality Studies in the index.
Ideas and the Making of Culture
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one CESD course from Category A, one course from Category B, and a third course from Category A or Category B.
Category A: Creative Themes and Ideas—Continuity and Change in Culture Over Time
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
CLAS 490 | History of Ideas of the Ancient Classical World [CESD] |
HUM 345 | Humanism and Mysticism [CESD] |
HUM 550 | The Art of Autobiography [CESD] |
Category B: Visionary Modes of Thought—Culture and Paradigms in Time
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
CLAR 502 | Ancient Egyptian Language and Literature |
ENG 603 | Literature and History of Ideas |
HUM 410 | The Modern Revolution [CESD] |
Integrating the Social Sciences
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category. The courses in Category A and Category B can be taken concurrently, but only through special GE sections designated in the Class Schedule.
Category A: Integrating Anthropological, Psychological and Sociological Perspectives and Methods
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
S S 300 | Social Science Core I [CESD] |
Category B: Integrating Economic, Geographic, Historical and Political Perspectives and Methods
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
S S 301 | Social Science Core II [CESD] Prerequisite: S S 300 or consent of instructor and upper division standing. |
Category C: Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Applied
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
C J 300 | Criminal Justice: A Cross-disciplinary Perspective (4) [CESD] |
HH 382 | Holistic Health and Human Nature [CESD] |
HIST 489/ USP 400 |
Dynamics of the American City [CESD] |
HIST 681/ S S 681 |
Community Service Learning in the Schools [CESD] |
SXS 400/ SOC 400/ PSY 450 |
Variations in Human Sexuality [CESD] |
I R 544/ PLSI 544/ S S 544 |
Women and the World [CESD] |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in Social Science (Interdisciplinary Studies) that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up Social Science (Interdisciplinary Studies) in the index.
Islamic Societies and Cultures
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Special Requirements: Select one course from each category.
Category A: Intellectual and Cultural Themes
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 319 | Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa [CESD] |
HUM 501/ JS 501/ PHIL 501 |
Judaism, Christianity and Islam [CESD] |
PHIL 436 | Islamic Political Philosophy [CESD] |
PHIL 515 | Semitic Religious Thought (all topics) |
PHIL 516 | Islamic Philosophy [CESD] |
Category B: Institutional and Social Themes
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ETHS 420 | Post-Colonial Arab and Arab-American Identity: Memory and Resistance |
HIST 604 | Islamic World I: 500 - 1500 [CESD] |
HIST 605 | Islamic World II: 1500 - Present [CESD] |
I R 323 | The Persian Gulf in International Relations (4) [CESD] |
I R 324 | Middle East and North Africa in International Relations (4) [CESD] |
I R 326 | South and Southeast Asia Foreign Relations (4) [CESD] |
I R 335 | Muslim Societies in Transnational Perspective |
I R 433 | Model Arab League |
PLSI 410 | Middle East Politics (4) |
PLSI 420 | State-Society Relations in the Middle East (4) |
PLSI 425 | Imagining Power in the Middle East (4) |
WGS 565 | Women in the Muslim and Arab Worlds [CESD] |
Category C: Visual and Creative Themes
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ARAB 450/ CWL 450/ ETHS 450 |
Arabic and Arab American Literature [CESD] |
ART 504 | Art and Architecture of Islam [CESD] |
ETHS 430 | Arab Media Images in America: Impact on Arab Americans |
HUM 361 | Cultural Expressions in Islam [CESD] |
HUM 377/ JS 377 |
Jerusalem |
HUM 496 | Islam and the Poetics of Space [CESD] |
MUS 530 | Musics of the Middle East and India [CESD] |
Jewish Experience
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select two courses from Category A and one course from Category B. One course designated CESD must be selected.
Category A: Culture, Philosophy, and Religion
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
CWL 437/ JS 437/ ENG 533 |
Holocaust and Literature [CESD] |
CWL 451/ ENG 451/ JS 451 |
Jewish Literature of the Americas [CESD] |
ENG 546/ JS 546/ WGS 546 |
20th Century American Jewish Women Writers [CESD] |
HUM 501/ JS 501/ PHIL 501 |
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
JS 350 | Jewish Social Responsibility |
JS 410/ PHIL 514 |
Kabbalah and Mysticism in the Jewish Tradition [CESD] |
JS 415/ PHIL 415 |
The Hebrew Bible |
JS 425/ PHIL 552 |
Judaism: Religion and Text [CESD] |
JS 516/ PHIL 551 |
Bible and Ethics: The Moral of the Story [CESD] |
Category B: History
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
HIST 317/ JS 317 |
Holocaust and Genocide [CESD] |
HIST 632/ JS 632 |
Jewish History I: Beginnings to 1650 |
HIST 633/ JS 633 |
Jewish History II: 1650 to Present [CESD] |
JS 340 | American Jewish Identity and Family [CESD] |
JS 430/ I R 430/ PLSI 430 |
Israeli Democracy: Politics, Institutions, and Society |
Latin America: Society and Culture
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category.
Category A: Historical Perspectives
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 501/ HIST 501/ LTNS 501/ S S 501 |
Latin America: The National Period [CESD] |
HIST 500 | Colonial Latin America [CESD] |
HIST 520 | Central America and the Caribbean [CESD] |
Category B: Modern Latin America
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
GEOG 572 | Geography of Latin America [CESD] |
HIST 524 | History of Mexico [CESD] |
HIST 528 | History of Brazil [CESD] |
HIST 550/ S S 550 |
Social Change in Modern Latin America [CESD] |
I R 322/ PLSI 322 |
Latin American Policy Analysis (4) [CESD] |
LTNS 460 | Central Americans of the U.S.: History and Heritage [CESD] |
Category C: Philosophy, Culture, and Art
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 471 | The Ancient Maya [CESD] |
LTNS 450 | Indigenisimo: Indigenous Culture and Personality [CESD] |
LTNS 475 | Aztec Philosophy [CESD] |
SPAN 405 | Culture and Civilization of Spanish America [CESD] |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in Latin America Area Studies that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up Latin America Area Studies in the index.
Law, Crime, and Justice
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Special Requirements: Select one course from each category.
Category A: Administration of Justice Policies
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
C J 300 | Criminal Justice: A Cross-disciplinary Perspective (4) [CESD] |
Category B: Sociological Perspectives
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
SOC 451 | Criminological Theory (4) |
SOC 455 | Punishment and Social Control (4) |
SOC 459 | Criminal Law and Social Process (4) |
LTNS 485/ C J 485 |
Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice |
Category C: Law and Justice Perspectives
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
C J 435/ LTNS 430 |
Race, Crime, and Justice |
PHIL 335 | Law and Society |
PHIL 380 | Philosophy of Law |
Making Cities Humane
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A and two courses from Category B. One course designated CESD must be selected.
Category A: Urban Dynamics—Local and Global
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 555/ USP 555 |
Urban Anthropology (4) |
ECON 535/ USP 535 |
Urban Economics |
HIST 489/ USP 400 |
Dynamics of the American City [CESD] |
LTNS 415 | Economic Progress of Latinos in the U.S. [CESD] |
SOC 480/ USP 470 |
City in Global Society (4) |
Category B: Problems and Solutions
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
AFRS 340 | Economics of the Black Community [CESD] |
AFRS 382 | African American Economic History [CESD] |
GEOG 667/ USP 515 |
Environmental Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Environment (4) [CESD] |
H ED 582/ USP 582 |
Homelessness and Public Policy [CESD] |
LABR 570/ PLSI 570/ USP 570 |
Urban Health Policy [CESD] |
PLSI 560/ USP 560 |
Urban Poverty and Policy (4) [CESD] |
PLSI 660/ S W 660/ USP 660 |
Roles of Non-profit Organizations in Urban Life |
LTNS 415 | Economic Progress of Latinos in the U.S. [CESD] |
USP 565 | Social Policy and the Family (4) [CESD] |
Maximizing Personal Potential: Body–Mind Integration
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A and two courses from Category B.
Category A: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Mind–Body Interaction
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
H H 381 | Holistic Health: Eastern Perspective [CESD] |
H H 382 | Holistic Health and Human Nature [CESD] |
H H 383 | Chinese Perspectives in Holistic Health [CESD] |
Category B: Skills in Maximizing Personal Potential
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
H H 380 | Holistic Health: Western Perspectives |
H H 420 | Chinese Body-Mind Energetics Prerequisites: H H 380 or 381 or 382 or 383 or consent of instructor. |
H H 430 | Foundations of Biofeedback and Self Regulation Prerequisites: H H 380 or H H 381 or H H 382 or H H 383 or consent of instructor. |
H H 433 | Autogenic Training and Embodied Living Prerequisites: H H 380 or H H 381 or H H 382 or H H 383 or consent of instructor. |
H H 540 | Meditation and Imagery in Healing Prerequisites: H H 380 or H H 381 or H H 382 or H H 383 or consent of instructor. |
H H 690 | Psychophysiology of Healing Prerequisites: H H 380 or 381 or 382 or 383 or consent of instructor. |
KIN 331 | Peak Performance |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in Holistic Health that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up Holistic Health in the index.
Media and Social Issues
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, one course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A or Category B. One course designated CESD must be selected.
Category A: Socio-cultural Investigations of Media
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
BECA 422 | Social Aspects of Electronic Media [CESD] |
BECA 490 | Television and Social Change [CESD] |
CINE 342 | Documentary Film [CESD] |
CINE 373 | Film and Society |
JOUR 610 | Cultural Diversity and U.S. News Media |
Category B: Ethical, Legal, and Political Investigations of Media
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
BECA 460 | Introduction to News on Broadcast and Electronic Media Prerequisite: BECA 200. |
CINE 308 | Third Cinema [CESD] |
COMM 440 | Political Communication (4) |
COMM 461 | Issues in Free Speech (4) |
JOUR 666 | Ethical Issues in Journalism |
Media Literacy in the Electronic Culture
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, one course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A or B.
Category A: Perception of Communication Messages and the Construction of Meaning
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
BECA 301 | Media Literacy in the Electronic Culture [CESD] |
BECA 390 | The Age of Information [CESD] |
KIN 457 | Culture, Gender, and Movement [CESD] |
KIN 502 | Sport and Social Issues [CESD] |
Category B: Making Sense of Electronic Media
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 327/ CINE 327 |
Anthropology and Film (4) [CESD] |
BECA 502 | Environmental Communication on the Electronic Media |
COMM 444 | Rhetoric of the Media (4) |
COMM 445 | The Rhetoric of Terrorism (4) |
MUS 505 | Music of the World's Peoples [CESD] |
Medieval and Renaissance Europe
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, a second course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A, B, or C.
Category A
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ENG 501 | Age of Chaucer |
ENG 583 | Shakespeare: Representative Plays |
Category B
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
HIST 330/ HUM 403 |
The Early Middle Ages [CESD] |
HIST 331/ HUM 404 |
The High Middle Ages [CESD] |
Category C
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ART 405/ HUM 405 |
Art, Literature, and Power in the Renaissance |
HIST 334 | The Renaissance |
HIST 336 | The Reformation |
PHIL 302 | Medieval Philosophy |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in European Studies or History that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up European Studies and History in the index.
Mediterranean and Middle East: Cultural Crossroads
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, a second course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A or B. At least one course must be CESD.
Category A
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
CLAS 490 | History of Ideas in the Ancient Classical World [CESD] |
CWL 430 | Heroic Tales of the Mediterranean [CESD] |
JS 510/ HUM 501/ PHIL 501 |
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
Category B
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
HIST 604 | History of the Islamic World, 500-1500 [CESD] |
HIST 605 | History of the Islamic World, 1500-Present [CESD] |
I R 323 | Middle East Periphery (4) [CESD] |
I R 324 | Middle East Heartland (4) [CESD] |
PHIL 502 | World Religions [CESD] |
Multicultural Human Relations
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category. At least one course must be CESD.
Category A: Psychosocial and Developmental
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
COUN 690 | Field of Counseling I |
COUN 691 | Field of Counseling II |
Category B: Sociohistorical and Contextual
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
AA S 603 | Asian American Women |
SXS 400/ SOC 400/ PSY 450 |
Variations in Human Sexuality [CESD] |
LTNS 510 | Latina/o Families Narrative |
WGS 565 | Women in the Muslim and Arab Worlds [CESD] |
Category C: Multicultural Communication and Relationships
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
COMM 503 | Gender and Communication (4) [CESD] |
COMM 525 | Sexual Identity and Communication (4) |
COMM 541 | Intercultural Communication (4) [CESD] |
COMM 542 | Intracultural Communication (4) |
COMM 543 | Dialogues Across Differences (4) |
COUN 614 | Interpersonal Issues in Sexuality |
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century European Contributions to World Culture
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category. Courses with at least two different departmental prefixes must be selected.
Category A: Europe Before World War I
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
HIST 344 | 19th Century Europe [CESD] |
HIST 389 | European International History: 1848-1918 [CESD] |
Category B: Europe and the World in the 20th Century
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
HIST 346/ I R 346 |
Recent European History [CESD] |
HIST 390 | European International History: 1918-1945 [CESD] |
HIST 400 | History of Modern European Imperialism [CESD] |
Category C: European Politics and Culture
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
HUM 410 | The Modern Revolution [CESD] |
HUM 415 | Contemporary Culture [CESD] |
I R 328/ PLSI 328 |
Domestic and Foreign Policy of Post-Communist Regions (4) [CESD] |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in European Studies or History that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up European Studies and History in the index.
Our Violent Planet
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select the two courses from Category A and one course from Category B.
Category A: Science Background
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
GEOL 302 | The Violent Earth |
METR 302 | The Violent Atmosphere and Ocean |
Category B: Cultural Perspectives
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ENVS 600/ GEOG 600 |
Environmental Problems and Solutions [CESD] |
GEOG 402 | The Climatic Challenge [CESD] |
PLSI 354 | Politics, the Environment, and Social Change (4) [CESD] |
Planning the Urban Environment
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select the course from Category A and two courses from Category B.
Category A: Studying Cities: Overview of Disciplinary and Theoretical Perspectives
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
HIST 489/ USP 400 |
Dynamics of the American City [CESD] |
Category B: Urban Policy and Planning Issues
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
GEOG 433/ USP 433 |
Urban Transportation (4) |
PLSI 580/ USP 580 |
Urban Housing [CESD] |
GEOG 667/ USP 515 |
Environmental Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Environment (4) [CESD] |
GEOG 668/ PLSI 513/ USP 513 |
Politics, Law, and the Urban Environment (4) |
USP 514 | Sustainable Development in Cities (4) |
Preservation of a Livable Environment
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from each category. Please note: A minimum of nine units must be completed in the cluster.
Category A: Integrative Overview
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
GEOG 600/ ENVS 600 |
Environmental Problems and Solutions [CESD] |
Category B: Social Sciences Perspective
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ANTH 321 | Endangered Cultures [CESD] |
BUS 450 | Greening of Business |
GEOG 422 | Environmental Perception |
GEOG 427 | Agriculture and Food Supply (4) |
GEOG 651/ USP 651 |
San Francisco Bay Area Environmental Issues (4) |
GEOG 666 | Geography of Garbage: Recycling and Waste Reduction |
PLSI 354 | Politics, the Environment, and Social Change (4) |
RPT 605 | Ecotourism Facilities and Services [CESD] |
SOC 477 | Environmental Sociology |
Category C: Natural Sciences Perspective
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
BIOL 313 | Principles of Ecology Prerequisite: a course in college biology or an environment oriented subject. |
BIOL 318 | Our Endangered Planet Prerequisite: a course in college biology. |
GEOL 305 | Energy and Its Environmental Issues |
Raza Immigrant Communities in the U.S.
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select the course from Category A and two courses from Category B.
Category A: Immigration
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ETHS 470/ LTNS 470 |
Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. [CESD] |
Category B: Demographics
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
LTNS 440 | Caribbean Cultures |
LTNS 445/ WGS 445 |
Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization [CESD] |
LTNS 460 | Central Americans of the U.S.: History and Heritage [CESD] |
LTNS 500 | Latina/o Community Mental Health [CESD] |
LTNS 680 | Latina/o Community Organizing [CESD] |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in Latina/Latino Studies that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up Latina/Latino Studies in the index.
Religious Studies
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, a second course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A or Category B. Courses with at least two different department prefixes must be selected.
Category A: Overview
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
PHIL 500 | Philosophy of Religion |
PHIL 502 | World Religions [CESD] |
PHIL 525/ RELS 300 |
The Nature of Religious Experience [CESD] |
Category B: Contexts and Perspectives
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
AFRS 326 | Black Religion [CESD] |
AIS 310 | American Indian Religion and Philosophy [CESD] |
HIST 328 | Early Christian Church to 313 |
HIST 329 | Early Christian Church, 313-787 |
HIST 482 | Religion in America |
HUM 345 | Humanism and Mysticism [CESD] |
JS 410/ PHIL 514 |
Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism [CESD] |
JS 425 | Judaism: Religion and Text [CESD] |
JS 501/ PHIL 501 |
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam [CESD] |
PHIL 436 | Islamic Political Philosophy [CESD] |
PHIL 504 | History of Christian Thought I |
PHIL 508 | Indian Philosophy and Religion [CESD] (Any title listed under PHIL 508 in the Class Schedule may be taken.) |
PHIL 509 | The Buddhist Tradition [CESD] |
PHIL 511 | Chinese Philosophy and Religion |
PHIL 515 | Semitic Religious Thought (Any title listed under PHIL 515 in the Class Schedule may be taken.) |
PHIL 520 | Modern Religious Thought |
WGS 565 | Women in the Muslim and Arab Worlds [CESD] |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in Religious Studies that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up Religious Studies in the index.
Science and Human Values
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select three courses. One course designated CESD must be selected.
Science and Human Values
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
BIOL 333 | The Genetic Revolution Prerequisite: one course in college-level biology. |
BIOL 349 | Bioethics |
BIOL 440/ ENGR 440 |
Ethical Issues in Science and Technology |
ENVS 392 | Nature, Culture and Technology [CESD] |
ENVS 600/ GEOG 600 |
Environmental Problems and Solutions [CESD] |
PHIL 383 | Ethics in Medicine |
Stress, Work, and Leisure
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select three courses. At least one course must have a different departmental prefix. One course designated CESD must be selected.
Stress, Work, and Leisure
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
H ED 310 | Health in Society [CESD] |
HH 380 | Holistic Health: Western Perspectives |
RPT 380 | Developmental Play Processes [CESD] |
RPT 420 | Leisure and Contemporary Society [CESD] |
Study Abroad: Exploring Cultural, Ethnic, or Social Diversity from Multidisciplinary Perspectives
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Students in CSU-approved Study Abroad programs may complete their Segment III requirements while they gain a structured and interdisciplinary understanding of their host country. Courses used to meet Segment III requirements through Study Abroad must be approved before the students leave SF State for their Study Abroad assignments.
Required Pattern: Students must complete a minimum of 9 units, including at least 6 units taken during Study Abroad. At least one course must be taken from Category A and one from Category B. Students may select a third course from the courses taken abroad or from the approved Segment III courses in other clusters, with subject matter related to the student's study abroad experience.
Category A: Perspectives of the Social Sciences
(one or two courses taken during Study Abroad, 3-6 units total)
Courses from the disciplinary perspective(s) of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, and/or sociology.
Category B: Perspectives of the Humanities and Creative Arts
(one or two courses taken during Study Abroad, 3-6 units total)
Courses from the disciplinary perspective(s) of cultural anthropology, history, history and criticism of the arts, literature (either in English or in the language of the host country), philosophy, and/or religious studies.
Third World Development
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A and two courses from Category B.
Category A: Theoretical Foundations
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
ECON 620 | Economic Development [CESD] |
I R 520/ S S 520 |
Modernization and Third World Countries (4) [CESD] |
I R 540/ S S 540 |
The Rich and the Poor Nations (4) [CESD] |
SOC 483 | Global Sociology (4) [CESD] |
Category B: Issues and Regions in Development Studies
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
GEOG 572 | Geography of Latin America [CESD] |
HIST 400 | Modern European Imperialism [CESD] |
HIST 550/ S S 550 |
Social Change in Modern Latin America [CESD] |
HIST 611 | Modern Africa [CESD] |
I R 321/ PLSI 321 |
Development and Foreign Policy—Africa (4) [CESD] |
I R 322/ PLSI 322 |
Latin American Policy Analysis (4) [CESD] |
I R 323 | Middle East: Periphery (4) [CESD] |
I R 324 | Middle East: Heartland (4) [CESD] |
I R 325/ PLSI 325 |
Chinese Foreign Policy (4) [CESD] |
I R 326 | South and Southeast Asia Foreign Relations (4) [CESD] |
I R 404/ PLSI 404 |
Politics of China (4) |
I R 411/ PLSI 411 |
East Asian Politics (4) |
I R 412/ PLSI 412 |
South Asian Politics (4) [CESD] |
I R 416/ PLSI 416 |
Ethnicity and Nationalism (4) |
SOC 482 | Global Immigration and Immigrants [CESD] |
By taking a few more courses on the theme of this cluster, students may be able to complete a minor in World Development Studies that will appear on their transcripts; for more information, look up World Development Studies in the index.
Understanding Public Policy
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select one course from Category A, one course from Category B, and a third course from either Category A or B. Courses with two different departmental prefixes must be selected. One course designated CESD must be selected.
Category A: The Public Policy Process
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
P A 400/ PLSI 400 |
The Public Policy Process |
PLSI 480/ USP 480 |
Policy Analysis (4) |
PLSI 551 | Judicial Power in Public Policy Making (4) |
PLSI 553 | Legal Issues (4) |
Category B: Public Policy Areas
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
AFRS 375 | Law and the Black Community |
ENVS 331/ I R 331 |
Global Environmental Crisis |
ENVS 600/ GEOG 600 |
Environmental Problems and Solutions [CESD] |
ETHS 665 | Asian American Community and Public Policy |
GEOG 427 | Agriculture and Food Supply (4) |
GEOG 433/ USP 433 |
Urban Transportation (4) |
GEOG 666 | Geography of Garbage: Recycling and Waste |
GEOG 667/ USP 515 |
Environmental Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Environment (4) [CESD] |
H ED 310 | Health and Society [CESD] |
H ED 417 | AIDS: Contemporary Health Crisis [CESD] |
H ED 655 | Environmental Health |
HIST 461 | History of American Foreign Policy |
SXS 569/ PHIL 455 |
Sex and the Law |
I R 310 | U.S. Foreign Policy (4) |
I R 321/ PLSI 321 |
Development and Foreign Policy— Africa (4) [CESD] |
I R 322/ PLSI 322 |
Latin American Policy Analysis (4) [CESD] |
I R 328/ PLSI 328 |
Domestic and Foreign Policy: Post Communist Regions (4) [CESD] |
LABR 570/ PLSI 570/ USP 570 |
Urban Health Policy [CESD] |
PLSI 560/ USP 560 |
Urban Poverty and Policy (4) [CESD] |
PLSI 580/ USP 580 |
Urban Housing [CESD] |
USP 530 | Alternative Urban Futures [CESD] |
USP 565 | Social Policy and Family Systems (4) [CESD] |
Women of Color in the U.S.
General Requirements: Consult the requirements at the beginning of this Segment III section. Complete at least six units in this cluster. The remaining three units must be selected either within this cluster or from any other Segment III cluster. One course must be designated CESD.
Recommended Pattern: Select three courses.
Women of Color in the U.S.
Course ID | Course Title |
---|---|
AA S 603 | Asian American Women [CESD] |
AFRS 335 | Black Women: A Cultural Analysis [CESD] |
AIS 420 | American Indian Women [CESD] |
LTNS 410 | Seminar on Gender and Latinas/os [CESD] |
LTNS 445/ WGS 445 |
Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization [CESD] |
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