Humanities & Liberal Studies
College of Liberal & Creative Arts
Dean: Dr. Andrew Harris
School of Humanities & Liberal Studies
Humanities Building, Room 410
Phone: (415) 338-1830
Website: https://humanitiesliberalstudies.sfsu.edu/
Director: Cristina Ruotolo
Graduate Coordinator: Mary Scott
Program Scope
The B.A., M.A., and minor programs offer students understanding of the creative practices, cultural values, and insights of diverse human communities, past and present. Humanities majors learn to interpret, compare, and integrate various objects of humanistic study, such as literature, music, visual culture, comics and graphic narrative, architecture and urban space, philosophy, and cultural theory, as they explore the important questions that have faced human beings.
With this integrative approach to American and world cultures, the humanities major provides an excellent foundation for jobs in public service, business, law, education, and the arts. Practical training in a specific professional field (TESOL, journalism, museum work, etc.) may well be taken in conjunction with the major or the minor in humanities. The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities program is also good preparation for entering a K–12 single subject or multiple subject teaching credential programs. Those earning the M.A. are qualified to search for a position at a community college and are well prepared for Ph.D. programs in several humanities fields.
For the B.A. in Humanities, students must complete a core of five courses (including a senior seminar) in basic methods of understanding culture through the humanities, and then choose combinations of courses in European, American, Asian and Middle Eastern/African, and Cross-Cultural Studies. Up to three appropriate courses in related departments such as Ethnic Studies, English, Comparative and World Literature, Philosophy, Art, and Music may be included in the major with an advisor's approval.
Students minoring in Humanities must complete three core courses and four additional courses in one or more of the culture-study areas, depending upon the emphasis desired.
The M.A. in Humanities is an interdisciplinary program that emphasizes the integrative study of culture, ideas, and the arts, with special concern for the questions of value—moral, intellectual, cultural, and aesthetic—that are inherent in major human expressions. The program requires 30 units of coursework, which includes core courses, electives, and the culminating experience (thesis or exam).
Liberal Studies
School of Humanities & Liberal Studies
Liberal Studies Program
Humanities Building, Room 409
Phone: (415) 338–6927
Website: humanitiesliberalstudies.sfsu.edu
Program Director: Cristina Ruotolo
Advising is by appointment. Contact the Liberal Studies Office to arrange an appointment.
Program Scope
The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies requires 120 units for graduation. The 46 unit major has a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary curriculum encompassing all areas of knowledge in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Many employers and professional schools prefer graduates with the richly diversified education that this major provides. A liberal studies program is also recommended as preparation for students who aspire to become elementary school teachers.
Before meeting with an individual advisor, students are expected to review the information in this Bulletin and on the web by going to Advising in Humanities or Advising in Liberal Studies.
Career Outlook
The Liberal Studies major prepares students for future employment in a variety of fields, including education, government or public service, the arts, management, communications, humanities, social sciences, and work involving multicultural communities. The teacher preparation emphasis provides the broad academic background necessary for teaching in an elementary classroom and as part of a student’s preparation for the CSET Multiple Subjects (California Subject Examinations for Teachers). Additionally, LS students can take coursework satisfying the multiple-subject elementary subject matter waiver requirements, which replaces the CSET exams for entering a credential program (interested students should consult an LS adviser). The major is also appropriate preparation for various professional and graduate programs such as business, counseling, law, librarianship, medicine, and for disciplinary or interdisciplinary graduate programs.
Students interested in becoming elementary school teachers are strongly encouraged to choose the Liberal Studies major and to choose the recommended Teacher Preparation courses in the core, and the Teacher Preparation emphasis for their 15 units beyond the core.
- Each student should consult with an advisor at least once a year to discuss the major, selection of courses, and preparation of the planning worksheet.
- Liberal Studies majors who successfully complete LS 300GW in Spring 2009 or thereafter will have satisfied the University Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR).
- For additional information on the program as well as a complete list of approved emphasis courses, go to humanitiesliberalstudies.sfsu.edu/.
- A course may be used for only one purpose within the major. For example, if a course is used in the core, it may not be used in the Emphasis Pattern.
Transfer Courses Included in the Liberal Studies Major
With advisor approval, courses transferred from other institutions may be used to fulfill the Core requirements of the major if they are upper-division and equivalent in content to the courses required in the major. Lower- and/or upper-division courses transferred from other institutions may be used in the Emphasis Pattern so long as at least 6 units are upper-division and the content of the courses is equivalent. All residence requirements stipulated in the Bulletin must be met.
Students who have earned AA-T or AS-T degrees and are pursuing a similar B.A. degree at SF State are required to fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement as defined by the major department. Students should consult with a major advisor about how transfer units and SF State units can best be applied to this requirement to ensure degree completion within 60 units.
Grading
A maximum of two courses in the major may be taken for a CR grade.
Professor
TANYA AUGSBURG (2007), Professor of Liberal Studies; B.A. (1987), New York University; M.A. (1993), Emory University; Ph.D. (1996), Emory University.
CAREL BERTRAM (2002), Professor of Humanities; M.A. (1988), University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D. (1998), University of California, Los Angeles.
JOSÉ ACACIO DE BARROS (2007), Professor of Liberal Studies; B.S. (1988), Federal University at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; M.S. (1989), Brazilian Center for Research in Physics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Ph.D. (1991), Brazilian Center for Research in Physics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
MARIANA FERREIRA (2003), Professor of Liberal Studies; B.A. (1988), M.A. (1992), Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil; Ph.D. (1996), University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco.
LAURA GARCIA-MORENO (2004), Professor of Liberal Studies; M.A. (1987), M.A. (1990), Bryn Mawr College; Ph.D. (1993), Cornell University.
GEORGE J. LEONARD (1986), Professor of Humanities; B.A. (1967), M.A. (1968), Ph.D. (1972), Columbia University.
CRISTINA RUOTOLO (1997), Professor of Humanities; B.A. (1985), Stanford University; M.M. (1988), New England Conservatory of Music; Ph.D. (1997), Yale University.
MARY E. SCOTT (1990), Professor of Humanities; B.A. (1974), M.A. (1977), Harvard University; Ph.D. (1989), Princeton University.
Associate Professor
LOGAN HENNESSY (2007), Associate Professor of Liberal Studies; B.A. (1996), Boston University; M.S. (2000), University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D. (2005), University of California, Berkeley.
Assistant Professor
DAVID M. PEÑA-GUZMÁN (2018), Assistant Professor of Humanities and Liberal Studies; B.A. (2009), University of Nevada, Reno; Ph.D. (2015), Emory University.
NICK SOUSANIS (2016), Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies; B.S. (1995), Western Michigan University; M.A. and M.I.S. (2002), Wayne State University; Ed.D. (2014), Columbia University Teachers College.
Lecturers
Coopman, Erickson, Fraschella, Taylor
Major
- Bachelor of Arts in American Studies
- Bachelor of Arts in Humanities
- Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
Minors
American Studies
AMST 200 Self, Place, and Knowing: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2* or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LS 200 and AMST 200. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- E: Lifelong Learning Develop
AMST 300GW Junior Seminar in American Studies - GWAR (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GE Area A2; or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Graduation Writing Assessment
AMST 305 Topics in American Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
AMST 310 The Arts and American Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 485 and AMST 310. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
AMST 410 California Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 450 and AMST 410. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
Comic Studies
CMX 304 Making Comics (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LS 304, CMX 304, and HUM 304. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
CMX 325 Comics and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 325 and CMX 325. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
CMX 540 Topics in Comics Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: HUM 325 or consent of the instructor.
CMX 604 Advanced Comics Making (Units: 3)
Builds on the making and analytical skills covered in LS 304/CMX 304. Project-based course for developing skills in communicating through comic form, culminating in the production of a significant work ready for publication.(This course is offered as LS 604, HUM 604, and CMX 604. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
CMX 625 Advanced Readings in Comics (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division or graduate standing; CMX 325; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CMX 625 and HUM 625. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Humanities
HUM 130 The Humanities: Major Works (Units: 3)
Major works from several places and times, including the present, with the aim of perceiving their significance in human culture and creating meaningful individual relationships with them.
Course Attributes:
- C2: Humanities
- C3 or C2: Humanities/Lit.
HUM 205 Asian Art History (Units: 3)
Conceptual and technical relationship of visual form to values in the art of China, Korea, Japan, India, Tibet, and South-East Asia.
(This course is offered as ARTH 205 [Formerly ART 205] and HUM 205. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- C1: Arts
- Global Perspectives
HUM 220 Values and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
Course Attributes:
- C2: Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 225 Values in American Life (Units: 3)
Values that American thinkers, writers, artists, and designers have expressed within a developing culture. The diversities as well as the unities in the American experience and on the contributions of ethnic minorities to American society and its values.
Course Attributes:
- C2: Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
HUM 271 The Classic Chinese Novel in Contemporary Pop Culture (Units: 3)
Explore the legacy of China's four great classic novels in contemporary Chinese popular culture. Analysis of original works and their adaptation in TV shows and cinema, fiction, computer games, and theme parks.
(This course is offered as CHIN 271 and HUM 271. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- C2: Humanities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
HUM 300GW Junior Seminar Humanities Writing - GWAR (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
Course Attributes:
- Graduation Writing Assessment
HUM 301 Form and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 302 Theories and Methods in the Humanities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 303 History and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 304 Making Comics (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LS 304, CMX 304, and HUM 304. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 315 History of Science from the Scientific Revolution (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, B4*, and E all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HIST 315 and HUM 315. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Environmental Sustainability
- Global Perspectives
HUM 317 Critical Animal Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
(This course is offered as LS 317 and HUM 317. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 320 Music, Ideas, and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
HUM 325 Comics and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 325 and CMX 325. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 340 Bay Area Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as A U 302 and HUM 340. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Environmental Sustainability
- Global Perspectives
HUM 345 Humanism and Mysticism (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 348 Thought and Culture in Modern Europe (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GE Area E; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HIST 348 and HUM 348. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 360 Styles of African Cultural Expression (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 361 Cultural Expression in Islam (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 366 India's Gandhi (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 368 The Art(s) of Ritual: A Cross-Cultural Approach (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 370 Biography of a City: Asian Cities (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 371 Biography of a City: Latin American Cities (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 372 Critical Political Theory (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as PLSI 372, HUM 372, and I R 372. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 373 Biography of a City: European Cities (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 374 Biography of a City: African and Middle Eastern Cities (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 375 Biography of a City: United States Cities (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 376 San Francisco (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Environmental Sustainability
HUM 378 Athens (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 378 and MGS 378. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 379 Jerusalem (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 379 and JS 379 [Formerly HUM 377/JS 377]. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 380 Nature and Human Values (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Environmental Sustainability
HUM 390 Images of Eroticism (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 391 Images of Eroticism in Contemporary Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4; consent of the instructor.
HUM 401 Ancient Greek Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CLAS 410 and HUM 401. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
HUM 402 Ancient Roman Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CLAS 415 and HUM 402. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
HUM 403 The Early Middle Ages (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GE Area E; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HIST 330 and HUM 403. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 404 The High Middle Ages (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 404 and HIST 331. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 405 Art, Literature, and Power in the Renaissance (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ARTH 201 or ARTH 202 recommended.
(This course is offered as ARTH 405 [Formerly ART 405] and HUM 405. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 407 Romanticism and Impressionism (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2 or consent of the instructor.
HUM 410 The Modern Revolution (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 415 Contemporary Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 423 Going Medieval: Medieval Literature and Contemporary Adaptations (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CWL 423 and HUM 423. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
HUM 424 Multicultural Middle Ages (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CWL 424 and HUM 424. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
HUM 425 Thought and Image: Humanities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 426 Literary Orients and Orientalisms, Classical to Contemporary (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CWL 426 and HUM 426. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Global Perspectives
HUM 432 Nietzsche and Postmodernism (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 432 and PHIL 432. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
HUM 434 Arendt and Heidegger (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2 or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 434, JS 414, PHIL 434, and PLSI 434. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 438 The Reading Experiment: The Power of the Book (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 440 Mind, Body, and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas B2 and A2.
(This course is offered as LS 440 and HUM 440. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 441 American Jews and Popular Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
(This course is offered as JS 441, HIST 441 and HUM 441. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
HUM 450 California Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 450 and AMST 410. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
HUM 455 Humanities of the Americas (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 470 American Autobiography (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 480 Thought and Culture in America to 1880 (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GE Area E; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HIST 480 and HUM 480. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 481 Thought and Culture in America: 1880 to the Present (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GE Area E; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HIST 481 and HUM 481. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 485 The Arts and American Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 485 and AMST 310. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
HUM 490 American Images: Photography and Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
HUM 496 Space and Architecture in the Islamic World (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 501 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as JS 501, PHIL 501, and HUM 501. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 510 Comparative Form and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 526 Culture of Japan before 1850 (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
Course Attributes:
- Global Perspectives
HUM 527 Japan and Modernity (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
Course Attributes:
- Global Perspectives
HUM 530 Chinese Civilization (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 531 Images of Modern China (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 532 From Ghost Stories to Short Stories: Japanese Fiction in Comparative Contexts (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CWL 432 and HUM 532. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 535 Classical South Asian Cultural Forms (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 536 Modern South Asian Cultural Forms (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 550 The Art of Autobiography (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
HUM 582 Tales from Ancient India: Hinduism and Buddhism (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HIST 370 [Formerly HIST 582], HUM 582, and CLAS 582. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
HUM 586 Bollywood and Beyond: Indian History Through Film (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GE Area E; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HIST 374 [Formerly HIST 586] and HUM 586. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 604 Advanced Comics Making (Units: 3)
Builds on the making and analytical skills covered in LS 304/CMX 304. Project-based course for developing skills in communicating through comic form, culminating in the production of a significant work ready for publication.(This course is offered as LS 604, HUM 604, and CMX 604. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 625 Advanced Readings in Comics (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division or graduate standing; CMX 325; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CMX 625 and HUM 625. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 690 Senior Seminar in the Humanities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
HUM 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-4)
Prerequisites: Previous Humanities coursework demonstrating the student's ability to do independent work and consent of the instructor.
HUM 700 Introduction to Integrative Study (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of graduate major adviser or instructor.
HUM 701 Fine Arts in the Humanities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser or instructor.
HUM 702 Literature in the Humanities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser or instructor.
HUM 703 History in the Humanities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser or instructor.
HUM 704 Philosophy in the Humanities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser or instructor.
HUM 705 Text and Context: The Word and the World (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate standing or consent of the graduate major adviser or instructor.
HUM 706 Image and Culture: Picturing the World (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the major advisor or instructor.
HUM 710 Seminar in European Forms and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser or instructor.
HUM 711 Seminar in American Forms and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser or American Studies adviser or instructor.
HUM 712 Seminar in African Forms and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser or instructor.
HUM 713 Seminar in Asian Forms and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser or instructor.
HUM 720 Current Topics in the Humanities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
HUM 721 Culture and Style (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser or instructor.
HUM 723 Contemporary Humanistic Scholarship (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser or instructor.
HUM 725 Great Theorists: Walter Benjamin (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as PLSI 786, GER 786, and HUM 725. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
HUM 750 Comparative Cities: Space, Place, and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
HUM 896 Directed Study of Humanistic Works (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy for the master's degree and acceptance for culminating experience by the graduate faculty member.
HUM 896EXM Culminating Experience Examination (Units: 0-3)
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor, committee chair, and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
HUM 898 Master's Thesis (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
HUM 899 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser and supervising faculty member.
Liberal Studies
LS 200 Self, Place, and Knowing: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2* or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LS 200 and AMST 200. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- E: Lifelong Learning Develop
LS 209 Physical Sciences for Elementary School Teachers (Units: 3)
Designed for prospective elementary and middle school (K-8) teachers. Understanding through inquiry the structure and property of matter and principles of motion and energy. Lecture, 2 units; laboratory, 1 unit. [Formerly LS 309]
Course Attributes:
- B3: Lab Science
LS 300GW Perspectives on Liberal Studies - GWAR (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Area A2; LS 200 or EED 250. Priority enrollment for Liberal Studies majors.
Course Attributes:
- Graduation Writing Assessment
LS 304 Making Comics (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LS 304, CMX 304, and HUM 304. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
LS 310 Physics for Future Elementary School Teachers (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Completion of lower-division physical science GE or consent of the instructor.
LS 317 Critical Animal Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
(This course is offered as LS 317 and HUM 317. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
LS 400 Social Sciences Core I (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
LS 401 International Development and Resource Justice (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Environmental Sustainability
- Global Perspectives
LS 402 Introduction to Human Rights Education for Teachers and Local Communities (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LS 403 Performance and Pedagogy of the Oppressed for Educators (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A1.
(This course is offered as LS 403 and COMM 557. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Social Justice
LS 404 Social Science and Medicine (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Global Perspectives
LS 426 Thought and Image: Creative Arts (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ENG 114 or equivalent.
LS 430 Future of the Forests (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; one college-level biology course; or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-B: Physical Life Science
- Environmental Sustainability
- Global Perspectives
LS 440 Mind, Body, and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas B2 and A2.
(This course is offered as LS 440 and HUM 440. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
LS 460 Childhood, Nature, and Society (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
LS 604 Advanced Comics Making (Units: 3)
Builds on the making and analytical skills covered in LS 304/CMX 304. Project-based course for developing skills in communicating through comic form, culminating in the production of a significant work ready for publication.(This course is offered as LS 604, HUM 604, and CMX 604. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
LS 681 Community Service Learning in the Schools (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
(This course is offered as LS 681 and HIST 681. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
LS 690 Liberal Studies Senior Seminar (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to senior standing and LS 300GW.
LS 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; Liberal Studies majors; and consent of the instructor.