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FREN 499 - Senior Paper & Presentation
A paper and presentation in the major that will indicate the student’s acquisition of the literary, the cultural and the language skills needed to pursue studies in French or Francophone literature. Usually taken joint with another advanced-level course. Credit and time arranged.
Pre-req: FREN 310 or equivalent
0 to 1 credits
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Global and Cultural Studies |
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GCS 100 - Introduction to Globalization
Using the general theme of “globalization” as the principle, the course will introduce students to the players (i.e. cultures, states, other actors such as NGOs and international organizations, etc.) that are affected by, and in turn affect, globalization, how they make decisions and who is affected by those decisions, and the interaction between and among these various actors. The course will include the study of a number of specific topics and cases, chosen each semester to allow exploration of globalization issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Faculty members from various disciplines will participate in the course by providing relevant readings and as guest lecturers. Visiting scholars from outside the College will be invited to participate as well.
3 credits
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GCS 190 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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GCS 290 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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GCS 295 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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GCS 390 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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GCS 395 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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GCS 490 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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GCS 495 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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GCS 499 - Global & Cultural Studies Senior Seminar
Senior Seminar. A senior capstone will bring all of the majors together to integrate their coursework with their cultural immersion experience and to peer review their papers in the major.
Pre-req: GCS major and Senior standing
3 credits
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GWS 105 - Introduction to Child Development
Emphasizes major theories and principles of child development from the prenatal period through adolescence, including across different cultures. Introduces history, literature, and methodology of the study of children and adolescents from developmental perspectives. Critical reading and writing required. This course is not open to students who have taken PSYC 242 - Child Psychology .
Pre-req: Freshman or Sophomore standing
Cross-listed with CHDV 105 - Introduction to Child Development
3 credits
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GWS 176 - Women’s Portraits
Course designed to expose students to various portrayals of women, by women and by their male counterparts. Works studied are representative of different genres and centuries in French and Francophone literature. Taught in English.
Cross-listed with FREN 176
3 credits
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GWS 205 - Women and U.S. Politics
Examines the changing role of women in American politics and society, including the suffrage movement, the ERA, work and career patterns.
Cross-listed with PLSC 205
3 credits
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GWS 207 - Women and the Visual Arts
Historically oriented examination of women artists from the Renaissance through the Modern periods, followed by an exploration of theoretical issues involving women and representation.
Cross-listed with ART 207
3 credits
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GWS 220 - Role of Science in Defining Gender
This course discusses both the scientific theory and the cultural history that underlie the relationship between science and gender. Few cultural historians would argue that gender has not played a role in determining who becomes a scientist and therefore “speaks for science”. Few scientists would disagree with the idea that an individual’s role in reproduction, one aspect of gender, is related to the behavior, form and evolutionary constraints that define an individual. However, few historians and even fewer scientists have examined this circular relationship between the practice of science and the definition of gender-that is what this course seeks to do in part using feminist theory as a series of lenses through which the relationship between gender and science can be viewed.
Cross-listed with INTD 220
4 credits
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GWS 250 - Philosophy of Love & Human Sexuality
An examination of the constructions of male and female sexuality and some of their ethical and political implications; contemporary issues including promiscuity, child abuse, prostitution, pornography, and marriage.
Pre-req: Instructor permission
Cross-listed with PHIL 250
3 credits
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GWS 251 - Monks, Nuns and Ascetics
This course examines theological, practical, and literary traditions of asceticism in Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Topics include disciplinary and visionary practices, the roles of ascetics in political protests, and gender in religious life.
Cross-listed with REL 251
3 credits
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GWS 253 - Women and Religion
An introductory examination of religious definitions of women, of women’s religious experiences, and of feminist theologies and transformation of religious traditions. Attention to course topics in cross-cultural perspective.
Cross-listed with REL 253
3 credits
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GWS 254 - Politics of Diversity in Latin America: Race, Religion & Gender
Using film, explores the origins, organization and political implications of ethnic, religious, and gender diversity in Latin America, from colonialism through the present.
Cross-listed with PLSC 253
4 credits
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GWS 255 - Women and U.S. Liberation Theologies
This course examines major theological themes in Christianity, and the role that critical theoretical and religious analyses of gender, race, class, sexuality, ecology, culture, and nationality play in re-articulating those themes within women’s liberation theologies in the United States. More specifically, this course explores criticisms and reconstructions of conventional Christian beliefs and practices regarding the divine, salvation, the human person, and ritual. To do so, we will engage in a critical and comparative study of major works in U.S. white feminist, African-American womanist, Latina feminist or mujerista, and Asian American feminist theologies. Through our study of women’s multicultural theologies within U.S. Christianity, we will consider what distinguishes and what is shared by them, as well as interrogate our own understandings and those of the theologians about the relationships between religion and women’s oppression as well as liberation.
Cross-listed with REL 255
3 credits
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GWS 260 - Eco-Philosophy
The evolution of theoretical responses to unprecedented environmental crises such as Global Warming and mass extinctions-from application of traditional ethical theories to the development of comprehensive alternative environmental philosophies.
Cross-listed with PHIL 260
3 credits
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GWS 290 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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GWS 300 - The Sociological Imagination
The primary goal of this course is to ensure that students develop a sociological imagination - that is, the ability to pose sociological questions and to find ways to investigate those questions. The course will be organized around three important sociological monographs – book length studies – which will examine race, class, and gender. We will spend the semester meticulously breaking apart these studies so that students begin to understand the process of conducting sociological research.
Pre-req: Two 200-level SOC courses
Cross-listed with SOC 300
3 credits
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GWS 309 - Women, Family & Work in Modern US
Investigates the United States through the lens of gender, with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Focuses on paid labor and housework, family, sexuality, and social/liberation movements organized around those issues.
Pre-req: HIST 206 or HIST 207
Cross-listed with HIST 309
3 credits
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GWS 327 - Sex & Gender in Anthropology
This course will familiarize students with the cultural and analytical categories of sex and gender and the way anthropologists have approached research on sex and gender in a number of ethnographic contexts. Students will explore how sex, gender, and sexuality, rather than being natural or biological inevitabilities, are culturally and historically contingent identities.
Pre-req: Sophomore standing or above
Cross-listed with ANTH 327
3 credits
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GWS 330 - Human Rights and Humanitarian Assistance
The nature of human rights & humanitarian assistance and their role in the global community; how human rights are established, defined, monitored, and enforced & actors, issues, and obstacles involved in the delivery of humanitarian assistance with special emphasis on the role of the United Nations in these processes.
Pre-req: Sophomore standing or above
Cross-listed with PLSC 330
3 credits
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GWS 335 - Victorian Poetry
Survey of British poetry from 1830 to 1900, emphasizing the formation and influence of the Victorian doctrine of “separate spheres” and the later development of the scientific classifications of sexuality.
Pre-req: ENGL 110 , ENGL 120 , ENGL 220 , or ENGL 221
Cross-listed with ENGL 335
3 credits
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GWS 343 - Gender, Family, and Community in Latin America
Examines the category of gender in Latin America from the mid-1400s to the mid-1800s. Explores the colonial construction of ideas of femininity and masculinity, how gendered roles influenced the formation of indigenous, Iberian, and African societies, and how colonization affected attitudes toward love and sexual desire. The prisms of family and community life will serve as case studies for understanding social identities and institutional power structures.
Pre-req: Sophomore standing or above
Cross-listed with HIST 343
3 credits
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GWS 360 - Race, Class & Gender in Modern Europe
Explores the history of the categories of race, class, and gender in Europe since the late eighteenth century through the present, and the manner in which those categories have both enabled and circumscribed human actions and state policies. Examines theoretical approaches to the study of race, class, and gender; historical processes and events that employ race, class, and gender; and historical events that question conventional understandings of race, class, and gender.
Pre-req: HIST 101 and HIST 201
Cross-listed with HIST 360
3 credits
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GWS 364 - Psychology of Women
Theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of the psychology of women; the effects of social context and the interplay of gender, race, class, and culture on psychological development, with special attention to where and how women fit into the world including the ways in which they have been and continue to be marginalized in various cultures.
Pre-req: PSYC 100
Cross-listed with PSYC 364
3 credits
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GWS 381 - Discourse of Desire: Plato-20th Century
Representation of romantic love by both men and women form the Song of Songs and Plato’s Symposium, through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, to the end of the twentieth century.
Pre-req: ENGL 110 , ENGL 120 , ENGL 220 , or ENGL 221
Cross-listed with ENGL 381
3 credits
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GWS 386 - Feminist Philosophy
An examination of the primary feminist responses to the omission of gender as fundamental category of analysis in social and political theory – liberal, socialist, Marxist, radical, anti-racist, and ecofeminist.
Pre-req: One course in PHIL or GWS
Cross-listed with PHIL 385
3 credits
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GWS 390 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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GWS 406 - Feminist Social Theory
Examines the perspective and contribution of feminist theory: particularly the intellectual and social circumstances of their production, their analytic strengths and weaknesses and the political ramifications of their analyses. Introduces a variety of intellectual traditions within feminism, including liberal, Marxist, radical, socialist, psychoanalytic, post colonial and post structuralist.
Pre-req: Two 200-level Sociology courses
Cross-listed with SOC 406
3 credits
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GWS 484 - Women Voices in Hispanic World
This course explores Peninsular, Latin American, and Latino women voices, whether writers, political activists or in popular culture. Depending on professor’s expertise, will be developed as a survey by examining literary or non-literary texts from historical periods, or organized as a seminar focusing on selected texts produced by a particular group of authors or in a specific nations or communities.
Pre-req: SPAN 355 or higher
Cross-listed with SPAN 484
3 credits
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GWS 495 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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GWS 497 - Senior Seminar in Child Development
Builds upon previous core and extra-departmental courses in the major, requires in-depth study of a significant issue or question relating to CHDV theory and practice. Includes paper in the major.
Pre-req: Senior standing
Cross-listed with CHDV 497
3 credits
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HIST 050 - Internship
Professionally supervised work or service learning at sites chosen to further the student’s history major and career choices. May be requested only once for credit
Pre-req: Instructor permission
1 to 3 credits
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HIST 060 - Preceptorship in World History
A one-semester course taken in the junior or senior year designed to give a student experience as a teaching assistant. Students can work with Whittier faculty or off-campus teachers who offer world history courses. Other teaching or tutoring experiences may count as a preceptorship. Intended for those students who want to teach secondary school or to enter a graduate program in history.
Pre-req: HIST 101
1 credits
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HIST 061 - Preceptorship in U.S. History
A one-semester course taken in the junior or senior year designed to give a student experience as a teaching assistant. Students can work with Whittier faculty or off-campus teachers who offer U.S. history courses. Other teaching or tutoring experiences may count as a preceptorship. Intended for those students who want to teach secondary school or to enter a graduate program in history.
Pre-req: HIST 206 or HIST 207 and Junior standing or above
1 credits
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HIST 101 - Introduction to World History
A team-taught survey of world history since the 15th century. Serves as a basic introduction to the discipline of history and to the history major. Familiarizes students with a global, non-Eurocentric approach to history. Note: Open only to current freshmen or sophomores.
3 credits
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HIST 190 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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HIST 200 - Europe Before 1700: The Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Worlds
Examines the history of Europe from the Greeks through the Reformation. Topics include the Greek polis, the Roman empire, the development of Christianity, feudalism, heresy, the relations between men and women, and among Christians, Muslims, and Jews, the Renaissance, and religious reform.
3 credits
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HIST 201 - Introduction to Modern European History
The development of European history since the 15th century. Topics include the rise of science, the Enlightenment, revolutions, industrialization and class struggle, imperialism, fascism, National Socialism, and decolonization.
Pre-req: Freshman or Sophomore standing
3 credits
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HIST 206 - United States to 1865
Origins and early national development of the United States to the Civil War; development of colonial peoples and communities, growth of nationalism, rise of democracy, and divisiveness of Civil War.
Pre-req: Freshman or Sophomore standing
3 credits
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HIST 207 - United States Since 1865
Explores our nation’s history from Reconstruction to Vietnam. This is not a textbook-based course; we focus on case studies and read historical works that illuminate larger conflicts and dilemmas that we face today. Topics include industrialization, foreign policy and major wars, race, family and gender trends, and social movements.
Pre-req: Freshman or Sophomore standing
3 credits
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HIST 210 - The Making of the Atlantic World: 1400-1800
Unlike typical courses, which focus on a particular nation or region, this course examines the history of the Atlantic Ocean itself, from discovery of the Americas to the American and Haitian Revolutions. Drawing on readings about people in colonial North America, colonial Latin America, pre-colonial Africa, and European history, we will explore the connections among the peoples of all four of these continents. We will examine how historians have come to understand the Atlantic as a bridge between cultures, and as a means of cultural, economic, intellectual, and ecological exchange.
3 credits
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HIST 211 - Modern Family: A History
An exploration of your family history in a broader historical context. Topics include the history of dating, marriage, sexual practices, childbirth and childrearing, and the federal policies and social movements that continue to shape our family norms. A writing-intensive course that also requires the creation of a digital short film.
3 credits
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HIST 220 - East Asian Civilizations
The development of East Asian civilizations, primarily China and Japan, from earliest times to the present, emphasizing the relationships among social, economic, political, and intellectual institutions.
Pre-req: Freshman or Sophomore standing
3 credits
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HIST 230 - Introduction to African History
A history of sub-Saharan Africa from the fifteenth century through the present, exploring the trans-Atlantic slave trade, European colonialism, and post-colonial developments.
3 credits
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HIST 242 - Introduction to Colonial Latin America
A history of Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the 1820s; topical treatment of historical developments and trends basic to understanding the colonial period of Latin American history.
Pre-req: Freshman or Sophomore standing
3 credits
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HIST 245 - Introduction to Modern Central America
An introduction to the history of Central America from the late 19th century to the 2000s. It covers the major political, economic, and social-cultural events and processes that have shaped the societies of the region. Of special interest will be the economic and political relationship between the United States and the region’s authoritarian governments and the civil wars of the 1970s and 80s.
3 credits
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HIST 246 - Introduction to Modern Latin America
Topical treatment of political, cultural, and economic developments in Latin America that are basic to understanding the modern period of Latin American history (1820s-1990s).
Pre-req: Freshman or Sophomore standing
3 credits
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HIST 280 - History and Theory
How do historians know what happened in the past? Can they know? What are the most important ways in which historians approach understanding and interpreting the past? This seminar explores those questions through reading and discussing significant works by and about historians.
Pre-req: HIST 101 or any 200-level HIST course
3 credits
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HIST 290 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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HIST 295 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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HIST 300 - Colonial America
The European, Native American, and African backgrounds, experiences, and evolving institutions of the English colonies in North America from the initial contact of peoples to the establishment of a mature provincial society.
Pre-req: HIST 206
3 credits
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HIST 302 - Frontiers in America
Explores the history, from discovery until the 1850s, of America’s “frontiers.” Examines the meanings given to the word frontier, from a boundary between civilization and barbarism to a zone of cultural exchange and interaction. Investigates regions such as New England, Louisiana, New Mexico, and the Great Lakes area to understand how settlers, slaves, and Native Americans interacted in America’s founding years.
Pre-req: HIST 206
3 credits
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HIST 306 - Recent United States
Traces the history of the United States from World War II to the present. Topics include the emergence of the Cold War, social and cultural trends in the fifties and sixties, liberation movements of the sixties, Vietnam, and the rise of modern conservatism.
Pre-req: HIST 207
3 credits
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HIST 307 - Modern American Social Movements
A comparative look at social movements in the United States from the nineteenth to the early to mid twentieth century.
3 credits
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HIST 309 - Women, Family & Work in Modern US
Investigates the United States through the lens of gender, with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Focuses on paid labor and housework, family, sexuality, and social/liberation movements organized around those issues.
Pre-req: HIST 206 or HIST 207
Cross-listed with GWS 309
3 credits
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HIST 310 - Slavery in North America
Traces the history of slavery and forced labor in America before 1860. Examines the topics of Indian slavery, the transatlantic slave trade, the development of African cultures in America, and the anti-slavery movement. Explores the diversity of slavery and slave cultures in North America’s different regions and assesses the central role slavery played in the creation of American society.
Pre-req: HIST 206
3 credits
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HIST 311 - Native American History
This course looks at the native peoples and cultures of North America and their history from ancient times to the present day.
Pre-req: HIST 101 , HIST 206 , or HIST 207
3 credits
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HIST 312 - African American History to 1865
This course explores the history of African American culture from the early slave trade through emancipation.
Pre-req: HIST 206
3 credits
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HIST 314 - Three Wars: The Civil War, World War II and Vietnam
Examines three U.S. wars across two centuries, focusing on war’s economic, social, and cultural meanings. Topics include foreign policy, the history of the draft, the experience of combat, war’s racial and gender dimensions, anti-war movements, and postwar consequences.
Pre-req: HIST 207
3 credits
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HIST 321 - China: Its Environment and History
This course examines the multifarious ways in which the natural environment conditioned the course of China’s history from Neolithic times to the present, and the ways in which human actions altered China’s environment. The paradox of China’s “sustainable” development over the past 3000 years is explored.
Pre-req: HIST 101 , HIST 220 , or ENVS 100
Cross-listed with ENST 321
3 credits
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HIST 323 - Modern China
History of modern China, 1600 to the present; the impact of imperialism on traditional Chinese society, the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, revolutionary development in the early 20th Century; history of the Chinese Communist Movement from 1921 to 1949; and the history of the People’s Republic of China.
Pre-req: HIST 101 or HIST 220
3 credits
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HIST 329 - Modern Japan
Major social, political, economic and intellectual developments in Japan from the 17th Century to the post-World War II era; the transition of Japan from an agrarian to an industrial society; the nature and social costs of Japanese capitalism; the expansionist thrust; the breakdown of the state in the 1920s and 1930s.
Pre-req: HIST 101 or HIST 220
3 credits
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HIST 343 - Gender, Family, & Community Life in Latin America
Examines the category of gender in Latin America from the mid-1400s to the mid- 1800s. Explores the colonial construction of ideas of femininity and masculinity, how gendered roles influenced the formation of indigenous, Iberian, and African societies, and how colonization affected attitudes toward love and sexual desire. The prisms of family and community life will serve as case studies for understanding social identities and institutional power structures.
Pre-req: Sophomore standing or above
3 credits
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HIST 344 - Black Atlantic
This course will analyze the varied roles of African peoples and cultures in the Atlantic World. It will do away with the conventional political borders and historical definitions and look at the Atlantic as a cohesive and integrated area which includes Africa, the Americas, and Europe. We will consider a number of topics, including philosophical claims to modernity, reconstituting and defining freedom, ideology, racial, ethnic, and gendered identities, ongoing migratory movements (forced and ‘voluntary’), African Diaspora, and cultural milieus among other issues.
Pre-req: Junior or Senior standing
3 credits
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HIST 345 - Modern Cuba
Introduction to the study of Cuban history, culture, and politics from the sixteenth century. Topical discussions include indigenous-European contacts, the role of Cuba in international trade, the expansion of the sugar industrial complex, voluntary migrations, slavery and abolition, gender and sexuality, environmental degradation and sustainability, ideology, revolt, and revolution.
Pre-req: HIST 242 or HIST 246
3 credits
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HIST 347 - Modern Mexico
The history of Modern Mexico from the 1880s to the 1990s. Topical focus on revolution, state formation, modernization, identity, immigration and cultural formations and practices.
Pre-req: HIST 101 , HIST 242 , or HIST 246
3 credits
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HIST 348 - US/Mexico Border Studies
The history of the US-Mexican border from its creation in the mid-19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. Special focus on how the creation of a border creates political, social, and economic spaces that promote cultural formations and human endeavors that are hybrid amalgamations with many (often-conflicting) sources of inspiration.
Pre-req: HIST 101 , HIST 242 , or HIST 246
3 credits
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HIST 349 - The Writing is on the Wall: Muralism in a Transnational Context
This course covers the history of humans and their fascination with painting on walls from cave painting in Europe (what is now France and Spain) 40,000 years ago. Here we try to understand why humans in this part of the world began to leave their marks on the walls of the caves they inhabited. We study their techniques and the many theories that archeologists and art historians have constructed to make sense of these paintings and the singular moment in which they were created. From there we move to the Italian Renaissance of the early 16th century. Here we study Michaelangelo’s murals on the Sistine Chapel and the role that rich patrons (especially the Catholic Church) had in creating the artist as genius. These murals (especially Michaelangelo’s) were very influential in inspiring the mural movements that will occupy most of our attention during the semester, namely the Mexican mural renaissance of the post-Revolutionary era (circa 1920-1950) and the muralistic movement associated with the Chicano civil rights movement. We will study the historical origins of these movements in the civil disruptions of their respective counties and the transnational influence that the Mexican muralists had (especially Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros) had in Southern California. We will also take field trips to see some of these murals, notably Siqueiros’ now restored mural in the Placita Olvera.
3 credits
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HIST 350 - World Environmental History
An examination of the world’s environmental history from both local and global perspectives. Topics include deforestation, species extinctions, climate change and global warming, nitrogen flows. Explores the interaction between humans and the natural environment, and assesses the extend of the human impact on natural environments over time.
Pre-req: ENVS 100 or a 100- or 200- level HIST course
Cross-listed with ENST 350
3 credits
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HIST 359 - Early North American Environmental History
This course explores the environmental history of early America. It particularly looks at the ways that colonial forms of land use, transportation, technology, and food systems emerged and evolved in early modern North America. Themes include cultural and ecological encounters, epidemiology, consumption, and production.
Pre-req: HIST 101 , HIST 206 , or ENVS 100
Cross-listed with ENST 359
3 credits
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HIST 362 - The European City
Introduces students to the development and changing character of European cities in the modern era. Discussion of how and why cities were built and rebuilt, how they were represented and understood as places of danger and possibility, how people lived in and moved through them, how different social groups seized access to the urban environment, and how cities were understood as causing social problems and changing social behaviors.
Pre-req: HIST 101 or HIST 201
3 credits
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HIST 363 - Socialism & Revolution in Modern Europe
Explores the relationship between socialism and revolution. Begins with the radical idealism of the French Revolution, continues with the French and British utopian socialists of the 1830s and 1840 and then follows socialism and revolution in Europe through the development of Marxism and working-class political organizations, the Paris Commune of 1871, the Russian Revolution of 1917, and the events of May 1968.
Pre-req: HIST 101 or HIST 201
3 credits
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HIST 364 - Modern France: 1789-Present
Examines French history from the French Revolution to the present. Themes include the Revolution, the rise of republicanism, the modernization of France’s economy, the consequences of France’s role in the “scramble for Africa,” Vichy and its legacy, as well as contemporary questions of nationalism and identity.
Pre-req: HIST 101 or HIST 201
3 credits
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HIST 380 - Historical Methods
Introduction to methods of historical research and writing. Students will produce a major research paper. For those pursuing a history major and others interested in developing basic skills.
Pre-req: HIST 280
3 credits
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HIST 390 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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HIST 395 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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HIST 480 - Capstone Seminar
Significant contributions to the history and theory of the processes creating the modern world are read and discussed. For history majors and others in the social sciences or humanities.
Pre-req: HIST 380 and Senior Standing
3 credits
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HIST 490 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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HIST 495 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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INTD 011 - Quaker Campus Workshop
Experience working on the student newspaper, The Quaker Campus. Writing articles, editing copy, doing layout and design, taking photographs, and learning about issues in journalism. May be repeated for credit
1 credits
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INTD 012 - Acropolis Workshop
Experience working the yearbook, The Acropolis. Editing and writing copy, doing layout and design, taking photographs, and learning business management skills. May be repeated for credit
1 credits
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INTD 013 - Career Planning; Freshmen & Sophomores
An introduction to career-life planning. The course focuses on self-assessment, exploration of career and college majors, career decision making, exploration of internships, and career preparation. The course is recommended for freshman and sophomore students who are undecided about their academic major and/or future career options.
Pre-req: Freshman or Sophomore standing
1 credits
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INTD 014 - Career Planning: Juniors & Seniors
Career-life planning course for students interested in defining their career goals and preparing for graduate school/job search. The course focuses on career selection, career and graduate school preparation and job search strategies. The course is recommended for sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Pre-req: Junior or Senior standing
1 credits
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INTD 020 - Cheerleading
0 to 1 credits
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INTD 033 - Teaching Composition
This course is designed to provide training in the techniques of teaching secondary and college-level writing. Students will follow the progress of the instructor’s ongoing Freshman Writing Seminar from the initial, “diagnostic” essay to the final research paper, learning how the instructor structures a writing course through both reading and writing assignments and classroom exercises, as well as techniques of individual tutoring. This course is required training for students who wish to work at the Campus Writing Center, students interested in secondary and college-level teaching would also find it helpful. May be repeated for credit
0 or 1 credits
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INTD 034 - Peer Mentorship & Educational Leadership
An introduction to concepts and theories on peer mentoring and leadership in education as well as related topics including: confidentiality, advising, conflict, cultural sensitivity, student success and retention.
Pre-req: INTD 100
1 credits
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INTD 035 - Peer Learning Associate Training
This course prepares students to work in collaborative “learning commons” environment, incorporating the functions of peer tutors, peer mentors, orientation leaders, library assistants, and/or peer advisors. Classroom instruction incorporates fundamental theoretical and practical principles of tutoring, writing support, academic skills development, peer advisement and mentoring, academic transition and retention, and bibliography. Special emphasis will be given to the application of these principles in direct work with individuals and small groups. Seminar.
0 to 2 credits
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INTD 053 - Introduction to Radio Broadcasting
Experience working as a Disc Jockey at KWTR, the campus radio station. Select and introduce music, operate broadcast equipment, read promotional announcements, complete program logs, and generate listenership and income for the station. Learn about the issues facing radio and the recording industry. May be repeated for credit
2 credits
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INTD 055 - Radio Hosting
This course will be held exclusively at Whittier College Radio Station. Each week students will have a chance to perform on the microphone and receive constructive critiques on each performance. To mirror the review process encountered by hosts at actual radio stations, each performance will be “air-checked” and analyzed. Each session will focus on different areas and genres in radio.
2 credits
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INTD 070 - Whittier Seminar: Community
This seminar is designed to help students make a smooth transition into the Whittier College community and acquire the skills to become an active and effective learner. This will be accomplished through engaging classroom activities and involve reading, discussions, expressing ideas both verbally and through written work, working on team projects, participating in field trips, in class activities and explorations of the campus. Through the seminar, students will develop close ties with faculty and peer mentors, who serve not only as teachers, but also as mentors and advocates for their academic success.
1 credits
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INTD 080 - Summer Transitional Writing Workshop
This is a 21 hour, writing-focused course designed to help prepare international students who are enrolling as regular WC students to meet the expectations instructors will have for their writing. Students will review a variety of common academic genres, and assignments will emphasize writing with and documenting sources. Peer mentors will help support students’ mastery of the basic conventions of written English. In addition to participating in the writing course, enrolled students will be required to complete 14 hours of Academic Workshops. The workshops will support the students’ transition into Whittier College by promoting the student engagement in and outside of the classroom. Students will learn how to connect to college resources, such as faculty and campus support offices, improve time management and study skills, and develop self-advocacy strategies.
1 credits
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INTD 090 - Introductory Writing Seminar
A combined workshop and seminar for those who require extra support and skill development to become independent and successful learners and communicators. Students will receive focused feedback on their writing assignments during individual conferences with experienced composition instructors, while reinforcing and extending basic writing skills with a personalized, computer-based writing support program. Additionally, INTD 090 will help students with the transition into the Whittier College community by emphasizing the skills needed to become active and effective student learners. Students will learn how to connect to college resources, such as faculty and campus support services, improve study skills, and develop self-advocacy skills. Lecture and lab.
3 credits
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INTD 095 - Mentor Seminar
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
Pre-req: Instructor permission
1 credits
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