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Environmental Science |
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ENVS 495 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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ENVS 496 - Senior Seminar
This course is designed for seniors completing their paper in the major and their senior presentation. This course will meet weekly to evaluate progress toward the paper in the major. Requirements for the course include the selection of a faculty sponsor, preparation for the oral senior presentation, and peer review of progress on the paper in the major.
Pre-req: ENVS 396
1 credits
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Film Studies |
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FILM 170 - Fundamentals of Cinema
This course provides an introduction to the aesthetics and language of film. It also understands film as an artistic expression, an economic product, and a social text. Lectures and discussions are supplemented by class screenings.
Cross-listed with THEA 170
3 credits
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FILM 190 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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FILM 250 - Documentary Film Movements & Genres
Will take an in-depth look at specific movements and genres within documentary cinema. The subject matter will vary from semester to semester as in its narrative film equivalents, FILM 270 and FILM 275 . Movements examined can include cinema verite, performative, and digital/animated documentary films, for example. Genres can include ethnographic, historical, science & nature, and social documentaries focusing on specific topics such as health and wellness, race relations, environmental issues, gender discrimination, politics, media, etc. Lectures and discussions are supplemented by class screenings.
Cross-listed with THEA 250
3 credits
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FILM 270 - Film Genre
This course surveys the major films, filmmakers, themes, and issues of a major film genre. The genres will vary from semester to semester and during any given term, the genre might be the musical, gangster, western, film noir, or horror films. Lectures and discussions are supplemented by class screenings. May be repeated for credit
Cross-listed with THEA 270
3 or 4 credits
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FILM 273 - Film Style
This course looks at the films of a particular film maker. It examines the formal, thematic, and cultural significance of his or her work.
Cross-listed with THEA 273
3 credits
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FILM 275 - Film Movements
This course explores the major films, filmmakers, themes, and issues of a particular critical fashion or period in the history of cinema. During one term, the course may, for example, cover the Hollywood Renaissance, Italian Neo-Realism, or French New Wave. As in THEA 270 , the subject matter will vary from term to term. Lectures and discussions are supplemented by class screenings. May be repeated for credit
Cross-listed with THEA 275
3 or 4 credits
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FILM 285 - Documentary Cinema
A survey of the history, aesthetics, and theory of the documentary film/video tradition. Lectures and discussions are supplemented by class screenings.
Pre-req: Sophomore standing
Cross-listed with THEA 285
3 credits
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FILM 290 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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FILM 295 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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FILM 303 - Ways of Knowing: Exploring the City of Angels
As an expansive team-taught course with faculty, and guest artists from various disciplines including: business, education, environmental studies, history, mathematics, music, political science, psychology, and theatre, students will be immersed in understanding topics and theories from multi-disciplinary perspectives. Specifically students will compare and contrast form, function, audience, intention, and meaning through multiple disciplines and forms of artistic expression; grasping how different disciplines approach a similar experience is central to this class. At its core, this course is steeped in the theory of multiple intelligences posited by Howard Gardner in ‘Frames on Mind’. Classes are designed to be experiential in nature and will incorporate discussions, lectures, film screenings, workshops, visiting guest artists, and excursions to various museums and live performances in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Pre-req: Junior standing or above
6 to 8 credits
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FILM 305 - Screenwriting
An introduction to writing aspects for films, including artistic and professional aspects of the trade. Workshops, readings, and writing exercises will lead toward a full-length screenplay.
Pre-req: ENGL 110 , ENGL 120 , ENGL 220 , or ENGL 221
3 credits
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FILM 320 - Introduction to Video Production
Scripting, videography, audio, and editing are among the procedures and principles covered in the students¿ planning, producing, and evaluating video projects.
Pre-req: Instructor permission
Cross-listed with THEA 320
3 credits
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FILM 325 - Documentary Video Production
Video production of a documentary.
Pre-req: FILM 320
3 credits
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FILM 380 - Screenwriting Workshop
This intensive course teaches students how to write a full-length screenplay and treats screenwriting as part of the longstanding storytelling tradition, extensively referencing contemporary screenwriting analysts. Students will formulate their individual story ideas and develop them through a complete story outline, treatment, and first draft of a full-length feature script (from 90 to 129 pages long).
Pre-req: Instructor permission
3 credits
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FILM 390 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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FILM 395 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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FILM 420 - Advanced Video Production
Advanced video production techniques with emphasis upon scripting, pre-production planning, and logistical coordination.
Pre-req: FILM 320
Cross-listed with THEA 420
3 credits
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FILM 421 - Directed Study in Video Production
For advanced students wishing to produce independent productions.
Pre-req: FILM 320
3 credits
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FILM 480 - Film Theory & Criticism
Provides students with an overview of major film theories and critical writings that have shaped discussion of film for the past 100 years. Frameworks examined will include those provided by auteur, psychoanalytic, postmodern, feminist, Marxist, and queer theories. Critical analysis through writing and class discussion will be a central feature of the course.
Pre-req: FILM 170
3 credits
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FILM 490 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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FILM 495 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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French |
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FREN 120 - Elementary French I
This course is designed for students who have never studied French, or who have placed into French 120 on the French Placement Test. It is taught in French with four hours of classroom instruction and one hour of lab per week. Immersion of students is facilitated through the use of authentic material as well as the usage of video and other technological tools (multimedia, Web). By the end of this course students should have developed basic oral and written communication skills as well as reading skills, and be acquainted with some aspects of Francophone culture.
4 credits
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FREN 121 - Elementary French II
This course is a sequel of Elementary French 1. It is taught in French with four hours of classroom instruction and one hour of lab per week. Immersion of students is facilitated through the use of authentic material as well as the usage of video and other technological tools (multimedia, Web). By the end of this course students should have further developed their communicative competence and reading skills, as well as be better acquainted with the Francophone world.
Pre-req: FREN 120 or equivalent
4 credits
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FREN 173 - French Cinema
This course presents the main movements and directors in French cinema. Students will be introduced to cinematographic vocabulary and the will be able to develop critical thinking through the analysis of films. Taught in English.
Cross-listed with FREN 473
3 credits
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FREN 174 - Le Flaneur I
This is the pre-departure course for the January class in Paris (Le Flaneur II). A “flaneur” is defined as “an aimless idler; a loafer…from flaner, to idle about, stroll.” By walking about and observing Los Angeles, and by thinking about cities critically through diverse readings, students will be initiated to fields of knowledge ranging from urban studies to literature. Students will use what they learn in this class and in the field to construct a project to be completed in Paris during January. Though the course is in English, some language abilities are a must. Students are therefore required to enroll in a French language course or have taken courses in French at Whittier prior to the January course in Paris. Experience in sociology is strongly recommended. Pre-departure course for January class in Paris
Cross-listed with FREN 374 and SOC 280
3 credits
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FREN 175 - Le Flaneur II
This is the companion course to FREN 174 and builds on the theoretical knowledge and experiences of Le Flaneur I. Le Flaneur II takes place in Paris and uses the city to build comparative knowledge of the historical, cultural, environmental, geographical and other forces that inform the modern city. The Paris experience is intended not only to give fuller knowledge of an alternate urban environment, but should serve as a comparative tool for better understanding of Los Angeles. In order to get Liberal Education Connections 2, Comparative Knowledge, credit students must successfully complete both Le Flaneur I and II. Like FREN 174 , FREN 175 is for students who will be completing the coursework in English.
Cross-listed with FREN 375 and SOC 281
3 credits
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FREN 176 - Women’s Portraits/Portraits de Femmes
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.
3 credits
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FREN 177 - Franco-African Cinema & Literature
Course designed to introduce students to contemporary African literature and cinema. It is based upon detailed analysis of literary texts and of films, both addressing a variety of cultural aspects of African Francophone life. Taught in English.
Cross-listed with FREN 477
3 credits
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FREN 178 - Pre and Post-Revolutionary Child: The Invention of Childhood
This course covers the history, literature, political, and cultural aspects of childhood in France from the early-modern period to the present. Though no one area of knowledge can be covered in-depth, you should leave the course with a solid background in the transformations affecting childhood and family during this time.
Cross-listed with FREN 478
3 credits
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FREN 181 - Franco-Asian Literature
This course explores the Asian influence in Francophone literatures and cultures. It exposes students to non-traditional aspects of the Francophone culture deriving from a history of complex and diverse interactions between Asia and French-speaking societies. Students will gain insight about the subject through the study of literature and films. Taught in English.
Cross-listed with FREN 481
3 credits
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FREN 182 - Riots & Revolutions
This is a course about dramatic moments in French history, literature and culture. The course explores these pivotal moments through multiple types of documents and media as a means to answering questions about the course of French history and France’s future role in the European Union. FREN 182 is for non-French-speaking students.
Cross-listed with FREN 382
3 credits
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FREN 190 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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FREN 195 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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FREN 220 - Intermediate French I
This course is a sequel of Elementary French II. It is taught in French with three hours of classroom instruction a week. It includes a brief review of the material studied in Elementary French I and II, presents more elaborate structures of the French language and culture, and introduces students to literary and contemporary readings. Three hours of class, one hour of lab.
Pre-req: FREN 121 or equivalent
3 credits
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FREN 221 - Intermediate French II
Course is designed to strengthen students’ competence to communicate in the French language. It is taught in French with three hours of classroom instruction. It includes a thorough review of grammar and strongly emphasizes oral and written communication. Three hours of class, one hour of lab.
Pre-req: FREN 220 or equivalent
3 credits
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FREN 225 - Conversation, Culture & Communication
This course is designed to extend students’ aural comprehension and oral expression, and to further the acquisition of a more complex vocabulary associated with contemporary issues described in newspaper, television, and the Web.
Pre-req: FREN 221 or a score of 5 or higher on the French Placement Exam
3 credits
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FREN 290 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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FREN 295 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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FREN 310 - Composition and Stylistics
Course designed to develop and refine students’ writing skills on topics that are increasingly more abstract. It introduces students to the critical elements of stylistic differences and the application thereof.
Pre-req: FREN 221 (may be concurrent) or equivalent
3 credits
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FREN 315 - French for Business
Course designed to introduce students to commercial French including correspondence, and acquisition of business related vocabulary, and an understanding of successful business interactions.
Pre-req: FREN 221 or equivalent
3 credits
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FREN 325 - French Culture & Civilization
Coursed designed to study the evolution of French culture and civilization by establishing the links between political, social, and intellectual developments and the associated artistic and literary achievements.
Pre-req: FREN 221 or equivalent
3 credits
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FREN 355 - Introduction to French Literature I
Survey course of French literature from the Middle Ages through the 18th century. Major literary works of writers of prose, poetry, and theater are read and discussed from both a historical and literary perspective. This course is taught in French. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions, to give brief oral presentations, and to write short papers.
Pre-req: FREN 221 or equivalent
3 credits
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FREN 356 - Introduction to French Literature II
Survey course of French literature from the 19th to the 20th century. This course includes major works of French and Francophone writers of prose, poetry, and theater. Works are read and discussed in French from both a historical and literary perspective. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions, to give brief oral presentations, and to write short papers.
Pre-req: FREN 221 or equivalent
3 credits
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FREN 374 - Le Flaneur I
This is the pre-departure course for the January class in Paris (Le Flaneur II). A “flaneur” is defined as “an aimless idler; a loafer…from flaner, to idle about, stroll.” By walking about and observing Los Angeles, and by thinking about cities critically through diverse readings, students will be initiated to fields of knowledge ranging from urban studies to literature. Students will use what they learn in this class and in the field to construct a project to be completed in Paris during January. While the course is taught in English because of the co-enrollment of students at different language levels and from other departments, students at the 374 level will read and complete assignments in French. Pre-departure course for January class in Paris
Cross-listed with FREN 174 and SOC 280
3 credits
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FREN 375 - Le Flaneur II
This is the companion course to FREN 374 and builds on the theoretical knowledge and experiences of Le Flanuer I. Le Flanuer II takes place in Paris and uses the city to build comparative knowledge of the historical, cultural, environmental, geographical and other forces that inform the modern city. The Paris experience is intended not only to give fuller knowledge of an alternate urban environment, but should serve as a comparative tool for better understanding of Los Angeles. In order to get Liberal Education Connections 2, Comparative Knowledge, credit students must successfully complete both Le Flanuer I and II. Like FREN 374 , FREN 375 is for French majors or those with strong French language skills.
Cross-listed with FREN 175 and SOC 281
3 credits
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FREN 382 - Riots & Revolutions
This is a course about dramatic moments in French history, literature and culture. The course explores these pivotal moments through multiple types of documents and media as a means to answering questions about the course of French history and France’s future role in the European Union. FREN 382 is for French majors and minors who will be doing a significant portion of the work in French.
Cross-listed with FREN 182
3 credits
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FREN 390 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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FREN 395 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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FREN 432 - Heroes and Heroines
The 17th century in France is a period where heroines and heroes were redefined to fit a society in transition. Topics will include the transition form the Baroque to Classicism, and the evolution of dominant intellectual and political currents such as rationalism and absolutism and the redefinition of the role of masculine and feminine ideals.
Pre-req: FREN 310 or equivalent
3 credits
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FREN 435 - History of Modern Novel
Course designed to provide students with a more thorough comprehension of the French and Francophone modern novel, from the 17th to the 20th-century. It was based upon detailed analysis of literary texts and considers the socio-historical background that contributed to the evolution of the genre.
Pre-req: FREN 310 or equivalent
3 credits
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FREN 473 - French Cinema
This course presents the main movements and directors in French cinema. Students will be introduced to cinematographic vocabulary and the will be able to develop critical thinking through the analysis of films.
Pre-req: FREN 310 or equivalent
Cross-listed with FREN 173
3 credits
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FREN 477 - Franco-African Cinema & Literature
Course designed to introduce students to contemporary African literature and cinema. It is based upon detailed analysis of literary texts and of films, both addressing a variety of cultural aspects of African Francophone life.
Pre-req: FREN 310 or equivalent
Cross-listed with FREN 177
3 credits
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FREN 478 - Pre and Post-Revolutionary Child: The Invention of Childhood
This course covers the history, literature, political, and cultural aspects of childhood in France from the early-modern period to the present. Though no one area of knowledge can be covered in-depth, you should leave the course with a solid background in the transformations affecting childhood and family during this time.
Pre-req: FREN 310
Cross-listed with FREN 178
3 credits
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FREN 481 - Franco-Asian Literature
This course explores the Asian influence in Francophone literatures and cultures. It exposes students to non-traditional aspects of the Francophone culture deriving from a history of complex and diverse interactions between Asia and French-speaking societies. Students will gain insight about the subject through the study of literature and films.
Pre-req: FREN 310 or equivalent
Cross-listed with FREN 181
3 credits
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FREN 490 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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FREN 495 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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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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Gender Studies |
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GEN 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. Note: 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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GEN 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 / SOC 205
3 credits
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GEN 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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GEN 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 wiring-intensive course that also requires the creation of a digital short film. Only open to freshmen and sophomores.
Cross-listed with HIST 211
3 credits
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GEN 231 - Numb3rs in Lett3rs and Fi1ms
Mathematics in Literature and Cinema. This course explores the connection between mathematics and the written/theatric creative arts - a connection that is both rich and deep. Students will read fiction and watch films in which mathematics concepts provide the framework or play a pivotal role within the creative piece. Students will also study the mathematical topics related to these works in order to better understand the author’s intent. Lessons might include mathematical lectures, hands-on group activities, problem sets, class discussions of readings and viewings, written responses and major expository papers.
Pre-req: MATH 085 and ENGL 120
Cross-listed with INTD 231
4 credits
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GEN 250 - Philosophy of Love and 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. Intructor permission required.
Pre-req: Instructor permission
Cross-listed with PHIL 250
3 credits
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GEN 251 - Monks, Nuns, and Ascetics
This course examines theological, practical, and literary traditions of asceticism in Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Topics include men’s and women’s disciplinary and visionary practices, the roles of ascetics in politics, and engendering religious life.
Cross-listed with REL 251
3 credits
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GEN 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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GEN 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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GEN 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. PHIL 105 is recommended but not required.
Cross-listed with ENST 260 - Eco-Philosophy / PHIL 260
3 credits
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GEN 266 - Psychology of Human Sexuality
A review of human sexuality with a focus on personal decision making and communication, as well as physiological, psychological, and sociological influences on sexual behavior and sexual identity.
Pre-req: PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology
Cross-listed with PSYC 266
3 credits
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GEN 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: One 200-level SOC course and either ANTH 180 or SOC 180
Cross-listed with SOC 300
3 credits
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GEN 327 - Sex and 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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GEN 330 - Human Rights and Humanitarian Assistance
The nature of human rights and humanitarian assistance and their role in the global community; how human rights are established, defined, monitored, and enforced and the actors, issues and obstacles involved in the delivery of humanitarian assistance, with special emphasis on the role of the United Nations in this process.
Pre-req: Sophomore standing or above
Cross-listed with PLSC 330
3 credits
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GEN 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 - Introductory Psychology
Cross-listed with PSYC 364
3 credits
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GEN 378 - Work and Occupations
Examines how jobs, occupations, and industries come to be characterized by sex segregation and inequality; how work organizations become gendered and how they are sustained as such; and the consequences of these processes. Considers ways in which organizational members – employers, managers, customers, co-workers – draw on, exploit, and subvert prevailing axes of stratification.
Pre-req: Two 200-level SOC courses
Cross-listed with SOC 378
3 credits
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GEN 380 - Digital Labor: Race, Gender, and Technology Literature and Film
An upper level interdisciplinary course in the study of literature and media focusing on technology, gender, and labor. This course will give students a foundation in Marxist, feminist, and media theory. Major texts will include non-fiction literature, novels, science fiction, and speculative fiction. In addition, students will view and examine fictional and non-fiction films about technology and computation. Pre-req: One 200-level PHIL or GEN course, or ENGL 110 or 120 or 220 or 221. Suggested: Junior standing or higher.
Pre-req: One 200-level PHIL or GEN course, or ENGL 110 or 120 or 220 or 221
Cross-listed with ENGL 380
3 credits
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GEN 385 - 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 GEN
Cross-listed with PHIL 385
3 credits
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History |
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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 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. Only open to freshmen and sophomores.
Cross-listed with GEN 211
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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