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College Catalog 2019-2020 ARCHIVED CATALOG
Course Descriptions
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Gender Studies |
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GEN 262 - American Media and Sexuality
This course will focus on the influence that media has on our sexual identity and culture. Students will explore how sexuality has been portrayed in North American media, including films, television shows, and print media over the past three decades, with a primary focus on contemporary media. Students will come to understand how cultural expectations of sexuality are generated, shaped, and reinforced by the media and the psychological effects associated with these social comparisons.
Pre-req: PSYC 100
Cross-listed with PSYC 262
4 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 - Intersections: Race, Class, Gender
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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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 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.
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 214 - Freedom Struggles: From the Civil War to Black Lives Matter
This course is an introduction to the study of the Cuban Revolution, Cuban culture, and politics, from the early twentieth century to the present. We will discuss the development of the Cuban Revolution along a series of overlapping, open-ended and inconclusive historical processes. These developments transpired in the context of five hundred years of colonialism, a century of independence, and over fifty years of Caribbean socialism.
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 307 - DIY American History
This course will enable students to reexamine, reframe, and rewrite the standard history lessons they have learned since grade school. It will ask them to rethink the conventional narratives of American history that have privileged some groups and stories over others, while also asking them to rethink the ways (that is, the teaching methods) in which they learned that history. Students will read scholarly articles and books that help diversify their knowledge of what constitutes American history, engage in primary research to create new histories, and produce a lesson plan on a particular topic that could be taught to a grade level or community group of their choice. This is one part of a pair with EDUC 406, Learning and Learners, which examines the foundational concepts of how humans learn. The aim is to help students understand how to become authors of American history, not simply consumers of it.
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 313 - Early African American History
This course explores the history of African Americans through the period of reconstruction.
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 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 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 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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Interdisciplinary |
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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 013 - Career Planning; Freshmen & Sophomores
An introduction to career-life planning. The course focuses on self-assessment, research of career and college majors, career decision making, exploration of career development opportunities, and career preparation. The course is recommended for freshman and sophomore students who are interested in discovering their emerging career interests and values, and students deciding upon their academic majors 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 035 - Peer Learning Associate Training
This course prepares students to work in collaborative “writing seminar” or “writing center” environments. Classroom instruction incorporates fundamental theoretical and practical principles of tutoring, writing support, academic skills development, and bibliography. Special emphasis will be given to the application of these principles in direct work with individuals and small groups. Seminar.
Pre-req: Instructor permission and successful completion of INTD 100 with a grade of B or higher.
0 to 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 developmental writing 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; 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. Seminar
3 credits
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INTD 092 - Introduction to Library Research: Methods and Resources
This course provides an overview of library resources, introduces effective research techniques, and explores ways to engage in scholarly discourse. Students will learn to formulate search strategies, identify, access, and evaluate information.
1 credits
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INTD 100 - College Writing Seminar
Students read complex texts chosen to sharpen students’ critical reading and thinking skills. Texts frame a central course theme. Writing assignments based on these texts are designed to teach and practice persuasion, description, narration, exposition, and research-based writing, as well as writing under pressure of time. Extensive revision is emphasized. Letter grade only
Pre-req: Requires placement by Admissions or successful completion of INTD 90 with a grade of “C-” or higher.
3 credits
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INTD 125 - Meditation
This will be a one-hour weekly introduction to meditation, familiarizing students with physical practices leading to mental calmness and clarity. Students can choose whatever posture is comfortable for them: sitting in a chair, cross-legged, half, or full lotus. They will be taught various methods of focusing the mind, including breathing techniques, awareness of the body, and visualization. Meditation is not as mysterious as people think. Anyone can do it and will get better quickly with practice. May be repeated for credit.
1 credits
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INTD 130 - Cancer Biology
This course will provide students with the basic biological understanding of the biology of cancer. This understanding will include an introduction into the cellular biology, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention of various types of cancers. This course will also provide students with an introduction of the history of cancer in American Society, by exploring medical case studies that go as far back as 1800¿s and extend into today. We will also be discussing the various social and cultural views of cancer.
4 credits
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INTD 150 - Leadership and College Student Development
Personal development; interpersonal skills; peer-counseling; student development; assertiveness; values exploration; leadership and program development skills; and special issues related to college students in residence. Open to all students, but those intereseted in applying for a Residential Life staff position must enroll in course.
0-1 credits
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INTD 160 - Competent Leadership Seminar
This self-directed course allows individuals to demonstrate mastery of at least six of the 17 basic leadership competencies. To demonstrate proficiency in these competencies, students develop an electronic portfolio documenting mastery of the material based on competency learning rubrics. After submission of a successful portfolio, students must pass an oral examination.
Pre-req: Sophomore standing or higher
0-1 credits
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INTD 180 - Advanced Leadership Practicum
This course focuses on the application of 17 leadership competencies as students develop and implement a capstone project that translates classroom learning into a real world experience. Projects are uniquely developed based on the student’s area of interest and /or expertise.
Pre-req: INTD 150 or INTD 160 and Junior standing or higher
0-1 credits
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INTD 190 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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INTD 217 - Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? This course examines this question in detail, from the possibility of fossil bacteria existing on Mars to the possibility of advanced races colonizing the galaxy. Topics studied include: the detection of planets around other stars, the evolution of life and intelligence on Earth, the search for life in our Solar System, radio astronomical searches for extraterrestrial intelligence, and UFO and alien abduction phenomena. Intended to meet Lib Ed requirement only, cannot be used in Physics major.
Cross-listed with PHYS 260
4 credits
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INTD 218 - Insects and People
Insects are the most diverse group of living things on the planet and vastly outnumber, in species and individuals, any other taxonomic group. This course will explore the interactions between humans and insects to appreciate the importance of insects in human well being. On the one hand insects provide people with valuable goods (e.g. food and clothing) and essential services (e.g. pollination and waste removal). But on the other hand, insects transmit deadly diseases among people and inflict immense economic losses as pests of our crops and our homes.
4 credits
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INTD 219 - AIDS
The course examines AIDS from a biological, sociological, and economic viewpoint. The biology focuses on the cause of AIDS, the impact of AIDS on the human body, and the current treatments for the disease. The course then focuses on the factors that have made AIDS such a widespread disease in Africa and the economic and sociologic impact of the disease in various countries in Africa. Finally the course explores other human diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and other diseases of interest to students. Service Learning Course.
4 credits
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INTD 224 - Language and the Brain
This course explores the relationship between language and the brain. Research findings drawn from psychology, neuroscience and linguistics are presented. Topics include: lesion studies, brain imaging techniques, models of speech perception and production, aphasia, dyslexia, language development and sign language.
Pre-req: PSYC 222
4 credits
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INTD 227 - Stress and Disease in the 21st Century
This course will explore how modern life generates stressors that are new in the history of humanity and how this may impact human health, incorporating biological, anthropological, sociological, psychological, and policy perspectives. The goal of this course is to help each student gain a greater understanding of sources of stress in their own lives, how that stress impacts them physically, and what they can do to manage (if not eliminate) the stress they experience.
Pre-req: PSYC 100
4 credits
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INTD 228 - Technological & Societal Change
Sir Isaac Newton once said: “If I have seen so far, it is not because of my greatness, but because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” In this course, we will view the landscape of technological development from the shoulders of Georg Ohm, Michael Faraday, Albert Einstein and Neils Bohr, and will discuss the historical development of this landscape as it has been modified by (and in its turn influenced) changes in society.
4 credits
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INTD 230 - Global Health: Problems of the Modern World
They way in which humans inhabit the planet has profound influences on disease patterns. This course will examine world health in the 21st century from biological, environmental, and socio-economic perspectives. Particular focus will be given to how environmental changes affect the geographical range of infectious disease and the social impact of those changes.
Pre-req: Sophomore standing or above
4 credits
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INTD 231 - Numb3rs in Lett3rs & 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 GEN 231
4 credits
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INTD 234 - Numb3rs in W4r and Espion4ge: The Mathematics and Politics of Military Cryptography
The Mathematics and Politics of Military Code-Breaking. This course explores mathematical methods in military cryptography and places special emphasis on the political context, the organizational environment, and the war-time consequences of breaking some of these military codes. Students will study and attempt to crack codes used by the military and governments through WWII, study modern computational cryptosystems, and explore current issues in satellite/internet security and communication. Lessons might include mathematical lectures, problem sets, class discussions of readings and viewings, code-breaking exercises, guest lecturers, written responses and major expository papers.
Pre-req: MATH 085 or COSC 120 and any 200-level PLSC course
4 credits
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INTD 238 - The Mathematics of Life
A survey of significant connections between mathematics and biology. In recent decades biology has become increasingly dependent on data, computer algorithms, and mathematical models; this in turn has stimulated growth in several branches of mathematics and computer science. Students in this course will work on cross-disciplinary projects to explore topics at the intersection of mathematics, biology and computer science such as: combinatorics and probability in Mendelian genetics; Fibonacci numbers and continued fractions in botany; computational algorithms for DNA sequence alignment; genome databases and phylogenetic tree construction; symmetry and pattern formation; graph theory and neural networks; the three-dimensional geometry of viruses and proteins; population dynamics and chaos theory; and self-replicating automata and Conway’s Game of Life.
Pre-req: Any COM1 course
4 credits
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INTD 242 - The Actual Cost of Energy
The need for power in almost every aspect of our lives is increasing rapidly, placing ever-growing demands on energy availability. The application of renewable resources to this problem, and the concept of energy conservation, are both becoming more prominent in developed nations. However, it is important to consider the cost (both economic and human) of conventional and renewable resources when deciding which energy source is the most suitable. Many renewables offer potential utility, but the major limiting factor is their ability to supply power when needed. For example, solar power can only be generated upon irradiation, and wind power can only be generated when the wind blows. Batteries and fuel cells are becoming increasingly important as they can potentially store the energy generated by such sources and utilized at a later point. The technology used in current rechargeable batteries is advancing at the most significant pace since they were invented over 200 years ago (making long-lasting smartphones, laptops, and hybrid cars possible), however this rapid pace may still not be enough to meet future demands. Significant environmental issues are associated with such explosive growth, for example rare earth metals that are incorporated into the batteries of hybrid vehicles often are harvested through destructive mining techniques. Additionally, the electricity used to recharge batteries typically comes from conventional generation such as coal-fired or nuclear plants. One final associated environmental impact that is not always considered is the requirement for significant amounts of water used for cooling during the generation and distribution of power.
In this course, the complex cycle of energy and its environmental impacts, from generation to usage, will be tracked for a variety of energy sources both conventional and renewable. The chemistry and electrochemistry of batteries and battery materials will be studied. Students will apply the laws of thermodynamics to develop a rigorous analysis of the conversion and conservation of energy, to illustrate but one important perspective we will take when investigating efficiency and the overall energy requirements. The course will also include discussions regarding the environmental effects and debates about the best path forwards to apply an effective energy policy, including the energy and water required to mine in remote areas, or the energy required to build a wind turbine, etc. In addition, the complex and contemporary issues, including international relations regarding power, such as the very recent strains between China and the U.S. relating to a recent reduction in rare earth exports. Especially of importance to our residents is the discussion to begin rare earth mining in the Mojave Desert. Even more far-out resources, such as companies that are collecting capital to drill for metals on asteroids will be discussed as well.
4 credits
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INTD 245 - Digital Storytelling and The World Wide Web
Games, YouTube, webcomics, Kindle, Netflix, Facebook, Instagram - the Web is made of stories, but being a storyteller online requires skill in code, skill in content, and an awareness of their power and responsibility. In this class, students will explore how digital media and the Internet have transformed both storytelling in multiple media and the role of the storyteller in society. Students will learn through critical making, creating personal websites, videos for YouTube, interactive text adventure games, short stories for e-readers, webcomics, photo stories, and more, and learn the basics of how to make both a living and an impact.
4 credits
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INTD 260 - American Intellectual and Cultural History I
This course examines the early colonial forms of religious and political idealism from the Enlightenment revolutionary rationalism and its reactions (including rural and frontier revivalism), to the increasing American regionalism and the role of slavery in the formation of American ideas through the Civil War. Analyzes the shaping significance of African-American spirituals or “sorrow songs.”
3 credits
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INTD 261 - American Intellectual and Cultural History II
Continuation of INTD 125. Explores the materialism of the “Gilded Age,” the emergence of Jazz and Blues, the rise of Feminist thought, pragmatism, and the ways in which reconstruction creates and continues intellectual divides. As the course moves to the 20th century the course looks at various forms of rethinking American ideas, the intellectual foundations for and cultural ethos of the 60’s, and the increasing diversity of the ideas influenced by immigration.
3 credits
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INTD 270 - Introduction to Public Health
In this course we will explore what public health is (and what it is not), the science and data that underpin it, and how it is a part of our social fabric. We will explore some of the causes of disease, and other societal threats to health. And, because public health is intertwined with medical delivery services, we will explore health care systems. While our focus will be on what is happening within the United States, we will take the opportunity to explore things that are different in other parts of the world, as well.
4 credits
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INTD 278 - Medicine and Culture
This course focuses on the role of culture in medicine. Topics include the cultural attitude of physicians, cultural impacts on the treatment of patients and patient expectations.
4 credits
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INTD 279 - Disasters
This course will explore the scientific and human dimensions of disasters. Topics will include modern disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the San Francisco Earthquake, historical disasters like the explosion of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883, and potential disasters like global warming.
4 credits
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INTD 280 - Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
No ancient people made a more essential contribution to modern civilization than the Greeks, who practically invented Western philosophy, literature, and science, whose myths and religious practices continue to intrigue us, and whose art and architecture set the standard of beauty to the present day. This course will explore this contribution in situ, visiting (by land and sea) many of the historically significant sites in Greece. The focus will be on classical Greece, but we will also visit sites important to early Christianity. While medieval Greece (Byzantine and Crusader), the Turkish occupation, and modern Greece are less central to the Western heritage, they will be all around us as we travel, and we will learn about these historical periods as well.
3 credits
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INTD 285 - Leadership as a Liberal Art
The liberally educated leader has long been an educational goal. This course enables students to study the concept of organizational leadership through multiple perspectives, grounded in a desire to create a functioning society through responsible actions. Student learning focuses on knowledge from respected academic researchers in various fields, texts in the humanities and arts, and case studies from a variety of organizational types.
3 credits
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INTD 290 - Selected Topics
May be repeated for credit
1 to 4 credits
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INTD 295 - Independent Study
Credit and time arranged. May be repeated for credit.
1 to 4 credits
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INTD 299 - Internship
This course is intended to facilitate core career and professional development competencies and skills that occur when a student participates in an academically and experiential related internship. The course content and assignments will enable students to reflect and learn about their daily core workplace and organizational experiences that develop and enhance their career development competencies and skills. May be repeated for credit. May be repeated for credit
Pre-req: Director of Internships permission
0 to 3 credits
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INTD 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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INTD 310A - Berlin and Prague: The Dilemmas of Twentieth-Century Central Europe
This interdisciplinary travel course examines the histories of Germany and Czechoslovakia in the twentieth century. Both countries moved through four distinct periods: the pre- and post-WW1 period, the fascist period, the period of the Iron Curtain and Soviet domination, and the period of European reintegration. It is this shared experience - one that mirrors a shared history of the larger Central European region - that this course will explore. The course will introduce students to the key events, writers, theorists, and dilemmas in the histories of these two cities - the capital cities of Germany and Czechoslovakia. INTD 310a will take place at Whittier, while INTD 310b will take place in Berlin and Prague. The two courses satisfy Connections 1 and Culture 5 credit.
3 credits
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INTD 310B - Berlin and Prague: The Dilemmas of Twentieth-Century Central Europe
This interdisciplinary travel course examines the histories of Germany and Czechoslovakia in the twentieth century. Both countries moved through four distinct periods: the pre- and post-WW1 period, the fascist period, the period of the Iron Curtain and Soviet domination, and the period of European reintegration. It is this shared experience - one that mirrors a shared history of the larger Central European region - that this course will explore. The course will introduce students to the key events, writers, theorists, and dilemmas in the histories of these two cities - the capital cities of Germany and Czechoslovakia. INTD 310a will take place at Whittier, while INTD 310b will take place in Berlin and Prague. The two courses satisfy Connections 1 and Culture 5 credit.
3 credits
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INTD 330 - Management and Organizational Behavior
The systematic study of individual, group, and organizational behaviors and processes. The analyses of these levels of organizational functioning are aimed at enhancing personal and group effectiveness. Topics include motivation, leadership, power, cooperation, decision-making, and organizational change in a variety of organizational types.
Pre-req: INTD 285 or BSAD 130 or Junior standing
3 credits
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INTD 335 - Leadership Practicum
This course helps student develop their leadership skills through positions in the Business Leadership Group, the SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) Chapter, and the Rotaract Club. Students develop and demonstrate leadership skills by planning and carrying out business and community related meetings and events both on and off campus. May be repeated for credit one time, and subsequently for zero credits
Cross-listed with BSAD 335
0 to 1 credits
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INTD 340 - Humanistic Values and Management
This course will cover the historical and philosophical development of sport and leisure.In this course, you will study historical forces, institutions, and personalities which have shaped sport and physical activity.The focus ranges from sport in early civilizations, including Greece and Rome, to the amateur ideal and Olympism of the 20th century.In addition, this course will explore philosophical movements regarding sport and physical education.
Pre-req: BSAD 130 or INTD 285
3 credits
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INTD 350 - Theories and Practices of Leadership
Students will encounter the question, “What does leadership have to do with the liberal arts?” Through the systematic study of individual, group, and organizational behaviors and processes, students will explore answers to this question. The course will integrate the arts, humanities, and social science disciplines, using texts, weekly field trips, and case studies from various types of organizations. We will explore leadership from several different perspectives including: leadership and personal integrity; leadership and paradigm shifts; reframing organizations; and systems thinking. Topics include the structure of organizations, the values and culture of organizations, motivation, leadership, power, cooperation, decision-making, and organizational change.
Pre-req: Junior standing or one introductory SOC or BSAD course
3 credits
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INTD 355 - The Dynamics of Leading Change
This course involves students in a dialectic investigation of organizational change using competing perspectives. Our inquiry will be augmented with a set of case studies involving organizational change. Upon completion of the course students should understand the challenges of leading organizational change and develop a set of tools for increasing the possibility of a successful outcome.
Pre-req: INTD 285 or BSAD 130
3 credits
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INTD 357 - Globalization and the Environment
Considers development issues related to economics, politics, inequality, human rights, gender, and environment and examines modernization, dependency, and world-system approaches to the theoretical understanding these issues.
Pre-req: Not open to first semester freshmen
Cross-listed with ENST 357 and SOC 357
4 credits
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INTD 360 - World’s Views: Globalization, Environment, Agricultural Economy
This course is rooted in environmental science and focuses on the issue of land use change on global climate and environmental sustainability. There are obvious connections with other disciplines and fields, including global sustainability, food production, business, economics, and social science. Students who will participate in this course should expect to learn the connection between the soil system, vegetation and the atmosphere at the local and global scale. The business component of land use change is evident. Many multinational companies have an interest in available productive land for their crop production and their activity is driven by local and especially global demand. The course will be experiential, meaning that students will learn from on site visits and direct interaction with actual players in the field of sustainability and land use. Participants will be exposed to research work conducted in the area.
Pre-req: Sophomore standing or above
Cross-listed with ENVS 360
4 credits
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INTD 369 - Walk This Way: Comp & Robotic
This course introduces the student to the modeling and analysis of legged locomotion. A multidisciplinary approach is taken to five the student an appreciation for how computer scientists, roboticists, kinesiologists and biologists work together to create models of biological phenomena. In addition, the course covers how these models are used to design and build real-world systems such as robots and prosthetic devices. The course consists of lectures and lab activities in which students program computers and construct small demonstration systems.
3 credits
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