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Freshman Seminars (FSEM)

http://www.usc.edu/fsem
D class assignments for undergraduates available in CAS200; phone 740-2961.

FSEM 100: Freshman Seminar (2.0 units, max 4)

A seven-to-eleven week course offered for incoming freshmen; limited to 18 students. Graded CR/NC. A combined maximum of 4 units of FSEM 100 and FSEM 101 may be applied to the degree.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
Law, Life and Morality
34600D	Lecture	11:00-12:50pm	Thursday	19 of 20	Richard Mosk, Richard Fliegel	MRF229
Bread and Vodka: Food and Community in Russia
34602D	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Thursday	16 of 18	Azade-Ayse Rorlich	VKC256
The Art of the Comic Book: Graphic Narratives from Maus to Manga
34605D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Monday	16 of 18	William Feuer	WPH202
Legal Reasoning and Communication
34606D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Monday	18 of 18	James Brecher	WPH203
Technology and Environment
34607D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Monday	17 of 18	Naj Meshkati	WPH104
What are Earthquakes and Tsunamis All About?
34608D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Monday	16 of 18	Henry Koffman	GFS217	Word (24376 KB)
Anne Frank Was Not Alone: Holland and the Holocaust
34609D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	5 of 18	Anthony Anderson	WPH201
Body Size and Shape: Fitness and Nutrition
34610D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	15 of 18	Bob Girandola	WPH202
Food and Culture
34611D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	17 of 18	Thomas Gustafson	WPH203
The Archaeology of Inspiration
34612D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	17 of 18	Stacie Chaiken	GFS210	PDF (88971 KB)
Science, Technology and Society
34615D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	7 of 18	John Slaughter	WPH202	Word (22681 KB)
(W)rites of Passage
34616D	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	9 of 18	Susan Harris	WPH207
Musical Subcultures of the Sixties
34617D	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	18 of 18	Bill Biersach	WPH202
Bob Dylan, The Early Years
34618D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	15 of 18	Eric Trules	GFS228
Writing to be Read
34619D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	15 of 18	Richard Fliegel	WPH201
Lend Me Your Ears: The Power of Speechmaking and the Art of Speechwriting
34620D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	18 of 18	Holly Bridges, Richard Fliegel	WPH202
Conscience and Memory: Listening and Responding to Survivors of Genocide
34621D	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	7 of 18	Dan Leshem	WPH203
Tba
34624D	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Monday	15 of 18	Michael Messner	GFS205
Puzzles, Patterns, Games and Illusions
34625D	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	13 of 18	Sol Golomb	GFS204
Mind and Body Fitness
34626D	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	18 of 18	Margo Apostolos	GFS205
I Love College: Popular Culture and the University
34627D	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	17 of 18	Lacey Donohue	GFS205

FSEM 180: First Year College Seminar (2.0 units, max 4)

A thematic seminar for entering students in the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, exploring an area of academic study, research, or creative work. Open only to freshman majors in the College. Graded Credit/No Credit.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen
Note: Open only to students in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, including Undecided and Undeclared students.

Section	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
To Be Real: Interrogating Authenticity
34650R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Monday	13 of 17	Lanita Jacobs	GFS113
Thinking About the Brain
34651R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Monday	15 of 16	Larry Swanson	GFS114
The Brave New Post-Genomic World
34652R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	5 of 13	Suzanne Edmands	SOSB50	Word (131466 KB)
Origins and Evolution
34653R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	8 of 13	Steven Finkel	SOSB51
Renaissance Man/Renaissance Woman in American Culture
34654R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	5 of 13	Margaret Rosenthal	GFS113
Understanding Los Angeles
34655R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	16 of 17	George Sanchez	GFS114
The Origin of a 20-Something
34656R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	15 of 17	Frank Manis	GFS210
Saving Strangers: Duties Beyond Borders
34657R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	18 of 19	Steven Lamy	GFS204
Why Do People Believe in Weird Things.. And How Can Psychology Help Us Answer This Question?
34659R	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	15 of 17	Jo Farver	GFS218
How Do Scientists Find Out About the Natural World?
34660R	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	9 of 13	Sergio Sanudo-Wilhelmy	GFS218
150 Years Later: The Enduring Civil War
34661R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	7 of 13	William Deverell	WPH104
The Global Energy Crisis-How to Make Sense of it All
34662R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	11 of 13	Stephen Bradforth	GFS212
Medicine in the 21st Century
34663R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	15 of 17	Michael Quick	GFS205
How to Look at a Work of Art
34664R	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	16 of 17	Daniela Bleichmar	WPH201	Word (82432 KB)

Information accurate as of 3/8/2012 10:02 PM.