USC Schedule of Classes

European art and its legacy in the Americas. Painting, sculpture, architecture and other visual media considered in relation to social and cultural history.

Introduction to an interdisciplinary study of American political, cultural and social life with a particular emphasis on the Western United States as a region. Recommended preparation: HIST 200, ENGL 263

A historical and cultural survey of ancient Greece, 100-300 BCE. Emphasis will be on the reading and interpretation of literary texts, with extensive use of visual matter.

Origin, development, and transmission of mythology in Greek andLatin literature, with parallels from other traditions.

Introduction to works of major women writers from the Middle Agesto the 20th century in their literary, social, and cultural contexts.

Patterns of American development from Colonial times to the present. Duplicates credit in former HIST 200.

Early Europe, c 400-1500, with a focus on Europe's diverse communities, cultural interactions among them, dealings between conquerors and conquered, and european contacts with non-Europeans.

Major ideas, personalities, and movements in Jewish history from antiquity to the present in light of the interaction of the Jews with the general culture.

Investigates the engagement in war by Judaism, Christianity and Islam by examining history and theology and looks at religious justifications and condemnations of war.

Explores writings of ancient philosophers who first raised, and continue to influence our thinking about, fundamental questions concerning nature, knowledge, justice, happiness, and death. (Duplicates Credit in PHIL 115)

Explores philosophical treatments of the problem of the meaning or purpose of human life. (Duplicates credit in former PHIL 155)

Philosophical problems about the nature of mind associated withthe rise of modern science; topics include the mind/body relation,personal identity, rationality and freedom.

Key works that have shaped the European and American cultural inheritance, with a special focus on the nature of love. (Duplicates credit in former PHIL 225)

Survey of the changing beliefs and practices of the Christian religion from obscure origins to globalized present, with special attention to the varieties of Christian literature.