Thematic Option · USC Schedule of Classes

Thematic Option (CORE)

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D class assignments for undergraduates available in AHF410; phone (213) 740-2955.

CORE 101g: Symbols and Conceptual Systems: Thematic Option Honors Progr (4.0 units)

Study of the structures through which we shape our experience in religion, philosophy, literature, music, and the visual arts, and of competing theories of interpretation. Students may not take this course on a P/NP basis.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience. Thematic Option students can obtain D-clearance through the program.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
63506D	001	Lecture-Discussion	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	30 of 30	David Treuer	MRF229
63512D	001	Lecture-Discussion	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 19	Alison Dundes Renteln	VKC101
63503D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 40	Bruce Smith	VKC101
63504D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Wednesday	12 of 20	Dexter Booth	THH113
63505D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Wednesday	15 of 20	Dexter Booth	THH113
63511R	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	74 of 89		OFFICE

CORE 103g: The Process of Change in Science: Thematic Option Honors Pro (4.0 units)

Critical problems in the development of scientific thought, studied as vehicles for understanding the content and structure of the sciences. Specific subject matter in selected scientific disciplines will be presented. Students may not take this course on a P/NP basis.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion listed immediately following that lecture and appropriate lab. This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience. Thematic Option students can obtain D-clearance through the program.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
63513D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	40 of 40	Paul Lerner	VKC102
63514D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	20 of 21	Simon Judkins	VKC111
63515D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	20 of 20	Simon Judkins	VKC111
63522R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Monday	25 of 45		VKC156
63523D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	15 of 50		OFFICE

CORE 104gw: Change and the Future: Thematic Option Honors Program (4.0 units)

Analysis of historical change; social and political theory and revolutionary thought; introduction to competing images of future states of affairs; the continuing process of change. Students may not take this course on a P/NP basis.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for one lecture and one discussion immediately following that lecture and appropriate lab. This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience. Thematic Option students can obtain D-clearance through the program.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
63525D	001	Lecture-Discussion	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	30 of 30	William Handley	LVL13
63531D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	29 of 30	Richard Fox	VKC201
63528D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	31 of 40	Sharon Lloyd	VKC152
63529D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	18 of 20	Paul Garofalo	VKC105
63530D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	13 of 20	Paul Garofalo	VKC108
63534R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	67 of 100		VKC156
63535D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	23 of 50		OFFICE

CORE 112: Writing Seminar II: Thematic Option Honors Program (4.0 units)

Students may not take this course on a P/NP basis.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
63538D	001	Lecture	9:00-10:20am	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Megan Herrold	AHF410G
63540D	001	Lecture	10:30-11:50am	Mon, Wed	12 of 12	Amy Cannon	AHF410G
63542D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:20pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Michael Petitti	AHF410G	Word (164855 KB)
63544D	001	Lecture	1:30-2:50pm	Mon, Wed	10 of 12	Amy Cannon	AHF410G
63546D	001	Lecture	3:00-4:20pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Michael Petitti	AHF410G	Word (160173 KB)
63548D	001	Lecture	4:30-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 14	Sanders Bernstein	AHF410G
63550D	001	Lecture	6:00-7:20pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Kendra Atkin	AHF410G
63552D	001	Lecture	9:00-10:20am	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Ryan McIlvain	AHF410G
63554D	001	Lecture	10:30-11:50am	Tue, Thu	13 of 14	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G
63556D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Christopher Muniz	AHF410G
63558D	001	Lecture	1:30-2:50pm	Tue, Thu	11 of 12	Amy Cannon	AHF410G
63560D	001	Lecture	3:00-4:20pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 14	Patience Moll	AHF410G
63562D	001	Lecture	4:30-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Rebecca Ehrhardt	AHF410G
63564D	001	Lecture	6:00-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 14	Patience Moll	AHF410G
63565D	001	Lecture	7:30-8:50pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 14	Darby Walters

CORE 200: Liberal Arts Reading Salon (2.0 units)

Critical readings of a series of texts in the liberal arts designed to promote discussion of important themes, theoretical approaches, research directions, and interdisciplinary connections. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
63568R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	11 of 12	Trisha Tucker	THH107	Word (16497 KB)
63569D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	40 of 50	Thomas Habinek, Chrysostomos Nikias	LAW130	PDF (31407 KB)
63573R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Monday	7 of 12	Michael Petitti	THH107	Word (23072 KB)
63574R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Monday	5 of 12	Patience Moll	THH109	PDF (120989 KB)

CORE 301: Modes of Inquiry (4.0 units)

Modern tools of cultural and discursive analysis which seek to demystify "the natural," as it appears in the formation of cultures, their institutions, and individuals.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
63570R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	15 of 30	Hector Reyes	THH213	Word (13479 KB)

CORE 450: Los Angeles: A Polymathic Inquiry (2.0-4.0 units, max 4)

A guided polymathic inquiry into Los Angeles as fact and imaginative creation, featuring in-depth student research and projects.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
63578D	001	2.0	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	9 of 15	William Deverell, Karin Huebner	DML241

CORE 601: Teaching Analytical Writing through Readings in the Humanities (1.0 units, max 4)

Theories and practices in university-level teaching of close-reading and analytical writing, using texts central to Western tradition. Graduate student professionalization throught topical workshops and discussions. Open to assistant lecturers and teaching assistants only. Graded CR/NC.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
63575D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:50pm	Friday	7 of 12	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G

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