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: Register for one lecture-discussion or lecture and one discussion immediately following that lecture and 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
63500D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	20 of 20	Jacob Soll	WPH202
63506D	001	Lecture-Discussion	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 19	Roberto Diaz	THH205
63508R	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	39 of 60		OFFICE

CORE 102gp: Culture and Values: Thematic Option Honors Program (4.0 units)

Systematic reasoning about values and ways of living; close reading of major texts within the Western Tradition; Biblical and classical through contemporary sources. 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	Syllabus
63509D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	28 of 28	David Albertson	THH213
63510D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 27	Joseph Boone	THH217
63511D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	28 of 28	Lawrence Green	VKC211
63512D	001	Lecture-Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	28 of 28	William Handley	THH213
63513D	001	Lecture-Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	27 of 28	Heather James	KDC235
63514D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 27	William Thalmann	THH217
63515D	001	Lecture-Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	29 of 29	Emily Anderson	THH106	Word (117774 KB)
63516R	001	Lab	5:00-8:00pm	Monday	194 of 200		VKC156

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: 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	Syllabus
63521D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	10 of 12	Jack Feinberg	VKC209	PDF (358699 KB)
63522D	001	Lab	1:00-3:50pm	Friday	10 of 12		THH205
63524D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	31 of 40	Edwin McCann	THH118	Word (180623 KB)
63525D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	10 of 21	Quyen Pham	VKC106
63526D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	21 of 21	Quyen Pham	VKC106
63565D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:20pm	Wed, Fri	18 of 19	Lynn Dodd,Karla Heidelberg	WPH202	PDF (155274 KB)
63568D	001	Lab	1:30-4:20pm	Friday	18 of 19		AHF259
63527D	001	Lab	5:00-8:00pm	Monday	27 of 42		VKC150
63528D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	4 of 10		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: 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	Syllabus
63535D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	19 of 19	Richard Fox	LVL13
63532D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	26 of 40	Olivia C Harrison	WPH207	Word (498712 KB)
63533D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	10 of 21	Eszter Zimanyi	VKC200
63534D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	16 of 21	Eszter Zimanyi	VKC200
63529D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	35 of 40	Brett Sheehan	THH118
63530D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	16 of 21	Skyler Reidy	VKC105
63531D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	19 of 21	Skyler Reidy	VKC105
63536R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	55 of 100		VKC156
63537D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	25 of 30		OFFICE

CORE 111: Writing Seminar I: 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
63538D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Monday	13 of 13	Nicholas Beck	AHF410G
63540D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tuesday	15 of 15	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G
63542D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	14 of 14	Patience Moll	AHF410G
63544D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Thursday	14 of 14	Darby Walters	AHF410G
63546D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Friday	14 of 14	Dagmar Van Engen	AHF410G
63548D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	14 of 14	Alison Pearl	AHF410G
63550D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	14 of 14	Amy Cannon	AHF410G
63552D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	14 of 14	Brianna Beehler	AHF410G
63554D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Thursday	15 of 15	Michael Petitti	AHF410G
63556D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Monday	14 of 14	Amy Cannon	AHF410G
63558D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	13 of 13	Michael Petitti	AHF410G
63560D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 14	Patience Moll	AHF410G
63562D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	14 of 14	Megan Herrold	AHF410G
63564D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 13	Rebecca Ehrhardt	AHF410G

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	Info
63576R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	6 of 12	Amy Cannon	WPH400	PDF (104785 KB)
63577R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	12 of 12	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G	PDF (105078 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	12 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
63570D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Thursday	7 of 12	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G

Information accurate as of September 28, 2017 10:00 am.
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