Classes Offered · USC Schedule of Classes

Thematic Option (CORE)

http://dornsife.usc.edu/thematic-option/
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	Syllabus
63500D	001	Lecture-Discussion	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	18 of 19	Hector Reyes	VKC157
63503D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	39 of 40	Anthony Kemp	WPH207	PDF (59349 KB)
63506D	001	Lecture-Discussion	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	19 of 19	Roberto Diaz	VKC158
63571D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 19	Alison Dundes Renteln	VKC203
63507R	001	Lab	5:00-8:00pm	Thursday	69 of 200		VKC150
63508D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	24 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
63509D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	28 of 28	William Thalmann	MRF229
63510D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 28	Daniel Richter	THH119
63511D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	28 of 28	Joseph Boone	VKC205
63512D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	28 of 28	Margaret Russett	VKC258
63513D	001	Lecture-Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	28 of 28	David Albertson	THH119
63514D	001	Lecture-Discussion	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	28 of 28	Thomas Habinek	LVL13
63515D	001	Lecture-Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	27 of 28	William Handley	VKC205
63516D	001	Lab	5:00-8:00pm	Monday	111 of 200		THH208
63517D	001	Lab	5:00-8:00pm	Tuesday	82 of 120		THH210
63518D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	1 of 5		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: 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
63520D	001	Lecture-Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Wed, Fri	15 of 19	Karla Heidelberg,Lynn Dodd	THH209	PDF (405108 KB)
63568D	001	Lab	12:00-4:00pm	Friday	15 of 19
63521D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	37 of 40	Julien Emile-Geay	VHE217
63522D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Monday	18 of 20	Emily Burt	WPH201
63523D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	19 of 21	Emily Burt	THH113
63524D	001	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Mon, Wed	29 of 40	Devin Griffiths	THH118
63525D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	10 of 21	Kirby Farah	VKC107
63526D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	19 of 21	Kirby Farah	VKC107
63527R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	38 of 56		VKC150
63528D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	28 of 40		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
63532D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	38 of 40	Neetu Khanna	SOSB46
63533D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	19 of 21	Sylvie Lydon	WPH201
63534D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	19 of 21	Sylvie Lydon	WPH201
63529D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	36 of 40	Olivia C Harrison	THH118	Word (384332 KB)
63530D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Wednesday	17 of 21	Michael Turcios	VKC106
63531D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Wednesday	19 of 21	Michael Turcios	VKC106
63536R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	56 of 100		THH208
63537D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	17 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	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Aaron Winslow	AHF410G
63540D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Aaron Winslow	AHF410G
63542D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Patience Moll	AHF410G
63544D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Patience Moll	AHF410G
63546D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Kyunghee Eo	AHF410G
63548D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Zachary Mann	AHF410G
63550D	001	Lecture	6:30-7:50pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Kendra Atkin	AHF410G
63552D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Michael Petitti	AHF410G
63554D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Alison Pearl	AHF410G
63556D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Michael Petitti	AHF410G
63558D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Brianna Beehler	AHF410G
63560D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 13	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G
63562D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Michael Petitti	AHF410G
63564D	001	Lecture	6:30-7:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Corinna Schroeder	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	Monday	12 of 12	Michael Petitti	VKC254
63577R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Thursday	6 of 12	Patience Moll	VKC255

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	14 of 15	Karin Huebner, William Deverell	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	11:00-12:50pm	Friday	5 of 5	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G

Information accurate as of January 29, 2019 10:45 am.
Download as a spreadsheet