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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: 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	5:00-7:50pm	Thursday	16 of 25	David Treuer	VKC151
63507D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 19	Jacob Soll	WPH206
63508D	001	Lecture-Discussion	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 19	Panivong Norindr	VKC211
63500D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	17 of 42	Bruce Smith	VKC156
63501D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	12 of 21	Zachary Torp	THH112
63502D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	5 of 21	Zachary Torp	VKC155
63503D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 42	Vanessa Schwartz	VKC101
63504D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	11 of 21	Isabel Wade	VKC158
63505D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	16 of 21	Isabel Wade	VKC158
63510R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Monday	72 of 150		SOSB4
63511D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	24 of 28		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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
63524D	001	Lecture-Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	30 of 30	Matthew Kahn	THH118
63519D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	15 of 42	Lowell Stott	WPHB28
63520D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	4 of 21	Abby Lunstrum	WPH202
63521D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	11 of 21	Abby Lunstrum	WPH202
63513D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	22 of 42	Jason Glenn	WPH102
63514D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	8 of 21	Stanley Fonseca	VKC206
63515D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	14 of 21	Stanley Fonseca	VKC206
63522R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Monday	47 of 120		VKC102
63523D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	20 of 25		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	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	19 of 19	David Albertson	WPH107
63531D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 19	Veli N Yashin	THH209
63533D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 19	Richard Fox	LVL13
63528D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	34 of 42	Paul Lerner	VKC102
63529D	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	22 of 22	Steven Samols	THH108
63530D	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Monday	12 of 21	Steven Samols	THH108
63534R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	62 of 100		VKC150
63535D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	21 of 25		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
63538D	001	Lecture	9:00-10:20am	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Kyunghee Eo	AHF410G
63540D	001	Lecture	10:30-11:50am	Mon, Wed	15 of 15	Amy Cannon	AHF410G
63542D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:20pm	Mon, Wed	15 of 15	Patience Moll	AHF410G
63544D	001	Lecture	1:30-2:50pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 13	Amy Cannon	AHF410G
63546D	001	Lecture	3:00-4:20pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 13	Patience Moll	AHF410G
63548D	001	Lecture	4:30-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Corinna Schroeder	AHF410G
63550D	001	Lecture	6:00-7:20pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Aaron Winslow	AHF410G
63552D	001	Lecture	9:00-10:20am	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Kendra Atkin	AHF410G
63554D	001	Lecture	10:30-11:50am	Tue, Thu	15 of 15	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G
63556D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Alison Pearl	AHF410G
63558D	001	Lecture	1:30-2:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Brianna Beehler	AHF410G
63560D	001	Lecture	3:00-4:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Michael Petitti	AHF410G
63562D	001	Lecture	4:30-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Michael Petitti	AHF410G
63564D	001	Lecture	6:00-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Zachary Mann	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
63568R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	14 of 14	Trisha Tucker	GFS223	PDF (305834 KB)
63573R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	12 of 14	Richard Edinger	THH209	PDF (306957 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
63570D	088	Lecture	TBA	TBA	8 of 25	Michael Petitti	OFFICE

CORE 400: Capstone (2.0 units)

Guided study of select works of classical literature in relation to contemporary issues and concerns. Capstone for minor in Classical Perspectives.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
63579D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	7 of 7	Patience Moll	OFFICE

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 499: Special Topics (1.0-8.0 units, max 8)

Intensive interdisciplinary exploration of a selected theme, problem, process, or period.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
Focused Fixes: Social Entrepreneurship
63571D	001	1.0	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	5 of 8	Abby Fifer Mandell	VKC204
Focused Fixes: Philanthropy and Nonprofits
63572D	001	1.0	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	6 of 8	Cara Esposito	WPH200	Word (49213 KB)
Focused Fixes: Religious Communities and Homelessness
63574D	001	1.0	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tuesday	2 of 8	Jim Burklo	VKC153
Collaborative Fixes: Homelessness in Los Angeles
63576D	001	3.0	Lecture	4:00-6:50pm	Thursday	13 of 24	Seth Kurzban	VKC109

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	6 of 7	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G

Information accurate as of January 30, 2019 11:12 am.
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