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Thematic Option (CORE)

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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	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	19 of 19	Daniela Bleichmar	KDC241
63503D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 19	Lynn Dodd	ACB238
63505D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 19	Hector Reyes	THH119
63506D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 19	Anthony Kemp	THH115	PDF (67164 KB)
63507R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	44 of 100		ZHS159
63508D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	28 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	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	28 of 28	Lydie Moudileno	CPA203	PDF (1924089 MB)
63510D	001	Lecture-Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	28 of 28	Anthony Kemp	THH213
63511D	001	Lecture-Discussion	3:30-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	27 of 28	Heather James	THH112 & ONLINE
63512D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	27 of 28	Margaret Russett	THH112
63513D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 28	Brandon Bourgeois	LVL13
63514D	001	Lecture-Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	27 of 28	Edwin McCann	CPA158
63515D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 28	Daniel Richter	WPHB30
63516D	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Monday	81 of 200		SAL101
63517D	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	107 of 120		THH102
63518D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	3 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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
63525D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 19	Peter Westwick	LVL3Y
63520D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	23 of 40	John Vidale	CPA203	PDF (212921 KB)
63521D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	10 of 20	Brianna Birkel	THH113
63522D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	13 of 20	Brianna Birkel	THH113
63528D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	12 of 40		OFFICE
63568R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	30 of 120		MRF340

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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
63530D	001	Lecture-Discussion	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	18 of 19	Peter Westwick	LVL13
63529D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-4:50pm	Thursday	18 of 19	Andrew Lakoff	SOSB37
63532D	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	18 of 19	David Albertson	CPA261
63534D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	39 of 40	Neetu Khanna	ONLINE
63541D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	20 of 20	Athia Choudhury	ONLINE
63543D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	19 of 20	Athia Choudhury	ONLINE
63536R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Thursday	70 of 100		ZHS159
63537D	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	23 of 40		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	Samuel Teets	AHF410G
63540D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Alison Pearl	AHF410G
63542D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Amy Cannon	AHF410G
63544D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Amy Cannon	AHF410G
63546D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Michaela Telfer	AHF410G
63548D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 14	Kendra Atkin	WPH201
63550D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 14	Sylvia Lydon	AHF410G
63552D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Michael Powers	AHF410G
63554D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 14	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G
63556D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 14	Brandi Wells	AHF410G
63558D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 15	Michael Petitti	AHF410G
63560D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 13	Michael Petitti	AHF410G
63562D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 14	Missy Rogers	CPA205
63564D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 14	Nicholas Beck	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
63575D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	10 of 12	Amy Cannon	WPH200	PDF (122152 KB)
63577D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	10 of 12	Michael Petitti	THH105

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	10 of 15	William Deverell, Karin Huebner	WPHB26

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	7 of 7	Trisha Tucker	AHF410G

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