USC Schedule of Classes

Mediterranean and European art and architecture presented in historical, cultural and social context that introduces art history as a discipline.

Introduction to an interdisciplinary study of American political, cultural and social life with a particular emphasis on the Western United States as a region. Recommended preparation: HIST 200, ENGL 263

Role of Native Americans in American public life from colonial times to the present; Native American societies and governments and their relations to the U.S.

Ancient Roman values, ideas, and institutions of relevance to later periods of civilization.

Classical Greek and Roman mythology as inspiration for literature, art, music, and film in various historical contexts.

Tragedies and comedies of the ancient world; later influences.

Theories of communication and persuasion in ancient Greece and Rome; cultural and social contexts of classical rhetorical theory; major historical figures and concepts.

A loosely chronological, thematic survey of art, visual culture, design, and critical theory from the early modern period through modernism (1500 1950).

Exploration of dance as an art form in its artistic, political, and socio-cultural climate. Studies of the continuum of dance within its historical context.

Characteristics and aspects of Chinese civilization;interpretation of philosophy, literature, religion, art, music.Conducted in English.

Main patterns of change in modern China, Japan, and Korea;historical framework and the insights of geography, economics,political science, and other disciplines.

Study of health, the body and medicine through literature and culture in comparative fashion. Taught in English.

The Enlightenment, French Revolution, industrialization, Darwinism, socialism, nationalism, technological revolutions, mass culture, imperialism, race, fascism, communism, world wars, genocide, migration, the Cold War, terrorism.

Japan from the earliest times to the present; social, cultural,and political dimensions.

A thematic approach to California history from precontact to present; focus on peoples, environment, economic, social, and cultural development, politics, and rise to global influence.

The political, cultural, and social forces that have shaped scientific achievements in the modtern age.

Overview of the history of the Ottomans and their imperial subjects.

Major ideas, personalities, and movements in Jewish history from antiquity to the present in light of the interaction of the Jews with the general culture.

Jewish beliefs, practices, and history from the biblical period to the present; Judaic contributions to Western civilization.

Introduces the U.S. legal system and its relationship to basic principles of the rule of law. Examines lawmaking institutions, judicial processes and contemporary legal issues.

Studies how law, politics and culture interacted to shape the institution of slavery and the development of modern conceptions of race.

Examines Iran from antiquity to modernity, emphasizing the complex interplay of cross-cultural continuity, rupture and transformation that marks the country's long history.

An introduction to Western art music and culture from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras through reading, listening, analyzing and writing about music.

Introduction to the central philosophical works that have shaped western thought. Includes ancient, early modern and contemporary writings.

How does science differ from pseudo-science? When is it rational to accept a scientific theory? And do such theories provide genuine knowledge of reality?

Global perspectives; discovery and use of drugs (legal/illegal); poisons. How they helped shape, modify or change history as described in classical literature through present day.

Russian cultural identity from its beginnings until today. The Eastern Orthodox tradition, its traumatic confrontation with Western culture, and their continuous interaction.

Introduction to the cultural history of Spain, Portugal and Latin America with a focus on literature and visual works from the early-modern period to the twenty-first century.

Emergence of feminist thought from the Enlightenment to the present; historical development of female subjectivity; advancement of womens rights; feminisms from alternative ideological perspectives.