USC University of Southern California Schedule of Classes

General Education Courses

Category I: Western Cultures and Traditions

AHIS 120gFoundations of Western Art
AHIS 220gMedieval Visual Culture
AMST 301gAmerica, the Frontier, and the New West
CLAS 150gThe Greeks and the West
CLAS 151gCivilization of Rome
CLAS 280gClassical Mythology
COLT 151xgModern Western Literature and Culture
HIST 102gMedieval Civilization
HIST 103gThe Emergence of Modern Europe
HIST 200gm The American Experience
JS 100gJewish History
PHIL 115gAncient Greek Culture and Society
PHIL 262gMind and Self: Modern Conceptions
REL 111gThe World of the Hebrew Bible
REL 121gThe World of the New Testament
REL 132gReligions of the West

Category II: Global Cultures and Traditions

AHIS 125gArts of Asia: Antiquity to 1300
ANTH 100gPrinciples of Human Organization:
Non-Western Societies
ANTH 263gExploring Culture Through Film
ANTH 316gmNorth American Indians in American Public Life
COLT 250gCultures of Latin America
EALC 110gEast Asian Humanities: The Great Tradition
EALC 145gIntroduction to Chinese Culture, Art and Literature
EALC 342gJapanese Literature and Culture
EALC 350gChinese Civilization
EALC 352gChinese Literature and Culture
EASC 150gEast Asian Societies
HIST 106gChinese Lives: An Introduction to Chinese History
HIST 324gIslam in Russia and the Soviet Union
SLL 330gRussian Thought and Civilization

Category III: Scientific Inquiry

ASTR 100LxgThe Universe
BISC 104LxgHow the Body Works: Topics in Human Physiology
BISC 120LgGeneral Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution
BISC 121LgAdvanced General Biology: Organismal Biology
and Evolution
CHEM 105aLgGeneral Chemistry
CHEM 115aLgAdvanced General Chemistry
GEOL 105LgPlanet Earth
GEOL 107LxgOceanography
GEOL 108LgCrises of a Planet
GEOL 130LxgThe Nature of Scientific Inquiry
PHYS 100Lxg The Physical World
PHYS 151LgFundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Category IV: Science and Its Significance

ANTH 200LgThe Origins of Humanity
BISC 102LxgHumans and Their Environment
BISC 150LxgThe Nature of Human Health and Disease
CHEM 203LxgChemistry in Life: AIDS Drug Discovery
and Development
EXSC 205LxgThe Science of Human Performance
GEOG 165LgThe Atmospheric Environment
GEOG 260LgNatural Hazards
GEOG 281LgEnvironmental Geographic Information Systems
GEOL 125LxgEarth History: A Planet and Its Evolution
GEOL 150LxgClimate Change
GEOL 240LxgEarthquakes
LING 110LgIn a Word
LING 275Lg Language and Mind
PHYS 200LxgThe Physics and Technology of Energy: Keeping
the Motor Running
PSYC 200LgLove and Attachment

Category V: Arts and Letters

ARLT 100gArts and Letters
ARLT 101gStudies in Arts and Letters

Category VI: Social Issues

AHIS 255gCulture Wars: Art and Social Conflict in the USA,
1900-Present
AMST 101gmRace and Class in Los Angeles
AMST 252gBlack Social Movements in the U.S.
ENST 150xgEnvironmental Issues in Society
GEOG 100gmLos Angeles and the American Dream
HIST 240g The History of California
HIST 255g The Evolution Debates
IR 100xgThe United States and World Affairs
JS 211gThe Holocaust
LING 115g Language, Society, and Culture
PHIL 137gSocial Ethics for Earthlings and Others
PHIL 140gContemporary Moral and Social Issues
PHIL 141gThe Professions and the Public Interest in
American Life
POSC 130gLaw, Politics and Public Policy
REL 140gReligion and Ethical Issues
SOCI 142gmDiversity and Racial Conflict
SOCI 150gmSocial Problems
SOCI 169gmChanging Family Forms
SWMS 210gmSocial Issues in Gender

Please see course listings for registration information for courses in Categories V and VI.