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American Studies offers an alternative approach to the study of American experience for students who feel too limited by departmental approaches. Lower division, introductory classes explore the ways in which cultural systems shape and reflect life in the United States. These classes pay close attention to the ways in which differences of class, race, gender, generation, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation unevenly affect American lives.
The Program. American Studies majors take five upper division, in-depth classes (see below) and participate in three smaller proseminars limited to majors and devoted to close study of major thinkers and of issues crucial to the practice of American Studies. Advanced work in at least two other departments or programs allows each student to emphasize a period, a problem, or a subject tailored to his or her own individual education goals. Students have the option of writing a senior thesis within this emphasis.
Career Alternatives. As an interdisciplinary program, American Studies provides a good liberal arts and sciences undergraduate education. American Studies maximizes a student's contact with a variety of subject matter and approaches. This flexibility has meant that our graduates have been able to move into a broad range of career settings, including journalism, law, medicine, nursing, law enforcement, environmental planning, teaching, library science, museum curatorship, and business. Some students discover new career possibilities through their internships in American institutions.
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 24 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 46 units
Total Units for the Major . . . 70
Recommended
Completion of the College requirement in English composition before enrollment in American Studies 190A.
American Studies . . . 20 units
Faculty Advisers. C. Blair, R. Frankenberg, J. Mechling, K. Ono.
Teaching Credential Subject Representative. J. Mechling. See also the Teacher Education Program.
*Course not offered this academic year.
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum = Arts and Humanities; SciEng = Science and Engineering; SocSci = Social Sciences; Div = Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt = Writing Experience. Select this link to information on the General Education requirement.
*1A. Technology, Science, and American Culture (4) I. Mechling
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. American science and technology as cultural systems, mutual influence and interaction of those systems with other cultural systems, including religion, social thought, art, architecture, literature, music, and common sense. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
1B. Religion in American Lives (4) I. Mechling
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; tutorials and field exercises. Examines ways Americans have ordered their lives with religion; how latter-day churches, imported faiths, and Indian cultures differ or converge; attention to "civil religion" and mass-media evangelism; genres of religious experience, such as testimony, song, dance, ritual, meditation, vision, trance. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
1C. American Lives through Autobiography (4) III. Frankenberg
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--2 hours. American culture as understood through the individual life stories told by Americans, with attention to the roles of gender, race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation in the individual's life course. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
1E. Nature and Culture in America (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; fieldwork--3 hours. Uses and abuses of nature in America; patterns of inhabitation, exploitation, appreciation, and neglect; attention to California; emphasis on metaphor as a key to understanding ourselves and the natural world; attention to models of healing: stewardship, ecology, the "rights" movement. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
1F. The Popular Image of Women in America (4) II. Blair
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; directed analysis of popular media. Lecture; media exposure; special projects. Examines the image of women as presented in popular media. Emphasis on the politics of gender roles and the connection between the popular feminine image and the demands of the larger American culture.
*2. Forms of American Wisdom (2) III. Mechling
Lecture--1 hour; discussion--1 hour. Exploration of the forms wisdom takes in America: folk knowledge, popular belief, prophetic wisdom, public religion, common sense, science, literature; special attention to the grounding of wisdom in circumstance of race, gender, generation, ethnic identity, and region. (P/NP grading only.)
*4. Freshman Seminar (2) II, III. The Staff (Program Director in charge)
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: open only to students who have completed fewer than 40 quarter units. Investigation of a special topic in American Studies through shared readings, discussions, written assignments, and special activities (such as fieldwork, site visits). Emphasis on student participation in learning. Limited enrollment.
98. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in Charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Primarily for lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Individual Study for Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
*101A-H. Special Topics (4) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Seminar--3 hours, intensive reading, writing, and special projects. Interdisciplinary group study of special topics in American Culture Studies, designed for non-majors as well as majors. Content will vary according to the instructor and in accord with the following titles: (A) Popular Culture Studies; (B) Women's Studies; (C) Material Aspects of American Culture; (D) American National Character; (E) American Lives Through Autobiography; (F) The Interrelationship Between Arts and Ideas; (G) New Directions in American Culture Studies; (H) Problems in Cross-Cultural American Studies. May be repeated for credit in different subject area only.
110. A Decade in American Civilization (4) I. Schroeder
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: one of courses 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E or 1F. Close examination of a single decade in American civilization; the connections between the history, literature, arts, customs, and ideas of Americans living in the decade. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
120. American Folklore and Folklife (4) II. Mechling
Lecture--3 hours; fieldwork--1 hour. Theory and method of the study of American folk traditions, including oral lore, customs, music, and material folk culture; the uses and meanings of those traditions in various folk communities, including families, ethnic institutions, voluntary organizations, and occupational groups GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*125. Corporate Cultures (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; fieldwork--1 hour. Prerequisite: one course chosen from course 120, Anthropology 2, Psychology 16, or Sociology 1; or consent of instructor. Exploration of the small group cultures of American corporate workplaces, including the role of environment, stories, jokes, rituals, ceremonies, personal style, and play. The effects of cultural diversity upon corporate cultures, both from within and in contact with foreign corporations.
*130. American Popular Culture (4) II. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; fieldwork--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1 or upper division standing. American popular expression and experience as a cultural system, and the relationship between this system and elite and folk cultures. Exploration of theories and methods for discovering and interpreting patterns of meaning in American popular culture. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
151. American Landscapes and Places (4) I. Blair
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; fieldwork--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or upper division standing. Comparative study of several American cultural populations inhabiting a region, including their relationship to a shared biological, physical, and social environment, their intercultural relations, and their relationships to the dominant American popular and elite culture and folk traditions. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*152. The Lives of Children in America (4) II. Mechling
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--2 hours. Experience of childhood and adolescence in American culture, as understood through historical, literary, artistic, and social scientific approaches. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
153. The Individual and Community in America (4) II. Frankenberg
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--2 hours. Interdisciplinary examination of past and present tensions between the individual and the community in American experience, as those tensions are expressed in such cultural systems as folklore, public ritual, popular entertainment, literature, fine arts, architecture, and social thought. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
154. The Lives of Men in America (4) III. Mechling
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--2 hours. Interdisciplinary examination of the lives of boys and men in America, toward understanding cultural definitions of masculinity, the ways individuals have accepted or resisted these definitions, and the broader consequences of the struggle over the social construction of gender. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*155. Symbols and Rituals in American Life (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 1. Interdisciplinary examination of selected, richly expressive events (parades, festivals, holidays) and symbols (flags, memorials, temples) which encode nationwide values and understandings (Thanksgiving, New Year's, etc.) or which realize more limited, special meanings (Mardi Gras, rodeo, Kwanza, graduation, bar mitzvah, etc.). Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*156. Race, Culture and Society in the United States (4) III. Frankenberg
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 1. Interdisciplinary examination of the significance of race in the making of America; how race shapes culture, identities and social processes in the United States; the interweaving of race with gender, class and nationhood in self and community. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
160. Undergraduate Seminar in American Studies (4) I, II, III. Turner, Blair, Mechling
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: open to junior and senior American Studies majors only. Intensive reading, discussion, research, and writing by small groups in selected topics of American Studies scholarship; emphasis on theory and its application to American material. Limited enrollment. May be repeated once for credit when content differs.
*180. Junior Proseminar (2) I, II, III. Mechling, Turner, Frankenberg, Wilson
Discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: junior standing in American Studies major. A small-group, intensive study of works frequently cited in American Studies scholarship; emphasis on theory and its application to American materials. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
190A-190B. Senior Thesis (4-4) I, II, III. Mechling, Turner, Wilson, Frankenberg
Seminar--2 hours; independent study--2 hours. Prerequisite: senior standing in American Studies major. In consultation with adviser, student contracts to write an extended research paper on a topic mutually agreed upon and enunciated in a prospectus reviewed and accepted by faculty. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
192. Internship in American Institutions (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship--1-12 hours. Prerequisite: enrollment dependent on availability of intern positions, with priority to American Studies majors. Supervised internship and study within and about key organizations in American civilization at archives, museums, schools, historical societies, governmental and social agencies, etc., with attention to the techniques of participant observation and the collection of ethnographical data. May be repeated for credit for a total of 12 units. (P/ NP grading only.)
197T. Tutoring in American Studies (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Tutorial--1-5 hours. Prerequisite: consent of Chairperson of American Studies Program. Tutoring in lower division American Studies courses, usually in small discussion groups. Periodic meetings with the instructor in charge; reports and readings. May be repeated for credit when the tutoring is for a different course. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and Chairperson of American Studies Program. (P/NP grading only)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
299. Individual Study (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
*Course not offered this academic year.
100. Comparative Organology of Vertebrates (4) II. Plopper
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B. Integrative study of the organization of cells and tissues into organs and organ systems in vertebrates. The following organ systems will be compared between fish, birds, and mammals: musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, integumentary, urinary, reproductive, and nervous.
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
202. Organology (2) II. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Lecture--2 hours. Prerequisite; course 100 or the equivalent and consent of instructor. Comparative development, growth patterns, and composition of selected organs: liver, kidney, lung, mammary gland, brain, and a skeletal muscle. Offered in alternate years.
205. Ultramicroscopic Anatomy (3) III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: histology. The electron microscopic appearance of cells, tissues, and organs of animals emphasizing the structural basis for their physiological functions. Offered in alternate years.
207. Perspectives in Morphological Research (3) III. The Staff (Wu, Tablin in charge)
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Consideration of the principles and applications of modern morphological methods and their role in biomedical research. Examples of specific methods include stereology, computer analysis of images, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, histochemistry, autoradiography, rapid freezing, and vascular injections. Offered in alternate years.
215. Veterinary Histology (6) II. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--9 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B. The microscopic anatomy of tissues and organs of mammalian and avian species of veterinary significance.
220. Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Liver (3) I. Bruss
Lecture--2.6 hours; laboratory--1.2 hours. Prerequisite: systemic physiology; biochemistry or physiological chemistry. Topics in functional morphology, physiology, intermediary metabolism, pharmacology, and disorders of the liver. Emphasis on bile formation; bile pigments; bile acids; drug and toxin metabolism; circulation; carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism; trace minerals; basic pathological processes; and function tests. (Same course as 420.)
230. The Secretory Process (2) I. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Lecture--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Structural and intracellular events involved in secretion with emphasis on physiological initiators and modifiers. All secretory systems, but emphasis on the beta cell of the endocrine pancreas as role model. Offered in alternate years.
238. Behavioral Adaptations to Parasites and Pathogens (3) II. Hart
Lecture--2 hours; term paper/discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Veterinary Medicine 406; or graduate standing and upper division course in animal behavior; or consent of instructor. Examination of the ways in which animals use behavioral strategies to avoid debilitating viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases, or to overcome such diseases once they are sick. Main emphasis is on vertebrates, especially wild and domestic mammals.
283. Tumor Biology (3) I. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Growth, invasion and metastasis of tumors; mechanisms of carcinogenesis; intrinsic and extrinsic etiologic factors. Offered in alternate years.
284. Ruminant Nutrition and Physiology (3) III. Bruss, Morris
Lecture--2.7 hours, laboratory--0.9 hours. Prerequisite: graduate or veterinary student standing. Upper division nutrition courses (e.g., Nutrition 110), upper division systemic physiology (e.g., Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior 110), Biochemistry (e.g., Biological Sciences 102 and 103) or physiological chemistry (e.g., Physiological Chemistry 101A and 101B) or equivalent. Basic and applied aspects of ruminant nutrition and physiology, nutritional and metabolic disorders of ruminants. (Same as course 484.)
285. Morphometry of Cells, Tissues and Organs (2) III. Hyde
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100 or the equivalent, and Statistics 13. At the end of the course, students will be able to define what critical data need to be collected to estimate volumes, surfaces and lengths of organs and their components (e.g., vessels, ducts and airways). Students will also learn how to estimate the number of cells in an organ or tissue, their volumes, products and gene expression using morphometry. Offered in alternate years.
290. Seminar (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Discussion and critical evaluation of advanced topics and current trends in research. (S/U grading only.)
291. Topics in Biology of Respiratory System (1) I, II, III. Hyde, Plopper, Wu, Pinkerton
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Topics concerning structure and function of respiratory system. Possible topics include: lung growth, pulmonary reaction to toxicants, pulmonary inflammation, lung metabolism, biology of lung cells, tracheobronchial epithelium, nasal cavity structure and function. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
292. Topics in Neuroscience Research (1) III. Cummings
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Students will examine current topics in neuroscience research literature, as well as evaluate rationale, methods, results, interpretation of data, and relevance of studies. Possible topics include pain, autonomic nervous system, neuroendocrinology, neurotransmitter regulation of gene expression, neuroendocrine-immune interactions, stress. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Laboratory--6-15 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Laboratory--6-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
410. Equine Locomotor Anatomy (2) III. Stover
Lecture--10 sessions; laboratory--10 sessions. Prerequisite: Veterinary Medicine 401 with a grade of C or better. Normal anatomy of the equine fore and hind limb bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves and vessels with emphasis on clinically applicable structures.
420. Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Liver (3) I. Bruss
Lecture--2.6 hours; laboratory--1.2 hours. Prerequisite: systemic physiology; biochemistry or physiological chemistry. Topics in functional morphology, physiology, intermediary metabolism, pharmacology, and disorders of the liver. Emphasis on bile formation; bile pigments; bile acids; drug and toxin metabolism; circulation; carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism; trace minerals; basic pathological processes; and function tests. (Same course as 220.)
443. Behavior Clinic (1-2) I, II, III. Hart
Clinical activity--2-4 hours. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine and course 458. Clinical training in behavioral therapy. Students work with clients and animal patients through the Behavioral Services Outpatient Clinic. Case record work-ups with selected presentations of cases during discussion sessions.
458. Behavioral Therapy (1) II. Hart
Lecture--1 hour. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Approved for graduate degree credit. Clinical application of management, conditioning procedures, hormonal manipulation and drug therapy to resolve common behavioral problems of dogs and cats.
484. Ruminant Nutrition and Physiology (3) III. Bruss, Morris
Lecture--2.7 hours, laboratory--0.9 hours. Prerequisite: graduate or veterinary student standing. Upper division nutrition courses (e.g., Nutrition 110), upper division systemic physiology (e.g., Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior 110), biochemistry (e.g., Biological Sciences 102 and 103) or equivalent. Basic and applied aspects of ruminant nutrition and physiology, nutritional and metabolic disorders of ruminants. (Same as course 284.)
Faculty. The Group includes faculty from eleven departments in three schools and colleges.
Graduate Study. The Ph.D. program in Animal Behavior is an interdepartmental program which trains students for teaching and research in a variety of areas including psychology, zoology, animal science, veterinary science, ecology, and wildlife biology. Students choose one of the three areas of specialization: (1) ethology and evolutionary bases of animal behavior, (2) physiological basis of animal behavior, and (3) applied animal behavior. All three specializations emphasize the adaptive and evolutionary bases of animal behavior. Resources available to students, in addition to various departmental facilities, include those of the California Regional Primate Research Center, Bodega Bay Marine Biology Laboratory, and the Agricultural Field Stations.
There is an early application deadline of January 15 for fall quarter.
Preparation. Appropriate preparation is a bachelor's or master's degree in one of the several disciplines relevant to behavior, such as psychology, zoology, entomology, anthropology, physiology, wildlife biology, ecology, animal science, veterinary medicine, genetics, or animal behavior. In addition, at least one course from each of the following four areas must be taken before admission into the program or before the end of the first year in the program.
Students are encouraged to engage in some form of research as early as possible during the first year. This pre-dissertation research may be pursued under the guidance of any faculty member of the Group, not necessarily the student's major professor.
Breadth Requirement. The following core courses or the equivalent (22 to 24 units) are required of all students.
Specialization. In addition to the requirements listed above, students must also take courses in one of the three areas of specialization with substitution as approved by the adviser.
*Course not offered this academic year.
201. Scientific Approaches to Animal Behavior Research (3) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Philosophical issues, goals, strategies and tools in field and laboratory research. May be repeated for credit when topics differ.
220. Behavioral Aspects of Animal Domestication (3) III. Price (Animal Science)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing and a course in animal behavior, or consent of instructor. History of animal domestication, the role of natural and artificial selection in domestication, the influence of environment and experience on domestic animal behavior and human-animal interrelations. Offered in alternate years.
230A. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Animal Behavior (3) II. The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Analysis of literature in behavior and an allied discipline or disciplines that offer the potential, in combination, to advance the understanding of a topic in animal behavior conceptually and empirically. Topics will vary from year to year.
230B. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Animal Behavior (5) III. The Staff
Workshop--4 days total; discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 230A the previous quarter. Development of an empirical or theoretical interdisciplinary approach to research on a current topic in animal behavior.
290. Seminar in Animal Behavior (1-3) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1-3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics in animal behavior. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff
Prerequisite: and consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
Faculty. See under Department of Animal Science.
Major Program. See the major in Animal Science.
Related Courses. See Agronomy 221, 224; Plant Pathology 215X; Plant Biology 154; Vegetable Crops 220.
*Course not offered this academic year.
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum = Arts and Humanities; SciEng = Science and Engineering; SocSci = Social Sciences; Div = Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt = Writing Experience. Select this link to information on the General Education requirement.
Questions pertaining to the following courses should be directed to the instructor or to the Animal Science Advising Center, 1202A Meyer Hall.
107. Genetics and Animal Breeding (5) III. Medrano
Lecture--4 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101. Principles of quantitative genetics applied to improvement of livestock and poultry. Effects of mating systems and selection methods are emphasized with illustration from current breeding practices.
108. Methods in Quantitative Animal Breeding (3) II. Famula
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107. Methods and procedures in quantitative animal breeding, including: expected value, single and multiple trait selection index, restricted selection, embedded traits, categorical traits, and best linear unbiased prediction.
109. Introduction to Parameter Estimation (1) II. Famula
Lecture--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 107 or the equivalent; course 108 recommended. Procedures for estimation of repeatability, heritability, and genetic and environmental correlations. Concept of expected value, estimation of variance components and the simulation of biological data.
111. Molecular Biology Laboratory Techniques (4) II. Murray, Oberbauer
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C; Biological Sciences 101, 102, 103. Introduction to the concepts and techniques used in molecular biology; the role of this technology in both basic and applied animal research, and participation in laboratories using some of the most common techniques in molecular biology.
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics relating to animal genetics. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
204. Theory of Quantitative Genetics (3) I. Gall
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107 or the equivalent. Theoretical basis of quantitative genetics and the consequences of Mendelian inheritance. Concepts used to estimate quantitative genetic differences and basis for partitioning the phenotypic variance. Offered in alternate years.
206. Advanced Domestic Animal Breeding (3) III. Famula
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107 and Animal Science 205; course 204 recommended. Procedures for the genetic evaluation of individuals to include selection indices and mixed model evaluation for single and multiple traits. Methods of estimating genetic trends. Offered in alternate years.
208. Estimation of Genetic Parameters (3) III. The Staff (Animal Science)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107 and Animal Science 205; courses 204 and 108 recommended. General methods for the estimation of components of variance and covariance and their application to the estimation of heritability, repeatability and genetic correlations are considered. Specific emphasis is given to procedures applicable to livestock populations under selection.
*211. Genetic Engineering of Animals (2) III. Murray
Lecture--1 hour; lecture/discussion--1 hour. Review of techniques for the genetic engineering of animals and their limitations and applications. Student-led discussions of recent papers in the field and possible future applications of genetically engineered animals in basic research and applied agricultural and medical research. Offered in alternate years. (S/U grading only.)
212. Sequence Analysis in Molecular Genetics (2) II. Medrano
Lecture/laboratory--2 hours. Prerequisite: Genetics 201A, 201B, 201C, or the equivalents. The use of computer algorithms and on-line databases to analyze nucleic acid and protein sequences in molecular genetics research. Offered in alternate years. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Lectures and discussions of advanced topics in animal genetics. (S/U grading only.)
299. Research in Animal Genetics (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Bradford in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
The animal science major gives students an understanding of the proper care of animals and their utilization by people for food, fiber, work, research, companionship, and recreation. Aquaculture, companion animals, laboratory species, and domestic animal agriculture are included in animal science. The study of animals is achieved through biological, physical and social sciences, such as chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, physiology, nutrition, economics, mathematics, and their integration in the various animal science courses.
The Program. Two options are available in the major: Animal Biology and Aquaculture. The Animal Biology option is for students with interests in the biology of domestic animals, covering the range of study from the molecular and cellular levels to the whole animal and populations of animals. Course requirements emphasize domestic animal biology and production. Course requirements in the Aquaculture option emphasize biology and production of fresh- and saltwater aquatic animals. The Aquaculture option is appropriate for students interested in applying principles of animal production to aquatic species.
Internships and Career Alternatives. Animal science offers a wide range of internship opportunities for study both on campus at departmental facilities and off campus at field stations, government agencies, and with private industry. Career opportunities for graduates cover a wide range of options from farming and ranching to all of the industries, institutions, and professions involved with domestic animals and aquaculture. These include positions in management, sales, financial services, health care, agricultural extension, consulting services, teaching, journalism, laboratory technology, and research. Preparation for veterinary medicine or other professional schools or graduate study can be achieved by careful planning in the major.
Written/Oral Expression . . . 7-8 units
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 55-56 units
Breadth/General Education . . . 6-24 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 23 units
Animal Biology option . . . 35-39 units
Aquaculture option . . . 43-45 units
Unrestricted Electives . . . 27-53 units
Total Units for the Degree . . . 180
Master Adviser. G.A.E. Gall.
Advising Center for the major, including peer advising, is located in 1202A Meyer Hall, 916-752-6118. Students must secure their academic adviser through this office upon entering the major.
Graduate Study. The Department of Animal Science offers a program of study and research leading to the M.S. degree. In addition, the Master of Agriculture and Management (M.A.M.) is offered by the Department of Animal Science in conjunction with the Graduate School of Management. Detailed information about each of these programs may be obtained by contacting the department.
Graduate Adviser. T.R. Famula (M.S. degree); I. Garnett (M.A.M. degree).
*Course not offered this academic year.
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum = Arts and Humanities; SciEng = Science and Engineering; SocSci = Social Sciences; Div = Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt = Writing Experience. Select this link to information on the General Education requirement.
1. Domestic Animals and People (4) I. Famula
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Animal domestication and factors affecting their characteristics and distribution. Animal use for food, fiber, work, drugs, research and recreation; present and future roles in society. Laboratory exercises with beef and dairy cattle, poultry, sheep, swine, laboratory animals, fish, horses, meat and dairy products. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
2. Introductory Animal Science (4) III. Berger
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 and Biological Sciences 1A recommended. Growth, reproduction, lactation, inheritance, nutrition, and disease control in domesticated animals and species used in aquaculture; the application of sciences to animal production. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
15. Introductory Horse Husbandry (3) II. Roser
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2 recommended. Introduction to care and use of light horses emphasizing the basic principles for selection of horses, responsibilities of ownership, recreational use and raising of foals.
18. Introductory Aquaculture (4) III. Conklin
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Historical and contemporary aquacultural practices. Interaction between the aqueous culture environment and the biology of aquatic animals. Impact of economics and governmental policies on the development of aquaculture. Interaction of aquacultural practices with larger societal goals. GE credit: SciEng.
21. Livestock and Dairy Cattle Judging (2) III. Van Liew
Laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or 2 recommended. Evaluation of type as presently applied to light horses, meat animals and dairy cattle. Relationship between form and function, form and carcass quality, and form and milk production.
*22A. Animal Evaluation (2) I. Liew
Laboratory--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 21 or the equivalent. Study of domestic livestock species with emphasis on visual appraisal, carcass evaluation, and application of performance information. Accurate written and oral descriptions and occasional weekend field trips required. This course is prerequisite to intercollegiate judging competition. Offered in alternate years. (P/NP grading only.)
*22B. Animal Evaluation (2) II. Liew
Laboratory--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 22A or the equivalent. Continuation of course 22A with emphasis on specific species: visual appraisal, carcass evaluation, and application of performance information. Accurate written and oral descriptions and occasional weekend field trips required. This course is prerequisite to intercollegiate judging competition. Offered in alternate years.
41. Domestic Animal Production (2) I. DePeters
Lecture--2 hours. Principles of farm animal management, including dairy and beef cattle, sheep, and swine. Industry trends, care and management, nutrition, and reproduction.
41L. Domestic Animal Production Laboratory (2) I. DePeters
Laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: course 41 (may be taken concurrently). Animal production principles and practices, including field trips to dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep and swine operations, and campus laboratories. (P/NP grading only.)
42. Introductory Companion Animal Biology (4) II. Oberbauer
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Companion animal domestication. Historical, contemporary perspectives. Legislation concerning companion animals. Selected topics in anatomy, physiology, genetics, nutrition, behavior and management. Scientific methods in studying the human-animal bond. Discussions: application of biological concepts to problems related to companion animals. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
49. Animal Management Practices (2) I, II, III. Van Liew
Discussion--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. The application of the principles of elementary biology; the art and science of management of a specific animal species. Each quarter students will be able to choose from the following sections: beef, dairy cattle, dairy goats, horses, sheep, swine, laboratory animals. May be repeated up to four times with a different species. (P/NP grading only.)
92. Internship in Animal Science (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Department Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-18 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Internship off and on campus in dairy, livestock, and aquaculture production, research and management; or in a business, industry, or agency associated with these or other animal enterprises. All requirements of Internship Approval Request form must be met. (P/NP grading only.)
98. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
*102. Limited Resource Animal Agriculture (4) III. Brown
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours; one all-day Saturday field trip required. Prerequisite: course 2. Environmentally and economically sound methods are presented to meet objectives of limited resource animal agriculture systems. Range systems, small farms, Third World systems and suburban enterprises are considered. (Same course as International Agricultural Development 102.)
104. Principles of Domestic Animal Behavior (3) II. Price
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A or 1B or the equivalent. Basic principles of animal behavior as applied to domesticated species. Emphasis will be placed on behavioral development and social behavior. External (exogenous) and physiological mechanisms influencing behavior will be discussed. Offered in alternate years. (Students who have received credit for Zoology 155 may receive only 2 units for this course.) GE credit: SciEng.
*105. Behavioral Adaptations of Domestic Animals (2) II. Price
Lecture--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 104 or the equivalent. To provide an in-depth examination of the behavior of domestic animals and the role of behavior in management. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng.
*106. Domestic Animal Behavior Laboratory (2) II. Price
Laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: course 104 or the equivalent. Research experience with the behavior of large domestic animals. Experimental design, methods of data collection and analysis, and reporting of experimental results. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
115. Advanced Horse Production (4) I. Roser
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 15; Biological Sciences 101; Nutrition 110 or 115; Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior 101; or consent of instructor. Feeding, breeding, and management of horses; application of the basic principles of animal science to problems of production of all types of horses. Designed for students who wish to become professionally involved in the horse industry. GE credit: SciEng.
118. Fish Production (4) II. Beer, Doroshov
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology 120 and 121. Current practices in fish production; relationship between the biological aspects of a species and the production systems, husbandry, management, and marketing practices utilized. Emphasis on species currently reared in California.
119. Invertebrate Aquaculture (4) I. Conklin
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B. Management, breeding and feeding of economically important aquatic invertebrates; application of basic principles of physiology, reproduction, and nutrition to production of mollusks and crustaceans for human food; emphasis on interaction of species biology and managerial techniques on production efficiencies.
120. Principles of Meat Science (3) III. Bandman (Food Science and Technology), Lee
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 103, or the equivalent. Anatomical, physiological, developmental, and biochemical aspects of muscle underlying the conversion of muscle to meat. Includes meat processing, preservation, microbiology, and public health issues associated with meat products. (Same course as Food Science and Technology 120.) GE credit: SciEng.
120L. Meat Science Laboratory (2) III. Lee, Bandman (Food Science and Technology)
Discussion--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 103; course 120 (may be taken concurrently). Laboratory exercises and student participation in transformation of live animal to carcass and meat, structural and biochemical changes related to meat quality, chemical and sensory evaluation of meat, and field trips to packing plant and processing plant. (Same course as Food Science and Technology 120L.)
123. Animal Growth and Development (4) III. Sainz
Lecture--3 hours; lecture/discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B recommended; Biological Sciences 104, Molecular and Cellular Biology 150. Growth and development of animals from conception to maturity, viewed from practical and biological perspectives; includes genetic, metabolic, nutritional control of cell and organism function. GE credit: SciEng.
124. Lactation (4) II. Baldwin
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior 101; Nutrition 110; or the equivalent background knowledge. Consideration of the biochemical, genetic, physiological, nutritional, and structural factors relating to mammary gland development, the initiation of lactation, the composition of milk and lactational performance. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
125. Equine Exercise Physiology (3) II. Roser
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior 101. Distance learning class broadcast from Cal Poly, Pomona, on basic and applied physiology of the exercising horse. Includes physiological systems, gait analysis, lameness, pharmacology, sports medicine; sport horse performance evaluation and conditioning. (Students and instructor have two-way communication capabilities.)
126. Equine Nutrition (3) I. Roser
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 15; Nutrition 110 or 115. Distance learning class broadcast from Cal Poly, Pomona and CSU Fresno on equine nutrition. Includes equine digestion, digestive physiology, diet development and evaluation, and the relationship of the topics to recommended feeding practices and nutritional portfolios.
128. Agricultural Applications of Linear Programming (3) II. Fadel
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing and Agricultural Systems and Environment 21 or the equivalent. Applications of linear programming in agriculture, emphasizing resource allocation problems and decision making. Problems include crop production, ration formulation, and farm management. Hands-on experience in developing linear programs and interpreting the results.
131. Reproduction and Early Development in Aquatic Animals (4) III. Doroshov
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Molecular and Cellular Biology 150; Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology 120, 121; or consent of instructor. Physiological and developmental functions related to reproduction, breeding efficiency and fertility of animals commonly used in aquaculture.
135. Experimental Biochemistry Laboratory (4) I. Calvert
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: one course each in biochemistry and physiology; consent of instructor. Course designed to introduce student to concepts of research. Experience in research animal care, tissue sampling and handling techniques, a variety of commonly used laboratory analytical methods, cost analysis, literature review and publication writing are provided. (Not open to students who have received credit for Molecular and Cellular Biology 120L.)
136. Aquatic Animal Laboratory (1) III. Hung
Laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 118 or Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology 121. Hands-on experience in current practices in aquatic animal production. Students will conduct an eight-week growth trial with proper experimental design, care and maintenance of fish, data collection and analysis, and technical reports.
140. Management of Laboratory Animals (4) I. Weisker
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Animal Genetics 107; Nutrition 110 or 115; Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior 101. Application of the concepts of nutrition, physiology, and genetics to maintenance of experimental animals. Management procedures will be examined in view of experimental needs, government regulations, and animal health.
141. Equine Enterprise Management (4) II. Roser/Garnett
Lecture/discussion--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 115; Economics 1A, 1B recommended. Examination of the concepts and principles involved in the operation of an equine enterprise. Essential aspects of equine enterprise management, including equine law, marketing, cash flow analysis, and impact of state and federal regulations. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.
143. Pig and Poultry Care and Management (4) I. Garnett, Ernst, Berger
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours; Saturday field trips. Prerequisite: Nutrition 115 or 110; Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior 101. Care and management of swine, broilers and turkeys as related to environmental physiology, nutrition and metabolism, disease management and reproduction.
144. Beef Cattle and Sheep Production (4) I. Sainz
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours; one or two Saturday field trips. Prerequisite: course 41, Animal Genetics 107, Nutrition 115, or consent of instructor; a course in Range Science and a course in microcomputing are recommended. Genetics, physiology, nutrition, economics and business in beef cattle and sheep production. Resources used, species differences, range and feedlot operations. Emphasis on integration and information needed in methods for management of livestock enterprises.
145. Meat Processing and Marketing (4) II. Lee
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 143 or 144 or consent of instructor. Distribution, processing and marketing of meat and meat products. Meat and meat animal grading and pricing. Government regulations and social/consumer concerns. Future trends and impact on production management practices. Includes poultry.
146. Dairy Cattle Production (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours; one mandatory Saturday field trip required. Prerequisite: course 124, Animal Genetics 107, and Nutrition 115, or consent of instructor. Scientific principles from genetics, nutrition, physiology, and related fields applied to conversion of animal feed to human food through dairy animals. Management and economic decisions are related to animal biology considering the environment and animal well-being. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
147. Dairy Processing and Marketing (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 146 or consent of instructor. Examination of distribution systems, processing practices, product quality, impact of government policy (domestic and foreign), marketing alternatives, and product development.
148. Enterprise Analysis in Animal Industries (4) III. Garnett
Lecture/discussion--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 141 or 146 or 147 or consent of instructor. Examination and application of decision making and problem solving in the production enterprise. The areas of production analysis, problem solving, risk analysis and cost-benefit analysis will be examined in terms of the total enterprise. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.
190C. Research Group Conference (1) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: advanced standing; consent of instructor. Weekly conference on research problems, progress and techniques in the animal sciences. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
192. Internship in Animal Science (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: completion of 84 units and consent of instructor. Internship off and on campus in dairy, livestock and aquaculture production, research and management; or in a business, industry, or agency associated with these or other animal enterprises. All requirements of Internship Approval Request Form must be met. (P/NP grading only.)
193. Introduction to Animal Science Research (1) I, III. Gall in charge
Lecture/discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A and 1B, course 2 and an upper division Animal Science course. Consideration of ethics in animal research; basic elements of a research plan, project design, and literature review; preparation of a research proposal. Mid-term report and preparation of a brief research proposal. GE credit: Wrt.
194. Research in Animal Science (3) I, II, III The Staff
Laboratory--6 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing, course 193, one laboratory course in animal biology and consent of instructor. Research with a faculty mentor. Weekly discussion and laboratory on specific research topic. May include a seminar to research group. Choose from sections: (1) Animal Behavior; (2) Animal Genetics; (3) Animal Nutrition; (4) Animal Physiology. May be repeated for credit for a total of four times.
*194HA-194HB-194HC. Undergraduate Honors Thesis in Animal Science (4-4-4) I-II-III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--9 hours. Prerequisite: Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior 101, Biological Sciences 102, 103 and Nutrition 110; minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and selection by the Honors Selection Committee. Students will carry out a research project (chosen from faculty-suggested or approved proposals) during the academic year under the guidance of a faculty member. Upon completion, student will write a thesis and present a public seminar describing his/her research. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
195. Senior Project in Animal Science (3) I, II, III. Gall
Studio--6 hours. Prerequisite: senior standing in animal science and consent of instructor. Project analysis of a specific area of animal science; industry, communication, outreach, business and marketing, animal welfare, food safety and research are examples. Maybe repeated for credit for a total of three times. Limited enrollment.
197T. Tutoring in Animal Science (1-2) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Tutoring--1-2 hours. Prerequisite: Animal Science or related major; advanced standing; consent of instructor. Tutoring of students in lower division animal science courses; weekly conference with instructors in charge of courses; written critiques of teaching procedures. May be repeated once for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge.)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
200. Strategies in Animal Production (4) I. Garnett
Lecture/discussion--4 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Examines the forces and issues in animal agriculture through the strategic management process.
206. Models in Agriculture and Nutrition (3) II. Fadel
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory-- 3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16B; Statistics 108. Basic model building principles and techniques for statistical and systems simulation models. Optimization techniques for non-linear experimental designs and management models are presented. Quantitative analysis and evaluation of linear and non-linear equations used in agriculture and nutrition. Offered in alternate years.
*215. Advanced Concepts of Growth Regulation (3) I. Oberbauer
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 103 and 104; Molecular and Cellular Biology 102B and 141. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of growth regulation. Topics include cellular proliferation and differentiation in both tissue culture and animal models. Autocrine, paracrine, and transacting factors are discussed. Emphasis on critical reading and writing, including development of an optional research proposal.
*235. Advanced Techniques in Animal Nutrition Research (2) I,II,III. The Staff (Calvert in charge)
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Application of advanced laboratory techniques to animal nutrition research; use of mechanistic models for experimental design and data analyses; surgical preparations useful in nutrition research; review of current literature. May be repeated for credit when topics differ. (S/U grading only.)
290. Seminar (1) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Seminar--1 hour. Reports and discussions of topics of interest in genetics, nutrition, and physiology as they apply to animal science. (S/U grading only.)
290C. Research Group Conference (1) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Weekly conference on research problems, progress and techniques in the animal sciences. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
291. Current Research in Animal Science (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Current research in animal science explored at weekly seminars presented by guest lecturers. Discussion of research presented. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
297. Supervised Teaching in Animal Science (2) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Supervised teaching--6 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Practical experience in teaching Animal Science at the University level; curriculum design and evaluation; preparation and presentation of material. Assistance in laboratories, discussion sections, and evaluation of student work. An evaluation letter sent to the Graduate Adviser with a copy to the student. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (Sect. 1, 2, 3--letter grading; from Sect. 4 on--S/U grading only.)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
The animal science and management major combines a thorough education in the basic biology of domestic animal species with a strong background in managerial economics. Graduates of this program manage farms and participate in a wide variety of other businesses related to agriculture. Many graduates enter graduate, veterinary and medical schools, while others become teachers and extension personnel.
The Program. The interdisciplinary program in animal science and management is for students who want a fundamental background in the natural sciences (chemistry, biology, physiology, nutrition, genetics, mathematics, and behavior), as well as in economics and humanities. After completion of preparatory courses, students focus on both the animal species that interest them (horses, cattle, sheep, companion animals, goats, fish, crustaceans or mollusks, among others) and priniciples of managerial economics (marketing, finance, business organization or systems analysis).
Career Alternatives. Job opportunities for successful animal science and management graduates are plentiful. Banking and financial institutions, agribusiness, Peace Corps, farms of all scales, and related businesses are eager to interview graduates with this major. Most animal science and management graduates are well prepared for professional school (medical, law, veterinary, and graduate business schools) as well as graduate research programs leading to the M.S. or Ph.D. degrees. Advanced degrees open doors to work as extension specialists, farm advisers, school teachers, and prepare students for international service and a host of other fulfilling careers. Graduates of this interdisciplinary major will be well positioned to adjust to our rapidly changing world and job market.
For convenience in program planning, the usual courses taken to satisfy the requirements are shown in parentheses. Equal courses or more comprehensive courses on the same subjects are acceptable. Students preparing for medical or veterinary school can easily match professional entrance requirements with those of this major if they plan ahead.
English Composition Requirement . . . 7-8 units
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 73-74 units
Breadth/General Education Subject Matter . . . 6-24
Depth Subject Matter . . . 43-44 units
Restricted Electives . . . 5-9 units
Unrestricted Electives . . . 21-46
Total Units for the Degree . . . 180
Major Adviser. J.G. Fadel.
Advising Center for the major (including peer advising) is located in 1202A Meyer Hall (916-752-6118). Students must secure their academic adviser through this office upon entering the major.
Anthropology is the systematic study of human beings as they live in groups. It is a diverse field and the courses at UC Davis are subdivided into four categories--biological, social/cultural, linguistics, and archaeology. The student of anthropology learns about human social life--past and present--and gains a broad understanding of humans and society.
The Program. Students interested in the scientific study of human origins, primate studies and the fundamentals of biology as these relate to Homo sapiens should enroll in the Bachelor of Science degree program. Students interested in ethnography and the ethnology of selected culture areas or linguistics (language in culture and society and linguistic field methods) should enroll in the Bachelor of Arts degree program. Students interested in archaeology (prehistory and the techniques and methods of archaeology) should consult an adviser before choosing one degree program or the other.
Career Alternatives. Although most practicing anthropologists teach in colleges and universities, a bachelor's degree in anthropology can lead to work in museums, in the Park Service, or in other aspects of public archaeology. A Bachelor of Science degree is a suitable major for premedical and predental preparation. A degree in anthropology with appropriate courses in education also can be good preparation for high school teaching in social sciences or natural sciences.
Honors Program. Candidates for high or highest honors in Anthropology must write a senior thesis under the direction of a faculty member. The thesis project will have a minimum duration of two quarters. Honors candidates must take at least six units of Anthropology 194H. Only students who, at the end of their junior year (135 units), have attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 in Anthropology courses will be eligible for the honors program. The quality of the thesis work will be the primary determinant for designating high or highest honors at graduation.
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 20 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 44 units
Total Units for the Major . . . 64
B.S. Major Requirements:
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 55-56 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 45 units
Total units for the Major . . . 100-101
Recommended
Anthropology 4, 15; Geology 1, 1L, 3, 3L; Physics 5A, 5B, 5C, or 7A, 7B, 7C; Psychology 1.
Bachelor of Science List of Courses
Anthropology 151, 154B, 155, 156, 157, 157L, 158; Anatomy 100; Biological Sciences 102, 103; Environmental Studies 100, 125; Evolution and Ecology 101, 102, 105, 133, 136, 136L, 138, 141, 147, 149, 170, 170L; Geography 117; Geology 106, 107, 107L, 144, 145, 146; Cell Biology and Human Anatomy 101, 101L; Molecular and Cellular Biology 120L, 121, 146, 150, 150L, 151, 160L, 161, 162, 163, 164; Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior 101, 101L; Exercise Science 103, 115; Psychology 108, 112, 150; Statistics 104, 106, 108, 110, 130A, 130B.
Major Advisers. A.B. degree: R. Curley; B.S. degree: H.M. McHenry.
Anthropology . . . 19-24 units
General emphasis . . . 22-25 units
Biological emphasis . . . 18-21 units
SocialCultural emphasis . . . 18-21 units
Teaching Credential Subject Representative. --------. See also the Teacher Education Program.
Graduate Study. The Department offers a program of study leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology. Further information regarding graduate study may be obtained at the Department Office and at Graduate Studies.
Graduate Adviser. C.A. Smith; J.S. Smith.
*Course not offered this academic year.
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum = Arts and Humanities; SciEng = Science and Engineering; SocSci = Social Sciences; Div = Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt = Writing Experience. Select this link to information on the General Education requirement.
1. Human Evolutionary Biology (4) I. Isbell; II. Rodman; III. Isbell
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Introduction to human evolution. Processes and course of human evolution; man's place in nature and the study of primates; the biological variability of living man and the genetic background. GE credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt.
2. Cultural Anthropology (4) I. Yengoyan; II. Lavie; III. Curley
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Introduction to cultural diversity and the methods used by anthropologists to account for it. Family relations, economic activities, politics, gender, and religion in a wide range of societies. Current problems in tribal and peasant societies. GE credit: SocSci, Div.
3. Introduction to Archaeology (4) I, III. Beaton
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Development of archaeology as an anthropological study; objectives and methods of modern archaeology. GE credit: SocSci, Div.
4. Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics (4) I. J.S. Smith; II. Macri
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Exploration of the role of language in social interaction and world view, minority languages and dialects, bilingualism, literacy, the social motivation of language change. Introduction of analytical techniques of linguistics and demonstration of their relevance to language in sociocultural issues. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*5. Proseminar in Biological Anthropology (4) III. Rodman
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1 and consent of instructor. Course primarily for majors. Integration of related disciplines in the study of biological anthropology through discussion and research projects. Principal emphasis in human adaptation to the environment. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
15. Behavioral and Evolutionary Biology of the Human Life Cycle (5) II. Harcourt
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour; term paper. Introduction to the biology of birth, childhood, marriage, the family, old age, and death. Examines comparative characteristics of nonhuman primates and other animals as well as cross-cultural variation in humans by study of selected cases. GE credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt.
20. Comparative Cultures (4) III. Curley
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Introduction to the anthropological study of cultural diversity. Case studies of eight societies will be presented to illustrate and compare the distinctive features of major cultural regions of the world. Concludes with a discussion of modernization. GE credit: SocSci, Div.
*21. Anthropological Perspectives on the Politics of Culture in the United States (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Primarily for non-majors. Examines what comparative anthropological analysis can contribute to an understanding of the high-profile issues of cultural politics (the so- called "culture wars") in our own society. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*23. Introduction to World Prehistory (4) III. Beaton
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Broadly surveys patterns and changes in the human species' physical and cultural evolution from earliest evidence for "humanness" to recent development of large-scale complex societies or "civilizations." Lectures emphasize use of archaeology in reconstructing the past. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
98. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Primarily intended for lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
101. Human Ecology (4) II. Richerson/Borgerhoff-Mulder
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: one course from course 1, 2, Environmental Studies 30, Genetics 10, or the equivalent. Critical variables in the processes that relate humans and their environment. Emphasis on the biological, cultural, social, and psychological forces which encourage stability or change in human ecological relationships. (Same course as Environmental Studies 101.) GE credit: SocSci.
110. Elementary Linguistic Analysis (4) III. Macri
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 4 or Linguistics 1. Analytical techniques of articulatory phonetics, phonemics, morphophonemics, and morphology. GE credit: SocSci.
*112. Comparative Linguistics (4) I.
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 110. Linguistic prehistory, historical linguistics, and reconstruction. GE credit: SocSci.
*113. Indigenous Languages of North America (4) II. Macri
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 4, Linguistics 1, or consent of instructor. Survey of indigenous languages of North America, including their classification, linguistic characteristics, areal features, and socio-cultural aspects. GE credit: SocSci, Div.
*117. Language and Society (4) III. J.S. Smith
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 4, or Linguistics 1 and course 2. Consideration of language in its social context. Methods of data collection and analysis; identification of socially significant linguistic variables. Contributions of the study of contextualized speech to linguistic theory GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*119. World Writing Systems (4) II. Macri
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 4 or Linguistics 1. Survey of major world writing systems, including pictographic, syllabic, and alphabetic scripts used in both the Old and New Worlds in ancient and modern times, examined from linguistic and socio-political aspects. GE credit: SocSci.
*120. Language and Culture (4) II. Yengoyan
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 4; or course 2 and Linguistics 1. Culture, cognition, meaning, and interpretation; language and the classification of experience; communication and learning in crosscultural perspective. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*121N. Indigenous Peoples and Resource Conservation (4) III. Mulder
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or Geology 1 or Environmental Studies 30. Integration of the interests of resident and indigenous peoples with the conservation of natural resources and ecosystems, using case study examples from both the developing and developed world. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci.
*122. Economic Anthropology (4) III. Davis
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Economic behavior in nonindustrial societies; its social and cultural setting and its modern changes. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*123A. Anthropology and Political Economy (4) III. C. Smith
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Survey of anthropological approaches to the study of political organizations; interrelationships among political institutions, economic infrastructures and cultural complexity. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*123B. Resistance, Rebellion, and Popular Movements (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or the equivalent. Analysis of popular protest in Third World and indigenous societies ranging from covert resistance to national revolts. Comparative case studies and theories of peasant rebellions, millenarian movements, social bandits, Indian "wars", ethnic and regional conflicts, gender and class conflicts. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
123C. Multiculturalism and Minority Identity (4) I. Lavie
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Recent developments in conceptions of minority identity from the point of view of minority populations in the Third World, Europe, and the United States. Challenges to existing categories of gender, race, and class, as well as nationalism and imperialism. Offered in alternate years.
124. Religion in Society and Culture (4) II. Curley
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Discussion of anthropological theories of religion with emphasis on non-literate societies. Survey of shamanism, magic and witchcraft, ritual and symbols, and religious movements. Extensive discussion of ethnographic examples and analysis of social functions of religious institutions. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*125A. Structuralism and Symbolism (4) I. Yengoyan
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Survey of anthropological approaches to understanding the logic of structuralism and symbolism in cultural analysis. Focus on how structural and symbolic interpretations relate to cultural and linguistic universals and to the philosophical basis of relativism in the social sciences. (Former course 125.) GE credit: SocSci, Div.
*125B. Postmodernism(s) and Culture (4) II. Lavie
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. The U.S.European postmodern condition. "Modernity" as an incomplete project for subordinated groups. The economic, social, technological and political conditions leading to postmodern aesthetics, in comparison with postcolonialism, feminism and minority discourse. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
126. Anthropology of Development (4) I. Boyd
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Survey of theories of social and economic change. Social and economic consequences of technological innovation. Application of anthropological theory to case studies of rural economy and society. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
127. Urban Anthropology (4) II. Walton
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Survey of approaches to urban living: political structures, organization of labor, class relations, world views. The evolution of urban life and its contemporary dilemmas. Cross-cultural comparisons discussed through case studies. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
128. Kinship and Social Organization (4) III. Davis
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Theoretical discussion of social organization with primary emphasis on typology and classification of family and kinship systems. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
129. Self, Identity, and Family (4) I. Joseph
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Exploration of self, identity, and family systems cross-culturally. Impact of class, gender, race, ethnicity, ruralization, urbanization, and globalization on notions of selfhood in different social/cultural systems. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
130. Gender and Sexuality (4) III. Joseph
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Gender and sexuality in foraging bands, horticultural and pastoral tribes, agricultural and industrial states. Debates on cultural evolution and distribution of gender hierarchies. Impact of politics, economics, religion, social practices, women's movements on gender and sexuality. Culture, nature and sexuality. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*131. Women and Development (4) III. Joseph
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Current Third World and Western development issues concerning women in agriculture, industry, international division of labor, political movements, revolutions, politics of health, education, family and reproduction. Impact of colonialism, capitalism, the world system, and international feminism on women and development. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*132N. Ethnohistory (4) I, II. Walton
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 and one other course in either history or anthropology. Course focuses on method and interpretation involved in reconstructing the history and cultural experience of those "people without history" who left no documentary record pre-literate societies, slaves, peasants). Emphasizes cross-cultural comparison and complementary methods (archaeology, demography, oral history, travel accounts). GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.
133. Cultural Ecology (4) III. Orlove
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Comparative survey of the interaction between diverse human cultural systems and the environment. Primary emphasis given to people in rural and relatively undeveloped environments as a basis for interpreting more complex environments. (Same course as Environmental Studies 133.) GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*134. Race and Sex: Race Mixture and Mixed Peoples (4) II. Forbes
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, or 2, or one of Native American Studies 10, Chicano Studies 110, African American and African Studies 100 or Asian American Studies 110. The phenomena of racial, ethnic and interreligious intermixture and marriage, and of multi-ethnic peoples. Emphases on the Americas and upon the sociocultural effects of intermixture and on the lives of bicultural and multi-ethnic persons. (Same course as Native American Studies 134.) GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
135. Peasant Society and Culture (4) III. C.A. Smith
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Comparative study of peasant communities, utilizing historical and ethnographic sources; analysis of urban-rural relations; problems of economic development and culture change. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
136. Ethnographic Film (4) II. Curley
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Overview of the use of film in anthropology and its advantages and limitations in comparison to written ethnographic descriptions. Essential features of ethnographic films. Film production in anthropological research and problems encountered in producing films in the field. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.
137. Theory in Social-Cultural Anthropology (4) I. Boyd
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Comparative overview of major theoretical orientations in social-cultural anthropology, including evolutionary, historical, functional, ecological, psychological, structural, symbolic, and Marxian approaches. Selected controversies are examined to clarify strengths and limitations of extant theories. GE credit: SocSci.
*138. Ethnographic Research Methods in Anthropology (4) II. Boyd
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 2 and 137. Basic concepts in and approaches to ethnographic field research. Problem formulation, research design, qualitative and quantitative data collection procedures, and techniques for organizing, retrieving, and analyzing information. Ethnographic description and constructed inference. Students will organize and conduct individual research projects. GE credit: SocSci.
*139. Race, Class, Gender Systems (4) III. C.A. Smith
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Comparative analysis of class/race/gender inequality, concentrating on the ways in which beliefs about descent, "blood," and biological difference interact with property and marital systems to affect the distribution of power in society. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
140A. Cultures and Societies of West and Central Africa (4) I. Curley
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Ethnographic survey of West Africa and Congo Basin with analyses of representative societies which illustrate problems of general theoretical concern. Major consideration will be the continuities and discontinuities between periods prior to European contact and the present. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*140B. Cultures and Societies of East and South Africa (4) I. Curley
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Ethnographic survey of Eastern and Southern Africa with analyses of selected societies which illustrate problems of interest to anthropologists. Major consideration will be given to continuities and discontinuities between periods prior to European contact and the present. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*141A. Indians of North America (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Introductory survey of the Indians of North America: origins, languages, civilizations, and history. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
141B. Ethnography of California and the Great Basin (4) III. Bettinger
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Description and analysis of the native peoples of California and the Great Basin, and their lifeways at the time of European contact. (Former course 141C.) GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
142. Peoples of the Middle East (4) I. Lavie
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Peoples of the Middle East (including North Africa). Discussions of class relations, kinship organization, sex/gender systems, religious beliefs and behavior, ethnic relations, political systems. Impact of world systems, political and religious movements and social change. (Former course 136.) GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
143A. Ethnology of Southeast Asia (4) II. Yengoyan
Lecture--3 hours; discussion 1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Patterns of culture and social organization from prehistory to the present, in the context of historical, ecological, economic, and political settings. Emphasis on the relation of ethnic minorities to national states. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
143B. Philippine Societies and Culture (4) III. Davis
Laboratory/discussion--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 2. Introduction to the ethnology of the Philippines. Nature and distribution of ethnic groups, social organizations, cultural patterns and social issues. Emphasis on ethnic minorities, rural populations, effects of modernization, and relation of the state to local groups. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*144. Contemporary Societies and Cultures of Latin America (4) II. Orlove
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Introduction to contemporary social structure of Latin America. Origins, maintenance and changes in inequality: economic responses to poverty, sociocultural responses to discrimination, and political responses to powerlessness. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*145. Colonialism and Ethnicity in the Caribbean (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: course 2 or Afro-American Studies 10. Examination of the contemporary Caribbean nations, sketching their diverse geography, history, and economic life, then showing how selected nations have attempted to solve the problems arising from ethnic diversity in nation-building. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
146. Indigenous Peoples of Mexico and Central America (4) II. C.A. Smith
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Ethnographic survey of the native peoples of Mexico and Central America: their histories, socio-political organization, mythologies, languages, material culture, writing systems. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
147. Peoples of the Pacific (4) III. Boyd
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or consent of instructor. Ethnographic survey of aboriginal cultures of Oceania. Comparison of origins, prehistory, and traditional social organization of peoples of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia. Consideration of recent changes associated with colonialism and national independence. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
148A. Traditional Chinese Society (4) I. Skinner
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Analysis of society, culture, and political economy of late traditional China to 1949. Additional attention given to nature of social change in this premodern agrarian civilization. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
148B. Family, Gender, and Population in Contemporary China (4) II. Skinner
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Analysis of family process, gender relations, and population dynamics in relation to state power in China since 1949. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*149A. Traditional Japanese Society (4) III. J. S. Smith
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Patterns of culture and social organization from prehistoric to early twentieth-century Japan. Origins, prehistory, and traditional religious and political systems, marriage and kinship, language and culture. Changes and continuities in traditional and contemporary Japanese culture are addressed. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*149B. Contemporary Japanese Society (4) III. J. S. Smith
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Introduction to contemporary Japanese social structure, social organization, and patterns of culture. Analysis of rural-urban cultural continuities and contrasts, class relations, political and economic systems, kinship, sex/gender systems, contemporary religious beliefs and behavior, conflict, consensus, and cultural stereotypes. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
151. Primate Evolution (4) III. McHenry
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1 or Biological Sciences 1B. Origin and relationships of the prosimians, monkeys, and apes. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
152. Human Evolution and Fossil Man (4) II. McHenry
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1 or Biological Sciences 1B. Nature and results of the evolutionary processes involved in the formation and differentiation of mankind. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
153. Human Biological Variation (4) I. D.G. Smith
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1 or Biological Sciences 1B. Origin, adaptive significance and methods of analysis of genetic differences among human populations. Special attention will be given to racial differences such as those in blood groups, plasma proteins, red cell enzymes, physiology, morphology, pigmentation and dermatoglyphics. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
154A. The Evolution of Primate Behavior (5) I. Harcourt
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1. Examines ecological diversity and evolution of social systems of prosimians, monkeys, and apes, placing the social behavior of the primates in the context of appropriate ecological and evolutionary theory. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
154B. Ecology and Sociobiology of Primates (4) III. Rodman
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: course 154A, Statistics 13 (or the equivalent), and consent of instructor. Continuation of course 154A for students interested in methods of studying, describing and analyzing the ecology and sociobiology of primates. Laboratory consists of direct observation of captive primates and local birds with quantitative analysis of observations. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
*155. Comparative Primate Anatomy (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--4 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B. The functional anatomy of monkeys, apes, and man. Emphasis on the anatomical evidence for human evolution. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
156. Human Osteology (4) III. McHenry
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or the equivalent. Introductory study of the human skeleton, including bone growth, pathology, radiology, evolution, dentition, and variations in race, sex, and age. GE credit: SciEng.
157. Anthropological Genetics (3) II. D.G. Smith
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or Biological Sciences 1A, and Genetics 100, 103, 105, or 106. Processes of micro-evolution responsible for biological differences among human populations. Special attention will be given to the adaptive significance of genetic variation in blood group antigens, serum proteins and red cell enzymes. GE credit: SciEng.
*157L. Laboratory in Anthropological Genetics (2) I. D.G. Smith
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or Biological Sciences 1A, and either Genetics 100 or enrollment in course 157 (concurrently or following). Methods for identifying genetic variation in human blood group antigens, serum proteins and red cell enzymes (hemaglutination), general electrophoresis on starch, cellulose acetate and polyacrylamide, immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis on agarase. (P/NP grading only.) GE credit with concurrent enrollment in course 157: Wrt.
158. The Evolution of Females and Males: Biological Perspective (4) III. Isbell
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1. Current theoretical frameworks for explaining the evolution of sex differences and for understanding the interrelationship between biological processes and cultural construction of gender roles. GE credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt.
170. Archeological Theory and Method (4) II. Bettinger
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 1 and 3. Introduction to history and development of archeological theory and method, with particular emphasis on the basic dependence of the latter on the former. Stress is on historical development of archaeology in the New World. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*171. Geoarcheology (4) II. Beaton
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3. Theories, methods, and techniques for studying the geomorphic context of archeological sites. Particular attention to sediment and soil attributes and analyses for understanding important local landform features and development histories of archeological sites. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.
172. New World Prehistory: The First Arrivals (4) II. Beaton
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3 or consent of instructor. Survey of data relating to the peopling of the New World. Cultural adaptation and development of early inhabitants of North and South America. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*173. New World Prehistory: Archaic Adaptations (4) III. Bettinger
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3 or consent of instructor; course 170 recommended. Introduction to and survey of prehistoric hunting and gathering adaptations across North America with particular emphasis on the East, Southeast, Midwest, Plains, Southwest, and Northwest. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*176. Prehistory of California and the Great Basin (4) II.
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3 or consent of instructor. Description and analysis of the prehistoric peoples of California and the Great Basin from earliest times to European contact. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
178. Hunter-Gatherers (4) III. Bettinger
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2. Study and interpretation of the ancient and modern lifeway in which peoples support themselves with primitive technologies and without benefit of domesticated plants and animals. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*179. Ethnoarchaeology (4) II. Beaton
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3. Relationships between behavior and its archeological consequences. Ethnography by archeologists examines residence patterning, site-formation processes, hunting/foraging behavior and other artifact creating activities and how these contribute to modern archeological thinking. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
181. Field Course in Archeological Method (9) Summer. The Staff
Lecture--6 hours; daily field investigation. Prerequisite: course 3. On-site course in archeological methods and techniques held at a field location in the western United States, generally California or Nevada. Introduces basic methods of archeological survey, mapping, and excavation. GE credit: SciEng.
*183. Laboratory in Archeological Analysis (4) III. Bettinger
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: course 181 or consent of instructor. Museum preparation, advanced field investigation, and guidance in preparation of museum material for publication. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Limited enrollment. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
*184. Prehistoric Technology: The Material Aspects of Prehistoric Adaptation (4) II.
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or 3. Examination of the role of lithic, ceramic, textile and wooden implements as elements in prehistoric survival and development. Emphasis is descriptive, but the significance of material resources as factors in prehistoric adaptation, settlement patterns, and culture change are discussed. GE credit: SocSci.
*191. Topics in Anthropology (4) I. Bettinger
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing in anthropology. Intensive treatment of a special anthropological topic or problem. May be repeated once for credit when topic differs.
192. Internship in Anthropology (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff
Intership--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: Upper division standing; consent of instructor. Work experience off and on campus in all subject areas offered in the Department of Anthropology under the supervison of a member of the faculty. Limited to Anthropology majors. May be repeated for a total of 12 units including 192 courses taken in other departments. (P/NP grading only.)
194H. Special Study for Honors Students (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: open only to majors of senior standing who qualify for honors program. Independent study of an anthropological problem involving the writing of an honors thesis. May be repeated for a total of 12 units. (P/NP grading only.)
197T. Tutoring in Anthropology (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff
Tutorial--1-5 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing with major in Anthropology and consent of Department Chairperson. Leading of small voluntary discussion groups affiliated with one of the department's regular courses. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
201. History of Anthropological Theory (4) I. Yengoyan
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; term paper. Historical development of the various fields of anthropology with emphasis upon their interrelationships.
*202. History and Theory of Biological Anthropology (4) II. McHenry/Rodman
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. History of thought in biological anthropology and analysis of major theoretical problems in the field. Suggested for all first-year graduate students lacking intensive preparation in biological anthropology.
*203. History and Theory of Archaeology (3) I. Bettinger
Seminar--3 hours. History of thought in archaeology and analysis of research methods.
204. Contemporary Issues in Anthropological Theory (4) II. C.A. Smith
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 2, 137 or consent of instructor. Advanced consideration of fundamental issues in anthropological theory. Emphasis on critical examination of major contemporary debates between proponents of competing theories.
205. History and Theory in Anthropological Linguistics (4) II. J.S. Smith
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. History of thought in anthropological linguistics. Consideration of the historical development of fundamental ideas in anthropological linguistics, of major theoretical issues, and of research methodology.
206. Research Design and Method in Social Anthropology (5) III. Joseph
Seminar--4 hours; individual student-instructor session (in-depth work on proposal writing). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Formulation of research problems and preparation of research proposals; relationships between theory and method, funding, pre-fieldwork preparations, entering the community, field research techniques, and problems of ethics; intensive work on proposal writing. May be repeated once for credit. Limited enrollment.
*207. Ethnographic Writing (4) I. Lavie
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: courses 137, 201, or the equivalent. Relationship between conducting participant observation of others and writing it up, emphasizing the processual rift between the reality of fieldwork and its written representation. Study of various literary genres and textual strategies used in cultural anthropology. May be repeated for credit. Offered in alternate years.
209. Objectives and Methods for College Teaching of Anthropology (2) I, II, III. The Staff
Discussion--2 hours; assignments and reports. Prerequisite: normally limited to teaching assistants in anthropology. Analysis of the elements of effective teaching, drawing upon the student's experience in the classroom situation.
210. Aspects of Culture Structure (4) I. Walton; III. Boyd
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Analysis of various phases of culture, such as religion, economics, law, and folklore. May be repeated for credit when topic differs.
*211. Advanced Topics in Cultural Ecology (3) I. Orlove
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing; Anthropology/Environmental Studies 133 or the equivalent or consent of instructor. Discussion and evaluation of theories which relate environment, culture, and social structure. The works of several major theorists will be examined with regard to analytical models, empirical data, research methodologies, and modes of explanation. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as Ecology 211.)
216. Problems in Archeological Method (4) II. Beaton
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Techniques for analyzing archeological data; application to various prehistoric cultures. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
*217. Andean Prehistory: Theory and Method (4) II. Beaton
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Discussion and evaluation of prehistoric occupations in the Andean Region of South America. Emphasis upon Pre-ceramic and early farming peoples.
218. Topics in North American Prehistory (4) I. Bettinger
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Advanced study on current problems in North American prehistory and archaeology. May be repeated for credit only if material is unique for that student, and with consent of instructor.
*220. Field Course in Linguistics (4) III. Macri
Seminar--2 hours; laboratory--2 hours. Prerequisite: courses 110, 111. Techniques of eliciting, recording, and analyzing; work with a native speaker.
221. Rural Transformation in Postcolonial Societies (4) I. Orlove
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: courses 223, 265, or consent of instructor. Problems of rural transformation arising out of political and economic interaction between national elites and rural regional and local populations under varying conditions of induced change in postcolonial societies. Attention will be given to the implications of this interaction for rapid economic growth. May be repeated for credit.
*222. Problems in Urban Anthropology (4) I. Walton
Seminar--3 hours; one paper. Prerequisite: graduate status or consent of instructor. Study of selected critical problems in urban anthropology. Each quarter focuses on some of the following topics: class, minorities, poverty, migration, religion, politics, kinship, community, sex-roles, communication, ideology, consciousness in urban context. May be repeated for credit.
*223. Economic Anthropology (4) III. Davis
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 122 or consent of instructor. Selected current methodological and theoretical problems in the analysis of nonindustrial economic systems.
*224. Problems in Comparative Religion (4) I. Curley
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Advanced study of current problems in the anthropological study of religion.
*225. State and Nation in the Modern World (4) III. C. A. Smith
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. A presentation of current anthropological theories of the origins and nature of the modern nation-state in both the First and Third Worlds, with special reference to state ideology (nationalism) and forms of control. Offered in alternate years.
*226. Consciousness and Resistance (4) I.
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: completion of first-year graduate work or consent of instructor. Consideration of approaches to the study of social inequality, and responses of subordinated groups. Emphasis on situating approaches to contemporary social theory, concrete research problems, and political strategies. Topics: formation of consciousness and identity; collective action, accommodation to frontal resistance. Offered in alternate years.
227. Behavioral Ecology and Anthropology (4) III. Borgerhoff-Mulder
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: graduate standing. An exploration of the links between behavioral ecology and the study of human cultural variation, focusing on social organization, marriage, reproduction, inheritance and subsistence in traditional and historical populations. May be repeated once for credit. Offered in alternate years.
*229. Gender, Identity, and Self (4) II. Joseph
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Course covers intersections of gender, identity, and selfhood cross-culturally and historically. Explores how the self is feminized and masculinized, and interfaces with sexual, race, class, work, national, minority, and majority identities under different historical, cultural, and social structural conditions.
230. Comparative Family Demography (4) II. Skinner
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in one of the social sciences (including History). Comparative examination of population processes--marriage/nuptiality, fertility/reproduction, mortality, and migration--in sociocultural and historical context, with an emphasis on contrasting family systems. Case studies are drawn from Western Europe (France, Italy) and East Asia (China, Japan, Thailand). Offered in alternate years.
*232. Political Movements (4) I. Walton
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: completion of first-year graduate work recommended. An interdisciplinary approach to political movements of protest, reform, and revolution emphasizing historical comparison and evaluation of major theoretical approaches including world systems, resource mobilization, state and culture, rational choice, moral economy, social class and gender.
*239. Problems in African Society and Culture (4) I. Curley
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Diachronic analyses of traditional institutions in sub-Saharan Africa.
*240. Problems in Afro-American Studies (4) III.
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Comparative studies of selected Black communities in the New World.
*241. Topics in North American Ethnology (4) III. Forbes
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Advanced study on current problems in North American ethnography and culture history. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
*245. Ethnology of Northern and Central Asia (4) II.
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: a reading knowledge of German, Russian, Chinese, or Japanese. Lectures on the culture aboriginally found north of the Caucasus-Korea line. Supervised study of the primary and secondary sources. Work with informants when available.
*246. Ethnology of Europe (4) II.
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: reading knowledge of a European language other than English. Supervised study of the primary and secondary sources dealing with the ethnography and ethnology of the peoples of Europe. Emphasis upon folk, peasant, and minority groups.
252. Human Evolution Seminar (4) II. McHenry
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 152 or the equivalent; consent of instructor. Study of selected topics in human evolutionary studies. Each year course will focus on one or more of the following: molecular evolution, primate evolutionary biology, Tertiary hominoids, Australopithecus, Homo erectus, archaic Homo sapiens, brain evolution. May be repeated for credit.
253. Seminar in Human Biology (4) II. D.G. Smith
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 153, 157, or consent of instructor. Study of selected topics in human biology. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Offered in alternate years.
254. Current Issues in Primate Sociobiology (4) I. Isbell
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 154B or the equivalent. Analysis of primate behavior, with particular emphasis on preparation for field studies. May be repeated for credit when topic differs.
*258. Evolution and Human Behavior (4) II. Hrdy
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: courses 15; 101;154 A or 154B; 158 or consent of instructor. Focus will be on reproductive strategies and parental investment. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
*265. Concepts and Problems in Applied Anthropology (4) II. The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Advanced study in culture change; case studies of directed culture change; problems of planning and evaluation; uses of anthropological theory and data in professional fields such as agriculture, public health, administration, and international technical assistance.
270. Anthropology Colloquium Seminar (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Reports and discussions of recent advances in the four subfields of anthropology. To be presented by guest speakers. May be repeated twice for credit. (S/U grading only.)
*292. Seminar in Linguistic Anthropology (4) II. J.S. Smith
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Selected topics in linguistic anthropology. May be repeated for credit when topic differs.
298. Group Study (1-4) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
299D. Dissertation Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
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