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The history major develops critical intelligence and fosters an understanding of ourselves and our world through the study of the past--both remote and recent.
The Program. A student electing a major in History may complete Plan I or Plan II. Plan I enables students to receive a broad education in histories of several geographic areas. Plan II encourages interested students, including those preparing for graduate work in history, to enroll in a seminar, to undertake independent work, and to study the history of history as part of the major. Students preferring more active engagement in research and writing are encouraged to follow Plan II.
Career Alternatives. A degree in history is excellent preparation for a professional career such as teaching, law, journalism, public administration, or business management. Professional schools in these and related fields are looking for students who can weigh conflicting evidence, evaluate alternative courses of action or divergent points of view, and express conclusions logically in everyday language. These analytical skills are stressed in history classes, and their mastery gives the history student a solid preparation for subsequent training in a specialized career.
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 20 units
(Plan I or II)
Depth Subject Matter--Plan I . . . 40-41 units
Total Units for the Major, Plan I . . . 60-61
Depth Subject Matter--Plan II . . . 42 units
Total Units for the Major, Plan II . . . 62
Fields of Concentration
History and Philosophy of Science
Courses from the History and Philosophy of Science program may count toward the History major. History and Philosophy of Science 130A fulfills upper division requirements in the field of pre-industrial Europe. History and Philosophy of Science 130B, 150, and 180 fulfill upper division requirements in either the U.S. or Modern Europe field.
Students can create a field in the History of Science upon consultation with a faculty adviser. They may draw upon the relevant History courses (History 85, 86, 135A, 135B, 185A, and 185B) as well as History and Philosphy of Science offerings to do so.
Consult the History and Philosophy of Science program for a more detailed description of course offerings this area and the minor in History and Philosophy of Science.
Major Advisers. B. Bossler, C.L. Brantley, P.G. Jestice, C.J. Kudlick, N.B. Landau, R.E. Rosen, M. Saler, M. Smith, S. Spyridakis, K. Stuart, Ch. Walker.
The minor in History consists of five upper division courses chosen so that at least three courses are in one field and at least one course is in another field. The two fields shall be chosen from among those defined in the catalog for the major. However, students may also, in consultation with and with the authorization of a faculty adviser, define other thematic fields.
History . . . 20 units
Minor Advisers. Same as major advisers.
Honors and Honors Program. A student becomes eligible for graduation with honors by meeting the minimum GPA (usually 3.5) and course requirements established by the College of Letters and Science. To qualify for History honors, high or highest honors, students must also complete the History Department honors program with a GPA of 3.5 or above and write a thesis that meets the criteria for high or highest honors. Students apply to participate in the department honors program during the latter part of their junior year. Admission to the program is based on grade-point average, interviews, and faculty recommendations. Students admitted to the program must complete the History 104A, 104B, 104C sequence of honors courses, which demands the completion of a senior honors thesis. Students who anticipate seeking admission to the honors program are urged to complete at least one History 102 (undergraduate seminar) before the end of their junior year. When applying for admission to the honors program, a student should indicate the research project he or she intends to pursue and should consult with a faculty member about the project. Students may follow either Plan I or Plan II described above, and may substitute History 104 in their program (though they may not substitute it for History 102).
Students who anticipate pursuing graduate work in history or a teaching credential, and who do not wish to opt for the research emphasis embodied in the honors program, are encouraged to select Plan II of the major.
Study Abroad and the History Major. The department strongly encourages interested students to pursue their studies abroad. While there are no specific required courses or prerequisites, students are urged to take at least one history course that touches upon the geographic area where they plan to study abroad before departing. To receive a history degree from UC Davis, students must complete at least 18 upper division units in the history major at UC Davis (which can include History 101, 102, 103). The remaining major requirements can be fulfilled abroad provided that (a) the course should be evaluated as at least four UC Davis units by the Office of the Registrar, (b) the course should be considered upper division by the standards set forth by the Education Abroad Program, (c) the student presents copies of the coursework, syllabus, and writing assignments to the department's liaison person with the EAP office for aprove. Note: students who wish to receive credit for courses taken abroad under programs other than EAP may petition the Undergraduate Program Committee to do so.
Teaching Credential Subject Representative. See also the section on the Teacher Education Program.
Waiver Program for Single-Subject Teaching Credential in History. The Department of History offers a program of study for students seeking a secondary teaching credential in history. The program can be accommodated within the requirements for the major in History, but does require some specific course work. A list of current course requirements is available in the Advising Office, Division of Education, 174 Kerr Hall.
Graduate Study. The Department of History offers programs of study and research leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history. Detailed information may be obtained by writing to the Graduate Adviser, Department of History.
Graduate Advisers. A.J. Bauer, P. Findlen, W. Hagen, D. Price, A. Taylor, C.E. Walker.
American History and Institutions. This University requirement can be satisfied by passing any one of the following courses in History: 17A, 17B, 72A, 72B, 170A, 170B, 170C, 171A, 171B, 174A, 174B, 174C, 175A, 175B, 175C, 176A, 176B, 177A, 177B, 180A, 180B, 183A, 183B. The upper division courses may be used only with the consent of the instructor. (See also under University requirements.)
*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.
3. Cities: A Survey of Western Civilization (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Survey of western civilization, focusing on nine cities, at the period of their greatest creativity: Athens, Rome, Constantinople, Paris, Florence, Amsterdam, London, Berlin, Moscow. Illustrated with slides, music, and optional films. GE credit: ArtHum.
4A. History of Western Civilization (4) I. Jestice
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Growth of western civilization from late antiquity to the Renaissance. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
4B. History of Western Civilization (4) II, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Development of western civilization from the Renaissance to the Eighteenth Century. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
4C. History of Western Civilization (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Development of Western Civilization from the Eighteenth Century to the present. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
8. History of Indian Civilization (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour; written reports. Survey of Indian civilization from the rise of cities (ca. 2000 B.C.) to the present, emphasizing themes in religion, social and political organization, and art and literature that reflect cultural interaction and change. GE credit: ArtHum, Div.
9A. History of East Asian Civilization (4) I, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Surveys traditional Chinese civilization and its modern transformation. Emphasis is on thought and religion, political and social life, art and literature. Perspectives on contemporary China are provided. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
9B. History of East Asian Civilization (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Surveys traditional Japanese civilization and its modern transformation. Emphasis is on thought and religion, political and social life, art and literature. Perspectives on contemporary Japan are provided. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
10. World History of the Twentieth Century (4) II. Brower
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Survey of major events and trends of the twentieth-century world, emphasizing global political, economic, and social topics. GE credit: ArtHum.
15. Introduction to African History (4) II. Brantley
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Examination of the long-range historical context as background to current conditions in Africa. Includes the early development of African civilizations, the slave trade and its abolition, 20th century colonization, and African independent states. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
17A. History of the United States (4) I, II. Halttunen, Taylor
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. The experience of the American people from the Colonial Era to the Civil War. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
17B. History of the United States (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. The experience of the American people from the Civil War to the end of the Cold War. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 17C. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*25. Thematic History Seminar (4) II. The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: freshman or sophomore standing. Explores in-depth a historical topic related to the research interests of the instructor. Addresses historical questions, controversies, methodology, and interpretations.
*30. Russian Cultural History (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Survey of Russia's history over the last thousand years as reflected in the lives of her political leaders, artists, and rebels. Lectures will use the biographies of Russian political leaders, intellectuals and artists to illustrate the general currents of the country's political, social, and cultural development. GE credit: ArtHum.
72A. Social History of American Women and the Family (4) II. Rosen
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Social and cultural history of women, sex roles and the family from colonial America until the late nineteenth century emphasizing changes resulting from the secularization, commercialization, and industrialization of American society. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
72B. Social History of American Women and the Family (4) III. Rosen
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Social and cultural history of women, sex roles, and the family in twentieth-century America, emphasizing female reformers and revolutionaries, working class women, consumerism, the role of media, the "feminine mystique," changes in family life, and the emergent women's movement. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*85. Nature, Man, and the Machine in America (4) Smith
Seminar--4 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. History of the attitudes and behavior of Americans toward their natural environment and their technology, from colonial times to the present. No final examination. Limited enrollment. GE credit: ArtHum.
*86. Quackery and Pseudoscience in America (4)
Lecture--3 hours; tutorial supervision of research paper. History of humbug and pseudoscience in America: witchcraft, medical quackery, spiritualism, science hoaxes, technological frauds, literary and artistic forgeries, UFOs, pyramidology, astrology, psychic phenomena. Emphasis upon explanations for the existence of deception and pseudoscience.
98. Directed Group Study (1-5) The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Primarily for lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5) The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
101. Introduction to Historical Thought and Writing (5) III. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--4 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Study of the history of historical thought and writing, analysis of critical and speculative philosophies of history and evaluation of modes of organization, interpretation, and style in historical writing.
102A-R, X. Undergraduate Proseminar in History (5) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Designed primarily for history majors. Intensive reading, discussion, research, and writing in selected topics in the various fields of history. (A) Ancient; (B) Medieval; (C) Renaissance and Reformation; (D) Modern Europe to 1815; (E) Europe since 1815; (F) Russia; (G) China to 1800; (H) China since 1800; (I) Britain; (J) Latin America since 1810; (K) American History to 1787; (L) United States, 1787-1896; (M) United States since 1896; (N) Japan; (O) Africa; (P) Christianity and Culture in Europe, 50-1850; (Q) India; (R) Muslim Societies; (X) Comparative History, selected topics in cultural, political, economic, and social history that deal comparatively with more than one geographic field. May be repeated for credit. Limited enrollment.
103. Topics in Historical Research (4) The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Discussion--3 hours; individual consultation with instructor; term paper. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Individual research resulting in a research paper on a specific topic in one of various fields of history. May be repeated for credit.
104A. Introduction to Historical Research and Interpretation (4) I. The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: acceptance into History Department Honors Program. Directed reading and research aimed at preparing students to select appropriate topics and methodologies for a senior honors essay and to situate their topics within a meaningful, broad context of historical interpretations. Culminates in the submission of a full prospectus for an honors essay.
104B. Honors Tutorial (4) The Staff
Tutorial--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 104A. Research in preparation of a senior honors thesis under the direction of a faculty adviser. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
104C. Honors Tutorial (4) The Staff
Tutorial--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 104A and 104B. Completion of a senior honors thesis under the direction of a faculty adviser.
*110. Themes in World History (4)
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing; at least 8 units in history. Issues in world history from 1400 to the present. Topics will emphasize the interaction of diverse regions of the world as well as common patterns of historical change. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
111A. Ancient History (4) III. Spyridakis
Lecture--3 hours; discussion or paper (student option). History of ancient empires of the Near East and of their historical legacy to the Western world. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
111B. Ancient History (4) II. Spyridakis
Lecture--3 hours; discussion or paper (student option). Political, cultural and intellectual study of the Greek world from Minoan-Mycenaean period to end of Hellenistic Age. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
111C. Ancient History (4) I. Spyridakis
Lecture--3 hours; discussion or paper (student option). Development of Rome from earliest times. Rise and fall of the Roman Republic; the Empire to 476 A.D. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
115A. History of West Africa (4) II. Brantley
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. Prerequisite: courses 4A, 4B, 4C recommended. Introductory survey of the history of West Africa and the Congo region from the earliest times to the present. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*115B. History of East and Central Africa (4) Brantley
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. Prerequisite: course 115A recommended. Introductory survey of the history of east and central Africa from 1000 to the present. This course is a part of an interdisciplinary East African sequence which includes History 115B (winter) and Political Science 138. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
115C. History of Southern Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Botswana from 1500 to the Present (4) III. Brantley
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. Prerequisite: courses 115A and 115B recommended. Introductory survey of the history of Southern Africa, including South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Botswana from 1500 to the present. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*116. African History: Special Themes (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: courses 115A and 115B recommended. Themes of African history, such as African states and empires, slave trade, relationship of Egypt to rest of Africa, Bantu origins and migrations, and French policy of Assimilation and Association. GE credit: ArtHum.
121A. Medieval History (4) III. Jestice
Lecture/discussion and panel presentations--3 hours. European history from "the fall of the Roman Empire" to the eighth century. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*121B. Medieval History (4) The Staff
Lecture/discussion and panel presentations--3 hours. European history from Charlemagne to the twelfth century. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*121C. Medieval History (4) The Staff
Lecture/discussion and panel presentations--3 hours. European history from the Crusades to the Renaissance. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*122. Selected Themes in Medieval History (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Each offering will focus on single major theme, such as medieval agrarian history, feudalism, the family, medieval Italy, or the Crusades. Readings include original sources in English translation and modern works. May be repeated for credit. GE credit: ArtHum.
125. Topics in Early Modern European History (4) III. Stuart
Laboratory/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 4B recommended. Social and cultural history, 1300-1800. Topics such as medieval and Renaissance Italy, early modern Italy, Ancien Regime France, family and sexuality, and material culture and daily life. May be repeated for credit. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
130A. Christianity and Culture in Europe: 50-1450 (4) II. Jestice
Lecture--3 hours; written report or research paper. A history of the ideas and institutions of Christianity and their impact on the late Roman Empire and medieval Europe in terms of outlook on life, art, politics and economics. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*130B. Christianity and Culture in Europe: 1450-1600 (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; written report or research paper. A history of the Lutheran, Zwinglian-Calvinist, Radical, Anglican, and Catholic Reformations as foundation stones of a new culture in Europe, with special attention to the interconnections between the revival of antiquity and the different reform movements. GE credit: ArtHum.
*130C. Christianity and Culture in Europe: 1600-1850 (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; written report or research paper. A survey of the intellectual, cultural and political reorientation of European society in the aftermath of the Wars of Religion. "Secularization" will be discussed in the context of the Enlightenment and Romanticism. GE credit: ArtHum.
*131A. Early Modern European History (4) Stuart
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. Prerequisite: courses 4A, 4B recommended. Western European history from about 1350 to about 1500. GE credit: ArtHum.
*131B. Early Modern European History (4) II. Stuart
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. Prerequisite: courses 4A, 4B, 131A recommended. Western European history from about 1500 to about 1650. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
131C. Early Modern European History (4) II. Stuart
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. Prerequisite: courses 4A, 4B, 131B recommended. Western European history from about 1650 to about 1789. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*133. The Age of Ideas (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. The Enlightenment and its background in the seventeenth century. GE credit: ArtHum.
*134A. The Age of Revolution (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. Ideas and institutions during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era. GE credit: ArtHum.
135A. History of Science to the 18th Century (4) I. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Survey of the historical development of science, technology, and medicine from the ancient world to the eighteenth century, with special emphasis on Isaac Newton as the culmination of the seventeenth century scientific revolution. GE credit: ArtHum.
135B. History of Science, 18th to 20th Centuries (4) II. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Survey of the historical development of scientific thought in geology, biology, chemistry, physics, and cosmology from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, with special emphasis on emergence of broad explanatory principles that serve more than one science. GE credit: ArtHum.
*136. Scientific Revolution (4) II. Findlen
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 135A or 135B recommended. History of science in Western Europe (1400-1750). Investigates the changing definitions of science in the age of Copernicus, Versalius, Harvey, Galileo and Newton. Considers the evolution of new ideas about nature, experiment, observation, and scientific theory. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
138A. Russian History: The Rise of the First Empire, 1500-1881 (4) III. Brower
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: courses 4B and 4C recommended. Expansion of the Russian state in Muscovite and imperial era. Emphasis on autocratic rule, the incorporation of non-Russian peoples, and emergence of Russia as a Great Power. Only two units of credit will be allowed to students who have completed former course 137B. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
138B. Russian History: The Russian Revolution, 1880-1917 (4) I. Brower
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: courses 4B and 4C recommended. History of the fall of the Russian Empire and of the Revolution of 1917. Not open for credit to students who have received credit for former course 138. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*138C. Russian History: The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union, 1917 to the Present (4) III. Brower
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: courses 4B and 4C recommended. The emergence of the Soviet Union as a socialist system and a Great Power; the decline and collapse of the Soviet Union and the formation of independent nation states in its place. Not open for credit to students who have completed former course 137C. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
139A. Medieval and Renaissance Medicine (4) III. Findlen
Laboratory/discussion--3 hours; term paper. The history of medicine, circa 1000-1700. Revival of ancient medicine; role of the universities; development of anatomy, chemistry and natural history; ideas about the body; cultural understanding of disease; hospital and the public health system. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Wrt.
*139B. Medicine, Society, and Culture in Modern Europe (4) III. Kudlick
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; term paper. History of European medicine, 18th to 20th centuries, by examining the development of medical knowledge in epidemiology and anatomy; function of this knowledge, how it changed with technological breakthroughs and professionalization; and role of medicine in attitudes toward poverty, women, race, disease. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Wrt.
*140. The Rise of Capitalism in Europe (4) III. Hagen
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 4B or 4C. Comparative analysis of major interpretations of the rise of merchant capitalism during the Middle Ages and Renaissance; European expansion overseas, 1450-1815; the transition to modern capitalism via industrial revolution. Interplay of social, political,
cultural, and economic history. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci.
141. France Since 1815 (4) II. Margadant
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
142. Why the Holocaust? (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Long- and short-term causes of the Holocaust; the emancipation of European Jewry; the rise of modern antisemitism; nationality question in central Europe; antisemitism and German politics; Naziism and mass murder; responses by victims and bystanders. GE credit: ArtHum, Div.
143. History of Eastern Europe and the Balkans (4) II. Hagen
Lecture--3 hours; essays. History of the Baltic, Danubian, and Balkan lands since the Middle Ages. National cultures and conflicts in the Polish Commonwealth and the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires; nationalist movements, 1789-1914; the twentieth century, including an analysis of the contemporary scene. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
144. History of Germany since 1648 (4) II. Hagen
Lecture--3 hours; essays. Social and political history of Germany in the ages of absolutism and the Enlightenment, industrialization and national unification, the World Wars, and since 1945. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
145. War and Revolution in Europe, 1789-1918 (4) III. Margadant
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Survey of revolutionary movements, international crises, and wars in Europe from the French Revolution to World War I. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
146A. Europe in the Twentieth Century (4) I. Willis
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Survey of the history of Europe from 1919 to 1939. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
146B. Europe in the Twentieth Century (4) II. Willis
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Survey of the history of Europe since 1939. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
147A. European Intellectual History, 1800-1870 (4) I. Saler
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. European thought in the early industrial era. Shifting cultural frameworks, from romanticism to scientism; liberal and socialist reactions to social change. Focus on the work of Goethe, Hegel, J.S. Mill, Marx, Darwin and Flaubert. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Wrt.
*147B. European Intellectual History, 1870-1920 (4) II. Saler
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Cultural and intellectual watershed of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Emergence of modern art and literature; psychoanalysis and the new social sciences. Focus on the work of Baudelaire, Wagner, Nietzsche, Freud, Weber and Kafka. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Wrt.
147C. European Intellectual History, 1920-1970 (4) II. Saler
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. European thought and culture since World War I. Coverage includes: literature and politics; Communism and Western Marxism; Fascism; Existentialism; Structuralism; Feminism. Particular attention to Lenin, Brecht, Hitler, Sartre, Camus, Beckett, Marcuse, Foucault, Woolf and de Beauvoir. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt.
148A. Women and Society in Europe: 1500-1789 (4) II. Kudlick
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 4B recommended. Roles and perceptions of women from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Emphasis on social and economic factors as well as on discussions of women in the writings of political theorists and social commentators. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*148B. Women and Society in Europe: 1789-1920 (4) II. Kudlick
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 4C and 148A recommended. Roles and perceptions of women from the French Revolution to World War I, primarily in France and England. Emphasis on social and economic developments within a loosely chronological and comparative framework. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*151A. England: The Middle Ages (4) III. Jestice
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 4A recommended. Origins of England to the accession of the Lancastrians. Survey includes: impact of Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon institutions; rise of the Church, common law, parliament, and the economy; thought, arts, and literature to the age of Chaucer and Wyclif. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*151B. England: The Early Modern Centuries (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: courses 4A, 4B; course 151A recommended. From Lancaster and York to the Glorious Revolution. Includes growth of the Church of England; beginnings of modern worldwide economy; rise of the gentry and parliament; thought, arts, and literature in the times of More, Shakespeare, Hobbes, Wren, and Newton. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
151C. Eighteenth-Century England (4) I. Landau
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. English history from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution. Examination of the transformation of one of Europe's most politically unstable kingdoms into the firmly established constitutional monarchy which provided an environment fit to engender the industrial revolution. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
151D. Industrial England (4) III. Landau
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. English history from Waterloo to the Battle of Britain; the rise and continuance of the first industrial nation, examining the transformation of landed to class society, oligarchy to democracy and bureaucracy, Bentham to Bloomsbury, empire to commonwealth. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
161A. History of Colonial Spanish America (4) I. Bauer
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; written reports. Pre-Columbian civilizations of Middle America and the Andean region (mainly Aztec and Inca); the impact of European conquest and colonization; the formation of a hybrid culture. Extensive use of photographic slides. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
161B. Latin American History (4) II. Bauer
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; written reports. Evolution of modern Latin America: export economies; oligarchic rule; reform and revolution; the difficulties of the twentieth century. Emphasis on Mexico, Cuba, the Andean region, Chile, and Argentina. Photographic slides. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
162. History of the Andean Region (4) II. C. Walker
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; written and/or oral reports. History of the Andean region, the area that now comprises modern Peru, Bolivia, and Chile, from the beginning of human settlement to the present. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*163A. History of Brazil (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. The history of colonial and imperial Brazil from 1500 to 1889. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
*163B. History of Brazil (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. The history of the Brazilian republic from 1889 to the present. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
*164. History of Chile (4) II. Bauer
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 161A, 161B, 165, or 168 recommended. Emphasis on the history of Chilean political economy from 1930 to the present. Various strategies of development (modernization, Marxism, Neo-Liberalism); the rise of mass politics; the course of foreign relations; and the richness of Chilean literature. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
165. Latin American Social Revolutions (4) II. Bauer
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. Major social upheavals since 1900 in selected Latin American nations; similarities and differences in cause, course, and consequence. GE credit: ArtHum.
*166A. History of Mexico to 1848 (4) III. Bauer
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; written and/or oral reports. Political, economic, and social development of pre-Columbian, colonial and national Mexico to 1848. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
*166B. History of Mexico Since 1848 (4) III. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; written and/or oral reports. History of Mexico from 1848 to the present. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
168. History of Inter-American Relations (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; written reports. Diplomatic history of Latin America since independence, intra-Latin American relations, relations with the United States, participation in international organizations, and communism in Latin America. GE credit: ArtHum.
169A. Mexican-American History (4) II. Oropeza
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; written and/or oral reports. Economic, social, religious, cultural and political development of the Spanish-speaking population of the Southwestern United States from about 1800 to 1910. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
169B. Mexican-American History (4) II. Oropeza
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; written and/or oral reports. Role of the Mexican and Mexican-American or Chicano in the economy, politics, religion, culture and society of the Southwestern United States since 1910. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
170A. Colonial America (4) I. Taylor
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Colonial society from 1607 to the American Revolution, with emphasis on European expansion, political, social and economic foundations, colonial thought and culture, and imperial rivalry. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
170B. The American Revolution (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Analysis of the Revolutionary epoch with emphasis on the structure of British colonial policy, the rise of revolutionary movements, the War for Independence and its consequences, and the Confederation period. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*170C. The Early National Period, 1789-1815 (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Political and social history of the American republic from the adoption of the Constitution through the War of 1812 and its consequences. GE credit: ArtHum.
171A. The Jacksonian Era (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Political and social history of the American republic from the end of the War of 1812 to the Compromise of 1850. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
171B. U.S. Civil War: Politics and Society (4) III. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Social crisis, 1848-1877: slavery and the West, new political parties, secession, mobilization and emancipation, economic nationalism and Reconstruction (for military aspects, see course 173). GE credit: ArtHum.
173. Becoming an American: Immigration and American Culture (4) II. Rosen
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 17B or 72B recommended. An introduction to the wide range of immigrant experiences and cycles of nativism that have shaped American culture in the twentieth century. From novels, memoirs and films, students will explore how external and internal immigration has created a multicultural society. Offered alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
174A. The Emergence of Modern America, 1876-1914 (4) I. Barber
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Rise of modern business and labor organizations, changing political institutions, the culmination and decline of Victorian culture, and the reaction of muckrakers, Populists, socialists, feminists and social reformers to industrialization and urbanization. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
174B. America in War, Prosperity and Depression, 1914-1945 (4) II. Marchand
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. America's emergence as a world power, the business culture of 1920s, the New Deal and World War II. Emphasis on such issues as government regulation of the economy, welfare capitalism, and class, racial, ethnic and gender conflicts. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
174C. The United States Since World War II, 1945 to the Present (4) III. M. Smith
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. America's struggle to respond to new complexities in foreign relations, social tensions, family changes and media. Emphasis on such topics as: Cold War; anticommunist crusade; civil rights, feminist and environmentalist movement; New Left; counterculture; Vietnam; Watergate; and the moral majority. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*174D. Selected Themes in Twentieth-Century American History (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 17B or the equivalent or consent of instructor. Interpretive overview of a single topic in twentieth-century America with emphasis on the phases and processes of historical change. GE credit: ArtHum.
*175A. Intellectual History of the United States (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; oral or written reports on reading; panel discussion preparation. Prerequisite: course 17A or the equivalent; or a course in philosophy since the Renaissance, political theory, American literature, or sociological theory. American thought from the Puritans through the era of the American Enlightenment.
*175B. Intellectual History of the United States (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; oral or written reports on reading; panel discussion preparation. Prerequisite: courses 17A and 17B or the equivalent; or a course in philosophy since the Renaissance, political theory, American literature, or sociological theory. Nineteenth-century American thought from the 1820s to about 1900, emphasizing Transcendentalism, Jacksonian democratic thought, the impact of Darwinism, and pragmatism.
*175C. Intellectual History of the United States (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; oral or written reports on reading; panel discussion preparation. Prerequisite: courses 17A and 17B or the equivalent; or a course in modern political theory, philosophy, American literature, or sociological theory. Twentieth-century American thought from about 1900 to the 1960s, emphasizing pragmatic liberalism, naturalism in law and literature, protestant liberalism and neo-orthodoxy, Freudian currents in social thought and social criticism of the 1960s.
176A. Cultural and Social History of the United States (4) III. Halttunen
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Study of social and cultural forces in American society in the nineteenth century with emphasis on social structure, work and leisure, socialization and the family, social reform movements and changes in cultural values. GE credit: ArtHum.
*176B. Cultural and Social History of the United States (4) III. Halttunen
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Study of social and cultural forces in American society in the twentieth century with emphasis on social structure, work and leisure, socialization and the family, social reform movements and changes in cultural values. GE credit: ArtHum.
177A. History of Black People and American Race Relations (4) I. Walker
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 17A or 17B. History of black people in the United States from the African background to Reconstruction. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*177B. History of Black People and American Race Relations (4) Walker
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 17A or 17B. History of black people in the United States from the African background to Reconstruction. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*180A. Growth of American Politics to 1815 (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; extensive reading and supervised writing. The growth of American politics from the early settlements to 1815 focusing on the distribution of power, its change over time and the ways power has been used. Examines political party development and the social and ideological dimensions of political behavior. GE credit: ArtHum.
180B. Growth of American Politics, 1815-1890 (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; extensive reading and supervised writing. Continuation of course 180A. GE credit: ArtHum.
*180C. Growth of American Politics, 1890 to the Present (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; extensive reading and supervised writing. Continuation of course 180B. GE credit: ArtHum.
*181. Religion in American History to 1900 (4) The Staff
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; oral and written reports. Religious ideas and institutions from the Puritans to about 1900. Survey of the large-scale social changes associated with revivalism and the great awakenings and the movement from Protestant orthodoxy to pluralism in industrial America.
*183A. The Frontier Experience: Trans-Mississippi West (4) Taylor
Lecture--3 hours; written and/or oral reports. The fur trade, western exploration and transportation, the Oregon Country, the Greater Southwest and the Mexican War, the Mormons, mining discovery, and the West during the Civil War. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
183B. The Frontier Experience: Trans-Mississippi West (4) II. Taylor
Lecture--3 hours; written and/or oral reports. Spread of the mining kingdom, the range cattle industry, Indian-military affairs, settlement of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Regions and political organization of the West. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*185A. History of Science in America (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; research paper. Survey of the European background. Study of American scientific institutions, ideas, personalities, creative processes in science, and of relationships between society and science from colonial times to present. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*185B. History of Technology in America (4) Smith
Lecture--3 hours; research paper. Study of American technology, emphasizing biographical approach to historical understanding of technological change, creative processes, institutions, ideas, and relationships between technology and society from colonial times to present. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*187A. American Business History to the 1880s (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Changes in the role of entrepreneurs, organizations, and management practices from the colonial period to the 1880s, with emphasis on the transition from mercantile capitalism to industrial capitalism, marketing, financial intermediaries, and concentration. Offered in alternate years.
*187B. American Business History, 1880s to the Present (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Changes in the role of entrepreneurs, organizations, and management practices from the 1880s to the present, with emphasis on the transition from mercantile capitalism to industrial capitalism, marketing, financial intermediaries, and concentration. Offered in alternate years.
*188A. History of Agriculture in the U.S. to 1900 (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Agricultural settlement and development in the U.S., with emphasis on government policies, economic and social institutions. Offered in alternate years.
*188B. History of Agriculture in the U.S. since 1900 (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Agricultural settlement and development in the U.S. with emphasis on government policies, economic and social institutions. Offered in alternate years.
189A. History of California (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; written and/or oral reports. Spanish exploration and settlement; the mission as a frontier institution; revolt of the Californios; penetration by Mountain Men; pioneer trails and settlement; Bear Flag Revolt and Mexican War. GE credit: ArtHum.
189B. History of California (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; written and/or oral reports. State constitution; land grant and Indian policies; Gold Rush; vigilantes; railroad construction; the wheat era; changing economy; social and literary developments; Progressive reform. GE credit: ArtHum.
*189C. History of California (4) The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; written and/or oral reports. Impact of World War I; conservative reaction of the 1920s; rise of organized labor; the automobile and moving picture industry; New Deal developments; changes with World War II; role of minorities; contemporary politics. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*191A. Classical China (4) Price
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. History of Chinese civilization from its origins through the establishment of city states and the flowering of classical philosophy, to the rise and fall of the First Empire. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
191B. High Imperial China (4) I. Bossler
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Political disunion and the influx of Buddhism; reunification under the great dynasties of T'ang, Sung, and Ming with analysis of society, culture and thought. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
191C. Late Imperial China (4) I. Mann
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9A or upper division standing. Patterns and problems of Chinese life traced through the Ming and Ch'ing dynasties (c. 1500 - 1800), prior to the confrontation with the West in the Opium War. Readings include primary sources and novels portraying elite ethos as well as popular culture. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
191D. Nineteenth Century China: The Empire Confronts the West (4) II. Bossler
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9A, or upper division standing. The decline and fall of the Chinese Empire, with particular attention to the social and political crises of the 19th century, and the response of government officials, intellectuals, and ordinary people to the increasing pressures of Western imperialism. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
191E. The Chinese Revolution (4) I. Price
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; extensive writing. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Analysis of China's cultural and political transformation from Confucian empire into Communist state. Emphasis on emergence and triumph of peasant revolutionary strategy (to 1949), with some attention to its implications for post-revolutionary culture and politics. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
191F. History of the People's Republic of China (4) III. Mann
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; extensive writing. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Comprehensive analysis of recent Chinese history, including land reform, the Cultural Revolution, the post-Mao era, and the consequences of the new economic policies of the 1980s. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 190C. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
192. Internship in History (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: enrollment dependent on availability of intern positions, with priority to History majors. Supervised internship and study as historian, archivist, curator, or in another history-related capacity, in an approved organization or institution. (P/NP grading only.)
194A. Aristocratic and Feudal Japan (4) III. Borgen
Lecture--3 hours; term paper and/or discussion. Broad survey of the cultural, social, religious, and political aspects of Japanese history from mythological times through the sixteenth century emphasizing comparison of the organizations, values, and beliefs associated with the aristocratic and feudal periods. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*194B. Early Modern Japan (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper and/or discussion. Survey of the cultural, social, economic, and political aspects of Japanese history from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries emphasizing the development of those patterns of thought and political organization with which Japan met the challenge of the nineteenth-century Western expansionism. GE credit: ArtHum, Div.
194C. Modern Japan (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper and/or discussion. Survey of the cultural, social, economic, and political aspects of Japanese history in the twentieth century emphasizing labor and social movements, militarism and the Pacific war, and the emergence of Japan as a major economic power. GE credit: ArtHum, Div.
*194D. Business and Labor in Modern Japan (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term paper or papers. Survey of labor and management relations in Japan from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
*194E. Education and Technology in Modern Japan (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; term papers. Survey of education and technology in Japan from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
196A. Medieval India (4) I. Metcalf
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour; written reports. Survey of history of India in the millenium preceding arrival of British in the eighteenth century, focusing on interaction of the civilizations of Hinduism and Islam and on the changing nature of the state. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*196B. Modern India (4) II. Metcalf
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour; written reports. Survey of cultural, social, economic, and political aspects of South Asian history from arrival of the British in the eighteenth century to formation of new independent states--India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan--in the twentieth century. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*197T. Tutoring in History (2) The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Discussion--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: enrolled as a History major with senior standing and consent of department chairperson. Tutoring of students in lower division courses. Weekly meeting with instructors in charge of courses. Written reports on methods and materials required. May be repeated once for credit. No final examination. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor; upper division standing. (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.)
201A-S. Sources and General Literature of History (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Designed primarily for students preparing for higher degrees in history. (A) Ancient; (B) Medieval; (C) Renaissance and Reformation; (D) Early Modern Europe; (E) Europe since 1815; (F) China to 1880; (G) China since 1880; (H) Britain; (I) Latin America since 1810; (J) American History to 1787; (K) United States, 1787-1896; (L) United States since 1896; (N) Modern Japan; (Q) Cross-Cultural Women's History; (S) History of Science and Medicine. May be repeated for credit when different subject area is studied.
202A-K. Major Issues in Historical Interpretation (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Fundamental issues and debates in the study of history. (A) Ancient; (B) Medieval Europe; (C) Modern Europe; (D) India; (E) Africa; (F) China; (G) Japan; (H) United States; (I) Latin America; (K) Britain. Readings, papers, and class reports. May be repeated for credit when a different subject area is studied.
203. Seminar Research (4) II. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Designed primarily for students preparing for higher degrees in History. Individual research and analysis resulting in substantial research paper. May be repeated for credit.
204. Historiography (4) I. The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Major issues in the philosophy and methodology of history.
204A. Historiography (4) I. Brower (Chairperson in charge)
Seminar--3 hours; research paper. Prerequisite: consent of instructor for non-History graduate students. Introduction to major works of historical scholarship from the Greeks to the present.
*211. Ancient History (4) The Staff
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 111A, 111B, 111C. Seminar dealing with the various aspects of Near Eastern and Greco-Roman civilization.
*221. Medieval History (4) The Staff
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 121A, 121B, 121C recommended. Topics in the history of medieval and early Renaissance Europe.
*237. Russian History (4) The Staff
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: a reading knowledge of Russian. Topics relating to the history of Muscovite and Imperial Russia before 1856.
245. Modern European History (4) II. Margadant
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 201E. Primary sources and research methodologies in the history of modern France and Germany. May be repeated once for credit.
*261. Latin American History (4) I, II, III. Bauer
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: two courses in Latin American history; reading knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese.
271A-271B. United States History (4-4) II-III. The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 201J-L or 202H. Research in literature, methods, and sources on aspects of United States history, culminating in each student completing a research paper in the field by the end of the second quarter.
*273A-273B. Research Seminar in the Comparative History of Women and the Family (4-4) I-II. Rosen
Seminar--3 hours; paper. Research in literature, methods, and historical approaches to the area of women and the family culminating in each student completing a research paper in this field. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
291A. Chinese History (4) Price, Mann, Bossler
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Research on topic to be chose by the students for the purpose of writing article-length papers. May be repeated for credit. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
291B. Chinese History (4) Price, Mann, Bossler
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Completion of article-length papers on topics chosen by students. May be repeated for credit. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
291C. Chinese History (4) Price, Mann, Bossler
Seminar--3 hours; tutorial--1 hour. Prerequisite: reading knowledge of Chinese. Readings in Chinese historical materials. Training in the use of Chinese reference works. May be repeated once for credit.
*292. College Teaching Internship (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Internship--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 300 (may be taken concurrently). Student prepares and teaches one lower division history course in a nearby community college under the supervision of a UC Davis instructor and a community college instructor. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
299D. Individual Study (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
*300. Teaching History in the Community College (3) I. The Staff
Discussion-laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Designed for MAT students. Methods for the presentation of history at the community college and secondary school level. (S/U grading only.)
389. Introductory Seminar for Teaching Assistants (1) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: must be enrolled in History 390. An introduction to the broad comparative and theoretical issues of teaching methods and technique in history. (S/U grading only.)
390. Teaching History in College (2) I, II, III. The Staff
Discussion--2 hours. Designed for teaching assistants with emphasis on problems and procedures encountered by teachers of lower division classes at the university. (S/U grading only.)
The interdisciplinary minor in the history and philosophy of science invites students to examine historical and contemporary problems in a variety of scientific disciplines, and to explore concepts and procedures basic to science and how they have evolved. The minor is sponsored by the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science.
History and Philosophy of Science . . . 24 units
Minor adviser. M. Dietrich, 234 Social Sciences and Humanites Building, 916-752-3709.
*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.
*20. Cosmic Origins and Structures: Scientific and Non-Scientific Theories (4) II. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Broad cultural survey of cosmogonies and cosmologies from several societies. Non-technical study of developments in Western culture that produced the cosmologies of Plato, Newton, and Einstein; also cosmological schemes of astrologers, alchemists, Christian mystics, women, and Native Americans.
*90X. Lower Division Seminar (1-2) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Seminar--1-2 hours. Prerequisite: lower division standing and consent of instructor. Examination of a special topic in History and Philosophy of Science through shared readings, discussions, written assignments, or special activities such as films, library work, archival work, etc. May be repeated once for credit when content differs. Limited enrollment.
130A. From Natural History to the History of Nature (4) I. Findlen
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: History 135A recommended. Evolution and demise of natural history as a discipline from Aristotle to Linnaeus. Considers ancient views of nature and its Renaissance rediscovery; the emergence of biology, botany, geology, and zoology; the history of taxonomy and classification. GE credit: ArtHum or SciEng, Wrt.
130B. History of Modern Biology (4) II. Dietrich
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 130A recommended. Development of modern biology from pre-Darwinian roots to the present. Considers emergence of modern biological specialities and consolidation of biological theory around evolutionary ideas. History of allied fields such as genetics, paleontology, embryology, ecology, systematics and molecular biology. GE credit: ArtHum or SciEng, Wrt.
131. Darwin (4) III. Dietrich, Griesemer
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper division standing or consent of instructor. Students will explore the life and times of Charles Darwin and will trace the development of evolutionary thinking before and after the Origin of Species to appreciate its place in Victorian society and in the corpus of Darwin's thought. GE credit: ArtHum or SciEng, Wrt.
150. Gender and Science (4) I. Dietrich
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. An interdisciplinary approach to the relations between gender and science. Topics include the biological and cultural construction of sexual difference, the role of women as practitioners of science, and feminist approaches to science. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*180. Topics in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (4) II. The Staff
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course in History and Philosophy of Science or other course work relevant to the particular offering. In-depth treatment of selected topics in the history and philosophy of science. Possible topics include: history of modern physics, history of molecular biology, science and society, scientific explanation, technology and culture, theory testing.
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.)
*250. History and Philosophy of Science (4) III. Dietrich
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Interdisciplinary seminar in the history and philosophy of science. Focuses on issues such as historiography, methodology, and the conceptual foundations of science. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Director in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Director in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
The Davis Honors Challenge (DHC) is a program for highly motivated, lower division students interested in enhancing their education through special courses, closer contact with faculty, and dynamic interaction with academic peers. Interested students apply in the spring quarter for places in the following year. DHC participants take two honors courses or sections and one problem-oriented, interdisciplinary seminar per academic year.
Lower division departmental Honors courses, DHC sections of regular courses, DHC seminars, and DHC special studies opportunities constitute the course offerings of the Honors Challenge. A complete list of these courses, with course registration numbers, is available to admitted students from the Davis Honors Challenge Office.
Twelve seminars are offered each year: three in the fall, four in the winter and five in the spring. The seminars foster critical thinking and analytic interpretation, improve oral and written communication skills, enhance research skills, provide experience with group dynamics and collaborative exploration of problems, and develop familiarity with electronic communication and visual presentations. Seminar enrollment is limited to 15 students. In 1996-97, approximately 50 first-year and 120 second-year students will be admitted to the Program.
Students not admitted to the Program may not register for Davis Honors Challenge sections, seminars, or special study opportunities.
Integrated Studies is an invitational first-year honors residential program associated with the Davis Honors Challenge. For more information about Integrated Studies, see the section titled "Integrated Studies."
*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.
94. Honors Seminar (3) I, II, III. The Staff (Director in charge)
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: student in the Davis Honors Challenge. Collaborative, interdisciplinary exploration of a complex contemporary problem. Focus on critical thinking and an oral and written communication. Emphasis on use of electronic media for research. May be taken once each academic year for credit.
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Director in charge)
Independent study--1-5 hours. Prerequisite: student in the Davis Honors Challenge. (P/NP grading only.)
Faculty. The faculty includes departmental members of Environmental Design, Environmental Horticulture, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Pomology, Vegetable Crops, and Viticulture and Enology.
Graduate Study. The Graduate Group in Horticulture offers programs of study leading to the M.S. degree. The programs provide opportunities for specialized study of the production, management, and utilization of horticultural plants and the postharvest handling of horticultural commodities. Areas of specialization include floriculture, nursery production, landscape horticulture, pomology, vegetable crops, and viticulture. Research may be conducted on an applied or basic problem having a physiological, genetic, or ecological emphasis.
Preparation. A level of competence equivalent to that of a sound undergraduate program in Plant Science is required. This includes coursework in general botany, chemistry, physics, statistics, genetics and introductory plant physiology. A few limited deficiencies in any of these areas can be made up after admission to the graduate program. Specific requirements are outlined in detail and may be obtained from the Group Office.
Graduate Advisers. Consult the Group Office.
*Course not offered this academic year.
*203. Research Perspectives in Horticulture (3) I. Weinbaum (Pomology), DeJong (Pomology)
Lecture--1 hour; lecture/discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Biology 111 and 112, or Environmental Horticulture 102. Following lectures/discussions of scientific methodology, students develop research proposals aided by classroom discussions and individual interactions with instructors. Lectures and critiques of "classical papers" provide a sense of the evolution of the current concepts in perennial plant biology. Offered in alternate years. Not open for credit to students who have taken Pomology 203.
251. Modeling Horticultural Systems (3) II. Lieth (Environmental Horticulture)
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Plant Science 101, calculus, or consent of instructor. Introduces students to systems modeling. Primary emphasis on physiological and ecological models with examples drawn from areas of interest to class participants. Applications to horticultural systems will be explored. Students will receive hands-on experience.
290. Seminar (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing at UCD. Seminars presented by invited speakers, students, or faculty on selected topics in horticulture. (S/U grading only.)
Faculty includes members from various departments across colleges.
Major Programs. See Applied Behavioral Sciences, Human Development, and International Agricultural Development.
Faculty. See Department of Human and Community Dvelopment.
Human development explores the developmental process in humans throughout the life cycle. Cognitive and personality/social development are studied from various perspectives.
The Program. Human development majors complete a group of preparatory courses in anthropology, biological sciences, genetics, nutrition, physiology, psychology, statistics, and human development. Upper division students can design their programs in consultation with a faculty member to emphasize a particular interest. For instance, students can study the social and the biological aspects of human development while emphasizing child or adult development.
Internships and Career Alternatives. At least one practicum course is required. A second practicum or supervised internship can be used to fulfill the requirements for the major. In addition, students can intern in schools, early childhood education centers, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, probation offices, group foster homes, mental health clinics, or as tutors for handicapped or bilingual students. Human development graduates fill a wide variety of positions in preschools, elementary and special educational settings, as well as governmental jobs related to social welfare and recreation. Those who emphasize the biological aspect of human development can apply to medical school or pursue training for para-medical positions within the health sciences. Human development prepares students to pursue advanced degrees in the behavioral sciences, education, child guidance, social welfare, health sciences, or further research in human development.
(For convenience in program planning, the usual courses taken to satisfy the requirements are shown in parentheses where possible. Equivalent or more comprehensive courses are acceptable. Courses shown without parentheses are required.)
English Composition Requirement . . . 4-12 units
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 38-44 units
Breadth/General Education . . . 24-32 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 52-53 units
Unrestricted Electives . . . 39-72 units
Total Units for the Degree . . . 180
Major Adviser. C. Rodning, C. Aldwin.
Related Major Program. See the major in Applied Behavioral Sciences.
Aging and Adult Development . . . 21-27 units
Minor Adviser. C. Aldwin, B. Ober.
Human Development . . . 20 units
Minor Adviser. L. Harper.
Graduate Study. Graduate study is available through a Master of Science degree in child development, and a Ph.D. degree in human development. Refer to the Graduate Studies section in this catalog.
*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 Human and Community Development Advising Office, 1303 Hart Hall (916-752-2244).
12. Human Sexuality (2) I, II. The Staff; III. Chisholm
Lecture--2 hours. Vocabulary; structure and function of genital system; sexual response; menstruation; fertility; birth control; pregnancy and childbirth; sex in religion and law; sex education; homosexuality; masturbation; establishing and maintaining intimacy; intimate communication; attitudes and values; sexual dysfunctions; lovemaking. (P/NP grading only.)
13. Parenting (4) III. Bryant
Lecture/discussion--4 hours. Provides the basis for understanding the nature of the parenting process. Consideration of aspects of parenting that begin before conception and develop throughout the life of the child and parent. GE credit: SocSci.
15. Family and the Life Cycle (4) I. Chisholm
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: Psychology 1, or 15 and 16. Socialization in families throughout the life cycle. Impact of alcoholism and abuse. Sources of strength and help. Not open for credit to students who have completed courses 100A, 100B, 110 and/or Psychology 112, 114, and 115. GE credit: SocSci.
19. Life Cycles, Kinship, and Growth in Human Populations (4) II. Carey
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Human populations at different levels of organization; including life course, family life cycle, race, ethnicity, genealogy, and population traits and changes. GE credit: SciEng.
30. Observation Techniques in Human Development (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Psychology 1 and consent of instructor. Observational techniques used in the study of human behavior and development, with focus on ages six months to five years; analysis and use of observational data. To enroll, students must sign up for laboratory time at the Child and Family Study Center.
98. Directed Group Study for Undergraduates (1-5) I, II. 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)
(P/NP grading only.)
100A. Infancy and Early Childhood (4) I. Harper; II. L. Acredolo
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: Psychology 1 or 15, Biological Sciences 1A or 10. Analysis of the biological, social, and cultural influences in the psychological growth and development of children, prenatal through age six.
100B. Middle Childhood and Adolescence (4) II. Ge; III. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours; three brief observations of school-age children. Prerequisite: course 100A or the equivalent; introductory biology. Analysis of the interplay of biological and social-cultural factors in the emotional, cognitive and social development from middle childhood through adolescence.
100C. Adulthood and Aging (4) III. Ober
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: Psychology 1 or 15. Development during early, middle, and late adulthood; biological, cognitive, and psycho-social aspects of adult development. Emphasis on normative patterns of development which characterize "successful aging."
101. Cognitive Development (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: courses 100A and 100B, or Psychology 112. Theories of cognitive development including developmental views of perception, learning, memory, concept formation, and language.
102. Social and Personality Development (4) II. Rodning
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: introductory psychology; course 100B or the equivalent. Theories of development of a child's personality through interactions with children and adults; development of interpersonal and culturally valued skills.
103. Cross-Cultural Study of Children (4) II. Werner
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 100A or consent of instructor. Cross-cultural studies of children in developing countries and among minority groups in the U.S. GE credit: Div.
110. Contemporary American Family (4) III. Ge
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: introductory psychology. Factors currently influencing American families including changing economic conditions, changing sex roles, divorce, and parenthood; theories and research on family interaction.
120. Research Methods in Human Development (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory/discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 100A and 100B; elementary statistics. Research methods in selected areas of human development (i.e., infancy, learning, cognition, personality).
121. Psychological Assessment (4) I. The Staff; II. Barton
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: courses 100A-100B; elementary statistics. Current issues and methodology related to the process of psychological assessment with children.
130. Emotionally Disturbed Children (4) I. Bryant
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 100A and 100B or consent of instructor. Discussion of psychosis, neurosis, behavior disorders, and learning difficulties in children.
131. Developmental Disabilities (4) III. Barton
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 100A or consent of instructor. Mental retardation and special learning disabilities, etiology, diagnosis, education and socialization. Introduction to community resources.
132. Individual Differences in Giftedness (4) III. Kraft
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 100A and 100B or consent of instructor. Conceptualization, identification and education of the intelligent, the creative, and the talented, gifted individual.
140. Communication and Interaction with Young Children (2) I, II, III. Gaedeke
Lecture--2 hours. Prerequisite: courses 30A, 100A, and 140L (may be taken concurrently) recommended. Theory and practice in the area of effective interaction with young children. Humanistic, child-centered approaches; awareness of goals, beliefs, and values as these affect interactions. To enroll, students must sign up for laboratory time at the Child and Family Study Center.
140L. Laboratory in Early Childhood (3-6) I, II, III. Gaedeke
Discussion--3 hours; laboratory--6-15 hours. Prerequisite: course 140 (may be taken concurrently). Application of theories of learning and development to interaction with children six months to five years at Early Childhood Laboratory. Applied skills in communication, discipline and curriculum. May be repeated for credit for a total of 12 units. (P/NP grading only.)
141. Field Studies with Children and Adolescents (4-6) I. The Staff; II. Kraft; III. The Staff
Discussion--2 hours, field study--6-12 hours. Prerequisite: course 100B or the equivalent and consent of instructor. Study of children's affective, cognitive and social development within the context of family/school environments, hospitals and foster group homes. May be repeated for credit for a total of 12 units following consultation with and consent of instructor.
142. Field Studies with Exceptional Children (4-6) I. Bryant
Discussion--1 1/2 hours; field study--6-12 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and one course from courses 130, 131, or 132 (may be taken concurrently). Field study with children who are identified as developmentally disabled, emotionally distressed, or intellectually gifted. May be repeated for credit for a total of 12 units following consultation with and consent of instructor.
143. Field Studies of the Elderly (4-6) II. Ober
Fieldwork--8-12 hours; discussion--1.5 hours. Prerequisite: course 100C or 160 may be taken concurrently. To apply theory and research on adult development and aging, to work with older adults in a variety of settings, and to develop skills relevant to that application. Students will also develop a small research project. Offered alternately winter quarter of one year, then in spring quarter the next year.
*150. Supervision and Administration of Early Childhood Education Programs (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--40 hours total. Prerequisite: course 140 or prior experience in an early childhood education program. History of early childhood programs in California; federal, state and local regulations. Implications of different regulations for funds and budgets, policy making mechanisms, professional and legal responsibilities, staff development, and professional attitudes and issues. Offered in alternate years.
151. Shared Child Care (4) III. Werner
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: courses 100A or 110, Psychology 112, or Anthropology 131. Examines roles of caregivers other than parents in contemporary society, and the impact of grandparents, siblings, family day care providers, foster parents, church- and employer-sponsored child care on children's development. Reviews child care legislation and social policy issues.
160. Social Aspects of Aging (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 100C or Psychology 115. How the social context affects adult development and aging. Emphasis on demography, social policy, culture, and adaptation. Oral histories as class projects. GE credit: Div.
162. Issues in Aging (3) I. The Staff
Lecture--2 hours; lecture/discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100C or 160. Research and policy issues concerning the elderly and aging in contemporary society.
190C. Introductory Research Conference (1) I, II. The Staff
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: involvement in ongoing research. Instructors lead discussions with undergraduate students who involve themselves in a research project. Research papers are reviewed and aspects of project proposals developed out of class are presented and evaluated. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
*191. Proseminar: Issues in Aging (2) I. The Staff
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Discussion of selected critical issues in aging.
192. Internship (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor. Supervised internship off and on campus, in community, and institutional settings. (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.)
200A. Early Development (4) I. Harper
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing; basic biology/physiology; one upper division course in psychology or a related field; one upper division or graduate course in developmental psychology (may be taken concurrently). Theory and research on the biological, social, cognitive, and cultural aspects of development from conception to the age of five years.
200B. Middle Childhood and Adolescence (4) II. Ge
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing; basic biology or physiology, and at least two upper division or graduate-level courses in psychology or related fields. Theory and research on biological, cognitive, social, and cultural influences on behavioral development from age five years until late adolescence.
200C. Development in Adulthood (4) III. Ober
Lecture/discussion--4 hour. Prerequisite: course 200A and 200B. Theory and research focusing on social, personality, cognitive, and biological development from early to late adulthood. Emphasis is on theory development and continuity and change.
*201. Social-Emotional Development in Infancy (4) II. Rodning
Lecture/discussion--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 200A. Analysis of theory, methods, and research on social-emotional development in infancy. Emphasizes the development of primary and secondary emotions, and the development of attachment. Other possible topics include infant temperament, sex differences, compliance, and self-regulation. Offered in alternte years.
*210. Theories of Behavioral Development (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing in behavioral sciences. Consideration of enduring issues in theories of behavioral development; analysis of adequacy of major theoretical schools (e.g., social learning, Piagetian) as scientific theories. Offered in alternate years.
*211. Physiological Correlates of Behavioral Development (3) I. Harper
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. An overview of mechanisms of organismic development and the implications of developmental biology for the analysis of behavioral ontogeny; consideration of parallels between processes of organismic development and behavioral development in children and infra-human mammals.
212. Adaptation and Aging (3) I. Aldwin
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 200C. Interdisciplinary perspective of the ways biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors affect aging and adaptation in late life. Focus is on the ways in which stress, coping, and social support affect health and the factors which contribute to optimal aging. Offered in alternate years.
*213. Cross-Cultural Study of Children (3) III. Pollitt
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; field project or paper. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Human Development, Education, Anthropology, Psychology or Sociology. Current theory and research concerned with comparative child development. Introduction into the major issues and methods of cross-cultural research (e.g., biological, cognitive and social development of children in different cultures and subcultures in U.S.A.). Offered in alternate years.
*217. Development of Cortical and Perceptual Laterality (3) II. Kraft
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in child or human development or consent of instructor. Current theory and research regarding the development of human cortical and perceptual laterality -- emphasizing the relationship of this development to thinking and behavior. Offered in alternate years.
220. Research Methods in Human Growth and Development (3) II. Barton
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Statistics 13 or the equivalent and at least two upper division courses in human biology or developmental psychology. Theory and research methods in biological growth, and cognitive and social/emotional development from prenatal period to death.
*221. Psychological Assessment of Children (4) III. Pollitt
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 121 or consent of instructor. Study of children's behavior through examination, analysis and evaluation of perceptual-motor, cognitive, affective and social development. Problems in assessment of exceptional children considered. Assignments focus on preparation of a comprehensive report on one child.
*222. Applied Research and Program Evaluation (3) III. Braverman
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Focuses on the design and conduct of applied research and evaluation studies, especially with regard to programs serving children and their families. Offered in alternate years.
*225. Behavioral Development and Food Intake (4) III. Pollitt
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Human Development (and related fields) and Nutrition. Multidisciplinary view covering key theoretical and research issues in basic human development processes related to food intake.
231. Issues in Cognitive and Linguistic Development (3) III. Kraft
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Study and evaluation of key issues in the theoretical and empirical literature on cognitive and linguistic development.
*232. Cognition and Aging (3) III. Ober
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 200C. The manner in which cognitive processes are affected by aging as well as an understanding of the changes in the central nervous system occurring with aging. Offered in alternate years.
237. Parent-Child Interaction (3) III. Rodning
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor; upper division course on the family recommended. Current theory and research. Emphasis on parental behavior in other animals and other cultures, childrearing practices, the child's perception of parents, the differential influence of each parent on the child's psychological well-being, sex-role development, and moral development. Offered in alternate years.
238. The Context of Individual Development (3) II. Bryant
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Human Development, Child Development, Education, Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, or consent of instructor. Analysis of human development within the context of daily life. Contextualizing theories and methods of developmental psychology will be distinguished from contextual theories and methods. Developmental psychology models will be distinguished from child psychology models. Offered in alternate years.
*241. Consultation Approaches to Child Development (3) II. Bryant
Lecture--1 hour; discussion--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing; supervised field experience with children (e.g., course 140, 141, 142, may be taken concurrently); and consent of instructor. Analysis and application of theories and approaches of consultation and child development to facilitate delivery of child-related services (e.g., educational and mental health). Develop working knowledge of consultation skills for working with adults directly interacting with children and adolescents. Offered in alternate years.
242. Adolescent Health Behavior: Theory and Programs (2) II. Braverman
Lecture/discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in child or human development, or consent of instructor; course 200B recommended. Theoretical conceptions relating to adolescent behaviors that have potential impact on health (e.g., use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs; sexual behavior; accident prevention). Development and evaluation of programs that aim to influence adolescents' behaviors or attitudes in these areas. Offered in alternate years.
246. Sex, Evolution, and Development (4) III. Chisholm
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Human Development or related field. An evolutionary and cross-cultural perspective on the family, with special emphasis on life history theory and parental investment theory and their relevance for understanding the development of alternative mating and parenting strategies in humans.
290. Seminar (3) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--3 hours. Discussion and evaluation of theories, research, and issues in human development. Different topics each quarter.
290C. Research Conference (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Supervising instructors lead research discussions with their graduate students. Research papers are reviewed and project proposals are presented and evaluated. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
291. Research Issues in Human Development (3) I. Kraft; II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in the behavioral sciences. In-depth presentations of research issues in particular areas of behavioral development.
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
Faculty. Core faculty are housed in the Division of Human Development, Department of Human and Community Development. Students may also choose to work with faculty from the Departments of Anthropology, Behavioral Biology, Neuroscience, Nutrition, Psychology, Physiology; the Division of Education; and the Schools of Law and of Medicine.
Graduate Study. The interdisciplinary and interdepartmental Graduate Group in Human Development offers a program of study leading to the Ph.D. degree. The program provides students with a coordinated postgraduate lifespan study of human behavioral development and educates students in the theories, methods, and accumulating research that provide the basis for current understanding and expanding knowledge of the development of human behavior. The program has a three-pronged structure: (1) It incorporates study in three domains of human development--biological, cognitive, socio-emotional; (2) It organizes the study of human development across the lifespan from conception through aging; and, (3) It emphasizes the internal and external contexts within which human development takes place--cultural institutions such as families, schools, and hospitals, and other contextual conditions such as government/social policy, nutrition, disease, and health/mental health. Recipients of the degree will be prepared to teach, to conduct research, and to be actively involved in public service in human behavioral development.
UC Davis 1996-97 Online General Catalog