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Courses in the Humanities Program provide instruction in interdisciplinary areas which do not fit readily into existing departments or programs.
*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. Humanities Forum (2) III. The Staff
Seminar--2 hours. Reading and discussion of a single work representative of a particular culture, historical period, or genre and significant for its ongoing cultural impact in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, technology, and popular arenas. Attention to provocative implications for contemporary society. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
10. Introduction to Film Studies (4) III. Projansky
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; film viewing--3 hours. Introduction to the study of cinema. Exploration of the analysis of film form and examination of a variety of issues in film studies, including spectatorship and cultural context. Emphasis on critical thinking and an analytical outlook on culture, generally. May be repeated for credit. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
20A. Privacy in the West (4) II. Murav
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Interdisciplinary study of privacy in the West. History of privacy as a positive concept in American constitutional tradition. Supreme Court cases. Privacy as a negative concept in Western religious tradition and Marxism. Privacy and gender, e.g., Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
40. Introduction to Computing in the Humanities (4) II. Roddy
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Survey of current approaches to use of computers in such fields as language, literature, history, art, music, and drama. Laboratory in text creation and analysis.
110A. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Narrative (4) I. Blanchard
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Interdisciplinary approach to contemporary issues (abortion, AIDS, civil rights, war and peace, welfare state) around which individuals, communities and institutions define themselves in American society, by applying principles of narrative theory to the narratives where those issues are embedded. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
140. Advanced Computing in the Humanities (4) III. Roddy
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours; research project. Prerequisite: course 40 or consent of instructor. The computer as support for the humanities. Topics include advanced textual analysis, editing, vocabulary control, and data base management (design, application and evaluation, and search strategies).
180. Topics in the Humanities (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--4 hours; term paper. Analysis of interdisciplinary issues in the humanities. Topics will vary. May be repeated once for credit. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
198. Directed Group Study (1-4) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-4) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
250. Topics in Humanities (4) I, II, III. The Staff (Program Director in charge)
Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Topics in the humanities, selected by the instructor. May be repeated once for credit.
299. Individual Research (1-4) I, II, III. The Staff (Program Director in charge)
Individual research in the humanities resulting in a formal written research report. (S/U grading only.)
Faculty. See under Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, Hydrologic Science Section.
Hydrologic Science is the study of the occurrence, distribution, circulation, and behavior of water in the environment of Earth. It includes measurement and analysis of water phenomena in the subsurface, on the Earth's surface, and in the atmosphere for the purpose of understanding and addressing problems that affect sustainability of both water quantity and water quality.
The Program. Hydrologists generally need strong backgrounds in physics , mathematics, chemistry, biology, geology, field methods, and computer methods. Knowledge of biology and chemistry is important for understanding modulators of water quality. Geology is essential for those working in groundwater hydrology. Field methods are necessary for observing and measuring hydrologic phenomena, and computer methods and mathematics are routinely needed for collectively analyzing field data and forecasting future system behavior.
Contemporary hydrologic problems include more effiecient use and development of groundwater and surface water resources; pollution of subsurface and surface waters from such sources as urban runoff, leaky underground storage tanks, and agricultural drainage; water quality criteria for drinking water and for fish and aquatic life; acidic precipitation and its impact on the environment; and the role of water in natural disasters such as flooding, landslides, and land subsidence. Other contemporary concerns include artificial recharge of groundwater, remote sensing for water resources, risk analysis in the operation of surface water reservoirs, and hydrologic prediction under uncertainty. The resolution of these problems demands hydrologic scientists with the comprehensive, mulitdisplinary education embodied in this program.
Internships and Career Alternatives. Numerous opportunities for internships exist with state and federal agencies in the Greater SacramentoDavis area. Career opportunities in hydrologic science are available in private consulting firms, environmental interest groups, and government agencies dealing with water resources, including the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Fish and Wildlife, Agricltural Research, Forest Service, and Soil Conservation Service), Environmental Protection Agency, national research laboratories (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and California Departments of Water Resources, Water Resources Control Board, Regional Water Quality Control Boards, Conservation, Fish and Game, and Toxic Substances.The major is excellent preparation for advanced degrees in hydrologic science and related fields.
Written/Oral Expression . . . 0-8 units
Breadth/General Education . . . 18-24 units
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 72 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 44-54 units
Restricted Electives . . . 16-26 units
Unrestricted Electives . . . 2-20 units
Total Units for the Degree . . . 180
Major Adviser. M. Grismer.
Minor Program. The Hydrologic Science Section of the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources offers the following minor program. The minor in Hydrologic Science is for natural science students who have an interest in water/environmental issues. The interested student should have completed preparatory coursework in calculus (Mathematics 16B), chemistry (Chemistry 2A; Chemistry 2B recommended), physics (Physics 5A), and biology (Biological Sciences 1A).
Coursework in the minor provides fundamental skills and knowledge of the hydrologic sciences. The program is sufficiently flexible for students to pursue partiuclar water issues or problems of interest to them.
Hydrologic Science . . . 20-22 units
*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 Resource Sciences Teaching Center, 111A Veihmeyer Hall or 122 Hoagland Hall (916-752-1669).
21. Water Pollution (4) II. Knight
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A or the equivalent. Causes and nature of various types of pollution and their effects upon aquatic biota. Particular emphasis on biological effects of toxic compounds, inorganic compounds, suspended matter, organic matter, salts and heated water on aquatic life. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 41. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
92. Hydrologic Science Internship (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: lower division students, consent of instructor. Work experience off and on campus in Hydrologic Science. Internship supervised by a member of the faculty. (P/NP grading only.)
100. Principles of Hydrologic Science (5) I. Grismer
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2B, Physics 5A; Mathematics 16B recommended. Introduction to scientific principles as applied to water and water problems. Topics include hydrology (surface and ground water), flow through porous media, water in soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, water quality, flow through pipes and channels, and representative water-resource problems. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 100 GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
103. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (3) I. Parlange
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 5A and Mathematics 16B; course 100 recommended; or consent of instructor. An introductory course in fluid properties, fluid statics, conservation of mass, momentum and energy. Dimensional analysis and boundary layer flow phenomena will also be considered. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 142.
110. Irrigation Principles and Practices (3) III. Schwankl
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 5A; Soil Science 100 recommended. General course for agricultural and engineering students dealing with soil and plant aspects of irrigation and drainage. Soil-water movement and storage, plant responses to irrigation regimes, water use by crops; procedures for determining frequency and depth of irrigation, drainage. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 110.
113. Water Quality, Soil Salinity and Reclamation (4) I. Biggar
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2B, Soil Science 100; course 100 recommended; or consent of instructor. Water quality parameters, water analysis and salinity control in relation to soil and plant factors; reclamation of soil and disposal of waste water and their effects on receiving waters; localized and regional river basin problems in relation to salinity control and water quality. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 103.
115. Irrigation and Drainage Systems (4) II. Wallender, Grismer, Hills
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103A or course 103. Engineering and scientific principles applied to the design of surface, sprinkle and micro irrigation systems and drainage systems within economic, biological, and environmental constraints. Interaction between irrigation and drainage will be emphasized. (Same course as Biological Systems Engineering 145.) Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 145.
117. Irrigation Water Management (3) III. Hopmans
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 110 or 124, or consent of instructor. Irrigation principles of soil-water and plant-water relations with irrigation system characteristics and other factors into an analytical framework for irrigation water management. Case studies discussed. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 172.
122. Biology of Running Waters (3) I. The Staff
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: introductory course in biology and junior standing. The study of lotic aquatic animals and plants in relation to their environment; various factors affecting the distribution of freshwater plants and animals is emphasized in a manner particularly suitable for students of freshwater ecology, soil and water science, and renewable natural resources. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 122.
122L. Biology of Running Waters Laboratory (2) I. The Staff
Laboratory--2 hours (including 2 or 3 weekend field trips). Prerequisite: introductory course in biology or consent of instructor and junior standing; course 122 (concurrently). Course allows interested students to obtain experience in sampling, processing, and synthesizing field data. Field trips will allow students to obtain an understanding of the structure and function of stream ecosystems. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 122L.
124. Plant-Water-Soil Relationships (4) III. Hsiao
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 100; Soil Science 100 recommended, and one additional course in botany or plant physiology; or consent of instructor. Principles of plant interactions with soil and water environments and their applications in crop and environmental management. Including nutrient and water uptake and transport; transpiration; soil processes affecting supplies; deficiencies and plant responses. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 104.
134. Aqueous Geochemistry (4) III. Casey
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2B, upper division standing. Covers the dielectric properties of water; thermodynamic and mass-action relations; electrolyte activities; metal hydrolysis equilibria; metal coordination chemistry; solubility calculations; electron-exchange reactions; and rate laws.
136. Chemistry of the Hydrosphere (3) III. Tanji
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2B and an upper division course in soil science, hydrologic science, geology, or limnology; course 134 recommended. Chemical characteristics of water in the hydrologic cycle. Understanding processes and conditions regulating chemical composition of natural waters with particular emphasis on dissolved mineral constituents. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 180.
141. Hydrology (4) II. Puente
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Physics 5B or 9B, Mathematics 16B or 21B; course 100 recommended. Study of the processes that constitute the hydrologic cycle: precipitation, infiltration, evaporation, transpiration, surface runoff, and groundwater runoff. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 141.
143. Analytical Hydrology and Watershed Management (3) II. Parlange
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 103 or Engineering 103A; working knowledge of FORTRAN. Introduction to watershed hydrology modeling. Techniques in precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, subsurface and overland flow, non-point source pollution, snowmelt, and their formulation in watershed model design and programming. (Same course as Biological Systems Engineering 143.)
145A. Groundwater Hydrology (3) I. Mariño
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100, 103 or Engineering 103A recommended. Occurrence, distribution, and movement of groundwater. Steady and transient groundwater-flow systems. Aquifer tests. Well construction, operation, and maintenance. Groundwater exploration, quality, and contamination. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 149A.
145B. Groundwater Hydrology (4) II. Fogg
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 145A or Civil and Environmental Engineering 144; course 100 recommended. Physical and chemical processes in contaminant transport, with emphasis on effects of aquifer complexity. Groundwater geology and chemistry. Fundamentals of groundwater flow and transport modeling. Laboratory includes field pumping test and work with physical and computer models. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 149B and 149L.
150. Water Law and Water Institutions (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Introductory course in water law and institutions. Current problems. Basic principles, with utilization of case-study method. Water rights: kind, acquisition, adjudication, administration and loss. Water organizations and enterprises; kinds, organization, financing, public regulation. Acreage limitation. Water pollution. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 150.
186. Environmental Remote Sensing (3) II. Ustin
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division course in soil science, hydrologic science, environmental studies or the plant sciences. Overview of satellite, airborne, and ground-based remote sensing. Building on properties of EM radiation, isotropic and non-isotropic scattering and absorption, the course examines applications in hydrologic processes, weather and climate, ecology and land use, soils, geology, forestry and agriculture.
192. Hydrologic Science Internship (1-12) I, II, III, The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: completion of 84 units and consent of instructor. Work experience off and on campus in water science. Internship supervised by a member of the faculty. (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)
Prerequisite: senior standing. (P/NP grading only.)
200. Survey of Hydrologic Sciences (1) I, II, III. Grismer
Seminar--1 hour; paper. Prerequisite: open to students in the Hydrologic Science program. Seminar course exposes students to the diversity of sciences involved in the program. Students prepare a paper and presentation in their area of research interest. May be repeated twice for credit. (S/U grading only.)
210. Hydrologic Modeling of the Vadose Zone (3) III. Hopmans
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Soil Science 107, Mathematics 22B, Programming Language. Principles and modeling of soil water, solute transport, heat and water flow, root water and nutrient uptake. Numerical techniques to incorporate soil heterogeneity. Not open for credit to students who have taken Water Science 200 or Hydrologic Science Graduate Group 210. Offered in alternate years.
212. Evapotranspiration (3) III. Parlange
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 103. Review of lower atmosphere properties; introduction to similarity theory; surface roughness parameterization, calculation of energy fluxes, local advection and turbulence measurements will be studied in the field. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 202. Offered in alternate years.
236. Hydrochemical Models (3) II. Tanji
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: background in applied chemistry and PC and mainframe computers; numerical analyses recommended. Application of mathematical and computer models to chemical problems. Emphasis on process level models (transport, rate and equilibrium) with same exposure to systems level models. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 217.
243. Water Resource Planning and Management (3) I. Mariño
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 141 or the equivalent. Applications of deterministic and stochastic mathematical programming techniques to water resource planning, analysis, design and management. Water allocation, capacity expansion, and reservoir operation. Conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater. Water quality management. Irrigation planning and operation models. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 206. (Former course Water Science 206.)
244. Multi-phase Transport in Soils (3) II. Grismer
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 103 or Engineering 103A or Civil and Environmental Engineering 141. Aspects of multi-phase flow in soils and their application to infiltration and immiscible displacement problems. Gas phase transport and entrapment during infiltration, and oil-water-gas displacement will be considered. Offered in alternate years. Not open for credit to students who have completed Hydrologic Science Graduate Group 240 or Biological Systems Engineering 240. (Former course Hydrologic Science Graduate Group 240.)
245. Advanced Soil Physics (3) III. Nielsen
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 22B or consent of instructor; Soil Science 107 and 207 recommended. Theoretical and applied aspects of the simultaneous transport and retention of water, solutes, heat, and gases in unsaturated soils. Emphasis given to current soil physics research topics of general interest in soil, water, and engineering sciences. Offered in alternate years. Not open for credit to students who have completed Water Science 250.
264. Modeling of Hydrologic Processes (3) III. Puente
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 141 or the equivalent and Statistics 102 or the equivalent. Techniques used to model the spatio-temporal structure of rainfall and runoff are introduced. Procedure studied include those based on stochastic point processes, chaos theory, fractal geometry, and fractional noises. Offered in alternate years. (Former course Hydrologic Science Graduate Group 254.)
269. Numerical Modeling of Groundwater Systems (3) III. Fogg
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 145A or Civil Engineering 144 and course 145B, Mathematics 22B. Finite difference and finite element techniques in modeling ground-water flow and transport. Fundamentals of constructing and calibrating models with hands-on applications. Methods and limitations of numerical solution of transport equations. Model interpretation and ethics. Not open for credit to students who have completed Hydrologic Science Graduate Group 220. (Former course Hydrologic Science Graduate Group 220.)
*273. Introduction to Geostatistics (3) I. Fogg
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Statistics 130A and 130B, or the equivalent. Statistical treatment of spatial data with emphasis on hydrologic problems. Topics include theory of random functions, variogram analysis, Kriging, coKriging, indicator geostatistics, and stochastic simulation of spatial variability. Demonstration and use of interactive geostatistical software included. Not open for credit to students who have completed Hydrologic Science Graduate Group 230. Offered in alternate years.
275. Analysis of Spatial Processes (3) III. Puente
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Statistics 102 or the equivalent; course 273 or Statistics 273A recommended. Characterization of homogeneous random fields; extremes and spectral parameters; geometry of excursions, local averaging; scale of fluctuation; non-Gaussian and irregular random fields; geostatistical applications. Offered in alternate years. Not open for credit to students who have completed Hydrologic Science Graduate Group 255 or Water Science 255.
290. Seminar in Hydrologic Science (1) III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing and background in Hydrologic Science, consent of instructor. Seminars and critical review of problems, issues, and research in hydrologic sciences. Oral presentations of research. Topics will vary. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
Faculty. The Group consists of faculty members from the Departments of Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Environmental Studies; Geology; and Land, Air and Water Resources.
Graduate Study. The Graduate Group in Hydrologic Science is an interdisciplinary program offering M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The group draws on the expertise across the campus from the Colleges of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Engineering, and Letters and Science. Coursework is available from many programs, including Hydrologic Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geology, and Soil Science. Education in the group broadens the skills and knowledge of the physical science or engineering student interested in the occurrence, distribution, circulation and properties of water on earth. Because of water's ubiquity and importance to physical, chemical and biological processes, hydrologic science involves the geologic, atmospheric and oceanic sciences, as well as engineering and other applied physical sciences. Basic to the Hydrologic Science program is a core curriculum of courses in fluid dynamics, hydrologic phenomena, hydrobiology, hydrogeochemistry, hydrologic techniques, and hydrologic policy. The program has degree options in Hydrobiology, Hydrogeochemistry and Hydrology. The Hydrology option includes specializations in surface hydrology, subsurface hydrology, irrigation and drainage, and water resources management. The subsurface hydrology specialization includes hydrogeology and vadose-zone hydrology.
Preparation. Applicants to the program are expected to have completed or to be in the process of completing an undergraduate degree in environmental or physical sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Undergraduate study must include one year of calculus, one year of physics with calculus, and one year of chemistry. Additional courses in applied statistics, computer programming, and geology are recommended.
Specialization. Each student will pursue an individual program of advanced study under the direction of a group of faculty members with similar interests but diverse backgrounds. Coursework in addition to the above is typically taken in the most appropriate departments.
Graduate Adviser. M.E. Grismer and M.B. Parlange (Land, Air and Water Resources).
Faculty. The faculty includes members from several colleges and the Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
Graduate Study. The Graduate Group in Immunology is a multidisciplinary group offering programs of study leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in various aspects of immunology. Possible areas of specialization include molecular biology, immunochemistry, immunogenetics, cellular immunology, clinical immunology, and tumor and developmental immunology.
Preparation. Applicants for candidacy to these programs should have completed undergraduate preparation in general biology, zoology or botany, general bacteriology or microbiology, general genetics, mathematics, general physics, chemistry, and biochemistry.
For work leading to the Ph.D. degree, the requirements include cell biology, chemical immunology, cellular immunology, immunohematology, and advanced immunology. In addition to these general requirements more specialized preparation in at least one of the following is required: (a) microbiological specialties (bacteriology, virology, parasitology, medical microbiology); (b) zoological specialties (cell biology, endocrinology, embryology, protozoology, histology, cytology, physiology); (c) medical specialties (pathology, anatomy, pharmacology, clinical pathology, reproduction, hematology, epidemiology); (d) biochemistry/biophysics specialties (biologically active molecules, control mechanisms); (e) genetic specialties (developmental genetics, population genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics).
Graduate Adviser. Contact the Group Office.
*Course not offered this academic year.
Additional courses are available and listed under the individual sponsoring departments. Contact the group office for information.
292. Immunotoxicology Seminar (2) I. Golub
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Pharmacology/Toxicology, Immunology, Physiology, or Biochemistry. Seminar presentations dealing with principles of xenobiotic effects on immune system functions and specific examples of drugs and environmental chemicals exerting toxic effects on the immune system. Offered in alternate years. (S/U grading only.)
295. Cytokines: An Expanding Class of Cell Regulatory Agents (2) II. Benton, Erickson
Lecture/discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: undergraduate courses in immunology, cell biology and biochemistry. Lectures, discussion and presentations which examine the role of cytokines in immunity, inflammation tissue injury and disease. Current knowledge of their molecular structures specific receptors, antagonists and signalling mechanisms will be discussed.
296. Advanced topics in Immunology (3) II. Cheung
Seminar--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Presentation, discussion and analysis of research topics in immunology, with emphasis on investigative bench research. (S/U grading only.)
Information:
The Independent Study Program provides an opportunity for upper division students to design and pursue a full quarter (12-15 units) of individual study in an area of special interest.
A program qualifying as Independent Study will consist of one or more courses in the 190199 series. While the theme of such a program may be reasonably broad, a recognizable common thread should unite all the academic work you undertake during an independent study quarter. Regularly offered formal courses will only be acceptable as a part of such a program if they clearly fit its theme and contribute something essential toward the realization of its objectives. The program is not to be considered a way to take more variable-unit courses than normally permitted.
The procedure for enrolling in an Independent Study Program is as follows:
The deadline for applications is the tenth day of instruction of the term before the term in which the project is to be undertaken. (See the Academic Calendar at the front of the catalog for specific dates.)
You must report the completion or termination of the project to the Committee on Courses of Instruction.
The Individual Major, an integrated program composed of courses from two or more disciplines, is designed by the student and is subject to approval by faculty advisers and appropriate college committees. This major enables a student to pursue a specific interest which cannot be accommodated within the framework of an existing major. It must clearly and specifically meet the student's educational goals as well as meet university and college academic standards.
Proposals for individual majors should be submitted by the fourth full week of the fifth quarter before graduation. Specific requirements for each college are shown below. Application forms are available in program offices.
English Composition requirement . . . 0-8 units
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . (variable)
Breadth/General Education . . . 6-24 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 45-54 units
Unrestricted Electives . . . (variable)
Total Units for the Degree . . . 180
Master Adviser. T. Foin (Environmental Studies). The individual major proposal must be developed in consultation with the Academic Advising Center and two or more faculty members prior to final review by the Individual Major Committee for the College.
Incoming transfer students applying for an Individual Major will be admitted into the Exploratory Program.
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . (variable)
Depth Subject Matter . . . 45-54 units
Total Units for Degree . . . 180
Student Proposal. A student submits to the Dean's Office a major proposal and an essay, discussing educational purposes, personal and/or professional objectives, along with faculty letters of recommendation. After initial review, the Faculty Committee on Individual Majors evaluates the proposal and provides final action. Proposals must be received by the end of the fourth full week of instruction for consideration that quarter.
Major Advisers (selected by student). Principal Adviser: a faculty member in a teaching department or program in the College of Letters and Science in major field of emphasis. Secondary Adviser: a faculty member from secondary area of interest.
Honors Program. By the fourth week of the last quarter of the junior year, students potentially eligible for high or highest honors at graduation (see College section), may petition the Individual Majors Committee for tentative acceptance into an honors program.
Final admission will depend upon the Committee's approval of a senior thesis prospectus that has been agreed upon by the student and faculty adviser. The prospectus must be presented to the Committee by the end of the fourth full week of instruction of the first quarter of the senior year. Graduation with high or highest honors will be conditional upon both the maintenance of the required grade point average and the completion of the senior thesis project. Students who anticipate doing a senior honors thesis should allow up to 3 units of independent study in the program during each of the last quarters in the senior year as course options.
Integrated Studies is an invitational first-year honors residential program associated with the Davis Honors Challenge. Established in 1969, the program encourages cross-disciplinary interests in its faculty and students and values close contact between student and professor. Enrollments are limited to 25 students per class, and program membership is limited to 3% of the entering class. (In 1996-97, 68 students will be admitted to the program.)
Students enroll in at least three Integrated Studies courses and two seminars during the year. Students not admitted to the Program may not register for Integrated Studies courses or seminars.
For more information about the Davis Honors Challenge, see the section titled "Honors Challenge".
*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. Science and Engineering: Physics (4) III. McColm
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--2 hours. Introductory course on the history, philosophy and methodology of physics from 600 B.C. to the present day. Changes in ideas about the physical universe explored. Problem solving not emphasized.
*1B. Science and Engineering: Origins of the Universe (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Knowledge of the origins of the universe, of matter, of galaxies, stars, and planets, and of the earth and the variety of life forms that have evolved on this planet.
*1C. Science and Engineering: Molecules to Humans (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: high school chemistry. Intended for liberal arts students. Integrates the principles of chemistry, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. Students are expected to achieve a fair scientific literacy in all of the subjects.
*2A. Arts and Humanities: Mathematics and Civilization (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: high school algebra and geometry. Topics from arithmetic, geometry, algebra and probability presented in historical context which is designed to convey an appreciation of the role that mathematics has played in shaping our world and civilization.
*2B. Arts and Humanities: Theology (4) I. Robertson
Discussion--4 hours. Major issues in theology, including the existence and nature of God, the nature and destiny of the human species, free will, and morality from both a western and eastern perspective.
*2C. Arts and Humanities: Origins of Western Civilization (4) III. Roller
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Civilizations of the ancient Near East and Greece: the problem of divine-human relations, problems of law and justice, and development of science and of logical thought. Readings include selections from Near Eastern texts and from Greek literature.
*2D. Arts and Humanities: Literature and Writing (4) I. McGuinness
Lecture--3 hours; small-group writing workshop. Prerequisite: completion of Subject A requirement. Exposure to basic methods of literary analysis in drama, fiction and poetry and concepts that guide literary scholars in making critical judgments. Formal writing training.
*2E. Arts and Humanities: Playing Shakespeare (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--2 hours. Prerequisite: completion of Subject A requirement. Shakespeare as a theatre professional: producer, actor, director. His use and development of Elizabethan theatre acting space. Objective analysis of how Shakespeare's text actually works on stage. Scene exercises to illustrate effective playing of the text.
*3A. Social Sciences: History in Our Time (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Major political, economic, historical, and ideological changes in the global community since the 1970s.
*3B. Society Through Literature: Modern Europe (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Readings and discussion concerning European experience as related to the Russian revolution, two world wars, the rise of Fascism, Nazi holocaust, and the decline of Europe as the center of world politics.
*3C. Society Through Literature: Modern China (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. China's twentieth-century experience: national humiliation, invasion, isolation, oppression, and the overthrow of ancient values, as reflected in short stories, novels, poetry, and film.
*3D. Social Sciences: Speech, Privacy, and Conscience (4) II. The Staff
Discussion--4 hours. Analysis of the constitutional rights of speech, privacy, and conscience as limits on majoritarian decision-making. Specific topics to be covered include pornography, "hate" speech, broadcast codes, book censorship, sexual and associational privacy, abortion, and euthanasia.
*3E. Social Sciences: Sociology (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--2 hours. Introduction to modern sociological research and theory utilizing material drawn from three topical areas: the development of gender identities, the social production of scientific and other forms of knowledge, and the social basis of religious belief.
8. Colloquium (1) I, II. The Staff (N. McGuinness in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Lectures, films, and readings on the interrelation between the arts and sciences. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
8A. Special Topics in Natural Science and Mathematics (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Group study of a special topic in natural sciences and mathematics. Course varies with topic offered. Limited enrollment. May be repeated for credit. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.
8B. Special Topics in Humanities (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Group study of a special topic in humanities. Course varies with topic offered. Limited enrollment. May be repeated for credit. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
8C. Special Topics in the Social Sciences (4) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Group study of a special topic in social sciences. Course varies with topic offered. Limited enrollment. May be repeated for credit. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.
9. Seminar (1) I, II, III. The Staff (N. McGuinness in charge)
Lecture--1 hour. Lectures, films, and readings on the themes for the year. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
197T. Tutoring in Integrated Studies (1-4) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of Director of Integrated Studies. Tutoring in lower division Integrated Studies courses, usually in small discussion groups. Weekly discussions with the instructor on the subject matter of the course being tutored and upon the art and craft of teaching. (P/NP grading only.)
International Agricultural Development is an interdisciplinary major in the Human and Community Development department.
Faculty. Includes members from various departments across colleges.
The goal of international agricultural development is to improve food production, nutrition, marketing, and health in less technically advanced countries. Students in this major are trained in technical areas of agriculture that can be applied to the problems of world hunger and health.
The Program. International agricultural development majors may select their areas of technical specialization from any of the agricultural and environmental sciences, for example, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, community development, food science, plant science, or resource science. Students interested in international work also need to develop the qualities necessary for effective performance in developing areas of the world. Courses in social sciences, humanities, and economics work toward this end by providing an understanding of the broad cultural, social, and economic environments in which agriculture operates in countries outside of the United States.
Career Alternatives. The study of international agricultural development prepares a student for a variety of careers. Some students choose service through the Peace Corps. Others seek employment in international trade, while others choose to work for a governmental or private agency in a foreign nation. Religious groups and organizations also employ university-trained individuals for agricultural work in conjunction with missions and other types of human service work overseas. The major is also preparation for further graduate work in agricultural 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 . . . 0-8 units
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 39-43 units
Social Sciences core
Natural Science core . . . 54 units
Breadth/General Education . . . 6-24 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 38 units
Primary Field of Specialization . . . 60 units
Unrestricted Electives . . . 1-34 units
Total Units for the Degree . . . 180
Specialization Advisers
A listing of faculty in the various areas of specialization and with interests in International Agricultural Development is available from the Major Adviser.
Major Adviser. S. B. Brush (Human and Community Development).
International Agricultural Development . . . 20 units
Minor Adviser. S. B. Brush (1361 Hart Hall).
Graduate Study. A program of study and research leading to the M.S. degree is available in International Agricultural Development. Detailed information regarding graduate study may be obtained by writing to the Coordinator of Graduate Recruitment (I.A.D.), Graduate Studies, UC Davis.
Graduate Advisers. S.B. Brush, (Human and Community Development); D.J. Boyd (Anthropology); K.G. Cassman (Agronomy and Range Science); L.S. Jarvis (Agricultural Economics).
Related Courses. See Agricultural Economics 148, 215C; Agricultural Systems and Environment 111; Anthropology 221; Economics 115A-115B, 215A-215B-215C; Geography 142; Nutrition 20; Sociology 144.
*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 Department of Human and Community Development, Advising Center in 1303 Hart Hall (916-752-2244).
10. Introduction to International Agricultural Development (4) II. Brush
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Theories, practices and institutions relating to agricultural development; the interaction of changing social, cultural and economic organization through successive stages of economic development; impact of new agricultural technology on underdeveloped regions. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
92. Internship (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Supervised internship, off and on campus, in community and institutional settings. (P/NP grading only.)
*102. Limited Resource Animal Agriculture (4) III. Brown (Animal Sciences)
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours; one all-day Saturday field trip required. Prerequisite: Animal Science 2. Enviromentally and ecomonically sound methods are presented to meet objectives of limited resource animal agriculture system. Range systems, small farms, Third World systems and suburban enterprises are considered. (Same course as Animal Sciences 102.)
103. Social Change and Agricultural Development (4) III. Brush
Lecture/discussion--4 hours. Prerequisite: introductory social science course (Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, International Agricultural Development). How social and cultural factors influence technological change in agriculture; theories of diffusion of innovations; social impact analysis and technology assessment. GE credit: SocSci, Div.
110. Agricultural Production Economics (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division status and an introductory course in microeconomics (Economics 1A). Economic analysis of agricultural production in low income countries, from field-level data collection to national food policy. Emphasis is given to construction and use of farm models in project evaluation.
111. Agricultural Marketing Systems (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division status and an introductory course in microeconomics recommended (Economics 1A). Economic analysis of agricultural marketing systems in low income countries, including the functions of transportation, storage, packaging, handling, grading and standardization, processing, and market news. Emphasis is given to evaluation of interventions in marketing systems to speed economic development.
*141. Technology for Agriculture in Developing Regions (3) I. Chancellor (Agricultural Engineering)
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory/discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 1A; upper division standing. Equipment used in tropical agriculture. Man-, animal-, and engine-powered devices. Energy requirements, size-scale, costs, support infrastructure development, and productivity potentials. (Same course as Applied Biological Systems Technology 141.)
190. Proseminar in International Agricultural Development (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Presentation and discussion of current topics in international agricultural development by visiting lecturers, staff and students. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
*191. Topics in International Agricultural Development (3) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics dealing with current issues in agricultural development in lesser developed nations--variable content. May be repeated for credit.
192. Internship (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Supervised internship, off and on campus, in community and institutional settings. (P/NP grading only.)
195. Field Study in Agricultural Development (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--2 hours total; seminar--8 hours total; field work--overnight trips to sites in California (four two-day visits) or Mexico (one eight-day visit). Students will incur travel expenses. Observation of agricultural development strategies and impact on rural communities. Discussion with farmers, workers and organizational staff members. Study of farm commodities, institutions and experiences in dealing with agricultural development problems. International influence on United States agriculture. (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)
(P/NP grading only.)
200. Analysis and Determinants of Cropping Systems (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 101, Agricultural Science and Management 150 (or comparable statistics course). Cropping systems as a function of farmer objectives, resource availability, environment, and yield potential; interactions among management strategies, resource use
efficiency, and the agroecosystem; stability, diversity, and substainability of cropping systems.
201. The Economics of Small Farms and Farming Systems (4) II. Jarvis
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Agricultural Economics 100A. Economic perspective on small farm development. Establishes a basis for predicting farmers' responses to changes in the economic environment, and for proposing government policies to increase small farm production and improve farmer and national welfare.
202. Social Systems and Agricultural Development (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division coursework in economic development, cultural anthropology, sociology, or political science (especially comparative politics or public administration), or consent of instructor. Social and cultural factors in agricultural and rural development; adaptation of rural people to development process; agrarian movements and revolution; evaluation of theories of rural development; application of social analysis to design and implementation of rural and agricultural policies and programs.
203. Management Systems for Agricultural Development (4) II. Wolf
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 200 or 201 preferably, or 202; or consent of instructor. Contexts of agricultural and rural development; strategies for program implementation; planning, staffing, and financing agricultural development; processes and structures of implementation; delegation, decentralization, devolution, deconcentration, and dispersal.
217. Conservation and Sustainable Development in Third World Nations (4) II. Orlove
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; fieldwork--2 hours. Prerequisite: at least one course from two of these three groups: a) Environmental Studies 160, 161, 168A, 168B; b) Environmental Studies 101, 133, International Agricultural Development 103, Geography 142; c) Anthropology 126, 131, Geography 141, Sociololgy 144, 145A, 145B. Examination of the patterns of resource ownership, control and management in agricultural lands, extractive zones (fisheries, forests) and wildlands, with emphases on conservation and sustainability. Comparison of industrial democracies and poorer nations. (Same course as Ecology 217.)
*220. Food and Nutrition Strategies in Developing Countries (4) I. Jarvis
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Agricultural Economics 100A. Identifies important topical problems in food and nutrition policy, develops theoretical frameworks suitable for their analysis, examines the empirical information relevant to the problems and, using theory data, draws appropriate policy implications. Offered in alternate years.
290. Seminar in International Agricultural Development (1-2) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1-2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Discussion and critical evaluation of advanced topics and issues in international agricultural development. (S/U grading only.)
291. Topics in International Agricultural Development (1-3) I, II, III. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--1-3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics dealing with current issues in agricultural development in lesser developed nations. Variable content. May be repeated once for credit.
292. Graduate Internship (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: participation in H. Humphrey Fellow Program or consent of instructor. Individually designed supervised internship, off or on campus, in community, business or institutional setting. Developed with advice of faculty mentor and Humphrey Coordinator. (S/U grading only.)
298. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Graduate Group Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Graduate Group Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
Faculty. The Group includes faculty from the Colleges of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Engineering, and Letters and Science, and the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Graduate Study. The International Agricultural Development M.S. degree program prepares U.S. and foreign students for careers in agricultural and rural development around the world. The group's approximately 85 faculty members possess a wide range of experience in international development.
The philosophy guiding the program is that graduates must have strong preparation in a specific field within the agricultural and social sciences. Thirty different specializations are offered. In addition, to apply their specializations, graduates should be perceptive and understanding of people in developing nations, and have a comprehension of how technological, social, economic, and political variables affect the development process. They should have insight into individual and group motivations and be able to discern ways to initiate changes.
The program provides a multidisciplinary education designed to recognize these needs. It guides students to the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to stimulate, assist, or manage agricultural development and enhance rural life in developing countries. Students are prepared to accomplish technological and biological improvement in agricultural methods and to encourage social innovations where appropriate. Specialization is available in fields ranging from agricultural economics, agronomy, animal science, and community development to agricultural ecology, international nutrition, and women's issues, all with an emphasis on international development.
Graduate Adviser. Contact the Group Office.
Problems of security, human rights, energy and mineral resources, and the environment are increasingly confronted at a global rather than a national level. With its theoretical models and real-world application, the study of international relations is an exciting and highly relevant interdisciplinary major.
The Program. Graduation with a major in international relations requires completion of introductory courses in political science, economics, geography, and history. Upper division work is composed of a core of four courses in economics and political science required of all majors, and an additional set of eight courses chosen from one of four clusters which encompass major topical areas in combination with regional emphases: I. World Trade and Development, II. International Relations of the Third World, III. Global Resources and Environment, IV. World Politics. The major also requires fluency in English and a working knowledge (approximately 24 to 30 units of course credits or equivalent fluency) of one other modern language.
Programs, Internships, and Career Alternatives. One program of special interest to international relations majors is the Education Abroad Program, which provides insights into the life and culture of other countries. At UC Davis, the Internship and Career Center assists students in obtaining legislative, legal, and business internships. In addition, the UC Davis Washington Center arranges internships and runs a full-credit academic program in Washington, D.C. with a full range of oppotunties for International Relations majors (see also the UC Davis Washington Center listing). International relations graduates are prepared for employment in governmental agencies abroad (such as the Foreign Service), with state agencies, international or non-governmental organizations (such as the United Nations), foundations, and companies having interests in international business, trade, or finance. The stringent language requirement of the major program enhances career prospects in jobs which demand knowledge of the language and culture of other countries.
International Relations Abroad: International Relations strongly encourages students to participate in the UC Education Abroad Program. A maximum of four courses taken abroad may be applied toward the 12 upper division courses in the International Relations major. Courses are selected with the approval of an adviser for the International Relations program.
Preparatory requirements. Before declaring a major in International Relations, students must complete the following courses with a combined grade point average of at least 2.50 (all courses must be taken for a letter grade):
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 24-51 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 47-50 units
Cluster I: World Trade and Development
(Heavy economic emphasis; suitable particularly for students who seek careers in international business or international organizations)
Cluster II: International Relations of the Third World
(Focuses on problems of development of the Third World in recent times)
Cluster III: Global Resources and Environment
(Designed to familiarize students with major patterns of resource distribution in the world and the role resources play in international affairs)
Cluster IV: World Politics
(Examines political relationships in international relations. The focus is on national governments and their activities in the global political system)
Total units for the major . . . 72-105
Regional Courses--Group A
Regional Courses--Group B
Major Adviser. E. Goldman (Political Science).
*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.
98. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
190. Topics in International Relations (4) I, II, III.
Lecture/discussion--4 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics in international relations. Variable content. May be repeated for credit when a different topic is studied.
192. International Relations Internship (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Committee Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours (to be arranged). Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor. Work experience in international relations, with term paper summarizing the practical experience of the student. (P/NP grading only.)
194HA-194HB. Special Study for Honors Students (4-4) II-III. Goldman and staff
Seminar--2 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: open only to majors of senior standing who qualify for honors program. Directed reading, research, and writing on topics selected by students and instructor culminating in preparation of a senior honors thesis under direction of a faculty adviser. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of course sequence.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff
Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff
Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Education and Graduate Placement
Engineering and Physical Sciences
Liberal Arts
The Internship and Career Center facilitates a campuswide internship program. All internships, both credit and non-credit, can be taken for Transcript Notation with completion of required evaluation reports. The notation briefly describes the nature and location of the internship experience. Questions pertaining to academic credit and Transcript Notation may be directed to The Internship and Career Center.
Course Credit. Internship courses (numbered 92 and 192) are available for credit on a variable-unit and Passed/Not Passed grading basis. A maximum of 12 units of 92 and/or 192 courses may be counted toward the 180-unit minimum needed for graduation. To qualify for the 192 course, students must have acquired 84 units of credit. All credited internships require approval and sponsorship by a faculty member from an appropriate discipline. Arrangements may be made through the department of the sponsoring faculty member and facilitated by The Internship and Career Center Staff.
The major in Italian provides a solid language background which will enable the student to develop an appreciation for Italian language and culture.
The Program. The Italian program is small and geared to the individual needs of the student. The use of Italian is stressed on all levels and a knowledge of the language is required for literature courses which are taught only in Italian. The Italian program actively participates in the Education Abroad Program, the International Internships Program, and the Summer Sessions International (Rome), all of which offer opportunities for travel and study in Italy.
Career Alternatives. Specific career opportunities for those students who have a background in foreign languages are abundant. In addition to the Foreign Service, jobs are available in business and education, both overseas and in the U.S. For example, those wishing to live (for brief or longer periods of time) and work in Italy have a choice of cities: Milan for business, Rome for international concerns in agriculture and nutrition in the F.A.O., and Florence for retail commerce and the arts, just to name a few. In the U.S., foreign-owned companies or American companies with interests in the foreign market need qualified people who are also fluent in a foreign language.
Education Abroad Program. Applicable courses taken on EAP are accepted for credit in the major or the minor programs.
Preparatory Subject Matter . . . 0-24 units
Depth Subject Matter . . . 36 units
Total Units for the Major . . . 36-60
Recommended
One year of study abroad with the Education Abroad Program or college Latin or a Romance Language.
Major Adviser. D. Dutschke.
Italian . . . 20 units
Prerequisite Credit. Credit will not normally be given for a course if it is a prerequisite of a course already successfully completed. Exceptions can be made only by the Program Director.
Honors and Honors Program. The honors program comprises two quarters of study under course 194H (3 units) and course 195H (3 units), which will include a research paper and a comprehensive examination. See also sections on University and College requirements.
Teaching Credential Subject Representative. See Major Adviser above and also the section on the Teacher Education Program 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.
Students offering high school language preparation as a prerequisite must take a placement test.
1. Elementary Italian (5) I, II, III. Foscarini in charge
Discussion--5 hours; laboratory--1 hour. Introduction to Italian grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication. (Students who have successfully completed Italian 2 or 3 in the 10th or higher grade in high school may receive unit credit for this course on a P/NP grading basis only. Although a passing grade will be charged to the student's P/NP option, no petition is required. All other students will receive a letter grade unless a P/NP petition is filed.)
2. Elementary Italian (5) I, II, III. Foscarini in charge
Discussion--5 hours; laboratory--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1. Continuation of course 1 in areas of grammar and basic language skills.
3. Elementary Italian (5) I, II, III. Foscarini in charge
Lecture/discussion--5 hours. Prerequisite: course 2. Continuation of grammar sequence, and practice of all language skills through cultural texts.
4. Intermediate Italian (3) I, II, III. Director in charge
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 3 or the equivalent. Review of grammar and syntax through written exercises, and readings of short prose works. Intended to develop the linguistic foundations of students who have completed the first-year language classes.
5. Intermediate Italian (3) I, II, III. Director in charge
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 4 or the equivalent. Review and study of grammar and syntax, readings of short prose works, and written exercises. Intended to prepare students to read, understand and discuss modern Italian.
8A. Italian Conversation (3) I, III. The Staff
Discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 3 or the equivalent. Course designed to offer practice in speaking Italian. May be repeated once for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
8B. Italian Conversation (3) II. The Staff
Discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 8A. Course designed to offer practice in speaking Italian. (P/NP grading only.)
9. Reading Italian (3) I, II, III. Director in charge
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 5. Reading and discussion of modern Italian prose, including selections from creative, scientific and journalistic writings. Introduction to contemporary Italian literature and culture, as well as a means of strengthening the student's command of the Italian language.
50. Studies in Italian Cinema (4) II. Cannon
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; term paper. Introduction to Italian cinema through its genres. Focus is on cinema as a reflection of and a comment on modern Italian history. Film will be studied as an artistic medium and as a form of mass communication. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*90X. Lower Division Seminar (1-2) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1-2 hours. Prerequisite: lower division standing and consent of instructor. Examination of a special topic in Italian language or culture (such as Italian culture seen through film, Italian feminism, literature, or politics) through shared readings, discussions, and written assignments, or special activities such as film screening or laboratory work.
*98. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II. The Staff
Primarily intended for lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)
101. Advanced Conversation, Composition, and Grammar (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; weekly essays. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor.
*104. Italian Translation and Style (4) III. Dutschke
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; two research papers; term paper. Prerequisite: course 101 or consent of instructor. Practice in translation from Italian to English and English to Italian, using literary and non-literary texts of different styles. Analysis of linguistic problems and elements of style contained in the translation material.
105. Introduction to Italian Literature (4) II. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 101 or consent of instructor. Introduction to the study of the principal authors, works, and movements of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern periods in Italy. GE credit: ArtHum.
107. Survey of Italian Culture and Institutions (4) III. Foscarini
Lecture--3 hours; term paper. Assessment of the impact of regional autonomy on Italian cultural life from the Middle Ages to the present. Special emphasis will be placed upon achievements in literature, the arts, philosophy, and socio-political institutions. To be taught in English. GE credit: ArtHum.
112. Medieval and Renaissance Poetry: St. Francis to Petrarch (4) I. Dutschke
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. Study of the origins of Italian religious and secular poetry of the 13th and 14th centuries. A diversified poetry is illustrated in works of St. Francis, Dante, Cavalcanti, Petrarch, the Sicilian School, the Sweet New Style Poets, and other authors. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
*113. Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso) (4) III. Dutschke
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. Study of Dante Alighieri's Divina Commedia, and its role in the development of Italian language and literature. Emphasis will be placed on reading the whole poem within the historical context of the Middle Ages. GE credit: ArtHum.
*114. Boccaccio, Decameron, and the Renaissance Novella (4) II. Dutschke
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. Study of the development of the short story in Italy, as exemplified in Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron, in his predecessors and Renaissance followers. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
115A. Studies in the Cinquecento (4) III. Schiesari
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. Analysis of key texts from the high moment of the Italian Renaissance. The political and aesthetic legacy of humanism will be foregrounded in relation to authors such as Ficino, Ariosto, Machiavelli, Aretino, Castiglione, and Tasso. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
*115B. Italian Literature of the Renaissance and the Baroque: from Cellini to Marino (4) III. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 115A. Continued examination into the loss of an ideal. Emphasis on the conflicts in Michelangelo and Tasso leading to Marino, with an excursus on Galileo's role in the formation of a modern literary standard. GE credit: ArtHum.
*115C. Italian Drama from Machiavelli to the Enlightenment (4) I. Schiesari
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. Development of comic and tragic forms as critical representations of their societal and historical contexts, i.e. Machiavelli and the logic of power, Baroque dramatists in the service of counter-reformation Italy, Goldoni's comedies and bourgeois social consciousness. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
*115D. Early Modern Italian Lyric (4) I. Schiesari
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. Examination of the poetic tradition influenced by Petrarch. Consideration of the relation between gender and genre in such poets as Petrarch, Bembo, della Casa, Tasso, Marino, Gaspara Stampa, Veronica Franco, Isabella di Morra. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
*118. Italian Literature of the Eighteenth Century (4) I. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. Development of modern Italian literature. Emphasis on the work of Goldoni, Bettinelli, Baretti, Parini, Alfieri and Vico. GE credit: ArtHum.
*119. Italian Literature of the Nineteenth Century (4) II. The Staff
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. Romanticism in Italy, including Manzoni, Verga, and Verismo. GE credit: ArtHum.
120A. Italian Literature of the Twentieth Century: The Novel (4) III. Cannon
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. Development of the novel from Svevo to the present. Emphasis on the work of Svevo, Levi, Moravia, Pavese, and Vittorini. GE credit: ArtHum.
*120B. Italian Literature of the Twentieth Century: Poetry and Drama (4) I. Cannon
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. Italian poetry with emphasis on Hermeticism; the theater of Luigi Pirandello and its role in the development of contemporary Italian drama. GE credit: ArtHum.
*131. Autobiography in Italy (4) III. Schiesari
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. The development of representations of selfhood with particular attention to generic conditions, the confessional tradition and the problem of women's self-representation. Authors studied may included Petrarch, Tasso, Casanova, Alfieri, Zvevok, Sibilla Aleramo and Primo Levi. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum.
*139B. Italian Literature in English: Boccaccio, Petrarch and the Renaissance (4) II. Dutschke
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Petrarch and Boccaccio and their relations to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; the Renaissance, with particular attention to the works of Lorenzo de' Medici, Leonardo da Vinci, Machiavelli, Ariosto, Michelangelo, and Tasso. GE credit: ArtHum.
*140. Italian Literature in English Translation: Dante, Divine Comedy (4) I. Dutschke
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper--1 hour. Prerequisite: any course from the GE Literature Preparation List. Reading of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, through the otherworld realms of Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
*141. Culture, Gender and the Italian Renaissance (4) II. Schiesari
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: any course from the GE Literature Preparation List. Critical analysis of texts from the Italian Renaissance. Primary concern focuses on issues such as "the dignity of Man;" education and gender politics; "high" and "low" culture and its relation to literary practices. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.
*142. Masterpieces of Modern Italian Narrative (4) III. Cannon
Lecture--1.5 hours; discussion--1.5 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: either English 3, Comparative Literature 2, or History 4C. Analysis of major works of Italian narrative fiction from unification of Italy to present. Students will learn to use representative methods and concepts which guide literary scholarship. Consideration of works within European social and cultural context. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
145. Special Topics in Italian Literature (4) I, II, III. The Staff (Director in charge)
Lecture/discussion--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 9 or consent of instructor. Study of special topics and themes in Italian literature, such as comic literature, epic poetry, pre-twentieth century theater, fascism, futurism, women and literature, and the image of America, etc. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. GE credit: Wrt.
*190X. Upper Division Seminar (1-2) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Seminar--1-2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor. In-depth examination of a special topic in Italian language or culture through shared readings, discussions, written assignments or special activities such as film screening or laboratory work. Limited enrollment. May not be repeated for credit.
192. Italian Internship (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Director in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of chairperson of Italian Department. Participation in government and business activities to gain work experience and to develop a better knowledge of Italian language and culture. (P/NP grading only.)
194H. Special Study for Honors Students (3) I, II, III. The Staff
Independent study--3 hours. Prerequisite: open only to majors of senior standing who qualify for honors program. Guided research, under the direction of a faculty member, leading to a senior honors thesis in a topic in Italian literature, civilization, or language studies. (P/NP grading only.)
195H. Honors Thesis (3) I, II, III. Staff (Director in charge)
Independent study--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 194H. Writing of an honors thesis on a topic in Italian literature, civilization, or language studies under the direction of a faculty member. (P/NP grading only.)
197T. Tutoring in Italian (1-4) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1-2 hours; laboratory--1-2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor. Tutoring in undergraduate courses, including leadership in small voluntary discussion groups affiliated with departmental courses. May be repeated for credit for a total of 6 units. (P/NP grading only.)
197TC. Community Tutoring in Italian (1-5) I, II, III. Foscarini
Discussion--1-2 hours; laboratory--2-4 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Field experience as Italian tutors or teacher's aides. May be repeated for credit for a total of 10 units. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-4) I, II, III. The Staff (Director in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Director in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
297. Individual Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Director in charge)
Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Director in charge)
Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Director in charge)
Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
299D. Dissertation Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Director in charge)
Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
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