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WHAT’S NEW THIS FALL?
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Bachelor of Arts in General Studies has been renamed Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts. Same great
program with a catchy new name! Student currently enrolled in the General Studies program may
request a transfer to the new program by submitting a program change from to the Registrar’s Office. If
the request is submitted before the fall 2016 semester begins a change in catalog year will not be
required. Graduation requirements and concentration opportunities have not changed, and students
who prefer to remain in their existing program may still graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in General
Studies.
COURSE INTRODUCTIONS
GENERAL EDUCATION: Check out these exciting new courses.
HIST 225 History of the United States: 1945 to Present (3 units)
This modern history course, developed by Professor Sterling Davenport, may be applied to GE Category 2A: World
History or as an elective.
Prerequisites: ENGL 101
Course description: Study and evaluation of the events that transpired in the United States during the
Cold War era of 1945 to the present. Examines the major social, economic, and political changes that
shaped the modern American dynamic, including events such as the civil rights movement, women’s
rights, the Vietnam War, the Korean conflict, republicanism, liberalism, nationalism, and
environmentalism.
IDS 310 Art & Anthropology (3 units)
This course, developed by Professor Kanae Omura, crosses disciplines to expose students to art from a perspective
far from the mainstream. The course may be applied to GE category 5A: Anthropology or 6A: Fine Arts or as an
elective.
Prerequisites: ENGL 102
Course description: Study of the anthropological perspectives on art, aesthetics, and expressive culture.
Includes a cross-cultural examination of the social function of art and the production, consumption,
exhibition, and representation of non-western art. Emphasis on how art in non-western contexts is
shaped and influenced by global art movements.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT: Out with the old, in with the new – the department has retired some superannuated
courses to make room for fresh new courses. Three of these new courses are on the fall schedule! If you have
already completed the retired course, check with your advisor to see if the new course can be applied to your
elective requirement.
Retired
ENGL300A English Literature I
ENGL336 Asian American Writers
ENGL481 Literature of the US II
Replacement
LIT 310 Survey of English Literature
LIT 312 Survey of Asian American Literature to 1980
LIT 430 Topics in Chicana/Chicano Literature
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LIT 310 Survey of English Literature (3 units)
Prerequisites: ENGL 101 & LIT 101
Course description: Survey of significant works and authors in English literature. Explores major writers,
periods, literary movements, and genres in relationship to the socio-historical circumstances of their
production.
LIT 312 Survey of Asian American Literature to 1980 (3 units)
Prerequisites: ENGL 101
Course description: Survey of Asian American literature to 1980. Issues include immigration, diaspora,
generational conflict, appropriation of cultural traditions, ethnic/gender formation, interethnic dynamics,
and social movement. Topics in genres: novels, poetry, autobiography, drama, graphic novels, short
fiction, and essays.
LIT 430 Topics in Chicana/Chicano Literature (3 units)
Prerequisites: ENGL 101
Course description: Explores topics related to Chicano/Latino communities in Southern California,
including Chicana/Chicano visions of Los Angeles; immigration, migration, and exile; autobiography and
historical change; Chicana/Chicano journalism; and labor and literature. Course introduces students to
oral and written expression, including poetry, corridos, testimonios, folklore, novels, graphic fiction, short
stories, as well as drama.
BUDDHIST CHAPLAINCY: In support of the Buddhist Chaplaincy department’s new Doctor of Buddhist Ministry
degree, several BMIN courses will be introduced in 2016/17. Two of these courses are being offered this fall:
BMIN 600 Seminar: Buddhist Issues & Frameworks (3 units)
Prerequisites: MDIV 650
Course description: Advanced critique of the history, key texts, and practice of Buddhist ministry.
Students explore the background and issues that contextualize their research area.
BMIN 607 Research Methods (3 units)
Prerequisites: none
Course description: Develops essential skills for engaging in quantitative and qualitative research at the doctoral
level with focus on research methods relevant to the student’s area of research.
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