2018-2019 Catalog 
    
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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Undergraduate Courses

000 to 499 subdivided as follows:

000 to 099 designate courses which normally are not counted towards a student’s baccalaureate.
100 to 299 designate Lower Division courses. This category is further subdivided as follows:
100 to 199 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a freshman or sophomore level. Such courses generally do not require any prerequisite course work for fully matriculated students.
200 to 299 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at sophomore level. Courses in this category require specific or general prerequisites which are usually completed at the freshman level.
300 to 499 designate Upper Division courses. This category of courses is further subdivided as follows:
300 to 399 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a junior or senior level. These courses presume specific or general prerequisite course work at the Lower Division level.
400 to 499 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at the senior level. Courses in this category have prerequisites which students have usually completed at the junior level.

Graduate Courses

500 to 899 subdivided as follows:

500 to 599 designate courses offered at the graduate level which prepare students for a graduate degree program or designate professional teacher-training courses.
600 to 699 designate courses at the master’s and credential level.
700 to 799 designate courses at the doctoral level.
800 to 899 designate courses at the School of Law.
5000 to 6999 designate courses at the MBA level.
 

Clinical Psychology
  

  • PSYD 708 - Soc to Clin Psyc Sem

    Unit(s): 2

    This course provides students with a broad professional perspective as part of their socialization into the profession of clinical psychology. The focus is on introduction to common factors, as well as basic psychotherapeutic counseling methods and skills. There will be an introduction to cultural factors in clinical work (i.e. ADDRESSING model, APA multicultural guidelines), which an emphasis on exploration of students’ worldview as related to clinical practice. Orientation to graduate school, critical inquiry, lifelong learning, and varied professional topics (i.e. networking, effective communication skills), will be covered. Students will also develop application materials for practicum (i.e. CV, cover letter).


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Program restricted to PSYD-Psychology,
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 710 - Adv Psychopath I: Child/Adoles

    Unit(s): 3

    In this first course in a two-semester sequence focusing on psychopathology across the lifespan, students will survey the epidemiology, etiology and diagnostic criteria for child and adolescent psychological disorders. Students will examine biological, developmental, familial, and sociocultural factors involved in child and adolescent psychopathology. as they occur developmentally. Students will critically examine the DSM system of diagnosis and learn to apply it thoughtfully to clinical and empirical work.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 711 - Adv Psychopathology II: Adults

    Unit(s): 3

    In this second course in a two-semester sequence focusing on psychopathology across the lifespan students will survey of the epidemiology, etiology, and diagnostic criteria for disorders that typically manifest themselves during adulthood. Students will examine theories of personality, biological, familial, and sociocultural factors involved in adult psychopathology. Students will critically examine the DSM system of diagnosis and learn to apply it thoughtfully in their clinical and empirical work.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 713 - Biological Psychology

    Unit(s): 2

    In this course brain structure and functioning will be surveyed. The course includes discussion of the general aspects of human physiology and the mechanisms involved in behavioral functioning. The influence of the brain and neurotransmitters on behaviors, thoughts and feelings, sensation and perception, and interaction of biological processes with emotions and cognitions will be examined.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 714 - Comm Psych & Comm Mntl Hlth

    Unit(s): 2

    In this course students will critically examine socioeconomic and sociopolitical structures that influence health disparities and will focus on individual, group, and social determinants of disproportionate rates of mental and physical disorders among underserved communities. Emphasis will be on specific disorders and groups typically targeted by nonprofit and government agencies.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 716 - Intellectual Assessment

    Unit(s): 3

    This course will examine the theoretical background, rationale, and validity of the major contemporary tests of intellectual ability and development of skills in the administration of major instruments of intellectual assessment. Emphasis is given to the professional and ethical responsibilities associated with application of assessment to diverse populations.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 717 - Cl Neuropsychology & Screening

    Unit(s): 3

    This course will an overview of the empirical base informing neuropsychological assessment measures for individuals across the lifespan and will be exposed to the connection between common neuropsychiatric presentations and their neurological correlates. Students will apply this knowledge as they learn how to select, administer, and interpret screening tools. Standard approaches to neuropsychological screening will be covered with special emphasis on the ethical responsibilities and considerations associated with the assessment of diverse populations.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 718 - Clinical Interviewing

    Unit(s): 3

    In this course, students will be provided with an introduction to major theories, basic clinical interviewing and counseling skills, as well as frameworks for exploring cultural factors in clinical practice. Additionally, students will receive training in multicultural clinical skills (i.e. discussing race in the clinical encounter).Professional topics include, but are not limited to, mentorship, leadership, and practicum interview preparation.


    Prerequisite: PSYD 708
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 720 - Practicum 2A

    Unit(s): 2

    In this course students are placed in clinical training placements in community settings. Through group supervision, students have the opportunity to receive and provide constructive feedback on their clinical work. Didactics of this course will focus on foundations in case conceptualization and treatment planning, with an emphasis on cultural considerations. Professional development topics covered include roles of psychologists in integrated care settings and the basics of colllaboration and consultation.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology; NHP Fieldwork Fee - 100; Program restricted to PSYD-Psychology,
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 721 - Statistics for Social Sciences

    Unit(s): 3

    This is the second course in a two-semester sequence. This course will focus on basic statistical literacy relative to the field of psychology and emphasize applied data analysis and interpretation of empirical research. Students will learn the primary data analysis methods and techniques which include descriptive statistics, chi-square, ANOVA, bivariate and multiple regression analysis, correlational analysis and non-parametric statistical tests, among others commonly used in behavioral health research. The course prepares students to conduct both basic and applied research. Research measurement techniques, choice of appropriate statistical tests, and data interpretation skills will also be addressed. Throughout the course culturally sensitive interpretation and dissemination of results will be emphasized.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 722 - Prof Ethics, Laws, & Standards

    Unit(s): 2

    This course features the roles and responsibilities of psychologists according to the laws and ethical principles governing all modalities of practice, including consultation, teaching, psychotherapy, psycho education, research, and supervision. Particular emphasis will be given to the APA Guidelines and Principles, family law, and statutes covering mental health practice for psychologists in California, and legal mandates pertaining to behavioral health services involving children and adults. Specific focus will be on the ethical and legal implications of practice in diverse communities.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 723 - Quan Methods Research Design

    Unit(s): 3

    This course will provide a survey of quantitative research methods with an emphasis on those used in behavioral health (i.e. experimental, quasi-experimental, single subject designs, and community-based participatory research). Students will learn as well the scientific methods needed to critically analyze published quantitative and mixed method research and apply findings to clinical settings. Ethical considerations for working with diverse populations including culturally sensitive approaches to community engagement will be integrated throughout the course.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology; Level Restricted to Doctoral; Field of study restricted to Psychology Major; Program restricted to PSYD-Psychology,
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 724 - Qualitative Research Design

    Unit(s): 3

    This course will focus on qualitative research methodology and design, data analytic techniques, community-based participatory research, needs assessment, program evaluation, and mixed method design. Students will learn the scientific methods needed to critically analyze published qualitative and mixed methods research and apply findings to clinical settings. Ethical considerations for working with diverse populations, including culturally sensitive approaches to community engagement, will be integrated throughout the course.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 725 - Evidence Based Practice I

    Unit(s): 3

    Students will review the clinical and research literature on three approaches to treatment of mental health problems. Major theories and approaches in the humanistic, psychodynamic, and interpersonal traditions of psychological treatment will be examined, as well as the evidence-based support for such interventions. Cultural factors and application of these interventions with diverse communities will be examined.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 726 - Cognit & Aff Bases of Behavior

    Unit(s): 3

    This course will cover various themes of cognitive psychology and emotional influences on behavior, as well as the implications of the integration of cognition and affect in clinical psychology. The focus will be on the processes of memory and learning, concept formation, speech and language, problem solving, creativity, reasoning, and emotion. Sociocultural factors associated with learning, cognition, emotion expression, and behavior will also be examined.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 728 - Int Beh Health Prac Prim Care

    Unit(s): 3

    This course will introduce students to the models and best practices of integrated behavioral health practice with a focus on working with diverse populations in primary care settings. The course will emphasize key aspects of behavioral health practice including assessment, intervention, and consultation. Policy implications related to integrated care, with an emphasis on the Affordable Care Act, will be covered.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 730 - Evidence Based Practice II

    Unit(s): 3

    This course will review and synthesize the clinical and research literature on cognitive behavioral approaches to the treatment of mental health problems. Major theories and evidence-based support for cognitive behavioral treatment will be examined. Cultural factors and application of these interventions with diverse communities will be discussed and analyzed throughout the course.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 732 - Personality Assessment

    Unit(s): 3

    This course will introduce students to historical and contemporary trends in personality assessment. Students will learn the interpretation of objective tests that assess the personality and the social/emotional functioning of children, adolescents, and adults, such as MCMI, MMPI-2, MMPI-A. Content will also include an overview of Big 5 personality theory and tests used to measure these dimensions. Emphasis is placed on the integration of cognitive, intellectual, and personality test data in presenting a comprehensive and culturally congruent assessment of individuals.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 733 - Sociocultural Bases Behavior

    Unit(s): 3

    This course will review both theories and techniques of understanding and utilizing principles of social psychology. The course will also focus on the implications of social psychology/social cognition for the practicing clinician with particular reference to multicultural issues and their relevance to mental health models and psychological practice. Special emphasis will be placed on philosophical, cultural, economic, and sociopolitical elements that have influenced behavior change through history.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 735 - EBPIII: Relationships&Families

    Unit(s): 3

    This course will critically examine the clinical and research literature on relationships and family treatment of mental health problems. Major theories and evidence-based support for relationship and family treatment will be surveyed and compared with regards to intervention effectiveness. Cultural factors and application of these interventions with diverse communities will be discussed and analyzed throughout the course.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 738 - Infant Mental Health

    Unit(s): 2

    This course will cover theoretical foundations of infant-parent and toddler-parent relationships and enhance students’ understanding of how to work clinically with dyads and families from the prenatal period through early childhood. Emphasis is placed on sensitive listening, understanding and holding difficult emotional states, and providing emotional support, concrete assistance and developmental guidance specific to the individual child and family. Particular attention will be placed on cultural differences in parenting and childrearing outcomes within and outside the United States.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 739 - Assess/Treat of Sub Use Disord

    Unit(s): 2

    This course will focus on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders within a sociocultural context. It includes the historical and contemporary perspectives on alcohol and drug abuse, basic principles of diagnosis and assessment, and prevention and intervention strategies with diverse populations. Sociopolitical and cultural aspects of work in this area are emphasized.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 740 - Practicum 2B

    Unit(s): 2

    This course builds on Practicum 2A, as students continue their clinical training placements in community settings. Through group consultation, students have the opportunity to receive and provide constructive feedback on their clinical work. Didactics of this course will focus on advancing basic case conceptualization and treatment planning skills established in Practicum 2A, with an emphasis on cultural consideratons. Professional development topics covered include roles of psychologists in integrated care settings, and collaboration and consultation within community mental health settings.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology; NHP Fieldwork Fee - 100; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 744 - Acceptance&Commitment Therapy

    Unit(s): 2

    This course will introduce students to the science, theory, and practice of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). An overview of the history and theoretical foundation of ACT will be provided. The course will include a foundation in relational frame theory (RFT) and promote an understanding of how the core processes in ACT compare to other evidence-based psychotherapy treatments. There will be a focus on the development of skills in ACT through didactic, interactive, and experiential learning.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 745 - Evid Based Prac IV: Groups

    Unit(s): 3

    This course will review and synthesize the clinical and research literature on group treatment of mental health problems. Students will also learn the dynamics of group process including the types, stages, and group formation. Major theories and evidence-based support for group therapy will be examined. Cultural factors and application of these interventions with diverse communities will be discussed and analyzed throughout the course.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 750A - Practicum 3A

    Unit(s): 2

    This course builds on Practicum 2B, with advanced clinical training placements in community settings. Through group supervision, students have the opportunity to receive and provide constructive feedback on their clinical work. Didactics of this course will focus on advanced theoretical case conceptualization and treatment planning, and advanced applications of culturally-adapted treatments, with an emphasis on incorporating multiple and intersecting socio-cultural identities. Professional development topics covered focus on professional networking and leadership and advocacy in clinical psychology.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology; NHP Fieldwork Fee - 100
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 752 - Attachment Theory: Parent Bond

    Unit(s): 2

    This course will cover developmental considerations of parent-infant bonding and an overview of Attachment Theory, with emphasis on the work of John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, and Mary Main. The course will familiarize students with significant cross-cultural research methods and findings associated with Attachment Theory, including the work of Peter Fonagy and David Wallin, with regard to current models of mentalization, reflective function, and therapeutic action. Special focus will be directed toward applying Attachment Theory to the understanding and treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 753 - Ldrshp, Cnsltn, Interprof Coll

    Unit(s): 2

    This course will focus on understanding the structure of a variety of behavioral health settings, as well as methods of effective consultation and collaboration with the various professionals who work in those settings (e.g. nurses, physicians, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, and other health professionals). Strategies for best practices in leadership and facilitation of inter-professional interventions in behavioral healthcare will be emphasized.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 754 - Human Sexuality

    Unit(s): 2

    This course will focus on human sexual functioning and dysfunction from psychological, physiological, and socio-cultural perspectives. Students will explore sexual development, the social construction of sex, sexual orientation identities, sexuality continuums, critiques of dominant sexual discourses, and sexual dysfunctions and their treatments. Students will also explore their own attitudes about sexuality and develop an awareness of and comfort with the complexities of human sexuality as applied to clinical settings.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Level Restricted to Doctoral and Graduate
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 756 - Theory/Prac of Cl Supervision

    Unit(s): 2

    This course provides a critical overview of the conceptual and empirical literature on clinical supervision, including models, stages, techniques, supervisory relationship and process issues, as well as ethical and legal considerations. Students will also develop core skills in the practice of clinical supervision. Attention to sociocultural aspects of supervision will be emphasized.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology; Level Restricted to Doctoral; Field of study restricted to Psychology Major; Program restricted to PSYD-Psychology,
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 760 - Practicum 3B

    Unit(s): 2

    This course builds on Practicum 3A, as students continue with advanced clinical training placements in community settings. Through group consultation, students have the opportunity to receive and provide constructive feedback on their clinical work. Didactics of this course will focus on advanced theoretical case conceptualization and treatment planning and advanced applications of culturally-adapted treatments, with an emphasis on incorporating multiple intersecting socio-cultural identities. Professional development topics covered include professional networking, leadership and advocacy in clinical psychology, as well as preparation for the clinical psychology internship application process.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology; NHP Fieldwork Fee - 100; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 765 - Clin Psych Doc Int Sem

    Unit(s): 1

    This seminar will facilitate the development of strong doctoral internship applications for advanced PsyD students applying for doctoral psychology internships.


    Prerequisite: (concurrent PSYD 750A or concurrent PSYD 750) and concurrent PSYD 760
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 770 - Practicum 4A

    Unit(s): 2

    This course builds on Practicum 3B, which placed students in advanced clinical training placements in community settings. Through group supervision, students have the opportunity to receive and provide constructive feedback on their clinical work. Didactics of this course will focus on in-depth exploration of a theoretical orientation and its application to case conceptualization, treatment planning, and intervention selection. Cultural considerations and culturally appropriate adaptations related to orientation will be emphasized. This course will cover professional development topics including transitioning to Early Career Psychologists, post-doctoral fellowships, licensure, and career advancement.


    Prerequisite: PSYD 760
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; NHP Fieldwork Fee - 100; Program restricted to PSYD-Psychology,
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 780 - Practicum 4B

    Unit(s): 2

    This course builds on Practicum 4A, as students continue with advanced clinical training placements in community settings. Through group consultation, students have the opportunity to receive and provide constructive feedback on their clinical work. Didactics of this course will focus on continued in-depth exploration of a theoretical orientation and its application to advanced case conceptualization, treatment planning and intervention selection. Cultural considerations and culturally appropriate adaptations related to the orientation will be emphasized. This course will cover professional development topics including advancement to internship level training, transitioning to Early Career Psychologists, post-doctoral fellowships, licensure and career advancement.


    Prerequisite: concurrent PSYD 770 with a minimum grade of S
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology; NHP Fieldwork Fee - 100
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 781 - Externship Placement A

    Unit(s): 2

    This course will focus on helping students become increasingly socialized into the multiple roles of psychologists as they prepare for the clinical and professional demands of a doctoral internship.This will include an opportunity to mentor students in case formulation and case presentation skills, as well as co-facilitate with course instructor, both group consultation and selected didactics. Students will further develop skills in prevention and evidence-based interventions in the treatment of behavioral health conditions. Flexibility in case formulation and presentation skills, and increased independence of functioning in working in behavioral health care settings, including responding to crises will be emphasized.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 782 - Externship Placement B

    Unit(s): 2

    This course will build on the fall semester Externship Placement in helping students further their professional development and socialization into the multiple roles of psychologists as they prepare for the clinical and professional demands of a doctoral internship. This will include an ongoing opportunity to mentor less advanced students in case formulation and case presentation skills, as well as co-facilitate with course instructor both group consultation and selected didactics. Students will further develop skills in prevention and evidence-based interventions in the treatment of behavioral health conditions. The ongoing development of flexibility in case formulation and presentation skills, and increased independence of functioning in behavioral health care settings, including responding to crises, will be emphasized.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 788 - Clinical Dissertation Seminar

    Unit(s): 1

    This course provides a demonstration of doctoral-level professional practice through the development of a clinical dissertation project proposal. Discussion of clinical and research literature, needs of diverse communities and individuals, design of interventions, and evaluation methods, and approaches to data analysis and interpretation are reviewed.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology; Program restricted to PSYD-Psychology,
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 789 - FT Clinical Internship

    Unit(s): 1 to 3

    Doctoral internship in Clinical Psychology involves a one-year, full-time clinical experience. Students enroll in PsyD 789 for x consecutive semesters.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 795 - Research Seminar Special Topic

    Unit(s): 1

    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 797 - Summer Practicum

    Unit(s): 1 to 3

    This course is designed for students placed in multi-level practicum training placements in community settings throughout the summer. Through group consultation, students will have the opportunity to receive and provide constructive feedback on their clinical work. This course will focus on practicum level specific case presentations highlighting case conceptualization, treatment planning and intervention strategies. Cultural considerations and culturally appropriate adaptations will be emphasized.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 798 - Special Topics

    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    Special topics related to the study of clinical psychology. Department approval required.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Doctor of Psychology
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  

  • PSYD 799 - Special Topics

    Unit(s): 1

    Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions

Collegiate Athletics
  

  • MCA 601 - College Athletics Digital Era

    Unit(s): 3

    Overview of the field of Collegiate Athletics with an emphasis on its development in an increasingly networked and digital national landscape. Focus on core concepts and technologies that are transforming today’s marketplace and the response of academic institutions, athletic conferences, and athletic departments at a variety of organizational divisions and levels.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 602 - Management and Leadership

    Unit(s): 3

    Exploration of leadership and management principles as they apply to Collegiate Athletics. Focus on practical real world situations dealing with effective teamwork, communication strategies, and how to encourage success in the face of significant change. Topics include institutional ethics and consensus building, risk and crisis management, entrepreneurship, managing innovation, accountability dynamics, and career management and professional development.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 603 - Digital Branding & Marketing

    Unit(s): 3

    A case study driven course of how college athletics brands perform across integrated digital, traditional and social channels. Students gain an understanding of sports brands, how they are different from all other brand categories, how they defy logic in terms of brand affinity, why non-sports brands want to partner with them and why digital branding and marketing strategies are critical to a successful future.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 604 - Revenue Generating w/Partners

    Unit(s): 3

    A case study driven course of how college athletics brands perform across integrated digital, traditional and social channels. Students gain an understanding of sports brands, how they are different from all other brand categories, how they defy logic in terms of brand affinity, why non-sports brands want to partner with them and why digital branding and marketing strategies are critical to a successful future.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 605 - Ticketing, Pricing, and Sales

    Unit(s): 3

    Analyze the evolution of ticketing and development strategies that drive overall revenue for athletic departments. Orientation on traditional primary ticket markets and the emergence of new national secondary ticket markets and dynamic ticketing strategies. Particular emphasis on new data gathering segmentation technologies to determine pricing and fan engagement.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 606 - Budget Cycle/Financial Mgmt

    Unit(s): 3

    Overview of the fields of budgeting, accounting and financial management as it applies to Collegiate Athletics within institutions of higher education. Focus on budgeting models, accounting principles, and financial reporting at different levels using case studies based on intercollegiate athletics. An analysis of the changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics and the financial impact is has on Athletic Departments.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 607 - Governance and Compliance

    Unit(s): 3

    The course provides an overview of the structure and role of national governing intercollegiate associations (e.g., NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA) both internal (institutional integrity) and external (association rules and regulations) governance and compliance. Particular attention is given to university control mechanisms and NCAA governance, bylaws, violations and campus implementation of compliance monitoring systems. Students shall become familiar with governance pertaining to academic performance, athletics personnel, amateurism, recruiting, eligibility, extra benefits and awards, and playing and practice seasons. The course includes case studies involving NCAA interpretations, waivers and infraction cases.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 608 - Engagement/Analytics/Marketing

    Unit(s): 3

    Focuses on ways that universities and colleges understand their fan bases and create engaging, intelligent and integrated activations with them. Particular attention is paid to the role of new data driven digital and social media applications from an innovation, production, distribution engagement and new revenue perspective.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 609 - Facility Design/Fan Experience

    Unit(s): 3

    Overview of facilities assessment methodology and how to use these metrics in the creation of an overall facilities strategy. Case studies of new construction and renovation projects creatively financed capital projects and methods for identifying prerequisites and anticipating potential issues. Additional focus on the use of new digital technologies to enhance the game-day experience and fan engagement in venue construction and enhancement.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 610 - Sport Event Management

    Unit(s): 3

    This course focuses on operational planning, set-up and management of all athletics type game day events, including risk and crisis evaluation and implementation. The course offers a comprehensive understanding of how these fields are becoming increasingly interwoven at event venues and sporting events around the world. Particular attention is paid the practical management of mega-events, collegiate multi-events and singe game sporting events.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 611 - Professional Development I

    Unit(s): 2

    Application of professional development concepts and strategies culminating in the development of an exportable ePortfolio. Focus on identifying specific collegiate athletics interests and specialization, verbally and digitally articulating previous and newly acquired, transferable and specialized skills, targeting most desirable career possibilities and developing ways to stay proactive and compete for industry positions. A practical course with an associated mix of professional practicum, networking, project and symposia responsibilities and assignments focused on competitive job market preparation. Professional development and career management is a continuous part of the Master in Collegiate Athletics student experience. As such, this course is split into two related sections, offered each summer.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 612 - Professional Development II

    Unit(s): 2

    Application of professional development concepts and strategies culminating in the development of your program ePortfolio. Focus on identifying specific collegiate athletics interests and specialization, verbally and digitally articulating previous and newly acquired transferable and specialized skills. This the second course in the Professional Development series.


    Prerequisite: MCA 611
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • MCA 698 - Directed Study

    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    College of Arts and Sciences

Communication Studies
  

  • COMS 195 - FYS: First-Year Seminar

    Unit(s): 4

    First Year Seminars are designed and taught by faculty who have a special passion for the topic. All FYSeminars are small classes (16 students) that count toward the university Core. Many FYSeminars include enrichment activities such as excursions into the city or guest speakers. FYSeminars are only open to students in their first or second semester at USF, and students may only take one FYS, in either Fall or Spring. For a detailed description of this course, and other FYSeminars this semester, go to this webpage by cutting and pasting the link: https://myusf.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/first-year-seminars


    Restriction: Class restricted to Freshman
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • COMS 202 - Rhetoric & the Public Sphere

    Unit(s): 4

    This course focuses on the history and theory of rhetoric as an art central to public life, exploring the ways that language affects how we construct knowledge, create communities, delimit social space, promote our collective interests, and critique the laws and norms that bind us together.


    Prerequisite: RCOM 120 or RHET 120 or RCOM 126 or RHET 126 or concurrent RCOM 131 or concurrent RHET 131 or RCOM 140 or RHET 140 or RCOM 195 or RHET 195 or RCOM 220 or RHET 220 or concurrent RCOM 250 or concurrent RHET 250 or SII 120 or concurrent RHET 295 or RHET 195
    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • COMS 203 - Communication & Everyday Life

    Unit(s): 4

    This course examines how the communication experiences in daily life - interactions with friends, family, significant others, peers, and coworkers - are illuminated by interpersonal communication theory.  Throughout this course, students engage with a variety of materials designed to enhance both their analytic and experiential knowledge about everyday communication.


    Prerequisite: RCOM 120 or RHET 120 or RCOM 126 or RHET 126 or concurrent RCOM 131 or concurrent RHET 131 or RCOM 140 or RHET 140 or RCOM 195 or RHET 195 or RCOM 231 or RHET 231 or concurrent RCOM 250 or concurrent RHET 250 or SII 120 or concurrent RHET 295 or RHET 195
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  • COMS 204 - Communication & Culture

    Unit(s): 4

    This introduction to the field of communication examines how cultures and sub-cultures differ in their language use, and how their communicative practices shape the production, interpretation, and reproduction of social meanings. Students will learn how to conduct fieldwork to study everyday cultural communication.


    Prerequisite: RCOM 120 or RHET 120 or RCOM 126 or RHET 126 or concurrent RCOM 131 or concurrent RHET 131 or RCOM 140 or RHET 140 or RCOM 195 or RHET 195 or concurrent RCOM 250 or concurrent RHET 250 or SII 120 or concurrent RHET 295 or RHET 195 or RHET 320
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  • COMS 252 - Critical & Rhetorical Methods

    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores methods for close textual reading and analysis. Students study a number of theoretical approaches to rhetorical criticism and apply those theories in analyzing speeches, essays, images, public spaces, and other texts.


    Prerequisite: COMS 202
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  • COMS 253 - Quantitative Research Methods

    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores methods for understanding and conducting experimental and survey research. Students study a number of approaches encompassed in empirical research methods and apply those data analysis techniques in reading, designing, and analyzing quantitative research.


    Prerequisite: COMS 203
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  • COMS 254 - Qualitative Research Methods

    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores methods for understanding and conducting qualitative research. Students will learn and practice a number of approaches to qualitative data collection such as interviewing, focus group, participant-observation, and audio/video recording and inductive data analysis techniques that analyze meaning and understanding in communication. Students will practice the skills of reading, designing and analyzing qualitative research.


    Prerequisite: COMS 204 or ANTH 204
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  • COMS 295 - TYS: Transfer Year Seminars

    Unit(s): 4

    Transfer Year Seminars (TYS) are designed and taught by faculty who have a special passion for the topic. All TYSeminars are small classes (16 students) that count toward the university Core. Many TYSeminars include enrichment activities such as excursions into the city or guest speakers. TYSeminars are only open to transfer students who are in their first or second semester at USF, and students may only take one TYSeminar, in either Fall or Spring. For a detailed description of this course, and other TYSeminars offered this semester, go to this webpage by cutting and pasting the link: https://myusf.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/first-year-seminars


    Prerequisite: TRNS 1XX
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  • COMS 300 - Relational Communication

    Unit(s): 4

    This course focuses on the inherent link between communication and relationships. Specifically, the course examines the role of communication in three phases of personal relationships: development, maintenance, and dissolution.


    Prerequisite: COMS 203 and (COMS 253 or COMS 254)
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  • COMS 302 - Dark Side IP/Family Comm

    Unit(s): 4

    This course sets out to explore research and theory that illuminates the dark side of interpersonal and family communication and provides an orientation for understanding the dark side as inseparable from the brighter side in understanding human communication.


    Prerequisite: concurrent COMS 253 or concurrent COMS 254
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  • COMS 306 - Family Communication

    Unit(s): 4

    This course will focus on the central role that communication plays in family life. Some topics covered include: family forms, family systems and communication patterns, family rituals and stories, conflict, and family stress.


    Prerequisite: COMS 203 and (COMS 253 or COMS 254)
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  • COMS 314 - Intercultural Communication

    Unit(s): 4

    Analysis of major variables affecting interpersonal communication between persons of different cultural and subcultural backgrounds.


    Prerequisite: COMS 204
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  • COMS 315 - Asian American Culture & Comm

    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores the communication patterns of Asian Pacific Americans. Students will examine cultural practices, language, and discourse and how these construct shared and contested individual and collective identities.


    Prerequisite: RCOM 120 or RHET 120 or RCOM 126 or RHET 126 or RCOM 131 or RHET 131 or RCOM 140 or RHET 140 or RCOM 195 or RHET 195 or RCOM 220 or RHET 220 or RCOM 250 or RHET 250 or SII 120
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  • COMS 320 - PR Principles & Practices

    Unit(s): 4

    An introduction to the theory and practice of public relations as an applied social science. Provides an overview of historical approaches, discussion of current trends, analysis of legal and ethical issues, and application of strategic communication theories in the field of public relations.


    Prerequisite: RHET 130 or RHET 131 or RHET 120 or RHET 195 or RHET 250 or RHET 295 or RHET 126 or RHET 140 or RHET 231
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  • COMS 322 - PR Law & Ethics

    Unit(s): 4

    An investigation of legal and ethical concerns in public relations. Using actual public relations cases, students assess the ethical dilemmas presented and devise ethical, theoretically sound solutions.


    Prerequisite: COMS 202 or COMS 203 or COMS 204 or COMS 320 or ADVT 341
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  • COMS 323 - Public Relations Writing

    Unit(s): 4

    Public relations writing employs a variety of styles, formats, message structures, and technologies in the design, implementation, and evaluation of communication programs. Students apply advanced persuasive strategies across a variety of print and electronic media.


    Prerequisite: concurrent COMS 320
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  • COMS 325 - Social Media Strategies for PR

    Unit(s): 4

    With a primary focus on strategic overview and managerial implications, this course serves to provide both the 1) profound understanding of the social science and driving force behind the transforming new media platforms, and 2) the practical knowledge and opportunities to build analytical skills.


    Prerequisite: COMS 320 or COMS 253 or COMS 254
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  • COMS 326 - Public Relations Campaigns

    Unit(s): 4

    Using a combination of case-study and experiential approaches, students learn to create communication programs for nonprofit organizations. Topics covered include planning, strategic and ethical message construction, risk assessment, and crisis management.


    Prerequisite: COMS 320
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  • COMS 333 - Political Communication

    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores what it means to say that politics, more than involving talk or debate, is a form of communication-a rhetorical practice of making meaning and deploying persuasive techniques to create the conditions for social change. It undertakes a study of political communication during election cycles to gain an understanding of the most contemporary rhetorical strategies employed in political messages. As such, the course will focus primarily on American campaign rhetoric as a way to better grasp how we might become part of an active and informed citizenry.


    Prerequisite: COMS 202
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  • COMS 335 - Rhetoric of Social Movements

    Unit(s): 4

    This service-learning course examines how social movements employ rhetoric to bring about social change. We will study the foundations of social movement theory while examining various historical movements in order to understand how rhetorical strategies and techniques move various audiences to action.


    Prerequisite: COMS 202
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  • COMS 336 - Rhetoric of Law

    Unit(s): 4

    This course offers students both a theoretical understanding of the relationship between rhetoric and law, as well as the practical knowledge of how to read, engage and critique legal texts addressing a specific social problem or legal question.


    Prerequisite: COMS 202
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  • COMS 337 - Rhet of Sex,Gender & Sexuality

    Unit(s): 4

    This course investigates how discourses structure and critique our experiences of sex, gender, and sexuality. Students will be introduced to a variety of theories about gender and sexuality that will help them analyze and evaluate everyday discourses and objects.


    Prerequisite: COMS 202
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  • COMS 344 - Environmental Communication

    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores conceptual frameworks for understanding the relationship between communication, culture, and the environment. Students will critically analyze discourse about the environment from a number of contexts (social movement rhetoric, mass and social media, public deliberation, and popular culture) and also develop applied environmental communication skills.


    Prerequisite: COMS 202
    Restriction: Field of Study restrictions exclude Environmental Studies Major, Environmental Studies Minor
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  • COMS 350 - Nonverbal Communication

    Unit(s): 4

    Theoretical approaches and methods to study nonverbal communication. Focus on individual and cultural differences; functions by stage and type of social relationships.


    Prerequisite: COMS 203 and (COMS 253 or COMS 254)
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  • COMS 352 - Health Communication

    Unit(s): 4

    This class examines communication’s role in maintaining, creating, and promoting health. Some topics covered include: practitioner-patient communication, ethnicity and health, social support, gender and health, health campaigns, media and health, and health beliefs.


    Prerequisite: COMS 253 or COMS 254
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  • COMS 356 - Organizational Comm.

    Unit(s): 4

    An analysis of the communication theories used to explore the complex structures and processes within organizational settings.


    Prerequisite: COMS 252 or COMS 254
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  • COMS 358 - Persuasion & Social Influence

    Unit(s): 4

    The study of behavior, attitude formation and change, and the principles of persuasion.


    Prerequisite: COMS 253 or ADVT 341
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  • COMS 360 - Language & Social Interaction

    Unit(s): 4

    This class explores language in use including how people use language to accomplish tasks, create meaning, and interact with one another. Students will learn language components such as phonetics, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics in relation to the communication process. Examines sociolinguistics, roles in prejudice, differences in language use in functional communication skills.


    Prerequisite: COMS 204
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  • COMS 362 - Communication Education

    Unit(s): 4

    This course is designed to highlight how communication plays a role in a variety of educational contexts. Whether you are interested in education from a student’s perspective, trainer’s perspective, or teacher’s perspective, the course offers insights into the sociopolitical development of our education system(s), various philosophical approaches to the art and labor of education, as well as lenses through which to understand diversity, learning styles, and educational participation. In this course, I encourage you to consider education as a democratic practice and reflect upon what that means for you as a student and as a potential educator. I will push you to think of educational spaces as those in which communication is a tool for the co-creation of meaning. This class will help you apply a variety of communication strategies to your specific educational interests and needs.


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  • COMS 364 - Comm for Justice & Soc Change

    Unit(s): 4

    This service-learning seminar looks cross-culturally at the issue of justice and social change in various communicative environments - from courtrooms to non-governmental organizations, to the media and international assemblies. The course will explore the communicative practices involved in legal proceedings, human rights, conflict resolution, and the struggle for social justice and change. Using a format that combines lectures, discussions, and student’s service-learning projects, we will tackle issues such as the communicative nature of conflict; the unequal access to justice and other social resources; the debate over universal vs. relativistic human rights; the cultural and communicative practices involved in conflict and its resolution; the link between power and communication.


    Prerequisite: COMS 204 or ANTH 204
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  • COMS 365 - Geographies of Communication

    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores how our experience of communication is shaped by the physical realities of communication media: transportation routes, cable lines, switchboards, relay stations, GPS and communication satellites, computer networks, cellular towers, and the fiber optic layout of the postmetropolis. Such media generate a communicative environment, or infosphere, that empowers a growing number of people with the electronic capabilities to produce and disseminate communication all other the world. In this class we will use contemporary communicative theories to study how geography and communication interact.


    Prerequisite: COMS 204
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  • COMS 366 - Ethnography of Communication

    Unit(s): 4

    Students in this service-learning seminar will explore the communicative practices of various organizations concerned with social justice through ethnographic participant observation in a community non-profit organization. Readings from cultural and communication theory will provide the conceptual background for their fieldwork.


    Prerequisite: COMS 204 or ANTH 204
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  • COMS 368 - Communication & Aging

    Unit(s): 4

    Communication and Aging examines the construction of what it means to age and be ‘old’, specifically, the communication processes inherent in this phenomenon, the impact of aging on human relationship/communication, and communication in contexts involving and impacting older adults.


    Prerequisite: COMS 203
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  • COMS 370 - Message Design in Health

    Unit(s): 4

    An advanced course designed to provide an understanding of the communication processes in health-related interaction. Specifically, the curriculum addresses the types of health-related messages produced, their pragmatic goal, the known effectiveness of these messages, and the theoretical and methodological concerns when examining messages used in health-related interaction in a medical context.


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  • COMS 372 - Comm,Disability & Soc Just

    Unit(s): 4

    An advanced service-learning course designed to examine the attitudes and perceptions of and toward persons with disabilities, how communication creates and perpetuates an inaccurate and unjust depiction of disabled persons, the communicative behaviors of persons who are disabled and the nondisabled during their interaction, and how theories of communication and social justice can illuminate how this socially interactive inequity may be remedied.


    Prerequisite: COMS 253
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  • COMS 373 - Rhetorical History of the US

    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores the history of the United States from the perspective of the rhetoric that shaped historical events. It examines how history has been made and re-made rhetorically. The course analyzes radical social movements and rhetorics of dissent; struggles to expand the public sphere and citizenship rights; the uses of cultural memory; and symbolic constructions of ‘America’.


    Prerequisite: COMS 202
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  • COMS 375 - Intl Conflict & Alliance Bldg

    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores international/intercultural perspectives to conflict, intercultural conflict resolution, alliance building, and transforming intercultural relationships. The course is designed to increase your awareness of culture and communication, to give particular attention to several international regions in which conflict has been extensively studied, to increase your understanding of how cultural differences affect conflict and conflict resolution, to increase your ability to assess your own and others’ cultural identities and experiences in conflict, and to try out and apply conflict management and community building strategies such as dialogue, problem solving, peace circles, and community building. Current research on third party processes such as mediation, intergroup dialogue, and community development will be applied to international sites as well as to U.S. community conflicts.


    Prerequisite: COMS 204
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  • COMS 390 - Special Topics in Comm Studies

    Unit(s): 2 to 4

    Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field.


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  • COMS 398 - Directed Study

    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    A faculty supervised program of reading and study in communication. May be repeated for credit. Requires written permission of instructor, chair, and dean. See COMS website for full guidelines.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • COMS 399 - Directed Project

    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    A faculty supervised project (such as internship or research experience) for credit. DOES NOT count toward the COMS major. Students can accumulate a maximum 8 units.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • COMS 490 - Topics in Comm Studies

    Unit(s): 4

    Advanced topics not examined in regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit. This class counts toward the COMS major/minor.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • COMS 496 - Comm Studies Internship

    Unit(s): 4

    Field experience in a setting that relates communication study to the student’s professional goals. Students may count no more than four (4) credits of Internship credit toward the major.


    Prerequisite: COMS 202 and COMS 203 and COMS 204 or (COMS 252 or COMS 253 or COMS 254)
    Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior
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Comparative Literature & Cultures
  

  • CMPL 195 - FYS: First-Year Seminar

    Unit(s): 4

    First Year Seminars are designed and taught by faculty who have a special passion for the topic. All FYSeminars are small classes (16 students) that count toward the university Core. Many FYSeminars include enrichment activities such as excursions into the city or guest speakers. FYSeminars are only open to students in their first or second semester at USF, and students may only take one FYS, in either Fall or Spring. For a detailed description of this course, and other FYSeminars this semester, go to this webpage by cutting and pasting the link: https://myusf.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/first-year-seminars


    Restriction: Class restricted to Freshman
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  • CMPL 200 - Cultures in Conflict

    Unit(s): 4

    A substantial introduction to the basic principles and methodology of literary analysis for comparing works of different cultural origins, time periods, and regions of the world. This course will focus on representations of conflicts in literature that sustain a diversity of perspectives including issues of war, power, class, gender and ethnicity, displacement and discrimination.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • CMPL 210 - Literatures of the Body

    Unit(s): 4

    A substantial introduction to the basic principles and methodology of literary analysis for comparing works of different cultural origins, time periods, and regions of the world. This course will focus on representations of the human body that sustain a diversity of perspectives to address questions of body politics, gender and sexualities, race, class, and social inequalities.


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