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O&L 750 - Org Theory: Applcns & Implictn
Unit(s): 3
Exploration of theories of human organizations and how they function. Emphasis is on critical analysis of organizational settings with which the students are familiar and applications of theory for improvement and change.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
School of Education
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O&L 751 - Leadership Theories
Unit(s): 3
An examination of the theories of leadership with emphasis on linking theory and practice to create effective organizational leadership.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Field of study restricted to Organization and Leadership Major
School of Education
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O&L 752 - Data Decision School Leaders
Unit(s): 3
The course will emphasize how school leaders can collect, analyze and use data to make instructional decisions to improve the learning of a diverse student population. Specifically, school leaders will focus on academic outcomes for learners who are at risk for academic failure and often forgotten or neglected such as students with disabilities, students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, and English learners.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization and Leadership Major
School of Education
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O&L 753 - Org Develop and Learn
Unit(s): 3
Attention to organizational development in fast paced environments. This course examines how leaders in organizations can mediate high performance and learning through project team development, communication, collaboration, and individual and group conversation based assessment.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
School of Education
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O&L 754 - School, Community, Society
Unit(s): 3
This course examines the relationship among schools, communities, and societies from historical and cultural perspectives. Concepts of authority, power, and influence in a global society provide a basis for learning that cuts across communities and organizations.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
School of Education
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O&L 756 - Student Development in College
Unit(s): 3
Introduction to theories of student development and application of theories to student affairs practice and understanding U.S. college student experiences and outcomes.
School of Education
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O&L 757 - Assess and Eval in H.E.
Unit(s): 3
This course explores perspectives and theories of evaluation and assessment in higher education and provides exposure to basic knowledge and concepts necessary to plan, design and implement assessment in student affairs.
School of Education
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O&L 758 - Fundamentals/Management
Unit(s): 3
A theoretical, systematic discussion of the tasks, responsibilities, and practices of management in today’s society.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
School of Education
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O&L 759 - Women in Management
Unit(s): 3
Critical analysis of the role of women in positions of leadership; personal traits and environmental factors which enhance the success of women in management.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
School of Education
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O&L 761 - Pol Anlys in Plural Soc
Unit(s): 3
Policy Analysis is the application of social and economic theory and empirical findings to the prediction of the effects of new laws or rules. The traditional and accepted methods for doing this, which still prevail, are challenged by new political and philosophical forces, which are driving a reconsideration of the values and priorities influencing decision-makers. In this course, students see the basics of traditional policy analysis and learn to articulate their values vis-a-vis any proposed policy.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
School of Education
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O&L 762 - Campus Environments & Cultures
Unit(s): 3
Introduction to research on college environments and campus cultures. Implications for student outcomes and student affairs practice are highlighted.
School of Education
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O&L 763 - Race, Diversity & Higher Ed
Unit(s): 3
An overview of major theoretical, research, and practical issues related to concepts of race and diversity in higher education.
School of Education
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O&L 764 - The Community College
Unit(s): 3
American postsecondary education in public and private, two-year, collegiate institutions. Current trends and issues in curriculum, governance, finance, faculty and students will be reviewed systematically through organizational theory.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
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O&L 765 - Neg Conflict Resolution
Unit(s): 3
Trends in local and international cooperation and competition require new approaches to reaching agreement. The intersections of time, trust, and interest determine constructive solutions. Class participants will learn about culturally embedded approaches to problem recognition, negotiation, and communication.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
School of Education
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O&L 770 - Ethical Organization
Unit(s): 3
This course explores classic and contemporary, Eastern and Western approaches to ethics with emphasis on application to practical organizational issues. A focus is on the application of complexity science - the sciences of connectivity - to informed ethical decision making. This course is offered in a blend of online and face-to-face formats. Please see course schedule for details.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
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O&L 771 - Complexity & Leadership Realit
Unit(s): 3
This course examines the role of leadership through a complexity sciences framework. Particular focus is on leading self-organizing entities through the integration of, for example, learning in organizations, social and intellectual capital, emotional intelligence, and the Jesuit traditions of risk-taking, collaborative work and change.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
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O&L 772 - Complexity & Org. Creativity
Unit(s): 3
This course focuses on the underlying dynamics of organizations from the perspective of chaos and complexity. Students examine both the creation of organizations and innovation and creativity within existing organizations with application to their individual experiences. This course is offered in a blend of online and face-to-face formats.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
School of Education
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O&L 790 - Dis Proposal Development
Unit(s): 1 to 3
Directed proposal development in consultation with dissertation committee.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
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O&L 791 - Dissertation Rsch & Writ
Unit(s): 1 to 3
The design, preparation, and writing of the dissertation research study in consultation with the dissertation committee. Advanced to candidacy required.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
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O&L 797 - Directed Study
Unit(s): 1 to 3
Independent, in-depth study of a specific educational topic.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
School of Education
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O&L 798 - Special Topic Seminar
Unit(s): 1 to 3
Exploration of one or more selected topics in Organization and Leadership.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
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Organization Development |
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OD 651 - Human Resource Management
Unit(s): 2
Blends strategic human resources concepts and theory with significant practice to examine how human resources systems are designed, implemented and continually evolving to achieve the strategic outcomes required.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 655 - Self As Instrument
Unit(s): 2
Examines a cornerstone of Organizational Development and an essential element of becoming an effective OD consultant which is a high degree of self-knowledge and a commitment to developing the self throughout one’s life. Understanding and refining one’s self-knowledge is equally as important as updating one’s technical OD knowledge and expertise. The courses uses self-assessments, readings, reflections and class discussion, as it allows students to build emotional and intuitive self-awareness, clarify personal values, identify blind spots, and develop a better understanding of self-as-instrument.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
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OD 656 - Dialogic OD
Unit(s): 2
Explores the foundations of Dialogic OD, key ways in which it is being practiced in the field today, new advances in Dialogic OD, and the potential for combining Diagnostic OD and Dialogic OD in organizational interventions.
Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters); College restricted to School of Management
School of Management
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OD 657 - Developing Power and Influence
Unit(s): 2
Examines the nature of power, its development and its use. Selected readings, exercises, and case discussions help students improve their comprehension of power dynamics within groups and organizations. Students learn to harness that understanding in order to mobilize resources and accomplish goals.
Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters); College restricted to School of Management; Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
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OD 660 - Understanding Behavior in Organizations
Unit(s): 4
Examines key constructs, theories and practices associated with leadership, management, organizational behavior and organizational theory. The course explores the relationships among individuals, groups, organizations, and society within the context of a globalized and ever-changing world. A dynamic, holistic, systems approach frames the examination of individual behavior, interpersonal relationships, and organizational processes, structures, and cultures with emphasis on the interdependencies that impact organizational functioning. Students reflect on their competence as leaders in the Jesuit tradition of service to others and respect for diverse ideas and backgrounds.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 661 - Leading Org Change & Development
Unit(s): 2
Investigates the nature of change, forces for change, and the impact of change on its recipients. Introduces students to the practice of organization development with respect to change efforts in organizations as they examine their own roles and skill sets as change agents.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 664 - Negotiation & Barg Strategy
Unit(s): 2
Introduces students to the theory and processes of negotiation as practiced in a variety of organizational settings. It is designed to expose you to negotiation theory and research and give you practice in applying negotiation strategy and tactics to specific and change situations. This course is skills-based, experiential and participatory in nature.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 665 - Project Management
Unit(s): 2
Prepares students to work effectively in complex project environments. Focuses on the foundations of professional project management and change management that are necessary to assume with confidence a challenging role in contemporary and future projects.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 668 - Research & Analysis for Org Dev
Unit(s): 4
Covers qualitative and quantitative research methods that can be used in the diagnosis of organizational issues, to test hypotheses, or to evaluate organizational interventions. The intention of this course is to enable students to become critical consumers of research with the capabilities to carry out research projects in the context of their work in organizations. The teaching methodology of the course will be varied. In addition to lectures, in-class activities, presentations, and discussions, this course will use an experiential learning approach (service-learning) to enhance student learning.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 671 - Consulting Practices
Unit(s): 2
Reviews the consulting process, especially with respect to organization development. Focuses on the values and ethics underlying the consulting practice, and the essential skills for a consultant, including entering, contracting, developing client capability, and managing unplanned events in the change process.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 673 - Large-Scale Sys Transformation
Unit(s): 2
Stresses the design and implementation of various organizational interventions by applying the diagnosis-intervention-evaluation process. Students learn to choose between, and then design, appropriate interventions to transform an organization from a current state to a desired future state.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 674 - Team Interventions
Unit(s): 2
Introduces theories of team process and dynamics, as well as techniques for facilitating productivity as a team member and leader. Students engage with an external client team and conduct a structured observation. Course theories and frameworks are used to analyze team effectiveness.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 683 - Statistics Fundamentals
Unit(s): 2
Familiarizes students with core statistical methods - including descriptive and inferential statistics, correlation, regression, and ANOVA - used in behavioral research and data analysis.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 684 - Finance & Accounting Fundamentals
Unit(s): 2
Introduces fundamental accounting and financial terms and concepts leaders and managers rely on as they consider the viability of change initiatives. Focuses on budgeting and financial tools needed to develop a business case for human capital expenditures and make decisions to ensure the organization’s long-term viability.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 690 - OD Culminating Project
Unit(s): 4
Requires a diagnostic and data-based approach to conducting an applied research project within an existing organization. Working in teams, students will serve as consultants and provide a preliminary diagnosis or evaluation regarding an aspect of organizational change that the organization: 1) may be considering; 2) is in the process of executing; or 3) has recently completed. The type of organizational change may be evolutionary, incremental or large-scale.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 691 - Academic Global Immersion
Unit(s): 2
Students visit selected international corporations, organizations and cultures over a ten-day to two-week period.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 698 - Directed Study
Unit(s): 1 to 6
By special arrangement.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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OD 699 - MSOD Special Topic
Unit(s): 2
Special topics course for MSOD students. Potential courses include Diversity, Inclusion and Bias; Work and Well-Being; Decision Making for OD; Cultural Intelligence; Big Data for OD.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Organization Development Major
School of Management
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PASJ 110 - Introduction to PASJ
Unit(s): 4
Around the world, performing artists engage with complex issues to strengthen communities and promote change. Introduction to Performing Arts & Social Justice uses an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural approach to survey the dynamic and effective strategies of artists engaged in social justice work. The class investigates topics such as systemic violence, power, and privilege, alongside community-building, ethics, and identity. Analyzing artistic processes from multiple perspectives provides frameworks to understand project design and implementation.
Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Perf. Arts & Soc. Justice
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PASJ 120 - Workshop in Stage Production
Unit(s): 1 to 4
Workshop in Stage Production (WiSP) is a course designed to offer credit for practical experience in stage production and is open to both the novice and the advanced student to work in collaboration with peers and professionals in the field. The course involves participation in PASJ theater, dance and music productions as technical or design crew for live performance in one of the following: lighting, sound, video, properties, costumes, makeup, scenery, and deck.
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PASJ 132 - Body in Performance: Laban
Unit(s): 1 to 2
This course provides an introduction to Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals and their applications to movement description, observation, and execution. Students in all artistic disciplines will develop physical approaches to their training that address core support, postural concerns, injury prevention and rehabilitation. Through the cultivation of a vital, conscious relationship with one’s body, dancers, actors and musicians will become aware of personal movement patterns that help and/or hinder expressive potential.
Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Perf. Arts & Soc. Justice Major, Dance, Theater Minor, Dance, Theater Concentration
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PASJ 160 - Body in Perf: Alexander Tech
Unit(s): 2
Careers in music are often accompanied by physical problems such as back pain, tendinitis and repetitive stress injuries. The Alexander Technique is an educational process that helps musicians use their ‘primary instrument’- mind and body- without strain and excessive tension. All the basic principles of the Technique will be covered and all students will participate in applying the Technique to performance and counteracting stage fright and nervousness.
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PASJ 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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PASJ 220 - Design Lab
Unit(s): 2
This course focuses on the creative work-making skills required for generation of original material, exploring design theory, applied methodologies, and collaborative organizational (“company”) structures and models. Students develop problem solving tools and apply design-based methodologies as tools for inquiry, experimentation, and communication through production.
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PASJ 230 - Stage Management
Unit(s): 2
The course explores and create methods of documenting, communicating within, and running a production. Students also examine various art forms and industries for Stage Managers to utilize their skill sets and their mindset.
Prerequisite: PASJ 130 or ^PFA 130
Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Perf. Arts & Soc. Justice Major, Performing Arts, Theater Minor, Theater Concentration
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PASJ 240 - Movement Lab
Unit(s): 2
This course is designed to help students interested in the Performing Arts cultivate fundamental skills of body awareness, efficient movement, embodied voice, improvisation, partner work, and movement observation. It is open to students of all levels of movement experience and is specifically intended to support students of Dance, Music, and Theater. By cultivating an increased awareness of bodily expression through movement, this course encourages students to make informed artistic choices, enhancing their expressive potential as active citizens and changemakers.
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PASJ 250 - Sound Lab
Unit(s): 2
This course helps students interested in the Performing Arts cultivate fundamental skills of digital audio creation and analytical tools for listening and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Open to students of all levels of sound/music experience, it is specifically intended to support students of Dance, Music, and Theater in their ongoing creation processes. By cultivating a shared vocabulary, refining feedback, and promoting an increased awareness of sound and its practical skills, this course encourages students to make informed artistic choices, enhancing their expressive potential as active citizens and sound art creators.
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PASJ 270 - Performance and Activism
Unit(s): 4
The Bay Area historically has been, and continues to be, home to artists engaged in art making practices that impact individuals, communities and governmental policies. This course, will study and engage with interdisciplinary and cross cultural approaches to work being done by activist artists.
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PASJ 316 - African Amer Perf/Cult
Unit(s): 4
This course examines the wide range of contributions African American artists have made intellectually, aesthetically, and practically to the performing arts. With a focus on performance (dance/music/theater), film, and theoretical texts, the course considers how art both reflects and transforms culture. Definitions of race and cultural identity are also examined through theoretical texts as well as historical and cultural markers.
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PASJ 370 - Art and Incarceration
Unit(s): 4
This course is designed for students who are interested in merging artistic practices in writing, spoken word, theater, visual arts, and movement as tools for social change. The course’s Service Learning component includes engagement off campus, at San Francisco Jail #2, with women incarcerated in the SISTERS Program. No previous art experience is necessary.
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PASJ 380 - Perf Arts & Comm Exchange
Unit(s): 4
This course is designed for students who are interested in merging social activism, dance/theater and teaching. Students will learn how to use movement and theater as tools for social change in settings such as senior centers, schools and prisons. In studio sessions, students will identify, approach and construct classes for community sites. Selected films and readings will provide a context for discussion and assist in the development of individual student’s research and teaching methods. The class will include lab sessions at designated off-campus sites where students will lead and participate in teaching workshops.
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Perf. Arts & Soc. Justice Major
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PASJ 385 - Research Methods
Unit(s): 4
In this required course for Performing Arts & Social Justice majors, students investigate common research methods used in the field of performing arts and put them to use in service of their own research goals and questions. By discovering and honing their research skills and processes, students draw deeper connections between academic and performance-based research in preparation for their Senior Project and future careers.
Prerequisite: PASJ 110 or MUS 180 or PASJ 120 or PASJ 220 or PASJ 183 or PASJ 181 or PASJ 182 or DANC 181 or THTR 182
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Perf. Arts & Soc. Justice Major
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PASJ 390 - Special Topics in PASJ: Lab
Unit(s): 0 to 2
One-time offerings of special interest topics and/or guest artist teaching in performing arts and social justice.
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PASJ 391 - Special Topics in PASJ:Seminar
Unit(s): 3 to 4
One-time offerings of special interest topics, guest artist teaching, or non-Western subject areas in performing arts and social justice.
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PASJ 480 - Senior Project
Unit(s): 2
Required for all PASJ majors, this is the final course in the major where students will develop an individual or collective project in their area of concentration. Depending on your concentration (Dance, Music, Theater) you may enroll in a different section. See you advisor for guidance on specific projects before enrolling in this class.
Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Perf. Arts & Soc. Justice Major, Dance, Music, Theater Minor, Dance, Music, Theater Concentration
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PASJ 485 - Senior Project Performance
Unit(s): 2
This course is the second-half of a two-part course sequence in which you design, develop, and present a creative research project that reflects your unique artistic vision, as well as your particular understanding of the relationship between performance and social justice. The development and presentation of these projects is intended to be a culminating experience in which you demonstrate the knowledge, insight, research, and practical skills you have developed during your time in the Performing Arts and Social Justice program.
Prerequisite: PASJ 480
Restriction: Field of study restricted to Perf. Arts & Soc. Justice Major
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PHIL 110 - Great Philosophical Questions
Unit(s): 4
An introduction to classic texts of philosophy, focused on major philosophical issues including the problem of knowledge, the existence of God, the mystery of evil, free choice vs. determinism, and the essence of human nature. Offered every semester.
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PHIL 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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PHIL 202 - Philosophy of Religion
Unit(s): 4
What counts as a ‘religion’? Must it affirm the existence of God? What do most people and cultures seem to mean by ‘God’? Can the existence of God be demonstrated? Is it reasonable to believe God exists? Can God’s existence be reconciled with human freedom and with the existence of evil? The course takes up these and related questions, ponders the answers given by classical and contemporary thinkers, and discusses them. Offered intermittently.
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PHIL 203 - Social & Political Philosophy
Unit(s): 4
This course will examine significant philosophical contributions to an understanding of politics and society. Among the questions it will address are: What is the nature and basis of the state? Which form of government is best? How do we determine whether political institutions are just? What conceptions of human nature underlie various political philosophies? The course will draw from classical, modern, and contemporary sources in political philosophy. Offered every year.
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PHIL 204 - Philosophy of Science
Unit(s): 4
A critical examination of conflicting interpretations of scientific practice. Major issues include the nature of scientific explanation, the development of instrumentation and experimental techniques, how scientific knowledge is validated, whether theories are to be interpreted as literally true or as instrumentally adequate, scientific revolutions, and the rationality of science. Offered every year.
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PHIL 205 - Philosophy of Biology
Unit(s): 4
This course engages in a philosophical reflection of evolutionary theory and the theory of the gene. Among questions we will address are: Why is intelligent design not as good of a theory of species origin as evolution? Is it possible to hold a rational belief in Christianity and in evolutionary theory? Do genes determine human behavior? Does biology just reduce to chemistry and physics? Offered every year.
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PHIL 209 - Aesthetics
Unit(s): 4
Traditional and contemporary theories of art and aesthetic experience; a study of selected problems in philosophy of art. Offered every semester to students in the Art & Architecture and Performing Arts & Social Justice majors.
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PHIL 211 - Ancient Philosophy
Unit(s): 4
This course studies texts in ancient philosophy, from the Presocratics to Hellenistic philosophy, and has a special focus on the writings of Plato and Aristotle. Offered intermittently.
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PHIL 214 - The Social Contract
Unit(s): 4
This course explores the social contract, its ideals, its critics, and its failures in a coeducational setting with students from both USF and Mt. Tamalpais Community College (MTC) at San Quentin State Prison. USF students go into San Quentin for large group discussions, to meet in coeducational learning groups, and to work on a final project documented with the help of San Quentin media associates.
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PHIL 220 - Asian Philosophy
Unit(s): 4
This course examines the historical development and contemporary debates of some of the main philosophical traditions of Asia. The topics include metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical questions raised in Hindu, Buddhist, Daoist and Confucianist philosophies. References will also be made to the larger cultural and political issues that are relevant in these traditions today. Offered every year.
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PHIL 230 - Philosophy of Human Person
Unit(s): 4
This course is oriented around the questions “What am I?” and “How should I live?” and explores the answers that both historical and contemporary philosophers have given. Topics include the immortality and nature of the soul, death, the distinction between body and mind, the relational and social aspects of the self, free will, the nature of emotion, and the goals of human life. Offered every semester.
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PHIL 231 - African Amer Philosophy
Unit(s): 4
This course surveys classic and contemporary African American philosophy, and includes such figures as Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Angela Davis, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Frantz Fanon. It considers the relation of this work to major topics of Western philosophy, from the social contract theory to existentialism to cosmopolitanism. Starting from the lived experiences of blacks in the New and Old World, this course takes up key issues and problems in the history of the modern world: theories of nationalism, identity, solidarity, and responses to injustice and domination.
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PHIL 240 - Ethics
Unit(s): 4
This course critically analyzes ethical arguments and various positions on contemporary ethical issues. The course will be composed of three focus areas: Ethical Theory, Social Issues, and Ethics of Everyday life. Approximately one-third of the course will be devoted to each area. Some sections focus on more specific ethical issues, such as Business Issues, Environmental Issues, Bio-medical Issues, and Legal Issues, and are so designated in the Course Schedule. Offered every semester.
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PHIL 241 - Ethics: Service Learning
Unit(s): 4
This course critically analyzes ethical arguments and various positions on contemporary ethical issues. The Service Learning component provides concrete experience as students work with organizations dedicated to ameliorating the causes and effects of poverty, racism, gender inequality, and other social ills. Offered every semester.
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PHIL 242 - Latin American Philosophy
Unit(s): 4
This course introduces students to the major figures and movements in the five hundred year history of philosophical production in Latin America. Along the way, we will examine many of the major themes in Latin American philosophy: human nature, race and personal identity, knowledge, freedom, liberation, colonialism, and perhaps most significantly, what it means to do philosophy. Offered intermittently.
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PHIL 244 - Environmental Ethics
Unit(s): 4
This course critically analyzes ethical arguments and various positions on contemporary environmental issues. Offered every semester.
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PHIL 246 - Engineering Ethics
Unit(s): 4
This class introduces students to engineering ethics. We first investigate four classic ethical theories that seek to explain what makes an action morally right or morally wrong: Moral Relativism, Consequentialism, Deontology, and Virtue Ethics. We use these theories to critically analyze a variety of case studies across engineering disciplines (e.g., case studies about human genetics, affirmative action, domestic surveillance and consumer privacy, whistleblowing, and targeted advertising). We then explore some contemporary moral problems in the field of engineering, e.g., engineering and sustainability, engineering and self-driving cars, and engineering and autonomous technology.
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PHIL 248 - Ethics of Technology
Unit(s): 4
This class introduces students to the ethics of technology. Our first aim is to investigate four classic philosophical theories that seek to explain what makes an action morally right or morally wrong: consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics and moral relativism. We then use this information to critically analyze a variety of case studies across the fields of software engineering and computer and data science. Our second aim is to explore three contemporary moral problems about recent technological innovations, including ethical issues regarding algorithmic bias, lethal autonomous weapons, and big data, privacy, and online manipulation.
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PHIL 251 - Mind, Freedom & Knowledge
Unit(s): 4
An examination of three central questions in philosophy: What is the nature of the mind? Do we have free will? How can we know anything at all? Texts by current and historical philosophers. Offered every semester.
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PHIL 252 - Plato
Unit(s): 4
Alfred North Whitehead famously said that all Western Philosophy was ‘a footnote to Plato.’ He introduces most of its important questions, and many of his answers to them are still being debated. What is courage, friendship, virtue? Can the latter be taught? What is justice and the most just state? Can it realistically be achieved, and, if so, how? Is the truth of all values and statements relative to the ones who holds them or is there an objective standard by which these should be judged? If so, what is it? We will examine these and other questions through an investigation and discussion of Plato’s dialogues. Offered every year.
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PHIL 253 - Problems in Democracy
Unit(s): 4
This course is a critical inquiry into the nature of democracy. In reading classical, modern, and contemporary theorists of democracy, students formulate and examine problems in governments that are considered democratic. Issues addressed include the relationship between the people and the government, individual and minority rights, multiculturalism, representation, and citizenship.
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PHIL 256 - Existentialism
Unit(s): 4
This course is an inquiry into the meaning of human existence with particular emphasis on the self. The course encourages inquiry into the meaning of our experience with absurdity, alienation, anxiety, freedom, God, and being. Direction for thinking about these issues is provided by philosophers such as Nietzsche, Sartre, Kierkegaard, Camus, Dostoevsky, and Heidegger. Through reading, discussion, and reflection students come to understand where they believe the meaning of human existence is located. Offered every semester.
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PHIL 266 - The Human Animal
Unit(s): 4
By comparing and contrasting animal and human existence, this course seeks to question the boundaries between animal and human existence as well as to discuss the responsibility we might have towards non-human animals. Historically the course covers the philosophers from Ancient Greece (Aristotle), Medieval Philosophy (Aquinas), Modern Philosophy (Descartes and Kant) to contemporary philosophy (Merleau-Ponty, Singer and Nagel). The course includes major philosophical issues such as questions of selfhood, being, rationality, language, as well as moral questions. Offered intermittently.
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PHIL 275 - Asian Amer Philosophy
Unit(s): 4
This course examines the nature of self and society within the context of Asian American experience broadly conceived. Western and Asian philosophies will be used to consider such topics as the nature of the examined life, happiness, justice, and social transformation. In addition, various 20th century Asian American issues will be considered, such as race, gender, class, modernity, U.S. imperialism, Asian anti-colonialism, immigration, and citizenship. Offered every year. Offered every year.
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PHIL 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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PHIL 310 - Ancient & Medieval Philosophy
Unit(s): 4
This course follows the development of Greek philosophical thought from the Pre-Socratics through the Hellenistic thinkers and then tracks these lines of thought to medieval times. Because of the central importance of their ideas, the writings of Plato and Aristotle will be given special attention. Offered every Fall.
Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Philosophy Major, Philosophy Minor
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PHIL 312 - Modern Philosophy
Unit(s): 4
Revolutionary changes in science and politics from the 16th century onwards reconstituted central issues in what is now called Modern Philosophy. This course focuses on knowledge and political community in the works of Descartes, Hobbes, Hume and Kant, among others. Offered every Spring.
Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Philosophy Major, Philosophy Minor
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PHIL 315 - Ethics for Majors
Unit(s): 4
This is an ethics course for majors and minors in philosophy. It provides a foundation and orientation for their other electives in this area and a common set of reference terms. It addresses central ethical issues through consideration of historical and contemporary philosophers. Offered every Spring.
Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Philosophy Major, Philosophy Minor
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PHIL 316 - Philosophy of Knowledge
Unit(s): 4
A seminar study of classical and contemporary theories of knowledge. Topics include the nature of knowledge, skepticism, perception, theories of justification, a priori knowledge, theories of truth, with close attention given to moderate realism and its relation to contemporary epistemology. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 317 - Philosophy of Emotion
Unit(s): 4
This course examines the nature, value, and complexity of emotion. Topics may include: the relation between emotion and reason, the justifiability of negative emotions, the relation between emotion and social practices, and the roles of philosophy and science in the study of emotion. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 319 - Logic
Unit(s): 4
This course emphasizes contemporary symbolic logic. We will study deductive logical systems and learn how to evaluate arguments with both truth-tables and proofs in propositional and predicate logic. We will also learn how to translate ordinary language arguments into a formal symbolic language and back again. Offered every year.
Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Philosophy Major, Philosophy Minor
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PHIL 322 - Modal Logic and Metaphysics
Unit(s): 4
This course is an exploration of the major systems of modal logic for the purpose of studying contemporary topics in analytic metaphysics, such as, but not limited to, ontological arguments for the existence of God, the nature of time, the possibility of time travel, fictional objects, and identity. Offered every other year. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 325 - Metaphysics
Unit(s): 4
A study of metaphysical systems and theories from ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Topics include metaphysical inquiry and method, the nature of metaphysical discourse, representative schools and metaphysical issues, such as being, essence and existence, personhood, knowledge, freedom, and God. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 330 - Philosophy Symposium
Unit(s): 1 or 2
A variable topic course, based on the study of a figure or topic in the history of Philosophy. May be offered in conjunction with SII 330 - St Ignatius Institute Symposium; may be taken repeated times for credit. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 335 - Feminist Thought
Unit(s): 4
An introduction to a variety of feminist theories and approaches with emphasis on the arts, philosophy, politics, and media. Offered every Spring. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior
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PHIL 339 - Moral Psychology
Unit(s): 4
This course focuses on the psychological states and social conditions involved in moral judgment, practices, and attitudes. Topics may include moral motivation, praise and blame, the nature of moral reasons, the nature of the virtues (and whether we have them), and forms of agency (such as childhood, psychopathy, and autism) that cast light on the cognitive and affective structure of moral judgments, reactions, and practices. Readings may be historical or contemporary. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 362 - Philosophy of Mind
Unit(s): 4
This course is a survey of philosophical accounts of the nature of the mind, including both historical and contemporary analyses. Special topics will be explored as well, and they may include: artificial intelligence, consciousness, intentionality, emotion, and the role of philosophy in the science of the mind. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 372 - Philosophy of Law
Unit(s): 4
A study of classic and contemporary texts dealing with different theories of the nature of law and the meaning of related concepts such as justice, authority, and legal obligation. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 373 - Cont. Ethical Problems
Unit(s): 4
An in-depth study of a selection of contemporary normative and meta-ethical issues. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 377 - Philosophy and Literature
Unit(s): 4
This variable topics course is a study of the philosophical significance of one or more writers of fiction. It may focus on a genre, period, or specific figure. Readings will be juxtaposed with relevant texts from the tradition of philosophy. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 380 - Special Topics in Philosophy
Unit(s): 4
A variable topics course based on the research or teaching interests of individual faculty. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 381 - Adv Social & Political Phil
Unit(s): 4
This course is a philosophical exploration of four interrelated concepts: equality, justice, rights, and authority. It will examine their various meanings and the reasons given to support the values they represent. It will also demonstrate the prominent roles they play in a number of contemporary ethical and political debates. These concepts are usually understood and applied in national contexts, but debates about their role in international contexts may also be explored. Open to non-majors; but does not count as D1 or D3 Core.
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PHIL 398 - Senior Thesis
Unit(s): 1 to 2
The senior thesis is an elective for students wishing to work in depth on a research paper of significant. Approval by a faculty member, who will serve as the senior thesis advisor, is required. With permission, students may also work with alternative media. Students will work on the thesis during their final year at USF.
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