2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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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.
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Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program |
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YPSP 206 - Barrio Fiesta: Performance
Unit(s): 2
This unique Philippine studies course focuses on Filipino and Asian American performing arts and social justice. It is an advanced immersion to the social, arts, political, cultural, linguistic, and historical experiences of Filipinos. Participation in the annual Spring Barrio Fiesta promotion, performance, and production is mandatory. YPSP 206 builds on and integrates the conceptual and cultural learning from YPSP 205 Barrio Fiesta: Introduction as well as other YPSP courses.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 222 - Philippine Boxing and Culture
Unit(s): 2
This is a non-contact Philippine boxing course that introduces students to the history, art, and science of the Filipino/a boxer’s workout, exercise, technique, and routines. It focuses primarily on the physical conditioning, protocols, rituals, and self-defense aspects of boxing as influenced by Philippine culture and Filipino traits, behavior, psyche, and antics. A physicians¿ certificate is required. All students are required to consult his/her physician before beginning this or any other USF fitness, sports, and exercise oriented course.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 240 - Filipinos and Ethnic Media
Unit(s): 2
This unique USF Philippine studies course focuses on Filipinos in diaspora vis-à-vis other ethnic groups in the media It examines the intersecting and, at times, competing definitions of ethnic media through class discussions and film analyses surrounding selected classic and contemporary Philippine social and political issues
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 250 - Filipino Music and Theology
Unit(s): 2
Filipino Music and Theology investigates the numerous ways in which music is embedded in the world-particularly its influence on spirituality and society as a whole. The course delves into the intersections of music with the fields of philosophy, religious studies, and sociology. It also explores various musical traditions in the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora, while the class collaborates in rigorous discussion, analysis, and performance of these musical traditions and how they correlate with the course’s theories.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 251 - Philippine Dance and Culture
Unit(s): 4
This course studies the culture, tradition, politics, and development of Philippine dances and rituals through a variety of methods: lecture/discussion, videos, live performance, and movement classes.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 260 - Fil Am & Philippine Lit
Unit(s): 2
Filipino American and Philippine Literature is a unique Philippine literature survey course where students will read and discuss short works of fiction, essay, and poetry written by Filipina/o writers in English. They will also critically analyze literature as art and document, and the writers as cultural historians humanizing the supposedly objective details of academic texts. The course starts at the very beginning of the Filipino relationship with English. Moving through history into the present day, the course expands into writings by the Philippines and Filipinos in diaspora.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 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
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 301 - Philippine Hist: to 1900
Unit(s): 4
The course provides a general introduction to the social, economic, and political history of the Philippines from the early times (i.e. pre-Spanish period) to the Spanish colonial period (1565-1898). The lectures and readings highlight the various aspects of local-indigenous culture before the advent of Spanish colonization, and how the meshing of Spanish-Catholic culture with the local one help explain what is known today as ‘Philippine culture.’ The course also includes a discussion on some of the more recent themes in Philippine historical studies, such as gender, identity, and the role of nationalist discourse in shaping historical writing. In addition, a number of original documents, essays, and visual-arts materials, including the reading of Noli Me Tangere (a satirical novel written by Philippine national hero José Rizal) are included to provide the students with a more direct feel for earlier eras.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 303 - Law, Immigration & Filipinos
Unit(s): 4
The course examines the legal history of Asian Americans in the United States, focusing on critical topics like immigration, citizenship and naturalization, and the movements against economic and social discrimination. The course also explores the role of dominant groups that utilize the U.S. judicial and legal system as a tool of oppression and the reactions and actions of subordinate groups which use the same system as an instrument towards achieving equality, social justice, and civil rights. Finally, the course looks at the relevance of popular attitudes in the shaping of law in the United States.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 307 - Global Filipino Literature
Unit(s): 4
A study of Filipino authors’ major works in English. Students read and discuss novels, poetry, short stories, and graphic novels, with a focus on migration, global movement, and home, from the beginning of the twentieth century into contemporary times.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 310 - Philippine Hist:1900-Pres
Unit(s): 4
Philippine History from 1900 to Present focuses on the political and socio-economic history of the Philippines from the end of the colonial Spanish period (1898), right through the US colonial period and the ‘Americanization’ of the Philippines, the Japanese occupation, the establishment of the Philippine Republic, the martial law years, and the EDSA revolutions. The course also includes in-depth discussions and analyses of important themes, such as colonialism, nationalism, poverty, Muslim-Christian conflicts, globalization, and the pursuit of democracy. Tours to museums/exhibits on Filipinos and the Philippines, as well as films complement the learning experiences in the classroom
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 312 - Knowledge Activism
Unit(s): 2
Knowledge Activism is an introductory course in activism focusing on Filipino and Asian American communities. The course explores issues that are paramount to the Filipino American community, as well as the Asian American community in general.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 316 - Filipino American Arts
Unit(s): 4
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 323 - Filipino Politics & Justice
Unit(s): 4
A survey of the Filipino political and economic experiences and issues in and out of the Philippines. It examines classic and contemporary issues being discussed and engaged by Filipinos in the Philippines and in their diasporic communities found in Asia and all over the world. Discussion topics include: patronage, empowerment, ethnicity, land ownership, poverty and crime, church power, cronyism, corruption, and the historical, economic, political, and social dimensions of the Filipino diaspora.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 324 - The Philippines Today
Unit(s): 2
Study abroad service learning course
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 325 - Filipino Culture & Soc
Unit(s): 4
This course is an introductory survey of the Filipino social and cultural experiences. It encompasses concepts and issues encountered by Filipinos in the Philippines and in their diasporic communities. Discussion topics include: class and kinship formation, values, behavior and psychology, languages, literature, religion, food, music, art, dance, ethnic minorities, education, gender and the Filipinazation of the United States.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 333 - Boxing & Social Justice
Unit(s): 4
Boxing and Social Justice is a unique combined recreational sports, cultural diversity, and service learning course. After the fundamentals of Filipino studies are reviewed and reinforced, students will be trained to teach boxing as a recreational and self-defense activity to at-risk new migrant populations in the San Francisco Bay Area. They will act as mentors, tutors, and service providers. Immersed at their service learning sites, students will reflect on the health, recreational, social, economic, and political issues new migrants to the United States face.
Prerequisite: YPSP 222 or ANST 222
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 345 - Asians and Lawmaking
Unit(s): 4
This course delves into laws, lawmaking, and the politico-legal systems of selected Asian countries. It examines a sampling of Asian states in the context of their historical and traditional heritage vis-a-vis the sweeping changes that are driven by globalization and democratization. The organization and administration of the courts and judicial system in each country will be discussed. Comparative analysis will be made with the United States and Asian American legal issues.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 355 - Philip Theol & Revolutions
Unit(s): 4
The Philippines has witnessed two major revolutions. The first was an armed conflict for national independence and the second a nonviolent movement (‘People Power’) to restore democracy. We will examine how they were influenced by Catholic thought and practice.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 390 - Special Topics
Unit(s): 2 to 4
An intensive study of a selected topic in Philippine Studies.
College of Arts and Sciences
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YPSP 398 - Directed Study
Unit(s): 1 to 4
A faculty supervised course of study. Written permission of the instructor and dean is required.
College of Arts and Sciences
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