2019-2020 Catalog

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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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Academic English Multilingual Students
	AEM 30 - Grad Wrtg/Speaking Pract Unit(s): 0 Focus on academic writing and speaking skills needed by graduate students. Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 100 - Success at USF:Univ/Class Cult Unit(s): 3 This Jumpstart course is designed to help USF conditionally-admitted students improve their academic English and build their competence in understanding USF and U.S. university culture in order to be more successful when they begin studies in the U.S. Many adult students of English have had opportunities before coming to the U.S. to study formal features of the English language, but they have not had much chance to use those skills extensively for communicative academic purposes. For this reason, this course is designed to resemble a U.S. university course. In other words, students will be expected to learn the content of the course. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 101 - US Cult:Understand/Neg New Lan Unit(s): 3 This Jumpstart course is designed to help USF conditionally-admitted students in China improve their academic English and build their competence in understanding aspects of U.S. culture that are relevant for their cultural adjustment to living and studying in the U.S., and USF in particular. The orientation of the course will be to take a social-psychological view of life in society more broadly as the foundation for understanding and negotiating differences between the students’ countries and U.S. culture. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 102 - Fluency Development Unit(s): 4 This course focuses on fluency-building in all the skills for intermediate learners of English. Fluency is the ability to produce and receive a sufficient amount of language with ease that is both intelligible and comprehensible. Attention to fluency supports the ongoing development of accuracy. Students will be placed in this course on the basis of their test scores. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 103 - Strat. for Academic Writing Unit(s): 1 This course is designed to help USF conditionally-admitted students to get a head start in becoming familiar with the expectations, procedures, policies, and resources of USF before they arrive on campus. Students will get to know a USF faculty member before they arrive, as well as a better understanding of how to make a successful transition to academic life at USF. This one-credit course will include both synchronous and asynchronous online components. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 105 - Vocabulary & Idioms I Unit(s): 2 This course is an introduction to academic vocabulary and common idioms in the U.S. at the intermediate level. Prerequisite: TOEFL Total Score Paper with a minimum score of 460 or TOEFL Total Score Internet with a minimum score of 48 or IELTS Overall Score with a minimum score of 5 College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 110 - Academic Reading/Writing I Unit(s): 8 Focus is on improving students’ abilities in reading comprehension and vocabulary skills and on the organization and writing of paragraphs and short essays. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 111 - Academic Oral Communication I Unit(s): 4 Focus is on active listening and speaking skills that are necessary to function successfully in daily life and in a university class. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 112 - Pronunciation I Unit(s): 2 This course is an introduction to American English pronunciation. Prerequisite: TOEFL Total Score Paper with a minimum score of 460 or TOEFL Total Score Internet with a minimum score of 48 or IELTS Overall Score with a minimum score of 5 College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 120 - Academic Reading/Writing II Unit(s): 8 Focus on reading university-level material rapidly and efficiently, and on demonstrating comprehension through an articulate oral or written response and on the skills needed for writing academic reports and essays. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 121 - Academic Oral Comm II Unit(s): 4 Focus on active listening and speaking skills that are needed to function successfully in a university class. Development of listening strategies, note taking techniques, oral production skills and formal presentation skills. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 122 - Academic Oral Comm III Unit(s): 4 Focus on high-level performance of longer speeches in academic and professional settings with emphasis on listening, complex construction, pronunciation, behavioral skills, visual aids, and greater comfort with a variety of audiences. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 123 - Grammar Unit(s): 4 Prerequisite: paper and pencil TOEFL 500-547/ibtTOEFL 62-78. Focus is on advanced English grammar structures and functions. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 124 - Academic Reading/Writing III Unit(s): 8 Focus on reading complex university-level material of various genres more efficiently and rapidly, on responding to readings and academic topics using multiple and appropriate writing and speaking genres, and on advanced academic writing, research and documentation skills. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 128 - English for Business Unit(s): 4 This course focuses on improving students’ abilities in all four basic language skills (reading, listening, writing, speaking) by surveying key areas of business and by providing students opportunities to understand and express key concepts in business. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 153 - Legal English Unit(s): 4 This course is an advanced integrated skills course designed to improve the reading, writing, discussion, vocabulary and analytic skills necessary for success in graduate level law courses. Students will read and respond to different types of legal texts with a focus on case reading and briefing and will participate in a wide range of discussion activities to develop their familiarity with legal terminology and overall fluency. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 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; Level Restricted to Undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 298 - Directed Study Unit(s): 1 to 4 A course in the area of the proposed topic for directed study. Written permission of the instructor required. College of Arts and Sciences
	AEM 601 - Grad Wrtg/Speaking Pract Unit(s): 3 Focus on academic writing and speaking skills needed by graduate students. Cross-listed With: ESL 030/601. Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate College of Arts and Sciences
Academic Support Services
	ASP 110 - Foreword: Math Unit(s): 0.5 College of Arts and Sciences
	ASP 111 - Foreword: Writing Unit(s): 0.5 College of Arts and Sciences
	ASP 112 - Foreword: Contemporary Issues Unit(s): 0.5 College of Arts and Sciences
	ASP 113 - Foreword: Computer Literacy Unit(s): 0.5 College of Arts and Sciences
	ASP 114 - MSP Elective Unit(s): 0.5 College of Arts and Sciences
Advertising
	ADVT 101 - Rhetoric and Consumer Culture Unit(s): 4 Advertising is a powerful and pervasive form of communication in contemporarysocieties. This course examines how advertising shapes desires, informs behavior,impacts public discourse and media landscapes, and helps perpetuate consumer culture. We will study the history of advertising and rise of consumerism in the U.S., learn to analyze the rhetorical and ideological force of ads, and investigate the ethics of advertising and ecological impacts of consumerism in the 21st century. College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 102 - Advertising and Persuasion Unit(s): 4 In order to create advertisements that persuade you must first understand how persuasion works and how messages are processed. This course introduces students to the foundational theories and models of communication, persuasion and cognition related to advertising messages. Restriction: Field of study restricted to Advertising Major College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 201 - Fund. of Creative Strategy Unit(s): 4 Advertising agencies are made up of different internal teams that work together with external industry partners to create advertising campaigns. This course will introduce key industry players and explore the inside workings of an agency, explaining the various agency roles and the processes and tools used in the building of a campaign strategy, the first stage of building a campaign. Students will explore how to interrogate a client brief, develop insights that will inform creative development, produce a strategic brief, and present a strategic pitch. College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 202 - Fund. of Creative Development Unit(s): 4 This course introduces the roles, processes, frameworks and tools involved in the creative development of an advertising campaign, the second stage of building a campaign. The course will demonstrate how creative ideas are led by a strategy; introduce the processes and tools used in the development of creative advertising campaigns; and introduce a framework that students will use to critique creative work. In the second half of the class, the students will be mentored through the creative process, which will culminate in teams of students ‘pitching’ the integrated advertising campaign they created. Prerequisite: ADVT 341 or ADVT 201 Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Advertising Major, Advertising Minor College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 301 - Social Media Unit(s): 4 This course will explore various social networks and identify how social media presents opportunities to reach unique audiences, build communities, and instigate social change. This class will investigate advertising on the major social media platforms as well as newer offerings and niche networks, offering strategies for determining the value of each network, executing advertising campaigns on ever changing platforms, and staying current in social media and digital advertising. Prerequisite: ADVT 341 or ADVT 201 Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Advertising Major, Advertising Minor College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 302 - Innovation in Advertising Unit(s): 4 The boundaries that once defined advertising and communication have shifted radically due to rapid changes in the technological and cultural landscapes. This course will challenge the common perception of what an “ad” can be and explore unique approaches to advertising, marketing and communications that incorporate disruptive thinking in areas as diverse as consumer experience, product development, technology and culture. Prerequisite: ADVT 201 or ADVT 341 College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 303 - Media Planning and Buying Unit(s): 4 Media agencies are fundamental to the success of a creative advertising campaign and are responsible for the strategic recommendation of media activity for campaigns. This course will introduce students to the various roles in a media agency and the internal processes they use, such as developing clear media objectives, creating strategic media plans, optimizing campaign performance, purchasing targeted media space, and reporting media-related campaign results. Students will learn how to place messages in various media in order to create the most effective, engaging communications campaigns. Prerequisite: ADVT 201 or ADVT 341 College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 320 - Copywriting Unit(s): 4 Words are powerful tools of persuasion. Carefully crafted copy can do more than just convey information; it can give a brand or organization a tone of voice that influences behavior. This course explores the function, techniques and skills involved in writing advertising campaigns for all media forms, including traditional (TV/Print/Radio), below the line (DM) as well as digital, social and mobile. Prerequisite: ADVT 341 Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Advertising Major, Advertising Minor College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 388 - Controversies in Advertising Unit(s): 4 Advertising is a powerful, pervasive, and often controversial form of communication in cultures around the world. This course surveys the history of controversies in advertising industry, examining issues like stereotyping, subliminal appeals, targeting children, and controversial products. Students learn about industry laws and regulations, weigh ethical matters related to advertising, and practice critical analysis of controversial advertising campaigns. Prerequisite: ADVT 341 Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Advertising Major, Advertising Minor College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 390 - Special Topics Unit(s): 2 to 4 One-time offerings of special interest courses in the field of advertising. Prerequisite: ADVT 341 College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 398 - Directed Study Unit(s): 1 to 4 The written permission of the instructor, the program director, and the dean is required. Offered every semester. College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 400 - Portfolios & Presentation Unit(s): 4 This class helps students position themselves in preparation to enter a highly competitively job market and prepare for internships by guiding them through the formation of a job hunting strategy, the development of their personal brand and the creation of a simple, creative and relevant way to present themselves and stand out online and in person. Prerequisite: (ADVT 341 or ADVT 201) and (ADVT 340 or ADVT 202) Restriction: Class restricted to Junior and Senior; Field of study restricted to Advertising Major College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 401 - Advertising Internship Unit(s): 4 Internships are short-term work experiences that allow students to observe and participate in professional work environments and explore how their interests relate to possible careers. They are important learning opportunities that enable students to make informed decisions about their career paths. Students will be required to secure their own. Advertising-related internship and complete 120 hours prior to the end of the course with the goal that the internship will transition into a paid position as they prepare for graduation. The internship they secure must be directly related to Advertising. Classroom time will be used to guide students on how they might proactively seek to demonstrate their abilities and find opportunities in their internships that might increase their skillset or portfolios, as well as discussing feedback from the Internship Feedback Forms from their direct report. Students will be required to demonstrate they are building their professional network. Prerequisite: ADVT 201 and ADVT 400 College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 402 - Industry Internship Unit(s): 4 Students are required to secure their own industry internship and complete 120 hours prior to the end of the course. As some students may not wish to pursue a career directly related to Advertising, the internship secured need only be indirectly related to Advertising, not directly related as is required in ADVT401. Prerequisite: ADVT 400 Restriction: Field of study restricted to Advertising Major College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 411 - Campaign Project I Unit(s): 4 Every year the American Advertising Federation (AAF) hosts a national competition for more than 2,000 college students. After receiving a real brief form an actual client, students will work in teams to develop a strategic plan and creative campaign and ‘pitch’ their campaigns. The campaigns will be judged and the winning campaign will be submitted to the district-wide competition. The semi-finalists from each of the districts, selected by the AAF, will be invited to present and compete for the coveted AAF’s National Student Advertising Competition title. Campaign Project I is the first of two courses that prepare students for this competition. In Campaign Project I students will be divided into teams, interrogate the client brief, conduct secondary and primary research, develop a strategic brief, and present their campaign strategy. In the Spring semester, eligible students will continue on to Campaign Project II, where they will develop creative concepts and present their campaigns for judging. Participation in this competition requires each student to be a member of the AAF. Membership dues are required; details about payment will be provided during the course. Prerequisite: ADVT 202 College of Arts and Sciences
	ADVT 412 - Campaign Project II Unit(s): 4 The American Advertising Federation hosts an annual competition providing students in the USA the opportunity to compete on a ‘live’ creative pitch. ADVT412 is a continuation from the fall term’s ADVT411. Students who completed ADVT411 continue on to ADVT412 in the Spring and develop their team’s strategies into creative concepts for judging. Prerequisite: ADVT 411 with a minimum grade of D Restriction: Field of study restricted to Advertising Major College of Arts and Sciences
African-American Studies
	AAS 100 - Black Activists & Visionaries Unit(s): 4 Through an exploration of culturally significant Black literary, academic and creative works, this course will provide an introduction to the multiple and often conflicting definitions of “blackness” that have been articulated by authors, activists and visionaries throughout U.S. history. College of Arts and Sciences
	AAS 150 - Black Heritage Immersion Trip Unit(s): 0 The Black Heritage Immersion Experience, open to members of the Black Living Learning Community, allows students to delve deeply into some of the most poignant chapters of Black history in the U.S., including antebellum slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the long Civil Rights Movement. Provides first-hand exposure to various historic sites, memorials, and communities in Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee. Prerequisite: AAS 100 College of Arts and Sciences
	AAS 200 - Community Engagement: Fillmore Unit(s): 4 Through an engagement with community partners in the Western Addition, this course focuses on the struggles of often-marginalized groups to build healthy and just communities and explores how we can work effectively with community groups to document their local history. Prerequisite: AAS 100 College of Arts and Sciences
American Sign Language
	ASL 101 - First Semester ASL Unit(s): 4 Not open to native signers. Study of the fundamentals of American Sign Language. Preparation for visual/gestural communication including basic information relating to Deaf culture, intensive work on comprehension skills and grammatical structures. Novice to Beginner proficiency.This course includes a mandatory one-hour weekly group conversation class with a tutor for nine weeks of the semester outside of the class meeting time. College of Arts and Sciences
	ASL 102 - Second Semester ASL Unit(s): 4 Not open to native signers. Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of American Sign Language: Comprehension skills, grammatical structures, practice in the production aspects of the language, and exposure to Deaf culture. Upper beginner to moderate proficiency.This course includes a mandatory one-hour weekly group conversation class with a tutor for nine weeks of the semester outside of the class meeting time. Prerequisite: ASL 101 College of Arts and Sciences
	ASL 201 - Third Semester ASL Unit(s): 4 Not open to native signers. Continuation of the study of the fundamentals of American Sign Language: Comprehension skills, grammatical structures, practice in the production aspects of the language, and exposure to Deaf culture. Moderate to lower advanced proficiency. Prerequisite: ASL 102 College of Arts and Sciences
	ASL 290 - Special Topics in ASL Unit(s): 4 Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field. College of Arts and Sciences
	ASL 390 - Special Topics Unit(s): 1 to 4 Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field. College of Arts and Sciences
	ASL 398 - Dir Reading & Research Unit(s): 1 to 6 Majors initiate and complete a significant reading and research project under the direct supervision of faculty. College of Arts and Sciences
Anthropology
	ANTH 190 - Special Topics in Anthropology Unit(s): 4 Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 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
	ANTH 200 - Intro to Anthropology Unit(s): 4 An introduction to the discipline of anthropology – the study of human societies - with an emphasis on socio-cultural anthropology, the subfield of anthropology dealing with the study of human society and culture. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 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. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: concurrent RHET 120 or concurrent RCOM 126 or concurrent RHET 126 or concurrent RCOM 131 or concurrent RHET 131 or concurrent RCOM 140 or concurrent RHET 140 or concurrent RCOM 195 or concurrent RHET 195 or concurrent RCOM 250 or concurrent RHET 250 or concurrent SII 120 College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 210 - Cultures Through Film Unit(s): 4 This course explores non-Western cultures as they are portrayed in ethnographic film. The course introduces students to ethnographic film–both its history and the work of some of its leading practitioners–and to the broad range of cultures and issues that are the subjects of these films. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 215 - Women’s Lives/Cultures Unit(s): 4 This course looks at contemporary women’s lives and the special circumstances they face in different economic and cultural settings, including practices like polygyny, female genital cutting, and veiling. Also looks at women’s strengths, strategies, and collective efforts to effect change and produce better societies. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 220 - Intro Urban Agriculture Unit(s): 4 Introduction to global, national, and local urban agriculture. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 230 - Anthropology & Global Health Unit(s): 4 Is health a basic human right? How is illness related to social inequality, poverty, and political conflict across the world? Are pandemics increasing in frequency and severity? This introductory course reviews cross-disciplinary approaches to the new field of global health and focuses on the unique contributions of anthropology to reveal the social, political, and cultural forces that underlie international patterns of health and disease. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 235 - Anthropology of Food Unit(s): 4 Why do we eat what we eat? This exciting new course explores the myriad ways that different societies and cultures across the world produce, value, and consume food. We will learn how food practices and rituals are changing with globalization, new technologies, and a faster pace of life. Through films, readings, and fieldwork, students will engage with the current debates about the sociocultural, political, and ecological contexts of food. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 240 - Sport, Culture & Society Unit(s): 4 This course focuses on sport as a vehicle for understanding cultural patterns and social problems in society. Students will explore how sport is linked to society’s institutions, what role sport plays in transmitting values to youth, and if sport perpetuates gender-role stereotypes. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 250 - Global Cities: Cultures & Comm Unit(s): 4 The course explores the city from anthropological perspective. Specific topics include urban migration and urbanization, rural-urban differences, neighborhoods and ethnic groups, urban planning, global cities, and how people negotiate urban life as a particular socio-cultural world. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 255 - Anthropology of Social Media Unit(s): 4 This course looks at the social and cultural implications of the rise of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube in today’s world. The course introduces students to ethnographic studies and films that encourage them to analyze, critique, and break down the mythologies of social media from a cross-cultural perspective. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 270 - Mideast Peoples & Culture Unit(s): 4 A broad anthropological overview of everyday life in the Middle East examining social, cultural, political, historical and religious issues and trends. The region’s diversity and complexity are explored in relation to issues such as youth, gender, revolution, activism, and civil society. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 280 - Alaska:Cltre,Envrmnt,Trsm Unit(s): 4 This 17-day, 4-credit Arrupe Justice immersion course in anthropology and environmental studies examines the relationship between culture and the environment in the unique island setting of Sitka, Alaska. Students will learn about the region’s terrestrial and marine environments, its occupation and use by the indigenous Tlingit population and by non-Native peoples, and contemporary controversies surrounding the appropriate use of its natural resources - its fish, timber, and natural beauty. The focus will be on experiential learning, beginning with a 3-day trip up the Inland Passage abroad an Alaska Marine Highway ship. All students are welcome to apply; especially suited for Anthropology and Environmental Studies students. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 290 - Special Topics in Anthropology Unit(s): 4 Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 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
	ANTH 303 - Race, Ethnicity & Media Unit(s): 4 A survey of the relationship between diverse racial/ethnic groups and the media within the context of the United States. It explores representation and diversity in popular media, racial equity in media industries, and ethnic minorities as audiences and as independent producers. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 305 - Anthropology of Music Unit(s): 4 This course introduces students to ethnomusicology, the study of music using anthropological methods, using case studies of music from selected traditions from around the world. We will explore various modes of engagement with music by analyzing academic texts, doing in-class listening and performance labs, and participating in fieldwork research in the SF Bay Area. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 330 - Anthropology and Global Health Unit(s): 4 Is health a basic human right? How is illness related to social inequality, poverty, and political conflict across the world? Are pandemics increasing in frequency and severity? This introductory course reviews cross-disciplinary approaches to the new field of global health and focuses on the unique contributions of anthropology to reveal the social, political, and cultural forces that underlie international patterns of health and disease. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 335 - Anthropology of Food Unit(s): 4 Why do we eat what we eat? This exciting new course explores the myriad ways that different societies and cultures across the world produce, value, and consume food. We will learn how food practices and rituals are changing with globalization, new technologies, and a faster pace of life. Through films, readings, and fieldwork, students will engage with the current debates about the sociocultural, political, and ecological contexts of food. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 340 - Balinese Dance & Culture Unit(s): 4 Through study of the dances of Bali we examine the arts in contemporary Balinese life, along with the various historical and socio-political forces that have influenced its evolution. Lecture/discussion format, videos, and classes in Balinese music and dance. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 350 - Urban Anthropology Unit(s): 4 The course explores the city from anthropological perspective. Specific topics include urban migration and urbanization, rural-urban differences, neighborhoods and ethnic groups, urban planning, global cities, and how people negotiate urban life as a particular socio-cultural world. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 390 - Special Topics Unit(s): 4 Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field. College of Arts and Sciences
	ANTH 398 - Directed Study Unit(s): 1 to 4 Written permission of instructor and dean is required. Offered intermittently. College of Arts and Sciences
Arabic
	ARAB 101 - First Semester Arabic Unit(s): 4 This course introduces students to modern standard Arabic (MSA) and the diverse cultures of the Arab-speaking world. In addition to acquiring basic reading, writing and conversational skills, students will be introduced to Arabic grammar within a lively and communicative context.This course includes a mandatory one-hour weekly group conversation class with a tutor for nine weeks of the semester outside of the class meeting time. College of Arts and Sciences
	ARAB 102 - Second Semester Arabic Unit(s): 4 Building on Arabic 101, Arabic 102 reinforces and develops the students’ acquired skills. The students will gain more confidence in Arabic conversation, as well as read, understand and write more advanced Arabic.This course includes a mandatory one-hour weekly group conversation class with a tutor for nine weeks of the semester outside of the class meeting time. Prerequisite: ARAB 101 or ARBC 101 College of Arts and Sciences
	ARAB 190 - Special Topics Unit(s): 2 to 4 Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field. College of Arts and Sciences
	ARAB 201 - Third Semester Arabic Unit(s): 4 Prerequisite: ARAB 102 or ARBC 102 College of Arts and Sciences
	ARAB 390 - Special Topics Unit(s): 1 to 4 Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field. College of Arts and Sciences
	ARAB 398 - Directed Reading Unit(s): 1 to 4 Majors initiate and complete significant reading under the direct supervision of faculty. College of Arts and Sciences
Architecture and Community Design
	ARCD 100 - Intro to Arch & Comm Des Unit(s): 2 Architecture and community design encompasses diverse forms of engagement with society and the environment. Each of these raises important questions about the principles, purpose, and practice of architecture. Through lectures, readings, and walking tours, we will explore these questions and establish a solid foundation for continuing academic study in the ARCD program. Restriction: Class restricted to Freshman and Sophomore; Field of study restricted to Architecture & Community Dsgn Major College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 101 - History of Architecture I Unit(s): 2 This is the first semester of a two-year sequence, which provides conceptual and analytical tools to understand the morphology of buildings and cities. Social justice, underserved communities and developing regions of the world are equally emphasized alongside the more traditional view of focusing on the ‘great buildings’ in history. College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 102 - History of Architecture II Unit(s): 2 This is the second semester of a two-year sequence, which provides the conceptual and analytical tools to interpret the morphology of the built environment from the macro scale of cities to the micro scale of buildings. The social role and cultural significance of architecture is explored alongside the formal and technological aspects of the discipline. Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Architecture & Community Dsgn, Art History/Arts Management Major, Architecture & Community Dsgn, Art History/Arts Management Minor College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 104 - Fabrication Lab Unit(s): 0 Art Architecture Fabrication Lab, a required course for students majoring in Architecture, Fine Arts and Design, offers students supervised professional construction and safety training using the Fabrication tools and equipment. Students complete a variety of practical construction-based projects to develop and practice proper material and tool use. The conceptual, theoretical and practical instruction received in this course will prepare students for studio based course work and provide future access to the tools and labs in the Department of Art Architecture. Restriction: Field of study restricted to Architecture & Community Dsgn Major College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 105 - Art & ARCD Fabrication Lab Unit(s): 0 to 1 Art Architecture Fabrication Lab, a required course for students majoring in Architecture, Fine Arts and Design, offers students supervised professional construction and safety training using the Fabrication tools and equipment. Students complete a variety of practical construction-based projects to develop and practice proper material and tool use. The conceptual, theoretical and practical instruction received in this course will prepare students for studio based course work and provide future access to the tools and labs in the Department of Art Architecture. College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 110 - Architecture Studio I Unit(s): 4 Students are introduced to all the major drawing conventions, learning to coordinate a range of drawing types and techniques from free-hand sketching to drafting by hand and with computer. The course begins with contour drawing (line weight, overlap, scale), then tone drawing (shade and shadow), then orthographic projection and perspective. It is a learning to observe and represent what you see kind of course and is preparatory for the more advanced design studios. Students are expected to keep a sketchbook, which they may use in conjunction with other courses, as a place to examine various forms of representation as part of their design process. Restriction: Class restricted to Freshman and Sophomore; Field of study restricted to Architecture & Community Dsgn Major College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 120 - Architecture Studio II Unit(s): 4 Students will engage in an active interrogation of the city, understanding its structure and patterns and simultaneously uncovering the social imperatives of its residents. They will learn how to use the tools and conventions of representation and apply them creatively and rigorously in the examination of the city at different scales and in varying contexts. Through small-scale design projects, students will evolve designs based on research and exploration and a critical reading of the built environment that takes into account aspects of ecology and landscape. Prerequisite: ARCD 110 Restriction: Class restricted to Freshman and Sophomore; Field of Study restricted to Architecture & Community Dsgn Major, Architecture & Community Dsgn Minor College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 150 - Architectonics I Unit(s): 2 The intention of this course is to develop an understanding of architectonics. Lectures and studio projects explore the concepts of dimension, scale, and order. Design investigations are assigned to develop methods for analysis, articulation of space, relationships of scale, and clarity of structure. Restriction: Class restricted to Freshman and Sophomore; Field of study restricted to Architecture & Community Dsgn Major College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 151 - Architectonics II Unit(s): 2 Architectonics will focus on improving both representational and conceptual skills, viewing their mastery as interdependent. Three core semester projects will provide a framework for investigating how to conceptualize, construct, and represent complex architectural space. Our projects will not necessarily begin with a priori concepts, but with a theme, collective and personal, that is to be investigated through construction and representation. Restriction: Class restricted to Freshman and Sophomore; Field of study restricted to Architecture & Community Dsgn Major College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 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
	ARCD 200 - Sustainable Design Unit(s): 4 This course will provide an interdisciplinary overview of Sustainable Design by presenting a historical & contemporary overview of ecological living practices through lecture, readings, guest speakers, and field trips. Topics include: Bioregion assessments, Sustainable communities, Environmental & Social justice, Permaculture, Native Science, Biomimicry, Urban Gardens & Food Security, Ecoliteracy & Primary Education, Global Economies, Environmental Preservation & Restoration vs. Development, The Global Environment, Impact of Developed Countries consumptive patterns, City Planning, and Green Business & Manufacturing. Restriction: Class restricted to Sophomore, Junior and Senior College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 203 - History of Architecture III Unit(s): 2 This is the third semester of a two-year sequence, which examines architectural production, drawing from significant precedents from antiquity to the present. Social, political, economic and cultural issues of cities and buildings are equally emphasized, as are formal and technological processes. College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 204 - History of Architecture IV Unit(s): 2 This is the fourth semester of a two-year sequence that studies building typologies and urban patterns using the example of the world’s cities and their histories. Cities and buildings resulting from the dominance of wealth and power are important, but so too are settlement patterns, streets, buildings, homes and gardens of all peoples through history. Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Architecture & Community Dsgn, Art History/Arts Management Major, Architecture & Community Dsgn, Art History/Arts Management Minor College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 220 - Landscape Arch Studio Unit(s): 2 The landscape architecture studio provides students with the opportunity to explore landscape ideas through an iterative design process: site analysis and observation, informal interviews of users, critical thinking, and a final synthesis of information. Through class discussions, walking tours, sketchbook investigations, site observation and informal interviews, students will develop a landscape design proposal and verbally and graphically communicate their ideas for specific campus sites. College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 230 - Architecture Studio III Unit(s): 4 This studio introduces students to design issues at different scales of urban complexity. In part one of the studio, students explore the ‘grain’ of the city–the individual dwelling unit–its history, place and relationship to the larger urban fabric. In part 2, they continue to examine aspects of living in the city through design projects that deal with multi-family housing and issues of affordability and social justice. Prerequisite: ARCD 240 College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 240 - Materials and Methods of Arch. Unit(s): 4 Through a consideration of land use, housing, natural resources, environmental factors, aesthetics and comfort, students will develop a critique of the architecture on the urban fringe. Students will be introduced to alternative methods of design and building in contrast to accepting normative practices as a given. They will be introduced to vernacular, contemporary and renewable construction methods and how they relate to building type, location, life-cycle and design issues. Students will develop individual projects, which follow the design process from schematic presentation through design development and basic construction documents. Prerequisite: ARCD 120 College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 250 - CADD 1 Unit(s): 4 CADD 1 is an introductory course in Computer Aided Design and Drawing in VectorWorks, a CADD program for both the Mac and PC platforms that integrates 2D, 3D, and hybrid objects in the same drawing. The class will cover both line drawing and 3D modeling techniques. Prerequisite: concurrent ARCD 120 Restriction: Class restricted to Sophomore, Junior and Senior; Field of Study restricted to Architecture & Community Dsgn, Environmental Studies Major, Architecture & Community Dsgn, Environmental Studies, Architectural Engineering Minor College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 270 - BIM & Applications Unit(s): 2 The BIM and Applications course uses Revit to reveal how Building Information Modeling and Integrated Project Delivery work in tandem to produce a highly collaborative design process. As students gain an understanding of how design problems are solved using this approach, they also acquire a powerful visualization and design development tool which can be used in other studios and portfolio refinement. College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 290 - Special Topics Unit(s): 1 to 4 One-time offerings of special interest courses in architecture and community design. College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 300 - CADD 2: GIS for Architecture Unit(s): 2 This course will develop an understanding of digital tools and strategies, which engage and expand the design process, with the primary goal of utilizing the computer as a fluid, critical investigative tool. We will examine the impact of digital strategies, methodologies and practices on the work of contemporary architects, with individual research into modes of representation and its impact on tectonic development. Prerequisite: ARCD 250 Restriction: Field of Study restricted to Architecture & Community Dsgn, Environmental Studies Major, Architecture & Community Dsgn, Environmental Studies, Architectural Engineering Minor College of Arts and Sciences
	ARCD 310 - Intro/Construction Materials Unit(s): 4 An understanding of the basic properties of major construction materials is fundamental to becoming an effective architect or engineer. This course will introduce students to the properties, applications and design considerations of common construction materials. The course will be a lecture format supplemented by readings, field trips, laboratory experiments, exams and individual research projects. While designed primarily for students of Architecture, the course is also a rigorous introduction to civil engineering materials. Prerequisite: PHYS 100 or PHYS 110 or PHYS 130 and MATH 107 or MATH 108 or MATH 109 Restriction: Class restricted to Sophomore, Junior and Senior; Field of Study restricted to Architecture & Community Dsgn Major, Architecture & Community Dsgn, Architectural Engineering Minor College of Arts and Sciences

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Course Descriptions

Undergraduate Courses

Graduate Courses

AEM 30 - Grad Wrtg/Speaking Pract

AEM 100 - Success at USF:Univ/Class Cult

AEM 101 - US Cult:Understand/Neg New Lan

AEM 102 - Fluency Development

AEM 103 - Strat. for Academic Writing

AEM 105 - Vocabulary & Idioms I

AEM 110 - Academic Reading/Writing I

AEM 111 - Academic Oral Communication I

AEM 112 - Pronunciation I

AEM 120 - Academic Reading/Writing II

AEM 121 - Academic Oral Comm II

AEM 122 - Academic Oral Comm III

AEM 123 - Grammar

AEM 124 - Academic Reading/Writing III

AEM 128 - English for Business

AEM 153 - Legal English

AEM 195 - FYS: First Year Seminar

AEM 298 - Directed Study

AEM 601 - Grad Wrtg/Speaking Pract

ASP 110 - Foreword: Math

ASP 111 - Foreword: Writing

ASP 112 - Foreword: Contemporary Issues

ASP 113 - Foreword: Computer Literacy

ASP 114 - MSP Elective

ADVT 101 - Rhetoric and Consumer Culture

ADVT 102 - Advertising and Persuasion

ADVT 201 - Fund. of Creative Strategy

ADVT 202 - Fund. of Creative Development

ADVT 301 - Social Media

ADVT 302 - Innovation in Advertising

ADVT 303 - Media Planning and Buying

ADVT 320 - Copywriting

ADVT 388 - Controversies in Advertising

ADVT 390 - Special Topics

ADVT 398 - Directed Study

ADVT 400 - Portfolios & Presentation

ADVT 401 - Advertising Internship

ADVT 402 - Industry Internship

ADVT 411 - Campaign Project I

ADVT 412 - Campaign Project II

AAS 100 - Black Activists & Visionaries

AAS 150 - Black Heritage Immersion Trip

AAS 200 - Community Engagement: Fillmore

ASL 101 - First Semester ASL

ASL 102 - Second Semester ASL

ASL 201 - Third Semester ASL

ASL 290 - Special Topics in ASL

ASL 390 - Special Topics

ASL 398 - Dir Reading & Research

ANTH 190 - Special Topics in Anthropology

ANTH 195 - FYS: First-Year Seminar

ANTH 200 - Intro to Anthropology

ANTH 204 - Communication & Culture

ANTH 210 - Cultures Through Film

ANTH 215 - Women’s Lives/Cultures

ANTH 220 - Intro Urban Agriculture

ANTH 230 - Anthropology & Global Health

ANTH 235 - Anthropology of Food

ANTH 240 - Sport, Culture & Society

ANTH 250 - Global Cities: Cultures & Comm

ANTH 255 - Anthropology of Social Media

ANTH 270 - Mideast Peoples & Culture

ANTH 280 - Alaska:Cltre,Envrmnt,Trsm

ANTH 290 - Special Topics in Anthropology

ANTH 295 - TYS: Transfer Year Seminars

ANTH 303 - Race, Ethnicity & Media

ANTH 305 - Anthropology of Music

ANTH 330 - Anthropology and Global Health

ANTH 335 - Anthropology of Food

ANTH 340 - Balinese Dance & Culture

ANTH 350 - Urban Anthropology

ANTH 390 - Special Topics

ANTH 398 - Directed Study

ARAB 101 - First Semester Arabic

ARAB 102 - Second Semester Arabic

ARAB 190 - Special Topics

ARAB 201 - Third Semester Arabic