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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course Numbering System
The first digit in each course designation is intended to indicate the level of the course. In addition, the first digit also roughly indexes the student’s year of study at the University.
Courses numbered 001 to 099 are non-baccalaureate developmental courses.
Courses numbered 100 to 299 are lower-division.
Courses numbered 300 to 499 are upper-division.
Courses numbered 500 to 599 are graduate level, and may be taken by advanced upper-division, post-baccalaureate, or graduate students for undergraduate or graduate credit.
Courses numbered 600 to 699 are graduate level. These courses may be taken by undergraduate students only on an individual basis, and only with prior, case-by-case approval of the program director of the program offering the course (or his/her designee).
Courses numbered 700 to 799 are doctoral level.
Courses numbered 1000 and above not listed in this catalog because these are professional-level courses carrying University credit, which do not typically apply to credentials or degrees offered by the University. These courses are recorded on student transcripts.
Students should consult relevant sections of this catalog, as well as college and program advising staff, in order to determine which courses are appropriate for their level of study, and which courses satisfy degree requirements for various programs of study.
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Theatre Arts There is a Theatre Arts Option in the Visual and Performing Arts major.
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TA 307 - On-Camera Acting Units: 3
Provides hands-on experience in acting for film and television. Students will work in various genres (e.g., commercials, romantic comedy, drama, etc.) discuss acting techniques as they apply to film performance via practical projects, reading, written assignments and critiques. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units.
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TA 310 - Acting II Units: 3
Introduces a range of rehearsal techniques that help the actor approach onstage events with imagination and a rich emotional life. Focuses on beginning scene study with an emphasis on exploring action/objective and the given circumstances of a selected text. Also focuses on self-awareness by freeing the actors body, breaking down inhibitions, cultivating the imagination, and honing skills in listening and improvisation. May be repeated; a total of nine (9) units may count toward graduation requirements. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: VPA 380 -5. This course meets for two hours of lecture Two hours of activity each week. Recommended Preparation: TA 301 or a beginning acting class taken at another institution.
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TA 311 - Acting Ensemble Units: 3
Focuses on building an ensemble with particular emphasis upon the analysis of text. Students will explore and analyze the script and its author and will present a scene publicly at the end of the semester. Uses the methods of Michael Chekhov to teach how to examine a play and analyze a character within the context of the larger performance ensemble. Culminates in a public performance. Ensemble segments may include Chicano theatre, feminist theatre, and African American theatre. May be repeated; a total of nine (9) units may count toward graduation requirements. This course meets for two hours of lecture Two hours of activity each week.
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TA 320 - Modern World Theatre in Europe and LatinAmerica Units: 3
Through individual and group readings, students will study European and Latin American dramatic works. Focuses on the relationship between theatre in both form and content, and the society giving rise to a particular work. Works drawn from both the traditional and emerging canon will be examined in terms of acting style, content, imagery, and motive. Students will examine plays from other countries considering their perspectives, relevance and meaning to our own multicultural society in light of prevailing world conditions. Issues such as identity, gender, sexuality, race, class, community, and ethnicity will be analyzed through in-class discussions and library research.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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TA 323 - Power and Popular Culture Units: 3
Through critical analysis of advertising, popular film, theatre, and television, this course offers an active interdisciplinary approach for exploring the way women, gays, ethnic minorities, and individuals of different classes are portrayed, allowed access, and share power within these mediums as both cultural expressions and fields of employment. The analysis of popular culture and the meaning it reflects in light of prevailing world conditions poses an awareness of the subsequent choices confronting individuals and communities in U.S. society. Issues of identity, gender, sexuality, race, class, community, and ethnicity will be considered not only for their cultural expression but as the mechanisms of larger world systems. Through individual and group readings, in-class discussions, and film showings, this course will provide ample opportunities for the development of in-depth research projects.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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TA 324 - Gender in Scripts and Stories Units: 3
Interdisciplinary approach to reading and analyzing theatre texts and performance practices by women and gender nonconforming authors and/or performers. Explores dramatic literature using contemporary literary theory, feminist theory, and gender and sexuality studies approaches.
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TA 325 - Latino/Chicano Theatre in the United States Units: 3
Through individual and group readings of specific works of theatre, this course will examine the role of Latino/Chicano Theatre as a part of American Theatre and a distinct voice in World Theatre. Students will examine social, political, and aesthetic elements which have given rise to the development of Latino/Chicano theatre, including the struggle for justice, cultural and community integrity, biculturalism, bilingualism, identity, race, and cultural chauvinism. The perspectives and works of other Latino populations will be included as part of an examination of comparative and competing Latino world views within the United States. The course will include a performance aspect.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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TA 328 - Stage to Film Units: 3
Through play readings, viewing selected films of plays and occasional attendance at performances, students will analyze and examine distinctions between theatre and film as they pertain to film adaptation. Students will compare and contrast aesthetic, economic, social, and political issues involved in the translation and adaptation of stage plays to film. Addresses the relevance of theatre as a medium focused on the delivery of human energy in relationship to film as a mechanized counterpart in an increasingly technologically focused society.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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TA 380 - Special Topics in Theatre Arts Units: 3
Selected topics in Theatre Arts. May be repeated for credit as topics change for a total of nine (9) units. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics.
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TA 401 - Playwriting Units: 3
An intermediate course in the fundamentals of playwriting. Students learn the principles of play writing, do writing exercises designed to stimulate imagination, and develop writing techniques which are designed to help them put those principles into practice. Throughout the course students are guided through the various stages of the playwriting process which culminates with in-class reading of the short plays they have completed. May be repeated to a total of six 6 units.
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TA 402 - Acting Studio Units: 3
A process-oriented class designed to offer students a wide variety of voice/mind/body awareness techniques that facilitate relaxation and kinesthetic intelligence. These topics will be applied to the creation of original performance work and to contemporary play texts in order to explore the ways in which the emotional content of the written word and the movement expression of that text are informed by a fully engaged body. May be repeated; a total of six 6 units may count toward graduation requirements. This course meets for one hour lecture Two hours activity each week. Recommended Preparation: Recommended Preparation: TA 301 and either TA 310 or TA 311 ; or two acting classes taken at another institution.
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TA 403 - Career Skills in Theatre Units: 3
Focuses on preparing for life in theatre and performance after graduation. Explores career options and activities that might have been peripheral during undergraduate work. Employs invited guests from various performing arts careers to share their experiences, as well as workshops on the skills and material needs for a career in the performing arts. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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TA 410 - Contemporary American Theatre – Society’s Taboos Units: 3
Through individual and group readings, this course presents theatre written and performed as a document of society’s concerns. Analysis of representative dramatic pieces from different cultures and/or ethnic groups in the United States. Considers relevant historical, cultural, and philosophical perspectives and the meaning each work offers within the context of our multicultural society. Explores the relationship between art and politics through issues including identity, gender, sexuality, race, class, community, and ethnicity. This exploration will include in-class discussions, library research, and attendance at theatre events.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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TA 420 - Bilingual Theatre - Spanish/English Units: 3
Through study and performance of bilingual texts, students will acquire practical and critical skills that will enable them to understand and employ techniques for working with a Mexican/American bilingual population. The phenomenon of bilingualism (English/Spanish) in the American Southwest will serve as the foreground for this interdisciplinary approach to theatre and performance. Plays will be examined within a historical context accounting for factors and perspectives that have shaped the use of language in our society including colonialism, migration, assimilation, acculturation, and cross-cultural interaction. Enrollment Requirement(s): SPAN 202 . Two hours lecture and two hours theater activities.
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TA 421 - Viva el Teatro - Spanish Theatre in Performance Units: 3
An active interdisciplinary approach to the study of theatre. Following the presentation of a historical and theoretical background, students will approach and analyze a variety of Spanish and Latin American plays both as works of literature and as theatre in performance. Students will acquire basic acting techniques as well as develop skill in literary analysis. Issues of gender, class, community, and sexuality contained in the plays will be explored within an aesthetic context. Conducted primarily in Spanish. Cross-listed: TA 421 and SPAN 421 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both. Two hours of lecture. Two hours of theatre activities. Recommended Preparation: TA 301 .
Satisfies GE area: CC
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TA 480 - Theatre Activities for Children and Adults Units: 3
Explores various modes of expression in the theatre arts through active in-class learning based on independent and group work. Students will gather material through library research, then analyze and synthesize material into texts for performances in the classroom and in the community. The material used in class provides for the examination and comparison of different cultural perspectives as seen through dramatic texts and theatrical exercises. These different cultural perspectives include an awareness of the changing conditions in our world and the role of theatre/art work as a voice and tool of understanding within this context. Provides students with a platform for self-examination and challenges within an aesthetic and cultural environment geared towards the non-professional. An emphasis will be placed on theatre activities that can be applied to the K-12 classroom. This course satisfies the Liberal Studies requirement for work in Studio Arts. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units of credit. Two hours lecture Two hours theatre activities.
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TA 489A - Production and Performance Units: 4
Provides students with an engaging and practical experience essential for understanding and synthesizing theoretical and textual work in theatre arts. Students will participate in various aspects of play production including analysis acting, play development, library research, technical theatre, and audience development. Stage work includes rigorous interaction between student, professor, and the text. May be repeated for a total of sixteen (16) units in any combination from TA 489A and TA 489B. Students may enroll in TA 489B twice per semester.
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TA 489B - Production and Performance Units: 2
Provides students with an engaging and practical experience essential for understanding and synthesizing theoretical and textual work in theatre arts. Students will participate in various aspects of play production including analysis acting, play development, library research, technical theatre, and audience development. Stage work includes rigorous interaction between student, professor, and the text. May be repeated for a total of sixteen (16) units in any combination from TA 489A and TA 489B. Students may enroll in TA 489B twice per semester.
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TA 489S - Theater Production in Spanish Units: 4
Provides students with an engaging and practical experience essential for understanding and synthesizing theoretical and textual work in theatre arts. Students will participate in various aspects of play production including analysis acting, play development, library research, technical theatre, and audience development. Stage work includes rigorous interaction between student, professor, and the text. May be repeated for up to (4) four times.
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TA 495A - Internship Units: 1
Designed to link the student directly with a selected and approved theatre or individual for the purpose of providing additional creative and/or studio skills as sell as a practical understanding of the discipline. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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TA 495B - Internship Units: 2
Designed to link the student directly with a selected and approved theatre or individual for the purpose of providing additional creative and/or studio skills as sell as a practical understanding of the discipline. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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TA 495C - Internship Units: 3
Designed to link the student directly with a selected and approved theatre or individual for the purpose of providing additional creative and/or studio skills as sell as a practical understanding of the discipline. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No Credit. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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TA 498 - Independent Practicum Units: 1
This course is intended for students with advanced standing in respective areas of study. Selected topic(s) must be approved by the Visual and Performing Arts Independent Study Committee and supervised by a faculty member or academic advisor. May be repeated for a total of six (6) units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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TA 499A - Independent Research Units: 1
Designed for students with demonstrated capacity for independent research, field, creative and studio work. Research topic must be approved by Visual and Performing Arts Independent Study Committee and supervised by faculty advisor. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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TA 499B - Independent Research Units: 2
Designed for students with demonstrated capacity for independent research, field, creative and studio work. Research topic must be approved by Visual and Performing Arts Independent Study Committee and supervised by faculty advisor. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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TA 499C - Independent Research Units: 3
Designed for students with demonstrated capacity for independent research, field, creative and studio work. Research topic must be approved by Visual and Performing Arts Independent Study Committee and supervised by faculty advisor. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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TS 250 - Transfer Success for Veterans and Military Units: 1
Facilitates the transition of military and veterans from military service or community college to a four-year university environment and into sustainable careers. Includes an exploration of self, as well as the opportunities available to veterans both on and off campus that will enhance their academic success, timely progression toward degree completion, and achievement of career goals. Grading Basis: Graded Credit/No credit. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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VPA 101 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts Units: 3
Introduction to interdisciplinary Arts bridges multiple disciplines in the discussion of interdisciplinary art forms. The course examines collaborative and shared creative practices in visual art, digital media, music, theater, and dance, and allows for hybrid practice and thinking. The course focuses on the aesthetic and formal issues of interdisciplinary art along with historical, cultural, political and social dimensions. Introduction to Interdisciplinary forms of engagement.
Satisfies GE area: C1
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VPA 180 - Topics in the Arts Units: 3
Selected topics in the introduction to the visual and performing arts (dance, music, theatre, visual arts); for example, a basic survey of the history of music, theatre, art, and others. May be repeated for credit as topics change for a total of six 6 units.
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VPA 181 - Studio Work in the Arts Units: 3
Introduction to studio experience in the visual and performing arts. Exploration of fundamental concepts of dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts through basic studio processes such as acting fundamentals, music fundamentals, drawing, basic movement, and dance. May be repeated for credit as topics change for a total of six 6 units.
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VPA 320 - Culture of India through Dance, Music, and Film Units: 3
Designed to give an insight into the understanding of the culture of India through the appreciation of dance, music, and film. The subcontinent of India is diverse with different languages, customs and traditions, dress, and values which is reflected in the different art forms present therein. The uniqueness of the various performing arts is shown in the subtle yet clear distinctiveness found in the music and dance forms of the north, south, east, and west of India. The course is divided into several sections and will be taught with the help of videos, films, audio tapes, and also guest artists, who will perform lecture-demonstrations.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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VPA 321 - Learning Through the Arts Units: 3
Seeks to develop the student both personally and professionally, recognizing the inter-relationship between these two elements in art instruction. Three areas of focus include introducing arts experiences to children, integrating arts into classroom content, and providing a framework for the (elementary) student to experience the process of art.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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VPA 380 - Topics in the Arts Units: 1-3
Selected topics in the visual and performing arts (dance, music, theatre, visual arts), for example, theories of the visual arts, urban aesthetics, African-American music, images of women in the arts, and others. May be repeated for credit as topics change for a total of six 6 units. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics.
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VPA 381 - Studio Work in the Arts Units: 3
Studio experience in the visual and performing arts. Exploration of basic concepts of dance, music, theatre, or the visual arts through various studio processes such as drawing, group instrumental lessons, dance movement, or acting. May be repeated for credit as topics change for a total of six 6 units.
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VPA 402 - Multidisciplinary Collaborative Projects Units: 3
Students will be guided through a series of structural, problem-solving exercises designed to equip them to complete collaborative projects in the arts. The projects will be idea-or theme-centered and require a high level of cooperation from the involved students. The primary disciplines included in the project will be music, the visual arts, and theatre; may also include film, video, and movement. Special emphasis will be placed on the notion of “inclusion” and therefore materials can be drawn from traditional classical cultures, pop materials, electronic sounds and or images, text, and folk art forms.
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VPA 403 - Art in the Community Units: 3
Provides the student an opportunity to demonstrate his/her ability to integrate the principles, practices, and other experiences acquired in the program beyond individual coursework. Students will learn and apply field research techniques, theory, and appropriate methodologies as well as the operation of field equipment. Emphasis will be placed on the immediate communities of North County as an area of field activity. As a field research experience, the course is designed to enhance the student’s understanding of the ethnography of our communities and the role of the arts in the lives of the people. It also will encourage individual and collective creativity in the synthesis of the arts.
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VPA 420 - Popular Arts and the Media in the Western and Non-Western World Units: 3
A critical analysis of popular arts as they are manifested in the global arena. The students will study a specific popular art form within an historical, cultural, societal, and contemporary frame of reference. Special attention will be given to the relationship of the popular arts and the mass media.
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VPA 425 - Capstone Workshop Units: 3
Workshop/class designed for Visual & Performing Arts graduating seniors who will be working on their culminating projects.
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VPA 495A - Internship Units: 1
Special projects in the arts that focus on work experience with arts organizations, schools, and other community institutions. May be repeated for a total of three (3) units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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VPA 495B - Internship Units: 2
Special projects in the arts that focus on work experience with arts organizations, schools, and other community institutions. May be repeated for a total of three (3) units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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VPA 495C - Internship Units: 3
Special projects in the arts that focus on work experience with arts organizations, schools, and other community institutions. May be repeated for a total of three (3) units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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VPA 498A - Special Projects in the Arts Units: 1
Special independent projects in the arts. May be in research or studio area. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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VPA 498B - Special Projects in the Arts Units: 2
Special independent projects in the arts. May be in research or studio area. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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VPA 498C - Special Projects in the Arts Units: 3
Special independent projects in the arts. May be in research or studio area. May be repeated for a total of six 6 units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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WGSS 101 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Units: 3
Provides an overview of the field of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies. Utilizes a range of perspectives to evaluate how sex, gender, and sexuality are constructed in social and cultural contexts. Focuses on the intersections of gender and sexuality with race, ethnicity, ability, class, and nationality. May be repeated for credit for a total of six (6) units. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 101.
Satisfies GE area: D7
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WGSS 180 - Introductory Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Units: 3
Introductory special topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies. The course title and description will vary by offering. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for credit as topics change, for a total of six (6) units. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 180.
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WGSS 205 - Gender and Sexuality in Pop Culture and the Media Units: 3
Examines the ways in which gender and sexuality have been portrayed in popular culture and the media, as well as the economic, political, and historical conditions that affect and inform these images. Focuses special attention on the economic, political, and historical conditions that have shaped representations of gender, race, class, and sexuality in popular culture.
Satisfies GE area: C2
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WGSS 211 - Introduction to Women’s Literature Units: 3
Introduces students to literary works by women within changing socio-cultural contexts from the 18th to 21st centuries. Analyzes the role of gender and sexuality in creative works and literary criticism, including questions of women’s traditions, genre, and aesthetics. Explores a diverse range of historical writing by women in English; may include recent examples of works in translation from other literary contexts. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 211. Cross-listed: WGSS 211 and LTWR 211 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both.
Satisfies GE area: C2
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WGSS 300 - Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Units: 1-3
Special topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies. The course title and description will vary by offering. May be repeated for credit as topics change for a total of six (6) units. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 300.
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WGSS 301 - Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Contemporary Societies Units: 3
Explores the intersection of gender, race, and class in the modern world. Themes include the expression of gender, race, class, and sexual identity in arts and humanities; the structures of discrimination; theories about race, class, and gender; and the lively debates across cultural and ethnic lines concerning these issues. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 301.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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WGSS 303 - Education, Gender and Race Units: 3
Explores the relationships between education, gender, and race/ethnicity. Course content will include such issues as identity development in girls and boys; controversies about gender, race, and education; feminist theories about learning and teaching; social stratification in schools; and pedagogical methods designed to empower all students through education. Using contemporary case studies, students will examine multiple dimensions of school life-such as formal and informal curricula, student-teacher relationships, and the social construction of teaching-for their gendered and racialized components. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 303.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 323 - Women in Performance: Choreographies of Resistance Units: 3
Explores issues of power, representation, and access in relation to the female body in dance, performance art, body arts, and the staging of political empowerment. Examines crucial historical figures and moments when the body in motion ruptures or destabilizes normalized expectations. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 323. Cross-listed: WGSS 323 and DNCE 323 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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WGSS 326 - Feminist Art and Motherhood Units: 3
Critically examines what has been the taboo relationship of motherhood to feminist art and theory as they have developed during the late 20th Century. This interdisciplinary course focuses on the various ways feminist artists, writers, philosophers and other cultural theorists are addressing the dilemmas of representing feminist motherhood and how these approaches are interpreted in contemporary visual culture. Previous historical limitations and mutual exclusivities for women as mothers will be analyzed in relation to new revisioning of motherhood by women and men who have different ethnicities, classes and other varied life experiences. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 300-18 or WMST 326. Cross-listed: WGSS 326 and AMD 324 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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WGSS 328 - Body and Identity Units: 3
Explores the social construction and performances of the body and identity through a cross-cultural look at definitions and meanings of the body, codes inscribed on it by our everyday practices (wearing makeup, working out), and choices of decorative markers (clothing, jewelry, tattoos, piercings). How are gender, race, ethnicity, and power status signaled by the body? How is rebellion enacted through the body? Anthropological perspectives are used to explore how people approach these issues across cultural, economic, political, social, and religious contexts. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 328. Cross-listed: WGSS 328 and ANTH 328 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 330 - Women as Leaders Units: 3
Internationally, women contribute to a growing share of public activity, the labor market, and civic leadership. Based on recent feminist research on leadership development, this course will address the challenges of and opportunities for leadership as they affect women from different cultural backgrounds. Subjects include cultural perceptions of leadership, traditional stereotypes of femininity, and the evaluation of leadership skills. Biographies of women leaders will be used to explore some of the key factors that have shaped women’s successes. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 330.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 338 - Sexualities, Gender Identities, and Incarceration Units: 3
Exploration of punishment, criminalization and adjunction processes related to gender and sexualities in the prison system. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 338.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 341 - Men and Masculinities Units: 3
Focuses on various meanings of male identity and the effects that notions of masculinity have had on both men and women. Examines cultural beliefs, values, and representations of masculinity and male identities. Explores distinct perspectives on the meanings of masculinity-past, present, and future-in relation to socialization, work, family, race and ethnicity, class, culture, sexuality, and technological change. Focuses primarily on the United States, with cross-cultural comparisons to the construction of masculinity in other countries. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 341.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 343 - Power and Gender in the Muslim World Units: 3
Explores the intersection between Islam, gender, culture, and politics in Muslim countries in contemporary Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 343. Cross-listed: WGSS 343 and PSCI 343 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 345 - Gender and Violence Units: 3
Explores the intersections of violence against women through the following frameworks: feminism, masculinity studies, sexuality, dis/ability, age, race and class. Interrogates the concept of violence, exploring physical, emotional, psychological, and structural violence, as well as state violence, societal responses to violence, and feminist resistance to violence in the U.S. and around the globe. Subjects may include intimate partner violence, LGBT violence, violence against transgender people, rape and sexual assault, state-sponsored violence, and militarized violence. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 300-11 or WMST 345.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 347 - Reproductive Rights Units: 3
Explores the history of reproductive rights for women in the United States and globally, including the emergence of family planning practices, the design and availability of contraception, access to abortion, and assistive technologies. Emphasizes intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, abilities, and geography, as context to this exploration. Course materials will focus on legal and policy developments, religious/political/cultural contexts, women’s activism, and feminist theoretical perspectives of reproductive rights and wrongs. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 300-13 or WMST 347.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 350 - Chicana and Latina Feminist Thought Units: 3
Introduction to the foundational writings in Chicana and Latina feminist theory with close attention to how race, class, gender, and sexuality affect Chicana and Latina lives. Includes triple oppressions theory, identity politics, mestiza consciousness, Chicana subjectivity (agency), lesbian identities, and media analysis. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 350.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 351 - Black Feminist Thought and Activism Units: 3
Explores Black Feminist consciousness and activism along with its impact, historically and theoretically. Focuses on the principles and practices associated with its evolution through struggle over time in the U.S. and the Diaspora, the relationship of Black Feminist theorizing with other feminisms, and resistance and applications for social change. Explores key scholarly debates about self and community, the “multiplicity of oppressions,” and the intersection of race with gender, class, sexuality, and nation. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 300-2 or WMST 351.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 370 - Transnational Feminisms Units: 3
Focuses on non-Western feminisms—their histories, practices, politics, theories, and the connections with Western feminisms that helped shape the transnational dynamics of feminist movements. Highlights relations among local, national, and regional feminisms and women’s movements; explores competing theories of gender relations and women’s rights and powers; and examines critically key debates about transnational activism, including how women differ, what interests and problems they share, the nature of agency, and the role of international institutions. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 370.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 375 - Feminist Activism Units: 3
Explores women’s international movement, giving attention to the relationship between U.S. women’s movements for social change and global feminist struggles. Interdisciplinary readings, including fiction and feminist theory, focus on women’s activism in various countries and regions of the world. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 375.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 380 - Gender and Social Movements in the United States Units: 3
Analysis of the intersections of gender and social movements in the United States. Explores the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality in relation to these social movements. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 380.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 398 - Independent Study Units: 3
Directed readings and research under the guidance of an instructor. Semester project, paper, or performance required. May be repeated for a total of six (6) units. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 398. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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WGSS 401 - Seminar in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Units: 3
Topic announced each semester prior to registration. Explores readings in feminist theory and scholarship. Includes a cross-cultural or cross-national perspective. May be repeated for a total of six (6) units as topics change. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 401.
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WGSS 407 - The Politics of Sexualities Units: 3
Examines the social and political construction of categories of sexual and gender identities (such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, heterosexual), the resulting social coercion of behavior, and the role coercion plays in dividing and disempowering people cross-culturally. Subject matter includes the history of romantic and sexual relationships between people in relation to culture and social institutions, the development of gender and sexual identities in social contexts, related political movement, and the power of heteronormativity in society. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 407.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 416 - Sex Work Units: 3
Examines a variety of issues related to sex work, such as prostitution, trafficking in women and children, pornography, sex tourism, and erotic shows. Material will draw from communications, economic, feminist, health, socio-political, and other perspectives, with an emphasis on the global nature of the sex industry. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 416.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 424 - Women and Health Units: 3
An exploration of women and health. Analysis of women’s health maintenance and disease prevention, gender bias in medical treatment, medicalization of “natural” processes, women and the health system, medical-legal system, and bio-medical research. Subject matter may include, but is not limited to: eating disorders, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, fertility from pregnancy to birthing, stress and mental illness, menopause, breast cancer, and alternative and traditional healing systems. Issues of social class, nationality, race, culture, and sexual preference are emphasized throughout. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 424. Cross-listed: WGSS 424 and SOC 424 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both. Recommended Preparation: Previous coursework in the area of health and illness.
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WGSS 445 - Gender and Development Units: 3
Gender analysis remains in the peripheries of development theory and practice despite evidence which suggests that “modernization” results in disparate outcomes for similarly situated women and men. To bridge this analytical gap in development studies, the course explores the gender dimensions of the dramatic structural changes taking place in the world economy. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 445. Cross-listed: WGSS 445 and PSCI 445 are cross-listed. Students may not receive credit for both.
Satisfies GE area: DD
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WGSS 450 - Cinema and Gender Units: 3
Investigates the power of film and the film industry in representing and shaping gendered positions in a variety of cultural settings. Explores dominant and alternative practices of gendering cinematic characters and viewers. May employ particular thematic frameworks (e.g., mothers and daughters, gender and European cinema, women in the silents, or gender and documentary film). May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 450.
Satisfies GE area: CC
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WGSS 490 - Senior Seminar in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Units: 3
Examines major schools of feminist theory and feminist approaches to research on women, gender, and sexuality across an array of academic disciplines. The application of feminist perspectives and reassessments of social theory in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences may be included. Research projects may include bibliographies, archival research, ethnographic, survey, literary analysis, or other formats. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 490.
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WGSS 495A - Internship in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Units: 1
Combines readings with placement in an appropriate social justice or women’s advocacy organization, public, private, or nonprofit. May be repeated for a total of nine (9) units in any combination of units from WGSS 495A-WGSS 495F. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 495A-F.
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WGSS 495B - Internship in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Units: 2
Combines readings with placement in an appropriate social justice or women’s advocacy organization, public, private, or nonprofit. May be repeated for a total of nine (9) units in any combination of units from WGSS 495A-WGSS 495F. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 495A-F.
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WGSS 495C - Internship in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Units: 3
Combines readings with placement in an appropriate social justice or women’s advocacy organization, public, private, or nonprofit. May be repeated for a total of nine (9) units in any combination of units from WGSS 495A -WGSS 495F. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 495A-F.
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WGSS 495D - Internship in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Units: 4
Combines readings with placement in an appropriate social justice or women’s advocacy organization, public, private, or nonprofit. May be repeated for a total of nine (9) units in any combination of units from WGSS 495A-WGSS 495F. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 495A-F.
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WGSS 495E - Internship in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Units: 5
Combines readings with placement in an appropriate social justice or women’s advocacy organization, public, private, or nonprofit. May be repeated for a total of nine (9) units in any combination of units from WGSS 495A-WGSS 495F. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 495A-F.
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WGSS 495F - Internship in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Units: 6
Combines readings with placement in an appropriate social justice or women’s advocacy organization, public, private, or nonprofit. May be repeated for a total of nine (9) units in any combination of units from WGSS 495A -F. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 495A-F.
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WGSS 499 - Independent Research in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Units: 3
In consultation with a faculty advisor, students develop an extended research project using primary and/or secondary sources. May be repeated for a total of six (6) units. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: WMST 499. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of instructor.
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WTRM 401 - Survey of Water Management Fundamentals and Practice in California Units: 2
Introduction to the water management industry in California. Covers key concepts and terms of water planning and efficient use of resource development. Covers subjects such as: the California water system and its demand for energy, differences between water resource administration versus management, sources of future supply, conjunctive use of surface and ground water, program assessment, integrated watershed planning, and policy making and implementation in a fragmented governmental system with multiple stakeholders and interest groups. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: MGMT 482 -4.
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WTRM 411 - Leadership for Water Managers Units: 2
Application of fundamental leadership principles to leadership in the community of water organizations. Examines the impact of the organizational forms and roles of water organizations on leadership behavior.
Prerequisite(s): WTRM WTRM 401 or MGMT 482 -4.
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WTRM 421 - Environmental Issues, Policies, and Regulations for Water Managers Units: 3
Examines federal, state, regional, local, and special district governance with respect to environmental water issues and policies that have been enacted and implemented with emphasis on the American West. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of Department Chair.
Prerequisite(s): WTRM 401 or MGMT 482 -4.
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WTRM 423 - Finance and Professional Relations for Water Managers Units: 3
Introduction to finance management, human resource management, and administration of water agencies in California. Covers subjects such as budgeting, rates, revenues, financing, financial planning, capital projects, accounting, organizational structure and development, employment law, labor negotiations, investigation and discipline, and policy development. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of Department Chair.
Prerequisite(s): WTRM 401 or MGMT 482 -4.
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WTRM 425 - Core Concepts of Water Science, Engineering, and Technology for Water Managers Units: 2
Introduces concepts and terminology relevant to management of water supply and quality. Examines fundamental hydrologic, geohydrologic, and engineering concepts and methods associated with decisions for efficient water management.
Prerequisite(s): WTRM 401 or MGMT 482 -4.
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UNIV 180 - Special Topics for Student Growth and Success Units: 1-3
Students should check the class schedule for available special topic versions of UNIV 180. (e.g. UNIV 180-1, UNIV 180-2) Grading Basis: Credit/No Credit available.
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UNIV 300 - Student Success Seminar Courses Units: 1-3
Students should check the class schedule for available versions of UNIV 300. Grading Basis: Credit / No Credit available.
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UNIV 300A - McNair Scholars Learning Community Units: 1
Introduces topics to support academic and professional goals. A wide range of skills and strategies will be covered related to professional development that can be leveraged during the undergraduate experience. Active participants build a sense of community and support at CSUSM and with peers in the class, while gaining other practical skills related to interpersonal interactions, effective communication, personal responsibility and accountability, and professional etiquette. Topic may be repeated up to four (4) times. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: UNIV 302-1. Grading Basis: Graded Credit / No Credit. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who are in the TRIO McNair Scholars Program www.csusm.edu/mcnair.
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UNIV 302 - Special Topics in Student Success Units: 1-3
Selected topics in student success. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics. May be repeated for a total of four (4) times per topic. Grading Basis: Grading Basis to be determined for each topic: Credit/No Credit or Graded.
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UNIV 495E - University-Wide Internships Units: 5
May be repeated for a combined total of 6 (six) units. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who are unable to enroll in a departmental internship course and have obtained consent of instructor.
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UNIV 495F - University-Wide Internships Units: 6
The university-wide internship course is a supervised learning experience designed to give students opportunities to work with professionals in a chosen field where they apply academic concepts and principles to real-world problems and issues that perhaps are not found in textbooks; to showcase their talents and capabilities to a prospective employer; to gain resume-building experiences; and to make valuable professional contacts that can be essential to landing a job in their chosen career. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who are unable to enroll in a departmental internship course and have obtained consent of instructor.
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