General Education Upper Division Thematic: 9 Units
9 units required:
One GE goal is to provide you the opportunity to integrate and
apply skills and knowledge gained through your college experience
to issues and areas of life you will face as a citizen of a complex
world. You should be able to relate your major to seemingly unrelated
knowledge. To help achieve these goals, 9 of the required 48
GE units must be selected from upper-division courses within
one of the themes described below. These courses may not be taken
earlier than your last semester as a sophomore.
Each of the themes represents a topic of far-reaching concern.
In addition to allowing you to immerse yourself in depth in the
topic, you have the opportunity to draw from your previous General
Education experiences and skills in exploring the dimensions of
the theme. The content of the three courses you take will be drawn
somewhat equally from the natural sciences, the humanities and fine
arts, and the social sciences. But in contrast to the Breadth Areas
of General Education, theme courses tend to be more integrative
among those three areas.
If you first enrolled in college prior to fall 1993, you may be
eligible to follow an earlier version of the 9-unit upper-division
requirement. Note the following guidelines:
First-time freshmen who were admitted and matriculated
beginning with the fall 1993 semester or thereafter, either at CSU,
Chico or at another institution in the CSU or California Community
College systems, must select one of the themes described in this
section.
Prior college enrollment: If you 1) established catalog rights
in the California State University or the California Community Colleges
prior to fall 1993; 2) earned transferable college credit
during that time; and 3) have since remained “continuously
enrolled” in an accredited institution of higher learning,
you may elect to complete a theme either from those described
below or from themes which are described in a previous Class
Schedule or an earlier University Catalog. The information
is also available on the CSU, Chico Web.
Direct questions with regard to your eligibility for earlier versions
of the themes to the Evaluations Office.
You must take all 9 units from within the same theme. Exceptions
to this rule are described in the “Majors with Important Modifications
to General Education Requirements” section which follows the
theme descriptions. In some of the themes, you must follow
the specified sequence, either beginning with a Foundation course,
or concluding with a Capstone course.
THEME A: AMERICAN IDENTITIES AND CULTURES
Theme Coordinator: Tom McCready, HOLT 353.
The landscape of American cultures and ideas, and its scientific
and technological base, provide a uniquely pluralistic background
for individual Americans. This theme investigates important aspects
of the rich cultural complexity which contributes to the American
cultural landscape. Courses also follow the search for common community,
the effects of this search upon an individual’s cultural roots,
and the possibility of a pluralistic society which embraces cultural
diversity. The metaphor of the salad bowl replaces that of the melting
pot to reveal the many Americas.
1 course selected from:
GEOS 150 American
Science and Technology 3.0 FS
*
Prerequisites: Completion of the General
Education Breadth Areas B1, The Physical Universe, and B2, Life
Forms.
GEOS 151 Science
and the American Idea 3.0 SP
*
Prerequisites: Completion of the Geneal Education
Breadth Areas B1, The Physical Universe; and B2, Life Forms.
1 course selected from:
AMST 145 American
Lives 3.0 FA *
MCGS 185 Religion/Amer
Ethnic Minorities 3.0 FS
*Eth
This course is the same as R S 185 which may be substituted.
PHIL 128 American
Philosophical Thought 3.0 FS
*
R S 185 Religion/Amer
Ethnic Minorities 3.0 FS
*Eth
This course is the same as MCGS 185 which may be substituted.
1 course selected from:
GEOG 152 The United
States 3.0 FA *
HIST 134 American
Ethnic Origins 3.0 FS
*Eth
This course is the same as MCGS 134 which may be substituted.
JOUR 110 Entertain/Media/Amer
Culture 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: ENGL 001.
MCGS 134 American
Ethnic Origins 3.0 FS
*Eth
This course is the same as HIST 134 which may be substituted.
THEME B: CONTEMPORARY HEALTH ISSUES
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Armeda Ferrini, BUTE 607.
With health becoming a national obsession, it is critical that
you, as a consumer, be fully informed about the most recent medical
findings and health trends. A broad perspective on health beliefs
and practices helps us to better understand their impact on our
culture. Courses within this theme provide insight into major contemporary
health issues, from individual as well as societal viewpoints. The
impact of politics, economics, culture, and ethics upon health will
be addressed.
Foundation Course:
1 course required:
PHIL 140 Biomedical
Ethics 3.0 FS *
1 course selected from:
BIOL 195 Biology
of Cancer 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: BIOL 001 or BIOL 008.
NFSC 123 Nutrition/Physical
Fitness 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: One lower-division course
in biological sciences.
1 course selected from:
HCSV 167 Consumer
Health 3.0 FS *
HCSV 170 Drugs in
Our Society 3.0 FS
*
SOCI 183 Sociology
of Human Stress 3.0 FS
*
THEME C: CROSS-CULTURAL EXPLORATION
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Susan Place, THMA 213.
One of the most intriguing aspects of the human experience is
how people from different cultures experience reality in often very
different ways. Why is this? And how has it come about? You are
invited to join in this intellectual adventure to explore across
cultures for a greater understanding of the many perspectives and
values which provide the richness of the human experience. Guided
by the traditions of literature, science, and interdisciplinary
area studies, the goal of your exploration is an increased awareness
of the forces of social change which are at work shaping the 21st
century. Students are encouraged to enroll in all three theme courses
simultaneously.
1 course selected from:
INST 105 Food Forever 3.0 FS
*NW
This course is the same as PSSC 100 which may be substituted.
This class will be disconinued fall 2005.
PSSC 100 Food Forever 3.0 FS
*NW
This course is the same as INST 105 which may be substituted.
1 course selected from:
CHST 140 Chicano
Literature 3.0 FA
*Eth
This course is the same as SPAN 140 which may be substituted.
ENGL 153 Multicultural
Literature 3.0 FS
*Eth
SPAN 140 Chicano
Literature 3.0 FA
*Eth
This course is the same as CHST 140 which may be substituted.
1 course selected from:
AAST 150 Asian Studies:
Contemporary Prob 3.0 FS
*NW
This course is the same as ASST 150 which may be substituted.
AFRI 150 Contemporary
Problems/Prospects 3.0 FS
*NW
ANTH 1168 Indigenous
Peoples of Latin America 3.0 SP
*NW
ASST 150 Asian Studies:
Contemp Problems 3.0 FS
*NW
This course is the same as AAST 150 which may be substituted.
HIST 164 Middle
East: Society/Culture 3.0 SP
*NW
This course is the same as MEST 155 which may be substituted.
INST 115 Cultural
Dimensions of International Business 3.0 FS
MEST 155 Middle
East: Society/Culture 3.0 SP
*NW
This course is the same as HIST 164 which may be substituted.
SOCI 154 Interethnic
Contacts 3.0 FS *NW
THEME D: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Theme Coordinator: Tom Imhoff, TRNT 110.
Humans, like all creatures, are affected by their environment.
Yet humans are unique in their ability to modify their surroundings.
This theme explores the many ways in which humans use and abuse
the environment. The theme objectives are 1) to impart an understanding
of and an appreciation for the place of the human species in the
global ecosystem; 2) to examine the ways that the environment has
influenced human behavior; 3) to provide skills and information
necessary to assess human impact and 4) to pursue ways to maintain
Earth’s life-support systems.
1 course selected from:
BIOL 134 Conservation
Ecology 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: BIOL 001 or equivalent.
GEOS 130 Environmental
Science 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: One course from Breadth Area
B1 and one course from Breadth Area B2 of the General Education
requirements.
GEOS 140 Environmental
Geology 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: One course from Breadth Area
B1 and one course from Breadth Area B2 of General Education requirements.
1 course selected from:
PHIL 146 Environmental
Ethics 3.0 FS *
R S 149 Cross-Cultural
Environ Ethics 3.0 FS
*
1 course selected from:
GEOG 104 Environmental
Issues 3.0 FS *
HIST 150 American
Environment 3.0 SP
*Eth
RECR 110 Natural
Resource/Inform Citizen 3.0 FS
*
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
THEME E: ETHICS AND SOCIAL POLICY
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Robert Stewart, TRNT 105.
In this theme you will study the relationship between moral values
you, as a member of society, hold, and their embodiment in the social
institutions which affect your daily life. The foundation course
for this theme, Ethics and Human Happiness (PHIL 108), presents
a broad survey of theories of human good and moral obligation. In
this theme, you will explore ethics as a philosophical theory, a
social and cultural phenomenon, and as a matter of practical decision-making.
The study of ethics cuts across disciplines and will allow you to
select a capstone course close to your own interests.
Foundation Course:
1 course required:
PHIL 108 Ethics
and Human Happiness 3.0 FS
*
1 course selected from:
C E 178 Ethics,
Technology, and Society 3.0 FS
*
GEOS 154 Science
and Ethics 3.0 SP
*
Prerequisites: Completion of the General
Education Breadth Area B requirement; PHIL 108.
1 course selected from:
Prerequisites: Completion of the General
Education Breadth Area B requirement; PHIL 108.
Prerequisites: PHIL 108 and General Education
Areas B1 and D3.
ECON 152 Medical
Economics 3.0 SP *
Prerequisites: ECON 001, ECON 002, or ECON
003.
This course is the same as HCSV 133 which may be substituted.
HCSV 133 Medical
Economics 3.0 SP *
Prerequisites: ECON 001, ECON 002, or ECON
003.
This course is the same as ECON 152 which may be substituted.
R S 148 Ethical
Issues in Religion 3.0 FS
*
PHIL 137 Phil Perspectives
on Sex & Love 3.0 FS
*
PHIL 138 Social
Ethics 3.0 FA *
THEME F: GENDER PERSPECTIVES
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Kristina Schriver, THMA 379.
The Gender Perspectives Theme considers gender as a biological,
historical, cultural, economic, and psychological force. It challenges
assumptions about gender, and it explores ways of treating human
relations and understanding beyond the stereotypes of divisions
based on gender. Gender shapes the experience of self and the world
so deeply and thoroughly that it almost goes unnoticed even by the
most sensitive and intelligent people.
1 course selected from:
MCGS 126 Perspectives
on Gender/Disease 3.0 SP
*
This course is the same as NURS 126 which may be substituted.
NURS 126 Perspectives
on Gender/Disease 3.0 SP
*
This course is the same as MCGS 126 which may be substituted.
1 course selected from:
MCGS 170 Theoretical
Perspectives Gender 3.0 FS
*
This course is the same as PHIL 170 which may be substituted.
MCGS 150 Gender and
the Stage 3.0 FA *
This course is the same as THEA 150 which may be substituted.
PHIL 170 Theoretical
Perspectives Gender 3.0 FS
*
This course is the same as MCGS 170 which may be substituted.
THEA 150 Gender
and the Stage 3.0 FA
*
This course is the same as MCGS 150 which may be substituted.
WMST 110 GLBTQ Issues
and Identities 3.0 Inquire
*Eth
1 course selected from:
CMST 120 Gender
and Communication 3.0 FS
*
HIST 136 Women/Gender
in Amer History 3.0 Inq
*
This course is the same as WMST 136 which may be substituted.
JOUR 111 Women/Men/Media 3.0 SP
*
This course is the same as WMST 111 which may be substituted.
WMST 111 Women/Men/Media 3.0 SP
*
This course is the same as JOUR 111 which may be substituted.
WMST 136 Women/Gender
in Amer History 3.0 Inq
*
This course is the same as HIST 136 which may be substituted.
THEME G: GLOBAL ISSUES
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Lal Singh, PLMS 225.
This theme focuses on the enduring global issues of environmental
impact, human rights and justice, and violence and social conflict.
Exploration of these issues can be done through one of two tracks.
Track A, Geopolitics, investigates the nature of the world and its
physical, cultural, economic, and political evolution and studies
how the process of global interdependence, in its clash with local
authorities and conditions, forces re-evaluation of the enduring
theme issues. Track B, Global Food Issues, focuses on the area of
worldwide food production and hunger as a method of inquiring into
the theme issues.
Foundation - to be taken first:
1 course required:
R S 182E World Religions & Global Issues
1 course selected from:
GEOS 170 Energy in the Human Environment
PSSC 192NW World Food and Fiber Systems
Capstone - to be taken last:
1 course selected from:
ABUS 192NW/INST 192NW World Food and Hunger Issues
GEOG 103NW Geography and World Affairs
POLS 141 International Relations
THEME H: HONORS
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Andrea Lerner, OCNL 235.
We are faced with increasingly complex technology in all aspects
of our lives, from medicine and agriculture to communication and
international affairs. This technology has advanced more rapidly
than our understanding of its social and ethical implications. The
Honors theme uses team-taught courses and an independent study opportunity
to explore this contemporary dilemma and to enable you to make informed
decisions about these complex issues.
You must have been accepted into the Honors Program to enroll
in any courses for this theme.
Track 1:
1 course required:
PSY 136H/R S 136H What
Motivates Altruism: Honors 3.0 FA
*
1 course selected from:
Any one course from Track 2 except HNRS 199H
Track 2:
1 course selected from:
BIOL 116H Science/Human
Values: Honors 3.0 FA
*
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors
Program, faculty permission.
This course is the same as PHIL 116H which may be substituted.
CSCI 116H Mind in
the Machine-Honors 3.0 SP
*
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors
Program, faculty permission.
This course is the same as PSY 116H which may be substituted.
PHIL 116H Science/Human
Values: Honors 3.0 FA
*
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors
Program, faculty permission.
This course is the same as BIOL 116H which may be substituted.
PSY 116H Mind in
the Machine-Honors 3.0 SP
*
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors
Program, faculty permission.
This course is the same as CSCI 116H which may be substituted.
1 course selected from:
CMST 156H Genocide/Mass
Persuasion-Honors 3.0 FA
*NW
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors
Program.
This course is the same as MJIS 156H and SOCI 156H which may be
substituted.
GEOG 116H Crossing
Boundaries 3.0 SP
*Eth
Prerequisites: Junior status at the end of
semester in which course is taken and current enrollment in the
Honors Program.
This course is the same as MCGS 116H which may be substituted.
MCGS 116H Crossing
Boundaries 3.0 SP
*Eth
Prerequisites: Junior status at the end of
semester in which course is taken and current enrollment in the
Honors Program.
This course is the same as GEOG 116H which may be substituted.
MJIS 156H Genocide/Mass
Persuasion-Honors 3.0 FA
*NW
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors
Program.
This course is the same as CMST 156H and SOCI 156H which may be
substituted.
SOCI 156H Genocide/Mass
Persuasion-Honors 3.0 FA
*NW
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors
Program.
This course is the same as CMST 156H and MJIS 156H which may be
substituted.
Capstone-to be taken last:
1 course selected from:
HNRS 199H Honors
GE Thesis 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors
Program;
SOCI 107H The Global
Within the Community 3.0 SP
*
Prerequisites: Admission to the Honors Program
or faculty permission.
THEME I: MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Susan Place, THMA 213.
This theme is designed to provide you with a well-integrated set
of courses which will enrich your understanding of our unique and
complex southern neighbors in Mexico and Central America. We will
examine social and political institutions, as well as development
of the area’s natural resources to learn to understand the
future and how the United States, particularly California, can interrelate.
The history, politics, diverse social structure, and rich artistic
traditions of Mexico and Central America are all expressions of
a region that the United States, and particularly California, needs
to understand and appreciate.
Students who select this theme have the option of spending the
last six weeks of the semester on an “experiential-living”
program in Mexico or Costa Rica. Please see the Latin American Studies
Coordinator for more information.
1 course required:
LAST 103 Nat History/Ecology
Middle Amer 3.0 FS
*NW
Prerequisites: Completion of the lower-division
GE Breadth Area B requirement or faculty permission.
This course is the same as LAST 103M which may be substituted.
1 course selected from:
LAST 100A Mexico:
Art/Literature/Music 3.0 FS
*NW
This course is the same as LAST 100M which may be substituted.
1 course selected from:
GEOG 154A Mexico:
Land and People 3.0 FA
*NW
This course is the same as LAST 102 which may be substituted.
HIST 182 Mexico:
History and Politics 3.0 FS
*NW
This course is the same as LAST 101 and LAST 101M which may be
substituted.
LAST 101 Mexico:
History and Politics 3.0 FS
*NW
This course is the same as HIST 182 and LAST 101M which may be
substituted.
LAST 102 Mexico:
Land and People 3.0 FA
*NW
This course is the same as GEOG 154A which may be substituted.
GEOG 154B Central
Amer/Carib: Land/People 3.0 Inq
*NW
This course is the same as LAST 122 which may be substituted.
LAST 121 Central
Amer: History/Politics 3.0 SP
*NW
This course is the same as LAST 121C and POLS 121 which may be
substituted.
LAST 122 Central
Amer/Carib: Land/People 3.0 Inq
*NW
This course is the same as GEOG 154B which may be substituted.
POLS 121 Central
Amer: History/Politics 3.0 SP
*NW
This course is the same as LAST 121 which may be substituted.
THEME J: MINDS, BRAINS, AND MACHINES
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Edward Vela, MODC 110.
One of the most extraordinary advances of twentieth century science
and technology has been the emergence of artificial intelligence
in machines. The very possibility of artificial intelligence inspires
profound questions: Can machines think? Can brains be thought of
as a kind of machine? Is language necessary for intelligence? Is
having a conscious mind necessary for intelligence? How are mind
and brain related? In this theme you will learn about the contributions
to the interdisciplinary research and debates concerning the nature
of intelligence and mind made by scientists and scholars in a variety
of fields.
Foundation course:
1 course required:
PSY 175 Brain/Mind/Behavior 3.0 FA
*
1 course selected from:
CSCI 122 Machines/Brains/Minds 3.0 FS
*
Prerequisites: Junior standing, faculty permission.
This course is the same as PHIL 132 which may be substituted.
PHIL 132 Machines/Brains/Minds 3.0 FS
*
Prerequisites: Junior standing, faculty permission.
This course is the same as CSCI 122 which may be substituted.
Capstone Course:
1 course selected from:
CSCI 123 Lang/Intelligence/Computation 3.0 FA
*
PHIL 129 History
of Mind 3.0 FS *
This course is the same as PSY 129 which may be substituted.
PSY 129 History
of Mind 3.0 FA *
This course is the same as PHIL 129 which may be substituted.
THEME M: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Michael Abruzzo, HOLT 201.
This theme exposes students to concepts and ideas which are a
result of scientific applications and investigations. These applications
have significant philosophical and moral impacts that affect our
professional and private lives. Through lecture, discussion, and
frequent writing assignments, students are encouraged to articulate
and critically evaluate the ways various disciplines present and
grapple with these pressing contemporary concerns.
2 courses selected from:
BIOL 103 Human Genetics 3.0 FS
*
Prerequisites: One biological sciences course.
BIOL 116 Science
and Human Values 3.0 FS
*
Prerequisites: BIOL 001 or BIOL 008.
This course is the same as PHIL 116 which may be substituted.
OR (the following course may be substituted
for the above)
PHIL 116 Science
and Human Values 3.0 SP
*
Prerequisites: BIOL 001 or BIOL 008.
This course is the same as BIOL 116 which may be substituted.
PHIL 110 Philosophy
of Science 3.0 FS
*
Capstone course:
1 course selected from:
CSCI 110 Computer’s
Impact on Society 3.0 FS
*
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
MCGS 180 Gender,
Science, and Society 3.0 FS
*
THEME N: WAR AND PEACE
Theme Coordinator: Thomas Imhoff, TRNT 110.
This theme examines an issue of universal concern in an age of
apocalyptic weapons — the causes of war and prospects for peace.
Integrating an array of courses in the sciences, social sciences,
and humanities, this theme invites students to draw their own conclusions
about the causes and ethics of war and the real possibilities for
peace.
1 course selected from:
INST 152 Quant Meth
Conflict Resolution 3.0 FS
* This class will be disconinued fall 2005.
Prerequisites: Completion of the General
Education requirement for Breadth Area A4, Mathematical Concepts.
This course is the same as MATH 152 which may be substituted.
MATH 152 Quant Meth
Conflict Resolution 3.0 SP
*
Prerequisites: Completion of the General
Education Breadth Area A4 requirement, Mathematical Concepts.
This course is the same as INST 152 which may be substituted.
PHYS 176 Nuclear
Science 3.0 FS *
1 course selected from:
PHIL 139 Roots of
War: Phil Survey 3.0 FS
*
PHIL 145 Comparative
Peace Studies 3.0 FS
*
1 course selected from:
CMST 156 Genocide
and Mass Persuasion 3.0 FS
*NW
This course is the same as MJIS 156 and SOCI 156 which may be
substituted.
HIST 144 America’s
Vietnam Experience 3.0 FA
*
MJIS 156 Genocide
and Mass Persuasion 3.0 FS
*NW
This course is the same as CMST 156 and SOCI 156 which may be
substituted.
POLS 144 U.S. Foreign
Policy Nuclear Age 3.0 FS
*
SOCI 156 Genocide
and Mass Persuasion 3.0 FA
*NW
This course is the same as CMST 156 and MJIS 156 which may be
substituted.
THEME O: WOMEN’S ISSUES
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Carol Burr, BUTE 611.
This theme is designed to provide a variety of perspectives on
women within the United States and globally, including psychological,
social and cultural issues, artistic and religious expression, political
and scientific involvement, and health concerns. These perspectives
are explored and analyzed to help students, both male and female,
appreciate the contributions of women and to understand the issues
that affect women’s lives.
1 course selected from:
HCSV 168 Women’s
Health 3.0 FS *
This course is the same as NURS 168 and WMST 168 which may be
substituted.
NURS 168 Women’s
Health 3.0 FS *
This course is the same as HCSV 168 and WMST 168 which may be
substituted.
WMST 168 Women’s
Health 3.0 FS *
This course is the same as HCSV 168 and NURS 168 which may be
substituted.
1 course selected from:
ENGL 160 Women Writers 3.0 FS
*
This course is the same as WMST 160 which may be substituted.
R S 140 Women and
Religion 3.0 FS *
This course is the same as WMST 140 which may be substituted.
WMST 140 Women and
Religion 3.0 FS *
This course is the same as R S 140 which may be substituted.
WMST 160 Women Writers 3.0 FS
*
This course is the same as ENGL 160 which may be substituted.
1 course selected from:
POLS 124 Women and
Politics 3.0 FS *
This course is the same as WMST 124 which may be substituted.
PSY 115 Psychology
of Women 3.0 FS *
SOCI 131 Work and
Family Issues 3.0 FS
*
WMST 124 Women and
Politics 3.0 FS *
This course is the same as POLS 124 which may be substituted.
WMST 133 Women Internationally 3.0 FS
*NW
THEME Q: INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ABROAD
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004.
Theme P is now incorporated into Theme Q.
Theme Coordinator: Patricia Black, TRNT 133.
Students who participate in the London Semester or in the CSU
International Program in France (Aix-en-Provence or Paris), Spain
(Madrid or Granada), or Italy (Florence) are eligible to complete
two out of the three required coruse for this upper-division theme
during their study abroad. The third upper-division theme course
must be taken at Chico and must be selected from approved courses
in science. Early and frequent consultation with the theme coordinator
is indispensable.
THEME R: GLOBAL MUSIC, CULTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY
Theme Coordinator: Paul Friedlander, PAC 101.
Music has always been an integral part of civilization. For many
people, it is a significant part of their spiritual being and a
valued companion in their lifelong search for meaning. This theme
examines the nature of seven styles of contemporary global music
and how they can be understood through the study of surrounding
culture and influenced by the historical development of musical
technology and its basis in concurrent science.
Students will explore: 1) rural blues of 20th century America,
2) son and salsa from Cuba, 3) the Beatles from England, 4) reggae
from Jamaica, 5) Afro-pop from Senegal/Mali, 6) Aboriginal rock
from Australia, and 7) rap from the United States. For each musical
style, students will listen to and study the nature of the music
in the capstone course, Case Studies in Global Music (MUS 182),
in an emphatically non-technical manner. Previously, students will
have examined how culture works and generates musical meaning in
American Popular Culture (AMST 135) and will have explored the science
of music and the history of music technology in Sound in the Environment
(PHYS 110).
Students will listen to a lot of music. In addition, classroom
instruction will include lecture, discussion, video and film, live
performance, experiments, computer demonstrations, concert attendance,
and group projects.
2 courses required:
AMST 135 American
Popular Culture 3.0 FS
*
PHYS 110 Sound in
the Environment 3.0 FS
*
Capstone Course:
1 course required:
MUS 182 Case Studies
in Global Music 3.0 FS
*
THEME S: WEALTH, POWER, AND INEQUALITY
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Troy Jollimore, TRNT 112.
Inequalities in wealth and status are universal social phenomena
and give rise in all societies to important issues regarding the
distribution of income, wealth, and opportunities for mobility.
The discussion requires empirically identifying the extent of inequality
as well as identifying the causal structural mechanisms in society
that give rise to inequality. Finally, there is the normative issue
of fairness, of distributional justice. This theme integrates these
three areas to provide students with a comprehensive understanding
of the nature of inequality, and to prepare them to contribute thoughtfully
to the ongoing public dialog over issues of wealth, power, and inequality.
Foundation course:
1 course required:
MATH 155 Statistic
Tests for Inequalities 3.0 FS
*
Prerequisites: Completion of General Education
Breadth Area A4 requirement.
1 course selected from:
PHIL 126 Justice
and Human Rights 3.0 FS
*
R S 154 Power/Justice
in World Religions 3.0 Inq
*
1 course selected from:
ECON 140 Work, Wealth,
& Income Distrbtn 3.0 FS
*
SOCI 190 Sociology
of Wealth & Inequality 3.0 FS
*
THEME T: THE CHILD
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Brad Glanville, MODC 101.
As we move into the 21st century, it is vital to remind ourselves
that children are society’s most important resource. How a
society values and raises its children augurs much about the future
of that society. This theme is designed to help students learn about
children’s physical, psychological, emotional, and social development,
and how growth and development are impacted by the environments
in which children are raised—from smaller family units to larger
cultural systems.
However, this theme is about more than the biological and behavioral
study of child development. This theme also considers development
in the light of a broader and deeper examination of historical and
contemporary conceptualizations of childhood as revealed in world
literature and philosophies. Furthermore, this theme provides students
the opportunity to examine a wide range of critical and persistent
social, political, economic, health, and moral issues children and
their presence in society raise, both generally and as individuals.
Foundation course:
1 course selected from:
C D 162 Issues in
Child Development 3.0 FS
*
PSY 140 Aids/Aides/AIDS
Iss Child Psych 3.0 FS
*
1 course selected from:
BIOL 118 Biology
of Childhood 3.0 FS
*
Prerequisites: One biological sciences course.
HCSV 163 Child Health 3.0 FS
*
1 course selected from:
ENGL 102 Literature
of the Child 3.0 FA
*
PHIL 127 Moral Issues
in Parenting 3.0 FS
*
THEME U: CATASTROPHE AND HUMANITY
Note: This theme has been modified from the printed catalog
according to Presidential Executive Memorandum 04-44, effective
Fall 2004
Theme Coordinator: Karin Hoover, PHSC 115.
All human societies have pondered the meaning of catastrophe as
they have experienced, planned for, and recovered from disasters
and catastrophic events. This theme explores the range of human
responses to catastrophe, not only grief and dismay but also resilience
and hope. It provides a variety of perspectives on some perennial
issues that societies confront as they seek to adapt to an often
unstable and unpredictable world: understanding the relationship
between society and nature, the role of civilization in managing
crises, the social construction of “normality,” the inevitability
of change, and the search for meaning.
1 course required:
GEOS 155 Geologic
Hazards 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: One course from Breadth Area
B1 and one course from Breadth Area B2 of General Education requirements.
1 course selected from:
HIST 113 Catastrophes
& Human History 3.0 SP
*
R S 153 End of the
World 3.0 Inq *
1 course selected from:
ANTH 112 Catclsmc
Events in Human Prehist 3.0 FS
*
GEOG 106 Geographies
of Disaster 3.0 FS
*
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