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 July 15, 2004

EXECUTIVE

MEMORANDUM

04-44

Revised 8-9-05

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From:


Paul J. Zingg
President

Subject:

Executive Memorandum 04-44, Approval of General Education Upper-Division Themes

Upon the recommendation of the Provost, I approve the following General Education Upper-Division Themes, effective fall 2004.

NOTE: 8-9-05 See red (below)

THEME
CULTURAL DIVERSITY STATUS
APPLIES TO AREA:
THEME A: American Identities and Cultures
1 course selected from:  
GEOS 150 American Science and Technology
B/D
GEOS 151 Science and the American Idea
B/D
   
1 course selected from:  
AMST 145 American Lives
C/D
MCGS 185/RS 185 Religion/American Ethnic Minorities
Ethnic
C/D
PHIL 128 American Philosophical Thought
C/D
   
1 course selected from:  
GEOG 152 The United States
D/C
HIST 134/MCGS 134 American Ethnic Origins
Ethnic
D/C
JOUR 110 Entertainment/Media/American Culture
D/C
   
THEME B: Contemporary Health Issues    
Foundation - to be taken first    
1 course required:    
PHIL 140 Biomedical Ethics  
C/D
   
1 course selected from:  
BIOL 195 Biology of Cancer  
B/D
NFSC 123 Nutrition/Physical Fitness  
B/D
   
1 course selected from:  
HCSV 167 Consumer Health  
D/B
HCSV 170 Drugs in Our Society  
D/B
SOCI 183 Sociology of Human Stress  
D/B
   
THEME C: Cross-Cultural Exploration    
     
1 course selected from:    
INST 105*/PSSC 100 Food Forever
Non-Western
B/D
 
1 course selected from:
CHST 140/SPAN 140 Chicano Literature
Ethnic
C/D
ENGL 153 Multicultural Literature
Ethnic
C/D
 
1 course selected from:
ANTH 168 Indigenous Peoples of Latin America (NEW)
Non-Western
D/C
AAST 150/ASST 150 Asian Studies: Contemporary Problems
Non-Western
D/C
AFRI 150 Contemporary Problems/Prospects
Non-Western
D/B
HIST164/MEST 155 Middle East: Society/Culture
Non-Western
D/C
INST 115 Cultural Dimensions of International Business (NEW)
D/B
SOCI 154 Interethnic Contacts
Non-Western
D/C
     
*INST 105 discontinued, effective fall 2005    
   
THEME D: Environmental Issues    
     
1 course selected from:    
BIOL 134 Conservation Ecology
B/D
GEOS 130 Environmental Science
B/D
GEOS 140 Environmental Geology
B/D
 
1 course selected from:
PHIL 146 Environmental Ethics
C/B/D
R S 149 Cross-Cultural Environmental Ethics
C/D
 
1 course selected from:
GEOG 104 Environmental Issues
D/B
HIST 150 American Environment
Ethnic
D/C
RECR 110 Natural Resources and the Informed Citizen
D/C
   
THEME E: Ethics and Social Policy    
     
Foundation - to be taken first    
1 course required:    
PHIL 108 Ethics and Human Happiness  
C/B/D
   
1 course selected from:  
C E 178 Ethics, Technology, and Society GE status removed fall '05  
B/C/D
GEOS 154 Science and Ethics  
B/C/D
   
1 course selected from:  
ECON 152/HCSV 133 Medical Economics  
D/B/C
PHIL 137 Philosophical Perspectives on Sex & Love  
C/B/D
PHIL 138 Social Ethics  
C/B/D
R S 148 Ethical Issues in Religion  
C/D
   
THEME F: Gender Perspectives    
     
1 course selected from:    
MCGS 126/NURS 126 Perspectives on Gender/Disease
B/D
 
1 course selected from:
MCGS 170/PHIL 170 Theoretical Perspectives Gender GE status removed fall '05
C/D
THEA 150/MCGS 150 Gender and the Stage
C/D
WMST 110 GLBTQ Issues and Identities (NEW)
Ethnic
C/D
 
1 course selected from:
CMST 120 Gender and Communication
D/C
HIST 136 /WMST 136 Women/Gender in American History
D/C
JOUR 111/WMST 111 Women/Men/Media
D/C
   
THEME G: Global Issues    
     
Foundation - to be taken first
1 course required:
R S 182 World Religions & Global Issues
Ethnic
C/D
 
1 course selected from:
GEOS 170 Energy in the Human Environment
B/D
PSSC 192 World Food and Fiber Systems
Non-Western
B/D
 
Capstone - to be taken last:
1 course selected from:
ABUS 192/INST 192* World Food and Hunger Issues
Non-Western
D/B
GEOG 103 Geography and World Affairs
Non-Western
D/B/C
POLS 141 International Relations
D/C
     
*INST 192 discontinued, effective fall 2005    
   
THEME H: Honors    
     
Track 1:
 
1 course selected from:
PSY 136H/R S 136H What Motivates Altruism - Honors
C/D/B
 
1 course selected from:
Any one course from Track 2 except HNRS 199H
 
Track 2:
 
1 course selected from:
BIOL 116H/PHIL 116H Science/Human Values - Honors
B/C/D
CSCI 116H/PSY 116H Mind in the Machine - Honors
B/D/C
 
1 course selected from:
CMST 156H/MJIS 156H/SOCI 156H Genocide/Mass Persuasion - Honors
Non-Western
C/D
GEOG 116H/MCGS 116H Crossing Boundaries - Honors
Ethnic
C/D
SOCI 107H The Global Within the Community - Honors
C/D
 
Capstone - to be taken last
1 course required:
HNRS 199H Honors GE Thesis
B/C/D
   
THEME I: Mexico and Central America    
     
1 course selected from:    
LAST 103/LAST 103M Natural History/Ecology Middle American
Non-Western
B/D
 
1 course selected from:
LAST 100A/LAST 100M Mexico: Art/Literature/Music
Non-Western
C/D
 
1 course selected from:
GEOG 154A/LAST 102 Mexico: Land and People
Non-Western
D/B/C
GEOG 154B/LAST 122 Central American/Caribbean: Land/People
Non-Western
D/B/C
HIST 182/LAST 101/LAST 101M Mexico: History and Politics
Non-Western
D/C
LAST 121/POLS 121 Central American: History/Politics
Non-Western
D/C
   
THEME J: Minds, Brains, and Machines    
     
Foundation - to be taken first    
1 course required:    
PSY 175 Brain/Mind/Behavior  
B/D
   
1 course selected from:  
CSCI 122/PHIL 132 Machines/Brains/Minds  
B/C
   
Capstone - to be taken last  
1 course selected from:  
CSCI 123 Language/Intelligence/Computation  
B/C/D
PHIL 129/PSY 129 History of Mind  
C/D
   
THEME M: Science, Technology, and Society    
     
2 courses selected from:    
BIOL 103 Human Genetics  
B/D
BIOL 116/PHIL 116 Science and Human Values  
B/C
PHIL 110 Philosophy of Science  
C/B
   
Capstone - to be taken last  
1 course selected from:  
CSCI 110 Computer’s Impact on Society  
D/B/C
MCGS 180 Gender, Science, and Society  
C/D
   
THEME N: War and Peace in the Nuclear Age    
     
1 course selected from:    
INST 152*/MATH 152 Quantitative Methods of Conflict Resolution
B/D
PHYS 176 Nuclear Science
B/D
 
1 course selected from:
PHIL 139 Roots of War: A Philosophical Survey
C/D
PHIL 145 Comparative Peace Studies
C/D
 
1 course selected from:
CMST 156/MJIS 156/SOCI 156 Genocide and Mass Persuasion
Non-Western
D/C
HIST 144 America’s Vietnam Experience
D/C
POLS 144 U.S. Foreign Policy Nuclear Age
D/C
     
*INST 152 discontinued, effective fall 2005    
   
THEME O: Women's Issues    
     
1 course selected from:    
HCSV 168/NURS 168/WMST 168 Women’s Health
B/D
 
1 course selected from:
ENGL 160/WMST 160 Women Writers
C/D
R S 140/WMST 140 Women and Religion
C/D
 
1 course selected from:
POLS 124/WMST 124 Women and Politics
D/C
PSY 115 Psychology of Women
D/B
SOCI 131 Work and Family Issues
D/C
WMST 133 Women Internationally
Non-Western
D/C
   
THEME Q: International Studies Abroad    

New Theme Description: 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 courses for this upper-division theme during their study abroad. The third upper-division 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.

Note: Theme P, London Semester, is now incorporated into Theme Q.

    
   
THEME R: Global Music, Culture, and Technology    
     
2 courses required:    
AMST 135 American Popular Culture
C/D
PHYS 110 Sound in the Environment
B/C
 
Capstone - to be taken last
1 course required:
MUS 182 Case Studies in Global Music
Non-Western
C/D
   
THEME S: Wealth, Power, and Inequality    
     
Foundation - to be taken first    
1 course required:    
MATH 155 Statistic Tests for Inequalities  
B/D
   
1 course selected from:  
PHIL 126 Justice and Human Rights  
C/D
R S 154 Power/Justice in World Religions  
C/D
   
1 course selected from:  
ECON 140 Work, Wealth, & Income Distribution  
D/B/C
SOCI 190 Sociology of Wealth & Inequality  
D/C
 
THEME T: The Child  
   
Foundation - to be taken first  
1 course selected from:  
C D 162 Issues in Child Development  
D/B/C
PSY 140 Aids/Aides/AIDS Issues in Child Psychology  
D/C
   
1 course selected from:  
BIOL 118 Biology of Childhood  
B/D
HCSV 163 Child Health  
B/D
   
1 course selected from:  
ENGL 102 Literature of the Child  
C/D
PHIL 127 Moral Issues in Parenting  
C/D
 
THEME U: Catastrophe and Humanity  
   
1 course required:  
GEOS 155 Geologic Hazards  
B/D
   
1 course selected from:  
HIST 113 Catastrophes & Human History  
C/D
R S 153 End of the World  
C/D
   
1 course selected from:  
ANTH 112 Cataclysmic Events in Human Prehistory  
D/B/C
GEOG 106 Geographies of Disaster  
D/B/C
 

 

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