Mar 29, 2024  
University Catalog 2018-2019 
    
University Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Other Courses

  
  • AUD 6380 - Vestibular System Assessment


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to AuD program and consent of AuD Program Director. Anatomy and physiology of the vestibular and ocular-motor systems. Development of basic skills and interpretation of electronystagmography/videonystagmography (ENG/VNG). Disorders of patients presenting vertiginous symptoms with emphasis on findings. Some sections of this course may be offered hybrid or online.


Accounting (Undergraduate)

 Upper division standing is prerequisite to enrollment in 3000- and 4000- level ACCT courses.

  
  • ACCT 2100 - Principles of Financial Accounting


    (3)
    Introduction to financial accounting. Accounting cycle and preparation of financial statements. Overview of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
    Some sections may be technologically mediated.

     

    C-ID ACCT 110:

    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

  
  • ACCT 2110 - Principles of Managerial Accounting


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2100. Cost terms, cost behavior and cost systems. Use of accounting data for planning, budgeting, and control. Some sections may be technologically mediated.

     

    C-ID ACCT 120:

    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

  
  • ACCT 3100 - Accounting Information for Decision Making


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ACCT 2110, ACCT 2100. Use of financial and managerial accounting information to plan, analyze, control, evaluate, and improve the activities of a firm. Some sections may be technologically mediated.

  
  • ACCT 3200A - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2100 and ACCT 2110. Accounting theory and practice relating to problems of asset valuation and classification in accounts and statements.

  
  • ACCT 3200B - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II


    (3)
    Prerequisite:  Acct 3200A with a minimum C grade. Valuation and classification of long-term assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity; study of selected contemporary accounting issues.

  
  • ACCT 3210 - Taxation of Individuals


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Acct 3200A with a minimum C grade. Statutes, regulations, administrative rulings, and court decisions relating to federal and California income taxation of individuals.
     

  
  • ACCT 3220 - Cost Accounting


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2110 and 3200A with minimum C grades. Cost accounting as a tool in modern organizations; covers budgets, cost estimation, cost allocations, variance analysis, cost systems, capital budgeting, and performance measurement and evaluation.

  
  • ACCT 3250 - Leadership and Professional Skills for Accountants


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ACCT 3200B and BUS 3050. Through practice and multiple assessments, focuses on development and mastery of leadership and professional skills for the accounting profession: creative and critical thinking; managing conflict; delegating; and communicating.

  
  • ACCT 3610 - Job Search for Accountants


    (1)
    This course teaches students how to effectively search for a job and start their career.  Skills learned in this class will be used by students throughout their professional careers.

  
  • ACCT 3620 - Writing for Success


    (1)
    Prerequisite:  Business 3050 or Equivalent. This course reinforces the importance of effective writing for success in an accounting career. Rules of usage, composition, and grammar are reviewed. 

  
  • ACCT 3630 - Fraud Detection Techniques


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Acct 2100 or equivalent. Students are introduced to the “red flags” indicative of potential fraud; sources for background information; and basic methods to establish a financial profile of an individual or a company.

  
  • ACCT 4200 - Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ACCT 3200B. Problems associated with preparation of consolidated financial statements; foreign currency translation; and partnerships. Some sections of this course may be technologically mediated.

  
  • ACCT 4210A - Corporate Taxation


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Acct 3210 with a minimum C grade. A study of the federal income taxation of corporations and their shareholders.  Topics include choice of entity, corporate formation, operating rules, distributions and liquidation.

  
  • ACCT 4210C - State and Local Taxation


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Acct 3210 with a minimum C grade. Application of interstate income allocations; multi-state tax compact; separate apportionment accounting; foreign country sourced income; and taxation of air transportation, mail order sales taxes, gross receipts taxes,and highway taxes.

  
  • ACCT 4210D - IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3210. This course provides students with the knowledge to complete actual income tax returns and experience in completing returns for individuals. Some sections of this course may be technologically mediated.
     

  
  • ACCT 4240A - Accounting Information Systems


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ACCT 3200A. Study of accounting information systems and internal controls; provides the tools necessary to understand and evaluate accounting information systems. Restricted to undergraduate students.

  
  • ACCT 4240B - Auditing


    (3)
    Acct 4240A and Acct 3200B with minimum C grades. Students gain an understanding of audit and assurance services, emphasizing financial statement audit opinions by independent auditors, auditing concepts and practices used in assurance services used in public practice.

  
  • ACCT 4250 - International Accounting


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Acct 3200B with a minimum C grade. This course covers the development and application of international accounting standards in a global business environment. Topics include foreign currency translation, financial reporting and disclosure issues for multinational organizations.

  
  • ACCT 4270 - Governmental and Institutional Accounting


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ACCT 3200B. Principles and problems of fund accounting for governments and nonprofit institutions; budgets, revenues, expenditures, tax levies, appropriations, general fund, special funds and financial reports; separate treatment of for local and, state and federal government agencies.

  
  • ACCT 4280A - Internal Auditing


    (3)
    Prerequisite:  Acct 4240B. This course provides an introduction to internal auditing, internal control, audit evidence, and the internal auditing process.

  
  • ACCT 4340 - Professional Accounting Ethics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3200B. This course introduces students to common ethical dilemmas in the accounting profession along with ethical solutions. It emphasizes the ethical decision-making process for preparers and auditors of the financial statements.

  
  • ACCT 4350 - Forensic Accounting


    (3)
    Recommended Prerequisite: ACCT 4240B. The course teaches the nature of forensic accounting, financial statement fraud and misappropriation of assets and the skills necessary to detection, investigateion, and prevention of fraudulent acts.  The course develops professional skills necessary to investigate, detect and prevent fraud. NOTE: Course restricted to Undergraduate Students only.

  
  • ACCT 4360 - Advanced Forensic Accounting


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ACCT 4240B. The course builds on the nature of forensic accounting, financial statement fraud, and misappropriation of assets - detection, investigation, and prevention. The course enhances students’ professional skills by applying techniques necessary to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud through case studies and simulations.
     

  
  • ACCT 4370 - Security Risk Management and Internal Controls

    (also listed as CIS 4370)
    (3)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 4240B for accounting students. Introduction to the information security risk management including internal controls, operations security, risk management and assessment, incident management and response, business continuity and disaster recovery planning, legal issues and ethics, information security program development.
     

  
  • ACCT 4380 - Computer Forensics and Investigations

    (also listed as CIS 4380)
    (3)
    Prerequisites: Acct 4240A for accounting students. Introduction to selected techniques and tools for computer forensics and investigations. Topics include coverage of the latest technology. Hands-on activities are included, which allow students to practice skills as they are learned.
     

  
  • ACCT 4540 - Special Topics in Accounting


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Varies with topic; see Schedule of Classes for specific prerequisite. In-depth presentation and analyses of topics significant to contemporary business world; lectures, discussions, speakers, and research projects.

  
  • ACCT 4610 - CPA Exam Preparations


    (1)
    Students learn about the requirements for; the application process for; the topics tested on; the software used on; and other test taking techniques to improve performance on the CPA exam.

  
  • ACCT 4720 - Accounting for Small and Medium-Sized Entities


    (1)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3200B. This course covers accounting standards and practices for small and medium-sized entities. Alternative financial reporting standards available for small and medium-sized entities are reviewed to provide useful financial accounting information.

  
  • ACCT 4730 - Specialized Industry Accounting


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Acct 3200A and Acct 3200B. This course introduces students to the unique accounting standards for specialized industries.

  
  • ACCT 4740 - Professional Accounting Software


    (1)
    Prerequisites:  Acct 3200A and Instructor’s Consent. Study of various computer skills and technologies for accounting and auditing professionals. The accounting software taught in the course will rotate to align with various industry requirements.

  
  • ACCT 4950 - Case Studies and Research in Accounting


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ACCT 3200B and ACCT 3250. This course allows students to apply and integrate the knowledge and skills they have learned in previous accounting courses to solve real world accounting problems through case studies and research.

  
  • ACCT 4980 - Undergraduate Directed Studies


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 4240A. Project selected in conference with sponsor before registration, progress meetings held regularly, and final report submitted.  May be repeated to maximum of 3 units.


Accounting (Graduate)

Classified graduate standing and approval by the College of Business and Economics Advisement Center are required for admission to all 5000-level courses.

  
  • ACCT 5000 - Financial and Managerial Accounting


    (3)
    Accounting concepts and tools for business organizations; covers the accounting model, financial statements analysis, cost control and behavior, pricing, and budgeting. Some sections may be technologically mediated.

  
  • ACCT 5200 - Management Accounting Theory


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. Management control theory; covers design of various types of responsibility centers, strategies and  strategic planning, performance measurement and management planning, compensation from an accounting perspective.

  
  • ACCT 5210A - Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. Topics include statues, regulations, administrative rulings, court decisions, procedural problems, tax management and planning relating to federal and California income taxes of corporations and partnerships.

  
  • ACCT 5210C - State and Local Taxation


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Application of interstate income allocations; multi-state tax compact; separate apportionment accounting; foreign country sourced income; taxation of air transportation, mail order sales taxes, gross receipts taxes, highway taxes and the power to tax.

  
  • ACCT 5210D - IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. This course provides students with the knowledge to complete actual income tax returns and experience in completing returns for individuals.

  
  • ACCT 5220 - Seminar: Current Topics in Financial Reporting


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. Topics include the objectives of financial statements, efficient capital markets, the standard setting policy, the uses of accounting data and how to process accounting information.

  
  • ACCT 5240A - Accounting Information Systems


    (3)
    Prerequisite:  Graduate standing. This course focuses on the study of accounting  systems and internal controls. The course covers the tools necessary to understand and evaluate accounting  systems.  Independent research in accounting systems is required.

  
  • ACCT 5240B - Auditing


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Acct 4240A or ACCT 5240A, graduate standing. Students gain an understanding of audit and assurance services, emphasizing financial statement audit opinions by independent auditors, auditing concepts and practices used in assurance services used in public practice.

  
  • ACCT 5250 - International Accounting


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Selected analytical and policy issues underlying current developments in international accounting. Some sections maybe mediated using interactive technology.

  
  • ACCT 5260 - Financial Accounting Theory


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Advanced analytical concepts implicit in contemporary accounting practice; current developments in accounting techniques; specific applications to major aspects of financial statements. Some sections maybe mediated using interactive technology.

  
  • ACCT 5270 - Governmental and Institutional Accounting


    (3)
    Prerequisites: graduate standing. The course covers the principles and problems of fund accounting for state and local governments and non¬profit organizations. The different funds used, financial statements, and unique issues facing state and local governments are covered. Also the funds and financial statements for non-profit organizations are introduced. Some sections may be technologically mediated.

  
  • ACCT 5290 - Advanced Financial Accounting


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ACCT 3200B or equivalent and graduate standing. Topics include business combinations and consolidations and  pension accounting, post-employment benefits, share-based compensation, earnings per share, deferred taxes  and partnerships.
    Some sections may be technologically mediated.
     

  
  • ACCT 5340 - Professional Accounting Ethics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. This course introduces students to common ethical dilemmas in the accounting profession along with ethical solutions. It emphasizes the ethical decision-making process for preparers and auditors of the financial statements.

  
  • ACCT 5350 - Forensic Accounting


    (3)
    Recommended Prerequisites: ACCT 4240B, 5240B or equivalent course and Graduate Standing. The course teaches the nature of forensic accounting, financial statement fraud and misappropriation of assets and the skills to detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent acts. 

  
  • ACCT 5360 - Advanced Forensic Accounting


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 4240B, or ACCT 5240B, Graduate standing. The course builds on the nature of forensic accounting, financial statement fraud, and misappropriation of assets - detection, investigation, and prevention. The course enhances students’ professional skills by applying techniques necessary to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud through case studies and simulations.

  
  • ACCT 5440A - Advanced Accounting Information Systems


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ACCT 4240A or ACCT 5240A, Graduate standing. This course focuses on the study of accounting information systems and internal controls. The course will provide the student with the tools necessary for designing, building, and evaluating accounting information systems. Independent research in accounting information systems is an integral part of this course.

  
  • ACCT 5440B - Advanced Auditing


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ACCT 4240B or ACCT 5240B, Graduate Standing. This course examines advanced cases in auditing. Auditors’ responsibilities to users and clients are addressed through the use of case studies and group projects. Challenging audit situations are discussed and the auditor’s ethical obligations are also emphasized. Students are also trained to use audit software and electronic working papers.

  
  • ACCT 5540 - Special Topics in Accounting


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate Standing, Varies with topic; see Schedule of Classes for specific prerequisite. In-depth presentation and analyses of topics significant to contemporary business world; lectures, discussions, speakers, and research projects.

  
  • ACCT 5610 - CPA Exam Preparations


    (1)
    Prerequisite:  Graduate Standing. The course makes students aware of the requirements to sit for the CPA; the process to apply for the exam; and the topics tested on the CPA exam.  Students are also introduced to the software used on the CPA exam and other test taking techniques to improve their performance on the exam.

  
  • ACCT 5710 - Accounting for Healthcare Managers


    (3)
    Prerequisite:  Graduate Standing. How to use accounting information to understand and evaluate the performance and financial viability of health care organizations. Tools include management systems, planning, costing, budgeting, financial statements, and control mechanisms.

  
  • ACCT 5720 - Seminar: Accounting for Small and Medium-Sized Entities


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. This course reviews and discusses accounting standards for small and medium-sized entities. Alternative financial reporting standards available for small and medium-sized entities are compared and analyzed to provide useful financial accounting information.

  
  • ACCT 5730 - Specialized Industry Accounting


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. This course introduces students to the unique accounting standards for specialized industries.

  
  • ACCT 5750 - Leadership and Professional Skills for Accountants


    (3)
    Prerequisites: BUS 3050, Graduate standing. Through practice and multiple assessments, this course focuses on the knowledge and development of managerial skills needed to advance in the accounting profession. The skills emphasized in the course include: written and oral communication, critical thinking, problem solving, leadership, teamwork, managing change and conflict, negotiation, networking and delegating.

  
  • ACCT 5850 - Tax Theory and Business Applications


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. The course introduces tax concepts and judicial doctrines inherent in federal tax law; effects of taxation of business organization, capital structure, policies, and operations. Some sections maybe mediated using interactive technology.

  
  • ACCT 5860 - Tax Research and Practice


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Methodology of researching complex tax problems; tax planning; scope of activity, responsibility, and ethics of accountant in tax field. Some sections maybe mediated using interactive technology.

  
  • ACCT 5870 - Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Statutory, regulatory, and case material applicable to corporation tax including formation, stock redemptions, and liquidations; stock dividends and preferred stock bail outs; elections under subchapters; personal holding companies, accumulated earning tax; collapsible corporations. Some sections maybe mediated using interactive technology.

  
  • ACCT 5880 - Seminar: International Taxation


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Provides an overview of international taxation issues from a global perspective, taking into consideration both US and foreign taxation of foreign source income and foreign persons with US source income; planning for foreign operations and income tax treaties.

  
  • ACCT 5900 - Seminar: Taxation of Property Transactions


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Analyzes federal income taxation of capital assets, including definition and mechanics of capital transactions; property transactions including sales and exchanges; examination of the at risk and passive loss rules.

  
  • ACCT 5910 - Seminar: Taxation of Partnerships and LLCs


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Analyzes tax problems of the organization and operation of the partnerships and LLCs, including the treatment of distributions, withdrawal of a partner/shareholder/member during his/her lifetime, sales and exchanges of interests and dissolutions.

  
  • ACCT 5920 - Seminar: Taxation of Estate and Gifts


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Covers property includable in the gross estate; computation of the federal estate tax; practice and payment of the federal estate tax, transfers subject to the federal gift tax; federal gift tax exclusions and deductions; valuation of gifts and computation of the federal gift tax; the generation-skipping transfer tax; and actions for refund.

  
  • ACCT 5930 - Seminar: Tax Procedures


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Review the federal tax system and administrative determination of liability for tax with coverage of IRS procedures in areas, such as assessment, audit, settlement, collection, and liens.

  
  • ACCT 5980 - Graduate Research Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites:  Professor’s  consent to act as sponsor, approval of graduate associate dean prior to registration. Independent research under guidance of a full time faculty member, not leading to thesis. This course is designed to be part of the culminating experience in the Masters of Accountancy Program.  Students will work one-on-one with a full time faculty member on a research project mutually agreed upon between the student and the faculty member.

  
  • ACCT 5995 - Case Studies and Research in Accounting


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 5750. This course allows students to apply accounting theories and practices learned in previous accounting courses to analyze and solve real world accounting problems through case studies and research.


Anthropology (Undergraduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements except the following, subject to limits established by department and approval of graduate adviser: ANTH 4970

  
  • ANTH 1001 - Where in the World of Education at CSULA are You?


    (3)
    Study of holistic and comparative exploration of personal and collective educational adventure at Cal State LA through examination, reflection, critique, partnerships, and services in democratic “learning commons.”

    GE IHE; (d)
  
  • ANTH 1500 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology


    (3)
    Exploration and application of concepts of myths, cultures, power relations, social organization, social meaning to the study of kin, economic, political, legal, belief, and communication systems in different societies.

     

    C-ID ANTH 120:

    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

    GE D (d)

  
  • ANTH 1700 - Archaeology and World Prehistory


    (3)
    Fundamentals of archaeology.  Examines history of human evolution, technological and artistic innovation, cultural developments, rise of political complexity, and large-scale migrations through the lens of archaeological data and discovery.

    GE D
  
  • ANTH 2300 - Language and Society

    Also listed as ENGL 2100


    (3)
    An introduction to linguistics as a social science. Exploration of the relationship of language to a variety of social issues including race, class, and gender.

     

    GE D

  
  • ANTH 2600 - Biological Anthropology


    (3)
    Evolution of the human species and our place in nature, emphasizing evolutionary theory, genetics, primate behavior and the fossil record. Lecture: 2 Units, Laboratory: 1 Unit.

    GE B2
  
  • ANTH 2700 - Great Archaeological Discoveries of the Past


    (3)
    Examines the earliest evidence for art, written language, and world civilizations. Exposes students to cultural ideals and principles through the study of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time.

    GE C2; (d)
  
  • ANTH 3000 - Immigrant Experiences and Social Justice in the Americas

    (Also listed as LAS 3000)
    (3)
    Prerequisites: completion of GE Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Exploration of the diversity of immigrant experiences in the Americas and the social and cultural forces shaping them, community based inquiry and public sphere pedagogy with immigrant communities.

    GE UD D, Diversity (d), Civic Learning (cl)
  
  • ANTH 3005 - Evolutionary Perspectives on Emotions


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Completion of Basic Subjects (Block A) and one course from Block B. Scientific explanations of primate behavior are used as a model for understanding the evolution of human behavior and emotions.

  
  • ANTH 3100 - Evolutionary Perspectives on Gender


    (3)
    Evolutionary perspectives on gender differences in emotions, behavior, and sexuality, utilizing data from primate studies, the brain, and human evolution.

  
  • ANTH 3150 - Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence


    (3)
    Scientific studies of evolutionary theory, primate behavior, and the brain are used as a way of understanding the expression and evolution of violence and aggression in humans.

  
  • ANTH 3200 - Where in the Californian Community are You?


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Block A and B4, and additional course from Block B and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Student’s anthropological, holistic and comparative exploration of personal and collective engagement with the community and events in California through examination, reflection, services and recommendation as democratic participation in “learning common.” 

    UD GE D (cl) (re)
  
  • ANTH 3210 - Where in the Global World are You?


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Block A and B4, and additional course from Block B and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Examines anthropology’s global engagement in international work on health, education, migration, and social justice. Emphasizes local-global connections, public anthropology and engagement, and the application of anthropological concepts and methods cross-culturally.

    UD GE D (cl) (re)
  
  • ANTH 3350 - Maturity and Aging in Cross-Cultural Perspective


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, additional lower division course from Block B, lower division course from Blocks C, D. A cross-cultural examination of the social and cultural aspects of aging and the roles of the adults and elderly in different societies. Emphasizes the contemporary narrative and terrain on aging.

     

    UD GE D; (d) (cl)

  
  • ANTH 3360 - Dress in Culture and Society


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Block A and B4, and additional course from Block B and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Explores the relationship between dress and identity cross culturally and historically. Highlights the interconnection between gender, power, class and ideology as expressed through attire, bodily modifications and cultural conceptions of the human body. 

    UD GE D
  
  • ANTH 3380 - Gendered Roles, Gender-Identity, and Sexualities in Cross-Cultural Perspective


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Block A and B4, and additional course from Block B and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Study of gendered roles, sexualities, and gendered and sexualized identities in different cultures. Emphasizes social relations, cross-cultural understanding, and application of anthropological analytical tools.

     

    UD GE D (d)

  
  • ANTH 3550 - Cultural Evolution and Ancient Civilizations


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Organization and development of human cultural and social systems. This course includes critical examinations of evolutionary theories, and case studies of complex societies of the old and new worlds.

     

    UD GE D (d)

  
  • ANTH 3610 - Race, Racism, and Human Variation


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Completion of Basic Subjects (Block A) and one course from Block B. Evaluation of cultural and environmental influences upon composition and distribution of human populations; consideration of the genetic basis for human variation and biological validity of race concept. Lecture: 3 Units.

    GE UD B
  
  • ANTH 3700 - Perspectives and Methods of Archaeological Science


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Block A and B4, and additional course from Block B and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Explores the application of scientific methods to the interpretation of archaeological sites and material remains. Examines the interface between science and archaeology; highlighting its interdisciplinary nature.

    UD GE B
  
  • ANTH 3790 - Writing Community Stories


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of GE blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Analysis and use of select social science modes of writing that present qualitative data, including ethnography, oral history, testimonial, auto-ethnography, and narrative analysis.

    UD GE D (wi)
  
  • ANTH 3850 - Measurement of Human Difference

    (Also listed as PHIL 3850)
    (3)
    Prerequisite: The completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Exploration of issues of diversity and justice through examination of popularized accounts of scientific research into human difference; topics include I.Q. testing and race, innate gender differences, and sexuality.

    UD GE B; (re)
  
  • ANTH 3960 - Honors Thesis


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to honors program in Anthropology. May be repeated to maximum of 5 units. Preparation of an honors thesis, under supervision of an adviser, acceptable to departmental honors committee. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

  
  • ANTH 4010 - Comparative Cultures


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Principal culture types and their geographical distribution, application of cultural data to ethnological problems.

  
  • ANTH 4040 - Peoples of South America


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Prehistoric, historic, and contemporary cultures of South America, with emphasis on sociological and ethnological principles of analysis and comparison.

  
  • ANTH 4060 - Indians of North America


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Native peoples of North America north of Mexico, their origins, culture change after contact with Europeans.

  
  • ANTH 4070 - Indians of California


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Native peoples of California, their origins, languages, and cultures.

  
  • ANTH 4080 - Peoples of Mesoamerica


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Pre-Spanish civilizations of Mexico and Central America, the conquest and colonial backgrounds of present-day peoples, contemporary societies and cultures of the area.

  
  • ANTH 4130 - Peoples of Africa


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Historical and cultural backgrounds of traditional and contemporary societies of Africa south of the Sahara, Western and Asian influences, problems of social, economic, and political development.

  
  • ANTH 4140 - Peoples of Asia


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Peoples and cultures of Asia; interrelationships of contemporary groups and dynamics of culture change. Emphasis alternates among four areas: Japan and Korea; South Asia; Southeast Asia; China. May be repeated until all areas of emphasis are covered.

  
  • ANTH 4150 - Asian American Communities in Southern California

    (also listed as AAAS 4150)
    (3)
    The course examines the Asian American enclaves and communities in Southern California by exploring culture, ethnicity, solidarity, political economy, and resistance in their creation and maintenance of communities. Service learning option available.

  
  • ANTH 4190 - The History of Archaeological Thought


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 1700; upper division or graduate standing; instructor approval. Examines the intellectual and social trends that have shaped the history of archaeological thought, and traces the development of archaeological perspectives and approaches, from antiquarianism to current theoretical trends.

  
  • ANTH 4210 - Archaeology of North America


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Early peopling of North America and development of prehistoric cultures in New World north of Mexican high culture area.

  
  • ANTH 4220 - The Archaeology of Islands and Coastlines


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of ANTH 1700; Requirement: UD Elective: Archaeology Explores archaeological evidence for the extent and diversity of maritime adaptations around the world. Examines human adaptive variation, issues of insularity, and paleoecology in island and coastal settings.

  
  • ANTH 4230 - Material Culture


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. The analysis and interpretation of utilitarian and non-utilitarian artifacts in early and contemporary cultures.

  
  • ANTH 4240 - Archaeological Field School


    (4)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 1700; instructor consent. Experience and instruction in archaeological field methodologies and techniques (e.g., surveys, mapping, excavations, laboratory analyses, etc.). Lecture 2 hours, laboratory and field work 6 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units.

 

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