SENIOR SCHOLARS Important Dates This Quarter Registration Deadline*:

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Course Confirmations Begin:

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Instruction Begins:

Monday, March 30, 2015

Drop Deadline**:

Friday, April 10, 2015

Instruction Ends:

Friday, June 5, 2015

*Late registration fees apply after this date **Course fees are not refundable after this date

Holidays Friday, March 27th, 2015 & Monday, May 25th, 2015

Senior Scholars FAQs Q. What is the UCLA Senior Scholars Program? UCLA Senior Scholars is a campus-wide program that invites older adults (50+) to audit undergraduate courses at UCLA. Senior Scholars attend lectures and follow along with readings. Scholars do not take exams, write papers, turn in homework assignments, or attend discussions/labs. Scholars do not receive a letter grade or academic credit. Q. How much does it cost? Quarterly fees are $150 for the first class and $125 for each additional class. This includes a $25 non-refundable administrative fee per course. Q. How do I know which classes are offered? The catalog contains a condensed list of some of the many undergraduate courses being offered this quarter. This is NOT a list of pre-approved courses, nor is it an exhaustive catalog of all courses being offered. Approval to audit any course is subject to instructor consent and space limitations. Q. How do I view the entire schedule of classes? For the complete schedule of classes, please visit registrar.ucla.edu/ schedule. Select the Spring 6459 term, and search by subject area for classes numbered below 200. Look at lecture information, labeled LEC. Discussion sessions, labeled DIS, are not available to audit. (Note: Laboratory, language, studio art, performing arts and other courses that require daily professor-student interaction cannot be audited.) Q. How do I learn more about instructors? You can try searching : www.bruinwalk.com or www.ratemyprofessors.com. Q. How do I apply? Apply online at www.longevity.ucla.edu/srscholars. You may also submit the paper application from this condensed catalog. Attendance in each course must be approved by the professor through the UCLA Longevity Center. The process can take several weeks and space is limited, so apply as soon as possible.

Q. How do I find out my application status? Course confirmations begin on March 12th via email. If approval is pending on your course confirmation, we encourage you to attend your first class for approval, or select your alternate course. If you wish to drop a course, contact our office by April 10th, or course fees will not be refunded Q. How do I park? To learn about convenient public transportation options, visit https://main.transportation.ucla.edu/getting-to-ucla/public-transit Daily parking permits are available for $12, and disabled permits for $5, at parking kiosks around campus. Scholars who attend class multiple days a week may obtain an application to purchase a $231 parking permit for the quarter. Processing of parking applications and permit payments must be done through the UCLA Parking Office. Q. Where do I go for class? A campus map can be viewed at http://maps.ucla.edu/campus/. Courses sometimes change locations. Please check the online schedule of classes (www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule) the day before your course begins.

Senior Scholars Program Agreement Everyone involved in the Senior Scholars Program knows what a tremendous opportunity it is to learn from some of the top professors in the country on many fascinating topics. To optimize your experience of the program, as well as that of the professors and UCLA students involved, please keep in mind the following guidelines: 1. Please keep personal opinions and beliefs out of the classroom. 2. Enrolled undergraduate students have priority seating. 3. Please ask questions only after enrolled students have participated first. 4. Discussion sessions and professors’ office hours are intended for enrolled students, not Senior Scholars. 5. The Scholars program is not responsible for any additional fees incurred, including: book, material and parking fees.

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African American Studies AF AMER 176. RACE, RACISM, AND LAW Professor: VONBLUM, P. Time: Thursday 5:00P - 7:50P Location: DODD 175 Class size: 75 Throughout American history, race relations have been inextricably linked to law. Both perpetuation of racism and struggle against it have involved various legal institutions, especially U.S. Supreme Court. Lawyers on all sides have often played pivotal roles in establishing legal standards defining political, economic, social, and psychological status of African Americans (and other racial and ethnic minorities). Historical overview and in-depth examination of selected major highlights of these legal developments, including Constitutional sources of racism, legal foundations establishing and eliminating slavery, major Supreme Court decisions before and during civil rights era, and contemporary legal retreat from civil rights protections. Examination of legal processes and legal profession in broader historical and political context.

Ancient Near East AN N EA M130. ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGION Professor: THE STAFF Time: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30P - 1:45P Location: HUMANITIES A51 Class size: 160 Introduction to religious beliefs, practices, and sentiments of ancient Egypt to study Egyptian religion as coherent system of thought and sphere of action that once served as meaningful and relevant framework for understanding physical reality and human life for inhabitants of Nile Valley. General principles as well as developments through time (circa 3000 B.C. to 300 C.E.). Topics include mythology, temple and cult, magic, and personal piety.

Anthropology ANTHRO 7. HUMAN EVOLUTION Professor: MANSON, J.H. Time: Tuesday/Thursday ` 11:00A - 12:15P Location: HAINES 39 Class size: 300 Evolutionary processes and evolutionary past of human species.

ANTHRO 33. CULTURE & COMMUNICATION Professor: MENDOZA-DENTON, N. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 9:30A - 10:45A Location: FOWLER A103B Class size: 240 Introduction to study of communication from anthropological perspective. Formal linguistic methods compared with ethnographically oriented methods focused on context-bound temporal unfolding of communicative activities. Topics include language in everyday life and ritual events, socialization, literacy, multilingualism, miscommunication, political discourse, and art-making as cultural activity. ANTHRO 113Q. CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY Professor: ARNOLD, J.E. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: DODD 161 Class size: 70 From earliest Californians through 10,000 years of history, study of diversity in California's original peoples. Aspects of technology, ideology, ecology, and social/political organization. Historic impacts on California Indians by Euro-Americans.

Art History ART HIS 56A. ART OF INDIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA Professor: BROWN, R.L. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: DODD 147 Class size: 315 Discussion of selection of monuments and objects from Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia using key historical, cultural, and religious concepts. Analysis of each monument or object in detail, with their relationships compared and contrasted. ART HIS C115G. ART IN MODERN CHINA Professor: LEE, H. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30P - 1:45P Location: DODD 146 Class size: 60 Concentrated look at major schools and masters of Chinese art from turn of 20th century to present, with focus on interaction with foreign cultures and issues of self-identity, assimilation, modernity, tradition, and continuity. Consideration of recent developments in Chinese art in global context.

ART HIS C117D. AZTEC ART Professor: POHL, J.M. Time: Monday/Wednesday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: DODD 146 Class size: 60 Painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts of Nahuatl-speaking peoples of central Mexico in centuries before Spanish conquest, with emphasis on their social and historical context and major scholarly debates. ART HIS 118B. CARIBBEAN ART Professor: ROSENBLUM, B.T. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 3:30P - 4:45P Location: DODD 146 Class size: 60 People of diverse backgrounds -- African, East Indian, Spanish, English, French, Carib, Chinese, and Middle Eastern -- came together under very different circumstances, each bringing its own traditions. In 20th century traditions evolved and changed, creating new forms that are cognizant and honoring of their heritage. Together they have produced multicultural, eclectic, vibrant, and globally influential expressions. Study of vibrant culture of Caribbean through specific festivals, religious arts, and studio arts and contribution of individual artists in communal expression. ART HIS C110F. MODERN ART: ORIGINS OF RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE Professor: MEDVEDEV, N. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 9:00A - 10:45A Location: DODD 146 Class size: 60 Focus on Russian avant-garde--Russian artistic innovations of first half of 20th century--while also looking at its origin in major artistic developments of late 19th century.

Asian American Studies ASIA AM 10. HISTORY OF ASIAN AMERICANS Professor: CAMACHO, K.L. Time: Monday/Wednesday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: FOWLER A103B Class size: 225 Multidisciplinary examination of history of Asians and Pacific Islanders in U.S.

ASIA AM 30. ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE & CULTURE Professor: BURNS, L.M. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30P - 01:45P Location: DODD 121 Class size: 150 Multidisciplinary introduction to Asian American literature and cultural production, with examination of some combination of novels, short stories, poetry, drama, performance, film, visual art, music, and/or new media. ASIA AM 171E. CRITICAL ISSUES IN U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS Professor: THE STAFF Time: Thursday 2:00P - 4:50P Location: PUBLIC AFFAIRS 2250 Class size: 60 Critical examination of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, including study of historical, cultural, political, and socioeconomic factors that shape relations between Vietnam and U.S. Examination of impact of relationships in Pacific Rim and Vietnamese Americans and their communities.

Astronomy ASTR 3. NATURE OF UNIVERSE Professor: SAKAI, S. Time: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 12:00P - 12:50P Location: KINSEY PAVILION 1220B Class size: 159 Course for general UCLA students, normally not intending to major in physical sciences, on development of ideas in astronomy and what has been learned of nature of universe, including recent discoveries and developments. ASTR 5. LIFE IN UNIVERSE Professor: MORRIS, M.R. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 9:30A - 10:45A Location: KINSEY PAVILION 1240B Class size: 117 Life on Earth and prospects for life elsewhere in context of evolution of universe from simple to complex. Course material primarily from astronomy and biology but includes some chemistry, geology, and physics. Selected topics treated in some depth, but with little or no formal mathematics.

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences A&O SCI 1. CLIMATE CHANGE: FROM PUZZLES TO POLICY Professor: SEIBT, U. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30P - 1:45P Location: WGYOUNG CS76 Class size: 174 Overview of fundamentals of Earth's climate, including greenhouse effect, water and chemical cycles, outstanding features of atmospheric and ocean circulation, and feedback between different system components. Exciting and contentious scientific puzzles of climate system, including causes of ice ages, greenhouse warming, and el niño. Importance of climate science and prediction to society, with emphasis on science's role in identifying, qualifying, and solving environmental problems such as ozone hole and greenhouse warming.

Classics CLASSIC 30. CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY Professor: SISSA, G. Time: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 11:00A - 11:50A Location: DODD 147 Class size: 300 Introduction to myths and legends of ancient Greece and/or Rome, role of those stories in their societies, and modern approaches to studying them. CLASSIC 51A. ART & ARCHAEOLOGY IN ANCIENT GREECE Professor: OSWALD, S.M. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30P - 1:45P Location: DODD 147 Class size: 250 Survey of major period, theme, or medium of Greek art and archaeology at discretion of instructor. CLASSIC 152B. ANCIENT CITY: ROMAN WORLD Professor: MCDONNELL, K. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: HAINES A25 Class size: 60 Range of interdisciplinary approaches to study of Rome and/or cities of Italy and Roman Empire. Approaches, themes, and periods (both ancient city and receptions of city from classical antiquity to modern era) vary depending on individual instructor and topic.

Communication Studies COMM ST 10. INTRO TO COMMUNICATION STUDIES Professor: SUMAN, M.W. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00P - 3:50P Location: ROLFE 1200 Class size: 225 Introduction to fields of mass communication and interpersonal communication. Study of modes, media, and effects of mass communication, interpersonal processes, and communication theory. COMM ST 110. GENDER AND COMMUNICATION Professor: KICENSKI, K.K. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: HUMANITIES A65 Class size: 100 Understanding gender is fundamental part of understanding who we are as humans. Exploration of role of gender in spheres of life involving communication and role and origins of gender differences in communication, including family, workplace, sexuality, and intimate relationships. Discussion of how media influence conceptions of gender.

Comparative Literature COM LIT 1B. WORLD LITERATURE: MIDDLE AGES TO 17TH CENTURY Professor: KRISTAL, E. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: ROYCE 190 Class size: 80 Study of major texts in world literature, with emphasis on Western civilization. Texts include works and authors such as Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," Dante's "Divine Comedy," Boccaccio's "Decameron," Cervantes' "Don Quixote," Shakespeare, Calderón, Molière, and Racine. COM LIT 2CW. SURVEY OF LITERATURE: AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT TO 20TH CENTURY Professor: MACFADYEN, D.W. Time: Monday/Wednesday 10:00A - 10:50A Location: HAINES 220 Class size: 160 Study of selected texts from Age of Enlightenment to 20th century, with emphasis on literary analysis and expository writing. Texts may include works by authors such as Swift, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Goethe, Flaubert, Ibsen, Strindberg, M. Shelley, Dostoevsky, Kafka, James Joyce, Garcia Marquez, and Jamaica Kincaid.

Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences EPS SCI 13. NATURAL DISASTERS Professor: NEWMAN, W.I. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00P - 3:15P Location: FOWLER A139 Class size: 75 Global urbanization together with historical demographic population shift to coastal areas, especially around Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire," are placing increasingly large parts of this planet's human population at risk due to earthquakes, volcanos, and tsunamis. Global climate change combines with variety of geologic processes to create enhanced risks from catastrophic mass movements (e.g., landslides), hurricanes, floods, and fires. Exploration of physical processes behind natural disasters and discussion of how these natural events affect quality of human life. EPS SCI 15. BLUE PLANET: INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY Professor: JEWITT, D.C. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30P - 1:45P Location: MOORE 100 Class size: 419 General introduction to geological, physical, chemical, and biological processes and history of Earth's global ocean system. EPS SCI 17. DINOSAURS AND THEIR RELATIVES Professor: EAGLE, R.A. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00P - 3:15P Location: FRANZ 1260 Class size: 90 Exploration of biology, evolution, and extinction of dinosaurs and close relatives, in context of history of biosphere. Information from paleontology, biology, and geology. EPS SCI 101. EARTH'S ENERGY: DIMINISHING FOSSIL RESOURCES AND PROSPECTS FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Professor: PAIGE, D.A. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00P - 3:15P Location: PUB AFF 1234 Class size: 75 Earth's energy resources (fossil fuels and alternatives) from Earth science and sustainability perspective.

Economics ECON 1. PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS Professor: SPROUL, M.F. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 9:30A - 10:45A Location: DODD 147 Class size: 225 Introduction to principles of economic analysis, economic institutions, and issues of economic policy. Emphasis on allocation of resources and distribution of income through price system. ECON 160. MONEY AND BANKING Professor: MILLER, S.A. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 5:00P - 6:15P Location: DODD 147 Class size: 250 Principles of money and banking in U.S.; legal and institutional framework; money supply process; instruments, effects, and practice of monetary policy.

English ENGL 10A. LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TO 1700 Professor: JAGER, E. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30P - 1:45P Location: HAINES 220 Class size: 160 Survey of major writers and genres, with emphasis on tools for literary analysis such as close reading, argumentation, historical and social context, and critical writing.

ENGL 91B. INTRO TO DRAMA Professor: ALLEN, M.J. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 9:30A - 10:45A Location: HUMAINTIES 169 Class size: 80 Examination of representative plays; readings may range from Greek to modern drama. Emphasis on critical approaches to dramatic text; study of issues such as plot construction, characterization, special uses of language in drama, methods of evaluation.

ENGL 130. INTRODUCTION TO POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES Professor: GOYAL, Y. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00P - 3:50P Location: ROLFE 3126 Class size: 40 Introduction to major themes and issues in postcolonial literature, with focus on contemporary literature and writings produced after decolonization, often engaging history of British or other empires with emphasis on Anglophone writers from Africa, Caribbean, South Asia, and indigenous Pacific. ENGL 150A. SHAKESPEARE: POEMS AND EARLY PLAYS Professor: DICKEY, S.J. Time: Monday/Wednesday 12:00P - 1:50P Location: ROLFE 3126 Class size: 40 Intensive study of selected poems and representative comedies, histories, and tragedies through Hamlet.

Ethnomusicology ETHNOMU 50B. JAZZ IN AMERICAN CULTURE Professor: HARRISON, C.A. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00P - 12:50P Location: SMB 1100 Class size: 480 Survey of development of jazz in American culture. Discussion of different compositional/performance techniques and approaches that distinguish different sub-styles of jazz from one another, as well as key historical figures that shaped development of jazz from its early years through modern jazz. Important historical social issues (segregation, Depression, World War II, Civil Rights Movement) that intersect with history of U.S. and jazz music.

Film and Television FILM TV 106A. HISTORY OF AMERICAN MOTION PICTURE Professor: KUNTZ, J.A. Time: Monday/Wednesday 1:00P - 4:50P Location: MELNITZ 1409 Class size: 270 Historical and critical survey, with examples, of American motion picture both as developing art form and as medium of mass communication.

FILM TV 106C. HISTORY OF AFRICAN, ASIAN, AND LATIN AMERICAN FILM Professor: TRICE, J.N. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 9:00A - 12:50P Location: MELNITZ 1409 Class size: 120 Critical, historical, aesthetic, and social study -- together with exploration of ethnic significance -- of Asian, African, Latin American, and Mexican films. FILM TV 110A. AMERICAN TELEVISION HISTORY Professor: CALDWELL, J.T. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 1:00P - 3:50P Location: MELNITZ 1409 Class size: 160 Critical survey of American television history from its inception to present. Examination of interrelationships between program forms, industrial paradigms, social trends, and culture. Starting with television's hybrid origins in radio, theater, and film, contextualization, viewing, and discussion of key television shows, as well as Hollywood films that comment on radio and television. Consideration of television programs and series in terms of sociocultural issues (consumerism, lifestyle, gender, race, national identity) and industrial practice (programming, policy, regulation, business). FILM TV 112. FILM AND SOCIAL CHANGE Professor: COHEN, G.D. Time: Monday/Wednesday 9:00A - 12:50P Location: MELNITZ 1409 Class size: 120 Development of documentary and dramatic films in relation to and as force in social development.

Gender Studies GENDER 10. INTRODUCTION TO GENDER STUDIES Professor: THE STAFF Time: Wednesday/Friday 12:30P - 1:45P Location: BUNCHE 2209A Class size: 160 Exploration of topics such as gender socialization, body image, sexualities, masculinities, and women's subordination. Special emphasis on interaction of gender with other identity markers such as race, nation, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and other differences.

Geography GEOG 4. GLOBALIZATION: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECONOMY Professor: RIGBY, D.L. Time: Monday/Wednesday 5:00P - 6:15P Location: DODD 147 Class size: 240 Economic geography explores spatial distribution of all forms of human productive activity at number of geographical scales -- local, regional, national, and global. Key theme is impact of increasingly powerful global economic forces on organization of production. GEOG 132. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT Professor: CARNEY, J.A. Time: Thursday 1:00P - 03:50P Location: BUNCHE A163 Class size: 90 Thematic orientation to food systems and their role in environmental and cultural transformations. GEOG 156. METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES Professor: THE STAFF Time: Monday/Wednesday 12:00 P - 1:15 P Location: BUNCHE A163 Class size: 100 Study of origins, growth processes, internal structure and pattern, interactions, environmental and spatial problems of Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Global Studies GLBL ST 100B. GLOBALIZATION: CULTURE AND SOCIETY Professor: MANKEKAR, P. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 9:30A - 10:45A Location: MOORE 100 Class size: 300 Investigation of circulation of peoples, goods, and media to examine interactions of globalization with local culture and formation of global cultures through practices and processes of globalization.

History HIST 3C. INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY OF SCIENCE: HISTORY OF MODERN SCIENCE, RELATIVITY TO DNA Professor: PORTER, T.M. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: BUNCHE 1209B Class size: 180 Ranging from startling new physics of relativity and the quantum, and of nuclear weapons, to molecular reductionism in biology and campaigns for statistical objectivity, examination of involvement of science in technological, military, intellectual, and political changes of the 20th century. HIST 3D. HISTORY OF MEDICINE Professor: FRANK JR, R.G. Time: Monday/Wednesday 2:00P - 3:15P Location: HAINES 220 Class size: 180 Examination, through illustrated lectures and focused discussion of primary sources, of five important themes in development of modern medicine: nature of diagnosis, emergence of surgery, epidemics, conception and treatment of insanity, and use of medical technology. HIST 22. CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY, 1760 TO PRESENT Professor: LAL, V. Time: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 11:00A - 11:50A Location: BROAD 2160E Class size: 300 Broad thematic survey of world history since the mid-18th century. Examination of global implications of imperialism, total war, nationalism, cultural change, decolonization, changes in women's rights and roles, and eclipse of world communism.

HIST 105C. MIDDLE EAST: 1700 TO PRESENT Professor: GELVIN, J.L. Time: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 10:00A - 10:50A Location: PERLOFF 1102 Class size: 100 Background and circumstances of rise of Islam, creation of Islamic Empire, and its development. Rise of Dynastic Successor States and Modern Nation States. Social, intellectual, political, and economic development. HIST 116. BYZANTINE HISTORY Professor: LANGDON, J.S. Time: Monday/Wednesday 3:30P - 4:45P Location: ROYCE 190 Class size: 120 Political, socioeconomic, religious, and cultural continuity in millennial history of Byzantium. Reforms of Diocletian. Byzantium's relations with Latin Europe, Slavs, Sassanids, Arabs, and Turks. HIST 127B. HISTORY OF RUSSIA: IMPERIAL RUSSIA FROM PETER THE GREAT TO NICHOLAS II Professor: FRANK, S. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: HAINES A2 Class size: 120 Westernization of state and society; centralization at home and expansion abroad; peasant problem; beginnings of industrialization; movements of political and social protest; non-Russian peoples; political reforms and social changes; Revolution of 1905; Russia in World War I; fall of old regime. HIST 138C. U.S. HISTORY, 1800 TO 1850 Professor: MERANZE, M. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: HAINES 118 Class size: 120 Discussion of major social, political, economic, and cultural transformations of first half of 19th century and how these changes helped to drive wedge between North and South.

Islamics ISLAMIC M111. ISLAMIC ARCHAEOLOGY Professor: BURKE, K.S. Time: Tuesday /Thursday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: GEOLOGY 3656 Class size: 50 From earliest monuments of Islam in Arabia and Jerusalem to humble remains of small Egyptian port, broad focus on archaeological and standing remains in central Islamic lands (primarily Syria, Egypt, and Iraq), Turkey, Iran, North Africa, and Spain. Profound cultural transformations occurred from birth of Islam in 7th century to early Ottoman period in 16th and 17th centuries, which are traceable in material records. Assessment of effectiveness of tools afforded by historical archaeology to aid understanding of past societies.

Italian ITALIAN 46. ITALIAN CINEMA AND CULTURE IN ENGLISH Professor: PIROLINI, A. Time: Tuesday 2:00P – 4:50P & Thursday 2:00P - 3:50P Location: ROYCE 362 Class size: 120 Special topics in Italian culture as reflected and reinforced by the nation's prime artform, stressing aesthetics and ideology of films, contemporary Italian history, and politics. Rotating topics include sex and politics, comedy, integration, family networks, and neorealism. Discussion of major social, political, economic, and cultural transformations of first half of 19th century and how these changes helped to drive wedge between North and South.

Japanese JAPAN 50. JAPANESE CIVILIZATION Professor: CARTER, C.S. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00P - 3:15P Location: HAINES 118 Class size: 150 Knowledge of Japanese not required. Survey of development of Japanese culture and its relationship to Asiatic mainland.

JAPAN 70. IMAGES OF JAPAN: LITERATURE AND FILM Professor: EMMERICH, M.D. Time: Monday/Wednesday 11:00A - 12:15P Location: PERLOFF 1102 Class size: 100 Introduction to visual and textual images of Japan's literary heritage, including documentary and feature films based on Japan's literary classics.

Linguistics LING 1. INTRODUCTION TO STUDY OF LANGUAGE Professor: CHIDAMBARAM, V Time: Tuesday/Thursday 9:30A - 10:45A Location: BROAD 2160E Class size: 399 Summary, for general undergraduates, of what is known about human language; unique nature of human language, its structure, its universality, and its diversity; language in its social and cultural setting; language in relation to other aspects of human inquiry and knowledge.

Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology MCD BIO 60. BIOMEDICAL ETHICS Professor: CVRKEL, T.T. Time: Monday/Wednesday 2:00P - 3:20P Location: FRANZ 1260 Class size: 120 Examination of importance of ethics in research and exploration of how and why bioethics is relevant to reproductive screening, policy formation, public regulation, and law. Provides foundation in traditional ethics, consideration of subcategories of bioethics, neuroethics, and eugenics, and how to apply ethics to contemporary issues in research and technology.

Music History MUS HST 5. HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL Professor: FINK, R.W. Time: Monday/Wednesday 11:00A - 12:50P Location: SMB 1100 Class size: 360 Analysis of forms, practices, and meanings of rock and roll music, broadly conceived, from its origin to present. Emphasis on how this music has reflected and influenced changes in sexual, racial, and class identities and attitudes.

MUS HST 135C. HISTORY OF OPERA: 20TH CENTURY Professor: MORRIS, M.B. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00A - 12:50P Location: SMB 1200 Class size: 120

Philosophy PHILOS 6. INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Professor: JULIUS, A.J. Time: Monday/Wednesday 12:00P - 1:50P Location: HAINES 39 Class size: 200 Study of some classical or contemporary works in political philosophy. Questions that may be discussed include What is justice? Why obey the law? Which form of government is best? How much personal freedom should be allowed in society? PHILOS 7. INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF MIND Professor: ARMSTRONG, J.D. Time: Monday/Wednesday 10:00A - 11:50A Location: HAINES 39 Class size: 250 Study of philosophical issues about nature of the mind and its relation to the body, including materialism, functionalism, behaviorism, determinism and free will, nature of psychological knowledge. PHILOS 22. INTRODUCTION TO ETHICAL THEORY Professor: HUGHES, R.C. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 10:00A - 11:50A Location: ROLFE 1200 Class size: 200 Systematic introduction to ethical theory, including discussion of egoism, utilitarianism, justice, responsibility, meaning of ethical terms, relativism, etc.

Political Science POL SCI 115C. CITIZENSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE Professor: WALKER, B.D. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30P - 1:45P Location: FRANZ 1178 Class size: 255 Study of ways in which political thinkers have conceived of ideas of citizenship and public service, how these ideas have changed over time, and frameworks for thinking about citizenship in era of markets and globalization. POL SCI 124A. INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY Professor: ROGOWSKI, R.L. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 8:00 A - 9:15A Location: BUNCHE 2209A Class size: 120 Study of political aspects of international economic issues. POL SCI 142A. POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS: POLITICAL PARTIES Professor: ZALLER, J.R. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 3:30P - 4:45P Location: HAINES 39 Class size: 300 Organization and activities of political parties in U.S. Attention to historical development of parties, nature of party change, campaign functions and electoral role of parties, membership problems and party activists, political finance, and policy formulation practices.

Psychology PSYCH 119O. PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING Professor: HILL, A. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 4:00P - 5:15P Location: MS 4000A Class size: 150 Aging refers to developmental changes occurring at end stages of life. Some alterations that occur represent improvement, others are detrimental. Examination of impact of aging process on mental phenomena and exploration of ways in which positive changes can be maximally utilized and impact of detrimental alterations minimized.

PSYCH 120A. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Professor: CASTEL, A.D. Time: Monday/Wednesday 12:30P - 1:45P Location: FOWLER A103B Class size: 180 Survey of cognitive psychology: how people acquire, represent, transform, and use verbal and nonverbal information. Perception, attention, imagery, memory, representation of knowledge, language, action, decision making, thinking. PSYCH 150. INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY Professor: ROBLES, T.F. / TA Time: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 2:00P - 2:50 P Location: WGYOUNG CS24 Class size: 225 Areas of health, illness, treatment, and delivery of treatment that can be elucidated by understanding of psychological concepts and research, psychological perspective on these problems, and how psychological perspective might be enlarged and extended in medical area.

Scandinavian SCAND 138. VIKINGS Professor: WEN, P.J. Time: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00P - 3:15P Location: ROYCE 156 Class size: 40 Survey of history, anthropology, and archaeology of Viking Age society. Readings draw on medieval sagas as well as secondary material, focus on impact of Vikings on northern Europe, and consider ways in which European and Scandinavian societies evolved in response to Viking incursions.

Slavic SLAVIC 5. INTRODUCTION TO EURASIA Professor: CAFFEE, N.B. Time: Monday/Wednesday 9:30A - 10:45A Location: PUBLIC AFFAIRS 1246 Class size: 60 Interdisciplinary survey of Eurasia. Introduction to history, culture, and geography of diverse area that is often vaguely understood as not quite Europe and not quite Asia, yet both at the same time home to several of history’s most powerful overland empires, as well as its most notorious figures: Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, Ivan the Terrible, and others. Exploration of contemporary issues in modern states of Russia, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan.

Sociology SOCIOL 172. ENTREPENEURSHIP Professor: ZUCKER, L.G. Time: Monday 12:00P - 2:50P Location: PUBLIC AFFAIRS 1246 Class size: 75 Description and analysis of entrepreneurship, with special reference to historical origins, ideology, international comparisons, women and ethnic minority participation, legal and illegal forms, public and private auspices.

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