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Courses

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Interdisciplinary Courses
  

  • ID199P2PO - Independent Study: Persian 2

    When Offered: As announced in semester schedule of classes.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Pomona’s Self Instructional Language Program (SILP) provides students with an opportunity to study less-commonly taught languages via a program that combines independent study of selected texts and audio-visual materials with conversation and drill sessions with a native speaker “coach.” An instructor with a terminal degree in the language or a related field and who is engaged in teaching the language at an accredited college or university both designs the course and undertakes student assessment. Students then spend two contact hours per week in class sessions with a native speaker “coach.” Courses are 0.5 credit, P/NC. Attendance is mandatory and the course includes a midterm, final and oral exam. Attendance at Oldenborg language tables is required. For more information, consult the SILP page on the Oldenborg website: here.
  

  • ID199P3PO - Independent Study: Persian 3

    When Offered: As announced in semester schedule of classes.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Pomona’s Self Instructional Language Program (SILP) provides students with an opportunity to study less-commonly taught languages via a program that combines independent study of selected texts and audio-visual materials with conversation and drill sessions with a native speaker “coach.” The course is designed by, and examinations are written and graded by an instructor who teaches the language at a selected accredited college or university. SILP courses are offered for half-course credit (equivalent to two semester hours) on a Pass/No Credit basis. The course is limited to five students per section. Students may enroll in one SILP course per semester; no auditing is allowed. Course Format: 1. Seven to ten hours a week of independent study using a combination of textbooks, workbooks, audio and video materials, software, and online materials (course components vary by language). 2. Two class sessions per week with the native speaker language coach. 3. A midterm and final written exam and oral exam.). 4. Students must be able to work independently, take responsibility for their own learning, and organize time wisely. Course Requirements: Attendance is required; a maximum of three absences are allowed.  Students must attend a minimum of ten language lunch conversation tables where they may only speak in the studied language. For more information, consult the SILP page on the Oldenborg website: here.
  

  • ID199S1PO - Independent Study: Swahili 1

    When Offered: As announced in semester schedule of classes.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Pomona’s Self Instructional Language Program (SILP) provides students with an opportunity to study less-commonly taught languages via a program that combines independent study of selected texts and audio-visual materials with conversation and drill sessions with a native speaker “coach.” The course is designed by, and examinations are written and graded by an instructor who teaches the language at a selected accredited college or university. SILP courses are offered for half-course credit (equivalent to two semester hours) on a Pass/No Credit basis. The course is limited to five students per section. Students may enroll in one SILP course per semester; no auditing is allowed. Course Format: 1. Seven to ten hours a week of independent study using a combination of textbooks, workbooks, audio and video materials, software, and online materials (course components vary by language). 2. Two class sessions per week with the native speaker language coach. 3. A midterm and final written exam and oral exam.). 4. Students must be able to work independently, take responsibility for their own learning, and organize time wisely. Course Requirements: Attendance is required; a maximum of three are absences allowed.  Students must attend a minimum of ten language lunch conversation tables where they may only speak in the studied language. For more information, consult the SILP page on the Oldenborg website: here.
  

  • ID199S2PO - Independent Study: Swahili 2

    When Offered: As announced in semester schedule of classes.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Pomona’s Self Instructional Language Program (SILP) provides students with an opportunity to study less-commonly taught languages via a program that combines independent study of selected texts and audio-visual materials with conversation and drill sessions with a native speaker “coach.” The course is designed by, and examinations are written and graded by an instructor who teaches the language at a selected accredited college or university. SILP courses are offered for half-course credit (equivalent to two semester hours) on a Pass/No Credit basis. The course is limited to five students per section. Students may enroll in one SILP course per semester; no auditing is allowed. Course Format: 1. Seven to ten hours a week of independent study using a combination of textbooks, workbooks, audio and video materials, software and online materials (course components vary by language). 2. Two class sessions per week with the native speaker language coach. 3. A midterm and final written exam and oral exam.). 4. Students must be able to work independently, take responsibility for their own learning, and organize time wisely. Course Requirements: Attendance is required; a maximum of three are absences allowed.  Students must attend a minimum of ten language lunch conversation tables where they may only speak in the studied language. For more information, consult the SILP page on the Oldenborg website: here.
  

  • IR111 PO - Bringing it all back home: Integrating lessons from study abroad

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2016.
    Instructor(s): H. Rindisbacher
    Credit: 1

    Course draws on participants’ personal experience; offers contextualization, conceptualization, theorization, and assessment of living and studying abroad, both in social-political and individual-psychological terms. Reading of critical and literary sources from a range of social-science disciplines. Examines manifestations of ethnic, linguistic, gender, and power relations as perceived by participants in their experience of another country and culture and provides space for analytical reflection. Course requires substantial writing/speaking. Prerequisites: Either having participated in study abroad or being an international student at Pomona. Previously offered as ID  111  PO.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference

International Relations
  

  • IR100 PO - Intermediate IR Seminar

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Haddad, Staff
    Credit: 1

    A seminar designed to introduce sophomores or juniors in the program to research in International Relations from different disciplines and methodologies.  Subject themes vary with instructors. Prerequisite: POLI 008 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • IR102 SC - Cooperation and Rivalry in the European Union


    Credit: 1.0

    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
  

  • IR108 SC - Political Europe and Monetary Europe


    Credit: 1.0

    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
  

  • IR190 PO - Senior IR Seminar

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): Marks
    Credit: 1

    A seminar on theory, research design and methodology intended to help students formulate and implement an individual research project. Students also present their research proposals to other seniors in the program. Prerequisites: IR 100 PO  and senior status.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Writing Intensive
  

  • IR191 PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Students work independently under the direction of one faculty member, normally from faculty of participating departments. A second member of the faculties of The Claremont Colleges often also reads the completed thesis. Prerequisite: IR 190 PO .
  

  • IR199DRPO - International Relations: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • IR199IRPO - International Relations: Independent Research

    When Offered: Each Semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5 - 1

    Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • IR199RAPO - International Relations: Research Assistantship

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.

International/Intercultural Studies
  

  • IIS038 PZ - Nature, Movement, Meditation: Qigong


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • IIS075 PZ - Introduction to Postcolonial Studies


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • IIS080 PZ - Intro to Critical Theory


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • IIS106 PZ - Zen Buddhism


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • IIS 109C PZ - Chinese Phil, Culture and Trad Med


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • IIS113 PZ - Science, Politics and Alternative Medicine


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • IIS120 PZ - State/Development in Third World


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • IIS128 PZ - The War on Terror


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • IIS167 PZ - Theory and Practice of Resistance to Monoculture


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • IIS 168 PZ - Culture and Power


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3

Italian
  
  
  

  • ITAL033 SC - Intermediate Italian


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • ITAL044 SC - Advanced Italian


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • ITAL121 SC - Italian Medieval and Renaissance Literature


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • ITAL133 SC - Contemporary Italian Literature


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • ITAL136 SC - Italians as Guests and Hosts: Intercultural Encounters in Current Italian Fiction


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • ITAL142 SC - Italian Literature & Cinema


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement

Japanese
  

  • JAPN001A PO - Elementary Japanese

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger; K. Takahashi; T. Terada
    Credit: 1

    A beginning Japanese language course stressing grammar, vocabulary building, oral and aural communication skills; introduction to the Japanese writing systems (katakana, hiragana and 86 kanji). Prerequisite: any entering student who has previously learned Japanese must take a placement examination.
  

  • JAPN001B PO - Elementary Japanese

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger; L. Miyake; K. Takahashi; T. Terada
    Credit: 1

    A beginning Japanese language course stressing grammar, vocabulary building, oral and aural skills; introduction to the Japanese writing systems (katakana, hiragana and 138 additional kanji). Prerequisite: JAPN 001A PO .
  

  • JAPN011 PO - Conversation: Contemporary Japanese Language and Culture

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): A. Dwyer
    Credit: 0.25

    Open to all students except native speakers. Credit for satisfactory participation in Oldenborg Center activities and two conversation classes weekly. Prerequisite: JAPN 001B PO . Cumulative credit; graded P/NC. May be taken a total of four times for a total of one course credit.
  

  • JAPN012A PO - Intermediate Kanji

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): A. Nakagoshi
    Credit: 0.25

    Designed for those who have completed JAPN 001B PO  or equivalent. Focuses on systematic learning of kanji characters. Covers approximately 350 characters and helps students build up kanji vocabulary. Can be taken separately or concurrently with JAPN 051A PO . P/NC grading only.
  

  • JAPN012B PO - Intermediate Kanji

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): A. Nakagoshi
    Credit: 0.25

    Designed for those who have completed JAPN 001B PO  or equivalent. Focuses on systematic learning of kanji characters. Covers approximately 350 characters and helps students build up kanji vocabulary. Can be taken separately or concurrently with JAPN 051A PO . P/NC grading only.
  

  • JAPN013 PO - Advanced Conversation

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): A. Dwyer
    Credit: 0.25

    Open to all students except native speakers. Credit for satisfactory participation in Oldenborg Center activities and two conversation classes weekly. Prerequisite: JAPN 051B PO  . Cumulative, one-quarter course credit; graded P/NC. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. May be taken a total of four times for a total of one course credit.
  

  • JAPN014A PO - Advanced Kanji

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): A. Nakagoshi
    Credit: 0.25

    Designed for those who have completed JAPN 051B PO  or equivalent. Focuses on systematic learning of kanji characters. Covers approximately 350 characters, builds kanji vocabulary, and helps students prepare for the N2 level or above of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Can be taken separately or concurrently with JAPN 111A PO  or above. P/NC grading only.
  

  • JAPN014B PO - Advanced Kanji

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): A. Nakagoshi
    Credit: 0.25

    Designed for those who have completed JAPN 051B PO  or equivalent. Focuses on systematic learning of kanji characters. Covers approximately 350 characters, builds kanji vocabulary, and helps students prepare for the N2 level or above of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Can be taken separately or concurrently with JAPN 111A PO  or above. P/NC grading only.
  

  • JAPN051A PO - Intermediate Japanese

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    A continuation of elementary Japanese with emphasis on developing further skills in all aspects of the language; new grammatical forms, additional vocabulary and kanji (numbering 250 beyond 1A/B), reading and writing composition. Prerequisite: JAPN 001B PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • JAPN051B PO - Intermediate Japanese

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): K. Takahashi
    Credit: 1

    A continuation of elementary Japanese with emphasis on developing further skills in all aspects of the language; new grammatical forms, additional vocabulary and kanji (numbering 250 beyond 1A/B), reading and writing composition. Prerequisite: JAPN 051A PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • JAPN111A PO - Advanced Japanese

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a balanced, integrated way, based on a variety of texts which include newspaper and magazine articles, short stories and animation. Prerequisite: JAPN 051B PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JAPN111B PO - Advanced Japanese

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a balanced, integrated way, based on a variety of texts which include newspaper and magazine articles, short stories and animation. Prerequisite: JAPN 111A PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JAPN123 PO - An Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): K. Takahashi
    Credit: 1

    This course deals with issues of the usage of the modern Japanese language and how they have been treated in the field of linguistics while providing focused, high-level language training for students who possess fourth-year level ability or equivalent in Japanese. It concentrates on pragmatics, cognitive linguistics, discourse/conversation analysis and speech varieties (politeness, gender and role language). Students will conduct their own projects that utilize a corpus of data collected from media (audiovisual and textual) to investigate a specific aspect of modern Japanese. No previous linguistics training is required. Prerequisite: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JAPN124 PO - Readings in Current Japanese

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): K. Takahashi
    Credit: 1

    Readings in non-literary writings in the original Japanese, including newspaper/magazine articles and essays dealing with various contemporary topics. Emphasis also on composition. Speaking/writing intensive. May be repeated once for credit with permission of instructor. Prerequisite: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JAPN125 PO - Readings in Modern Japanese Literature

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Advanced training in integrating all four language skills by engaging a variety of literary texts. We will also watch films and TV programs. Different themes and readings every year. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Writing Intensive
  

  • JAPN126 PO - Japanese through Current Media

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    This course focuses on Japanese in a variety of media: TV programs, cinema, documentaries and animation, as well as print media and online materials. The goal is to cultivate the listening and reading comprehension necessary for today’s fast-paced communications. There will be a routine dictation and writing of summaries of the audio-visual and printed materials. Another requirement for each student is the production of a short documentary video, narrated by that student. Prerequisites: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent. May be repeated twice for credit.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JAPN126H PO - Japanese Through Current Media

    When Offered: Spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 0.5

    This course focuses on raising the proficiency level in Japanese using a variety of media: TV programs, cinema, documentaries and animation, as well as print media and online materials. The goal is to cultivate the listening, speaking and reading comprehension necessary for today’s fast-paced communications. Prerequisites: JAPN 111B PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Speaking Intensive
  

  • JAPN131 PO - Introduction to Classical Japanese

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    Covers the fundamentals of classical Japanese grammar, combined with readings from prose and poetry texts of the Heian (794-1185), Kamakura (1185-1333) and Tokugawa (1600-1868) periods. Readings include Makura no soshi, Hojoki, Heike monogatari and the haikai poetry of Basho. Prerequisite: JAPN 111A PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • JAPN191H PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    A two-semester directed study of selected topics, culminating in a broad-ranging research paper or translation exercise. Letter grade only.
  

  • JAPN192 PO - Senior Research Paper

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    A one-semester directed study of selected topics, culminating in a broad-ranging research paper that will include translation of excerpts from texts. Taken in either semester. Letter grade only.
  

  • JAPN199DRPO - Japanese: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations, written papers, and/or oral presentations equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • JAPN199IRPO - Japanese: Independent Research Project

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research produced. Prerequisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.

Japanese Literature in Translation
  

  • JPNT156 PO - Japanese Media

    When Offered: Spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 0.5

    The concept of modern media in Japan is influenced by a number of traditional cultural elements. This course traces the historical development of media, and tries to understand how media operates in today’s society. There will also be occasions to discuss current topics with guest speakers. No knowledge of Japan or Japanese required.
  

  • JPNT170 PO - Pre-Modern Japanese Literature in English: Courtiers and Warriors

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to the major works of Japanese prose, poetic and dramatic literature from the 8th to the 18th centuries, with a focus on the aesthetic, social and political interactions between the imperial court and the developing warrior class. (Japanese in Translation)
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • JPNT171 PO - Literary Aesthetics of Pre-Modern Japan

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2016.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    This course examines Japanese literature from the 8th to the 19th centuries through the aesthetic categories that have shaped its production and reception. Readings include pre-modern literary texts together with reflections on these texts by both their original producers and modern literary critics. Topics include waka and haiku poetry, the novel, the Buddhist aesthetic of “impermanence,” fashion and eroticism in urban popular culture, and the warrior ethos.
  

  • JPNT172 PO - Introduction to Japanese Philosophy

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    This course examines the history of philosophical thought in Japan, including the pre-modern traditions of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shinto, as well as the engagement of Japan with Western philosophy after the opening of the country in the Meiji period (1868-1912). Topics in pre-modern thought include metaphysics, ethics, rulership and governance, and philosophy of language. In the modern period, the course investigates such topics as Enlightenment thought and Japanese democracy, the encounter of Buddhism with Western thought in the philosophy of the Kyoto School, hermeneutics and the Japanese reception of Heidegger, aesthetics, Marxism, and postmodernism.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • JPNT173 PO - Japanese Images of the Foreign: Xenophilia, Xenophobia, and National Identity

    When Offered: Spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    This course explores how Japan’s cultural identity has been defined in relation to the foreign, particularly China and the West, since 1600. Through readings in fiction, drama, travelogues, philosophy, political thought, and government propaganda, we will examine such topics as the Confucian, National Learning (kokugaku), and Dutch Learning movements of the Tokugawa period (1600-1868), the Meiji period (1868-1912) quest for “civilization and enlightenment,” and the World War II discourse on “overcoming modernity.”
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • JPNT174 PO - (Post-)Modern Japan through Literature and Cinema

    When Offered: Fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    A radical process of modernization began in Japan in the mid 19th century, but some say that Japan was in a “post-modern” phase even before it was Westernized.  This course will try to understand the intellectual challenges Japan has tackled and the reconfiguring of its cultural identity from the Meiji Restoration of 1868 to the present day.  Readings and films include Japanese and non-Japanese works.  No knowledge of Japan or Japanese is required.  
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JPNT175 PO - Tokyo in Art and Literature

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    What makes Tokyo unique? In the century and a half since the Emperor moved from Kyoto, the samurai capital of Edo became a modern city without any clear, overarching design. This ever-expanding, densely populated metropolis has been constantly evolving, re-structuring its infrastructure, creating new landmarks and reinventing its identity. How have artists such as print makers, photographers, film directors and writers represented its changing mores, ambitions, failures and disasters? This course studies the underlying values, issues and limitations of the city through close readings of art works, film and literature (in translation), and explore future possibilities.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • JPNT176 PO - Time and Space in Modern Japan

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Are we the products or the producers of our environments? This course offers an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to the literary expression of Japanese temporal and spatial concepts from the 8th century onward, with some reference to China and Korea. The focus, however, is on modern Japan, which in some ways “left Asia,” looking ahead to a very foreign time-space but trying to comprehend it with a language that does not even have a future tense. How have these transitions been negotiated conceptually in media such as literature? Some consideration of other cultural sources, such as cinema and the arts, will enrich the discussion; more practical factors such as urban design, maps and transportation networks will also be examined.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JPNT177 PO - Japanese/Japanese American Women Writers

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): L. Miyake
    Credit: 1

    This course will examine the writings by classical/modern Japanese/Japanese American women writers within local/global settings focusing on what they wrote, why they wrote and where they wrote. The course will explore how local/global gender and race politics inform their writings–and their reception–and the ways these formulations (which have crossed back and forth across the Pacific from the earliest Japanese immigration to the U.S. through international exchanges to this day) continue to fashion the writings of these women writers. (Japanese in Translation)
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Analyzing Difference; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JPNT179 PO - Graphically Speaking: Japanese Manga and Its Buds

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): L. Miyake
    Credit: 1

    Text? Image? Manga positions itself in the interstices of image and word, mainstream culture and subculture, local and global economies. This course will examine its historical and cultural contexts, technical and narrative strategies and local and global significance, reading shôjo girls, shônen boys, information and “other” manga, as well as pop culture, visual literacy and graphic art articles. (Japanese in Translation)
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JPNT199DRPO - Japanese in Translation: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations, written papers, and/or oral presentations equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • JPNT199IRPO - Japanese in Translation: Independent Research Project

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.

Korean
  
  
  

  • KORE033 CM - Intermediate Korean


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • KORE044 CM - Advanced Korean


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • KRNT130 CM - Korean Cinema and Culture


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1

Korean Literature in Translation
  

  • KORE100 CM - Readings in Korean Literature and Culture


    Credit: 1.0

    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

Late Antique/Medvl Stds
  

  • LAMS190 PO - LAMS Senior Seminar

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): K.Wolf
    Credit: 1

    A seminar for LAMS majors to assist them as they conceive of, research, and write their senior theses. Common readings and research exercises will complement guided individual work. Letter grade only.
  

  • LAMS191 PO - Senior Thesis in LAMS

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): K.Wolf
    Credit: 1

    The culminating course for the LAMS major, students complete their theses under the guidance of their thesis advisors. Letter grade only.

Latin American Studies
  

  • LAST190 PO - Senior Tutorial

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): A. Mayes; M. Tinker Salas
    Credit: 1

    Required of all majors during the first semester of the senior year. Prepares students for their senior exercise, emphasizing integrative analytical methods and important topics in the core disciplines chosen by students for their exams or senior theses.
  

  • LAST191 PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    With permission of the Latin American Studies Committee, students may elect to write a senior thesis. Thesis projects require substantial original research, writing and interpretation. Students select and work closely with a track advisor who is their primary reader. Students must select a second reader in consultation with their track advisor.
  

  • LAST193 PO - Senior Comprehensive Exam

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Three-hour comprehensive examination consists of written field examinations in two chosen core disciplines and one interdisciplinary examination taken during the spring semester of the senior year. Prerequisite: LAST 190 PO .
  

  • LAST199DRPO - Latin American Studies: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • LAST199IRPO - Latin American Studies: Independent Research

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • LAST199RAPO - Latin American Studies: Research Assistantship

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.

Linguistics and Cognitive Science
  

  • LGCS010 PO - Introduction to Linguistics

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): F. Brogan; M. Diercks; N. Holliday; R. Melnick; M. Paster
    Credit: 1

    What exactly is language? What do you actually know when you know a language? These questions are at the heart of linguistics, the scientific study of language. Topics covered in this course include: how sounds are produced and how they combine; how words are constructed from their component parts; how sentences are formed and how their meanings are understood; how languages are alike and how they differ; how languages change over time; and how language use reflects aspects of our identity.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS010 PZ - Introduction to Linguistics


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS011 PO - Introduction to Cognitive Science

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): L. Abrams; L. Johnson
    Credit: 1

    Historical and contemporary views of the mind, from the perspectives of philosophy, linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience and computer science. Some of the questions addressed in this course are: How does the mind organize sensory experience? What is consciousness and how is it involved in cognition?  How does the mind represent and make use of language? What is the relation between emotion and cognition? These and other topics are considered within the framework of cognitive models and the neural basis of cognition.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS062 PO - Literature, Film & Cognitive Sciences

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): J. Abecassis
    Credit: 1

    This course critically explores the intersection of the arts and experimental psychology, linguistics neuroscience, behavioral economics and decision theory. We will read some of the major statements regarding fiction, narrative, metaphorical language, analogical and inductive reasoning, and various behavioral and judgmental biases and examine how these cognitive insights contribute to our understanding of the experience of reading fiction, attending plays, watching movies, and playing computerized games. Letter grade only. Previously offered as RLIT181 PO. 
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS082 PZ - Racial Politics of Teaching


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS101 PO - Comparative and Historical Linguistics

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): M. Paster
    Credit: 1

    This course is an introduction to historical linguistics, the study of how languages change over time. The course is a hands-on introduction. Students learn how to ‘do’ historical linguistics by working through exercises involving a variety of languages. Topics include: types of language change (sound change, analogy, borrowing, etc.); reconstruction of proto-languages; and the origins of modern languages. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO  or permission of instructor.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS104 PO - Phonetics

    When Offered: Spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): N. Holliday
    Credit: 1

    This course addresses the physical properties of speech articulation and speech sounds, covering areas such as the basic anatomy of the vocal tract, physical articulation, the acoustic properties of speech sounds, and speech perception. Students will learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and will learn to do digital speech analysis (using Praat). Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS105 PO - Syntax

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): M. Diercks
    Credit: 1

    Examines the sentence structure of natural language, addressing the (mostly unconscious) knowledge people have about language and proposing cognitive structures for that knowledge. For example, we explain why you can run up a bill and run up a hill, but while you can run a bill up, you can’t run a hill up. Emphasizes analysis and argumentation, with a writing-centric curriculum. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • LGCS106 PO - Semantics & Pragmatics

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Language users manage to communicate complex thoughts and ideas within rapidly changing and evolving contexts, often with incredible ease. How are we able to locate linguistic meanings in such rich and elusive contexts? What is the relationship between the meaning of a word or expression and its linguistic form? What are the rules or processes that determine how more complex meanings are created from their parts, and how do these processes relate to other cognitive or mental processes? This course introduces both theoretical and practical tools to build an abstract theory of linguistic meaning that addresses these questions, among others. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS108 PO - Phonology

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): F. Brogan; M. Paster
    Credit: 1

    Analysis of the organization of sounds in the world’s languages. Fundamental concepts in phonological theory and their relation to issues in articulatory and acoustic phonetics. Course focuses on feature systems, underlying representations, phonological rules and derivations. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • LGCS110 PZ - Language and Gender


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • LGCS112 PO - Language and Society

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): N. Holliday
    Credit: 1

    Language is an expression of our identity. This course will explore how language reflects social patterns, including class, gender, ethnic, regional and other differences, and how these differences can lead to conflicts in interaction. Students will do a fieldwork project. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO  or permission of instructor. Course is equivalent to LGCS 112 PZ .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • LGCS112 PZ - Language and Society


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • LGCS114 PO - Linguistic Discrimination

    When Offered: Fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): N. Holliday
    Credit: 1

    This course is an introduction to the ways in which language can be used as a tool of empowerment or disempowerment for individuals and groups. In the modern public consciousness, racism, sexism, classism, etc. are generally considered to be taboo, however, prejudicial judgments about ways of speaking are seldom censured. In this class, students will learn about how prejudice manifests itself in language ideologies, social practices, and public policy. Students will produce their own research projects analyzing an aspect of linguistic discrimination and proposing strategies for addressing this type of inequality and educating the public about the role of language in discrimination. This class will be taught in the Inside-Out Prison Exchange format, alongside incarcerated students at the California Rehabilitation Center. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  
  

  • LGCS115 PZ - Bilingualism


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS116 PZ - Language and Ethnicity


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • LGCS118 PO - Social Awkwardness and the Principles of Human Interaction

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2015.
    Instructor(s): M.Diercks
    Credit: 1

    One of the most widespread social experiences in our culture is awkwardness: even the most socially adept among us cannot avoid experiencing and even creating awkwardness at times. This course explores the underlying principles of human interaction and human nature that result in social awkwardness, focusing mainly (though not only) on awkwardness triggered in language and conversation. The reading in the course will be interdisciplinary, relying on ideas from various subfields of linguistics, anthropology, sociology and psychology with the dual purposes of explaining awkwardness in everyday life, and understanding the principles of human interaction. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO  and a core linguistics course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS119 PO - Language and Social Justice

    When Offered: To be determined.
    Instructor(s): M. Paster; R. Melnick
    Credit: 1

    This course gives an overview of ways that language interacts with social justice. We will discuss how criticism of minority languages and dialects is used as a proxy for the expression of racist views, how official language policies oppress immigrants and reflect xenophobia and racism, and how the field of linguistics uses a scientific approach to language that allows us to combat misconceptions about language that contribute to these and other social problems. Case studies to be covered include the George Zimmerman murder trial, the Oakland school board ‘Ebonics’ controversy, the ‘English-only’ movement in the US, examples of language endangerment and revitalization and language policies around the world. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • LGCS121 PO - Psycholinguistics

    When Offered: Spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): L. Johnson; R. Melnick
    Credit: 1

    How are we able to produce and comprehend language in all of its complexity? Introduction to research and theory on language processing. Focus on empirical studies of word recognition, sentence processing, discourse and semantic interpretation, as well as language acquisition and breakdown. Prerequisites: Either LGCS 011 PO  or LGCS 010 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
 

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