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FREN 011 PO - Conversation: Contemporary French Language and Culture
CrsNo FREN011 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Bashaw
Open to all students except native speakers. Credit for satisfactory participation in Oldenborg Center activities and two conversation classes weekly. Prerequisite: one year of college-level language study. Cumulative credit; graded P/NC. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. Limited to one enrollment per semester and a cumulative total of one course credit.
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FREN 013 PO - French Conversation, Advanced
CrsNo FREN013 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Bashaw
Open to all students except native speakers. Credit for satisfactory participation in Oldenborg Center activities and two conversation classes weekly. Prerequisite: two years of college-level language study or equivalent. Cumulative, one-quarter course credit; graded P/NC. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. Limited to one enrollment per semester and a cumulative total of one course credit.
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FREN 022 PO - Intensive Elementary French
CrsNo FREN022 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): Staff
Covers first-year material in a single semester. Intensive work on oral expression and comprehension, writing and reading. Pictures, videos, films, stories and realia from Francophone culture.
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FREN 033 PO - Intermediate French
CrsNo FREN033 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Review of basic grammar; development of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through films, discussion, articles and literary texts, language tables and compositions. Prerequisite: FREN 002 PO , FREN 022 PO .
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FREN 044 PO - Advanced French
CrsNo FREN044 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Discussions of films, photographs and novels from France and Francophone culture. Interviews, songs, poetry and Web surfing. Development of skills and knowledge for living and studying abroad. Review of grammar. Emphasis on speaking but course content varies. Prerequisite: FREN 033 PO .
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FREN 100 SC - French Culture and Civilization
CrsNo FREN100 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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FREN 101 PO - Introduction to Literary Analysis
CrsNo FREN101 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): J. Abecassis; D. Pouzer-Duzer
Analysis of various literary genres and styles in poetry, prose and theatre. Close textual readings. Introduction to some critical methods and practice in the interpretation of texts. Written and oral work. Required of majors. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 103 PO - Frenchness: May ‘68-2008
CrsNo FREN103 PO
When Offered: Spring 2013.
Instructor(s): D. Pouzer-Duzer
Social, cultural, political and literary determinants of the notion of “Frenchness.” From the famous “Events of May ’68” through May 2008 and beyond, the evolution and transformation of ideas about what it means to be French. Stereotypes of French identity analyzed and discussed through newspaper articles, excerpts from novels, interviews, songs and films. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 104 SC - History, Memory and Loss: Vichy
CrsNo FREN104 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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FREN 105 PO - Culture, Phonetics and Style
CrsNo FREN105 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): A. Rolland
A hands-on course to improve written and oral fluency using a variety of sources, including contemporary French films and popular culture. Learn slang, develop vocabulary and improve pronunciation through role playing, translation and creative writing, as well as practical lessons for studying abroad. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 107 SC - Headline News: Advanced Oral Expression and Composition of Current Events and Culture
CrsNo FREN107 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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FREN 108 PO - Language & Power in Franco World
CrsNo FREN108 PO
Language and Power in the Francophone World. An investigation of the complex relationship between language and identity in the French-speaking world. Who speaks French, how they speak it, and why it matters. Increased oral and written proficiency and awareness of sociolinguistic issues through the analysis of primary documents regarding the history and politics of standardization; language policy in France and abroad, and the meaning of regional and stylistic variation. Prerequisite: 44.
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FREN 110 PO - Contemporary French Film
CrsNo FREN110 PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): Staff
A study of the political, psychological and cultural aspects, as well as the role of men and women in films. Emphasis on oral and written expression through discussion, essays and oral presentations. Different filmmakers each year including Truffaut, Godard, Diane Kurys, Klapisch, Varda and Malle. Creation of a Web page as a final project. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 111 SC - French Cinema: Images of Women
CrsNo FREN111 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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FREN 114 SC - Documenting the French
CrsNo FREN114 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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FREN 121 SC - The Politics of Love
CrsNo FREN121 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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FREN 124 SC - The Novelist and Society in France
CrsNo FREN124 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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FREN 128 PO - The Fantastic
CrsNo FREN128 PO
When Offered: Spring 2012.
Instructor(s): J. Abecassis
The fantastic as a literary and cultural phenomenon. Study of myth, fairy tales and fantastic tales of the Romantic period. Emphasis on psychoanalytic and archetypal criticism. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 130 SC - French Theater from Text to Stage I: Theatricality and “Mise en Scene”
CrsNo FREN130 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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FREN 139 PO - Framing Urban Violence in France
CrsNo FREN139 PO
When Offered: Spring 2012.
Instructor(s): A. Rolland
Urban violence has become a major player in international media coverage of the French banlieues. Using a variety of sources, including rap songs, podcasts, online videos, documentary films and autobiographical texts, this course will examine the nature of violent behavior on a structural and individual level. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: FREN 044 PO ; FREN 101 PO and/or FREN 105 PO recommended.
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FREN 150A PO - Les Moralistes: Public and Private Selves
CrsNo FREN150A PO
When Offered: Fall 2014.
Instructor(s): J. Abecassis
Study of late 16th- and 17th-century French moral thought in the essays, plays, satire and dialogues of Montaigne, Molière, La Fontaine, La Rochefoucauld and Pascal. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 150B PO - Les Philosophes: Paradoxes of Nature
CrsNo FREN150B PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): J. Abecassis
Enlightenment thought through the reading of tales, dialogues and essays of Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau and Sade. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 150C PO - Moralistes/Philosophies: Advanced Topics
CrsNo FREN150C PO
When Offered: Fall 2011.
Instructor(s): J. Abecassis
In-depth study of a single author or theme in early French literature, e.g. Diderot’s fiction, The Confessions of Rousseau, the tragedies of Racine. Prerequisite: FREN 101 PO .
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FREN 151 PO - Men, Women and Power
CrsNo FREN151 PO
When Offered: Fall 2012.
Instructor(s): M. Waller
The representation of power, gender and sexuality by female and male writers in 17th- and 18th-century France. How sexuality is used to maintain or subert relationships between men and women. How texts implicate the reader in those struggles for power. Sensibility, pre-Romanticism and libertinism. Racine, Moliere, Prevost, Graffigny, Rousseau and Laclos. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 152 PO - Masters, Servants and Slaves
CrsNo FREN152 PO
When Offered: Spring 2013.
Instructor(s): M. Waller
Literary works that foreground servants and slaves to rethink who is and should be master. Uppity servants in comedies by Moliére. Marivaux and Beaumarchais, women coming to voice despite “Oriental” harem despotism and French paternalism in novels by Montesquieu and Mme de Graffigny: the universal “Declaration of the Rights of Man” of 1789. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 154 SC - The 18th-Century Novel
CrsNo FREN154 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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FREN 172 SC - Baudelaire and Symbolist Aesthetic
CrsNo FREN172 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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FREN 173 PO - Reading Bodies
CrsNo FREN173 PO
When Offered: Fall 2014.
Instructor(s): M. Waller
Personal appearance as a manifestation of gender, nationality, race, class, status, sexuality and personality in 19th-century French literature, art and popular culture. Marie Antoinette and Republican masculinity, fashion plates and cross-dressers, manual laborers, prostitutes and sexual hermaphrodites. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 173 SC - Within the French Salon
CrsNo FREN173 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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FREN 174 PO - The Romantic Other
CrsNo FREN174 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): M. Waller
A study of the construction of self and other in French Romantic novels by Mme. de Staël, Hugo, Balzac and Sand in their post-Revolutionary social and political context. Forms of otherness include gender, race, class, region and historical period. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 175 PO - Writing the Exotic
CrsNo FREN175 PO
When Offered: Fall 2011.
Instructor(s): M. Waller
Colonialism and the fascination with “exotic” lands and peoples in 19th-century France. What do novels and other cultural texts tell us about nationalist fantasies and anxieties on the domestic front? A study of noble savages, savage slaves, racial ostracism, sex tourism and Orientalism in works by Chateaubriand, Duras, Hugo, Flaubert, Nerval and others. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 178 PO - Writing the Painter, Painting the Writer
CrsNo FREN178 PO
When Offered: Spring 2013.
Instructor(s): D. Pouzer-Duzer
The relation between painting and literature, 1870-1939: What happens when writers and painters meet every day in cafés, fall in love with the same muses, share a similar passion for strolling through the crowd? Texts by Baudelaire, Flaubert, Zola, Mallarmé, Valéry, Proust; paintings by Courbet, Manet, Monet, Van Gogh. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 182 PO - Cannibalizing Surrealism
CrsNo FREN182 PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): D. Pouzer-Duzer
The evolution of the French surrealist movement from the dawn of World War I through the 1960s. How Surrealism continues to be embedded, cannibalized and commercialized today. Readings include manifestos, poems and novels. Aesthetic focus includes paintings, photographs and movies. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
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FREN 185 PO - The Art of Modern Fiction
CrsNo FREN185 PO
When Offered: Spring 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Abecassis; D. Pouzer-Duzer
What happens when the almighty realist narrator disappears? What is new about “Le Nouveau Roman”? How can “the death of the author” keep the novel alive? Readings from the 20th-century and contemporary French and Francophone authors such as Proust, Sartre, Gide, Sarraute, Perec, Confiant, Modiano, Duras, Nothomb, Le Clézio. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO . Letter grade only.
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FREN 191 PO - Senior Thesis
CrsNo FREN191 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): M. Waller
An independent research project culminating in a thesis at least 30 pages in length written in French under the guidance of a department faculty member and read by one additional reader. Year-long course, half-credit per semester; grade and credit awarded upon completion at the end of the second semester.
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FREN 192 PO - Senior Paper
CrsNo FREN192 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): M. Waller
Independent research project culminating in a paper at least 12-15 pages in length written in French under guidance of a department faculty member and read by one additional reader. Half-course.
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FREN 193 PO - Senior Oral Presentation
CrsNo FREN193 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): M. Waller
A 15-30 minute public oral presentation in the foreign language on the topic of the senior thesis or paper usually at the end of April. No credit. P/NC grading.
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FREN 199DRPO - French: Directed Readings
CrsNo FREN199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
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.
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FREN 199IRPO - French: Independent Research
CrsNo FREN199IRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
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.
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GFS 060 PZ - Women in the Third World
CrsNo GFS 060 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GFS 061 CH - Contemporary Issues of Chicanas
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GFS 117 PZ - Children and Families in South Asia
CrsNo GFS 117 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GFS 118 PZ - Gender and Global Restructuring
CrsNo GFS 118 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GFS 155 CH - Chicana Feminist Epistemology
CrsNo GFS 155 CH
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GFS 168 PZ - Women’s Ways of Knowing
CrsNo GFS 168 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GWS 026 PO - Introduction to Women’s Studies
CrsNo GWS 026 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): K. Tompkins; C. Guzaitis
Analyzes systemic and institutionalized forms of inequality and discrimination, production of sexual and gender difference historically and cross-culturally and articulations of gender with race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and colonialism. Embraces various feminist disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives.
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GWS 036 SC - Introduction to Queer Studies
CrsNo GWS 036 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GWS 180 PO - Feminist Theories
CrsNo GWS 180 PO
Feminist Theories of Gender and Sexuality. This class offers an overview of theories of gender and sexuality considering such concepts and issues as performativity, biopolitics, the transnational, temporality, colonialism and post colonialism, disidentification, queer childhood, queer of color critiques, and the past and futures of feminist inquiry. Prerequisite: 26. Letter grade only.
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GWS 180 PO - Transnational Feminist Theory
CrsNo GWS 180 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): K. Tompkins
Topics include purpose of theory; variety of theoretical perspectives; feminist epistemology; intersection of race, class and gender in theorizing global feminisms; theory and activism; and queer theory. Prerequisite: GWS 026 PO .
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GWS 181 PO - Feminisms in Community Engagement: Bridging Theory with Praxis Community Partnerships
CrsNo GWS 181 PO
When Offered: Fall 2011, alternate years.
Instructor(s): E. Runions
Under supervision of a gender and women’s studies faculty member and in the context of a seminar of interdisciplinary readings, students work in a community setting. The focus of the fall 2011 course will be on gender and incarceration. Students will take part in a writing workshop in the California Institute for Women (prison). Letter grade only. Prerequisite: GWS 026 PO .
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GWS 187 SC - Advanced Topics in Feminist Studies
CrsNo GWS 187 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GWS 188 SC - Advanced Topics in Queer Studies
CrsNo GWS 188 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GWS 190 PO - Senior Seminar
CrsNo GWS 190 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): E. Runions; M. Waller
An overview and integration of work in gender and women’s studies through readings, student-led discussion and analysis of interdisciplinary issues. Guidance on research and writing the thesis. Throughout the semester, students also meet with the advisor in their discipline and/or department. Students turn in one thesis chapter at the end of the semester. Senior majors only.
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GWS 191 PO - Senior Thesis
CrsNo GWS 191 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): Staff
Senior Thesis
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GWS 199DRPO - Gender/Women’s St: Dir Readings
CrsNo GWS 199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
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.
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GWS 199IRPO - Gender/Women’s St: Indep Rsrch
CrsNo GWS 199IRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
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.
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GWS 199RAPO - Gender/Women’s St: Rsch Asstship
CrsNo GWS 199RAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Research Assistantship. Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.
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GEOL 020A PO - Intro to Geology: Geohazards
CrsNo GEOL020A PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2012.
Instructor(s): JS. Lackey
Environmental response to natural and anthropogenic forces may result in various geologic hazards, including earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, coastal erosion, floods and groundwater pollution. This course includes an introduction to basic geological concepts, with a focus on current hazardous regions, historical events, impact on humans and forecasting abilities. Field trips.
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GEOL 020B PO - Intro to Geology: Planetary Geology
CrsNo GEOL020B PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2011.
Instructor(s): E. Grosfils
Comparative study of Mars and Earth provides exciting opportunities to gain insight into physical geological processes. In this class, we explore how the operation of a similar array of geological processes (e.g., impact cratering, volcanic, tectonic, hydrological) can yield such strikingly beautiful yet mutually alien surfaces over the course of solar system history. Field trips.
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GEOL 020C PO - Intro to Geol: Environmental Geo
CrsNo GEOL020C PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2012.
Instructor(s): R. Hazlett
Investigates the complex interactions between humans and their geologic environment, including an introduction to essential geologic concepts, as well as studies of geologic resources, geologic hazards and the impact that humans have on geologic systems. Field trips.
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GEOL 020D PO - Paleontology/Evol Earth’s Biosph
CrsNo GEOL020D PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): R. Gaines
Life on Earth originated during changes on a young planet and Earth change has driven biological innovations and crises over the last four billion years. Likewise, evolving organic processes have dramatically changed Earth both physically and chemically. Topics include origins of life, evolutionary breakthroughs, mass extinctions, biogeochemical cycles and fundamental principles of geology and paleontology.
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GEOL 020E PO - Oceanography
CrsNo GEOL020E PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): L. Reinen
Investigation of geological, physical, chemical and biological processes operating in the oceans. Topics include marine geology, plate tectonics, seawater chemistry, tides, currents, coastal processes, marine life and human interactions with the oceans. Field trips.
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GEOL 111A PO - Introduction to GIS
CrsNo GEOL111A PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): E. Grosfils
Geospatial analysis of data obtained from numerous sources is a critical way to learn about the Earth’s environment. For example, the interplay between geological, biological, hydrological and human/social elements. Extensive hands-on learning of basic GIS techniques paves the way for a project in which students explore a complex (normally environmental) problem. Prerequisite: Area 4 course or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 111B PO - Intro to GIS for Geologists
CrsNo GEOL111B PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): E. Grosfils
This course is intended specifically for geology students who need to learn more specialized forms of geospatial analysis—i.e. support for the collection of geological data in the field and its subsequent analysis, creation of geological maps, hazard assessment, etc. Hands-on learning of basic GIS techniques paves the way for more specialized study and a final project. Prerequisites: completion of or co-enrollment in GEOL 123 PO , GEOL 125 PO , GEOL 127 PO or GEOL 129 PO , or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 112 PO - Remote Sensing of Earth’s Envir
CrsNo GEOL112 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2012.
Instructor(s): E. Grosfils
Introduction to the collection, manipulation and interpretation of data collected by Earth-observing satellites. An understanding of basic physical principles, integrated with extensive hands-on work emphasizing digital analysis techniques, paves the way for a project in which students explore a complex environmental question. Prerequisites: Area 4 course, or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 115 PO - Hydrogeology
CrsNo GEOL115 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): L. Reinen
Introduction to groundwater geology. Includes the hydrologic cycle, surface and groundwater chemistry, geology of hydrologic systems and methods used for characterization of finite water resources, with special emphasis on problems inherent to Southern California. Field trip. Prerequisites: One course from 20 series and MATH 030 PO .
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GEOL 120 PO - Introduction to Geochemistry
CrsNo GEOL120 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2012.
Instructor(s): JS. Lackey
The course provides an overview of the field of geochemistry while introducing the tools and theory to address modern geologic problems and to fingerprint past geochemical processes preserved in the rock record. Topics range from low-temperature aqueous systems to high-temperature igneous and metamorphic systems. Prerequisite: A course in the 20 series.
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GEOL 121 PO - Volcanology
CrsNo GEOL121 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): R. Hazlett
An introduction to volcanic systems and how they relate to their plate tectonic setting. Topics of study will include volcano types, eruptive products, lifespan and how humans interact with these not-so-gentle giants. Field trips. Prerequisite: A course in the 20 series.
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GEOL 123 PO - Neotectonics of Southern California with Laboratory
CrsNo GEOL123 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): L. Reinen
Investigation of active Southern California tectonics, with emphasis on seismology (earthquakes) and paleoseismology, records of earth movement and tectonic geomorphology. Field trips. Prerequisite: One course from the 20 series.
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GEOL 125 PO - Earth History with Lab
CrsNo GEOL125 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): R. Gaines
Earth system evolution through geologic time. Earth’s dynamic history is explored through examination of key intervals of change. Topics include origin of Earth, development of continents, origin and evolution of life, Earth crises and mass extinctions and climate change. Lab component emphasizes interpretation of geologic history from the rock record. Field trips. Prerequisite: A course in the 20 series.
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GEOL 127 PO - Mineralogy w/Laboratory
CrsNo GEOL127 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): JS. Lackey
Minerals are the building blocks of the solid Earth. The interrelation of chemical, structural and optical properties is emphasized for identifying minerals in the field and lab and understanding their geologic significance. The course makes use of optical and electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and computer visualization techniques. Field trips. Prerequisite: A course in the 20 series.
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GEOL 129 PO - Geophysics with Laboratory
CrsNo GEOL129 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): E. Grosfils
Introduction to geophysical techniques and their application to geological investigation of the subsurface at a variety of scales. Computer applications, hands-on field training and interactive discussions provide insight into the principles of seismic, gravity, magnetic and other key geophysical methods. Prerequisite: MATH 030 PO and one course from the GEOL 20 series.
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GEOL 140A PO - Regional Geology Seminar
CrsNo GEOL140A PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): Staff
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GEOL 152 PO - Climate Change
CrsNo GEOL152 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): R. Gaines
An integrated perspective of Earth’s dynamic climate through time. Students will explore the linkages of physical, chemical, biological and geological factors which regulate the Earth’s intricate climate system. Special emphasis to be placed on the geologic record of Earth’s climate and evaluation of anthropogenic influences on climate. Prerequisite: GEOL 125 PO .
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GEOL 160 PO - GeoModeling
CrsNo GEOL160 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2012.
Instructor(s): E. Grosfils
Geomodeling. Introduction to the use of numerical models for exploring geological processes, with emphasis placed on the finite element method and a selected array of volcanological problems. Prerequisites: MATH 030 PO and one of GEOL 123 PO , GEOL 125 PO , GEOL 127 PO , GEOL 129 PO (GEOL 129 PO preferred).
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GEOL 181 PO - Ign&Metamorphic Petrology w/Lab
CrsNo GEOL181 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): JS. Lackey
Igneous and metamorphic rocks and the processes by which they originate, are evaluated from thermodynamic, geochemical and petrographic perspectives. Topics include magma formation, diversification and crystallization, pressure-temperature-fluid histories of metamorphic rocks and petrofabric analysis. Emphasis is placed on how to recognize petrologic associations and relate them to tectonic setting. Includes field trips and lab section. Prerequisites: GEOL 127 PO , plus pre- or co-enrollment in GEOL 123 PO or GEOL 125 PO or GEOL 129 PO .
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GEOL 183 PO - Sedimentology w/Laboratory
CrsNo GEOL183 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): R. Gaines
Origin and interpretation of sedimentary rocks with focus on interpretation of ancient depositional environments, sedimentary petrology and actualistic study. A major independent research project, conducted throughout the semester, is included. Field trips. Prerequisites: GEOL 125 PO plus pre- or co-enrollment in GEOL 123 PO or GEOL 127 PO or GEOL 129 PO .
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GEOL 185 PO - Structural Geology w/Laboratory
CrsNo GEOL185 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): L. Reinen
A study of the geometry and origin of rock structures from microscopic to continental scale. Topics include stress, strain, deformation mechanisms and the large-scale forces responsible for crustal deformation. Field trips. Prerequisites: GEOL 123 PO plus pre- or co-enrollment in GEOL 125 PO or GEOL 127 PO or GEOL 129 PO .
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GEOL 192 PO - Senior Project in Geology
CrsNo GEOL192 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Field-, laboratory- or library-based geological research to address an original question undertaken by arrangement with a faculty supervisor during the senior year. Students conducting field or laboratory research generally start their work in the summer prior to their senior year. Half-course each semester. Grade and credit awarded at the end of the second semester. (Students may complete the thesis in one semester by permission.) Letter grade only.
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GEOL 199DRPO - Geology: Directed Readings
CrsNo GEOL199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
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.
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GEOL 199IRPO - Geology: Independent Research
CrsNo GEOL199IRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
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.
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GERM 001 PO - Elementary German
CrsNo GERM001 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): H. Rindisbacher; P. Buchhoz; F. von Schwerin-High
Acquisition of basic oral communication, survey of German grammar, practice in reading and writing. Meets four days a week with instructor. Fifth hour with native speaker.
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GERM 002 PO - Elementary German
CrsNo GERM002 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): H. Rindisbacher; P. Buchhoz; F. von Schwerin-High
Acquisition of basic oral communication, survey of German grammar, practice in reading and writing. Meets four days a week with instructor. Fifth hour with native speaker.
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GERM 011 PO - German Conversation, Interm
CrsNo GERM011 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Bashaw
Open to all students except native speakers. Credit for satisfactory participation in Oldenborg Center activities and two conversation classes weekly. Prerequisite: one year of college-level language study or equivalent. Cumulative, one-quarter course credit; graded P/NC. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. Limited to one enrollment per semester and a cumulative total of one course credit.
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GERM 013 PO - German Conversation, Advanced
CrsNo GERM013 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Bashaw
Open to all students except native speakers. Credit for satisfactory participation in Oldenborg Center activities and two conversation classes weekly. Prerequisite: two years of college-level language study or equivalent. Cumulative, one-quarter course credit; graded P/NC. Does not satisfy the foreign- language requirement. Limited to one enrollment per semester and a cumulative total of one course credit.
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GERM 033 PO - Intermediate German
CrsNo GERM033 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): M. Katz; F. von Schwerin-High
Emphasis on developing reading ability. Extensive review of grammar; continuing acquisition of new vocabulary and conversational skills. Meets four days a week. Small conversation groups with native speaker once a week. Prerequisite: GERM 002 PO or equivalent.
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GERM 044 PO - Advanced German
CrsNo GERM044 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): M. Katz
Emphasis on correct, idiomatic writing. Essays every other week, oral work and grammar review. Meets two days a week. Small conversation groups with native speaker once a week. Prerequisite: GERM 033 PO or equivalent.
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GERM 101 PO - Introduction to German Culture
CrsNo GERM101 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2011.
Instructor(s): F. von Schwerin-High
This course will introduce students to some of the most compelling issues and debates in German culture through fiction, criticism and philosophy, as well as film, the visual arts and music. The presentation of materials is exemplary rather than comprehensive and is based on thematic, historical, generic and other units. Prerequisite: GERM 044 PO .
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GERM 103 PO - Intro to German Media and Film
CrsNo GERM103 PO
When Offered: Last offered fall 2008.
Instructor(s): Staff
Introduces students to some of the most compelling issues and debates in German culture through various forms of media, including films and television, music, advertising and the visual arts. The presentation of materials is exemplary rather than comprehensive; based on thematic, historical, generic and other units. Prerequisite: GERM 044 PO .
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GERM 104 PO - Introduction to Composition
CrsNo GERM104 PO
When Offered: Last offered fall 2010.
Instructor(s): F. von Schwerin-High
This course will provide students with intensive practice in expository writing. Introduction to German stylistics and the varieties of essay construction. Wide range of texts analyzed, discussed and written about. Prerequisite: GERM 044 PO .
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GERM 130 PO - Topics in Public German Discourse
CrsNo GERM130 PO
When Offered: Spring 2012, every third semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Topics in Public German Discourse. Explores current and emerging topics regarding the German-speaking countries in the European and transatlantic context. Topics may range from media and communication to literature, commemoration and education to ecology, policy, and globalism. Course provides an up-to-date and comprehensive, yet focused, inquiry into specific developments relevant for contemporary society. Prerequisite: 44 for GERM130; none for GRMT130.
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GERM 151 PO - Modern German Poetry
CrsNo GERM151 PO
When Offered: Spring 2012.
Instructor(s): H. Rindisbacher; F. von Schwerin-High
More radically than any other literary and artistic tradition, 20th-century German lyric poetry has used formal and semantic experiments to explore the extreme limits of truth, beauty, meaning and human experience. Prerequisite: GERM 044 PO .
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GERM 152 PO - Drama as Experiment
CrsNo GERM152 PO
When Offered: Fall 2011.
Instructor(s): F. von Schwerin-High
German dramatists from the Enlightenment to the 20th-century struggled to create possibilities for human dignity in a hostile universe. Beginning with Naturalism, they also delved into new topics: class struggle, sexuality and the problematic nature of human communication. In the process, traditional forms were undermined and the very notions of character, plot and dramatic performance were questioned.
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GERM 154 PO - Great German Fiction
CrsNo GERM154 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2011.
Instructor(s): H. Rindisbacher
This course introduces students to some of the greatest works of 19th- and 20th-century German literature. Close readings of literary works by such authors as Kleist, Keller, Mann, Rilke, Kafka, Hesse, Böll, Frisch, Grass, Wolf and others is combined with key texts from the German intellectual tradition: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Adorno and others.
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GERM 189 PO - German Language Component
CrsNo GERM189 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Integrates a German language component into German program courses taught in English. May also be taken without being enrolled in the main course. Prerequisite: 44 or permission of the German instructor. Half-course credit. May be repeated for credit.
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GERM 191 PO - Senior Thesis in German
CrsNo GERM191 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Prerequisite: permission of the student’s advisor and the coordinator. Course or half-course.
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GERM 193 PO - German Comprehensive Exams
CrsNo GERM193 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Preparation for six-hour written and one-hour oral examinations for the major, testing the student’s general competence in the discipline. Half-course. Graded P/NC.
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