Fall 2007 DHC Courses

American Studies (AMS) 1A (4 Units)
Science and American Culture
Jay Mechling
Lecture: T 6:10-9:00 pm 1003 Giedt
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HNR 90X-25 (1 Unit) M 3:10-4:00 pm 2120 Hart
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. American science as a cultural system. Mutual influence and interaction of that system with other cultural systems including religion, social thought, art, architecture, literature, music, and common sense. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.

Animal Science (ANS) 1 (4 Units)
Domestic Animals and People
Thomas Famula
Lecture: MWF 11:00-11:50 am 194 Chemistry
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HNR 90X-21 (1 Unit) F 2:10-3:00 pm 144 Olson
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Animal domestication and factors affecting their characteristics and distribution. Animal use for food, fiber, work, drugs, research and recreation; present and future roles in society. Laboratory exercises with beef and dairy cattle, poultry, sheep, swine, laboratory animals, fish, horses, meat and dairy products. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.

Anthropology (ANT) 1 (4 Units)
Human Evolutionary Biology
Henry McHenry
Lecture: TR 9:00-10:20 am 194 Chemistry
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HNR 90X-1 (1 Unit) R 10:30-11:20 am 210 Young
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Processes and course of human evolution; primatology; biological and social diversity within Homo sapiens; human paleontology. GE Credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt.

Asian American Studies (ASA) 2 (4 Units)
Contemporary Issues of Asian Americans
Darrell Hamamoto
Lecture: TR 1:40-3:00 pm 2 Wellman
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HNR 90X-3 (1 Unit) T 7:10-8:00 pm 109 Olson
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Introduction to Asian American Studies through the critical analysis of the impact of race, racism, ethnicity, imperialism, militarism, and immigration since post-World War II on Asian Americans. Topics may include sexuality, criminality, class, hate crimes, and inter-ethnic relations. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.

Biological Sciences (BIS) 1A (5 Units)
Introductory Biology
Karen Gerhart
Lecture: MTWR 3:10-4:00 pm 123 Sciences Lecture Hall
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HNR 90X-4 (1 Unit) T 1:10-2:00 pm 2075 Sciences Lab Building
Lecture-4 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2B (may be taken concurrently). Introduction to biological molecules, bioenergetics, cell structure and function, elements of molecular biology and genetics, and viruses. Interdisciplinary course for majors in the biological sciences.

Biological Sciences (BIS) 1A, 1B, 1C (5 Units)
Introductory Biology
Susan Keen
Select any section of BIS 1A, 1B, or 1C Lecture/Lab from Schedule/Directory.
HNR 90X-28 (1 Unit) T 2:10-3:00 pm 565 Kerr Hall
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Chemistry (CHE) 118A (4 Units)
Organic Chemistry for Health & Life Sciences
Krishnan Nambiar
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HNR 90X-8 (1 Unit) T 3:10-4:00 pm 565 Kerr
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory/discussion-1.5 hours. Prerequisite: course 2C with a grade of C- or higher. The 118A, 118B, 118C series is for students planning professional school studies in health and life sciences. A rigorous, in-depth presentation of basic principles with emphasis on stereochemistry and spectroscopy and preparations and reactions of nonaromatic hydrocarbons, haloalkanes, alcohols and ethers.

Chemistry (CHE) 118A (4 Units)
Organic Chemistry for Health & Life Sciences
Krishnan Nambiar
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HNR 90X-27 (1 Unit) R 3:10-4:00 pm 593 Kerr
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory/discussion-1.5 hours. Prerequisite: course 2C with a grade of C- or higher. The 118A, 118B, 118C series is for students planning professional school studies in health and life sciences. A rigorous, in-depth presentation of basic principles with emphasis on stereochemistry and spectroscopy and preparations and reactions of nonaromatic hydrocarbons, haloalkanes, alcohols and ethers.

Comparative Literature (COM) 2 (4 Units)
Great Books of Western Culture: Middle Ages to Enlightenment
Patricia Mackinnon
Lecture: MW 12:10-2:00 pm 263 Olson
This is an honors course (combined lecture/DHC Challenge Section). Select COM 2 Section 003 ONLY!! The DHC office will issue PTA numbers for students who sign up.
Lecture/discussion-4 hours. Prerequisite: completion of Subject A requirement. An introduction, through class discussion and frequent written assignments, to some of the great books of western civilization from Dante's Inferno to Swift's Gulliver's Travels. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt (cannot be used to satisfy a college or university composition requirement and GE writing experience simultaneously).

Comparative Literature (COM) 5 (4 Units)
Fairy Tales, Fables & Parables
John Boe
Lecture: TR 12:10-1:30 pm 176 Everson
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HNR 90X-14 (1 Unit) R 2:10-3:00 pm 111 Wellman
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. An introduction to fairy tales, fables, and parables as recurrent forms in literature, with such readings as tales from Aesop and Grimm, Chaucer and Shakespeare, Kafka and Borges, Buddhist and Taoist parables, the Arabian Nights, and African American folklore. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt.

DHC First-Year Seminar: Understanding the Research University
Krishnan Nambiar
HNR 98-01 (2 Units) T 10:00-11:50 am 593 Kerr
This two-unit, letter graded course offers DHC First-Year Students an opportunity to gain an understanding of the Research University and what it means to be a member of the University community. Topics will include the history and value of higher education; skill development in college-level writing, time management, and multicultural competence; assessment of learning styles and educational goals; and connections to campus resources and programs. An emphasis will be placed on skills and resources related to Davis Honors Challenge. First-year students may take this course in place of a challenge section.

English (ENL) 3 (4 Units)
Introduction to Literature
Elizabeth Davis
Lecture: TR 2:10-4:00 pm 207 Wellman
This is an honors course (combined lecture/DHC Challenge Section). Select ENL 3 Section 023 ONLY!! The DHC office will issue PTA numbers for students who sign up.
Lecture-2 hours; discussion-2 hours. Prerequisite: completion of Subject A requirement. Introductory study of several genres of English literature, emphasizing both analysis of particular works and the range of forms and styles in English prose and poetry. Frequent writing assignments will be made. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt (cannot be used to satisfy a college or university composition requirement and GE writing experience simultaneously).

Environmental Science and Policy (ESP) 10 (3 Units)
Current Issues in the Environment
Mark Schwartz
Lecture: MWF 11:00-11:50 am 1322 Storer
Enroll in Section 001 (CRN 54545) ONLY!!!
HNR 90X-2 (1 Unit) M 2:10-3:00 pm 111 Wellman
Lecture-3 hours. Prerequisite: elementary biology recommended. The science behind environmental issues, and policies affecting our ability to solve domestic and international environmental problems. Resources, environmental quality, regulation, environmental perception and conservation. Integrative case studies. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 1. GE credit: SciEng. Note: Students who enroll in ESP 10D concurrently will receive GE Writing credit as well. This is optional.

Freshman Seminar (FRS)
The Cultural Politics of South Park
Jon Rossini
FRS 01-21 (1 Unit) W 5:10-6:00 pm 220 Wright
In this course we will be critically analyzing episodes from the animated comedy South Park to understand how they frame contemporary political and social debates. We will be exploring several episodes of the show in detail, using the material as a jumping off point for an engaged critical discussion of both the issues raised by the episode as well as ascertaining if South Park is articulating a sustained and coherent political position or is creating tactical satire depending upon the specific issue at hand. Brian C. Anderson's book South Park Conservatives: Revolt Against Liberal Media Bias articulates the conservative agenda of the program while Frank Rich's New York Times Op-Ed piece "Conservatives [Heart] 'South Park'" offers a counter-argument regarding their libertarian political position. In the process of understanding the way issues are framed on South Park we will to get a clearer understanding of the way rhetorical frames work to shape the nature of representation and the scope of debate. There are four primary goals for student learning. 1) To begin to foster analytical skills to allow students to critically engage with the media; 2) To encourage students to begin independent investigation into contemporary cultural issues; 3) To begin to understand the way representation is framed visually and rhetorically; and 4) To explore the nature and role of political satire.

Mathematics (MAT) 16A (3 Units)
Short Calculus
Ali Dad-del
Enroll in Section 001 (CRN 60265) ONLY!!!
HNR 90X-26 (1 Unit) F 10:00-10:50 am 1060 Bainer
Lecture-3 hours. Prerequisite: two years of high school algebra, plane geometry, plane trigonometry, and satisfying the Mathematics Placement Requirement. Limits; differentiation of algebraic functions; analytic geometry; applications, in particular to maxima and minima problems. Not open for credit to students who have received credit for Mathematics 17B, 17C, 21A, 21B, or 1C. Only 2 units of credit to students who have completed course 17A. GE credit: SciEng.

Medieval Studies (MST) 20A (4 Units)
Early Medieval Culture
Kevin Roddy
Lecture: MWF 1:10-2:00 pm 234 Wellman
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HNR 90X-12 (1 Unit) W 4:10-5:00 pm 3 Wellman
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Readings (in translation) in early medieval culture, such as the Codes of Justinian, the Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Consolation of Philosophy of Boethius, Beowulf, the Nibelungenlied, and The Song of Roland. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.

Music (MUS) 10 (4 Units)
Introduction to Musical Literature
Kern Holoman
Lecture: MWF 9:00-9:50 am Main Theatre
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HNR 90X-9 (1 Unit) F 10:00-10:50 am 230 Music
Lecture-3 hours; listening section-1 hour. An introduction to composers and major styles of Western music. Lectures, listening sections, and selected readings. For non-majors. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.

Philosophy (PHI) 13 (4 Units)
Minds, Brains, and Computers
Bernard Molyneux
Lecture: TR 12:10-1:30 pm 6 Wellman
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HNR 90X-5 (1 Unit) T 10:00-10:50 am 593 Kerr Hall
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Contemporary theories of the nature of the mind. The mind as a brain process and as a computer process. Ways in which neuroscience, artificial intelligence and psychology seek to understand the mind. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng or SocSci, Wrt.

Religious Studies (RST) 3E (4 Units)
Fundamentalism
Keith Watenpaugh
Lecture: TR 1:40-3:00 pm 6 Olson
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HNR 90X-17 (1 Unit) R 4:10-5:00 pm 144 Olson
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Introduction to the global and comparative study of fundamentalism. Historical origins, basic texts, cultural context of fundamentalist strains of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism. Emphasis on fundamentalism and science, terrorism, politics and gender. GE Credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt. Offered in alternate years.-I. Sylva ( the global and comparative study of fundamentalism. Historical origins, basic texts, cultural context of fundamentalist strains of Christianity

Science & Society (SAS) 1 (4 Units)
Critical Inquiry into Contemporary Issues
Carl Winter
Lecture: TR 10:30-11:50 am 100 Hunt
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HNR 90X-11 (1 Unit) M 1:10-2:00 pm 201 Wellman
Lecture/discussion-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Contemporary issues, including global population trends, economic and environmental changes, cultural diversity and biodiversity, nutrition and food safety, fiber and textiles, changing consumer cultures. Inquiry processes emphasize ethics, multiple disciplines, and multiple perspectives. GE credit: SciEng or SocSci, Div, Wrt

Science & Society (SAS) 20 (4 Units)
Genetics and Society
Douglas Cook
Lecture: TR 1:40-3:00 pm 194 Young
Enroll in SAS 20 (CRN 70352) ONLY!!!.
HNR 90X-24 (1 Unit) W 3:10-4:00 pm 593 Kerr Hall
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 140. Basic concepts of genetics, modern methods of biotechnology, the process of scientific discovery and the public perception of the process; present and future impact of genetics on society. GE credit: SciEng or SocSci, Wrt

Science & Society (SAS) 30 (3 Units)
Mushrooms, Molds, and Society
Tom Gordon
Lecture: MWF 9:00-9:50 am 2 Wellman
Enroll in SAS 30 (CRN 70353) ONLY!!!.
HNR 90X-20 (1 Unit) W 2:10-3:00 pm 129 Wellman
Lecture/discussion-3 hours. Fungi as organisms with which humans interact daily, societal issues arising from these interactions. Fungi in medicine, religion, agriculture, and industry, as well as cultural perceptions of fungi. GE credit: SciEng or SocSci, Wrt

Sociology (SOC) 1 (5 Units)
Introduction to Sociology
Ellen Robert
Lecture: MW 10:00-11:50 am 1003 Giedt
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HNR 90X-23 (1 Unit) R 1:10-2:00 pm 109 Wellman
Lecture-4 hours; discussion-1 hour. Principles and basic concepts of sociology. The study of groups, culture, collective behavior, classes and caste, community and ecology, role, status, and personality. GE credit: SocSci

Statistics (STA) 13 (3 Units)
Elementary Statistics
Abdolrahman Azari
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HNR 90X-7 (1 Unit) M 3:10-4:00 pm 201 Wellman
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: two years of high school algebra or the equivalent in college. Descriptive statistics; basic probability concepts; binomial, normal, Student's t, and chi-square distributions. Hypothesis testing and confidence intervals for one and two means and proportions. Regression. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 13V or higher. GE credit: SciEng

Viticulture and Enology (VEN) 3 (3 Units)
Introduction to Winemaking
Hildegarde Heymann
Lecture: TR 10:30-11:50 am 1100 Social Sciences
Enroll in VEN 3 (CRN 72318) ONLY!!!.
HNR 90X-18 (1 Unit) T 1:10-2:00 pm 109 Olson
Lecture-3 hours. Overview of the history of wine, viticulture, fermentation, winery operations, the physiology of wine consumption, wines produced in California and other major wine-producing regions and the sensory evaluation of wine. GE credit: SciEng or SocSci.--

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