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HUM 130 - The Jewish Heritage
Units: 3 GE
Same As: JS 130
Hebraic and Jewish influences on the arts, literature, philosophy, and religion of Western civilization.
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HUM 140 - World Mythology
Units: 3 GE
Comparative themes and figures from various mythologies of the world. Interpretation of myths; their influence on art, culture, and history.
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HUM 201 - The Body: Identity, Crisis, Resistance
Units: 3 GE
How bodies shape our understanding of ourselves and others across multiple spheres of private and public life. The body and identity, physiological health challenges and solutions, the social power of physical movement.
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HUM 296 - Experimental Topics
Units: 1-4
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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HUM 310 - French Culture
Units: 3 GE
Literature and culture stemming from France. Literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements. Traditions and influences to include contributions of the Francophone world.
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HUM 322 - LGBT History and Culture
Units: 3 GE
Same As: LGBT 322
Interdisciplinary field of lesbian and gay studies with attention to history and artistic expression. Topics include varying attitudes toward homosexuality in history, as well as literary, artistic, theatrical, and musical contributions of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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HUM 330 - Russian Culture
Units: 3 GE
Religion, literature, philosophy, music, and art of Russia. From the patriarchs of the past to the people of the present. Russia’s influence on European humanities and world culture.
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HUM 360 - Animal Humanities
Units: 3 GE
Humanities beyond “the human.” Nonhuman animals as subjects in the world. Animals as focus of ethics, literature, philosophy, theory, and visual culture.
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HUM 370 - American Culture
Units: 3 GE
Literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements of the United States from colonial times to the present day. Great cultural traditions and influences represented in the contributions of Americans of diverse gender, ethnic, geographic, and political identity.
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HUM 380 - Japanese Culture
Units: 3 GE
Same As: ASIAN 380 and JAPAN 380 .
Significant works of literary, performing, and visual arts to include array of artistic trends, cultural phenomena, historical developments, and socio-political discourses throughout the nation’s long and tumultuous history.
Note: Taught in English.
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HUM 390W - Writing in the Humanities
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): HUM 101 or HUM 102 with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or better (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281 [or LING 281 ] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Theoretical approaches in study of humanities. Writing in discipline of humanities through analysis of key thinkers in history.
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HUM 405 - Faith and Hope
Units: 3 GE
Same As: REL S 405
Humanities as expressed in religion. Acquisition and/or loss of faith. Questioning of theological systems. Confrontation with death. Nature of hope. Use of signs, symbols, and narratives to generate social structures. Symbolic and mystical systems of meaning. Influence of religion upon culture.
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HUM 406 - Renaissance and Self
Units: 3 GE
Rebirth broadly defined, up to the present. The idea of progress. Humanities and cult of antiquity. Innovation in arts and letters. Traversing the globe. Quest for virtue, fame, glory. Questioning the past. The nature of genius.
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HUM 407 - Rationalists and Romantics
Units: 3 GE
Eighteenth century Enlightenment and its descendants. Rational interaction with the world. Literature, philosophy, music, art, and poetry representing rationalist and romantic ideologies. Conquest of nature and retreat to nature. Reason versus passion. Romantic responses to rationalists.
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HUM 408 - The Modern
Units: 3 GE
Conceptualizing past and present. Valorization of the new and improved. Cultural products of imperialism, monopoly, consumerism, mass media, and corporate identity. The culture of the “Other.” Literary, artistic, and intellectual breakthroughs of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and their influences.
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HUM 409 - The Future
Units: 3 GE
Conceiving of time and visions for tomorrow in an ever-changing world. Being human in an age of artificial intelligence and cloning. Utopian and dystopian visions. Thinkers, artists, and scientists from past and present contemplate the unknown. Breakthroughs and possibilities.
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HUM 410 - Studies in Popular Culture
Units: 3 GE
Popular culture informed by significant cultural discourses, historical developments, and political debates. Representative works to include secondary critical readings, animated film, comics, literature, live-action film, and television.
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HUM 411 - Understanding Evil
Units: 3 GE
Same As: REL S 411
Evil and how the language of evil has been used by diverse religious communities. Conceptions and portrayals of demons, hell, Satan, and vampires. Literature on the Holocaust, terrorism, torture, and war.
Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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HUM 412 - Science and the Humanities
Units: 3 GE
How developments in science and technology have informed artistic, literary, and philosophical production throughout the modern era.
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HUM 413 - Theory in the Humanities
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): HUM 101 , HUM 102 , or upper division standing.
Humanistic inquiry. Theories and theoretical debates across geographical borders. Foundational theories and recent interventions.
Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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HUM 490 - Senior Seminar in Classics and Humanities
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Classics or humanities major with more than 90 units; others with consent of department chair.
Senior capstone seminar in major. Discussion and research on topic in classics and humanities. Formal research paper.
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HUM 496 - Topics in Humanities
Units: 3
Interdisciplinary topics in literature and the arts. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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HUM 499 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and department chair.
Directed individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
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HUM 504 - The Dark Ages
Units: 3
Same As: HIST 504
Europe and the Mediterranean, sixth to eleventh centuries C.E. through various approaches: political, economic, social, and cultural. Topics include: barbarians and Vikings, the Byzantine, Arab, and Holy Roman Empires, the Norman Conquest, Charlemagne, Beowulf, feudalism, and serfdom.
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HUM 506 - The Renaissance
Units: 3
Same As: HIST 506
Intellectual, artistic, social, and economic transformation in Europe from fourteenth to seventeenth centuries.
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HUM 580 - Topics in the Humanities
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three units of humanities and upper division or graduate standing.
Advanced systematic study of a motif or theme in the humanities. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
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HUM 596 - Topics in Humanities
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and consent of instructor.
Interdisciplinary topics in literature and the arts. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. No more than six units of 596 may be applied to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
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HUM 599 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of major or graduate adviser; to be arranged by department chair and instructor.
Directed individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
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INT S 690 - Seminar in Research Ethics
Units: 1
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
Core content areas that influence responsible conduct of research (RCR) including research misconduct, data management, use of animal and human subjects, conflict of interest and commitment, authorship, publication and peer review, and collaboration and mentoring. Intended for graduate students involved in research projects. Meets NIH and NSF training grant requirements for RCR instruction.
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INT S 797 - Research
Units: 1-3
Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP
Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy and completion of Special Study Request Form.
Independent research in a specialized subject. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.
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INT S 798 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Special Study Request Form.
Independent study. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.
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INT S 799A - Thesis or Project
Units: 3
Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP
Prerequisite(s): An officially appointed thesis committee and advancement to candidacy.
Preparation of a project or thesis for the master’s degree.
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INT S 799B - Thesis or Project Extension
Units: 0
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Prior registration in Thesis 799A with an assigned grade symbol of RP.
Registration in any semester or term following assignment of RP in Course 799A in which the student expects to use the facilities and resources of the university; also the student must be registered in the course when the completed thesis or project is granted final approval.
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INT S 799C - Comprehensive Examination Extension
Units: 0
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Completion or concurrent enrollment in degree program courses.
Registration required of students whose only requirement is completion of the comprehensive examination for the master’s degree. Registration in 799C limited to two semesters.
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I B 295 - Internship Experience
Units: 1-3
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and a minimum of 15 units taken at SDSU with a GPA of 2.9 or better.
Internship in business or community setting. Work done under joint direction of activity sponsor and instructor. Project assignments and minimum hour requirement depending on units. Not applicable to the major. Maximum Credits: six units.
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I B 296 - Topics in International Business
Units: 1-3
Selected topics in international business. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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I B 299 - Special Study
Units: 3-6
Prerequisite(s): Pre-International Business major.
Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
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I B 410 - Doing Business in Latin America
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): B A 310 , B A 350 , and B A 370 with a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course.
Business and managerial methods, practices, and systems in Latin American markets.
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I B 420 - Doing Business in Europe
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): B A 310 and B A 350 with a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course.
Business and managerial methods, practices, and systems in European markets.
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I B 430 - Doing Business in Asia
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): B A 310 and B A 350 with a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course.
Business and managerial methods, practices, and systems in Asian markets.
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I B 495 - International Business Internship
Units: 3
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor; upper division standing in the major.
Internships with international business firms, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies in U.S. and abroad. Work done under joint direction of activity sponsor and instructor. Project report and internship orientation required. Maximum Credits: six units with consent of instructor.
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I B 498 - Doing Business Internationally
Units: 1
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Upper division status in the major.
Required business customs and protocol course pertinent to all regions.
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I B 499 - Special Study
Units: 1-6
Prerequisite(s): International business major.
Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
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I B 596 - Topics in International Business
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
Selected topics in international business. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
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ISCOR 200 - International Security and Conflict Resolution
Units: 3
Comprehensive picture of multidisciplinary international and conflict resolution (ISCOR) program.
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ISCOR 300 - Global Systems
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Nine units of General Education requirements in Foundations of Learning, to include three units each in Natural Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning, in Social and Behavioral Sciences, and in Humanities.
Evolution and development of global systems, characteristics of contemporary and global systems and formulation of criteria for projecting the future of the systems.
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ISCOR 301 - Conflict and Conflict Resolution
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Nine units of General Education requirements in Foundations of Learning, to include three units each in Natural Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning, in Social and Behavioral Sciences, and in Humanities.
Conflict resolution as an emerging field; theories of conflict; methods and implications of conflict management including group, institutional, and international level analysis.
Note: This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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ISCOR 310 - Our Global Future: Values for Survival
Units: 3 GE
Identifies resource and social crises toward which contemporary American values are leading, examines the nature of human action; contrasts other value systems with ours; considers origins of our values and the individual’s potential for changing them. Interdisciplinary.
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ISCOR 320 - International Security in the Nuclear Age
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing. Nine units of General Education requirements in Foundations of Learning, to include three units each in Natural Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning, in Social and Behavioral Sciences, and in Humanities.
International security issues from historical, ethical, economic and sociopsychological perspectives, including the security environment after the Cold War and current sources of conflict. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons is discussed.
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ISCOR 324 - Politics of Global Resistance and Solidarity
Units: 3 GE
Global resistance movements that appreciates diversity in thought, experiences, and motivations. Theories of transnational activism, radical political thought, and international relations.
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ISCOR 421 - Alternative Dispute Resolution: Theory and International Applications
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
Theory of collaborative negotiation and mediation, practice of negotiation and mediation skills and techniques, and focus on personal styles of mediation and collaborative negotiating. Emphasis on resolving conflicts on the international level.
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ISCOR 450 - Study Abroad in International Security and Conflict Resolution
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing. Class Schedule may have other prerequisites.
Selected topics in international security and conflict resolution. Course taught abroad. Potential additional prerequisites and location of course and organizational meetings. May be repeated once with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
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ISCOR 495 - Internship in International Security and Conflict Resolution
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Nine units of international security and conflict resolution core courses and nine units in selected specialization. Consent of instructor.
Supervised internship of 150 hours in government or nongovernmental agency, office or business in an area directly related to international security and conflict resolution.
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ISCOR 496 - Selected Topics in International Security and Conflict Resolution
Units: 1-3
Selected topics in international security and conflict resolution. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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ISCOR 497 - Thesis in International Security and Conflict Resolution
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Nine units of international security and conflict resolution core courses and nine units in selected specialization. Consent of instructor.
An original and comprehensive written description and analysis of a problem or problem area in international security and conflict resolution.
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ISCOR 499 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Six units of international security and conflict resolution core courses and six units in specialization.
Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
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ITAL 100A - Elementary Italian I
Units: 5 GE
Pronunciation, speaking and writing, readings on Italian culture and civilization, essentials of grammar.
Note: Taught in Italian. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for taking lower division courses in Italian except with advance approval from the department. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian. No credit will be given when Italian 100A, ITAL 100B , ITAL 211 , ITAL 212 , and ITAL 301 are taken concurrently or out of sequence.
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ITAL 100B - Elementary Italian II
Units: 5 GE
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 100A or two years of high school Italian.
Continuation of ITAL 100A .
Note: Taught in Italian. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for taking lower division courses in Italian except with advance approval from the department. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian. No credit will be given when ITAL 100A , 100B, ITAL 211 , ITAL 212 , and ITAL 301 are taken concurrently or out of sequence.
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ITAL 201 - Reading and Speaking Italian
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 100B or three years of high school Italian.
Italian minors and international business majors are encouraged to enroll concurrently in ITAL 212 when available.
Note: Recommended for students wanting to satisfy the language graduation requirement. Emphasis on spoken language with readings of cultural material serving as a basis for discussion. Taught in Italian. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for taking lower division courses in Italian except with advance approval from the department. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian. Italian 201 may only be taken after completing ITAL 100B , but may be taken concurrently with ITAL 211 or ITAL 212 .
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ITAL 211 - Intermediate Italian I
Units: 4 GE
Four lectures and one hour of laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 100B or three years of high school Italian.
Comprehensive review of Italian grammar and practice of all language skills at intermediate level within context of Italian culture.
Note: Taught in Italian. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for taking lower division courses in Italian except with advance approval from the department. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian. No credit will be given when ITAL 100A , ITAL 100B , 211, ITAL 212 , and ITAL 301 are taken concurrently or out of sequence.
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ITAL 212 - Intermediate Italian II
Units: 4 GE
Four lectures and one hour of laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 211 .
Continuation of ITAL 211 . Comprehensive review of Italian grammar and practice of all language skills at intermediate level within context of Italian culture.
Note: Italian minors and international business majors are encouraged to concurrently register in ITAL 201 . Taught in Italian. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for taking lower division courses in Italian except with advance approval from the department. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian. No credit will be given when ITAL 100A , ITAL 100B , ITAL 211 , 212, and ITAL 301 are taken concurrently or out of sequence.
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ITAL 296 - Topics in Italian Studies
Units: 1-4
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 100B or three years of high school Italian.
Topics in Italian language and culture. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Taught in Italian. Native speakers of Italian will not receive credit for taking lower division courses in Italian except with advance approval from the department. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.
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ITAL 301 - Advanced Oral and Written Composition
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Eleven units of 200-level Italian.
Grammar review. Reading of modern Italian prose, with written reports and oral discussions in Italian. Italian 301 is not open to students who hold the Italian secondary school diploma.
Note: Taught in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian. No credit will be given when ITAL 100A , ITAL 100B , ITAL 211 , ITAL 212 , and 301 are taken concurrently or out of sequence.
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ITAL 305A - Italian Literature
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Eleven units of 200-level Italian.
Important movements, authors and works in Italian literature from Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
Note: Taught in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.
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ITAL 305B - Italian Literature
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Eleven units of 200-level Italian.
Continuation of ITAL 305A from the Renaissance to the present.
Note: Taught in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.
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ITAL 421 - Italian Civilization
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Eleven units of 200-level Italian.
Major aspects of Italian civilization with emphasis on art, music, history, and cinema.
Note: Taught in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.
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ITAL 422 - Issues in Italian Studies
Units: 3
Interdisciplinary approach to major themes and figures of Italian culture. Emphasis on social, literary, artistic, and political movements underlying development of contemporary Italy.
Note: Taught in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.
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ITAL 423 - Business Italian
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212 .
Italian advertising, business culture, commercial practices and language, communication, cultural management, curation, current events, marketing entrepreneurship, social and digital media.
Note: Taught in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.
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ITAL 424 - Italian Cinema
Units: 3 GE
Two lectures and two hours of activity.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212 .
Development of Italian cinema. Pre-viewing lectures enhance cultural comprehension. Post-viewing discussions stimulate ideas for written work and final projects. Lectures and discussions in Italian.
Note: Taught in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.
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ITAL 426 - Italian American Culture
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
Italian American experience of migration, identity formation, ethnic conflict, integration and assimilation, in a variety of genres and media, from literature to film, music and theatre, fiction and non-fiction.
Note: Taught in English. This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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ITAL 495 - Internship
Units: 3
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and consent of instructor.
Practical work experience in a field related to Italian studies. Work done under joint direction of activity sponsor and instructor. Approved international internships may count toward international experience requirement for certain majors.
Note: Taught in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.
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ITAL 496 - Selected Topics
Units: 1-4
Topics in Italian language, literature, culture and linguistics. Maximum Credits: eight units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Conducted in English or in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.
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ITAL 499 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 301 and ITAL 305A or ITAL 305B .
Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: This course is intended only for students who are currently enrolled in or who already have credit for all upper division courses in Italian available in any given semester. Taught in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.
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ITAL 510 - Italian and Italophone Cultural Studies
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 301 and ITAL 421 .
Artistic, intellectual, literary, social and political trends in Italy and in diaspora. May be repeated with new title and content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: Taught in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.
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JAPAN 111 - Elementary Japanese I
Units: 5 GE
Five lectures and one hour of laboratory.
Elementary language skills: fundamental grammar, idiomatic expressions, hiragana, katakana, and basic kanji characters. Reading, writing, speaking, oral-aural drills, and relationship between language and culture.
Note: Taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for taking lower division courses. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for JAPAN 111, JAPAN 112 , JAPAN 211 , JAPAN 212 taken out of sequence.
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JAPAN 112 - Elementary Japanese II
Units: 5 GE
Five lectures and one hour of laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 111 .
Continuation of JAPAN 111 .
Note: Preparation for JAPAN 211 . Taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for taking lower division courses. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for JAPAN 111 , JAPAN 112, JAPAN 211 , JAPAN 212 taken out of sequence.
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JAPAN 211 - Intermediate Japanese I
Units: 5 GE
Five lectures and one hour of laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 112 .
Continuation of JAPAN 112 . More kanji and grammar. Further development of language competence for advanced courses in Japanese.
Note: Preparation for JAPAN 212 . Taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for taking lower division courses. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for JAPAN 111 , JAPAN 112 , JAPAN 211, JAPAN 212 taken out of sequence.
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JAPAN 212 - Intermediate Japanese II
Units: 5 GE
Five lectures and one hour of laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 211 .
Strengthening communication skills in Japanese; various literary styles; additional kyoiku kanji. Cultural values shaping modern Japanese society; intercultural communication.
Note: Preparation for JAPAN 311 . Taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for taking lower division courses. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for JAPAN 111 , JAPAN 112 , JAPAN 211 , JAPAN 212 taken out of sequence.
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JAPAN 296 - Experimental Topics
Units: 1-4
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for taking lower division courses. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese.
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JAPAN 299 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: Taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for taking lower division courses. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese.
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JAPAN 311 - Third Year Japanese I
Units: 3 GE
Three lectures and one hour of laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 212 .
Continuation of JAPAN 212 . Strengthening of communication skills in Japanese; various literary styles; cultural values shaping modern Japanese society; intercultural communication.
Note: Preparation for JAPAN 312 . Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for Japanese 311, JAPAN 312 , JAPAN 411 , JAPAN 412 taken out of sequence. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for JAPAN 311, JAPAN 312 , JAPAN 321 , JAPAN 322 , JAPAN 411 , JAPAN 412 , JAPAN 421 , JAPAN 422 , and JAPAN 480 .
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JAPAN 312 - Third Year Japanese II
Units: 3 GE
Three lectures and one hour of laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 311 or JAPAN 321 .
Further strengthening of communication skills in Japanese; various literary styles; introduction of chugaku kanji. Social and economic issues in Japan and the U.S.; cultural values shaping business conduct in Japan; characteristics of Japanese management; intercultural communication.
Note: Preparation for JAPAN 411 . Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for JAPAN 311 , 312, JAPAN 411 , JAPAN 412 taken out of sequence. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for JAPAN 311 , JAPAN 312, JAPAN 321 , JAPAN 322 , JAPAN 411 , JAPAN 412 , JAPAN 421 , JAPAN 422 , and JAPAN 480 .
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JAPAN 321 - Advanced Japanese Discourse
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 212 .
Development of advanced communication skills through Japanese media such as Japanese news broadcasts and television drama. Focus on listening comprehension.
Note: Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for JAPAN 311 , JAPAN 312 , JAPAN 321, JAPAN 322 , JAPAN 411 , JAPAN 412 , JAPAN 421 , JAPAN 422 , and JAPAN 480 .
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JAPAN 322 - Advanced Conversation Through Media
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 311 or JAPAN 321 .
Development of advanced communication skills through Japanese media such as Japanese news broadcasts and television drama. Focus on oral communication.
Note: Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for JAPAN 311 , JAPAN 312 , JAPAN 321 , JAPAN 322, JAPAN 411 , JAPAN 412 , JAPAN 421 , JAPAN 422 , and JAPAN 480 .
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JAPAN 332 - Narratives of Japanese Popular Culture
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
Popular Japanese narrative traditions from 1600 to present in mainstream cultural products to include written and pictorial texts, performing arts, film, animation, and graphic novels. Class, gender, nationalism, and identity.
Note: Taught in English. This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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JAPAN 380 - Japanese Culture
Units: 3 GE
Same As: ASIAN 380 and HUM 380 .
Significant works of literary, performing, and visual arts to include array of artistic trends, cultural phenomena, historical developments, and socio-political discourses throughout the nation’s long and tumultuous history.
Note: Taught in English.
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JAPAN 411 - Fourth Year Japanese I
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 312 or JAPAN 322 .
Continuation of JAPAN 312 . Further strengthening of communication skills in Japanese; various literary styles; more chugaku kanji. Social and economic issues in Japan and in the U.S.; cultural values shaping business conduct in Japan; characteristics of Japanese management; intercultural communication.
Note: Preparation for JAPAN 412 . Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for JAPAN 311 , JAPAN 312 , 411, JAPAN 412 taken out of sequence. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for JAPAN 311 , JAPAN 312 , JAPAN 321 , JAPAN 322 , JAPAN 411, JAPAN 412 , JAPAN 421 , JAPAN 422 , and JAPAN 480 .
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JAPAN 412 - Fourth Year Japanese II
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 411 or JAPAN 421 .
Continuation of JAPAN 411 . Further strengthening of communication skills in Japanese; various literary styles; most joyo kanji. Social and economic issues in Japan and the U.S.; cultural values shaping business conduct in Japan; characteristics of Japanese management; intercultural communication.
Note: Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for JAPAN 311 , JAPAN 312 , JAPAN 411 , 412 taken out of sequence. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for JAPAN 311 , JAPAN 312 , JAPAN 321 , JAPAN 322 , JAPAN 411 , JAPAN 412, JAPAN 421 , JAPAN 422 , and JAPAN 480 .
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JAPAN 421 - Japanese Literature Through Text and Film
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 312 or JAPAN 322 .
Japanese literature from earliest times to present. Major works of modern Japanese fiction as a literary genre and their cinematic interpretation.
Note: Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for JAPAN 311 , JAPAN 312 , JAPAN 321 , JAPAN 322 , JAPAN 411 , JAPAN 412 , JAPAN 421, JAPAN 422 , and JAPAN 480 .
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JAPAN 422 - Newspaper Reading and Advanced Composition
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 411 or JAPAN 421 .
Development of reading and writing skills through texts taken from current Japanese newspapers and broadcast news.
Note: Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for JAPAN 311 , JAPAN 312 , JAPAN 321 , JAPAN 322 , JAPAN 411 , JAPAN 412 , JAPAN 421 , JAPAN 422, and JAPAN 480 .
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JAPAN 480 - Business Japanese
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): JAPAN 411 or JAPAN 421 .
Commercial Japanese, with emphasis on economic principles necessary for financial analysis and management, including banking system, foreign exchange market, stock market, and derivatives. Terminology and techniques used in Japanese commercial transaction. Japanese business rhetoric.
Note: Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese. Native speakers of Japanese or students whose placement test results demonstrate educated native or near-native fluency will not receive credit for JAPAN 311 , JAPAN 312 , JAPAN 321 , JAPAN 322 , JAPAN 411 , JAPAN 412 , JAPAN 421 , JAPAN 422 , and JAPAN 480.
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JAPAN 495 - Japanese Internship
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing in the major and approval of instructor.
Practical work experience in a field related to Japanese studies. Work done under joint direction of activity sponsor and instructor.
Note: Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese.
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JAPAN 496 - Topics in Japanese Studies
Units: 1-4
Topics in Japanese language, literature, culture and linguistics. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: eight units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese.
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JAPAN 499 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: Taught in Japanese. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Japanese course taught in Japanese.
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JS 130 - The Jewish Heritage
Units: 3 GE
Same As: HUM 130
Hebraic and Jewish influences on the arts, literature, philosophy, and religion of Western civilization.
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JS 296 - Topics in Jewish Studies
Units: 1-3
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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JS 495 - Jewish Studies Internship
Units: 3
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Six hours per week at agency and one hour every other week with SDSU supervising faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): Upper division status and consent of supervising instructor.
Internship with local Jewish service agencies and non-profit organizations. Work to be done under direction of activity supervisor and SDSU instructor. Written project report and internship conferences required every other week with SDSU faculty adviser. Maximum Credits: six units.
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JS 496 - Topics in Jewish Studies
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Upper division status.
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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Journalism and Media Studies |
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JMS 200 - Introduction to Contemporary Media
Units: 3 GE
Mass media and emerging forms of niche media in the global community. Theories, structures, functions, practices, problems, interrelationships, economics, critical analyses, history, and ethics.
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JMS 210 - Social Media in the Digital Age
Units: 3 GE
Two lectures and one hour of discussion.
Digital media literacy, digital resilience, social networking, and virtual worlds. Evaluating information via digital, mobile, and social technologies in a global environment. Social media’s impact on lifelong familial, personal, professional, and social relationships; mental and physical health, and personal identity.
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