HUTCHINS SCHOOL OF LIBERAL STUDIES FALL 2003 CLASS SCHEDULE UPPER DIVISION CLASSES The Hutchins Upper Division Major consists of 40 units and includes the introductory courses LIBS 302 and LIBS 304 (Fall semester) and 308 (Spring semester) which are normally taken in the student's first term in the program. Elective seminars LIBS 320 are classified in one of four Core Areas: A: Society and Self, B: Individual and the Material World, C: Human Experience and the Arts, and D: Consciousness and Reality. The core classes are grouped together in this document after all the non-core classes rather than being listed in numeric order. All 320 classes are seminars. Revised 5/28/03
	LIBS 302 INTRODUCTION TO LIBERAL STUDIES (3 units)
	Section 1 2203-001 T 9:20-12:00 Tony Mountain CH 56 Section 2 2204-002 T 9:20-12:00 Janet Hess CH 58 Section 3 2205-003 T 1:00-3:40 Nelson Kellogg CH 60 Section 4 2206-004 M 1:00-3:40 Eric McGuckin CH 59 Section 5 2207-005 M 1:00-3:40 Mutombo M'Panya CH 37 Section 6 2208-006 W 1:00-3:40 Susan Barnes CH 38 Section 8 4262-008 M 9:00-11:40 Rob Weiner CH 34 This is a course required of all incoming upper division students to acquaint them with the specific skills and concepts basic to a Liberal Studies education: 1) analysis of assigned readings, 2) participation in seminar discussions, 3) development of writing skills, 4) introduction to the Portfolio, 5) researching of materials leading to the completion of an Independent Study Project, and 6) application of these skills to issues developed in LIBS 304. Section 7 has been cancelled and Section 8 is available. Hutchins Portfolio binder available on the web. The divider categories are: Major & Portfolio, Introduction to Liberal Studies, Core Areas, Senior Synthesis, and Advising Keys. A charge of $15 for the College Base exam required of all pre-credential (Track II) students. C-BASE will be given on Friday, September 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, September 20 from 9:00 am to 1:30 p.m. Sign up on the C-BASE clipboard located in the wall-mounted file holders next to the mailboxes in the Hutchins Office. Required for all Track II majors. (Your 302 instructor, who also serves as your first semester advisor, will give you more details in class.) SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF LIBS 302 IS REQUIRED TO CONTINUE IN THE HUTCHINS PROGRAM. Students earning a grade of C- or lower will not be allowed to continue in Hutchins.
	LIBS 304 WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS (3 units)
	Section 1 2085-001 TH 1:00-3:40 Debora Hammond Sal 2020 Section 2 2086-002 W 1:00-3:40 Michael Scott Dar 112 Section 3 2087-003 M 4:00-6:40 Stephanie Dyer NH 173 Section 4 4035-004 M 9:00-11:40 Michael Scott NH 173 This first course in a two-semester sequence (304 & 308), is designed to examine the fundamental beliefs, assumptions, and "self-evident" truths that serve as the foundation for American culture, and then to consider those truths in light of challenges provided by multicultural perspectives.
	LIBS 305 HUTCHINS FORUM (1 unit)
	2186-001 W 12:00-12:50 Wendy Ostroff CH 68 The Hutchins Forum is designed to provide a sense of community among Hutchins students. Requirements: attendance and participation, slim book of readings, three short response papers. Required of and limited to all Track I (not pre-credential) students who have completed LIBS 302. CR/NC only.
	LIBS 310 DIRECTED STUDY FOR JUNIORS (1-4 units) Graded
	Contract course. Must use form to register. All tenured or tenure-track faculty. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: LIBS 302 and consent of instructor. Contracts available in department office (#16 in rack). Students propose a particular study they want to do, and advisors assist with completion of agreement. Form with advisor's signature is then left in Provost Hammond's mailbox (top right, outlined in blue) for signature.
	LIBS 312 SCHOOLS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY (3 units)
	2101-001 T 1:00-3:40 Richard Zimmer CH 68 This course is an interdisciplinary examination of the American Educational System. The course reviews the history of American schooling, philosophical issues that continue to shape its foundations, the effect of ethnicity, gender, class and disability on it, and the ways in which curriculum affects it. Appropriate readings and papers will explore these areas. In addition, students will perform forty five hours as volunteers in public school settings. This will allow students to complete their volunteer prerequisite requirement of the School of Education. Students will share their experiences from volunteering with the class. This course is restricted to seniors only until the beginning of the semester. Go to the first class.
	LIBS 315 DIRECTED STUDY FOR SENIORS (1-4 units) CR/NC
	Contract course. Must use form to register. All tenured or tenure-track faculty. See additional information under LIBS 310.
	LIBS 327 ENGLISH LANGUAGE (3 units)
	3651-001 T 4:00-6:40 Bill Moody CH 68 This course is an intensive review of the grammar and syntax of the English sentence. Intended primarily for teaching credential students.
	LIBS 330 CHILDREN SHOULD BE SEEN & HEARD (3 units)
	3652-001 TH 9:20-12:00 Richard Zimmer CH 10 A close inspection of child development through he windows of Western culture, emphasizing relevant social, linguistic and cultural factors as well as major theoretical views of physical, emotional, and personality growth. Subjective views of childhood experiences will be contrasted with objective observations. Particular focus on school-related concerns such as ADD/ADHD, will be addressed.
	LIBS 337 SPECIAL LITERARY PROJECT (2 Units)
	2084-001 NA Anthony Mountain Get handout by CH 56. Intended for students seeking an elementary credential and wishing to assemble resources in children's literature projects.
	LIBS 338 SPECIAL ART PROJECT (2 Units)
	1959-001 NA Anthony Mountain Get handout by CH 56. Intended for students seeking an elementary credential and wishing to assemble resources in children's art projects.
	LIBS 339 SPECIAL DRAMA PROJECT (2 Units)
	NA   Not offered this semester. Intended for students seeking an elementary credential and wishing to assemble resources in children's drama projects. Not offered because Dr. Gale is on leave.
	LIBS 340 SPECIAL SCIENCE PROJECT (2 Units)
	2083-001 NA Heidi LaMoreaux Get handout by CH 61. Intended for students seeking an elementary credential and wishing to assemble resources in children's science projects.
	LIBS 402 SENIOR SYNTHESIS (2 units)
	2297-001 M 1:00-3:40 Heidi LaMoreaux CH 68 A capstone course required for students who are developing portfolios and are Hutchins majors. Drawing on the papers collected for their portfolio, students will write a major paper synthesizing aspects of their own intellectual development, and will also write and present a senior synthesis study at the end of the semester.
	LIBS 403-1 SENIOR SYNTHESIS - STUDY AWAY (1-4 units)
	NA Debora Hammond Consent of instructor.
	LIBS 410 DIRECTED STUDY FOR SENIORS (1-4 units)
	Contract Course Must use form to register. All faculty. Graded. Contract course. Must use form to register. All tenured or tenure-track faculty. See additional information under LIBS 310.
	LIBS 415 DIRECTED STUDY FOR SENIORS (1-4 units)
	Contract Course Must use form to register. All faculty. CR/NC only. Contract course. Must use form to register. All tenured or tenure-track faculty. See additional information under LIBS 310.
	LIBS 499 INTERNSHIP (1-4 Units)
	Contract Course Must use form to register. All faculty except lecturers. Contractual internship based on student career interests. Evaluation based on student project. Your internship must have three qualities: 1) It must be theoretical - treat a larger issue than itself. 2) It must be practical and relate to the placement you are doing. 3) Your student project should be portfolio in nature and have YOUR name on it. Form is # 14 in rack.
	NOTE ABOUT LIBS 310, 315, 410 AND 415. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: LIBS 302 and consent of instructor. Contracts (Independent Project Form - #13 in rack) are available in department office. Advisors assist with completion of agreement. Completed form with advisor's signature is then left in Provost's mailbox for signature (top right). Approved forms will be hand carried by staff to Admissions & Records. NOTE ABOUT PORTFOLIO: Don't forget to include your major essays and projects under the corresponding core in your Portfolio at the end of the class.
	CORE A OFFERINGS
	LIBS 320A.1 MARS SOCIETY (3 units)
	2273-001 T 9:20-12:00 Richard Zimmer CH 10 The Mars Colony comprises one hundred colonists. You will help design this colony and focus on its social, psychology and political dimensions. Readings include Robertson and Zubrin.
	LIBS 320A.2 QUEST FOR CITIZENSHIP (3 units)
	2274-002 M 1:00-3:40 Francisco Vazquez CH 34 In this course students will learn about US Cubans, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans, peoples that became involuntary, territorial and cultural American citizens, and their historical quest for inclusive citizenship. The readings for this class will lead, at the practical level, to discussions about the nature of citizenship, colonialism, self determination, natural rights, subjectification of citizens according to class, gender and culture. At the theoretical level they also include discussion of Marxist, liberal and discursive analyses of power relations and their impact on human bodies.
	LIBS 320A.3 CAPITALISM AND ITS DISCONTENTS (3 units)
	2275-003 W 1:00-3:40 Stephanie Dyer CH 35 This seminar will examine interdisciplinary perspectives on American capitalism in an age of globalization. We will explore different theories of the capitalist system, its major institutional structures and processes, and the lived experience of capitalist society in terms of working, consuming, and self and group identity. Special attention will be paid to how race, gender, and citizenship have affected the experience of diverse peoples under capitalism. As seminar participants, we will also reflect about our own place in the American political economy.
	CORE B OFFERINGS
	LIBS 320B.1 FORESTS(3 units)
	1840-001 W 1:00-3:40 Heidi LaMoreaux CH 69 In this class we will begin with an exploration of the geographical location of different forest types, an examination of forest index species,and inquiry into human use/abuse of forest resources. Students will design the remainder of the course and will be responsible for leading and providing readings for two seminar discussions on various interdisciplinary aspects of forests. Some possible topics include forests as examined through art, literature, myth/fairy tale, activism/environmentalism, symbology, religions, and pop-culture. Students will also help to determine the content and location of at least one (and possibly two) REQUIRED WEEKEND (possibly overnight) FIELD TRIPS.
	LIBS 320B.2 MACHINE AS METAPHOR (3 units)
	1841-002 T 9:20-12:00 Nelson Kellogg CH 60 Mechanization and automation, concepts born of the industrial revolution, continue to dominate our lives and economic means of production well into the information age. We need to understand the human fascination with the construction of devices and the aesthetic of the artificial if we are to avoid greater "disintegration" with our present and future roles in society. This course will survey the spectrum of responses to the artificial landscape in the Nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from the "Zen of machine" consciousness of the practitioner to the fearful jeremiad of the alienated observer. Several up-close class activities with both the artist's and gadgeteer's perspectives will complete the reconnaissance.
	LIBS 320B.3 SYSTEMS VIEW OF THE WORLD (3 units)
	1842-003 M 4:00-6:40 Debora Hammond CH 44B This course will explore the emergence of systems ideas in the mid-twentieth century as an organizing framework for understanding complexity in biological, ecological, and social systems. We will begin with Prof. Hammond's recently released book, The Science of Synthesis: Exploring the Social Implications of General Systems Theory, along with selected readings from Fritjof Capra, Joanna Macy, Donella Meadows, Peter Senge, and Margaret Wheatley. All of these authors have drawn connections between the scientific foundation of knowledge about the world and the way we organize our social institutions. In addition, they examine how changing paradigms in science support alternative models of social organization. Drawing on these readings, students will choose some aspect of a particular system (state or federal government, education, agriculture, the military, etc.), applying the concepts they have learned in analyzing how it functions and identifying potential for constructive change, focusing specifically on how to create systems that preserve democracy, nurture human well-being, and protect the integrity of the natural world.
	LIBS 320B.4 SCIENCE & STORYTELLING (3 units)
	1843-004 W 4:00-6:40 Mutombo M'Panya CH 37 This course will convey to students the connection between scientific theory and the structure of related narratives. Students will explore the relationship between scientific discovery and their own lives; the continuum between pure science and technological application; the concept of scientific knowledge as historically embedded and socially negotiated; and will examine selected studies of contemporary issues.
	CORE C OFFERINGS
	LIBS 320C.1 ENTERTAINMENT (3 units)
	2048-001 W 9:00-11:40 Richard Zimmer ST 3095 Entertainment: This course focuses on the concept and aesthetic of entertainment in the present-day world. Students will explore how entertainment infuses diverse aspects of life-from politics to malls to video games. Students will use a variety of different media -both traditional and digital--and field trips to explore the role of entertainment.
	LIBS 320C.2 THEMES IN LITERARY HUMANITIES (3 units)
	2049-002 T 1:00-3:40 Tony Mountain CH 56 This seminar investigates the ways by which literature expresses the human experience of personal and social values, particularly when these values are in conflict. The specific topic this semester is the novel itself (i.e., issues of plot, character, situation, voice and narration) as women have written them. Writers will include Jane Austin, Charlotte Bronte, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Virginia Woolf and others.
	LIBS 320C.3 WOMEN RESPOND TO WAR (3 units)
	2050-003 T 4:00-6:40 Margaret Anderson CH 44D This course will explore women's responses to war through time and across the world using many of the lenses of the humanities: poetry, fiction, drama, memoir, music, film, and art. We will be looking at those who support a war they see as just and those who oppose a war that is perceived as unjust. As part of our exploration we will be examining our own responses to warfare and its impact on our global societies, as well as differences in response to and experience of war across gender lines.
	LIBS 321C.1 AFRICAN ART (3 units)
	3649-001 M 1:00-3:40 Janet Hess CH 10
	CORE D OFFERINGS
	LIBS 320D.1 DEATH, DYING & BEYOND (3 Units)
	2257-001 W 1:00-3:40 Eric McGuckin CH 59 "I don't want to achieve immortality through great works. I want to achieve it through not dying." -Woody Allen. Confronting death can bring us fully to life. This course will examine biological dying, the sociology and psychology of death, and the spiritual dimensions of passing beyond through literature, art, film, medicine, guided meditations, and humor. Written and experiential assignments will engage our analytic, creative, and spiritual minds. This course may be emotionally challenging.
	LIBS 320D.2 CONSCIOUSNESS & REALITY (3 units)
	2258-002 M 1:00-3:40 Susan Barnes CH 38 A survey of the structures of consciousness and the processes of reality formation which are fundamental to human experience and inquiry in any field. This seminar will cover the concepts of consciousness and the unconscious found in fields such as phenomenology, sociology, psychoanalysis, transpersonal psychology, eastern and western philosophy and intellectual history.
	LIBS 320D.3 MYTH, CULTURE AND CONSCIOUSNESS (3 units)
	2259-003 TH 1:00-3:40 Ed Steidle CH 38 The aim of this course is to examine the correspondence between culture and consciousness. We will study how the values of a distinct culture affect an individual's development, and what fundamental human traits remain constant in spite of cultural coloring and evolution. We will concentrate on Western Europe during one of its most interesting and revealing periods of formation: the Middle Ages from the Germanic invasions of the fifth century to the threshold of the Renaissance in the fourteenth century. We will read some of the great documents of the period: Beowulf and the Germanic ethos of the barbarian tribes, Lancelot and the Courtly Love tradition of Provence, The Quest for the Holy Grail and the definition of the ideal hero, Dante's Divine Comedy and the beginnings of the Renaissance. Art and architecture will also form part of our discussion.
	LIBS 321D.1 20th CENTURY RELIGIOUS QUESTS (3 units)
	2270-001 M 4:00-6:40 Rob Weiner ST3028 "God is dead," wrote Nietszche in the 1870s, but more than a century later, religious fundamentalism is a primary factor in American and in world politics, and here in northern California, hybrid and brand new, individualistic forms of religion and spirituality are widespread. What is happening? I believe that we can gain greater understanding of these developments -- and gain insight into our own possibilities for growth -- by looking closely at how a few outstanding individuals responded to the dramatic and often traumatic events of the 20th century. We will see some of the stresses on "traditional" institutional religions, and we will also seem some of the creative ways in which people transformed those traditions to fulfill their personal quests. We will read biographies and autobiographies of such figures as Mahatma Ghandi, Elie Wiesel, Malcolm X, Annie Dillard, Mother Teresa, and others, and we will attempt to support each other on our own paths toward meaning and fulfillment with respect and understanding.