This cluster is ideal for intended majors in Geography.
Course Information
ART 30 001: Art, Water & California, 3 Units
- This course meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth.
- Schedule: W 1:00-5:00 PM
GEOG 50AC 001: California, 4 Units
- This course may satisfy a prerequisite for Geography.
- This course meets the American Cultures requirement and the Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth.
- Schedule: TR 12:30-2:00 PM; Discussion F 11:00-12:00 PM
INTEGBI 11 001: California Natural History, 3 Units
- This course meets Biological Science, L&S Breadth.
- Schedule: TR 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Course Descriptions
- ART 30 001: Art, Water & California, 3 Units
Water is one of the most precarious resources in California, yet many people believe the water supply to be unlimited. The arts and visual cultures contribute to such popular misconceptions of natural resources, but media art can also help people develop more accurate and relevant conceptions of natural resources. The course introduces students to interdisciplinary creative research and media art production with the end goal of advancing popular conceptions about water. Students study water cultures in California from the 1750’s onwards and experience a wide range of watercourses and waterworks to inspire new art. Art projects include data visualization, short fiction, billboard designs, and interactive gallery displays. - GEOG 50AC 001: California, 4 Units
California had been called “the great exception” and “America, only more so.” Yet few of us pay attention to its distinctive traits and to its effects beyond our borders. California may be “a state of mind,” but it is also the most dynamic place in the most powerful country in the world, and would be the 8th largest economy if it were a country. Its wealth has been built on mining, agriculture, industry, trade, and finance. Natural abundance and geographic advantage have played their parts, but the state’s greatest resource has been its wealth and diversity of people, who have made it a center of technological and cultural innovation from Hollywood to Silicon Valley. Yet California has a dark side of exploitation and racialization. - INTEGBI 11 001: California Natural History, 3 Units
An introduction to the biomes, plants, and animals of California. The lectures will introduce natural history as the foundation of the sciences, with an overview of geology, paleontology, historical biology, botany, zoology, ecosystem ecology, and conservation biology. The field labs will include activities on the UC Berkeley campus and around the Bay Area. Course is open to all students without prerequisite and will provide a foundation for advanced study in biology and field biology.
