This interdisciplinary cluster immerses students in the study of geography, social and cultural anthropology, and rhetorical and critical analysis. While fulfilling key requirements such as Philosophy & Values, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and American Cultures, you will also make progress toward majors including Media Studies, Psychology, and Rhetoric, gaining valuable interdisciplinary perspectives along the way.
Course Descriptions
- ANTHRO 3AC: Introduction to Social/Cultural Anthropology (American Cultures), 4 Units. The structure and dynamics of human cultures and social institutions from a comparative perspective with special attention to American cultures and their roots. Case studies will illustrate the principles presented in the course. It fulfills the requirements for 3.
- GEOG 50AC: 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.
- RHETOR 10: Introduction to Practical Reasoning and Critical Analysis of Argument, 4 Units. An introduction to practical reasoning and the critical analysis of argument. Topics treated will include: definition, the syllogism, the enthymeme, fallacies, as well as various non-logical appeals. Also, the course will treat in introductory fashion some ancient and modern attempts to relate rhetoric and logic.
Meeting Schedule
- ANTHRO 3AC: TR 11:00 AM -12:30 PM; Discussion W 10:00-11:00 AM
- GEOG 50AC: TR 12:30-2 PM; Discussion M 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- RHETOR 10: TR 2:00-3:30 PM; Discussion F 9:00-10:00 AM
Major Prerequisites and L&S Breadth/General Requirements
| Course | Major Prerequisite | L&S Breadth/General Requirements | |
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| ANTHRO 3AC | Prerequisite for Psychology, Media Studies, Anthropology, can be a prereq for ISF | American Cultures requirement, Social & Behavioral Sciences | |
| GEOG 50AC | Prerequisite for Geography | American Cultures requirement, Social & Behavioral Sciences | |
| RHETOR 10 | Prerequisite for Rhetoric and Media Studies | Philosophy & Values L&S Breadth |
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* = one of several classes that can satisfy requirement + = recommended, not required ^ = lower division requirement, not required for declaration
