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2012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendum21and reflect the modernity of twentieth-century Chinesesociety and culture. GE credit: ArtHum | AH,WC.—II. (II.) Yeh(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)140. Readings in Classical Chinese (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:consent of instructor. Study and philologicalanalysis of selected texts from the first millennium ofImperial China. May be repeated two times forcredit. GE credit: ArtHum | AH.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)160. The Chinese Language (4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 6(may be taken concurrently); Linguistics 1 recommended.The Chinese language viewed in its linguisticcontext, synchronically and diachronically.Historical phonology, classical and literary language,rise of written vernacular, descriptive grammarof modern standard Chinese, dialectalvariation, and sociolinguistic factors. GE credit:ArtHum | AH.—II, lll. (II, lll.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Cinema &TechnoculturalStudiesNew and changed courses inCinema & Technocultural Studies(CTS)Lower Division20. Filmmaking Foundations (5)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours; film viewing—2hours; project. Prerequisite: recommended:course 5/Technocultural Studies 5 and/or Film Studies1. Introduction to filmmaking concepts, principles,and methods. Hands-on exercises build criticaland creative capacities. Emphasis on form, contentand the historical dialectic between classical narrativefilmmaking conventions and artists' challengesto these conventions. Weekly Lab, Lab Preparation,and Evening Screening. GE credit: ArtHum | AH,VL.—I. (I.) Wyman(new course—eff. fall 13)Upper Division124E. Costume Design for Film (4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: for DramaticArt majors; Dramatic Art 24 or 124D or consentof instructor. Theory and practice of the art andbusiness of film costume design. Script analysis, costumeresearch, developing design concepts, budgeting,and current production practices and methods.Execution of designs for period and contemporaryfilms. Viewing of current films. (Same course as DramaticArt 124E.) GE credit: ArtHum | AH, OL, VL.—II. (II.) Morgan(new course—eff. winter 14)146A. Modern Iranian Cinema (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; film viewing—3 hours.Prerequisite: upper-division standing, or consent ofinstructor. Iranian cinema of the 20th century in thecontext of profound cultural and social changes inIran especially since the Iranian Revolution. Productionsby representative directors such as Kiarostami,Makhmalbaf, Bahram Beizaie are included. Knowledgeof Persian not required. Offered in alternateyears. (Same course as Middle East/South AsiaStudies 131A.) GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH,OL, VL, WC, WE.—(III.)(new course—eff. fall 13)174. Acting for Camera (4)Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: consentof instructor. Analysis and practice of acting skillsrequired for camera work and digital media. Maybe repeated eight times for credit when differentinstructor is assigned. (Same course as Dramatic Art174.)—III. (III.) Anderson, Merlin(new course—eff. spring 13)ClassicsNew and changed courses inClassics (CLA)Lower Division15. Women in Classical Antiquity (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Lives androles of women and men in ancient Greece andRome. Readings from history, philosophy, medicaland legal documents, literature and myth. Offeredirregularly. GE credit: ArtHum | AH, VL, WC,WE.—Seal(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)30. Greek and Latin Elements in EnglishVocabulary (3)Lecture—3 hours. Knowledge of Latin and Greek notrequired. Elements of Greek and Latin vocabularyfor increased understanding of English word formationand improved ability to understand and retainunfamiliar words. Emphasis on Greek and Latin elementsbut other languages not neglected. GE credit:ArtHum | AH.—III. (III.) Albu, Popescu, Rundin(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)31. Greek and Latin Elements in TechnicalVocabulary (3)Lecture—3 hours. Knowledge of Greek and Latin notrequired. Elements of Greek and Latin vocabulary toincrease understanding of English word formation inmedical, scientific and technical terminology andimprove ability to understand and retain unfamiliarterms. GE credit: ArtHum | AH.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Upper Division101A. Topics in Ancient MediterraneanCivilizations (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:one course in Classics, Latin or Greek or consentof instructor. Topics may be ordered by time orplace (e.g. Hellenistic Egypt) or by theme or genre(e.g. slavery in the ancient world). May be repeatedtwo times for credit when topic differs. Offered irregularly.GE credit: ArtHum | AH, WC, WE.—Albu(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)101B. Topics in Greek Civilization (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:one course in Classics, Latin, or Greek or consentof instructor. Topics may be ordered by time orplace (e.g. the world of Homer) or by theme orgenre (e.g. the Greek art of war). May be repeatedtwo times for credit when topic differs. Offered irregularly.GE credit: ArtHum | AH, WC, WE.—Albu(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)101C. Topics in Roman Civilization (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:one course in Classics, Latin or Greek or consentof instructor. Topics may be ordered by time orplace (e.g. Julius Caesar and his age) or by themeor genre (e.g. gladiators: blood in the arena). Maybe repeated two times for credit when topic differs.Offered irregularly. GE credit: ArtHum | AH, WC,WE.—Albu(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)101D. Topics in Classical Receptions (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:one course in Classics or consent of instructor.Topics in classical reception from late antiquity to thepresent. Topics may be ordered by time or place(e.g. the classical tradition in Washington, D.C.) orby theme or genre (e.g. cinematic representations ofthe ancient world). May be repeated two times forcredit when topic differs. Offered irregularly. GEcredit: ArtHum | AH, WC, WE.—III. Albu(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)120. Greek and Roman Historiography (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Survey ofGreek and Roman historical writing in English translation.Authors to be read may include Herodotus,Thucydides, Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus. Focus on thedevelopment of historical writing as a literary genre.GE credit: ArtHum | AH, WC, WE. Offered in alternateyears.—Seal(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)125. Roman Political Thought (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Survey of Romanthinking about politics, as expressed both in formaltheorizing and in a variety of other contexts, includingoratory, historiography, and epic. Study ofRoman political reflection in its historical, cultural,and literary context. GE credit: ArtHum | AH, WC,WE. Offered in alternate years.—Seal(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)150. Socrates and Classical Athens (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Study ofthe major sources of our knowledge of Socrates,assessment of his role in the politics and culture ofancient Athens, his method of teaching, and hisplace in Western thought. Offered in alternate years.GE credit: ArtHum | AH, WC, WE.—Seal(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)172A. Early Greek Art and Architecture (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Examination of the originand development of the major monuments ofGreek art and architecture from the eighth century tothe mid-fifth century B.C. Not open for credit to studentswho have completed Art History 154A. (Samecourse as Art History 172A.) Offered in alternateyears. credit: ArtHum, Wrt | AH, VL, WC, WE.—Roller(change in existing course—eff. fall 11)172B. Later Greek Art and Architecture (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Study of the art andarchitecture of later Classical and HellenisticGreece, from the mid-fifth century to the first centuryB.C. Not open for credit to students who have completedArt History 154B. (Same course as Art History172B.) Offered in alternate years. GE credit:ArtHum, Wrt | AH, VL, WC, WE.—(II.) Roller(change in existing course—eff. fall 11)173. Roman Art and Architecture (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. The art and architectureof Rome and the Roman Empire, from the foundingof Rome through the fourth century C.E. Notopen for credit to students who have completed ArtHistory 155. (Same course as Art History 173.)Offered in alternate years. GE credit: ArtHum,Wrt | AH, VL, WC, WE.—II. Roller(change in existing course—eff. fall 11)175. Architecture and Urbanism inMediterranean Antiquity (4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive writing. Prerequisite: alower division course (except 30, 31); Art History1A recommended. Architecture and urban developmentin the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome.Special emphasis on the social structure of theancient city as expressed in its architecture, and onthe interaction between local traditions and theimpact of Greco-Roman urbanism. (Same course asQuarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience