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482012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendum185B. Women's Writing II (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; extensive writing ordiscussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 3 or UniversityWriting Program 1. Women's Writing in Englishfrom 1800 to 1900; organized by period, place,genre, or theme. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH,WE.—III.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)186. Literature, Sexuality, and Gender (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:course 3 or University Writing Program 1. Historicallyor thematically focused intensiveexaminations of gender and sexuality in British andAmerican literature. May be repeated for creditwhen content differs. GE credit: ArtHum, Div,Wrt | AH, WE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)189. Seminar in Literary Studies (4)Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course110A or 110B. Intensive, focused study of literatureat an advanced level. May be organized by topic,author, period, movement, or genre. High participation.GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt | AH, WE.(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)194H. Seminar for Honors Students (4)Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course110A or 110B; one advanced study course; admissionto English Department Senior Honors Programin Literature, Criticism, and Theory. Preparation forwriting an honors thesis in course 195H. Limitedenrollment; high level of participation expected. GEcredit: ArtHum | AH, WE.—II. (II.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)195H. Honors Thesis (4)Independent study—12 hours. Prerequisite: course194H. Preparation of a thesis, under the supervisionof an instructor. Students satisfying requirements forthe general major or the teaching emphasis write ona scholarly or critical subject; creative writing studentssubmit a volume of poems or fiction. GE credit:ArtHum | AH, WE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)EntomologyNew and changed courses inEntomology (ENT)Lower Division1. Art, Science and the World of Insects (3)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Fusion ofentomology and art to create an appreciation ofinsect biology, ecology, interactions with humansand importance in human culture. Multidisciplinaryapproaches in education and career paths in entomologyand art. GE credit: ArtHum or SciEng orSocSci | AH or SE or SS, OL, VL, WE.—I. (I.) Ullman(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Upper Division105. Insect Ecology (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:Biological Sciences 2B. Introduction to insectecology combining fundamental concepts and questionsin ecology with ideas, hypotheses and insightsfrom insects. Integrates aspects of individual, population,community and ecosystem ecology. Emphasison the scientific process: observing nature, askingtestable questions, and communication. GE credit:SciEng | OL, SE, SL, WE.—I. (I.) Yang(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)116. Freshwater Macroinvertebrates (3)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:Biological Sciences 2B or equivalent. Biology, ecologyand taxonomy of freshwater macroinvertebrates,including insects, crustaceans, molluscs,worms, leeches, flatworms and others. Adaptationsto life in freshwater. Aquatic food webs. Uses ofmacroinvertebrates in water quality monitoring. Fieldtrips during regular lab hours. Limited enrollment.GE credit: SciEng | SE, SL.—III. (III.) Lawler(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)156L. Biology of Parasitism Laboratory (1)Laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 156 (concurrently)or consent of instructor. Laboratory demonstrationsusing selected examples of protozoan andmetazoan organisms along with various techniquesused in parasitology to exemplify concepts presentedin the lecture course. GE credit: SciEng,Wrt | SE.—III. (III.) R. Kimsey(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)180A. Experimental Ecology and Evolutionin the Field (4)Lecture/laboratory—3 hours; fieldwork—3 hours.Prerequisite: course 105, or Environmental Scienceand Policy 100; Evolution and Ecology 100; Evolutionand Ecology 101. Experimental design in fieldecology. Examination of primary literature, experimentaldesign, independent and collaborativeresearch, analysis of data, development of originalresearch paper based on field experiments. (Samecourse as Evolution and Ecology 180A.) Offered inalternate years. (Deferred grading only, pendingcompletion of sequence.) GE credit: SciEng | QL,SE, VL.—(II.) Yang(new course—eff. winter 14)180B. Experimental Ecology and Evolutionin the Field (4)Lecture/laboratory—3 hours; fieldwork—3 hours.Prerequisite: Evolution and Ecology or Entomology180A; Evolution and Ecology 100, Evolution andEcology 101, or Environmental Science and Policy100; course 105. Experimental design in field ecology.Examination of primary literature, experimentaldesign, independent and collaborative research,analysis of data, development of original researchpaper based on field experiments. (Same course asEvolution and Ecology 180B.) Offered in alternateyears. (Deferred grading only, pending completionof sequence.) GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE, VL WE.—(III.) Yang(new course—eff. winter 14)EnvironmentalHorticultureNew and changed courses inEnvironmental Horticulture (ENH)Lower Division6. Introduction to Environmental Plants (4)Lecture—1 hour; discussion—2 hours; laboratory—3hours. Classification, nomenclature and variation ofenvironmental plants. The use of floral and vegetativecharacteristics and terminology to key unknownplants. Characteristics of plant groups and basics ofclimate, soils and plant selection. Identification of150 common landscape plants. GE credit:SciEng | SE, VL.—I. (I.) Young(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Upper Division100. Urban Forestry (4)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours; term paper.Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or Plant Sciences2. Principles and practices of planning andmanaging urban vegetation. Basics of treeappraisal, natural resource inventory, and developmentof long term urban forest management plans.GE credit: SciEng | SE.—I. (I.) Harding(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)101. Trees of the Urban Forest (2)Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—2 hours. Prerequisite:course 6 or consent of instructor. Identification andevaluation of 200 tree species of the urban forest oncampus, in the Arboretum, and in the city of Davis;appraised and aesthetic values, condition, andbranch structure; contribution of trees to this ecosystem.Bicycle required. GE credit: SciEng | VL, SE.—I. (I.) Harding(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)102. Physiological Principles inEnvironmental Horticulture (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:Biological Sciences 1C. Physiological principles andprocesses essential to floriculture, nursery crop production,turfculture and landscape horticulture.Emphasis on the control of vegetative and reproductivedevelopment for a broad species range in greenhouseand extensive landscape environments. GEcredit: SciEng | SE.—I. (I.) Burger(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)105. Taxonomy and Ecology ofEnvironmental Plant Families (4)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite:course 6 or consent of instructor. Classification andidentification of introduced and native species usedin urban forests, with emphasis on floral and vegetativecharacteristics of the prominent families ofangiosperms and gymnosperms, adaptations to environmentalvariations in western landscapes, and horticulturalclassification. GE credit: SciEng | VL, SE.—III. (III.) Harding(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)120. Management of Container Media (3)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:Soil Science 10. Principles of soil science and practicesrelated to management of container media aretaught, emphasizing appropriate use of soils andamendments, irrigation, and fertilizers. Physical andchemical properties are tested and effects of managementon crops are evaluated in the laboratory.GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE, WE.—I. (I.) Evans(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)125. Greenhouse and Nursery CropProduction (5)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3hours. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 2 or BiologicalSciences 1C. Principles and techniques for the productionof ornamental greenhouse and nurserycrops. Hands-on experience producing greenhousecrops. Optional weekend field trip. GE credit:SciEng | SE, WE.—II. (II.) Lieth(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)129. Analysis of Horticultural Problems (4)Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite:course 102, Entomology 110, Plant Pathology 120,and Soil Science 100 or the equivalents. Methods ofanalysis of common plant disorders seen in the landscape,greenhouse, and nursery. Diagnosis of plantdisorders caused by soil, water, insects, disease,chemical agents, climatic conditions or cultural practices.Approaches to diagnosis that emphasizeacquisition and integration of information. GEcredit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.) Durzan(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)130. Turfgrass and Amenity GrasslandUtilization and Management (4)Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or PlantSciences 2. Utilization and management of amenityand landscape grassland systems. Emphasis on biologyof grass species, ecology and culture practice ofsports turf and landscape grassland systems, socialQuarter 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