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Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Social comparative study of genocide, combining theoretical concepts with case studies (such as Armenia, the Holocaust, American Indians, Uganda under Amin and Obote, etc.). P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Study of process of attaining the "American Dream," including analysis of different perspectives on immigration and assessment of success based on such measures as occupational achievement, home ownership, and political participation. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Examination of legendary queen of Egypt as seen by her contemporaries and study of origins of myths about her and ways in which subsequent cultures and eras have imagined her in literary, visual, and cinematic representations. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Review of physics and chemistry of concepts of energy, history over ages of turning of discoveries into products in this area, including use of fossil fuel, and discussion of current energy issues, including alternative energies. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Examination of both history of Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais and of way in which, over time, their histories became legends, driven by various agendas including national identity, beatification, and gender politics. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Study of communication among a variety of taxonomic groups ranging from single-celled organisms to plants, whales, and nonhuman primates. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Through broad range of novels and films from Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, and Mali, study of cultures of Francophone sub-Saharan Africa, including colonialism, polygamy, education, female circumcision, and racism. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Exploration of theories and art (literature, music, film, fine art) that emerged after World War II in what has come to be known as postmodern era. Art criticizes master narratives of earlier age and fosters fragmentation, skepticism toward universal truth, commodification of knowledge, media creating reality, and globalization in industry and society. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Exploration of cultural and literary development in India from early religious poetry (prior to 1000 B.C.) to broad range of literary styles and diverse religious and philosophical movements through classical, medieval, and premodern period. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Study of phenomenon of fantastic or imaginary voyage from Homer's "Odyssey" to Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Examination of interaction of science and society and effects of this interaction on history, development of societies, evolution of revolutionary ideas as modeled in Galileo, Darwin, and others, and selected contemporary issues such as genetic engineering and war against infectious diseases. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Interdisciplinary approach to literature and acting through study of texts and mythologies from variety of Indo-European and Near Eastern sources; students learn acting techniques in directed scenes from the texts. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Study of methods, including computer laboratory work, of quantifying aspects of voice production. Study of students' own vocal productions as well as recorded samples of famous singers. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Examination of life and times of Socrates and trial that led to his execution, including in-class staging. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, one hour. Discussion of and critical thinking about topics of current intellectual importance, taught by faculty members in their areas of expertise and illuminating many paths of discovery at UCLA. P/NP grading
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Exploration of difference between science and other systems of knowledge; study of history and philosophy of science and examination of its reliability as objective knowledge. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours; writing laboratory, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Study of early and middle 20th-century's attempt to construct significance in a general climate of disillusionment by way of literature, literary criticism, and other intellectual movements. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Study of trial and death of Socrates by examining its relevance today to legal treatment of dissent and civil disobedience in the U.S. and to variety of contemporary theories and strategies of dissent. Introduction to Greek legal system, values that animated that system, and new ways to think about roles of law. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, four hours; film viewing, two hours. Study of development of three major African civilizations through their arts, with focus on arts of Mali, Ethiopia, and Kongo from about 100 B.C.E. to present. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours; laboratory, one hour. Programming knowledge not required. Examination of human cognitive abilities and study of different historical approaches to programming human cognitive abilities and behaviors into computers, with focus on problem solving. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, four hours. Limited to Freshman Summer Program students. Exploration of interdisciplinary dimensions of medical representation, with emphasis on cross-cultural 20th-century portrayals of profession, including representations of doctor/patient relations, healthcare sites and circumstances, aging, alternative treatments, and mental health. Offered in summer only. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Study of how creation, maintenance, and dissolution of social and political relations are modulated through exchange of gifts and/or commodities in different contexts and different societies. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, four hours. Preparation: high school calculus. Study of conditions in space that affect Earth and its systems, conditions that are consequences of behavior of sun, nature of Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere, and our location in solar system. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three and one-half hours. Study of tradition of visual arts (painting, graphic art, photography, sculpture) as vehicles for social and political commentary. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Cultural, social, and political implications of the Vietnam War on American society through examination of photography, journalism, personal narrative, political commentary, drama, and fiction. P/NP or letter grading.
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