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Humanities and Communication
  

  • HCOM 195 - Special Topics

    Studies a particular topic in Humanities and Communication. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

    Typically Offered: Periodically offered

    Units: 1-4
  

  • HCOM 196 - Field Studies

    Opportunities for independent field research projects involving oral history, social action writing, archival research, or investigative journalism.

    Typically Offered: Periodically offered

    Units: 1-6
  

  • HCOM 197 - Independent Study

    Student and faculty member select topic of study and number of credits.

    Typically Offered: Periodically offered

    Units: 1-6
  

  • HCOM 200 - Critical Thinking & Ethics

    This course equips students to interpret and critically assess the arguments, messages, and narratives that surround us. Students learn to comprehend and analyze a variety of public and cultural texts (e.g., political speeches, social movement campaigns, films and television shows, advertisements, architectural designs, fashion choices), evaluate arguments¿ supporting evidence, and reflect on the role of values, ideologies, and ethics in shaping our worlds. The course also offers an introduction to theories of communication ethics. Students identify and interpret communication dilemmas in interpersonal, small group, intercultural, organizational or mass media contexts; they analyze ethical controversies in these contexts and evaluate the communicative options suggested by different ethical frameworks.

    General Education: A3 Critical Thinking
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 202 - Philosophy of Human Nature

    Human beings are not all the same, but there are situations in which we expect people generally to feel and do very similar things.  This core of similarity leads to an idea of human nature. This course surveys the variety and range of accounts of human nature. It is designed within the critical tradition of analytic philosophy and logic.  It also delves into moral and political reflections concerning the relation between human nature and the nature of society, the state, and government.

    General Education: A3 Critical Thinking
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 220 - Afro Cuba Hip Hop - Music and Dance in the Black Atlantic

    Explores the social history of music and dance throughout the African Diaspora. Students learn specific styles from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil and the United States including Afro-Cuban liturgical dance, rumba, salsa, samba, and hip hop. Students dance the music they study. Students become familiar with basic concepts in African Diaspora music and dance; identify and analyze trends therein; and develop a choreography based on the movements taught in class.

    (Crosslisted/Equivalent with ES 220 )

    General Education: F Ethnic Studies
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 222 - Introduction to Literary Analysis

    This course prepares students to critically engage arguments made by and about literary texts. Students are introduced to the study of literature through critical reading and analysis in multiple literary genres. Students will learn terminology and methods for literary analysis and evaluation as well as discussion of social, intellectual, and historical influences on literary works.

    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 224 - American Indigenous Literatures and Cultures

    Students study the literary expressions of Native peoples of the Americas. The course engages the literature as aesthetic, spiritual, and political expression. Examines the indigenous ways of being and knowing represented in the texts. Cultural aesthetics are studied within social and historical contexts, including but not limited to colonization, removals, assimilation, and resistance. Questions of cultural identity and sovereignty are central.

    (Crosslisted/Equivalent with ES 224 )

    General Education: F Ethnic Studies
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 225 - Literature,Film & Culture

    Introduces literary and film analysis through readings and viewings of selected global and/or American writers and films. Examines these authors’ cultural heritage and traditions. Develops analytical and critical reading and viewing ability of literature and film through discussion of themes, characters, techniques, images, and structures. Explores the symbiotic relationship between literature and film in transmitting cultural values.

    General Education: C2 Humanities:Lit, Philosophy, Lang other than Eng
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 229 - Multicultural Poetry

    Students focus on multicultural poetry as artistic and cultural representation. Students read works by poets of many cultures, watch poets read and talk about their work on video, and create their own original poetry. Students develop the tools to do literary and cultural analysis of poetry, as well as write their own poems.

    (Crosslisted/Equivalent with ES 229 )

    General Education: F Ethnic Studies
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 230 - Environmental Creative Writing

    Students explore environmental cross-cultural literature as artistic and socially conscious representations. Students read works by writers of diverse cultures and watch films and videos regarding environmental issues. Students develop the tools to do literary, cultural and environmental analysis. Students create original pieces about the environment using the basic elements of creative nonfiction, poetry and fiction.

    General Education: C1 Arts: Arts, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theater
    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 231 - Latinx Creative Wrtg Wrkshp

    Students study the fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry of leading contemporary Latinx authors with an emphasis on the historical, cultural, and socioeconomic influences on their work. Students use the work of these authors as models to create their own original pieces, incorporating the elements of craft.

    General Education: C1 Arts: Arts, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theater
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 242 - Intro to Women’s and Gender Studies

    Introduces the basic concepts and perspectives in multicultural, interdisciplinary, women’s, and gender studies. Students explore key theoretical frameworks, historical context, and current issues related to sex and gender in society, integrated with analysis of how these issues intersect with issues of race, class, and other social identities.

    General Education: DGSS General Social Sciences
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - even years

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 243 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies

    This course provides students with an introduction to the study of race, ethnicity and culture in the United States. The course reviews the main ideas and key debates in Ethnic Studies, paying attention to the ways in which race and ethnicity intersect with other social identities such as gender, sexual orientation, class, nationality, and citizenship/legal status. Students who complete the course will be equipped with the analytic tools to apply a framework of race/ethnicity to better interpret, engage, and transform the world around them.

    (Crosslisted/Equivalent with ES 243 )

    General Education: F Ethnic Studies
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies, US1 U.S. Histories
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 246 - Introduction to Mexican American Studies

    Introduces students to the experiences of Chicana/o communities in the United States and in a transnational context. Students learn about Chicanos/as in relationship to issues of race, ethnicity, citizenship, class, gender, and other social formations. Students are introduced to Chicano/a historical experiences with an emphasis on understanding the struggles and social movements for justice and equality that have been foundational to the development of Chicano/a identities.

    (Crosslisted/Equivalent with ES 246 )

    General Education: F Ethnic Studies
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 247 - African Legacy Worldwide

    Examines how historical, cultural, and social processes have influenced the development of African diaspora communities in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. Special attention will be given to the impact of race and culture on the formation of diasporic communities.

     

    (Crosslisted/Equivalent with ES 247 )

    General Education: F Ethnic Studies
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 251 - Introduction to US History

    Covers a time period from the Colonial Era, the War of Independence and the Early Republic, Manifest Destiny and expansion westward, the Civil War and Reconstruction, Immigration at the turn-of-the-century and the response of Nativists, Industrialization and Urbanization, through the Progressive Era. It takes a multicultural perspective and looks at the histories of diverse peoples in the struggle to realize democracy and freedom, and it deepens understanding of the cultural, economic, political and social dynamics that characterized each era. This course meets the GE Requirement for Area D-US History and the Subject Matter Requirement for the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential for U.S. History. 

    General Education: DGSS General Social Sciences
    University Requirement: US1 U.S. Histories
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 260S - Politics & Participation

    Explores struggles for social and political justice at the national, state and local levels, and how the U.S. and California Constitutions shape the form and directions of those struggles. In the process, students explore the history and contemporary meaning of democratic participation through exploring their own civic identities, critical study of civic ideals and institutions, and participation in civic action though ethical service and informed advocacy.

    General Education: DCSL Civics and Service Learning
    University Requirement: US23 Civics
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 265 - Histories of Democracy

    The course explores the changing meaning of democracy and freedom from a multicultural perspective. It covers major events between the Colonial and Civil Rights eras, with particular focus on the 1860s-1960s. It includes the origins, key developments, and philosophies of civic and democratic institutions, and the social justice movements that have shaped democracy in the United States over time.

    General Education: DGSS General Social Sciences
    University Requirement: US1 U.S. Histories
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 280 - Introduction to Reporting

    Students learn how to identify sources and conduct interviews, gather and evaluate data to craft stories for the broad public across multiple platforms. Students build the core skills of news writing, basic reporting and editing, feature writing, law and ethics — and covering news from diverse communities.

    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 290 - Tacos, Territories, and Transnationalism: Research Methods

    This research course will introduce students to various humanities-based research methodologies through U.S.- Mexico Border scholarship as a site for scholastic inquiry. Students will learn various research methodologies and identify an aspect of border theory, transborder lived experience, and/or current political rhetorics to build a research project to practice course concepts.

    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 300 - Major ProSeminar

    Introduces multidisciplinary approaches to humanities and communication. Explores content in the major learning outcomes and investigates areas of specialization a variety of concentrations.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 2
  

  • HCOM 301 - Ways Of Knowing

    Surveys the changing relationships among knowledge, truth, and reality in different cultural and historical contexts; investigates, evaluates, and apply different ways of knowing such as analytic, rational, creative, spiritual, emotional, and intersubjective to substantive topics or themes.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (Junior or Senior Standing) and (GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and B4 with a C- or better)]
    General Education: UDC Intergrated Arts and Humanities
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 304 - Relational Ethics

    Students survey ethical decision-making processes through various relational philosophical frameworks. They also investigate, evaluate, and apply relational communication guidelines to the ethical dilemmas examined in interpersonal, small group, intercultural, and organizational situations.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (Junior or Senior Standing) and (GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and B4 with a C- or better)]
    General Education: UDC Intergrated Arts and Humanities
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 306 - Gender and Communication

    Explores theoretical explanations for the construction of gender. Identifies and examines the ways individuals communicate their gender identity to themselves and to others; identifies, examines, and analyzes the construction and communication of gender in media, interpersonal, intercultural, or rhetorical contexts in order to ethically and effectively interact with others.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 307S - Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL

    Explores the relationship between mass media and contemporary social problems. Issues such as media violence, mass media ownership and control, media portrayals of nation, race, class, gender and sexual orientation will be explored from the consumer’s perspective. Outcomes include raising awareness of the impact of media messages, deconstructing media representations of race/class/gender identities, developing effective media literacy tools, and critically analyzing the cultural products we consume and create. Involves students in media literacy programs in local schools and community organizations.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
    University Requirement: UDSL Upper Division Service Learning
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 5
  

  • HCOM 309 - Interracial Communication

    Studies the rhetorical construction of racial identity in the U.S. and its impact on contemporary interracial communication; investigates and evaluates options for navigating interracial communication dilemmas ethically and effectively.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 310 - Free Speech & Responsibility

    Surveys the history of free speech in the United States; examines past and present controversies such as obscenity, hate speech, and media sensationalism; identifies, evaluates, and assesses rights and responsibilities surrounding the freedom of expression from various philosophical perspectives.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 312 - Deliberation and Advocacy

    Introduction to cooperative argumentation. Students develop empathetic and critical listening skills for cooperative deliberation and problem solving. They apply and assess reasoning and argumentative skills on various topics in oral and written communication contexts. 

     

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better]

     
    University Requirement: GWAR Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 314 - Dialogue Across Differences

    Dialogue is a mode of communication intended to engage differences.  People dialogue in order to increase awareness and understanding of different perspectives, to learn more about the world and our roles and responsibilities in it, and to build trust in relationships. Students learn and apply dialogic theory and skills in varied communication contexts.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (Junior or Senior Standing) and (GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)]
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 315 - Media for Social Change

    Examines social transformation and the role of media initiatives and communication strategies in local and global contexts. Explores how media can promote social justice and democracy, teach sustainable living, foster dialogues on diversity, catalyze peace building, advocate for equality, and promote conversations on issues of social exclusion. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 316 - Media Ethics

    Develops media literacy and related knowledge, skills, and abilities. Explores the ethical implications of various social and economic forces on media production, distribution, and access, as well as on the content, context, consumption, and effects of media messages. Topics include media’s role in democracy, what citizens have a right to expect from media and how media reflect and reinforce their social contexts. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 317S - Advanced Composition, Composition Theories, Service Learning

    In a service learning context, students deepen communication skills, engage contemporary composition theories, and develop advanced written communication skills in a variety of genres. Students apply theories in area schools and literacy programs.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
    University Requirement: GWAR Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement, UDSL Upper Division Service Learning
    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 5
  

  • HCOM 319 - Global Communication and Culture

    This course offers students a critical understanding of the role of media and communication technologies in the processes of globalization. Drawing from historical and contemporary perspectives students will discuss the social, cultural and political implications of media’s use and dissemination across the globe, and particularly in relation to issues such as identity formation, community belonging, people’s empowerment and political action around global challenges.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 320 - Grammar, Usage, and Power

    Introduces the basic elements and diverse linguistic attributes of the English language, and language theories, including universals and differences. Commonly practiced grammatical concepts and conventions and theories of language acquisition are studied and applied within the contexts of imperialism and post-colonial analysis. Explores the dynamics of current issues in language, including the roles of grammar in the schools, language in advertising, and variations in language usage.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 321 - Introduction to Rhetoric and Culture

    This course examines the role of communication in contemporary society. Students are introduced to rhetorical theories as tools to analyze and critique a variety of cultural and public texts such as literature, political speeches, social movement campaigns, films, television, and advertisements. The course develops understanding of rhetorical concepts, ability to interpret and critically analyze the diverse messages that surround us, and skill in using written and oral communication to establish community and/or advocate for change in the world.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 322 - Asian American Literature

    Develops students’ critical and analytical reading ability of literature from the perspective of the Asian American experience. Grounds the discussion of Asian American experiences, literatures, and cultures in history and theory. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 323 - American Drama

    Examines the history of American drama. Explores the diverse cultures that have contributed to the shaping of the American drama. Introduces students to literary analysis through the study of the dialogical relationship between the “logical core” and the “non-logical texture.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 324 - African American Narratives

    Examines the development of African American and African diaspora literature. Explores the quintessential role African American and African diaspora literature and culture have played in the development of American mainstream literature, culture, and identity. Looks at vernacular tradition, the call and response practice, and the lyrics of the blues-infused, African American literary expression. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 325 - Narratives of American Immigration

    Explores immigration to the United States from different cultural perspectives. Integrates a historiographic approach as the primary method for reading and critically interpreting immigrant narratives; uses historical events such as The Great Depression, World War I and II, and the Civil Rights Movement as markers for analyzing the texts. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 327 - Survey American Literature

    Examines American literature through different historical periods, literary genres, and cultural movements. Develops ability to compare and contrast social, historical, and cultural experiences represented in literature. Students gain cross-cultural knowledge of American literary history, an introduction to literary theory, and further development of literary analysis skills.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 328 - Latina Life Stories

    Explores intersections of ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, and class through autobiographical and testimonial writings by Chicana, Mexican-origin, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, and mixed-heritage Latinas in the U.S. Students produce multimedia digital stories about their own lives and identities.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 329 - Auto/Biografias

    A course on Latinx identities as explored through life writing from multiple genres including memoir, testimonio, visual autobiography, and poetry. Students read and analyze written texts and films, and create their own autobiographical projects.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 330 - Intro Creative Writing

    An introductory creative writing course that focuses on ethnicity, gender, and “witness” writing. Examination of the writing process, what roadblocks create silence, how to remove them. Cross-cultural readings in multicultural poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 332 - Poetry Writing Workshop

    Poems with “duende,” as Federico García Lorca says, are poems that “burn the blood like powdered glass.” An intermediate level course that explores forms of poetry, both traditional and contemporary. Students analyze the creative process; move toward publishing poems.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3) and (HCOM 330  or HCOM 339S ) with a C- or better]
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 333 - Women’s Writing Workshop

    An intermediate level creative writing workshop that examines women’s lives, and their relationship to the writing process. Includes in-class writing exercises, cross-cultural readings, discussions of the writing process, and creative writing. For women and men honing their craft of writing poetry, fiction, life-stories. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3) and (HCOM 330  or HCOM 339S ) with a C- or better]
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 334 - Fiction/Creative NonFiction Writing

    An intermediate-level creative writing workshop that focuses on fiction writing and creative non-fiction. Students explore forms of fiction, and move toward publication. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3) and (HCOM 330  or HCOM 339S ) with a C- or better]
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 335 - Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture

    This learning experience takes a comparative approach to the examination of American ethnic literature and cultures. It is designed to develop students’ ability to compare and contrast the social, historical, and cultural experiences as they are represented in literature. The interdisciplinarity nature of the course is accentuated not only through the introduction to the use of language and literary analysis, but also through the discussion of history, philosophy, culture, and social justice.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (Junior or Senior Standing) and (GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 and B4 with a C- or better)]
    General Education: UDC Intergrated Arts and Humanities
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 336 - Poetry and Gender

    A literature course in contemporary multicultural poetry, with a focus on gender issues. “A new kind of man/a new kind of woman,” (in the words of poet Muriel Rukeyser) names a central theme of 20th century American literature and life the re-imagining of women’s and men’s lives. Students examine poets’ perspectives of gender shifts.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and C2 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 337 - Women’s Literature

    Examines, through literature, how women writers are rewriting the myths and scripts of their/our lives, and how writing is a way of taking action. Explores how women have moved from repression to resistance, from silence to voice, from socially constructed divisiveness toward community.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and C2 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 338 - Multicultural Adolescent Lit

    Examines multicultural adolescent literature through the study of issues related to identity, race, culture, equity, and social justice/injustice over time. In particular, the course will provide opportunities to discuss the difficulties that young people have in coming to terms with these complicated issues. Required course for the Single Subject in English Waiver concentration, meeting the Multicultural Adolescent Literature Requirement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and C2 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 339S - Creative Writing and Service Learning

    Develops service learning sensitivity, creative writing competency and craft. Students develop original pieces and age-appropriate interdisciplinary creative projects for SL partners in the schools.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
    University Requirement: UDSL Upper Division Service Learning
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 5
  

  • HCOM 340S - Topics in Social Movements Service Learning

    Engages topical study of social movements in the service learning environment. Introduces various models of political organizing in movements that have addressed societal inequities from class, race, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, and other positionalities, and students apply these models to contemporary problems of inequity. The service learning component connects students with community organizations in order to be participant observers in contemporary organizing strategies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
    University Requirement: UDSL Upper Division Service Learning
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 5
  

  • HCOM 341 - Poetry & Pop Culture

    An intermediate poetry class in which students examine the relationship between poetry and popular culture. Students will read and write within the landscape of pop-culture poetics and will develop an in-depth knowledge of the influence that media, music, popularity and style have in relation to contemporary poetry. With use of elements of craft, students will foster the skills to compose original works that exist as a part of the literary discussion of pop-culture poetry today.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (HCOM 330 or HCOM 339S) and (GE Area A1 and A2 and A3) with a C- or better]
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 342 - Feminist Theories & Methods

    Explores modes of analysis that engage the intersectionality of gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, economic class, and (dis)ability. Readings and activities will ponder the ways that different feminist theoretical paradigms work to advance social justice.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 343 - Race and Gender Justice

    This course examines how social and cultural contexts impact the formation and enforcement of laws, policies, and legal doctrine. We ask, how does the law define criminals, families, citizens, the nation, and gender? Rather than being clear-cut and timeless, the law defines these categories in ways that are racialized, gendered, classed, and historically contingent. Within this context, we examine how different racialized and gendered communities are denied, seek, and achieve justice.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and B4 with a C- or better)
    General Education: UDD Integrated Social Sciences
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 344 - Chicana/Latina Experiences

    Offers an intensive introduction to the roots, forms, and impacts of Chicana and Latina feminist discourses. Explores critical analyses of historical and contemporary Chicana/Latina life experiences while presenting theoretical frameworks such as transnationalism, intersectionality, and gender studies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 345 - Chicanx Life & Culture

    Intensive introduction to Chicanx and Latinx cultural formations and  experiences that have contributed to the shaping of Chicanx and Latinx communities and identities.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 346 - African American Life/History

    An introduction to the historical and cultural narratives that shape African American identities and experiences. The course focuses on such themes as African roots of African-American culture, freedom and inequality, black folklore and artistic expressions, migration, family and kinship, community and identity.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 348 - Race, Colonialism, and Film

    Students analyze the ways that film and literature have portrayed issues of colonialism, post-colonialism, race, culture, equity, power relationships, and identity. Includes films and literature from various countries and time periods and examines historical, social, political, and artistic backgrounds for  each text.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 349 - Environmental Philosophy and Communication

    This class explores diverse environmental philosophies, and traces contemporary environmental groups’ use of strategic communication. We study digital campaigns, branding tactics, public education programs, and theories of environmental justice. The course highlights a range of regional, national, and global case studies such as food systems, gas pipeline construction, commercial fish farms, climate change, and freshwater politics. Emphasizes the rhetorical foundations of environmental thought.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 350S - Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL

    Through the intersection of Oral History and Service Learning theories, methods, practices, and reflections HCOM 350S is designed to address the gathering, exploration, and representation of individual and collective memory. The course seeks to foster greater cross-cultural awareness and a more inclusive public appreciation of the past, present, and future of interconnected cultural communities. This class is part of a multi-year oral history project to record and preserve local history and memory.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
    University Requirement: UDSL Upper Division Service Learning
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

    Units: 5
  

  • HCOM 352 - History According To Movies

    Critical examination of how historical subjects, people, places and events have been depicted in film. Explores such themes as the politics of representation and the role of film in shaping historical memory.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    General Education: UDC Integ Arts & Humanities
    University Requirement: US1 U.S. Histories
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 353 - California At Crossroads

    Critical historical examination of contemporary issues shaping 21st century California, such as cultural diversity, immigration, the state’s relationship to the global economy and the environment.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 and B4 with a C- or better)
    General Education: UDD Integrated Social Sciences
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies, US1 U.S. Histories
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 354 - Critical Public Histories

    Through partnership with local organizations and hands-on research projects, explores the theory and practice of public history through a critical examination of historical interpretation as framed for diverse public audiences in archives, museums, tourist sites, historic preservation efforts and in popular media representations. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Periodically offered

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 356 - Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories

    Critically examines multicultural histories of the United States using the tools of the digital humanities.  

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: (GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 357 - Constitutional Law

    Introduction to constitutional law through an in-depth examination of select U.S. Supreme Court cases. Close attention to how constitutional law has shaped and been shaped by the experience of ordinary people and the impact of the court’s decisions on the social, political, and economic histories of the United States from a multicultural perspective. Offers built-in assessment in the concentration Pre-Law.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 358 - Critical Perspective on Law in Society

    Broadly introduces law in society from interdisciplinary global perspectives. Focuses on intersections of law with everyday life and how law is shaped by and shapes its social context. Special attention to how race, ethnicity, class, gender and sexual orientation relate to law and legal systems.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 359 - Law, Politics and LGBTQ History

    Examines multicultural and intersectional histories of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and communities in the United States. Emphasis on the social, political and legal dimensions of those histories.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 361 - Crime and Communities

    Explores relationship of the criminal justice system to various kinds of communities; includes a focus on the intersection of criminal justice with race, ethnicity, class, age, sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 362 - Constitutional History

    Intensive study of the U.S and California Constitutions from a historical perspective, focusing on the relationship of social, political, and economic transformation to constitutional jurisprudence. The course explores the relationship of the states to the federal government, civil rights and liberties, and the contested meanings of freedom, liberty and equality under the law. Provides opportunities for students to use historical perspectives to understand and advocate for solutions connected.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and B4 with a C- or better)
    General Education: UDD Integrated Social Sciences
    University Requirement: US23 Civics
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 363 - Topics in Social History

    Often described as history from the bottom up, social history has become critical to how many historians have approached the history of ordinary people. This course introduces students to commonly used theories, methods and practices in social history scholarship and historical writing with a primary emphasis on the history of the United States.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 365 - Chicanx Latinx History

    Advanced introduction to the historical experiences of people of Mexican and Latin American descent in the U.S. Explores a variety of forces which have shaped and continue to shape the lives of these communities. Emphasizes the historical and sociological method used to analyze these experiences, with primary focus on the 20th century.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Spring term only

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 366 - History of Religion in the United States

    Introduce students to the history of various religious traditions in the United States, particularly the intersection of religion with nationalism, legal and political institutions, identity formation, and the struggle over the meaning of religion in diverse multicultural communities.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Periodically offered

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 367 - Gender and United States History

    This course explores the role of gender in shaping the historical experiences and analysis of those experiences by historians of the United States with an emphasis on the intersection of gender with other social categories, including race, ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation among others.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 368 - U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction

    This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877, organized around four broad themes: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation; the experience of modern, total war for individuals and society; and the political and social challenges of Reconstruction. The course explores national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, and/or moral dimensions of the period.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Periodically offered

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 369 - Asian American History

    A survey of the major events, people, places and themes that have shaped Asian migration, racialization and resistance in the U.S. from the 1800s to the present. Provides both macro and micro vantage points, both national and transnational, revealing how changes in the world economy, legislation and racial attitudes reveal the interconnectedness between different Asian groups, between Asians and other groups and possibilities for conflict, resistance and agency in different historical contexts.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and B4 with a C- or better)
    General Education: UDD Integrated Social Sciences
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies, US1 U.S. Histories
    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 370 - Media and the Military

    This course is designed to provide both practical and theoretical frameworks in which to analyze communication and media work with the U.S. military. Students who wish to pursue careers in media, or with the military will learn practical skills for navigating media issues with the U.S. military. The course also is suitable for those who wish to participate in theoretical discussions about media representation of the military and military topics such as gender, race, and sexuality.

    Typically Offered: Fall term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 371 - Community Journalism Studies

    This course explores the roles we play today as both consumers and producers of media across multiple platforms. Students engage in the study of journalism’s role in reflecting a community voice and facilitating dialogue for community betterment, and are introduced to the craft of journalistic storytelling.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 372 - Social Media Theory and Practice

    An introduction to the history, theory, technology, and uses of social media, using both research-based and practical approaches. The class will draw from science and technology studies, communication theory, cultural studies, and media studies to critically evaluate the impact of social media on relationships, activism, branding, politics, news media, and identity. Students will study and use a variety of digital social networks (commercial social media platforms, blogs, wikis, and forums) and examine and utilize the commercial and marketing applications of those networks. They will understand the landscape of social media, learn best practices, and create and propagate content.

    Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 373 - Introduction to Public Relations

    Introduces students to the history, evolution, principles and basic practices of modern public relations. Students study theories of the public and public relations and build skills in crafting and distributing effective communication campaigns.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 383 - Genres of Social Justice Writing

    Intermediate level writing and research course where students engage in theory and practice of professional and technical genres for social advocacy. Students use primary and secondary research methods and collaborate to produce proposals, reports, visual and multimedia communication, and other professional and technical texts for community advocacy and outreach.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 4.00
  

  • HCOM 387 - Media Technology

    This course introduces students to the technology used in modern journalism. This includes mobile reporting, social media, podcasting and other digital tools for reporting and community engagement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Periodically offered

    Units: 2
  

  • HCOM 390 - Magazine Writing

    Prepares students to report and write magazine articles about social issues. Outcomes include learning intermediate journalistic and creative nonfiction interviewing, reporting techniques, and writing short feature and in-depth magazine stories. Focuses on training students to create a magazine story from conception and pitch, through delivering the final copy for publication.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 391 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States

    This course examines race and ethnicity, and the experiences of people of color in the United States. The course is intersectional and transnational, reflecting the global context of the U.S., and engaging other social categories such as class, gender, sexuality, and ability in studying people¿s experiences. Various ways race and ethnicity operate in culture and social life are surveyed, highlighting culture, institutions, and everyday life as sites where racial and ethnic dynamics are seen. 

    (Crosslisted/Equivalent with ES 391 )

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and B4 with a C- or better)
    General Education: F Ethnic Studies
    University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 395 - Special Topics

    Studies a particular topic in Humanities and Communication.

    Typically Offered: Periodically offered

    Units: 1-4
  

  • HCOM 395S - Special Topic:Service Learning

    With faculty sponsorship and oversight, students design, develop, and teach a particular topic in Human Communication.

    Typically Offered: Spring term only - odd years

    Units: 1-6
  

  • HCOM 396 - Field Studies

    Opportunities for independent field research projects involving oral history, social action writing, archival research, or investigative journalism.

    Typically Offered: Periodically offered

    Units: 1-4
  

  • HCOM 397 - Independent Study

    Student and faculty member select topic of study and number of credits.

    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 1-4
  

  • HCOM 397S - Independent Study

    Student and faculty member select topic of study and number of credits.

    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 1-6
  

  • HCOM 398 - Legal Studies Internship

    Opportunity for independent internship involving any area of legal studies. 

    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 399 - Pathways to the Legal Profession

    This course provides students an opportunity to explore pathways to law school and a career in the legal profession.  Topics include a critical look at the role of lawyers in society, how to prepare for law school, the application process, and the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), as well as what to expect from the law school experience and what it means to practice law in such areas as civil litigation, criminal justice, civil legal aid, and others.

    Typically Offered: Fall term only

    Units: 3
  

  • HCOM 403 - Ethics and Communication

    This course examines theories, perspectives, and practices that address ethical implications of communication in a variety of contexts.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 404 - Restorative Justice

    Students explore diverse models of justice as philosophies and practices. The epistemological, ethical, political, and spiritual dimensions of restorative justice are studied in cross-cultural contexts.  

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 405 - Philosophy and Sexualities

    Students explore the social construction of sexuality. Epistemological, ethical, political, and spiritual dimensions of sexuality are studied in cross-cultural contexts.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 406 - Philosophy According to Movies

    Introduces classical philosophical questions, such as the nature of good and evil, reality, and efforts to understanding self and community, through stories and film. Visual media integrate with classical and contemporary readings in philosophy enabling students to learn about the problems, methods and insights in philosophical analysis.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (Junior or Senior Standing) and (GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)]
    Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 408 - Fact or Fiction?

    Students will develop skills in media literacy to better determine the validity of news sources and information, with special attention given to online sources. Local, national and global topics and news sources will be explored to broaden students’ information gathering practices. Students will analyze how events impact their daily lives.

    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

    Units: 1
  

  • HCOM 409 - Communication Theory

    Students will learn theories of human communication, mass communication, new media and technology. Focus is on the relationships among communication theory, research, and practice. Topics include intra- and interpersonal communication, public communication, mass media, and contemporary issues associated with mediated communication. This is a research/theory intensive course.

    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 410 - Public Relations Ethics and Practices

    Students study public relations models and theories, as well as practical public relations skills to better interact with myriad publics. Participants explore multiple ethical frameworks and apply them to the numerous issues facing public relations professionals.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - even years

    Units: 4
  

  • HCOM 411 - Media Law and Policy

    Students develop an understanding of laws and policies regulating media industries, and those related to the public as both producers and consumers of media content, by examining legal cases and contemporary case studies. The course covers the 1st Amendment, the FCC, defamation, privacy, fair use, social media and more.

    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
    Typically Offered: Fall term only - odd years

    Units: 4
 

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