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One-Unit Seminars — Letter Grading
CRN# Course-Section Title Instructor Time Room 25342 001-001 Rocket Science Mohamed Hafez T 2:10-3:00pm 2130 Bainer 25343 001-002 Why Can't We All Just Be Friends? A Systematic Way of Looking at People From Other Cultures Norma Lopez-Burton T 10:00-10:50am 109 Olson 25344 001-003 Tower of Babel: How Students Learn—and How Teachers Teach—a Second Language Norma Lopez-Burton T 12:10-1:00pm 109 Olson 25345 001-004 Global Health Challenges Kathryn DeRiemer T 4:10-5:00pm 127 Wellman 25346 001-005 Muggles, Mudbloods, and Squibs: Genetics of Harry Potter Janine LaSalle T 11:00-11:50am 2419B Tupper 25347 001-006 Affirmative Action: Its History and its Present Controversy Cruz Reynoso T 5:10-6:00pm 2064 King 25348 001-007 A Leisurely Look at Genomic Research Using Microarrays Danh Nguyen T 5:10-6:00pm 25 Wellman 25349 001-008 Becoming Borg: Responses to Our Addiction to Ubiquitous Connectivity and Distraction Andy Jones MW 12:10-1:00pm 1102 Hart 44279 001-021 DHC: Poetry by Heart John Boe R 2:10-3:00pm 565 Kerr 44280 001-022 DHC: How to Conduct a Survey Christiana Drake T 3:10-4:00pm 1143 MatSci 44281 001-023 DHC: The Prevalence, Character and Consequence of Competition in Society Kimberlee Shauman R 9:00-9:50am 2234 SocSci 44282 001-024 DHC: Alternative Sources of Energy Mani Tripathi T 3:10-4:00pm 432 Phy/Geo 44283 001-025 DHC: Creativity and Consciousness—Contemplation, Reflection, Action Barbara Sellers-Young R 5:10-6:00pm Wright Hall, Lab B Two-Unit Seminars — Letter Grading
CRN# Course-Section Title Instructor Time Room 25362 002-001 The Hero and the Heroic From the Middle Ages to the Present Winder McConnell W 10:00-11:50am 109 Olson 25363 002-002 How to Make a Lens Ann Orel M 10:00-11:50am 230 Walker 25364 002-003 Science and Politics of Energy Rajiv Singh R 2 :00-4:00pm 416 Phy/Geo 25365 002-004 Mediated Youth—Seeking Role Models: A Cinematic Investigation Rachel Edelson T 10:00-11:50am 205 Wellman 25366 002-005 Life as Non-Linear: The Films of Guillermo Arriaga Rachel Edelson R 10:00-11:50am 205 Wellman 25368 002-007 Water in Science and Song Wendy Silk W 2:10-5:00pm 128 EnHort 25369 002-008 Introduction to Wilderness Medicine Bob Derlet R 3:10-5:00pm 70 SocSci 25370 002-009 The Recovery of Energy and Compost from Municipal Solid Waste Masoud Kayhanian R 5:10-7:00pm 3 Wellman 25371 002-010 What is Beauty? Cultural and Historical Roots of Japanese Garden Design James Jones R 12:10-2:00PM 1013 Valley 25372 002-011 Drowning on the Mountain: Physiology and Pathophysiology of High Altitude Jeffrey Weidner T 10:00-11:50am 197 Briggs 25373 002-012 Music and the Movies John Fetzer W 3:10-5:00pm 25 Wellman 25374 002-013 The Chemistry of Putting Humans on the Moon and Mars (and Getting Them Home Again) Donald Land T 6:10-8:00pm 172 Chemistry 25375 002-014 New Orleans: Before and After Hurricane Katrina Patricia Turner M 12:10-1:30pm 25 Wellman 25376 002-015 Multi-Media Portraits: Same Old Same Old? Or Something New and Completely Different? Jon Wagner T 12:10-2:00pm 25 Wellman 25377 002-016 Writing the Self: An Autobiography Workshop Gregory Miller T 6:10-8:00pm 144 Olson 25378 002-017 Drawings of Invisible Neural Activity John Horowitz R 3:10-5:00pm 197 Briggs 25379 002-018 Performance and Culture in the African Diaspora Halifu Osumare F 12:10-1:30pm Alder Hall Lounge 25380 002-019 The Search for the Best Wood-burning Cook Stoves for Developing Communities Bill Fleenor W 5:10-7:00pm 5 Wellman 25382 002-021 Political Persuasion and Presidential Leadership Stuart Hill W 10:00-11:50am 273 SocSci 25383 002-022 Youth in Contemporary Italian Cinema Margherita Heyer-Caput R 4:10-6:00pm 90 SocSci 25384 002-023 Wine and War Simone Clay W 2:10-4:00pm 144 Olson 25385 002-024 Your Genes, The Environment and Your Health Boris Ruebner F 3:10-5:00pm 2433 Tupper 25386 002-025 Blink! Malcolm Gladwell, Gladwellian Theory and Critical Thinking Javier Martin Ortiz M 1:10-3:00pm 123 Wellman 25387 002-026 What a Tangled Web! Arachnids in Science and Culture Frank Zalom W 4:10-6:00pm 158 Briggs 25388 002-027 The Discovery of the Structure of DNA Richard Tucker W 2:10-4:00pm 3301F Tupper 44284 002-029 DHC: Historical Films as Learning Tools Francisco Samaniego T 6:40-9:00pm 25 Wellman 44285 002-030 DHC: American Image Around the World Krishnan Nambiar T 10:00-11:50am 565 Kerr 44286 002-031 DHC: Physical Culture Methods for Stress Management Lynette Hunter M 12:10-2:00pm Wright Hall, Lab B 44356 002-032 DHC: The Poetics of Design DR Wagner MW 12:10-1:00pm 116 Viehmeyer 44464 002-033 DHC: The Crusades: Muslim and Christian Views Kevin Roddy M 10:00-11:50am 308 Voorhies
One-Unit Seminars — Pass/No Pass Grading
CRN# Course-Section Title Instructor Time Room 25391 003-002 Japanese Culture: Reflection of Nature and Lifelong Learning in Visual Art Haruko Sakakibara T 11:00-11:50am 18A Olson 25392 003-003 Global Citizenship, Cultural Literacy and International Education Eric Schroeder T 2:10-3:00pm 156 Voorhies 25393 003-004 The Engineering and Non-Engineering of Bridges Rob Chai T 9:00-9:50am 1007 EUIII 25394 003-005 Environmental And Ethical Issues in Natural Resource Management Andrew Groover W 10:00-10:50am 201 Wellman 25395 003-006 An Exploration of Some Crazy Ideas in Science Steven Theg W 4:10-5:00pm 1020 LSA 25396 003-007 The Molecular Kitchen Roland Faller W 4:10-5:00pm 70 SocSci 25397 003-008 Township Music in South Africa Brian Higgins T 3:10-4:00pm 123 Wellman 25399 003-010 Globalization and the Media Industry John Theobald R 2:10-3:00pm 148 Everson 25400 003-011 Dog Love in Literature and Film Adrienne Martín R 4:10-6:00pm 712B Sproul 25401 003-012 Topics in Youth Sports Peter Motekaitis T 10:00-10:50am Hickey Annex 25402 003-013 Scientists in a Global Context Charles Lesher T 1:10-2:00pm 207 3rd Street, Ste 210 25403 003-014 Plagues: Past, Present and Future Robert Grahn W 5:10-6:00pm 203 CCAH
Two-Unit Seminars — Pass/No Pass Grading
CRN# Course-Section Title Instructor Time Room 25410 004-001 Campus Community Book Project Seminar -- Life, Energy and Migration: Mathematical Signposts Along the Devil's Highway Kurt Kreith W 6:10-8:30pm 1 Olson 25411 004-002 What Makes You Unique?: Your Genome! Prabhakara Choudary T 3:10-5:00pm 203 Wellman 25412 004-003 Real Options Analysis Bagher Modjtahedi M 1:10-3:00pm 93 Hutchison 25413 004-004 The Simpsons: Satire and Postmodernism Karma Waltonen W 10:00-11:50am 127 Wellman 25414 004-005 Rise and Limits of Documentary Film Jaimey Fisher R 1:10-3:00pm 267 Olson 25415 004-006 Introduction to Infrastructure Engineering John Harvey and David Jones W 3:10-5:00pm 1007 EU III 25416 004-007 A Day at the Movies: America's Influential Sports Films Gregory Clink M 10:00-11:50am 203 Wellman 25417 004-008 Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed John Theobald T 10:00-11:50am 148 Everson 25418 004-009 Plants for People Paul Gepts W 11:00-11:50am 2005 PLESC 25419 004-010 Japan vs. US Through Media Miyo Uchida M 1:10-3:00pm 3 Wellman 25420 004-011 Philosophy in Film Leslie Lyons and Lutz Froenicke T 5:10-7:00pm CCAH, Room 203 25421 004-012 Chalk Talk: Learn and Analyze Offensive and Defensive Basketball Strategy Gary Stewart and John Lamanna T 9:00-10:50am 153A Hickey Gym 25422 004-013 The Yankee Dynasty Kevin Nosek and Greg Clink M 5:10-7:00pm 5 Wellman
DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARS
CRN# Course# Title Instructor Time Room 43505 COM 90X Indigenous Resistance Marc Blanchard T 11:00-11:50am 263 Olson
To enroll in these seminars, register directly via RSVP at your normally assigned time. Freshmen have first priority. However in most cases, if a seminar is not full, non-freshmen may register after the second pass. No student may enroll in more than one freshman seminar PER QUARTER. Permission of the instructor is required to add after the first class meeting.
For more information, contact Janet Chambers jachambers@ucdavis.edu at the TRC, 17 Wellman, 752-3249.