» Area Studies

Focus: This themed inquiry promotes the interdisciplinary study of disability across the domains of human experience. Students in this themed inquiry will explore the variety of approaches to understanding disability in personal, social, economic, artistic, and political contexts. The themed inquiry focuses on issues in the representation and interpretation of disability as a social category of human difference rather than issues related to the clinical diagnosis and treatment of impairments.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Professor of Political Science, Dr. Art Blaser, and Associate Professor of Engineering, Dr. Brian Glaser

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Open to all majors

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.

CPSC 358: Assistive Technology
EDUC 471: Collaboration and Inclusivity
IES 103: Philosophy of Helping
IES 317: Disability, Families, and Society: Issues of Professional Policy and Support
IES 413: Current Issues in Disability Studies and Services
HIST 233: Disability and American Life
HIST 342: History of Everyday Life in America: Cooking, Cleaning, Life and Death
PHIL 314: Medical Ethics
PHIL 319: Philosophy of Women/Women of Color
POSC 239: People with Disabilities in Politics and Society (cross-listed with PCST 239)
POSC 439: Disability, Policy, and the Law (cross-listed with PCST 439)
SOC 385: Medical Sociology

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met prerequisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.
• For Transfer students only: transfer students who come in with 60 or more credits only need to take 2 upper division courses in a Themed Inquiry. Transfer students who come in with 30-59 credits only need to take 3 courses in a Themed Inquiry — 2 of which must be upper division.

Focus: This themed inquiry offers students a foundation in the Spanish language and Latin American history, culture, and politics.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Department Chair, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Mateo Jarquin

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Not open to majors in History or Spanish.

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Students take one course in each of the themed inquiry subdivisions of Sociopolitical Studies, Historical Studies, and Language & Culture; the fourth course choice is open, though all students in the themed inquiry complete a minimum of one Spanish language course.

Sociopolitical Studies:
ANTH 360: North and Middle American Indians
POSC 327: Latin American Politics

Historical Studies:
HIST 180: Modern Latin American History
HIST 208: U.S. -Latin American Relations
HIST 230: Chicano/a History and Culture to 1865
HIST 231: Chicano/a History and Culture, 1848 to Present
HIST 258: Latin American History Through Film
HIST 392: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America

Language & Culture:
SPAN 202: Intermediate Spanish II [SPAN 201]
SPAN 326: Reading and Interpreting Literature  [SPAN 343, 344]
SPAN 343: Advanced Grammar and Composition [SPAN 202]
SPAN 345: Spanish Conversation [SPAN 202]
SPAN 377: Literature and Culture of Latin America I [SPAN 326]
SPAN 378: Literature and Culture of Latin America II [SPAN 326]
SPAN 396: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
SPAN 397: United States Latino Literatures and Cultures [SPAN 326]
SPAN 398: 20th Century Latin American Fiction: Journeys Across Memory [SPAN 326]
SPAN 440: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Spanish Bilingualism [300-level Spanish course]
SPAN 441: Spanish Phonetics and Phonology [SPAN 202]

Focus: Students who participate in either the Air Force ROTC or the Army ROTC at partner institutions and complete the below courses satisfy the themed inquiry portion of the GE program. Students must complete the specific program requirements listed below to fulfill the themed inquiry.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Assistant Registrar, Patricia Isaac Michelsen

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry  courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry coordinator.

Restrictions: Open to all majors. Courses are considered transfer credit and subject to all transfer policies. Additional transfer credit outside of the ROTC program beyond transfer limit policy will not be permitted.

Courses: All four courses from either ROTC option must be completed with the grade of C- or higher.*

CSU Fullerton Army ROTC Advanced Courses Instruction
MLSC 301: Adaptive Tactical Leadership
MLSC 302: Leadership in Changing Environments
MLSC 401: Developmental Leadership
MLSC 402: Adaptive Leadership

USC Air Force ROTC
AEST 300A: Air Force Management and Leadership
AEST 300B: Air Force Management and Leadership
AEST 400A: National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society
AEST 400B: National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society

CSU San Bernardino Air Force ROTC
AS 3001: Leading People/Effective Communication I
AS 3002: Leading People/Effective Community II
AS 4001: National Security/Leadership Responsibilities/Commissioning Prep I
AS 4002: National Security/Leadership Responsibilities/Commissioning Prep II

*Once the themed inquiry is formally declared, it is recommended that the student submit official transcripts upon completion of each course in the sequence. Students are responsible for meeting all ROTC program requirements established by the partner institution in addition to the specific courses listed here.

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Open to all majors.