»Social Inquiry Classes

This page lists all the classes that you can take to fulfill the Social Inquiry at Chapman University. The Social Inquiry: is part of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Focus, a General Education requirement at Chapman; is designed to introduce you to the processes by which humans develop social or historical perspectives; requires you to take one class in total.

AFST 101 Introduction to Africana Studies
AFST 303 "Mixed Race" Identities
AFST 305 Afro-Latinx in the Americas
AFST 315 Racialized Punishment
AFST 320 Black Feminisms
AFST 344 Black Music and the African Diaspora
AH 200 Ancient to Medieval Art
AH 201 Renaissance to Modern Art
AH 203 Arts of China and Japan
AH 204 Introduction to Museum Studies
AH 205 Arts of the Ancient Americas
AH 303 The Ancient Greek City
AH 304 Etruscan and Roman Art
AH 323 Arts of Tenochtitlán-Mexico City
AH 330 Nineteenth Century Art
AH 331 History of Photography
AH 332 Modern Art
AH 336 The Art of Fashion
AH 337 Culture(s) of Outer Space
AH 340 Contemporary Art: 1945 - 1970
AH 341 Contemporary Art:1970-Present
AH 350 Chromophobia-Chromophilia: Color and the Making of the Atlantic World
AH 351 Brazilian Art: 1500-2000
AMST 102 Introduction to Asian American Studies
AMST 203 Asian American Historical Experience
AMST 205 Chinese American History and Experience
AMST 215 Japanese American History and Experience
AMST 280 Asian American Media
AMST 342 Empire and Race in US History
AMST 376 Asian American Political History
AMST 396 Indians of California
ANTH 102 Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 201 Physical Anthropology
ANTH 205 Language and Culture
ANTH 211 Visual Culture
ANTH 303 Abject Bodies
ANTH 324 Ethnofiction Through Contemporary Narratives
ANTH 337 Culture(s) of Outer Space
ANTH 335B The Anthropology of Space and Place: Ethnic Enclaves in Asian America
ANTH 335C Anthropology of Space and Place: Japan
CCI 100 Introduction to Creative and Cultural Industries
CCI 202 Popular Culture
CCI 203 Contemporary Issues in Creative and Cultural Industries
CCI 204 Introduction to Museum Studies
CCI 301 Studies in Cultural Institutions
CCI 302 Cultural Memory
CCI 305 Creative and Cultural Studies
CCI 444 Media, Culture and Emotion
CES 101 Community Engagement through Service Learning
CES 102 Social Construction of Difference
CES 206 Schools in Society
CES 207 Walt Disney and Charles Darwin: The Pursuit of Happiness and Knowledge
CES 300 Valuing Differences in American Society
CES 302 Family, School, and Community Partnerships
CES 303 Education Through Life Transitions
CES 310 LGBTQ Issues in Education
CHIN 378 Contemporary Chinese Society, Politics, and the Chinese-Speaking World
COM 151 Mass Communication
COM 211 Intercultural Communication
COM 212 Group Communication
COM 311 Gender and Communication
COM 351 Propaganda and Public Opinion
ECON 200 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 374 European Economic History
ECON 496 Special Topics in Economics
ENG 232 Latinx History of Orange County
ENG 270 Foundations of Rhetorical Studies
ENG 271 Introduction to Linguistics
ENG 324 Ethnofiction Through Contemporary Narratives
ENG 327 Multicultural Literatures of the U.S.
ENG 372 Language and Ideology
ENG 415 Topics in Journalism
ENG 449 Literature in Translation
FREN 300 Comic Strips, Graphic Novels, Illustrations, and Animations: An Iconography of French Society
FREN 309 Images of Childhood in French Literature and Film
FREN 320 French Humor in Literature, Cinema and Society
FREN 323 French Popular Music: a Mirror of Society
FREN 350 French Poetry Across the Ages
FREN 378 Contemporary French Society, Politics, The European Union and French-Speaking World
FREN 389 The French Philosophers and the French Enlightenment
FREN 353C Topics in Historical Tours: a Tale of Two Cities
FS 244 History of Film to 1959, Lecture and Laboratory
FS 245 History of Film 1960 - Present, Lecture and Laboratory
FS 342K Latinx Films and Filmmakers
FS 444M Italian American Cinema
FTV 317 Unsung Stories and New Expressions
GER 341 German Film
GER 351 The Holocaust in German Literature and Film
GER 378 German Culture & Civilization
HIST 103 U S History Survey II
HIST 110 Western Civ:Mesopotamia-Renais
HIST 112 Western Civilization: From the Reformation to Modern Times
HIST 125 LGBTQ America
HIST 141 Food in World History
HIST 160 African Voices: African History to 1800
HIST 179 Gender, Sexuality, and Power in 19th and 20th Century Africa
HIST 180 Modern Latin American History
HIST 190 East Asia History and Popular Culture
HIST 205 Global Environmental History
HIST 210 Modern Middle East History
HIST 215 History of Palestinians and Israelis
HIST 220 The Vietnam Wars
HIST 221 Comparative Genocide
HIST 222 Apartheid and Resistance in South Africa
HIST 223 The Sixties
HIST 224 United States Women's History
HIST 228 African American Historical Experience
HIST 230 Chicano/a History & Culture to 1865
HIST 231 Chicano/a History & Culture 1848-Present
HIST 232 Latinx History of Orange County
HIST 233 Disability and American Life
HIST 234 3,000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 250 Why Africa Matters: African History 1800-Present
HIST 252 History and Film
HIST 258 Latin American History Through Film
HIST 260 Asian History and Film
HIST 262 History of the Samurai
HIST 293 U.S. Politics in the Age of Richard Nixon
HIST 297 The Holocaust in History and Film
HIST 300 Democracy to Dictatorship: Weimar Germany
HIST 302 The Classical World: Ancient Greece and Rome
HIST 304 The Ancient Mediterranean World
HIST 305 Daily Life in Modern Europe
HIST 306 The Middle Ages
HIST 307 Germany and the Holocaust
HIST 310 Modern Europe
HIST 311 Russian History
HIST 312 History of Spain and Portugal
HIST 317 Migration in World History
HIST 321 US and California History
HIST 322 Global History of U.S. Civil Rights Era and Decolonization 1940s-1980s
HIST 324 African History through Film, Literature and Music
HIST 337 World War II
HIST 339 Immigration, Border Consciousness and the Chicano/a Experience
HIST 354 From Samurai to Pokemon: a Social History of Modern Japan
HIST 358 Jewish Life From Napoleon to Hitler And Italy
HIST 363 The Arab World: Colonialism to Revolution
HIST 365 Topics in the Holocaust
HIST 367 The Holocaust in Eastern Europe
HIST 372 Holocaust Justice
HIST 377 The AIDS Epidemic in the United States
HIST 379 Queer Politics in Africa
HIST 393 White House Tapes from FDR to Nixon
HIST 396 Mexican History
HIST 365A Perpetrators, Witnesses, and Rescuers
HIST 365B The Holocaust: Memoirs and Histories
HLHM 100 Introductory Seminar in Health Humanities
HON 202 On Being Ethical in the World
HON 206 In Search of Reality: Media, Self and Society
HON 242 Beyonce, Madonna, Nina Simone
HON 308 Consciousness and Cognition
HON 311 Monsters and Monstrosities
HON 314 Narrating the Afterworld: Dante’s Spiritual Journey
HON 315 Power and Imagination in the Italian Renaissance
HON 324 Private Law as Public Policy
HON 326 Writing Food Culture
HON 328 Elder Law and Juvenile Law
HON 330 Shakespeare, Race, Ethnicity
HON 338 ThanaTourism: Traveling the "Dark Side"
HON 339 Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Moral Rebels
HON 353 The Algorithmic Self: How AI Shapes Our Choices
HON 358 Geomyths and Fossil Folklore
HON 364 Death, Self, and Society
HON 376 Sustainability in an Unsustainably Structured World
HON 380 Legends, Rumors, Conspiracies
HON 392 Adventures in Cosmologies
HON 412 "Seas of Stories": Postcolonial Literature and Theory
HON 416 Sex, Self, Society
HON 419 War Wounds: Vietnam
HON 435 Race Matters
HON 465 Porn Studies
HUM 103 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
HUM 205 Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Studies
HUM 206 Introduction to Transgender Studies
HUM 232 Latinx History of Orange County
HUM 250 Pop Culture and Pedagogy: Examining the Black Mirror
HUM 260 What Pokémon Know: Yokai and Japanese Mythology
HUM 315 Paris and the Modern Experience
HUM 317 Unsung Stories and New Expressions
HUM 320 Readings in Posthumanism
HUM 322 Community, Justice and Imagination: An Interdisciplinary Engagement with The Saint John’s Bible
HUM 324 Ethnofiction Through Contemporary Narratives
HUM 331 Feminism and Freedom
HUM 351 The Holocaust in German Literature and Film
HUM 352C Topics in Law and the Liberal Arts
IES 101 Self and Identity
ITAL 345 Conversation and Composition: Introduction to Contemporary Italy
ITAL 350 The Made in Italy: Fashion, Design, and Material Culture
ITAL 377 The New Italians: Immigration and Globalization in Twenty-First Century Italy
ITAL 387 Italian American Cinema
JPN 348 Reading Japanese History
LAT 340 Vergil and the Christian Poets
LEAD 101 Introduction to Leadership: Principles & Practices
LEAD 301 Theory and Practice of Leadership
LEAD 302 Developing Effective Teams: Understanding Yourself and Others
LEAD 315 Diversity and Inclusion in Leadership
LEAD 320 Great Leaders: Ethics, Passion and Service
LEAD 396 Gender and Leadership
LEAD 397 Leading as a Way of Serving: Pursuing Your Purpose in Life and Work
LEAD 410 Leadership in International Contexts: Travel Course
MATH 310 History of Mathematics
MGMT 470 International Business Management
MGMT 480 Human Behavior in Organizations
MUS 101 Introduction to Music
MUS 122 Musical Cultures of the World
MUS 202 Music and Gender
MUS 301 Music History and Literature I
MUS 302 Music History and Literature II
MUS 303 Music History/Literature III
MUS 304 Music History/Literature IV
MUS 345 Musical Theatre History and Cultural Practice
MUS 201A History of Rock
MUS 201B Music, Race and Place in the U.S
MUS 201C Protest Music
MUS 201D Country Music
MUS 201E Popular Music: LGBTQ Perspectives
MUS 201F All That Jazz
MUS 201G Music of the 1980s
MUS 201H Music of the Classic Rock Era
MUS 201I Music, Politics and Social Movements
MUS 332A Musical Cultures of Africa/Middle East
MUS 332B Musical Cultures of Asia/Pacific
MUS 332C Musical Cultures of the Americas
MUS 332D Folk and Traditional Musical Cultures of Europe
MUS 496E Opera History and Cultural Practice
PCST 120 Intro to International Relations
PCST 150 Introduction to Peace Studies
PCST 200 Introduction to Human Rights
PCST 215 History of Palestinians and Israelis
PCST 251 Intercultural Conflict and Communication
PCST 253 Mediation & Conflict Resolution
PCST 319 Israel/Palestine: 3000 Years
PCST 320 International Law, International Organizations, and World Order
PCST 325 Albert Schweitzer:life/Thought
PCST 345 Gender in Peace and War
PCST 352 Race & Change in South Africa & USA
PCST 353 Ethnicity in the Middle East
PCST 359 Terrorism and War in the Media
PCST 453 Mediation and Conflict Resolution
PHIL 104 Introduction to Ethics
PHIL 120 Global Ethics and Religion
PHIL 125 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 307 History of Twentieth Century Philosophy
PHIL 310 From Socrates to Aquinas
PHIL 311 Descartes to Kierkegaard
PHIL 318 Political/Legal Philosophy
PHIL 319 Philosophy of Women/Women of Color
PHIL 321 Philosophy of Science
PHIL 325 Albert Schweitzer:Life/Thought
PHIL 331 Feminism and Freedom
PHIL 340 Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 360 Bootcamp in Aristotle
POSC 101 Introduction to Political Science
POSC 110 Intro to American Politics
POSC 120 Intro to International Relations
POSC 130 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POSC 200 Introduction to Political Theory
POSC 210 Modern Middle East History
POSC 212 Introduction to Public Administration
POSC 215 History of Palestinians and Israelis
POSC 240 Introduction to U.S. Law
POSC 251 Intercultural Conflict & Communication
POSC 310 The Presidency
POSC 313 The Supreme Court
POSC 316 Public Opinion and Voting Behavior
POSC 317 Media and Politics
POSC 319 Israel/Palestine: 3000 Years
POSC 320 International Law, International Organizations, and World Order
POSC 339 Climate Change and Security
POSC 340 The Public Presidency
POSC 341 The First Amendment
POSC 342 Constitutional Law: Institutions and Governance
POSC 343 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
POSC 352 Race & Change:South Africa/USA
POSC 353 Ethnicity in the Middle East
POSC 363 The Arab World: Colonialism to Revolution
POSC 377 Religion, War, and Peace
POSC 312C Presidential Scandals
POSC 378A The Politics of Climate Change
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
PSY 340 Human Sexuality
PSY 341 Cross-Cultural Psychology
REL 115 Living Religions of the World
REL 120 Global Ethics & Religion
REL 125 Philosophy of Religion
REL 130 The Study of Religion
REL 204 Deities, Demons, and Monsters: Mesopotamian Myth and Ritual
REL 213 Introduction to Judaism
REL 304 The Ancient Mediterranean World
REL 306 The Middle Ages
REL 307 Germany and the Holocaust
REL 310 From Socrates to Aquinas
REL 311 Descartes to Kierkegaard
REL 316 Genesis and Gender
REL 330 Gender and Religion
REL 338 Asian Religions
REL 353 Religion and Medicine
REL 365 Topics in the Holocaust
REL 366 Blood, Passion, and the Spirit: The Latin American and Latinx Religious Experience
REL 330A Gender and Religion: The Salem Witch Trials
REL 365A Topics in the Holocaust: Perpetrators, Witnesses and Rescuers
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 204 Marriage and the Family
SOC 211 Social Problems
SOC 225 Social Inequality/Stratification
SOC 281 Sociology of Sex & Gender
SOC 305 Social Theory
SOC 306 Social Movements
SOC 310 Feminist-Art-Theory-Power
SOC 311 Society/Mass Communications
SOC 316 Immigration in Southern California
SOC 320 Sociology of Death
SOC 335 Society and the Environment
SOC 340 Black Music and African Diaspora
SOC 345 Social Psychology
SOC 355 Borders and Migration
SOC 359 Terrorism and War in the Media
SOC 360 Homelessness in America
SOC 365 Racialized Punishment
SOC 370 Race and Ethnicity
SOC 371 Sociology of Human Sexuality
SOC 393 Child Abuse
SOC 450 Postcolonial Women Writers
SPAN 440 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Spanish Bilingualism
SPAN 470 Techno Writing and Global Perspectives In Latin American Literature and Culture
TH 371 Theatre History I - Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century
TH 374 Theatre for Social Change
TH 476 History of Acting in American Film From 1890 - 1970
TWP 246 History of Television
WGST 101 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
WGST 310 Feminist-Art-Theory-Power
WGST 320 Black Feminisms
WGST 450 Postcolonial Women Writers
WLC 310 Japanese Film History