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Course Descriptions

 

Civil Engineering (CIVL)
  

  • CIVL 551 Remote Sensing with Civil Engineering and Environmental Science Applications

    3 semester hours

    The course introduces the fundamental concepts of remote sensing from space, remote sensing data, and image data processing. Topics include characteristics of electromagnetic spectrum and remote sensing devices, digital processing methods for interpreting, manipulating and analyzing remotely-sensed image data, and applications of satellite remote sensing to civil engineering and environmental fields.

    Prerequisite: MATH 112  or MATH 122  or MATH 131 .
  

  • CIVL 553 Modeling Environmental and Water Resources Systems

    3 semester hours

    This course provides an introduction to mathematical modeling techniques used to solve and interpret a variety of environmental and water resources engineering problems. Topics include numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations, optimization, and statistical analysis of model results.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 310 .
  

  • CIVL 555 Computational Fluid Dynamics

    3 semester hours

    In-depth study of applied computational methods for solving problems involving fluid and heat transport. Course will include both commercially available codes as well as self-generated solving routines. Topics include: numerical solutions to PDEs, steady flow solutions, unsteady flow solutions, flows involving heat transfer.

    Pre-requisites: CIVL 310  or CIVL 505 

    Majors only.
  

  • CIVL 557 Finite Element Methods

    3 semester hours

    Course Description (same as MECH 516/616): Introduction to the theory and application of finite element methods. Review of the fundamentals of analytical models, elasticity, and structural mechanics. Review of matrix theory and calculation of variations. General process for the development of a finite element solution. Derivations of basic elements, including those for trusses, plane stress and plane strain, beams, plates, and solids. Discussion of the issues of conformity and completeness. Higher order interpolation functions and isoparametric elements. Solutions and applications to problems in structural mechanics, heat transfer, structural dynamics, and elastic stability. Practical examples.

    Prerequisites:CIVL 305  and CIVL 406 
  

  • CIVL 571 Air Quality, Control, and Management

    3 semester hours

    Air pollution effects, and principal regulations, including greenhouse gases and environmental justice, emission standards, criteria and toxic pollutants, atmospheric stability, mixing, and inversions, and smog formation; detailed analysis of emission sources, emission calculation methods, air pollutant dispersion modeling, and equipment and processes to control criteria and toxic pollutants. Indoor air pollutants and radon are included.

    Prerequisite: MATH 112  or MATH 122  or MATH 131 .
  

  • CIVL 572 Sustainable Waste Management

    3 semester hours

    Overview of the regulatory constraints associated with waste management. Application of current technology in municipal solid waste collection, handling, resource recovery, and safe disposal of residuals including landfill design, operation, gas mitigation, and closure. General characterization of principal industrial wastes, typical treatment processes used for recycling, waste reduction, and safe disposal of residuals. Hazardous waste characterization and minimization, storage, treatment, and residuals disposal; overview of site assessment and remediation strategies.

    Prerequisite: MATH 112  or MATH 122  or MATH 131 .
  

  • CIVL 573 Economics of Water and the Environment

    3 semester hours

    Local, regional, and international economics are a fundamental component of water resources and environmental systems and associated management and decision making. This course covers topics on the debt-monetary system; debt financing for environmental projects; bond market; discount rate; and cash flow equivalence and benefit-cost analysis for project alternatives, including net present value, internal rate of return and unit cost. Students incorporate cost and interest rate uncertainty in project valuation studies as well as perform cost effective analysis using linear programming and other tools. Case studies include water treatment facilities, water transfers, and other environmentally focused projects.

    Prerequisites: MATH 131  or MATH 112  or MATH 122 .
  

  • CIVL 574 Sustainable Engineering

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to the role of engineers in sustainability with focus on the modern engineer’s role on design. Topics include environmental impacts, economics, climate change, stormwater management, recycled water and desalination, waste management, renewable energy, sustainable building and infrastructure, life cycle assessment, and green rating systems for engineering.

    Prerequisite: MATH 112  or MATH 122  or MATH 131 .
  

  • CIVL 575 Renewable Energy Systems

    3 semester hours

    A detailed study of alternative energy technologies including: solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind, fuel cells, and geothermal systems will be covered. In-depth analysis of the technical aspects of these systems will be covered while considering economic and environmental constraints. Energy storage and grid integration will also be considered.
  

  • CIVL 576 Project Management

    3 semester hours

    This course will integrate project management theory with practical approaches to establish a fundamental knowledge base for use in today’s contemporary dynamic business environment. Project management will be explored from planning and selection through all aspects of the project life cycle. Practical techniques will be developed to organize and control non-routine activities in order to properly manage schedule, quality, budget, and performance objectives. The course will concentrate on project management areas identified as core knowledge areas by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The areas include the management of: Project Integration, Scope containment, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Procurement, and Risk.
  

  • CIVL 577 Transportation Engineering

    3 semester hours

    This class introduces basic concepts involved in the broad and important field of transportation engineering. It focuses on passenger transportation, specifically highways and urban public transit. It addresses the characteristics of included modes, basic design of their guideways and stations, selection of appropriate street designs or modes for given applications, conducting trip generation and parking generation studies, and performing demand/capacity analyses. The history of urban transportation, transportation financing, traffic engineering, and transit operations planning is also covered. By the end of the course, students will have a strong basis for continuing their studies in the field and/or will simply be better informed on transportation issues as they inevitably arise in life.

    Junior or senior standing required.
  

  • CIVL 578 Research in Civil Engineering & Environmental Science

    3 semester hours

    This course  is  designed  to provide  undergraduate  and graduate  students with  research opportunities and better  prepare  undergraduates  for advanced  degrees. Students perform  research  in  accordance with the scientific  methodology  in areas civil  engineering,  environmental engineering,  and/or environmental  science under  the  supervision  of  a research  advisor  who  may  or  may not  be  the primary  course  instructor. The  precise  research  topic is selected  together  by  each  student  and/or advisor. Topics  include the  research  process;  hypothesis formulation  and testing;  modern  scientific research;  relevant  research  topics;  analysis of scientific  articles;  data  interpretation;  critical assessment of public opinion versus scientific evidence;  and  article,  report, and presentation preparation. Requires Permission  of  instructor.
  

  • CIVL 591 FE/EIT Environmental Preparation

    1 semester hours

    The Fundamentals of Engineering exam and Engineer-in-Training is the first step in becoming a licensed Professional Environmental Engineer. This course provides preparation for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) discipline-specific Environmental FE exam with emphasis on water distribution, wastewater collection, treatment, health risk, noise, air quality, fate and transport, and landfills. The FE reference handbook is used in the solution of practice problems.

     

    Same as CIVL 691. 
  

  • CIVL 592 FE/EIT Other Disciplines (General) Preparation

    1 semester hours

    The Fundamentals of Engineering exam and Engineer-in-Training is the first step in becoming a licensed Professional Engineer. This course provides preparation for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) general non-discipline specific (other disciplines) FE exam.

    Credit/No Credit grading.
  

  • CIVL 598 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • CIVL 599 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • CIVL 601 Sustainable Water Quality and Resources

    3 semester hours

    This course introduces fundamental water quality and resources topics in the context of sustainability. Topics include introductions to aquatic interactions and fates of pollutants in natural environments, watershed protection and storm water management for surface and groundwater supplies, sustainable management of groundwater supplies, recycled water production and uses, water quality, and water and wastewater treatment systems.
  

  • CIVL 605 Aquatic Chemistry

    3 semester hours

    Review of stoichiometry, oxidation-reduction reactions, thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics. Equilibrium chemistry concepts including acid-base, gas, and solid-liquid equilibria applied to aquatic systems with an emphasis on problem-solving methods to determine chemical speciation and pH effects in natural and treated aquatic systems.
  

  • CIVL 608 Contaminant Fate, Transport, and Remediation

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to physical, chemical, and biological processes governing the movement and fate of contaminants in the surface and coastal water environment. Practical quantitative problems solved based on contaminant mass transport, equilibrium partitioning, and chemical transformations in the environment. Regulatory implications and remediation approaches.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 601 or ENVS 605.
  

  • CIVL 613 Solid Wastes Engineering

    3 semester hours

    An application of current technology in the collection, control, disposal, and recovery of value from solid wastes.

    Lecture, 3 hours.
  

  • CIVL 614 Industrial Waste Management

    3 semester hours

    Principles and methods of treatment and disposal of industrial wastes that may adversely affect the environment, including general characterization of wastes from industries of major significance and typical treatment processes involved. Regulatory constraints.

    Prerequisites: CIVL 601  and ENVS 605 .
  

  • CIVL 617 Water Treatment Processes

    3 semester hours

    Theory and practice of the physical and chemical treatment processes to treat water and wastewater including reactor performance, screening sedimentation, membrane and media filtration, adsorption, ion exchange, disinfection. Theory and practice of biological treatment of wastewater including activated sludge, attached growth systems, oxygen transfer, secondary clarification, nutrient removal, residuals stabilization and dewatering, natural treatment systems.

    Prerequisites: CIVL 601  and CIVL 625  (either completed or taking concurrently) and ENVS 606  (either completed or taking concurrently).
  

  • CIVL 618 Water Reuse and Desalination

    3 semester hours

    Wastewater reuse and desalination are key components of future water supply systems. This course covers processes used for water reuse and membrane treatment systems. The objectives include understanding: 1) the rapidly expanding wastewater reuse market; 2) advanced treatment processes required for reuse; and 3) the roles and characteristics of membrane systems for treatment of water and wastewater along with desalination for seawater and brackish water. Existing reuse and membrane treatment systems are studied to understand how individual processes are integrated to meet the water quality objectives and treatment requirements for different applications.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 601  (either completed or taking concurrently)
  

  • CIVL 619 Advanced Integrated Water Treatment Systems

    3 semester hours

    Integrated design of water and wastewater treatment facilities from site and process selection, site layout, hydraulics, flow and material balances, pumping, odor control, and chemical feed systems. Includes the design of additional processes such as ozonation, air stripper, ion exchange, adsorption, nutrient removal, etc.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 617 .
  

  • CIVL 625 Applied Fluid Mechanics

    3 semester hours

    Fundamentals of fluid mechanics, and review of the underlying mathematical principles, viscosity, fluid statics, conservation of mass, energy equation, momentum principle, fluid flow in pipes, hydraulic machinery.

    Open to science majors interested in a Master’s degree in Environmental Science.

    Lecture, 3 hours.

    Requires consent of Program Director.
  

  • CIVL 626 Surface Water Hydrology

    3 semester hours

    Study of the elements of the hydrologic cycle, rainfall, streamflow, infiltration, evapotranspiration, snowmelt, hydrographs, probability, river and reservoir routing, runoff determination using the rational method and hydrograph methods.
  

  • CIVL 627 Urban Water Systems and Stormwater Management

    3 semester hours

    Overview of the theory and practical applied hydraulic design in an urban setting. Topics include potable water conveyance facilities with pump stations and reservoirs; storm water conveyance systems including pipe, street gutter, storm drains, and culverts. Emphasis is placed on the design Low Impact Development (LID) biorentention, and other facilities for regulatory compliance and sustainability, as well as on the application of modeling software used in practice.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 625  (either completed or taking concurrently).
  

  • CIVL 628 Groundwater Hydrology and Sustainable Management

    3 semester hours

    Groundwater in California and other regions of the world is a critical component of our water supply portfolio, and proper management requires a judicious balance between municipal, agricultural, and environmental interests. In this course, students will learn about 1) the theory of groundwater occurrence and movement; 2) the engineering involved in groundwater extraction, replenishment, and protection; and 3) sustainable basin management strategies and optimization techniques. Specific course topics include theory of the movement and occurrence of water in a porous medium, Darcy’s law, steady and unsteady flow in confined and unconfined aquifers, hydraulics of groundwater wells, municipal water well design, use of professional groundwater modeling software, optimization techniques to sustainably manage groundwater basin pumping, safe yield operation, artificial recharge, conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water supplies, seawater intrusion prevention, and sustainable basin management strategies and agreements.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 625  (either completed or taking concurrently).
  

  • CIVL 629 Groundwater Contaminant Transport and Remediation

    3 semester hours

    Processes affecting the transport and fate of inorganic and organic contaminants in groundwater. Emphasis is placed on processes involving phase equilibrium, mass transfer, dissolution, etc. Review of flow and contaminant transport models, remediation technologies, and practical/regulatory considerations.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 628 .
  

  • CIVL 630 Design of Concrete Structures

    3 semester hours

    Theory and design of reinforced concrete columns, beams, retaining walls, footings, and slabs. Application to design projects.

    Requires consent of Program Director.
  

  • CIVL 632 Design of Steel Structures

    3 semester hours

    Fundamentals of load and resistance factor design of steel components, connections, and systems. Component designs include beams, composite beams, beam columns, tension and compression members, and simple connections. Introduction to computational modeling.

    Requires consent of Program Director.
  

  • CIVL 633 Design of Wood Structures

    3 semester hours

    The course addresses properties and behavior of wood products, design criteria using structural timber, glue laminated lumber, and panels, LRFD design of bending and compression members, frames, diaphragms, shear panels, and connection details, and use of resources such as building codes and the National Design Specifications.

    Requires consent of Program Director.
  

  • CIVL 636 Nonlinear Structural Analysis

    3 semester hours

    This course will cover nonlinear response and behavior of new and retrofitted buildings to earthquake ground motions. The course will be taught with lectures and projects (Perform 3D), using both prescriptive and performance-based design methodologies. Topics include nonlinear static and dynamic analysis, response spectra, component and system behavior, damping, latest research references for computational modeling.
  

  • CIVL 637 Building Information Modeling

    3 semester hours

     

    This course focuses on the knowledge and skills required to create and utilize a Building Information Model (BIM) for construction building projects. This is a project-based course where students apply BIM concepts to real-life projects from the planning and design stages to the construction phase. The course also introduces the use of BIM for clash detection as well as for cost estimating and scheduling purposes.
  

  • CIVL 638 Construction Management and Sustainability

    3 semester hours

    Course provides students with an introduction to construction management and sustainable building practices and rating systems including CALGreen and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

    Requires consent of Program Director.
  

  • CIVL 639 Design of Masonry Structures

    3 semester hours

    Analysis and design of masonry structures including the analysis and design of reinforced masonry beams, walls, columns and lateral design considerations.
  

  • CIVL 646 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to engineering seismology and earthquake ground motions. Evaluation of dynamic soil properties, seismic site response analysis, soil liquefaction evaluation and mitigation, seismic slop stability, and seismic evaluation of dams and embankments.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 410  or ENVS 652 .

    Requires consent of Program Director.
  

  • CIVL 647 Dams and Levees

    3 semester hours

    Evaluation of geotechnical, hydrology, and hydraulic components for the design and evaluation of dam and levee structures. Consideration of unconfined groundwater flow, filter design, embankment stability, open channels, and other related topics.

    Prerequisites: CIVL 626  and permission of the instructor.
  

  • CIVL 649 Contaminated Site Remediation

    3 semester hours

    An overview of the regulatory framework, site assessment and sampling techniques, and remediation technologies for contaminated sites. Emphasis is placed on cost-effective remediation technologies, regulatory agency coordination, and new and emerging technologies for site clean-up projects.
  

  • CIVL 651 Remote Sensing with Civil Engineering and Environmental Science Applications

    3 semester hours

    The course introduces the fundamental concepts of remote sensing from space, remote sensing data, and image data processing. Topics include characteristics of electromagnetic spectrum and remote sensing devices, digital processing methods for interpreting, manipulating and analyzing remotely-sensed image data, and applications of satellite remote sensing to civil engineering and environmental fields.
  

  • CIVL 653 Modeling Environmental and Water Resources Systems

    3 semester hours

    This course provides an introduction to mathematical modeling techniques used to solve and interpret a variety of environmental and water resources engineering problems. Topics include numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations, optimization, and statistical analysis of model results.

    Prerequisite: CIVL 625 .
  

  • CIVL 655 Computational Fluid Dynamics

    3 semester hours

    In-depth study of applied computational methods for solving problems involving fluid and heat transport. Course will include both commercially available codes as well as self-generated solving routines. Topics include: numerical solutions to PDEs, steady flow solutions, unsteady flow solutions, flows involving heat transfer.

    Pre-requisites: CIVL 605

     

     
  

  • CIVL 656 Water Resources Systems Modeling

    3 semester hours

    Analyze and implement current simulation models in water resources. Topics may include: hydrologic and watershed models; reservoir operation models; surface water and groundwater quality models; computer applications.

    Permission of instructor required.
  

  • CIVL 657 Finite Element Methods

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to the theory and application of finite element methods. Review of the fundamentals of analytical models, elasticity, and structural mechanics. Review of matrix theory and calculation of variations. General process for the development of a finite element solution. Derivations of basic elements, including those for trusses, plane stress and plane strain, beams, plates, and solids. Discussion of the issues of conformity and completeness. Higher order interpolation functions and isoparametric elements. Solutions and applications to problems in structural mechanics, heat transfer, structural dynamics, and elastic stability. Practical examples.

    Pre-requisite: CIVL 305
  

  • CIVL 671 Air Quality, Control, and Management

    3 semester hours

    Air pollution effects, and principal regulations, including greenhouse gases and environmental justice, emission standards, criteria and toxic pollutants, atmospheric stability, mixing, and inversions, and smog formation; detailed analysis of emission sources, emission calculation methods, air pollutant dispersion modeling, and equipment and processes to control criteria and toxic pollutants. Indoor air pollutants and radon are included.
  

  • CIVL 672 Sustainable Waste Management

    3 semester hours

    Overview of the regulatory constraints associated with waste management. Application of current technology in municipal solid waste collection, handling, resource recovery, and safe disposal of residuals including landfill design, operation, gas mitigation, and closure. General characterization of principal industrial wastes, typical treatment processes used for recycling, waste reduction, and safe disposal of residuals. Hazardous waste characterization and minimization, storage, treatment, and residuals disposal; overview of site assessment and remediation strategies.
  

  • CIVL 673 Economics of Water and the Environment

    3 semester hours

    Local, regional, and international economics are a fundamental component of water resources and environmental systems and associated management and decision making. This course covers topics on the debt-monetary system; debt financing for environmental projects; bond market; discount rate; and cash flow equivalence and benefit-cost analysis for project alternatives, including net present value, internal rate of return and unit cost. Students incorporate cost and interest rate uncertainty in project valuation studies as well as perform cost effective analysis using linear programming and other tools. Case studies include water treatment facilities, water transfers, and other environmentally focused projects.
  

  • CIVL 674 Sustainable Engineering

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to the role of engineers in sustainability with focus on the modern engineer’s role on design. Topics include environmental impacts, economics, climate change, stormwater management, recycled water and desalination, waste management, renewable energy, sustainable building and infrastructure, life cycle assessment, and green rating systems for engineering.
  

  • CIVL 675 Renewable Energy Systems

    3 semester hours

    A detailed study of alternative energy technologies including: solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind, fuel cells, and geothermal systems will be covered. In-depth analysis of the technical aspects of these systems will be covered while considering economic and environmental constraints. Energy storage and grid integration will also be considered.
  

  • CIVL 676 Project Management

    3 semester hours

    This course will integrate project management theory with practical approaches to establish a fundamental knowledge base for use in today’s contemporary dynamic business environment. Project management will be explored from planning and selection through all aspects of the project life cycle. Practical techniques will be developed to organize and control non-routine activities in order to properly manage schedule, quality, budget, and performance objectives. The course will concentrate on project management areas identified as core knowledge areas by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The areas include the management of: Project Integration, Scope containment, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Procurement, and Risk.
  

  • CIVL 677 Transportation Engineering

    3 semester hours

    This class introduces basic concepts involved in the broad and important field of transportation engineering. It focuses on passenger transportation, specifically highways and urban public transit. It addresses the characteristics of included modes, basic design of their guideways and stations, selection of appropriate street designs or modes for given applications, conducting trip generation and parking generation studies, and performing demand/capacity analyses. The history of urban transportation, transportation financing, traffic engineering, and transit operations planning is also covered. By the end of the course, students will have a strong basis for continuing their studies in the field and/or will simply be better informed on transportation issues as they inevitably arise in life.
  

  • CIVL 678 Research in Civil Engineering & Environmental Science

    3 semester hours

    This course  is  designed  to provide  undergraduate  and graduate  students with  research opportunities and better  prepare  undergraduates  for advanced  degrees.  Students perform  research  in  accordance with the scientific  methodology  in areas civil  engineering,  environmental engineering,  and/or environmental  science under  the  supervision  of  a research  advisor  who  may  or  may not  be  the primary  course  instructor. The  precise  research  topic is selected  together  by  each  student  and/or advisor. Topics include the  research  process; hypothesis formulation and testing; modern scientific research; relevant  research  topics; analysis of scientific articles; data interpretation; critical assessment of public opinion versus scientific evidence; and  article, report, and presentation preparation. Requires Permission of instructor.
  

  • CIVL 690 Comprehensive Oral Exam

    0 semester hours

    The oral examination provides an opportunity to assess the student’s understanding of some of the fundamental principles of environmental engineering, water resources engineering, and/or environmental science. It provides an opportunity for the student to demonstrate her/his problem-solving abilities using knowledge learned through coursework and an indication of student accomplishment broader than what is obtained from conventional classroom assessment. The exam is generally offered on the Friday of final examinations week. Students can register for the class only if all of course requirements will be complete at the end of the semester in which they plan to take the exam.

    Credit/No Credit grading.

    Requires consent of Program Director.
  

  • CIVL 691 FE/EIT Environmental Preparation

    1 semester hours

    The Fundamentals of Engineering exam and Engineer-in-Training is the first step in becoming a licensed Professional Environmental Engineer. This course provides preparation for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) discipline-specific Environmental FE exam with emphasis on water distribution, wastewater collection, treatment, health risk, noise, air quality, fate and transport, and landfills. The FE reference handbook is used in the solution of practice problems.

    Credit/No Credit grading.
  

  • CIVL 692 FE/EIT Other Disciplines (General) Preparation

    1 semester hours

    The Fundamentals of Engineering exam and Engineer-in-Training is the first step in becoming a licensed Professional Engineer. This course provides preparation for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) general non-discipline specific (other disciplines) FE exam.

    Credit/No Credit grading.
  

  • CIVL 695 Master Thesis

    3 semester hours

  

  • CIVL 696 Thesis Defense

    0 semester hours

    Students who opt for a thesis must defend their research to a thesis committee in the form of a written thesis and an oral presentation. It is the intent of the thesis committee to determine if the student 1) has mastered the subject matter of the thesis, 2) understands the work done by others, and 3) can critically assess that work and his/her own work. No later than two weeks prior to the thesis defense presentation, the student must provide their written thesis to their thesis committee for review. The presentation should take no longer than one hour, including questions and answers from the committee and audience. Immediately after the presentation, the committee will deem the thesis complete, complete with exceptions, or incomplete. All core courses must be completed (or be taken concurrently) and at least 27 units must be completed (or taken concurrently).

    Credit/No Credit grading.

    Requires consent of Program Director.
  

  • CIVL 698 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • CIVL 699 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours


Classics and Archaeology (CLAR)
  

  • CLAR 1110 Elementary Greek I

    4 semester hours

    A basic introduction to Greek grammar and syntax, including noun declension and verb conjugation; translation of simple prose passages.
  

  • CLAR 1115 Elementary Latin I

    4 semester hours

    A complete overview of Latin grammar, with an emphasis on morphology and syntax.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Oral Skills.
  

  • CLAR 1120 Elementary Greek II

    4 semester hours

    A continuation of the grammar and syntax of CLAR 1110 , with a focus on more complex sentences; translation of more elaborate prose and poetry passages.

    Prerequisite: CLAR 1110  or equivalent.
  

  • CLAR 1125 Elementary Latin II

    4 semester hours

    A continuation of Latin grammar from CLAR 1115 ; translation of prose passages adapted from Classical authors.

    Prerequisite: CLAR 1115  or equivalent.
  

  • CLAR 1130 Biblical Hebrew

    4 semester hours

    This is a one-semester “crash course” intended to enable the student to acquire the basics of Biblical Hebrew adequate to understand references in scholarly literature and to begin to read simpler Biblical texts with the use of a dictionary.
  

  • CLAR 1135 Readings in Classical Hebrew

    4 semester hours

    Selected readings in both prose and poetry.

    Prerequisite: CLAR 1130  or equivalent.
  

  • CLAR 1350 Egyptian Hieroglyphics

    4 semester hours

    A study of the Middle Egyptian language and the hieroglyphic writing system.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Oral Skills.
  

  • CLAR 1998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • CLAR 1999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • CLAR 2200 Epic Poetry

    4 semester hours

    A reading and analysis of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, and Vergil’s Aeneid (in translation).
  

  • CLAR 2210 Greek Tragedy in Performance

    4 semester hours

    A study of the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides (in translation), with an emphasis on production.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • CLAR 2220 Ancient Comedy in Performance

    4 semester hours

    A study of the plays of Aristophanes and Menander (in translation), with an emphasis on production.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Creative Experience.
  

  • CLAR 2230 Ancient Historians

    4 semester hours

    A study of the great historians from ancient Greece, Rome, and China (in translation), with an emphasis on ancient historiographical traditions.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.
  

  • CLAR 2240 Ancient Greece

    4 semester hours

    A survey of Hellenic civilization from its origins in the Bronze Age until the Hellenistic period, encompassing the study of archaeology, history, literature, religion, philosophy, and the fine arts.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Engaged Learning, Information Literacy, Historical Analysis and Perspectives
  

  • CLAR 2250 Ancient Rome

    4 semester hours

    A survey of Roman civilization from its origins in the Iron Age to the collapse of the empire, encompassing the study of archaeology, history, literature, religion, philosophy, and the fine arts.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspective.
  

  • CLAR 2340 Archaeological Methods and Techniques

    4 semester hours

    Modern archaeological methodology, theory, and interpretation.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Understanding Human Behavior; Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • CLAR 2360 Ancient Near East

    4 semester hours

    Study of the Near Eastern background of classical civilizations from the Neolithic to Alexander the Great.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives; Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • CLAR 2365 Introduction to Near Eastern Literatures

    4 semester hours

    A survey of the major literary output of ancient Egypt, Babylonia, Ugarit, and other ancient Levantine cultures (in translation).

     

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • CLAR 2998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • CLAR 2999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • CLAR 3130 Biblical Hebrew

    4 semester hours

    A concentrated course in Hebrew, with attention paid to its historical development and to comparative phonetics and morphology.
  

  • CLAR 3210 Classical and Near Eastern Myths

    4 semester hours

    Study of the basic myths and myth patterns of the Greeks, Romans, and Near Eastern cultures, and their mythological heritage in Western literature and art.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • CLAR 3220 Greek and Roman Religions

    4 semester hours

    Study of the religious practices and beliefs of the Greeks and Romans from the archaic period to the triumph of Christianity.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Faith and Reason.
  

  • CLAR 3230 Arts of Greece

    4 semester hours

    A survey of the significant monuments of art and architecture of ancient Greece, from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Period, with an emphasis on form and function in their historical context.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.
  

  • CLAR 3240 Arts of Rome

    4 semester hours

    A survey of the significant monuments of art and architecture of ancient Rome, from the Etruscan period to the Age of Constantine, with an emphasis on form and function in the cultural context.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives.
  

  • CLAR 3330 Introduction to Near Eastern Religions

    4 semester hours

    A study of the religions, rituals, and pantheons of ancient Near Eastern societies.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Faith and Reason; Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • CLAR 3350 Ancient Egyptian Religion

    4 semester hours

    A survey of origins and aspects of the various pantheons, rituals, creation themes, and other features of the religion of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • CLAR 3360 Aegean Art and Archaeology

    4 semester hours

    A study of the art and archaeology of the pre-classical Aegean world, from the Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives; Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • CLAR 3370 Egyptian Art and Archaeology

    4 semester hours

    A study of Egyptian art and archaeology from the Neolithic to the Roman period.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives; Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • CLAR 3380 Classical Numismatics

    4 semester hours

    Hands-on study of the coinages of ancient Greece, Rome, and the Eastern Mediterranean, with emphasis on archaeology,art history, and monetary origins. Students will use the large collections and library of the Archaeology Center.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • CLAR 3390 Archaeology of the Levant

    4 semester hours

    Study of the Levantine civilizations and societies from the Neolithic period to the mid-first millennium BC, with hands-on classes utilizing artifacts from LMU’s archaeological collection.

    University Core fulfilled: Explorations: Historical Analysis and Perspectives; Flag: Information Literacy.
  

  • CLAR 3998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • CLAR 3999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • CLAR 4220 Classical Hellenism, Race, Ethnicity

    4 semester hours

    An interdisciplinary study of Greek ethnicity, and the legacy of Greek culture for the ancient and modern Greeks in the homeland and the diaspora, as well as for the ancient Romans and modern Europeans.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flags: Writing, Information Literacy. 
  

  • CLAR 4230 Ancient World and Film

    4 semester hours

    A study of the uses of Greco-Roman myth and history in cinema. The course introduces students to the comparative study of literature and film across different cultures, languages, and genres.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flag: Writing.
  

  • CLAR 4240 Greek Cinema

    4 semester hours

    A study of some of the greatest Greek films in their modern political and social setting, with an emphasis on contemporary cultural identity and its roots in the western tradition.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • CLAR 4250 Anne Carson: Classic Iconoclast

    4 semester hours

    An interdisciplinary study of the works of Anne Carson and her interaction with the Classical tradition.

    Core: Interdisciplinary Connections Flags: Writing, Oral Skills
  

  • CLAR 4270 Representations of Greece: Ancient and Modern

    4 semester hours

    The course offers students the unique opportunity to study complex issues surrounding representations of Greece from the classical to the modern world through an interdisciplinary approach that will highlight four areas of study: politics and economics; food and travel; theater and film; family, religion, and state. The course includes an embedded internship with the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF). Students publish a blog on research topics selected from the LAGFF film submissions.

    Core: Interdisciplinary Connections

    Flags: Writing, Engaged Learning
  

  • CLAR 4280 Greek Film Festival Internship

    0 TO 4 semester hours

    This course offers a supervised internship with the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) administrated by Prof. Katerina Zacharia, LAGFF Director of Education & Culture. The course provides the necessary resources and tools to students to maximize career seeking skills through internship advisement, resume and cover letter support, and reflection on the internship experience.

    May be repeated for a maximum of 4 semester hours.

    Credit/No Credit grading.
  

  • CLAR 4350 Archaeology and the Bible

    4 semester hours

    Study of selections of the Bible, combining historical criticism and exegesis with the relevant archaeology.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Faith and Reason; Flag: Writing.
  

  • CLAR 4360 From Greece to Gotham: Archaeology of the Heroes

    4 semester hours

    An examination of how societies define and portray heroes in art and literature, beginning in the ancient Greek world and continuing through the modern era, and how heroes promote cultural values and mores.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Flag: Engaged Learning.
 

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