General Education Requirements
Foundations
| I. | Western Cultures and Traditions | one course |
| II. | Global Cultures and Traditions | one course |
| III. | Scientific Inquiry | one course |
Case Studies
| IV. | Science and Its Significance | one course |
| V. | Arts and Letters | one course |
| VI. | Social Issues | one course |
Writing Requirement
| WRIT 140 | Writing and Critical Reasoning | one course |
| WRIT 340 | Advanced Writing | one course |
Additional information is available online at www.usc.edu/ge.
Transitional General Education Requirements
Students who began college before fall 1997 and entered USC before fall 2000 should speak to their academic
advisors.
Category I: Western Cultures and Traditions
| AHIS 121g | Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern |
| AHIS 201g | Digging into the Past: Material Culture and the Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean |
| AMST 301g | America, the Frontier, and the New West |
| CLAS 151g | Civilization of Rome |
| CLAS 280g | Classical Mythology |
| COLT 150xg | Origins of Western Literature and Culture |
| COLT 374gm | Women Writers in Europe and America |
| HIST 102g | Medieval Civilization |
| HIST 103g | The Emergence of Modern Europe |
| HIST 200gm | The American Experience |
| JS 100g | Jewish History |
| PHIL 115g | Ancient Greek Culture and Society |
| PHIL 225g | Love and its Representations in Western Literature, Philosophy, and Film |
| PHIL 262g | Mind and Self: Modern Conceptions |
| REL 111g | The World of the Hebrew Bible |
| REL 121g | The World of the New Testament |
Category II: Global Cultures and Traditions
| AHIS 126g | Introduction to Asian Art: 1300 to the Present |
| ANTH 140g | Native Peoples of Mexico and Central America |
| ANTH 263g | Exploring Culture Through Film |
ANTH 273g | Shamans, Spirits and Ancestors: Non-Western Religious Traditions |
| ANTH 315g | North American Indians |
| EALC 110g | East Asian Humanities: The Great Tradition |
| EALC 130g | East Asian Ethical Thought |
| EALC 340g | Japanese Civilization |
| EALC 350g | Chinese Civilization |
| EALC 354g | Modern Chinese Literature in Translation |
| EASC 150g | East Asian Societies |
| HIST 106g | Chinese Lives: An Introduction to Chinese History |
| LING 295g | The Ancient Near East: Culture, Archaeology, Texts |
| REL 133g | Religions of Latin America |
Category III: Scientific Inquiry
| ASTR 100Lxg | The Universe |
| CHEM 105aLg | General Chemistry |
| GEOG 160Lg | The Earth?s Surface |
| GEOL 105Lg | Planet Earth |
| GEOL 107Lxg | Oceanography |
| GEOL 108Lg | Crises of a Planet |
| PHYS 100Lxg | The Physical World |
| PHYS 125Lg | Physics for Architects |
| PHYS 151Lg | Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics |
Category IV: Science and Its Significance
| ANTH 200Lg | The Origins of Humanity |
| BISC 102Lxg | Humans and Their Environment |
| BISC 150Lxg | The Nature of Human Health and Disease |
| BISC 230Lxg | Brain, Mind and Machines: Topics in Neuroscience |
| CHEM 201Lg | Chemistry in the Environment, Energy and Society |
| EXSC 205Lxg | The Science of Human Performance |
| GEOG 260Lg | Natural Hazards |
| GEOL 150Lxg | Climate Change |
| GEOL 240Lxg | Earthquakes |
| LING 110Lg | In a Word |
| LING 275Lg | Language and Mind |
| PHYS 200Lxg | The Physics and Technology of Energy: Keeping the Motor Running |
Category V: Arts and Letters
| ARLT 100g | Arts and Letters |
| ARLT 101g | Studies in Arts and Letters |
Category VI: Social Issues
| AHIS 255g | Culture Wars: Art and Social Conflict in the USA, 1900-Present |
| AMST 101gm | Race and Class in Los Angeles |
| GEOG 100gm | Los Angeles and the American Dream |
| GEOG 120g | Geopolitics |
| GEOG 257g | Environment and Ethics |
| HIST 225g | Film, Power, and American History |
| HIST 245gm | Gender and Sexualities in American History |
| IR 101xg | International Relations |
| JS 211g | The Holocaust |
| LING 115g | Language, Society, and Culture |
| PHIL 140g | Contemporary Moral and Social Issues |
| POSC 130g | Law, Politics and Public Policy |
| REL 140g | Religion and Ethical Issues |
| SOCI 142gm | Diversity and Racial Conflict |
| SOCI 150gm | Social Problems |
| SOCI 169gm | Changing Family Forms |
| SWMS 210gm | Social Issues in Gender |
Please see registration information about courses in Categories V and VI.
