Designated Emphasis, Ph.D Graduate Studies
This is a partial list. For more information, see Designated Emphases.
Biotechnology (Designated Emphasis) (DEB)
DEB 263 — Biotechnology Fundamentals & Application (2 units)
Course Description: Fundamentals of molecular biology and chemical engineering involved in recombinant DNA technology. Topics: principles of rate processes of biological systems, optimization of bioreactors, and issues related to overexpression and production of recombinant molecules. Participation in student-directed team projects.
Prerequisite(s): BIS 101; BIS 102; MIC 102; or consent of instructor; must be a graduate student in good standing.
- Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s).
- Grade Mode: Letter.
Grade Mode: Letter.
DEB 282 — Biotechnology Internship (7-12 units)
Course Description: Research at a biotechnology company or interdisciplinary cross-college lab for a minimum of three months as part of the Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology Program.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
- Learning Activities: Internship 21-36 hour(s).
- Enrollment Restriction(s): Open only to students participating in the Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology program.
- Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Enrollment Restriction(s): Open only to students participating in the Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology program.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
DEB 294 — Current Progress in Biotechnology (1 unit)
Course Description: Seminars presented by guest lecturers on subjects of their own research activities.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
- Learning Activities: Seminar 1 hour(s).
- Repeat Credit: May be repeated.
- Cross Listing: ECH 294.
- Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Repeat Credit: May be repeated.
Cross Listing: ECH 294.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Critical Theory (Designated Emphasis) (CRI)
CRI 101 — Introduction to Critical Theoretical Approaches to Literature & Culture (4 units)
Course Description: Introduction to critical theory and its use for interpreting literary texts, film, and media forms in our present global culture.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR).
- Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Term Paper.
- Cross Listing: COM 141.
- Grade Mode: Letter.
- General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).
Cross Listing: COM 141.
Grade Mode: Letter.
General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).
CRI 200A — Approaches to Critical Theory (4 units)
Course Description: Critical overview of modern theoretical texts (e.g., semiotics, hermeneutics, deconstruction, social and cultural critique, feminist theory, psychoanalysis).
- Learning Activities: Seminar 3 hour(s), Term Paper.
- Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate students.
- Grade Mode: Letter.
Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate students.
Grade Mode: Letter.
CRI 200B — Problems in Critical Theory (4 units)
Course Description: Focused study of a particular critical theoretical approach, school or perspective. Topics may include but are not limited to: critical approaches to the study of literature, culture, film, historiography, visual culture, the body, and aesthetics.
- Learning Activities: Seminar 3 hour(s), Term Paper.
- Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate students.
- Repeat Credit: May be repeated when topic differs and with consent of instructor.
- Grade Mode: Letter.
Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate students.
Repeat Credit: May be repeated when topic differs and with consent of instructor.
Grade Mode: Letter.
CRI 200C — History of Critical Theory (4 units)
Course Description: Critical analysis and discussion of pre-20th century theories of literary and cultural criticism. Topics may include but are not limited to: ancient and early modern philosophy; nature and culture in the Renaissance; theories of Mimesis from antiquity to the Renaissance.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate student standing.
- Learning Activities: Seminar 3 hour(s), Term Paper.
- Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate students.
- Repeat Credit: May be repeated when topic differs and with consent of instructor.
- Grade Mode: Letter.
Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate students.
Repeat Credit: May be repeated when topic differs and with consent of instructor.
Grade Mode: Letter.
CRI 201 — Critical Theory Special Topics (4 units)
Course Description: Application of theoretical principles to one specific research topic. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor when topic differs.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate student standing.
- Learning Activities: Seminar 3 hour(s), Term Paper.
- Grade Mode: Letter.
Grade Mode: Letter.
CRI 202 — Visual Culture (4 units)
Course Description: Analysis of image production in the contemporary world (photography, film, television, advertising, etc.) and their effects on individual subjectivities and collective social identities.
- Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s).
- Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate student standing.
- Grade Mode: Letter.
Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate student standing.
Grade Mode: Letter.
CRI 298 — Directed Group Study (1-5 units)
Course Description: Directed group study.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
- Learning Activities: Seminar 3 hour(s).
- Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate student standing.
- Grade Mode: Letter.
Enrollment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate student standing.
Grade Mode: Letter.
CRI 299 — Individual Study (1-12 units)
Course Description: Individual study.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Graduate student standing.
- Learning Activities: Variable 3-36 hour(s).
- Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.