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| ANTH | 307-1 | 22347 | Inka Archaeology&Ethnohistory | 3 | Special topic description: Inka Archaeology & Ethnohistory - This course explores the rise, dominance, and fall of the Inka Empire in the Andean Mountains of South America. We will examine the Inka¿s socio-political economy and their worldview. We will also highlight specific cultural technology and practices of the Inka people including their architecture, roads, textiles, metalworking, farming, food, knot recorder (khipu), and ceque system. |
| ANTH | 339-1 | 23597 | Zooarch & Comparative Osteo | 4 | Special Topic description: Zooarchaeology & Comparative Osteology - Survey of faunal remains common in bioanth and archaeological contexts. Focus on differentiating bones as human versus nonhuman, identifying species, analyzing faunal samples, and exploring the contributions of zooarchaeological research. Includes working with nonhuman real and cast materials and human cast materials. |
| ANTH | 390-1 | 23605 | China Dreaming | 4 | Topic Description: China Dreaming - Perspectives on contemporary China's diverse & changing culture. We consider emerging social & political institutions, media, literature, film, & ethnographic accounts to gain perspective on aspirations, ideologies, & grounded experience. |
| ANTH | 485-1 | 23757 | Grad School Prep | 1 | Special Topic Description: Grad School Prep - Guided exploration of graduate school options, application preparation, and methods for successfully navigating graduate education. |
| ART | 301-1 | 22126 | The Art of War | 3 | Special Topic Description: This course explores twentieth-century art and material culture in relationship to war in the United States¿beginning with a brief overview of the national war art tradition (or lack thereof) and finishing with a look at contemporary war photography. Major themes include the relationship between art and politics, censorship, constructions of masculinity, the vicissitudes of memory, wartime sexuality, the ethics of looking, and protest art. |
| ART | 301-2 | 22941 | History of Photography | 3 | Special Topic Description: This course will trace the history of photography from its invention in the 1830s through its employment in contemporary art. Photographic trends will be discussed not only in terms of style and technology, but also in relationship to historical events and debates, including questions of politics, race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. |
| ART | 304-1 | 23764 | Harlem Renaissance | 3 | Special Topic: This course will focus on 20th century African American culture and artistry, specifically highlighting the Harlem Renaissance, a period of Black cultural efflorescence centered in New York City during the 1920s-1930s. We will consider the visual arts - including painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design - of this period alongside examples from the realms of literature, music, theater, and film. |
| ART | 321-1 | 22128 | Comics | 3 | Create original works of sequential art by responding to a series of prompts. Instruction in ink, color watermedia, and basic drafting tools. Explore the work of historical and contemporary cartoonists. Repeatable. |
| ART | 330-1 | 22132 | Bookmaking as an Artform | 3 | This course covers creating basic book structures, paste papers and bookcloth. Projects incorporate printmaking processes such as paper and plastic lithography, melding text and image into an artist book. |
| ART | 339-1 | 22134 | Photo Portfolio Development | 3 | Preparation for professional art practice. Concentration on developing thematic portfolio and professional presentation methods. Discussion of art issues. Open to Photo and Graphic Design students |
| ART | 340-1 | 23510 | Adventures in Typography | 3 | Adventures in Typography: Practical to Experimental |
| BA | 480-1 | 23450 | Community Internship | 4 | Senior School of Business students with a GPA of 3.0 can take the Community Internship Class to gain career work experience for 4 units, working 180 hours to earn a $3,000 stipend. |
| ENGL | 330-1 | 23335 | Caribbean Literature | 4 | Special Topic Description:
We will study classic novels, poems, and short stories from the English-speaking Caribbean, emphasizing the place of empire, diaspora and oral tradition in the region's expressive culture and literary history. |
| ENGL | 336-1 | 22186 | Asian American Literatures | 4 | Special Topic Description:
Asian American authors provide diverse lenses for reading the nation, even as US laws excluded "Asian" from "American." Explore intersections of race, ethnicity, nation, gender, genre, history and politics, with Bao Phi, Kay Ulanday Barrett, John Okada, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and others. |
| ENGL | 342-1 | 22189 | Approaches to Shakespeare | 4 | Special Topic Description:
This semester we will explore current approaches to reading, teaching and performing Shakespeare, some include: Shakespeare and colonialism, gender and sexuality on the early modern stage, and revisions of Shakespeare. |
| ENGL | 546-1 | 23326 | Criminalization & Counterstory | 4 | Special Topic Description:
Use new historicist, CRT and feminist lenses to read law, poetry, oratory, fiction, and autobiography of slavery and resistance, criminalization and counterstories. Wheatley, Jacobs, Douglass, Jordan, Long Soldier, Soto, Otsuka, and prisoners at Angel Island and Guantanamo Bay. |
| ENST | 123-3 | 22481 | Sustainable Cooking | 1 | Classes are student-facilitated - Facilitator: Natalie Luna
Class meets February 6th through April 21st 2023
Classes meet in CCAT |
| ENST | 123-4 | 22504 | Global Food Systems | 1 | Classes are student-facilitated - Facilitator: Dev Fields
Class meets February 6th through April 21st 2023
Classes meet in CCAT |
| ENST | 123-5 | 23915 | Green Building | 1 | Classes are student-facilitated - Facilitator: Maddy Hunt
Class meets February 6th through April 21st 2023
Classes meet in CCAT |
| ENST | 195-1 | 22211 | Emotions in the Anthropocene | 3 | In this course students will examine the affective, emotional dimensions of our socio-ecological crises and consider their relationship to social change, alternative futures, and self- and community-care. This asynchronous online course includes an optional but encouraged in-person gathering to connect and share in community. |
| ES | 280-1 | 22952 | Hip Hop Conference Attendance | 1 | IA, Special Topic Description: Earn credit for attending a conference aimed at deepening an understanding of Hip Hop. Includes keynote presentation, Hip Hop party, workshops, film screenings, and discussions. Topics may include art and activism, transformative reforms, social justice movements: past present and future, and more. Students attend the conference and write a reflection paper. |
| ES | 280-2 | 22953 | Hip Hop Conference Organizing | 1 | IA,Special Topic Description: This course serves as the organizing hub for HSU's 2021 Hip Hop Conference. Earn credit for planning a fun and educational event using skills in party planning, graphic design, marketing, event coordination, and other organizing skills. |
| ES | 336-1 | 22057 | Asian American Literatures | 4 | Special Topic Description:
Asian American authors provide diverse lenses for reading the nation, even as US laws excluded "Asian" from "American." Explore intersections of race, ethnicity, nation, gender, genre, history and politics, with Bao Phi, Kay Ulanday Barrett, John Okada, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and others. |
| ESM | 480-1 | 21732 | Mattole Restoration Field Crse | 1 | Field course portion will take place May 15-19, 2023. Cost of the field course is $800 (payable to Mattole Restoration Council). Contact Flora Brain - flora@mattole.org for more information and to reserve your place. |
| FILM | 478-1 | 22921 | 16mm Film & New Media Practice | 4 | Students will gain a deeper knowledge of 16mm film production processes and emerging media technologies that center the development of personal voice and style through various methods of visual storytelling. |
| MUS | 180-1 | 23041 | Mariachi de Humboldt | 1 | The ensemble is open to students of any major, background, and experience level. No prior experience playing mariachi is necessary, but experience playing an instrument is essential. Beginners on their instrument may be admitted at the instructor¿s discretion. All students will be required to play an instrument and practice singing. If you do not currently own an instrument, make an appointment with Dr. Trowbridge at jat121@humboldt.edu to discuss instrument availability. Knowledge of Spanish is helpful but not required.
Students in Section 1 focus on standard mariachi repertoire, performance style, music fundamentals, and reading music notation. Sections 1 and 2 will perform together on campus and for our departmental concerts.
Students may enroll in Mariachi de Humboldt once approved through an audition with Dr. Trowbridge. Auditions are typically held the week before classes start or at the beginning of week one in the semester. |
| MUS | 180-2 | 23693 | Mariachi de Humboldt | 1 | Cal Poly Humboldt's premiere mariachi ensemble. The ensemble studies and performs a variety of Mexican musical genres including son jalisciense, ranchera, corrido, bolero ranchero, and huapango. Additionally, students may form small ensembles/combos that study and perform other Mexican regional styles such as son jarocho or música sierreña.
The ensemble is open to students of any major and background who play a standard mariachi instrument (violin, trumpet, guitarrón, arpa, vihuela, nylon-string guitar) or another instrument that works well in the mariachi style (flute or accordion). Everyone is required to play an instrument and sing, as part of the group coros or as a soloist. Enrollment is by audition, which may be scheduled with Dr. Trowbridge at jat121@humboldt.edu. Students should demonstrate technical facility on their main instrument (or on voice), as well as a combination of strong aural skills (learning by ear) and experience with note reading. Knowledge of Spanish is helpful but not required. Knowledge of baile folklórico is also helpful but not required.
Students may enroll in Mariachi de Humboldt once approved through an audition with Dr. Trowbridge. Auditions are typically held the week before classes start or at the beginning of week one in the semester. |
| OCN | 485-1 | 21556 | OCEANOGRAPHY SEMINAR | 1 | OCN 485 focuses on oral scientific communication. This course will be online during weeks 1-4, week 8 and 10. You will have the opportunity to present several oceanography concepts to a general audience. You will also study current oceanography literature and present these papers to a group of your peers. |
| PHIL | 485-1 | 22364 | The Philosophy of Spinoza | 3 | Special Topic Description:
We will investigate the metaphysical, epistemological, ethical, and political philosophy of Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), with special emphasis on his Ethics and to a lesser extent his Politco-Theological Treatise. |
| PSCI | 371-1 | 22936 | E Law Conference | 1 | Three separate synchronous online meetings in addition to attendance at an off-campus conference at the University of Oregon School of Law in Eugene, OR between 3/2 and 3/5. |
| RS | 394-1 | 22922 | Xianity: Ritual & Charisma | 1 | Join us for a wild and crazy tour of Christian communities in Eureka and Arcata. Sacred Saunter with the Episcopals, Ezekiel's Wheels Motorcycle Ministry, Great Vespers at the Orthodox Church, Palm Sunday Mass, Pentecostal Praise Break, and more! Think you know Christians? We'll surprise you...Transportation provided. |
| RS | 394-2 | 22923 | Buddhism: Doing Time on Earth | 1 | Local Buddhist teachers join with Cal Poly Humboldt's Project Rebound and The Boundless Freedom Project to learn about Buddhist interventions for incarcerated populations. The second part of this weekend immersion will explore Buddhist practice, ecology and eco-grief. Learn about mindfulness, meditation, and action in the context of socially engaged Buddhism and environmental concern. |
| RS | 394-3 | 22924 | Gomde Tibetan Buddhist Retreat | 1 | Spend the weekend with the sangha at Gomde California, a remote retreat center in beautiful Leggett. Encounter the foundational teachings of the Buddha, Mahayana teachings on emptiness and compassion, and the profound instructions of the Vajrayana. Travel and overnight accommodations provided: bus leaves Cal Poly Humboldt 3:00 p.m. Friday 3/24, returns to Cal Poly Humboldt 3:00 p.m. Sunday, 3/26. |
| SOC | 480-2 | 23676 | Global Cannabis | 4 | special topics course is Global Cannabis |
| SPAN | 280-1 | 23668 | Mi lengua: El español en EEUU | 3 | Note - SPAN 280 can substitute for SPAN 208 - Heritage Speakers II.
Special Topic Description: This course will be an exploration of language and identity in the Latinx community with an emphasis on the development of literacy practices in Spanish. Readings in both Spanish and English. The class is open to bilingual students. |
| SPAN | 480-1 | 23696 | La cocina nuestra | 3 | Special Topic Description: La Comida Nuestra - Learn about and explore the sustainable and environmentally sound methods and ethnocultural techniques that indigenous people of the Americas have used for millennia to fish, hunt, forage, grow and prepare food to nourish, celebrate and heal. |
| SW | 442-1 | 22663 | Mental Health and Recovery | 3 | DA,This is a fully online course and will meet synchronously on Thursdays from 6-8pm approximately 3 times during the semester rotating with other major courses. |
| SW | 559-1 | 21912 | Foundation Year IV-E Seminar | 1.5 | This course will meet sync. online weekly, see day/time. |
| SW | 680-1 | 21996 | School Based Mental Health Trg | 1.5 | DA, this course meets syncronously each week. |
| WLC | 480-1 | 23697 | ISLP Philippines | 3 | Special Topic Description: ISLP Philippines - Students will learn about the host country, the program, and Service Learning. The International Service Learning trip will occur during Spring break. |