Concentrations

Liberal Studies majors must choose one of the following concentrations. Each concentration requires a minimum of twelve units and at least one upper division course. Courses taken in the core program may not be used in the concentration. Substitutions must be approved by advisor. If a writing or research intensive course was not taken in the core program, the requirement must be met in the concentration. Appropriate advising needed.

Course ID	Course Name	Units
Fine Arts
Art Emphasis: (ART 103 is required in the core program)
FA 314	Materials, Techniques, and Skills in Art (GE)	2
ART 368	Explorations in Watercolor (GE)	4
Choose one of the following courses:
ART 101	Art Fundamentals (GE)	4
ART 362	Explorations in Drawing	4
Choose one of the following courses:
ART 410	Practices in Painting and Drawing	4
ARTH 422	Ancient Near Eastern & Egyptian Art & Archaeology (GE)	4
ARTH 424	Greek Art and Archaeology (GE)	4
ARTH 426	Early Christian and Medieval Art (GE)	4
ARTH 428	Renaissance Art (GE)	4
ARTH 430	Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Art (GE)	4
ARTH 436	Modern Art (GE)	4
Music Emphasis (FA 313 is required in the core program)
MUS 110	Piano Class I (or alternate instrumental course) (GE)	2
MUS 118	Voice Class I (GE)	2
MUS 280	Introduction to Music	4
Choose one of the following courses:
MUS 467	History of Sacred Music (GE)	4
MUS 468	Multicultural Music in America: Eye on Los Angeles (GE)	3
Theatre Emphasis
Option One:
THEA 240	Stagecraft	4
THEA 250	Play Production	1
THEA 310	Stage Management	3
THEA 330	Stage Directing I (for non-majors)	4
Option Two:
THEA 240	Stagecraft	4
THEA 250	Play Production	1
Choose two courses from the following:
ENG 456	Shakespeare	3
THEA 311	History of the Theatre I (WI, RM, PS)	4
THEA 312	History of the Theatre II (WI, RM, PS)	4
Human Development
(EDUC 351 must be taken in the core program.)
Family Studies Emphasis
Select 12 units from the following courses
PSYC 432	Family Therapy	4
REL 543	Ministries of the Church	4
REL 548	Contemporary Issues and Approaches in Practical Theology	4
SOC 427	Sociology of the Family	4
Psychology Emphasis
Select 12 units from the following courses
PSYC 230	Interpersonal Behavior	3
PSYC 323	Abnormal Psychology	4
PSYC 332	Cross-Cultural Psychology	4
PSYC 333	Social Psychology	4
PSYC 341	Principles of Learning	4
PSYC 342	Cognitive Processes	4
Sociology Emphasis
Select 12 units from the following courses:
SOC 200	Introduction to Sociology	3
Note: SOC 200 may be taken if it is not taken in the core program.
Choose two courses from the following:
SOC 424	Social Psychology	4
SOC 427	Sociology of the Family	4
SOC 431	Social Stratification	4
SOC 436	Crime and Delinquency	4
SOC 442	Culture and Society	4
SOC 444	Social Movements	4
SOC 450	Race and Ethnic Relations	4
Language
Spanish Emphasis (Students using Spanish 251 in the core program may not count it for credit in the concentration.)
SPAN 251	Second Year Spanish I (GE) (if not met in the core program)	4
SPAN 252	Second Year Spanish II	4
Choose two courses from the following, unless SPAN 251 is credited:
SPAN 341	Advanced Grammar, Composition, and Creative Writing	4
SPAN 345	Spanish Phonetics and Conversation	4
SPAN 346	Basic Translation	4
SPAN 347	Survey of Spanish Culture and Civilization	4
SPAN 430	Spanish in Society (PS, RM)	4
SPAN 440	Latin American Texts (GE, RM, WI)	4
SPAN 450	Spanish Texts (GE, RM, WI)	4
Literature Emphasis
Select 12 units from the following courses not taken in the core program:
ENG 311	Language Theory (required for English supplementary authorization)	4
ENG 440	American Multicultural Literature	3
ENG 456	Shakespeare	3
One course in British Literature		(3-4)
One course in American Literature		(3-4)
Writing and Rhetoric Emphasis (Select 12 units from the following courses)
CRWR 203	Introduction to Creative Writing (WI)	4
CRWR 410	Advanced Writing for Screen and Television	4
ENG 313	Advanced Composition (WI)	4
ENG 327	Writing Center Practicum	2
ENG 328	Style and Editing Workshop	2
ENG 410	Rhetoric for Writers	3
JOUR 463	Feature Article Writing	4
JOUR 469	Critical and Editorial Writing	4
Mathematics
MATH 150	Calculus I (GE)	4
MATH 151	Calculus II	4
MATH 316	Biostatistics (GE)	3
MATH 320	Transition to Abstract Mathematics (PS, RM, WI)	4
Science
CHEM 310	Organic Chemistry I	4
Select one of the biological sciences not taken in the core program:
BIOL 105	Introduction to Marine Biology (GE)	4
BIOL 106	Principles of Biology (GE)	4
BIOL 107	Plants and the Environment (GE)	4
BIOL 108	Genetics and Human Affairs (GE)	4
BIOL 109	Introduction to Animal Behavior	4
NUTR 210	Contemporary Issues in Nutrition (GE)	4
Choose one of the earth/physical sciences not taken in the core program:
NASC 108	Beginning Geology (GE)	4
NASC 109	Introduction to Astronomy (GE)	4
NASC 155	Physical Science (GE)	4
NASC 156	Earth Science: A Way of Knowing (GE)	4
Social Science
History Emphasis
Select 12 units of upper-division history, including the following:
An upper-division course in European History		4
An upper-division course in United States History		4
Social Science Emphasis
Select 12 units from the following courses:
ECON 200	Economic Principles (GE)	4
or
ECON 210	Introduction to Microeconomics (GE)	3
ECON 211	Introduction to Macroeconomics (GE)	3
ECON 320	Intermediate Microeconomic Theory	4
HIST 426	History of California and the Pacific Coast	4
POSC 311	Foundations of Political Theory (WI)	4
POSC 344	International Relations	4
POSC 420	State and Local Governments	4
POSC 437	Urban Development	4
Sports Medicine
BIOL 230	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL 270	Principles of Human Physiology (GE)	4
Choose one of the following courses:
SPME 330	Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Kinesiology	4
SPME 360	Physiology of Exercise	4