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ECON 352x: Macroeconomics for Business 
Theoretical development and significance to business and markets of economic growth; inflation;unemployment; monetary and fiscal policy; business cycles; savings and investment; exchange rates. Corequisite: ECON 351. Recommended preparation: introductory economics course, high school math, and algebra. Not for major credit for: Economics, Economics/Mathematics, Social Sciences (Economics). Duplicates credit in BUAD 352.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 8:00-9:20am
Instructor: Neha Bairoliya
ECON 357: Money, Credit, and Banking 
The money, bond, stock, and other financial markets; portfolio choice; determinants of asset prices and interest rates; inflation; interactions between financial markets and government policies.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: (ECON 203 and ECON 205)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 4:00-5:20pm
Instructor: Ladan Masoudie
ECON 395: Economic Policy Issues 
Selected policy dilemmas, including welfare reform, urban renewal, government budget deficits, regulation and deregulation, environmental problems, immigration, and global development. Lectures by leading authorities and weekly discussion sessions.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: (ECON 203 and ECON 205)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:20am
Instructor: Yilmaz Kocer
ECON 401: Mathematical Methods in Economics 
Introduction to quantitative methods for analyzing economic equilibria; comparative statics and dynamics. Utility theory, consumer behavior, and profit maximization. Model formulation in micro and macroeconomics.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303 and 1 from (MATH 118x or MATH 125)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 4:00-5:20pm
ECON 404: Games and Economics 
Analysis of strategic economic interactions. Topics include bargaining, insurance, patents, voting, environment depletion, strategic trade, learning, reputation, strikes, corporate takeovers, and the provision of public goods.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:20am
Instructor: Jonathan Libgober
ECON 410: Economics of Health and Healthcare 
Detailed discussion of economic models, including models of health, addiction, demand for healthcare and demand for insurance.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Silvia Barcellos
ECON 415: Behavioral Economics 
Examination of the traditional and behavioral theories of decision-making and the state of the art in the field. Prerequisite: ECON 303.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 4:00-5:20pm
Instructor: Yilmaz Kocer
ECON 434: Economic Analysis of Law 
Common law and property; rationing of justice; resource allocation between prevention and enforcement; division of decision making between public and private sectors.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 12:00-1:20pm
Instructor: Ed Mc Caffery
ECON 436: Political Economy and Economic Development 
Key theoretical ideas for how politics and public policies affect economic development. Topics include democracies, dictatorships, the political economy of public policies (e.g., taxation and anti-poverty programs), corruption and the role of bureaucracies
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:20am
Instructor: Augustin Bergeron
ECON 438: Values and Social Analysis 
Factors that make values an essential feature of human society; how values develop, change and are abandoned; role of values in economic development.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303 and ECON 305
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:20am
Instructor: Joshua Aizenman
ECON 450: International Trade 
Determinants and economic consequences of international trade patterns; effects of trade restrictions and trading blocs; trade negotiations and arrangements.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:20am
Instructor: Monica Morlacco
ECON 457: Financial Markets 
General equilibrium analysis of economics with financial markets; decision making under uncertainty; methods of risk reduction; portfolio theory and valuation of securities; efficiency of security markets.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:20am
Instructor: Ladan Masoudie
ECON 464: The Principles of Market Design 
Fundamental principles in designing successful market mechanisms to allocate resources.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Afshin Nikzad
ECON 474: Economic Consulting and Applied Managerial Economics 
Economic consulting and managerial economic methods applied in real world problems. Economic methods to analyze issues of intellectual property, environmental damage, trademark infringement, brand value, and consumer demand.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:20am
Instructor: Jeffrey Dubin
ECON 480: Economics of Industrial Organization 
Pricing and resource allocation in imperfectly competitive markets; monopoly regulation, collusion, cartels, mergers and antitrust; patents and development incentives; industry case studies.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Ziyi Qiu
ECON 487: Resource and Environmental Economics 
Management and extraction of renewable and non-renewable natural resources; environmental externalities and regulation of air, water, and land pollution; market incentives versus direct regulation.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 303
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Hao Yin
ECON 490x: Directed Research 
Supervised individual research. Not available for graduate credit. Requires departmental approval.
Units: (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ECON 495: Honors Thesis 
Individual research supervised by a faculty advisor. Successful completion required for departmental honors degree.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ECON 499: Special Topics 
Selected topics in economic theory, history, or policy.
Units: (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 3:00-5:40pm
Instructor: Ida Johnsson
ECON 500: Microeconomic Analysis and Policy 
Theories of the household and the firm; product and factor markets; perfect and imperfect competition; welfare criteria.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 4:00-5:20pm
Instructor: Ergin Bayrak
ECON 501: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy 
Theories of aggregate economic activity; design and use of macroeconometric models; stabilization and control of inflation, unemployment, and growth.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:20pm
Instructor: Ladan Masoudie
ECON 504: Game Theory with Economic and Financial Applications 
Applying game theory to economic and financial markets and interactions in a diverse set of examples like reputation, herding, bubbles and crashes, auctions, strategic information revelation and information accumulation in markets. Witnessing the wide range of applications that is amenable to game theoretical analysis.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 12:00-1:20pm
Instructor: Fanny Camara
ECON 513: Practice of Econometrics 
Application of econometric tools using standard econometric software packages for microcomputers; empirical applications to selected economic problems of estimation and inference.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:20pm
Instructor: Marco Angrisani
ECON 515: Time Series Analysis 
Understanding and implementing models commonly used in time series econometrics. Emphasis is placed on intuition and application. Assists students understanding how to use time series data to test hypotheses and serve as an introduction to the ideas and techniques of forecasting.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:20am
Instructor: Ratika Narag
ECON 521: International Macroeconomics and Financial Policy 
The balance of payments, macroeconomic policy in an open economy, exchange rate determination, exchange rate systems, currency crises, international financial arrangements and monetary history.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 501
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 4:00-5:20pm
Instructor: Jaime Meza
ECON 527: Theory of Value: Classical Origins and Neoclassical Critique 
Classical economic theory; its precursors, main contributors, extensions and critics; focus upon the writings and ideas of Smith, Say, Malthus, Ricardo, Mill and Marx.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: John Eatwell
ECON 541: Economic Development 
Development, underdevelopment and the problems thereof; agriculture, industry, trade, population, human capital, capital formation; structural, technological, environmental and institutional changes; political economy of the state.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 4:00-5:20pm
Instructor: Jeff Nugent
ECON 550: Applied Trade Policy 
Introduction and exploration of quantitative methods and data sources used for applied trade policy analysis.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 8:00-9:50am
Instructor: Terrie Walmsley
ECON 564: Introduction to Market Design 
Introduction to market design; combined use of economic theory, experiments and empirical analysis; analyze and engineer market rules and institutions.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 8:30-9:50am
ECON 570: Big Data Econometrics 
Introduction to the theory and practice of causal econometrics in modern settings of large-scale data. Major algorithms from machine learning focused on methodology and applications.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Hyungsik Roger Moon
ECON 571: Economics of Digital Platforms 
Introduces the novel business model and important features associated with digital platforms and analyzes firms various competitive behavior and anticompetitive conducts in the digital space.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:20pm
Instructor: Ziyi Qiu
ECON 577: Foundations of Financial Economics 
Broad training in theoretical and empirical finance. Choice under uncertainty; equilibrium asset pricing; static portfolio choice; factor pricing models, asset allocation; the Black-Scholes-Merton Formula.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 501
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Steven Sapra
ECON 580: Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy 
Efficiency, market failure, government regulation, some basics for antitrust economics, competition policy analysis and collusion and agreements among competitors.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ECON 500 or ECON 513)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 2:00-5:20pm
Instructor: Guofu Tan
ECON 584: Economic Consulting and Applied Econometrics 
Economic methods to analyze issues of intellectual property, environmental damage, trademark infringement, brand value and consumer demand, using an applied econometric approach.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 8:00-9:20am
Instructor: Jeffrey Dubin
ECON 587: Urban Economics 
The role of designing incentives to reduce negative urban externalities and the interplay between spatial Big Data and testing urban economics hypotheses.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:20am
Instructor: Matthew Kahn
ECON 590: Directed Research 
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-12.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ECON 596: Internship for Curricular Practical Training 
Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the student's field of study. Students must have a specific job/internship offer. Job must be related to students major. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty. Students must have been in F-1 student status for at least one academic year in a degree-seeking program before they can apply for CPT, with a cumulative 3.0 GPA. Course does not apply to degree credit. Open only to graduate students.
Units: (1.0-3.0 units, max 3)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ECON 603: Microeconomic Theory II 
General equilibrium theory; existence, uniqueness, and stability; welfare economics; social choice; dynamic models and uncertainty; special topics. Prerequisite: ECON-601.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 601
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Michael Magill
ECON 605: Macroeconomic Theory II 
Macroeconomic theory based on the concepts of optimal growth and intertemporal equilibrium; overlapping generations models; recent developments in macroeconomic theory. Prerequisites: ECON-601 and ECON-602.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: (ECON 601 and ECON 602)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Pablo Kurlat
ECON 606: Behavioral Theories of Decision-Making 
Examination of behavioral theories used to describe and predict choices made in both an individual decision-making setting and strategic environments.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 1:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Isabelle Brocas
ECON 609: Econometric Methods 
Review of statistical methods of estimation and inference, linear regression with multicollinearity and serial correlation; multivariate regression and simultaneous equations. Prerequisite: ECON 611. Duplicates credit in former ECON 511.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 611
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Hyungsik Roger Moon
ECON 615: Applied Econometrics 
Use of quantitative models to describe and forecast economic activity; estimation and application of such models to selected policy problems. Prerequisites: ECON 609.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 609
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Cheng Hsiao
ECON 621L: Experimental Methods II 
Experimental methods relying on non-choice data. Design methods of experiments that record information in decision-making and physiological data of emotions.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Thursday
Time: 10:00-12:40pm
Instructor: Isabelle Brocas
ECON 634: Political Economy of Institutions 
The functions of laws, rules, customs, conventions, and other restrictions on economic and social activity. Theories of institutional evolution. Prerequisites: ECON-500 or ECON-601.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ECON 500 or ECON 601)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 12:30-3:20pm
Instructor: Augustin Bergeron,Jeffrey Weaver
ECON 641: Empirical Analysis of Economic Development 
Theory and empirics of the sources of and barriers to economic development and the micro underpinnings of macroeconomic dynamics of growth, inequality, and productivity. Prerequisites: ECON 601 and ECON 609.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: (ECON 601 and ECON 609)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 9:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Vittorio Bassi
ECON 661: Topics in Macroeconomics 
Current areas of research in macroeconomics: Structural Change; Inequality and Macroeconomics.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 602 and ECON 605
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 6:00-8:50pm
Instructor: Pablo Kurlat
ECON 673: Program Evaluation 
This course first proposes various means of evaluating an economic program. It then applies the tools to specific problems. Prerequisites: ECON 500 or ECON 601 and ECON 609.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ECON 500 or ECON 601) and ECON 609
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:20am
Instructor: Geert Ridder,John Strauss
ECON 686b: Empirical Methods in Economics 
Think about and design empirical studies in economics using cutting-edge approaches to causal inference -- structural and discrete choice models, micro-macro models and historical data models.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 686A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Thomas Chaney,Paulina Oliva
ECON 688: Empirical Industrial Organization 
Econometric analysis of industrial organization issues including industry regulation and deregulation, collusions and pricing in differentiated oligopolistic markets, entry and exit, auction mechanisms, contractual relationships. Prerequisites: ECON-601 and ECON-603. Recommended preparation: ECON 600, ECON 603, ECON 612, ECON 615, ECON 680.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: (ECON 601 and ECON 603)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 4:00-7:20pm
Instructor: Dong Woo Hahm
ECON 690: Seminar in Economic Theory 
Current research in economic theory presented by faculty, students, and outside scholars. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Instructor: Afshin Nikzad
ECON 691: Seminar in Econometrics 
Current research in econometrics presented by faculty, students, and outside scholars. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
Instructor: Hyungsik Roger Moon
ECON 692: Seminar in Economic Development 
Current research in international, regional, and urban development economics presented by faculty, students, and outside scholars. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Instructor: Vittorio Bassi
ECON 694: Seminar in Dynamic Economics 
Topics in dynamic economics involving business fluctuations, economic growth and development, microeconomic adjustments and market mechanisms; related quantitative and qualitative methods; empirical research involving economic change. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 3:30-4:50pm
Instructor: Caroline Betts,Romain Ranciere
ECON 696: Empirical Microeconomics Seminar 
Presentations on current research in empirical microeconomics by outstanding scholars from leading Economics departments and faculty at USC. Open only to Economics Ph.D. students. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Economics
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Robert Metcalfe
ECON 700: Research on Frontier Economics 
Examination of various frontier research topics of economics through critical discussions of research papers that study the most recent economic research agendas.
Units: (2.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 12:00-1:20pm
Instructor: Jonathan Libgober
ECON 715: Advanced Topics in Econometrics 
Time-series methods; aggregation; structural models and methods such as factor analysis and multiple indicator models; various special topics.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 9:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Hashem Pesaran
ECON 794a: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ECON 794b: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 794A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ECON 794c: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 794B
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ECON 794d: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 794C
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ECON 794z: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (0.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 794D
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ENGL 105x: Creative Writing for Non-Majors 
Introductory workshop in writing poetry, short fiction and nonfiction for love of the written and spoken word. Not for English major credit. Not for English major or English (Creative Writing) major credit.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Ellen Wayland-Smith
ENGL 174g: Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities 
A study of emotional intelligence through literature, history and the arts with a focus on anger, happiness, love and empathy.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Thomas Gustafson
ENGL 230g: Shakespeare and His Times 
Close study of Shakespeare's plays and poems to introduce his language, stagecraft, literary "genius," social and literary contexts, precursors and rivals, and legacy.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:30-1:50pm
Instructor: Thea Tomaini
ENGL 240: Literary Arts 
Introduction to theory and practice of literary study.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: MWF
Time: 1:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Beatrice Sanford Russell
ENGL 250mgw: The African Diaspora 
History, political-economy and aesthetics of the African Diaspora with emphasis on Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Lydie Moudileno
ENGL 261g: English Literature to 1800 
Intensive reading of major writers to 1800.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Anthony Kemp
ENGL 262g: English Literature since 1800 
Intensive reading of major writers, 18001950.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:30-1:50pm
Instructor: Ashley Cohen
ENGL 263g: American Literature 
Intensive reading of representative writers.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: MWF
Time: 1:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Thomas Gustafson
ENGL 270g: Studying Narrative 
Introduction to major forms, styles and theories of narrative, with attention to characterization, plot, genres, ethics, empathy, perspective, audience and social conditions.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:30-1:50pm
Instructor: Sara Sligar
ENGL 280g: Introduction to Narrative Medicine 
Study of literary modes of narrative and their uses in medical understanding, character formation, social identity, and relations between mind and body.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Erika Wright
ENGL 297g: Introduction to the Genre of Nonfiction 
Study of forms of nonfiction writing, focusing on craft and process: how it works and how to read, write and write about it.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Christopher Freeman
ENGL 299g: Introduction to the Genre of Poetry 
Historical survey of the traditions of lyric poetry from Shakespeare to the contemporary, examining the genre's multiple forms of literary, visual, and aural expression.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Christopher Freeman
ENGL 300: Advanced Expository Writing 
Intensive practice intended to develop a high level of competence in writing expository prose.
Units: (2.0-4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: M G Lord
ENGL 302: Writing Narrative 
Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing narrative in fiction and literary non-fiction
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: David Ulin
ENGL 303: Introduction to Fiction Writing 
Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing prose fiction.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Percival Everett
ENGL 304: Introduction to Poetry Writing 
Introduction to the techniques and practice of writing poetry.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Molly Bendall
ENGL 325g: Pre-Modern Wonders: Magic, Monsters and Marvels 
A study of literature and literary theory through the themes and theories of wonder, magic and the uncanny in English literature before 1800.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 3:30-4:50pm
Instructor: Thea Tomaini
ENGL 342g: Women in English and American Literature after 1800 
Women as writers and as subjects, with special emphasis on feminist and liberationist traditions and on changing female images after 1800.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Molly Bendall
ENGL 344mg: Sexual/Textual Diversity 
Questions of gay and lesbian identity, expression and experience in a variety of literary and cultural forms; emphasis on sexual politics, equality and difference.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: MWF
Time: 10:00-10:50am
Instructor: Sarah Kessler
ENGL 351: Periods and Genres in American Literature 
A concentrated reading and criticism of the works of one period or one genre of American literature; for example, colonial literature, the American Renaissance, American poetry, American drama.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: David Roman
ENGL 352g: Bookpacking 
Literary travel using novels to explore regional culture and unify the study of literature, history, geography, politics and social studies.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Andrew Chater
ENGL 362g: Contemporary Poetry 
Study of poetry written in English since 1945, with special emphasis on the last two decades.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 5:00-6:20pm
Instructor: Susan Mccabe
ENGL 363g: Contemporary Drama 
Selected British, Irish, and American drama from the post World War II period (1945 to the present).
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Brighde Mullins
ENGL 371g: Literary Genres and Film 
Literary studies in the relationship between fiction and drama and their adaptation as films.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 4:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Brighde Mullins
ENGL 372: Literature and Related Arts 
An examination of how literature and related arts intersect in a particular cultural milieu. Selected topics.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Jonathan Leal
ENGL 375: Science Fiction 
Investigation of the scope and possibilities of British and American science fiction as a genre, with some attention to its historical development.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 3:30-4:50pm
Instructor: Rick Berg
ENGL 392: Visual and Popular Culture 
Course in the theory and practices of "popular culture," highlighting modern and comtemporary culture, film, video and popular music, as well as narrative forms.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Enrique Martinez Celaya
ENGL 402: Narrative Composition 
Intermediate practical workshop concentrating on the creation of narrative in fiction and literary nonfiction.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ENGL 302 or ENGL 305)
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Narrative Studies
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Geoff Dyer
ENGL 404: The Writer in the Community 
Apprenticeship with experienced writer-teachers, providing students with a pedagogical framework and practical experience for teaching creative writing in schools and community settings.
Units: (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 4:30-7:00pm
Instructor: Hiram Sims
ENGL 405: Fiction Writing 
A practical course in composition of prose fiction.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ENGL 303 or ENGL 305)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Aimee Bender
ENGL 406: Poetry Writing 
A practical course in poetry writing.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 304
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 4:30-7:20pm
Instructor: Catherine Theis
ENGL 407: Advanced Fiction Writing 
Prerequisite: English 405 and/or consent of instructor.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 405
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Percival Everett
ENGL 408: Advanced Poetry Writing 
Prerequisite: Acceptance of manuscript by instructor.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 406
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Susan Mccabe
ENGL 420: English Literature of the Middle Ages (1100-1500) 
Selected studies in the major figures, genres, and themes of Middle English literature to Malory, with special emphasis on Chaucer.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 261
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: David Rollo
ENGL 430: Shakespeare 
Major history plays, comedies, and tragedies.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Ian Smith
ENGL 442: American Literature, 1920 to the Present 
American poetry, fiction, and drama since World War I with special attention to Eliot, Frost, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, O'Neill, Stevens, Faulkner, and Nabokov.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 5:00-6:20pm
Instructor: Elda Maria Roman
ENGL 448m: Chicano and Latino Literature 
Development of the poetry, essay, short story and novel of the Chicano and Latino peoples of the United States, with particular emphasis on the differentiating characteristics between the multiple cultures that constitute the Latino populations.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Elda Maria Roman
ENGL 461: English Drama to 1800 
Representative plays, especially those of the Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Restoration periods.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Heather James
ENGL 466: The 19th Century English Novel 
Theory and practice of fiction in works of major writers such as Austen, Dickens, Thackeray, George Eliot, Meredith, and Hardy.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Steven Minas
ENGL 490x: Directed Research 
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
Units: (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Beatrice Sanford Russell
ENGL 491: Senior Seminar in Literary Studies 
Selected problems in literary history and criticism.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Devin Griffiths
ENGL 492: Narrative Studies Capstone Seminar 
Individual research, reading, writing and project development as a senior capstone experience in the study of narrative.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Narrative Studies
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Christopher Freeman
ENGL 496: Senior Honors Thesis 
Seminar in workshop form to accompany completion of Senior HonorsThesis. Bi-weekly meetings to complete thesis according to contract.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 491
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
ENGL 535: Literatures and Cultures of the Romantic Period 
Studies in British literature and culture, from the 1790s to 1830s, including gender and genre, authorship and authenticity, "romance" and revolution, forms of belief and doubt, and other topics.
Units: (4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Margaret Russett
ENGL 560: Early American Literatures and Cultures 
Studies in the literature of discovery, exploration and conquest, the Puritan migration, literary genres in colonial America, history and myth of American origins, and other topics.
Units: (4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 4:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Anthony Kemp
ENGL 563: Poetry and Prose into Drama 
Plays for the stage shall be written using public-domain poetry and prose as inspiration and source material, complemented with exploring poetry, prose, and varied dramas as context for the student writer. Students should be well-versed in literature, and have written in one or more genres.
Units: (4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 5:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Paula Cizmar
ENGL 590: Directed Research 
Research leading to the Master's Degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-12.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Ashley Cohen
ENGL 591: 20th Century American Literatures and Cultures 
Studies in rural and urban fictions, modernism, the shift from imagism and symbolism to confessional poetry, recovered writers, hemispheric traditions, literature and kindred arts, and other topics.
Units: (4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Devin Griffiths
ENGL 593: Practicum in Teaching English and Narrative Studies 
Practical principles for development of effective teaching within the disciplines of English, Creative Writing, and Narrative Studies. Intended for teaching assistants in English.
Units: (2.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): English (Creative Writing), English
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 5:00-6:20pm
Instructor: Christopher Freeman
ENGL 599: Special Topics 
Thematic, theoretical, or experimental studies in British and American literatures and cultures.
Units: (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Ashley Cohen
ENGL 602: Writers in the World: Text and Context 
Editing and publishing within the tradition of literary and cultural influences upon a wide range of authors, readers and genres.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 4:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Dana Johnson
ENGL 606b: The Literary Landscape: Digital Toolkit 
Research and identification of internships; preparation of application materials for submission to in-person and remote internship opportunities.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 601 and ENGL 606A
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Literary Editing and Publishing
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 3:00-4:20pm
Instructor: David Ulin
ENGL 607: Digital Publishing and Literary Writing for New Media 
Discussion of literary texts combined with hands-on digital practice in composition, design and fabrication for electronic publication, including formal, technical and philosophical issues.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Jonathan Leal
ENGL 608: Publishing on Both Sides of the Transom 
Editorial and publishing workshop with an intensive hands-on student project following the progress of a single piece of writing from manuscript to print.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 4:30-6:50pm
Instructor: David Ulin
ENGL 609b: Internship in Editing and Publishing: Eloquence and Ethics 
Practical experience in the publishing world for acquiring skills and knowledge beyond the classroom.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 609A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 3:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Brighde Mullins
ENGL 610: Theory and Criticism 
Studies in meaning and meaning-making, form, comparative theory, theories of history and culture, theory in the classroom, and other topics.
Units: (4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Maggie Nelson
ENGL 620: Literature and Interdisciplinary Studies 
Issues and theory of studying literature in relation to history, science, politics, psychology, religion, sociology, media, the visual arts, and other disciplines.
Units: (4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 4:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Molly Bendall
ENGL 640: Individual Writers 
Studies of major and minor, canonic and non-canonic writers.
Units: (4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 4:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Geoff Dyer
ENGL 650: Multicultural Literary Studies 
Theories of race and ethnicity, cultural imperialism, discourse of power and class, literatures of the Americas, and other topics.
Units: (4.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 2:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Corrine Collins
ENGL 693: Graduate Nonfiction Form and Theory 
Study of conventional and experimental works of creative nonfiction, from memoir to poetry, criticism and scholarship, focusing on issues of form, ethics, style and audience.
Units: (4.0 units, max 16)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): English (Creative Writing), English
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 4:30-6:50pm
Instructor: David Treuer
ENGL 697: Graduate Fiction Writing Workshop 
Intensive practicum in advanced level fiction writing, intended to develop high level creative compositional ability. Open only to Creative Writing PhD degree candidates.
Units: (4.0 units, max 16)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): English
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Danzy Senna
ENGL 698: Graduate Poetry Form and Theory 
Seminar. Studies in poetry form and function or critical theory.
Units: (4.0 units, max 16)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 4:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Mark Irwin
ENGL 700x: Theories and Practices of Professional Development I 
A structured environment in which to craft a research project, write a dissertation prospectus, and define areas of professional expertise. Graded CR/NC. Recommended preparation: passage of screening exam. Not available for degree credit.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Ashley Cohen
ENGL 701x: Theories and Practices of Professional Development II 
This two-credit course helps ABD students craft their professional identities and placement materials as they make the transition from graduate school to their academic position. Graded CR/NC. Not available for degree credit.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Devin Griffiths
ENGL 790: Research 
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-12.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Ashley Cohen
ENGL 794a: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ENGL 794b: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. GRADED CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 794A
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ENGL 794c: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 794B
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ENGL 794d: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 794C
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ENGL 794z: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit upon acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (0.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 794D
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ENST 100g: Introduction to Environmental Studies 
Gateway to the majors and minors in environmental studies. Provides students with an overview of how government agencies and societal institutions address (or fail to address) the interrelated social and scientific aspects of environmental problems and policies.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Victoria Petryshyn
ENST 150xg: Environmental Issues in Society 
Exploration of the major social, political, economic, religious, and philosophical disagreements that exist between scholars, leaders, and citizens concerning today's most serious environmental issues and problems. Not available for credit to environmental studies majors and minors.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:30-1:50pm
Instructor: Sean Fraga
ENST 298aL: Introduction to Scientific Diving 
Extensive academic preparation in the physics, physiology, safety, and methodology for in-water scientific diving.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 5:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Hanna Reed
ENST 310: Sustainable Fisheries Management 
Examination of scientific, social, political, and economic factors of fisheries management, engaging students in key issues of coastal and marine sustainability.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENST 100
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: David Ginsburg
ENST 320aL: Water and Soil Sustainability: Energy and Air Sustainability 
Overview of issues related to water and soil sustainability including science, policy and business aspects. Recommended Preparation ENST-100.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Scott Applebaum