| Fall |
| All Students: |
• Design your Own Program
• Comparative Global Studies |
| MLLC 111: Public Speaking (4 units) |
Students learn to present speeches and formal presentations, lead and participate in discussions and talk in-depth on a range of topics. The class uses readings, lectures, films and field study in the social sciences to explore themes global and lcoal issues. |
| MLLC 122: Critical Analysis Through Literature (4 units) |
Students read and analyze short stories, essays and novels that explore a range of human experiences. The class helps students develop an understanding of the social, political, historical and philosophical thought that informs the literature and develop the language needed to analyze the works. |
| MLLC 133: First Year Seminar: Written Analysis (4 units) |
Students learn the most important conventions of American academic writing and write research and reflective essays to demonstrate their mastery of these conventions. The class includes discussions, readings and writing assignments that are focused around a seminar theme. |
| Elective, 0 – 4 units |
Students with TOEFL scores under iBT70:
• Sports course (0 units)
• Half-course in music, dance (2 units)
Students with TOEFL scores above iBT70:
• Academic course from course listing (4 units)
• Sports course (0 units)
• Half-course in music, dance (2 units) |
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| Spring |
| Design Your Own Program |
| Program to be determined in consultation with the TSA advisor. |
Possible Options:
Environmental Studies:
• Native Americans and Their Environments
• Ecology and Culture Change
• Social Justice and Natural Resources
• The Desert as a Place
Media Studies
• Contemporary Practices in Media Arts
• Handmade Film
• Anime: Gender, Race, Nation and Global Culture
• Urban Life in L.A.
Psychology/Neurosciences
• Foundations of Neuroscience
• Psychology of Women
• Theories of Personality
• Children and Families in South Asia
English Language
• Advanced Speech and Rhetoric
• Writing Across the Curriculum
• Companion Class for Writing Across the Curriculum
• Directed Research in American Culture
• Teaching English as a Second Language
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| Comparative Global Studies |
| Program to be determined from the offerings at the study abroad sites |
An orientation to available sites will be given early in the fall semester for TSA students. |
