LBST 300: Perspectives in Liberal Studies
Exploration of specific topics in Liberal Studies from diverse interdisciplinary perspectives. Analysis of topics/issues is described in specific course titles. May be repeated for credit as topics change for a total of six (6) units. Students should check the Class Schedule for listing of actual topics.

LBST 301: Connecting Disciplines and Crossing Borders
Examines the relation between and among branches of knowledge in the social sciences, humanities, and sci­ences. Students will understand how disci­plines overlap at their margins. Designed to help students increase their awareness of con­temporary issues and scientific disco­veries, while increasing their ability to communi­cate clearly and think critically. Provides a ration­ale for an interdisci­plinary understanding of knowledge and its practical applications across disciplines. Scholarly and everyday concepts will be understood as they are derived from social process. The process of development and emer­gence of new scientific paradigms will be examined. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for LBST 300F.

LBST 307: Children and the Environment
Provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the environment and children. Students will engage in cross-disciplinary exploration of children's rights, the development of children, childhood and socioeconomic conditions in developed and developing countries, the particular environmental health issues facing children, planning and sustainability, and children's relation to wild and urban areas. Particularly useful for students who are parents, or who plan to be parents, and for those who wish to work as teachers, or with children in other professions. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for ID 370H.

LBST 361: The Social Construction of Science
Explores the field of social con­struction of science, a true interdisci­plinary area of investigation, historically built from existing perspectives in the social sciences (predominantly sociology but also anthropo­logy, social-linguistics, history, and philosophy). Introduces students to the basic theore­tical concepts required for the analysis of science as a social phenomenon, its internal and external constructions, and its practice. The application of the basic tools and key concepts in the course will be accomplished through a focused exercise that explores one specific area of science such as the human genome project or distributed information systems. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for ID 370A.

LBST 362: Technology and Social Change
Explores the impact technology has on our everyday life. The goal is to understand the complex, hidden relationships between science, technology, and culture. Examines how perceived problems in the world are viewed by parti­cular disciplines. Each perspective provides a particular characterization of the problem, which (a) shapes the kinds of solutions, and (b) directs the kinds of technology that can be used to solve the problem. The application of technology then alters how the problem is viewed and re-interpreted. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for ID 370B.

LBST 375: Urban Change and Ethnicity
Focuses on key immigrant-receiving metropolitan areas in the U.S. Discusses relationship between the restructuring of those urban economies and employment/ settlement patterns of immigrants. Focuses on urbanization during two waves of immigration to America since the 1880s: 1) first wave dominated by Europeans from southern, eastern, and central Europe who arrived between 1880 and 1920, and 2) second wave dating from 1965, comprised largely of immigrants from the Western Hemisphere and Asia. A further concern is comparative urban studies: 1) how urban development was differentially shaped over time by the two waves of immigration, and 2) how the urban economies themselves shaped immigrant adaptation.

LBST 395: Internship for Liberal Studies
Faculty-sponsored academic internship in community service or education. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of nine (9) units.

LBST 498: Independent Study
Intended for students with advanced standing in respective areas of study. Selected topic(s) must be approved and supervised by a faculty member in the Liberal Studies program. May be repeated for a total of six (6) units. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

LBST 499: Independent Research
Designed for students with demonstrated capacity for independent research in collaboration with a faculty member in the Liberal Studies program. May be repeated for a total of six (6) units. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

LBST 575B: Integrated Program Capstone Seminar
Students demonstrate mastery of the integration of content and pedagogy. Accompanies the required nine (9) units of student teaching during the final semester of the Integrated Bachelor of Arts and Multiple Subject Credential Program. Provides an academic framework for guiding the integration of content and pedagogy that students will be implementing in their classrooms as student teachers. Also offered as EDMS 575. Students may not receive credit for both. Graded Credit/No Credit. Prerequisites: Semesters 1-5 of Integrated Bachelor of Arts and Multiple Subject Credential Program and consent of Department Chair.