Academic Resources

UC Davis offers a rich range of courses for undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. This is a selection of courses to demonstrate the breadth of available options. Please refer to the UC Davis General Catalog for further options.

Sample Areas of Study | Language Programs and Departments | Graduate and Professional Courses | Selected Undergraduate Courses and Academic Programs

Sample Areas of Study

• African and African American Studies
• American Studies
• Asian American Studies
• Chicana/o Studies
• Communications
• Community and Regional Development
• Economy, Justice, and Society
• Education Abroad Program
• Human Development
• Jewish Studies
• Native American Studies
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Religious Studies
• Science and Society
• Sociology
• War-Peace Studies
• Women and Gender Studies

Language Programs and Departments

• Chinese
• English
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Russian
• Spanish

Graduate and Professional Courses

Each school or program offers a variety of courses that relate to the Principles of Community. Please refer to their respective catalogs or consult with advisers for specific information.

Selected Undergraduate Courses and Academic Programs

Freshman Seminars

First-year students have the opportunity to meet in small groups with faculty members on a current topic of intellectual interest to that faculty member. Students sharpen their critical reasoning skills, learn how to interact with faculty and explore a specific issue. Offerings vary each quarter.

Academic Programs in Residential Settings

Academic program options for first-year students that combine living and learning are available within the residence halls. Both credit-bearing options that involve seminar-like settings and theme-based housing (without academic credit) provide opportunities to explore contemporary topics regarding culture and politics. Additionally, academic living-learning programs for continuing students are available at the Colleges at LaRue.

• Student Housing: Academic Programs
• Student Housing: Academic Theme Housing
• The Colleges at LaRue

Contemporary Leadership Minor

The Contemporary Leadership Minor engages students in course work that teaches critical thinking, self-reflection, problem solving and multicultural education ­ the breadth of skills affirmed through the Principles of Community.

Ethics and Values:

• English 107: Freedom of Expression
• Native American Studies 156: Native American Ethics and Values Systems
• Nature and Culture 120: Environmental Ethics
• Philosophy 115: Problems in Normative Ethics
• Religious Studies 150: Religious Ethics
• Military Science143: Military Ethics and Professionalism
• Environmental Studies 164: Ethical issues in Environmental Policy
• Computer Science 188: Ethnical Issues in the Information Age
• Science and Society 120: Science and Contemporary Societal Issues
• Vet Med 170: Ethics of Animal Use

Communication, Interpersonal Relationships and Human Dynamics:

• Psychology 145: Social Psychology
• Communication 130: Group Communication Processes
• Communication 134: Interpersonal Communications
• Sociology 126: Social Interaction
• Anthropology 139AN: Race, Class and Gender Systems
• English 104: Writing in the Professions
• CRD 174: Communication for Community Change
• CRD 172: Social Inequality Issues and Innovations
• Military Science 131: Military Leadership and Management
• Linguistics 163: Language, Gender, Society
• Organizational Structure and Cultures:
• CRD 164: Theories in Organizational Change
• American Studies 125: Corporate Cultures
• Psychology 156: Organizational Psychology
• Women's Studies 140: Gender and Law
• Sociology 183: Comparative Organizations
• CRD 152: Community Development
• CRD 173: The Continuing Learner
• Sociology 30A: Intercultural Relations in Multicultural Societies
• Anthropology 123BN: Multiculturalism and Minority Identity
• Sociology 156: Social Movements

Multiculturalism, Global Community and Social Change:

• American Studies 156: Race, Culture and Society in the United States
• Sociology 130: Race Relations
• Sociology 134: Sociology of Racial Ethnic Families
• English 179: Multi-Ethnic Literature
• CRD 176: Comparative Ethnicity
• History 178: Race in America
• Political Science 176: Racial Politics
• Political Science 166: Women in Politics
• Textiles and Clothing 174: Intro to World Trade in Textiles and Clothing

Social and Ethnic Relations Minor

The interdisciplinary minor in Social and Ethnic Relations explores the racial, ethnic, class and gender aspects of human relations in the modern world. A key to understanding the diverse sectors of our society is learning about each other's histories. The courses selected for this minor are a sampling of the variety of ethnic and gender studies courses available.

• African American and African Studies 100: Survey of Ethnicity in the U.S.
• Anthropology/Native American Studies 134: Race and Sex: Race Mixture and Mixed Peoples
• Women's Studies 102: Colonialism, Nationalism, and Women
• African American and African Studies 123: The Black Female Experience in Contemporary Society
• African American and African Studies 133: The Black Family in America
• African American and African Studies 145A: Black Social and Political Thought
• Asian American Studies 1: Historical Experience of Asian Americans
• Asian American Studies 2: Contemporary Experience of Asian Americans
• Asian American Studies 100: Asian American Communities
• Asian American Studies 110: Theoretical Perspectives In Asian American Studies
• Asian American Studies 130: Asian American Literature
• Chicana/o Studies 130: United States-Mexican Border Relations
• Chicana/o Studies 132: Political Economy of Chicana/o Communities
• Native American Studies 1: Introduction to Native American Studies
• Native American Studies 10: Native American Experience
• Native American Studies 130A, 130B, 130C: Native American Ethno-Historical Development
• Native American Studies 180: Native American Women
• Women's Studies 103: Introduction to Feminist Theory
• Women's Studies 104: Feminist Approaches to Inquiry
• Women's Studies 180: Women of Color Writing in the United States