Breadths
- Biological Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Historical Studies
This is a brand-new, year-long cluster piloted for the 2024-25 academic year. Participants will be enrolled in a full complement of courses that meet recommended first-year courses for medical school, as well as a hub course on the histories of race and immigration in public health debates, and a first-year writing course on writing for the biological sciences. Students will be enrolled in all courses for the fall semester of their first year, with a full unit load (13 units).
Fall 2024 Semester (13 units): Meeting Schedule
Chemistry 1A: MWF 1:00-2:00 PM; Discussion section M 4:00-5:00 PM
Chemistry 1AL: W 4:00-5:00 PM; Discussion section F 8:00-11:00 AM
Math 10A: MWF 3:00-4:00 PM; Discussion section T, Th 3:30-5:00 PM
Sociology 1: MWF 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM; Note there are two discussion sections: DIS 113: Tu/Th 12:00-1:00 PM; DIS 115: Tu/Th 1:00-2:00 PM
Spring 2025 Semester (12 units): Schedule TBA
Hub course: Ethnic Studies 12: Pandemics and Writing History (Historical Studies breadth)
Wing 1: Math 10B: Methods of Mathematics: Calculus, Statistics, and Combinatorics (part 2)
Wing 2: College Writing R&C: Writing for the biological sciences
Hub: Chemistry 1A: General Chemistry and Chemistry 1AL: General Chemistry Laboratory
3 units, Physical Sciences breadth
This class is required for the Neuroscience major.
Stoichiometry of chemical reactions, quantum mechanical description of atoms, the elements and periodic table, chemical bonding, real and ideal gases, thermochemistry, introduction to thermodynamics and equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, introduction to oxidation-reduction reactions, introduction to chemical kinetics.
Instructor (1A): TBD; Instructor (1AL): Michelle Douskey
Wing 1: Math 10A, Methods of Mathematics: Calculus, Statistics, and Combinatorics
4 units
This class can be used to satisfy a requirement for the following majors: Neuroscience, Psychology, and Public Health. Note that other classes may also used to satisfy the same requirement for those majors.
Introduction to differential and integral calculus of functions of one variable, ordinary differential equations, and matrix algebra and systems of linear equations.
Instructor: TBD
Wing 2: Sociology 1, Introduction to Sociology
4 Units, Social and Behavioral Sciences breadth
This class is required for the Sociology major. This class can also be used to satisfy a requirement for the following majors: Psychology, Public Health, Social Welfare, Interdisciplinary Field Studies, Legal Studies, and Media Studies. Note that other classes may also used to satisfy the same requirement for those majors.
Introduces students who are considering majoring in sociology to the basic topics, concepts, and principles of the study of society.
Instructor: Tom Gold