The Social Inquiry:
- Is part of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Focus, a General Education requirement at Chapman.
- Designed to introduce you to the processes by which humans develop social or historical perspectives.
- Requires you to take one class in total.
Social Inquiry list
Africana Studies
Art History
AH 200: Ancient to Medieval Art
AH 201: Renaissance to Modern Art
AH 202: Art of India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia
AH 203: Exchange and Evolution in the Arts of China and Japan
AH 204: Introduction to Museum Studies
AH 205: Arts of the Ancient Americas
AH 303: The Ancient Greek City
AH 304: Etruscan and Roman Art
AH 322: Baroque Art
AH 323: Arts of Tenochtitlan - Mexico City
AH 330: Nineteenth Century Art
AH 331: History of Photography
AH 340: Contemporary Art: 1945 to 1970
AH 341: Contemporary Art: 1970 to the Present
AH 342: Black Subjects in White Art History
AH 350: Chromophobia-Chromophilia: Color and the Making of the Atlantic World
AH 351: Brazilian Art: 1500-2000
American Studies
AMST 102: Introduction to Asian American Studies
AMST 203: Asian American Historical Experience
AMST 205: Chinese-American History and Experience
AMST 215: Japanese-American History and Experience
AMST 280: Asian American Media
AMST 282: Folklore
AMST 296: Indians and Film
AMST 342: Empire and Race in U.S. History
AMST 372: Images of Indians
AMST 376: Asian American Political History
AMST 380: Chop Suey to the Kogi Taco Truck: Asian American Food and Identity
AMST 396: Indians of California
AMST 397: Cultural Mythology
Anthropology
Art
Cultural Media Studies, Creative Industries
Communication Studies
Economics
ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 201: Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Diversity: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Toleration And it's Discontents
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — What is Progress?
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Inventing the Individual
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — The (Im)mortality of Market Exchange
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Shame: The Civilizing Emotion
ECON 357: Life Through the Eyes of Nobel Lauretes
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Becoming Human: Understanding Moral Development
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Hannah Arendt: Philosopher of Freedom
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Justice-fying Property
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Trust in Troubling Times
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Cause, Effect, and Freedom
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Women's Liberty
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — The Promise and Peril of Civil Society
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Working with Marx
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Milton's Paradise Lost and the Ethics and Economics of Wealth Creation
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Consumerism and it's Discontents
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Beauty Matters- Sex, Evolution, Romance, and the Marriage Market
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Equality
ECON 357: Topics in Humanomics — Social (In)Justice
ECON 357: The Rules of the Game
ECON 357: What is Competition
ECON 357DT: Topics in Humanomics: Into the Unknown. Self-Formation and Entrepreneurship
English
French
FREN 309: Images of Childhood in French Literature and Film
FREN 320: French Humor in Literature, Cinema and Society
FREN 323: French Popular Music: A Mirror of Society
FREN 350: French Poetry and Music Across the Ages
FREN 378: Contemporary French Society, Politics, The European Union and FrenchSpeaking World
Film and Media Arts
Film Studies
FS 244: History of Film to 1959, Lecture and Laboratory
FS 245: History of Film 1960-present, Lecture and Laboratory
FS 443: Advanced Topics in World Cinema: East Asian Cinema
Graphic Design
German
Health Humanities
History
HIST 101: United States History Survey I
HIST 103: United States History Survey II
HIST 110: Western Civilization: From Mesopotamia to the Renaissance
HIST 112: Western Civilization: From Reformation to Modern Times
HIST 114: History and Identity: Irishness and Irish History
HIST 135: Historian as a Sleuth: Crime in 20th Century United States
HIST 141: Food in World History
HIST 160: African Voices: African History to 1800
HIST 179: Gender, Sexuality, and Power in 19th and 20th Century Africa
HIST 180: Modern Latin American History
HIST 190: East Asia History and Popular Culture
HIST 192: History of Modern South Asia
HIST 200: A History of Sexuality
HIST 201: The Rise of World Civilizations
HIST 202: Modern World Civilizations
HIST 205: Global Environmental History
HIST 208: U.S.-Latin American Relations
HIST 210: Modern Middle East History
HIST 211: Mother Russia and Uncle Sam During the Cold War: Conflict and Coexistence
HIST 338: America After the War, 1945-1960
HIST 221: Native American History: The Struggle to Be Heard
HIST 222: Apartheid and Resistance in South Africa
HIST 224: United States Women's History
HIST 225: Colonial American Frontier Conflicts
HIST 228: The African American Historical Experience
HIST 230: Chicano/a History and Culture to 1865
HIST 231: Chicano/a History and Culture, 1848-Present
HIST 233: Disability and American Life
HIST 234: 3,000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 240: History of America through Sport
HIST 250: Why Africa Matters: African History 1800-Present
HIST 256: Film and American History
HIST 258: Latin American History through Film
HIST 260: Asian History and Film
HIST 262: History of the Samurai
HIST 264: Empire and War in East Asia: History and Memory
HIST 293: The Age of Richard Nixon
HIST 297: The Holocaust in History and Film
HIST 300: Democracy to Dictatorship: Weimar Germany
HIST 302: The Classical World: Ancient Greece and Rome
HIST 303: Theory and Practice of Oral History
HIST 304: The Ancient Mediterranean World
HIST 305: Daily Life in Modern Europe
HIST 307: Germany and the Holocaust
HIST 309: History of the British Empire
HIST 312: History of Spain and Portugal
HIST 313: Modern British History
HIST 317: Migration in World History
HIST 319: Israel/Palestine: 3000 Years
HIST 322: Global History of the U.S. Civil Rights Era and Decolonization 1940s-1980s
HIST 324: African History through Film, Literature, and Music
HIST 328: American Colonial History
HIST 330: America and Its Revolution: The Bonfires of Change
HIST 332: Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 333: Images of American History
HIST 339: Immigration, Border Consciousness and the Chicano/a Experience
HIST 340: American Diplomatic History and Foreign Policy
HIST 345: Popular Music, History, and Culture
HIST 349: 'We Shall Overcome': White Terror, Black Struggle, and American Memory
HIST 352: Chinese Civilization
HIST 354: From Samurai to Pokemon: A Social History of Modern Japan
HIST 358: Jewish Life from Napoleon to Hitler
HIST 363: The Arab World: Colonialism to Revolution
HIST 365: Topics in the Holocaust
HIST 366: Capitalism and the Modern World
HIST 367: The Holocaust in Eastern Europe
HIST 369: History of Terrorism in the United States
HIST 374: Economic European History
HIST 377: The AIDS Epidemic in the United States
HIST 379: Queer Politics in Africa
HIST 389: History of the Caribbean
HIST 393: White House Tapes from FDR to Nixon
HIST 346I: A Tale of Two Cities
Honors Program
Taking a class with the "HON" label requires enrollment in the University Honors Program.
HON 202: On Being Ethical in the World
HON 206: In Search of Reality: Media, Self and Society
HON 209: Death, Self and Society
HON 210: Monsters and Monstrosities
HON 218: Social Movement in the Sixties
HON 224: Shakespeare, Race, Ethnicity
HON 242: Beyoncé, Madonna, Nina Simone
HON 277: Game of Thrones: Beyond the Wall
HON 282: Evolution, Morality, and Ethics
HON 305: Antigone and I
HON 308: Consciousness and Cognition
HON 311: Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism
HON 313: Golden Opportunities: Immigration and the Arts in Southern California, 1900- 1950
HON 314: Narrating the Afterworld: Dante’s Spiritual Journey
HON 315: Power and Imagination in the Italian Renaissance
HON 317: Visual Literacy in a Generation of Visible Surplus: Its Theory, Practice and Applications
HON 324: Private Laws and Public Policies
HON 328: Elder Law and Juvenile Law
HON 329HM: Symbolic Interaction in the Modern World
HON 329RMII: Race Matters II: Institutional Racism in the U.S.
HON 329DF: Walt Disney: Imagining America in the 20th Century
HON 330: Bodies Under Construction
HON 339: Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Moral Rebels
HON 338: ThanaTourism: Traveling the "Dark Side"
HON 345: Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy
HON 353: The Algorithmic Self: How AI Shapes Our Choices
HON 358: Geomyths and Fossil Folklore
HON 360: Performing Americas: Celebrating American Identities
HON 362: Philosophical Themes in the Films of Ingmar Bergman
HON 363: The Castaway Narrative in World Literature
HON 369: Select Contemporary Problems: Religion and Politics
HON 376: Sustainability in an Unsustainably Structured World
HON 380: Legends, Rumors, Conspiracies
HON 392: Adventures in Cosmologies
HON 395H: Newton and the Scientific Revolution
HON 396: The Politics of Waste
HON 404: Early Modern Sexualities: The Body, Gender, and Sex before Western Modernization
HON 409: Hermes Unbound: Divining Hermeneutics
HON 412: Sea of Stories: Postcolonial Literature and Theory
HON 418: Critical Pedagogy: Teaching to Transgress
HON 419: The Search for American Voice: Huck Finn to Harlem
HON 419: War Wound: Vietnam
HON 424: Magic, the Occult and Art in the Early Modern Period
Humanities
HUM 103: Introduction to Ethnic Studies
HUM 205: Introduction to Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer Studies
HUM 206: Introduction to Transgender Studies
HUM 250: Pop Culture and Pedagogy: Examining the Black Mirror
HUM 229: Experimental Course: Film in the Age of Climate Change
HUM 232: Latinx History of Orange County
HUM 317: Unsung Stories and New Expressions
HUM 320: Readings in Posthumanism
HUM 322: Community, Justice and Imagination: An Interdisciplinary Engagement with
The Saint John's Bible
HUM 324: Ethnofiction Through Contemporary Narratives
Integrated Educational Studies
Italian
Leadership Studies
LEAD 101: Introduction to Leadership: Principles and Practices
LEAD 301: Theory and Practice of Leadership
LEAD 302: Developing Effective Teams: Understanding Yourself and Others
LEAD 303: Organizational Administration: A European Context
LEAD 315: The Multi-Cultural Organization: Gender and Diversity Issues in the Workplace
LEAD 320: Great Leaders: Ethics, Passion and Service
LEAD 396: Gender and Leadership
LEAD 397: Leading as a Way of Serving: Pursuing Your Purpose in Life and Work
LEAD 410: The Leader as Global Citizen: Democracy, Service, and Collaboration in the European Union
Mathematics
Music
MUS 101: Introduction to Music
MUS 102: Compendium of Western Music History
MUS 122: Musical Cultures of the World
MUS 301: Music History and Literature I
MUS 302: Music History and Literature II
MUS 303: Music History and Literature III
MUS 304: Music History and Literature IV
MUS 345: History of Musical Theatre
MUS 361: Psychology of Music
MUS 201B: Race and Place in the U.S.
MUS 201E: Popular Music: LGBT Perspectives
MUS 201G: Popular Music: Music of the 1980s
MUS 201H: Music of the Classic Rock Era
MUS 201I: Music, Politics, and Social Movements
MUS 332A: Musical Cultures of Africa/Middle East
MUS 332B: Musical Cultures of Asia/Pacific
MUS 332C: Musical Cultures of the Americas
Peace Studies
PCST 120: Introduction to International Relations
PCST 150: Introduction to Peace Studies
PCST 200: Introduction to Human Rights
PCST 251: Intercultural Conflict and Communication
PCST 253/453: Mediation and Conflict Resolution
PCST 319: Israel/Palestine: 3000 Years
PCST 325: Albert Schweitzer: His Life and Thought
PCST 345: Gender in Peace and War
PCST 352: Race and Change in South Africa and the United States
PCST 353: Peace and Conflict in the Middle East
PCST 355: Vietnam: War, Peace and Legacy
Philosophy
PHIL 104: Introduction to Ethics
PHIL 120: Global Ethics and Religion
PHIL 125: Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 307: History of Twentieth Century Philosophy
PHIL 310: From Socrates to Aquinas
PHIL 311: Descartes to Kierkegaard
PHIL 318: Political and Legal Philosophy
PHIL 319: Philosophy of Women/Women of Color
PHIL 321: Philosophy of Science
PHIL 325: Albert Schweitzer: His Life and Thought
PHIL 331: Feminism and Freedom
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanonics
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Diversity: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Toleration and it's Discontents
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — What is Progress?
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Inventing the Individual
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — The (Im)morality of Market Exchange
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Shame: The Civilizing Emotion
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Life Through the Eyes of the Nobel Lauretes
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Becoming Human: Understanding Moral Development
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Hannah Arendt: Philosopher of Freedom
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Justice-fying Property
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Trust in Troubling Times
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Women's Liberty
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — The Promise and Peril of Civil Society
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Working with Marx
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Milton's Paradise Lost and the Ethics and Economics of Wealth Creation
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics — Consumerism and It's Discontents
PHIL 357: Topics in Humanomics —Social (In)Justice
PHIL 357: The Rules of the Game
Political Science
POSC 101: Introduction to Political Science
POSC 110: Introduction to American Politics
POSC 120: Introduction to International Relations
POSC 130: Introduction to Comparative Politics
POSC 200: Introduction to Political Theory
POSC 210: Modern Middle East History
POSC 212: Introduction to Public Administration
POSC 240: Introduction to U.S. Law
POSC 251: Intercultural Conflict and Communication
POSC 303: La Vie Politique en France/French Political Life (Cannes)
POSC 316: Public Opinion and Voting Behavior
POSC 319: Israel/Palestine 3000 Years
POSC 352: Race and Change in South Africa and the United States
POSC 353: Peace and Conflict in the Middle East
POSC 355: Vietnam: War, Peace, and Legacy
POSC 363: The Arab World: Colonialism to Revolution
POSC 365: The Evolution of the American Party System
Psychology
Religion
REL 115: Living Religions of the World
REL 120: Global Ethics and Religion
REL 125: Philosophy of Religion
REL 130: The Study of Religion
REL 200: Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures
REL 201: Introduction to the New Testament
REL 202: Introduction to Islam
REL 204: Deities, Demons, and Monsters: Mesopotamian Myth and Ritual
REL 213: Introduction to Judaism
REL 303: Readings in Qur’an and Hadith
REL 304: The Ancient Mediterranean World
REL 307: Germany and the Holocaust
REL 310: From Socrates to Aquinas
REL 311: Descartes to Kierkegaard
REL 323: Interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)
REL 324: Interpretation of the New Testament
REL 325: Albert Schweitzer: His Life and Thought
REL 329: Topics in Law and Liberal Arts: Islamic Law in International Context
REL 332: Japanese Religions through Anime
REL 334: Religion and Love in World Literature
REL 335: Hinduism and the Religions of India
REL 338: Asian Religions in America
REL 353: Religion and Medicine
REL 355: New Religious Movements in Global Context
REL 365: Topics in the Holocaust
REL 366: The Latino/a Religious Experience: From Colonialism to Liberation
REL 329NMJS: Religion, Eugenics, and the Prison
REL 330A: Women and Religion: Voodoo in Context
REL 335A: Religions of India: Diversity and Dialogue
Sociology
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
SOC 204: Marriage and the Family
SOC 217: Social Change Through Community Engagement
SOC 225: Social Inequality/Stratification
SOC 281: Sociology of Sex and Gender
SOC 293: Introduction to Social Work
SOC 309: La Societe Francaise/French Society (Cannes)
SOC 310: Feminist-Art-Theory-Power
SOC 311: Society and Mass Communications
SOC 316: Immigration in Southern California
SOC 326: Mind, Self, and Society in Tibetan Buddhism
SOC 335: Society and the Environment
SOC 340: Black Music and the African Diaspora
SOC 349: 'We Shall Overcome': White Terror, Black Struggle, and American Memory
SOC 350: Gender, Stratification, and Globalization
SOC 359: Terrorism and War in the Media
SOC 371: Sociology of Human Sexuality
SOC 404: Global Family Systems
SOC 410: Victimless Crimes
SOC 450: Postcolonial Women Writers
SOC 480: Topics in the Sociology of Health
SOC 481: Holistic Health
