Upper-Division

CMMU 101 Communities, Social Movements, and the Third Sector

Engages with crosscutting ideas and concepts central to the major including constructions of community in social-change efforts and the institutionalization of social movements in third-sector organizations. Deepens students' understanding of the opportunities and obstacles embedded in various avenues of social action.

Credits

5

Instructor

Mary Pudup

Requirements

Enrollment is restricted to sophomore, junior, and senior community studies majors and proposed majors.

Quarter offered

Winter

CMMU 102 Preparation for Field Studies

A practicum to prepare students for field study. Course must be successfully completed prior to the six-month field study. Prerequisite(s): CMMU 10; CMMU 101; satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; submission of the signed Goals and Objectives form; and completion of the declaration of major process. Enrollment restricted to community studies majors.

Credits

5

Instructor

Andrea Steiner

Quarter offered

Spring

CMMU 103 Field Study Practicum

A practicum in social change work in which the students works for a social change organization on a part-time basis. Concurrent enrollment in CMMU 102 is required.

Credits

2

Instructor

Andrea Steiner

Quarter offered

Spring

CMMU 105A Field Study

Full-time independent field study in an approved off-campus setting with onsite supervision by the sponsoring organization and regular distanced supervision by campus faculty. Enrollment is restricted to community studies majors upon completion of the required preparatory coursework. Prerequisite(s): CMMU 102. (Formerly CMMU 198, Independent Field Study.)

Credits

5

Instructor

Mary Pudup

Repeatable for credit

Yes

General Education Code

PR-S

Quarter offered

Fall, Summer

CMMU 105B Field Study

Full-time independent field study in an approved off-campus setting with onsite supervision by the sponsoring organization and regular distanced supervision by campus faculty. Enrollment is restricted to community studies majors upon completion of the required preparatory coursework. Prerequisite(s): CMMU 102. (Formerly CMMU 198, Independent Field Study.)

Credits

5

Instructor

Mary Pudup

Repeatable for credit

Yes

General Education Code

PR-S

Quarter offered

Fall, Summer

CMMU 105C Field Study

Full-time independent field study in an approved off-campus setting with onsite supervision by the sponsoring organization and regular distanced supervision by campus faculty. Enrollment is restricted to community studies majors upon completion of the required preparatory coursework. Prerequisite(s): CMMU 102. (Formerly CMMU 198, Independent Field Study.)

Credits

5

Instructor

Mary Pudup

Repeatable for credit

Yes

General Education Code

PR-S

Quarter offered

Fall, Summer

CMMU 107 Analysis of Field Materials

A seminar for students who have completed a full-time field study. Devoted to the systematic analysis of field materials, integrating appropriate concepts and relevant literature, as well as utilizing the experience of other students. (Formerly course 194.)

Credits

5

Instructor

Andrea Steiner

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements, CMMU 198. Enrollment is restricted to community studies majors.

Quarter offered

Winter

CMMU 132 American Cities and Social Change

Examines the historical development of and contemporary conditions within U.S. cities by focusing on social and economic restructurings of cities, cultural and political transformations, and spatial reorganizations of the urban landscape. Goal is understanding the changing nature of urban experience.

Credits

5

Instructor

Mary Pudup

Quarter offered

Fall

CMMU 133 Making California: Landscapes, People, Politics, Economy

Examines key moments in the development of California to provide understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing California today. Particular focus is given to abiding tensions around wealth and poverty, opportunity and exclusion, and progressive and conservative politics.

Credits

5

Instructor

Julie Guthman

CMMU 134 No Place Like Home

Examines the class and race dynamics of the housing market and public policy, asking what kinds of housing get built, where it gets built, and for whom it is (or is not) built--and, crucially, why. Questions how homelessness became normalized in contemporary society.

Credits

5

Instructor

Mary Pudup

CMMU 141 Political Justice in Theory and Practice

Examines how markets operate within the political economy of contemporary capitalism to generate myriad and often chronic forms of economic and social inequality in the United States. Explores different approaches to addressing inequality within the multi-faceted economic justice movement. (Formerly Political Economy of Inequality.)

Credits

5

Instructor

Mary Pudup

Requirements

Enrollment is restricted to community studies majors and proposed majors during First Pass enrollment.

CMMU 143 Wal-Mart Nation

Examines origins and growth of Wal-Mart stores as powerful guides to understanding dynamics of contemporary global political economy and, relatedly, the changing fortunes of global social classes.

Credits

5

Instructor

Mary Pudup

CMMU 145 Global Capitalism: a History of the Present

Provides an overview of the history of capitalism in order to understand current crises within the global political economy. Gives particular attention to the origin, character, and consequences of neoliberalism. (Formerly Globalization and Its Discontents.)

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Winter

CMMU 148 The Problem with Solutions

"Solutionism" encourages college students to tackle the world "grand challenges" in areas such energy and resources, food and agriculture, education and literacy, or global health, with "innovative" technologies or program design. Rarely, however, are they encouraged to learn more about the problems they are trying to solve. Course examines contemporary solutionism, with a specific focus on agriculture and food, in order to recognize and understand its contexts, cultures, and consequences for social and ecological justice.

Credits

5

Instructor

Julie Guthman

Quarter offered

Fall

CMMU 149 Political Economy of Food and Agriculture

Examines key concepts in agrarian political economy; the historical development of the world food system; and a selection of contemporary issues related to food production, consumption, distribution, and regulation.

Credits

5

Instructor

Julie Guthman

General Education Code

PE-E

CMMU 151 Sex, Race, and Globalization

Examines globalization by attending to shaping forces of sexuality, gender, and race. Foregrounds Third World feminist theories, social movements. Topics include sexual and racial dynamics of free trade and labor fragmentation; global sex trades; HIV/AIDS politics in the South and North; transnational LGBT/queer politics.

Credits

5

CMMU 156 Politics of Food and Health

Critically examines contemporary debates about market and policy approaches to improve nutrition and dietary health and to address issues, such as food insecurity, obesity, and malnutrition.

Credits

5

Instructor

Julie Guthman

General Education Code

PE-H

Quarter offered

Spring

CMMU 157 Ageism and Activism

Introduces students to gerontology, the study of aging. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, critically examines the theories, stereotypes, and realities of worldwide demographic transition and considers the many interesting implications for organizing social and personal life.

Credits

5

Instructor

Andrea Steiner

CMMU 160 Public Health

Examination of community activism to address health issues: examples are drawn from a range of concerns, e.g., environmental racism, prison conditions, feminist health matters, the AIDS epidemic, violence, and alcoholism. Special attention is given to the social frameworks of health and to the utilization of social and political strategies for improving community well-being.

Credits

5

Instructor

Andrea Steiner

Quarter offered

Fall

CMMU 161 Gender Health and Justice

Critically examines concrete aspects of health in U.S. social and political contexts, emphasizing how gendered interpretations and practices construct and affect health equity and the practices of health care.

Credits

5

Instructor

Andrea Steiner

CMMU 162 Community Gardens and Social Change

Examines history, theory, and practice of community gardening, emphasizing contemporary garden projects using the transformative power of direct contact with nature to effect social change. Aims include understanding the nonprofit sector's response to social problems with novel programs and practices.

Credits

5

Instructor

Mary Pudup

CMMU 163 Health Care Inequalities

Examines system and non-system that is American health care with special attention to inequalities in access, financing, and quality of care. Covers concepts such as equality, fairness, and need as well as community organizing and community building for health.

Credits

5

Instructor

Andrea Steiner

CMMU 164 Health Justice in Conflict

Explores three case studies to address critical themes of healthcare inequalities in the context of conflict: the legal battle of Ecuadorians against Texaco/Chevron; the struggle of comfort women during World War II; and chemical saturation in Iraq.

Credits

5

CMMU 165 Community Analysis for Global Health

Practical, skill-building course that starts from the premise that while all communities value health, different communities develop distinctive understandings of what health means to them and how best to achieve it given their specific environments and economies. Course focuses on health justice from a political economy perspective, analyzing how health is shaped by the interaction of multiple societal forces, including who holds power and what steps marginalized groups have taken to achieve more just distributions of resources. By studying community health, across multiple communities in a variety of locations, students learn how to be effective agents of global health equity.

Credits

5

Instructor

Andrea Steiner

Quarter offered

Winter

CMMU 186 Food and Agriculture Social Movements

Examines the primary ways in which activists are attempting to resist, provide alternatives to, and/or transform aspects of the food system using social and environmental justice frameworks to evaluate such activism. Topics explored include organic farming, food charity, fair trade, relocalization, and farmworker organizing. Enrollment is by permission of instructor. (Formerly Agriculture, Food, and Social Justice.)

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Fall

CMMU 189 Methods of Teaching Community Studies

Each student serves as a facilitator for small discussion groups in connection with core community studies courses. Facilitators complete course readings and meet with instructor as a group to discuss the teaching process. May not be counted toward upper-division major requirements. Prerequisite(s): prior course work in the major.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Fall, Winter, Spring

CMMU 191 Student Volunteer Internship

Course bridges Santa Cruz and university communities through students organizing volunteer opportunities and charitable events. Students contribute 10 hours per week on and off campus, including outreach, event-planning, and database maintenance; supplemented by reading and biweekly discussions. Enrollment is by permission of instructor after application and interview.

Credits

3

Instructor

Andrea Steiner

General Education Code

PR-S

Quarter offered

Fall, Winter, Spring

CMMU 192 Directed Student Teaching

Teaching of a lower-division seminar, course 42, under faculty supervision. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Approval by the Committee on Educational Policy the prior quarter.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Fall, Winter, Spring

CMMU 193 Field Study

Supervised work in a community-based setting conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Credits

5

Repeatable for credit

Yes

Quarter offered

Fall, Winter, Spring

CMMU 193F Field Study

Supervised work in a community-based setting conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Credits

2

Repeatable for credit

Yes

Quarter offered

Fall, Winter, Spring

CMMU 193G Field Study

Supervised work in a community-based setting conducted under the guidance of a faculty member. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Credits

3

Repeatable for credit

Yes

Quarter offered

Fall, Winter, Spring

CMMU 195A Senior Thesis

Individual study with a faculty member to complete the senior thesis.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Fall, Winter, Spring

CMMU 195B Senior Thesis

Individual study with a faculty member to complete the senior thesis.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Fall, Winter, Spring

CMMU 195C Senior Thesis

Individual study with a faculty member to complete the senior thesis.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Fall, Winter, Spring

CMMU 199 Tutorial

Advanced directed reading and research for the serious student.

Credits

5

Repeatable for credit

Yes

Quarter offered

Fall, Winter, Spring

CMMU 199F Tutorial

Advanced directed reading and research for the serious student.

Credits

2

Repeatable for credit

Yes

Quarter offered

Fall, Winter, Spring