Programs of Study 133
Students will analyze the legitimacy and validity of the various sources used within the social science discipline, including discerning facts from opinions, biases, the validity of data collection, and public opinion polls.
Courses
- AOJ 001 — introduces students to the criminal justice system in the United States. e focus of the course is on examining
- AOJ 029 — is an introduction to major types of criminal behavior, characteristics of offenders, factors which contribute to
- BUS 020 — is a survey of business that provides a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems
- CD 002 — will explore the development of social identities in diverse societies including the theoretical and the practical
- CD 005 — is the study of the typical and atypical growth and development of the child from conception through
- CD 006 — is the study of typical and atypical growth and development of the adolescence, with a concentration on the
- CD 010 — Child, Family and Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- CD 021 — is an overview of infant and toddler development, including physical growth, motor skills, perception, cognition
- CD 024 — is the study of the growth and development of the school-age child, with a concentration on the years between six
- COM 005 — covers the principles of verbal and nonverbal transactions that occur in relationships. e course covers the
- COM 006 — is an introduction to intercultural communication in domestic and/or global contexts. e course examines
- GEOG 002 — Introduces students to basic geographic concepts to help them understand world regional variation and the
- GEOG 003 — introduces students to the relationship between geography and the development of human cultures. It
- GEOG 018 — Geography of California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- HIST 004A — is a survey of the development of western culture and civilization from Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to
- HIST 004B — Western Civilization From 1700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- HIST 020 — World History I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- HIST 021 — World History II
- HIST 032 — will examine the social, political, and economic experiences of Mexicans living in the United States beginning
- HIST 044 — will examine the social, economic, and political roles of women in the United States from Pre-Columbian era
- LING 011 — Introduction to Linguistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- SOC 001 — Introduction to Sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- SOC 002 — explores major social problems experienced by society, with an exploration of the role of power in dening social
- SOC 003 — explores diversity in family dynamics including historical and recent changes. Topics focus on socio-cultural
- SOC 005 — includes the sociological analysis of race, ethnicity, and racism. Examines the cultural, political, and economic
- SW 020 — Introduction to Social Work and Human Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3