Social Science (SOCSC)

This course compares and contrasts major civilizations using interdisciplinary approach or team teaching drawn from the Humanities and the Social Sciences. It covers the study of two or more major cultures to determine how these human communities met their basic biological, material, religious and intellectual needs, and experienced both continuity and change through time. This course is not open for credit to students who have completed Humanities 1H, Humanities 1, or Social Science 1H.

This course compares and contrasts major civilizations using an interdisciplinary approach or team teaching drawn from the Humanities and the Social Sciences. It covers the study of two or more major cultures to determine how these human communities met their basic biological, material, religious and intellectual needs, and experienced both continuity and change through time. This course is not open for credit to students who have completed Humanities 1, Humanities 1H, or Social Science 1.

This course explores the intersection of ethnicity, race and diverse identities in American society from the humanities and social science perspectives. The course examines histories of racial formation, agency, racial identities, and intersectionality. Together, these themes will provide a basis for a better understanding of the socioeconomic, cultural and political conditions shaping diverse groups and will foster an enhanced appreciation of the complexity of the processes that affect the interactions and identities of the American people. Not open to students registered in or with credit in HUMAN 7.