Social Science (SOCSC)

SOCSC 1        3 units  
Comparative World Cultures  
54 hours lecture  
Grading: letter grade or pass/no pass.  

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.

Transferable to both UC and CSU; see counselor for limitations  
SOCSC 1H        3 units  
Honors Comparative World Cultures  
54 hours lecture  
Prerequisite: Qualification for the Honors Program.  
Grading: letter grade or pass/no pass.  

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.

Transferable to both UC and CSU; see counselor for limitations  
SOCSC 7        3 units  
Intro to Ethnic Histories and Identity  
54 hours lecture  
Grading: letter grade or pass/no pass.  

This course explores the intersection of ethnicity, race and identities in American society from the humanities and social science perspectives. The course examines social justice movements in relation to ethnic and racial groups in the United States to provide a basis for a better understanding of the socioeconomic, cultural and political conditions among key social groups and an enhanced appreciation of the complexity of the processes effecting the interaction of the American people. Not open to students registered in or with credit in HUMAN 7.

Transferable to both UC and CSU; see counselor for limitations