General Studies Patterns II/III - Social and Behavioral Sciences Emphasis, Associate in Science
General Studies Patterns II/III - Social and Behavioral Sciences Emphasis, Associate in Science
Social and Behavioral Sciences Emphasis
The courses that fulfill the Social and Behavioral Sciences area of emphasis will examine people as members of society. The courses are designed to develop students’ awareness of the method of inquiry used by the social and behavioral sciences; to stimulate critical thinking about the ways people respond to their societies; and to promote appreciation of how societies and social subgroups operate. This emphasis enables the student to take courses that will satisfy lower division major preparation requirements for majors in, but not limited to, Anthropology, Economics, Ethnic Studies, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
| Course ID | Title | Units/Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AES V01 | Native Peoples of North America | 3 |
| AES V02A | United States History: Focus on Native Americans to Reconstruction | 3 |
| AES V02B | United States History: Focus on Native Americans Since the Civil War | 3 |
| AES V11 | Racial and Ethnic Group Relations | 3 |
| AES V20 | Introduction to Chicano Studies | 3 |
| AES V21A | The Heritage of Mexico to the First Republic | 3 |
| AES V21B | The Heritage of Mexico Since Liberation | 3 |
| AES V22 | United States History: Focus on Chicanos since 1850 | 3 |
| AES V23 | Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x Studies Issues | 3 |
| AES V24 | Sociology of the Chicano Community | 3 |
| AES V40A | United States History: Focus on African Americans to Reconstruction | 3 |
| AES V40B | United States History: Focus on African Americans Since Reconstruction | 3 |
| AES V41 | African American Experience | 3 |
| AES V42A | African History to 1800 | 3 |
| AES V42B | African History since 1800 | 3 |
| AES V61 | 3 | |
| AES V63 | United States History: Focus on Asian Americans | 3 |
| AG V12 | Agriculture Economics | 3 |
| ANTH V02 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH V03 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH V04 | Native Peoples of North America | 3 |
| ANTH V05 | Linguistic Anthropology: Culture and Communication | 3 |
| ANTH V06 | Sex, Gender, and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH V07 | The Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion | 3 |
| ANTH V35 | Introduction to Forensic Science | 3 |
| ANTH V35L | Introduction to Forensic Science Laboratory | 1 |
| ANTH V36 | Forensic Anthropology | 3 |
| BUS V01A | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS V01B | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS V17 | Computer Applications | 3 |
| BUS V30 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS V31 | Organization and Management | 3 |
| BUS V32 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BUS V33 | Business Law | 3 |
| BUS V38 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| BUS V40 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUS V43 | International Business | 3 |
| BUS V45 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BUS V46 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUS V47 | Sales Techniques | 3 |
| BUS V49 | Introduction to Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| BUS V50 | Public Relations | 3 |
| BUS V53 | 3 | |
| CD V02 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| CD V03 | Human Development | 3 |
| CD V04 | Observation and Assessment | 2.5 |
| CD V04L | Observation and Assessment Laboratory | 0.5 |
| CD V05 | Teaching in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| CD V10 | Introduction to Children with Special Needs | 3 |
| CD V11 | Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| CD V14 | Visual and Performing Arts in Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| CD V19 | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| CD V24 | Child Nutrition, Health, and Safety | 3 |
| CD V27 | Infant and Toddler Development | 3 |
| CD V28 | Care and Education for Infants and Toddlers | 3 |
| CD V38 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| CD V61 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 |
| CD V62 | Principles and Practices in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| CD V63 | Introduction to Curriculum in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| CHST V01 | Introduction to Chicano Studies | 3 |
| CHST V02 | Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x Studies Issues | 3 |
| CHST V24 | Sociology of the Chicano Community | 3 |
| CJ V01 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ V02 | Concepts of Criminal Law | 3 |
| CJ V03 | Community Relations and Diversity | 3 |
| CJ V04 | Legal Aspects of Evidence | 3 |
| CJ V05 | Criminal Procedures | 3 |
| CJ V08 | Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| CJ V14 | Juvenile Law and Procedures in California | 3 |
| CJ V18 | Drug Investigation and Enforcement | 3 |
| CJ V19 | Anatomy of Murder | 3 |
| CJ V25 | Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
| CJ V27 | Introduction to Probation and Parole | 3 |
| CJ V28 | Fundamentals of Criminology | 3 |
| CJ V30 | Victimology | 3 |
| CJ V35 | Introduction to Forensic Science | 3 |
| CJ V35L | Introduction to Forensic Science Laboratory | 1 |
| CJ V36 | Forensic Anthropology | 3 |
| CJ V37 | Introduction to Digital Forensics | 3 |
| CJ V49 | Ethics for the Criminal Justice System Professional | 3 |
| COMM V01 | Introduction to Speech Communication | 3 |
| COMM V02 | Introduction to Communication | 3 |
| COMM V03 | Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM V15 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM V16 | Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 |
| COUN V02 | Career Exploration and Life Planning | 3 |
| ECON V01A | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON V01B | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ESRM V03 | Introduction to Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| FILM V11 | History of International Cinema: World War II to the Present | 3 |
| GEOG V02 | Introduction to Human Geography | 3 |
| GEOG V06 | Geography of California | 3 |
| GEOG V08 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG V16 | Regional Field Studies | 1 |
| HED V20 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HED V22 | Health and Social Justice | 3 |
| HED V24 | Drugs, Health, and Society | 3 |
| HIST V13 | African American Experience | 3 |
| HIST V16 | United States History: Focus on Foreign Relations | 3 |
| HIST V30 | 3 | |
| HIST V32 | United States History: Focus on Women to 1860 | 3 |
| HIST V43 | United States History: Focus on African Americans to Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST V44 | History of the Americas to 1821 | 3 |
| HIST V45 | United States History: Focus on Native Americans to Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST V46 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST V48 | The Heritage of Mexico to the First Republic | 3 |
| HIST V50 | United States History: Focus on Asian Americans | 3 |
| HIST V51 | United States History: Focus on African Americans Since Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST V53 | United States History: Focus on Women since 1860 | 3 |
| HIST V54 | History of the Americas since 1763 | 3 |
| HIST V55 | United States History: Focus on Native Americans Since the Civil War | 3 |
| HIST V56 | United States History since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST V57 | The Heritage of Mexico Since Liberation | 3 |
| HIST V58 | United States History: Focus on Chicanos since 1850 | 3 |
| HIST V59 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST V70 | Introduction to Western Civilization to the Scientific Revolution | 3 |
| HIST V73 | African History to 1800 | 3 |
| HIST V76 | World History to 1550 | 3 |
| HIST V78 | History of Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST V79 | Introduction to the History of East Asia | 3 |
| HIST V82 | Introduction to Western Civilization since the Scientific Revolution | 3 |
| HIST V83 | African History since 1800 | 3 |
| HIST V86 | World History Since 1550 | 3 |
| HIST V87 | Introduction to the History of Science and Technology | 3 |
| POLS V01 | American Government | 3 |
| POLS V02 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| POLS V03 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| POLS V04 | Introduction to Political Theory | 3 |
| POLS V05 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| POLS V09 | United States-Mexico Relations | 3 |
| POLS V10 | 4 | |
| POLS V11 | Government & Politics of Mexico | 3 |
| POLS V12 | Introduction to Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| POLS V14 | Global Studies | 3 |
| POLS V17 | Introduction to American Law | 3 |
| POLS V18 | Introduction to Global Issues | 3 |
| POLS V89C | ||
| PSY V01 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY V02 | Personal Growth and Social Awareness | 3 |
| PSY V03 | Introduction to Biological Psychology | 3 |
| PSY V04 | Introductory Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| PSY V05 | Introduction to Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY V07 | Introduction to Research Methods in Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| PSY V15 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY V25 | Psychology of Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY V29 | Introduction to Personality Psychology | 3 |
| PSY V30 | Multicultural Psychology | 3 |
| PSY V31 | Introduction to Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY V32 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| SOC V01 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC V02 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC V03 | Racial and Ethnic Group Relations | 3 |
| SOC V04 | Sociology of Gender Roles | 3 |
| SOC V05 | Sociology of Relationships: Intimacy, Commitment, and Family Patterns | 3 |
| SOC V07 | Sociological Analysis | 3 |
| SOC V13 | Sociology of Deviance, Crime, and Society | 3 |
| SOC V24 | Sociology of the Chicano Community | 3 |
| SOC V31 | Introduction to Social Psychology | 3 |
| SWHS V01 | Introduction to Social Work and Human Services | 3 |