Human Services: Pre-Social Work Option - Formerly Social Work Option – Major #7633

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The program map below represents an efficient and effective course taking sequence for this program. Individual circumstances might require some changes to this path. It is always recommended that you meet with your pathway counselor to develop a personalized educational plan.


This certificate of achievement is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in a social service setting or with additional general education courses, to transfer as a junior to a baccalaureate degree program in Social Work. This program is for the person who has a strong desire to help people who traditionally have been underrepresented within the larger society and require interventions and assistance in increasing control of their personal destinies. These introductory courses will give the student a good fundamental working knowledge of the social services system.The certificate of achievement offers course work leading to a certificate of achievement in Human Services: Pre- Social Work Option. Students must take the required courses listed in the Core (see below), and select 12 units from the list of options.


Upon completion of the program, students will:
  1. 1. Demonstrate a fundamental working knowledge of the social services system.
  2. 2. Be prepared for entry-level employment in a social service setting.
  3. 3. Understand who are the underrepresented within our society and what might be appropriate interventions to assist them.
  4. 4. Apply the multiple perspectives of a broad liberal arts foundation to their analysis of social problems.
Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester

Term 1

15 units

HS 20
Introduction to Social Welfare

3 units
Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
Introduction to the social, economic, political, historical and philosophical components in the development of social welfare and social work in western society. Emphasis on knowledge base, value systems, and specific fields of social work practice. (A, CSU, UC)
Course Details:
  1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
    1. CSU Transfer Course
    1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Introduction to Aging Studies

    3 units

    HS 10
    Introduction to Aging Studies

    3 units
    Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
    Overview of social, economic, biological and psychological aspects of aging. Exploration of challenges and strengths of the aging people with emphasis on consumerism, housing, health, leisure time, family roles, retirement, widowhood and sexuality. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
    Course Details:
    1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
    1. J: Sociology & Criminology
    1. D10 - Sociology and Criminology
    2. CSU Transfer Course
    1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences
    2. E2 - Lifetime Skills
    or

    SOC 10
    Introduction to Aging Studies

    3 units
    Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
    Overview of social, economic, biological and psychological aspects of aging. Exploration of challenges and strengths of the aging people with emphasis on consumerism, housing, health, leisure time, family roles, retirement, widowhood and sexuality. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
    Course Details:
    1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
    1. J: Sociology & Criminology
    1. D10 - Sociology and Criminology
    2. CSU Transfer Course
    1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences
    2. E2 - Lifetime Skills

    Computer Course

    3 units

    AT 10
    Technical Computer Applications

    3 units
    Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
    An introduction to computers, elements of computer hardware and software and how they are used in the workplace, and the social impact of computers. Hands-on introduction and development of general computer skills for technical programs such as word processing, spreadsheet, presentation applications, and email. (A, CSU, UC)
    Course Details:
        1. CSU Transfer Course
        1. D3 - Anaylitical Thinkning

        BT 1
        Computer Document Processing I

        3 units
        Effective Term: 2020 Spring Semester
        Producing basic correspondence, letters, memos, tables, and reports, using current word processing program, developing keyboarding speed and accuracy, and typing by touch. (A, CSU)

        CIT 12
        Computer Literacy

        3 units
        Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
        This course is designed as an introduction to computers and their use in business. Students are taught the basic principles of hardware and software; networking, e-commerce, shopping for a personal computer; social issues, such as ethics and security, associated with the role of computers in the world today; and an introduction to word processing, spreadsheets, and internet principles and usage. (A, CSU, UC)
        Course Details:
        1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
          1. CSU Transfer Course

            CIT 15
            Computer Concepts

            3 units
            Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
            This course is designed as an introduction to computer concepts and their use. The topics in this course include the basic principles of hardware and software, application programs, systems software, telecommunications, networks, program design, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. Students will work with Windows and the Internet, word processing, spreadsheet, database programs, and a programming language. (A, CSU, UC)
            Course Details:
            1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
              1. CSU Transfer Course

                Major Course

                6 units

                Select two courses from the following (12 units in total are required): 

                AFRAM 1
                Introduction to African American Studies

                3 units
                Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                Introduction to African-American Studies: a critical interdisciplinary study of African American culture, history, and heritage from Pre Colonial West Africa through the 21st Century. This course will include an introduction to West African societies of the 15th and 16th centuries, prior to European Colonial Expansion; an examination of the transition into the era of African enslavement in Colonial America; an exploration of African American cultural development during the era of Reconstruction; an evaluation of African American political movements in response to social injustice and African American creative production; an analysis of the assimilation of African American culture into mainstream American culture during the 20th century; and finally, to examine and evaluate the African American community of the 21st Century. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                Course Details:
                1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                1. C: Ethnic Studies
                2. 7: Ethnic Studies
                1. D3 - Ethnic Studies
                2. F - Ethnic Studies
                3. CSU Transfer Course
                1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                AFRAM 2
                African American Cultural Adaptation

                3 units
                Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                This course provides a chronological in-depth examination of how the systems and social institutions of the United States of America have influenced and impacted the lives of African Americans and their communities from the Colonial Era through the first decade of the 21st Century. This course will examine and analyze cultural norms and value systems retained from traditional African societies that were adapted for survival in the United States; evaluate and analyze the impact of the Great Migration from 1865 through 1975, compare and contrast the social political and economic bases of the Reform Movement, Civil Rights Movement, and Pan African Liberation Movement, and evaluate and interpret how the underlying economic, political, and ethnocentric issues of racism in the United States have impacted African American communities and social institutions from Reconstruction to the election of President Barack Obama. (A, CSU, UC)
                Course Details:
                    1. CSU Transfer Course
                    1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                    AMIND 31
                    American Indian Culture

                    3 units
                    Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                    The Native nations of North American (American Indians) from antiquity to the present. An interdisciplinary approach to examining pre- and post settler-colonial American Indian societies and cultures. Studying the effects of invasion and colonization with an emphasis on self-preservation and maintaining tribal sovereignty. This course analyzes the racialization of American Indians, Eurocentrism, relationship to place, forced assimilation, intergenerational trauma, Indigenous cosmology and ceremony, social justice, and self-determination. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                    Course Details:
                    1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                    1. C: Ethnic Studies
                    2. 7: Ethnic Studies
                    1. D3 - Ethnic Studies
                    2. F - Ethnic Studies
                    3. CSU Transfer Course
                    1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                    AMIND 34
                    The American Indian in Contemporary Society

                    3 units
                    Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                    American Indian in North America after the Second World War to the present; emphasis on current events and legislation; issues involving the inherent sovereignty of American Indian nations, civil rights, cultural preservation, and place in modern global society. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                    Course Details:
                    1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                    1. C: Ethnic Studies
                    1. D3 - Ethnic Studies
                    2. CSU Transfer Course
                    1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                    ANTHRO 2
                    Cultural Anthropology

                    3 units
                    Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                    Explores how anthropologists study human culture. The broad arc of human experiences: subsistence, social, political, and economic organization, communication and creative expression, family and kinship, belief systems. Includes discussion of gender, racial and ethnic identity labels, and the effects of colonialism and globalization. Ethnographic case studies; professional anthropological research ethics; the application of anthropology to understanding humans around the globe. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                    Course Details:
                    1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                    1. A: Anthropology and Archaeology
                    1. D1 - Anthropology and Archeology
                    2. CSU Transfer Course
                    1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                    ASAMER 25
                    Asian American Social Issues

                    3 units
                    Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                    Issues of contemporary relevance related to Asian Americans, including: stereotypes, anti-Asian violence, educational inequities, workplace discrimination, media representations, race relations, community leadership, law and public policy, and civic and political engagement. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                    Course Details:
                    1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                    1. C: Ethnic Studies
                    2. 7: Ethnic Studies
                    1. D3 - Ethnic Studies
                    2. F - Ethnic Studies
                    3. CSU Transfer Course
                    1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                    ASL 1
                    Beginning American Sign Language

                    4 units
                    Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                    This is a beginning course which introduces American Sign Language (ASL) as used by Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind people in the United States and parts of Canada. The focus is on the basic vocabulary, grammar, and culture of the Deaf community. Students will become familiar with the literary and artistic contributions of this culture. It is designed for students with no knowledge of American Sign Language. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                    Course Details:
                      1. A: Languages other than English (UC Requirement Only)
                      1. C2 - Humanities
                      2. CSU Transfer Course
                      1. C - Humanities

                      CHDEV 5
                      Parent Education

                      3 units
                      Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                      This course is an introduction to the skills needed for effective parenting and the importance of nurturing young children. This course will also address the developmental needs of children and the use of effective communication skills, positive discipline strategies and effective use of discipline; and family structure and function. (A, CSU)

                      CHDEV 30 Child and Family in a Diverse Community or SOC 31 The Child in Society: A Social Problems Approach

                      3 units
                      CHDEV 30
                      Child and Family in a Diverse Community
                      3 units
                      Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                      This course emphasizes the processes of socialization focusing on the interrelationship of family, school, and community. The course examines the influence of multiple societal contexts including race, equity, and language. Students will explore the role of collaboration between family, community, and schools in supporting children’s development, birth through adolescence. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                      or
                      SOC 31
                      The Child in Society: A Social Problems Approach
                      3 units
                      Effective Term: 2022 Spring Semester
                      Explores personal and social aspects contributing to the relationships and social problems facing children: socialization, the dysfunctional family, abuse, deprivation, disabilities and special needs, drugs, delinquency and sexuality. (A, CSU)
                      Course Details:
                      1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                        1. CSU Transfer Course
                        1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences
                        2. E2 - Lifetime Skills

                        Lifespan Development

                        3 units
                        CHDEV 38
                        Lifespan Development
                        3 units
                        Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                        This course examines basic theories, research concepts, and principles of typical and atypical physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development at each major stage of life from conception to death are examined. All major topics of human development (e.g. human behavior, sexuality, nutrition, health, stress, key relationships of humankind to the social and physical environment, and implications of death and dying) are presented in an integrated manner. Observations of children, adolescents and adults are required. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                        or
                        PSY 38
                        Lifespan Development
                        3 units
                        Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                        This course examines basic theories, research concepts, and principles of typical and atypical physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development at each major stage of life from conception to death are examined. All major topics of human development (e.g. human behavior, sexuality, nutrition, health, stress, key relationships of humankind to the social and physical environment, and implications of death and dying) are presented in an integrated manner. Observations of children, adolescents and adults are required. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                        Child Growth and Development

                        3 units
                        CHDEV 39
                        Child Growth and Development
                        3 units
                        Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                        This course examines the progression of development in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains and identifies developmental milestones for children from conception through adolescence. An emphasis will be on the interactions between biological processes and environmental factors. Students will observe children of varying ages to evaluate individual differences and analyze characteristics of development at various stages according to developmental theories. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                        or
                        PSY 39
                        Child Growth and Development
                        3 units
                        Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                        This course examines the progression of development in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains and identifies developmental milestones for children from conception through adolescence. An emphasis will be on the interactions between biological processes and environmental factors. Students will observe children of varying ages to evaluate individual differences and analyze characteristics of development at various stages according to developmental theories. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                        CLS 11
                        Introduction to Chicano-Latino Studies

                        3 units
                        Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                        The introductory course explores the Chicano/a/x and Mexican American community, culture(s) and heritage(s) in American society from an interdisciplinary approach. Focus on sociocultural challenges, struggles, and social justice movements that define the Chicano/a/x experience. Examination of the ancestral roots, dynamic migration/immigration trends, conflict, racialization processes, liberation struggles, socialization process, and sociopolitical patterns from ancient Indigenous civilizations of Mesoamerica to the present. Overview of trends and patterns in Latino/a/x populations at-large will also be explored. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                        Course Details:
                        1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                        1. C: Ethnic Studies
                        2. 7: Ethnic Studies
                        1. D3 - Ethnic Studies
                        2. F - Ethnic Studies
                        3. CSU Transfer Course
                        1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                        CLS 13
                        Politics and the Chicano-Latino Community

                        3 units
                        Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                        An examination of Chicano-Latino political issues, interaction with governmental and political structures, legislation, political parties, pressure groups, political socialization, and political change. In-depth discussion of the Chicano Movement and Chicano-Latino political organizations. (A, CSU, UC)
                        Course Details:
                            1. CSU Transfer Course
                            1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                            Communication

                            3 units
                            COMM 1
                            Introduction to Public Speaking
                            3 units
                            Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
                            Theories and techniques of public speaking from the perspective of the speaker and the audience. Emphasis on research, logical organization, composition and effective delivery of informative and persuasive speeches. Practice in clearly stating and developing ideas. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                            Course Details:
                            1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                            1. C: Oral Communication
                            1. A1 - Oral Communication
                            2. CSU Transfer Course
                              or
                              COMM 4
                              Persuasion
                              3 units
                              Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
                              Theories and practice of influence, advocacy, and reasoning from the perspective of both persuader and audience. Practice preparing effective and ethical persuasive appeals. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                              Course Details:
                              1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                              1. C: Oral Communication
                              1. A1 - Oral Communication
                              2. CSU Transfer Course
                                or
                                COMM 8
                                Group Communication
                                3 units
                                Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
                                An introduction to group communication as a vehicle for solving problems, reaching decisions and making recommendations on policy. Students will study and practice the theories, behaviors and processes of group communication. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                Course Details:
                                1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                1. C: Oral Communication
                                1. A1 - Oral Communication
                                2. CSU Transfer Course

                                  COMM 25 Argumentation or PHIL 6 Introduction to Logic

                                  6 units
                                  COMM 25
                                  Argumentation
                                  3 units
                                  Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
                                  Analysis, reasoning, advocacy, and criticism of ideas. Emphasis on derived conclusions based on valid evidence and sound inferences without using fallacies of thought and language. Demonstration of basic principles through a variety of oral presentations and written assignments. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                  Course Details:
                                  1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                  1. C: Oral Communication
                                  1. A3 - Critical Thinking
                                  2. CSU Transfer Course
                                    PHIL 6
                                    Introduction to Logic
                                    3 units
                                    Effective Term: 2024 Spring Semester
                                    This course is an introduction to methods of reasoning, including instruction in induction and deduction included, with an emphasis on deduction. The topics covered will include formal and informal fallacies, as well as symbolization, syntax, and natural deduction for sentential and predicate logic. (A, CSU-GE, UC)

                                    Economics

                                    3 units
                                    ECON 25
                                    Introduction to Economics
                                    3 units
                                    Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                                    Introduction to Economics provides an introduction to market economies and contemporary economic issues through a survey of microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts. Topics include supply and demand, gains from specialization and trade, the role of government in the economy, market failures, measuring the macroeconomy, economic policy, and economic growth. This course is not designed for students majoring in Business or Economics. (A, CSU-GE)
                                    Course Details:
                                    1. Advisory: MATH 201
                                    2. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                      1. D2 - Economics
                                      2. CSU Transfer Course
                                      1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                      or
                                      ECON 40
                                      Introduction to Microeconomics
                                      3 units
                                      Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                                      Introduction to Microeconomics provides an introductory analysis focusing on the economic choices of households, businesses, and the government. Topics include supply and demand, market equilibrium, elasticity, gains from specialization and trade, consumer and producer welfare, production costs, market structures, factor markets and market failure. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                      Course Details:
                                      1. Prerequisite: MATH 103
                                      2. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                      1. B: Economics
                                      1. D2 - Economics
                                      2. CSU Transfer Course
                                      1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                      or
                                      ECON 50
                                      Introduction to Macroeconomics
                                      3 units
                                      Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                                      Introduction to Macroeconomics provides an introductory analysis of the economy as a whole. Topics include market-based economic systems, measurements of economic activity, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and financial institutions, monetary and fiscal policy, international economics and economic growth. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                      Course Details:
                                      1. Prerequisite: MATH 103
                                      2. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                      1. B: Economics
                                      1. D2 - Economics
                                      2. CSU Transfer Course
                                      1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                      ETHNST 10
                                      Introduction to Ethnic Studies

                                      3 units
                                      Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                                      Interdisciplinary examination of race, ethnicity, racism, and racial and ethnic identity in U.S. society. Introduction to key concepts in Comparative Ethnic Studies, such as how race and racism intersect with gender, sexuality, religion, national origin, ability, immigration status, language, tribal membership, etc. Emphasis on comparative analysis and exploration of the intertwined histories of racial and ethnic groups within the U.S., institutional racism, resistance against racism, solidarity across racial and ethnic lines, and social and racial justice movements. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                                      Nutrition

                                      2-3 units
                                      FN 35
                                      Nutrition and Health
                                      3 units
                                      Effective Term: 2019 Fall Semester
                                      Relationship of diet to physical and emotional health; nutrients; diet patterns throughout the life cycle. Optimal nutrition to reduce the risks of cancer, heart disease, allergies, and other diseases. Social, psychological, and cultural dictates which affect food selection and health. Personal strategies to develop a nutrition plan for better health. Not open to students with credit in Food and Nutrition 40. (A, CSU-GE, UC)
                                      or
                                      FN 43
                                      Women's Nutrition
                                      2 units
                                      Effective Term: 2019 Fall Semester
                                      The relationship between nutrition and various contemporary health issues affecting women. Significance of nutrition as it relates to the health of women during specific stages in the life cycle. Current trends and research. (A, CSU)
                                      or
                                      WSTS 43
                                      Women’s Nutrition
                                      2 units
                                      Effective Term: 2014 Spring Semester
                                      The relationship between nutrition and various contemporary health issues affecting women. Significance of nutrition as it relates to the health of women during specific stages in the life cycle. Current trends and research. (A, CSU)

                                      HMONG 1
                                      Beginning Hmong

                                      5 units
                                      Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                                      This introductory course teaches beginning language acquisition in a cultural context through listening, speaking, reading and writing. The students will interact with authentic language in a cultural context. It is designed for students who have no knowledge of Hmong. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                                      Assertiveness Training

                                      2 units
                                      HS 25
                                      Assertiveness Training
                                      2 units
                                      Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                                      Becoming more effective and creative in expressing oneself in a courteous and dignified manner. Discovering the communication options available in various life situations. (A, CSU)
                                      Course Details:
                                      1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                        1. CSU Transfer Course
                                          or
                                          WSTS 25
                                          Assertiveness Training
                                          2 units
                                          Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                                          Becoming more effective and creative in expressing oneself in a courteous and dignified manner. Discovering the communication options available in various life situations. (A, CSU)
                                          Course Details:
                                          1. Advisory: ENGL 1A

                                                HS 44
                                                Drug Use: Physical and Psychological Effects

                                                3 units
                                                Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                                                The physical and psychological aspects of drug use, including abuse and addiction, physical and psychological dependencies, physiological effects of commonly used drugs, and treatment and prevention. (Not open to students with credit in Human Services 45.) (A, CSU)
                                                Course Details:
                                                1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                  1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                  1. E2 - Lifetime Skills

                                                  PHIL 1A Theories of Knowledge and Reality or PHIL 1C Ethics

                                                  3 units
                                                  PHIL 1A
                                                  Theories of Knowledge and Reality
                                                  3 units
                                                  Effective Term: 2024 Spring Semester
                                                  This course explores some of the deepest questions about human life. What does it mean to be human? How can God coexist with evil? What is the evidence for God’s existence anyway? Do we have free will or are our thoughts and actions determined by forces outside our control? What is your mind? Is it nothing more than activity in your brain, or is your mind a soul? What is a soul, and are there good reasons to think souls are real? What is knowledge, why is it valuable, and how can you tell when you have it? Can we know anything with certainty, and does that matter? This class will provide an opportunity to explore these and similar questions, in conversation with texts from some of the greatest minds in human history. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                  or
                                                  PHIL 1C
                                                  Ethics
                                                  3 units
                                                  Effective Term: 2024 Spring Semester
                                                  This course examines the concepts of morality and values, representative ethical theories, and their applications to contemporary moral problems. Ethical theories covered may include the good life, moral relativism, deontology, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, and feminist and social justice approaches to ethics. Contemporary moral problems may include abortion, environmental ethics, racial and gender justice, euthanasia/assisted suicide, etc. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                                                  SOC 1A
                                                  Introduction to Sociology

                                                  3 units
                                                  Effective Term: 2022 Spring Semester
                                                  Basic concepts, theoretical approaches, and methods of sociology. Analysis and explanation of social structure, culture, socialization, the self and social interaction, group dynamics, institutions, deviance, stratification, social change, social problems, and global dynamics. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                  Course Details:
                                                  1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                  1. J: Sociology & Criminology
                                                  1. D10 - Sociology and Criminology
                                                  2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                  1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                  Sociology of Rape

                                                  3 units
                                                  SOC 5
                                                  Sociology of Rape
                                                  3 units
                                                  Effective Term: 2017 Fall Semester
                                                  A micro and macro overview of rape including the history of rape, a study of what creates a rape culture, social and psychological characteristics and pathology of rapists, sociological impact upon and psychology of the survivor. Includes examination of various forms of sexual assault such as acquaintance rape, marital rape, male rape, gang rape and child sexual assault. The sociological foundation and history of current laws and their execution are also explored. (A, CSU, UC)
                                                  Course Details:
                                                      1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                      1. E2 - Lifetime Skills
                                                      or
                                                      WSTS 5
                                                      Sociology of Rape
                                                      3 units
                                                      Effective Term: 2017 Fall Semester
                                                      A micro and macro overview of rape including the history of rape, a study of what creates a rape culture, social and psychological characteristics and pathology of rapists, sociological impact upon and psychology of the survivor. Includes examination of various forms of sexual assault such as acquaintance rape, marital rape, male rape, gang rape and child sexual assault. The sociological foundation and history of current laws and their execution are also explored. (A, CSU, UC)
                                                      Course Details:
                                                          1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                          1. E2 - Lifetime Skills

                                                          Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family

                                                          3 units
                                                          SOC 7
                                                          Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family
                                                          3 units
                                                          Effective Term: 2017 Fall Semester
                                                          A micro and macro study of the historical and contemporary problem of domestic violence. Overview of the battered spouse syndrome, characteristics of the survivor and the batterer, therapeutic approaches and development of legislation. Various forms of domestic violence such as child abuse, elder abuse, and violence in same gender relationships are also studied. (A, CSU, UC)
                                                          Course Details:
                                                              1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                              1. E2 - Lifetime Skills
                                                              or
                                                              WSTS 7
                                                              Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family
                                                              3 units
                                                              Effective Term: 2017 Fall Semester
                                                              A micro and macro study of the historical and contemporary problem of domestic violence. Overview of the battered spouse syndrome, characteristics of the survivor and the batterer, therapeutic approaches, and development of legislation. Various forms of domestic violence such as child abuse, elder abuse, and violence in same gender relationships are also studied. (A, CSU, UC)
                                                              Course Details:

                                                                      SOC 32
                                                                      Introduction to Marriage and Family

                                                                      3 units
                                                                      Effective Term: 2022 Spring Semester
                                                                      Sociological analysis of marriage and the family, including historical and contemporary changes, and the socio-cultural and economic forces shaping these changes. Topics may include but are not limited to: love, courtship, mate selection, sexuality, family planning, pregnancy and childbirth, sexually transmitted diseases, family conflict, conflict resolution, communication skills, divorced families, step-families, aging and widowhood. (A, CSU-GE, UC)
                                                                      Course Details:
                                                                      1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                      1. J: Sociology & Criminology
                                                                      1. D10 - Sociology and Criminology
                                                                      2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                      1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                      2. E2 - Lifetime Skills

                                                                      SPAN 1
                                                                      Beginning Spanish

                                                                      5 units
                                                                      Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                                                                      This introductory course teaches beginning language acquisition in a cultural context through listening, speaking, reading and writing. The students will interact with authentic language in a cultural context. This course is not open to students qualified for or with credit in Spanish 3NS or 4NS. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                                                                      WSTS 10
                                                                      Changing Roles of Women

                                                                      3 units
                                                                      Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                                                                      The traditional and changing roles of women in Western society, including the effects of these roles on women as individuals, in their personal relationships, and their status in society. The contributions and contrasting perspectives of minority/ethnic women are an integral part of the course content. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                      Course Details:
                                                                        1. D: Gender Studies
                                                                        1. D4 - Gender Studies
                                                                        2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                        1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                                        Term 2

                                                                        15 units

                                                                        HS 19A
                                                                        Work Experience Education

                                                                        3 units
                                                                        Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                                                                        Supervised employment extending the classroom based on occupational learning related to human services. Collaborative learning objectives established specific to human services. Orientation hours may be required. (A, CSU)
                                                                        Course Details:
                                                                        1. Prerequisite: HS 20
                                                                        2. Corequisite: HS 24
                                                                        3. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                          1. CSU Transfer Course

                                                                            HS 24
                                                                            Fundamentals of Interviewing and Counseling

                                                                            3 units
                                                                            Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                                                                            Principles of interviewing and counseling, both theory and practice. Focus on specific skills within a human service setting. Analysis of the dynamics between counselor and client. (A, CSU)
                                                                            Course Details:
                                                                            1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                              1. CSU Transfer Course

                                                                                HS 30
                                                                                Group and Community Social Services

                                                                                3 units
                                                                                Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                                                                                Methods of human services and social work intervention through organizational, community, and social policy change action, including analysis of challenges and strengths for client empowerment. (A, CSU)
                                                                                Course Details:
                                                                                1. Corequisite: HS 20
                                                                                2. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                  1. CSU Transfer Course

                                                                                    Major Course

                                                                                    6 units

                                                                                    Select two of the following courses (12 units in total are required): 

                                                                                    AFRAM 1
                                                                                    Introduction to African American Studies

                                                                                    3 units
                                                                                    Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                                                                                    Introduction to African-American Studies: a critical interdisciplinary study of African American culture, history, and heritage from Pre Colonial West Africa through the 21st Century. This course will include an introduction to West African societies of the 15th and 16th centuries, prior to European Colonial Expansion; an examination of the transition into the era of African enslavement in Colonial America; an exploration of African American cultural development during the era of Reconstruction; an evaluation of African American political movements in response to social injustice and African American creative production; an analysis of the assimilation of African American culture into mainstream American culture during the 20th century; and finally, to examine and evaluate the African American community of the 21st Century. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                    Course Details:
                                                                                    1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                    1. C: Ethnic Studies
                                                                                    2. 7: Ethnic Studies
                                                                                    1. D3 - Ethnic Studies
                                                                                    2. F - Ethnic Studies
                                                                                    3. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                    1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                                                    AFRAM 2
                                                                                    African American Cultural Adaptation

                                                                                    3 units
                                                                                    Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                                                                                    This course provides a chronological in-depth examination of how the systems and social institutions of the United States of America have influenced and impacted the lives of African Americans and their communities from the Colonial Era through the first decade of the 21st Century. This course will examine and analyze cultural norms and value systems retained from traditional African societies that were adapted for survival in the United States; evaluate and analyze the impact of the Great Migration from 1865 through 1975, compare and contrast the social political and economic bases of the Reform Movement, Civil Rights Movement, and Pan African Liberation Movement, and evaluate and interpret how the underlying economic, political, and ethnocentric issues of racism in the United States have impacted African American communities and social institutions from Reconstruction to the election of President Barack Obama. (A, CSU, UC)
                                                                                    Course Details:
                                                                                        1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                        1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                                                        AMIND 31
                                                                                        American Indian Culture

                                                                                        3 units
                                                                                        Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                                                                                        The Native nations of North American (American Indians) from antiquity to the present. An interdisciplinary approach to examining pre- and post settler-colonial American Indian societies and cultures. Studying the effects of invasion and colonization with an emphasis on self-preservation and maintaining tribal sovereignty. This course analyzes the racialization of American Indians, Eurocentrism, relationship to place, forced assimilation, intergenerational trauma, Indigenous cosmology and ceremony, social justice, and self-determination. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                        Course Details:
                                                                                        1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                        1. C: Ethnic Studies
                                                                                        2. 7: Ethnic Studies
                                                                                        1. D3 - Ethnic Studies
                                                                                        2. F - Ethnic Studies
                                                                                        3. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                        1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                                                        AMIND 34
                                                                                        The American Indian in Contemporary Society

                                                                                        3 units
                                                                                        Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                                                                                        American Indian in North America after the Second World War to the present; emphasis on current events and legislation; issues involving the inherent sovereignty of American Indian nations, civil rights, cultural preservation, and place in modern global society. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                        Course Details:
                                                                                        1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                        1. C: Ethnic Studies
                                                                                        1. D3 - Ethnic Studies
                                                                                        2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                        1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                                                        ANTHRO 2
                                                                                        Cultural Anthropology

                                                                                        3 units
                                                                                        Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                                                                                        Explores how anthropologists study human culture. The broad arc of human experiences: subsistence, social, political, and economic organization, communication and creative expression, family and kinship, belief systems. Includes discussion of gender, racial and ethnic identity labels, and the effects of colonialism and globalization. Ethnographic case studies; professional anthropological research ethics; the application of anthropology to understanding humans around the globe. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                        Course Details:
                                                                                        1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                        1. A: Anthropology and Archaeology
                                                                                        1. D1 - Anthropology and Archeology
                                                                                        2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                        1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                                                        ASAMER 25
                                                                                        Asian American Social Issues

                                                                                        3 units
                                                                                        Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                                                                                        Issues of contemporary relevance related to Asian Americans, including: stereotypes, anti-Asian violence, educational inequities, workplace discrimination, media representations, race relations, community leadership, law and public policy, and civic and political engagement. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                        Course Details:
                                                                                        1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                        1. C: Ethnic Studies
                                                                                        2. 7: Ethnic Studies
                                                                                        1. D3 - Ethnic Studies
                                                                                        2. F - Ethnic Studies
                                                                                        3. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                        1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                                                        ASL 1
                                                                                        Beginning American Sign Language

                                                                                        4 units
                                                                                        Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                                                                                        This is a beginning course which introduces American Sign Language (ASL) as used by Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind people in the United States and parts of Canada. The focus is on the basic vocabulary, grammar, and culture of the Deaf community. Students will become familiar with the literary and artistic contributions of this culture. It is designed for students with no knowledge of American Sign Language. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                        Course Details:
                                                                                          1. A: Languages other than English (UC Requirement Only)
                                                                                          1. C2 - Humanities
                                                                                          2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                          1. C - Humanities

                                                                                          CHDEV 5
                                                                                          Parent Education

                                                                                          3 units
                                                                                          Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                                                                                          This course is an introduction to the skills needed for effective parenting and the importance of nurturing young children. This course will also address the developmental needs of children and the use of effective communication skills, positive discipline strategies and effective use of discipline; and family structure and function. (A, CSU)

                                                                                          CHDEV 30 Child and Family in a Diverse Community or SOC 31 The Child in Society: A Social Problems Approach

                                                                                          3 units
                                                                                          CHDEV 30
                                                                                          Child and Family in a Diverse Community
                                                                                          3 units
                                                                                          Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                                                                                          This course emphasizes the processes of socialization focusing on the interrelationship of family, school, and community. The course examines the influence of multiple societal contexts including race, equity, and language. Students will explore the role of collaboration between family, community, and schools in supporting children’s development, birth through adolescence. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                          or
                                                                                          SOC 31
                                                                                          The Child in Society: A Social Problems Approach
                                                                                          3 units
                                                                                          Effective Term: 2022 Spring Semester
                                                                                          Explores personal and social aspects contributing to the relationships and social problems facing children: socialization, the dysfunctional family, abuse, deprivation, disabilities and special needs, drugs, delinquency and sexuality. (A, CSU)
                                                                                          Course Details:
                                                                                          1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                            1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                            1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                                            2. E2 - Lifetime Skills

                                                                                            Lifespan Development

                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                            CHDEV 38
                                                                                            Lifespan Development
                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                            Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                                                                                            This course examines basic theories, research concepts, and principles of typical and atypical physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development at each major stage of life from conception to death are examined. All major topics of human development (e.g. human behavior, sexuality, nutrition, health, stress, key relationships of humankind to the social and physical environment, and implications of death and dying) are presented in an integrated manner. Observations of children, adolescents and adults are required. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                            or
                                                                                            PSY 38
                                                                                            Lifespan Development
                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                            Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                                                                                            This course examines basic theories, research concepts, and principles of typical and atypical physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development at each major stage of life from conception to death are examined. All major topics of human development (e.g. human behavior, sexuality, nutrition, health, stress, key relationships of humankind to the social and physical environment, and implications of death and dying) are presented in an integrated manner. Observations of children, adolescents and adults are required. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                                                                                            Child Growth and Development

                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                            CHDEV 39
                                                                                            Child Growth and Development
                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                            Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                                                                                            This course examines the progression of development in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains and identifies developmental milestones for children from conception through adolescence. An emphasis will be on the interactions between biological processes and environmental factors. Students will observe children of varying ages to evaluate individual differences and analyze characteristics of development at various stages according to developmental theories. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                            or
                                                                                            PSY 39
                                                                                            Child Growth and Development
                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                            Effective Term: 2024 Fall Semester
                                                                                            This course examines the progression of development in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains and identifies developmental milestones for children from conception through adolescence. An emphasis will be on the interactions between biological processes and environmental factors. Students will observe children of varying ages to evaluate individual differences and analyze characteristics of development at various stages according to developmental theories. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                                                                                            CLS 11
                                                                                            Introduction to Chicano-Latino Studies

                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                            Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                                                                                            The introductory course explores the Chicano/a/x and Mexican American community, culture(s) and heritage(s) in American society from an interdisciplinary approach. Focus on sociocultural challenges, struggles, and social justice movements that define the Chicano/a/x experience. Examination of the ancestral roots, dynamic migration/immigration trends, conflict, racialization processes, liberation struggles, socialization process, and sociopolitical patterns from ancient Indigenous civilizations of Mesoamerica to the present. Overview of trends and patterns in Latino/a/x populations at-large will also be explored. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                            Course Details:
                                                                                            1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                            1. C: Ethnic Studies
                                                                                            2. 7: Ethnic Studies
                                                                                            1. D3 - Ethnic Studies
                                                                                            2. F - Ethnic Studies
                                                                                            3. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                            1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                                                            CLS 13
                                                                                            Politics and the Chicano-Latino Community

                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                            Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                                                                                            An examination of Chicano-Latino political issues, interaction with governmental and political structures, legislation, political parties, pressure groups, political socialization, and political change. In-depth discussion of the Chicano Movement and Chicano-Latino political organizations. (A, CSU, UC)
                                                                                            Course Details:
                                                                                                1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                                                                Communication

                                                                                                3 units
                                                                                                COMM 1
                                                                                                Introduction to Public Speaking
                                                                                                3 units
                                                                                                Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
                                                                                                Theories and techniques of public speaking from the perspective of the speaker and the audience. Emphasis on research, logical organization, composition and effective delivery of informative and persuasive speeches. Practice in clearly stating and developing ideas. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                                Course Details:
                                                                                                1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                                1. C: Oral Communication
                                                                                                1. A1 - Oral Communication
                                                                                                2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                  or
                                                                                                  COMM 4
                                                                                                  Persuasion
                                                                                                  3 units
                                                                                                  Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
                                                                                                  Theories and practice of influence, advocacy, and reasoning from the perspective of both persuader and audience. Practice preparing effective and ethical persuasive appeals. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                                  Course Details:
                                                                                                  1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                                  1. C: Oral Communication
                                                                                                  1. A1 - Oral Communication
                                                                                                  2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                    or
                                                                                                    COMM 8
                                                                                                    Group Communication
                                                                                                    3 units
                                                                                                    Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
                                                                                                    An introduction to group communication as a vehicle for solving problems, reaching decisions and making recommendations on policy. Students will study and practice the theories, behaviors and processes of group communication. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                                    Course Details:
                                                                                                    1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                                    1. C: Oral Communication
                                                                                                    1. A1 - Oral Communication
                                                                                                    2. CSU Transfer Course

                                                                                                      COMM 25 Argumentation or PHIL 6 Introduction to Logic

                                                                                                      3 units
                                                                                                      COMM 25
                                                                                                      Argumentation
                                                                                                      3 units
                                                                                                      Effective Term: 2022 Fall Semester
                                                                                                      Analysis, reasoning, advocacy, and criticism of ideas. Emphasis on derived conclusions based on valid evidence and sound inferences without using fallacies of thought and language. Demonstration of basic principles through a variety of oral presentations and written assignments. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                                      Course Details:
                                                                                                      1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                                      1. C: Oral Communication
                                                                                                      1. A3 - Critical Thinking
                                                                                                      2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                        or
                                                                                                        PHIL 6
                                                                                                        Introduction to Logic
                                                                                                        3 units
                                                                                                        Effective Term: 2024 Spring Semester
                                                                                                        This course is an introduction to methods of reasoning, including instruction in induction and deduction included, with an emphasis on deduction. The topics covered will include formal and informal fallacies, as well as symbolization, syntax, and natural deduction for sentential and predicate logic. (A, CSU-GE, UC)

                                                                                                        Economics

                                                                                                        3 units
                                                                                                        ECON 25
                                                                                                        Introduction to Economics
                                                                                                        3 units
                                                                                                        Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                                                                                                        Introduction to Economics provides an introduction to market economies and contemporary economic issues through a survey of microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts. Topics include supply and demand, gains from specialization and trade, the role of government in the economy, market failures, measuring the macroeconomy, economic policy, and economic growth. This course is not designed for students majoring in Business or Economics. (A, CSU-GE)
                                                                                                        Course Details:
                                                                                                        1. Advisory: MATH 201
                                                                                                        2. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                                          1. D2 - Economics
                                                                                                          2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                          1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                                                          or
                                                                                                          ECON 40
                                                                                                          Introduction to Microeconomics
                                                                                                          3 units
                                                                                                          Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                                                                                                          Introduction to Microeconomics provides an introductory analysis focusing on the economic choices of households, businesses, and the government. Topics include supply and demand, market equilibrium, elasticity, gains from specialization and trade, consumer and producer welfare, production costs, market structures, factor markets and market failure. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                                          Course Details:
                                                                                                          1. Prerequisite: MATH 103
                                                                                                          2. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                                          1. B: Economics
                                                                                                          1. D2 - Economics
                                                                                                          2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                          1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                                                          or
                                                                                                          ECON 50
                                                                                                          Introduction to Macroeconomics
                                                                                                          3 units
                                                                                                          Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                                                                                                          Introduction to Macroeconomics provides an introductory analysis of the economy as a whole. Topics include market-based economic systems, measurements of economic activity, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and financial institutions, monetary and fiscal policy, international economics and economic growth. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                                          Course Details:
                                                                                                          1. Prerequisite: MATH 103
                                                                                                          2. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                                          1. B: Economics
                                                                                                          1. D2 - Economics
                                                                                                          2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                          1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                                                                          ETHNST 10
                                                                                                          Introduction to Ethnic Studies

                                                                                                          3 units
                                                                                                          Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                                                                                                          Interdisciplinary examination of race, ethnicity, racism, and racial and ethnic identity in U.S. society. Introduction to key concepts in Comparative Ethnic Studies, such as how race and racism intersect with gender, sexuality, religion, national origin, ability, immigration status, language, tribal membership, etc. Emphasis on comparative analysis and exploration of the intertwined histories of racial and ethnic groups within the U.S., institutional racism, resistance against racism, solidarity across racial and ethnic lines, and social and racial justice movements. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                                                                                                          Nutrition

                                                                                                          2-3 units
                                                                                                          FN 35
                                                                                                          Nutrition and Health
                                                                                                          3 units
                                                                                                          Effective Term: 2019 Fall Semester
                                                                                                          Relationship of diet to physical and emotional health; nutrients; diet patterns throughout the life cycle. Optimal nutrition to reduce the risks of cancer, heart disease, allergies, and other diseases. Social, psychological, and cultural dictates which affect food selection and health. Personal strategies to develop a nutrition plan for better health. Not open to students with credit in Food and Nutrition 40. (A, CSU-GE, UC)
                                                                                                          or
                                                                                                          FN 43
                                                                                                          Women's Nutrition
                                                                                                          2 units
                                                                                                          Effective Term: 2019 Fall Semester
                                                                                                          The relationship between nutrition and various contemporary health issues affecting women. Significance of nutrition as it relates to the health of women during specific stages in the life cycle. Current trends and research. (A, CSU)
                                                                                                          or
                                                                                                          WSTS 25
                                                                                                          Assertiveness Training
                                                                                                          2 units
                                                                                                          Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                                                                                                          Becoming more effective and creative in expressing oneself in a courteous and dignified manner. Discovering the communication options available in various life situations. (A, CSU)
                                                                                                          Course Details:
                                                                                                          1. Advisory: ENGL 1A

                                                                                                                HMONG 1
                                                                                                                Beginning Hmong

                                                                                                                5 units
                                                                                                                Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                                                                                                                This introductory course teaches beginning language acquisition in a cultural context through listening, speaking, reading and writing. The students will interact with authentic language in a cultural context. It is designed for students who have no knowledge of Hmong. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                                                                                                                Assertiveness Training

                                                                                                                2 units
                                                                                                                HS 25
                                                                                                                Assertiveness Training
                                                                                                                2 units
                                                                                                                Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                                                                                                                Becoming more effective and creative in expressing oneself in a courteous and dignified manner. Discovering the communication options available in various life situations. (A, CSU)
                                                                                                                Course Details:
                                                                                                                1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                                                  1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                                    or
                                                                                                                    WSTS 25
                                                                                                                    Assertiveness Training
                                                                                                                    2 units
                                                                                                                    Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                                                                                                                    Becoming more effective and creative in expressing oneself in a courteous and dignified manner. Discovering the communication options available in various life situations. (A, CSU)
                                                                                                                    Course Details:
                                                                                                                    1. Advisory: ENGL 1A

                                                                                                                          HS 44
                                                                                                                          Drug Use: Physical and Psychological Effects

                                                                                                                          3 units
                                                                                                                          Effective Term: 2021 Spring Semester
                                                                                                                          The physical and psychological aspects of drug use, including abuse and addiction, physical and psychological dependencies, physiological effects of commonly used drugs, and treatment and prevention. (Not open to students with credit in Human Services 45.) (A, CSU)
                                                                                                                          Course Details:
                                                                                                                          1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                                                            1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                                            1. E2 - Lifetime Skills

                                                                                                                            PHIL 1A Theories of Knowledge and Reality or PHIL 1C Ethics

                                                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                                                            PHIL 1A
                                                                                                                            Theories of Knowledge and Reality
                                                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                                                            Effective Term: 2024 Spring Semester
                                                                                                                            This course explores some of the deepest questions about human life. What does it mean to be human? How can God coexist with evil? What is the evidence for God’s existence anyway? Do we have free will or are our thoughts and actions determined by forces outside our control? What is your mind? Is it nothing more than activity in your brain, or is your mind a soul? What is a soul, and are there good reasons to think souls are real? What is knowledge, why is it valuable, and how can you tell when you have it? Can we know anything with certainty, and does that matter? This class will provide an opportunity to explore these and similar questions, in conversation with texts from some of the greatest minds in human history. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                                                            or
                                                                                                                            PHIL 1C
                                                                                                                            Ethics
                                                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                                                            Effective Term: 2024 Spring Semester
                                                                                                                            This course examines the concepts of morality and values, representative ethical theories, and their applications to contemporary moral problems. Ethical theories covered may include the good life, moral relativism, deontology, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, and feminist and social justice approaches to ethics. Contemporary moral problems may include abortion, environmental ethics, racial and gender justice, euthanasia/assisted suicide, etc. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                                                                                                                            SOC 1A
                                                                                                                            Introduction to Sociology

                                                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                                                            Effective Term: 2022 Spring Semester
                                                                                                                            Basic concepts, theoretical approaches, and methods of sociology. Analysis and explanation of social structure, culture, socialization, the self and social interaction, group dynamics, institutions, deviance, stratification, social change, social problems, and global dynamics. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                                                            Course Details:
                                                                                                                            1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                                                            1. J: Sociology & Criminology
                                                                                                                            1. D10 - Sociology and Criminology
                                                                                                                            2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                                            1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

                                                                                                                            Sociology of Rape

                                                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                                                            SOC 5
                                                                                                                            Sociology of Rape
                                                                                                                            3 units
                                                                                                                            Effective Term: 2017 Fall Semester
                                                                                                                            A micro and macro overview of rape including the history of rape, a study of what creates a rape culture, social and psychological characteristics and pathology of rapists, sociological impact upon and psychology of the survivor. Includes examination of various forms of sexual assault such as acquaintance rape, marital rape, male rape, gang rape and child sexual assault. The sociological foundation and history of current laws and their execution are also explored. (A, CSU, UC)
                                                                                                                            Course Details:
                                                                                                                                1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                                                1. E2 - Lifetime Skills
                                                                                                                                or
                                                                                                                                WSTS 5
                                                                                                                                Sociology of Rape
                                                                                                                                3 units
                                                                                                                                Effective Term: 2017 Fall Semester
                                                                                                                                A micro and macro overview of rape including the history of rape, a study of what creates a rape culture, social and psychological characteristics and pathology of rapists, sociological impact upon and psychology of the survivor. Includes examination of various forms of sexual assault such as acquaintance rape, marital rape, male rape, gang rape and child sexual assault. The sociological foundation and history of current laws and their execution are also explored. (A, CSU, UC)
                                                                                                                                Course Details:
                                                                                                                                    1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                                                    1. E2 - Lifetime Skills

                                                                                                                                    Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family

                                                                                                                                    3 units
                                                                                                                                    SOC 7
                                                                                                                                    Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family
                                                                                                                                    3 units
                                                                                                                                    Effective Term: 2017 Fall Semester
                                                                                                                                    A micro and macro study of the historical and contemporary problem of domestic violence. Overview of the battered spouse syndrome, characteristics of the survivor and the batterer, therapeutic approaches and development of legislation. Various forms of domestic violence such as child abuse, elder abuse, and violence in same gender relationships are also studied. (A, CSU, UC)
                                                                                                                                    Course Details:
                                                                                                                                        1. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                                                        1. E2 - Lifetime Skills
                                                                                                                                        or
                                                                                                                                        WSTS 7
                                                                                                                                        Domestic Violence: Abuse Within the Family
                                                                                                                                        3 units
                                                                                                                                        Effective Term: 2017 Fall Semester
                                                                                                                                        A micro and macro study of the historical and contemporary problem of domestic violence. Overview of the battered spouse syndrome, characteristics of the survivor and the batterer, therapeutic approaches, and development of legislation. Various forms of domestic violence such as child abuse, elder abuse, and violence in same gender relationships are also studied. (A, CSU, UC)
                                                                                                                                        Course Details:

                                                                                                                                                SOC 32
                                                                                                                                                Introduction to Marriage and Family

                                                                                                                                                3 units
                                                                                                                                                Effective Term: 2022 Spring Semester
                                                                                                                                                Sociological analysis of marriage and the family, including historical and contemporary changes, and the socio-cultural and economic forces shaping these changes. Topics may include but are not limited to: love, courtship, mate selection, sexuality, family planning, pregnancy and childbirth, sexually transmitted diseases, family conflict, conflict resolution, communication skills, divorced families, step-families, aging and widowhood. (A, CSU-GE, UC)
                                                                                                                                                Course Details:
                                                                                                                                                1. Advisory: ENGL 1A
                                                                                                                                                1. J: Sociology & Criminology
                                                                                                                                                1. D10 - Sociology and Criminology
                                                                                                                                                2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                                                                1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                                                                                                2. E2 - Lifetime Skills

                                                                                                                                                SPAN 1
                                                                                                                                                Beginning Spanish

                                                                                                                                                5 units
                                                                                                                                                Effective Term: 2023 Fall Semester
                                                                                                                                                This introductory course teaches beginning language acquisition in a cultural context through listening, speaking, reading and writing. The students will interact with authentic language in a cultural context. This course is not open to students qualified for or with credit in Spanish 3NS or 4NS. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)

                                                                                                                                                WSTS 10
                                                                                                                                                Changing Roles of Women

                                                                                                                                                3 units
                                                                                                                                                Effective Term: 2023 Spring Semester
                                                                                                                                                The traditional and changing roles of women in Western society, including the effects of these roles on women as individuals, in their personal relationships, and their status in society. The contributions and contrasting perspectives of minority/ethnic women are an integral part of the course content. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
                                                                                                                                                Course Details:
                                                                                                                                                  1. D: Gender Studies
                                                                                                                                                  1. D4 - Gender Studies
                                                                                                                                                  2. CSU Transfer Course
                                                                                                                                                  1. B - Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                                                                                                  Total: 30 units