Getting InLiberal Arts with an Area of Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Contact Information
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Dean: Al Taccone |
Office: Building 3711, 760.795.6881 |
Full-Time Faculty
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Joanne Benschop |
Associate in Arts Degree
Liberal Arts with an Area of Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Courses in this category emphasize the connection between human behavior and social, political, and economic institutions, and they promote an understanding of how societies and social subgroups operate. Students are encouraged to apply critical thinking techniques as they evaluate the way individuals act and have acted in response to their societies. The courses ensure opportunities for students to develop and communicate an understanding of the perspectives and methods of inquiry used in the social and behavioral sciences. This area of emphasis provides students with lower-division major preparation for many disciplines within the social sciences, including criminal justice, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, and history.
Select a minimum of 18 units from the following:
| ADM 100 | Introduction to the Administration of Justice | 3 |
| or ADM 100H | Introduction to the Administration of Justice (Honors) | |
| ADM/SOC 105 | Introduction to Justice Studies | 3 |
| ADM 200 | Concepts of Criminal Law | 3 |
| ANTH 102 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| or ANTH 102H | Cultural Anthropology (Honors) | |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 104 | Native American Cultures | 3 |
| ANTH 190 | Primate Behavior and Ecology | 3 |
| ASIA/HIST 107 | East Asian Societies | 3 |
| CHLD 113 | Child and Adolescent Growth and Development | 3 |
| CHLD 210 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 |
| COMM 101 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| COMM 106 | Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM 120 | Principles of Human Communication | 3 |
| COMM 207 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 212 | Argumentation | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Introduction to Mass Communication | 3 |
| CSIT 160 | Technology, the Individual, and Society | 3 |
| ECON 100 | Survey of Economics | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Economics: MACRO | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Economics: MICRO | 3 |
| ENGL 201 | Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature | 4 |
| or ENGL 201H | Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature (Honors) | |
| ENGL 202 | Critical Thinking and Composition | 4 |
| or ENGL 202H | Critical Thinking and Composition (Honors) | |
| GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 104 | World Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 108 | Environmental Sustainability and Society | 3 |
| GERO 101 | Introduction to Aging | 3 |
| HIST 100 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| or HIST 100H | World History to 1500 (Honors) | |
| HIST 101 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| or HIST 101H | World History Since 1500 (Honors) | |
| HIST 104 | Western Civilization Since 1648 | 3 |
| or HIST 104H | Western Civilization Since 1648 (Honors) | |
| HIST 105 | History of England | 3 |
| or HIST 105H | History of England (Honors) | |
| HIST 109 | History of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 110 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST 110H | United States History to 1877 (Honors) | |
| HIST 111 | United States History Since 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST 111H | United States History Since 1877 (Honors) | |
| HIST 116 | History of the Americas to 1830 | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the Americas Since 1830 | 3 |
| HIST 141 | Mexican American History Through 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 142 | Mexican American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 145 | African American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 146 | African American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 165 | California History | 3 |
| PHIL 100 | Informal Logic and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PLSC 101 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| PLSC 102 | American Institutions and History | 4 |
| PLSC 103 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| PLSC 150 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PSYC 100 | Psychology of Personal Growth | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| or PSYC 101H | General Psychology (Honors) | |
| PSYC/SOC 103 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC/SOC 104 | Statistics for Behavioral Science | 4 |
| PSYC 121 | Human Development | 3 |
| PSYC/SOC 145 | Psychology/Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| PSYC 170 | Psychology of Aging: Adult Development and Aging | 3 |
| PSYC/SOC 205 | Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| PSYC 260 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| READ 100 | Critical Reading and Thinking | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| or SOC 101H | Introduction to Sociology (Honors) | |
| SOC 102 | Contemporary Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Comparative Cultures | 3 |
| SOC 120 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
| SOC 207 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
