Certificate & Degree Details

• Social & Behavioral Sciences Emphasis AA Degree

  Humanities and Social Sciences Division
  Degree A8991
  The intent of this degree is to prepare students for careers and/or higher education in the social sciences, generally, or in the specific disciplines within the overall social science designation. This degree emphasizes the nature of individual and collective human behavior; our interactions; the political economic, social, and psychological structures and institutions of human beings; and the challenges of developing and sustaining interpersonal and intercultural relationships. This degree will enhance their ability to explain how groups and subgroups operate to make responsible political, moral, and social decisions.
  Select at least one course (three units minimum) from each category. Select additional 9 units from any course not already used in category 1, 2, or 3 for a total of 18 units. This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  Core Courses
  Select at least one course from each of the three categories		9
  Category 1: Psychology, Sociology and Human Development:
  Choose a minimum of 3 units from the following		3
  BIOL 5	Contemporary Health Issues
  BIOL 13	Human Reproduction, Development and Aging
  BIOL 15	Human Sexuality
  or BIOL 15H	Human Sexuality - Honors
  CHLD 1	Child, Family, School and Community
  CHLD 10	Human Growth and Lifespan Development
  or CHLD 10H	Human Growth and Lifespan Development - Honors
  CHLD 11	Child and Adolescent Development
  PSYC C1000	Introduction to Psychology
  or PSYC C1000H	Introduction to Psychology - Honors
  PSYC 1B	Biological Psychology
  or PSYC 1BH	Biological Psychology - Honors
  PSYC 14	Developmental Psychology
  or PSYC 14H	Developmental Psychology - Honors
  PSYC 15	Introduction to Child Psychology
  PSYC 19	Abnormal Psychology
  PSYC 25	The Psychology of Women
  PSYC 26	Psychology of Sexuality
  SOC 1	Introduction to Sociology
  or SOC 1H	Introduction to Sociology - Honors
  SOC 2	Contemporary Social Problems
  or SOC 2H	Contemporary Social Problems - Honors
  SOC 5	Introduction to Criminology
  or SOC 5H	Introduction to Criminology - Honors
  SOC 14	Marriage and the Family
  or SOC 14H	Marriage and the Family - Honors
  SOC 15	Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence
  SOC 20	Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
  or SOC 20H	Introduction to Race and Ethnicity - Honors
  SOC 40	Introduction to Sex and Gender Roles
  or SOC 40H	Introduction to Sex and Gender Roles - Honors
  Category 2: Anthropology, Geography and Biology as it relates to Society
  Choose a minimum of three units from the following:		3
  ANTH 1	Biological Anthropology
  or ANTH 1H	Biological Anthropology - Honors
  ANTH 1L	Biological Anthropology Laboratory
  ANTH 4	Archaeology
  ANTH 5	Cultural Anthropology
  or ANTH 5H	Cultural Anthropology - Honors
  ANTH 6	Language and Culture: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
  ANTH 30	The Native American
  BIOL 6	Humans and the Environment
  BIOL 6L	Humans and the Environment Laboratory
  BIOL 17	Neurobiology and Behavior
  BIOL 25	Conservation Biology
  GEOG 1	Physical Geography
  or GEOG 1H	Physical Geography - Honors
  GEOG 1L	Physical Geography Laboratory
  or GEOG 1LH	Physical Geography Laboratory - Honors
  GEOG 2	Human Geography
  or GEOG 2H	Human Geography - Honors
  GEOG 5	World Regional Geography
  GEOG 8	Urban Geography
  GEOG 30	Geography of California
  PUBH 24	Introduction to Public Health
  PUBH 26	Introduction to Global Public Health
  PUBH 27	Public Health and the Environment
  Category 3: Economics, History, and Political Science
  Choose a minimum of three units from the following:		3
  AGAG 1	Food Production, Land Use, and Politics - A Global Perspective
  BUSC 1A	Principles of Macroeconomics
  or BUSC 1AH	Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors
  BUSC 1B	Principles of Microeconomics
  or BUSC 1BH	Principles of Microeconomics - Honors
  BUSM 50	World Culture: A Business Perspective
  HIST 1	History of the United States
  HIST 3	World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern
  or HIST 3H	World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern - Honors
  HIST 4	World History: Early Modern to the Present
  or HIST 4H	World History: Early Modern to the Present - Honors
  HIST 7	History of the United States to 1877
  or HIST 7H	History of the United States to 1877 - Honors
  HIST 8	History of the United States from 1865
  or HIST 8H	History of the United States from 1865 - Honors
  HIST 30	History of African Americans, 1619-1877
  HIST 31	History of African Americans, 1877- Present
  HIST 35	History of Africa
  HIST 36	Women in American History
  HIST 39	California History
  HIST 40	History of Mexican Americans
  POLS C1000	American Government and Politics
  or POLS C1000H	American Government and Politics - Honors
  POLS 2	Comparative Politics
  POLS 9	International Relations
  POLS 10	Environmental Politics
  POLS 25	Latino Politics in the United States
  POLS 35	African American/Black Politics
  Recommended Electives
  LIBR 1	Library Research Methods and Resources
  COMM 7	Intercultural Communication
  or COMM 7H	Intercultural Communication - Honors
  COMM 26	Interpersonal Communication
  or COMM 26H	Interpersonal Communication - Honors
  PSYC 3	Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
  PSYC 10	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
  SOC 23	Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences
  STAT C1000	Introduction to Statistics
  or STAT C1000H	Introduction to Statistics - Honors
  Total Units		18