Social Work

ENGL& 101: English Composition I

English 101 is a college-level writing course that emphasizes academic writing and major strategies of reading and writing analytically. Writing assignments focus on engaging with and responding to a variety of texts. Instruction encourages students to develop, through revision and reflection, as readers, writers, and critical thinkers.

5 Units

SOC& 101: Introduction to Sociology

Introduces students to the scientific study of society and to several sociological concepts, including socialization, stratification, research methods, social theory, group dynamics, social class, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, media, family, deviance, and social and cultural change. Students learn how to connect research to concepts and use the sociological imagination, the relationship between self and society, to deepen their understanding of social life.

5 Units

World Languages 1

5 Units

Visual, Literary and Perf Arts

5 Units

HDC 101: Orientation to College Success

Assists new students in their adjustment to community college. Includes goal-setting, self-motivation skills, identifying college resources, personal development and general study hints.

1 to 3 Units

ENGL& 102: Composition II

Continuation of the composition sequence with further instruction and practice in the writing process, concentrating on critical reading and writing techniques needed for the preparation and completion of documented essays.

5 Units

PSYC& 100: General Psychology

Introduction to the scientific study of human behavior including research methods, brain and behavior, learning, cognitive psychology, development, personality, abnormal psychology, and social thinking and behavior. Additional topics may include: emotions, perception, motivation, intelligence, genes and evolution, and health.

5 Units

World Languages 2

5 Units

Visual, Literary and Perf Arts

5 Units

MATH& 107: Math In Society

Intended for non-science majors; fulfills QSR requirement for AA Degree. Topics include financial computations (e.g. loans and interest), modeling linear and exponential growth (e.g. population growth and disease spread), and basic probability and statistics (e.g. understanding data and risk), with an emphasis on applications. Other topics selected by instructor.

5 Units

CMST& 101: Introduction to Communication

Intro to communication as a transactional process, with attention to personal, cultural, group and public communication. Covers verbal and nonverbal messages, listening, self-concept and perception.

5 Units

CMST& 220: Public Speaking

Covers the process of getting started with confidence; topic selection and research; and preparation and delivery of informative, persuasive, special occasion and other forms of presentations. Prereq: Placement into ENGL& 101.

5 Units

World Languages 3

5 Units

Visual, Literary and Perf Arts

5 Units

Natural World Lab Science

5 Units

AME 102: Indigenous People and The U.S.

Discusses the role that Native knowledge plays in the contemporary world, paying particular attention to Indigenous cultures in the Pacific Northwest. Looks at contemporary Indigenous culture as a unique form of knowledge that may allow us to create tools for a better and more just world for everyone. Students may meet with local Indigenous intellectuals, leaders, and elders to discuss ideas that are presently circulating.

5 Units

AME 150: Race & Culture: an American History

Surveys the making of the multicultural United States from indigenous homelands to settler colonialism. Examines the experiences of indigenous peoples, African Americans, Latinx Americans and Asian Americans in exposing the systemic race, class and gender oppression that generates wealth and power in the U.S., and how the struggles of people of color for political power, community well-being and cultural integrity embody the U.S.'s possibility for freedom and democracy.

5 Units

AME 151: Ethnic Studies: Identities, Solidarity, & Power

Introduces students to the historical and contemporary social forces and power dynamics that construct racial & ethnic identities in the US. Students will learn how colonialism, capitalism, & Empire impact racial/ethnic communities. Students also consider how race & ethnicity intersect with other identities such as class, gender, sexuality, nationality, & ability. Maps out issues in land and labor rights, immigration, education, and popular culture.

5 Units

HUM 105: Intercultural Communication

Examines the skills in communication and empathy required for intercultural communication. Includes an interdisciplinary study of diverse cultures and perspectives in the United States in the context of economic, political, and cultural globalization.

5 Units

Natural World

5 Units

PSYC 245: Social Psychology

Explores how social settings influence the individual. Examines the effect of others on self-concept, social cognition, aggression, conformity, helping, loving and liking, competition and cooperation, and prejudice and discrimination. Research on contemporary issues around race, gender, and other social identities will be covered and discussed.

5 Units

PSYC 210: Personality and Individual Differences

Introduces the study of personality and individual differences, including theory, measurement, and research. Application of psychological principles to problems of everyday living.

5 Units

SOC 215: Criminology

Survey of Criminology. Covers legal definitions, research methods, types of criminal behavior, trends and patterns, recidivism, characteristics of offenders, environmental influences, theories of crime and delinquency prevention, and social policy.

5 Units

SOC 220: Sociology of Gender & Sexuality

Explores the social construction of sex, sexuality, and gender over time and across cultures. Students critically examine the idea that sex, sexuality, and gender are fixed biological realities and investigate patterns of inequality associated with sex, sexuality, and gender. Sociology courses are web enhanced. Web enhanced courses have a traditional classroom (on campus) structure with an added web component to enhance communication and collaboration.

5 Units

Natural World

5 Units

AME 102: Indigenous People and The U.S.

Discusses the role that Native knowledge plays in the contemporary world, paying particular attention to Indigenous cultures in the Pacific Northwest. Looks at contemporary Indigenous culture as a unique form of knowledge that may allow us to create tools for a better and more just world for everyone. Students may meet with local Indigenous intellectuals, leaders, and elders to discuss ideas that are presently circulating.

5 Units

AME 150: Race & Culture: an American History

Surveys the making of the multicultural United States from indigenous homelands to settler colonialism. Examines the experiences of indigenous peoples, African Americans, Latinx Americans and Asian Americans in exposing the systemic race, class and gender oppression that generates wealth and power in the U.S., and how the struggles of people of color for political power, community well-being and cultural integrity embody the U.S.'s possibility for freedom and democracy.

5 Units

AME 151: Ethnic Studies: Identities, Solidarity, & Power

Introduces students to the historical and contemporary social forces and power dynamics that construct racial & ethnic identities in the US. Students will learn how colonialism, capitalism, & Empire impact racial/ethnic communities. Students also consider how race & ethnicity intersect with other identities such as class, gender, sexuality, nationality, & ability. Maps out issues in land and labor rights, immigration, education, and popular culture.

5 Units

Visual, Literary and Perf Arts

5 Units