2012 Catalog PDF - Feather River College

Academic Majors
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the Arts and Humanities emphasis, students will be able to:
• Identify, describe, and analyze significant works, people, ideas, and events in their cultural contexts
• Effectively communicate an understanding of culture as expressed in arts and letters in global and comparative
perspectives
• Critically analyze individual belief systems by comparing diverse perspectives and considering cultural and
historical complexities
Social and Behavioral Sciences Area of Emphasis
This area of emphasis is designed to give students a broad foundation in the related fields of the social and behavioral
sciences, and prepare students to think critically, analyze evidence effectively, and understand the different approaches
of the various disciplines that examine people as members of society and how societies and social groups operate.
Major Core Requirements
Choose 18 units from the following classes including at least 6 units in one discipline.
ADMJ 102 Introduction to the Administration of Justice 3
ANTH 100 Cultural Anthropology 3
ANTH 104 Comparative Religions 3
ANTH 106 Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory 3
ANTH 150 North American Indians 3
BUS 106 Principles of Economics – Macro 3
BUS 108 Principles of Economics – Micro 3
ECE 153 Child, Family, Community 3
ECE 162 Child Growth and Development 3
ENVR 180 Environmental Policy/Cross-listed with POL 180 3
GEOG 104 Cultural Geography 3
GEOG 150 California Geography 3
HIST 102 Western Civilization Ancient 3
HIST 104 Western Civilization Modern 3
HIST 108 US to 1877 3
HIST 109 Ancient World Civilizations 3
HIST 110 US Since 1877 3
HIST 111 Medieval and Early Modern Civilizations 3
HIST 112 World History Since 1789 3
HIST 120 History of American Women 3
HIST 130 Native American History 3
HIST 140 California History 3
MATH 202 Elementary Statistics 4
POL 101 Government & Politics in the U.S. 3
POL 140 Multiethnic America 3
POL 162 Globalization/Cross-listed with SOC 160 3
POL 180 Environmental Policy/Cross-listed with ENVR 180 3
PSY 102 Introductory Psychology 3
PSY 130 Psychology of Women 3
PSY 135 Human Sexuality 3
PSY 160 Human Growth and Development 3
SOC 100 Sex, Gender, and Society 3
SOC 102 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOC 110 Introduction to Marriage & the Family 3
SOC 150 Social Trends & Problems 3
SOC 160 Globalization/Cross-listed with POL 162 3
Total Major Requirements................................................................................................................................................18
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