California Community Colleges System Courses

Introduction to Sociology

The sociological approach to the study of human behavior from a variety of perspectives. Explores important concepts in sociology, including culture, social structure, socialization, social institutio

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Sociology of Globalization and Social Change

An introduction to the sociological study of globalization and other forms of social change. Macrosociological analysis of economic, political, military, cultural, technological, and environmental asp

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Crime and Criminology

This course introduces the major types of crime and criminal behavior, examining demographics and measurement of crime, theories of causation and victimization, crime prevention, and crime control.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Sociology of Gender

Application of sociological perspectives to an understanding of gender. Focuses on the social construction of gender and on gender as an organizing principle of social life. Includes investigation of

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Community Based Learning in Social Sciences - Historical

Practical work with a community, business or civic institution and reflection on that activity, which analyzes that work from a historical perspective.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Paid Course

Community Based Learning in Social Sciences - Philosophical

Practical work with a community, business or civic institution and philosophical reflection on that activity.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Paid Course

Community Based Learning in Social Sciences - Sociological

Practical work with a community, business, or civic institution and sociological reflection on that activity.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Paid Course

Community Based Learning in Social Sciences - Sociological

Practical work with a community, business, or civic institution and sociological reflection on that activity.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Intermediate Spanish (First Quarter)

This course focuses on the readings and discussions of texts dealing with the literature, arts, culture, history, and geography of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will review and expand on the st

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

Appreciation of Theatre

This is an introduction to theatre from an audience perspective. Students will examine elements of dramatic art form and play production, including dramatic theory, language, space, plot, characteriza

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Introduction to Women's Studies

This course examines the varying positions of women in society, emphasizing the diverse nature of women's experiences. Includes investigation of family, work, embodiment, popular culture, and social m

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Women and Art

This course examines the history of women in relation to society and the visual arts from prehistory to the present, across a range of cultures. Obstacles faced by women artists are explored, as well

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Women of Color in the USA

This course is an interdisciplinary, multi-perspective, and comparative study of the experiences of women of color in the United States, including African American, Asian American Pacific Islander, La

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Women in American History

A critical examination of the social, economic, cultural and political history of American women from the colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the movements which enhanced women's political and

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

Psychology of Gender

This course is an exploration of research and theory on gender in psychology, analyzing the biological, psychological, cultural and social factors and their origins.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course