California Community Colleges System Courses

HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1789-PRESENT

Survey of the development of Western society and culture during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis upon the social, intellectual, and institutional changes that have led to the contempor

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

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1815

History of North America and the United States up to 1815. Survey of the political, economic, intellectual, and social antecedents of United States culture with emphasis on the interactions of peoples

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

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1812 TO 1914

History of the United States from 1812 to 1914. Survey of the political, economic, cultural, and social development of the United States with emphasis on its contentious expansion into the North Ameri

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

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1914 TO THE PRESENT

History of the United States from 1914 to the present. Survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the United States with emphasis on the country's evolving involvement in w

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

HISTORY OF RUSSIA & THE SOVIET UNION

Russian political and social development from the 10th century to present. Emphasis on post-revolutionary Russia and problems of authoritarian modernization, independence, political and economic integ

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

INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH

This course presents an overview of the disciplines of community and public health. Topics include the basic concepts and terminologies of public health; an overview of various public health professio

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

CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CONCERNS

This course focuses on the exploration of major health issues and behaviors in the various dimensions of health. Emphasis is placed on individual responsibility for personal health and the promotion o

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

HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

Examines the basic principles that guide growth, development, and the health of individuals across the lifespan, from the prenatal period through senescence including death and grieving. Presents meth

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

CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE ANCIENT WORLD

An interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the history of human culture and ideas. Major eras covered include Mesopotamia, Egypt, China's Han and Tang Dynasties, India's Gupta Empire, Japan's Nara

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

HONORS CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE ANCIENT WORLD

An interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the history of human culture and ideas. Major areas covered include Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, China's Han and Tang Dynasties, India's Indus Valley Civil

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

WORLD MYTHS IN LITERATURE ARTS & FILM

An in-depth study of myths and legends, including, but not limited to, those from ancient Mesopotamia, classical Greece and Rome, Asia, India, Africa, Europe, and the indigenous Americas, and their ad

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

CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE MODERN WORLD

An interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the history of human culture and ideas. Major eras covered include the Renaissance, the Age of Encounters, the Enlightenment, the Romantic period, the Ind

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

HONORS CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE MODERN WORLD

An interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the history of human culture and ideas. Major eras covered include but are not limited to the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Age of Encounters, the Enl

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

ONCE UPON A TIME? THE IMMORTAL LURE OF FAIRY TALES

Interdisciplinary exploration of the origins, structure and function of fairy tales and their enduring influence on contemporary art, film, and gaming. Examines how the fairy tale and its multi-cultur

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

ON THE MOVE: ARTISTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF MIGRANT EXPERIENCE

Interdisciplinary exploration of artistic expressions that frame human displacement to understand the cultural, religious, social, and political aspects of global migration and immigration from a Huma

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