Social and Cultural Studies
Complete Curriculum and Course Descriptions
Social and Cultural Studies (Studies Courses)About the Program
Courses support undergraduate students in the Day division and in
Pathways to complete requirements in general education, specialized
minors and emphases in the various majors in the humanities. In
addition, social and cultural courses augment electives for students
wishing greater depth in the fields of the social sciences.
Selected Curriculum
Social and Cultural Studies Courses:
- SCS 1001 Introduction to Sociology (3 units)
- SCS 1002 Cultural Anthropology (3 units)
- SCS 1075/3075Religion and Social Theory (3 units)
- SCS 3100 Multicultural Perspectives Toward an Inclusive World View
(3 units) - SCS 3103 Problems of Contemporary Society (3 units)
Specialized Interdisciplinary Courses in Cultural Studies:
- SCS 1000 University 101 (1 Unit)
- SCS 1014/3114Dominican Expressions (1 unit)
- SCS 1032/1332Female Images of the Divine: A Cultural Analysis (3 units)
- SCS 2003 Perspectives of Latin America: Physical Geography, Peoples,
Cultures and Traditions (3 units) - SCS 2000/4000Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (3 units)
- SCS 1012/3112The Latino Lens (1 unit)
- SCS 3110 Film and Society (3 units)
- SCS 3131 Fairy Tale as Parable and Narrative: A Study in Hans Christian
Andersen (3 units) - SCS 3135 Introduction to Film Studies (3 units)
- SCS 3150 Women in Film (3 units)
- SCS 3151 Mythology and Film (3 units)
- SCS 3160 Foundations in Adult Learning (3 units)
- SCS 3233/5233Henrik Ibsen: Playwright and Social Critic (3 units)
- SCS 3180 Borges: The Dreamer in the Labyrinth (3 units)
- SCS 3197 Special Topics in Social and Cultural Studies (3 units)
- SCS 3198 Special Topics in Latin American Cinema (3 units)
- SCS 2999/4999Independent Study (1-3 units)
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Harlan Stelmach, PhD Arthur Scott, MA |

