Cultural Studies Pathway

International Issues and Global Relations

Be part of what makes life meaningful—or help bring that meaning to a wider audience—through literature, arts, entertainment, mass media, or news. Whether you want to direct a film, join a theater group, write for an online publication, or paint your masterpiece, you begin by choosing our Cultural Studies Pathway.

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Quarter 1

Students have several options for their starting point. Some students may start in our Transition Studies programs: Adult Basic Education, ESL, High School+, and Basic Computer Skills.

Quarter 2

Choose One:

MATH092 5cr Mathematical Reasoning
Introduces operations with rational numbers, applications, problem solving skills, expressions, solving linear equations, and graphing linear relationships.
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ABE065 5cr Contextualized Math II
Introduces operations with rational numbers, applications and problem solving skills, expressions, solving linear equations, and graphing linear relationships through direct instruction and contextualized application. Prepares students for high school completion, employment, or MATH& 107/MATH& 146 with concurrent MATH 096 enrollment. Prerequisite: Appropriate placement or an 'S' in ABE 064 or a 'U, P, V, W' in ABE 065.
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ENGL090 5cr Integrated Reading and Writing I
Introduces students to college-level reading and writing. Focuses on reading strategies, critical thinking, and writing unified paragraphs. ENGL 090 classes are combined with ENGL 095 classes, and students who demonstrate ENGL 095 proficiency may earn ENGL 095 credit. Prerequisite: Appropriate placement or an �S� in ABE 054, ABE 055, ESL 065, ESL 066, IE 065, or IE 066.
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ENGL095 5cr Integrated Reading and Writing II
Prepares students for entry into college-level writing courses. Focuses on reading analytically, thinking critically, and writing coherent, well-supported texts. Prerequisite: Appropriate placement based on Reading & English CPT scores or transition test.

CCS101 3cr Pathways to Success
Cultivates the mind-set and skills necessary for students to become confident, reflective, self-directing, and successful learners.

Quarter 3

Choose One: (5cr-7cr)

CMATH107 5cr Clippers Math In Society
Gives students the opportunity to complete MATH& 107 in one quarter with prerequisite support as needed. Explores a variety of mathematical topics presenting mathematics as an art and as a tool for understanding the world around us. Designed for non-science majors. Specific topics may be drawn from geometry, number theory, set theory, and the history of mathematics. Students will earn credit for either MATH 095 or MATH& 107 at the conclusion of the course. CLIPPERS courses combine the prerequisite courses with the college-level course and are taught with a focus on video-based instruction. Fees: $12.00 Natural Applied Science Course Fee
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CMATH146 7cr Clippers Introduction to Statistics
Gives students the opportunity to complete MATH& 146 in one quarter with prerequisite support, as needed. Covers basic probability and descriptive and inferential statistics. Students will earn credit for either MATH 095 and MATH 096 or MATH 096 and MATH& 146 at the conclusion of the course. CLIPPERS courses combine the prerequisite courses with the college-level course and are taught with a focus on video-based instruction. . Fees: $12.00 Natural Applied Science Course Fee
Choose One:

ENGL&101 5cr English Composition I
Develops strategies and techniques writers use to convey ideas and participate in multiple discourse communities. Focuses on both the process and product of composing. Fees: $12.00 Humanities/Communications Course Fee
Choose One Social Science (5cr)
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ANTH&104 5cr World Prehistory
Surveys human prehistory, from the origin of humans through the emergence of early civilizations, providing a foundation for understanding modern human societies. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee
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HIST&126 5cr World Civilization I
Examines world societies from human origin through the Ancient World to the rise of the first empires. Emphasizes societal interactions in the global theater, ideological and technological developments, and transitions of various cultures from pre-history to approximately 200ce. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Social Science/Business Course Fee
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HIST&127 5cr World Civilization II
Examines world societies from roughly the Post-Classical era through the rise of the empires and the eve of the Age of Revolutions. Emphasizes societal interactions in the global theater, ideological and technological developments, and transitions of various cultures from approximately 200ce to Early Modern period of the mid-18th century. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Social Science/Business Course Fee
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HIST&128 5cr World Civilization III
Examines world societies from roughly the 18th century to the present. Emphasizes societal interactions in the global theater, ideological and technological developments, and transitions of various cultures. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Social Science/Business Course Fee

Quarter 4

ENGL&102 5cr Composition II
Develops reading, writing and critical thinking skills at the advanced level. Teaches how to write academic papers by conducting research; analyzing, evaluating and constructing arguments; documenting sources and using appropriate writing conventions. Fees: $12.00 Humanities/Communications Course Fee
Choose One Humanities (5cr)
Recommended:

HUM&116 5cr Humanities I - Language, Thought, and Culture
Explores how literature, art, film, television, music, or other modes of creative expression create meaning and shape our understanding of culture. Specific course themes and texts will vary based on instructor's area of expertise. Students may contact the instructor for a course specific description. Fees: $12.00 Humanities/Communications Course Fee
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HUM140 5cr World Religions
Explores the major global traditions of religious thinking, belief, practice, and community. Identifies the historical development and cultural diversity of religious expression in both the West and the East. Explores the impacts of modernity on religious practice and expression. Fees: $12.00 Humanities/Communications Course Fee
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ART114 5cr Art of World Cultures
Explores the arts of world cultures, ancient to contemporary. Examines art and architecture as the expression of philosophical and social traditions, historical events, and contemporary movements. $12.00 Humanities Course Fee
Choose One Social Science (5cr)
Recommended:

ANTH&100 5cr Survey of Anthropology
Surveys past and present human biological, cultural and linguistic variation and evolution. Incorporates an overview of the anthropological subfields: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology and Linguistic Anthropology. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee
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ANTH&206 5cr Cultural Anthropology: Diversity
Surveys the diversity of human cultural systems and the forces and effects of globalization. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee
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POLS&203 5cr International Relations
Introduces key concepts in international relations, examining security, states, conflict, diplomacy, and international cooperation across economic, environmental, technological, global health, and human rights domains. Explores emerging global order and disorder in the 21st century. Fees: $12.00 Social Science/Business Course Fee
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SOC255 5cr Globalization: Diversity
Introduces cultural, economic, and political globalization from a sociological perspective, including the institutions, processes, and controversies that make up global society. Prerequisite: None Fees: $12.00 Social Science/Business Course Fee

Quarter 5

Choose One Natural Science (5cr)
Recommended:

ANTH&205 5cr Biological Anthropology
Explores the interplay of human biology and culture based on evolutionary theory focusing on genetics, primate studies, human evolution, and human biological variation. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee
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ASTR&100 5cr Survey of Astronomy
Covers the origin, characteristics, and evolution of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and universe. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Natural & Applied Sciences Course Fee
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BIOL&100 5cr Survey of Biology
Introduces foundational biological concepts, including ecology, evolution, heredity and organismal and cellular structure and physiology. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Natural & Applied Sciences Course Fee
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ENVS&100 5cr Survey of Environmental Science
Explores the workings of planet Earth in terms of living organisms and non-living resources, including roles that human activities play in the world around us. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Natural Applied Science Course Fee
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ENVS102 5cr Climate Change & Society
Investigates climate change and environmental systems and explores impacts on human society through differing worldviews. Recommended: ENVS& 100. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Natural Applied Science Course Fee
Choose One Humanities (5cr)
Recommended:

FILM118 5cr Topics In Film and Culture:
Explores a focused topic in film and cultural studies. Topics may include a specific film director, cinematic genre, mode, or type of film. Fees: $12.00 Humanities/Communications Course Fee
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HUM114 5cr The Mythic Image
Explores mythic and archetypal images in literature and culture through theoretical approaches to the interpretation of myth. Examines the role of myth in modern cultures. Fees: $12.00 Humanities/Communications Course Fee
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PHIL104 5cr Introduction to Asian Philosophy
An assessment of the major philosophical problems investigated over the past 2600 years by scholars in Asia. From Nargarjuna to Gandhi, Lao Tzu to Mao, study shared and divergent aspects of philosophy and religion and themes concerning nature, non-being and being, theory and practice, morality and happiness. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Humanities/Communications Course Fee
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HUM&116 5cr Humanities I - Language, Thought, and Culture
Explores how literature, art, film, television, music, or other modes of creative expression create meaning and shape our understanding of culture. Specific course themes and texts will vary based on instructor's area of expertise. Students may contact the instructor for a course specific description. Fees: $12.00 Humanities/Communications Course Fee
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HUM140 5cr World Religions
Explores the major global traditions of religious thinking, belief, practice, and community. Identifies the historical development and cultural diversity of religious expression in both the West and the East. Explores the impacts of modernity on religious practice and expression. Fees: $12.00 Humanities/Communications Course Fee
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ART114 5cr Art of World Cultures
Explores the arts of world cultures, ancient to contemporary. Examines art and architecture as the expression of philosophical and social traditions, historical events, and contemporary movements. $12.00 Humanities Course Fee
Choose One Social Science (5cr)

Recommended:

ANTH&100 5cr Survey of Anthropology
Surveys past and present human biological, cultural and linguistic variation and evolution. Incorporates an overview of the anthropological subfields: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology and Linguistic Anthropology. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee
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ANTH&206 5cr Cultural Anthropology: Diversity
Surveys the diversity of human cultural systems and the forces and effects of globalization. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee
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POLS&203 5cr International Relations
Introduces key concepts in international relations, examining security, states, conflict, diplomacy, and international cooperation across economic, environmental, technological, global health, and human rights domains. Explores emerging global order and disorder in the 21st century. Fees: $12.00 Social Science/Business Course Fee
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SOC255 5cr Globalization: Diversity
Introduces cultural, economic, and political globalization from a sociological perspective, including the institutions, processes, and controversies that make up global society. Prerequisite: None Fees: $12.00 Social Science/Business Course Fee

Quarter 6

Choose One Natural Science (5cr)
Recommended:

ANTH&205 5cr Biological Anthropology
Explores the interplay of human biology and culture based on evolutionary theory focusing on genetics, primate studies, human evolution, and human biological variation. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee
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ENVS&100 5cr Survey of Environmental Science
Explores the workings of planet Earth in terms of living organisms and non-living resources, including roles that human activities play in the world around us. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Natural Applied Science Course Fee
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ENVS102 5cr Climate Change & Society
Investigates climate change and environmental systems and explores impacts on human society through differing worldviews. Recommended: ENVS& 100. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Natural Applied Science Course Fee
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ENVS103 5cr Climate and Energy Solutions (RETIRED)
Introduces natural and anthropogenic climate change and related effects across geologic and biologic timescales. Reviews current and emerging clean technologies. Recommended: ENVS& 100 or ENVS 102. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Natural Applied Science Course Fee; $35.00 Natural Science Lab Fee
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OCEA&101 5cr Introduction to Oceanography W/Lab
Introduces oceanic processes including the physical, chemical, geological, biological and climatological. Labs include both field and laboratory experiences. Fees: $12.00 Natural Applied Science Course Fee; $35.00 Natural Science Lab Fee
Choose Any Language Course (5cr)
Choose One General Elective (5cr)

Quarter 7

Choose One Natural Science w/ Lab (5cr)
Recommended:

BIOL180 5cr Introduction to Marine Biology
Introduces students to the marine environment including principles of marine biology. Explores the interrelatedness of the physical, chemical, and biological components of the sea and the organisms that live in it. Also discusses the human impact on the ocean. Field trip(s) required. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $35.00 Natural Science Lab Fee; $12.00 Natural and Applied Sciences Course Fee
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BOT101 5cr Introduction to Botany
Provides an overview of plant science, emphasizing plant form and function, life processes, diversity, genetics, propagation, biotechnology, and ecology. Prerequisite: None Fees: $35.00 Natural Science Lab Fee; $12.00 Natural and Applied Sciences Course Fee
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ENVS103 5cr Climate and Energy Solutions (RETIRED)
Introduces natural and anthropogenic climate change and related effects across geologic and biologic timescales. Reviews current and emerging clean technologies. Recommended: ENVS& 100 or ENVS 102. Prerequisite: None. Fees: $12.00 Natural Applied Science Course Fee; $35.00 Natural Science Lab Fee
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OCEA&101 5cr Introduction to Oceanography W/Lab
Introduces oceanic processes including the physical, chemical, geological, biological and climatological. Labs include both field and laboratory experiences. Fees: $12.00 Natural Applied Science Course Fee; $35.00 Natural Science Lab Fee
Choose Two General Electives (10cr)

Quarter 8

Choose Three General Electives (15cr)

Revision Date: 
Tuesday July 11, 2023