Foothill College – Social Justice Studies AA-T

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Required Core – Complete ALL of the following courses:

Core Courses (12-13 units)

SOC 23 Race & Ethnic Relations (4 Units)*

SOC 28 Sociology of Gender (4 Units)*

And select ONE of the following emphasis options:

Option 1: General Social Justice Studies

Select ONE course from the following:

ANTH 2A Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)*

or ANTH 2AH Honors Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)

COMM 12 Intercultural Communication (5 Units)*

ECON 25 The Global Economy (4 Units)*

POLI 15 International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

or POLI 15H Honors International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology (5 Units)*

or SOC 1H Honors Introduction to Sociology (5 Units)

WMN 5 Introduction to Women’s Studies (4 Units)*

Option 2: Gender and Sexuality

WMN 5 Introduction to Women’s Studies (4 Units)*

Option 3: Race and Ethnicity

Select ONE course from the following:

ANTH 2A Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)*

or ANTH 2AH Honors Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)

COMM 12 Intercultural Communication (5 Units)*

Support Courses (16-20 units)

List A:

For Option 1: General Social Justice Studies, complete FOUR courses from at least three areas, below:

Area 1: History or Government:

HIST 17B History of the United States from 1812 to 1914* (4 Units)*

HIST 17C History of the United States from 1914 to the Present (4 Units)*

or HIST 17CH Honors History of the United States from 1914 to the Present (4 Units)

POLI 1 Political Science: Introduction to American Government & Politics (5 Units)*

POLI 15** International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

POLI 15H** Honors International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

Area 2: Arts and Humanities:

ART 2E A History of Women in Art (4.5 Units)*

ART 2F Introduction to Asian Art (4.5 Units)*

ART 2J American Art (4.5 Units)

ENGL 5 LGBT Literature (4 Units)*

ENGL 7 Native American Literature (4 Units)

ENGL 12 African American Literature (4 Units)*

ENGL 22 Women Writers (4 Units)*

ENGL 31 Latino/a Literature (4 Units)

ENGL 38 Literature of Protest (4 Units)

ENGL 40 Asian American Literature (4 Units)*

MDIA 3 Introduction to Film & Media Criticism (4 Units)*

MDIA 11 Introduction to Popular Culture (4 Units)*

or MDIA 11H Honors Introduction to Popular Culture (4 Units)

MUS 8 Music of American Cultures (5 Units)*

or MUS 8H Honors Music of American Cultures (5 Units)

PHIL 24 Comparative World Religions: East (4 Units)*

PHIL 25 Comparative World Religions: West (4 Units)*

PHOT 8 Photography of Multicultural America (4 Units)*

or PHOT 8H Honors Photography of Multicultural America (4 Units)*

THTR 8 Multicultural Theatre Arts in Modern America (4 Units)*

Area 3: Social Science:

ANTH 2A** Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)*

or ANTH 2AH** Honors Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)

ANTH 4 First Peoples of North America (4 Units)

ANTH 6 Peoples of Africa (4 Units)*

ANTH 20 Native Peoples of California (4 Units)*

CHLD 51A Affirming Diversity in Education (4 Units)*

COMM 10 Gender, Communication & Culture (5 Units)*

COMM 12** Intercultural Communication (5 Units)*

ECON 25** The Global Economy (4 Units)*

GEOG 2 Human Geography (4 Units)*

HIST 10 History of California: The Multicultural State (4 Units)*

HLTH 20 Introduction to Public Health (5 Units)*

PSYC 21 Psychology of Women: Sex & Gender Differences (4 Units)*

or WMN 21 Psychology of Women: Sex & Gender Differences (4 Units)*

PSYC 22 Psychology of Prejudice & Discrimination (4 Units)

PSYC 49 Human Sexuality (4 Units)*

SOSC 20 Cross-Cultural Perspectives for a Multicultural Society (4 Units)

WMN 11 Women in Global Perspective (4 Units)*

Area 4: Quantitative Reasoning and Research Methods:

MATH 10 Elementary Statistics (5 Units)*

or MATH 17 Integrated Statistics II (5 Units)

or PSYC 7 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5 Units)

or SOC 7 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5 Units)

PSYC 10 Research Methods & Designs (5 Units)*

or SOC 10 Research Methods & Designs (5 Units)*

Area 5: Major Preparation:

ANTH 2A** Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)*

or ANTH 2AH** Honors Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)

COMM 12** Intercultural Communication (5 Units)*

ECON 25** The Global Economy (4 Units)*

POLI 15** International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

or POLI 15H** Honors International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

SOC 1** Introduction to Sociology (5 Units)*

SOC 1H** Honors Introduction to Sociology (5 Units)

SOC 20 Major Social Problems (4 Units)*

** May be completed only once for credit to satisfy either the core or support course requirement.

For Option 2: Gender and Sexuality, complete FOUR courses from at least three areas, below:

Area 1: History or Government:

HIST 17B History of the United States from 1812 to 1914* (4 Units)*

HIST 17C History of the United States from 1914 to the Present (4 Units)*

or HIST 17CH Honors History of the United States from 1914 to the Present (4 Units)

POLI 1 Political Science: Introduction to American Government & Politics (5 Units)*

POLI 15 International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

POLI 15H Honors International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

Area 2: Arts and Humanities:

ART 2E A History of Women in Art (4.5 Units)*

ENGL 5 LGBT Literature (4 Units)*

ENGL 22 Women Writers (4 Units)*

ENGL 31 Latino/a Literature (4 Units)

ENGL 38 Literature of Protest (4 Units)

Area 3: Social Science:

COMM 10 Gender, Communication & Culture (5 Units)*

HLTH 20 Introduction to Public Health (5 Units)*

PSYC 21 Psychology of Women: Sex & Gender Differences (4 Units)*

or WMN 21 Psychology of Women: Sex & Gender Differences (4 Units)*

PSYC 22 Psychology of Prejudice & Discrimination (4 Units)*

PSYC 49 Human Sexuality (4 Units)*

SOC 45 Sociology of Sexuality (4 Units)

WMN 11 Women in Global Perspective (4 Units)*

Area 4: Quantitative Reasoning and Research Methods:

MATH 10 Elementary Statistics (5 Units)*

or MATH 17 Integrated Statistics II (5 Units)

or PSYC 7 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5 Units)

or SOC 7 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5 Units)

PSYC 10 Research Methods & Designs (5 Units)*

or SOC 10 Research Methods & Designs(5 Units)*

Area 5: Major Preparation:

ANTH 2A Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)*

or ANTH 2AH Honors Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)

COMM 12 Intercultural Communication (5 Units)*

ECON 25 The Global Economy (4 Units)*

POLI 15 International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

or POLI 15H Honors International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology (5 Units)*

SOC 1H Honors Introduction to Sociology (5 Units)

SOC 20 Major Social Problems (4 Units)*

For Option 3: Race and Ethnicity, complete FOUR courses from at least three areas, below:

Area 1: History or Government:

HIST 17B History of the United States from 1812 to 1914* (4 Units)*

HIST 17C History of the United States from 1914 to the Present (4 Units)*

or HIST 17CH Honors History of the United States from 1914 to the Present (4 Units)

POLI 1 Political Science: Introduction to American Government & Politics (5 Units)*

POLI 15 International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

POLI 15H Honors International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

Area 2: Arts and Humanities:

ART 2F Introduction to Asian Art (4.5 Units)*

ART 2J American Art (4.5 Units)

ENGL 7 Native American Literature (4 Units)

ENGL 12 African American Literature (4 Units)*

ENGL 31 Latino/a Literature (4 Units)

ENGL 38 Literature of Protest (4 Units)

ENGL 40 Asian American Literature (4 Units)*

MDIA 3 Introduction to Film & Media Criticism (4 Units)*

MDIA 11 Introduction to Popular Culture (4 Units)*

or MDIA 11H Honors Introduction to Popular Culture (4 Units)

MUS 8 Music of American Cultures (5 Units)*

or MUS 8H Honors Music of American Cultures (5 Units)

PHIL 24 Comparative World Religions: East (4 Units)*

PHIL 25 Comparative World Religions: West (4 Units)*

PHOT 8 Photography of Multicultural America (4 Units)*

or PHOT 8H Honors Photography of Multicultural America (4 Units)*

Area 3: Social Science:

ANTH 2A** Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)*

or ANTH 2AH** Honors Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)

ANTH 4 First Peoples of North America (4 Units)

ANTH 6 Peoples of Africa (4 Units)*

ANTH 20 Native Peoples of California (4 Units)*

CHLD 51A Affirming Diversity in Education (4 Units)*

COMM 10 Gender, Communication & Culture (5 Units)*

COMM 12** Intercultural Communication (5 Units)*

ECON 25 The Global Economy (4 Units)*

GEOG 2 Human Geography (4 Units)*

HIST 10 History of California: The Multicultural State (4 Units)*

HLTH 20 Introduction to Public Health (5 Units)*

PSYC 22 Psychology of Prejudice & Discrimination (4 Units)

PSYC 49 Human Sexuality (4 Units)*

SOSC 20 Cross-Cultural Perspectives for a Multicultural Society (4 Units)

Area 4: Quantitative Reasoning and Research Methods:

MATH 10 Elementary Statistics (5 Units)*

or MATH 17 Integrated Statistics II (5 Units)

or PSYC 7 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5 Units)

or SOC 7 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5 Units)

PSYC 10 Research Methods & Designs (5 Units)*

or SOC 10 Research Methods & Designs (5 Units)*

Area 5: Major Preparation:

ANTH 2A** Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)*

or ANTH 2AH** Honors Cultural Anthropology (4 Units)

COMM 12** Intercultural Communication (5 Units)*

ECON 25 The Global Economy (4 Units)*

POLI 15 International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

or POLI 15H Honors International Relations/World Politics (4 Units)*

SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology (5 Units)*

SOC 1H Honors Introduction to Sociology (5 Units)

SOC 20 Major Social Problems (4 Units)*

*The courses noted with an asterisk were offered online at least once at this college during Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, or Spring 2021 academic terms.

** May be completed only once for credit to satisfy either the core or support course requirement.

Foothill College Online Learning AA Courses

Foothill College Social Justice Studies AA-T

In addition to the courses listed above, complete one of the following general education patterns:

  • Option 2 – CSU General Education Breadth
  • Option 3 – IGETC – Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum

Important Note: Some of the courses listed above may require the completion of prerequisites and/or they may also satisfy general education requirements. We encourage all students to meet with a counselor, onsite or online, to create an education plan that will provide the most efficient pathway to degree completion.

The courses listed above, along with Option 2 and Option 3 may or may not be offered online every term at this college. Visit the college’s website (below) for online options in its class schedule.  If you don’t find what you need, search our online course finder to locate an equivalent online course currently available from a partner college.

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