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Fall 2026 Courses

 

SUBJECT AND COURSE # 

CLASS TITLE 

CREDITS 

FORMAT 

Start & End Dates 

ANTH 102 

Cultural Anthropology 

3 

ONLINE 

09/08-12/12 

ARTH C1200 

Survey of Art- Ren to Contemp 

3 

ONLINE 

09/08-12/12 

CHIC 100 

Intro to Chicana/o Studies 

3 

ONLINE 

09/08-12/12 

COMM C1000 

Intro to Public Speaking 

3 

ONLINE 

09/08-12/12 

HIST C1002 

United States History Since 1865  

3 

ONLINE 

09/08-12/12 

MUS 102 

Intro to Music Lit & Listening 

3 

ONLINE 

09/08-12/12 

POLS C1000 

American Gov & Politics  

3 

ONLINE 

09/08-12/12 

PSYC C1000 

Introduction to Psychology 

3 

ONLINE 

09/08-12/12 

SOCI C1000 

Introduction to Sociology 

3 

ONLINE 

09/08-12/12 

* Subject to change


Fall 2026 Course Descriptions  

 

ANTH 102 Cultural Anthropology 

Unit(s): 3.0 
Term Hours: 54.0 Lec 
(Letter Grade Only)

This course explores how anthropologists study and compare human culture. Cultural anthropologists seek to understand the broad arc of human experience focusing on a set of central issues: how people around the world make their living (subsistence patterns); how they organize themselves socially, politically and economically; how they communicate; how they relate to each other through family and kinship ties; what they believe about the world (belief systems); how they express themselves creatively (expressive culture); how they make distinctions among themselves such as through applying gender, racial and ethnic identity labels; how they have shaped and been shaped by social inequalities such as colonialism; and how they navigate culture change and processes of globalization that affect us all. Ethnographic case studies highlight these similarities and differences, and introduce students to how anthropologists do their work, employ professional anthropological research ethics and apply their perspectives and skills to understand humans around the globe. (C-ID: ANTH 120) (CSU/UC) 

 

ARTH C1200 Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary 

Unit(s): 3.0  
Term Hours: 54.0 Lec 
(Letter Grade Only) 
This course provides an overview of art and architecture from the Renaissance to the contemporary period with a focus on art from Europe. The course will further consider global interactions involving this region. (C-ID: ARTH 120) (CSU/UC) 

 

CHIC 100 Introduction to Chicana/o Studies 

Unit(s): 3.0   
Term Hours: 54.0 Lec
(Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass) 
This course offers an introduction to Chicana/o studies as an academic discipline. It focuses on its origins, development, and theories that contribute to its formation. Furthermore, it analyzes and evaluates Chicana/o perspectives on revisionist history; demographics; employment; political and socioeconomic trends; education; and the arts. This course will also examine, compare and contrast, such topics as cultural values, social organization, urbanization patterns of the Chicana/o in the U.S., migration, identity and gender roles as well as their struggles in education, politics and legislation. Due to the nature of the subject, students will be exposed to some Spanish phrases, words, and expressions. (Formerly HUM/SPAN 262) (CSU/UC) 
 

COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking 

Unit(s): 3.0  
Term Hours: 54.0 Lec 
(Letter Grade Only) 
In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques of public speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, and critically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization, composition, delivery to a live audience and evaluation of various types of speeches, including informative and persuasive speeches. (CSU/UC) 

 

HIST C1002 United States History Since 1865 

Units(s): 3.0 
Term Hours: 54.0 Lec 
Letter Grade Only 
This course is a historical survey of the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. The course also introduces students to historical reasoning skills. (CSU/UC)
 

MUS 102 Introduction to Music Literature & Listening 

Unit(s): 3.0   
Term Hours: 54.0 Lec 
(Letter Grade Only) 
An introduction to music literature with emphasis on listening experience. Students study the expressive materials of music and the major forms of music literature including music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras as well as 20th century, Jazz, American music, Rock, and Non-Western music. Emphasis placed on the skills and understanding necessary for lifelong music listening experiences. (CSU/UC) 
 

POLS C1000 American Government and Politics 

Unit(s): 3.0   
Term Hours: 54.0 Lec 
(Letter Grade Only) 
This course is an introduction to government and politics in the United States and California. Students examine the constitutions, structure, and operation of governing institutions, civil liberties and civil rights, political behaviors, political issues, and public policy using political science theory and methodology. (Formerly POLS 102) (CSU/UC) 
 
 

PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology 

Unit(s): 3.0   
Term Hours: 54.0 Lec 
(Letter Grade Only) 
This course is an introduction to psychology, which is the study of the mind and behavior. Students focus on theories and concepts of biological, cognitive, developmental, environmental, social, and cultural influences; their applications; and their research foundations. (Formerly PSY 101) (CSU/UC)
 

SOCI C1000 Introduction to Sociology 

Unit(s): 3.0   
Term Hours: 54.0 Lec 
(Letter Grade Only) 
Introduction to the study of society. Overview of major concepts, methods and theoretical perspectives including: culture, social structure, institutions, socialization, gender, race, social class, inequality, deviance, and social control. Topics include macro and micro theories. (CSU/UC) 
 
 

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