Course Descriptions

(Source: 2011-2013 Berkeley City College Catalog)

SOCSC 1, 3 Units

Introduction to Women’s Studies
3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP). Also offered as WS 1. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in WS 1. Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
Contemporary issues concerning women and girls in diverse national, cultural, racial/ethnic, and social class contexts: Theories of and strategies for women’s empowerment on the personal, institutional, societal, and global levels.

SOCSC 2, 3 Units

Introduction to Diversity Issues
3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP). Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
Complexities of interpersonal relationships among cultures in United States society: Self-concept, values, beliefs, communication, and lifestyle; exploration of individual cultural perceptions; sociological aspects of majority-minority group relationships (ethnic, racial, and gender); respect for differences; sense of community.

SOCSC 48UA-ZZ, .5-5 Units

Selected Topics in Social Science
0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP). Acceptable for credit: CSU
See section on Selected Topics.

SOCSC 101, 3 Units

Introduction to Social Services
3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP). Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
Introduction to social services: Critical exploration of the history, theoretical development, and current issues within the field of social service; characteristics and career of a social service worker; local agencies, diverse populations served, politics and economics of the system, and evaluation of the legal and social issues of the system.

SOCSC 248UA-ZZ, .5-5 Units

Selected Topics in Social Science
0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP)
See section on Selected Topics.

(Source: 2011-2013 Berkeley City College Catalog)