Program Summary

LIBERAL ARTS: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Associate in Arts

The AA in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in Social and Behavioral Sciences is intended for students who are exploring majors or professions that require a broad understanding of human behavior. Courses in this degree will emphasize one or more of the following: (a) methodologies characteristic of the social or behavioral sciences; (b) the beginnings of human culture; (c) the psychology of human beings; (d) the interaction of human beings in societies and social subgroups; (e) the history of human civilizations or nations; (f) the economic, political, or legal structures of human societies.

Complete a minimum of 18 credits from the Area of Emphasis course work listed below.

For depth, complete at least two courses from one single discipline.

For breadth, complete courses from at least three different disciplines.

Courses taken for breadth or depth must carry at least 3 semester units.

Complete one of the following General Education patterns: Cuesta College AA/AS GE or Cal-GETC.

Complete Cuesta College degree requirements. (Meet with a Cuesta College counselor for details.)

Notes:

Courses listed below may double count towards GE requirements when appropriate.

Additional elective courses may be necessary to total 60 credits, as required for the degree.

Effective Fall 2009, a grade of a “C” or better is required for all courses taken in an area of emphasis.

AGB 201 can count for depth with ECON 201A.

Career Opportunities
Courses
Units: 18.0
 
3.0
AGB 201
AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS
3.0
OR
ECON 201B
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
3.0
ANTH 201
PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
3.0
ANTH 201L
PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY
1.0
ANTH 202
ARCHAEOLOGY
3.0
ANTH 203
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
3.0
ANTH 220
CALIFORNIA INDIANS
3.0
ANTH 221
NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
3.0
ANTH 225
CONTEMPORARY CULTURES OF THE WORLD
3.0
ASHS 212
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: LIFE SPAN
3.0
ASHS 214
FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS AND INTIMACY
3.0
ASHS 218
HUMAN SEXUALITY: EXPERIENCE & EXPRESSION
3.0
ASHS 262
CHICANX AND LATINX COMMUNITY PRACTICE
3.0
ASHS 278
FAMILIES AND ADDICTION
3.0
BUS 218
BUSINESS LAW
4.0
CDFS 201
CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
3.0
CDFS 202
CHILD, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY
3.0
CDFS 217
THE STUDY OF PARENTING: THEORY AND PRACTICE
3.0
CJ 202
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE
3.0
CJ 206
CONCEPTS OF CRIMINAL LAW
3.0
CJ 224
COMMUNITY, DIVERSITY AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
3.0
COMM 212
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
3.0
COMM 230
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
3.0
COMM 280
FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION
3.0
ECON 200
SURVEY OF ECONOMICS
3.0
ECON 201A
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
3.0
 
3.0
ECON 201B
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
3.0
OR
AGB 201
AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS
3.0
EDUC 210
ETHNIC STUDIES FOR EDUCATORS
3.0
ETHN 210
ETHNIC STUDIES FOR EDUCATORS
3.0
ETHN 211
CRITICAL WHITENESS STUDIES
3.0
ETHN 219
INTRODUCTION TO QUEER STUDIES
3.0
ETHN 230
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ETHNIC STUDIES
3.0
ETHN 231
DECOLONIZATION AND RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS
3.0
ETHN 234
WOMEN OF COLOR
3.0
ETHN 235
RACE, ETHNICITY, AND POP CULTURE
3.0
ETHN 240
INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES
3.0
ETHN 250
INTRODUCTION TO BLACK STUDIES
3.0
ETHN 260
INTRODUCTION TO CHICANX AND LATINX STUDIES
3.0
ETHN 262
CHICANX AND LATINX COMMUNITY PRACTICE
3.0
ETHN 270
INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES
3.0
GEOG 201
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
3.0
GEOG 202
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
3.0
GEOG 225
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
3.0
GLST 210
INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES
3.0
GLST 220
GLOBAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES
3.0
HIST 203A
HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
3.0
HIST 203B
HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
3.0
HIST 204A
HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
3.0
HIST 204B
HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
3.0
HIST 207A
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
3.0
HIST 207B
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
3.0
HIST 210
HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA
3.0
HIST 212
HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS
3.0
HIST 233
HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS
3.0
HIST 237
HISTORY OF AMERICAN WOMEN
3.0
LGL 217
INTRODUCTION TO LAW
3.0
STAT C1000
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
4.0
PHIL 208
CRITICAL REASONING AND WRITING
3.0
PHS 212
HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
3.0
POLS 201
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE
3.0
POLS C1000
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
3.0
POLS 204
WORLD POLITICS
3.0
POLS 205
LAW AND POLITICS
3.0
POLS 206
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT
3.0
POLS 209
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
3.0
PSYC 200
RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
3.0
PSYC C1000
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
3.0
PSYC 202
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.0
PSYC 204
INTRODUCTION TO ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.0
PSYC 206
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.0
PSYC 233
PERSONALITY AND ADJUSTMENT
3.0
SOC 201A
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
3.0
SOC 201B
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
3.0
SOC 202
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
3.0
SOC 204
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
3.0
SOC 206
INTRODUCTION TO RACE AND ETHNICITY
3.0
SOC 208
INTRODUCTION TO GENDER STUDIES
3.0
Total: 18.0
Program Outcomes
Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts, theories, and methodologies of the disciplines that comprise study in the social and behavioral sciences.
Essay, exam, or project
Analyze and evaluate how societies and social subgroups operate.
Essay, exam, or project
Analyze the roles that individuals—themselves and others—have as members of a larger society.
Essay, exam, or project