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Spring 2025 Courses

All students are highly encouraged to consult with an academic advisor prior to enrolling in any course(s) to determine alignment to Academic Goal and Student Education Plan

All students are highly encouraged to consult with an academic advisor prior to enrolling in any course(s) to determine alignment to Academic Goal and Student Education Plan

SUBJECT & COURSE # 
CLASS TITLE 
CREDITS 
FORMAT
ANTH 102
Cultural Anthropology 
3
ONLINE
ART 102
History of Art lI
3
ONLINE
CHIC 100
Intro to Chicana/o Studies
3
ONLINE
HIST 121 
U.S History: Reconstruct-Present 
3
ONLINE
MUS 102
Intro to Music Lit & Listening
3
ONLINE 
POLS 102
American Gov & Politics
3
ONLINE 
PSY 101
Intro to Psychology
3
ONLINE 
RELS 100
US History: Reconstruct-Presnt
3
ONLINE 
SOC 101
Intro to Sociology
3
ONLINE 

* Subject to change


ANTH 102 Cultural Anthropology 
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 54.0 Lecture 
(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)  


ART 102 History of Art II
Unit(s): 3.0  Class Hours: 54.0 Lecture 
(Letter Grade Only) 

This course provides an overview of art and architecture from the Renaissance to the contemporary period. This course may be taken by itself, after, before, or concurrently with ART 100. (C-ID: ARTH 120) (CSU/UC) 


CHIC 100 Introduction to Chicana/o Studies 
Unit(s): 3.0  Class Hours: 54.0 Lecture 
(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) 

 


HIST 121 United States History: Reconstruction to the Present 
Unit(s): 3.0  Class Hours: 54.0 Lecture 
(Letter Grade Only) 

This course is a survey of American history from Reconstruction to the present. This course will cover the major political, economic, social, gender, racial, cultural and intellectual transformations of the modern American eras. Of special note will be an examination of America's rise to global power. At the completion of this course students will have a broad understanding of the most important ideas, personalities, movements, and events in the modern period.(C-ID: HIST 140) (CSU/UC) 


MUS 102 Introduction to Music Literature & Listening 
Unit(s): 3.0  Class Hours: 54.0 Lecture 
(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. (C-ID: MUS 100) (CSU/UC) 


POLS C1000 (POLS 102) American Government and Politics 
Unit(s): 3.0  Class Hours: 54.0 Lecture 
(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)(C-ID: POLS 110) (CSU/UC) 


PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
Unit(s): 3.0  Class Hours: 54.0 Lecture 
(Letter Grade Only) 

Recommended Preparation(s): Twelfth grade reading level is highly recommended. 

An introduction to the study of human behavior and cognition. Includes consideration of many of the major topics in psychology including, but not limited to, the biology of behavior, learning, human development, sleep and consciousness, personality, mental disorders and therapy, and social processes. (C-ID: PSY 110) (CSU/UC) 


RELS 100 Religions of the Modern World 
Unit(s): 3.0  Class Hours: 54.0 Lecture 
(Letter Grade Only) 

An introduction to the various contemporary religions of the world with an emphasis on their historical development. Study of the basic beliefs in religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. (CSU/UC) 


SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 
Unit(s): 3.0  Class Hours: 54.0 Lecture 
(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. (C-ID: SOCI 110) (CSU/UC) 


 

More information about courses of instruction can be found on our 2024-2025 IVC Catalog  https://imperial.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/6395/6477

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