B.A. in Humanities & Social Sciences

California State University, Fullerton

Sample Program Schedule

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The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities & Social Sciences Online Degree Completion Program is structured in a manageable plan that allows you to integrate your coursework into your existing schedule seamlessly. You will take 17 courses and earn 51 units, which, in addition to previous coursework, will bring you to the total 120 units required to be eligible for graduation.

The program is cohort based and features a set curriculum. You will take each course fully-online, allowing you to earn your degree in just three years, even if you are fully employed. This program cannot be accelerated. Classes are 8 weeks. Each semester (Fall, Spring and Summer) includes 1-2 courses, and many semesters include courses that address related topics from multiple disciplinary perspectives.

Sample Program Schedule

Term Course Dates Weeks Course Course Title Units
Year 1 Fall 8 weeks ANTH 304 Traditional Cultures of the World
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Traditional Cultures of the World

Comparative, worldwide survey of traditional, selected and well-studied ways of life using ethnographic writings and films. Examines diverse ways of life, with an emphasis on small-scale societies.

3
8 weeks AGNG 425 Successful Aging and Gerotechnology
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Successful Aging and Gerotechnology

Gerotechnology is the study of technology and aging. The impact of computer and Internet, devices for sensory impairments, telehealth, smart home, automobile and transportation innovation on older adults, caregivers and society.

3
Spring 8 weeks GEOG 329 Cities and Nature
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Cities and Nature

Impact of urbanization on landforms, climate, vegetation, and animals. Planning implications and case studies.

3
8 weeks WGST 302 Intro to Women's Studies
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Intro to Women's Studies

Interdisciplinary introduction to women's issues and research in relevant disciplines.

3
Summer

8 weeks

HIST 300B Historical Writing
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Historical Writing

Research, writing and library usage (including computer-assisted bibliographic searches) as related to history.

3
LBST 340 Food in Social Science
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Food in the Social Sciences

Interdisciplinary exploration of the study of food in the social sciences. The meanings of food in the construction of society and culture across time and space.

3
Year 2
 
Fall 8 weeks GEOG 371 The National Parks
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The National Parks

The creation and use of national parks and other protected areas. Origins and globalization of the national parks. Challenges and conflicts related to national parks.

3
8 weeks AFAM 260 Black Lives Matter: Creative and Critical Ideas
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Black Lives Matter: Creative and Critical Ideas

Black Lives Matter movement origins, controversies and legacies. Creative and critical responses to social activism in communities of color. Engaging critical debates around over-policing, anti-black racism and bias.

3
Spring 8 weeks WGST 350 Research, Methodology, and Writing
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Research, Methodology, and Writing

Study and evaluation of various methodological approaches used to address gender issues, such as survey analysis, oral history, personal narrative and ethnography. Development of research skills, including computer applications. Development of writing skills, including research papers.

3
8 weeks AFAM 356 African American Music Appreciation
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African American Music Appreciation

Black music in America; the sociological conditions that help produce various forms of black music. (AFAM 356 and MUS 356 are the same course).

3
Summer

8 weeks

PHIL 320 Contemporary Moral Issues
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Contemporary Moral Issues

Applying ethical and social/political theories to contemporary moral problems. Topics selected from current issues in law, business, medicine, sexual morality, and gender/multicultural studies, including abortion, racism, crime, punishment, welfare, domestic violence and pornography.

3
AMST 301 American Character 3
Year 3 Fall 8 weeks POSC 300 California Government and Politics
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California Government and Politics

California state and local government institutions and politics, including direct democracy and current policy issues. Discusses the role of CA state & local governments in the federal system, including comparisons with other state and local governments.

3
8 weeks RLST 375 Concepts of the Afterlife
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Concepts of the Afterlife

How selected religious traditions have sought to answer the question: "What happens when I die." Resurrection, reincarnation, immortality of the soul, heaven and hell.

3
Spring 8 weeks AMST 324 American Immigrant Cultures
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American Immigrant Cultures

Investigates American immigrant communities, both historical and contemporary, to better understand how their experiences helped shape the meaning of being American. Explores immigrant cultures through literature, music, film, oral history and photographs using interdisciplinary methods.

3
8 weeks CHIC 337 Contemporary Chicano/a Literature
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Contemporary Chicano/a Lit

Chicana and Chicano literature from the 1960s to the present. Considers texts within their cultural, historical, social and political contexts. Relates Chicana/o literature to contemporary U.S. Latina/o writing and to the creative and performing arts.

3
Summer 8 weeks RLST 400 Religion, the Media, and Contemporary Culture
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Religion, the Media, and Contemporary Culture

Reporting about religion in secular media; impact of traditional and social media on societal values; ethical challenges faced by journalists; uses of media by religious organizations.

3
TOTAL UNITS 51

Note: Classes subject to change.

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