GE Approved Courses: Category D

Social Sciences and Citizenship (Category D) - GE Approved Courses

The following courses are approved to meet the General Education requirements indicated. Please note the following in reviewing these approved course lists:

  • Refer to the online schedule of classes to see which courses are being offered for a specific term and to double check which GE requirements the course satisfies during that term.
  • Be aware that the GE Category (A-F) requirements must each be satisfied by a unique course. The "Other GE Categories" column below may indicate additional categories a course is certified in but does not mean that the course will meet more than one category requirement for an individual student.
  • Additional General Education Requirements should be met by courses also meeting the GE Category requirements to minimize the number of units needed.
  • Comments are added to the course lists below to highlight changes in the approved active GE course lists.
    See Previous Courses to research courses that previously met GE requirements.
  • Students should regularly run their Academic Requirements Report on MyCSULB to monitor their completion of all degree requirements including General Education.

The purpose of this requirement is to foster an awareness of the United States experience and of the people, institutions, circumstances, and events in the United States history that have shaped contemporary conditions, as provided for in Title 5, Article 40404. The requirement is intended to enable students to function as responsible citizens.

Subject/
Number

Timeline

Title

GE Designations

Other GE Categories

Cross Listed Courses

D1a

HIST 170

 

US History Laboratory

Explorations

   

HIST 172

 

Early
US History

Explorations

   

HIST 173

 

Recent
US History

Explorations

   

HIST 300

 

United States
Past & Present

Explorations

   

The purpose of this requirement is to give students a comprehensive understanding of the appreciation for American political institutions and processes established by the United States Constitution and the California state constitutions, as provided for in Title 5, Article 40404. Students will acquire knowledge and skills essential to effective political participation and citizenship.

Subject/
Number

Timeline

Title

GE Designations

Other GE Categories

Cross Listed Courses

D1b

POSC 100

 

Introduction
To American Government

Explorations

   

POSC 391

 

American Government

Explorations

   

Political Science 199/399 – Introduction to California Government (1) – satisfies the California state and local government requirement for students who have taken American government without a California component or who have received Advanced Placement credit for American Government.

The following courses reflect the fact that human social, political and economic institutions and behavior are inextricably interwoven. Problems and issues in these areas are examined in their contemporary as well as historical settings, including both Western and non-Western contexts.

Subject/
Number

Timeline

Title

GE Designations

Other GE Categories

Cross Listed Courses

D2

A/ST 200

 

Popular Culture In East Asia

Explorations,Global Issues

   

A/ST 306

 

Traditional Asia

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

C3

 

A/ST 307

 

Modern Asia

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

   

A/ST 495

 

China Heritage

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

C3

 

AFRS 110

 

Introduction To Africana Studies

Explorations

   

AFRS 120

 

African American History To 1865

Explorations

   

AFRS 121

 

African American Hist 1865 - Present

Explorations

   

AFRS 154

 

Introduction To Africana Women's Studies

Explorations,Global Issues

   

AFRS 200

 

Ancient African Civilizations

Explorations,Global Issues

   

AFRS 201

 

History Of Slavery

Explorations,Global Issues

   

AFRS 319

 

Ethnic Experience In US

Explorations,Human Diversity

 

CHLS 319: AIS 319; ASAM 319; WGSS 319

AFRS 332

 

Civil Rights And The Law

Explorations

   

AFRS 337

 

Cultures Of African Peoples

Explorations

   

AFRS 354

 

African Amer Women Civil Movement

Explorations

   

AFRS 400

 

African American Social Thought

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C2b

 

AFRS 420

 

African Amer Children In Public Schools

Explorations

   

AFRS 454

 

Africana Womanism: An Intellectual History

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

C2b

 

AIS 101

 

Introduction Native American People

Explorations

   

AIS 105

 

American Indian History - Pre 1871

Explorations

 

HIST 105

AIS 106

 

American Indian History - Post 1871

Explorations

 

HIST 106

AIS 319

 

Ethnic Experience In US

Explorations,Human Diversity

 

CHLS 319; AFRS 319; WGSS 319; ASAM 319

AMST 152

New Fall 2018

Surfing and American Culture

Explorations

   

AMST 351

 

Celebrity In American Culture

Explorations

   

AMST 421

 

Animals In American Culture

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

ANTH 120

 

Introduction Culture Anthropology

Explorations, Global Issues

   

ANTH 140

 

Pyramids, Tombs And Treasure

Explorations

   

ANTH 170

 

Introduction To Linguistics

Explorations

 

LING 170

ANTH 305

 

Radical Social Analysis

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

ANTH 307

 

Modernization In Global Perspective

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

   

ANTH 311

 

Human Adventure

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

ANTH 313

 

World Prehistory

Explorations

   

ANTH 314

 

Global Ethnography

Explorations,Global Issues

   

ANTH 329

 

Cultural Diversity In California

Capstone/Writing Intensive,Human Diversity

   

ANTH 412

 

Culture And Communication

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

   

ART 227

 

History Of Animation

Explorations,Global Issues

C1

FEA 227

ART 375

 

Art & Social Action: A Global Perspective

Global Issues;Capstone/Service Learning

   

ASAM 120

 

Asian American History

Explorations,Human Diversity

   

ASAM 121

 

Contemporary Issues In Asian America

Explorations,Human Diversity

   

ASAM 200

 

Asian American Inter-Ethnic Relations

Explorations,Human Diversity

   

ASAM 319

 

Ethnic Experience In US

Explorations,Human Diversity

 

CHLS 319: AIS 319; AFRS 319; WGSS 319

ASAM 335

 

Asian And Latin Immigrant Since Wwii

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Human Diversity

 

CHLS 335

ASAM 340

 

Asian American Family

Explorations

 

 

ASAM 350

 

Environmental Justice

Explorations,Human Diversity

   

ASAM 370

 

Gender And Sexuality In Asian America

Explorations

   

BLAW 309

 

Consumer In Legal & Economic Environments

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

 

CAFF 309

C E 325

 

Transportation Safety And Sustainability

Explorations

   

C/LA 230

 

Home In Comparative Perspective

Explorations,Human Diversity

E

 

CAFF 228

 

Housing In Global Perspective

Explorations,Global Issues

   

CAFF 307

 

Crimes Against Consumers

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

 

CRJU 307

CAFF 309

 

Consumer In Legal & Economic Environments

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

 

BLAW 309

CAFF 321

 

Family & Consumer Resource Mgmt

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Human Diversity

 

 

CBA 400

 

Business Ethics

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C2b

PHIL 400

CDFS 312

 

Family And Personal Development

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

 

 

CDFS 319

 

Family Stress & Coping

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Capstone/Writing Intensive,
Human Diversity

 

 

CHLS 100

 

Intro To Chicano & Latino Studies

Explorations

   

CHLS 101

 

Introduction To Chicano/A And Latino/A Life

Explorations

   

CHLS 105

 

Latina/O Cultural Identity

Explorations

   

CHLS 224

 

Mexican Culture Through Music

Explorations

   

CHLS 258

 

Culture Latin Amer Caribbean Music

Explorations

   

CHLS 300

 

Chicano History

Explorations

 

HIST 370

CHLS 319

 

Ethnic Experience In US

Explorations,Human Diversity

 

AFRS 319; AIS 319 ASAM 319; WGSS 319

CHLS 335

 

Asian & Latino Immigrant Since Wwii

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Human Diversity

 

ASAM 335

CHLS 350

 

Latino Population In The U.S.

Explorations,Human Diversity

 

SOC 340

CHLS 390

 

The U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: Historic And Literary Images

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

CHLS 400

 

Chicano/Latino Politics In The US

Explorations

   

CHLS 450

 

1492 And Beyond

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

C2a

RGR 450

CHLS 470

 

Latina/Os Health Care

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

 

HCA 470

CLSC 110

 

Classical Archaeology

Explorations

   

CLSC 130

 

Women In The Classical World

Explorations

   

COMM 441

 

Freedom Of Communication

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

COMM 442

 

Campaign Persuasion

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

CRJU 101

 

Criminal Justice System In Society

Explorations

   

CRJU 307

 

Crimes Against Consumers

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

 

CAFF 307

CWL 315

 

Literature And Medicine

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Human Diversity

C2a

 

CWL 414

 

Medieval World

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C3

 

DANC 373

 

Nonverbal Communication Interact Mind Body

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C1

 

DESN 268

 

History And Theory Of Sustainability In Design

Explorations,Global Issues

E

 

DESN 367

New Fall 2018

History and Theory of Architecture

Explorations

C2b

 

DESN 368

 

History And Theory Of Design

Explorations,Global Issues

C1

 

DESN 369

 

History Of Furniture And Decorative Arts

Explorations,Global Issues

C1

 

ECON 100

 

Principle Of Macroeconomics

Explorations

   

ECON 101

 

Principle Of Microeconomics

Explorations

   

ECON 300

 

Fundamental Of Economics

Explorations

   

ECON 301

 

Economics Of Public Issues

Capstone/Advanced Skills, Capstone/Writing Intensive

   

ECON 306

 

Envrn. Issues Of World Economy

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

   

ECON 366

 

Intro To Development Economics

Global Issues;Capstone/Advanced Skills

   

ECON 372

 

International Economics

Global Issues

   

EDEC 200

 

Introduction To Early Childhood Education

Explorations

   

ENGR 302

 

Energy & Environment Global Perspective

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

B1bNL

 

FEA 227

 

History Of Animation

Global Issues

C1

ART 227

FEA 316

 

Mass Media And Popular Culture

Explorations

   

FEA 346

 

The European Cinema Of Communism, Fascism, And Resistance

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

C2a

HIST 346, RGR 346

FMD 450

 

Cultural Perspectives Of Dress

Explorations,Global Issues

   

GEOG 100

 

World Regional Geography

Explorations,Global Issues

   

GEOG 120

 

Geog Of Human Diversity In The US

Explorations,Human Diversity

   

GEOG 160

 

Introduction Human Geography

Explorations,Global Issues

   

GEOG 301

 

The Urban Scene

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

GEOG 306

 

United States & Canada

Explorations

   

GEOG 308

 

Africa South Of Sahara

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

   

GEOG 309

 

Middle East & North Africa

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

   

GEOG 313

 

Southeast Asia

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Capstone/Writing Intensive,
Global Issues

   

GEOG 314

 

South Asia

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Capstone/Writing Intensive,
Global Issues

   

GEOG 315

 

East Asia

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

   

GEOG 316

 

Europe

Explorations,Global Issues

   

GEOG 319

 

International Development

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

 

I/ST 319

GEOG 321

 

Geography Of Latin America

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Capstone
Writing Intensive, Global Issues

   

GEOG 355

 

International Environmental Issues

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Capstone/Writing Intensive,
Global Issues

 

I/ST 355

GEOG 357

 

Sacred Geographies

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

 

 

GERM 380

 

Contemp Germany Society Cultr

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C2a

 

H SC 420

 

International Health

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

   

HCA 202

 

Health Care In America

Explorations,Human Diversity

   

HCA 417

 

Technology, Ethics & Society

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

   

HCA 422

 

Global Issues Health Services

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

   

HCA 457

 

Working Around The World

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

   

HCA 470

 

Latino/As Health Care

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

 

CHLS 470

HDEV 180

 

Lifespan Human Development

Explorations

E

 

HDEV 300

 

Death & Dying

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

 

 

HDEV 307

 

Approaches To Childhood

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

 

 

HDEV 357

 

Approach Adulthood Through Aging

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Capstone/Service Learning,
Human Diversity

 

 

HFHM 274

 

International Hospitality Development

Explorations,Global Issues

   

HHS 207

 

Interdisciplinary Approaches To Health Disparities

Explorations,Human Diversity

   

HIST 105

 

American Indian History - Pre 1871

Explorations

 

AIS 105

HIST 106

 

American Indian History - Post 1871

Explorations

 

AIS 106

HIST 131

 

Early Western Civilization

Explorations,Global Issues

   

HIST 132

 

Modern Western Civilization

Explorations,Global Issues

   

HIST 141

 

Jewish Civilization

Explorations,Global Issues

   

HIST 211

 

World History: Origins To 1500

Explorations,Global Issues

   

HIST 212

 

World Since 1500

Explorations,Global Issues

   

HIST 314

 

Roman History

Explorations

   

HIST 337

 

Europe-19th Century

Explorations,Global Issues

   

HIST 339

 

Europe 1890-1945

Explorations,Global Issues

   

HIST 341A

 

Foundations Of Russia

Explorations,Global Issues

   

HIST 341B

 

Modern Russia

Explorations,Global Issues

   

HIST 362

 

Colonial Latin America

Explorations

   

HIST 364

 

Latin American Nations

Explorations,Global Issues

   

HIST 370

 

Chicano History

Explorations

 

CHLS 300

HIST 383A

 

Japan To 1850

Explorations

   

HIST 383B

 

Modern Japan

Explorations

   

HIST 420

 

Modern Israel: Histories And Peoples

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

HIST 473

 

California History

Human Diversity, Explorations

   

I/ST 200

 

Introduction To International Studies

Explorations,Global Issues

   

I/ST 317

 

Problems Int'l Social Conflict

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

 

SOC 317

I/ST 318

 

Cases Int'l Social Conflict

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

 

SOC 318

I/ST 319

 

International Development

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

 

GEOG 319

I/ST 320

 

Migration & Modernity

Global Issues,Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Capstone/
Writing Intensive

   

I/ST 355

 

International Environmental Issues

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Capstone/Writing Intensive,
Global Issues

 

GEOG 355

I/ST 399

 

Contemporary Global Divisions Of Labor

 

Global Issues

 

ITAL 345

 

Italian American Culture

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Human Diversity

   

JOUR 110

 

Mass Media And Society

Explorations

E

 

JOUR 312

 

Global News Media

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

   

KIN 156

 

Sports Appreciation

Explorations

   

KIN 338

 

Women In Sport

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Human Diversity

 

 

KIN 339

 

Psychology Sport Behavior And Performance

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

 

PSY 339

LAS 161

 

Introduction To Latin American Studies

Explorations

 

SOC 161

LING 101

 

Intro To The World's Languages

Explorations,Global Issues

   

LING 170

 

An Introduction To Linguistics

Explorations

 

ANTH 170

LING 363

 

Implications Of Human Language

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Writing Intensive

   

M S 101

 

Foundations Of Officership

Explorations

   

NRSG 481

 

Parenting

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Human Diversity

 

 

PHIL 352

 

Philosophy Of Law

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Capstone/Writing Intensive

C2b

 

PHIL 363

 

Ethical Theory

Capstone/Writing Intensive

C2b

 

PHIL 400

 

Business Ethics

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C2b

CBA 400

POSC 212

 

How Democratic Is The United States

Explorations

   

POSC 218

 

Global Politics

Explorations,Global Issues

   

POSC 225

 

Issues In Political Theory

Explorations

   

POSC 301

 

Classical Political Theory

Explorations

   

POSC 321

 

The Media & American Politics

Explorations

   

POSC 322

 

Parties, Campaigns, Elections

Explorations

   

POSC 323

 

Racial & Ethnic Politics – US

Explorations,Human Diversity

   

POSC 328

 

Public Policy

Explorations

   

POSC 353

 

Govt & Politics Western Europe

Explorations,Global Issues

   

POSC 371

 

Intro To International Politics

Explorations,Global Issues

   

POSC 388

 

Cyberspace Citizenship

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

   

POSC 395

 

Politics Through Culture

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

POSC 412

 

Law And Social Change

Explorations

   

POSC 450

 

Comparative Political Movement

Capstone/Service Learning, Global Issues

   

POSC 461

 

Politics Of Development

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

   

POSC 482

 

American Foreign Policy

Explorations,Global Issues

   

POSC 494

 

Politics Of Future

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

   

PSY 100

 

General Psychology

Explorations

   

PSY 300

 

Mind Control Or Freedom

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

PSY 327

 

Introduction To Human Factors

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

PSY 339

 

Psych Sport Behavior & Perform

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

 

KIN 339

PSY 346

 

Evolutionary Psychology

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

PSY 350

 

Psy Contemporary Of Social Issues

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Human Diversity

   

PSY 351

 

Social Psychology

Explorations, Human Diversity

   

PSY 356

 

Personality

Explorations

   

PSY 361

 

Child & Adolescent Development

Explorations,Human Diversity

   

PSY 370

 

Abnormal Psychology

Explorations

 

 

PSY 375

 

Community Psychology

Capstone/Service Learning, Human Diversity

   

R/ST 111

 

Religion Games: Religion In The Public Square

Explorations

C2b

 

R/ST 312

 

Dead Sea Scrolls

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C2b

 

R/ST 353

 

Religions Of Southeast Asia

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C2b

 

R/ST 362

 

Religion And Psychology

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C2b

 

R/ST 383

 

Christianity And Global Ethics

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

C2b

 

R/ST 402

 

Religion In America

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C2b

 

R/ST 467

 

Religion In Latin America And The Caribbean

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

C2b

 

R/ST 471

 

Early Christianity & Society

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C2b

 

R/ST 472

 

Formation Modern Christianity

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

C2b

 

REC 141

 

Introduction To Leisure Services

Explorations

   

RGR 314

 

Introduction To Contemporary Europe

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

   

RGR 315

 

Contemporary European Society

Capstone/ Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

   

RGR 346

 

The European Cinema Of Communism, Fascism, And Resistance

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

C2a

FEA 346, HIST 346

RGR 450

 

1492 And Beyond

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

C2a

CHLS 450

S W 220

 

Introduction To Social Welfare

Explorations

   

S W 350

 

Law, Court Decisions, And Policy Practice

Explorations

   

S W 351

 

Social Policy Formulation Analysis

Explorations

   

SOC 100

 

Principle Of Sociology

Explorations

   

SOC 142

 

Social Trends & Problems

Explorations

   

SOC 161

 

Introduction To Latin American Studies

Explorations

 

LAS 161

SOC 317

 

Problems Int'l Social Conflict

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

 

I/ST 317

SOC 318

 

Cases Int'l Social Conflict

Capstone/Interdisciplinary,Global Issues

 

I/ST 318

SOC 335

 

Social Psychology

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

SOC 340

 

The Latino Population In The United States

Explorations,Human Diversity

 

CHLS 350

SOC 342

 

Critical Criminology

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

SOC 346

 

Race, Gender & Class

Explorations,Human Diversity

   

SOC 350

 

International Population Problems

Explorations,Global Issues

   

SOC 358

 

Sociology Of Migration And Immigration

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

SOC 410

 

Environmental Sociology

Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

SOC 466

 

Aids & Society

Explorations,Human Diversity

 

 

UHP 301

 

Politics & Policy In Los Angeles

Capstone/Service Learning

   

UHP 401

 

The History Of Los Angeles: The Invention Of A City Honors

Human Diversity, Capstone/Interdisciplinary

   

UNIV 300

 

Special Topics In Civic Engagement In American Society

Human Diversity; Capstone/Service Learning; Capstone/
Interdisciplinary,Writing Intensive

   

UNIV 300A

 

The Politics Of Disaster: Hurricane Katrina And Its Aftermath

Human Diversity; Capstone/Service Learning; Capstone/
Interdisciplinary; Capstone/Writing Intensive

   

WGSS 102

 

Women In Contemporary Society

Explorations

   

WGSS 205

 

Introduction To Queer Studies

Explorations

   

WGSS 216

 

Hollywood & Beyond: Gender, Race & Sex At The Movies

Explorations

   

WGSS 307

 

US Women Econ-Money Sex Power

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Human Diversity

   

WGSS 318

 

U.S. Women Of Color

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Human Diversity

C2a

 

WGSS 319

 

The Ethnic Experience In The US

Explorations,Human Diversity

 

CHLS 319; AIS 319; ASAM 319; AFRS 319

WGSS 365

 

Popular Culture: Women, Gender & Sexuality

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Human Diversity

C3

 

WGSS 370

 

Masculinities

Capstone/Writing Intensive

   

WGSS 401

 

Global Feminisms

Capstone/Interdisciplinary, Global Issues

   

WGSS 424

 

Women & Environmental Justice

Explorations, Global Issues