# LIBERAL ARTS: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (Associate in Arts)

Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Ethnic Studies

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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 C2002.

**Learning Outcome(s):**

1.  Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts, theories, and methodologies of the disciplines that comprise study in the social and behavioral sciences.
2.  Analyze and evaluate how societies and social subgroups operate.
3.  Analyze the roles that individuals—themselves and others—have as members of a larger society.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Courses** | | 18 |
| AGB 201 | AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS | 3 |
| or ECON C2001 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ANTH 201 | PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| ANTH 201L | PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY | 1 |
| ANTH 202 | ARCHAEOLOGY | 3 |
| ANTH 203 | CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| ANTH 220 | CALIFORNIA INDIANS | 3 |
| ANTH 221 | NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS | 3 |
| ANTH 225 | CONTEMPORARY CULTURES OF THE WORLD | 3 |
| ASHS 212 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: LIFE SPAN | 3 |
| ASHS 214 | FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS AND INTIMACY | 3 |
| ASHS 218 | HUMAN SEXUALITY: EXPERIENCE & EXPRESSION | 3 |
| ASHS 262 | CHICANX AND LATINX COMMUNITY PRACTICE | 3 |
| ASHS 278 | FAMILIES AND ADDICTION | 3 |
| BUS 218 | BUSINESS LAW | 4 |
| CDFS 201 | CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| CDFS 202 | CHILD, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY | 3 |
| CDFS 217 | THE STUDY OF PARENTING: THEORY AND PRACTICE | 3 |
| CJ 202 | INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| CJ 206 | CONCEPTS OF CRIMINAL LAW | 3 |
| CJ 224 | COMMUNITY, DIVERSITY AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM | 3 |
| COMM 212 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| COMM 230 | INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| COMM 280 | FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| ECON 200 | SURVEY OF ECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON C2002 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON C2001 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| or AGB 201 | AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS | 3 |
| EDUC 210 | ETHNIC STUDIES FOR EDUCATORS | 3 |
| ETHN 210 | ETHNIC STUDIES FOR EDUCATORS | 3 |
| ETHN 211 | CRITICAL WHITENESS STUDIES | 3 |
| ETHN 219 | INTRODUCTION TO QUEER STUDIES | 3 |
| ETHN 230 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ETHNIC STUDIES | 3 |
| ETHN 231 | DECOLONIZATION AND RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS | 3 |
| ETHN 234 | WOMEN OF COLOR | 3 |
| ETHN 235 | RACE, ETHNICITY, AND POP CULTURE | 3 |
| ETHN 240 | INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES | 3 |
| ETHN 250 | INTRODUCTION TO BLACK STUDIES | 3 |
| ETHN 260 | INTRODUCTION TO CHICANX AND LATINX STUDIES | 3 |
| ETHN 262 | CHICANX AND LATINX COMMUNITY PRACTICE | 3 |
| ETHN 270 | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 3 |
| GEOG 201 | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOG 202 | CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOG 225 | WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GLST 210 | INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES | 3 |
| GLST 220 | GLOBAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES | 3 |
| HIST 203A | HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS | 3 |
| HIST 203B | HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS | 3 |
| HIST 204A | HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| HIST 204B | HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| HIST C1001 | UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877 | 3 |
| HIST C1002 | UNITED STATES HISTORY SINCE 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 210 | HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA | 3 |
| HIST 212 | HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS | 3 |
| HIST 233 | HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS | 3 |
| HIST 237 | HISTORY OF AMERICAN WOMEN | 3 |
| LGL 217 | INTRODUCTION TO LAW | 3 |
| STAT C1000 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | 4 |
| PHIL 208 | CRITICAL REASONING AND WRITING | 3 |
| PHS 212 | HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| POLS 201 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE | 3 |
| POLS C1000 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 3 |
| POLS 204 | WORLD POLITICS | 3 |
| POLS 205 | LAW AND POLITICS | 3 |
| POLS 206 | COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| POLS 209 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY | 3 |
| PSYC 200 | RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYC 202 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYC 204 | INTRODUCTION TO ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYC 206 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYC 233 | PERSONALITY AND ADJUSTMENT | 3 |
| SOC 201A | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| SOC 201B | SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS | 3 |
| SOC 202 | SOCIAL PROBLEMS | 3 |
| SOC 204 | INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY | 3 |
| SOC 206 | INTRODUCTION TO RACE AND ETHNICITY | 3 |
| SOC 208 | INTRODUCTION TO GENDER STUDIES | 3 |
| **Total** | | **18** |