Honors Global Competencies
Certificate of Achievement History · San Diego Mesa College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Summary
The Honors Global Competencies Certificate of Achievement offers students the opportunity to gain a global perspective through completion of coursework in intercultural competencies, communication skills, and technology skills.
Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Honors Global Competencies Program will be able to:
- Think critically about the elements of human cultures and civilizations.
- Develop an awareness of the essential ideas and arts of the world, past and present.
Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR: | 3 | |
| COMS 135 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| orCOMS 180 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| orENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| orENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| orHIST 205 | Methodology and Practice in History | 3 |
| orMATH 118 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| orSTAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| orPHIL 100 | Logic and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| orPHIL 101 | Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| orPHIL 205 | Critical Thinking and Writing in Philosophy | 3 |
| orSOCO 201 | Advanced Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| orSOCO 223 | Globalization and Social Change | 3 |
| Languages Select 5 units from the following: | 5 | |
| CHIN 101 | First Course in Mandarin Chinese | 5 |
| CHIN 102 | Second Course in Mandarin Chinese | 5 |
| CHIN 201 | Third Course in Mandarin Chinese | 5 |
| CHIN 202 | Fourth Course in Mandarin Chinese | 5 |
| FREN 101 | First Course in French | 5 |
| FREN 102 | Second Course in French | 5 |
| FREN 201 | Third Course in French | 5 |
| FREN 202 | Fourth Course in French | 5 |
| GERM 101 | First Course in German | 5 |
| GERM 102 | Second Course in German | 5 |
| GERM 201 | Third Course in German | 5 |
| ITAL 101 | First Course in Italian | 5 |
| ITAL 102 | Second Course in Italian | 5 |
| ITAL 201 | Third Course in Italian | 5 |
| JAPN 101 | First Course in Japanese | 5 |
| JAPN 102 | Second Course in Japanese | 5 |
| JAPN 201 | Third Course in Japanese | 5 |
| JAPN 202 | Fourth Course in Japanese | 5 |
| RUSS 101 | First Course in Russian | 5 |
| RUSS 102 | Second Course in Russian | 5 |
| RUSS 201 | Third Course in Russian | 5 |
| SPAN 101 | First Course in Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 102 | Second Course in Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 201 | Third Course in Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 202 | Fourth Course in Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 215 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers I | 5 |
| SPAN 216 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers II | 5 |
| VIET 101 | First Course in Vietnamese | 5 |
| VIET 102 | Second Course in Vietnamese | 5 |
| AMSL 120 | American Sign Language Level I | 5 |
| AMSL 121 | American Sign Language Level II | 5 |
| Global Studies Select a minimum of 12 units from 4 different disciplines | 12 | |
| AMSL 150 | Introduction to Deaf Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 102 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 215 | Cultures of Latin America | 3 |
| ARCH 126 | History of Ancient World Architecture | 3 |
| ARCH 127 | History of World Architecture: Renaissance Through Contemporary | 3 |
| ARTF 107 | Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ARTF 109 | Modern Art | 3 |
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era | 3 |
| ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ARTF 113 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | 3 |
| ARTF 115 | African Art | 3 |
| ARTF 120 | Native American Art | 3 |
| ARTF 125 | Art History: Arts of the Asian Continent | 3 |
| ARTF 130 | Pre-Columbian Art | 3 |
| ARTF 191 | Cultural Influences on Photography | 3 |
| BIOL 100 | Natural History - Environmental Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 110 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| BIOL 115 | Marine Biology | 4 |
| BLAS 100 | Introduction to Black Studies | 3 |
| BLAS 104 | Black Psychology | 3 |
| BLAS 110 | African American Art | 3 |
| BLAS 111 | Cultural Influences on African Art | 3 |
| BLAS 116 | Contemporary Social Problems from a Black Perspective | 3 |
| BLAS 120 | Black Music | 3 |
| BLAS 125 | Dynamics of the Black Community | 3 |
| BLAS 130 | The Black Family | 3 |
| BLAS 140A | African American History to Reconstruction | 3 |
| BLAS 140B | African American History since Reconstruction to the Present | 3 |
| BLAS 150 | Black Women in Literature, Film and the Media | 3 |
| BLAS 155 | African American Literature | 3 |
| BLAS 165 | Sexuality and Black Culture | 3 |
| BLAS 175 | Psycho-History of Racism and Sexism | 3 |
| BUSE 119 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BUSE 150 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| CHEM 111 | Chemistry in Society | 3 |
| CHIC 110A | Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies | 3 |
| CHIC 110B | Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies | 3 |
| CHIC 135 | Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
| CHIC 138 | Literature of La Raza in Latin America in Translation | 3 |
| CHIC 141A | United States History from a Chicano Perspective | 3 |
| CHIC 141B | United States History from a Chicano Perspective | 3 |
| CHIC 150 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| CHIC 170 | La Chicana | 3 |
| CHIC 190 | Chicano Images in Film | 3 |
| CHIC 201 | The Indigenous Tradition of Mexico and Ancient Mesoamerica | 3 |
| CHIC 210 | Chicano Culture | 3 |
| CHIC 230 | Chicano Art | 3 |
| DRAM 105 | Introduction to Dramatic Arts | 3 |
| DRAM 112 | Introduction to Script Analysis | 3 |
| DRAM 150 | Cinema as Art and Communication I | 3 |
| DRAM 151 | Cinema as Art and Communication II | 3 |
| ENGL 209 | Literary Approaches to Film | 3 |
| ENGL 220 | Masterpieces of World Literature I: 1500 BCE - 1600 CE | 3 |
| ENGL 221 | Masterpieces of World Literature II: 1600 - Present | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | Asian American Literature | 3 |
| GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 104 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOL 100 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 104 | Earth Science | 3 |
| HEAL 101 | Health and Lifestyle | 3 |
| HIST 100 | World History I | 3 |
| HIST 101 | World History II | 3 |
| HIST 115A | History of the Americas I | 3 |
| HIST 115B | History of the Americas II | 3 |
| HIST 120 | Introduction to Asian Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST 121 | Asian Civilizations in Modern Times | 3 |
| HIST 123 | U.S. History from the Asian Pacific American Perspective | 3 |
| HIST 130 | The Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 131 | Latin America Before Independence | 3 |
| HIST 132 | Latin America Since Independence | 3 |
| HIST 141 | Women in United States History I | 3 |
| HIST 150 | Native Americans in United States History I | 3 |
| HIST 151 | Native Americans in United States History II | 3 |
| HIST 154 | Ancient Egypt | 3 |
| HUMA 101 | Introduction to the Humanities I | 3 |
| HUMA 102 | Introduction to the Humanities II | 3 |
| HUMA 103 | Introduction to the New Testament | 3 |
| HUMA 104 | Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 |
| HUMA 106 | World Religions | 3 |
| HUMA 201 | Mythology | 3 |
| HUMA 205 | Exploring Human Values Through Film | 3 |
| JOUR 202 | Introduction to Mass Communication | 3 |
| MUSI 100 | Introduction to Music | 3 |
| MUSI 109 | World Music | 3 |
| MUSI 125 | Music, the Arts, and Society | 3 |
| NUTR 153 | Cultural Foods | 3 |
| PHIL 103 | Historical Introduction To Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 104A | History Of Western Philosophy: Ancient to Medieval | 3 |
| PHIL 104B | History of Western Philosophy: Modern to Contemporary | 3 |
| PHIL 106 | Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 107 | Reflections on Human Nature | 3 |
| PHIL 108 | Perspectives on Human Nature and Society | 3 |
| PHIL 109 | Issues in Social Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 110 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| PHIL 125 | Philosophy of Women | 3 |
| PHIL 130 | Philosophy of Art and Music | 3 |
| POLI 101 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| POLI 103 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLI 140 | Contemporary International Politics | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 112 | Interpersonal Relations | 3 |
| PSYC 133 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| PSYC 135 | Marriage and Family Relations | 3 |
| PSYC 137 | Human Sexual Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 166 | Introduction to Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 230 | Psychology of Lifespan Development | 3 |
| PSYC 245 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| SOCO 101 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| SOCO 110 | Contemporary Social Problems | 3 |