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Course Catalog Information (24-25)

ICS 17
Critical Consciousness and Social Change

Course Description

This course is an exploration of the root causes of and solutions to social problems such as racism, capitalism, sexism, and gender-based oppression. Students will read classical and contemporary authors on movements for social change, strategies for organizing, and the development of consciousness.

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Apply theory and knowledge produced by Native American, African American, Asian American, and/or Latina and Latino American communities to describe the critical events, histories, cultures, intellectual traditions, contributions, lived-experiences and social struggles of those groups with a particular emphasis on agency and group-affirmation.
  • Analyze critically analyze the intersections between a variety of systems of oppression as they relate to race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, spirituality, national origin, immigration status, ability, tribal citizenship, sovereignty, language, and/or age in Native American, African American, Asian American, and/or Latina and Latino American communities.
  • Articulate and defend student's own position on at least one issue related to social change.
  • Demonstrate an application of these tools to student's own actions and decisions.

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Course Details

Units
4 Units
Hours
  • Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
  • Weekly Lab Hours: 0
Gen Ed
General Education Class
Program Status
Program Applicable
Credit
Credit - Degree Applicable
Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU
Grading Method
Letter Grading

Requisite and Advisory

Advisory(ies)
EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
Prerequisite(s)
Corequisite(s)

Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills

Limitation(s) on Enrollment
Not open to students with credit in the Honors Program related course.