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General Education Course Descriptions GED 102 THE HUMAN BODY 3 Semester Units The Human Body in Health and Disease is an invitation to discover more about yourself and how your body works, both when it is healthy and when it is suffering from disease. It is intended for anyone interested in gaining a basic understanding of the human body, and seeing how that information can be used to diagnose and treat various diseases. GED 108 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 3 Semester Units This course is an interdisciplinary approach to environmental science, focusing on the interrelatedness of humans and the natural world. Historical perspectives, economic and political realities, varied social experience and ethnic backgrounds are integrated into the identification of major issues and the search for possible solutions. GED 120 INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMANITIES 3 Semester Units A survey course concerned with the conduct of human life. Emphasis is on understanding of the esthetic sense, an important element in the art of being human. Identification of the ideas of the great philosophers and of the unresolved philosophical questions. GED 130 INTRODUCTION TO CIVILIZATION 3 Semester Units Presentation of Western Civilization's major happenings. Review of where man has been, leading to a better understanding of where he is now. GED 132 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 3 Semester Units Examination of the institutions of the American political system, the Presidency, the Congress, and the Supreme Court, as well as political parties and the roles they have played in the development of the American polyarchy. GED 150 MATHEMATICS 3 Semester Units An introduction to the concepts and techniques of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. GED 155 ENGLISH 3 Semester Units This course introduces the necessary writing, composition, grammar, and spelling skills needed for various careers in the 21" century. This comprehensive course provides the student with a firm grasp of what components are required to be a good writer. GED 210 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 Semester Units Course presents observations and inferences, the culture concepts, culture and language, kinship, sex and marriage. Social control, ecology, systems of production, distribution and exchange are also covered GED 212 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY 3 Semester Units Course progresses systematically from basic philosophical tools to central philosophical issues, to the process of integrating positions on issues into coherent world views. GED 215 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT 3 Semester Units This course explores major perspectives on psychology and provides opportunities for students to apply useful concepts to their personal lives. Content is drawn from theory and research in different areas of psychology, and covers personality development, stress management, health issues, relationships, work, life span development, and other areas of life. GED 216 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 Semester Units Basic introduction to social problems; minority inequality; aging and death; women's rights; and urban problems in general. GED 230 U.S. HISTORY 3 Semester Units Survey of the political, social, economic and cultural development of the United States from discovery to the present. Attention given to the rise of the nation, sectional and national problems, disunion and reconstruction. GED 250 WORLD RELIGIONS 3 Semester Units This is an introductory course in world religions. Factual information is used to relay the nature of earth's diverse religions and cultures. Conceptual, worship and social factors of religious experiences from the past to current experiences are presented. Religion's role in the environment of present and future crises is examined, as well as the challenges of ecology, technology and globalization that impact on spirituality. GED 260 CRIMINOLOGY 3 Semester Units This course emphasizes the wide and interdisciplinary variety of academic perspectives that contribute to a thorough and well informed understanding of the crime problem. It addresses the latest social issues and discusses innovative criminological perspectives within a well-grounded and traditional theoretical framework. |
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