Coursework | West Valley College

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Coursework provides a basic foundation for understanding the U.S. political and economic systems, and an introduction to social justice issues (10–11 units).

All courses fulfill GE requirements (for Social & Behavioral Science, Area 4); thus any student, regardless of their major, would be eligible to earn the Democracy Institute badge.

Required Courses

Choose one Political Science and one Economics class.

POLI 001: American Government POLI 001H: Honors American Government ECON 001A: Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 001AH: Honors Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 001B: Principles of Microeconomics ECON 001BH: Honors Principles of Microeconomics

Choose One Elective Course

ANTH 003: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ETHN 001: Intro to Ethnic and Social Justice Studies ETHN 0012: African American Literature ETHN 013: U.S. Latino Literature ETHN 018: Asian American Literature POLI 004: International Relations SOCI 002: Social Problems SOCI 020: Sociology of Race and Ethnicity SOCI 028: Sociology of Gender WGQS 001: Introduction to Women's Studies WGQS 001H: Honors Introduction to Women's Studies WGQS 003: Introduction to Gender and Queer Studies