Laboratory course designed to accompany Anthropology 1. It includes hands-on study of human and primate skeletal materials and replica fossils, primate behavior and taxonomy, and human variation. Application of the scientific method and evolutionary theory are also included.
The biological nature of humans and the changes that have occurred from prehistoric times to the present. The place of humans in nature, primates, fossil evidence for human antiquity, individual and population genetics, mechanisms of evolution, and modern human variation.
The biological nature of humans and the changes that have occurred from prehistoric times to the present. The place of humans in nature, primates, fossil evidence for human antiquity, individual and population genetics, mechanisms of evolution, and modern human variation.
Continued development of American Sign Language (ASL) receptive/expressive skills and knowledge learned in AMSL1A and 1B. Emphasis on conversational skills in functional situations, continued vocabulary and sentence structure expansion, focus on Deaf Culture and the Deaf Community.
This course is for students with no prior knowledge or minimal skills in American Sign Language (ASL). The course is designed primarily to develop students' receptive and expressive skills in ASL in functional settings. Students will be introduced to general historical factors that have contributed to American Deaf culture and the development of American Sign Language.
An introduction to the social sciences using the medium of comic books, graphic novels, and sequential art-related media illustrating central social science concepts. Examination of power, powerlessness, and superpower. Past and present impact on a diverse American society by comic books, graphic novels, sequential art, and animation as artistic expressions and representations of socio-political issues.
AFAM 30 is an Ethnic Studies course that focuses on W. E. B. Dubois' term "The Souls of Black Folk." Using frameworks of race and ethnicity, students will gain a critical understanding of the complex expressions of what African American people think, feel, and imagine in their conscious existence, historically and geographically.
This course provides vocational application of the principles taught within the Administration of Justice curriculum. This course is designed to help prepare students for satisfactory completion of the placement requirements for service within the San Francisco City College Campus Police Department and/or other law enforcement agencies.
An examination of the evolution of policing as it relates to the current progressive policing era. Interrelationships and leadership role expectations among police and the public are studied.
A critical thinking exploration of historical and contemporary issues in criminal justice. Study and analysis of the core principles and components of the American criminal justice system (police, courts, and corrections), the evolution of criminal justice, criminal behavior theory, crime categories, policing models, challenges in policing, and career opportunities.