Course descriptions for Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students are introduced to science as a method of studying and understanding human biology from an evolutionary perspective. Examines the foundations of life and evolutionary theory and the principles of genetics, human adaptation, and primate behavior. Explores the fossil record of human biocultural evolution over the last sixty million years. Students will also consider the anthropological understanding of the concept of human "races" today. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

This course is a general introduction to the discipline of Anthropology and its distinct sub-fields. Anthropology is the study of the human experience; as such, it explores four major areas with emphasis on social and cultural dimensions. The course explores the central importance that the comparative approach has had in each of the sub-fields.

Introduces students to college-level reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills through an exploration of and student responses to written and visual source materials covering the history of the US from pre-contact Native America to 1920. Further develops reading, writing and oral communication skills through include divergent perspectives. Central themes this course focuses on include race relations, class, ethnicity, and gender relations. (Offered Spring semester.)

Taught in conjunction with SBS 111: The United States to 1920. Students must be enrolled in SBS 111 to take this course. Designed to develop reading, writing, critical thinking, and emphatic comprehension and communication skills through the discipline of history. (Offered spring semester.)

Student and faculty member select lower division topics of study and the total number of credit hours. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

Student and faculty member select topic of study and total number of credit hours.

Students develop critical thinking, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills using concepts and current issues in the social sciences and global studies. Through participating in class-based workshops on writing mechanics, reading scholarly and creative works, and writing literature reviews, students develop their reading comprehension and writing skills.

Students acquire knowledge of diverse peoples and politics of the United States in historical and contemporary social contexts through collaborative explorations of the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and environment. They develop the skills to become their own historians, and to effectively use the tools of political action reflecting knowledge of the constitutions and political systems of California and the United States. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

Optional lab for SBS 212, Social and Political Histories of the U.S. Provides opportunities for students to focus in depth on one or more topics or themes covered in SBS 212.

Examines the social and psychological foundations of violence and aggression in the context of cross-cultural perceptions of violence explored by way of a variety of martial arts styles and programs. Reviews the interrelationships obtaining between intellectual, psychological, spiritual, aesthetic, and physical health as it applies to one's life through the philosophy of the martial arts. Provides an interdisciplinary review of the sources of social and interpersonal violence. Formerly known as SBSC 230.

This is a self-defense course that fulfills the Health and Well Being Area E outcome at CSUMB. When completed, a passing grade will represent student achievement of the integration of psychological, physiological, and sociological domains across the lifespan as they relate to the safety of self and community. Students learn through lecture and vigorous physical activity about society wide patterns of crime and violence, with information drawn from behavioral science and praxis. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Examines and compares the political experiences, cultural practices, and literary expressions of diverse Latino populations in the U.S. Topics include immigration, citizenship, demographics, work, religion, education, language, gender, and cultural rights. Readings include ethnographies, histories, novels, and films. Students design political projects.

Examines Native American societies and cultures in North America, more precisely, the geographic areas of Mexico, the United States and Canada. Emphasizes the development of Native Americans and their societies over time, their influence on North America and the broader global community, and Native Americans & relationship with US political and social institutions. Gender, identity, and comparative indigenous world views will be central themes. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

Covers basic micro and macroeconomic principles in relation to policies and real-world case studies from gender, ethical, and global perspectives. Students learn key economic concepts that affect their lives, along with the social/cultural contexts of major economic thinkers who coined those economic principles. It presents social scientific methods of inquiry in multiple social science lenses. Students learn feminist, environmental, and Global South perspectives. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

Applies a geographical perspective to the study of environment, culture, human societies, and their interactions. Examines world regions using a thematic approach to population, language, religion, economic development, social customs, urbanization, and resource problems. Focuses on spatial concepts, principles, and contemporary issues. Formerly known as SBSC 252. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Students acquire a basic foundation in social and globalization theories and methods through exploration of current issues. Required entry into the Social and Behavioral Sciences major. Successful completion of both lecture and lab is required to earn GE A4 credit. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Preparatory to advanced theory and research methods, students engage in hands-on practice to develop introductory skills and techniques for the social sciences. Students become conversant with common research methodology language, research design, and ethical considerations. The course specifically addresses the requirements of the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS). Students begin preparation of a Graduation Portfolio, and complete an Individualized Learning Plan. Successful completion of both lecture and lab is required to earn GE A4 credit. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

California Indian Societies: This course examines California Indian Societies through the lenses of the Social Sciences. Students will be introduced to and discuss various historic and contemporary issues confronting California Native American tribal communities residing within urban and rural areas. Issues this course focus on include regional distinctions, gender roles and relations, inter- and intra-tribal relations, different historical eras and periods, economic systems, political systems, tribal relations with the state and the federal government, laws and policies, repatriation.

Contemporary American Indian Policy: This course examines contemporary American Indian Policy from the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 to the present day. Policy issues will include Indian-white relations, Self Determination, Termination, Relocation, Federal Recognition, NAGPRA, Indian responses to federal laws, Sovereignty, natural resources and economic development. Attention will be paid to reservation policies, urban issues, cultural resources and maintenance, and inter-tribal relations.

Students gain first- hand knowledge of the main theorists and major schools of social theory over the last 100 years. Offered as interest warrants.

This writing lab provides an essential introduction to technical or scientific writing for archaeologists and other social scientists. Though course content may vary, course objectives center on imparting those basic skills necessary for producing accurate technical descriptions, scientific reports, abstracts and annotations and clear and concise lab and field reports and written documentation.

Examines how globalization, global labor migration, global supply chains, multinational corporations and global civil society organizations have affected working conditions and labor rights around the world from the late 20th to early 21st centuries. Emphasizes social, political and economic effects of globalization and outsourcing on workers in the U.S., Mexico, and Asia Pacific. Explores the abuses, challenges and opportunities for migrant workers. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Examines the development of U.S. society, government institutions, and economic expansion from the colonial period to 1920. Starts students on a teaching pathway thinking about how they might teach this content, while also serving the needs of non-teaching pathway students. Emphasizes research and analysis of primary sources within the context of the broad outline for eighth grade U.S. History contained in the most recent History Social Science Framework from the State Board of Education. (Credit/No Credit Available)

A practicum-based approach to those essential photographic skills and methods necessary for documenting objects, specimens, and human subjects from within a social sciences framework. Provides archaeology and other social sciences students with the necessary skills for producing effective images in film, print, and digital media. Specific methods addressed include studio and museum lighting, copy-work, and digital image manipulation for historic photo restoration and artifact reconstruction. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

The global economy is a very complex system linking countries and regions through the trade and flow of goods, services, and information. Geographers are interested in how globalization affects the spatial arrangement of economic activities; how this arrangement affects local and national economies; and how local and national economies contribute to the form and function of the global economy.

Covers fundamentals of the current technology necessary for success in both academia and industry. Students attain competency in the use of software and electronic communication tools to analyze and manipulate data, and present research findings. Emphasizes using multimedia technologies in the context of the social and behavioral sciences, including Web page development and design, photographic image manipulation, and web-based portfolios. Formerly known as SBSC 318. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Explores the art and architecture of the Spanish missions of California and the US Southwest from 1542 to 1848. Draws on firsthand accounts, primary documents, historic site visits to area missions, presidios, and adobes, and oral histories to explore indigenous and Hispanic communities of California and the Southwest. Emphasis on the art and architecture of the missions. Considers consequences of secularization and decline of the California missions the reduction of indigenous populations.

Ancient peoples and places of the American Southwest frame this exploration of the archaeologists and explorers who trekked the landscapes of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah for archaeology and science. Ancestral Pueblo peoples of the American Southwest and their cultural legacies are central to this exploration of ancient towns. This survey of the archaeology of the American Southwest spans Paleo-Indian origins and sedentary agricultural villages, chiefdoms, and state-level societies. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

A lab or practicum devoted to experimental archaeology projects ranging from modern material culture or garbology studies through to the reduction and manufacture of lithics and stone tools. Required lab course for SBS 324S.

Introduces methods, principles, and practices of lab and field archaeology, stressing strategy, interpretation, description, information management, archaeological technologies, and scientific inquiry. Lab and service learning options include museum exhibitions, multimedia development, on-site field excavations, analysis of artifacts from area missions, historic ceramics and lithics analysis, or "garbology"

The Aztec, or Aztlaneca Mexica, took to capturing and collecting the art and culture of all those domains that they conquered and subjugated. As a result, Aztec art, thought, and culture reflect an eclectic mixture of the many peoples and cultures of the empire. Explores the origins, art, language, and culture of a Mesoamerican civilization that was unique for its emphasis on human heart excision, but exclusively Mesoamerican in its art, architecture, and ideology. Formerly known as SBSC 325.

Emphasizes in-depth theory-based analyses of topics and themes shared across the social sciences, but within special theoretical frameworks and paradigms of two disciplines. Specific disciplinary frameworks vary based on the disciplines of faculty teaching the course. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

An overview of health issues, and different theoretical perspectives of the biological, behavioral, and social factors that influence health and health management. Health psychologists focus on prevention of illness and promote wellness through research and clinical interventions designed to foster good health and to reduce the risk of disease. Health psychology emphasizes the biopsychosocial model for prevention.

Examines the social and psychological foundations of violence and aggression in the context of cross-cultural perceptions of violence explored by way of a variety of martial arts styles and programs. Reviews the interrelationships obtaining between intellectual, psychological, spiritual, aesthetic, and physical health as it applies to one's life through the philosophy of the martial arts. Provides an interdisciplinary review of the sources of social and interpersonal violence. Formerly known as SBSC 330.

This is a self-defense course that teaches physiological, and sociological domains across the lifespan as they relate to the safety of self and community. Students learn through lecture and vigorous physical activity about society wide patterns of crime and violence and methods of defense. The course is useful for juniors and seniors preparing for careers in law enforcement, public safety, social work, or counseling professions where victims of violence are common.

Explores the origins and consequences of the Paleolithic through Neolithic periods of human cultural development that underlie the rise of civilization and the origins of the modern state. The domestication of plants and animals, early village life, the development of metallurgy and the arts, the origins of writing and the earliest dynastic traditions, and the rise of urbanism and the state serve as the primary cultural backdrop. Formerly known as SBSC 332.

This course combines cold case studies from archaeology, forensics, and biological anthropology in the analysis of the signs for blunt force trauma, strangulation, projectile wounds, dismemberment, disease, conflict-related violence, cannibalism, and mass murder. Peri-mortem and post-mortem indications from hard and soft anatomy underpin our examination of the coldest cases. The Forensic Anthro Lab is a practicum to SBS 333, and is a hands-on approach to the study of human skeletal anatomy.

The Forensic Anthropology Lab provides students with a hands-on approach to the study of human skeletal anatomy and forensic methods and approaches. While each lab will focus on hard or skeletal anatomy, both perimortem and post-mortem indications from both hard and soft anatomy will guide our examination of the coldest cases on record.

Reviews contemporary scholarship on anthropological research and praxis. Students actively participate in the discussion of assigned readings, and in the review and edition of a peer-reviewed online journal Culture, Society and Praxis. Students collaborate in the organization of at least one event (praxis) during the semester at the campus level. Meets Major Learning Outcomes 1 and 3 and is a required course for the Anthropology Concentration. Recommended for upper level division students. (Offered Spring and Fall).

Provides in-depth understanding of cultural anthropology. Introduces students to contemporary issues being discussed in cultural anthropology and subdisciplines such as economic, political, and social anthropology. Reviews selected perspectives such as structuralism and symbolic, interpretive, developmental, Marxist, feminist, transnational, and visual anthropology. Explores the concept and changing meaning of "culture" as the central paradigm in anthropological analysis. Formerly known as SBSC 336.

Examines various psychologies and sociologies, and identifies theoretical and methodological similarities between them. From a psychological paradigm, derives shared meanings about the interpretation of the Self. And, from a sociological paradigm reaches an understanding of the role of Self in society, as well as the role society has on shaping the Self. Students experience a set of tasks that allow them to discover the "role of the other." Offered both in-class and online. Formerly known as SBSC 338.

Analyzes worker agency (class, race/ethnicity, gender, place, religion), forms of labor organizing and protest from historical, political economy, U.S. and global perspectives. It traces the development of labor organizing and union strategies in the industrial and post-industrial periods in todayÀs global economy.

Analyzes worker agency (class, race/ethnicity, gender, religion), forms of labor organizing and protest from historical, political economy, U.S. and global perspectives. It traces the development of labor organizing and union strategies in the industrial and post-industrial periods and todayÀs global economy. Through real-life case studies, students earn upper-division service learning credits by servicing the needs of local labor unions and workers. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Examines psychological and social development using a multicultural perspective. Students engage in ethical reflection and practice through self-assessment and examination of those with different backgrounds. Explores interrelations among the personal, cognitive, and social development of the individual. Students learn the basic concepts and applications of counseling psychology and demonstrate cross-cultural competence in basic counseling skills through applied learning and experimental work. Formerly known as SBSC 340.

Explores political economy from historical, critical, global, and feminist perspectives. Students analyze relationships among economic systems and institutions, as well as cultural, political and social institutions, and a wide array of ideologies. Issues addressed include global economic crises, labor activism, labor migration, government, global civil society, poverty and inequality, corporate social and environmental responsibility, imperialism and war, and cultural transformations. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Examines the concept of culture as key to an understanding of the diversity and depth of the human experience. Emphasizes the comparative approach as a method to understanding cultural identity and the underpinnings of the relationships of power, equity, and social justice. The connections between informal and formal relations of power are in turn reviewed. Students will recognize and compare diverse approaches to ethical decision making in the context of the understanding of culture. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Examines the art, ideology, society, and culture of the ancient Maya dynastic tradition in comparative and cross-cultural terms and from the perspective of landmark archaeological projects, ethnohistorical studies, and glyph interpretation. Studies their respective significance in deciphering the larger Maya life way. Will review recent advancements in Maya glyph translation, astronomy, calendrical computation, as well as the literary, artistic, and historical traditions as conveyed through ancient texts and monuments.

Students acquire knowledge of systems of power and resistance movements in the U.S. since 1880. They develop the ability to use contemporary critical theories of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and ecology for understanding conquests, colonial power, imperialism, and resistance to domination. Satisfies state requirement in recent U.S. history for teaching credential subject matter preparation. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Optional lab for SBS 350, Domination and Resistance: US since 1880. Provides opportunities for students to focus in depth on one or more topics or themes covered in SBS 350. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

This advanced course covers two components: 1. the fundamental framework and theories of neoclassical micro and macro economics; 2. global, gender and cross-disciplinary perspectives to critique the neoclassical framework. Using a policy-oriented and applied approach, we examine real-life case studies from feminist, environmentalist, Global South, informal economy, and other alternative perspectives.

Optional lab for SBS 351. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Applies a geographical perspective to the study of environment, culture, human societies, and their interactions. Examines world regions using a thematic approach to population, language, religion, economic development, social customs, urbanization, and resource problems. Focuses on spatial concepts, principles, and contemporary issues. Formerly known as SBSC 352.

Provides a small-group forum for the consideration of key anthropological theories and methods that inform contemporary archaeological thought and practice in the Americas. This intellectual history of American archaeology addresses essential social science theories and applications that dominate American archaeology and cultural resource studies. Primary themes and topics include evolutionary, environmental, structural, functional, economic, processural and post-processual approaches and applications. Required for all SBS majors in concentrations in archaeology and museum studies.

Using the latest instructional technology, introduces scientific principles of modern geography. Features both the cultural and environmental aspects of geography at global, regional, and local levels. Teaches perspectives that go beyond a concern with "where things are," providing discussion and analysis of basic geographical theories and methods in the context of case studies.

An archaeology lab practicum or hands-on study of authentic artifacts and specimens recovered from past or ongoing archaeological investigations on the California central coast. Specific projects vary. Current analysis is centered on California Indian and Spanish colonial specimens, including bone, stone tools, ceramics, glassware, metal works, and military hardware recovered from early California mission and presidio contexts. Required for all students participating in SBSC 360S or other lab and field archaeology projects offered through the CSUMB Institute of Archaeology.

An archaeology lab and field program that places students on the front lines and in archaeological investigation in Mission era sites of the California central coast. Ethnohistorical and archival research methods permits students to explore firsthand issues in Mission studies. Students will undertake an archaeological excavation in missions or Contact era indigenous settlements. Lab and field options include the study of archaeological and historical collections related to Mission archaeology.

Provides an introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the context of social and behavioral sciences. Covers basic GIS concepts as well as mapping applications across disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, political science, and sociology. Students learn to examine the patterns and processes of social, economic, political, and cultural features on Earth's surface with the assistance of GIS technology. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

This is a required lab course for SBS361. It gives students opportunities to learn GIS software and to work on real world GIS projects. (Credit/No Credit Available)

This course presents various research methods, primarily qualitative and some quantitative methods. It explores different paradigms and appropriate methodologies. It allows students to engage in the whole research process of research design, data collection and data analyses in the social sciences. Students learn how to make professional presentations of findings.

This lab trains students in the systematic management of qualitative data. Students learn and practice the use of qualitative data collection and analysis software such as NVIVO8. Students learn how to use the software to organize, categorize, codify and report on data of primarily qualitative nature. (Offered spring semester.)

Examines the Black Civil Rights Movement of the South during the 1950s and 1960s in the larger context of Black struggles for justice throughout the Twentieth Century. The centerpiece of the course is a 12-day tour of key places in the Civil Rights Movement in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Participants will see social movements in their historical, social and geographical contexts.

This class uses multi-method approach to explore different paradigms and appropriate quantitative and some qualitative methodologies. Students engage in the research process: research design, hypothesis testing, data collection, data analysis and presentation of findings in written and oral formats. Students practice selecting appropriate research methods given different types of data. They can pilot test part of their capstone projects.

Research Methods for SBS: Quantitative Emphasis Lab - Students get hands-on practices on projects that they select, formulate the research question and hypotheses, collect the data (using survey, observation, interviews, databases, archival resources, and content analysis), and analyze data (using descriptive and inferential statistics). Students will learn how to use a valuable, powerful and marketable computer software, SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science), to analyze small and large datasets, as well as presenting the findings in a professional manner.

Student leaders from each of the 23 California State University campuses examine politics and public service life in politics. Explores theories and strategies to attract thoughtful men and women to lives of public service in politics, to inspire them to a high standard of conduct, and to equip them with the practical skills of self-government. Formerly known as SBSC 369.

Prepares students to apply social science theories and research methods to the writing and presentation of research papers in the social sciences. Students prepare written projects for presentation in an undergraduate research conference and/or for publication in an undergraduate research journal. Formerly known as SBSC 370.

Academic and business communities are rapidly becoming major users of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology. Introduces the fundamentals of GIS-supported social science and business applications. Provides students with hands-on experience solving common social and business problems with innovative GIS technology. Some examples are census data analysis, city and regional planning, crime mapping, business site selection, and marketing analysis and social science education for K-12 schools. Formerly known as SBSC 371.

Students acquire knowledge of revolutions and people's mass movements for justice and human rights in the context of global developments since the start of the 20th century. Through specific case studies, they develop the analytical skills to understand how and why movements have succeeded or failed.

Tattoos Makeup and Burkas: This course provides students with an introduction to the western and non-western anthropological literature and film on cultural elements of distinction across cultures of the world. People all around the world use tattoos, piercing and makeup and dress codes are symbolic tools to represent their ideas of self, gender or as a means of gender, ethnicity, and class control domination. This course will challenge students to understand this phenomenon as a universal one, and to explore its ethical dimensions, fostering the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for them to recognize, and analyze the ethical problems inherent to symbolic representations of self, gender and power explored in the course.

Analyzes the relations of the United States to Asia Pacific, especially Vietnam and the Philippines, from social, political-economy, cultural and historical perspectives. Key themes include colonization, conflicts, and resource exploitation in the Asia Pacific. Examines significant ethical concerns drawing from guest speakers, official documents, memoirs, fiction, poetry, films, photography, public and visual arts, and music.

Highlights the changing relationship of African societies to the larger world since about 1500 with a particular focus on the 20th century. Deals with Africa and the world of the Atlantic Slave Trade, the world of European expansion and colonial rule, the world of anti-colonial struggles, and the world of nation-building and development. Focuses on the lives of African peoples and the societies they have created.

A comparative survey of the ancient arts, cultures, and civilizations of sub-Saharan or Black Africa and Egypt. Reviews the archaeology and history of the spectacular civilizations of sub-Saharan African and their economic, technological, and cultural impact on the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Egypt, Axum, Meroe, Zimbabwe, Benin, Kush, Zulu, and the East and West African kingdoms will constitute the primary case studies, while discussions will review the emergence of the African Iron Age, the Black Pharaohs of Egypt, the spread of Islam, and the origins of the Atlantic slave trade.

A project-based learning lab taken in conjunction with SBS 384S involving hands- on work with immigrant bilingual groups in U.S. and Mexican public schools. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

Introduces the study of schooling in California making emphasis in the perspective of minority groups and explores the concept of transnational cultural experiences. Explores the cultural similarities and differences within such immigrant groups and compares the learning experiences of U.S. and Mexican teachers and their students.

Applies theories of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and qualitative methodologies to study historical relationships between the human and nonhuman worlds of California. Focuses on past and present human societies and their respective relationships to the land. Explores the ways in which history can aid in understanding present-day policy issues. Formerly known as SBSC 385.

A project based learning lab in US and California politics and government with special emphasis on the intersections of environmental and social issues. It is linked to SBS 385, Environmental History of California. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Applies theories of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and qualitative methodologies to study historical relationships among the human populations of California. Focuses on past and present human societies and their respective systems of governance and politics. Explores the ways in which history can aid in understanding present-day policy issues. Formerly known as SBSC 386.

Examines the "communist experiment" in the 20th century comparing the Soviet Union and China, the two most significant communist societies. Focuses on the revolutions which gave rise to communist regimes, the effort to create societies that were both modern and socialist/Marxist while giving rise to oppressive totalitarian systems, the international impact of these efforts during the Cold War, and the reform programs that ended the Soviet Union and eroded the distinctively socialist elements of a booming Chinese economy.

Focuses on such issues as emigration to the United States, the impact of NAFTA and U.S. private investment in the Mexican economy and society, the affects of international agribusiness on peasant communities, Mexico's electoral politics and politics of protest, and the possible affects of electronic technology on Mexico's educational system. An Internet-based course involving participants from CSUMB and the University of Queretaro in Mexico.

Student and faculty member select upper-division topics of study and total number of credit hours. Formerly known as SBSC 395. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

Student and faculty member select upper-division topics of study and total number of credit hours. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

Student and faculty member select topic of study and total number of credit hours. Formerly known as SBSC 397. (Credit/NoCredit Available)

Student and faculty member select topic of study and number of credit hours. Formerly known as SBSC 397S.

Students complete a capstone proposal and major elements of a graduation portfolio. The portfolio provides evidence that a student is making satisfactory progress toward meeting Major Learning Outcomes in Social Theory, Research Methods, a Social Science concentration, and Application. Required for all students seeking a baccalaureate degree in the social and behavioral sciences. (Offered fall and spring semesters).

Students may enroll with a capstone adviser (instructor consent only) and design and propose a capstone project usually in a field of study such as Anthropology, Archaeology, Geographic Information Systems, Political Economy, Social History and Sociology. (Offered as demand warrants).

Students complete a capstone and a graduation portfolio. The portfolio provides evidence that a student has met Major Learning Outcomes in Social Theory, Research Methods, a Social Science concentration, and Application. Required for all students seeking a baccalaureate degree in the social and behavioral sciences. (Offered fall and spring semesters.)

Students enroll with their capstone adviser (instructor consent only) for advice on completion of a capstone project usually in a field of study such as Anthropology, Archaeology, Geographic Information Systems, Political Economy, Social History and Sociology. (Offered as demand warrants.)

Students meet with and faculty and community partners in supervised learning activities related to their capstone topic and complete a contracted number of off-campus service hours with the sponsoring agency. Geared to students interested in action-oriented research. Requires pre-approved individualized learning plan and/or capstone proposal. (Offered fall and spring semesters.) (Credit/ No Credit Available)

Students present their capstone research projects in a professional public setting. Students assemble and present evidence of completion of program requirements as determined by the approved Individualized Learning Plan. SBS majors entering the second semester of the Senior Capstone curriculum must enroll in this course. Requires pre-approved Individualized Learning Plan and/or Capstone proposal. (Offered fall and spring semesters.)

Students are assigned to the office of a U.S. Representative who is a member of the California congressional delegation in Washington D.C. and spend a semester participating firsthand in American government. Participants examine administrative organization, methods, systems and procedures, problem solving, and systems analysis. Formerly known as SBSC 450.

Students are assigned to the office of a U.S. Representative who is a member of the California congressional delegation in Washington D.C. and spend a semester participating firsthand in American government. Students examine political processes by which public policy is formulated, adopted, and implemented; political activity; election of public officials; and the political organization of government. Formerly known as SBSC 451.

Students are assigned to the office of a U.S. Representative who is a member of the California congressional delegation in Washington D.C. and spend a semester participating firsthand in American government. Participants examine the leadership of congressional committee operations and processes. Formerly known as SBSC 452.

Students are assigned to the office of a U.S. Representative who is a member of the California congressional delegation in Washington D.C. and spend a semester participating firsthand in American government. Participants examine government budgets, budgetary process and analysis, intergovernmental fiscal relations, and monetary and fiscal policy. Formerly known as SBSC 453.

Students are assigned to the office of a U.S. Representative who is a member of the California congressional delegation in Washington D.C. and spend a semester participating firsthand in American government. Students examine the nature, extent, and influence of the press on the nation's governmental process. Formerly known as SBSC 454.

A project-based exploration of the social history of Fort Ord. Students participate in the creation of an archive and virtual museum housed in the CSUMB Library. Activities include gathering letters, diaries, oral histories, photographs, and other documents and memorabilia from people who once lived on Fort Ord. Participants also inventory, catalog, and digitize the collected documents, and assist in building an online archive and museum. Formerly known as SBSC 475.

Focuses on the history, culture, and economy of Mexican peasant society, and mestizo-Indian interaction in Quer?taro, Mexico. Complements the study opportunities in Quer?taro, Mexico program for SBSC students. Formerly known as SBSC 480.

Optional lab for SBS 480, The Queretaro Project. Provides opportunities for students to focus in depth on one or more topics or themes covered in SBS 480. (Credit/No Credit Available)

Field study of rural communities. Explores a variety of areas that are critical to rural communities in the global age, including the impact of globalization on local economies, the formation of transnational cultural identities, and the revitalization and decline of local cultures. Students reside in at least one local community a rural area and collect firsthand ethnographic field data, meeting as a group on a weekly basis to discuss their progress.

Studies a particular topic in Social & Behavioral Science. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered only as interest warrants.)

Student and faculty member select topic of study and number of credits. (Offered as interest warrants.)

Students are assigned to the office of a U.S. Representative who is a member of the California congressional delegation in Washington D.C. and spend a semester participating firsthand in American government. Participants examine administrative organization, methods, systems and procedures, problem solving, and systems analysis. Formerly known as SBSC 550.

Students are assigned to the office of a U.S. Representative who is a member of the California congressional delegation in Washington D.C. and spend a semester participating firsthand in American government. Students examine political processes by which public policy is formulated, adopted, and implemented; political activity; election of public officials; and the political organization of government. Formerly known as SBSC 551.

Students are assigned to the office of a U.S. Representative who is a member of the California congressional delegation in Washington D.C. and spend a semester participating firsthand in American government. Participants examine the leadership of congressional committee operations and processes. Formerly known as SBSC 552.

Students are assigned to the office of a U.S. Representative who is a member of the California congressional delegation in Washington D.C. and spend a semester participating firsthand in American government. Students examine the nature, extent, and influence of the press on the nation's governmental process. Formerly known as SBSC 554.

Studies a particular topic in Social & Behavioral Science. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered only as interest warrants.)

Student and faculty member select topic of study and total number of credit hours. Formerly known as SBSC 597.