Humanities & Social Sciences
Courses
Challenges make you discover things about yourself
that you never really knew.
They're what make the instrument stretch--
what make you go beyond the norm.
– Cicely Tyson
SCCC's Humanities and Social Sciences Department offers two kinds of courses:
Courses specifically designed for the Humanities and Social Sciences Department's degree and certificate programs in Chemical Dependency Counseling, Early Childhood Education and Human Services, and the transfer programs in Human Services and Teacher Education Training.
HUMANITIES COURSES:
SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES:
Art
Advanced Expository WritingNotes
* History, Philosophy, and courses with the HSS prefix can serve as either Humanities or Social Science courses. The Teacher Education Training courses that apply to the Teacher Education Training and Early Childhood Education programs can also serve as Liberal Arts electives, as can any Humanities or Social Science course.
* Honors courses in various areas of the Humanities and Social Sciences provide enrichment opportunities for strong and motivated students.
LIST OF DEPARTMENTAL COURSES
The following list identifies the credit-bearing courses offered through the Humanities and Social Sciences Department, arranged by disciplinary category.
To obtain CATALOG DESCRIPTIONS of these courses, click on the BLUE button to go to the college's relevant course description page.* Please note that when you choose a particular course description, all of the courses in that disciplinary field will be displayed; scrolling down through that page will enable you to find the specific course description you desire.
* Please also note that courses labelled 195 and 295 (experimental courses) and 199 and 299 (independent study courses), while generally included in the college's course description pages, are included here only for current experimental courses and for courses which have been specifically created as independent studies in the recent past.
To obtain MODIFIED COURSE OUTLINES, click on the GREEN button. (The course outline function is currently under construction.) You might also find some instructors' specific course syllabi on their individual webpages.
Please note that these courses are not necessarily offered in every term. By going to the college's Registration and Course Schedule page, you can find out which courses are running during a particular term. In addition,
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline ASL 121 - Elementary American Sign Language I 
ASL 122 - Elementary American Sign Language II 
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline ANT 121 - Cultural Anthropology ANT 135 - Introduction to Archaeology
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline ART 127 - Introduction to Watercolors ART 128 - Introduction to Drawing ART 129 - Graphic Art ART 133 - Appreciation of Art -- Painting ART 135 - Appreciation of Art -- Sculpture and Architecture
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline DRA 123 - Introduction to the Theatre DRA 133 - Theatre Workshop I DRA 143 - History of Western Theatre DRA 150 - Basic Acting DRA 181 - Theater in London DRA 237 - Rehearsal and Production
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline ECH 121 - Introduction to Early Childhood ECH 123 - Curricular Methods I and Assessment ECH 131 - Early Childhood Field Instruction and Seminar I ECH 220 - Creative Arts Across the Curriculum ECH 223 - Curricular Methods II and Development of Inquiry Skills ECH 225 - Fostering Emergent Literacy ECH 227 - Guidance of Young Children ECH 231 - Early Childhood Field Instruction and Seminar II ECH 252 - Care of Infants and Toddlers ECH 255 - Administration of Early Childhood Programs
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline ECO 211 - Introduction to Economics ECO 221 - Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 223 - Principles of Microeconomics ECO 241 - Modern Economic Issues
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline ENG 123 - College Composition ENG 124 - Introduction to Literature ENG 200 - Introduction to Creative Writing ENG 211 - Technical and Professional Writing ENG 220 - Advanced Expository Writing
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline FRE 111 - Basic Conversational French FRE 121 - Elementary French I FRE 122 - Elementary French II FRE 222 - Intermediate French I FRE 224 - Intermediate French II
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline GER 121 - Elementary German I GER 122 - Elementary German II GER 222 - Intermediate German I GER 224 - Intermediate German II
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline HIS 125 - Western Civilization to 1715 HIS 127 - Western Civilization Since 1715 HIS 130 - Introduction to Black History in the United States HIS 150 - African History HIS 227 - American History to 1865 HIS 229 - American History Since 1865 HIS 231 - Introduction to Russian History HIS 232 - World Civilizations to 1700 HIS 234 - World Civilizations Since 1700 HIS 235 - East Asian Culture and Society HIS 237 - Introduction to Chinese History
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline HON 124 - Honors English HON 144 - The Shaping of the Modern World HON 244 - Topics in Literary Classics (formerly HON 225) HON 271 - American Presidency HON 281 - Sociology of Power and Class HON 282 - Issues in Abnormal Psychology
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline HSS 221 - Humanities and Technology HSS 230 - Language, Women, and Gender
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline HUS 133 - Child Maltreatment: Prevention, Investigation, and Treatment HUS 150 - Introduction to Chemical Abuse and Dependency HUS 155 - Substance Abuse Counseling 
HUS 221 - Integration of Theory and Field Experience I HUS 222 - Integration of Theory and Field Experience II HUS 225 - Integration of Theory and Field I / Chemical Dependency HUS 226 - Integration of Theory and Field II / Chemical Dependency HUS 250 - Planning, Assessment, and Treatment HUS 252 - Addictive Drugs: Issues and Selected Topics HUS 255 - Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Prevention/Education
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline ITA 121 - Elementary Italian I ITA 122 - Elementary Italian II ITA 222 - Intermediate Italian I ITA 224 - Intermediate Italian II
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline LIT 210 - Children's Literature (formerly LIT 150) LIT 211 - Native American Literature LIT 212 - Literature of the Hudson-Mohawk Region (formerly LIT 155) LIT 214 - Black Literature (formerly LIT 160, "Introduction to Black Literature") LIT 216 - Mythology (formerly LIT 170, "Introduction to Mythology") LIT 218 - Law in Literature (formerly LIT 175) LIT 229 - Humor in America LIT 230 - Novels of the Early 20th Century LIT 231 - Drama Classics to 1870 LIT 233 - Drama Classics - Modern and Contemporary LIT 252 - British Literature to 1800 LIT 254 - British Literature Since 1800 LIT 256 - American Literature to 1850 LIT 258 - American Literature Since 1850 LIT 266 - Literary Science Fiction LIT 295 - Women's Literature
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline PHI 141 - Survey of Major Western Philosophers PHI 143 - Introduction to Philosophical Problems
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline POL 123 - National Governments POL 125 - State and Local Government
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline PSY 121 - Psychology PSY 220 - Child Development PSY 221 - Educational Psychology PSY 222 - Developmental Psychology PSY 224 - Abnormal Psychology PSY 225 - Introduction to Special Education PSY 226 - Social Psychology PSY 228 - Behavioral Change
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline SOC 121 - Sociology SOC 122 - Social Problems SOC 124 - Gerontology SOC 125 - The Social Welfare Institution SOC 127 - Sociology of Group Interaction SOC 128 - Minority Groups SOC 222 - Marriage and the Family SOC 224 - Sociology of Aging
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline SPA 115 - Basic Conversational Spanish I SPA 116 - Basic Conversational Spanish II SPA 121 - Elementary Spanish I SPA 122 - Elementary Spanish II SPA 222 - Intermediate Spanish I SPA 224 - Intermediate Spanish II
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline SPE 121 - Introduction to Speech SPE 131 - Oral Interpretation of Literature
Cat. Mod. Desc. Outline TET 221 - Foundations of Education (formerly "Introduction to the Teaching Profession") TET 252 - Pre-professional Seminar
