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All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
4 Units
Study of intercultural communication in domestic and global contexts. Examines how differing cultures, languages, and social patterns influence the way members of groups relate among themselves and with members of other ethnic and cultural groups. Emphasizes development of interpersonal skills for communicating effectively across cultures and encourages appreciation of diverse cultural voices.
ICS 19 Making a Difference: Transforming 4 Units Relations of Nature, Community, and Power
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course explores the relationships between nature, community, and power and their influence on political struggles and social movements. Students will engage in community-focused problem solving, personal reflection and career exploration. The course will use local examples to explore broader principles.
ICS 25 Grassroots Democracy: Race, 4 Units Politics and the American Promise
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as POLI 15. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Applied and theoretical learning for students of social justice, this course will examine race, culture and contradictions in the ideal of the American Dream through a comparative analysis of American experiences of migration. Particular emphasis will be on the historical experiences of European immigrants, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans. The course will also discuss the contemporary social and cultural implications of the migration process. Using a multidisciplinary social science approach, attention will be given to issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and ecology as well as the role of the state (policy) to the process of migration and immigration.
ICS 26 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, 4 Units (Formerly ICS 96.) Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course provides interdisciplinary, multi-perspective, critical analysis and comparative study of the broad range of contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues in various contexts, including biomedical, sociological, political, cultural, economic, racial, and sexual. This course will explore the relationship between LGBTQ individuals and the social and political constructs of gender, sexuality, citizenship, and identity as they relate to social and political institutions and national ideologies. The values, experience, and cultural contributions of LGBTQ individuals in the United States will be identified, examined, and authenticated.
ICS 27 Grassroots Democracy: Leadership 4 Units and Power
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ICS 27H or POLI 17 or POLI 17H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as POLI 17. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Applied and theoretical training for students of social justice, this course is a multidisciplinary exploration of social change and popular democratic action with a focus on the meaning and development of political power in modern democracies. Topics to be explored include: gender and race sensitive approaches to leadership style, institutional and mass forums for civic engagement, mass recruitment and mobilization, consciousness development, democratic ethics, and strategic and tactical action.
ICS 7 Intercultural Communication
I (See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ICS 7H or COMM 7 or COMM 7H.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. (Also listed as COMM 7. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
ICS 7H Intercultural Communication - HONORS
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ICS 7 or COMM 7 or COMM 7H.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. (Also listed as COMM 7H. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Study of intercultural communication in domestic and global contexts. Examines how differing cultures, languages, and social patterns influence the way members of groups relate among themselves and with members of other ethnic and cultural groups. Emphasizes development of interpersonal skills for communicating effectively across cultures and encourages appreciation of diverse cultural voices. As an honors course students will be expected to complete additional assignments to gain deeper insight in Intercultural Studies with an emphasis on interdisciplinary connections with Communication Studies.
ICS 16A History of Africa to 1800
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. (Also listed as HIST 16A. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course discusses the history of Africa from the Paleolithic period to 1800. The course is an interdisciplinary survey of the emergence and development of African civilizations focusing on geographical, environmental economic, social, cultural, and political issues.
ICS 16B History of Africa from 1800 to the Present 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. (Also listed as HIST 16B. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course studies African history in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. The course focuses on the implications of European expansion into Africa, the emergence of African nationalist movements, the establishment of independent African nations, and African nations post-colonization.
ICS 17 Critical Consciousness and Social Change
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ICS 17H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An exploration of issues related to social change including the development of ways of thinking that promote social change. Students will read classical and contemporary authors on movements for social change, strategies for organizing, and the development of consciousness.
ICS 17H Critical Consciousness and Social 4 Units Change - HONORS
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.) (Not open to students with credit in ICS 17.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An exploration of issues related to social change including the development of ways of thinking that promote social change. Students will read classical and contemporary authors on movements for social change, strategies for organizing, and the development of consciousness. As an honors course the students will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain deeper insight into the subject matter.
ICS 27H
Grassroots Democracy: Leadership
4 Units
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and Power - HONORS
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ICS 27 or POLI 17 or POLI 17H.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as POLI 17H. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Applied and theoretical training for students of social justice, this course is a multidisciplinary exploration of social change and popular democratic action with a focus on the meaning and development of political power in modern democracies. Topics to be explored include: gender and race sensitive approaches to leadership style, institutional and mass forums for civic engagement, mass recruitment and mobilization, consciousness development, democratic ethics, and strategic and tactical action. As an honors course the students will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain deeper insight into the issues raised in this class.



























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