ACETry ACE ↗
← Back

DOC 100DDimensions of Culture: Promises and Contradictions in US Culture

4 units · DOC · UC San Diego

This course provides a broad overview of key historical contradictions in US history and explores the origins of social stratifications and movements. Students acquire tools for analyzing national tensions. Central aspects include slavery, women’s rights, and rising corporate power. Course introduces concepts at the intersections of class, gender, religion, race, and sexuality. Students learn to analyze and discuss complex historical/societal artifacts. Designed for two student sectors: 1) Marshall College transfer students who have not taken the DOC sequence, and 2) Transfer and other upper-division students from all colleges who want to fulfill the campuswide diversity requirement.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “upper-division standing and completion of college writing.”

What it opens up

Courses that list DOC 100D as a prerequisite (1)

  • EDS 120 Introduction to Design-Based Educational Research: A Field Experience for Improving San Diego Schools