Social Science

9551 T 11:10-1:40pm BRT-313 Keane, M Semester Note: Partially online course. Due to social distancing, students will meet throughout the semester in person once a week during the time block listed. All other instruction will be delivered online. Participation is via the internet through the college learning management system Canvas and Zoom software.

SIGN-052 American Sign Language III - 5 Units

PREREQUISITE: SIGN-051 or SIGN-066 ADVISORY: Concurrent enrollment in ENGL-095 or higher level English course. LMC Degree: DA Transfer: UC; CSU Gen. Ed. Area C2; IGETC Area 3B, 6A This intensive course is designed for persons wanting to focus on teaching and practicing in expressive skills. ASL III is a continuation of ASL II, with increased emphasis on students’ expressive skills, idiomatic expression nuance. Deeper cultural and historical awareness within the Deaf community through appropriate cultural contexts is the premise of classroom exercises and fieldwork. This course is part of a certificate in American Sign Language Proficiency. May not be repeated. SC

Online and Hybrid Sections

0347 TTH 3:20-4:30pm ONLINE Staff, L Semester Note: Online course. All instruction will be provided via the internet through the college learning management system Canvas and Zoom software. Meets online weekly on TTH 3:20-4:30Pm for live lecture. Access to a computer with audio and video capability is required. Go to www.losmedanos.edu/onlineclasses for course access information.

ETHN-045 Introduction to Black Studies - 3 Units

ADVISORY: ENGL-100 LMC Degree: ADR: Ethnic/Multicultural Studies; Social and Behavioral Sciences; DA Transfer: UC; CSU Gen. Ed. Area D, F ; IGETC Area 4C (formerly SOCSC-045) Introduction to Black Studies takes an anti-racist approach to examining racial, ethnic, historical, political, social, and cultural issues, such as anti-blackness and policing of Black bodies, that affect Black, African American, Afro-Latinx, and people of African origin worldwide. Students will utilize an Ethnic Studies and interdisciplinary approach with a focus on Black academic and nonacademic knowledge production. Students will acquire a deeper understanding and appreciation for the contributions that Black people have made to human civilization. The class will interrogate the intersections of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality, class, ability, and mental health as they relate to Black experiences. May not be repeated. SC

Online and Hybrid Sections

0034 ONLINE Powell, M Semester Note: Online course. All instruction will be online. Go to www.losmedanos.edu/onlineclasses for course access information. 0036 ONLINE Simone, A Semester Note: Online course. All instruction will be online. Go to www.losmedanos.edu/onlineclasses for course access information.

SIGN-053 American Sign Language IV - 5 Units

PREREQUISITE: SIGN-052, SIGN-067 ADVISORY: Concurrent enrollment in ENGL-095 or higher level English course. LMC Degree: DA Transfer: UC; CSU Gen. Ed. Area C2; IGETC Area 6A This intensive course is designed for persons wanting to focus on teaching and practicing in expressive skills. ASL IV is a continuation of ASL III, with emphasis on grammatical accuracy, literary interpretation, intensive idiomatic expression and storytelling techniques. Depth of cultural awareness within the Deaf community through appropriate cultural contexts is the premise of classroom exercises and fieldwork. This course is part of a certificate in American Sign Language Proficiency. May not be repeated. SC

Online and Hybrid Sections

4723 MW 6:40-7:50pm ONLINE Finnigan, J Semester Note: Online course. All instruction will be provided via the internet through the college learning management system Canvas and Zoom software. Meets online weekly on MW 6:40-7:50Pm for live lecture. Access to a computer with audio and video capability is required. Go to www.losmedanos.edu/onlineclasses for course access information. ETHN-101 Introduction to Ethnic Studies - 3 Units

ADVISORY: ENGL-100 LMC Degree: ADR: Ethnic/Multicultural Studies; Social and Behavioral Sciences; DA Transfer: CSU Introduction to Ethnic Studies is a comparative and transdisciplinary examination of the experiences of African American/Black, Native American/Indigenous, Asian American, Asian Pacific Islander, Chicanx/Xicanx, and Latinx communities in the United States from the colonial era to today. Students will discuss and analyze key theories and concepts from the field of Ethnic Studies, including Critical Race Theory (CRT), coloniality, migration, double-consciousness, colorblind racism, decolonial practices, and the “Wages of Whiteness,” among other topics, to grant students conceptual tools for the discussion of race and ethnicity in U.S. society. Through an intersectional analysis, students will interrogate categories of identity and power including race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, religion, age, and ability. Particular emphasis will be placed on historical and contemporary discussion of African American/Black, Native American/Indigenous, Asian American, Asian Pacific Islander, Chicanx/Xicanx, and Latinx communities, including comparative and transnational lenses. The course will also discuss whiteness as an integral part of the construction of race with a particular emphasis on the persistence of social inequalities and the continual struggle and advances for racial justice and anti-racist activism in society. May not be repeated. SC

Online and Hybrid Sections

0038 ONLINE Simone, A Semester Note: Online course. All instruction will be online. Go to www.losmedanos.edu/onlineclasses for course access information.