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American Samoa Community College�

Social Science Department

AA Degree with an Emphasis in Political Science

ASCC 2020-2022 Catalog Review – Phase II

April 2022

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Review of Program Courses�Courses offered in the 2020-2022 Catalog

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Active Courses�Courses offered in the 2020-2022 Catalog

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Active Courses (Fall 2020 to Summer 2021)

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Course Descriptions:

GEO 160

GEO 160 Introduction to Geography (3)

This course covers the geographic survey of the world‘s major cultural realms. The course introduces processes of spatial integration and differentiation of economic, geopolitical and cultural landscapes. Furthermore, it entails natural resources distribution, and the contrasts and linkages between the developed and developing world. �

HIS 150

HIS 150 American History I (3)

This course introduces the economic, political and social history of the American people to 1865.

HIS 151

HIS 151 American History II (3)

This course covers the economic, political and social history of the American people from 1865 to the present.

HIS 160

HIS 160 Samoan History I (3)

This course introduces the history of Samoa from its earliest beginnings to 1830. The course will review the political, social, economic and religious developments, which played significant roles which molded the Samoan way of life.

HIS 162

HIS 162 Pacific History (3)

This course is a thematic approach to the histories of the Pacific. Themes include migrations and human settlements, discoveries and annexations, and the cultural, sociopolitical and religious developments which affected the lives of the Pacific people.

HIS 170

HIS 170 World Civilizations I (3)

This course emphasizes on the development of cultural, social, economic and political institutions in major world areas which have affected the course of human progress from the earliest beginnings to the 16th Century.

HIS 171

HIS 171 World Civilization II (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

This course emphasizes on the development of cultural, social, economic and political institutions in major world areas which have affected the course of human progress from the 16th Century to the present.

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Active Courses (Fall 2020 to Summer 2021)

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POL 150

POL 150 Introduction to American Government (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

Theories, structures, functions and techniques of modern American Government; political concepts, institutions, and practices are stressed in this course.

POL 160

POL 160 Introduction to Politics (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 150

This course is an introduction to Political Science as a discipline intimately involved with ideas, concepts, and practices of ethics, and empirical and social scientific inquiry. Appropriate application of concepts and practices are emphasized to respond to and understand the future political changes.

POL 250

POL 250 Comparative Politics (3)

Prerequisite: POL 150

Focus is placed on similarities and differences in theory and practice of political systems and ideological movements throughout the world.

SOC 150

SOC 150 Introduction to Sociology (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

An introduction to the field of Sociology. Emphasizes modern sociological theories based on the five

concepts of society which are culture, social structure, functional integration, power and social action. Students learn about the existence of human society from a micro to a macro level of societies, and cultural diversities on issues of gender relations, education, socialization, stratification, and mass.

PSY 150

PSY 150 Introduction to Psychology (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

A survey of Psychology, including a historical overview of the development of ideas in the field and an introduction to the field‘s basic methodological approaches.

PSY 250

PSY 250 Human Development (3)

Prerequisite: PSY 150

The course studies Human Development from birth through geriatrics. Topics include psycho-social development, cognitive development, physical development, and moral development as compared cross-culturally during each stage of the life cycle.

PHIL 150

PHIL 150 Introduction to Philosophy (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

An introduction into the field and the nature of Philosophy. Includes a critical examination of people‘s basic values, ethics and beliefs systems. Attempts also to discover what kind of life is best worth living and what ideals are most worth pursuing.

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Active Courses (Fall 2021 to Summer 2022)

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Course Descriptions:

HIS 150

HIS 150 American History I (3)

This course introduces the economic, political and social history of the American people to 1865.

HIS 151

HIS 151 American History II (3)

This course covers the economic, political and social history of the American people from 1865 to the present.

HIS 162

HIS 162 Pacific History (3)

This course is a thematic approach to the histories of the Pacific. Themes include migrations and human settlements, discoveries and annexations, and the cultural, sociopolitical and religious developments which affected the lives of the Pacific people.

HIS 170

HIS 170 World Civilizations I (3)

This course emphasizes on the development of cultural, social, economic and political institutions in major world areas which have affected the course of human progress from the earliest beginnings to the 16th Century.

HIS 171

HIS 171 World Civilization II (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

This course emphasizes on the development of cultural, social, economic and political institutions in major world areas which have affected the course of human progress from the 16th Century to the present.

SOC 150

SOC 150 Introduction to Sociology (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

An introduction to the field of Sociology. Emphasizes modern sociological theories based on the five

concepts of society which are culture, social structure, functional integration, power and social action. Students learn about the existence of human society from a micro to a macro level of societies, and cultural diversities on issues of gender relations, education, socialization, stratification, and mass.

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Active Courses (Fall 2021 to Summer 2022)

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PSY 150

PSY 150 Introduction to Psychology (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

A survey of Psychology, including a historical overview of the development of ideas in the field and an introduction to the field‘s basic methodological approaches.

PSY 250

PSY 250 Human Development (3)

Prerequisite: PSY 150

The course studies Human Development from birth through geriatrics. Topics include psycho-social development, cognitive development, physical development, and moral development as compared cross-culturally during each stage of the life cycle.

POL 150

POL 150 Introduction to American Government (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

Theories, structures, functions and techniques of modern American Government; political concepts, institutions, and practices are stressed in this course.

POL 160

POL 160 Introduction to Politics (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 150

This course is an introduction to Political Science as a discipline intimately involved with ideas, concepts, and practices of ethics, and empirical and social scientific inquiry. Appropriate application of concepts and practices are emphasized to respond to and understand the future political changes.

POL 250

POL 250 Comparative Politics (3)

Prerequisite: POL 150

Focus is placed on similarities and differences in theory and practice of political systems and ideological movements throughout the world.

PHIL 150

PHIL 150 Introduction to Philosophy (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

An introduction into the field and the nature of Philosophy. Includes a critical examination of people‘s basic values, ethics and beliefs systems. Attempts also to discover what kind of life is best worth living and what ideals are most worth pursuing.

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Active Courses (Summer 2022)

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Course Descriptions:

HIS 150

HIS 150 American History I (3)

This course introduces the economic, political and social history of the American people to 1865.

HIS 151

HIS 151 American History II (3)

This course covers the economic, political and social history of the American people from 1865 to the present.

HIS 162

HIS 162 Pacific History (3)

This course is a thematic approach to the histories of the Pacific. Themes include migrations and human settlements, discoveries and annexations, and the cultural, sociopolitical and religious developments which affected the lives of the Pacific people.

HIS 170

HIS 170 World Civilizations I (3)

This course emphasizes on the development of cultural, social, economic and political institutions in major world areas which have affected the course of human progress from the earliest beginnings to the 16th Century.

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Active Courses (Summer 2022)

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HIS 171

HIS 171 World Civilization II (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

This course emphasizes on the development of cultural, social, economic and political institutions in major world areas which have affected the course of human progress from the 16th Century to the present.

SOC 150

SOC 150 Introduction to Sociology (3) CANCELLED as of 1/2022 Ref Dept.Meeting

Prerequisite: ENG 151

An introduction to the field of Sociology. Emphasizes modern sociological theories based on the five

concepts of society which are culture, social structure, functional integration, power and social action. Students learn about the existence of human society from a micro to a macro level of societies, and cultural diversities on issues of gender relations, education, socialization, stratification, and mass.

PSY 150

PSY 150 Introduction to Psychology (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 151

A survey of Psychology, including a historical overview of the development of ideas in the field and an introduction to the field‘s basic methodological approaches.

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Inactive Courses�Courses offered in the 2016-2018 Catalog

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Inactive Courses (Fall 2020)

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Inactive Courses (Spring 2021)

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Program New Courses� Course Proposals for Catalog 2022-2024

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