American Samoa Community College�
Social Science Department
AA Degree with an Emphasis in Political Science
ASCC 2020-2022 Catalog Review – Phase II
April 2022
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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Review of Program Courses�Courses offered in the 2020-2022 Catalog
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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Active Courses�Courses offered in the 2020-2022 Catalog
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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Active Courses (Fall 2020 to Summer 2021)
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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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. |
Active Courses (Fall 2020 to Summer 2021)
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 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. |
Active Courses (Fall 2021 to Summer 2022)
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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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. |
Active Courses (Fall 2021 to Summer 2022)
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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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. |
Active Courses (Summer 2022)
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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Course Alpha: | 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. |
Active Courses (Summer 2022)
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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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. |
Inactive Courses�Courses offered in the 2016-2018 Catalog
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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Inactive Courses (Fall 2020)
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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Inactive Courses (Spring 2021)
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Inactive Courses (Summer 2021)
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Inactive Courses (Fall 2021)
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Inactive Courses (Spring 2022)
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Inactive Courses (Summer 2022)
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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Program New Courses� Course Proposals for Catalog 2022-2024
2018, 2020, Updated June 20, 2021
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