Students must take two degree credit-bearing courses and meet both CCD and CCO. For students who entered spring 2019 or earlier [CCD]/[CCO] courses will fulfill Contemporary Challenges [CC].
Diversities and Social Inequalities [CCD] (3 credits)
Students take one degree credit-bearing course (at least 3 credits) and meet at least one goal.
- Analyze the degree to which forms of human differences and stratifications among social groups shape individual and group experiences of, and perspectives on, contemporary issues. Such differences and stratifications may include race, language, religion, ethnicity, country of origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic status, abilities, or other social distinctions and their intersections.
- Analyze contemporary social justice issues and unbalanced social power systems.
Our Common Future [CCO] (3 credits)
Students must take one degree credit-bearing course that meets one or both of these goals
- Analyze a contemporary global issue from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
- Analyze the relationship that science and technology have to a contemporary social issue.
SAS Core courses taught each semester are available to view in the Schedule of Classes. After selecting a semester, New Brunswick, and Undergraduate and hitting "Continue", choose the tab on the left labeled "Core Code". The dropdown list will show each of the SAS Core codes. After selecting one of the options, courses will appear from all departments that fulfill that SAS Core goal.
Diversities and Social Inequalities [CCD]
Students take one degree credit-bearing course (at least 3 credits) and meet at least one goal.
- Analyze the degree to which forms of human differences and stratifications among social groups shape individual and group experiences of, and perspectives on, contemporary issues. Such differences and stratifications may include race, language, religion, ethnicity, country of origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic status, abilities, or other social distinctions and their intersections.
- Analyze contemporary social justice issues and unbalanced social power systems.
| Course # | Course Title | Credits | Core Codes |
| AMESALL: African, Middles Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literature |
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| 01:013:204 | Introduction to Discourse Analysis | 3 | CCD, SCL |
| 01:013:205 | Cultural Forces in International Politics | 3 | CCD |
| 01:013:285 | Language and Globalization | 3 | CCD or CCO |
| 01:013:307 | Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures and Theories | 3 | CCD or CCO, AHo or AHp |
| Africana Studies | |||
| 01:014:353 | Black Community Law and Social Change | 3 | CCD |
| American Studies | |||
| 01:050:102 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in America | 3 | CCD |
| 01:050:210 | The American Dream | 3 | CCD, AHp |
| 01:050:223 | Learning from the Past: Early America and the 21st Century | 3 | CCD, HST |
| 01:050:248 | Native American Experience | 3 | CCD, AHp |
| 01:050:271 | Immigrant States: Jersey's Global Routes | 3 | CCD, SCL |
| Anthropology | |||
| 01:070:111 | Extinction | 4 | CCD or CCO, NS |
| 01:070:223 | Anthropology of Latin America | 3 | CCD |
| 01:070:225 | Gender in Global Perspective | 3 | CCD |
| 01:070:242 | Anthropology of the Middle East | 3 | CCD |
| 01:070:248 | Anthropology of China | 3 | CCD |
| 01:070:303 | Wealth and Culture | 3 | CCD |
| Art History | |||
| 01:082:230 | Latinx Art | 3 | CCD |
| Cognitive Science | |||
| 01:185:253 | Human Nature and Human Diversity | 4 | CCD or CCO, AHo |
| Communication and Information | |||
| 04:192:446 | Communication and Social Change | 3 | CCD, WCd |
| Comparative Literature | |||
| 01:195:220 | Our World: Social Justice and the Environment | 4 | CCD, AHo |
| 01:195:270 | Past Today: Why Conflicts Endure - Signature course | 3 | CCD or CCO, AHo or AHp |
| 01:195:307 | Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures and Theories | 3 | CCD or CCO, AHo or AHp |
| French | |||
| 01:420:271 | Francophilia: Literature and Sexuality in Modern France | 3 | CCD, WCd |
| Journalism and Media Studies | |||
| 04:567:215 | Gender Race and Class in the Media | 3 | CCD |
| Geography | |||
| 01:450:363 | Geography of Development | 3 | CCD |
| German | |||
| 01:470:369 | Remembering the Holocaust | 3 | CCD |
| History | |||
| 01:506:227 | Health, Culture and Society | 3 | CCD or CCO |
| 01:508:226 | War and Violence in Africa | 3 | CCD. HST |
| 01:510:269 | Antisemitism | 3 | CCD, HST |
| 01:510:370 | Remembering the Holocaust | 3 | CCD |
| 01:512:216 | Famous Trials | 3 | CCD, HST |
| 01:512:250 | Natives and Newcomers: Immigration and Migration in U.S. History | 3 | CCD, HST |
| 01:512:268 | Plantation to White House | 3 | CCD, HST or SCL |
| Information Technology and Informatics | |||
| 04:547:340 | Gender and Technology | 3 | CCD, WCd |
| Interdisciplinary Studies- Arts and Sciences | |||
| 01:556:271 | Immigrant States: Jersey's Global Routes | 3 | CCD, SCL |
| International and Global Studies | |||
| 01:558:101 | Global Awareness: An Introduction to International and Global Studies | 3 | CCD |
| Jewish Studies | |||
| 01:563:269 | Antisemitism | 3 | CCD, HST |
| 01:563:360 | Remembering the Holocaust | 3 | CCD |
| Korean | |||
| 01:574:210 | Introduction to Korean Culture, History and Society | 3 | HST, AHo, WCr |
| Labor Studies | |||
| 37:575:215 | Youth and Work | 3 | CCD, SCL |
| 37:575:303 | Black Workers in American Society | 3 | CCD, SCL |
| 37:575:307 | Latino Workers in the U.S. | 3 | CCD |
| 37:575:309 | Working Women in American Society | 3 | CCD, SCL |
| 37:575:357 | Social Movements, Social Change and Work | 3 | CCD |
| 37:575:359 | Organizing for Social Change | 3 | CCD |
| 37:575:363 | Labor and the Global Economy | 3 | CCD |
| 37:575:364 | Diversity in the Work Place | 3 | CCD |
| Landscape Architecture | |||
| 11:550:371 | Agriculture and the Landscape | 3 | CCD |
| Latin American Studies | |||
| 01:590:101 | Latin America: An Introduction | 3 | CC, HST or SCL |
| Latino and Caribbean Studies | |||
| 01:595:101 | Introduction to Latino Studies | 3 | CCD |
| 01:595:202 | Color-Lines and Borderlands | 3 | CCD, AHo |
| 01:595:230 | Latinx Art | 3 | CCD |
| Middle Eastern Studies | |||
| 01:685:306 | Multiple Identities of the Middle East | 3 | CCD, HST |
| Music | |||
| 07:700:292 | Musics of the World | 3 | CCD, AHp |
| Organizational Leadership | |||
| 01:713:308 | Leadership in a Diverse Workplace | 3 | CCD |
| Philosophy | |||
| 01:730:253 | Human Nature and Human Diversity | 4 | CCD or CCO, AHo |
| Political Science | |||
| 01:790:333 | Race, Ethnicity, and Politics | 3 | CCD |
| Public Health | |||
| 10:832:252 | Health and Social Justice | 3 | CCD, SCL |
| Religion | |||
| 01:840:105 | Religions Now: 21st Century Controversies | 3 | CCD, AHo |
| Sexualties Studies | |||
| 01:888:290 | Introduction to Critical Sexualities Studies | 3 | CCD or CCO |
| 01:888:291 | Francophilia: Literature and Sexuality in Modern France | 3 | CCD, WCd |
| Social Justice | |||
| 01:904:201 | Introduction to Social Justice | 3 | CCD |
| Social Work | |||
| 09:910:228 | Understanding Violence: Causes, Consequences, and Social Justice Change | 3 | CCD |
| Sociology | |||
| 01:920:103 | Sociological Analysis of Social Problems | 3 | CCD, SCL |
| 01:920:108 | Minority Groups in American Society | 3 | CCD, SCL |
| 01:920:226 | Health, Culture and Society | 3 | CCD or CCO |
| Spanish | |||
| 01:940:450 | Spanish-American Theater | 3 | CCD |
| Women's and Gender Studies | |||
| 01:988:101 | Introduction to Gender, Race, and Sexuality | 3 | CCD or CCO |
| 01:988:130 | Knowledge and Power: Issues in Women's Leadership | 3 | CCD or CCO |
| 01:988:235 | Dynamics of Class, Race, and Sex | 3 | CCD or CCO |
| 01:988:309 | Working Women in American Society | 3 | CCD, SCL |
| 01:988:317 | Gender and Consumption | 3 | CCD or CCO |
Our Common Future [CCO]
Students take one degree credit-bearing course (at least 3 credits) and meet at least one goal.
- Understand different theories about human culture, social identity, economic entities, political systems, and other forms of social organization.
- Apply concepts about human and social behavior to particular questions or situations.
