AP/SOSC1040 6.0 A: Power and Society
Offered by: SOSC
Session
Summer 2023
Term
SU
Format
ONLN (Fully Online)
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
This course introduces the concept of power from a critical human rights perspective, as expressed in social institutions and ideologies such as patriarchy,consumerism, culture, and through issues of injustice including oppression, war, and environmental destruction. Human society is understood as the product of powerfuland competing social forces, and undergoes a process of continuous change due to power dynamics.Note: Approved SOSC General Education course for AP. This course will not count for major credit in HREQ.
Course Start Up
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- 20% Rule
No examinations or tests collectively worth more than 20% of the final grade in a course will be given during the final 14 calendar days of classes in a term. The exceptions to the rule are classes which regularly meet Friday evenings or on Saturday and/or Sunday at any time, and courses offered in the compressed summer terms. - Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
