Core Competencies

College and Course Number Course Title Competency Acquired

CSU Stanislaus COMM 2110

Group Discussion Processes
Developed skills in small group
communication. Practiced types
of discussion groups,
information gathering, problem
solving, decision making, and
leadership roles.

CSU Stanislaus PSYC 3240

Human Development II:
Adolescence
Examined basic developmental
issues in adolescents including
physical and psychological
effects of puberty, cognitive,
social, and personality
development, and psycho-social
problems.

CSU Stanislaus SOCL 3310

Social Inequalities
Concentrated on causes and
consequences of socially
structured inequalities including
socioeconomic class, gender,
and body image; focuses on
U.S. society within the context
of globalization.

CSU Stanislaus SOCL 4030

Research Analysis
Gained understanding of social
measurement, data analysis and
interpretation, formulation of
research designs, and
application of research
techniques. Including
understanding and performing
basic research.

CSU Stanislaus ENGL 2000

Critical Inquiry
Developed the ability to analyze
arguments of others and to
produce defensible arguments of
my own, both in analytical
summaries and in original
argumentative essays.
Emphasized the difference
between good and bad
arguments, as well as the
distinction between significant
and trivial positions on issues.



CSU Stanislaus MATH 1600

Statistics
Acquired knowledge on the
description of sample data,
probability and probability
distributions, sampling and
estimation, testing hypotheses,
correlation and regression,
introduction to analysis of
variance.

Competencies in Sociology and Psychology
College and Course Number Course Title Competency Acquired

CSU Stanislaus PSYC 3790

Introduction to Counseling
Techniques
Was introduced to major
theories of counseling.
Demonstrations and review of
current literature.

CSU Stanislaus SOCL 3400

Contemporary Theory
Studied critical analysis of
selected works from Comte,
Pareto, Weber, Durkheim,
Sorokin, Parsons, and other
classical and contemporary
sociologists.

CSU Stanislaus SOCL 4720

Sociology of Death
Social and institutional factors
involved in death, death- related
behaviors, attitudes toward
death, and institutional
influences on the death process.

CSU Stanislaus SOCL 4170

Victimology
Analysis of historical and
contemporary theories and
research on victims, victim
compensation programs, spouse
and child abuse programs, and
community responses to crime.

CSU Stanislaus PSYC 4100

Hormones and Behavior
Basic overview of interactions
between the endocrine and
nervous systems. Discussed how
hormones influence
reproductive development and
behaviors, parenting, eating,
stress, mood, learning and
memory, biological rhythms,
and aggression.

CSU Stanislaus PSYC 4130

Psychological Disorders of
Children
Reviewed a number of theories
and treatment techniques
dealing with a broad range of
childhood disorders, including
autism, childhood
schizophrenia, mental
subnormality, and
psychophysiological problems.