Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area DDescriptionSJS 300 Introduction to Social Justice Studies Units: 3 Hours: 54 hours LEC Prerequisite: None. Advisory: ENGL C1000 Transferable: CSU; UC General Education: Local GE L4; Cal-GETC Area 4 C-ID: C-ID SJS 110 This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the theoretical and practical foundations of social justice and the social processes that create and resist oppression. It covers the sociology, history, and psychology of oppressions based upon race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and other group identities in the United States and abroad and the corresponding social justice movements for liberation. It investigates how creating and undoing asymmetrical power � � � � � � Social Justice Studies 531 COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE 2025-2026 Official Catalog relations are linked to social structures, institutional processes, and culture. Additionally, it provides a basis for a better understanding of socioeconomic, political, and cultural conditions of key social groups in the United States and globally. Topics include theoretical foundations of social justice and oppression, history and politics of group identity, culture and ideologies, forms of oppression, privilege, and forms of resistance. Field trips may be required. 