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<li><p>What social science prereqs do you guys recommend? I need to pick 3 courses out of the following list in at least 2 areas.
Psychology</p>
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<li>PSYCH 1 OR 2: Principles of Psychology (3)
Sociology</li>
<li>SOCIOL 1: Introduction of Sociology (4)</li>
<li>SOCIOL 3 or 3AC or 5: Principles of Sociology (4)
Economics</li>
<li>ECON 1, 2, or 3: Introduction to Economics (4)
Anthropology</li>
<li>ANTHRO 3 or 3AC: Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (4)
Political Science</li>
<li>POLI SCI 2: Introduction to Comparative Politics (4)</li>
<li>POLI SCI 4: Introduction to Political Theory (4)</li>
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<li><p>I'm hearing mixed reviews about Nutri Sci 10. Some say that it used to be an easy class, but not anymore. Is Amy the only prof for it?</p></li>
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<p>not quite, when the social anthropologists bash biology (especially sociobiology and anything about genetics affecting behavior, etc.) fairly frequently.</p>
<p>I am taking Psych for sure. Debating between 1 or 2 though. I know that Psych 2 for non-majors and has no discussion, but I hear Psych 1 is a better choice.</p>
<p>Soc 3AC prof for the spring, Kelsey, has good ratings. And I get to knock out an AC req. (:</p>
<p>Not sure which last course to take. Anyone know about Poli Sci 2?</p>
<p>I am taking NST 10 Anthro 3AC this semester. I agree that NST 10 is NOT an easy A, but it’s not a bad B. You have to memorize a lot of information and there’s no curve. Discussion is easy, but the tests are not straight questions like “What is glycogen? Explain the mechanisms of the Citric Acid Cycle”. It’s more like “Amy has Type I Diabetes, what are her symptoms and the cause of her condiiton? Vitamin A deficiency causes which of the following conditions?” I mean, it’s really not that hard, but it would almost be easier if it were harder. Obviously it is much easier than Bio 1A and has no lab. </p>
<p>Anthro 3AC… lectures are very interesting. Hirshkind is a great lecturer (he even played his guitar for us today!) although he talks very, very fast. Your grade pretty much depends entirely on your GSI, who grades your papers and midterms. Midterms are short answers, no multiple choice. It’s definitely a different way of analyzing and explaining concepts. Typical questions are like “Explain what Marx means when he says that ‘Everything is solid melts into air’” or “Define the term ‘Vulgar Sociobiology’ in relation to one of the readings done in class.” </p>
<p>Can anyone recommend a good class on the list of alternatives for Bio 1A (besides NST 10)?</p>
<p>Cut him some slack…His statement makes sense colloquially, and more importantly, it’s a legitimate point. Most institutions (and I don’t mean just universities) treat anthropology as an interdisciplinary study incorporating aspects of biology and sociology to make deductions about the behaviors, activities, and ideologies of past societies. You honestly can’t berate biological anthropology and still present a wholesome approach. Berkeley’s…unique fall out created a rather incomplete anthropology department and we need to take that into consideration when we take anthro courses in order to remain open-minded.</p>
Berkeley’s social anthropologists are bigoted against biology. Why the hell would a biology major want to put themselves through a semester of a professor constantly (in certain cases idiotically) bashing their major subject?</p>
<p>Social anthropologists pushing biological anthropologists and to a lesser extent archaeologists out of anthropology departments is a widespread problem. As each biological anthropologist retires they replace them with extremely ideological social anthropologists. </p>
<p>Not only would the class be painful for a biology major, (as inconnu pointed out) extremely biased departments (and hence professors) take a lot away from your education. You end up just learning the ideology of the professor as opposed to a comprehensive education. I have several friends who are anthropology majors, who can testify to this. Their essays and class work basically consists of them trying to back the view of the professor.</p>
<p>You can’t do Soc 1 and Soc 3AC. They’re both introductory courses but 1 is intended for majors, 3AC is not.</p>
<p>Introduction to Sociology – Sociology (SOCIOL) 1 [4 units]
Course Format: Two hours of lecture and two hours of discussion per week.
Credit option: Not open to students who have taken 3, 3A or 3AC.</p>
<p>I guess you could do polisci 2 & 4 since they’re not similar classes (like Soc 1 & 3AC), so that’d be 2 classes in 1 area. There are no restrictions for taking polisci 2 and 4.</p>
<p>Oh I see. Thanks for the clarification! Do you know if any of the Social Science requirements can be taken at a community college, or do they all have to be taken at Berkeley?</p>