CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College · Courses
AMST
2 courses with the subject AMST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
AMST 103(, Hours: 3)3
Introduction to Social Justice Satisfies the CUNY Pathways flexible common core in U.S. Experience in Its Diversity. Using the promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to prompt the discussion about rights and equality in US society, this interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to social justice theory and practices. Students examine and conduct research on significant social justice issues in the United States today through an integration of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The course focuses on systems of discrimination and oppression, methods and communities of resistance, and transformative visions of democracy and freedom, with emphasis on how current conditions impact students’ lives and local communities. Through project- and COLLEGE BULLETIN 2025-2026 96
Civic Engagement in a Global Society Satisfies the CUNY Pathways flexible common core in World Cultures and Global Issues. This course will explore global social movements and multiple approaches toward social change using a comparative approach. Students will conduct interdisciplinary research on U.S. culture and history in a global context. Students will identify and analyze various methods of civic engagement, advocacy, and activism, focusing on individuals who act, organizations that mobilize action, and contexts change on the local and global scale. The course highlights the roles of students themselves as civic actors and agents of change, within their educational setting, the communities to which they belong, and the world at large. Through project- and inquiry- based learning, students will practice implementing and integrating quantitative and qualitative research methods into action plans that address injustice and conflict.
