UC Undergraduate Studies Catalog 2019-2023

Section X

Arts and Humanities Programs

 

Gaining an appreciation of the Arts and Humanities, either in general terms or through the study of one specific academic area, helps us understand our present circumstances. Subjects such as literature and history are essential in understanding our modern situation and challenges, helping us to understand problems and identify solutions, based on solid and well thought-out principles. The Arts and Humanities are about life – past life, present life and the development of future life. In this sense, the College envisions preparing students to engage and deal with society by nurturing a broad knowledge and promoting creative and critical thinking skills which are essential to our society and the world at large. We help to develop our students’ talents and realize their full potential. In addition, we encourage our students to think independently and creatively, but act cooperatively with others in open-mindedness to contribute to building our nation, the region and the world. To this end, the College strives to produce graduates who are articulate and are able to think analytically and communicate effectively with others; to provide a high-quality education to students in order to respond to the needs of society, and to energetically support faculties in research and inspire students to have a passion for life-long learning: to Build Tomorrows Leaders.

To this end, the College offers the following programs at present:

·         Asian Studies (BA)

·         Psychology (BA)

·         Sociology (BA)

·         Social Work (AA, BA)

 

1. ASIAN STUDIES

This program offers cross-disciplinary courses in the humanities and social sciences, with an emphasis on their regional – East, South and Southeast Asian – context. In this way, students gain insights into Cambodia and its place in a regional context, in terms of the area's broad socio-cultural and economic diversity; and thus insights into how to foster and nurture beneficial relations with our neighbors.

Major Courses (3 credits each; *, Foundation Year courses)

ASN101: Introduction to Southeast Asia*

ASN102: Introduction to Japan*

ASN103: Introduction to China

ASN104: Introduction to South Asia

ASN105: Introduction to Korea

ASN201: Southeast Asian Culture and Literature

ASN202: Japanese Culture and Literature

ASN203: Chinese Culture and Literature

ASN204: South Asian Culture and Literature

ASN205: Korean Culture and Literature

ASN301: Democracy and War

ASN302: The Chinese Cultural Revolution

ASN303: The Religious Tradition of India

ASN304: Buddhism in Asia and its influence in the Western World

ASN305: Colonialism in Asia

ASN306: Asia through Films

ASN307: Southeast Asian Art

ASN308: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Arts

ASN309: Cambodian Art

ASN401: Nationalism, Internationalism and Cultural Identities

ASN402: Islam in Southeast Asia

ASN403: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in Asia

ASN404: Asian Politics

ASN405: American Influence in Asia

General Education (3 credits each; *, Foundation Year courses)

COM101: Interpersonal Communication

ENG101: College English*

ENG102: English Composition*

HIS101: Cambodian History*

INT104: Geopolitics and Globalization

ITE101: Fundamentals of Computing*

KHM140: Khmer Culture*

LAW101: Introduction to Law*

MTH120: Introduction to Statistics*

PHL104: Critical Reasoning

PHL105: Moral Philosophy

POL101: Introduction to Political Science*

PSY101: Introduction to Psychology

RES201: Introduction to Research

RES301: Research Methodology

WMN201: Perspectives on Women in Society

Other Electives (3 credits each)

BUS304: Leadership Skills

EDC101: Principles of Education

MKT201: Principles of Marketing

MKT306: Public Relations

ORG201: Organizational Behavior

2. PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology is the science of the mind and behavior. This major offers critical training in how to understand human behavior using rigorous scientific methods.

i. Bachelor’s Degree

Major Courses (3 credits each)

EDC201: Sociology of Education

EDC402: Non-formal Education

PSY101: Introduction to Psychology

PSY102: Perception and Sensation

PSY103: Social Psychology

PSY104: Language and Thought

PSY201: Personality Psychology

PSY202: Health Psychology, Stress and Coping

PSY203: Learning and Motivation

PSY204: Memory and Cognition

PSY205: Training and Skill Acquisition

PSY206: Developmental Psychology

PSY207: Psychology of the Sexes

PSY208: Psychology of Attitudes and Prejudices

PSY209: Psychology of Risk, Fear and Addiction

PSY301: Brain, Mind and Behavior

PSY302: Community Psychology

PSY303: Physiological Psychology and Psychopharmacology

PSY304: Psychological Anthropology

PSY401: Psychometrics

PSY402: Psychology of Aging

PSY403: Abnormal Psychology

PSY404: Environmental Psychology

PSY405: Clinical Psychology

General Education (3 credits each; *, compulsory Foundation Year courses)

COM101: Interpersonal Communication

ENG101: College English*

ENG102: English Composition*

HIS101: Cambodian History*

INT104: Geopolitics and Globalization

ITE101: Fundamentals of Computing*

LAW101: Introduction to Law*

MTH120: Introduction to Statistics*

PHL104: Critical Reasoning

PHL105: Moral Philosophy

POL101: Introduction to Political Science*

PSY101: Introduction to Psychology

RES201: Introduction to Research

RES301: Research Methodology

WMN201: Perspectives on Women in Society

Other Electives (3 credits each)

BUS304: Leadership Skills

EDC101: Principles of Education

MKT201: Principles of Marketing

MKT306: Public Relations

ORG201: Organizational Behavior

3.SOCIOLOGY  

As a discipline, Sociology describes and examines social structures and processes, including how society emerges, change, and connect with its individual members. Specifically, Sociology examines how a society organizes itself and evolves through social processes in a social environment, how social groups interact with each other, and the way it shapes people’s behavior, beliefs, and identity.

i. Bachelor’s Degree

Major Courses (3 credits each)

DEV102: Understanding Development

EDC201: Sociology of Education

EDC402: Non-formal Education

SOC101: Introduction to Sociology

SOC102: Sociology of Cambodia Gender Identity

SOC103: Survey of Contemporary Cambodian Society

SOC104: Contextual Analysis of Cambodia Social Inequality and Stratification

SOC105: Introduction to Social Problems in the Global Society

SOC106: Introduction to Deviance and Social Control

SOC201: Survey of Sociological Theory

SOC202: Sociology of Khmer Culture

SOC203: Sociology of Formal and Complex Organization

SOC204: Analysis of Marriage and the Family

SOC205: Globalisation - Effects on National Identity, Ethnicity and Culture

SOC206: Family and Socialization

SOC207: History of Classical Sociology

SOC208: Introduction to Sociology of Rural Development

SOC209: Introduction to Sociology of Urban Development

SOC301: Introduction to Social Research and Statistics

SOC302: Principles of Sociological Inquiry

SOC303: Social Research Practice

SOC304: Survey of Research Design

SOC305: Methods in Population Research

SOC306: History of Modern Sociology

General Education (3 credits each; *, compulsory Foundation Year courses)

COM101: Interpersonal Communication

ENG101: College English*

ENG102: English Composition*

HIS101: Cambodian History*

INT104: Geopolitics and Globalization

ITE101: Fundamentals of Computing*

KHM140: Khmer Culture*

LAW101: Introduction to Law*

MTH120: Introduction to Statistics*

PHL104: Critical Reasoning

PHL105: Moral Philosophy

POL101: Introduction to Political Science*

PSY101: Introduction to Psychology

RES201: Introduction to Research

RES301: Research Methodology

WMN201: Perspectives on Women in Society

Other Electives (3 credits each)

BUS304: Leadership Skills

EDC101: Principles of Education

MKT201: Principles of Marketing

MKT306: Public Relations

ORG201: Organizational Behavior

4. SOCIAL WORK

Probably more so than most other countries, Cambodia’s recent tumultuous history and its after-effects (including the grossly-skewed distribution of economic resource) mean that the pressures on individual and their families become more varied and less predictable as society get more complex and complicated. Our undergraduate program in social work, based on the “person-in-environment” paradigm, aims to produce generalist social practitioners with the skills necessary to help improve the lot of those members of the communities who, through force of circumstance, have development interpersonal and other problems.

i. Associate’s Degree

Major Courses (3 credits each)

SWK001 (= SWK101): Introduction to Social Work

SWK002 (= PSY101): Introduction to Psychology

SWK003 (= SOC101): Introduction to Sociology

SWK004: Community and Rural Development

SWK005: Human Behavior in Social Work

SWK006: Gender and Social Development

SWK010: Contemporary Issues in Cambodian Society

SWK011: Children’s Rights and Community Development

SWK012: Ethics in Community Development

SWK013: Project Management in Social Work

SWK014: Women’s Rights and Community Development

SWK015: Social Work with Diverse Groups and Families

SWK016: Community Service Learning (Practicum)General Education (3 credits each)

ENG011 (= ENG101): College English

ENG012 (= ENG102): English Composition

HIS001: Cambodian History

ITE001: Fundamentals of Computing

KHM040: Khmer Culture

LAW001: Introduction to Law

MTH020: Introduction to Statistics

POL001: Introduction to Political Sciences

Other Electives (3 credits each)

BUS005: Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership

COM001: Interpersonal Communication

ITE002: Office Applications

PHE001: Personal Health and Wellness

ii. Bachelor’s Degree

Major Courses (3 credits each)

BUS305: Fundamentals of Project Management

ENG308: Presentation Skills and Public Speaking

ENG413: Proposal and Project Writing

HRM201: Introduction to Human Resource Management

PST102: Human Rights and Global Justice

PST301: Conflict Transformation and Resolution

SWK101: Introduction to Social Work

SWK102: General Social Work Practice I

SWK103: General Social Work Practice II

SWK104: Human Behavior and the Social Environment

SWK201: Socio-Cultural Content for Social Work Practice

SWK202: General Social Work Practice III

SWK203: General Social Work Practice IV

SWK204: Research Methods for Social Work

SWK301: Social Work with the Person and Family Dynamics

SWK302: Introduction to Community and Organizational Processes

SWK303: Theory and Practice of Social Group Work

SWK304: Interpersonal Skills Development for Social Work

SWK401: Integrative Practice Seminar

SWK402: Independent Study

SWK403: Special Topics in Doing Social Work in Cambodia

SWK404: Field Work Practicum (9 credits)

General Education (3 credits each; *, compulsory Foundation Year courses)

COM101: Interpersonal Communication

ENG101: College English*

ENG102: English Composition*

HIS101: Cambodian History*

INT104: Geopolitics and Globalization

ITE101: Fundamentals of Computing*

KHM140: Khmer Culture*

LAW101: Introduction to Law*

MTH120: Introduction to Statistics*

PHL104: Critical Reasoning

PHL105: Moral Philosophy

POL101: Introduction to Political Science*

PSY101: Introduction to Psychology

RES201: Introduction to Research

RES301: Research Methodology

WMN201: Perspectives on Women in Society

Other Electives (3 credits each)

BUS304: Leadership Skills

EDC101: Principles of Education

MKT201: Principles of Marketing

MKT306: Public Relations

ORG201: Organizational Behavior