— People, Work & Technology

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Analysis of the relationship between work, technology, and the human experience. Theories of the causes and consequences of labor process, changes under capitalism and globalization, impacts of race/ethnicity, class, gender, and citizenship status on work in the United States and globally; responses of workers, communities, and policy-makers to workplace changes. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); Writing Experience (WE). CRD 162 — People, Work & Technology (5 units) Course Description: Analysis of the relationship between work, technology, and the human experience. Theories of the causes and consequences of labor process, changes under capitalism and globalization, impacts of race/ethnicity, class, gender, and citizenship status on work in the United States and globally; responses of workers, communities, and policy-makers to workplace changes. Prerequisite(s): CRD 001 or SOC 001 or SOC 001V or ANT 001 or ANT 001Y; upper division standing recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Community & Regional Development, Human Development, International Agricultural Development, Pre-Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems, and Sustainable Environmental Design majors. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); Writing Experience (WE). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); Writing Experience (WE). CRD 162 — People, Work & Technology (5 units) Course Description: Analysis of the relationship between work, technology, and the human experience. Theories of the causes and consequences of labor process, changes under capitalism and globalization, impacts of race/ethnicity, class, gender, and citizenship status on work in the United States and globally; responses of workers, communities, and policy-makers to workplace changes. Prerequisite(s): CRD 001 or SOC 001 or SOC 001V or ANT 001 or ANT 001Y; upper division standing recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Community & Regional Development, Human Development, International Agricultural Development, Pre-Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems, and Sustainable Environmental Design majors. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); Writing Experience (WE). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027.