Program Overview
The Interdisciplinary Studies degree is designed for students who wish to pursue broad areas of knowledge in arts and sciences plus additional knowledge in an "Areas of Emphasis." This degree is designed for students who wish to explore different disciplines (subject areas) before deciding on a definite major program prior to transferring to a four-year university, or for students who may not be planning to transfer but wish to earn a degree in a particular area of study that interests them.
Note: A minimum grade of C is required in all courses applied to any area of emphasis in this major.
Students planning to transfer to a four-year university are cautioned that this degree may not meet all of the lower division requirements for transfer into a particular major; however, through careful educational planning with a counselor, this degree would offer a solid foundation in the transfer process. Students should consult with a coun selor for specific information regarding their intended major at their target transfer institution.
Degree Requirements
- Complete Residency, Scholarship, Basic Compe-tency, Specific Area, and General Education require-ments for the Skyline College Associate Degree
- Meet the Basic Competency requirements in Writing/Reading, Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning, and Information Literacy
- Meet the Specific Area requirements in American History and Institutions, English, Physical Education and Ethnic and Cultural Diversity
- Complete Skyline General Education Requirements
- Successfully Complete 18 units in one of the following areas of emphasis
This area of emphasis integrates the study of the world around us by developing analytical skills needed to understand the physical world and the human beings who occupy it, including the artifacts they produce.
Program Requirements
| Choose at least 9 units from courses listed below: | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 125 | Biological Anthropology | 3 units |
| ANTH 127 | Biological Anthropology Laboratory | 1 unit |
| ASTR 100 | Introduction to Astronomy | 3 units |
| ASTR 101 | Astronomy Laboratory | 1 unit |
| BIOL 101 | Our Biological World | 4 units |
| BIOL 110 | Principles of Biology | 4 units |
| BIOL 111 | Natural History of California | 4 units |
| BIOL 130 | Human Biology | 3 units |
| BIOL 140 | Animals, People, and Environment | 3 units |
| BIOL 145 | Plants, People & Environment | 3 units |
| BIOL 150 | Introduction to Marine Biology | 3 units |
| BIOL 215 | Organismal Biology: Core I | 5 units |
| BIOL 230 | Introduction to Cell Biology: Core II | 5 units |
| BIOL 240 | General Microbiology | 4 units |
| BIOL 250 | Human Anatomy | 4 units |
| BIOL 260 | Human Physiology | 5 units |
| BTEC 170 | Principles of Applied Bioscience | 3 units |
| BTEC 171 | Laboratory Principles of Applied Bioscience | 1 unit |
| BUS. 120 | Mathematical Analysis for Business | 3 units |
| BUS. 123 | Statistics | 3 units |
| CHEM 112 | Chemistry in Action | 4 units |
| CHEM 210 | General Chemistry I | 5 units |
| CHEM 220 | General Chemistry II | 5 units |
| CHEM 234 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 units |
| CHEM 235 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 units |
| CHEM 237 | Organic Chemistry Lab I | 2 units |
| CHEM 238 | Organic Chemistry Lab II | 2 units |
| CHEM 410 | Chemistry for Health Sciences | 4 units |
| ENVS 100 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 units |
| GEOG 100 | Physical Geography | 3 units |
| GEOG 101 | Physical Geography Lab | 1 unit |
| GEOL 100 | Survey of Geology | 3 units |
| GEOL 105 | Environmental Earth Science | 3 units |
| GEOL 210 | General Geology | 4 units |
| GEOL 220 | Historical Geology | 4 units |
| MATH 130 | Trigonometry | 4 units |
| MATH 150 | Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers | 3 units |
| MATH 200 | Elementary Probability & Statistics | 4 units |
| MATH 201 | Math in Society | 3 units |
| MATH 222 | Precalculus | 5 units |
| MATH 225 * | Path to Calculus | 6 units |
| MATH 241 | Applied Calculus I | 5 units |
| MATH 242 | Applied Calculus II | 3 units |
| MATH 251 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | 5 units |
| MATH 252 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 5 units |
| MATH 253 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | 5 units |
| MATH 270 | Linear Algebra | 3 units |
| MATH 275 | Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 units |
| OCEN 100 | Survey of Oceanography | 3 units |
| OCEN 101 | Oceanography Laboratory/Field Study | 1 unit |
| PHYS 100 | Conceptual Physics | 3 units |
| PHYS 210 | General Physics I | 4 units |
| PHYS 220 | General Physics II | 4 units |
| PHYS 250 | Physics with Calculus I | 4 units |
| PHYS 260 | Physics with Calculus II | 4 units |
| PHYS 270 | Physics with Calculus III | 4 units |
| PSYC 171 | Quantitative Reasoning in Psychology | 3 units |
| PSYC 220 | Introduction to Psychobiology | 3 units |
| AND choose at least 9 units from courses listed below: | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ARBC 111 | Elementary Arabic I | 3 units |
| ARBC 112 | Elementary Arabic II | 3 units |
| ASL 111 | American Sign Language IA | 3 units |
| CHIN 111 | Elementary Chinese I | 3 units |
| CHIN 112 | Elementary Chinese II | 3 units |
| ECE. 191 | Children's Literature | 3 units |
| ENGL 110 | Composition, Literature, and Critical Thinking | 3 units |
| ENGL 161 | Creative Writing I | 3 units |
| FILI 110 | Elementary Filipino | 5 units |
| FILM 100 | Introduction to Film | 3 units |
| HIST 100 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 units |
| HIST 101 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 units |
| HIST 104 | World Civilizations I | 3 units |
| HIST 106 | World Civilizations II | 3 units |
| HIST 109 | Europe Since 1945 | 3 units |
| HIST 203 | The United States Since 1945 | 3 units |
| HIST 248 | Women and the American Experience | 3 units |
| HIST 335 | History and Politics of the Middle East | 3 units |
| HIST 435 | History of the Philippines | 3 units |
| LIT. 101 | Contemporary Literature | 3 units |
| LIT. 251 | Women in Literature | 3 units |
| LIT. 266 | Black Literature | 3 units |
| LIT. 267 | Filipino American Literature | 3 units |
| LIT. 370 | Readings in Literature of the Latino in the United States | 3 units |
| LIT. 432 | Folklore | 3 units |
| PHIL 100 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 units |
| PHIL 160 | History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 units |
| PHIL 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 units |
| PHIL 280 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 units |
| PHIL 300 | Introduction to World Religions | 3 units |
| PHIL 312 | Introduction to Philosophy of Religion | 3 units |
| PLSC 280 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 units |
| SPAN 110 | Elementary Spanish | 5 units |
| SPAN 120 | Advanced Elementary Spanish | 5 units |
| SPAN 130 | Intermediate Spanish | 4 units |
| SPAN 140 | Advanced Intermediate Spanish | 4 units |
| SPAN 220 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers I | 5 units |
| OR choose at least 9 units from courses listed below: | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ADMJ 100 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 units |
| ANTH 110 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 units |
| ANTH 150 | Introduction to Archaeology: Bones, Beads and the Basics of Material Culture | 3 units |
| ANTH 155 | Human Prehistory: Discovering Ancient Civilizations | 3 units |
| ANTH 165 | Sex and Gender: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | 3 units |
| ANTH 180 | Magic, Witchcraft and Religion | 3 units |
| ANTH 360 | American Indians of North America | 3 units |
| BUS. 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 units |
| BUS. 101 * | Human Relations at Work | 3 units |
| IBUS 210 * | International Finance | 3 units |
| ECE. 201 | Child Development | 3 units |
| ECON 100 | Principles of Macro Economics | 3 units |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 units |
| ETHN 142 | Filipina/o/x Community Issues | 3 units |
| GEOG 110 | Cultural Geography | 3 units |
| GEOG 150 | World Regional Geography | 3 units |
| HIST 104 | World Civilizations I | 3 units |
| HIST 106 | World Civilizations II | 3 units |
| HIST 203 | The United States Since 1945 | 3 units |
| HIST 248 | Women and the American Experience | 3 units |
| HIST 335 | History and Politics of the Middle East | 3 units |
| HIST 435 | History of the Philippines | 3 units |
| HIST 436 | Filipinos in America | 3 units |
| JOUR 110 | Mass Media and Society | 3 units |
| PHIL 280 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 units |
| PLSC 115 | Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics | 3 units |
| PLSC 130 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 units |
| PLSC 200 | National, State and Local Government | 3 units |
| PLSC 210 | American Politics | 3 units |
| PLSC 280 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 units |
| PSYC 100 | General Psychology | 3 units |
| PSYC 110 | Courtship, Marriage and Family | 3 units |
| PSYC 200 | Developmental Psychology | 3 units |
| PSYC 201 | Child Development | 3 units |
| PSYC 268 | Black Psychology | 3 units |
| PSYC 300 | Social Psychology | 3 units |
| PSYC 410 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 units |
| SOCI 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 units |
| SOCI 105 | Social Problems | 3 units |
| SOCI 110 | Courtship, Marriage and Family | 3 units |
| SOCI 141 | Race and Ethnicity | 3 units |
| SOSC 270 | The Civil Rights Movement | 3 units |
And required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum
60 units required for the Associate degree.
Please refer to the AA/AS Degree Requirements for more information.
TRANSFER NOTES
- All courses listed in the six areas of emphasis options are transferable to either the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU), or both UC and CSU. Courses that are transferable only to CSU are marked with an asterisk (*).
- All courses may be applied to the appropriate areas of the CSU General Education Breadth and/or the UC General Education (IGETC) patterns (See Transfer Planning section of this catalog).