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 is not intended to 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 counselor for specific information regarding their intended major at their target transfer institution.
Degree Requirements:
- Complete Residency, Scholarship, General Education, and Graduation requirements for the Skyline College Associate Degree;
- Successfully complete 18 units from an 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 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 |
| ENVS 101 | Environmental Science Laboratory | 1 unit |
| GEOG 100 | Physical Geography | 3 units |
| GEOG 101 | Physical Geography Lab | 1 unit |
| 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 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 units |
| MATH 201 | Math in Society | 3 units |
| MATH 211 | Introduction to Data Science | 4 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 243 | Applied Calculus II with Trigonometry | 4 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 101 | Conceptual Physics Laboratory | 1 unit |
| PHYS 210 | General Physics I | 4 units |
| PHYS 211 | General Physics I-Calculus Supplement | 1 unit |
| PHYS 220 | General Physics II | 4 units |
| PHYS 221 | Gen Physics II - Calculus Supplement | 1 unit |
| 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 |
| ART 117 | Arts of Africa and the African Diaspora | 3 units |
| ART 120 | Art of the Americas | 3 units |
| CHIN 111 | Elementary Chinese I | 3 units |
| CHIN 112 | Elementary Chinese II | 3 units |
| DANC 102 | Hip Hop Dance Roots - A Survey of Black Dance in America | 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 104 | World Civilizations I | 3 units |
| HIST 106 | World Civilizations II | 3 units |
| HIST 108 | Survey of American History | 3 units |
| HIST 109 | Europe Since 1945 | 3 units |
| HIST 201 | United States History I | 3 units |
| HIST 202 | United States History II | 3 units |
| HIST 203 | The United States Since 1945 | 3 units |
| HIST 235 | History of Ethnic Groups in the United States | 3 units |
| HIST 240 | History of Ethnic Groups in California | 3 units |
| HIST 244 | African American History | 3 units |
| HIST 248 | Women and the American Experience | 3 units |
| HIST 310 | California History | 3 units |
| HIST 335 | History and Politics of the Middle East | 3 units |
| HIST 420 | Survey of Latin American History | 3 units |
| HIST 429 | History of Latin@s/x in the United States | 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 |
| POLS 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 160 | Readings in Literature in Spanish | 5 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 170 | Anthropology of Death: 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 |
| COMM 150 | Intercultural Communication | 3 units |
| COMM 160 | Gender and Communication | 3 units |
| ECE. 191 | Children's Literature | 3 units |
| ECE. 201 * | Child Development | 3 units |
| OR | ||
| ECE. 901 * | Child Development (Apprenticeship) | 3 units |
| ECE. 212 * | Child, Family and Community | 3 units |
| OR | ||
| ECE. 912 * | Child, Family and Community (Apprenticeship) | 3 units |
| ECON 100 | Principles of Macro Economics | 3 units |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 units |
| ETHN 107 | Introduction to Native American Studies | 3 units |
| ETHN 108 | Rethinking Race, Gender, and Nation | 3 units |
| ETHN 109 | Borders and Crossings | 3 units |
| ETHN 120 | Introduction to Black Studies | 3 units |
| ETHN 130 | Introduction to Latina/o/x Studies | 3 units |
| ETHN 140 | Introduction to Asian and Pacific Islander American Studies | 3 units |
| ETHN 142 | Filipina/o/x Community Issues | 3 units |
| ETHN 265 | Evolution of Hip Hop Culture: A Socio-Economic and Political Perspective | 3 units |
| ETHN 288 | Black Cinema | 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 108 | Survey of American History | 3 units |
| HIST 109 | Europe Since 1945 | 3 units |
| HIST 201 | United States History I | 3 units |
| HIST 202 | United States History II | 3 units |
| HIST 203 | The United States Since 1945 | 3 units |
| HIST 235 | History of Ethnic Groups in the United States | 3 units |
| HIST 240 | History of Ethnic Groups in California | 3 units |
| HIST 244 | African American History | 3 units |
| HIST 248 | Women and the American Experience | 3 units |
| HIST 335 | History and Politics of the Middle East | 3 units |
| HIST 410 | The Holocaust | 3 units |
| HIST 420 | Survey of Latin American History | 3 units |
| HIST 429 | History of Latin@s/x in the United States | 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 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 units |
| PHIL 280 * | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 units |
| POLS 115 | Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics | 3 units |
| POLS 130 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 units |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 units |
| POLS 210 | American Politics | 3 units |
| POLS 280 * | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 units |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 units |
| PSYC 110 | Courtship, Marriage and Family | 3 units |
| PSYC 200 | Developmental Psychology | 3 units |
| PSYC 201 * | Child Development | 3 units |
| PSYC 230 | Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 units |
| PSYC 268 | Black Psychology | 3 units |
| PSYC 300 | Social Psychology | |
| PSYC 310 | Positive Psychology | 3 units |
| PSYC 330 | Introduction to Sports Psychology | 3 units |
| PSYC 410 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 units |
| SJS 110 | Introduction to Social Justice Studies | 3 units |
| SJS 130 | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies | 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 245 | Community Action for Change | 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.
- Some courses may be applied to the appropriate areas of the California Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC). See the Transfer Planning section of this catalog for additional information.