Interdisciplinary Studies

Contact Information

Department: Interdisciplinary Studies

Office: Building OC12, 760.795.6637

Certificate

Certificate of Achievement

Global Studies

The certificate focuses on three main competencies: International Awareness, Area Studies, and Global Communication. This multi- and interdisciplinary certificate increases knowledge and understanding of the processes of globalization and their impacts on societies, cultures, and environments around the world. It provides students with a knowledge of critical issues that affect their lives and community as well as the affairs of other cultures, societies, and nations.

An understanding of the world’s social, political, economic, and natural systems and their increasing interdependence, along with an appreciation of the diversity of human culture, supplies students with a strong background for working in a global economy, for living in a multicultural society, and for making intelligent decisions as global citizens.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to do the following:

Recognize the interconnectedness of local, national, and global issues.
Summarize the uniqueness of the region studied.
Apply communication skills when operating in a culture other than their own.

Course Requirements

International Awareness (minimum of 4 courses from different subjects):		12
ANTH 102	Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 120	Global Health
ARTH 158	Indigenous Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
BUS 160	International Business
DNCE 105	Dance Cultures of the World
GEOG 102	People, Place, and Time: Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG 104	World Geography
HIST 100	World History to 1500
or HIST 100H	World History to 1500 (Honors)
HIST 101	World History Since 1500
or HIST 101H	World History Since 1500 (Honors)
LIT 271	World Literature Since 1600
MUS 116	A Survey of World Music
NUTR 108	Cultural Aspects of Foods and Nutrition
POLS 150	Introduction to International Relations
RELG 101	World Religions
or RELG 101H	World Religions (Honors)
Area Studies (minimum of 1 course):		3
ARTH C1200	Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary
DESN 107	History of Western Architecture-A Sustainable Perspective
FREN 121	Introduction to French Culture
GRMN 121	Introduction to German Culture
HIST 102	History of the Modern Middle East
HIST 104	Modern European History and Culture
HIST 107	East Asian Societies
HIST 117	History of the Americas Since 1830
HIST 150	History of Mexico
ITAL 121	Introduction to Italian Culture
JAPN 121	Introduction to Japanese Culture
JAPN 123	Japanese Anime and Manga
MUS 113	The Music of America
RELG 105	Eastern Religions
SPAN 121	Introduction to Hispanic Cultures
Global Communication (minimum of 1 course):		3-4
COMM 215	Intercultural Communication
FREN 101	Elementary French (First Semester)
FREN 102	Elementary French (Second Semester)
FREN 201	Intermediate French (Third Semester)
FREN 202	Intermediate French (Fourth Semester)
GRMN 101	Elementary German (First Semester)
GRMN 102	Elementary German (Second Semester)
ITAL 101	Elementary Italian (First Semester)
ITAL 102	Elementary Italian (Second Semester)
ITAL 201	Intermediate Italian (Third Semester)
ITAL 202	Intermediate Italian (Fourth Semester)
JAPN 101	Elementary Japanese (First Semester)
JAPN 102	Elementary Japanese (Second Semester)
JAPN 201	Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester)
JAPN 202	Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester)
JAPN 210	Intermediate Conversation I and Reading
JAPN 211	Intermediate Conversation II and Writing
SPAN 101	Elementary Spanish (First Semester)
SPAN 102	Elementary Spanish (Second Semester)
SPAN 201	Intermediate Spanish (Third Semester)
SPAN 202	Intermediate Spanish (Fourth Semester)
SPAN 221	Spanish for Native Speakers
SPAN 222	Spanish for Native Speakers II
Total Units		18-19