Interdisciplinary Studies

Students will enhance their understanding of their social/professional environment as it is becoming rapidly altered by the utilization of computers. This course is designed to create and invoke ethical, sociological, and philosophical debates on the issue of the effects of computers in social settings. This is an open-ended discourse due to the novelty of the issue. Terms Offered: As needed

This course is designed to expose students to the Feminist Movements in American history. Topics to be covered include feminist theory, the socioeconomic impact of women in American culture, and the politics of global feminism. Prerequisite: ENG105 Terms Offered: As needed

This course analyzes the impact of social media on contemporary cultural, political, economic, and/or social issues. By synthesizing the power and nature of the medium, students will understand the history and evolution of social media and evaluate their place in the social sphere. Prerequisites: ENG105 and HUM105 or SOC100 or PSY100 or COM130 Terms Offered: SU, WI

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This course provides an introduction to the college and serves as an extended orientation to college life. Topics will include college systems, managing time, and assessing goals. Students will also identify and analyze common obstacles to student success and address college resources that will support and strengthen students’ academic, personal, and professional goals. Terms Offered: SU, Fl, WI, SP

This course is an introduction to 21st century information literacy concepts and skills. Students will develop lifelong research skills relevant to their academic careers, professional lives, and community participation by thinking critically about information creation, access, and usage. Student will learn how to locate and evaluate sources, analyze the social factors influencing information, and understand how to responsibly use and create information. Prerequisite: ENG101 Terms Offered: SU, Fl, WI, SP

This course provides students with an understanding of the various consumer protection laws and regulations created on the federal and state level. The course will cover such areas as disclosure requirements for financial documents, the state’s “Lemon Law,” and LandlordTenant Agreements. The course will also discuss the consumer protection agencies and private organizations that consumers can use in fighting for their rights. Terms Offered: As needed

The topic of this course is determined during the academic term that it is offered. This topic will relate to a specific area of filmmaking and/or appreciation. Students will use their writing and research skills, along with their knowledge of mass media, to participate in this course. Directorial filmographies or selected genres will be the focus of this course. Prerequisite: ENG105 Terms Offered: SU, WI

This course combines short-term cultural immersion with a humanitarian project completed in a specified country. Prior to departure, students will be oriented to the project, the culture of the country, and any pertinent travel needs. Once there, students will complete the assigned project and any other requirements for the course. Upon their return, students will present their experiences to members of the College community. Terms Offered: As needed

The capstone course for the associate degree integrates coursework, knowledge, skills, and experiential learning to enable the student to demonstrate their level of achievement for entry into a new field or advancement in the current field. This is a self-directed, integrated learning opportunity that is the summation of the student’s academic and hands-on learning experiences at the associate degree level. Co-requisite/Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all coursework required for the bachelor degree with the exception of the final term. Co-requisite/Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all coursework required for the associate degree with the exception of the final term. Terms Offered: SU, Fl, WI, SP

The CE capstone course for the associate degree is designed to assess cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning that requires the command, analysis, and synthesis of knowledge and skills. The course integrates coursework, knowledge, skills, and experiential learning to enable the student to demonstrate his/her level of achievement for entry into a new field or advancement in the current field. This is a self-directed, integrated learning opportunity that is the summation of the student’s academic and hands-on learning experiences at the associate degree level. Co-requisite/Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all coursework required for the associate degree with the exception of the final term. Terms Offered: SU, Fl, WI, SP

This course combines and in-depth study of cultural and gendered responses to economic globalization. Topics include culture and security, identity politics, clashes of and accommodations among civilizations, modernity, and post-modernity. A sociological and cultural analysis of the background and contemporary customs of the people of the country is studied on location with special attention paid to the problems of modernization and culture change. Prerequisite: 21 earned credits Terms Offered: As needed

This course focuses on leadership development, individual and group motivation strategies, personal leadership style and adaptation, impacts of power, and effective conflict resolution. It allows the student to view leadership from a personal aspect and examine the “essence of leadership.” Leadership will be illustrated as combination of leaders, followers, and their situation with emphasis on followership. Each student will demonstrate the application of evaluating leadership, ethical behavior, and organizational skills they have personally experienced from a follower standpoint. Prerequisite: PHI105 Terms Offered: As needed

This course investigates specific conflicts around the world and the cultural, social, economic, and political forces that led to those conflicts. Students will analyze these situations and draw conclusions about the nature of conflict in both an historical and modern context. Prerequisites: HUM105, SOC100, or PSY100 Terms Offered: As needed

This course examines the intersections between fashion, rhetoric, and identity by analyzing the representations of fashion in popular media. Students will apply rhetorical theory and social criticism to evaluate the fashion industry and consumers, including current events, scandals, and movements. Particular emphasis will be placed on the industry messaging, consumerism, means of production, and empowerment. Terms Offered: As needed

This course is an interdisciplinary investigation of the multicultural experiences in a global context. This course examines the many concepts of diversity on various instructor-driven topics such as race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and religion. These are based on the topics’ influence in the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, and other career and academic fields. Prerequisite: HUM105, SOC100, or PSY100 Terms Offered: As needed

This course will provide an opportunity to work with other students, community members, and community agencies in organizing and carrying out a service-learning project that addresses an existing community issue or need. Prerequisite: Successful completion of 75 earned credits for the Bachelor’s degree. Terms Offered: As needed

Student leaders meet with campus leaders to discuss principles of leadership, evaluate their own leadership, and develop and implement a campus project. The project should embody the core values of the college while permitting students to develop as servant-leaders. Prerequisite: Successful completion of 75 earned credits for the Bachelor’s degree. Terms Offered: As needed

This course provides students an opportunity to develop an individualized study plan on a specific theme, topic, or innovative area of interest, conduct extensive research, prepare a final project, and present the findings to the community. Students have an option of furthering a faculty member’s research or developing their own project. Prerequisite: Course registration will require approval from the Dean of the School of Humanities. Students will also be asked to fill out IDS403 Special Topics Student Proposal Form. Terms Offered: As needed

The capstone course for the bachelor’s degree integrates coursework, knowledge, skills, and experiential learning to enable the student to demonstrate their level of achievement for entry into a new field or advancement in the current field. This is self-directed, integrated learning opportunity that is the summation of the student’s academic and hands-on learning experiences at the bachelor’s degree level. Co-requisite/Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all coursework required for the bachelor’s degree with the exception of the final term. Terms Offered: SU, Fl, WI, SP