Interdisciplinary Studies

ARTS & HUMANITIES DIVISION

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Interdisciplinary Studies combines the study of several subjects into one integrated course or “learning community,” usually for ten or more credits. Each IDS course features a theme that forms a common thread across disciplines.

The focus of these courses is YOU. Students learn with each other and from each other by discussing readings in small groups (seminars), taking part in group activities, and, in some courses, by taking field trips. These programs emphasize the process of learning as well as course content. The student-centered, discussion-oriented format encourages and supports different points of view and creates a social climate that promotes collaborative learning.

For additional information regarding the Interdisciplinary Studies program, contact Star Rush at (425) 564-2550.     

WHOSESPACE: PICTURING AMERICA

Immigration – legal and illegal – is much in the news. Microsoft wants to hire the best programmer in the global marketplace, Washington crops are going unpicked because of a paucity of farm workers. Private militias are patrolling the borders, and the government (ICE) is raiding meatpacking plants. Who gets to be an American and why?

Receive 15 credits from the following courses 

• ART 150 Basic Photo I (5 CR) or
• ART 151 Basic Photo II (5 CR) AND
• ENGL 101 Written Expression (5 CR) or
• ENGL 271 Expository Writing I (5 CR) or
• ENGL 272 Expository Writing II (5 CR) AND
• ENGL 130 Introduction to Literature (5 CR) or
• ECON 100 Introduction to Basic Economic Principles (5 CR) or
• ECON 260 Economic Development in the U.S. (5 CR) or
• INTST 201 Introduction to International Political Economy (5 CR)

Instructors 

• Eric Tomberlin, Art
• Michael Righi, Economics and International Studies
• Jeffery White, English

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INTER 100    Whosespace: Picturing America • 15 CR

Prerequisite: Eligible to register for ENGL 101 1 or ENGL 271 or ENGL 272. ECON 260 is the same as AMST 260. Either ECON 260 or AMST 260 may be taken for credit, not both. Art 150 and 151 require approximately two hours of lab work per week. Photo lab opens at 9:30am; closing times vary. Lab hours will be posted at the beginning of the quarter. Bring your camera on the first day of class. Fees: $17.80 lab use + $33.35 photo lab supplies.

   0600 A       team taught  daily     9:30a-12:20p R110ABC

JOURNEY INTO THE DEAF WORLD

Join a learning community and travel into a diverse, rich world with a unique culture. Did you know that ASL is the 3rd most used language in the country? Would you like to be able to have a conversation under water, through a closed window, or during a boring lecture? Can you imagine being deaf and not experiencing it as a disability but as a feature that marks you as a member of an ethnicity with long documented history? Come explore the Deaf World, a visual world, a world with a different way of being.

Receive 10 credits from the following courses 

• ASL 103 Advanced First-Year American Sign Language (5 CR) AND
• ENGL 101 Written Expression (5 CR) or
• ENGL 201 The Research Paper (5 CR) or
• ENGL 271 Expository Writing I (5 CR) or
• ENGL 272 Expository Writing II (5 CR)

Instructors 

• Rick Mangan, ASL
• Michael Meyer, English

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INTER 125 Journey into the Deaf World • 10 CR

Prerequisite: ASL 102; Eligible to register for ENGL 101 or ENGL 201 or ENGL 271 or ENGL 272. ASL 103 fulfills humanities course requirement at BCC. Fees: $17.80 Language lab use; $17.80 English lab use.

   0610 A     Class Cancelled