Mission Pillar: Interdisciplinary Approaches (IA)

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Interdisciplinary Approaches Mission Pillar courses emphasize interdisciplinary by integrating significant content, ideas, and ways of knowing from more than one discipline. Each of these courses will involve the student in critical thinking and integration of ideas. Instructors are encouraged to develop courses in which students from different majors share perspectives, methodologies, and expertise. Students will begin to make connections between their majors and at least two disciplines and ways of knowing, increasing both their knowledge as well as their ability to communicate with people across the disciplinary spectrum.

Courses

ANTH 332 - Human Ecology (Cross-listed as ESRM 332) Units: 3
ANTH 345 - Human Evolution and Diversity Units: 3
ANTH 443 - Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Health and Healing Units: 3
ANTH 444 - Values and Valuables (Cross-listed as ECON 444) Units: 3
ANTH 446 - Altered States of Consciousness Units: 3
ART 208 - The Physics of Art and Visual Perception (Cross-listed as PHYS 208) Units: 3
ART 231 - The Beatles: Music, Fashion, and Culture (Cross-listed as PAMU 231) Units: 3
ART 330 - Critical Thinking in a Visual World Units: 3
ART 331 - Art, Society, and Mass Media (Cross-listed as COMM 331) Units: 3
ART 332 - Multicultural Art Movements Units: 3
ART 333 - History of Southern California Chicana/o Art (Cross-listed as HIST 333, CHS 333) Units: 3
ART 334 - The Business of Art (Cross-listed as BUS 334) Units: 3
ART 336 - Art and Music: Dissonance, Diversity, and Continuity (Cross-listed as PAMU 336) Units: 3
ART 338 - Psychology of Art and Artists (Cross-listed as PSY 338) Units: 3
ART 339 - Understanding Music in Television and Cinema (Cross-listed as PAMU 339) Units: 3
ART 340 - Film of the Hispanic World (Cross-listed as SPAN 340) Units: 3
ART 432 - Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (Cross-listed as ENGL 432, PAMU 432) Units: 3
ART 433 - Women, Art, and Society Units: 3
ART 434 - The Museum: Culture, Business, and Education (Cross-listed as BUS 434, EDUC 434) Units: 3
ART 435 - Postmodern Visual Culture Units: 3
ART 436 - Modern Art Units: 3
BIOL 332 - Cancer and Society Units: 3
BIOL 333 - Emerging Public Health Issues Units: 3
BIOL 335 - The Biosphere Units: 3
BIOL 431 - Bioinformatics Units: 4
BIOL 432 - Principles of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Units: 3
BIOL 433 - Ecology and the Environment Units: 4
BIOL 435 - Ethnobotany Units: 3
BUS 333 - Nonprofit Management (Cross-listed as POLS 333, COMM 333) Units: 3
BUS 334 - The Business of Art (Cross-listed as ART 334) Units: 3
BUS 335 - Business and the Performing Arts (Cross-listed as PA 335) Units: 3
BUS 340 - Business and Economics in Literature (Cross-listed as ECON 340, ENGL 340) Units: 3
BUS 341 - Drug Discovery and Development (Cross-listed as CHEM 341, ECON 341) Units: 3
BUS 344 - The Library: Collections, Services, & Instruction (Cross-listed as ECON 344, EDUC 344, LIB 344) Units: 3
BUS 349 - History of Business and Economics in North America (Cross-listed as ECON 349, HIST 349) Units: 3
BUS 434 - The Museum: Culture, Business, and Education (Cross-listed as ART 434, EDUC 434) Units: 3
BUS 435 - The Music Museum (Cross-listed as ECON 435, EDUC 435, PAMU 435) Units: 3
BUS 448 - Globalization and Development (Cross-listed as ECON 448, SOC 448) Units: 3
CHEM 330 - The History of Science: Nonwestern Origins and the Western Revolution (Cross-listed as HIST 330) Units: 3
CHEM 335 - The Chemistry of the Kitchen Units: 3
CHEM 341 - Drug Discovery and Development (Cross-listed as ECON 341, BUS 341) Units: 3
CHEM 343 - Forensic Science Units: 3
CHEM 344 - Energy and Society (Cross-listed as PHYS 344) Units: 3
CHEM 345 - Science/Fiction (Cross-listed as ENGL 345) Units: 3
CHS 315 - Nahuatl Language and Philosophy Units: 3
CHS 333 - History of Southern California Chicana/o Art (Cross-listed as ART 333, HIST 333) Units: 3
CHS 334 - Narratives of Southern California (Cross-listed as ENGL 334, HIST 334) Units: 3
CHS 342 - Reproductive Health and Justice in the Chicana/o Community (Cross-listed as HLTH 342) Units: 3
CHS 343 - Health Issues in the Latina/o Community (Cross-listed as NRS 343, COMM 343, HLTH 343) Units: 3
CHS 348 - Immigration Politics and Policy (Cross-listed as POLS 348) Units: 3
CHS 352 - Aztec Dance and Culture (Cross-listed as PA 352) Units: 3
CHS 356 - Vulnerable Populations (Cross-listed as NRS 356) Units: 3
COMM 331 - Art, Society, and Mass Media (Cross-listed as ART 331) Units: 3
COMM 333 - Nonprofit Management (Cross-listed as POLS 333, BUS 333) Units: 3
COMM 340 - Conflict Management and Mediation Units: 3
COMM 342 - Internet-Based Social Networks (Cross-listed as COMP 342, SOC 342) Units: 3
COMM 343 - Health Issues in the Latina/o Community (Cross-listed as CHS 343, NRS 343, HLTH 343) Units: 3
COMM 347 - Online Communication and Society (Cross-listed as COMP 347) Units: 3
COMM 441 - Health Communication (Cross-listed as NRS 441) Units: 3
COMM 442 - Organizational Communication Units: 3
COMM 443 - Environmental Communication (Cross-listed as ESRM 443) Units: 3
COMP 337 - Survey of Computer Gaming Units: 3
COMP 342 - Internet-Based Social Networks (Cross-listed as COMM 342, SOC 342) Units: 3
COMP 345 - Digital Image Processing (Cross-listed as PHYS 345, MATH 345) Units: 3
COMP 347 - Online Communication and Society (Cross-listed as COMM 347) Units: 3
COMP 447 - Societal Issues in Computing Units: 3
COMP 449 - Human-Computer Interaction (Cross-listed as PSY 449) Units: 3
ECON 331 - Narratives of the Working Class (Cross-listed as ENGL 331, SOC 331) Units: 3
ECON 340 - Business and Economics in Literature (Cross-listed as BUS 340, ENGL 340) Units: 3
ECON 341 - Drug Discovery and Development (Cross-listed as CHEM 341, BUS 341) Units: 3
ECON 344 - The Library: Collections, Services, & Instruction (Cross-listed as BUS 344, EDUC 344, LIB 344) Units: 3
ECON 349 - History of Business and Economics in North America (Cross-listed as HIST 349, BUS 349) Units: 3
ECON 435 - The Music Museum (Cross-listed as BUS 435, EDUC 435, PAMU 435) Units: 3
ECON 444 - Values and Valuables (Cross-listed as ANTH 444) Units: 3
ECON 448 - Globalization and Development (Cross-listed as SOC 448, BUS 448) Units: 3
EDMS 410 - Child Growth and Development During the Elementary School Years Units: 3
EDUC 330 - Introduction to Secondary Schooling Units: 3
EDUC 343 - Teaching Drama to Children (Cross-listed as PATH 343) Units: 3
EDUC 344 - The Library: Collections, Services, & Instruction (Cross-listed as BUS 344, ECON 344, LIB 344) Units: 3
EDUC 431 - Education Policy and Politics (Cross-listed as POLS 431) Units: 3
EDUC 434 - The Museum: Culture, Business, and Education (Cross-listed as ART 434, BUS 434) Units: 3
EDUC 435 - The Music Museum (Cross-listed as BUS 435, ECON 435, PAMU 435) Units: 3
ENGL 330 - Interdisciplinary Writing Units: 3
ENGL 331 - Narratives of the Working Class (Cross-listed as SOC 331, ECON 331) Units: 3
ENGL 333 - Multicultural Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 333) Units: 3
ENGL 334 - Narratives of Southern California (Cross-listed as HIST 334, CHS 334) Units: 3
ENGL 337 - Literature of the Environment Units: 3
ENGL 338 - Science and Conscience (Cross-listed as PHYS 338) Units: 3
ENGL 340 - Business and Economics in Literature (Cross-listed as ECON 340, BUS 340) Units: 3
ENGL 341 - Modern American Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 341) Units: 3
ENGL 342 - Modern British and European Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 342) Units: 3
ENGL 344 - World Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 344) Units: 3
ENGL 345 - Science/Fiction (Cross-listed as CHEM 345) Units: 3
ENGL 346 - Dystopia and Surveillance (Cross-listed as POLS 346) Units: 3
ENGL 349 - Perspectives on Multicultural Literature Units: 3
ENGL 430 - Tradition and Transformation: Literature, History, and Cultural Change (Cross-listed as HIST 430) Units: 3
ENGL 432 - Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (Cross-listed as ART 432, PAMU 432) Units: 3
ENGL 433 - Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Studies (Cross-listed as GEND 433) Units: 3
ESRM 100 - Introduction to Environmental Science and Resource Management Units: 3
ESRM 105 - Environmental Issues in Geography (Cross-listed as GEOG 105) Units: 3
ESRM 328 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Units: 3
ESRM 332 - Human Ecology (Cross-listed as ANTH 332) Units: 3
ESRM 335 - The Beach Units: 3
ESRM 340 - Politics and the Environment (Cross-listed as POLS 340) Units: 3
ESRM 341 - The National Park (Cross-listed as POLS 341) Units: 3
ESRM 342 - Environmental History (Cross-listed as HIST 342) Units: 3
ESRM 443 - Environmental Communication (Cross-listed as COMM 443) Units: 3
FJS 210 - Ethics for a Free World (Cross-listed as PHIL 210) Units: 3
FJS 340 - Exploring Freedom and Justice Units: 3
GEND 433 - Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Studies (Cross-listed as ENGL 433) Units: 3
GEOG 105 - Environmental Issues in Geography (Cross-listed as ESRM 105) Units: 3
GEOL 321 - Environmental Geology Units: 4
HIST 330 - The History of Science: Nonwestern Origins and the Western Revolution (Cross-listed as CHEM 330) Units: 3
HIST 333 - History of Southern California Chicana/o Art (Cross-listed as ART 333, CHS 333) Units: 3
HIST 334 - Narratives of Southern California (Cross-listed as ENGL 334, CHS 334) Units: 3
HIST 338 - Theatre in History (Cross-listed as PATH 338) Units: 3
HIST 340 - History and Psychology of Nazi Germany (Cross-listed as PSY 340) Units: 3
HIST 342 - Environmental History (Cross-listed as ESRM 342) Units: 3
HIST 349 - History of Business and Economics in North America (Cross-listed as ECON 349, BUS 349) Units: 3
HIST 430 - Tradition and Transformation: Literature, History, and Cultural Change (Cross-listed as ENGL 430) Units: 3
HIST 436 - Psychology and History of East Asian Warrior Cultures (Cross-listed as PSY 436) Units: 3
HLTH 342 - Reproductive Health and Justice in the Chicana/o Community (Cross-listed as CHS 342) Units: 3
HLTH 343 - Health Issues in the Latina/o Community (Cross-listed as CHS 343, NRS 343, COMM 343) Units: 3
HLTH 348 - Healthy Aging (Cross-listed as NRS 348) Units: 3
LIB 344 - The Library: Collections, Services, & Instruction (Cross-listed as BUS 344, ECON 344, EDUC 344) Units: 3
MATH 329 - Applied Statistics for Business and Economics Units: 3
MATH 330 - Mathematics and Fine Arts Units: 3
MATH 331 - History of Mathematics Units: 3
MATH 345 - Digital Image Processing (Cross-listed as COMP 345, PHYS 345) Units: 3
MATH 430 - Research Design and Data Analysis Units: 3
MATH 438 - Philosophy of Mathematics (Cross-listed as PHIL 438) Units: 3
MATH 439 - Philosophy of Science (Cross-listed as PHIL 439, PHYS 439) Units: 3
MATH 448 - Scientific Computing Units: 3
NRS 342 - Complementary and Alternative Health (Cross-listed as PSY 342) Units: 3
NRS 343 - Health Issues in the Latina/o Community (Cross-listed as CHS 343, COMM 343, HLTH 343) Units: 3
NRS 348 - Healthy Aging (Cross-listed as HLTH 348) Units: 3
NRS 356 - Vulnerable Populations (Cross-listed as CHS 356) Units: 3
NRS 441 - Health Communication (Cross-listed as COMM 441) Units: 3
PA 335 - Business and the Performing Arts (Cross-listed as BUS 335) Units: 3
PA 350 - Audience and Performance Studies Units: 3
PA 352 - Aztec Dance and Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 352) Units: 3
PA 360 - Musical Theatre Units: 3
PADA 332 - Dance in History Units: 3
PADA 343 - Teaching Dance to Children Units: 3
PAMU 231 - The Beatles: Music, Fashion, and Culture (Cross-listed as ART 231) Units: 3
PAMU 330 - Jazz in America Units: 3
PAMU 332 - World Music Units: 3
PAMU 333 - The Varieties of Musical Experience Units: 3
PAMU 335 - The Physics of Music (Cross-listed as PHYS 335) Units: 3
PAMU 336 - Art and Music: Dissonance, Diversity, and Continuity (Cross-listed as ART 336) Units: 3
PAMU 337 - Music in History Units: 3
PAMU 339 - Understanding Music in Television and Cinema (Cross-listed as ART 339) Units: 3
PAMU 432 - Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (Cross-listed as ENGL 432, ART 432) Units: 3
PAMU 435 - The Music Museum (Cross-listed as BUS 435, ECON 435, EDUC 435) Units: 3
PATH 333 - Multicultural Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 333) Units: 3
PATH 334 - Spanish Language Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as SPAN 334) Units: 3
PATH 338 - Theatre in History (Cross-listed as HIST 338) Units: 3
PATH 341 - Modern American Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 341) Units: 3
PATH 342 - Modern British and European Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 342) Units: 3
PATH 343 - Teaching Drama to Children (Cross-listed as EDUC 343) Units: 3
PATH 344 - World Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 344) Units: 3
PHIL 210 - Ethics for a Free World (Cross-listed as FJS 210) Units: 3
PHIL 438 - Philosophy of Mathematics (Cross-listed as MATH 438) Units: 3
PHIL 439 - Philosophy of Science (Cross-listed as MATH 439, PHYS 439) Units: 3
PHYS 208 - The Physics of Art and Visual Perception (Cross-listed as ART 208) Units: 3
PHYS 335 - The Physics of Music (Cross-listed as PAMU 335) Units: 3
PHYS 338 - Science and Conscience (Cross-listed as ENGL 338) Units: 3
PHYS 344 - Energy and Society (Cross-listed as CHEM 344) Units: 3
PHYS 345 - Digital Image Processing (Cross-listed as MATH 345, COMP 345) Units: 3
PHYS 439 - Philosophy of Science (Cross-listed as MATH 439, PHIL 439) Units: 3
PHYS 448 - Team-Based Research Units: 3
POLS 330 - Political Sociology (Cross-listed as SOC 330) Units: 3
POLS 333 - Nonprofit Management (Cross-listed as BUS 333, COMM 333) Units: 3
POLS 334 - Peace Studies Units: 3
POLS 340 - Politics and the Environment (Cross-listed as ESRM 340) Units: 3
POLS 341 - The National Park (Cross-listed as ESRM 341) Units: 3
POLS 346 - Dystopia and Surveillance (Cross-listed as ENGL 346) Units: 3
POLS 348 - Immigration Politics and Policy (Cross-listed as CHS 348) Units: 3
POLS 431 - Education Policy and Politics (Cross-listed as EDUC 431) Units: 3
PSY 333 - Measurement and Testing of Groups and Individuals Units: 3
PSY 337 - Psychological Ethics and Moral Philosophy Units: 3
PSY 338 - Psychology of Art and Artists (Cross-listed as ART 338) Units: 3
PSY 340 - History and Psychology of Nazi Germany (Cross-listed as HIST 340) Units: 3
PSY 342 - Complementary and Alternative Health (Cross-listed as NRS 342) Units: 3
PSY 344 - Psychology and Traditional Asian Thought Units: 3
PSY 345 - Individuals with Disabilities in Society (Cross-listed as SPED 345) Units: 3
PSY 346 - Human Motivation Units: 3
PSY 432 - Seminar in Leadership Units: 3
PSY 436 - Psychology and History of East Asian Warrior Cultures (Cross-listed as HIST 436) Units: 3
PSY 445 - Adolescent Development Units: 3
PSY 449 - Human-Computer Interaction (Cross-listed as COMP 449) Units: 3
SOC 330 - Political Sociology (Cross-listed as POLS 330) Units: 3
SOC 331 - Narratives of the Working Class (Cross-listed as ENGL 331, ECON 331) Units: 3
SOC 342 - Internet-Based Social Networks (Cross-listed as COMM 342, COMP 342) Units: 3
SOC 448 - Globalization and Development (Cross-listed as ECON 448, BUS 448) Units: 3
SPAN 334 - Spanish Language Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as PATH 334) Units: 3
SPAN 340 - Film of the Hispanic World (Cross-listed as ART 340) Units: 3
SPAN 430 - Her Story: Women Writers of the Spanish-Speaking World Units: 3
SPED 345 - Individuals with Disabilities in Society (Cross-listed as PSY 345) Units: 3
UNIV 349 - Transfer Year Seminar Units: 3
UNIV 398 - Advanced Research Investigations Units: 3