Spring 2010 Courses
(additional details to follow)
COORDINATED STUDIES COURSES
C1. "Earth, Sea, Sky: The Science for a Sustainable Planet"
Sustainability Course - Environment
10 credits, M-Th, 10:00-11:50 am or M-Th 12:00-1:50 pm (time not yet determined)
Faculty: Kalyn Owens, Chemistry, kowens@sccd.ctc.edu and Ann Murkowski, Biology, amurkow
In this course, we will use the scientific process to investigate the interactions between natural an
and study how those interactions affect the challenge of sustainability: meeting the needs of pres
generations while substantially reducing poverty and conserving the planet's life support systems
scientific experimentation and discussion, we will examine issues of Global Climate Change, Oce
and Toxins in our Environment.
Register for two of the following courses:
CHEM 110: Chemistry Concepts
BIOL 100: Survey of Biology
ENV 150: Environmental Issues and Problems
Fulfills some of the following AA Degree requirements, depending on which course you re
Integrated Studies; Individuals, Cultures and Societies: Natural World (Lab Science); Global Stud
C2. “Pacific Northwest Communities, Past and Present”
10-12 credits T & Th 10-2 PM and W online 10-Noon, as this will be a hybrid
Faculty: Maureen Nutting, History, mnutting@sccd.ctc.edu and Omara Abe, Anthropology
This program allows students to learn the history and anthropology of the Pacific Northwest by
examining communities, past and present, and exploring how these communities defined and ex
themselves and operated in the region. Students will explore how different communities sustaine
themselves (or didn’t) as they exploited, conserved, and utilized the human and natural resource
surrounding them.
Register for:
HIST& 214, Pacific Northwest History (5 credits)
And
ANT& 206, Cultural Anthropology (5 credits)
And (optional)
HIS 298, Special Topics in History (2 credits)
Or:
SLN 101,Service Learning and Leadership (2 credits)
Fulfills the following AA requirements: Integrated Studies; Global Studies; Individuals, Cultur
US Cultures
C3. "Rememberings: The Roots of Our Voices"
EVENING CLASS
10 Credits, M/W evenings, 5:30 - 9:50 pm, CC2153
Faculty: Carol Hamilton, English, chamilton@sccd.ctc.edu; Jane Lister Reis,
Communication, jreis@sccd.ctc.edu
Fulfills some of the following AA Degree requirements, depending on which courses you
Cultures, Communication, Composition, VLPA and Integrated Studies.
Do we have an individual voice or is our voice a composite from our family, culture, and individua
our voice culturally specific or can we develop a voice that connects us across cultures and diffe
some voices been historically silenced where others have been louder and more privileged? Ho
true voice if we have learned several languages, or if we have come from a mixture of cultures o
this 10-credit evening coordinated studies course, we will explore these and other questions as w
of our own voices and read the stories of others within a safe and supportive learning community
This course is for students who will write compositions and use the readings in multicultural texts
authentic voice as writers, thinkers and communicators in today's complex and inter-related worl
Fulfills some of the following AA Degree requirements depending on which courses you r
Communication, Composition, Integrated Studies, US Cultures and VLPA
Please register for two (2), of the following 5-credit classes:
HUM 105.C4 Intercultural Communication (5 cr)
OR:
CMST& 230.C4 SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION
AND:
ENGL&101.C4 Composition (5 cr)
OR:
ENGL&102.C4 Composition (5 cr) (by instructor permission only)
OR:
ENGL 291.C4 Literature by Women (5 cr)
LINKED COURSES
Students can enroll in just one of the four classes, but must take two classes to fulfill the
Studies requirement. Please note: all students, whether you enroll in one or two courses, must
common seminar on Fridays to explore points of intersection between the disciplines and theme
L1.
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