Students completing this major will gain a global perspective on the histories, political structures, and cultures of all of the world's regions, as well as expertise in a specific region of their choice.
All students in this major will take a set of core courses that provide a common framework for an understanding of historical, economical, cultural and political relations. Each student will also choose one of four areas for specialization: Asia, Europe, Latin America, or the Philippines for more extensive study of the history, language, and arts of that area. This major provides the foundation to transfer into International Studies/ Relations or majors with specific geo-political areas of emphasis and is valuable for students planning a career in education, business, law and many other areas where an understanding of diverse cultures is important.
Associate in Arts Degree with a Major in International Studies |
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| Required Core Courses | Units |
| Required core courses in Social Sciences | |
| PLSC 130 International Relations | 3 |
| Plus 9 units from the following: | |
| HIST 104 World Civilizations I | 3 |
| HIST 106 World Civilizations II | 3 |
| GEOG 110 Cultural Geography | 3 |
| ECON 100 Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| Required core courses in Language and Literature | |
| LIT.116 Introduction to World Literature | 3 |
| Plus 6 to 10 units from one of the following: | |
| ARBC 111, 112* Elementary Arabic I, II | |
| CHIN 111, 112* Elementary Chinese I, II | |
| FILI 110, 120** Elementary/Adv. Filipino | |
| FILI 111, 112* Elementary Filipino I, II | |
| ITAL 111, 112* Elementary Italian I, II | |
| JAPN 111, 112* Elementary Japanese I, II | |
| SPAN 110, 120** Elementary/Adv. Elementary Spanish | |
| *6 units, the equivalent of 1 semester of college-level foreign language |
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| **10 units, the equivalent of 1 year of college-level foreign language, also meets languages requirement (other than English portion) of IGETC |
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| Plus a minimum of 6 units from two different departments in one of the following Area Studies: | |
| Asia | |
| ART 105 Art of Asia and the Near East | 3 |
| CHIN* 111-130 | 3 |
| ECON 310 Political Economy of Asia | 3 |
| JAPN* 111-115 | 3 |
| HIST 430 Early Asian Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST 432 Modern Asian Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST 453 History of China | 3 |
| HIST 463 Great Cities of the World; Florence, Tokyo and Jerusalem | 3 |
| HIST 464 Great Cities of the World; New York, Beijing and Granada | 3 |
| LIT. 265 Asian American Literature | 3 |
| PHIL 320 Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| SOCI 341 Asian Cultures and Societies | 3 |
| SOCI 432 Chinese culture and Society | 3 |
| Europe | |
| ART 101 History of Western Art I | 3 |
| ART 102 History of Western Art II | 3 |
| SPAN* 110-140 | 3 |
| HIST 100 History of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 101 History of Western Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 109 Europe Since 1945 | 3 |
| HIST 461 Great Cities of the World; Paris, Madrid and Istanbul | 3 |
| HIST 462 Great Cities of the World; London, Cairo and Rome | 3 |
| HIST 463 Great Cities of the World; Florence, Tokyo and Jerusalem | 3 |
| HIST 464 Great Cities of the World; New York, Beijing and Granada | 3 |
| LIT. 113 Introduction to the Novel | 3 |
| PHIL 160 History of Western Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval | 3 |
| PHIL 175 History of Western Philosophy: 16th - 18th Century | 3 |
| Latin America | |
| ART 120 Art of the Americas | 3 |
| SPAN* 110-140 | 3 |
| HIST 420 Survey of Latin American History | 3 |
| MUS. 240 Music of the Americas | 3 |
| LIT. 370 Readings in Literature of the Latino in America | 3 |
| LIT. 373 Latin American Literature in Translation | 3 |
| PLSC 320 Latin America in the International Political Economy | 3 |
| Middle East | |
| HIST/PLSC 335 History and Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 461 Great Cities of the World: Paris, Madrid & Istanbul | 3 |
| HIST 462 Great Cities of the World: London, Cairo & Rome | 3 |
HIST 463 Great Cities of the World: Florence, Tokyo & Jerusalem |
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| Philippines | |
| ECON 310 Political Economy of Asia | 3 |
| FILI* 110-122 | 3 |
| HIST 435 History of the Philippines | 3 |
| MUS 420 Traditional Kulintang Music | 2 |
| SOCI 142 Filipina/o Community Issues | 3 |
| LIT. 267 Filipino American Literature | 3 |
| *Units in foreign languages used to meet area studies requirements must be in addition to units in foreign language used to meet core requirement. | |
| Total Required Units in Major Area | 27-31 |
| Plus General Education and other requirements for the Associate degree (refer to Associate Degree Requirements). |
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Recommended Electives
In addition to the above, students in the major are urged to consider the following related courses as electives for the AA degree:
ECON 102 Microeconomics
GEOG 150 World Regional Geography
MUS. 250 World Music
PHIL 300 World Religions
Students are also urged to participate in Skyline's Study Abroad program, which holds courses in London in the Fall semester, Paris in even Spring semesters, and Florence in odd Spring semesters. Study Abroad programs through other institutions may also be appropriate.
