Environmental Studies, Associate in Arts (AA)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Department Requirements | ||
| ENVS 110 | Humans And The Biological Environment | 3 |
| ENVS 111 | Environmental Field Studies | 1 |
| ENVS 115 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| or ERTH 115 | Environmental Geology | |
| ENVS 115L | Environmental Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| or ERTH 115L | Environmental Geology Laboratory | |
| ENVS 116 | Energy And Natural Resources | 3 |
| or ERTH 116 | Energy And Natural Resources | |
| HIST 112 | American Environmental History | 3 |
| or ENVS 112 | American Environmental History | |
| ENVS 200 | Projects In Sustainability | 2 |
| Select one course from the following: | 4-5.5 | |
| Concepts Of Biology | ||
| Plant Biology | ||
| Animal Biology | ||
| Cell Biology | ||
| CHEM 155 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| ECON 101 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| or ECON 102 | Macroeconomics | |
| ENG 110 | Composition and Reading | 3 |
| or ENG 110H | Composition And Reading, Honors | |
| ENG 111 | Critical Thinking And Composition Through Literature | 3 |
| or ENG 111H | Critical Thinking and Composition Through Literature, Honors | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-5 | |
| Dynamic Earth - Physical Geology and Dynamic Earth - Physical Geology Laboratory | ||
| Dynamic Earth - Physical Geology, Honors and Dynamic Earth - Physical Geology Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Physical Oceanography and Introductory Physical Oceanography Laboratory | ||
| Physical Geography and Physical Geography Laboratory | ||
| Physical Geography and Physical Geography Laboratory | ||
| Weather and Climate | ||
or GEOG 152 | Weather and Climate | |
| MATH 117 | Elementary Statistics | 4 |
| or MATH 117H | Elementary Statistics, Honors | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction To Ethics | ||
| Introduction To Ethics, Honors | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Introduction To Logic | ||
| Political Thinking | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| Introduction To Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Comparative World Cultures | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
or GEOG 105 | Economic Geography | |
| Human Geography | ||
| Introduction to Global Studies | ||
| Global Problems | ||
| American Government And Politics | ||
| International Politics | ||
or POLS 121H | International Politics, Honors | |
| Comparative Politics | ||
| General Psychology | ||
or PSY 100H | General Psychology, Honors | |
| Introduction To Sociology | ||
or SOC 101H | Introduction to Sociology, Honors | |
| Select one course from Area 3A of IGETC | 3-4 | |
| Total Units | 53.00-60.50 | |
Area 3A of IGETC
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ART 101 | Visual Literacy | 3 |
| ART 102A | Early Twentieth Century Art, 1900-1945 | 3 |
| ART 102B | Late Twentieth Century Art | 3 |
| ART 103 | History Of Art, Prehistoric To Gothic | 3 |
| ART 103H | History Of Art, Prehistoric to Gothic, Honors | 3 |
| ART 104 | History Of Art, Renaissance To Modern | 3 |
| ART 104H | History Of Art, Renaissance To Modern, Honors | 3 |
| ART 106 | History Of American Art | 3 |
| ART 108 | History Of Asian Art | 3 |
| ART 110 | History Of Women In Art | 3 |
| ART 111 | Survey Of Tribal Arts | 3 |
| ART 112 | Survey Of Pre-Columbian Art | 3 |
| ART 113 | Survey Of Architecture | 3 |
| ART 114 | History Of Photography | 3 |
| ART 210 | Survey Of Renaissance And Baroque Art | 3 |
| ART 211 | Nineteenth Century Art | 3 |
| ART 215 | Survey Of Non-Western Art | 3 |
| ART 216 | Survey Of Islamic Art And Architecture | 3 |
| BLST 111 | The African-American Music Experience | 3 |
| CHST 130 | History Of Mexican Art | 3 |
| CHST 131 | History Of Chicano Art | 3 |
| CHST 160 | Chicano Theatre | 3 |
| ENG 242 | Contemporary Dramatic Literature | 3 |
| FS 101 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3 |
| FS 101H | Introduction to Film Studies, Honors | 4 |
| FS 104 | American Film to 1960's | 3 |
| FS 105 | Introduction to Television Studies | 3 |
| FS 107 | Contemporary American Film | 3 |
| FS 112A | French Film | 3 |
| FS 113 | Experimental Film | 3 |
| FS 115 | The Vietnam War In Film | 3 |
| FS 116 | Gender and Sexuality in Film | 3 |
| FS 118 | Film Genres | 3 |
| FS 119 | Introduction To Film Comedy | 3 |
| FS 120 | Master Filmmakers | 3 |
| FS 121 | Documentary Film | 3 |
| MUS 104A | Beginning Theory | 3 |
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 110H | Music Appreciation, Honors | 4 |
| MUS 112 | History And Appreciation Of Contemporary Jazz And 20th Century American Music | 3 |
| MUS 114A | Survey Of Music History | 3 |
| MUS 114B | Survey Of Music History | 3 |
| MUS 115 | History And Appreciation Of Rock And Popular Music | 3 |
| MUS 118 | World Music | 3 |
| MUS 119 | Middle Eastern Music, Dance and Culture | 3 |
| NATA 112 | Native American Visual And Musical Art | 3 |
| PE 250 | Survey and Appreciation of Dance History | 3 |
| TA 103 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 |
| TA 106 | Development of Drama - Musical Theatre | 3 |
| TA 107 | Development Of Drama: Greek To Renaissance | 3 |
| TA 108 | Development Of Drama II: Restoration To Contemporary | 3 |
| TA 120 | Understanding Scenography | 3 |
| TA 160 | Chicano Theatre | 3 |
Graduation Requirements
The Associate Degree will be awarded upon completion of both department and college requirements. These include:
- Complete all department requirements with a “C” or better or “P” in each course. Candidates for an Associate Degree are required to complete at least 20% of the department requirements through SBCC.
- Complete a general education option (Option 1: SBCC General Education and Institutional and Information Competency; Option 2: IGETC; Option 3: CSU GE Breadth). General Education options allowed for each Associate Degree program vary. Refer to http://www.sbcc.edu/apply/degrees_certificates.php for a list of General Education options for each SBCC Associate Degree program;
- Other graduation requirements as outlined on the Graduation Requirements page.
- Explain how human activities impact the environment and how the environment impacts human society over time.
- Explain the interconnections among the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.
- Apply critical thinking to establish connections and evaluate the extent to which human activities degrade, protect, or rehabilitate environmental health.