2020-2021 College Catalog

Interdisciplinary Studies AAS

Interdisciplinary Studies AAS (Major Code: AF53)

Program Description

The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) allows customization of the program of study based on each student's academic and professional goals. The AIS requires completion of 64 semester credit hours (24 hours of general education requirements and 40 hours distributed among one or more areas of emphasis). Areas of concentration include education, public safety, business and computer/information technology, industrial/engineering technology, and health sciences. The program curriculum may be strategically selected to build upon the student's goals and objectives. Learning opportunities develop academic and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition or continued education. A student might choose an interdisciplinary studies program if his or her specific goals and interests cannot be met through a school's existing majors, minors and electives.

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Admission Requirements

General College Admissions Requirements

Program Contact Information

Students with last names from A-H

Kimberly Crews
Program Coordinator, English and Social Sciences
Academic Building C2107C
404.225.5055

kcrews@atlantatech.edu

 

Students with last names from I-P

Ronald Laws
Program Coordinator, Academic and Learning Support
Academic Building C2118A
404.225.4628

rlaws@atlantatech.edu

 

Students with last names from Q-Z

Kathy Griffin
Instructor, Mathematics
Academic Building C1210
404.225.4526

kgriff22@atlantatech.edu

Program Length and Cost

Minimum Program Length in Semester Terms: 5 terms
Program Credit Hours: 64
Estimated Program Cost: $11,410

Course Outline

 

General Education Core (21 Credits)

Area I – Language Arts/ Communication (Select 6 Hours)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Choose 3 hours from the Area I courses below:
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3

ENGL 1105Technical Communications

3

SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences (Select 6 Hours)

ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3

ECON 2106Microeconomics

3

HIST 1111World History I

3

HIST 1112World History II

3

HIST 2111U.S. History I

3

HIST 2112U.S. History II

3

POLS 1101American Goverment

3

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

Area III – Natural Sciences/Mathematics (Select 6 Hours)

Choose one MATH course below:
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Choose 3 or more hours from the Area III courses below: (3 Credits)
BIOL 1111Biology I

3

BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1

BIOL 2107Biological Principles I

3

BIOL 2107LBiological Principles I Lab

1

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy & Physiology I Lab

1

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy & Physiology II Lab

1

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

CHEM 1151Survey of Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 1151LSurvey of Inorganic Chem Lab

1

CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3

CHEM 1211LChemistry I Lab

1

CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3

CHEM 1212LChemistry Lab II

1

MATH 1113Precalculus

3

MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3

PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3

PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1

PHYS 1111

3

PHYS 1111L

1

Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts (Select 3 Hours)

Choose One Course Below:
ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

MUSC 1101

3

Required

FYES 1001First Year Experience Seminar

3

Interdisciplinary Studies Requirements (40 Credits)

Total Credit Hours: 64

 

Program Outcomes

Learning opportunities develop academic and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition or continued education. Upon completion of this program, students will have completed a customized program of study tailored to their individual career and academic plans.