Syllabus
Interdisciplinary Studies 20 — Spring 2001

Lecture 6:30-7:50pm Break               7:50-8:00pm Discussion  8:00-9:20pm

Required Readings: • If Life is a Game, These Are the Rules (Carter-Scott) $15 • Reader (available at A.S. Notes) $25

Week 1	Navigation: A Guide to Issues of Higher Education                                            Lecture: Welcome & introductions, showing of the film Frosh	(April 4)
Week 2	Beyond the “Ivory Tower:” Thinking Critically in Higher Education Lecture: Dr. Otis Madison discussing the importance of critical thinkinG Due: Journal #1 due at beginning of lecture Readings:       Carter-Scott, Rule 1: You Will Receive a Body Bell, Chapter 7: Everybody Hates to Write Bell, Chapter 4: Wisdom and Knowledge The College Experience Critical Thinking is Crucial/Dare to Change Your Mind Make-Believe Media (Chapters 1, 2, 4)	(April 11)
Week 3	Developing Success Skills for College and Career  Lecture: Dr. Scott Solberg, from the University of Wisconsin, will help students interpret their Adaptive Success Identity Plan (ASIP), explore career options, and discuss student success skills Due: Journal #2 due at beginning of lecture Readings: Carter-Scott, Rule 2: You Will be Presented with Lessons Adaptive Success Identity Plan: Making All the Pieces Fit The Life of the Mind Career Options: Is College Major a Major Factor? Give Yourself Permission to Pursue the Career You Really Want	(April 18)
Week 4	The Structure of the University of California Lecture: Suzanne Erlinger will discuss the Master Plan for California, the admissions process at UCSB, the tenure process for faculty, and shared governance Due: Journal #3 due at beginning of lecture Readings:Carter-Scott, Rule 3: There Are no Mistakes, Only Lessons Where College Dreams Begin Beyond the Master Plan The Challenge to Higher Education (Davis’ new 4% plan) Inside the Admissions Game Blinded by the White To Communicate Truth: How Research Corrupts Teaching Student and Faculty Mental Models of “What Matters in Education” Campus Life: In Search of Community On the Uses of a Liberal Education Bell, Chapter 2: Support Your Local Professor	(April 25)
Week 5	Relationships: Surviving the Changes of College   Lecture: Dr. Britt Andreatta discussing relationships & communication Due: Journal #4 and 2 Experiential Activities (proof of attendance) due at beginning of lecture Readings: Carter-Scott, Rule 5: Learning Does Not End Bell, Chapter 10: Trouble with Parents But I Was Only Gone a Few Months Intimacy and the Self Intimate Relationships: From Being a Friend to Being in Love Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Today’s College Experience	(May 2)
Week 6	Gen Y, The Freshman Year, and Student Culture at UCSB   Lecture: Dr. Britt Andreatta discussing typical freshmen experiences at UCSB and the nature of student culture on this campus Due: Paper #1 due at the beginning of lecture Readings:       Carter-Scott, Rule 4: A Lesson is Repeated Until Learned Millenials Rising (Chapter 2) The Effects of Social and Academic Integration on the Retention... Among Affluent Students, a Culture of Disengagement Binge Drinking in College: A Definitive Study When Is It Rape? Wasting Away: Eating Disorders on Campus	(May 9)
Week 7	Us versus Them: “Isms” in an Institution of Higher Education  Lecture: Meet in section entire time — small group experiences and discussions about different “isms” and the concept of “privilege” Due: Journal #5 due at beginning of lecture Readings:  Carter-Scott, Rule 7: Others Are Only Mirrors of You Bell, Chapter 11: The Painful Avenues of Upward Mobility Summary of World’s Population Race Traitor Reexamining the Plight of Young Males MBA No Ticket to Top for Women Dealing with Sexism...and Sexual Harassment The Risks for Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Students Understanding Privilege Patterns of Power There is No Hierarchy of Oppressions Name Three exercise (complete and bring results to class)	(May 16)
Week 8	Moving Toward “We:” Building Bridges From Difference Lecture: Linda Croyle on multicultural bridge building Due: Journal #6 and Rewrites of Paper #1 (with original) due at beginning of lecture; Student Experience Survey for Paper #2 passed out Readings: Carter-Scott, Rule 8: What You Make of Your Life is Up to You Where Will You Be? 5 Attitude and Behavior Awareness Tests (complete and bring to class)Unearned Privilege      White Identity and Counseling White Allies About Racism To My Unborn Son: Use Your Powers for Good, Not Evil Examine Your Reluctance to Form Interracial Friendships If You Haven’t Lived It — Learn About it! An Ally’s Perspective	(May 23)
Week 9	Sex in the City... of Santa Barbara   Lecture: Twilight Schroeder will discuss sex, sexuality, abstinence, safer sex, and other related topics Due: Journal #7 due at beginning of lecture Readings: Carter-Scott, Rule 6: “There” is no Better Than “Here” Bell, Chapter 9: Love The Vagina Monologues The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex (Chapters 3, 4, 18) Becoming Visible (Chapter 1)	(May 30)
Week 10	Your Future — This Thing Called Life    Lecture: Dr. Chérie Carter-Scott  Due: Journal #8 and 2 Experiential Activities (proof of attendance) due at beginning of lecture TA/Co-leader evaluations Take Home Final passed out Readings: Carter-Scott, Rule 9: All Your Answers Lie Inside of You Carter-Scott, Rule 10: You Will Forget All This at Birth A Plan of Action for UCSB Students Developing Leadership and Life Skills Through Involvement... Student Clubs, Committees, and Volunteer Opportunitie	(June 6)

Monday, June 11 — Paper #2 due to your TA by 5:00pm (no exceptions)

Thursday, June 14 — Take Home Final due to your TA by 5:00pm (no exceptions)
Note: Both the Final Exam and Paper #2 may be turned in early if you wish to do so.