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IDS Core Course Information

All Interdisciplinary Studies students are required to complete a 9 credit-hour core and 9 credit hours of context/application courses.

Required Courses (9 credit hours):

• IDS 201 Intellectual Fusion (recommended for freshman/sophomore students)
  • Prerequisites: None

         OR

• IDS 301 Becoming Interdisciplinary (3) (recommended for transfer students and/or students declaring IDS in their junior or senior year)
  • Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
     
• IDS 302 Integration Skills (3)
  • Prerequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Studies major; IDS 201 or 301 with C or better
• IDS 401 Integration: Experiential Learning (3) (requires application)
  • Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area
     

Context courses (6 credit hours)

Choose two Integrative Context courses from the following (3 credit hours each):

• IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
• IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
• IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
• IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
• IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
• IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
• IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
   

Application courses (3 credit hours)

Choose any IDS Application course from the following (3 credit hours each):

• IDS 140: The Nature of Knowledge Systems
• IDS 302: Integration Skills
• IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
• IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
• IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
• IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
• IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
• IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
• IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
• IDS 484: Elective Internship