Interdisciplinary Studies Core Courses

The Interdisciplinary Core Courses [until fall 2019]

Required Courses (12 credit hours)

• BIS 301 Foundations of Interdisciplinary Studies
• BIS 302 Interdisciplinary Inquiry
• BIS 401 Interdisciplinary Studies
• BIS 402 Senior Seminar

Elective Option (1–9 credit hours)

• BIS 484 Elective Internship
• BIS 499 Independent Study

The Interdisciplinary Core Courses [effective fall 2019]

Required Core Courses (9 credit hours)

• IDS 201: Intellectual Fusion, SB or IDS 301: Becoming Interdisciplinary (3 credit hours)
• IDS 302 Integration Skills (3 credit hours)
• IDS 401: Integration: Experiential Learning (3 credit hours)

Context courses (6 credit hours)

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

• 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):

  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