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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
(IDS)

1001 Freshman Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
(1-1) 1 hour credit.
Required for entering freshmen in the College of Education and Human Development with fewer than 15 hours of coursework and who are interested in majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies. Critical study of topics in interdisciplinary studies. Innovative classroom and learning techniques are used to introduce students to these topics and to help strengthen critical thinking, problem solving, and writing skills. A maximum of 3 semester credit hours of freshman topics courses may apply to a bachelor's degree, although this specific topic may be taken only once.

2083 Technology for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
(3-1) 3 hours credit.
This course focuses on learning from, learning about, and learning with technology in the liberal arts and social sciences. Students will examine the functions and processes of basic technology applications as they investigate and create products relevant to their field of study. Course content will include, but is not limited to, the use of specific software and hardware, principles of organization and design, processes of development, and evaluation of technological tools. One-hour laboratory included.

2103 The Individual, Family, and Community
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Study of theories of the individual, the family, and the community. The course integrates approaches from a variety of social sciences. [TCCN: TECA 1303.]

2113 Society and Social Issues
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Study of social and institutional phenomena, including ethnicity, gender, and social conflict. These phenomena will be approached through case studies.

2203 World Civilization to the Fifteenth Century
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
A general introduction to World History from the Late Neolithic to the Columbian Encounter in the late 15th century CE. Broad overview of the pattern of development of major civilizations and their interactions, with closer attention given to those events, institutions, beliefs, and practices that involved and affected large numbers of people and had lasting significance for later generations. (Same as HIS 2123. Credit cannot be earned for both IDS 2203 and HIS 2123.) [TCCN: HIST 2321.]

2213 World Civilization since the Fifteenth Century
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
A general introduction to World History since the late 15th century CE. Broad overview of the pattern of development of major civilizations and their interactions, with closer attention to those events, institutions, beliefs, and practices that involved and affected large numbers of people and laid foundations of the modern world. (Same as HIS 2133. Credit cannot be earned for both IDS 2213 and HIS 2133.) [TCCN: HIST 2322.]

2303 World Literature I: Through the Sixteenth Century
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: WRC 1023 or an equivalent.
This course is an exploration of sources and continuing traditions in World Literatures in their various cultural and aesthetic contexts from their origins through the 16th century. It includes extensive reading of representative examples of the major oral and written literatures including, but not limited to, poetry, narratives, and drama and examines how these literatures influenced contemporary experience. The readings will be studied from multiple perspectives and will be related to comparable aesthetic expressions in music and the fine arts. A major Inquiry Project with a report is required. [TCCN: ENGL 2332.]

2313 World Literature II: Since the Sixteenth Century
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: WRC 1023 or an equivalent.
This course is an exploration of sources and continuing traditions in World Literatures in their various cultural and aesthetic contexts from the beginning of the 16th Century to the Present. It includes extensive reading of representative examples of the major oral and written literatures including, but not limited to, poetry, narratives, and drama and examines how these literatures influenced contemporary experience. The readings will be studied from multiple perspectives and will be related to comparable aesthetic expressions in music and the fine arts. A major inquiry project with a report is required. [TCCN: ENGL 2333.]

2713 Modes of Inquiry across the Fields of Study
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: WRC 1013 and WRC 1023.
Study of thinking in the sciences, social studies, mathematics, language arts, and fine arts through interdisciplinary investigations. Course experiences include modeling, practice, and analysis of ways of inquiring in the several subject areas, and seeking their implications for interdisciplinary inquiries. (Formerly IDS 2003. Credit cannot be earned for both IDS 2713 and IDS 2003.)

3003 Science and Humanity
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Successful completion of MTC 1023 strongly recommended.
Study of paradigms of the physical and life sciences under a mathematical framework noting their effects on humanity. The course uses an integrative, standards-based approach to studying the nature of scientific inquiry, knowledge, and theory development, relationships between science and technology, and effects of science and scientific thinking on humanity's past, present, and future.

3201 Physical Science Laboratory
(0-3) 1 hour credit. Prerequisite: completion of Core Curriculum requirements.
This laboratory course accompanies IDS 3203. It familiarizes students with laboratory tools and techniques and allows them to form a better understanding of topics in physics and chemistry by experimentation. Major themes include energy, forces, and atomic and subatomic interactions. It is recommended that this course be taken concurrently with IDS 3203.

3203 Physical Science
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: completion of Core Curriculum requirements.
This conceptually-based course provides nonscience majors with an interdisciplinary survey of topics in physics and chemistry. Major themes include energy, forces, and atomic and subatomic interactions. Specific topics may include, but are not limited to: density, motion, work, power, waves, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, relativity, atomic and subatomic interactions, as well as acids and bases. It is recommended that this course be taken concurrently with IDS 3201.

3211 Earth and Life Science Laboratory
(0-3) 1 hour credit. Prerequisite: completion of Core Curriculum requirements.
This laboratory course accompanies IDS 3213. It familiarizes students with laboratory tools and techniques and allows them to form a better understanding of topics in biology and geology by experimentation. Major themes include energy, evolution, tectonics, and change over time. It is recommended that this course be taken concurrently with IDS 3213.

3213 Earth and Life Science
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: completion of Core Curriculum requirements.
This conceptually-based course provides nonscience majors with an interdisciplinary survey of topics in biology and geology. Major themes include energy, evolution, tectonics, and change over time. Specific topics may include, but are not limited to: biodiversity, basic genetics, equilibria, earth history, as well as mountain-building and erosional processes. It is recommended that this course be taken concurrently with IDS 3211.

3303 Studies in Exceptionality
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
A study of the nature and needs of individuals with disabilities within the context of society. A primary emphasis will be given to helping IDS students acquire knowledge and competencies necessary for providing research-based, empirically derived best practices in curriculum and instruction to preschool and school-aged exceptional children and youth in regular education and inclusive settings. Advocacy, efficacy, and community issues will also be addressed.

3653 Music and Related Arts
(3-1) 3 hours credit.
Study of the essential concepts of music and visual arts. An understanding of the cognitive content of each art will be reinforced by a variety of activities which relate directly to each artistic discipline. Similarities and differences in the various arts will be investigated in terms of basic elements, means of creating, and experience.

4913 Independent Study
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Permission in writing (form available) from the instructor, the student's advisor, the Department Chair, and Dean of the college in which the course is offered.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 semester credit hours of independent study, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor's degree.

4953 Special Studies in Interdisciplinary Studies
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Studies may be repeated for credit when topics vary, but not more than 6 semester credit hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor's degree.

4993 Honors Thesis
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment limited to candidates for honors in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Curriculum and Instruction during the last two semesters; consent of the Honors College. Supervised research and preparation for an honors thesis. May be repeated once with advisor's approval.

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