Interdisciplinary Studies Major for Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, and Special Education

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Chairpersons

Ron Colbert - Education

Rala Diakite - Interdisciplinary Studies

Students in Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School (General Science, History, Humanities, and Math Science Concentrations), and Special Education are required to select Interdisciplinary Studies as their Liberal Arts and Sciences major.

Requirements for the Major in Interdisciplinary Studies

The Interdisciplinary Studies degree is typically awarded as a Bachelor of Science. A Bachelor of Arts is awarded if the student includes foreign language study through the second year of college level work and concentrates their fields of study in the liberal arts and sciences fields. Other requirements include:

A rationale/thematic organizing principle for the program.
A required series of IDIS seminar courses (6 cr.)
A core of three interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary courses, one required, two elective (9 cr.)

Required Courses

IDIS 1800 - Global Issues 3 cr. and
MUSC 2000 - Commonwealth of the Arts 3 cr. or
MUSC 2100 - Commonwealth of Ancient Arts 3 cr. or
MUSC 2120 - Commonwealth of Asian Arts 3 cr. or
MUSC 2130 - Commonwealth of the Arts: Classical through Contemporary 3 cr. or
MUSC 2210 - Commonwealth of the Arts: Medieval to Baroque 3 cr.
PHIL 1000 - Introduction to Western Philosophy 3 cr. or
PHIL 1100 - Logic 3 cr. or
PHIL 2550 - Introduction to Ethics 3 cr. or
PHIL 2600 - Philosophy of Human Nature 3 cr.
IDIS 4000 - IDIS Capstone Seminar: Education 3 cr. *
SPED 4300 - Engaging Scholarship in Education 1 cr. *
*Depending on program of study.

Minor and Concentrations for Early Childhood, Elementary, Special Education

Students are required to have one minor and two cluster concentrations from four curriculum areas (English, History, Mathematics, or Science) deemed appropriate by their advisor.

The following are all the possible minors (See the appropriate content area for requirements of each minor.)

African-American Studies
American Studies
Art
Art History
Asian Studies
Biology
Chemistry
Earth Systems Science
English Literature
English Professional Writing
Entrepreneurship
Geographic Science and Technology
History
Honors
International Studies
Italian Studies
Mathematics
Music
Neuroscience, Behavior, and Cognition
Peace Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychological Science
Social Science
Sociology
Spanish
Studio Art
Theater
Women’s Studies