2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

InterdisciplinaryStudiesHI 3765 India and the World (GACO) (INCO) [3]HI 3820 Topics in History (GACO) [3]HI 3826 Sex and Empire in Colonial India (GACO) [3]HI 3828 Women and Global Colonialism (GACO) [3]Recommended Course SequenceCheck all course descriptions for prerequisites before planningcourse schedule. Course sequence is suggested but not required.Year OneCreditsEN 1200 Composition 3IS 1111 The First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3MA Mathematics Foundations 3CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6PPDI Past and Present Directions 6Foreign Language (GACO) 8elective 332Year TwoCreditsForeign Language 6SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6–8SSDI Self and Society Directions 6DICO Diversity Connection 3QRCO Quantitative Reasoning in the Disciplineconnection 3TECO Technology in the Discipline Connection 3elective 2–029Years Three and FourCreditsDistribution courses (two courses in eachof three Humanities disciplines) 18Focus courses (three courses from one Focus area) 9INCO Integration Connection 3WECO Wellness Connection 3electives 22Year FourCreditsHU 4010 Senior Project i 3HU 4020 Senior Project II (WRCO) 3Total 122Interdisciplinary StudiesInterdisciplinary Studies,Bachelor of Arts orBachelor of Science122 creditsOffered by the Interdisciplinary Studies CouncilChair: John C. KrueckebergCouncil: Patrick F. Cate, Robin DeRosa, Brian W. Eisenhauer,Linda S. LevyThe Interdisciplinary Studies Major is a unique opportunity toconstruct a university major that meets students’ intellectualinterests and career objectives. This interdisciplinary experienceprovides students with an alternative to the existing four-yearprograms available at Plymouth. The Interdisciplinary Studiesmajor provides flexibility by encouraging students to selectcourses from a variety of academic disciplines and, in effect, letsstudents design their own education. The areas of study open tostudents are limited only by interest, imagination, and energy.Several successful examples describe possible approaches tothis major. One student, preparing for a career in technologymanagement, combined courses in business and computerscience. Another student, who wanted a career in the publishingfield, selected offerings from art and English. A third student,with a career objective of becoming a biological illustrator,constructed the major from the fields of biology and art.The Interdisciplinary Studies Major consists of a minimumof 45 credit hours integrating two or three disciplines. Thesecredits must include at least 21 credits of upper-division coursework (3000/4000 level), with a minimum of six upper-divisioncredits in each discipline.Students are responsible for designing their InterdisciplinaryStudies major with the assistance of faculty advisors from eachof the disciplines represented in the major. When designingtheir major, students choose one of two options:Option ONE: This option allows the major to be developedin several ways. Students might do most of their work inone discipline (30 credits) and the rest (15 credits) in anotherdiscipline. Or, students could do most of their work in onediscipline and include courses from several supportingdisciplines (e.g., 24 credits, 9 credits and 12 credits). The upperdivisionrequirement must be met in each discipline. Thisoption provides the greatest flexibility.Option TWO: This option is a two disciplinary emphasis withat least 24 credits in each discipline (e.g., business = 24 andmath = 24). The upper-division requirement must be met ineach discipline.156 Plymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008