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Provides students with the opportunity to construct an individualized degree that meets their unique needs and interests. This flexible program allows students to follow academic pursuits that transcend traditional department or college boundaries, combining coursework from two, three, or even more academic units to explore a particular theme.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Studies Major (ISM) provides students with the opportunity to construct an individualized degree that meets their unique needs and interests. This flexible program allows students to follow academic pursuits that transcend traditional department or college boundaries, combining coursework from two, three, or even more academic units to explore a particular theme. An ISM tends to be more focused than traditional majors and should not be considered a default major for students uncertain about their course of study.
Understand and explain the functions and limitations of academic disciplines
Examine similarities and differences across disciplinary frameworks and methods
Recognize disciplinary insights and perspectives relevant to their program of study
Develop research questions that can require thinking beyond a single discipline
Identify multiple disciplinary frameworks relevant to achieving specific research goals
Locate scholarly works that address interdisciplinary research questions
Evaluate a variety of source materials and differing disciplinary viewpoints
Critique disciplinary assumptions and explain the contexts in those assumptions are developed
Communicate ideas effectively in writing
Compose papers employing analytical writing to convey their disciplinary knowledge and skills
Locate and evaluate appropriate materials for interdisciplinary research, using book catalogs and article databases
Demonstrate understanding of the ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of published and unpublished materials, including what constitutes plagiarism and how to cite sources
Examine the ethical approaches to studying problems through a variety of perspectives
Analyze the ways interdisciplinary critical thinking can be applied to social problems
Synthesize evidence representing multiple disciplinary perspectives
Combine the theories, methods, and analytical perspectives of a variety of disciplines to answer an interdisciplinary question
Explain how to approach a real-world problem in an interdisciplinary manner
Understand and articulate the benefits of interdisciplinary study to the larger world
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Studies Major (ISM) provides students with the opportunity to construct an individualized degree that meets their unique needs and interests. This flexible program allows students to follow academic pursuits that transcend traditional department or college boundaries, combining coursework from two, three, or even more academic units to explore a particular theme. An ISM tends to be more focused than traditional majors and should not be considered a default major for students uncertain about their course of study.
Understand and explain the functions and limitations of academic disciplines
Examine similarities and differences across disciplinary frameworks and methods
Recognize disciplinary insights and perspectives relevant to their program of study
Develop research questions that can require thinking beyond a single discipline
Identify multiple disciplinary frameworks relevant to achieving specific research goals
Locate scholarly works that address interdisciplinary research questions
Evaluate a variety of source materials and differing disciplinary viewpoints
Critique disciplinary assumptions and explain the contexts in those assumptions are developed
Communicate ideas effectively in writing
Compose papers employing analytical writing to convey their disciplinary knowledge and skills
Locate and evaluate appropriate materials for interdisciplinary research, using book catalogs and article databases
Demonstrate understanding of the ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of published and unpublished materials, including what constitutes plagiarism and how to cite sources
Examine the ethical approaches to studying problems through a variety of perspectives
Analyze the ways interdisciplinary critical thinking can be applied to social problems
Synthesize evidence representing multiple disciplinary perspectives
Combine the theories, methods, and analytical perspectives of a variety of disciplines to answer an interdisciplinary question
Explain how to approach a real-world problem in an interdisciplinary manner
Understand and articulate the benefits of interdisciplinary study to the larger world
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