Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies
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Overview
Subject area
MALS
Catalog Number
70000
Course Title
Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies
Department(s)
Description
The Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies is required for all MALSstudents. Students will consider a range of disciplinary andinterdisciplinary approaches to academic study. Students areexpected to take this class in their first or second semester in theprogram. This course presents interdisciplinary method as a tool for academicstudy. As a topics class, each faculty who teaches the course will choose a subject of study related to their own research and design a syllabus that exploresthat topic through a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary lenses. The class is designed to help students understand both disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, academic writing, and methodology. Students will write frequently inthis class and hone their written, oral, and analytic skills. It is also designed to support students as they develop their own disciplinary and interdisciplinaryresearch strategies. It will encourage them to begin thinking about their culminating thesis or capstone projects. One or more visiting faculty may be invitedto speak about their research, writing, and methodology.
Typically Offered
Offer as needed
Academic Career
Graduate School Graduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Course Topic ID
1
Formal Description
Dividing Lines:Borders in the American Landscape
Course Topic ID
2
Formal Description
Guns in Society
Course Topic ID
3
Formal Description
Peaceful Conflict Transformation
Course Topic ID
4
Formal Description
Object Lessons:Learning from Waste & Other Matters
Requisites
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