Capstone/Practicum Course (3 credit hours)
- Subject
- IDST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.charlotte.edu
6 courses with the subject IDST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Capstone/Practicum Course (3 credit hours)
topics approached from interdisciplinary perspectives in the liberal arts. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Examples include interrelated courses forming program emphases on Language and Culture and on Religious Ideas in Physical Forms.
Explores one research topic important across a wide variety of disciplines, allowing students to expand their writing and theorizing skills about a personal research topic of interest. Students are challenged to evaluate and expand their research problem (and others) from a variety of conceptual frameworks. These activities are designed to make students think about their research from different perspectives and thereby increase critical and creative research skills. The course also engages in activities to improve both written and oral communication about their research. Students write and present a literature review on their topic as the culminating graded activity. May be repeated for credit with permission of the Graduate Program Director.
Elective Courses (21 credit hours) Select seven additional courses from any department(s), with the instructor's permission and approval. The courses must be chosen in consultation with the MAIS Graduate Program Director. Students are strongly encouraged to take courses across departments and disciplines in ways that expand their knowledge and analysis of a specific topic of interest. No more than 6 credit hours of directed reading/research or independent study may be applied to the degree. Approval for IDST 6890 (Directed Research) comes from the Graduate Director and the disciplinary instructor. A form for IDST 6890 is available in the Director's office and must be completed and the directed reading/research or study approved in advance of registration. Degree Total = 30 Credit Hours uate Catalog 2026-2027
Prerequisite(s): Prior written permission of instructor and MALS Director. Graduate students meet individually or in small groups with the instructor and will be assigned readings and/or research on an interdisciplinary theme. Attendance at the lectures is a course requirement. May be repeated for credit with permission of the IDST director.
Source: University of North Carolina at Charlotte's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61