12 courses with the subject IDS, 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.
IDS 2301Introduction to Urban Studies and Sustainability3
Credits: 3 hrs This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of Urban Studies. The course will present models of how scholars approach cities from a variety of disciplinary viewpoints including: architecture, planning law, socoiology, history, political science, economics and geography. Students will learn some of the major concepts in the fild of Urban Studies and they will study the works of leading scholars in the field over the last hundred years.
IDS 2302Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies3
Credits: 3 hrs Introduction to Interdisciplinary1y Studies provides students with a foundational understanding of interdisciplinary education, including its history, theories, and practices. This course is designed to provide an introduction to undergraduate interdisciplinary1y studies, key terms, concepts, theories, and pre-professional developments in the expanding field of interdisciplinary studies. Students will have an opportunity to orient and align their intellectual and personal interests with their professional goals within an interdisciplinary framework. Students will explore strategies for integrating knowledge across disciplines, critically analyzing complex problems, and connecting academic learning to personal, professional, and civic contexts. The course introduces students to the IDS major pathways and prepares them to develop an individualized academic plan aligned with their goals. Sh1dents will begin to learn how to answer and engage the following questions: What are interdisciplinary studies? What can one do with a degree in interdisciplinary studies?
This course is an examination of the content, concepts, and methods of studying, learning, and understanding American Indian history, culture, and focus topics. Exposure to the diverse American Indian cultures, political systems, and social organizations inhabiting North America from time immemorial to the present are explored through the use of oral traditions, written literature, and art forms.
Completion of 60 credits including the General Studies core, or permission of the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies.
IDS 3323Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World3
Credits: 3 hrs This course, available online, is a study in English of selected cultures for which Spanish is the primary language of discourse. It connects students to the growth, development, and current features of the societies under consideration—including their geographical, intellectual, artistic, social, literary and political dimensions. Special emphasis will be placed on the twentieth century and cross-cultural comparisons.
Completion of 60 credits including the General Studies core, or permission of the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies.
IDS 3330Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice in Healthcare3
Credits: 3 hrs The course is designed to be an introduction to the process of evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare. It will focus on understanding EBP paradigm and processes needed to formulate relevant clinical questions, efficiently search health literature, evaluate the evidence for validity and applicability to the patient. The importance of patient needs and preferences will be stressed in the application of evidence to clinical practice.
Credits: 3 hrs Despite advancements in the overall health of the nation, persistent disparities in morbidity and mortality are observed among African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and other sub-populations compared to the broader U. S. populations. In this course, students will be introduced to the concept of health equity (and inequity) and will receive a comprehensive overview of this phenomenon in the United States. The course will delve into pertinent historical issues, theories, and empirical data, focusing on critical analysis and the application of knowledge. Through a combination of readings, reflection papers, on-line videos and research assignments, students will gain insight into research on health equity and interventions aimed at promoting it.
Credits: 3 hrs This course, available online, is the foundation course for the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree. Students will be involved in interdisciplinary study of an event, issue, or culture over a specified period of time and, through the study, improve their skills in research and writing, their abilities in critical thinking and creative problem solving, and their understanding of one or more cultures.
Completion of 60 credits including the General Studies core, or permission of the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies program.
IDS 4370Research in Interdisciplinary Studies3
Credits: 3 hrs In this course students will be engaged in one or more models of interdisciplinary research and in assessment of learning gained from courses already taken in the Interdisciplinary Studies program. They will further apply their learning by developing a contract with the instructor to conduct research in an area of study applicable to their interests. The course will use “Blackboard,” independent study contract, and media necessary to present student research findings.
Completion of 60 credits and a minimum of 24 semester hours in courses approved for the Interdisciplinary Studies major, or permission of the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies.
IDS 4371The American South in Popular Culture3
Credits: 3 hrs This course, available online, will examine the changing views of the South in American popular culture, using an interdisciplinary approach that will include the study of music, art, film, literature, television, political cartoons, and advertising. Students will examine and analyze these cultural artifacts in order to better understand the changing views of the American South from both inside and outside of Southern society.
Completion of 60 credits including the General Studies core, or permission of the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies program Credit will not be awarded for both IDS 4371 and HIS 4371.
IDS 4372Interdisciplinary Studies Internship3
Credits: 3 to 6 hrs This internship is designed to give the student practical and meaningful experience in interdisciplinary, career-related fields. The course provides students with an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge and skills learned in coursework to community and workplace settings.
Credits: 3 hrs This internship is intended to link theory to practice and to give the student the necessary experience that is related to the field of urban studies; it involves out of the classroom activity and work in an approved area of discipline. Students are required to meet regularly with the supervising faculty member. The internship placement must be approved by the Urban Studies Program Coordinator.
Students must complete 9 hours of Urban Studies coursework including Introduction to Urban Studies.
IDS 4375Urban Studies Seminar3
Credits: 3 hrs In this seminar, students combine the interdisciplinary knowledge they have gained and the research skills they have learned to a current topic of interest related to Urban Studies. Students investigate that topic through secondary sources, public records, interviews, questionnaires, etc. An emphasis will be placed on getting students to understand the variety of perspectives from which urban related issues can be approached.
