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Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-127

First Year - Credits: 32

• World LanguageÌý (Cr: 6)
• Quantitative Reasoning General Education RequirementÌýÌý(Cr: 3)
• General Education ElectivesÌý (Cr: 6)
• ElectivesÌý Ìý(Cr: 6)

• ENG 111Ìý-ÌýCritical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112Ìý-ÌýCritical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• INT 100Ìý-ÌýInternship I (Cr: 2)
  

• IDS 115Ìý-ÌýFinding Your Path: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Problem Solving (Cr: 3)
  

Sophomore - Credits: 32-33

• Global Issues General Education RequirementÌýÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General EducationRequirementÌýÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
• English ElectiveÌýÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Interdisciplinary Studies or Political Science ElectiveÌý Ìý(Cr: 3)
• Philosophy or Religion ElectiveÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Science or Math ElectiveÌýÌý (Cr: 3-4)
• Electives Ìý (Cr: 6)

• INT 200Ìý-ÌýInternship II (Cr: 2)
  

• IDS 201Ìý-ÌýInterdisciplinary Seminar (Cr: 3)
  
  Interdisciplinary​ Studies majors are required to complete two semesters for six credits.

Junior - Credits: 31-32

• Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education RequirementÌýÌýÌý(Cr: 3)
• Individual and Society General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Science and Technology General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr: 3-4)
• World Cultures General Education RequirementÌýÌýÌý(Cr: 3)
• History ElectiveÌý (Cr: 3)
• Political Science ElectiveÌý Ìý(Cr: 3)
• Psychology or Sociology ElectiveÌýÌý(Cr: 3)
• Electives ÌýÌý(Cr: 6)

• IDS 302Ìý-ÌýMethods of Inquiry in the Humanities (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Requirement

• IDS 379Ìý-ÌýSemester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
  

Senior - Credits: 30

• American Studies or Interdisciplinary Studies ElectiveÌýÌý(Cr: 3)
• ElectiveÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• General Education ElectivesÌý (Cr: 6)
  (must be above the 100 level)

• IDS 480Ìý-ÌýSemester Internship (Cr: 12)
  

• IDS 489Ìý-ÌýSenior Research (Cr: 3)
  

• IDS 490Ìý-ÌýSenior Thesis (Cr: 3)
  
  Or

• IDS 491Ìý-ÌýSenior Capstone (Cr: 3)
  

Interdisciplinary Studies Discipline-Specific Electives

The eight discipline-designated elective requirements (English; history; international studies; political science; philosophy or religion; psychology or sociology; math or science; American studies or InterdisciplinaryÌýStudies) may be met by taking any course with the individual discipline's prefix.ÌýHowever, at least three of the eight courses must be above the 100-level.

The American studies/Interdisciplinary Studies elective requirement may be met by taking any course with an AMS or IDS designation or one of the following courses:

• ART 308Ìý-ÌýArt in American Culture (Cr: 3)
  

• ART 320Ìý-ÌýNative American Art: Beyond Tradition (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 224Ìý-ÌýJustice and Injustice in American Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 240Ìý-ÌýBoston in Literature and Film (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 310Ìý-ÌýModern American Poetry (Cr: 3)
  

• ENG 337Ìý-ÌýAmerican Indian Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 225Ìý-ÌýThe Salem Witch Trials (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 227Ìý-ÌýBoston History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 229Ìý-ÌýThe American West (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 230Ìý-ÌýAfrican-American History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 306Ìý-ÌýNew England History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 317Ìý-ÌýCivil Rights Movement (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 330Ìý-ÌýHistory of Sexuality in the United States (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 340Ìý-ÌýWomen in American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
  

• MUS 230Ìý-ÌýJazz Styles (Cr: 3)
  

• MUS 240Ìý-ÌýThe Rise of Rock and Roll (Cr: 3)
  

• SM 303Ìý-ÌýSport in Society (Cr: 3)
  

• SOC 320Ìý-ÌýRacial and Ethnic Diversity in American Society (Cr: 3)
  

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Interdisciplinary Studies program students will:

• Articulate the academic role of disciplinary distinctions and interdisciplinary connections.Ìý
• Demonstrate critical inquiry and analysis skills across disciplines.
• Apply relevant disciplinary methods to complex problems of human interaction.Ìý
• Communicate the results of inquiry in written form using appropriate academic conventions.ÌýÌý
• Implement skills learned in coursework in professional contexts through a series of internships.Ìý

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Interdisciplinary Seminar Requirement

Students must take a minimum of two IDS 201 InterdisciplinaryÌýSeminar offeringsÌýto complete the program. These seminars areÌýteam-taught and examine topics from at least two disciplinaryÌýperspectives. The topics will change each semester.