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Interdisciplinary Studies (ITDS)


ITDS 197. WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR. 1-5 Credits.

ITDS 199. SPECIAL STUDIES. 1-5 Credits.

ITDS 201. PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT. 1-45 Credits.

Notes: graded Pass/Fail.
Experiential learning credit transcribed from Eastern Washington University faculty Portfolio Assessment.

ITDS 230. EXPLORING INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. 4 Credits.

Pre-requisites: English competency.
This course introduces the foundations, critical thinking skills, and values of interdisciplinary studies. Students articulate professional goals and map their unique interdisciplinary studies pathways while developing a basic understanding of interdisciplinary viewpoints and their relevance to the real world. Students explore community-situated problems through an interdisciplinary research approach.

ITDS 296. EXPERIMENTAL COURSE. 1-10 Credits.

ITDS 297. WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR. 1-5 Credits.

ITDS 300. PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT. 4 Credits.

Notes: graded Pass/Fail.
Pre-requisites: permission of the instructor.
Significant prior learning is documented for evaluation and awarded elective academic credit.

ITDS 330. CONNECTING ITDS THEORY, RESEARCH & PRACTICE. 4 Credits.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 or equivalent.
This course provides expanded coverage of interdisciplinary inquiry. Students deepen their exploration of community- and/or workplace-situated problems, documenting steps through an integrative, decision-making framework, including development of a research question, literature review, identifying conflicts/common ground across disciplinary perspectives, and reflecting on new-found understanding. The course provides foundational skills helpful in the Interdisciplinary Capstone.

ITDS 397. WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR. 1-15 Credits.

ITDS 399. DIRECTED STUDY. 1-18 Credits.

Pre-requisites: permission of the instructor, department chair and college dean.

ITDS 490. INTERDISCIPLINARY SR CAPSTONE. 4 Credits.

Notes: The university offers this course as an option for completing the senior capstone graduation requirement, depending on the student's major. Major advisers can inform students about their major senior capstone requirements.
Pre-requisites: senior standing.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–senior capstone.
The course carries students from the academic community into civic life. It assembles students into teams for studying problems students will confront as citizens in the Pacific Northwest or other geographical region relevant to the student. It asks students individually and or in collaboration with others to produce documents which address these problems by drawing from their relevant array of disciplinary perspectives.

ITDS 495. INTERNSHIP. 1-15 Credits.

Pre-requisites: permission of the instructor, department chair and college dean.
Internship.

ITDS 497. WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR. 1-15 Credits.