Interdisciplinary Studies (ITDS)
ITDS 197. WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR. 1-5 Credits.
Workshop, short course, conference, or seminar.
ITDS 201. PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT CREDIT. 1-45 Credits.
Notes: graded Pass/Fail.
Experiential learning credit transcribed from Eastern Washington University Faculty Holistic Portfolio Assessment.
ITDS 203. STATE LICENSE CREDIT. 1-45 Credits.
Experiential learning credit transcribed from Approved State License(s).
ITDS 205. APPRENTICESHIP/JOURNEY CARD CREDIT. 1-45 Credits.
Experiential learning credit transcribed from Approved State Apprenticeship/Journey Card(s).
ITDS 207. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION CREDIT. 1-45 Credits.
Experiential learning credit transcribed from Approved Professional Certification(s).
ITDS 209. PROFESSIONAL & CONTINUING ED ASSESSED LEARNING CREDIT. 1-45 Credits.
Experiential learning credit transcribed from Approved Professional & Continuing Education Assessed Learning.
ITDS 230. EXPLORING INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. 4 Credits.
Pre-requisites: English competency.
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.
Experimental.
ITDS 300. PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT. 4 Credits.
Notes: graded Pass/Fail.
Pre-requisites: permission of the instructor.
Supports students through the process of reflecting on professional and life experiences, leading to a catalogue of experiential learning. Students create a professional portfolio that represents knowledge gained and skills growth over time. Students seeking to submit their portfolio to EWU’s separate prior learning credit evaluation process will be prepared to examine their learning within the context of university-level learning and outcomes.
ITDS 330. CONNECTING ITDS THEORY, RESEARCH & PRACTICE. 4 Credits.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 or equivalent.
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 399. DIRECTED STUDY. 1-18 Credits.
Pre-requisites: permission of the instructor, department chair and college dean.
Directed study.
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.
Workshop, short course, conference, or seminar.