Interdisciplinary Studies
Courses
IS 201: Travel Study Program within the United States
IS 202: Travel Study Abroad Program
IS 203: Introduction to Cross-Cultural Experiences
IS 204: Integrating Cross-Cultural Experiences
IS 270: Latino Community Tutoring
IS 301: IC Explorers Internship
IS 400: Internship: Washington Center Program
Training in a number of disciplines through internships in Washington, D.C., under the auspices of the Washington Center Program As part of the program, students take one, sometimes two courses parallel to the internship experience. For Fall or Spring internships, a student registers at IC for a block of IS credits. After receipt of the transcript from TWC, the 15-block credit is replaced by individual course and internship titles with their respective credits Summer internship credits vary. Open to juniors and seniors.
IS 485: A Liberal Arts Survival Guide
This capstone course is designed to look explicitly at how a liberally educated college graduate can apply the core ideas, practices, insights, and skills from her or his college education to the particular challenges of contemporary adult life The course focuses on how the interdisciplinary nature of a good liberal arts education is relevant - and even necessary - for success in the modern world. We will examine books, articles, films podcasts and multimedia sources reflecting important current ideas, perspectives, and challenges, engaging in a critical analysis of what it means to be a citizen in our modern world. It fulfills the BLUE print Transformations requirement.