Interdisciplinary

INTD 111: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies

This course offers an introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary academic field that interrogates the meaning and consequences of gender identity from a variety of academic perspectives. It will be taught on a rotating basis with instructors from across the campus. In this course, students will be introduced to ideas regarding gender from a variety of texts and methodologies that will help students understand their world through multiple gendered lenses.

INTD 120: Writing in APA Style

This course will provide students with basic writing skills related to grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure, plagiarism (attribution), and citations using APA form. The course will be taught workshop style so students have the opportunity to practice using APA style.

INTD 175: Nonprofit Management Fundamentals

This course provides the foundation content and theoretical basis for nonprofit management through a comprehensive picture of current issues in managing nonprofit organizations. Topics include: principles of strategic and long-range planning; program development and evaluation; recruiting, organizing, motivating, and retaining volunteers/staff; development of financial assets and fundraising; developing recruiting, and working with a board of directors; and effective proposal writing.

INTD 202: World Energy Resources

This course is an analysis of energy resources andneeds ofthe modem world in historical and geographical context. Psychological, social, and political ramifications are examined and alternative solutions to energy problems are evaluated. Not open to First-Year Students.

INTD 203: International Terrorism

This course is a study of the origins, nature, cost, containment, and prevention of terrorism, violence, and revolution in today’s world, focusing in particular on the reasons why many nations and peoples outside the mling classes of the major developed nations turn to violence. Not open to First-Year Students.

INTD 204: Human Sexuality

This course is an examination of issues concerning sexuality and sexual functioning. Considered are the following topics: biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of sexuality; the development of sex roles; sexual myths; sexuality and religion; birth control; changing sex roles in today’s world.

INTD 205: Peer Mentoring I

Peer Mentoring is a one-year student leadership development opportunity. Mentors will develop skills in leadership, student development, academic development, and community building. Upper class mentors will be paired with first year mentees and be required to meet with one-on-one with their mentees weekly throughout the academic year. The on-campus commitment consists of consecutive fall and spring semesters. Mentors must complete an application and be accepted as a Peer Mentor to enroll in the course. Students must commit to enrolling in INTD 206 for one credit in the spring semester.

INTD 206: Peer Mentoring II

Peer Mentoring II is a continuation of Peer Mentoring I. Peer Mentoring is a one-year student leadership development opportunity. Mentors will develop skills in leadership, student development, academic development, and community building. Upper class mentors will be paired with first year mentees and be required to meet with one-on-one with their mentees weekly throughout the academic year. The on-campus commitment consists of consecutive fall and spring semesters. Mentors must complete an application and be accepted as a Peer Mentor to enroll in the course.

INTD 210: The Art and Science of Peace

This course is a consideration of the use of various forms of art throughout history to convey themes of peace and an examination of psychological, sociological, and religious research designed to promote peace. Students in the course produce original works of art which express personal visions of peace. An additional course fee is required.

INTD 211: Women of the World

This course is an international study of women’s issues, focusing on women in the global economy, reproductive rights, domestic abuse, civic duties, HIV/AIDS, genital mutilation, and Sharia law. Contemporary issues pertaining to women in such countries as China, Japan, South Africa, Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Mexico are compared to promote understanding of and broaden perspectives on the lives of women outside the United States. (This course can be taken as POLS 211.)

INTD 223: Unplugged: Practicing Screen-Free Leisure

How can we relax without screens, and why might doing so be a valuable practice? This course challenges students to try a variety of relaxing leisure activities and to forgo electronic devices while doing so. Students learn about potential hobbies, work together on hands-on projects, and reflect on their own technology and leisure habits. (Grading is pass/fail.)

INTD 241: Introduction to Social Justice

In this interdisciplinary course, multiple lenses are employed to examine issues of social justice, including factors which either promote or interfere with the creation of communities that value inclusion, diversity, and peace. Aiming to foster a concern for social justice, the course provides theoretical and practical tools to challenge injustice, including opportunities to think and work alongside local advocacy organizations.

INTD 251: Origins of Western Thought I: The Ancient World

This course is an examination of intellectual life in the civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome. It explores characteristic cultural themes and values by focusing on differing perceptions of the hero and on the manifestations of those perceptions in representative written and visual forms. This course is one of a series of three courses examining the development of thought in the Western world. Each course is offered every third semester. Not open to First-Year Students.

INTD 252: Origins of Western Thought II: The Middle Ages and Renaissance

This course is an examination of thought in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It explores characteristic cultural themes and values by focusing on differing perceptions of the relationship between the sacred and the profane and on the manifestations of those perceptions in representative written and visual forms. This course is one of a series of three courses examining the development of thought in the Western world. Each course is offered every third semester. Not open to First-Year Students.

INTD 253: Origins of Western Thought III: The Modern Age

This course is an examination of modem thought as it has developed in the Western world from the 17th century to the present. It explores characteristic cultural themes and values by focusing on the emergence of a rationalist vision and of reactions to that vision by exploring representative written and visual examples. This course is one of a series of three courses examining the development of thought in the Western world. Each course is offered every third semester. Not open to First-Year Students.

INTD 306: International Development

This course is interdisciplinary in structure and examines the economic, political, and social development of Lesser Developed Countries. A major focus of the course is the environment and “sustainable development.” When taught as a travel course, it consists of classes and meetings with political, IGO, and NGO officials and staff. Students gain knowledge of development at the local level by traveling to villages and talking with citizens and local leaders. Students participate in environmental research and conservation activities.

INTD 310 : Professional Internship

The Professional Internship in Interdisciplinary Studies is aimed at enriching the student’s experience in practicing and using professional skills in an interdisciplinary field, either on campus or off campus, in a domestic or international setting, and in face-to-face mode or remotely. The student documents the experience in a manner to be determined by the supervisor. The supervisor determines the student’s required skill levels for the experience, supervises the internship, records the number of hours completed by the student, and evaluates the internship documentation. The internship may be repeated for credit. Fifty hours of work is required for each one credit. (This course is a credit/no credit course.)

INTD 320: Nonprofit Field Study

In this course, students have the opportunity to apply skills learned in the classroom and solidify their interest in nonprofit management. This experience also provides an opportunity for development of a professional identity and possible contacts for the future.

INTD 470: Internship in Interdisciplinary Studies

Internships provide students with off-campus exposure to the life and work in a professional field. All internships must have the approval of the Interdisciplinary Studies Department faculty and are supervised and evaluated by a supervisor and by a professional in the field. A journal and a written summary of the student’s experiences and their relationship to pertinent theories and practices of the chosen field are required.

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