INDS - Interdisciplinary Studies |
2026-2027 UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES CATALOG
Effective 1 June 2026 through 31 May 2027
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Global Citizenship Program Knowledge Areas
(bolded code)
- ARTS: Arts Appreciation
- GLBL: Global Understanding
- PNW: Physical & Natural World
- QL: Quantitative Literacy
- ROC: Roots of Cultures
- SSHB: Social Systems & Human Behavior
Global Citizenship Program Skill Areas
(not bolded code)
- CRI: Critical Thinking
- ETH: Ethical Reasoning
- INTC: Intercultural Competence
- OCOM: Oral Communication
- WCOM: Written Communication
- ** Course fulfills two skill areas
Course Descriptions
INDS 1101 Online Learning (3)
This course provides students with a structure for discovering and developing the online learning strategies necessary for becoming self-directed online learners. The course content is focused on developing new ways of analyzing, integrating and applying learning strategies to various online learning situations and developing modes of communication and critical thinking that encourage lifelong learning.
INDS 2101 Interdisciplinary Studies (3)
Introduces students to the foundations of the integrative and interdisciplinary process. Emphasizes interdisciplinary problem solving through critical, analytical and integrative approaches to issues and trends in the globally interconnected contemporary world.
INDS 3101 Methods of Inquiry (3)
Methods of Inquiry focuses on the process of interdisciplinary research, data collection, and decision-making. This course prepares students to develop an interdisciplinary research proposal.
INDS 4701 Senior Capstone (3)
In this final course for the Interdisciplinary Studies degree, students will apply interdisciplinary research, data collection and decision-making to propose solutions for a complex global problem in line with their chosen emphasis. Prerequisite: INDS 3101 and senior standing.