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Combine two minors and design a degree that fits your career goals. Not sure which two? Work with an EOU advisor to build a customized study plan. This create-your-own degree adjusts to your interests and needs with flexible options to make the most of transfer credits and on-the-job experience. Interdisciplinary Studies equips graduates with problem-solving and critical-thinking skills for the future.
This option will consist of picking two minors from any discipline offered at EOU as well as completing the 3 part capstone. These must be selected from separate program fields. Browse minors now.
This choice will consist of picking one minor from any discipline offered at EOU, picking another minor from any other discipline offered at another regionally accredited university, as well as completing the 3 part capstone. To verify the minor is complete the Register’s Office will need a curriculum check sheet of the minor from the other institution, a letter from the institutions Registrar’s office stating minor is completed, and an official transcript from the other Institution/s where course work is located for verification. Browse minors now.
This major combines one EOU academic minor and a subject area of selected courses from other disciplines to form a coherent plan of study that is comparable to a minor, as well as completing the 3 part capstone. This plan is approved only after the submission of a proposal and course outline, which must be approved by the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Science Dean. At a minimum the student will need these requirements to have the dean look at their proposal.
IS 301: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies (3 credits)
IS 301 introduces you to the requirements of the IS Capstone, including a rationale for combining two or more fields of study and integrating them with career goals and extra- or co-curricular experiences.
Choice of Discipline-Specific Methods Course or Upper Division Library Course (excluding LIB 409) (2-5 credits)
Courses include, but are not limited to;
ANTH 391, 395, CHEM 320, 407, ED 462, 446, 361, 421, EXS 312, HIST 203, 303, LIB 307, MUS 311, 313, POLS 251, 314, 350, 382, 383, 407, 450, 477, PSY 222, SPAN 322, 323, 351, 353, WR 322, 348, 351, 393, 436
Work with your Adviser for subject areas not on the list above.
LIB 307 can be best suited for the IS Capstone with an integrative emphasis
IS 401: Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone (3 credits)
Through this course, you will complete your Capstone portfolio, synthesizing your intellectual and applied interests and providing evidence of accomplishment.
Two academic minors at EOU (IDTM):
This major will consist of picking two minors offered at Eastern Oregon University as well as completing the 3 part capstone. (in most cases, these must be selected from separate program fields. Two Minors from Physical Activity & Health may not be used to form an Integrative Studies major. The minor may also not be selected from an “endorsement” area.)
One minor at EOU and one minor from another regionally accredited university (IDEO):
This major will consist of picking one minor offered at Eastern Oregon University, picking another minor from any other discipline offered at another regionally accredited university, as well as completing the 3 part capstone.
To verify the minor is complete the Register’s Office will need:
The petition for this plan can be found here.
An individualized plan (IDIP):
This major combines one EOU academic minor and a subject area of selected courses from other disciplines to form a coherent plan of study that is comparable to a minor, as well as completing the 3 part capstone.
This plan is approved only after the submission of a proposal and course outline, which must be approved by the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Science Dean. At a minimum the student will need these requirements to have the dean look at their proposal:
Find additional institutional requirements on the program Checksheet.
Students in IS 401 will complete a comprehensive e-portfolio designed for both academic and career audiences. The e-portfolio documents integrative learning and offers a means to publicly display educational, personal, and workplace accomplishments in an online format. Students are instructed on designing and creating an e-portfolio using a selection of web-based tools.
Click to view a sample ePortfolio.
Course Description
IS 401 – Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone (Credits 3)
Institutional Graduation Requirement – UWR This is the culminating course for the Interdisciplinary Studies program. This course applies the principles of integrative learning to complex questions through an exploration of theories and methods from two or more fields of study, and documents the student’s learning. Prerequisites: IS 301; one of the following: LIB 307, LIB 327, or disciplinary methods/research course; cannot enroll concurrently with IS 301. Must have at least junior standing. (The two-credit option is restricted to former Liberal Studies majors needing to complete the program on a prior catalog year).
IS 401 Syllabus
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Integrative learning is an understanding and a disposition built through engaging with multiple disciplines, the co-curriculum, personal and work experience, and the community. Integrative learning occurs as students pose and answer authentic questions and approach problems that cut across disciplinary boundaries, call for diverse methods and types of evidence, and communicate conclusions to various audiences employing appropriate media.
Integrative learning develops intellectual curiosity, intercultural knowledge, and ethical responsibility, and emphasizes the interdependence of disciplines while creating habits of mind that prepare students to make reasoned judgments in response to complex problems in their personal, professional, and civic lives.
Dr. John Lundy PhD Assistant Professor & Chair Interdisciplinary Studies Eastern Oregon University One University Blvd. La Grande, OR 97850 541.962.3097 jdlundy@eou.edu
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