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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: MATH A102 or higher) This class is an introductory course designed to provide students with an overview of common statistical techniques in order to conduct and evaluate empirical research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The course will offer instruction and practice with common basic statistical techniques. The class will consist of a conceptual overview of the principles behind statistics, the assumptions involved, and the application of statistics in research. The course will provide an understanding of how to use statistics in humanities and social scientific research. Students will also learn to use statistical software to analyze real datasets and evaluate hypotheses. Open only to students in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. This course cannot be taken for general education mathematics credit by students who are not graduating in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. For College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science majors, degree requirements may vary. Please consult with your department as to whether this course fulfills the General Education Math requirement.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Sophomore standing) An examination of one or more peace-related topics (e.g., conflict resolution, negotiation, forgiveness, human rights, poverty, social justice, literature of peace).
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1.00 Credits
Introduces concepts and methods of interdisciplinary study by critically examining and comparing approaches to knowledge and learning in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Provides students with the tools to examine their own academic biography and chart a personal plan of study in interdisciplinary studies.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Approval of curriculum contract by Interdisciplinary Studies Advisory Committee or consent of program coordinator) The gateway course for interdisciplinary studies majors, this course will follow a modular approach to finding the connections between apparently-unrelated areas of academic inquiry. The focus of this course is not on particular disciplines, but instead on helping students find ways to see how different academic disciplines interact with one another to prepare them to undertake an interdisciplinary major. The course should be taken as soon as possible following approval of the student's curriculum contract by the Interdisciplinary Studies Advisory Committee.
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3.00 Credits
Investigates a complex topic with specific attention to methods and theoretical approaches from multiple disciplines (e.g. within the sciences, social sciences, humanities), emphasizing the tensions that emerge from the interplay of disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge. Identifies the distinct vantage points offered by these different fields of inquiry in order to achieve an integrative undertanding of the topic. Topic varies by semester.
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3.00 Credits
A supervised experiential course in a field placement relevant to the student's interdisciplinary course of study involving a minimum of 100 internship hours. In additiona, appropriate reading and writing assignments, plus a weekly meeting with the supervising faculty member, are required. Assessment may include completion of the required internship hours, a successful report from the internship supervisor, adequate journal entries for each visit, and the student's final report. Application, interview, and contract required of applicants. See the Program Coorodinator for specifics.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Senior standing and grade of C or better in IDST A201) An individual research or creative project under faculty supervision that begins from and summarizes a student's full interdisciplinary course of study. The student will present an oral defense of the project to a faculty committee composed of the Interdisciplinary Studies Coordinator and the student's faculty mentors to complete the course.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Senior Standing, Consent of Program Coordinator, completion of IDST A201 with C or better, USC system GPA of 2.0 or better) A supervised experiential and integrative capstone in a field placement relevant to the student's interdisciplinary course of study involving a minimum of 100 hours. In addition, appropriate reading and writing assignments, regular meetings with the supervising faculty member, and a final portfolio and presentation are required. Assessment may include completion of the required internship or service learning hours, a successful report from the internship or service learning supervisor, adequate journal entries for each visit, and the student's final portfolio and presentation. Application, interview, and contract required of applicants. See the Program Coordinator for specific details.
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0.00 Credits
Keeps a USCA student actively enrolled while on a pre-approved USCA exchange program. This class will charge USCA tuition and requires preapproval of the Office of International Programs.
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0.00 Credits
Keeps a USCA student actively enrolled while on a pre-approved non-USCA study abroad program. This class does not charge USCA tuition and requires preapproval of the Office of International Programs. Student will provide a foreign transcript and receive a pass/fail grade for all course work.
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