INT - Interdisciplinary Studies

Students will use the online platform to complete activities that apply principles, concepts, and techniques of the online platform. Students will learn to recognize various approaches to seeking assistance for help and strategies to increase student effectiveness. With peers, students will discuss various strategies of success while examining the university expectations and student resources. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 0 quarter hours

Professional identity is an important component of an effective job search and advancement in one’s career. In this course, students learn how to establish themselves as experts in their field, create a professional brand for themselves, build a professional presence through targeted résumé revision and professional social networking, identify networking channels and reinforce professional identity through networking, and provide and solicit effective feedback from others. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 quarter hours

Problem analysis, review and selection of appropriate data-gathering techniques, reporting system, and research design evaluation. Prerequisite(s): junior or senior standing. (May be used for Psychology, Human Services, Social Science and Health Studies credit.) Counts in the Behavioral Science or Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

In this course, students explore a series of interdisciplinary topics related to globalization from multiple perspectives of their professional and academic pathways, personal experiences, evolving news and accumulated data, and changing societal perspectives and attitudes. This course serves as an opportunity to integrate knowledge acquired in the first and second year of college in a coherent, well-argued personal position, supported by research that can be applied to disciplines that include business, education, public health, natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and others. Pre-requisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher (45 or more earned quarter credit hours). Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course is an interdisciplinary study of significant relationship in peoples' lives using concepts drawn from the social and behavioral sciences. Relationships studied include acquaintances, kinship ties, coworkers, same-gender friendships, male-female relationships, mentors, and cross- cultural friends. The dynamics of these relationships including the functions they serve, their development, and their importance will be studied. Recommended: Lower division Social Science or Human Services courses. Counts in the Behavioral Science or Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

Students will be introduced to the basic concepts, methods and tools employed in the research process. Emphasis is placed on practical applications of these ideas, with the central goal being to provide students the opportunity to learn the methods of social science research by conducting small projects of their own. Pre-requisite(s): Good standing in the Applied Behavioral Sciences program. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

Students will plan and conduct a self-directed inquiry into a research question of interest. This inquiry will be guided by concepts presented and developed in Methods of Inquiry in the Behavioral Sciences. Pre-requisite(s): Good standing in the Applied Behavioral Sciences Program; Successful completion of INT 430. 2 quarter hours

Develops sensitivity to group communication processes and helps identify leadership and interpersonal communication styles which are appropriate for differing tasks and contexts. 2-3 semester hours