INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (IDS) IDS 1101, 1103; 1102, 1104. Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities and Social Science/(10, 6; 10, 6) F,F;S,S. Priority Enrollment Given to Watauga Residential College Students. A multidisciplinary study in the humanities and social sciences in which basic problems of civilization will be considered: problems of subsistence and survival; problems of living together; problems of ideology and aesthetic satisfaction. The courses count as core curriculum credit in English, social sciences, and the humanities. Students may receive credit for either 1101 or 1103, but not both, for either 1102 or 1104, but not for both. (MULTI-CULTURAL; SPEAKING; WRITING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY: approved subject to semester-by-semester recommendation by the Core Curriculum Council chairperson and review by the Council.) (CORE: HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES) IDS 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206. Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, and Social Science/(6, 3, 1, 6, 3, 1). F, F;S, F; S, F;S, S. Priority Enrollment Given to Watauga Residential College Students. A multidisciplinary study in the humanities and social sciences in which basic problems of civilization are considered. The courses are the six-hour, three-hour or one-hour equivalents of the 1101 and 1102 blocks. The courses count as core curriculum credit in social science and the humanities. (MULTI-CULTURAL; SPEAKING; WRITING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY: approved subject to semester- by-semester recommendation by the Core Curriculum Council chairperson and review by the Council.) (CORE: HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES) IDS 2410. Introduction to Appalachian Studies, Humanities/(3).On Demand. This course will explore the Appalachian region from a cross-disciplinary perspective, with readings on Appalachia drawn primarily from the humanities. Both historical and contemporary issues will be examined, focusing upon national and international as well as local and regional contexts. This course will provide an introduction to the Interdisciplinary Studies concentration and the Arts and Sciences minor in Appalachian Studies. Students who take IDS/AS 2410 cannot take IDS/AS 2411 for credit. (Same as AS 2410.) (WRITING; MULTI-CULTURAL; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) (CORE: HUMANITIES) IDS 2411. Introduction to Appalachian Studies, Social Sciences/(3).On Demand. This course will explore the Appalachian region from a cross-disciplinary perspective, with readings on Appalachia drawn primarily from the social sciences. Both historical and contemporary issues will be examined, focusing upon national and international as well as local and regional contexts. This course will provide an introduction to the Interdisciplinary Studies concentration and the Arts and Sciences minor in Appalachian Studies. Students who take IDS/AS 2411 cannot take IDS/AS 2410 for credit. (Same as AS 2411.) (WRITING; MULTI-CULTURAL; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) (CORE: SOCIAL SCIENCES) IDS 2420. Introduction to Women's Studies, Humanities/(3).On Demand. This course will provide an introduction to the study of women--both historic and contemporary, using a variety of methodologies and materials drawn primarily from the humanities. It will also serve as an introduction to the interdisciplinary discipline of Women's Studies for the Interdisciplinary Studies concentration and the minor in Women's Studies. Students who take IDS 2420 cannot take IDS 2421 for credit. (MULTI- CULTURAL; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) (CORE: HUMANITIES) IDS 2421. Introduction to Women's Studies, Social Sciences/(3).On Demand. This course will provide an introduction to the study of women--both historic and contemporary, using a variety of methodologies and materials drawn primarily from the social sciences. It will also serve as an introduction to the interdisciplinary discipline of Women's Studies for the Interdisciplinary Studies concentration and the minor in Women's Studies. Students who take IDS 2421 cannot take IDS 2420 for credit. (MULTI-CULTURAL; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) (CORE: SOCIAL SCIENCES) IDS 2430. Introduction to Latin American Studies/(3).F.On Demand. This interdisciplinary course will introduce students to the study of Latin America through discussion of the region's geography, history, politics, economics and culture. Readings emphasize the social sciences and will address topics such as indigenous civilization, colonialism and contemporary conflicts over the process of development. The course will also serve as an introduction to the Interdisciplinary Studies concentration in International Studies: Latin America and the interdisciplinary minor in Latin American Studies. (MULTI-CULTURAL; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) IDS 2500. Independent Study/(1-4).F;S. IDS 2530-2549. Selected Topics/(1-4).F;S.On Demand. IDS 3000. Histories of Knowledges/(3).F;S. This course introduces central concerns of interdisciplinary studies through analyses of histories of knowledge production, definition, and categorization, cultural derivations and influences on what we know, the significance of paradigms and media, and the importance of perspective and situation in shaping what we define as knowledge. (WRITING; MULTI-CULTURAL; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) IDS 3150. Interdisciplinary Praxis/(3).F;S. This course provides an overview of interdisciplinary praxis by means of selected readings in theories and philosophies of interdisciplinarity and in interdisciplinary practices. It moves from broad investigations to students' application of them to both their concentrations and the portfolio each IDS major must complete for graduation. The course will introduce the concepts and requirements for the portfolio and assist students in preparing a plan to satisfy the portfolio requirement. (WRITING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) IDS 3200. Science and Culture/(3).S. The goals of this course are: to explore the impact of science on other aspects of culture through paradigm shifts, methodologies, relationships to technology, metaphors, and so forth; to consider the cultural contexts in which science operates, e.g., the political, religious, social constraints which affect scientific research choices, applications and interpretation of data; and to discuss the influences, dangers and opportunities science offers the total community. Prerequisite: completion of core curriculum science requirement. (CROSS- DISCIPLINARY) IDS 3250. Internet Studies/(3).On Demand. This seminar explores the emerging interdisciplinary field of Internet Studies. Topics covered may include the digital divide, virtual communities, race and gender in cyberspace, and topics in cyberculture. These and other issues may be explored for their social, political, psychological, economic, cultural, ethical, and artistic implications. This seminar will also help students develop their critical reading and writing skills in connection with the World Wide Web, explore Internet research methodologies, and introduce students to some of the technical and editorial issues involved in Web page design and publication. This course is required for the concentration in Internet Studies under the B.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies; and it is also a required course for the undergraduate minor in Internet Studies. There are no prerequisites. (WRITING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY; COMPUTER) IDS 3251. Principles of Agroecology/(4).F. This course will focus attention on agricultural systems from an ecological perspective, and how such systems can contribute to a more sustainable society. Topics covered in the class will include basic ecological concepts (i.e., the biological, chemical and physical factors and their interactions) and their application to agricultural systems, production and consumption aspects of food systems, and address ways to facilitate the promotion of sustainable agriculture. The lab, required to be taken in conjunction with this course, provides an opportunity to practice the agroecological principles discussed in the lectures in hands-on activities. Lab activities include (but are not limited to) growing fruits and vegetables, keeping farm records, and gathering biophysical, ecological data necessary to start and run a garden based on sustainable principles. Working both individually and in small groups, students will learn various gardening as well as gathering techniques and methods. Field trips to area farms may be included as part of the lab. IDS 3300. Seminar I/(3).F;S. This course is designed as an intensive investigation of a question, theme, problem, theory, process, or analytic framework, the study of which requires interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and/or multi-disciplinary approaches to understanding. Method and other techniques of knowledge production will be explicitly addressed and applied in the context of the course topic. The topic of this course will vary, and barring duplication of subject matter, a student may repeat the course for credit. Prerequisites (required for IDS majors only): IDS 3000 (Histories of Knowledges) and IDS 3150 (Interdisciplinary Praxis). (SPEAKING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) IDS 3500. Independent Study/(1-4).F;S. IDS 3520. Instructional Assistance/(1).F;S. A supervised experience in the instructional process on the university level through direct participation in a classroom situation. Grading will be on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours. IDS 3530-3549. Selected Topics/(1-4).F;S.On Demand. IDS 3700. Seminar II/(3).F;S. This course is designed as an intensive investigation of a question, theme, problem, theory, process, or analytic framework, the study of which requires interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and/or multi-disciplinary approaches to understanding. One or more transdisciplinarity will be explicitly defined and applied in the context of the course topic. The topic of this course will vary, and barring duplication of subject matter, a student may repeat the course for credit. Prerequisites (required for IDS majors only): IDS 3000 (Histories of Knowledges) and IDS 3150 (Interdisciplinary Praxis). (WRITING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) IDS 3900. Internship/(3-12).F;S. Supervised work in an appropriate field experience. Student must get approval from the advisor of the B.A. in interdisciplinary studies program prior to enrolling. Graded on S/U basis only. IDS 4100. Artists and Cultures/(3).On Demand. This course critically examines the lives, cultural settings and achievements of artists whose work expresses the major intellectual and spiritual pre-occupations of an age. The emphasis is on art in context. Students will examine how art and artists effect, and are affected by, science, philosophy, theology, history and other disciplines. Examples of artists and milieux which might be treated include Leonardo and Florence, Shakespeare and London, Dostoyevski and St. Petersburg, Hugo and Paris, or Virginia Woolf and London. (WRITING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) IDS 4200. Interdisciplinary Thinkers and Thinking/(3).On Demand. This course will critically explore one or more of the following: (1) the interdisciplinary aspects of such thinkers as Aristotle, Marx, William Irwin Thompson, Gregory Bateson or Gerda Lerner; (2) integrative systems such as general systems theory, social ecology or comparative civilizations; or, (3) contemporary theoretical issues such as the relation between literary post- modernism and constructive post-modernism. The goal will be to illustrate the methods and contributions of interdisciplinarity. (WRITING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) IDS 4530-4549. Selected Topics/(1-4).F;S.On Demand. IDS 4550. Senior Seminar/(3).F;S. In this class, students will have the opportunity to draw together the diverse strands of their interdisciplinary studies, reflect on the connections among these strands, and produce an in-depth senior project focusing on their concentration within the major. Students will have the opportunity to reflect on methodology - how one brings together data, methods and practices from diverse disciplines, both academic and non-academic. Students will be asked to present and discuss aspects of projects in class and present their final projects in a public forum to students and faculty. The final portfolio is to be turned in to the student's Senior Seminar professor before the end of the student's last semester. Prerequisites: Senior standing and IDS 3000 and 3150. Corequisite or prerequisite: IDS 3300 or 3700, or consent of the instructor. (WRITING; SPEAKING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY; COMPUTER)