MA-IS Courses

2006-2007 Catalog Course List - MA-IS Section

IDSY 5311. 3 sem. hrs.
RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES.
Examination of analytical methods, research techniques, and models of inquiry in the social and administrative sciences. Topics may include problem definition; needs assessment; data gathering, processing and interpretation; survey research; secondary analysis; and demographics. Assumes computer literacy and completion of an introductory statistics course, or equivalent, prior to student's entry into the class.


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IDSY 5350. 3 sem. hrs.
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT WORKSHOP: TEACHING COLLEGE FRESHMEN
To prepare graduate teaching assistants for full classroom responsibility in freshmen level courses. Topics include university faculty responsibilities, classroom and office time management, gender and cultural awareness, academic rules and regulations, writing across the curriculum, and instructional activities. This course serves primarily as a training class for Seminar Leaders and does not automatically count toward MAIS degree requirements.  Students must receive approval from the program coordinator and their degree committees before credit for IDSY 5350 can be applied to their degree plan.

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Only students admitted to the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Study program may enroll in the following courses. Before registering for these courses, a student must have completed 18 hours of graduate work. In addition, the student must obtain faculty adviser committee approval by submitting a written proposal for the work to be undertaken during the semester.

IDSY 5395. 3 sem. hrs.
THESIS
Thesis. May be taken twice, in two separate semesters. This course is graded “credit” or “no credit.” Prerequisite: approval of the student’s MAIS degree committee.

IDSY 5396. 3 sem. hrs.
INDIVIDUAL STUDY
Interdisciplinary research under the direction of and evaluated by the student’s degree committee. (For individual study, reading, or research in a specific area of study, see discipline courses.)

IDSY 5397. 3 sem. hrs.
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT.
A performance or an exhibit displaying competencies acquired as a result of studies related to the student's area of concentration, to be evaluated by the student's degree committee, and to be graded "credit" or "no credit." Offered by application. The application, accompanied by the project proposal, is due the last class day of the semester preceding enrollment.

IDSY 5398. 3 sem. hrs.
INTERNSHIP.
An interdisciplinary oriented internship experience under the direction of and evaluated by the student's degree committee. This course is graded "credit" or "no credit." Offered on application.

 
                                                  
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