Catalog Course Descriptions
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Interdisciplinary Studies Courses
Graduate
600-Level Courses in MAIS
Examines broad social, cultural, political, environmental, and scientific issues through a variety of disciplinary lenses. Topics vary. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.
700-Level Courses in MAIS
Provides practical work experience via an internship, service-learning project, consultancy, or field study that the student brokers with a third party. Students may not use work done previously or their current employment for course credit. All experiential learning placements must be approved by the student’s concentration head prior to registration to ensure suitability to the student’s program.May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 3 credits.
Introduces students to the structure of the MAIS program; students create a portfolio of their work which continues during their studies; the portfolio prepares students for the capstone project or thesis.May not be repeated for credit.
Focused on formulating and writing a MAIS project or thesis proposal.May not be repeated for credit.
Research project related to student's concentration taken under supervision of faculty advisor and project evaluation committee.Equivalent to HE 798.
Original research endeavor related to student's MAIS program concentration. Research must result in document meeting MAIS and university standards.Equivalent to HE 799.