Requirements
Admissions / Prerequisites
IDS major declaration requires approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Students are encouraged to schedule a meeting to discuss their interests in the IDS major.
Overview
The IDS concentration involves a total of twelve courses (48 hours), all of which must be taken for a letter grade. Students are required to take:
(1) A series of five frame courses that shape the major’s experience:
For Non-Honors IDS Majors:
--Two Courses from the following list:
IDS 200 WR Interdisciplinary Foundations
IDS 201 WR Interdisciplinary Problems
IDS 202 WR: Interdisciplinary Science
Or
IDS 216 WR Visual Culture
Or
by special petition to the DUS for IDS, the following courses can be counted toward this frame-course requirement: AMST 212WR, IDS 213WR, IDS 214WR, IDS 210
And
Two 300-level courses:
IDS 385 Critical Cultural Theories (or equivalent) and one other IDS 300-level course, both taught by regular ILA faculty
And
IDS 491S WR Capstone seminar in the Senior year
For Honors IDS Majors:
--Two Courses from the following list:
IDS 200 WR Interdisciplinary Foundations
IDS 201 WR Interdisciplinary Problems
IDS 202 WR: Interdisciplinary Science
Or
IDS 216 WR Visual Culture
Or
by special petition to the DUS for IDS, the following courses can be counted toward this frame-course requirement: AMST 212WR, IDS 213WR, IDS 214WR, IDS 210
And
-- IDS 385 Critical Cultural Theories or equivalent
-- IDS 390 Interdisciplinary Studies Tutorial (taken in junior year)
-- IDS 495R Honors Research (one semester minimum, two semesters encouraged).
(2) Seven concentration courses in one of the following concentrations, chosen in consultation with the director of undergraduate studies according to IDS guidelines for each concentration:
1. IDS: Interdisciplinary Humanities and Critical Studies
2. IDS: Science and Society
3. IDS: Intercultural Studies
4. IDS: Visual Studies and Contemporary Culture
5. IDS: Race and Difference Studies
6. IDS: Culture, Society, and Public Scholarship
(3) Language requirement: Competence or courses in a nonnative foreign language equivalent to one semester beyond the 102 level.