Arts and Sciences Learning Objectives

Competencies:

1. Identifying, understanding and framing issues and problems (whether of global or more local significance) outside of a single, discipline-based inquiry.
    
2. Formulating an interdisciplinary perspective on said issue/problem.
    
3. Competency in designing an intellectually sound plan to integrate disciplines in order to address said issue/problem in an original, cogent and compelling way.
    
4. Demonstrating this competency, originality and cogency in a final-year project and/or thesis
    

In addition, an Interdisciplinary Studies student will demonstrate:

1. Independent initiative and self-disciplines
    
2. His/her unique intellectual interests and ability to pursue them in a dedicated and productive fashion
    
3. His/her understanding of the complexity of issues and problems and his/her ability to construct and pursue a cutting-edge methodology in their articulation.

Assessment Measures:

• Final-year project/thesis (faculty reviewed)
• End of spring semester collective workshop (with students and faculty mentors)
• Feedback (focus group orientation