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The IR
Program has an IR Independent Study option
to encourage students to broaden, deepen or sustain intellectual
interests that grow out of coursework or participation in
programs such as EPIIC
(Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship). This
option opens up possibilities to pursue independent, concentrated
study on topics of special interest.
- IR Independent Study is available by petition
only to declared IR majors and is subject to the
guidelines outlined below.
- A credit in independent study may count only in
the student's thematic concentration. Thus, it may
not be used either in fulfillment of IR Core or
language requirements.
- Only one internship or independent study may be
used toward completion of an IR thematic
concentration. In other words, students may choose
to apply either an IR internship or an independent
study toward their thematic concentration but not
both.
- The independent study option may only be
directed, evaluated, and graded by a member of the
IR Core Faculty.
- The independent study option will not complete
the seminar concentration requirement.
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 Petition Process for IR Independent Study
Proposals to do an IR Independent Study must be submitted to the IR Curriculum
Committee in Cabot 605 before the IR Program meets to approve
courses for the following semester. Deadlines for submission
will normally be mid-October for Spring semester and mid-March
for Fall semester. Precise dates are available from the IR
Program office. Only after the IR Curriculum Committee approves
the petition may students enroll for an IR Independent Study (INTR
193 for Fall semester, INTR 194 for Spring semester) through
high-demand preregistration at the IR Program office in Cabot
605.
Criteria for IR Independent Study
An IR Independent Study petition includes the following materials:
- Statement of Intent. A statement of intent to pursue an
independent study, outlining the topic and question to be
addressed, discussing the type of evidence to be examined, and
providing a working bibliography;
- Faculty Support. A supporting letter/memo from the IR Core
Faculty member who will direct the project, accompanied by a
statement of the method of evaluation the faculty member will
use to determine the grade;
- Preparatory Course Work. Evidence of completion of at least 2
(two) courses in the proposed field of study sufficient to
provide adequate foundational knowledge to pursue the
independent study;
- Compatibility with Thematic Concentration. A statement of how the proposed independent study is in accordance with the rationale for the student's IR thematic concentration.
[Note: Should the student subsequently change his/her IR thematic concentration, the independent study may not be able to count for IR credit unless appropriate to the newly selected thematic concentration.]
Prohibition Against Double-Credit for an IR Independent Study
No student registered for INTR 193 or INTR 194 may be registered
for any other class covering substantially the same intellectual
material as addressed in the IR independent study. University
rules barring double-credit for academic coursework would
prohibit students from submitting work from an IR independent
study for credit in any other course.
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