IDST 600 Educational Planning and Reasoning

This graduate course provides students in the Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies Program the structured support to design a personalized academic plan aligned with their intellectual interests and professional goals. The student, with the support of faculty and peers, will work with the development of a formal interdisciplinary educational plan, a rationale that justifies the chosen interdisciplinary approach, and a preliminary capstone proposal serving as the culmination of their studies. Students will also be introduced to the last semester 1-credit course that will focus on reflecting and self-assessing their integrative learning in the program. This course is taken in the first semester of the program and serves as a foundation for academic success and purposeful study.