Connecting Design and Science
Listed below is a collection of classes designed by a PSU Interdisciplinary Studies student. This collection of courses were approved in the past as a custom IDS major. This collection may serve as a template or starting point for future IDS students interested in a similar area of study. In addition to the custom major, every PSU student must also complete the core general education requirements.
Sample List of Contract Classes for
Connecting Design and Science
Required of all IDS Majors:
Prior to Fall 2021
IP2225: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
IP4425: Senior Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies
Since Fall 2021
IP2000: Foundations of Interdisciplinary Studies
IP2500: Cluster Learning Springboard
IP4500: Interdisciplinary Studies Senior Seminar
Since Fall 2024
IP2000: Foundations of Interdisciplinary Studies
IP2510: Lifelong Learning Lab
IP4500: Interdisciplinary Studies Senior Seminar
Approved Contract Courses:
AR1120: Drawing: Ideas Interior Land
AR3060: Sculpture: Representing the body
AR3160: Sculpture: Objects and Ideas
AR3940: Advanced Multi-Disciplinary Studies
BI1120: Biological Science II
BI3050: Biotechnology
MA2140: Precalculus
MA2490: Applied Calculus I
PH2140: Physics II
PS1999: Statistics in Psychology
PS3140: Statistics in Psychology
PS3600: Behavioral Neuroscience