Geological Studies
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
Geological Studies
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:
BI4800: Current Environmental Issues
ESP1500: Field Immersion
ESP2110: Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy II
ESP3310: Applied Environ. Hydrology
ESP3320: Climate Risk and Adaptation
ESP3330: Environmental Geography
ESP3400: Life in the Universe
ESP4200: Natural Hazards: Science and Policy
ESP4320: Decision Making in Natural Resource Management
GE2001: Physical Geography
GE2050: GIS I: Intro to GIS
GE3260: Physical Geography Of National Parks
GE4010: Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing