Holistic Special Education
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
Holistic Special Education
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:
BU2040: Foundations Entrepreneurship
BU2460: Design Thinking and Venturing
CD3000: Philosophy/History Perspectives on the Child
CD3400: Integrated Arts
CH 2335: General Chemistry I
ED2350: Child and Youth Health and Development in Context
SE3090: Introduction to Special Education: Middle and Secondary
SW3130: Child Welfare and Family Services
SW3300: Mental Health and Society