Outdoor Environmental 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
Outdoor Environmental 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:
AP2500: Natural History and Ecology
AP3100: Wilderness Expedition
AP3201: Human Nature Relationship
AP3301: Group Management
BI1120: Biological Science II
BI3240: Conservation
BI4050: Ecology
CH 2335: General Chemistry I
EN3999: Starting Your Own Novel
EN3999: Writing Fellows Practicum
EPL2100: Population and the Environment
ESP2100: Practicum in Field Ecology
GE3270: Intro to Graphic Information Systems
SO3390: Environment and Society
SO3600: Sustainability in Practice