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Interdisciplinary Studies 
@ the CoLab

Permaculture Design

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

Permaculture Design

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:

BI2070: Botany
BI3240: Conservation
BI4050: Ecology
BI4750: Plant Physiology
EPL2105: Community Planning
EPL3100: Environmental planning
EPL3150: Introduction to Permaculture
EPL3500: Field Study in Permaculture
ESP3270: Sustainable Structures
ESP4320: Decision Making in Natural Resource Management
GE2002: Human Geography
SO3605: Sustainability in Practice

Contract Year of this Sample Program

Discipline Codes Included in this Sample Program