ID 450 - Interdisciplinary Professional Studies Capstone

The course provides the opportunity for students to draw upon the knowledge, skills and competencies developed from engagement in coursework from two disciplines, supplemented by General Education curriculum, to solve a complex problem. Students will identify an authentic problem; demonstrate the ability to engage with others to understand multiple perspectives of the problem; determine the strengths and weaknesses of the two disciplinary assessments of the problem; demonstrate systems thinking approach to defining the problem; evaluate the impact that society values, ideological beliefs, cultural norms, and public policies have upon definition of the problem; and propose a solution supported by an interdisciplinary perspective. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisites: ID 250 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Professional Studies. Corequisite: None