Dec 03, 2024

Lee University Catalog 2016-2017

Lee University Catalog 2016-2017 [Archived Catalog]

Interdisciplinary Studies (IDSTU.BA)

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IDSTU.BA

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (IDSTU.BA)

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 53- 59

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This program requires 6 hours of world language at the intermediate level.

Specialty Area Requirements - Total Hours: 39

Pre-Approved Courses
(All prerequisites must be taken for the courses in each program.)

The specialty area must meet the following criteria:

The major must include a minimum of 36 hours plus the 3-hour capstone course.
The student must select courses from four separate disciplines chosen from the list below.
A minimum of nine credit hours must be taken from each of the four selected disciplines.
At least 18 hours of the major must be in upper division (300 and 400 level) courses.
The student and advisor will select an appropriate course for the capstone.
The student must achieve a minimum major GPA of 2.0.
A minimum of 120 hours are required for graduation. If the major is only 36 hours, the student must take enough general electives to fill the remaining hours required for graduation.
Courses designated as general education core courses will not count toward an interdisciplinary area whether or not the student is taking the course to meet a general education requirement.

Choose courses from any four of the following disciplines:

If a student has coursework or an interest in a discipline not listed below, he/she may petition the Deans’ Council to include it as one of the four major disciplines.

Accounting
Anthropology
Art
Bible
Biology
Chemistry
Economics
English

French
Health Science
History
Information Systems
Intercultural Studies
Linguistics
Mathematics
Music

Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
TESOL
Theatre
Theology

Some disciplines allow any courses to fulfill specialty area requirements, while others have specific course requirements or tracks. If the discipline has prescribed tracks, it is important to follow these tracks before selecting other course offerings in that discipline. Questions should be directed to the IDSTU.BA advisor in the Department of Language and Literature.

Discipline Requirements

Accounting-9

ACCT 241 - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 242 - Principles of Accounting II Credit Hours: 3
Choose one of the following courses:
ACCT 343 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 344 - Federal Income Tax: Individuals Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 345 - Federal Income Tax: Partnerships & Corporations Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 371 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit Hours: 3

Anthropology - 9

ANTH 310 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 290 - Introduction to Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
or
ANTH 401 - Physical Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
Any area studies course in Anthropology (3)
ANTH 331 - The Arab World and Islam Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 333 - Native Americans of the Southwest Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 335 - Contemporary Latin American Culture Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 337 - Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society Credit Hours: 3

Art (Choose one track only)

Track One: Studio Art - 9

Choose three of the following courses:
ARTS 211 - Drawing I Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 213 - Watercolor Painting I Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 216 - 2-D Design Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 240 - Ceramics I Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 255 - Mixed Media Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 260 - Painting I Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 311 - Drawing II Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 314 - Watercolor Painting II Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 340 - Ceramics II Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 361 - Painting II Credit Hours: 3

Track Two: Graphic Design - 9

Choose three of the following courses:
ARTS 220 - Graphic Design: Illustrator Credit Hours: 3
ARTS 230 - Raster Graphics (PhotoShop) Credit Hours: 3
COMM 260 - Desktop Publishing Credit Hours: 3
COMM 270 - Web Page Design Credit Hours: 3
COMM 271 - Advanced Web Page Design Credit Hours: 3
COMM 273 - Multimedia Design and Production Credit Hours: 3

Bible - 9

Choose nine hours from any BIBL courses at the 300 level or above.

English - 9

Choose nine hours from any ENGL courses at the 300 level or above.

French - 9

Choose nine hours from any FREN courses at the 300 level or above.

Health Science - 9

Choose nine hours from any HSCI courses at the 300 level or above.

History - 9

Choose three courses from any HIST course numbered 300 and above

Information Systems - 9

CISS 201 - Applications Program Development I Credit Hours: 3
CISS 230 - Systems Analysis Methods Credit Hours: 3
Choose one of the following courses:
CISS 320 - Software and Hardware Concepts Credit Hours: 3
CISS 341 - Database Design Credit Hours: 3

Intercultural Studies -9

Select one course from each of the following clusters.

Choose one of the following two courses:
ICSP 250 - Introduction to Missions Credit Hours: 3
ICSP 254 - History of Missions Credit Hours: 3
Choose one of the following three courses:
ICSP 311 - Urban Evangelism and Church Planting Credit Hours: 3
ICSP 352 - Contemporary World Religions Credit Hours: 3
ICSP 354 - Theology of Missions Credit Hours: 3
Choose one of the following three courses:
ICSP 400 - Church and Urban Transformation Credit Hours: 3
ICSP 410 - Cross-cultural Hermeneutics: Reading the Bible in a Global Context Credit Hours: 3
ICSP 451 - Principles and Practices of Missions Credit Hours: 3

Linguistics - 9

LING 380 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
LING 381 - Language Acquisition and Development Credit Hours: 3
Any other LING course at the 300 level or above (3)

Mathematics - 9

MATH 272 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 310 - Logic and Sets Credit Hours: 3
Choose one of the following courses:
MATH 273 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
MATH 351 - Introduction To Linear Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MATH 353 - Discrete Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 441 - Real Analysis Credit Hours: 3

Music

Note: This list assumes pre-requisites for all courses have been met. Students must be accepted to the School of Music through the normal audition process.

Primary instrument study at the 300-level (1 hr)
Upper Division Exam (0 hrs)

MUHL 311 - Music History: Antiquity to 1700 Credit Hours: 3
or
MUHL 312 - Music History: 1850 - Present Credit Hours: 3
MUSE 101 - Required Ensemble Credit Hours: 1
MUST 231 - Music Theory III Credit Hours: 3
MUST 232 - Aural Skills III Credit Hours: 1

Political Science - 9

PLSC 250 - American Government Credit Hours: 3
PLSC 330 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
or
PLSC 340 - Comparative Governments Credit Hours: 3
One Course from the Political Theory Sequence:
PLSC 371 - Ancient Political Theory Credit Hours: 3
PLSC 372 - Modern Political Theory Credit Hours: 3
PLSC 473 - Contemporary Political Theory Credit Hours: 3
PLSC 474 - American Political Theory Credit Hours: 3

Philosophy - 9

Choose nine hours from any PHIL courses at the 300 level or above.

Psychology – 9

Choose nine hours from any courses beyond PSYC-200

Sociology – 9

Choose nine hours from any courses beyond SOCI-200

Spanish - 9

Choose 9 hours of SPAN courses at the 300 level or above.

TESOL- 9

ENGL 380 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 480 - Linguistics for Teaching English as a Second Language Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 482 - Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Credit Hours: 3

Theatre (Choose one track only)

Track One: Theatrical Performance - 9

THEA 211 - Introduction to Acting Credit Hours: 3
THEA 212 - Intermediate Acting Credit Hours: 3
THEA 352 - Advanced Acting Credit Hours: 3

Track Two: Technical Theatre - 9

THEA 220 - Stagecraft Credit Hours: 3
THEA 315 - Scene and Set Design Credit Hours: 3
Choose one of the following courses:
THEA 326 - Theatre Sound Design and Special Effects Credit Hours: 3
THEA 327 - Light Design Credit Hours: 3
THEA 328 - Costume and Makeup Design Credit Hours: 3

Track Three: Theatre History - 9

Choose 3 of the following courses:
THEA 363 - Introduction to Playwriting Credit Hours: 3
THEA 410 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3
THEA 433 - History of American Theatre Credit Hours: 3
DIGM 415 - Early American Film History Credit Hours: 3

Theology - 9

Choose nine hours from any THEO courses at the 300 level or above.

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