Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS)

Career exploration, goal setting, and job search skills for humanities and Social Science students. Focus on matching the superior transferable skills of liberal arts students with the many career paths that use those skills

Exploration of selected topics in interdisciplinary studies.

An introduction to the knowledge, theories, and perspectives that serve as the foundation to integrated studies programs and to integrated thinking.

Yoga is an ancient system of mind/body/breath awareness that offers the practitioner access to an expansive internal landscape and an understanding of self that is inaccessible or elusive to many. This course will explore the history of yoga through the wisdom of the yogic sages as students work to develop an understanding of what it means to live the yogic life.

This course is designed to introduce students to some of the theory that shapes the yoga tradition while encouraging students to begin to develop their own yoga practice both on and off the mat, ideally focusing on how the principles of yoga can shape healthy relationships both with the self and with the world outside of the self.

This multidisciplinary course is designed to help students understand the diverse foundations of cannabis and to provide them with skills to evaluate current research and data about the drug.

Integrating multiple disciplinary perspectives, students examine questions and debates about the role of contemporary technological developments in culture and society.

Addresses contemporary environmental issues through exploration of permaculture principles, food forest design, ecological patterns in productive systems, and other sustainability topics. Includes hands-on experience in the FGCU Food Forest.

Investigates harmonious integrations of landscapes and people providing food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs sustainably. Design a professional-quality design in SWFL.

Explores central concepts of comic books, comic book culture, and heroes & villains. Overview of how comic books are created, read, & analyzed, and how they explore social & cultural topics.

This interdisciplinary course investigates issues related to food production and consumption. Topics include agricultural practices and policies; environmental, ethical, and economic impacts of food systems; nutritional illnesses; use of technology in food production; alternative food lifestyles; and solutions toward sustainability and resiliency in agriculture.

This course explores associating, serving, giving, and leading as foundational elements of community engagement. Students then apply interdisciplinary knowledge and transferable skills to implement collaborative projects addressing complex environmental, social, and economic sustainability issues.

Students approach political/economic issues from an integrated perspective, evaluating causes, impacts, and solutions.

This course studies environmental issues from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Students define and examine contemporary environmental issues and their multifaceted origins and impacts, and then discuss theories and practices for integrated solutions to these issues.

Interdisciplinary study of media forms (e.g., radio, television, film, print, digital) from both practical and theoretical standpoints. Students apply multiple disciplinary perspectives to develop an integrated understanding of how selected media operate, as well as their impacts on culture, society, and more.

Interdisciplinary study of sexuality and gender, and its influence.  Exploration of the history and theory of major ideas and movements through a focus on cultural, economic, literary, philosophical, social, historical, and international perspectives.

This course is an integrated exploration of the power of contemplative practice to help students learn to alleviate stresses while also developing new ways of seeing and knowing that can lead to intellectual growth and inquiry.

This integrated/interdisciplinary course uses diverse strategies to deepen the inner voice and guide one towards an exploration of the self through contemplative practices and reflective journaling. Students consider how their personal stories shape their reality, as well as how to re-vision their personal stories for deeper self-understanding.

This course studies social issues from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Students define and examine contemporary social issues and their multifaceted origins and impacts, and then discuss theories and practices for integrated solutions to these issues.

An integrated exploration of how a simple plant, cannabis sativa, has influenced human culture for thousands of years as a medicine, intoxicant, material for a textile, food source, and sacrament.

This course is a multidisciplinary exploration into how drugs effect the body, their history, and the moral, legal, and cultural issues surrounding their use.

Integrating multiple disciplinary perspectives, students examine developments in science, as well as the impacts of these developments.

An integrated/interdisciplinary exploration of historical events, contemporary issues, and emerging trends in higher education and the college/university student experience. Topics include leadership, governance, An integrated/interdisciplinary exploration of historical events, contemporary issues, and emerging trends in higher education and the college/university student experience. Topics include leadership, governance, innovation, student success, economics, funding, social responsibility, accountability, student achievement, and continuous improvement.

Drawing upon and synthesizing methods of inquiry and analysis from multiple disciplines, students in this course study the role of the Humanities in culture, society, and their personal lives.

This course brings students face-to-face with diverse ideas, controversies, and opportunities in this age of television. Students are invited to examine the evolution of television as a medium and art form, the diversity of issues that are given expression through the medium, and the ability to create new and diverse programming. Students are encouraged to think critically about the nature of programming and identify ways to improve the current television landscape.

University Colloquium uses experiential learning to explore sustainability from a social, environmental, and personal perspective emphasizing the interrelationships of knowledge across disciplines. The course meets the state requirement for College Level Writing Skills (CLWS).

This course will cover what size is nano-sized and why it is important to investigate materials of such a small size. How nanotechnology is being used in our daily lives will be covered. The benefits and risks of the use of nanoparticles for living organisms will be discussed.

Supervised study or project in an approved interdisciplinary area of interest.

Capstone experience for Integrated Studies majors. Students devise a senior project that emphasizes research, synthesis, and critical thinking skills.

Students approach faculty-selected topics from multiple disciplinary perspectives on their way to developing an integrated understanding of these topics.

This course allows students in Integrated Studies to pursue internships in their desired field of interest.