Electives for Undergraduate Minor in IDS
Choose a minimum of one course from each of the three categories listed below to complete a total of 15 credits. Course descriptions are available in the Undergraduate Course Catalog.
Social Change — Courses that critically address social justice in small groups, communities, systems and intellectual trends.
- AED 474 – Topics in Art Education, Credits: 3
- ANT 424 – Narrative, Credits: 3
- ART 370 – Digital Art II, Credits: 3
- ART 371 – Digital Art IIB: Digital Video, Credits: 3
- ART 372 – Digital Art IIC: Interactivity, Credits: 3
- BUA 268 – Electronic Commerce, Credits: 3
- BUA 325 – Principles of Management and Organization, Credits: 3
- CHF 381 – Family Resource Management, Credits: 3
- CHF 406 – Introduction to Research Methods in Child Development and Family Relations, Credits: 3
- CHF 430 – Applied Self Control, Credits: 3
- CIE 115 – Computers in Civil Engineering, Credits: 3
- CMJ 103 – Fundamentals of Public Communication, Credits: 3
- CMJ 236 – Writing for Mass Media, Credits: 3
- CMJ 332 – Public Affairs Reporting, Credits: 3
- CMJ 402 – Communication Research, Credits: 3
- CMJ 403 – Persuasion and Social Influence, Credits: 3
- CMJ 420 – Health Communication, Credits: 3
- CMJ 434 – Editorial and Opinion Writing, Credits: 3
- CMJ 450 – Communication and Technology, Credits: 3
- COS 120 – Introduction to Programming I, Credits: 3
- COS 420 – Introduction to Software Engineering, Credits: 3
- COS 470 – Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Credits: 3
- CSD 108 – Directed Speech Improvement, Credits: 3
- CSD 101 – American Sign Language I, Credits: 3
- CSD 102 – American Sign Language II, Credits: 3
- ECE 101 – Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, Credits: 4**
- ECE 417 – Introduction to Robotics, Credits: 3**
- ECE 471 – Microprocessor Applications, Credits: 3
- **Relevant Engineering skills courses
- EDC 333 – Curriculum Development and Evaluation, Credits: 1.5-3
- EDT 400 – Computers in Education, Credits: 3
- EDW 472 – Workshop in Secondary Education, Credits: 3
- ENG 206 – Descriptive/Narrative Writing, Credits: 3
- ENG 212 – Persuasive and Analytical Writing, Credits: 3
- ENG 309 – Writing Creative Non-Fiction, Credits: 3
- ERL 319 – Teaching of Reading in the Elementary School, Credits: 3
- ERL 320 – Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary School, Credits: 3
- ESC 316 – Teaching Science in the Elementary School (K-8), Credits: 3
- ESC 452 – Teaching Science in the Secondary School, Credits: 3
- ESS 315 – Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School, Credits: 3
- ESS 441 – Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School, Credits: 3
- FSN 301 – Life Cycle Nutrition, Credits: 3
- FSN 401 – Community Nutrition, Credits: 4
- HTY 311 – Research Seminar, Credits: 3
- ISE 104 – Design Basics for New Media, Credits: 3
- KPE 262 – Methods-Teaching Physical Education, Credits: 3
- KPE 278 – Health Education, Credits: 2
- KPE 344 – Principles of Coaching, Credits: 3
- KPE 367 – Mainstreaming in Physical Education-Recreation, Credits: 3
- KPE 400 – General Medical Conditions and Disabilities in Sport, Credits: 3
- KPE 425 – Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Credits: 3
- MEE 101 – Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Credits: 1
- MUE 320 – Teaching of General Music: Elementary, Credits: 3
- MUE 321 – Teaching of General Music: Secondary, Credits: 3
- NMD 104 – Design Basics for New Media, Credits: 3
- NMD 202 – Dynamic Website Development, Credits: 3
- NMD 240 – Introduction to Web Concepts and Design, Credits: 3
- NMD 302 – Interactive Web Development, Credits: 3
- NMD 370 – 3D Modeling and Animation, Credits: 3
- PAA 390 – Technical Writing and Communication in Public Service, Credits: 3
- PAA 430 – Organizational Change in Public Service, Credits: 3
- PAX 451 – Mediation: Its Premises, Practices and Policies, Credits: 3
- PHI 103 – Methods of Reasoning, Credits: 3
- SED 402 – Adapting Instruction for Students with Disabilities, Credits: 3
- SOC 369 – Collective Behavior and Social Movements, Credits: 3
- SWK 463 – Generalist Social Work Practice III, Credits: 3
- SWK 491 – Methods of Social Work Research, Credits: 3
- THE 117 – Fundamentals of Acting, Credits: 3
- THE 405 – Drama in Education, Credits: 3
Diversity Studies — Courses that address aspects of human difference.
- ANT 102 – Introduction to Anthropology: Diversity of Cultures, Credits: 3
- ANT 300 – Basic Theory in Cultural Anthropology, Credits: 3
- ANT 437 – Medical Anthropology, Credits: 3
- ANT 466 – Economic Anthropology, Credits: 3
- ANT 481 – Language, Culture and Society, Credits: 3
- ARH 100 – Art and Human Experience, Credits: 3
- BIO 208 – Anatomy and Physiology, Credits: 3
- BIO 462 – Principles of Genetics, Credits: 3
- CHF 201 – Introduction to Child Development, Credits: 3
- CHF 331 – Cognitive Development, Credits: 3
- CHF 433 – Adolescence, Credits: 3
- CHF 434 – Adult Development and Aging, Credits: 3
- CMJ 202 – Communication Studies II, Credits: 3
- CSD 130 – Introduction to Communication Science and Disorders, Credits: 3
- CSD 302 – Issues in Hearing Loss, Credits: 3
- CSD 380 – Language Development, Credits: 3
- CSD 481 – Phonological Development and Phonetics, Credits: 4
- DIS 300 – Disability: Interaction of Human Diversity and Global Environments, Credits: 3
- DIS 480 – Independent Project in Disability Studies, Credits: 1-6
- DIS 490 – Selected Topics in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies, Credits: 1-6
- ENG 237 – Coming of Age in America, Credits: 3
- ENG 450 – Cultural Borderlands in Contemporary American Literature, Credits: 3
- INT 490 – (University Wide) Lies, Deception and Heroification, Credits: 3
- KPE 270 – Motor Development and Learning
- MLC 175 – Multiculturalism in America, Credits: 3
- NUR 415 – Socio-Cultural Issues in Health and Health Care, Credits: 3
- NUR 423 – Ethical Issues in Health Care, Credits: 3
- PAA 350 – Human Resources in Public Service, Credits: 3
- PAA 425 – Healthcare System Management, Credits: 3
- PHI 364 – Views of Self: East and West, Credits: 3
- PSY 208 – Theories of Personality, Credits: 3
- PSY 212 – Abnormal Psychology, Credits: 3
- PSY 223 – Psychology of Childhood, Credits: 3
- PSY 224 – Psychology of Adolescence, Credits: 3
- PSY 251 – Psychology of Motivation, Credits: 3
- PSY 325 – Psychology of Infant Development, Credits: 3
- PSY 350 – Cognition, Credits: 3
- PSY 361 – Sensation and Perception, Credits: 3
- PSY425 – Social Issues in Developmental Psychology, Credits: 3
- PSY 427 – Emotional Development, Credits: 3
- SED 402 – Adapting Instruction to Students with Severe Disabilities, Credits: 3
- SOC 202 – Deviance and Social Control, Credits: 3
- SOC 201 – Social Inequality, Credits: 3
- SOC 316 – Sociology of Aging, Credits: 3
- SOC 337 – Sociology of Mental Illness, Credits: 3
- SOC 339 – Sociology of Health and Medicine, Credits: 3
- SWK 330 – Contemporary Issues in Diversity and Pluralism, Credits: 3
- SWK 350 – Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, Credits: 3
- SWK 351- Human Behavior and the Social Environment II, Credits: 3
Environmental Context — Courses that address the full range of contexts in which people live, including virtual, spiritual, and other abstract contexts.
- AED 270 – Introduction to Visual Culture and Learning, Credits: 3
- ARH 155 – Art History I, Credits: 3
- ART 120 – 3D Design
- AVS 150 – History of Human-Animal Relationship, Credits: 3
- BUA 220 – Legal Environment of Business, Credits: 3
- CET 451 – Construction Law, Credits: 4
- CHY 101 – Chemistry for Everyday Living, Credits: 3
- CMJ 100 – Introduction to Mass Communication, Credits: 3
- CMJ 360 – Nonverbal Communication, Credits: 3
- CMJ 375 – Mass Media Law and Regulation, Credits: 3
- COS 101 – Introduction to PC Hardware and Windows, Credits: 1
- COS 102 – Introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web, Credits: 1
- COS 103 – Introduction to Spreadsheets, Credits: 1
- COS 104 – Introduction to Presentation Software, Credits: 1
- ECO 107- The World Economy: Changes and Challenges, Credits: 3
- ECO 333 – Labor Markets and Human Resource Development, Credits: 3
- GEO 201 – Introduction to Human Geography, Credits: 3
- HON 111 – Civilizations: Past, Present and Future I, Credits: 4
- HON 112 – Civilizations: Past, Present and Future II, Credits: 4
- HTY 197 – Technology and Society I, Credits: 3
- HTY 198 – Technology and Society II, Credits: 3
- HTY 420 – Science and Society Since 1800, Credits: 3
- HTY 477 – The American Worker, Credits: 3
- NMD 100 – Introduction to New Media, Credits: 3
- PAA 100 – Introduction to Public Administration, Credits: 3
- PAA 233 – The American City, Credits: 3
- PAA 380 – Police and the Community, Credits: 3
- PAA 410 – Local Government Law, Credits: 3
- PHI 240 – Social and Political Philosophy, Credits: 3
- PHI 244 – Philosophy of Law, Credits: 3
- PHI 335 – Contemporary Ethics, Credits: 3
- PHI 344 – Theories of Justice, Credits: 3
- PHI 353 – Philosophy of Mind, Credits: 3
- POS 100 – American Government, Credits: 3
- POS 282 – Introduction to American Law, Credits: 3
- POS 304 – American Political Thought, Credits: 3
- POS 384 – American Civil Liberties, Credits: 3
- PRT 225 – Readings In Outdoor Recreation, Credits: 3
- SOC 110 – Sociology of Popular Culture, Credits: 3
- SOC 314 – Law and Society, Credits: 3