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• HSSI A202: African American Studies

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  A comparative study of the history, politics and the arts of Africa and African America. Emphasis will be on the cross-cultural influences between Africans and African-Americans and the influence of the forced dispersal of the African people on American culture.
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• HSSI A211: Issues in Women's Studies

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  This course is an interdisciplinary approach to the issues affecting women in contemporary society from the perspective of literature, politics, philosophy, sociology, religion, communication, and history.
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• HSSI A220: Statistics for Social Science

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: MATH A102 or higher) This class is an introductory course designed to provide students with an overview of common statistical techniques in order to conduct and evaluate empirical research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The course will offer instruction and practice with common basic statistical techniques. The class will consist of a conceptual overview of the principles behind statistics, the assumptions involved, and the application of statistics in research. The course will provide an understanding of how to use statistics in humanities and social scientific research. Students will also learn to use statistical software to analyze real datasets and evaluate hypotheses. Open only to students in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. This course cannot be taken for general education mathematics credit by students who are not graduating in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. For College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science majors, degree requirements may vary. Please consult with your department as to whether this course fulfills the General Education Math requirement.
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• HSSI A301: Topics in Peace Studies

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: Sophomore standing) An examination of one or more peace-related topics (e.g., conflict resolution, negotiation, forgiveness, human rights, poverty, social justice, literature of peace).
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• HSSI A310: Topics in Film

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  An exploration of the connection between film and historical events, cultural belief systems and practices, and socio-political ideologies. Through viewing the films, doing the required readings, discussing the films, and writing the required analyses of the films, students will analyze, interpret, contextualize, and evaluate the films they have seen as they pertain to the study of humanities. Through this course, students will think critically and creatively about what it means to be human through analysis, interpretation, contextualization, and evaluation of the films screened in the class. Specific topics will be announced with each offering of the course.
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• IDST A101: Intro. to Interdis. Studies

  1.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  Introduces concepts and methods of interdisciplinary study by critically examining and comparing approaches to knowledge and learning in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Provides students with the tools to examine their own academic biography and chart a personal plan of study in interdisciplinary studies.
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• IDST A201: Interdisciplinary Methods

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: Approval of curriculum contract by Interdisciplinary Studies Advisory Committee or consent of program coordinator) The gateway course for interdisciplinary studies majors, this course will follow a modular approach to finding the connections between apparently-unrelated areas of academic inquiry. The focus of this course is not on particular disciplines, but instead on helping students find ways to see how different academic disciplines interact with one another to prepare them to undertake an interdisciplinary major. The course should be taken as soon as possible following approval of the student's curriculum contract by the Interdisciplinary Studies Advisory Committee.
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• IDST A398: Special Topics/Inter. Studies

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  Investigates a complex topic with specific attention to methods and theoretical approaches from multiple disciplines (e.g. within the sciences, social sciences, humanities), emphasizing the tensions that emerge from the interplay of disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge. Identifies the distinct vantage points offered by these different fields of inquiry in order to achieve an integrative undertanding of the topic. Topic varies by semester.
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• IDST A498: Directed Internship

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  A supervised experiential course in a field placement relevant to the student's interdisciplinary course of study involving a minimum of 100 internship hours. In additiona, appropriate reading and writing assignments, plus a weekly meeting with the supervising faculty member, are required. Assessment may include completion of the required internship hours, a successful report from the internship supervisor, adequate journal entries for each visit, and the student's final report. Application, interview, and contract required of applicants. See the Program Coorodinator for specifics.
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• IDST A500: Senior Thesis Capstone

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: Senior standing and grade of C or better in IDST A201) An individual research or creative project under faculty supervision that begins from and summarizes a student's full interdisciplinary course of study. The student will present an oral defense of the project to a faculty committee composed of the Interdisciplinary Studies Coordinator and the student's faculty mentors to complete the course.
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