Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (BAIS)

300 Understanding Multidisciplinary Studies (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Open only to pre-BAIS students and BAIS majors. Focuses on literature and issues relevant to interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies and the BAIS program. Students explore selected topics, develop and gather feedback on individualized core concentration proposals, and review BAIS issues and requirements.

390 The Research Process (3:3:0). Prerequisite: BAIS 300. Open only to pre-BAIS students and BAIS majors. Focuses on the skills needed to develop a topic, find and organize relevant information, examine and critique evidence, establish project criteria, and create a plan to complete a senior thesis or project. Should be taken at least one semester prior to BAIS 490.

489 Directed Readings and Research (1-3:0:0). Prerequisite: Open only to pre-BAIS students and BAIS majors. Individualized sections by arrangement. Readings and research on a topic directly relevant to the student's core concentration. Guided by an instructor with expertise in the topic. Topics must be approved by the instructor and BAIS director prior to enrollment.

490 Bachelor of Individualized Study Project (3:0:0). Prerequisite: BAIS 390; corequisite: BAIS 491. Open only to BAIS majors. Individualized sections by arrangement. Capstone course in the BIS core concentration. Project, thesis, or internship on a topic directly relevant to the student's core concentration. Guided by the student's faculty advisor. Topics must be approved by the faculty advisor and the BIS director prior to enrollment. A grade of C or better is required to graduate with a BAIS degree.

491 Senior Project Exhibition (1:1:0). Prerequisite: BAIS 390; corequisite: BAIS 490. Open only to BAIS majors. Focuses on the preparation and delivery of a formal presentation of the student's BAIS 490 thesis. Includes a review of basic presentation techniques.