Interdisciplinary Studies
Mission
In this era of specialization, efforts must be made to end the fragmentation of self and society. We must generate a more holistic approach to course content and teaching methods in order to broaden our student?s knowledge of their past and prepare them for the future. It is our conviction that the necessary integration of knowledge and experience in education can best be accomplished through an interdisciplinary framework that is organized around themes, issues and problems confronted by our students and ourselves.
Programs of Study
A high school diploma, GED, or passing score on a
federally approved Ability To Benefit Test is required for admission
to all programs. Contact the Admissions Office
for more information.
Transfer Opportunities
Students graduating from Interdisciplinary Studies have the same transfer opportunities as other Liberal Studies majors.
What is Interdisciplinary Studies or IDS?
The Interdisciplinary Studies Program
As a Liberal Arts option, the IDS program offers students a unique opportunity to explore topics and issues in an interdisciplinary way. The program is based on the belief that knowledge from various academic disciplines can be integrated so that it reflects what actually happens in life and the real world. In this way, knowledge about the real world will have a certain unity and coherence to it. In an era of over-specialization and fragmentation, the IDS program emphasizes the mastery of relevant knowledge in this holistic and comprehensive way.
Courses from Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) involve two or more subjects that are integrated into one class. For example, Literature of the Holocaust is a course that investigates history through literature. Other exciting courses offered through IDS are Reiki, Yoga, Herbal Pharmacology, Ethics in Business, Approaches to Peace and Conflict Resolution, Exploring the Brain Mind, Music and Healing, Nutrition, School Violence and Hawthorne in Salem.
Wellness and the Healing Arts
The popular Wellness and the Healing Arts Program offered by Interdisciplinary Studies provides students an opportunity to investigate alternative medical practices such as Reiki, Music and Healing, Mind and Brain and Yoga. For more information please see the program of study sheet or contact kwebb@northshore.edu.
Conflict and Peace Emphasis
IDS offers many courses in conflict resolution and peace studies that enable students to learn how to identify conflict in their lives and how to resolve conflicts effectively.
For more information on these exciting coures, download our flyer here (MS Word
format).
Questions or comments to blucas@northshore.edu.
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