IDST 102 – Sciences Honors Seminar I (CRN: 47111)

Introductory interdisciplinary research seminar for students admitted into the Honors Project program. Students are instructed and guided in various scientific investigative approaches and their applications in the natural science, mathematical and engineering disciplines. Working through an interdisciplinary seminar theme, students expand upon and deepen the content of a linked transfer course from the Sciences Cluster (Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Math). Students apprehend fundamental interdisciplinary theory, and complete a distinct scholarly project that extends a content area of the chosen transfer course. Emphasis on peer collaboration, the fundamentals of scientific research and its application, and effective written and oral presentation. Lecture hours/semester: 32-36
Homework hours/semester: 64-72
Prerequisites: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 100 or 105.