IDIS 101 Academic Exploration (3 crs)

• Intended primarily for students who have not yet declared a major. Coordinating Department: College of Arts and Sciences.

Designed to assist students in their journey of determining a major area of study by connecting their interests, talents, and passions with academic offerings at UW-Eau Claire.

Attributes: LE-I1 Integration

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 125 Brain: Introduction to Neuroscience (4 crs)

• Coordinating Department: Biology. No credit if taken after BIOL 470, PSYC 375, IDIS 152 when offered as Brain: Introduction to Neuroscience.

The brain and how it works including sense, movements, emotions, and the malfunctioning brain. Readings in popular publications. Emphasis on understanding how brain function is central to almost everything in day-to-day life.

Attributes: LE-K1 Natural Sciences, LE-K1L Natural Sciences with Lab

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 2

IDIS 131 Distance Running for Health and Fitness (2 crs)

• Coordinating Department: Kinesiology. No credit if taken after KINS 101 or KINS 186 when offered as Distance Running.

Design and implement a distance running training plan; learn the importance of wellness as related to health, nutrition, goal setting and resilience.

Attributes: LE-I1 Integration, Field Trip(s) Required

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 1

Lab/Studio Hours: 1

IDIS 187 Integrative Seminar (1 cr)

• Coordinating Department: Academic Affairs. Permission required by Academic Affairs. Must be enrolled in at least one course in relevant learning community.

Facilitates integration between linked courses in a learning community.

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 1

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 190 Leadership for a Better World (1 cr)

• Coordinating Department: Communication and Journalism. Enrollment priority given to Leadership Living-Learning Community members. No credit if credit has been earned in BSAD 191 when offered as Leadership for a Better World.

This is an experiential course analyzing values of the Social Change Model of Leadership, exploring leadership identity/competencies, personal values, identifying strategies for positive change, and discussing current leadership issues.

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 1

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 200 Health Humanities (3 crs)

• Coordinating Department: History.

This course explores ideas about health through the perspectives of the humanities. Topics covered include the history of medicine and illness; bioethics; the role of narrative and other representational forms in the experience of illness, and health inequities and their causes.

Attributes: LE-I1 Integration, LE-K3 Humanities, Field Trip(s) Required

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 213 Critical Approaches to Information & Research (2 crs)

• Coordinating Department: Geography and Anthropology

Introduces natural and social science students to information literacy and research. Critically evaluates information and how it is generated, disseminated, and filtered.

Attributes: LE-I1 Integration

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 2

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 220 Introduction to Narrative Medicine (3 crs)

• Coordinating Department: English.

This course introduces students to the field of Narrative Medicine, and builds a foundation in its terminology, philosophy, and application across the medical sciences and medical humanities. Students will engage with fundamental literature within the discipline, literary examples of narrative medicine, as well as texts that expand the field by introducing unique intersections that define and redefine the human body as a social, cultural, and spiritual entity in need of care throughout stages of mortal experience.

Attributes: LE-I1 Integration, LE-K3 Humanities

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 230 Experiential Internship (1-3 crs)

Consent: Department Consent Required

• Coordinating Department: Career Services. Must have completed 24 credit hours (or in-progress), and be in good academic standing.

Provides career-related work that extends learning beyond the classroom. Involves intentional learning and active reflection tied to the student's academic and career interests.

Attributes: Field Trip(s) Required, Special Course Fee Required

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits

IDIS 235 Critical Evaluation of Research and Information in SLHS (1 cr)

Prerequisite: Co-requisite: SLHS 235

This course will challenge students to ask questions and think critically about information encountered in life and in the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) major. Students will develop strategies for conducting research focused on the field of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, and learn the concepts of media literacy, including identifying misinformation and building fact-checking habits, which will be beneficial throughout their time at the University, in their careers, and as lifelong learners.

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 0

Lab/Studio Hours: 2

IDIS 260 Techniques of the Singing/Speaking Voice (2 crs)

• Coordinating Department: Music and Theatre Arts.

Study of voice techniques and vocal health for the singing and speaking voice.

Attributes: LE-S3 Creativity

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 2

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 285 Integrating the Social Sciences: The Social Studies (3 crs)

Prerequisite: Limited to Social Studies Teaching, History Emphasis comprehensive majors and Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence majors.

• Coordinating Department: Education Studies

This course intends to influence teachers' abilities to understand the nature of the social studies in relation to the integration of the social sciences and the humanities with the goal of influencing civic competence.

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 291 Special Topics (1-3 crs)

• Contact the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office to propose an offering under IDIS 291.

A variable content course designed to provide opportunities to address contemporary issues from multiple perspectives.

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits

IDIS 300 Integrated Performing Arts Across the Curriculum (3 crs)

Prerequisite: Minimum sophomore standing or by consent from the instructors

• Coordinating Department: Music and Theatre Arts

An introduction to the theories and practices of dance, music, and theatre techniques appropriate for integration across curriculum grades 1-8. Open to all majors.

Attributes: LE-I1 Integration

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 303 Understanding the Arts (3 crs)

• Coordinating Department: Music and Theatre Arts.

This course empowers students to decode the language of the visual and performing arts. Students will consider historical and cultural contexts of works of art and develop aesthetic literacy.

Attributes: LE-K4 Fine Arts

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 333 Faculty-Led International Immersion Experience (1-3 crs)

Consent: Department Consent Required

•Coordinating Department: Languages. For use only with UWEC FLIIE programs.

This Faculty-Led International Immersion Experience (FLIIE) course is specifically utilized for any interdisciplinary FLIIE program. This hands-on experiential learning course is not suited for use in the United States or for any other international program aside from the FLIIE international Immersion experience. One, two, or three credits may be assigned to a particular offering.

Attributes: LE-I1 Integration, Field Trip(s) Required

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

IDIS 339 Preparatory Course for the Central European Travel Seminar (3 crs)

Consent: Instructor Consent Required

• Coordinating Department: History.

Prepares students for IDIS 340/540, the Central European Travel Seminar held during summer session. Students will study the historical and contemporary perspectives for allied disciplines.

Attributes: Undergraduate/Graduate Offering

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 340 Central European Travel Seminar (3 crs)

Prerequisite: HIST 280 or ARTH 350, or another spring semester preparatory course in an appropriate department (depending on specific faculty).

• Coordinating Department: History. Restricted to students participating in INTA 316 Central European Travel Seminar.

Interdisciplinary summer travel seminar occurring most often in Berlin, Prague, Brno, Vienna, Budapest, and Krakow that builds on groundwork laid in a preparatory spring semester course. Seminar involves advanced on-site study and research across three disciplines.

Attributes: LE-I1 Integration, LE-R2 Global Perspectives, Undergraduate/Graduate Offering, Field Trip(s) Required, Special Course Fee Required Varies by Term/Section

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 380 McNair Fall Seminar for Juniors (2 crs)

Prerequisite: Minimum resident and total GPA of 2.75.

Consent: Department Consent Required

• Coordinating Department: McNair Program Office. Restricted to McNair Scholars.

Seminar provides an orientation to McNair Program goals and activities, and enhances students' ability to undertake undergraduate research. Course provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the research process for students who desire to become college professors/researchers.

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 2

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 381 McNair Spring Seminar for Juniors (2 crs)

Prerequisite: IDIS 380. Resident and total GPA of 2.75.

Consent: Department Consent Required

• Coordinating Department: McNair Program Office. Restricted to McNair Scholars.

McNair Scholars refine the scope and design of their research projects, learn about the development of the American research community across the twentieth century, attend research presentations, and begin evaluating prospective graduate institutions and mentors.

Attributes: Field Trip(s) Required

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 2

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 398 International Internships (1-6 crs)

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and meet stated GPA requirement. Department (Center for International Education) consent required.

Consent: Department Consent Required

• Coordinating Department: Career Services.

Virtual or in-person international internship opportunities offered by UW-Eau Claire partners at multiple locations with placement best suited to student’s academic and career goals. Internships are unpaid. To apply, contact the Center for International Education.

Attributes: Internship

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

IDIS 410 Arts Administration Seminar (3 crs)

Consent: Instructor Consent Required

• Coordinating Department: Music and Theatre Arts. Limited to students enrolled in the Arts Administration certificate program or by permission of the instructors.

An overview of the field of arts administration offering a practical approach examining literature, resources, programs, organizations, and individuals.

Attributes: Capstone Course

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 480 McNair Fall Seminar for Seniors (2 crs)

Prerequisite: IDIS 381. Minimum resident and total GPA of 2.75.

Consent: Department Consent Required

• Coordinating Department: McNair Program Office. Restricted to McNair Scholars.

Scholars prepare and formally present their research findings to academic audiences as journal articles, conference presentations, and posters. They prepare for and take the GRE, and refine and submit application materials to graduate schools.

Attributes: Field Trip(s) Required

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 2

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 481 McNair Spring Seminar for Seniors (1 cr)

Prerequisite: IDIS 480. Minimum resident and total GPA of 2.75.

Consent: Department Consent Required

• Coordinating Department: McNair Program Office. Restricted to McNair Scholars.

Seminar focuses on how universities operate and what factors drive academics' careers--tenure and academic freedom, professional ethics, diversity, faculty governance and collegiality, funding agencies/foundations and academic publishing. Also covers graduate school progress/finances.

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 1

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 491 Special Topics (1-3 crs)

Prerequisite: Minimum junior standing

• Contact the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office to propose an offering under IDIS 491.

A variable content course designed to provide opportunities to address contemporary issues from multiple perspectives.

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits

IDIS 539 Preparatory Course for the Central European Travel Seminar (3 crs)

Consent: Instructor Consent Required

• Coordinating Department: History.

Prepares students for IDIS 340/540, the Central European Travel Seminar held during summer session. Students will study the historical and contemporary perspectives for allied disciplines.

Attributes: Undergraduate/Graduate Offering

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

IDIS 540 Central European Travel Seminar (3 crs)

Prerequisite: HIST 280 or ARTH 350, or another spring semester preparatory course in an appropriate department (depending on specific faculty).

• Coordinating Department: History. Dual-listed with IDIS 340. Credit may not earned in both courses. Restricted to students participating in Central European Travel Seminar.

Interdisciplinary summer travel seminar occurring most often in Berlin, Prague, Brno, Vienna, Budapest, and Krakow that builds on groundwork laid in a preparatory spring semester course. Seminar involves advanced on-site study and research across three disciplines.

Attributes: Field Trip(s) Required, Special Course Fee Required Varies by Term/Section

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0