Interdisciplinary General Education

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Dennis Quinn, Chair

The Interdisciplinary General Education curriculum provides an integrated, interdisciplinary, discussion-based approach to learning about the humanities, social sciences, and arts. IGE is an alternative pathway to satisfy 21 units of the University GE requirements in areas A, C, and D. Students ready for GE area A2 (categories I and II) are eligible to enroll in IGE 1100  in the Fall. Students ready for GE area A2 with support (categories III and IV) need to enroll in the English stretch courses with support for GE area A2 credit and can enroll in either IGE 1100  or IGE 1200  for GE area C2 credit. Students that have fulfilled GE area A2 (category I) can also enroll in IGE 1100  or IGE 1200  for GE area C2 credit. Students should see an advisor for specific GE coursework required by their major. The seven-course IGE sequence has the following common Learning Outcomes:

1. Effective Communication
2. Critical Thinking
3. Historical, Social, and Multicultural Understanding
4. Understanding and Appreciation of Aesthetic Experiences
5. Articulation of Values
6. Information Literacy
7. Integrative Learning

Students must complete an IGE yearly sequence to earn general education credit. Single IGE classes do not fulfill GE requirements, unless using AP or IB credit or using authorized substitutions. Students who choose to leave IGE and complete the University General Education pattern should do so only at the end of a yearly sequence, e.g. after IGE 1200  or IGE 2200 . Students leaving IGE should seek advisement on how to fulfill remaining general education requirements. There is also some flexibility in the program based on the needs of various majors.  See your major advisor or the IGE program office for information. The IGE program is open to any qualified student or undergraduate department wishing to adopt it as an option. It is the recommended pathway for Architecture and Liberal Studies General Studies majors, and works well with many Engineering majors. Students may substitute AP credit for up to 2 courses in the IGE Program. For more information, see departmental advisors or the IGE Department Chair. Please refer to the University Programs section in the course catalog for IGE course descriptions.

3000-level IGE Upper Division Synthesis courses (except for IGE 3100 ) are open to all students, regardless of whether or not they have taken the IGE sequence.

Programs

• Interdisciplinary General Education

Courses

• IGE 1020 - Engaged Education: Integrating Knowledge, Learning and Success (3)
• IGE 1100 - Consciousness and Community (3)
• IGE 1200 - Authority and Faith: Late Ancient and Medieval Worlds (3)
• IGE 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• IGE 2100 - Empires, States, and Peoples: Cultural Contact and Exchange (3)
• IGE 2200 - Encountering Difference: Culture and Power (3)
• IGE 2300 - Ways of Doing: Culture, Society, and the Sciences (3)
• IGE 2400 - Ways of Living: Local, Global, and Universal Challenges (3)
• IGE 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• IGE 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
• IGE 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• IGE 3100 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives: Capstone Seminar (3)
• IGE 3200 - Visions of Science and Technology (3)
• IGE 3300 - Demons, the Undead, and the Monstrous Other (3)
• IGE 3400 - Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia: Life along the Silk Road (3)
• IGE 3500 - The Creative Process: Theory and Practice (3)
• IGE 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• IGE 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• IGE 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)
• IGE 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)

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