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Topical
Clusters
Topical
Clusters bring the perspectives of several different disciplines to bear
on a particular issue or subject area. Students are required to complete
one Topical Cluster, consisting of at least three courses, for a total
of 9 credit hours or more. No more than 3 of the 9 credit hours a student
applies toward the Topical Cluster may have the same course prefix. Of
these courses, one must be designated as ILS Social Science (ILSS) and
one as ILS Natural Science (ILSN); to complete the cluster, then, a student
will need to take a third course, with a third prefix. An ILS Arts (ILSA)
course may be taken within the Topical Cluster, but it is not required.
Students are invited to take more than the required 9 hours. If students
choose to do so, they may take additional courses from any listed in the
Topical Cluster.
Students
are responsible for ensuring that they choose the correct section of a
course. When the cluster has been chosen, students must fill out a
Cluster
Declaration Form. Courses fulfilling major requirements may appear
as part of a cluster. If you are interested in joining a cluster or developing
a new Topical Cluster Theme you can find out how here.
(CL1) Globalization and Environmental Issues
(CL2)
The Science and Politics of Human Health and Illness
(CL3)
Technology, Society, and Culture
(CL4)
Perception: Senses, Self, and Society
NOTE: Cluster 4 has been discontinued. It is no longer available
for declaration. Students who
previously declared the cluster may
complete the requirements as listed here.
(CL5)
Transformations in Appalachia: The Intersections of Science and Culture
(CL6) Caribbean Studies
(CL7)
Belief Systems in Our Universe
NOTE: ENVR 324, Environmental Ethics, has been removed as an ILSN course in
Cluster 7. Students declaring Cluster 7 by the end of the Spring 2009 semester, will
be able to use ENVR 324 as their ILSN course.
(CL8) The Greek Experience
(CL9) Food for Thought: Engaging the Citizen in the Science and Politics of Food Information, Food Consumerism, Nutrition and Health
(CL10) Identity and Its Expressions
(CL11) Human Development of Scientific Knowledge
NOTE: PHYS 107, Introductory Physical Sciences,
has been removed as an ILSN course in
Cluster 11. Students who took PHYS 107 may still use it to fulfill
the requirement.
(CL12) Applied Ethics
(CL13) Black Creative Experiences
(CL14) The Sensory Environment and Perceptual
Systems
(CL15) Mechanical, Electrical and Optical
Inventions: Science
and
Societal Impact
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