Interdisciplinary LLPA

Code Course Description
IDST 1102

Perspectives on the Environment – Creating a Sustainable Society

Using pollution prevention and waste reduction as a theme, this course takes a multidisciplinary approach to examine social perceptions of the environment and technology. It covers consensus building and public participation, liquid and solid wastes, toxic chemicals, air quality, pollution prevention standards, and economics and marketing issues. Although mandated solutions to environmental problems are discussed, the focus will be on methods grounded in environmental citizenship which encourage voluntary compliance.
IDST 1103

Introduction to Intercultural/International Studies

In this course students will be introduced to diverse methodologies in the liberal arts, and to ways these can be used to examine questions of intercultural and international import. The course will focus on one theme, such as identity or globalization, which will be approached in an integrated manner by one co-ordinating instructor and by at least four other instructors from the liberal arts. Students will be exposed to a wide range of texts and exercises designed to broaden their awareness of cultural patterns and paradigms, and to increase their understanding of the way people from one culture interact and negotiate with those from another.