What are my areas of study and my minor?
Area 1: Behavioral and Social Science
Area 2: Education
Minor: Marketing
What year am I?
An 8th year senior! ...So, I've streched out my time in college :) But I finally made it!
How do I explain the IDS degree to others?
Well, I basically state that IDS is a major which allows students to graduate with a degree in more than one subject area. The degree suited me because unlike typical majors, with their rigid, mandatory class list, it allowed me to choose classes that interested ME in the fields that I wanted to study. IDS allows you to take upper level classes in three fields, almost like a double-major and a minor.
What are the advantages/disadvantages of an interdisciplinary education?
I think that some of the advantages in interdisciplinary education include: taking classes that interest YOU. Being able to meet a wide variety of people who open your mind to new perspectives. This includes some of the professors in the different majors that you'll meet. Because of the IDS program, I've met great professors that I wouldn't have been able to meet if I had been stuck in one single major. I have also had the oppurtunity to work with some very positive classmates who give me faith in a progressive future. School is valuable because it gives you great contacts for your future...IDS justs helps you expand on the education you'll receive and the people you'll meet, during your time in college.
IDS is also helpful because if you've changed majors multiple times throughout your college career, it does not let all your classes "go to waste." Some of the previous classes you've taken may fit into one of your areas of study which puts you one step forward into finishing your degree.
Disadvantage?
I would say that one disadvantage is the time you will have to devote to your Cornerstone and Capstone classes. It's the reality of college though and if you want that reward of the degree you just have to get through that final push. That's where I am now (and how I felt during Cornerstone) but I know the end is near and that's a great feeling!
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Hello, my name is Aeryel "Sunshine" Williams
ReplyDeleteI am a Sophomore!
Areas of Concentration: Art (Studio Art Minor), Commerce (Marketing Minor),
IDS Minor: French
Another minor declared in Dance, and a Minor to come in Leadership.
How do I explain IDS to other students? Well I am asked what it means quite frequently because I meet a lot of new people and do interviews often as well. I basically tell them that is a mojor that I make up myself, and I take the classes I want when I want to. I tell them that I am very creative and one Major cannot hold me down. I am interested in being a Photographer that travels to France and once that career is done I will have marketing to fall back on.
Advantages: The advantage is I have no limitations, I can literally pick specific classes I am interested and am not forced or required to take. My possible careers are plentiful, because I will have a background in more than one field I am a more versatile employee/business owner.
Disadvantage: Is having to narrow it down, like which minor do I focus on, because as an IDS student we dont have access to every class within different majors without declaring a minor. And then there are not any real advisors for this major, no one is able to tell you exactly what to take or when to take it...it is completely independent.
by:Aeryel "Sunshine" Williams