INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES MINOR
The Interdisciplinary Studies Minor is designed to give students in the 10-14 program a broad liberal arts background for
teaching on interdisciplinary teams in middle level schools. Building on the general education requirements, students will
choose two (2) areas of concentration and will take additional course(s) in two (2) other areas. The minor will
consist of at least 2-4 credits chosen from suggested courses to total at least nine (9) credits in two (2) areas and at
least three (3) credits in two (2) other areas, in addition to the general education requirements.
A. English / Language Arts (_____ 18 credit concentration
______ 12 credit option)
______ ENGL 1130 Freshman Composition I -3 credits (required)
______ ENGL 1230 Freshman Composition II -3 credits (required)
______ ENGL literature, _________________ -3 credits (required)
______ ENGL #_______ _______________________ -3 credits
______ ENGL 3030 Teaching of Composition -3 credits (fall only)
(required for 18 credit concentration / optional for 12 credit option)
______ ENGL 3930 Literature for Young Adults -3 credits (fall only starting in fall 2011)
(strongly recommended but does not fulfill gen ed humanities requirement)
B. Social Sciences (______18 credit concentration
______ 12 credit option)
______ HIST 1020* World Civilization II -3 credits (required)
______ POSC 1230 Intro. to American Government -3 credits (required)
______ GEOG 3330 Environmental Conservation -3 credits (required)
______ ECON 2130 Principles of Macroeconomics -3 credits
______ ECON 2230 Principles of Microeconomics -3 credits
______ GEOG 1230 Survey of Cultural Geography -3 credits
______ GEOG 1330 World Regional Geography -3 credits
______ GEOG 3130 Geography of US and Canada -3 credits
______ GEOG 3630 Geography of Latin America -3 credits
______ HIST 1010* World Civilization I -3 credits
______ HIST 1330* US History to 1877 -3 credits
______ HIST 1430* US History since 1877 -3 credits (recommended)
______ HIST 3320* History of Wisconsin -3 credits
______ POSC 2430 Comparative Politics -3 credits
______ SOC 1030 Principles of Sociology -3 credits
______ SOC 1130 Introductory Anthropology -3 credits
______ SOC 2130 Cultural Anthropology -3 credits
C. Mathematics (______ 18 credit concentration
*Please note that history courses are
considered social sciences for the
minor; however, they fulfill historical
perspective—not social science—
requirements for the gen eds.
______ 12 credit option)
______ MATH 1030 Mathematics for Educators I -3 credits (required)
______ MATH 2030 Mathematics for Educators II -3 credits (required)
______ MATH 3030 Mathematics for Educators III -3 credits (required)
______ MATH 3040 Mathematics Seminar for Middle School Teachers -4 credits
(required for 18 credit concentration) (spring only)
Choose two (2) additional courses for 18 credit concentration
(Be sure to check prerequisites!)
Choose one (1) additional course for 12 credit option
______ MATH 1830 or 2430 Elementary Statistics -3 credits
______ MATH 2530 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry -3 credits [Math 2450 may be substituted]
______ MATH 2630 Calculus with Applications -3 credits OR (spring only)
______ MATH 2640 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I -4 credits
______ MATH 2730 Discrete Mathematics -3 credits (concentration only)
revised 10/22/10
D. Science (______ 18 credit concentration
______ 12 credit option)
• 18 credit Area of Concentration requirement:
Choose 18 credits; one course must be from an area not covered in the required courses (i.e., choose at least one course in
Area 1: Earth/Space Science).
• 12 credit option requirement:
For the 12 credit option, choose your additional course from Area 1: Earth/Space Science.
______ BIOL 1150 General Biology with Lab -5 credits (required) (*See below for note re: substitution.)
______ PHSC 1150 Physical Science -5 credits (required) (spring)
AREA 1: Earth / Space (Note: At least 1 course must be taken in this area.)
______ GEOG 1040 Planet Earth (previously Survey of Physical Geography) -4 credits
______ GEOG 1140 Physical Geography: Global Landforms with Lab -4 credits
______ GEOG 1240 Physical Geography: Weather and Climate with Lab -4 credits
______ GEOL 1140 Physical Geology with Lab -4 credits
______ GEOL 3130 Engineering Geology with Lab -3 credits
______ PHSC 1340 Introduction to Astronomy -4 credits (generally offered in fall, except for fall 2008)
______ PHSC 1310 Introduction to Astronomy Lab -1 credit (generally offered in fall, except for fall 2008)
______ PHSC 1420 Charting the Night Sky -2 credits
AREA 2: Biology / Environmental Science
______ BIOL 1650 Unity of Life + BIOL 1750 Diversity of Life -5 credits each = 10 credits total
(*Note: Taking both BIOL 1650 + 1750 will substitute for BIOL 1150.)
______ BIOL 1350 General Botany -5 credits
______ BIOL 2340 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology (preferred) or 2140 Anatomy and Physiology I -4 credits
AREA 3: Chemistry / Physics
______ CHEM 1050 General Chemistry with Lab -5 credits
______ CHEM 1140 General Chemistry with Lab and Disc. -4 credits
______ CHEM 1240 General Chemistry -4 credits
______ PHYS 1040 Conceptual Physics with Lab -4 credits
______ PHYS 1050 Principles of Physics with Lab -5 credits
______ PHYS 1350 Introductory Physics I with Lab -5 credits
E. Fine Arts (_____ 18 credit concentration
______ 12 credit option)
_______ Fine Arts Course _______ #_______ _______________________-3 credits (required)
_______ In-depth Fine Arts Course _______ #_______ _______________________-3 credits (required)
_______ ART 2730 Ethnic Art in the United States -3 credits (18 credit option only)
_______ THEATRE 2220 Play Production -3 credits (18 credit option only)
_______ MUSIC 1590 Music Appreciation -3 credits
_______ MUSIC 1240 Music Making in Ethnic Communities -3 credits OR
_______ MUSIC 2430 American Music -3 credits
_______ ART 2430 Art Survey -3 credits
_______ THEATRE 1130 Introduction to Theatre -3 credits
F. Foreign Languages (______ 18 credit concentration
______ 12 credit option)
Two years (four semesters of a language in high school with a grade of "C" or better in the second course or
Two semesters of a language at the college level (1000 level) 8 credits total
______ First semester of any language at the 2000 level -4 credits
______ Second semester of the same language at the 2000 level or
First semester of another language at the 2000 level -4 credits
______ 1 semester of any language at the 3000 level 1 -4 credits
______ Teaching 4060 Teaching World Languages -3 credits (odd fall semesters only)