B.I.S. Interdisciplinary Studies Program Map
Social Entrepreneurship Pathway
This BIS Pathway integrates coursework from Management, Sociology, and a variety of additional disciplines to address complex social problems confronting our neighborhoods and communities.
Stats
60
Core Credit Hours
39
Major Credit Hours
21
Elective Credit Hours
- Plan Your Degree
- Crush Your Course
- Find Your Place
- Broaden Your Perspectives
- Connect Off-Campus
- Take Care of Yourself
- Pave Your Path
Plan Your Degree
Disclaimer: This program map is intended ONLY as a guide for students to plan their course of study. It does NOT replace any information in the Undergraduate Catalog, which is the official guide for completing degree requirements.
| Credit Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
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C: ENGL 1101
English Composition I |
3 |
|
S: SOCI 1101
Introductory Sociology |
3 |
|
T: BIOL 1107 + Lab
Principals of Biology I |
4 |
|
BUSA 2106
Legal and Ethical Environment of Business |
3 |
|
I: ANTH 1101
Voices of Culture |
3 |
Milestone:
- Complete BUSA 2106
| Credit Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
|
C: ENGL 1102
English Composition II |
3 |
|
M: MATH 1001
Quantitative Skills and Reasoning |
3 |
|
F: XIDS 2000
Intro to IDS |
3 |
|
MGNT 3621
Introduction to Design Thinking |
3 |
|
POLS 1101
American Government |
3 |
Milestone:
- Complete XIDS 2000
16 Fall Credit Hours + 15 Spring Credit Hours = 31 Credit Hours
| Credit Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
|
P: HIST 1111
Survey of World History/Civilization I |
3 |
|
T: XIDS 2202
Environmental Studies |
3 |
|
T: MATH 1401
Elementary Stats |
3 |
|
I: XIDS 2001
What Do You Really Know About |
2 |
|
P: Citizenship |
3 |
| Credit Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
|
SOCI 3134
Introduction to Social Work |
3 |
|
ENGL 2060
Introduction to Creative Writing |
3 |
|
GEOG 1013
World Geography |
3 |
|
A: Humanities |
3 |
|
A: Fine Arts |
3 |
Milestone:
- Complete Core IMPACTS.
14 Fall Credit Hours + 15 Spring Credit Hours = 30 Credit Hours
| Credit Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
|
CRIM 1100
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 |
|
POLS 4217 or POLS 4215
Grant Writing for Non-Profit Organizations or Management of Non-Profit Organizations |
3 |
|
Community Development (1) |
3 |
|
Narrative Framing and Storytelling (1) |
3 |
|
Entrepreneurship (1): MGNT 3600
Principles of Management |
3 |
| Credit Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
|
XIDS 3000
Interdisciplinary Methods |
3 |
|
Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations (1) |
3 |
|
Entrepreneurship (2) |
3 |
|
Community Development (2) |
3 |
|
Narrative Framing and Storytelling (2)
|
3 |
Milestone:
- Complete XIDS 3000 Interdisciplinary Methods with a C or better
15 Fall Credit Hours + 15 Spring Credit Hours = 30 Credit Hours
| Credit Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
|
SOCI 4386
(Summer of Junior Year or at any time in their senior year) |
3 |
| Elective
3000-to-4000 level course |
3 |
|
Elective
3000-to-4000 level course |
3 |
| Elective 3000-to-4000 level course |
3 |
|
Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations (2) |
3 |
Milestone:
- Internship completed in the summer of their junior year or at any time in their senior year
| Credit Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
|
XIDS 4000
Interdisciplinary Capstone |
3 |
| Elective
3000-to-4000 level course |
3 |
| Elective 3000-to-4000 level course |
3 |
| Elective 3000-to-4000 level course |
3 |
| Elective 3000-to-4000 level course |
3 |
Milestone:
- XIDS 4000 Interdisciplinary Capstone
15 Fall Credit Hours + 15 Spring Credit Hours = 30 Credit Hours
Crush Your Course
First Year:
- Make sure to take XIDS 2000: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies to start your intellectual, boundary-crossing journey!
- Discover your interests in your core classes. These can help you establish your disciplines.
Middle Years:
- Work with your IDS professors in XIDS 3000 to establish your degree plan, including identifying your complex problem and exploring how and what disciplines can help inform your inquiry.
Last Year:
- This is the time for your XIDS capstone! Make sure you have 9 hours of 3000-4000-level coursework for each of your two disciplines!
Find Your Place
First Year:
- Check out UWG’s Academic Transition Programs and take a cornerstone course (XIDS 2002).
- Explore events, clubs, and organizations available to you! Let the program and/or disciplines you’ve identified guide your search.
- Visit the Office of Undergraduate Research.
Middle Years:
- Attend UWG Scholars’ Day.
- Check out what university associations and community organizations relate to your disciplines.
Last Year:
- Hone your leadership skills by mentoring new IDS majors!
- Consider running for an officer position in a student organization.
Broaden Your Perspectives
First Year:
- Check out the education abroad office.
Middle Years:
- Consider a study abroad program. Check out students’ stories of their experiences.
Last Year:
- Assess your cultural competency.
- Consider working abroad and research visa regulations.
- Explore practices of creating more inclusive careers.
Connect Off-Campus
First Year:
- Visit Wolves Vote to learn about the voting process and registration.
- Consider volunteering for a campaign or organization in your community.
Middle Years:
- Complete an internship in your field.
- Consider a summer or part-time job.
- Ask your department about networking opportunities with alumni.
Last Year:
- Ask for advice from professionals in your field of interest.
- Explore career shadowing opportunities.
Take Care of Yourself
First Year:
- Visit Health Services.
- Get fit! Visit URec to see all your options.
- Visit the Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy
Middle Years:
- Take a fitness class, climb the rock wall, or join an intramural team.
- Consider whether counseling is right for you: take a mental health screening.
Last Year:
- Explore a farmer’s market for fresh produce.
- Develop a post-graduation exercise plan.
- Explore your loan repayment options and complete your exit counseling.
Pave Your Path
First Year:
- Complete a self-assessment to see what careers and majors are right for you.
- Visit Career Services.
- Create your profile on Handshake.
- Consider applying for an on-campus job.
Middle Years:
- Draft your resume and attend a resume blitz.
- Learn about how to network on social media and update your Handshake profile.
- Draft your personal statement.
- Visit the graduate school to find out about graduate programs and admission requirements.
Last Year:
- Request references from professors and supervisors.
- Draft your resume cover letter and personal statement and revise it with career services.
- Attend business fairs and career fairs at UWG and across the state.
- Attend an interview workshop.
- Apply for graduate programs.
Requirements
Degree Requirements
IDS MAJORS
All IDS majors complete an XIDS course sequence through which they learn interdisciplinary concepts and method, culminating with a capstone project that reflects their intellectual and career interests:
- XIDS 2000 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
- XIDS 3000 - Interdisciplinary Methods
- XIDS 4000 - Interdisciplinary Capstone
Pathway requirements
Pathway Requirements
Required Foundation Courses (21 credits): Can complete these in the Core Curriculum.
- BUSA 2106 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
- SOCI 1101- Introduction to Sociology or SOCI 1160 - Introduction to Social Problems
- POLS 1101 - American Government
- ENGL 2060 - Introduction to Creative Writing
- GEOG 1013 - World Geography
- ANTH 1101 - Voices of Culture
- CRIM 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Strongly recommended:
- ECON 2106 - Princ. of Microeconomics
- COMM 1110 - Oral Communications
Required Upper-Level Area Courses (9 credits):
- MGNT 3621 - Introduction to Design Thinking
- SOCI 3134 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
- POLS 4217 - Grant Writing for Non-Profit Organizations or POLS 4215 - Management of Non-Profit Organizations
Fieldwork (3 credits)
In their senior year, students will be required to undertake a semester-long project engaged in tackling an issue or problem they identified in the capstone project proposal drafted in XIDS 3000. This can be in the form of a three-hour internship, a study abroad experience, or a field-based course/practicum. Per BOR requirements a 3-credit hour internship course requires 135 hours of work at the internship site over the course of the semester.
For example: SOCI 4386 or XIDS 4186
Upper-Level Area Course Options
Students complete 15 credit hours of coursework in the following manner:
- 9 hours from each of two areas of focus (student selects)
- 6 hours from the remaining two areas of focus
*Courses not listed in focus areas may be taken if approved by the advisory committee
Community Development
- ANTH 3188 - Ethnographic Field Methods
- ECON 4415 - Health Economics
- ECON 4480 - Urban and Regional Economics
- GEOG 3020 - Political Geography
- GEOG 3253 - Economic Geography
- GEOG 3643 - Urban Geography
- POLS 4210 - Public Management
- POLS 4200 - Principles of Public Administration
- POLS 4204 - Public Finance
- POLS 4211 - State and Local Politics and Administration
- POLS 4218 - Project Management in the Public Sector
- POLS 4219 - Public Human Resource Management
- SOCI 3002 - Introduction to Social Justice
- SOCI 3743 - Social Movements
- SOCI 3293 - Sociology of Family
- SOCI 4333 - Urban Sociology
- SOCI 3742 - Political Sociology
- SOCI 4440 - Medical Sociology
- SOCI 4613 - Qualitative Research
- SOCI 4000 - Research Methodology
- SOCI 4734 - Social Work Skills
Mentor: Dr. Neema Noori
Narrative Framing and Storytelling
- ANTH 4117 - Narrative and Storytelling in Ethnography
- ENGL 3200 - Intermediate Creative Writing
- ENGL 3405 - Professional and Technical Writing
- ENGL 3410 - Technology for Editors/Writers
- ENGL 3415 - Multimodal Composition in the Workplace
- ENGL 4304 - Advanced Writing in Disciplines
- ENGL 4405 - Publishing and Editing
- ENGL 4415 - Ethics and Practice of Workplace Writing
- ENGL 4210 - Advanced Creative Writing
- Any 3000/4000-Level English Course
Mentor: Dr. Gregory Fraser
Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations
- ANTH 4144 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
- ANTH 4130 - Medical Anthropology
- CRIM 3333 - Victimology
- CRIM 4005 - Identity, Victimization, Law & Society
- CRIM 4006 - Victim Advocacy
- CRIM 4231 - Women in the Criminal Justice System
- CRIM 4232 - Family Violence
- CRIM 4225 - Youth, Crime and Community
- CRIM 4265 - Crime and Social Inequality
- CRIM 4296 - Violence against Women
- CRIM 4334 - Human Trafficking
- ECON 3458 - Economics Anthropology
- ENGL 3350 - Introduction to Africana Studies
- ENGL 4170 - Studies in African-American Literature
- ENGL 4185 - Studies in Literature by Women
- SOCI 3623 - Social Inequality
- SOCI 3603 - Sociology of Gender
- SOCI 3954 - Sociology of Aging
- SOCI 4300 - Housing and Homelessness
- SOCI 4323 - Sociology of Face
- SOCI 4445 - Sociology of Youth
- SOCI 4915 - Violence Against Women
- SOCI 4293 - Families, Foster Care, and Adoption
Mentor: Dr. Emily McKendry-Smith
Entrepreneurship
- ECON 3400 - Consumer Economics
- MGNT 3600 - Principles of Management
- MGNT 3602 - Business Law
- MGNT 3618 - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
- MGNT 3645 - Corporate Social Responsibility
- MGNT 4616 - Project Management**
- MGNT 3611 - Leadership
- MGNT 3603 - The Creative Startup
- MKTG 3803 - Principles of Marketing
- MKTG 3804 - Business Challenges
- MKTG 3810 - Social Media and Online Marketing
- MKTG 4805 - Sales Management
- MKTG 4864 - Consumer Behavior
- POLS 4218 - Project Management in the Public Sector
Mentor: Dr. John Upson
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