In the new core, you begin with foundational courses and Perspectives-Enduring Questions courses. In the foundational courses, you will develop the skills you need to be successful in college and life. In P-EQ courses you will explore a variety of thought-provoking questions in eight different disciplines.
When you reach the Integrative Studies (IS) part of the core, you get to choose your own topic or thought-provoking question that interests you! You select three courses that relate to that topic/question; these are your Integrative Studies courses. Ideally, you will also choose an Experiential Learning pathway that helps you explore it outside the classroom. When you get to the Core Milestone Experience, you will reflect on your core and major courses and experiences and integrate what you learned as it relates to your topic/question. You direct your own learning!
How do I go about selecting an IS topic/question?
- Select something that interests you!
- What do you like to do?
- What subject/topic have you most enjoyed learning about so far?
- What were your favorite P-EQ classes? Why? What did you like about them?
- Have you encountered any enduring questions in your P-EQs that excited you? If so, what?
- Why did you choose your particular major?
- What are you passionate about? Why?
- What makes you mad? Why?
- What makes life meaningful? Why?
- In your life right now, are there questions for which you are seeking answers? What are they?
- The IS section of the Core website provides lots of ideas for potential IS course clusters, themes, and enduring questions.
- Talk to people – faculty, friends, parents.
- Attend a "Choosing Your IS Courses" workshop (beginning in spring 2014)
How do I go about selecting IS courses that relate to my topic/question?
- An IS course must be 200 level or higher, must not be a P-EQ, and only one IS may be from the major prefix. (You must also meet any pre-requisite(s) for each IS course.)
- Review course descriptions in the Nazareth University Catalog and on the NazNet course schedule.
- If selecting an IS Cluster from the website, use the courses listed as a guide; complete three courses from the cluster.
- Talk to faculty, especially from departments related to your topic/question.