Interdivisional Studies
FYS FIRST YEAR SEMINAR - 3 hours
This class introduces students to college-level writing through a disciplinary or interdisciplinary topic. Students will improve their thinking skills by examining a topic through multiple perspectives. This course will build community and aid students in their transition to college.
FYE FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE - 1 hour
The First-Year Experience class is a complement to the 3 cr. FYS content course and emphasizes the co-curricular piece of a student’s Manchester education. New college students participate in activities that help them become a part of the MU community, assist in their transition to college life, and connect their learning inside and outside of the classroom. Successful completion of this course is a requirement. Students who do not receive a passing grade must enroll in the course the following semester.
Courses IDIV
100 COLLEGE SUCCESS - 1 hour
This course is designed to assist students in developing strategies for academic success and in making the transition to college-level classes. Students will gain experience in a variety of study strategies and techniques including time management, note taking, test taking, developing college-level reading and listening skills. Students will participate in supplemental study sessions with peer facilitators and will receive extra support navigating the full range of student support services and resources that Manchester provides.
103 CULTURAL COMPETENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - 1 hour
This course serves as an introduction to U.S. American culture while exploring other students’ respective cultures. The course will explore the concept of culture from social, academic and economic dimensions. By examining how these dimensions interact with each other, students will develop an understanding of culture both individually and collectively. Upon completion of this course, students will have a demonstrated ability to develop/identify strategies that will facilitate their daily negotiation and interaction with American culture while developing an appreciation for cultural differences. Prerequisites: course must be taken by international students during first semester at Manchester with permission of the course instructor.
130 CAREER CHOICES AND COMPETENCIES - 2 hours
This course is designed to introduce students to the concepts of decision making, self-assessment, career exploration and career planning. Helpful for students who are undeclared majors, those changing majors and those exploring career applications of their majors.
200 ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING - 3 hours
This class covers the foundations of innovation and creativity. Students will learn basic psychological theories of creativity, the group dynamics that foster innovation as well as theories of team building techniques that are essential for getting things accomplished. We will also study creativity in music and art as we connect the dots between creativity and everyday life.
201 INNOVATION - 3 hours
Students explore the creative process of converting ideas into useful products and services. Topics include the process by which ideas are generated; the application of information, imagination, and initiative to derive greater or different value from resources; and the translation of the new idea or invention into a good or service that creates value.
205 TECHNICAL WRITING - 3 hours
As an introduction to communicating technical information, this course focuses on writing proposals, specifications, reports, instruction and procedures manuals, memos and emails that are clear, concise and unambiguous. Students will participate in individual and group projects that require communication to various audiences. Prerequisite: CORE-1W. Fall even years.
212 COLLEGE TO CAREER - 1 hour
This course is designed to provide upper-level students with the necessary career management skills, strategies and methodologies to effectively identify and compete for internships or full-time job opportunities.
221 RACE, POWER, AND MARGINALIZATION IN SCHOOLS - 3 hours
A critical examination of the interplay between race, ethnicity, power and marginalization in Western and Industrialized societies. The course will offer the opportunity to explore the ways in which educational systems can perpetuate the marginalization of working class groups across generations. The implications of content for living in civil society, America and a democracy will be explored. C-3RC.
240 MAKING OF THE MODERN MIND - 3 hours
This course investigates the wide-spread shift in Europe from a pre-modern (pre-16th century) to a modern world view (as it matured up through the 19th century), with a special focus on the rise of modern science as a way of understanding nature and on the radical shift in how modern humans understood themselves and their relationship to this nature. Course readings will draw from the sciences, philosophy, history and literature; the class will take place in European cities such as London and Paris. C-3GC. January.
350 THE INDIA STORY - 3 hours
An intensive seminar-type travel course offered in New Delhi, India. All aspects of Indian culture and history will be covered through lectures given by instructors with expertise in specific topics. C-3GC. Summer.
495 HONORS THESIS - 1-6 hours
An opportunity for students eligible for the Honors Program to prepare an honors thesis, either for its own sake or as partial fulfillment of the requirements for an honors diploma. The honors thesis addresses a topic in the student’s major but also must be interdivisional in scope and approach. The Honors Committee will approve topics for each honors thesis. Prerequisite: eligibility for the Honors Program and approval from the honors program director. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours.
380 or 480 SPECIAL PROBLEMS - 1-4 hours
A students who has demonstrated ability to work independently may propose a course and pursue it with a qualified and willing professor. The division chair and the college dean must also approve. A set of guidelines is available at the Office of the Registrar.
385 or 485 SEMINAR - 1-4 hours
An in-depth consideration of a significant scholarly problem or issue. Students pursue a supervised, independent inquiry on an aspect of the topic and exchange results through reports and discussions.