Decoding Area Studies and Interdisciplinary Majors: Building a Framework for Entry-Level Students

Autor/in	MacPherson, Kristina Ruth
Titel	Decoding Area Studies and Interdisciplinary Majors: Building a Framework for Entry-Level Students
Quelle	In: College Teaching, 63 (2015) 2, S.40-45 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	8756-7555
DOI	10.1080/87567555.2014.977215
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Study; Undergraduate Students; Interdisciplinary Approach; Majors (Students); Asian Studies; Novices; Sequential Learning; Library Research; Intellectual Disciplines; Fellowships; Employment Opportunities; Scholarship; Educational Benefits; Liberal Arts; Required Courses; Curriculum; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Asia; Studies; Asienwissenschaft; Didaktische Sequenzierung; Lernsequenz; Geisteswissenschaften; Fellowship; Stipendium; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Scholarships; Bildungsertrag; Pflichtkurs; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan
Abstract	Decoding disciplinary expertise for novices is increasingly part of the undergraduate curriculum. But how might area studies and other interdisciplinary programs, which require integration of courses from multiple disciplines, decode expertise in a similar fashion? Additionally, as a part of decoding area studies and interdisciplines, how might a sequential experience of library-based research practice support that curriculum? Finally, how might a program introduce students to fellowships and career opportunities in the field early in their studies? Area studies and interdisciplinary departments face particular challenges in this regard because of multiple entry points into the major and the lack of a consistent pattern of student movement through the major (due to students studying abroad or because of the array of different disciplinary courses comprising individual programs of study). A tested course designed to address these issues, and adaptable for other area studies or interdisciplinary programs, is part of the required curriculum for Asian Studies at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01