BDP - Bridging Disciplines

Bridging Disciplines: BDP

Lower-Division Courses

BDP X01. Topics in Forum Seminar Series.

BDP X01.1. Children and Society.

Discuss various contemporary issues in children and society, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.10. Introduction to Smart Cities.

Discuss various contemporary issues relevant to smart cities, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.11. Patients, Practitioners, and Cultures of Care.

Discuss various contemporary issues relevant to patients, practitioners, and cultures of care, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.12. Professional Ethics in Law, Business, and Medicine.

Discuss various contemporary issues in professional ethics, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.13. Social Inequality, Health, and Policy.

Discuss various contemporary issues in social inequality, health, and policy, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.14. Narrative Leadership.

Discuss various contemporary issues in leadership and ethics, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.15. Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Mindset.

Discuss various contemporary issues relevant to what it means to be entrepreneurial, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.16. Criminal Law, Justice and Inequality.

Discuss various contemporary issues in criminal law, justice, and inequality, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.17. Non-profits and Social Entrepreneurship.

Discuss various contemporary issues in non-profits and social entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.18. Conflict Prevention, Management, and Resolution.

Discuss various contemporary issues in conflict prevention, management, and resolution, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.2. Environmental Change and Sustainability.

Discuss various contemporary issues in environmental change and sustainability, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.3. Exploring Digital Arts and Media.

Discuss various contemporary issues in digital arts and media, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.4. Health Inequality in Childhood and Adolescence.

Discuss various contemporary issues in health inequality in childhood and adolescence, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.5. Human Rights and Social Justice.

Discuss various contemporary issues in human rights and social justice, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.8. Introduction to Museum Studies.

Discuss various contemporary issues in museum studies, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X01.9. Introduction to Public Policy.

Discuss various contemporary issues in public policy, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X06. Fundamentals of Ethical Leadership.

Discussion of various contemporary issues related to ethical leadership, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X06C. Principles of Business.

Interdisciplinary examination of how businesses function in the Western world. Discusses the development of the corporation in the United States, ethical issues, and the primary areas of business.

BDP X19. Topics in Specialized Forum Seminar Series.

BDP X19.1. Human Rights: Theories and Practice.

Discuss various contemporary issues in human rights, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X19.2. Museum Studies.

Discuss various contemporary issues in museum studies, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X19.3. Smart Cities.

Discuss various contemporary issues relevant to smart cities, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X19D. Introduction to Digital Media Production.

Introduction to digital media production, including the fundamentals of software programs used for digital design, web production, animation, and other functions.

BDP X19S. Topics in Bridging Disciplines.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Undergraduate College. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Upper-Division Courses

BDP X20K. Connecting Research Experience.

BDP X20L. Connecting Research Experience.

Supervised research with a faculty member, related to the interdisciplinary themes of a Bridging Disciplines Program. Research may consist of an individual project and must meet the criteria for the independent inquiry flag.

BDP X20M. Connecting Research Experience: Service Learning.

Supervised research with a faculty member, related to the interdisciplinary themes of a Bridging Disciplines Program and including an academic service-learning component. Research may consist of an individual project involving service to the community or assisting a faculty research project with a community service component.

BDP X21M. Connecting Internship Experience: Service Learning.

Supervised internship experience related to the interdisciplinary themes of a Bridging Disciplines Program and including an academic service-learning component. Internships must be unpaid and may include work with nonprofit organizations or other organized community service entities.

BDP X22K. Topics in Team-Based Research Experience.

Collaborative or team-based research or creative project, under the supervision of a faculty member. Topics are related to the interdisciplinary themes of the Bridging Disciplines Programs.

BDP X25K. Connecting Internship Experience.

Supervised internship experience related to the interdisciplinary themes of a Bridging Disciplines Program.

BDP X26. Topics in Advanced Forum Seminar Series.

Discussion of contemporary issues related to the topics of a Bridging Disciplines Program, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse.

BDP X29. Topics in Specialized Advanced Forum Seminar Series.

Discussion of contemporary issues related to the topics of a Bridging Disciplines Program, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives, research, and critical discourse.

BDP X29.1. Race and Medicine in American Life.

Discuss contemporary issues related to race and medicine in American life, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives, research, and critical discourse.