Put Theory into Practice...
The Capstone project for Interdisciplinary
Studies students is designed to provide an opportunity for
the students to integrate the course work taken in their
program of studies. This takes one of several forms:
1. An independent research project under
the supervision of a faculty member or:
2. A Service Learning Project
in conjunction with a local non-for-profit agency in Columbia
or:
3. An approved internship or:
4. An approved course that meets the
particular student needs.
For the service-learning project, students
work in conjunction with the staff of the Office of Service-Learning
to select an appropriate non-for-profit agency that has
a need that the Capstone student can help meet, and that
is pertinent to their area of study (example projects include:
website development, public relations campaign, program
development).
A few things to note about this option
are:
- Students will schedule work time
with the agency of approximately 4-5 hours per week. Some
students may work more hours because of the nature of
their project; while others may end up working more independently
than others.
- Each student will identify an appropriate
project with the approval of a representative of the agency
and the Office of Service-Learning. This project will
culminate in a report to the agency as well as some tangible
end product. These projects must also be approved by the
Director of Special Degree Programs.
- Each student will submit a 4-5 page
mid-semester progress report to the Director of Special
Degree Programs.
- Each student will submit a final
report to the agency, with a copy to the Director of Special
Degree Programs.
For More Information
Contact:
Office
of Special Degree Programs
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