Education: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education

Interdisciplinary Studies in Education provides a multi-disciplinary degree for candidates who desire the broad range of coursework without meeting the requirements for licensure in the State of Tennessee.This degree can be a foundation on which to build future study and can be used as a basis for seeking a job-embedded teaching position.

B.A. or B.S. degree program

General education hours required:

BI 1073 - The Story of Jesus (3) S
BI 1083 - The Story of the Church (3) F
BI 1093 - The Story of Israel (3) F and
BI 3213 - Faith and Culture (3) SP or
BI 3433 - Disciplines for Christian Living (3) F, SP or
BI 4213 - Christian Ethics (3) F, SP
or
BI 4S9V - Joy and Good Life (3) F, SP
LUEG 3xn3 - Engagements: (selected topic) (3) F, SP
plus 3-hour Bible elective
LUMS 2003 - Explorations in Math/Science: Power of Science I/Biology and Chemistry (3) F, SP
and LUMS 2093
CO 1003 - Introduction to Communication (3) F, SP
EN 1313 - University Writing (3) F, SP, SU
EN 2153 - Survey of World Literature I (3) F, SP, SU or
EN 2163 - Survey of World Literature II (3) F, SP or
LULT 2043
LU 1203 - Lipscomb Experience (3)
EN 1113 - Introduction to University Writing (3) F, SP
MA 1043 - Survey of the Fundamentals of Mathematics (3) F, SP, SU
PE 2012 - Lifetime Wellness (2) F, SP, SU
PS 1113 - Introduction to Psychology (3) F, SP, SU
LUHP 2xn3 - Explorations in History: (selected topic) (3) F, SP
PS 3243 - Human Development and Learning (3) F, SP, SU

Major courses required:

Choose one of the following:
AR 3513 - Art for Children (3) Offered on demand
MU 3203 - Music for Children (3) F, SP
TH 3413 - Creative Dramatics (3) SP Offered even-numbered years
ED 2313 - Schooling in America (3) F, SP
ED 3273 - Methods of Teaching Science and Social Studies (3) F
ED 3343 - Cultural Perspectives in Education (3) F, SP
ED 3353 - Characteristics and Assessment of Students with Disabilities (3) F, SP
ED 3363 - Teaching with Text (3) SP
ED 3404 - Primary Education (4) F, SP
ED 3533 - Math Methods (3) F, SP
ED 4056 - Educational Studies Practicum (6) F
EN 3013 - Advanced Composition and Rhetoric (3) F, SP
Foreign language (8 hours of a foreign language)
HI 2213 - History of the United States I (3) F, SP, SU or
HI 2223 - History of the United States II (3) F, SP, SU
HI 3323 - Cultural Geography (3) F
MA 1053 - Survey of Algebra and Statistics (3) SP
MA 3053 - Survey of Geometry (3) F, SP
Choose 2 of the following:
ED 3373 - Supporting Behavior of Students with Disabilities (3) SP
ED 4043 - Complex Disabilities (3) F
ED 4233 - Special Education Law and Ethics (3) F
ED 4223 - Communication, Language and Social Development (3)

Eighteen hours of elective courses

Note:

The student may select a minor and work with the academic advisor to determine the eighteen hours of elective courses to be completed.