IDST 102 - Sciences Honors Seminar I

    Recent Professors
    Yelena Feinman, Javier M. Silva
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    12–15 students
    Credits
    2
    Prerequisite
    Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 100) or ENGL C1000E (formerly ENGL 105).
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of IDST 102
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Introductory interdisciplinary research seminar for students admitted into the Honors Project program. Students are instructed and guided in various scientific investigative approaches and their applications in the natural science, mathematical and engineering disciplines. Working through an interdisciplinary seminar theme, students expand upon and deepen the content of a linked transfer course from the Sciences Cluster (Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Math). Students apprehend fundamental interdisciplinary theory, and complete a distinct scholarly project that extends a content area of the chosen transfer course. Emphasis on peer collaboration, the fundamentals of scientific research and its application, and effective written and oral presentation.
    Usually Held
    Fri 1:10pm–3:20pm, Fri 8:45am–10:55am, Fri 10:10am–12:20pm, Thu 2:00pm–4:00pm