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2018-2019 University Catalog 
    
2018-2019 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Transdisciplinary Studies in Technology, BSTS (Spring 2019)


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Follow your passions and discover new ones in a Bachelor of Science program at Purdue University. You will design a personalized plan of study in our new transdisciplinary studies in technology major, blending fields like humanities and business with these technology-focused disciplines:

  • Computing and graphics
  • Construction management
  • Engineering technologies
  • Leadership and innovation
  • Aviation technologies

Featuring hands-on team-based projects, transdisciplinary studies in technology will help you become a lifelong learner. It’s a program especially for the trailblazers, the challenge-seekers, the pioneers - the students who are independent minded, ambitious, creative, passionate, reflective, and inventive.

A new major which made national headlines, transdisciplinary studies in technology is an educational experience unlike any other because it combines individualized learning with close mentoring by faculty experts and a competency based curriculum which clearly defines each ability, skill, behavior, and body of knowledge that you’ll master.

Employers today have many positions with job titles that didn’t exist only a few years ago. Want to forge your own path? Transdisciplinary studies in technology will provide you with broad technical competence and the abilities to think critically, to communicate effectively, and to adapt and thrive in our ever-changing world.

This unique competency-based degree is offered only by the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, one of the 10 academic colleges at Purdue University’s main campus.

Special features

  • In each semester’s unique Design Lab and Seminar learning environments, you will learn discipline-specific theory and how to apply it to real-world problems.
  • It’s a student-centered culture called “” which focuses more on “show us what you can do with what you know” and less on memorization.
  • You will create an electronic portfolio which documents your abilities and mastery of subjects - which you may choose to share with potential employers.
  • Your peers might be studying different disciplines, so each of you will learn about different topics and contribute unique skills to make projects successful - a parallel of work environments common in industry.

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (36 credits)


Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (84 credits)


  • Written Communication - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • Oral Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Information Literacy - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Quantitative Reasoning - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Science - Credit Hours: 7.00
  • Science, Technology and Society  - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Human Cultures - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Behavioral/Social Science  - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Advanced MA (>16000) or STAT (>20000) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • >20000  Humanities - Credit Hours: 3.00

  • >30000 level Oral Comm or Written Comm - Credit Hours: 3.00

  • >10000 Technology Selective (Any AT, BCM, CGT, CNIT, ECET, ENGT, IET, IT, MET, MFET, OLS, TECH, TLI 10000 level or higher) - Credit Hours: 3.00

  • >10000 Disciplinary Knowledge - Credit Hours: 9.00

  • >20000 Disciplinary Knowledge - Credit Hours: 13.00

  • >30000 Disciplinary Knowledge - Credit Hours: 12.00

  • >40000 Disciplinary Knowledge - Credit Hours: 9.00

University Core Requirements


  • Human Cultures Humanities
  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
  • Information Literacy
  • Science #1
  • Science #2
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning

For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Prerequisite Information:


For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.


 

Program Requirements


Fall 1st Year


16.5 Credits


Spring 1st Year


15.5 Credits


Fall 2nd Year


13.5 Credits


Spring 2nd Year


16.5 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


14.5 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


16.5 Credits


Fall 4th Year


13.5 Credits


Spring 4th Year


13.5 Credits


Notes


1.  Non-course degree requirement: Student demonstration of expertise in five broad competencies. Monitored and reviewed continuously in Transdisciplinary Learning Experiences.

2.  Any courses from the Undergraduate Curriculum Council (UCC) Approved Course List to satisfy the appropriate foundational core requirement. Acronyms are as follows: BSS - Behavioral/Social Sciences, HUM - Humanities, IL - Information Literacy, OC - Oral Communication, QR - Quantitative  Reasoning, STS - Science, Technology and Society, WC - Written Communication.  It is preferred that students take one course from physical sciences and one from life sciences.

3.  Any course for which the student meets the prerequisites and meets their personal and professional goals as determined by the student in consultation with their faculty mentor.

4.  A 2.0 Graduation GPA are required for the Bachelor of Science degree.

5.  Students must earn a “D-” or better in all courses unless otherwise noted.

6.  Courses at Purdue University may only be attempted a maximum of three (3) times, including W, WF, I, IF and all graded attempts.

7. 32 credit hours of 30000-level or higher courses must be completed at Purdue University.

 

Critical Course


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