NOTE: MAIS 5350 and 5360 are cross-listed courses (they count for home-department credit or MAIS credit).

The specific seminar topics change every semester and are listed in the UTEP "Schedule of Classes" under "Interdisciplinary Studies"

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5350 The History of an Idea

The historical consideration of a seminal idea or concept drawn from art, ethics, politics, science, religion, or philosophy, and an assessment of its contemporary social and cultural importance. This course may be team-taught and/or it may be cross-listed with a course in a participating department. May be repeated once for credit when the topic varies.

5360 Contemporary Issues

The detailed examination of a contemporary social or cultural concern from a multi-disciplinary perspective. This course may be team-taught and/or it may be cross-listed with a course in a participating department. May be repeated once for credit when the topic varies.

5393 Final Project

The Final Project consists of either: (1) two substantially revised or extended papers originally prepared for two of the graduate level courses taken as a part of the MAIS program, one of which must have been written for MAIS 5350 or MAIS 5360; or (2) a new interdisciplinary paper which is based on two or more papers prepared for graduate level courses taken as a part of the MAIS program. Open only to MAIS students in the final semester of their work.