Innovative Transdisciplinary Studies Major, BS in Innovative Transdisciplinary Studies

Campus: Knoxville, Distance Education

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ITS Core Course¹

• CECS 101 - Design Your Career, Design Your Degree 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

Term 2

• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *

• Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ITS Core Course¹

• ITS 102 - Introduction to Team Science 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Select one Engaged Inquiry (Vol Core) from the following recommended courses

• COAD 130 - Basic Design Thinking and Innovation 3 Credit Hours
• COAD 430 - Design Thinking and Innovation 3 Credit Hours

Term 3

• Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• Social Sciences (SS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ITS Core Course¹

• ITS 201 - Transdisciplinary Data Analytics for Decision Making 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• Written Communication (WC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• Oral Communication (OC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ITS Core Course¹

• ITS 202 - Transdisciplinary Thinking and Innovation 3 Credit Hours
• Select one relevant course for your certificate (3 credit hours) 

• CECS Certificates (See list of certificates below)

Term 5

• Applied Oral Communication (AOC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ITS Core Course¹

• ITS 301 - Transdisciplinary Problem Solving 3 Credit Hours
• Select courses for certificates (6 credit hours)

• CECS Certificates (See list of certificates below)

Term 6

• Select two courses for CECS certificates (6 credit hours)

CECS Certificates (See list of certificates below)

• ITS Core Course¹

• ITS 302 - Transdisciplinary Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 399 - CECS Transdisciplinary Capstone 3 Credit Hours

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• Select One:

• CECS 375 - Internship in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 385 - Transdisciplinary Research Methods in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• Select 2 CECS certificate courses (6 credit hours)

CECS Certificates (See list of certificates below)

• ITS Core Course¹

• ITS 401 - Advance Transdisciplinary Research Concepts 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Select ONE CECS elective 3 credit hours
• Select one course for CECS certificate (3 credit hours)
  CECS Certificates (See list of certificates below)

• ITS Core Course¹

• CECS 499 - CECS Senior Transdisciplinary Capstone 3 Credit Hours

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• Select One:

• CECS 475 - Senior Internship in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
• CECS 485 - Transdisciplinary Research Projects in Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes:

1. All students must complete the following ITS core courses: CECS 101 , ITS 102 , ITS 201 , ITS 202 , ITS 301 , ITS 302 , CECS 399 , ITS 401 , and CECS 499 .
2. Students will select certificates from the list of approved CECS certificates (link to be added)

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

CECS Certificates

Applied Artificial Intelligence Certificate 
Applied Computing Certificate  
Applied Cybersecurity Certificate  
Artificial Intelligence Integration in Music Certificate  
Artificial Intelligence and Medicine Certificate 
Bioinformatics Certificate  
Data Science Certificate 
Data Science and Medicine Certificate  
Game Craft Certificate 
Human-Intelligent Systems Interaction Certificate  
Literacy on Emerging Topics Certificate 
Nuclear Deterrence Certificate 
Professional Advancement Through Hands-On Learning Certificate 
Sport Analytics Certificate   
Sustainable Development Certificate