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INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSEWORK<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Interdisciplinary coursework that prepares a student to work at the boundary of engineering with public policy, business, ethics, risk, and human behavior.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following courses have been approved by the Engineering Honors faculty. Some of them also satisfy General Education or Vol Core requirements as shown. Other courses will also be considered, but you must request approval before you register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interdisciplinary Course<\/th>Pre-Requisite<\/th>Gen Education (prior to Fall 2022)<\/th>Vol Core (Fall 2022 and after)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
AFAS 104 – The Air Force Today<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
AFAS 203 – Leadership Laboratory<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
AFAS 204 – Leadership Laboratory<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
AREC 201 – Economics of the Global Food and Fiber System<\/td><\/td>SS<\/td>SS<\/td><\/tr>
AREC 270 – Economic Perspectives on Natural Resource and Environmental Issues<\/td><\/td>SS<\/td>SS<\/td><\/tr>
AREC 470 – Policy Analysis for Environmental and Natural Resource Management<\/td>ECON 201<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
BUAD 208 – Honors: Business Ethics<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
CSE 200 – Survey of International Education<\/td><\/td>CC<\/td>GCI<\/td><\/tr>
ECON 362 – Environmental and Natural Resource Policy<\/td>ECON 201 or 207 or 211 or 217<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
EDPY 210 – Psychoeducational Issues in Human Development<\/td><\/td> SS<\/td>SS<\/td><\/tr>
EF 337 Honors Leadership Skills<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
ELPS 201\/207 – Foundations and Theories of Leadership Studies<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
ELPS 217 – Honors: Ethics in Leadership<\/td>ELPS 207<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
ELPS 350 – Leadership Skill Development & Application<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
ESE 511 Introduction to Energy Science and Technology<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
ESE 512 Introduction to Energy Science and Technology II<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
ESS 120
\nSoils and Civilizations<\/td>		<\/td>CC<\/td>GCI<\/td><\/tr>
ESS 220
\nWaters and Civilizations<\/td>		<\/td>CC<\/td>GCUS<\/td><\/tr>
HALS 207
\nFoundations of Leadership<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
HALS 307
\nInclusive Leadership<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
HALS 297
\nHaslam Leadership Education Abroad<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
HALS 208
\nFoundations of Leadership II<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
HALS 308
\nConflict Resolution<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
HALS 391
\nLeadership Internship<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
INSC 311 User Centered Design<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
INSC 380 Information Management in Organizations<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
MLSL 401 – Military Science\/Leadership: Developing Adaptive Leaders<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
PHIL 244 Professional Responsibility<\/td><\/td>AH, OC<\/td>AH, OC<\/td><\/tr>
PHIL 252 Contemporary Moral Problems<\/td><\/td>AH, WC<\/td>AH, WC<\/td><\/tr>
PHIL 255 Sustainability Ethics<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
PHIL 345 Bioethics<\/td><\/td>WC<\/td>WC<\/td><\/tr>
PHIL 346 Environmental Ethics<\/td><\/td>WC<\/td>WC<\/td><\/tr>
PHYS 405 Science, Technology, and Public Policy<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 440 Organizational Psychology<\/td>PSYC 110 and STAT 201<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 444 Sustainability Psychology<\/td>Minimum student level \u2013 Junior<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
SOCI 250 Introduction to Global Studies<\/td><\/td>CC<\/td>CGI, SS<\/td><\/tr>
UNHO 347 – Honors: Concentration in the Social Sciences<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
UNHO 207 Complex Problems and Human Centered Design<\/td><\/td><\/td>EI<\/td><\/tr>
UNHO 307 Complex Problems and Innovation<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
UNHO 367 Complex Problems and Tennessee Opportunities<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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