Curriculum
Degree Requirements
Students in the Custom-Designed Major must take a minimum of 180 credits to complete their degree. Plans of study include the following course types:
Drexel Foundational Courses: 12 credits
Required courses for all Drexel undergraduate students.
Custom-Designed Major Core Courses: 18 credits
Core courses ground CSDN students in the theories and methods of interdisciplinary inquiry while building student self-advocacy skills, communication strategies, and connections with the CSDN cohort.
General Education Requirements: 32 credits
General education courses broaden CSDN students' understanding of methodological approaches in disciplines beyond their areas of concentration.
Courses From Three Individualized Concentration Areas (Individualized Major Courses): 118+ credits
Individualized major courses deepen CSDN students' skills and knowledge base within the disciplines they are bringing together in their concentration areas.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CSDN 101 | Introduction to Multi-Disciplinary Methods | 1.0 |
| CSDN 102 | Knowledge By Design Seminar | 1.0 |
| CSDN 210 | Innovative Problem Solving | 3.0 |
| CSDN 220 | Multimodal Research | 3.0 |
| CSDN 203 | Custom-Designed Major Seminar | 1.0 |
| CSDN 304 | Custom-Designed Major Project | 3.0 |
| CSDN 305 | Custom-Designed Major Project | 3.0 |
| CSDN 306 | Custom-Designed Major Project | 3.0 |
Total Credits: 18.0
| Course Code | Credits |
|---|---|
| UNIV 101 | 1.0 |
| CIVIC 101 | 1.0 |
| COOP 101 |
1.0 |
| ENGL 101 | 3.0 |
| ENGL 102 | 3.0 |
| ENGL 103 | 3.0 |
Total Credits: 12.0
| Courses | Possible Disciplines | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities courses | HIST, PHIL, ARTH, FMTV, FMST, WGST, AFAS, COM, ENGL (200 and higher), LING, Language courses including ARBC, CHIN, FREN, GER, HBRW, ITAL, JAPN, KOR, SPAN | 9.0 |
| Social science courses | ECON, PSY, SOC, ANTH, GST, PSCI, CJS, COM | 9.0 |
| Mathematics courses | MATH, STAT, STS | 6.0 |
| Science courses | ANAT, BIO, CHEM, CI, CS, GEO, PHYS, ENVS, ENSS, HSCI, AE, BET, CHE, CAE, CIVE, ECE, EGMT, ENGR, ENVE, INDE, MATE, MEM, MET, MHT, SYSE, PHEV, NFS | 8.0 |
Total Credits: 32.0
Individualized Major Courses
CSDN students take most of their courses in their individualized concentration areas. To demonstrate they have achieved academic depth and rigor, CSDN students must take at least three upper-division courses (300- or 400-level) in each of their concentrations. Generally, upper-division courses have tiers of pre-requisite courses; CSDN students must satisfy all listed pre-requisite courses.