INTD 990 Seminar Series

Upcoming 990 Seminars:

  • February 16, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. - Room 210 Arts
  • March 5, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. - Room 210 Arts
  • April 2, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. - Room 210 Arts
  • Seminar dates for the 2012/2013 academic year will be posted before September 1.
Course Description:

Seminars are an important element in the research and scholarly community of the university. They provide students with:

  • access to the work and ideas of faculty, graduate students and visiting scholars,
  • chance to debate and discuss issues with faculty and other students,
  • opportunity to present their own research and receive feedback.

Students must register in the INTD 990 seminar course. There are no tuition fees for this course, no credit unit weight, and it does not reduce course requirements in the required program of study. The INTD 990 seminar course does not involve examinations.

The INTD 990 seminar course has two components; both are mandatory.

  1. Participation in the Interdisciplinary Seminar (INTD 990) held monthly where faculty and students present their work. Students are expected to attend regularly and to make a presentation on some aspect of their research at one of the sessions. Masters students are required to attend a minimum of six INTD 990 seminars and make at least one presentation in this seminar series during their program of study. PhD students are required to attend a minimum of nine INTD 990 seminars and make at least two presentations in this seminar series during their program of study.
  2. Attend campus seminars that are in an area that is relevant or related to the student’s program of study and/or research. (i.e. Masters students must attend a minimum of 6 seminars during their program; PhD students no less than nine seminars during their program.

Student Presentations

Students must prepare an abstract (300 words) of the material that they will present at the seminar and submit it at least one week in advance. The abstract will be made available to the public at  [insert link to page with list of student abstracts]

Presentation content should be related to the student’s area of study and can include an overview of the pertinent literature, a summary of the research proposal or a synopsis of their research thesis and its findings. Presentations should be about 30 minutes with an opportunity for questions afterwards. Students may use the presentation for various purposes such as obtaining feedback on their research topic and/or methodology, presenting a work-in-progress or data analysis; defining a methodology; exploring a new research area or honing a presentation for a conference or job talk.

Unless otherwise specified, presentations will be open to the public. Constructive feedback will be solicited by the INTD 990 Seminar Coordinator and subsequently shared with the student presenter.

Attending Public Seminars

Students are required to provide evidence of their attendance at the campus seminars to verify that this mandatory program requirement has been met prior to making formal application for graduation. Students should use the standard form available from the Interdisciplinary Studies website. A separate form for EACH seminar attended is required and must include the signature of the seminar coordinator.