Two undergraduate certificate programs and a number of new interdisciplinary courses will be developed as a result of Clemson University’s innovative summer course proposal (CUISP) initiative, according to the university’s Office of Summer School.
“Thanks to all of the faculty members who submitted proposals and I hope that others will consider submitting proposals for future rounds of CUISP funding,” said Blake Snider, director of Clemson’s summer school program.
The summer school office and its faculty advisory committee selected the new summer-only programs and courses based on the request for proposal (RFP) criteria. Some of the criteria sought by the review committee included:
- The extent to which the courses added value to students’ degrees;
- Courses featuring a strong experiential component (e.g. field work);
- Courses that were interdisciplinary and would attract the interest of students.
The summer school office received approximately 16 proposals from Clemson’s departments and schools.
The new certificate programs include:
- A nine credit-hour interdisciplinary (Submitted by the Management, Marketing, and Communication Studies departments) undergraduate certificate in social media analysis.
- A 12 credit-hour undergraduate certificate in field ecology (submitted by the School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences).
The new courses to be developed include:
- Two separate three credit-hour courses in applied theatre for business and industry (submitted by the Department of Performing Arts, Theater).
- A three credit-hour course on the nature of geographic information systems (submitted by the Department of Planning, Development, and Preservation).
- A three credit-hour human remains recovery course (submitted by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
- A six credit-hour interdisciplinary set of courses on writing for the arts featuring in-class lectures and a field trip to the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston (submitted by the English and Art departments).
The certificate programs and courses will be developed this summer and offered to students during the 2014 summer terms.
