Metropolitan School of Professional Studies

Course Descriptions

Metro: Interdisciplinary Studies (MID)

To view the complete schedule of courses for
each semester, go to Cardinal Station.

MID 50: Synthesis, Application, and Integration of Learning

0.00 Credits

Synthesis, Application, and Integration of Learning (SAIL) is designed to facilitate the assessment of college-level learning (i.e., prior learning) acquired outside the traditional classroom environment (i.e., as a result of life and work experience). Students enrolled in this course will work closely with the course instructor and discipline-specific faculty mentors to critically analyze their prior learning experiences and build a portfolio evidencing the integration of prior learning with academic theory. This course is required for all MSPS students seeking to earn credit for prior learning through portfolio development.

MID 100: Critical Thinking

3.00 Credits

Introduction to techniques of sound reasoning in written and verbal communication, including formulation and testing of arguments, means of identifying and testing fallacious reasoning, and the art of persuasion.

MID 101: Problem Solving

3.00 Credits

Students develop skills involved in effective problem solving, including defining the problem, creating alternative solutions to it, and evaluating those alternatives. Emphasis on providing a general approach to problems.

MID 150: College Mathematics

3.00 Credits

no description available

MID 211: People and the Enviroment

3.00 Credits

Interdisciplinary examination of population, pollution, natural resources, and their implications for society.

MID 213: Earth Science

3.00 Credits

no description available

MID 214: Mythology

3.00 Credits

no description available

MID 215: Topics in Modern Science

3.00 Credits

no description available

MID 350: Synthesis, Application, and Integration of Learning

3.00 Credits

Synthesis, Application, and Integration of Learning (SAIL) is designed to facilitate the assessment of college-level learning (i.e., prior learning) acquired outside the traditional classroom environment (i.e., as a result of life and work experience). Students enrolled in this course will work closely with the course instructor and discipline-specific faculty mentors to critically analyze their prior learning experiences and build a portfolio evidencing the integration of prior learning with academic theory. This course is required for all MSPS students seeking to earn credit for prior learning through portfolio development.

MID 398: Independent Study/Project

1.00-6.00 Credits

Individual learning projects can be designed under faculty supervision for variable credit. Permission of the dean is required prior to enrolling. Prerequisite: A minimum of sixty completed semester hours.

MID 399: Independent Study/Project

1.00-6.00 Credits

Individual learning projects can be designed under faculty supervision for variable credit. Permission of the dean is required prior to enrolling. Prerequisite: A minimum of sixty completed semester hours.

MID 409: Internship

3.00 Credits

no description available

MID 490: Internship

3.00 Credits

Internships are available to qualified students in Metropolitan College. The purpose of these programs is to allow students to integrate classroom learning with on-the-job training. Qualifying students may earn upper-level credit if their employment situation meets the following criteria: (1) there is a potential for academic learning inherent in the position, (2) the skills and knowledge being employed are sufficiently complex to justify the award of college credit, (3) the learning process can be planned, documented, and evaluated, and (4) the student works closely with a qualified worksite supervisor and a university faculty member. Permission of the dean is required prior to enrolling. Prerequisite: Senior standing and approval of the dean.

MID 492: Internship

6.00 Credits

no description available

MID 493: Independent Study

1.00-6.00 Credits

no description available

MID 495: Senior Seminar

3.00 Credits

Consolidates the student's academic experience through either a comprehensive research paper or a practical research project which will focus the student toward graduate studies or employment goals respectively.

MID 496: Independent Study: Web Page Design

2.00 Credits

no description available

MID 497: Independent Study: Web Page Design

1.00 Credits

Individual learning projects can be designed under faculty supervision for variable credit. Permission of the dean is required prior to enrolling. Prerequisite: A minimum of ninety completed semester hours.

MID 499: Independent Study/Project

4.00 Credits

Individual learning projects can be designed under faculty supervision for variable credit. Permission of the dean is required prior to enrolling. Prerequisite: A minimum of ninety completed semester hours.