ENERES 293B
Master's Seminar II: Methods for Interdisciplinary Analysis
This is the second semester of the ENERES 293 sequence for all ERG Master’s Degree students. The primary purpose of the sequence is to support students in the process of doing independent interdisciplinary research. ENERES 293B is designed to help students learn to identify and develop tractable and impactful interdisciplinary research projects.
Topics
- 1. Discuss career paths and research with experts in students' area(s) of interest - some of whom are eligible to be a reader of the students' capstone Master's Project. 2. Develop and refine an individual development plan. 3. Read and discuss several frameworks for the process of doing interdisciplinary research, and interpret existing research in the context of those frameworks. 4. Complete group activities to identify and argue for research in a new area. 5. Encourage students to think carefully about their mentoring needs and how they will fulfill those needs. 6. Develop a refined research question for the ERG capstone Master’s Project, as well as a supporting annotated bibliography, a list of anticipated methods and data to be used, and a plan for obtaining them.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027