Descriptions of Intermediate Learning Communities
Students may fulfill the Intermediate Learning Community requirement through successfully completing a two-unit ILC, a one-unit (team-taught) ILC, or a semester or summer session abroad in a Wagner-approved program in which a grade of C or higher is earned in two concurrent courses.
Students should plan ahead with their advisor to fulfill the ILC requirement before the fall semester of their junior year. There are generally more options of ILCs in spring semesters. Students are welcome to take multiple ILCs.
Students are required to take both courses in a two-unit ILC, during the same semester. Additionally, students should select ILCs that do not include any courses they have already taken. For example, a student who has previously taken SPC 103 should not try to register for an ILC combining a unit of SPC 103 with a unit of FI 201.
A one-unit (team-taught) ILC is a cross-listed course that fulfills the ILC requirement. Students who enroll in a one-unit ILC must choose to earn credit for one of the two courses. For example, a one-unit ILC incorporating SPC 252 and SO 300 allows the student to earn one unit of Speech or one unit of Sociology, not both. Students may not earn a unit for a course that is cross-listed with a course they have already taken. This applies whether or not the previous course was a stand-alone course or was cross-listed in a one-unit ILC.
As with all other cross-listed courses, a one-unit ILC has a shared maximum enrollment. If one of the disciplines appears to be full, a student may enroll as long as there are open spots in another discipline for that cross-listed course. For example, HI 239 is offered as a team-taught ILC with PS 239. If HI 239 is listed on myWagner as having an enrollment of 16 out of 16 while PS 239 is listed as having an enrollment of 12 out of 14, a student could register for HI 239. After the student registers, HI 239 would be listed as having an enrollment of 17 out of 17, and PS 239 as 12 out of 13.
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Fall 2025 ILCs
This learning community exposes students to the workings of the governmental and political processes in Washington, DC. Through internship assignments, classroom instruction, and directed readings and research, students will develop a greater appreciation of the policy-making process. The courses are offered in Washington, DC (each course is a 2-unit course), and registration is by permission of the instructor.
GOV 395-IL – Washington Internship – Kraus
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GOV 396-IL – Dynamics of American Government – Kraus
This learning community, intended for nursing majors, looks at the cellular nutrition of eukaryotes (humans) vs. the nutrition of prokaryotes (bacteria). It also covers the similarities and differences in the structure, function and role of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins and trace elements in humans and bacteria. Finally, it looks at the immunological aspects of nutrition across the human life span compared to the immunological aspects in disease prevention. Students must be registered for NR224-IL or NR224-HL. Every effort should be made to take both courses and the lab in the same semester.
NR 224-IL – Nutrition & Health – Walley – M/W 8:00 – 9:30 am (Key Skills: L)
NR 224-HL – Nutrition & Health – Walley – M/W 8:00 – 9:30 am (Key Skills: L)
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MI 200 (any section) Microbiology
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MI 200L (any section) Microbiology Lab
How does it feel to have to leave behind the country of your birth forever? The works of many painters, writers, musicians, and film directors who faced or are currently facing this crisis, offer us insight into the devastation of being driven from one’s land of birth and having to become a refugee. This team-taught ILC explores the works of artists and writers during three distinct historical moments: the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the contemporary period. The course examines artists, authors and directors from Spain, the Dominican Republic, France, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Vietnam, China and Palestine. We will consider how these artists express feelings of loss, nostalgia, rebirth, trauma and rebuilding a new identity. We will learn together through lecture, group discussion, readings of poetry, plays, and essays, first hand examination of works of art, film screenings, and by meeting with refugee artists today. This course welcomes students from First-Year through Seniors.
Time:
Section L1: T/Th 11:20 am – 12:50 pm
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Section L2: T/Th 2:40 pm – 4:10 pm
Class Options:
AH 291 Special Topics in Art History (key skills C, UU, WC) – Dr. Laura Morowitz
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ML 291 Special Topics in Modern Languages (key skills C, UU, WC) – Dr. Katica Urbanc
Much of our lives are defined by boundaries that allow us to create a sense of identity while simultaneously separating ourselves from others who may be more or less similar to us. This Intermediate Learning Community focuses on immigrants, refugees, and other border-crossing travelers and pioneers. The course is more generally interested in how different cultures and ways of thinking enrich our world view. Through the study of films and literary works, we examine the complexities of displacement, specifically through geography: borders and landscapes. The course includes a creative component where students will create their own short films.
Time:
Wednesday 1:00 to 4:00 PM
Class Options:
SP 291: Border Lives: Latino Literatures and Cultures (skills WC, UU, C) – Dr. Margarita Sanchez
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FM 291: Politics on Screen (skills WC, UU, C) – Dr. Philip Cartelli
This ILC investigates how to conceptualize freedom and the ways in which it is denied. We will study how bodies have been defined, regulated, and politicized, especially with regard to race, gender, and class. In addition, we will explore how space, particularly in cities, can perpetuate material and cultural inequalities. Finally, this ILC invites its students to reimagine freedom in terms of beauty. Therefore, the experiential component of this ILC will include visits to some of New York City’s various sites of artistic expression.
Time:
Section L1: T/Th 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
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Section L2: T/Th 2:40 pm – 4:10 pm
Class Options:
FR291: Special Topics in French Studies (key skills UU, R, C ) – Dr. Dane Stalcup
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GOV291: Special Topics in Government and Politics (key skills UU, R, C ) – Dr. Patricia Moynagh
This learning community will explore historical events and the ways in which institutional and community organizations can work together to address specific needs related to amongst other things race, class, education, and community. Focusing on historical events and how they have impacted change, students will consider new ways to think, communicate, and make a difference in the world. The role of intercultural connections and culturally responsive practices will also be discussed.
Time:
T/Th 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Course Options:
MDS110: Educating for Democracy – Dr. Vanessa Smith-Washington
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HI248: African American History from 1614 to the Civil War (key skills: L, UU, WC) – Dr. Rita Reynolds
Previous Semesters
Spring 2025 Intermedia Learning Communities
Fall 2024 Intermediate Learning Communities
Winter & Spring 2024 Intermediate Learning Communities
Summer & Fall 2023 Intermediate Learning Communities
Winter & Spring 2023 Intermediate Learning Communities
Fall 2022 Intermediate Learning Communities
Winter & Spring 2022 Intermediate Learning Communities
Summer & Fall 2021 Intermediate Learning Communities
Winter 2020 & Spring 2021 Intermediate Learning Communities
Summer & Fall 2020 Intermediate Learning Communities
Spring 2020 Intermediate Learning Communities
Fall 2019 Intermediate Learning Communities
Spring 2019 Intermediate Learning Communities
Fall 2018 Intermediate Learning Communities
Spring 2018 Intermediate Learning Communities