Notes for "You Are So Busted"
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Denis Broderick -- He has chocolate skin, brown eyes, and short nappy brown hair that forms into tiny natural twists. He is 18 years old, a senior in high school, in 2018. Denis is the soulmate of Livia Fairfax. His soulmark reads, You are so busted! down his left forearm. He hates it so much that he always wears long sleeves to cover it. Growing up in a rough neighborhood, he assumed it would mean getting arrested, so he became extremely careful in committing petty crimes. Underneath the tough demeanor, he's a nice guy. Denis typically dresses in dark grays and browns, sometimes brightened with blue or green. Livia talks him into applying for college. He decides to study toward a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with areas of concentration in Black Studies, Environmental Studies, and Peace Studies along with a minor in Social Justice at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
His soulmark from Livia (all down his left forearm):
You are so busted!
Her soulmark from Denis (on her right shoulder, in big block letters)
What?
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
at the University of Missouri in Columbia
Degree Program Description
The Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) degree in the College of Arts and Science is available to students who have explored various departments at MU and discovered that their academic interests and goals are not easily accommodated in any one major. IDS degree requirements allow students to build an individualized major that is integrative, multidisciplinary, and reflects their personal academic interests and career goals. Students are attracted to IDS for various reasons: a desire to create a unique degree, broad interests, a need for flexibility, timely degree completion, or preparation for further study at the graduate level. Career options are as varied as the combination of curricula. There is an option available for students who wish to obtain Chinese teaching certification.
Major Program Requirements
Students majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies may design an individual course of study. Students with very specific career plans and goals not easily accommodated in any one department may find this program suited for their needs. Others may find that this option permits a broader approach than the major found in a single department.
The Interdisciplinary Studies major is comprised of two or three components to total 36 credits. A component consists of course work from a single department or area, which may include programs outside the College of Arts and Science (e.g., Journalism, Business or Social Work). At least 18 hours must come from the College of Arts and Science. In addition to the 36 hours required in the major components, Interdisciplinary Studies students must also complete a 3-credit capstone.
Interdisciplinary Studies candidates must earn no less than a 2.0 GPA in each component. They are bound by rules and practices of the College of Arts and Science that pertain to admission to degree programs, the awarding of credit, and the awarding of degrees. Students must complete college as well as University requirements, including University general education. A student who has earned a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, (excluding majors with emphases in Black Studies, Peace Studies or Women's and Gender Studies), may not pursue a second degree in a field that was used as a component of the first degree.
Major Core Requirements
Area of concentration (select one option) 36
• Three components of 12 credits each
• Three components, one of 15, one of 12 and one of 9 credits
• Two components of 18 credits each
• Two components, one of 21 and one of 15 credits
All courses in the major must be at the 2000 level, and at least 15 credits must be 3000 level or above.
A minimum of 12 credit hours within all components must be MU courses.
A maximum of 6 hours of Internship may apply to graduation.
A maximum of 12 hours of Internship, Readings and/or Special Problems may apply to graduation.
Interdisciplinary Areas
• Black Studies
• Environmental Studies
• Peace Studies
• Women's and Gender Studies
Capstone requirement (to be completed during final 45 hours of course work)
There are several ways a student can complete the capstone experience in Interdisciplinary Studies.
1. Special Readings project: With this option, the student completes an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member. The project allows the student to explore an area of interest and is designed to be an academic challenge. The department is open to creative, innovative approaches to learning. The supervising faculty member is responsible for grading the project. The student is responsible for locating a supervising faculty member.
2. Service Learning project: Students will engage in service activities, directly relevant to their areas of academic emphasis, in community not-for-profit agencies. At the same time as participants work in the community, they will research their agency and organization, undergo mock employment interviews, create a cover letter and résumé based on the professional skills they have gained through their service, and reflect on careers and leadership in public service. Course will be submitted for Writing Intensive credit each semester. Restricted to Interdisciplinary, General and International Studies students.
3. Internship: Students work approximately 50 clock hours per credit at an agency, company or corporation of their choice. Grades are on a pass-fail basis. For an internship to be approved as a capstone experience, it must help the student solidify and explore the areas of concentration. Internships must have prior approval from the Office of Multidisciplinary Degrees.
4. Capstone course: Students may have a specific course designated as a capstone course for the individual degree program. The course must be upper level, and the course must be taken in the last 45 hours of course work as a major. A course taken previously cannot retroactively be counted as a capstone course. Approval for the course must be provided in advance of registration from the Interdisciplinary Studies advisor.
Black Studies Courses
BL_STU 1000: Introduction to Black Studies
An interdisciplinary introduction to the basic concepts and literature in the disciplines covered by Black Studies. The role of historical, political, social, and economic forces in shaping cultural expression will be stressed. This course prepares students at all levels with a good foundation for advancement in Black Studies but also with a useful set of guidelines for further achievement in the humanities, behavioral and the social sciences.
Credit Hours: 3
BL_STU 2200: Social Inequalities
(same as SOCIOL 2200). Survey of inequalities based upon criteria such as race, ethnicity, sex, age, religion and social class in contemporary societies. Focus on dynamics by which privilege and inequality are structured.
Credit Hours: 3
BL_STU 3200: Black Freedom Movement, 1955-1973
(same as HIST 3200). Examines the dismantling of American apartheid and its transformation into a new racial control system. It also explores how and why the Civil Rights Movement was converted into a struggle for Black Power.
Credit Hours: 3
BL_STU 4300: The Black Family: Past, Present and Future
(same as H_D_FS 4300; cross-leveled with BL_STU 7300, H_D_FS 7300). Emphasis is on the unique social, economic, religious, educational, and political environments that have affected the structure and function of the Black family.
Credit Hours: 3
Environmental Studies Courses
ENV_SC 1100: Introduction to Environmental Science
This class provides an opportunity to develop an understanding of environment, physical and social causes of environmental problems, their impacts, and strategies to manage these issues.
Credit Hours: 3
ENV_SC 2600: Sustainability Foundations: An Introduction to Sustainability
(same as BIOL_EN 2600). This course introduces fundamental concepts of sustainability from sustainable development to sustainability science. It focuses on human-environment systems, the characteristics of these systems, and patterns of change. Course materials interrogate taken-for-granted assumptions that shape human relationships with the natural world. You will learn to identify common dynamics leading to social and environmental problems with the aim of identifying alternative actions (solutions) for transitioning towards sustainability. Sustainability integrates the social and biophysical sciences; and implementing solutions requires the integration of the social justice, the arts, and humanities. Through a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives and frameworks, you will learn about current sustainability research and be able to develop an understanding of what sustainability means to you and your field of study. Graded on A-F basis only.
Credit Hours: 3
ENV_SC 3085: Problems in Environmental Science: Racial Injustice
Special individualized projects or readings in environmental science.
Credit Hour: 1-99
ENV_SC 4400: Environmental Law, Policy, and Justice
(cross-leveled with ENV_SC 7400, AAE 7400). This course will examine the intersection of environmental law, policy, and justice. We will first cover the building blocks of U.S. environmental law, including common law and statutes such as the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. We will then turn to international environmental policy issues such as climate change, marine pollution, and the hazardous waste trade. We will approach these laws and treaties through the lens of equity and environmental justice. The course will use a variety of teaching methods, including lecture and classroom discussion using cold calling and the Socratic Method. We will also have student presentations, guest speakers, a moot court, a negotiation simulation, and a field trip in the Columbia, Missouri area. Graded on A-F basis only.
Credit Hours: 3
Peace Studies Courses
PEA_ST 1050: Introduction to Peace Studies
Interdisciplinary overview including theories on the nature of aggression and war, case studies of contemporary conflicts, consideration of various peace proposals, conditions making war or peace likely.
Credit Hours: 3
PEA_ST 2289: Towns in Missouri and the Midwest: Voices and Inequalities
(same as GEOG 2289, RU_SOC 2289). Focusing on towns and communities and their regional history and cultural traditions. Examines the issues and concerns of small-town America in the context of recent hardships and adverse economic trends. Examples of topics covered include case studies of communities such as Marceline, Missouri (Walt Disney's boyhood home), race and the immigration of non-whites in to rural areas; gender roles in small communities, the role of religion in small-town identity formation, and other current issues faced by "middle America." The responsiveness of government, large corporations, and institutions to the problems of diverse communities will be critically examined, with a multidisciplinary approach that draws on key theories and works in the disciplines of sociology, rural sociology, community development, and geography.
Credit Hours: 3
PEA_ST 3521: Group Decision Making Processes
(same as COMMUN 3571). Procedures and techniques for interpersonal communication and decision making in small groups.
Credit Hours: 3
PEA_ST 4240: Theory and Practice of Theatre of the Oppressed
(same as THEATR 4240; cross-leveled with PEA_ST 7240, THEATR 7240). Theory and practice of Augusto Boal's liberatory interactive theatre process, including application of techniques of specific social issues.
Credit Hours: 3
Social Justice Mediation Training
Minor in Social Justice
at the University of Missouri in Columbia
The social justice minor is designed to give non-social work majors the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding about social justice in the person-environment context. Social justice involves the idea that in a perfect world all citizens would have identical social benefits, protections and opportunities regardless of their backgrounds and membership in diverse groups. Recognizing that the world is not perfect, the primary goals for the minor in social justice are to enhance sensitivity to vulnerable and at-risk populations, to provide opportunity for critical review of social policies and the allocation of societal resources and to stimulate interest in advocacy and the planned change process.
In accordance with RSMO 337.600 regarding title protection, students who complete the Social Justice minor are not considered professional social workers and may not refer to themselves as BSW level social workers upon graduation.
Requirements
A minimum of 15 hours, comprised of the courses below, is required to complete the Social Justice minor. Students must have a 2.5 minimum GPA to apply for and earn the minor. Note that students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all courses and a maximum of 6 credit hours from transfer institutions may be applied toward the Social Justice minor.
Minor core requirements
SOC_WK 1115 Social Welfare and Social Work 3
SOC_WK 2000W Exploration in Social and Economic Justice - Writing Intensive 3
SOC_WK 2220 Human Behavior in the Social Environment 3
Social Work electives
Select two of the following: 6
SOC_WK 4370 Delinquency, Corrections and Social Treatment
SOC_WK 4390 Helping Strategies With Children and Adolescents
Total Credits 15
SOC_WK 3101: Topics in Social Work: Community Justice
Special and emerging topics in social work and social welfare. Subject, content and credit varies depending on available faculty and student interest. For undergraduate and graduate students.
Credit Hour: 1-3
Livia Fairfax -- She has fair skin, blue eyes, and straight blonde hair past her shoulders. She is 18 years old, a senior in high school, in 2018. Livia is the soulmate of Denis Broderick. Her soulmark reads, What? in big block letters on her right shoulder. Because it's such a common word, she typically wears strapless or spagetti-strap tops to show it off. Her base colors are black, khaki, and olive accented with indigo, peach, and poppy red. Livia has been accepted to college and plans to study toward a Bachelor of Science in Plant Sciences with Emphasis in Horticultural Science and Design along with a minor in Missouri Studies at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Her soulmark from Denis (on her right shoulder, in big block letters)
What?
His soulmark from Livia (all down his left forearm):
You are so busted!
Plant Sciences (Horticultural Science and Design)
BS - College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
I am Interested in This Major
From the food on our plates to the homes we live in to the fuel in our vehicles, plants impact all aspects of our daily lives. As an ever-growing human population continues to increase the demand for crops and other plant products, so too does the demand for plant scientists. Plant Sciences addresses the challenges from the field to the laboratory. Students enroll in a generalized core curriculum, then further refine their expertise in the Horticultural Science and Design emphasis area. The beauty of attractive indoor plant displays or ornamental species in landscapes adds value and satisfaction. Appreciating the plants around us and designing new ways to present them can lead to careers in nursery management, landscape designer, zoo groundskeeper, or botanic gardener. Students in this area learn the basics in the classroom and advance their skills working locally (greenhouses, landscape firms) or abroad (Epcot Center, MO Botanical Gardens). Horticulturists use their knowledge of plant growth to sustainably produce flowers, vegetables and ornamental plants to enhance the environment. Careers include botanical gardens, commercial greenhouses and nurseries, landscape design firms, or life science companies.
This is an emphasis area of the following major:
• Plant Sciences, BS
This major has the following additional emphasis areas:
• Breeding, Biology and Biotechnology
• Crop Management
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COMMON CAREER PATHS
You can do nearly anything with a Mizzou degree, but here are some common career paths taken by graduates of this major:
• Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
• Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
• Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
• First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
• Floral Designers
• Soil and Plant Scientists
Floral Designers
Also called: Designer, Floral Clerk, Floral Designer, Florist
What they do:
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
On the job, you would:
• Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.
• Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.
• Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.
Business
• customer service
• sales and marketing
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
• manufacture and distribution of products
Arts and Humanities
• English language
Engineering and Technology
• design Basic Skills
• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
• talking to others
Social
• looking for ways to help people
• understanding people's reactions Verbal
• communicate by speaking
• listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
• create new and original ideas
• group things in different ways
Hand and Finger Use
• hold or move items with your hands
• keep your arm or hand steady
People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
They do well at jobs that need:
• Dependability
• Attention to Detail
• Integrity
• Cooperation
• Concern for Others
• Independence You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
• Microsoft Excel
Presentation software
• Microsoft PowerPoint
Electronic mail software
• Microsoft Outlook
high school diploma/GED or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$29,140
$20,110
$43,150
Bachelor of Science in Plant Sciences with Emphasis in Horticultural Science and Design
at the University of Missouri in Columbia
Degree Program Description
From the food on our plates to the homes we live in to the fuel in our vehicles, plants impact all aspects of our daily lives. As an ever-growing human population continues to increase the demand for crops and other plant products, so too does the demand for plant scientists. Plant Sciences addresses the challenges from the field to the laboratory. Students enroll in a generalized core curriculum, then further refine their expertise in the Horticultural Science and Design emphasis area. The beauty of attractive indoor plant displays or ornamental species in landscapes adds value and satisfaction. Appreciating the plants around us and designing new ways to present them can lead to careers in nursery management, landscape designer, zoo groundskeeper, or botanic gardener. Students in this area learn the basics in the classroom and advance their skills working locally (greenhouses, landscape firms) or abroad (Epcot Center, MO Botanical Gardens). Horticulturists use their knowledge of plant growth to sustainably produce flowers, vegetables and ornamental plants to enhance the environment. Careers include botanical gardens, commercial greenhouses and nurseries, landscape design firms, or life science companies.
Major Program Requirements
Students are required to completed the BS in Plant Sciences major program requirements in addition to the emphasis area requirements.
Emphasis Area Requirements
Trees, flowers and other ornamental plants add beauty to our landscape, preserve green space, and reduce the negative impacts of climate change. Other plants such as vegetables and fruits enhance human health. Career opportunities exist to design landscapes, improve the value and beauty of homes and businesses, as well as commercially grow horticultural crops in greenhouses and other settings.
Horticultural Science & Design Emphasis Area Requirements
ABM 2223 Agricultural Sales 3
CHEM 1100 Atoms and Molecules with Lab 3
PLNT_SCI 2075 Environmental Horticulture 3
PLNT_SCI 2210 Ornamental Landscape Plants I 3
PLNT_SCI 2215 Ornamental Landscape Plants II 3
PLNT_SCI 3250 Green Industry Bidding 2
PLNT_SCI 3355 Introductory Turfgrass Management 3
Select five:
PLNT_SCI 2220 Introduction to Floral Design 2
PLNT_SCI 2221 Everyday Floral Design 3
PLNT_SCI 3220 Special Occasion Floral Design 3
PLNT_SCI 3221 Wedding Floral Design 3
PLNT_SCI 3222 Retail Floral Management 3
PLNT_SCI 3260 Greenhouse Management 4
PLNT_SCI 4365 Greenhouse Crops Production 4
Total 30-38
Minor in Missouri Studies
at the University of Missouri in Columbia
The Minor in Missouri Studies will provide crucial knowledge about Missouri's diverse history, culture, resources, and policy challenges for college graduates entering various career tracks in politics, state and local government, education, journalism, agriculture, law, tourism--particularly for those intending to remain in the state after graduation.
Requirements
• The minor will require a minimum of 15 credit hours
• At least 9 of those hours must be taken from a list of core courses
• At least 9 of the 15 must be completed in residence at the level of 2000 or above
• At least two of the areas below must be represented
• A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required for all minor courses; grades below a C- will not be accepted
Core Courses*
ENGLSH 2310 Missouri Writers 3
GEOG 2130 Geography of Missouri 3
HIST 2440 History of Missouri 3
GEOG 3580 Placewriting 3
ENGLSH 2310: Missouri Writers
A survey of literature written by Missourians. Graded on A-F basis only.
Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2440: History of Missouri
Survey of Missouri's development from the beginning of settlement to present.
Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2130: Geography of Missouri
Physical, human, economic, and political geography of Missouri; regions of the state; geography applied to current state issues.
Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3580: Placewriting
This class explores creative nonfiction work that attends to the geographical dimensions of human experience and the character of place - "placewriting". Students will investigate how creative nonfiction evokes the human relationship with place and the geographical dimensions of personal and group identity. The class consists of two parts: discussion and critique of six creative nonfiction works on place, and a writer's workshop designed to enable students produce their own work in the genre focused on a local community or place.
Credit Hours: 3
PLNT_SCI 3002: Topics in Plant Science - Biological: Missouri Wildflowers
Initial offering of a course(s) in a specific subject matter area. Offered when proposed by a faculty member in that area of expertise.
Credit Hour: 1-4
ENV_SC 4024: Foundations of Environmental Education
(same as NAT_R 4024; cross-leveled with NAT_R 7024)This course provides a theoretical foundation to environmental education (EE). The purpose of this course is to develop the knowledge and skills for developing quality, age-appropriate EE for students in both formal and non-formal education setting. The emphasis is on EE curriculum materials, resources, and programs that can be used with students in settings at classrooms, nature centers, museums, and parks. This course involves training in the Missouri Department of Conservation Discover Nature School educational materials, and in observing and teaching EE lessons in a local nature center. Graded on A-F basis only.
Credit Hours: 3
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glister -- a faint metallic sheen at the end of a settled soulmark that distinguishes it from an unsettled but stable one. When soulmates meet, their marks freeze and typically remain the same for the rest of their lives.
settled -- a mark that shows its soulmates have met; it does not change and has a sheen at the end. Before soulmates meet, their soulmarks are unsettled and may change. When soulmates meet, their marks freeze and typically remain the same for the rest of their lives. A faint metallic sheen at the end of a settled soulmark, called glister, distinguishes it from an unsettled but stable one.
skin bridge -- in slavery days, a soulmark across racial boundaries that encouraged the white person to help the black person gain freedom.
soulbond -- a connection between two (or more) souls. The bond basically indicates a fundamental resonance between two souls, a complementary set of strengths, weaknesses, differences, and similarities that would be good for both people. A soulbond can take various forms. It is most often sexual/romantic, but it can be platonic, sensual, and so on. Some bonds even fluctuate, a trait most often seen in people with some other variable, such as genderflux.
soulmark -- a symbol or words that appear on the body to help soulmates find each other. In modern times, typically the first words a soulmate will say appear on a person's skin, usually but not always in the soulmate's handwriting. Most often the soulmark appears on the wrist or arm, but it can be somewhere else. The most common colors are brownish or reddish, but other colors occasionally appear; and on dark skin, the mark is white or pastel for contrast. Bright colors appear most often on medium-toned skin where neither dark brown nor white would be easy to see. Blind people who can read Braille most often have their mark in raised bumps, sometimes no different than their skin tone. Before literacy became common, stylized pictographs were the norm, and these still appear occasionally. It has become more common to bear marks in foreign languages or for potential soulmates who live quite far away.
soulmate -- a member of a compatible pair (or more) of souls. People argue over whether each person has only one, or multiple possibilities. The truth is somewhere in between. Most people could connect with more than one person, while some are only compatible with one. Soulmates are always capable of meeting, at least in theory. It used to be that they typically lived nearby, but the range has greatly increased in modern times.
Words -- the first words that each soulmate speaks to the other, which customarily appear in the soulmark.
This setting makes special accommodations for life changes caused by soulmarks. Since many people find their soulmates as young adults, colleges in particular have ways of handling it if a student's soulmate is not enrolled or is attending a different college. Their motive for adding Denis, even late, is that the soulbond will support both his success and Livia's, raising the chance of successful graduation for both. Soulbonds are generally good for pulling people up the ladder, which helps society as a whole.
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