EIGER Fellows are required to take core courses as indicated in the following table:

Note: CEE 6514 will be offered for the first time as a special study course under the number CEE 5984 in Fall Semester 2006.

CEE 6514 – Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering, generally offered in the fall semester, is a new, three-credit course that is team taught by EIGER faculty.  It will cover fundamental principles, methodology, results, applications, language, and culture in physics, biology, geosciences, and engineering.  This course helps students overcome disciplinary biases, achieve greater openness to divergent perspectives, and work successfully in interdisciplinary teams.  As part of this process, the EIGER faculty teaching this course will address cognitive and interpersonal processes that ultimately facilitate the success of interdisciplinary team efforts.  This will enable them to promote the interdisciplinary thinking and team building skills that students are unlikely to learn in the curriculum of any specific department.

GEOS 6604 – Fundamentals of Surface Science and Interface Behavior, generally offered in the spring semester, is a three-credit course that provides a common platform of information about physical interfaces.  It covers the physics, chemistry, and biology of surfaces; atomic and electronic structure of surfaces; surface reactivity; surface analytic chemistry; surface and interface sensitive techniques based on x-rays, electrons, and charged particles; surface computational chemistry; and nanoscience and nanotechnology applied to interfaces among minerals, gas, water, and microorganisms.

PSYC 5124 – Leadership and Team Processes, offered each fall semester, is a three-credit course designed to introduce graduate students to the field of organizational psychology.  The primary objective of this course is to familiarize students with the major concepts and theories of organizations, leadership, influence, and teams.  It is focused around both classic and contemporary readings, as well as both theory and practical applications of research to solve problems in organizations, including technical team building and dynamics.

EIGER Fellows will also select other courses as needed to facilitate their research and to satisfy the requirements of their home departments in regard to programs of study for doctoral candidates.  The Fellows will develop their programs of study in collaboration with their primary advisor(s)