The faculty of the cluster courses may create some, or a great deal of connections between classes. A cohort of students and a team of faculty drawn from different disciplines use a block of time to examine a central theme. One FTE represents a full-time unit load.
Faculty coordinate the courses to varying degrees.
Some portfolios include a synthesis paper that summarizes and distills the work and offers a self-evaluation. A single instructor presents a discipline-specific approach to a field of knowledge.