In addition to the general education (GE) courses required of all undergraduate students (42 credit hours), the degree in interdisciplinary studies also requires a minimum grade of C in the following concentrations and courses:
Requirements
27 credit hours from Concentration I, II, and III
Concentration I: Nine credit hours from any subject prefix (same course prefix); concentrations cannot be duplicated; at least one course must be at 30000-40000-level; courses may not be used to satisfy GE requirement.
Concentration II: Nine credit hours from any subject prefix (same course prefix); concentrations cannot be duplicated; at least one course must be at 30000-40000-level; courses may not be used to satisfy GE requirement.
Concentration III: Nine credit hours from any subject prefix (same course prefix); concentrations cannot be duplicated; at least one course must be at 30000-40000-level; courses may not be used to satisfy GE requirement.
Examples of possible concentration combinations include:
Community Engagement: completing concentrations in Political Science (PS), Nonprofit Administration (NPA), and English (ENGL) or Philosophy & Religion (ENGL).
Cultural Studies: completing concentrations in three of the following—Anthropology (ANT), Sociology (SOC), English (ENGL), Philosophy & Religion (PHRL), or Spanish (SPA).
Global Leadership: completing concentrations in Management (MGMT), International Business (INTL) or International Relations (IR), and English (ENGL). Interpersonal Communication: completing concentrations in English (ENGL), Communications (COM), and Psychology (PS).
Interpersonal Communication: completing concentrations in English (ENGL), Communications (COM), and Psychology (PSY)
Political Media: completing concentrations in English (ENGL), Political Science (PS), and Digital Content Strategies (DCS).
Urban Studies: completing concentrations in Geography (GEO), Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ), and Public Health (PHS).
It is recommend that at least one concentration be from a program in the School of Humanities: English (ENGL), Geography (GEO), History (HIST), International Relations (IR), Philosophy & Religion (PHRL), Political Science (PS), and Spanish (SPA).
Three credit hours from the following:
Six credit hours from 30000- and 40000-level Interdisciplinary Studies (IS Prefix) courses.
At their advisor's discretion, students may take a fourth course at the 30000-level or above in one of their concentrations and thereby satisfy three of these six required credit hours.
No duplicate coursework is allowed.