Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A.

Department Chairperson - Dr. Jessica Jost-Costanzo

Interdisciplinary Studies offers students the unique opportunity to concentrate in two specific areas of study while developing a broad liberal arts background through a program of carefully selected electives. Students will choose two minors with non-overlapping courses as their programs of emphasis, and will fulfill the requirements for those minors, with at least 18 credits between the two programs at the 300-400 level, and fulfilling all other bachelor degree requirements.

Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree must choose two minors from the following list:

American Sign Language, Art, Choral Performance, English, Expressive Arts Therapy, History, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, or Theatre.

Otherwise, students will work toward a Bachelor of Science degree.

Upon completion of the program, each student will be able to:

1. communicate information clearly and effectively both orally and in writing with integration of the two chosen minors;
2. demonstrate an understanding of quantitative or qualitative scientific reasoning within the two chosen minors;
3. demonstrate a base of content knowledge appropriate to the two areas of emphasis;
4. show how moral and ethical perspectives influence research, theory, and/or applications in the two chosen minors; and
5. meet the stated goals of the chosen minors.

For specific requirements, please consult the department chairperson.