What is Interdisciplinary Studies?

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Interdisciplinary Studies allows students who desire a broad and flexible program of study the opportunity to integrate more than one disciplinary interest in formulating their degree path. Through this interdisciplinary degree, students acquire and integrate relevant disciplinary perspectives in order to address contemporary political, social, scientific, and humanitarian questions facing their local and global communities. Grounded in principles that promote diversity, community engagement, and social change, a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies prepares students well for the modern workplace and advanced degrees where interdisciplinary approaches offer a unique contribution.
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Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Admission Requirements

None.

This program does not have specific admission requirements. Only admission to ÈâÈ⴫ý State University is required to declare this major.

Degree Concentrations Available

Sample Classes

  • In this course, students actively participate in efforts to increase public, democratic, participation in science through critical science literacy. This course allows students to understand science in context. Students become more familiar with understanding how basic scientific research is conducted and are introduced to critical understandings of science in society.
  • In this course, students increase their interdisciplinary understanding of complex global issues facing our contemporary world. Students explore how significant issues are shaped and perceived by global forces, international institutions, and cultural norms, and how local, regional, and national communities and identities are impacted by and connected to those issues. This course is interdisciplinary in nature, and draws on concepts, sources, and theories from within and beyond the sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
  • This is a course on the nature of interdisciplinary inquiry. Students acquire a foundational understanding of modes of thinking interdisciplinary scholars and professionals use. Topics may include an introduction to scientific, social scientific, and/or humanities-based research and inquiry methods, as well as approaches to reasoning used in applied settings. The class discusses strategies for selecting a framework and analytical approach and engage ethical questions associated with research, policy development, and decision-making in interdisciplinary studies.
  • This Capstone course prepares students to understand the methods and advantages of their interdisciplinary education. In this course, students demonstrate the ability to formulate, research, and address complex, interdisciplinary problems through a major creative and/or scholastic work. Additionally, the course helps prepare students for graduation by developing post-graduate and career-oriented skills. These two parts, the academic and applied, once integrated, represent the skills and knowledge students need to successfully transition from university to life after graduation.