Interdisciplinary Studies (BA)
Saint Charles, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 9,550 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, Distance Learning, On-Campus
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Introduction
Get a personalized major and attention! Interdisciplinary Studies has flexible course and delivery options (on campus, online, or blended) that lets you design your own degree. Based on your customized course choices, you will learn how to articulate your unique value to potential employers and graduate schools.
Discussing Interdisciplinary Studies with an advisor will show you the many opportunities the major offers and it will take the worry out of making big decisions. Meeting with an IS program advisor "showed me opportunities I would never have thought of," one student wrote, "Your kindness and clarity really brought me some peace. I think Interdisciplinary Studies is the best option for me, and I am so excited to follow that route."
In addition to taking courses within Interdisciplinary Studies itself, you will identify and complete three “concentrations” in disciplines of your choice. You can select these concentrations from virtually any of the undergraduate programs that Lindenwood offers. This highly flexible structure will allow you to pursue your interests and craft a highly unique educational profile to take with you into interviews, workplaces, and throughout your whole career. You will be prepared to make a valuable and diversified contribution to society regardless of your career path.
Interdisciplinary Studies (BA) is offered in traditional, hybrid, and online formats.
Early access to graduate programs
Full-time BA Interdisciplinary Studies majors maintaining an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher may take up to nine credit hours of graduate-level coursework at Lindenwood University during their senior year, taking no more than six graduate credit hours concurrently. Such graduate credit hours will count toward a graduate degree and not toward a bachelor’s degree. Other stipulations apply.
Career Opportunities
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What can you do with a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies? Almost anything! What you will do with this degree depends on the unique educational profile that you create for yourself, but a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies prepares you for success in any career by making you an intellectually curious and flexible thinker as well as a confident communicator.
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Curriculum
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:
Major Coursework
27 credit hours of coursework 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 requirements.
- 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 requirements.
- 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 requirements.
Examples of possible concentration combinations include:
- Community Engagement: completing concentrations in Political Science (PS), Nonprofit Administration (NPA), and English (ENGL) or Philosophy & Religion (PHRL).
- Cultural Studies: completing concentrations in three of the following— English (ENGL), Philosophy & Religion (PHRL), Sociology (SOC), 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 (PSY).
- 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 recommended that at least one concentration be from one of the following programs in the College of Arts & Humanities: English (ENGL), Geography (GEO), History (HIST), International Relations (IR), Philosophy & Religion (PHRL), Political Science (PS), and Spanish (SPA).
Practical Application Coursework
3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
- IS 40100 Interdisciplinary Research
Elective Coursework
6 credit hours of IS (Interdisciplinary Studies) 30000-40000-level coursework:
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 duplication of coursework is permitted within the program.
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