Multidisciplinary Studies
Designed with working adults in mind, multidisciplinary studies allows you to tailor a degree program to fit your needs and interests.
Students complete courses in three of five defined areas of emphasis (Arts and Humanities, History and Social Sciences, Communication, Sciences and Health Sciences, and Applied, Technical and Professional). A growing number of courses are available online and students have the option of completing the Multidisciplinary Studies degree completely online. The largest concentrations of online courses are currently in the areas of Communication, Science and Health Science, and Applied, Technical, and Professional. Additional online courses in these and the other areas of emphasis are continually being added.
Choosing Areas of Study
Student select three areas from a possible five areas of concentration: Arts and Humanities, History and Social Sciences, Communication, Science and Health Science, and Applied, Technical and Professional.
Because the areas of concentration are not restricted to a single department, students have greater flexibility in designing their own curriculum. For example, students may choose History and Social Sciences as an area of concentration and select upper division (3000-5000 level) course work from History, Political Science and Sociology, all of which offer social science-related courses. An adviser can assist students in developing areas of concentration, but here is a basic guide for placing certain departments within the five areas of study described above.
Areas of Concentration Samples:
Arts and Humanities includes coursework from African Studies, Afro-American Studies, American-Indian Studies, American Studies, Architecture Studies, Art History, Studio Arts, Classical Studies, Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, Dance, East Asian Studies, and English, Humanities, as well as upper division course work in languages and literature, Music, Theatre Arts, and Women’s Studies.
History and Social Science includes course work from African Studies, Afro- American Studies, American Indian Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Applied Economics, Chicano Studies, Child Psychology, East Asian Studies, Economics, Geography, Global Studies, History, History of Science and Technology, History of Medicine, Mass Communications/Journalism, Jewish Studies, Latin American Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Urban Studies, and Women’s Studies.
Communication includes course work from Applied Business, Communication Studies, English, Journalism, and Rhetoric.
Science and Health Science includes select course work from the College of Biological Sciences, the Institute of Technology, the Department of Kinesiology, the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, the Center for Spirituality and Healing, the School of Public Health, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and the College of Natural Resources.
Applied, Technical and Professional includes Applied Business, courses from the Carlson School of Management, Business and Industry Education, Construction Management, Computer Science and Educational Psychology.
