Earn your UBalt degree by majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
General Education requirements for all new students entering UBalt in fall 2022 and after.
| Course | Title | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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IDIS 305* |
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | In this required course, you'll develop a program plan that becomes the foundation for creating a unified and cohesive course of study throughout the Interdisciplinary Studies major. This program plan then becomes the platform for developing a final capstone learning project as part of the coursework for IDIS 497 Interdisciplinary Studies Senior Capstone. |
*IDIS 305 may combine UBalt campus students with incarcerated students at JCI. When there are JCI students, they join by Zoom from a JCI classroom.
You are encouraged to put together a thoughtful sequence of courses in each discipline
that reflects the development and continuity of certain themes, methods or schools
of thought.
Students must take FOUR courses (minimum 12 credits) at the 300-level or above in each of THREE concentration areas. Those areas of individualized study may be drawn from any major
or minor offered at The University of Baltimore as well as from disciplines not offered
at The University of Baltimore with the approval of the IDIS program director or academic
adviser. At least one of the three concentration areas (minimum 12 credits) must come from within the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences.
ASSURANCE OF LEARNING: B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies
Mission Statement
The mission of the B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies program is to prepare students to solve academic and practical problems from the perspective of multiple disciplines. Students in the program work with faculty and staff to articulate career goals, identify curricular and co-curricular ways to attain those goals, and create individualized curricula that will help them complete their baccalaureate educations and move them toward those goals.
Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes
Upon graduating from the B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies program, students will be able to:
Student analyzes how an author or creator wove together multiple areas of knowledge (disciplines) in order to strengthen a compelling argument.
Student designs a capstone project that integrates two or more of her specializations.
Student clearly articulates how her interdisciplinary program of study differentiates her from graduates who majored in one discipline.