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Who are We?

 

  • We are Established. The Interdisciplinary Studies Program currently has 260 undergraduate majors and 20 graduate students. The B.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies is among the top four largest majors in the College of Arts and Sciences, and it is one of the top ten largest at ÁÔÓ¥ÌåÓýÖ±²¥.
  • We are Successful. Since 2009, the B.A. program has graduated over 800 students and the M.A. program has graduated over 80 students. IST now graduates over 100 students every year.
  • We are Diverse. Over 50% of our students are post-traditional, 57% are first generation, and almost 25% are under-represented minority (URM) students.
  • We are Flexible. More than one-fifth of the B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies students are earning their degree entirely online.

 

Our Mission

 

It is the mission of the Interdisciplinary Studies program at ÁÔÓ¥ÌåÓýÖ±²¥ to offer students educational experiences through which they can find coherence, meaning and value in rigorous individualized programs of study--programs that address complex, real-world problems that often go beyond the scope of traditional disciplinary or professional programs of study.

 

Who are our Students?

 

Interdisciplinary Studies students

  • have a variety of interests and won’t be satisfied focusing a single major.
  • like to think about big problems or issues from different perspectives.
  • exercise curiosity and creativity that outruns the strict focus of traditional majors.
  • have career goals that are still open or not fixed by a single disciplinary or professional program of study.

Interdisciplinary Studies students are

  • adult learners who have interrupted their studies for a prolonged period and return with a different academic focus and career goal.
  • undergraduate transfer students whose prior work does not mesh well with existing programs of study at ÁÔÓ¥ÌåÓýÖ±²¥.
  • part-time students whose work schedules and other responsibilities preclude them from completing more structured majors.
  • undergraduate students abandoning highly structured disciplinary or professional majors during their undergraduate career.