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  Admission Requirements

  Admission to the program is approved by the dean of the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences upon the recommendation of the program director. To be admitted, the applicant must:

  1. Submit evidence of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, with at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA).
  2. Submit a written statement (approximately 1,500 words in length) setting forth your motivation for entering the program, a plan of study and your overall goals for yourself in the program.
  3. Complete a personal interview with the program director.
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  Degree Requirements - Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (30 credits)

  The Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies program provides for an individualized course of study. It permits maximum flexibility and personal customization within a student-created curricular design, subject to the program director's endorsement. It is a 30 credit-hour program based on a nine credit-hour, three-course core.

  Required Courses

  • IDST 5000 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies (3 credits)
  • IDST 5060 Final Project (3 credits)

  One of the following:

  • IDST 5010 Seminar in the History of Ideas (3 credits)
  • IDST 5020 Seminar in Study of Society/Change (3 credits)
  • IDST 5030 Seminar in Study of Culture/Society (3 credits)

  Seven Program Electives (21 credits)

  The remaining 21 credit hours are distributed across disciplinary lines in accordance with a program of study designed by the student and his or her mentor and may consist of formal courses or a combination of formal courses and individual readings or tutorials. Select your course of study from the following subjects: Communication Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, English, History, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Women's & Gender Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies (IDST) and others. All must have an advisor's approval. 

  At least half (15 credits) of the program must be selected from graduate-level only options (courses that have no cross-listed undergraduate sections).

  Total credits required: 30 credits
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  Optional Concentrations

  Healthcare Concentration

  For students who wish for a more focused learning in health care, this designated concentration identifies specific courses relevant to that area.

  Choose seven courses (21 credits):

  • IDST 5900 Justice in Health Care
  • RELS 5630 Religion, Health and Healing
  • RELS 5132 Religions and Global Wellbeing
  • RELS 5340 Theology of Death and Resurrection
  • PYC 5011 Trauma Psychology
  • PYC 5750 Leadership Models
  • ADS 5090 Drugs and Behavior
  • ADS 5110 Theories of Addiction
  • CNS 5350 Introduction to Counseling
  • PYC 4510 Psychology of Death and Dying
  • PYC 4890 Group Dynamics
  • HUS 4410 Multicultural Understanding
  • Any 5000 level HSA course

  Religious Studies Concentration 

  For students who wish a more focused learning in religious studies, this designated concentration identifies specific courses relevant to that area.

  Choose four courses (12 credits):

  • RELS 5010 Seminar in the History of Ideas (religious studies focus) (3 credits)
  • RELS 5111 Academic Study of Religion (3 credits)
  • RELS 5120 Modern Roman Catholic Theology (3 credits)
  • RELS 5132 Sexuality and Love in Christian Thought (3 credits)
  • RELS 5150 Christian Gospels (3 credits)
  • RELS 5170 Judaism (3 credits)
  • RELS 5180 Buddhism (3 credits)
  • RELS 5230 Christianity and World Religions (3 credits)
  • RELS 5240 Feminist Biblical Interpretation (3 credits)
  • RELS 5420 Problems in Social Ethics (3 credits)
  • RELS 5500 Religion and Psychology (3 credits)
  • RELS 5540 Gender and Religion (3 credits)
  • RELS 5550 Poets, Mystics and God (3 credits)
  • RELS 5570 Spiritual Autobiographies (3 credits)

  Choose three electives (9 credits):

  Three 5000-level courses taken as electives selected with the input and approval of the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies program director.