Interdisciplinary Studies, BA

https://inds.uccs.edu/

An Interdisciplinary Studies degree is best suited for:

1. Students who have a specific personal or professional interest that cannot be met within the traditional degree structure or
2. Students with disparate credit hours trying to find a way to complete their degree.

Features

• Students and faculty can design majors around interdisciplinary topics of professional and personal interest.
• Students, guided by advisors, take initiative in directing their own education.
• Students learn how to analyze and apply knowledge gained from multiple disciplines.

Students can structure their own unique degree (following LAS guidelines) or select from one of several pre-designed interdisciplinary options shown below:  

1. Cognitive Archaeology

2. Cybersecurity and the Liberal Arts

3. Cognitive Studies (minor)

4. Linguistics (minor)

5. Mathematics as Liberal Art (minor)

Individually Structured Interdisciplinary Studies (Campus-based)

Students can develop and submit an Interdisciplinary Studies plan (INST course plan) for approval. The plan must include all of the elements listed below:

1. Present a clear and persuasive case for the interdisciplinary nature of the problem or question.
2. Draw from at least two departments in LAS or from at least one department in LAS and one department in another college.
3. Incorporate at least 36 credits, 27 of which must be from courses at the 3000 level or higher.
4. Require a creative project, community outreach, social action project, internship, or education abroad or nationally. 
5. Require a summit experience that demonstrates the fusion and integration of these fields studied.

The courses you choose to include should reflect your career goals and interests as well as the marketability of your skill set. We want to make sure there are employment opportunities that involve the unique combination of knowledge and skills you will gain from this customized degree. 

Questions: please contact: Janice Thorpe, 719-255-4126, jthorpe@uccs.edu