Interdisciplinary Studies - Exploring Human Value, Solving Human Problems Concentration (B.A.)

Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Degree Requirements Overview

New Student Seminar1
SEEDS General Education Requirements27-30
Major Requirements39
Free Electives53-50
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

Students must take at least 12 credits at the 300-400 level.
Major Core
CHSC 299College to Career: Preparing for the World of Work3
INTD 101Introduction to Interdisciplinary Thinking3
INTD 301Interdisciplinary Research Methods3
INTD 499The Interdisciplinary Workplace3
WRIT 206Workplace Writing3
Concentration Requirements
INTD 310Problem Solving Lab I3
INTD 311Problem Solving Lab II3
Concentration Electives
Complete one "Problem" Track from the list below.18
Total Credits39

Problem #1 How We Interact: Exploring Violence, Peace, and Communication in a Global World 

Required Courses
HIST 106Contemporary Europe3
RELG 275Inter-religious Encounters3
ANTH 135Anthropology of Conflict and Violence3
PHIL 212Social and Political Philosophy3
Electives
Complete 2 courses from the following:6
Language, Power and Expressions of Identity
Contemporary Chinese Cinema and Society
World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge
Francophone Film
Nazi Cinema and Propaganda
Feminist Theory in Transnational Contexts
Lies, Conspiracies, and Misinformation
Revolutions and Movements of Protest in the Modern Middle East
The Reformation Era, 1500-1650
The Holocaust, 1939-1945
Troy and the Trojan War
Digital Transformations in the Humanities
Logic
Ethical Reasoning
Religion and Social Activism
The Holocaust: Religious Perspectives
Russian Culture and Civilization
Writing Women Safe: Writing, Rape Prevention, and Community Activism
Writing for Social Change
Intermediate I of a World Language course

 Problem #2 Who We Are: Cultural Tradition and Diversity in the United States

Required Courses
ANTH 110Anthropology of Multicultural America3
ENGL 274Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration3
HIST 118Emergence of the Modern United States3
RELG 221Religion and Culture3
Electives
Complete two courses from the following:6
Immigration: An Anthropological Perspective
Arab Americans: Before and After 9/11
The Arab World and Religion
Black Writers in the United States: A Survey
Latinx Writers in the United States
Fairy Tales from Grimm to Disney
Queer Identities in a Transforming World: The Trouble with Normal
Transnational Feminisms
Race and Ethnicity in United States History
Latinx Histories
Frontiers and Borderlands of the Americas
Classicism and American Culture
The Italian American Experience: On the Margins or in the Mainstream?
Living in Translation
Introduction to Native American Studies
Religions of the World
Philosophical Issues in Law and Justice
Reconstructing American Liberty
Intermediate I of a World Language course

New Student Seminar

Students in the Adult Learner program must take GNED 100.
Complete one course from the following. Some courses may be restricted by major. Consult with an academic advisor.1
Pathways to Success
Freshman Seminar in Chemistry
First Year Seminar
Adult Academic Success Seminar
New Student Seminar
Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education
Pathways to Adult Learning
New Student Seminar
New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences
Freshman Seminar for Music Majors
Introduction to Nursing
Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law

SEEDS General Education Requirements

Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.

Foundations
Effective Writing I
Complete one Effective Writing I course.3
Effective Writing II
Workplace Writing (Fulfilled in the major.)
SEEDS: Interactive Communication
Complete one Interactive Communication course.3
Quantitative Reasoning
Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course.3
Political and Civic Life
Complete one Political and Civic Life course.3
World Language
Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level.3-6
Exploration
Complete one course from four different Exploration categories:12
Analyzing Cultures and Societies
Creative Expression
Ethical Inquiry
Historical Thinking
Literary and Artistic Analysis
Scientific Reasoning
Total Credits27-30

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
New Student Seminar1WRIT 206 (Fulfills SEEDS: Effective Writing II)3
SEEDS: Effective Writing I3SEEDS: Interactive Communication3
SEEDS: Political and Civic Life3SEEDS: Exploration 23
SEEDS: World Language I3Concentration Elective 13
SEEDS: Exploration 13SEEDS: World Language II3
INTD 1013 
 16 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning3SEEDS: Exploration 43
SEEDS: Exploration 33CHSC 2993
Concentration Elective 23Concentration Elective 43
Concentration Elective 33Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
INTD 3013INTD 3103
Concentration Elective 53Concentration Elective 63
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
INTD 3113INTD 4993
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective2
 15 14
Total Credits 120