Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
Core Curriculum (Credit: 42 hours)
Area A: Essential Skills (Credit: 9 hours)
Note: Courses required for Area A must be completed within the first 30 hours.
Area B: Institutional Options (Credit: 4 hours)
| Perspectives Elective | 4 credits |
Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts (Credit: 6 hours)
| Literature Elective | 3 credits |
| Area C Elective | 3 credits |
Area D: Science, Math and Technology (Credit: 11 hours)
| Lab Science | 4 credits |
| Lab Science | 4 credits |
| Area D Elective | 3 credits |
Note: Must choose Option II Area D Electives for Science Majors
Area E: Social Sciences (Credit: 12 hours)
| HIST 2111 | United States History to 1865 | 3 credits |
| OR | |
| HIST 2112 | United States History since 1865 | 3 credits |
| AND | |
| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 credits |
| Area E Elective | 3 credits |
| Area E Elective | 3 credits |
Area F: Lower Division Major Requirements (Credit: 18 hours)
Approved Interdisciplinary Electives*
Area C-F Course may be applied with approval of advisor in order to meet prerequisite requirements for upper level coursework.
No courses already applied in Areas A-E may be applied in Area F.
Upper-level courses (Credit: 60 hours)
Interdisciplinary Studies Core (Credit: 15 hours)
Interdisciplinary Studies Required
| IDS 3800 | Methods in Interdisciplinary Research | 3 credits |
Communication Elective: Choose One
| COMM 3015 | Intercultural Communication in a Global Society | 3 credits |
| ENGL 3106 | Professional Writing and Communication | 3 credits |
| ENGL 4106 | Technical Writing in the Digital Age | 3 credits |
| NMAC 3108 | Writing for Digital Media | 3 credits |
Ethics Elective: Choose One
Interdisciplinary Studies Praxis Course: Choose Two
| IDS 4010 | Gender, Media, and Culture | 3 credits |
| IDS 4020 | Science, Politics, and Culture | 3 credits |
| IDS 4070 | Organizations, Technology, and Culture | 3 credits |
Interdisciplinary Concentration: Choose One or Two (Credit: 15-30 hours)
Selected Discipline Concentration (Credit: 15 hours)
All fifteen hours of credit must have a common designation (BIOL, PSYC, POLS, NMAC, etc), must be taken at the 3000/4000 level, and be selected with the guidance of an advisor.
IT in Business Concentration
| ITEC 3310 | Information Technology and Organizational Integration | 3 credits |
| ITEC 3351 | Analytics and Organizational Intelligence | 3 credits |
| ITEC 4254 | Business Driven Technology | 3 credits |
| ITEC 4288 | Electronic Commerce Systems | 3 credits |
| ITEC 4710 | Globalization and Technology | 3 credits |
Cybersecurity
Understanding the Healthcare Systems
| HLSA 3000 | Research Methods for Health Sciences | 3 credits |
| HLSA 3310 | American Health Care System | 3 credits |
| HLSA 3350 | Public Health & Epidemiology | 3 credits |
| HLSA 4470 | Design & Management | 3 credits |
| ITEC 4345 | Cyber Systems Security | 3 credits |
Application of IT to Healthcare
HIMT 2330
| Coding I | 3 credits |
| HLSA 3360 | Quality Management and Improvement | 3 credits |
| HLSA 4200 | Independent Study | 3 credits |
| HLSA 4430 | Health Care Economics | 3 credits |
| HLSA 4490 | Integrative Issues in Health Care Admnistration | 3 credits |
Approved Interdisciplinary Electives* (Credit: 0-15 hours)
Students who do not choose a second concentration from the list above many choose approved interdisciplinary electives in consultation with an advisor.
Note: The BS in Interdisciplinary Studies program of study requires 39 hours of upper division (3000/4000 level) IDS course work. Students can receive no more than twenty-one (21) units of lower division (1000/2000) credit above and beyond the lower-division credit earned in Areas A-F.
* Approved Interdisciplinary Electives are those deemed by any advisor to be necessary as prerequisites and/or appropriate to the special academic and career goals of the student; these electives are not course substitutions; therefore, no paperwork needs to be filed.