Liberal Arts

Online Interdisciplinary Studies

The undergraduate major in interdisciplinary studies in the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts (BALA) is only available online.

Total: 60 semester hours

Major in Interdisciplinary Studies

60 semester hours

• ADED300U Knowledge Management - Methods of Learning and Thinking

• IDST306U Understanding Culture and Language

• HIST345U The History of Ideas

• HUM346U The History of Human Expression

• PLSC301U The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

• GSCI301U The Role of Science and Technology in Shaping the Modern Era

• MGMT345U Business Literacy

• LDSP310U Leadership and Ethical Decision Making

• IDST310U The Examined Life

• IDST495U Capstone Course: Senior Seminar

Master of Liberal Arts

Total: 30 semester hours

CORE
12 semester hours. All candidates must complete the following courses.

• MLA500U Research Methods

• ENGL502U Business and Professional Communication

• MLA506U Technology and the Humanities

• MLA599U Seminar in Liberal Arts

CONCENTRATION
12 semester hours. All students must declare a concentration from the following: Data Analytics, Organizational Leadership or Interdisciplinary Studies.

Interdisciplinary Studies - Select four (4) courses from at least two (2) categories listed below. With departmental approval, one or more of these courses can be replaced via substitution.

• Social Sciences: Graduate courses from Anthropology (ANTH), Economics (ECON), Education (EDUC), Geography (GEOG), History (HIST), Journalism (JOUR), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PLSC), Psychology (PSYC) Sociology (SOC)

• Sciences: Graduate courses from Biology (BIOL), Geology (GEOL), General Science (GSCI)

• Humanities: Graduate courses from Art (ART), Studio Art (ARTS), English (ENGL), Humanities (HUM), Music (MUS), Religious Studies (RELG), Speech Communications (SPCH), Theatre (THTR)

• Professional Studies: Graduate courses from Human Resource Management (HRM), Nonprofit Studies (NPS), Information Systems (ISYS)

Data Analytics - Select the following courses. With departmental approval, one or more of these courses can be replaced via substitution.

• ISYS504U Introduction to Analytics

• ISYS506U Descriptive Analytics

• ISYS508U Predictive Analytics

• ISYS510U Data Visualization

Organizational Leadership - Select any four (4) courses from the following. With departmental approval, one or more of these courses can be replaced via substitution.

• EDUC601U Foundations of Educational Leadership Studies

• HRM531U Human Resource Management

• HRM644U Diversity in Organizations

• MLA580U Leading Collaborative Teams

• MLA581U High Performance Leadership

• MLA582U Leadership in Sport

• PSYC530U Organizational Psychology

ELECTIVES
6 semester hours. Selected from among MLA-eligible courses as identified each semester on the course schedule. Includes courses listed above not already taken to fulfill core or concentration requirements.