Interdisciplinary Studies
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Program Contact Information
Website: www.ugs.utah.edu/bus/
Phone: 801-585-6423
Email: agutterja@design.utah.edu
Program Description
The purpose of the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree option is to enable students, under the guidance of a faculty advisor, to design their own interdisciplinary majors by combining courses from several departments. The student/advisor team submits the proposed major to the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee for approval.
Emphasis Options:
Each student, based on their thematically aligned coursework, receives a specific emphasis such as Sustainable Business Practices, or Nutrition Science. The degree that they are awarded is a Bachelor of Science or Arts of Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in " the examples list below".
Program Admissions Requirements
The major focus must be thematically cohesive as well as interdisciplinary. It may not resemble a combination of existing major and minor in any academic departments. Examples of major titles include Medical Illustration, Human Diversity, and Biopsychology.
Courses may be drawn from existing University courses that fulfill Bachelors degree requirements. Some courses may require special permission to enter.
The student's selection of a faculty advisor is subject to committee approval. The advisor should be a tenure-track professor with academic expertise in the student's major emphasis. The student will be coded for graduation in the academic college of this advisor, but is subject to no graduation requirements other than those of the B.I.S. Program.
The student must commit to completing at least 30 - 40 additional semester hours at the time the proposal is submitted. The student must also have a minimum GPA of 2.5.