Interdisciplinary studies Courses

Courses

Courses for this program are 100 percent online: no campus visits are required.

Your degree requires 120 credit hours, which may include transfer credits from other regionally accredited institutions.

The courses you take will include:

• MU general education requirements;
• College of Arts and Science Degree Requirements, including:
  • Arts & Science Foundation Requirements
  • Basic Skills
  • Breadth of Study
  • Depth of Study
• 39 credit hours of course work in the interdisciplinary studies major and electives as needed.

Transfer students

The number of credits you need to take will depend on the type of previous credit earned and the institutions' accreditation and transfer equivalencies. The admissions office will determine your transfer credit once they receive your official transcripts and application. Visit the University of Missouri Course Equivalency site to determine credit equivalencies from courses taken at other Missouri institutions.

Sample plan of study

See a sample interdisciplinary studies BA “Semester Plan” of study. Personal degree plans will be developed with your academic advisor.

Interdisciplinary studies major (components), minimum 39 credit hours

• The interdisciplinary studies major is composed of 39 credit hours, 3 of which are the capstone and/or internship. The remaining 36 credit hours are to be distributed in one of the following four ways:
  • Three components (areas of study)
    • 12, 12 and 12 credit hours
    • 15, 12, and 9 credit hours
  • Two components (areas of study)
    • 18 and 18 credit hours
    • 21 and 15 credit hours
• Course work in the components must be numbered 2000 or above. Only transfer credit that is sophomore-level or above can be used in the major.
• Component courses may be selected from any department or program at MU (if the department permits), but at least 18 credit hours must be made of courses from an A&S department.
• 15 credit hours must be at the 3000-level or higher. At least 12 must be from MU.
• You must complete an approved 3-credit-hour capstone course from MU in one of the component areas. This course is included in the 39 credit hours of the major.

Electives

Any courses ordinarily accepted by the College of Arts and Science may be applied toward the minimum of 120 credit hours required for graduation.