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Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A.

Reach Your Goal, Finish Your Degree
  • 5.18%

    Growth Rate for Interdisciplinary Studies Graduates in the Workforce

  • 107

    Among Public National Universities, U.S. News & World Report

  • fifth

    Among Peer Institutions in Number of Students Studying Abroad

Graduates can pursue careers in:

Develop and execute strategies to promote brands, products and services and maximize profits for a company.

Deliver care and services to the sick and ailing either directly as doctors and nurses or indirectly as aides, helpers or laboratory technicians.

Responsible for teaching students and contributing to their learning development.

Design course curriculum and instruct students in their academic specialty at a higher education institution.

Create and maintain a positive public image for individuals, groups or organizations.

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Acquire a core liberal arts education combined with focused knowledge and skills

“ With a faculty that is just as passionate about the curriculum as they are the students, it truly is a wonderful experience—not just an education. ”
Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A. Student
Interdisciplinary Studies Program Overview

Come Back To UNCW

Are you interested in completing your degree? Our interdisciplinary studies program (available online as well as face to face!) provides a distinctive learning experience for students re-enrolling at UNCW after an absence of two or more consecutive, regular semesters.

You will receive a core liberal arts education combined with focused knowledge and skills.

The curriculum draws on prior coursework while allowing you to complete your education. Explore options such as arts and humanities, enterprise and economy, global and international studies, human well-being, science and technology, or social institutions and human behavior.

Meet You Where You Are

The interdisciplinary studies degree is for returning students who:
  • Want the flexibility to align their coursework with interests that may have changed while they have been away
  • Have moved away from the Wilmington area and their previous degree cannot be completed online
  • Want to earn a degree to increase their employment prospects, as well as opportunities for advancement in their current fields

Boost Your Employment Prospects

An interdisciplinary studies degree can help increase your employment prospects and opportunities for advancement in your current field.

Our program incorporates your life experiences and prepares you for jobs that will evolve throughout the 21st century.

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Sample Courses:

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IDS 300 Intro to Interdisciplinary Studies
IDS 400 Capstone in Interdisciplinary Studies
INT 105 Intro to International Studies
SOC 240 Individuals & Societies in a Global World
PAR 215 Bioethics
SOC 215 Modern Social Problems
ENG 303 Reading & Writing Arguments
PAR 110 Introduction to Logic
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How Do I Apply?

You may apply to the interdisciplinary studies program if you:
  • Have earned at least 70 hours of college credit, with at least 12 hours being earned at UNCW
  • Were in good academic standing (cumulative GPA from all institutions attended is a 2.0 or better)
  • Were not enrolled at UNCW for at least the last two consecutive regular (fall, spring) semesters
  • Are not seeking a second bachelor's degree or a double major

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