Interdisciplinary Studies & Arts
Solve Global Problems Through An Interdisciplinary Lens
The Interdisciplinary Studies & Arts Department prepares students to tackle local and global problems that cannot be solved from a single disciplinary perspective. It is designed for students interested in a variety of careers including politics, law, business, education, media, languages, culture, social work, health care, urban policy, and many other fields. Taking courses across SFC's academic divisions, students create an individualized major based on their unique interests, passions, and career goals.
The Department fosters fluency in methodologies from across the College’s four divisions, and develops unique writing, communication, research, and technical skills within each major and minor program in the department.
Program Overview
Program Overview
- The IDS major exposes students to interdisciplinary perspectives on national and global issues, fosters fluency in methodologies from across the College’s four divisions, and develops the writing, communication, research, and technical skills necessary to accomplish the goals of each student’s program.
- IDS frames a multidisciplinary foundation for analysis, critique, policy formation, and public service that prepares graduates for a variety of careers in politics, law, business, education, social work, health care, urban policy, media, and cultural work.
- IDS students engage in intersectional thinking to identify connections between environmental concerns and resources, population dynamics, gender, race, class, and nationality.
- IDS students apply the methodologies of multiple disciplines to the research and analysis of topics that defy traditional disciplinary boundaries.
- IDS students engage the city as a platform for identifying, researching, and analyzing complex inter-, intra-, and cross-disciplinary topics of historical and contemporary significance.
Interdisciplinary Studies & Arts Programs
Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A.
Global Studies, B.A.
Spanish, B.A.
American Studies Minor
Environmental Studies Minor
Fine Arts Minor
French Minor
Italian Minor
Music Minor
Spanish Minor
Women’s and Gender Studies Minor
OUTCOME DRIVEN EDUCATION
B.A., Global Studies and Political Science
BA Communication Arts
Director at Olive Oil Council
BA/MA Psychology, Co-Valedictorian
BA Education, McGuire Scholar
BS Management
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