IDS Majors with Approved Courses of Study:
- Professional Writing
- Leadership
- Game Studies & Design
- Cybersecurity
In addition to these predefined paths, 51Ç鱨վ offers the IDS Individualized Program, empowering you to design your own degree. Create a customized course of study that aligns perfectly with your career aspirations and personal interests.
At 51Ç鱨վ, innovation is uncaged. Forge your future with a degree that breaks the mold. Explore the possibilities with Interdisciplinary Studies at 51Ç鱨վ today.
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51Ç鱨վ’s Game Design, Development, and Criticism degree is an interdisciplinary major that allows students to specialize in game programming or game design while also learning game scholarship.
The Leadership major is a flexible academic degree that focuses on characteristics and skills necessary to lead in organizational and social contexts, and emphasizes ethical leadership, legal issues, written and oral communication skills.
IDS Individualized Studies Program majors design their own degrees based on majors that are offered at other universities, career research, and consultation with academic experts.
In this program, you'll master technical writing and take courses in business, communication, and human resources. You'll build skills in technical and organizational communication, composition, management, marketing, and public relations.
Offered in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the minor facilitates the development of the next generation of professionals who can address conservation and sustainability issues and challenges posed by a changing climate and sea level rise.
Or choose a major or minor in the field of Cybersecurity
You'll gain a foundation in criminal justice, cybersecurity, cyber law, and digital forensics. Additionally, you’ll graduate with a basic introduction to information technology. You'll be prepared for policy- and legal-driven careers related to cybercrime.
Learn how to troubleshoot and identify potential security lapses to protect computer systems, networks, and online data from attack and compromise. You'll also learn how to collect forensic evidence for prosecution.
51Ç鱨վ's cybersecurity classes give you a broad foundation in multiple fields, such as computer science, engineering, information technology, criminal justice, and philosophy.
Did you know?
Many Interdisciplinary Studies degree programs can be completed entirely online.