Associate of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies

Advisor:  Lisa Sauder, registration and advising coordinator
Degree: Associate of Arts
Semester Hours: 60
Program may be completed fully online

The major in interdisciplinary studies, leading to an associate of arts degree, provides a robust academic foundation and an opportunity to develop marketable skills. The curriculum is organized into 21 sequential courses. Students must achieve a grade of C- or better in each course, maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or greater.

EMU Core Requirements (32 SH)

CHRISTIAN FAITH (5)

• BISTL 380 Biblical Perspectives - 3 
• CORE 201 Life Wellness - 2 

COMMUNICATION (6)

• WRIT 130 College Writing - 3 
• WRIT 160 Public Communication - 3 

CROSS-CULTURAL LEARNING (3)

• CCSCL 450 Cross-Cultural Perspectives - 3 

CRITICAL THINKING (15)

• Math: STAT 140 Elementary Statistics - 3 

• Natural Sciences: ENVS 181 Environmental Science - 3 

• Social and Behavioral Sciences: PSYC 101 General Psychology - 3 

• Creative Arts: CMUS 114 Music Making - 3 

• History: HIST 182 Global Past II - 3 

• Literature: LIT 230 Global Literature III - 3 

Major Requirements (28 SH)

• BUAD 101 Business at EMU - 3 
• CIS 211 Spreadsheet and Data Management - 1 
• ECON 201 Survey of Economics - 3 
• LARTS 203 Professional and Vocational Exploration - 3 
• POL 101 Introduction to Politics - 3 
• PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology - 3 
• PSYC 221 Social Psychology - 3
• SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology - 3 
• SOC 225 Theories of Social Change - 3  
• SOC 255 Social Movements - 3