Interdisciplinary Studies

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This program is for students who seek a bachelor’s degree customized to fit their personal interests. Students choose two concentration areas to provide disciplinary depth. Students can choose a concentration in any program Doane offers, such as Business Administration and Information Science & Technology or Journalism and Art. The interdisciplinary nature of the major makes it especially important that students work closely with their academic advisor in selecting concentration areas and courses to construct a coherent academic program. Students must identify a faculty member in the primary prefix area and receive approval from the appropriate division chair and the Vice President of Academic Affairs prior to declaring this major.

Requirements for the Interdisciplinary Studies Major:

Complete the following:

Complete

26 hours in a primary prefix area * (at least 12 credits at the 300/400 level)

Complete

18 hours in a 2nd prefix area (at least 6 credits at the 300/400 level)

Complete

IDS 496 - Interdisciplinary Studies Culminating Project (3-4)

Notes:

* EDU and EDS can be combined for the primary prefix area
* A minimum of one course from EACH of the following prefixes (ECO, BUS and ACC) must be taken to satisfy the requirements for students interested in BUS as their primary prefix area. BUS 101 , ECO 421 , BUS 421 and ACC 421 will not be accepted for this primary prefix area.
* BIO 101 will not be accepted for the BIO primary prefix area.
* CHM 101 will not be accepted for the CHM primary prefix area.
**Students cannot also declare a major or minor in the areas they have selected as their concentration areas.