Grand Canyon University offers the Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies through a 120-credit online program. Built on a values-based liberal arts foundation, the program employs an interdisciplinary model consisting of a broad curriculum of courses that cover a wide range of topics including psychology, philosophy and ethics, Christianity, anthropology, social justice, and world religions. Students are then able to individualize their major according to themes that can usually be addressed by more than one area of study. The university is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Students having special interest in the humanities will find this program especially suitable to them. They will be able to apply their acquired learning across disciplines to thought, ethics and problem solving. Graduates of this program typically work towards a master’s degree that fit their specific career goals. Some of these programs are the Master of Arts in Journalism, Master of Arts in Spanish/French/Japanese/German etc., and Master of Social Work. Career opportunities include being a teacher, social services advocate, travel writer, and translator.

Curriculum credits consist of 34-40 General Education credits, 44 Interdisciplinary Studies Major credits, and 36-42 Elective credits. Students are required to complete a minimum of thirty-six (36) upper-division credits to qualify for graduation. Interdisciplinary Studies courses include Ethical Thinking in the Liberal Arts, World Religions, Origins of Western Consciousness and Community, History of Ideas, Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies, Intercultural Communications, Social Psychology, Cultural Anthropology, Social Inequality and Stratification, Christianity and Culture, and Applied Interdisciplinary Studies. Prospective students should be US citizens and have some college credits. They should also be at least twenty-one (21) years old. Undergraduate tuition rate is $ 687.50 per credit.

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