Interdisciplinary Studies, BA

Individually Structured Option

Students can develop their own Interdisciplinary Studies degree plan (INST course plan) for approval. The plan must include all of the elements listed below:

1. Present a clear and persuasive case for the interdisciplinary nature of the problem or question.
2. Draw from at least two departments in LAS or from at least one department in LAS and one department in another college.
3. Incorporate at least 36 credits, 27 of which must be from courses at the 3000 level or higher.
4. Require a creative project, community outreach, social action project, internship, or education abroad or nationally. 
5. Require a summit experience that demonstrates the fusion and integration of these fields studied.

The courses you choose to include should reflect your career goals and interests as well as the marketability of your skill set. We want to make sure there are employment opportunities that involve the unique combination of knowledge and skills you will gain from this customized degree. 

Questions: please contact: Janice Thorpe, 719-255-4126, jthorpe@uccs.edu  

Cognitive Archaeology Option

Cognitive archaeology is a multidisciplinary field that draws primarily upon concepts and theories from psychology and anthropology to reach a broader understanding of archaeological artifacts and the minds of their makers. This discipline also applies concepts and theories from other fields such as the neurosciences, neuropsychology, linguistics, evolutionary theory, behavioral genetics, and philosophy. Cognitive archaeology considers the origins and adaptive evolutionary purposes of cognitive processes and capabilities, including concept formation, spatial cognition, social cognition, language, symbolic structures, working memory, and many others.

General Information

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Interdisciplinary Studies - Cognitive Archaelogy requires the following:

• A minimum of 45 credit hours of major course work. At least 25 of those hours must be upper division (courses numbered 3000 or higher).
• A grade of C- or better in courses applied to the major.
• A minimum 2.0 GPA must be maintained in all major course work.
• No more than 60 credit hours of major course work may apply to the bachelor’s degree.

Additional course work is required to complete the Interdisciplinary Studies - Cognitive Archaelogy, BA degree. Please see the advising guide on the Academic Advising website for more information.

If you would like to explore this degree plan further, please contact Fred Coolidge fcoolidg@uccs.edu or Thomas Wynn twynn@uccs.edu

Cybersecurity Option

General Information

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Interdisciplinary Studies - Cybersecurity requires the following:

• A minimum of 39 credit hours of major course work. At least 30 of those hours must be upper division (courses numbered 3000 or higher).
• A grade of C- or better in courses applied to the major.
• A minimum 2.0 GPA must be maintained in all major course work.
• No more than 60 credit hours of major course work may apply to the bachelor’s degree.

Additional course work is required to complete the Interdisciplinary Studies - Cybersecurity, BA degree. Please see the advising guide on the Academic Advising website for more information.