Major in Interdisciplinary Studies
Career paths for interdisciplinary studies majors are as unique and individual as the students who pursue them. Together, the student and faculty mentor identify long-term goals and structure a course of study that enables the student to prepare for that career.
Perhaps it's because you're highly creative. Maybe you're equally interested in several fields. Or you're determined to focus your studies on a specialized problem, theme or vocation-one that bridges a number of academic disciplines. Whatever the reason, no single major seems quite right for you.
For students whose academic interests and career goals don't seem to fit within the confines of a more traditional major, Cal Lutheran offers the Interdisciplinary Studies degree option. Students may declare an interdisciplinary major from the second semester of freshman year until the first semester of junior year. With the help of an adviser, they submit an application to the interdisciplinary majors committee, offering a rationale for their course of study and a list of courses already taken and proposed for the degree.
Once students are accepted as Interdisciplinary Studies majors, they're assigned a faculty mentor, who helps the student meet the goals of his or her course outline.
Some students may gain credit for prior experiential learning if the committee determines that the experience is academically valid and applicable to the student's interdisciplinary major. Up to 15 credits may be granted for experiential learning.
Among the majors crafted by students in recent years are physical therapy; international relations; youth counseling; system analysis; human resources management; political communications; fashion, interior, and landscape design; film; sports marketing; biological illustration; and congregational administration.
Career paths for interdisciplinary studies majors are as unique and individual as the students who pursue them. Together, the student and faculty mentor identify long-term goals and structure a course of study that enables the student to prepare for that career.
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Interdisciplinary
California Lutheran University
60 W. Olsen Rd. #
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Department Chair:
Barbara Collins
