Interdisciplinary Studies (BA)
A major in Interdisciplinary Studies allows a student and a faculty advisor to design a program from a range of possible courses. Interdisciplinary Studies majors may be pursued within the requirements of either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degrees. Interdisciplinary Studies requirements (1000-2000 level courses) must be met in each degree as well as the "Minimum Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" as stated elsewhere in this catalog. An Interdisciplinary Studies major is not applicable to the Bachelor of Business Administration or Bachelor of Music degrees.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (ba) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing A Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9-10 |
ENGL 1301/1401 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II and ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
Fine Arts | 3 |
History Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3-4 hour LL course) | 3-4 |
Choose one: MATH 1303 - College Algebra (Requisite: scores or completion of MATH 1300) MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis (Requisite: scores or completion of MATH 1300) MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (Requisite: scores or completion of MATH 1304) | |
Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course) | 3-4 |
Choose one 3-4 hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List. | |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and one additional RELI course from RELI Course List. | |
Social Science | 3 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government | |
Total Core Experience | 40-43 |
Additional Program General Education Hours | 12 |
HIST 1302 – U.S. History Since 1865 Choose two 3-hour 2000-level courses in the same language from LANG/BL Language Course List. Choose one 3-hour HIST or SS course from HIST/FA/SS Course List. | |
Interdisciplinary Studies Major | 30 |
The areas of concentration consist of courses selected by the student in consultation with a faculty advisor which focuses on the student's unique academic and/or vocational interests. The Interdisciplinary Studies major consists of a minimum of 30 credit hours, at least 15 credit hours each in two disciplines. In addition, 18 credit hours of the minimum 30 credit hour total must be upper-level with a minimum of 9 in each discipline. At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours. One course must be a service-learning designated course. | |
Electives | |
Upper-Level Lower or Upper-Level | 15 20-23 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 120 |
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.
At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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