Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Multidisciplinary Studies and Research, BA


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This major requires an approved minor or certificate.

Total number of hours required for this degree:

120-122 semester hours

1. General Education (37-38 hours)

2. INDS 1311  (3 hours) for first term traditional freshmen

3. Concentrations (2 selected of 4 offered) at 15 hours each (30 hours)

(6 hours of advanced courses for each concentration)

4. Select any approved minor or certificate.

5. Statistics - PSYC 3381  or SOCI 3311  (3 hours)

6. Research Methods - PSYC 3325  or SOCI 3316  (3-4 hours)

7. SOCI 5356  - Integrative Capstone (3 hours)

8. Electives (26 hours) - (9 hours of advanced elective courses) A second minor or certificate may be chosen, but is not required.

Required Courses in Major:


Research Methods


One of the Following: 3-4 hrs


Statistics


One of the Following: 3 hrs


Anthropology


12 hours of ANTH Electives (6 hours must be advanced)

Criminology/Criminal Justice


12 hours of CRIJ Electives (6 hours must be advanced)

General Psychology or Pre-Counseling Psychology (only choose one)


Required Courses if Choosing this Concentration

PSYC 1305  Introduction to Psychology

PSYC Elective or PSYC 2355  or PSYC 2331  

Sociology


12 hours of SOCI Electives (6 hours must be advanced)

Fall Year One


MATHEMATICS 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

Total: 15 hrs


Spring Year One


SOCIAL SCIENCE 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

FOREIGN LANGUAGE/MULTICULTURAL 3-4 hrs


General Education Requirements  

Total: 15-16 hrs


Fall Year Two


  • Concentration 1 Course 2, 3 credit hours
  • Concentration 2 Course 2, 3 credit hours
  • Concentration 3 Course 2, 3 credit hours

ORAL COMMUNICATION 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

NATURAL SCIENCE 4 hrs


General Education Requirements  

Total: 16 hrs


Spring Year Two


  • Concentration 1 Course 3, 3 credit hours
  • Additional 3 credit hrs
  • Additional 3 credit hrs

PHILOSOPHY 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

LITERATURE 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

Total: 15 hrs


Fall Year Three


Total: 15 hrs


Spring Year Three


  • Concentration 1 Course 4, 3 credit hours
  • Concentration 2 Course 4, 3 credit hours
  • Concentration 3 Course 4, 3 credit hours
  • Additional 3 credit hours

One of the Following: 3-4 hrs


Total: 15-16 hrs


Fall Year Four


  • Concentration 1 Course 5, 3 credit hours
  • Concentration 2 Course 5, 3 credit hours
  • Concentration 3 Course 5, 3 credit hours
  • Additional 3 credit hours

FINE ARTS 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

Total: 15 hrs


Spring Year Four


Total: 14 hrs


Note(s):


The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, minor, and validation of completion of:

  • overall semester hours - 120
  • institutional semester hours - 45
  • overall advanced hours - 36
  • institutional advanced hours - 24

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