Global and Intercultural Understanding
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Understand the customs, cultures, mores, practices, contributions and struggles of peoples around the globe. Through ethnographic accounts, students will learn about various ways of life throughout the world and gain the academic preparation needed to succeed in an increasingly global workforce. The knowledge of culture, geography, history, literature, communications and public policy gained with a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Global and Intercultural Understanding forms a solid foundation for a variety of careers. Graduates can work in international business, foreign relations, translation, outreach or education. This focus theme also prepares students for law school and graduate studies in public administration, anthropology, international studies and public health.
Interdisciplinary Studies, like many majors, teaches content and skills that can be applied to a wide variety of career fields.
As of Fall 2022, transfer students can apply up to 75 credits to their degree plan for Interdisciplinary Studies.
*Residents of some U.S. Territories may not be eligible. Please see our Eligibility & State Authorization page for more information.
Potential courses within this program are listed below. Work with your advisor to choose your specific path.
Examination of traditional Mexican folk music and its influence. This course covers the history and evolution of the mariachi, as well as the vast potpourri of Mexican music traditions.
This course discusses how self-expression and self-definition have generated social and political changes in American history and how they have impacted the dominant Euro-American culture of American society from the viewpoint of African American women's stories in history and literature. Women's lives related to their gender and ethnicity within public and private domains are discussed.
Analysis of fertility, mortality, and migration as agents of demographic change. Topics of discussion include fertility control and LDCs, working mothers and NDCs, aging societies, legal/illegal immigration in the U.S., and population policies.
The rise, creation, and relationship between religion and politics of Islamic society.
Outcomes
Skills
Earning your Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Global and Intercultural Understanding will build core skills, including:
- Administrative support
- Auditing
- Billing
- Business development
- Business to business
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking
- Cultural understanding
- Customer relationship management
- Data entry
- Historic and cultural preservation
- Invoicing
- New product development
- Problem solving
- Process improvement
- Product knowledge
- Project management
- Purchasing
- Research
- Teamwork/collaboration
- Workflow management
- Writing
Potential Career Paths
Graduates of the Global and Intercultural Understanding program will be prepared to pursue the following careers:
