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Bachelor of Arts in Humanities, Interdisciplinary
120 Credits
A Humanities degree allows the student flexibility in creating a curriculum linked to academic and career interests. The interdisciplinary track within the Humanities degree is designed for students with a particular educational and/or career goal for which a specific major is not offered. For example:
- Are you interested in Law School, and/or a career in public life, with a Humanities background? Create a personalized curriculum combining courses in Communication Studies, Philosophy, and History (adding, perhaps, a minor in Political Science or International Studies).
- Do you want to write and illustrate bilingual children's books? Take courses in Creative Writing, Children's Literature, Spanish, and Fine Arts. Add a minor in Entrepreneurship, and you're on your way.
This program is part of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences.
Degree Requirements
All courses for the concentration must be at the 200 level or above, selected from the available Humanities disciplines. This concentration allows you to explore three different disciplines.
Primary Discipline (12 cr)
- Choose 12 credit hours from one of the Humanities disciplines
Secondary Disciplines (15 cr)
- Choose 6 credit hours in each of two different Humanities disciplines, and 3 hours elective credit in any Humanities discipline.
Senior Project (3 cr)
- See advisor for details.
Electives
Choose additional courses to reach 120 credit hours total.
Program Requirements
Information Literacy (3 cr)
- CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Computers & Computing (or equivalent)
First-Year Seminar (0-3 cr)
- UCOL-U 101 First Year Seminar or
- HON-H 100 Freshman Honors Seminar
A passing grade is required in the First Year Seminar course. This course is mandatory for all beginning freshmen and for transfer students with no more than 12 credit hours of transferring coursework. This course must be taken in the first semester after admission to Indiana University East.
World Languages & Cultures (0-14 cr)
This requirement may be met by our World Language courses in one of the following ways:
- Completing Intermediate II (fourth semester) of a non-English language
- Completing a 300-400 level course in a non-English language, or an approved study abroad course that meets this language requirement
- Receiving credit for non-English language courses via placement exam for Intermediate II (fourth semester)
General Education Requirements
Recommended General Education Coursework:
- Written Communication Skills: ENG-W 270
- Quantitative Reasoning: MATH-H 111
Remaining General Education Requirements can be fulfilled as you and your advisor see fit.