The Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies degree program has been designed by internationally recognized faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas to be highly flexible, allowing students to develop their academic training around academic areas of interest and with future career goals in mind. The curriculum combines a rigorous academic core with student-selected concentration areas, enabling students to benefit from graduate courses taught across UT Dallas and gain advanced training in various academic disciplines, theories and methodologies.
With aid from faculty and program heads, students in the Interdisciplinary Studies program select courses that best suit their interests and career goals, incorporating traditional coursework along with internships and independent study options into their degree plans. Students also have the opportunity to select from various independent study, internship, co-op education, and study abroad options as they complete chosen concentrations and elective requirements.
Concluding with a two-semester-long capstone project"which consists of a capstone seminar and a research project"the master's program teaches students how to synthesize information from various sources, utilize different methodologies and analyses and offer new conclusions and perspectives on a wide range of important issues.