Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) Overview

SJC’s online Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) program provides exciting opportunities for students to study within and across programs. Rather than be limited to one discipline, IDS students get to challenge boundaries and expand worldviews through learning in more than one academic area.

Today’s businesses are seeking employees who can understand diverse viewpoints, bring together wide-ranging perspectives, and master complex problems. The IDS program will assist students to achieve these personal and professional goals, and prepare them for multiple career paths. Offering at least three fast tracks, the program also provides invaluable stepping stones toward future graduate work.

Students can build their own degree program by choosing two minors from the options listed below. Note: Students who transfer in a high number of electives may only be required to take one minor. Please talk to SJC’s online Admissions Counselors for more information.

Program Outcomes for the BS/IDS are as follows:

• Acquire various bodies of knowledge and competencies, and deepen insight within and across academic disciplines.
• Demonstrate critical writing, thinking, calculating, and communication proficiencies.
• Critique and integrate varying worldviews across fields of study.
• Understand the foundation of ethical and professional standards, including those specific to areas of study.
• Develop a foundation for lifelong learning.
• Obtain the credential or degree needed to advance or enter professional careers.