Challenge Your Ability to Synthesize Knowledge in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Most careers require multiple skills and perspectives. Nova Southeastern University’s B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies readies you for the realities of the marketplace with a customized educational experience designed to open doors and create opportunities. This program offers you the flexibility to design a course of study that best fits your academic or professional goals. It also offers the option of a clear path to medical school and the health sciences through the humanities and social sciences.
In NSU’s Interdisciplinary Studies program, you’ll take core courses in speech, ethics and global issues. You’ll explore and develop your skills in a range of disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences. And you’ll have the option from choosing one of 28 different minors offered at NSU’s Halmos College of Arts and Sciences. If your plan is to apply for medical school, you can take a pre-med concentration. This program offers learning through opportunities in research, travel study, and hands-on experiences. NSU will prepare you to enter the next phase of your education or career with strong critical thinking, reasoning, and communication skills, and enhanced flexibility in your personal and professional life.
Why Should You Major in Interdisciplinary Studies at NSU?
Gain the Soft Skills Employers are Looking For
A number of recent surveys in higher education point conclusively to the fact that employers want college graduates who have “soft skills” such as critical thinking and good writing and communication skills. By allowing you to shape your own course of study, the interdisciplinary studies program opens the door to a variety of career paths. It ensures that you will have the well-rounded education so many employers seek in a college graduate.
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Shark Destinations
As an Interdisciplinary Studies student you’ll have the opportunity to enhance your chosen area of study through research, travel study and experiential learning. Additionally, you’ll have opportunities to participate in internships and volunteer work in the community that allow you to explore your interests even further. Some NSU students choose to intern on-campus at the NSU's Halmos College of Arts and Sciences’ Center for the Humanities.
The Center for the Humanities serves as a resource for both students and scholars at NSU and from elsewhere. It hosts workshops, conferences, and other professional development events. You can participate in exciting Center for the Humanities initiatives such as “the Story of Home: Immigration Narratives about Homelands and Homecoming” or showcase your own projects as part of the center’s Digital Humanities initiative.
Clinic Exploration Program
The Clinic Exploration Program (CEP) offers students the opportunity to shadow medical professionals on the job in many of NSU’s medical and health clinics. Program participants gain a broad perspective that shows how various medical fields work together and a practical, up-close review of several medical career options.
All undergraduate students may take part in CEP, no matter what major they pursue. Each rotation lasts two hours per week, for three weeks. Because this is a volunteer program, member commitments are flexible and voluntary.
Who Can Participate
Any NSU undergraduate student in good standing who wants to participate in CEP must:
- have a 2.5 GPA or higher
- be registered for classes
- complete OSHA and HIPAA trainings
- be curious about various health professions
- conform to scheduled assignments, dress codes and other professional responsibilities
How to Enroll
- complete the Clinic Exploration Program Application
- schedule and complete OSHA blood-borne pathogen safety training
- take HIPAA Privacy and Security training
- turn in completed application to program coordinator in Parker building, suite 367
- Students are offered the opportunity to participate in CEP each semester. Registration for the program is open during the previous semester.
Participating Clinics
- Athletic Training
- Audiology
- Dentistry
- Internal Medicine
- Optometry
- Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- Pediatrics
Reserve your seat in one of NSU’s graduate or professional schools while you earn your bachelor’s degree. With NSU’s Dual Admission program, you don’t have to worry about competing with thousands of other students for a spot in a highly selective graduate program. This Premier Programgives you an opportunity to get a head start on your career, so you can start earning sooner.
Your NSU professors are dedicated to ensuring that you have a great academic experience. They regularly review the curriculum to make updates that give you an edge in today’s ever-changing world. As an NSU Interdisciplinary Studies major, some sample courses that you could take include Ethical Issues in Communication, Environmental Ethics, Ethics of War and Peace and Biomedical Ethics. Visit the B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies curriculum to view detailed course descriptions and plans of study.
Integrating minors across the arts and science curricula allows NSU's Halmos College undergraduates to be creative and critical thinkers through their diverse learning experiences. You’ll gain fresh perspectives by thinking experientially as well as experimentally.
- African Diaspora Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Statistics
- Arts Administration
- Bioinformatics
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Dance
- Digital Media Production
- English
- Film Studies
- Folklore and Mythology
- Gender Studies
- Geographic Information Studies
- Graphic Design
- History
- Humanities
- International Law
- International Studies
- Journalism
