BA in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies

Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies is interdisciplinary studies in a Jesuit educational context. This means integrating the liberal arts, sciences and community engagement in a way that cultivates humanity. It is for students who have decided to gain a broad and deep education rather than be narrowly focused. Flexibility to choose courses that match your interests provides you with solid preparation for a rewarding career or graduate school. Coursework is an exciting intellectual and social experience. You will meet other students with initiative, thoughtfulness, and curiosity who want to use their skills and knowledge to make a contribution to society. Our program is top-ranked nationally as a leader in integrative education. Because the bachelor of arts in interdisciplinary liberal studies allows maximum flexibility in course choices, you will work closely with professors and advisors to focus your plan of study, especially on complex, real-world problems of personal interest. You can also take advantage of leadership seminars, study abroad, internships, and our undergraduate publishing program. Interdisciplinary study complex problems (such as what is consciousness, causes of terrorism, what is family, why does hunger persist and many more). Complexity means that the problem has multiple components studied by different disciplines. Interdisciplinary find common ground between disciplinary insights and integrate them to advance understanding of these problems. Being trained as an interdisciplinary yields marketable knowledge and skills: project-management, effective communication, teamwork, leadership, strategic thinking, creativity and enterprise.