About the Interdisciplinary Studies Program

Interdisciplinary studies is a thirty-five year-old academic field and the thirteenth most popular major across the United States.
Nationally, almost 500,000 students graduated with an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary degree in Spring 2007.
The INTS program allows students to custom build their own program of study resulting in either a B.A.I.S. or B.S.I.S. degree.
There are 652 interdisciplinary programs nationwide, along with 215 interdisciplinary masters and 65 doctoral programs.

With around 500 students in the INTS program at the University of Texas at Arlington, ours is one of the largest and fastest growing academic programs on campus.
The INTS program at UTA is the largest program of its kind in Texas.
In building custom degree plans, students mix the required core components with various disciplinary components to meet the academic and professional needs of the student.

Studies show that students with a background in interdisciplinary studies perform significantly better on tests measuring reasoning, intellectual, and ethical development.
The science, medical, and engineering professions are placing a greater emphasis on interdisciplinarity.
Interdisciplinary education bridges the "gap" between academia and society by equipping students to think integratively, learn cooperatively, and produce new understandings of real world problems and meaningful questions.
Employers increasingly desire graduates ready to address the "interdisciplinary" needs of the work world and global economy.
Businesses value the hallmarks of interdisciplinarity: analytical thinking, critical thinking, research, and clarity and precision in reading, writing, and speaking.