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About the Interdisciplinary Studies Program

Director's Welcome

INTS Mission Statement

About Our Students

Advising Team and Faculty

What is interdisciplinary studies (INTS)?

  • 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.

INTS at UT Arlington

  • 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.

Why INTS?

  • 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.

After INTS?  [What some of our students are doing after graduation]

  • Baylor Medical Center: Access Services Rep/Inpatient Admin
  • Department of Veterans: Affairs: Program Assistant
  • Washington Mutual Bank: Documentation Specialist
  • Farmer’s Insurance Group: Insurance Adjuster
  • Exxon Mobil Corporation: Global Communications-Internet Projects Advisor
  • All Star Technical Services: Attorney
  • Yale University MA Program in Public Health
  • U.S. Department of State: Diplomat
  • Fort Worth ISD: Secondary Math and ESL Teacher
  • ESPN: Technical Producer

 

 

 

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIESPROGRAM (INTS) University of Texas at Arlington
601 S. Nedderman Dr. 209 University Hall box 19588 Arlington, TX 76019
ints@uta.edu--817.272.2338--Fax: 817-272-3156

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