Interdisciplinary Studies, BA
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Program | ||
| Understanding College | 1 | |
| Writing and Presentation (WRI1 & OC1) | 6 | |
| Mathematics (QR1) | 3-4 | |
| Information Literacy, Media and Research (ITML) | 3 | |
| Creative Voices Across Cultures (HCE) | 6 | |
| Introduction to Digital Humanities | ||
| Science at Work (NPW) | 6-10 | |
| Ecology and the Environment | ||
| Ethics, Reality and Logic (PEM) | 6 | |
| Basic Problems in Philosophy | ||
| Individual and Societies (SEH) | 6 | |
| Mass Communication | ||
| Principles of Sociology | ||
| Our World, Past and Present (WHG) | 6 | |
| US History 1896 to Present | ||
| Personal Wellness (FH) | 2-3 | |
| Religion and Culture (RS) | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies Major | ||
| AMS-1001 | American Culture and Conflict | 3 |
| COM-3002 | Topics: Media and Com. Research Methods Audio Production | 3 |
| WGS-2001 | Introduction to Gender Studies | 3 |
| IDS-4990 | Interdisciplinary Studies Internship | 3 |
| IDS-4997 | Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone Sem I | 3 |
| IDS-4998 | Interdisciplinary Stu Capstone Sem II | 3 |
| Take three 3000 level courses | 9 | |
| IDS Areas of Focused Study (Complete 2 of 3 subrequirements) | 18 | |
| Take 9 credits from Group A: American Studies | ||
| Popular Music | ||
| Commemorative Practices in the United States | ||
| Art of Social Change in the US United States | ||
| Post-WWII U.S. Protest Movements | ||
| Topics in Public History | ||
| The Atlantic World | ||
| Walt Whitman's America | ||
| Constructing Gender in American Literature & Culture | ||
| America in the 1940S | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| The Story of American Evangelicalism | ||
| Take 9 credits from Group B: Environmental Studies | ||
| Art & Ecology | ||
| Business and Society | ||
| Sustainable Devt: the Business Case Career | ||
| Economic Issues Today | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Biomimicry | ||
| Topic: Environmental Writers | ||
| Philosophy and the Nature World Ethical Perspectives | ||
| Take 9 credits from Group C: Women's & Gender Studies | ||
| Women in Film and Video | ||
| Women's Health Issues | ||
| History of Sexuality | ||
| Women in the Twentieth Century World | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Gender and Philosophy | ||
| Psychology of Women | ||
| IDS Proficiency Areas (Complete 1 of 3 subrequirements) | 9 | |
| Take 9 credits from Group D: Digital Humanities | ||
| Digital Radio Industry | ||
| Art in New York City United States | ||
| App Design & Development in the Humanities | ||
| Digital Video | ||
| Story in the Digital Age | ||
| Take 9 credits from Group E: Migration Studies | ||
| Global Migration | ||
| Criminalization of Immigration | ||
| Contemporary Migration | ||
| Immigrant to New York | ||
| Take 9 credits from Group F: Visual Arts | ||
| Art & Ecology | ||
| History of Film | ||
| Studies in Film | ||
| Topics: Literature and Photography | ||
| Art and Aesthetics | ||
| General Electives | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 120-126 | |
In keeping with our mission at St. Francis College, the courses you take courses across the liberal arts ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and building a foundation for future success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepares you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit.
Institutional Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate sensitivity to creative expression
- Communicate ideas and information through written, oral, visual and digital media
- Employ critical and analytical skills
- Value diverse perspectives of the human experience
- Implement information, technology and media literacy
- Demonstrate quantitative literacy
Foundation Courses- First Year College (13-14 credits)
St. Francis College’s mission, emphasizing Franciscan education, highlights access and opportunities for all students. In your first year at SFC, you will combine key skill development with courses in the liberal arts and in your areas of interest. Each of these courses and categories is essential to your success in college and beyond. Our First Year Foundations program ensures that all students will be equitably prepared to excel and achieve their goals.
Bodies of Knowledge (35 credits)
At St. Francis College, our Franciscan mission states that we “educate the whole person for a full, relational life.” This means that we strive, by making certain you take courses across the liberal arts, to ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and create success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepare you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit.