Ten reasons to choose an online interdisciplinary degree

An interdisciplinary degree is one of the best ways to customize your education by combining your ideas and experiences with new learning opportunities to broaden your career options and achieve your aspirations.

Instead of narrowing down a specific field of study, you can gain knowledge in multiple areas to add to your knowledge and marketability in the work landscape.

With Boise State University’s online Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Professional Studies, you will understand context through new connections, create meaningful collaborations and become an adaptive and reflective learner.

What sets earning an online interdisciplinary degree at Boise State apart?

1. Customization: Tailor your interdisciplinary degree to fit your needs and career goals by selecting one or more relevant concentrations or one of three emphasis areas — community and social impact emphasis, cyber operations management emphasis or design and media management. The interdisciplinary professional studies program also offers two certificate options — applied emotional intelligence and well-being and design thinking for professional purpose and personal fulfillment — to further enhance your general degree requirements. Certificates are available only to fully-online students.
2. Credit for prior learning: Build on your education and experience to help you get ahead instead of feeling like you are starting from scratch by applying up to 80 community college credits, 12 technical credits or other previous learning outside of the classroom. Boise State partners with Idaho community colleges to help you apply your previous education toward your next academic goal. You could also earn credit for work, volunteering and life experience toward your interdisciplinary professional studies degree.
3. Collaboration with other academic departments: By customizing your degree with different interdisciplinary learning outcomes, you will collaborate with faculty and staff members from multiple academic departments to give you a broader learning perspective and enhanced experience as an online student.
4. Diversity: Become part of a diverse learning environment that includes students with various backgrounds, cultures and opinions, leading to a more significant learning experience that prepares you to work and succeed in a global society.
5. Enrichment: The program’s academic workload provides a skillset that qualifies you for a broad range of employment opportunities in fields that offer a greater chance of enhancing your career through advancement.
6. Faster time to completion: By applying previous credits and earning your interdisciplinary degree online, you can graduate with a bachelor’s degree in less time than you would in a traditional on-campus program.
7. Flexibility: The online format provides a clear pathway to earning a degree by allowing you to balance school with your professional, personal and life responsibilities without being in a physical classroom. You can attend as a part-time or full-time student and earn an interdisciplinary degree at your own pace. There are six start dates per school year, so you don’t have to wait to enroll.
8. Relevance: The coursework in the interdisciplinary professional studies program keeps you professionally relevant with versatile courses and technical skills, no matter your areas of focus.
9. Respected: Boise State’s online degree programs offer the same support as traditional on-campus degree programs. They are ranked in the top 8% of online bachelor’s degrees in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
10. Supportive: Boise State’s faculty and staff are committed to making your academic journey successful by providing an empathetic and supportive learning environment while balancing competing priorities.

You can enjoy these advantages with life-transforming educational experiences that build on your previous work to obtain an interdisciplinary degree.

Learn more about the interdisciplinary professional studies program

Earning an online Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Professional Studies from Boise State University can open doors to new opportunities and a brighter future — and we’re here to support you every step of the way. Whether you’re exploring if an online degree is right for you or need help transferring credits, connecting with a student success coach is the perfect first step.

Ready to learn more? Attend one of our online information sessions or contact a student success coach today.