Arizona State University · College of Integrative Sciences and Arts (CISA) · Class of 2030

Isobel
Munnerley

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies

Accepted — College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

Explore the program

The degree

Design your own
intellectual path

The Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor of Arts at the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts (CISA) is one of the most flexible degrees in the country — and one of the most demanding on curiosity. Rather than fitting into a single discipline, you build your own academic identity by combining two concentration areas from nearly 200 options.

The core curriculum teaches you how to actually integrate those fields — to move between ways of knowing, to find the questions that only exist at the edges of disciplines, and to build arguments that draw on both. The degree requires 120 credit hours spread across four years.

120
credit hours to graduate
200+
concentration areas to choose from
45
upper division credits required
2
concentrations you'll master

Four years,
mapped out

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IDS core
Concentration 1
Concentration 2
University requirements
Key choices

Year 1 — Foundation

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University req
ASU 101
First-year seminar · 1 cr
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University req
ENG 101 + 102
First-year composition · 6 cr
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University req
MAT 114+
Mathematics requirement
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⬦ Choice
IDS 201 or IDS 301
Intro to interdisciplinary thinking · 3 cr
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IDS Core
IDS 140
Nature of knowledge systems · 3 cr
Key decision: You'll also begin choosing your two concentration areas this year. Explore the concentrations section below to start forming ideas — your advisor will help you finalise.

Year 2 — Building depth

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Lower division coursework
6 credit hours · min grade C
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Lower division coursework
6 credit hours · min grade C
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⬦ Choice
Integrative application course
IDS 310–316, STS, or MVS · 3 cr
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General studies
General studies breadth
ASU General Studies Gold

Year 3 — Going deeper

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Concentration 1
Upper division coursework
9 credit hours · 300–400 level
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Concentration 2
Upper division coursework
9 credit hours · 300–400 level
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⬦ Choice
Upper div integrative courses
9 credit hours across IDS/STS/MVS

Year 4 — Bringing it together

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Electives
Electives + general studies
Complete 120 cr total
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⬦ Choice
IDS 401 — Experiential Learning
Capstone · internship, research, or project · 3 cr
Optional paths: 4+1 accelerated BA + master's in 5 years, or a concurrent double major. Discuss with your advisor from year 2 onwards.

Choosing your path

Two concentration
areas to define

1
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Concentration one

Your first area of study

Pick any field from the nearly 200 available — from business and psychology to digital culture, justice studies, or public administration. Tap to browse options and make your choice.

6 lower division + 9 upper division = 15 credit hours

2
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Concentration two

Your second area of study

The second concentration creates the intellectual tension that makes this degree distinctive. Choose something that sits in genuine creative friction with your first choice. Tap to browse options.

6 lower division + 9 upper division = 15 credit hours

Example pairings: Business + project management · Psychology + social welfare · Communication + justice studies · Public administration + ethics · Digital culture + computer gaming. The most interesting combinations are the ones that make people ask "how does that fit together?" — and where you have a real answer.
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