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Interdisciplinary Studies
Create Your Own Path
Bethany’s interdisciplinary studies program allows you to explore connections between fields and pursue an academic pathway built around your interests. Through student-initiated and faculty-initiated concentrations, you’ll work across disciplines to create an educational experience that reflects your goals and prepares you for the future.
What You’ll Experience
At Bethany, interdisciplinary studies students look beyond traditional academic boundaries, combining perspectives from multiple fields to explore complex questions and develop a broader understanding of the world.
Personalized Academic Pathways
- Create a student-initiated concentration designed around your individual interests and goals
- Explore faculty-initiated interdisciplinary programs that connect multiple areas of study
- Work with faculty and advisors to develop a focused academic plan
Learning Across Disciplines
- Connect ideas from different fields to approach challenges from new perspectives
- Develop critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Build an academic experience shaped by curiosity and creativity
Hands-On Experience
- Apply your learning through internships, research, field studies, and experiential opportunities
- Gain practical skills that translate across a variety of career paths
- Prepare for continued learning, graduate study, or professional opportunities
Careers & Advanced Study
Career opportunities vary based on your chosen area of study. Students develop adaptable skills that prepare them for careers and graduate study across a wide range of fields.
Possible career paths include:
- Business professional
- Communications specialist
- Educator
- Researcher
- Community outreach coordinator
- Nonprofit professional
- Public service professional
- Project manager
- Program coordinator
- Policy analyst
- Graduate or professional study
Areas Of Study
Interdisciplinary Studies (Major)
Concentrations in:
Student-Initiated
Faculty-Initiated
Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Minor)
Nonprofit Management (Minor)
Nonprofit Marketing (Minor)
Women’s and Gender Studies (Minor)
Why Bethany
LEARN ACROSS DISCIPLINES
Meet The Faculty
Associate Professor of Religious Studies; TW Philips Chair of Religious Studies; Co. Director of Interdisciplinary Studies; Co. Chair of the Department of Humanities
Program Resources
Requirements & Course Descriptions
View our course catalogue for the full list of requirements and course descriptions.
Interdisciplinary, Major
Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Minor
Nonprofit Management, Minor
Nonprofit Marketing, Minor
Women’s and Gender Studies, Minor
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Follow Your Own Trail
Your interests don’t have to fit into one category. Explore, combine, and connect ideas across disciplines to create an academic path that reflects your goals.
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