Your location: MAIS Department
Your path: MA Interdisciplinary Studies Requirements
Your path: MA Interdisciplinary Studies Requirements
MA in Interdisciplinary Studies
Degree Requirements
MASTER OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
You could specialize and know a great deal about a single facet of the human experience. You could be a generalist and have a wide field of knowledge. Or you can be a Marylhurst MAIS graduate and benefit from both approaches.
The MAIS curriculum will challenge you to think critically and deeply, enhancing your leadership skills and vision for life beyond graduate school.
| DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 48 quarter credits |
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| Foundation Courses | 12 crs. |
| Introduction to Scholarly Inquiry Choose three or more of the following: Community: Theory & Practice Science, Ethics, & Public Policy Leadership Art & Cultural Transformation Ways of Knowing: Studies in Literature & Spirituality Enduring Questions Social Justice Hermeneutics: Interpretation Theory |
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| Concentration Seminars | 18 crs. |
| Choose one of the following concentrations: Gerontology Liberal Arts Organizational Communication Spiritual Traditions & Ethics |
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| Electives | 9 crs. |
| Choose from MAIS seminars. A maximum of of 6 credits of electives may be transferred from any other graduate program with approval of department chair. | |
| Research Methods and Thesis | 9 crs. |
| Research Methods & Thesis 1,2,3 Thesis Presentation |
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| TOTAL | 48 CREDITS |
Please see current catalog for complete information.