Administered by the Graduate School, the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies is
granted for attainment of broad, advanced knowledge and achievement integrated
from three fields of study. Requirements include a minimum of 45 credits and
a thesis or research paper. At least 9 credits must be in each field of study.
No more than 21 (excluding thesis or research paper credit) may be taken in
any field unless the total program exceeds 45 credits.
In completing the "Department of major" section of the application for admission, please write "Interdisciplinary Studies" and your choice of three fields. A field may be a department or an area of concentration within a department. Two of the three fields may be different areas of concentration in one department. English offers four areas of concentration: Creative Writing; English and American Literature; Literature and Culture; and Rhetoric and Writing