Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies – Boston
The Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies is a flexible program shaped around your career path, designed around universal, in-demand skills. This program is also available in an online format.
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Overview
Northeastern’s Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies proudly embraces that every student’s education and career path is unique. In this self-designed interdisciplinary degree program, you will work with an academic advisor to select specific academic courses to compose a personalized degree program that reflects your intellectual, personal, and professional goals.
Purposely designed for career-changers or for those looking to refocus their prior academic experiences to meet current or future professional goals, this flexible program allows you to design a social science-, science-, and humanities-based program of study that best reflects your academic passions and strengths.
You will also have the unique opportunity to choose an area of academic specialization while engaging with the diverse array of disciplines—such as history, music, philosophy, leadership, math, science, and psychology—that constitute a liberal studies education. Along with fostering practical skills essential to the workplace and graduate education—critical thinking, analysis of large bodies of information, problem solving, and effective written communication.
Program objectives
- Apply previous coursework to maximize transfer credits and accelerate time to completion.
- Create a customized study plan with your academic advisor to create a degree that matches your educational and career goals.
- Receive career-driven opportunities and gain real-world experience to help build your resume.
- Build knowledge from a core set of courses dedicated to communication, leadership, and project management skills—in-demand skills used in almost every industry and role.
Unique Features
- Customize your plan of study—developed with your advisor— to meet your career goals.
- Includes a capstone project where you get to complete an independent capstone research project.
- Taught by industry experts with real-world experience at places like Ernst & Young, John Hancock, MIT, and more.
- Apply previous coursework to maximize transfer credits and accelerate time to completion.
- Earn your degree with flexible learning options - on-campus evening classes in Boston, a, hybrid of online and on-campus classes, or online.
Northeastern's signature experience-powered learning model has been at the heart of the university for more than a century. It combines world-class academics with professional practice, allowing you to acquire relevant, real-world skills you can immediately put into action in your current workplace.
This makes a Northeastern education a dynamic, transformative experience, giving you countless opportunities to grow as a professional and person.
Get Set With a Custom Course Plan
Please note: The following is a sample curriculum and is subject to change. Enrolled students should reference the academic catalog for current program requirements.
Cost and Tuition
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Application Deadlines
The deadlines below are recommended; however, admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis and applications submitted after these deadlines will still be considered for the upcoming term.
The domestic deadlines below allow time for those transferring credits. More details.
Domestic Application Deadlines
International Application Deadlines*
*International deadlines are only applicable if the program is F1 compliant.
Did you know?
The communication, leadership, and project management skills you learn and sharpen in our classrooms and through your experiential learning opportunities are designed to align with your career goals. These are highly sought-after skills in almost every organization and applicable to any position to desire.
- 93% of employers agree that a candidates' ability to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems is more important than their undergraduate major.
- 55% of employers prefer a combination of field-specific knowledge and skills and a broad range of knowledge and skills.
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