Program Admission
See Admissions Requirements for this program.
Program Summary
The Master of Interdisciplinary Studies (MIS) provides an opportunity for students to build a graduate degree from three disciplines, resulting in a unique interdisciplinary experience. This 33-credit degree allows students to develop an individualized program of study, tailored to students’ personal passions and career objectives. Students will enjoy the flexibility of online courses, taught by highly qualified faculty.
To build the individualized 33-credit MIS program of study, students complete a three (3) credit introductory course, a three (3) credit research methods course, a three (3) credit capstone, two nine (9) credit concentrations, and one six (6) credit concentration from the following programs of study:
- Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Ethics
- Arts Administration
- Aviation Management*
- Business Administration
- Contemporary Animal Services Leadership*
- Education*
- English: Creative Writing
- English: Writing & Rhetoric
- Leadership Studies
- General Studies
- Human Values
- Leadership Studies
- Non-Profit Management
- Online Teaching & Course Design
- Public Administration
- School Library* (endorsement available)
- Social Media & Public Relations
- Sports & Athletic Management
* Students may complete a total of 18 credits within these concentrations.
MIS students will complete their program with a three (3) credit capstone project (INDS 6900 - MIS Capstone Project ) or three (3) credit internship (INDS 6890 - Interdisciplinary Internship ). Capstone experiences provide students the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of the course competencies in their chosen academic areas, and abilities to synthesize these competencies into a meaningful whole. Capstone projects and internships should achieve the following goals: (1) combine the student’s concentrations in a meaningful way that demonstrates mastery of disciplinary knowledge and interdisciplinary approaches; (2) be informed by research using scholarly sources; (3) address an issue or solve a problem (in the case of an internship, this means helping an organization solve a problem, assess data, or move a project along); (4) be completed during the student’s final semester; and (5) not be directly related to the student’s regular, paid employment. If the capstone cannot be completed within one (1) semester, students must be continuously enrolled in INDS 6901 - MIS Capstone Continuation until their capstone is completed.
Program Information
- All courses must be passed with a B- (2.7) or better to be counted in the degree. One C+ or C is allowed with permission of the Graduate Program Director; students will need to work with the Director to have it applied to their Degree Works audit.
- Students must earn a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 to graduate. Students who fail to maintain a 3.0 GPA average may be dismissed from the program.
- Graduate courses cannot be repeated more than once.
- Graduate students must complete their program within six (6) years of matriculation.
- Students may transfer up to nine (9) graduate credits from an accredited master’s degree program, with director approval. Courses cannot be older than 10 years from the date the degree was awarded, must be applicable to the desired course of study, and must have a B- or better grade. Official transcripts are required for consideration.
- Using the Grad Path option, SUU undergraduate students that have participated in 5000+-level work that has not been counted toward an undergraduate program may bring up to six (6) of those credits into the MIS program with director approval.
- Only nine (9) credits total of 5000-level work may be applied to the degree, from any source, including transfer credits and Grad Path.
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