Interdisciplinary Studies and Your Career

Unlock limitless career possibilities with Interdisciplinary Studies (INT). Whether you’re aiming for specialized expertise or a broad skill set, INT aligns closely with your professional goals. This unique major showcases your ambition and ability to tackle challenges from diverse angles, setting you apart in any field you choose. Discover how INT can tailor your path to success, making meaningful connections across disciplines and preparing you for a dynamic future. INT provides a platform to effect change.

Education to Meet Your Passion

UMA graduates in Interdisciplinary studies are employed in a wide variety of fields from healthcare to higher education, social work to politics, …  Many pursue graduate studies in fields like Law, Communication, English, American Culture Studies, Social Work, and more. Many of our students who are passionate about social justice, holistic healing, and community development are already making a difference in the world. Make a difference in your community with INT at UMA!

What do people do with an Interdisciplinary Studies Degree?

The short answer is–anything they want to do! INT students have a unique set of skills that apply to almost any career.

The possibilities of an INT degree are endless. An INT degree leads to a career full of purpose and a rich and meaningful life. INT majors are life-long learners and their educational and career choices reflect this. 

Among other things, an INT degree preparers students for careers where people:

  • Address food insecurity, poverty, homelessness and other social issues
  • Advocate for better working and living conditions
  • Agitate for human rights
  • Anticipate and address the impacts of social and cultural change
  • Archive history as it happens
  • Attend graduate school
  • Break into business as a small business owner or entrepreneur
  • Bring communities together
  • Broaden horizons
  • Build better futures
  • Collect data for government
  • Conduct research
  • Consult and improve workplaces
  • Direct social and cultural programs
  • Divert bullying and violence
  • Draft legislation
  • Educate communities
  • Enlighten misunderstandings of gender, race, ability, sexuality, and socioeconomic class
  • Head to law school
  • Hear others’ stories and struggles
  • Imagine alternatives
  • Improve social services and reduce childhood trauma
  • Manage caseloads with empathy and compassion
  • Measure inequality
  • Mediate conflicts
  • Mentor the next generation
  • Navigate and utilize social media and AI
  • Open clinical practice
  • Organize people and spaces
  • Publish non-fiction articles and books
  • Release breaking news
  • Respond to community needs
  • Restore justice
  • Run a non-profit organization
  • Run for public office
  • Serve as a victims’ advocate
  • Spotlight injustice in the criminal justice system
  • Teach what they know
  • Track trends and markers of success
  • Work for themselves

We care. We critique. We analyze. We explore. We imagine. We create. We act. And in this work we make the world a better place. 

Join Us!

Embrace the freedom to explore, create, and innovate with Interdisciplinary Studies. Dream big, and build a future that’s as unique as you are.

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