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Calendar of Events Spring 2012 ·
MDS
4983.011 “Senior Seminar in Multidisciplinary Studies” T-R
8:00—9:15 MB 1.103 ·
Spring 2012 STEM Career Expo
Thursday, Feb 09, 2012,
9:00 am-12:00 pm Main Campus - UC Ballroom ·
Spring 2012 All Majors Career
Fair Thursday,
Feb 09, 2012, 1:30 pm-4:30 pm Main Campus - UC Ballroom Fall 2011 ·
Tuesday,
October 11 “Sophomore Days” 1604 Campus UC 10am-2pm ·
Wednesday,
October 12 “Sophomore Days” Downtown Campus 10am-2pm ·
Saturday
October 22 “Simply Scholarship” workshop Downtown Campus 8am-12pm
Buena Vista Bldg. BV 1.326 ·
Saturday,
November 12 “UTSA Days” 1604 Campus 10am-3pm UC Ballroom UC 1.104 |
The
Bachelor of Arts degree in Multidisciplinary Studies is a multidisciplinary degree
which allows students much flexibility in designing degree programs that
relate to their personal academic and career goals. Students will complete
the University Core Curriculum requirements and take a cohesive set of
courses from three different disciplinary areas. The Multidisciplinary
Studies major permits an interdisciplinary approach to education allowing
students the opportunity to acquire a well‐rounded
educational background and problem solving skills. The objectives of the
program are to develop students that have a solid foundation in the content
material of three different disciplines and are skilled in communication,
critical thinking and analysis, investigating and solving problems, managing
tasks, and relating to others. The program allows students to develop
academic themes or topics that fall outside the usual disciplinary
boundaries. The degree program will provide a vehicle to achieve
baccalaureate degrees for those students whose interests lie in multiple
areas and whose accumulated semester credit hours may not otherwise combine
to qualify them for one of UTSA’s existing baccalaureate degrees. This
program is meant to encourage and support creativity, innovation, critical
thinking, and integrative learning. The multidisciplinary nature of the
program is designed to develop students’ ability to combine different
fields into a structured format. Since the program involves coursework from
departments across the university, it offers students opportunities to
capitalize upon diverse personal interests and talents through a combination
of study and academic experiences appropriate to meet their educational and
long‐term
career goals. Students
selecting the Multidisciplinary Studies major will be expected to achieve the
following learning
outcomes: 1. Ability
to gather information and demonstrate an understanding of concepts and
principles from three different fields of study. 2. Ability
to apply concepts from three areas of focus and demonstrate their mastery of
the knowledge and skills in a capstone course. 3. Ability
to show through a final project that they have integrated different areas of
study in order to examine a question, problem, or phenomenon. 4. Ability to demonstrate communication and computer competencies. |