BA Interdisciplinary Studies at University of California, Berkeley

ISF is an interdisciplinary major and a research-driven program of liberal education. It has been ranked the top personalized major offered at US universities and colleges. ISF offers students the unique opportunity to develop an individualized cross-disciplinary research program that includes a course of study and a senior thesis.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science  |  Department: Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Major requirements are organised as: Prerequisites (Declaration Requirements, Disciplines, Comparative Horizons, Cross-Disciplines); Upper Division (Social Theory, Theory and Practice, Research Methodology, Course of Study, Senior Thesis). Students must complete two classes, taken from two of the following three categories, with a grade of C or higher and have a 2.0 or higher GPA in all courses that apply to the major requirements to declare the major.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Architecture & Environmental Design, Arts & Entertainment, Business, Education, Communications, Engineering & Computer Science, Environment, Government, Health & Medicine, Law & Public Policy, International, Nonprofit & Community Development, Sciences - Biological & Physical.

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