Welcome!
The Interdisciplinary Studies Program (IDS) is unlike any other degree program at Appalachian State University. Students majoring in IDS may choose a pre-designed concentration (see list below) or design their own major. If you have a strong interest in integrating concepts and methods from multiple disciplines, come chat with us about options.
Interim Program Director: Derek Stanovsky (stanovskydj@appstate.edu)
Pre-Designed Concentrations (links to checksheets)
- Internet Studies
- Labor Studies
- Environmental Policy & Planning
- American Studies
- Liberal Studies: Modern Period
Examples of Individually Designed Degrees
- Hispanic Health (combining biology, health care, and Spanish)
- Social Permaculture (combining sustainable development, philosophy, and dance/yoga)
- Empowerment Pedagogy (combining education, psychology and recreation management)
- Expressive Arts Therapy (combining art and psychology)
- Human-Wildlife Conflict Management (combining biology, psychology, and communication)
- Social Construction of Sustainability (combining sociology, sustainable development, and business)
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