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Interdisciplinary Studies
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Credits:
32
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Degree:
Masters of Education with Concentration
Program Description
Tailor a program of graduate study to your interests and professional goals. Whether you’re looking to develop your professional knowledge or prepare for a career transition, the degree in interdisciplinary studies offers the opportunity to select courses in any or all academic disciplines. This program also includes an independent learning project, in which you’ll research and write about a topic that supports your post-graduate endeavors and personal growth.
What Is Interdisciplinary Studies?
The Interdisciplinary Studies program enables you to customize your own course of study in consultation with a faculty advisor. You will be expected to articulate a rationale for each course selected, and your faculty advisor will meet with you to assess your progress in meeting your program goals as part of a formative evaluation process. While the interdisciplinary studies degree will prepare you for a wide range of careers, please note that this program is not an option for attaining licensure.
Cambridge College Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Program Highlights
The degree in interdisciplinary studies offers maximum flexibility to chart your own academic course. Likewise, Cambridge College
offers maximum flexibility to pursue your master’s degree in your own way, and at your own pace. Benefits of our program include:
- Strong academic guidance. In addition to regular meetings with your faculty advisor, the interdisciplinary studies degree includes professional seminars in which you’ll have the chance to integrate your learning from classes, workshops, and experience. The seminar also supports work on your independent learning project—from identifying topics, to guiding the research and writing, to completion.
- Personalized skill development. The interdisciplinary studies curriculum is designed to help you develop skills that fit your specific goals and apply your learning in the process. This includes an independent learning project, in which you’ll have the opportunity to research a topic of your choice and communicate your findings in writing.
- Flexible course options. Offering convenient day, evening, weekend, and online class options designed for adult learners, Cambridge College gives you the flexibility to earn your master’s in interdisciplinary studies while balancing time at work and home.
- Exceptional value. Cambridge College is one of the most affordable four-year private nonprofit colleges in the United States, giving you greater value for your education. In addition to providing low tuition, we offer a wide range of scholarships and other financial aid opportunities to make earning your master’s degree even more affordable.
- Great location. All Cambridge College classroom locations are close to major highways and public transportation, and/or provide free parking for students throughout the year.
Cambridge College is one of the most ethnically diverse colleges in the United States. That means you’ll work with other adult learners from all over the world, gaining diverse viewpoints and enriching every aspect of your educational experience.
Interdisciplinary Studies Learning Outcomes
In addition to developing competencies in the subject area(s) of your choosing, the degree in interdisciplinary studies will prepare you to:
- Integrate information from interdisciplinary perspectives.
- Demonstrate advanced cultural competence.
- Demonstrate advanced critical thinking skills in social, professional, and cultural contexts.
- Appreciate and enjoy questions, ambiguity, and paradox.
- Interrogate world views and become cognizant of ethical dimensions of human systems, institutions, issues, and dilemmas.
Jobs for Interdisciplinary Studies
Our graduates pursue a wide variety of jobs that involve a significant element of educating. They work in schools and colleges, nonprofit organizations and human services, the criminal justice system, corporations, and religious organizations. Examples of specific interdisciplinary studies jobs include:
- Tutors and teachers
- Personal, academic, and athletic coaches
- Actors
- Family advocates and mediators
- Clergy
- College faculty and administrators
The interdisciplinary studies degree features classes such as:
- Professional Seminar: Education
- Graduate-Level Writing for Social Science Research: Writing Your ILP
- Human Brain, Human Learning
Download the Interdisciplinary Studies master’s degree program sheet.
Interdisciplinary Studies Scholarships and Financial Aid
You may qualify for grants, scholarships, loans, and other types of financial assistance to help pay for your master’s in interdisciplinary studies. Learn more about applying for financial aid at Cambridge College.
Many companies also offer tuition assistance programs that can help to pay for education. Find information about getting your company to help.
Curriculum
EED 800 Independent Learning Project
Take two 1-credit courses in Education: EED 590 and EED 591.
Choose six or more credits (two courses)
Choose up to 12 credits from the courses listed below, including:
- Any EED or ENG course, or select EDU course(s)
Or, with approval of their seminar leader, appropriate dean, appropriate program chair and the IS program chair, students may take no more than:
- Four 3-credit courses in any program outside the Interdisciplinary Studies Program
- Two 3-credit independent studies courses
- Two 1-credit courses
The course enhances and extends students’ knowledge of literature for children through in-depth involvement with books. The course focuses on selection, evaluation, and methods of sharing and discussing various types of literature, using print and other media. Students read widely from a broad range of literature and develop methods of incorporating literature into classroom and library experiences. Critical review sources and selection tools are also examined along with the standards and systems for the creation and maintenance of records.
Program Chair
Core Faculty
Senior Instructor
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Admissions
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Admission Test:
No standardized graduate school tests required for admission into non-licensure programs.
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Admissions Office:
1-800-829-4723
- Application Form:
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Application Fee:
$50 ($100 for international students; $100 for EdD)
Health Requirements for Massachusetts Students
The Massachusetts Health Department and Cambridge College require the following of students in Massachusetts:
Immunizations – All students in Massachusetts are required to get certain immunizations before you can register for your first term. See form
Health Insurance – In Massachusetts, undergraduate students taking nine or more credits/term and graduate students taking six or more credits/term must enroll in the College’s health insurance plan. Students who have insurance with comparable coverage may request a waiver. See information and enroll or waive.
School Requirements
See Admissions Requirements for Undergraduate Programs
International Students
International students need to provide supplemental documentation:
- Official demonstration of English language proficiency
- Supplemental documentation for issuance of I-20
- International transcripts, evaluated by an accepted evaluation service
Transfer Credit
Graduate program applicants, please complete the transfer credit request form if you wish to have prior course work evaluated for transfer. Learn more about transferring credits.
Undergraduate program applicants, once you are accepted, your official transcripts are evaluated for transfer credit.
Tuition
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Credits:
32
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Cost per credit hour:
$639
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Application Fee:
$50 ($100 for international students; $100 for EdD)
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Health Insurance Fee:
$3,940 - Required for Massachusetts students only. See waiver details on Tuition & Fees page.
Note: Rates are as of June 2023, and are subject to change without notice. Rates apply to all students unless otherwise noted.
Financial Aid
Cambridge College offers financial aid to students in our degree programs who are enrolled at least half-time. Undergraduate students must be enrolled in at least 6 credits each term. Graduate and doctoral students must be enrolled in at least 4 credits each term. Learn more
Grants, Scholarships, and Loans
Cambridge College welcomes the opportunity to support your efforts to pay for college. Federal, state, and local resources in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study, including Cambridge College Scholarships, are available to help defray the cost of tuition. Learn more
Getting Your Company to Help
Many companies have tuition assistance programs, designed to help their employees with their professional development. Learn more