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* This site offers basic guidelines for Degree completion. The department may have additional restrictions in addition to the information below. Please see the Graduate Course Catalog for more information.
Graduate Interdisciplinary Studies offers two degrees, the Master of Arts and the Master of Science. These individually created degree programs are designed specifically for highly motivated, self-directed students whose personal, educational or career goals require programs that are not found within the traditional graduate boundaries of a single discipline. This degree does not lead to SUNY Fredonia's recommendation for certification, so applicants who are pursuing teaching credentials are advised to investigate alternative certification opportunities.
Program Requirements
Students must select graduate level course work from at least two academic disciplines for this degree program. No more than 15 credit hours of the required course work may be taken in a single department unless the Dean of Graduate Studies approves a written request for 18 credit hours. At the time of acceptance, an academic advisor will be appointed, and it is imperative that a student working toward an interdisciplinary degree confers with his/her advisor regularly. All changes to the initial proposal must be approved by the advisor and the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Because student programs are individually designed, the capstone research effort, a topic or project explored in depth as part of INDS 690, is tailored to integrate previous learning and related career experience with professional and personal goals. This concentrated study can follow the traditional research pattern of a thesis with 6 credit hours earned in INDS 690 and INDS 691, or it can employ more innovative forms and methods, but in each case, a student is required to conduct research and demonstrate its value by presenting a documented literature review of the focused topic. In projects of any format, the completed project must demonstrate growth in skills, knowledge, and vision. All work on Interdisciplinary Studies proposals will be accomplished with the guidance of a tenure-track faculty mentor in a relevant department and coordinated by the Dean of Graduate Studies or the student's advisor. When the project is completed, two copies of the final version are to be submitted to the Graduate Office at least two weeks before the end of the semester.
Please note additional program requirements. For general admission requirements, please see the Application Procedures.
Additional information and program planning assistance is available through the office of the Dean of Graduate Studies and Lifelong Learning.
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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