Online Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Programs (BA)
Interdisciplinary Programs
Program Overview
Looking for the right place to pursue your Interdisciplinary Programs bachelor’s degree? Earn your BA through the online degree program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. You can leverage an associate’s or previously earned college credits to complete your degree online through UT’s Bachelor of Arts with a major in Interdisciplinary Programs. Our BA completion program is designed to be flexible, affordable, and collaborative. When you commit to finishing your bachelor’s degree, UT supports you every step of the way.
To be admitted to the BAIP program, students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 and 24 transferable credit hours from previous institutions.
About The Program
Our program is designed to provide a pathway to a bachelor’s degree for adult learners who have completed at least 24 credit hours from an accredited post-secondary institution. Your online learning experience will blend synchronous and asynchronous classroom content. Live lecture sessions will take place on weekday afternoons and evenings, allowing you to connect with your professors and classmates, ask questions, and dive deeper into course content. Live lectures are supported by independent readings, assignments, and video modules you will complete throughout the week on your own time.
Choose an Emphasis
Enhance your academic journey even further by selecting a program emphasis that aligns with your interests and career goals. Below are examples of emphasis-specific courses that students may choose. Please note that actual course offerings and availability may vary each semester.
- Political Issues and Society
- Contemporary/Critical Issues
- Historical Change
- Professional Development
- Cultural Studies
- Method and Theory
Admission Requirements
- Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA
- Minimum 24 transfer credit hours
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Program Concentrations
Seamlessly progress from an associate’s to a bachelor’s degree with our online BA completion program. Within our flexible curriculum, you can choose between four primary concentrations to lay the groundwork for your educational journey, with various courses that best suit your interests and career goals.
Cultures & Societies
Human Behavior and Society
Public Policy & Administration
Sustainable Systems and Societal Development
Featured Courses
Study of the earth as an integrated system between physical and biological processes. Focus is on human disturbances, such as habitat destruction and pollution.
Survey of Western history, ancient world to 1715.
Individual and environmental factors in deviant and maladaptive behavior. Neurotic and psychotic reactions. Contemporary methods of treatment.
Fundamentals of comparative political inquiry, including what constitutes comparative politics, how comparative study of political systems is done, and major issues in comparative politics.
