The master's degree program in interdisciplinary humanities is designed for those who desire a broad humanistic education. The program will strengthen the academic preparation of those pursuing teaching careers in community colleges and high schools, and may serve as preparation for graduate work at the doctorate level. There are three separate specializations in the interdisciplinary humanities program: traditional emphasis, creative expression, and a proposed specialization in humanities/social sciences.

Traditional Emphasis
Students in this specialization devise a degree plan in scope and focus similar to many traditional "specialty" programs that exist at other institutions, e.g., American studies, women's studies, British studies, philosophical studies, classical studies, etc. Students must submit a traditional, academically oriented thesis.

Creative Expression
Students in this specialization devise a degree plan that permits the interweaving of one or more "creative" programs that lead toward the production of creative works (i.e., studio art, photography, creative writing, etc.) with courses that study with a project that emphasizes creative expression such as a performance or formal showing of their works.

General Degree Requirements
Students must fulfill all general university requirements stipulated in the University Catalog.

Students must also submit a proposed course of study to the M.A. Interdisciplinary Humanities Committee which contains both a written rationale of the course of study and a proposed degree plan (which will normally consist of 15 semester hours in the principal discipline, 9 semester hours in a second discipline, and 6 semester hours in a third discipline). After the Committee approves the course of study, a formal degree plan will be drafted and a faculty committee of three members (one from each of the three disciplines) will be appointed. Any subsequent changes in the course of study must be approved by the M.A. Interdisciplinary Humanities Committee. The faculty committee will oversee the student's progress through the program and will also evaluate the thesis. The faculty member from the principal discipline will serve as chair for both the faculty committee and the thesis/project. Three semester hours credit will normally be earned for thesis work.

Students may include 6 semester hours of 4000-level course work in their total program as well as a maximum of 6 semester hours of graduate level directed study, but the combined total of 4000-level course work and directed studies cannot exceed 9 semester hours.