It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas.. --Ronald Reagan (candidate for Governor of California), interviewed in the Fresno Bee, October 10, 1965.
A Bachelor of Arts degree in interdisciplinary studies combines general education courses with study in more than one main interest. Known as a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies, the B.A. version of the four-year degree typically includes a foreign language competency requirement. Students graduating with a B.A. in interdisciplinary studies frequently obtain jobs in one of their fields of study.
Master of Science programs in general engineering are also offered to students interested in pursuing this type of interdisciplinary study at the graduate level. Outlined below are just a few of the career options available to graduates of these general engineering programs: