The Interdisciplinary Studies major at Nyack College is a liberal arts oriented, nontraditional program designed for students who wish to integrate two academic disciplines. It is especially for those students who have clearly articulated personal, graduate school, or career goals that cannot be fully met by existing major programs.

Why Pursue Interdisciplinary Studies at Nyack?

If you are an independent, inquisitive, and open-minded critical thinker who is interested in exploring questions that cannot be answered within a single discipline, then you should consider the Interdisciplinary Studies major.

What Will I Study?

Nyack’s Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies integrates one discipline from the arts and sciences with a professionally oriented discipline. Students may choose a discipline in the left column to combine with one of the respective partner concentrations in the right column. (Please note: The education degrees do not lead to teacher licensure. However, graduates may pursue alternative routes to certification in teaching. Please contact the School of Education for more information.)

Interdisciplinary Studies Offerings
Discipline	Partner Concentrations
Adolescence Education	Bible, English, History, Intercultural Studies, Mathematics, Music, Psychology, Sociology
Business Administration	Intercultural Studies, Music
Childhood Education	Bible, English, History, Intercultural Studies, Mathematics, Music, Psychology, Sociology
Computer Science	Math*
Early Childhood Education	Bible, English, History, Intercultural Studies, Mathematics, Music, Psychology, Sociology
Organizational Management	Church Studies
Pastoral Ministry	Art History, Bible, Intercultural Studies, Music, Psychology, Sociology*
Social Work	Intercultural Studies, Psychology, Sociology
TESOL	English*
Youth and Family Studies	Art History, Music, Psychology, Sociology
*Only Available at the Rockland Campus

Career Opportunities

The career opportunities available to our Interdisciplinary Studies graduates are as varied as the combinations of disciplines and concentrations our students are able to choose from. However, whatever your academic focus, a degree from Nyack College will open doors for you professionally.

Our Graduates

Having acquired a range of skills in the areas of learning, research, critical thinking, and writing, graduates of our program are highly qualified to respond to the demands of an increasingly competitive job market.