Overview

The Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts degree program at The University of New Mexico provides the opportunity for students in the Honors College to develop a broad-based and flexible interdisciplinary liberal arts education similar to what many small liberal arts colleges offer.
Students majoring in Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts will have the opportunity to discover connections among disciplines and analyze and evaluate primary and complex texts across diverse genres and styles and from different historical periods.
They will do research and produce original work that integrates ideas and methods from different disciplines and learn to adapt to new environments and developing technologies.
Students will be expected to have intercultural knowledge and competence and develop personal and social responsibility, including civic knowledge and engagement—local and global.
A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

New environments and developing technologies

Intercultural knowledge and competence

Personal and social responsibility
Civic knowledge and Engagement

Research fundamentals and methodology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-20 00:00:00

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Starting 2025-08-18 00:00:00

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More details

Accepting students on a rolling basis, but ideally you should start your application about 10-12 months before the term your plan to start.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Disciplines

General Studies Liberal Arts Fine Arts View 1886 other Bachelors in Liberal Arts in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

All candidates for the Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts degree must be admitted to the Honors College and maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA. The students will develop a program of study approved by the Honors College Degree Committee. The following are required:

A minimum of 120 hours is required in all curricula. Of these, at least 36 hours must be completed in courses with a UHON designation.

Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts majors must complete 12 CH of a single non-English language or provide an equivalent proficiency document.

Completion of UNM core requirements, some of which can be completed through Honors.

A student must choose a minor or a second major from a field of study that complements or enhances a student’s area of research interest. This must be approved by the Honors College Degree Committee.
Students must complete the requests of the Honors College.

Tuition Fee

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International

35126 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 35126 USD per year during 48 months.
National

35126 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 35126 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

11519 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11519 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Albuquerque

870 - 1360 USD /month

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Scholarships Information

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