2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Individualized Study
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Director
Stephen Freeland
B.A., University of Oxford, 1991; M.S., University of York, 1993; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1999
Assistant Director
Carrie Sauter
B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1996; M.S., Loyola University, 1998
Advisor and Multidisciplinary Studies Coordinator
Holly Cudzilo
B.S., Towson University, 2006; M.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2022
Administrative Assistant II
Marquita Whidby
Faculty
Jose Arenas Gómez
B.A., National University of Colombia, 2006; M.A., University of Brasilia, 2012; Ph.D., 2016
Eric Brown
B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1993; M.A., Princeton University, 1999
Steven McAlpine
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983; Ed.M., Harvard University, 2002
The Individualized Study program (INDS) exists for students to design a unique major that combines coursework from two or more academic disciplines. The program teaches a core curriculum of INDS classes to guide each student through a process of identifying and exploring the connections between the different insights offered by these disciplines. The INDS program offers two different degree tracks, named Integrative Studies (INTS) and Multidisciplinary Studies (MDST). The shared goal of both tracks is to mutually benefit UMBC and its students. The key difference between INTS and MDST relates to the student to whom each track is targeted.
Career and Academic Paths
Individualized Study graduates design degrees specifically to prepare them for post-graduation goals. As a result, recent graduates have secured places in professional training programs (medical school, law school, physical therapy programs etc.), and graduate studies (Ph.D. and master’s programs) as well as direct entry into the workforce (in the commercial, non-profit and government sectors).
ProgramsMajorCoursesInterdisciplinary Studies
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