Liberal Arts Interdisciplinary Studies
Web site at:
http://www.utep.edu/mais/
11O Worrell Hall
(915) 747-6264
1.- Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Gail Mortimer
The MAIS program is designed for individuals who, having completed a
baccalaureate program or professional degree program at an accredited
college or university, wish to expand their knowledge in areas outside of
their previous training or present profession. To this end, each student
will participate in the design of a plan of study consisting of courses
offered by a variety of departments and including core seminars designed
specifically for students in the program.
Basic Requirements for Admission
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the United States
(or proof of equivalent training in a foreign institution).
- A satisfactory grade-point average in upper-division (junior and senior
level) work and in any graduate work already completed.
- A satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination.
- Submission to the MAIS Advisory Committee of an acceptable Plan of
Study.
- Acceptance by the MAIS Advisory Committee and by the Graduate School.
Specific Requirements for the MAIS Degree
- Thirty-nine semester hours of course work, no more than nine of which
may be in a single disciplinary area, and of which no more than nine may be
outside of the College of Liberal Arts. Exceptions to the nine-hour
limitations may be made under unusual circumstances. Exceptions must be
approved by the MAIS Advisory Committee and by the Graduate School.
- A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate level courses; the remaining
nine hours may be selected from among graduate level courses and/or
upper-division undergraduate courses, if approved for graduate credit.
- A minimum of six semester hours of course work from among the MAIS core
seminars.
- Successful completion of MAIS 3593: Final Project. The Final Project
will be submitted to the committee conducting the student's final oral
examination. Upon successful completion of the final examination, two
copies of the Final Project will be bound and submitted to the Graduate
School.
- Successful completion of the final oral examination and approval of the
Graduate School.
MAIS Core Seminars:
3550 The History of an Idea (3-0)
The historical consideration of a seminal idea or concept drawn from art,
ethics, politics, science, religion, or philosophy, and an assessment of
its contemporary social and cultural importance. This course may be
team-taught and cross-listed with a participating department. May be
repeated once for credit when the topic varies.
3560 Contemporary Issues (3-0)
The detailed examination of a contemporary social or cultural concern from
a multi-disciplinary perspective. This course may be team-taught and
cross-listed with a participating department. May be repeated once for
credit when topic varies.
MAIS Final Project
3593 MAIS Final Project
The final project consists of either: 1) two substantially revised or
extended papers originally prepared for two of the graduate level courses
taken as part of the MAIS program, one of which must have been written for
MAIS 3550 or MAIS 3560; or (2) a new interdisciplinary paper which is based
on two or more papers prepared for graduate level courses taken as a part
of the MAIS program.
Open only to MAIS students in the final semester of their work. If the
project is not completed in one semester, students will register for MAIS
3593 during each semester or summer session in which work on the final
project is being done, but only three hours of credit will count toward the
degree.
