Web site at: http://www.utep.edu/mais/
110 Worrell Hall
Phone: (915) 747-6264
E-mail: mais@utep.edu
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 (GPA) in upper-division (junior and senior level)
work and in any graduate work already completed
- A satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
- 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 5393 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, 2 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
5350 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.
5360 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
5393 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 5350 or
MAIS 5360; 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 5393 during each semester or summer session in which work on the final project is being done, but only 3 hours of credit will count toward the degree.
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