How to Build an IDS Degree | Interdisciplinary Studies | BYU-Idaho

# How to Build an IDS Degree

## Pick a Concentration

Students choose one concentration as their main focus of study.

STEM

Agribusiness (D167) 
Agriculture Technology (D153) 
Animal Science (D111) 
Biochemistry (D112) 
Exercise Science (D157) 
Horticulture (D150) 
Mathematics (D135) 
Physics (D129) 
Software Engineering (D106) 
Statistics (D133)

Arts & Humanities

Apparel Design and Const. (D110) 
Creative Writing (D103) 
Dance (D131) 
Fine Art (D162) 
Graphic Design (D161) 
History (D142) 
Home Design (D164) 
Humanities (D113) 
Illustration (D160) 
Language Studies (D169) 
Literary Studies (D104) 
Media & Prof. Writing (D126) 
Music (D156) 
Philosophy (D114) 
Photography (D140) 
Professional Writing (D105) 
Spanish (D101) 
Theatre Studies (D132) 
Writing for Fiction & Film (D127)

Social Science & Business

Accounting (D138) 
Business Management (D128) 
Catering/Event Planning (D155) 
Child Development (D115) 
Economics (D168) 
FCS Entrepreneurship (D147) 
Financial Economics (D166) 
Financial Planning (D163) 
Health Promotion (D141) 
Healthcare Administration (D154) 
Intl. Studies-Business (D173) 
Intl. Studies-Economics (D170) 
Intl. Studies-GIS (D171) 
Intl. Studies-Public Policy (D172) 
Marriage and Family (D159) 
Psychology (D116) 
Sociology (D102) 
Supply Chain & Ops. Mgmt. (D137) 
Visual Comm/Business (D136) 
Web Entrepreneurship (D165)

## Pick a Minor, Certificate, or Cluster

Students will pick one minor, cluster, or certificate to complete alongside their concentration.

Minor

Certificate

Cluster

Minor

Certificate

Cluster

Minor

Certificate

Cluster

### STEM Minors

Agribusiness (252) 
Animal Science (140) 
Automotive Technology (210) 
Biology (143) 
Chemistry (146) 
Computer Programming (264) 
Computer Science (147) 
Construction Technology (258) 
Data Science (265) 
Electrical & Computer Engr. (245) 
Engineering (206) 
Fitness Prescription (253) 
Food Science (263) 
Geography (111) 
Geology (154) 
GIS (Geographic Info Systems) (276) 
Horticulture (204) 
Manufacturing Technology (244) 
Mathematics (119) 
Natural Resources (141) 
Nutrition (242) 
Physics (104) 
Plant Science and Technology (243) 
Statistics (233) 
Web Design (223) 
Web Development (230) 
Welding Fabrication Tech. (217)

### Arts & Humanities Minors

Apparel Construction (275) 
Art History (256) 
Chinese (139) 
Creative Writing (278) 
Dance (183) 
English (133) 
Fine Art (273) 
French (135) 
Graphic Design (274) 
History (113) 
Home Design (198) 
Humanities (109) 
Illustration (271) 
Journalism (286) 
Language Studies (291) 
Music (159) 
Philosophy (124) 
Photography (205) 
Piano Pedagogy (203) 
Russian (137) 
Spanish (138) 
Tech. & Professional Writing (279) 
Technical Theatre (162) 
TESOL (239) 
Theatre Arts (160) 
Video Production (289) 
World Languages (238)

### Social Science & Business Minors

Accounting (121) 
American Govt. Education (128) 
Biology Education (173) 
Business Analytics (246) 
Business Management (250) 
Child Development (199) 
Communication Theory (284) 
Digital and Social Media (285) 
Early Intervention (269) 
Economics (149) 
Elementary Education (268) 
English Education (134) 
Finance (247) 
Financial Planning (272) 
Geography Education (112) 
Healthcare Administration (283) 
History Education (114) 
Home and Family Living (155) 
Industrial & Org. Psychology (218) 
International Studies (115) 
Literacy Education (270) 
Marketing (248) 
Marriage and Family Studies (184) 
Mathematics Education (120) 
Military Science (179) 
Organizational Leadership (287) 
Peace & Conflict Transform. (260) 
Physical Science Education (182) 
Political Science (126) 
Psychology (176) 
Public Administration (231) 
Public Health (255) 
Public Relations (288) 
Recreation Management (200) 
Small Business Innovation & Mgmt. (261) 
Sociology (129) 
Spanish Education (188) 
Special Education Generalist K-8 (280) 
Supply Chain Management (249) 
TESOL Education (195) 
Therapeutic Recreation (257) 
Visual Communication (290)

### STEM Certificates

Auto Service Technology (C112) 
Building Info. Modeling (C134) 
Cloud Computing (C188) 
CAD and Drafting (C121) 
Constr. Field Supervision (C126) 
Cybersecurity (C190) 
Data Science (C124) 
Embedded Systems (C168) 
Full Stack Web Dev. (C180) 
GIS (Geog. Info. Systems) (C184) 
Software Design (C165) 
Software Qlty. Assurance (C164) 
Statistics (C189) 
Web & Comp. Programming (C129)

### Arts & Humanities Certificates

Apparel Design & Const. (C158) 
Floral Design (C146) 
Graphic Design Fund. (C136) 
TESOL (C109)

### Social Science & Business Certificates

Accounting Fundamentals (C179) 
Adv. Marriage & Fam. Funct. (C151) 
Aquatic Management (C154) 
Business Fundamentals (C105) 
Child and Family Advocacy (C137) 
Commercial Recreation (C138) 
Digital Marketing (C150) 
Educational Foundations (C159) 
Human Resource Mgmt. (C140) 
Human Services (C143) 
Marriage, Family, Hum. Rel. (C142) 
Parent and Family Education (C144) 
Professional Selling (C156) 
Program & Event Mgmt. (C139) 
Small Bus. Innov. & Mgmt. (C157)

### STEM Clusters

Agriculture Technology (1507) 
Agronomy (1508) 
Animal Health (1002) 
Animal Nutrition (1011) 
Animal Reproduction (1003) 
Automotive Technology (6100) 
Beef Production (1012) 
Biological Illustration (1104) 
Chemistry (6500) 
Crop Protection (1505) 
Environ., Health, & Safety (1310) 
Epidemiology (1309) 
Fabrication (6303) 
Food and Nutrition (1021) 
Food Science (1019) 
General Mathematics (6200) 
Geography (4000) 
GIS in Ag. & Natural Res. (1506) 
Horticulture (1501) 
Human Nutrition (1020) 
Manufacturing (6301) 
Neuroscience (1103) 
Physical Science & Math (6800) 
Physics Exposure (6401) 
Soil Management (1503) 
Statistics (6203) 
Welding (6302)

### Arts & Humanities Clusters

2-D Studies (5200) 
3-D Studies (5201) 
American History (4002) 
Ancient Languages (4302) 
Apparel Construction (7004) 
Art Fundamentals (5207) 
Art History (5205) 
Chinese Fluent Speakers (4116) 
Creative Writing (4203) 
Dance (5100) 
Digital Imaging (2214) 
English Language and Usage (4303) 
French Fluent Speakers (4113) 
Humanities (4300) 
Intro. to English Studies (4207) 
Literary Analysis (4204) 
Music-General (5405) 
Music-Musicianship (5411) 
Music-Recording (5407) 
News/Journalism (2213) 
Philosophy (4301) 
Photography (5204) 
Prof. Writing & Editing (4205) 
Reading for a Lifetime (4200) 
Rhetoric (4206) 
Russian Fluent Speakers (4115) 
Spanish Fluent Speakers (4111) 
Spanish Native Speaker (4112) 
TA Technical Theatre (5301) 
TESOL (4122) 
Theatre Art Performance (5300) 
Video Production (2212) 
Visual Communications (2210) 
World History (4004)

### Social Science & Business Clusters

Child Development (3000) 
Chinese Elementary (4117) 
Event Planning (1500) 
Exercise Physiology (1209) 
Family Studies (3003) 
Fin. Accounting: Business (2003) 
Fin. Accounting: Non-Bus. (2000) 
French Elementary (4118) 
General Bus.: Accounting (2101) 
Health and Wellness (1300) 
Health Psychology (3109) 
Healthcare Administration (1308) 
Inclusive Rec. Programming (1210) 
Industrial Org. Psych. (3108) 
International Studies (4005) 
Introduction to Psychology (3107) 
Media Sales & Digital Media (2207) 
Natural Resource: Rec. Mgmt (1102) 
Outdoor Rec. Administration (7010) 
Parenting (3102) 
Peace & Conflict Trans. (4011) 
Personal Training (7009) 
Poli. Sci. - American Politics (4006) 
Poli. Sci. - Intl. Politics (4007) 
Pre-Health Professions (3103) 
Pre-Law (4008) 
Pre-Profession (1200) 
Professional Presentations (2208) 
Psych. Rec. Management (3104) 
Psychology: Business (3100) 
Psych.: Research Methods (3106) 
Public Health (1303) 
Public Relations (2205) 
Recreation Therapy (1101) 
Russian Elementary (4119) 
Sociology-Soc.& Social Wrk Dept. (3201) 
Spanish Elementary (4121) 
Sport Management (6802) 
Sports Medicine (1302) 
Strategic Organizational Comm. (2215) 
Tax Accounting: Business (2004) 
Tax Accounting: Non-Business (2002) 
The Home (3005) 
Therapeutic Rec. Support (1307)

## Pick a Skills Cluster

Students choose one of three available Skills Clusters to complete 12 credits of courses.

Intro to Data Analysis & Computing (7005)

Introduction to Excel (CIT110) 
Cybersecurity Fundamentals (CYBER201) 
Introduction to Programming (CSE110) 
Programming with Functions (CSE111) 
Data Intuition & Insight (DS150) 
Data Science Programming (DS250) 
Introductory Statistics with R (MATH221D) 
Web Fundamentals (WDD130)

Intro to Communication & Design (7006)

Quantitative Methods (ECON215) 
Introduction to Graphic Design (ART130) 
Photography I (ART160) 
Design Thinking: Inquiry & Innovation (ART231) 
Visual Media (COMM130) 
Rhetoric, Design & Professionalization (ENG252) 
Technical Writing & Communication (ENG316) 
Social Media Marketing (MKT351)

Intro to Leadership & Management (7007)

Small Business Management (BUS200) 
Organizational Leadership (BUS321) 
Group Dynamics (COMM350) 
The Helping Relationship (FAML420) 
Home & Family Resource Management (FCS160) 
Conflict and Peace (PEACE101) 
General Psychology (PSYCH111) 
Social Psychology (PSYCH350) 
Leadership (RM200)

## Examples of Custom Degrees

Event Planning

Combination of Business and Communication courses.

Art Therapy

Combination of Art and Psychology courses.

Agricultural Engineering

Combination of Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering courses.

Game Creator

Combination of Software Engineering and Creative Writing courses.

Interior Design

Combination of home design and construction classes.

Entrepreneurship

Combine business courses with a supplemental skill.

Movement Specialist

Combination of dance and exercise physiology classes.

Sociology or Psychology Research

Combination of psychology/sociology and statistics courses.

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