Are there other MA in Interdisciplinary Studies degrees out there like WNMU, that allow a student to take 18 or so credits in two different areas? I like the idea of the degree, and find myself really tenpted to try it out, but I'm not sold on the concentrations they offer. Math would be nice! Business & Mathematics, or English & Mathematics. Or, whatever else might be out there to consider, if anyone has any examples I can look at. Thanks!
This isn't exactly what you're looking for but I did discover that Southern New Hampshire University offers a degree in accounting and finance: Online Master's in Accounting | Finance Degree | SNHU
Concentrations I'd be interested in: Mathematics Business Economics English/Writing/Literature Linguistics (lol- talk about a pipe dream) Law But I'm open to others, if there are programs with more options.
Thanks, Ted. They have a great variety of concentrations. Like other MAISs out there, it requires 9 credits of core courses that are not a part of either concentration, leaving you with a 12-credit concentration and a 15-credit concentration (if you don't take any more interdisciplinary electives). Not exactly what I want, but might be interested in if the price was right. It's not :smile: Anyone have another idea? Or is WNMU really the only affordable option?
If you're looking for 18 credits in two different concentrations, then this probably won't work for you. However, it doesn't require a bunch of credits in nonsense courses. They charge $360 per credit hour. Master of Liberal Arts Program
The University of Illinois Springfield offers an online MA in Liberal and Integrative Studies, deeply individualized in the University Without Walls/Bears' Guide tradition, with competitive online tuition (even times 42 credit hours for the degree). You would have to tie multiple subject areas together in a compelling way. Maniac, you'd rock this. And while you could custom-tailor individualized studies in many areas, looking at your list you might also dip into courses UIS offers through its other online programs, including in mathematics, business, English, and legal studies. This includes undergraduate programs: The MA-LIS allows for up to 16 semester hours in courses listed at the 400 level with one or two added graduate-level assignments.
Tiffin University has a nice Masters in Humanities program. Tiffin University The University of North Carolina Greensboro has a Masters in Liberal Arts. UNCG And Texas Christian University has an online MLA program that you can pretty much customize to your liking. TCU MLA
Wow! Great suggestions, everyone! I'll have to spend some serious time looking into them and considering- after my next (penultimate!) exam of course, which is this Friday. At the moment, I'm devouring Hume, Leibniz, Neitzsche, Plato, Aristotle... this has so far been my favorite exam to study for!!! I keep telling myself not too, but I can't stop thinking about an MA. There are so many good deals out there- most probably will die as the bubble completely bursts- and online makes it so accessible that it's hard NOT to seriously consider investing in one. If there are any more suggestions, please send them my way :wavey:
WNMU will allow 6 credits in transfer and offers 9-12 credits in business. If they would work with you you might be able to pull off business and whatever. They will also allow 3 subject areas 18-9-9 credits respectively....you could complete the degree then grab the extra hours to get to 18 either at WNMU or via grad cert elsewhere..... Just thinking aloud really....
I did the MAIS at WNMU with 18 hours in Literature and 18 hours in Writing. I am now teaching English Comp and American Lit at a local community college. I think you were looking for Literature and Writing as a combination.
I changed the name of this thread and the direction. Once again, I just can't make up my mind (SHOCKING, eh??). So many times I think to myself that I really don't need a Master's and can think of other things I can spend the money on and other endeavors I can use my time pursuing, but the thought just won't go away. :sigh: I'm back to considering an MBA from ENMU, and intrigued by Amberton's MA in Human Relations and Business, UMass's MA in Creative and Critical Thinking and the MA in Translation Studies from Portsmouth. :doublesigh: All the while I'm trying to become certified in interpreting/translating at least two more languages, considering becoming a certified paralegal, highly interested in learning at least one trade and itching to do some writing (I have some unfinished songs, some themes I wish to develop through poetry and am thinking about writing a novel), not to mention learn how to sing and maybe take up the harmonica and finally get those six pack abs I've been working on for two decades. Thanks for putting up with me, DegreeInfomaniacs. :hypnotized:
For me, interdisciplinary Masters brings up Athabaska CSU Chico Lesley U have fun MC, there's no question about the "can," maybe only about the "want."
At this pont in my life, I have an unusually high self-efficacy. There's only one thing in life that I am not able to do, and that is to decide what it is to do.
I find myself thinking... That ENMU MBA sure is inexpensive isn't it? Hmm. Well. I'm a saver, very conservative and risk averse with my money and can put the dollars to good use elsewhere. Then again, no investment is 100% safe. Savings accounts yield less interest than inflation destroys in value. Thieves break in and steal. Hyperinflation, collapses and depressions are real things that really happen. Nobody can steal a degree and there is hardly a better investment than one that opens up greater earning potential. If I ever get one raise or one job out of having the degree, it would quickly easily pay for itself back. Then again, what job would I actually get with an MBA? Dunno. I might just stick with my current profession for life, one in which an MBA would look really cool but would not yield any real financial return. Then again, what's wrong with looking cool? It's not the worst way I could spend my money. I might actually learn something along the way. It would be a cool thing to talk about at my 20 year high school reunion. A cool thing to hang on my wall. It's not like I spend my money on cable TV or trips to the manicurist. Then again, maybe I should. Think of how many trips to the manicurist I could buy with the cost of that MBA :banana: Then again, tax benefits make the degree even less expensive. No such benefits for manicures. [strikethrough]:banana:[/strikethrough]
I'll only point out one thing. You don't need a degree to write songs, poetry or a novel. You just need to commit the time and energy. If I can get all psychological, maybe your degree quest is a way to avoid committing to one of these projects. I can relate.
Great idea! Do it! I've been playing one for 50 years. I'm primarily (but by no means exclusively) a blues guy on harmonica but I play all kinds of music - on several instruments. I have a concertina, a regular accordion, a Cajun button-box, three guitars and a mountain dulcimer. I like just about everything - jazz, folk, blues, R&B, Cajun, Yiddish, Roma (Gypsy) music.. The nice thing is -- you can have fun with the harmonica and then go do something else. No lifetime commitment - unless you want one. I had time to work for 30 years, go back to school, be a dad and a grandpa, etc. and still blow some harp. Like you, I enjoy languages and I even went to school for a bunch of them, among other stuff! Harmonica is like riding a bicycle - you never forget. If you haven't played in a while, you'll know it from your tone, at least. But - whatever you lose comes back quickly - I think it's more forgiving than most instruments -- and more fun than a lot of them. Johann
