Eberly College
Multidisciplinary Studies Degree Program
Degree Offered:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies (B.MdS.)
Major: Multidisciplinary Studies
The Eberly College Multidisciplinary Studies degree program is comprised of three related minors. The program does not limit students to courses of study in a particular college or school, but rather stresses the importance of breadth of knowledge and cross-disciplinary communication. The program emphasizes flexibility and combines specialized knowledge from individual disciplines with a unique ability to approach problems from divergent perspectives. Students learn to apply their minors to real-world problems and to apply multidisciplinary techniques in communicating the strengths of their self-chosen course of study.
Each student chooses three minor areas and must demonstrate how these areas work together toward his/her educational and/or career goals. For example, a student may choose the areas of business administration, sport and exercise psychology, and advertising, with the goal of a career in sports and special events marketing /coordinating. MDS students participate in a capstone during their final semester, as a means to incorporate all three disciplines into a senior project, presentation, and paper.
In the past three years, the number of students admitted to the Eberly MDS program has grown from a handful to approximately 350. These students are diverse in both interest and background. Students choose the MDS program for its emphasis on an individualized curriculum and its focused path to graduation. These traits allow MDS to bridge the often specialized and segmented fields of study within the University and allow students to pursue their own individual, and often multifaceted, interests while still graduating in a timely fashion. In 2006, a MDS graduate was elected to the Order of Augusta, WVU’s highest student honor.
Students must be an MDS major before they may be advised by the MDS program.
MDS Fall 2009 Advising Hours:
M-Thursday 9:30-12:00 and 1:00-4:00
The Spring 2010 Schedule of Courses will be available October 6.*
Priority registration dates are as follows:
Graduates/Professional
Honors/Disability
Tuesday, October 20 at 7 am
Seniors (89+ hrs.)
Tuesday, October 27 at 7 am
Juniors (59 – 88 hrs.)
Tuesday, November 3 at 7 am
Sophomores (29 – 58 hrs.)
Tuesday, November 10 at 7 am
Freshman (0 – 28 hrs.)
Tuesday, November 17 at 7 am
