Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Craft your own degree and career
One of the biggest advantages of a degree in multidisciplinary studies is the opportunity to develop marketable skills and knowledge in more than one area.
Employers appreciate candidates with demonstrated versatility and flexibility. The broad-based nature of a multidisciplinary studies degree gives you a diverse background, the option to tailor your education for your specific interests and the ability to succeed in a variety of professional fields. As a student in the Division of Multidisciplinary Programs, you can customize a degree plan according to your personal, academic and professional goals.
Students who pursue a degree with us have gone on to careers in fields as diverse as media, human resources, the oil and gas industry, public service and sustainable community development. Other degree holders have found work in public relations, health care and business.
Unique career paths begin here
Our students are truly one of a kind. SFA’s Division of Multidisciplinary Programs offers Lumberjacks the opportunity to truly forge their own academic path and combine coursework from a variety of disciplines. And while their programs of study may be different, there’s one thing that all of our graduates have in common: They are all making a difference in the world.
Mario Morera, PhD, Class of ‘08
Visiting Assistant Professor, SFA
As a student in the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies program, Mario Morera pursued a program of high-quality courses on topics including hybrid cultures, globalization, technological revolution, international free trade agreements, dictatorships, post-colonialism, drug trafficking and transculturation of Latin American societies. His coursework in the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies program helped prepare him for his current career as a study abroad coordinator.
Travis Cox, Class of ‘15
Graduate Student, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Travis Cox pursued a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies because it allowed him to design a unique course of study composed of psychology, sociology and religious studies. After he earned his degree from SFA, Travis worked for Nacogdoches-based nonprofit Love, Inc., where he served as coordinator for the program’s Adopt-A-Building program. In 2017, he moved to Missouri to enroll in graduate school.