BA in interdisziplinären Studien
A comprehensive curriculum designed to develop critical thinking, research skills, and specialized knowledge across multiple disciplines.
Compulsory Modules
Students must complete all 45 ECTS for each of the following tiers (135 ECTS total).
TIER 1
Academic Writing
6 ECTS / MQF 5
Applied Ethics
3 ECTS / MQF 5
Global Humanities
6 ECTS / MQF 5
Reading for Knowledge
3 ECTS / MQF 5
Introductory Philosophy
6 ECTS / MQF 5
Digital Research Methods
3 ECTS / MQF 5
Comprehensive Exams*
6 ECTS / MQF 6
Practicum*
12 ECTS / MQF 6
TIER 2
Ideas & Figures in Western Intellectual History
6 ECTS / MQF 6
Social Collaboration
6 ECTS / MQF 6
Religion & Power
3 ECTS / MQF 6
Art in Society
6 ECTS / MQF 6
Innovations & Paradigms
3 ECTS / MQF 6
BA Thesis Proposal
3 ECTS / MQF 6
Comprehensive Exams*
6 ECTS / MQF 6
Practicum*
12 ECTS / MQF 6
TIER 3
Social & Environmental Justice
3 ECTS / MQF 6
Creating History
6 ECTS / MQF 6
Research Methods
3 ECTS / MQF 6
BA Research
6 ECTS / MQF 6
BA Thesis Writing & Defence Prep
3 ECTS / MQF 6
Comprehensive Exams*
6 ECTS / MQF 6
BA Thesis Defence
6 ECTS / MQF 6
Practicum*
12 ECTS / MQF 6
Note: Modules marked with * may be repeated for credit.
Specializations
Choose one specialization track (24 ECTS required from your chosen specialization, plus 21 ECTS from other modules).
Philosophy
8 courses · 3 ECTS each
Medieval Philosophy & the Birth of Institutions
3 ECTS
Early Modern Philosophy & the Search for Subject
3 ECTS
Contemporary Continental Philosophy
3 ECTS
Post-Kantian Philosophy & the Problems of Autonomy
3 ECTS
Philosophy as a Way of Life: What Is Doable?
3 ECTS
Epistemology & Ontology: What Is Thinkable?
3 ECTS
The Future of Philosophy: New Problems of Autonomy
3 ECTS
Twenty-First Century Structures & Institutions
3 ECTS
Literature
8 courses · 3 ECTS each
World Literature
3 ECTS
Literature & the Political
3 ECTS
Gender & Literature
3 ECTS
English Literary Classics
3 ECTS
Fiction & Creative Nonfiction
3 ECTS
Poetry of Place
3 ECTS
Travel Narratives and Frontier Literature
3 ECTS
Modern Storytelling & the Oral Tradition
3 ECTS
Social-Environmental Studies
11 courses · 3 ECTS each
Communicating Science
3 ECTS
Energy, Society, & Sustainability
3 ECTS
Natural Resources Economics
3 ECTS
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
3 ECTS
Agriculture & Society
3 ECTS
Overview of Biosystems Engineering
3 ECTS
Forest Ecology & Management
3 ECTS
Management Paradigms
3 ECTS
Wildlife & Habitat Management
3 ECTS
Wetland Identification & Management
3 ECTS
Geology & Site Interpretation
3 ECTS
Program Requirements Summary
Compulsory Modules (Tiers 1-3): 135 ECTS · Specialization: 24 ECTS · Additional Electives: 21 ECTS · Total: 180 ECTS