Completion Requirements
181 total quarter credit hours
- Foundation course (1 cr.)
- General education courses (45 cr.)
- Interdisciplinary studies courses (45 cr.)
- Emphasis Courses (60 cr.)
- Area of Emphasis 1 courses (30 cr.)
- Area of Emphasis 2 courses (30 cr.)
- Elective courses (30 cr.)
Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
Foundation Course
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| WLDN 1000 |
Dynamics of Walden Success: Learning Lab |
1 |
Interdisciplinary Studies Courses
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| IDST 1035 |
Self in Society: An Interdisciplinary Approach |
5 |
| IDST 1050 |
Interdisciplinary Experience: Identity in a Global Society |
5 |
| IDST 2050 |
Interdisciplinary Experience: Sustaining Quality of Life in the City |
5 |
| PSPA 3030 |
Social Change in the Community |
5 |
| IDST 3035 |
Interdisciplinary Process and Method |
5 |
| IDST 3050 |
Interdisciplinary Experience: Change and Population Movements Across Borders |
5 |
Emphasis Areas
Students must choose two emphases. Each emphasis consists of six required courses from another Walden undergraduate program.
Accounting
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| BUSI 1002 |
Introduction to Management and Leadership |
5 |
| ACCT 1003 |
Introduction to Accounting I |
5 |
| ACCT 2003 |
Introduction to Accounting II |
5 |
| ACCT 2002 |
Managerial Accounting: Introduction to Financial Planning and Analysis |
5 |
| FNCE 3001 |
Financial Management |
5 |
| ACCT 3001 |
Intermediate Accounting I |
5 |
Business Administration
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| BUSI 1002 |
Introduction to Management and Leadership |
5 |
| ACCT 1003 |
Introduction to Accounting I |
5 |
| ECON 1002 |
Microeconomics |
5 |
| STAT 2001 |
Statistics |
5 |
| FNCE 3001 |
Financial Management |
5 |
| MRKT 3001 |
Marketing |
5 |
Child Development
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| EDUC 1001 |
Introduction to Education |
5 |
| EDUC 1003 |
Educational Psychology |
5 |
| EDUC 1004 |
Child Development |
5 |
| EDUC 1005 |
Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition |
5 |
| EDUC 3003 |
Observation and Assessment of Young Children |
5 |
| EDUC 4005 |
Child Health, Safety and Nutrition |
5 |
Communication
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| COMM 1003 |
Introduction to Mass Communication |
5 |
| COMM 1004 |
Interpersonal Communication |
5 |
| COMM 2001 |
Essentials of Group and Organizational Communication |
5 |
| ENGL 2002 |
Professional Writing for Successful Communication |
5 |
| COMM 3001 |
Communication and Thought |
5 |
| PREL 3001 |
Principles of Public Relations |
5 |
Computer Information Systems
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| CMIS 1003 |
Object Oriented Programming I |
5 |
| CMIS 1002 |
Information Technology Infrastructure |
5 |
| CMIS 2001 |
Internet Computing |
5 |
| CMIS 3001 |
Computing and Society |
5 |
| CMIS 3002 |
Database Management Systems |
5 |
| CMIS 3003 |
Requirement Analysis |
5 |
Criminal Justice
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| CRJS 1001 |
Contemporary Criminal Justice Systems |
5 |
| CRJS 2003 |
Criminal Law |
5 |
| CRJS 3002 |
Courts and Judicial Process |
5 |
| CRJS 3003 |
Law Enforcement |
5 |
| CRJS 4102 |
Criminal Mind |
5 |
| CRJS 4203 |
Victimology |
5 |
Educational Studies
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| EDUC 1014 |
Understanding Today’s Instructional Environments |
5 |
| EDUC 1016 |
Foundations of Educational Studies |
5 |
| EDUC 2012 |
Understanding and Valuing Creativity |
5 |
| EDUC 3008 |
Diversity in Education |
5 |
| EDUC 3009 |
Technology and Education |
5 |
| EDUC 3010 |
21st Century Learning |
5 |
Health Studies
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| HLTH 1000 |
Concepts of Health Promotion |
5 |
| HLTH 1005 |
Context of Healthcare Delivery |
5 |
| HLTH 2110 |
Behavioral and Cultural Issues in Healthcare |
5 |
| HLTH 2115 |
Aging Across the Lifespan |
5 |
| HLTH 3115 |
Public and Global Health |
5 |
| HLTH 3100 |
Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare |
5 |
Information Technology
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| ITEC 1010 |
IT Infrastructure |
5 |
| ITEC 1020 |
Networking Fundamentals |
5 |
| ITEC 2020 |
IT Theory Fundamentals |
5 |
| ITEC 2030 |
Operating Systems Fundamentals and Administration |
5 |
| ITEC 3020 |
Computer Security Fundamentals |
5 |
| ITEC 4101 |
Network Security |
5 |
Instructional Design and Technology
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| EDUC 1014 |
Understanding Today's Instructional Environments |
5 |
| EDUC 1015 |
How People Learn |
5 |
| EIDT 2001 |
Technology and Learning |
5 |
| EIDT 2004 |
Instructional Design I |
5 |
| EDUC 3004 |
Curriculum Design |
5 |
| EIDT 3004 |
Instructional Design II |
5 |
Political Science and Public Administration
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| POLI 1001 |
American Government and Politics |
5 |
| PSPA 1003 |
Political Controversies |
5 |
| PSPA 2001 |
Principles of Public Administration |
5 |
| PSPA 2002 |
The Making of Public Policy |
5 |
| PSPA 3001 |
Constitutional Law |
5 |
| PSPA 3002 |
Ethics in Public Leadership |
5 |
Psychology
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| PSYC 1002 |
Psychology as a Natural Science |
5 |
| PSYC 1003 |
Psychology as a Social Science |
5 |
| PSYC 2002 |
Human Development: Childhood and Adolescence |
5 |
| PSYC 2003 |
Human Development: Adulthood |
5 |
| PSYC 3004 |
Psychological Disorders |
5 |
| PSYC 4002 |
Brain and Behavior |
5 |
Choose one of the following
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| IDST 4001 |
Seminar in Interdisciplinary Research |
5 |
| IDST 4002 |
Seminar in Public Service |
5 |
| IDST 4003 |
Seminar with Internship |
5 |
| IDST 4004 |
Seminar with Study Abroad |
5 |
Complete both of the following
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| IDST 4080 |
Capstone: Interdisciplinary Methodology I |
5 |
| IDST 4081 |
Capstone: Interdisciplinary Methodology II |
5 |
Elective Courses
Students are to select six additional courses to fulfill the elective requirement in the Interdisciplinary Studies program. Students may choose courses from among Interdisciplinary Studies seminars, general education courses, or other program courses that are aligned with the student’s interests and objectives. At least two elective courses, or 10 credits, must be at the 3000 level or above.
Course Descriptions
