{"id":1396,"date":"2023-01-24T23:03:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T23:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/?page_id=1396"},"modified":"2024-03-06T12:19:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:19:01","slug":"interdisciplinary-freedom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usc.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-study\/interdisciplinary-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Interdisciplinary Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-title-with-summary \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-title-with-summary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC&#8217;s forward-thinking approach to education positions its graduates for success. By offering a wide range of interdisciplinary programs, students train themselves with the necessary skill sets needed in today\u2019s complex and ever-changing world. In this progressive landscape, USC encourages students to think outside traditional boundaries by blending multiple disciplines into a highly individualized and comprehensive learning curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>General Education Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC&#8217;s General Education requirements put diverse and international views at the core of your educational experience.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements span citizenship in a global era, traditions and historical foundations, the arts, humanistic inquiry, social analysis, life sciences, physical sciences and quantitative reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n          \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ge\/  aria-label=\"Read more about Learn more about USC's GE requirements\">Learn more about USC&#8217;s GE requirements<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2019107_USC_Fall_2019_150-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2019107_USC_Fall_2019_150-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2019107_USC_Fall_2019_150-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Smiling students at USC's Iovine and Young Academy sit around a white board with laptops and have a classroom discussion .\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Interdisciplinary Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Are you ready to make your college experience truly extraordinary? At USC, we believe in empowering students to create their own path, and that includes crafting unique major\/minor combinations that reflect your individual interests and aspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n\n              <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"title-description\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/scholars\/renaissance\/\"  >Renaissance Scholars<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC honors students who combine majors and\/or minors from widely separate fields. Think: art history and biology; finance and public policy; journalism and computer science. You envision it, and we make it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n                                              \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/scholars\/renaissance\/\"   aria-label=\"Renaissance Scholars\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bovard-Scholars-class-web.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Smiling students wearing lanyards sit at desks and socialize.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n              <div class=\"card\">\n          <div class=\"title-description\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/polymathic.usc.edu\/\"  >Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>An intellectual space where students and top faculty have conversations about the interconnectedness of multiple fields of learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n                                              \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/polymathic.usc.edu\/\"   aria-label=\"Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/051117_usc_p_94_0.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/051117_usc_p_94_0.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Students wearing red honors sashes pose for a group photo. 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