Multidisciplinary Studies (MLTI)

MLTI 3000  MULTIDISCIPLINARY FOUNDATIONS SEMINAR (3 credits)

A foundational course for the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies degree. Students explore the requirements, goals, and objectives of the program as well as gain an understanding of emotional intelligence capabilities.

Prerequisite(s): Not open to non-degree graduate students.

MLTI 3210  IDEAS, INFLUENCE, AND IMPACT (3 credits)

This course explores how ideas shape understanding, behavior, and outcomes across professional, civic, and cultural contexts. Students examine responsible and effective expression through various forms, emphasizing audience, power, and cultural awareness. Through applied real-world projects, learners develop content that purposefully integrates evidence, reflection, and responsibility.

Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing. Enrolled in the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies degree program.

MLTI 3220  MONEY, MINDSET, AND MEANING (3 credits)

This course explores how financial decisions are shaped by numbers, narratives, and values across the lifespan. Students examine traditional financial literacy alongside decision-making, bias, and behavior, while expanding their understanding of wealth to include time, social, physical, and mental resources. Through applied real-world scenarios, learners analyze trade-offs, evaluate evidence, and reflect on how definitions of wealth and success evolve through life transitions and changing circumstances.

Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing. Enrolled in the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies program.

MLTI 3230  INFORMED CITIZENSHIP: EVIDENCE + ENGAGEMENT (3 credits)

This course prepares students to engage thoughtfully in civic and community life by strengthening their ability to evaluate evidence, data, and public claims. Students explore how information, power, and perspective shape public issues and democratic participation. Through applied inquiry and reflection, learners develop the capacity for informed and responsible civic engagement.

Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing. Enrolled in the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies degree program.

MLTI 3240  BEING HUMAN IN THE AGE OF AI (3 credits)

This course explores what it means to be human by engaging students in acts of creative practice and humanistic inquiry in a technology-influenced world. Students examine questions of meaning, identity, and authorship while using creation, reflection, and revision as primary methods of learning. The course positions AI as a lens for understanding human value and agency. Through iterative creative work and critical reflection, students develop human-centered sensemaking skills that support objective judgment, cultural awareness, and lifelong learning.

Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing. Enrolled in the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies degree program.

MLTI 3250  FLOURISHING IN A COMPLEX WORLD (3 credits)

This course focuses on evaluating claims about well-being, health, aging, and longevity in an era of complexity and uncertainty. Students develop scientific and data literacy skills to assess evidence and make informed decisions that support flourishing across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on critical evaluation, reflection, and adaptability in personal and societal contexts.

Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing. Enrolled in the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies degree program.

MLTI 4000  MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE SEMINAR (3 credits)

This capstone course engages Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies (BMS) students with significant themes or topics around a real-world issue or problem. The capstone requires the development of a substantial final project that combines learning from multiple sources and perspectives, including general education courses, BMS degree courses, prior learning in and outside the classroom, as well as co-curricular experiences. As the concluding experience for BMS students, the capstone provides the opportunity for students to reflect, through their Multidisciplinary Learning Portfolio, on how their education informs their future professional, personal, and educational lives.

Prerequisite(s): MLTI 3000 and ENGL 1160. Student must have 102 earned credit hours to enroll. This course should be taken towards the end of the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies degree program as a culminating experience. Not open to non-degree graduate students.

Distribution: Writing in the Discipline Single Course