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"I was the first person in my family to graduate from a university. Being able to build my own major has opened so many doors for my future career plans."

Carlos Fuentez

2022 MDS graduate from the Ole Miss-Booneville campus (pictured above). He plans to use his minors in education, psychology, and TESOL to travel abroad and work with students learning academic English.

About this Program

Sometimes your career goals and academic interests don’t fit neatly into a single major. You may want to explore a number of fields on a similar theme or select coursework that serves the diverse topics that you find interesting.

The Multidisciplinary Studies major was created to help students craft a major by combining three academic minors. Some BMDS majors select minors that complement one another and are focused toward graduate studies (i.e. history, English, and psychology) while others will select fields across Schools in order to better prepare for their intended career (i.e. economics, public policy, and esports).

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    Program Information

    Program Type

    Major

    Area of Study

    General Studies

    School

    Duration

    4 years (less with transfer credit)

    Degree

    B.M.D.S. in Multi-Disciplinary Studies

    Program Location

    Oxford

    DeSoto

    Tupelo

    Booneville

    Emphases

    N/A

    Required Credit Hours

    120

    Did You Know?

    23

    minors are currently offered fully online

    80

    minors across five Schools and Colleges are available as part of the BMDS major

    Ours Students Become

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    • State Senators
    • Elementary School Teachers
    • Taylor Medalists
    • Entrepreneurs
    • Digital Marketers
    • UM Hall of Famers
    • Human Resource Specialists
    • Attorneys
    • Olympians
    • Community Health Researchers
    • Neuroscientists
    • Air Force Pilots
    • Community Leaders

    More About the Multidisciplinary Studies Major

    Students must complete a minimum of 120 degree applicable credit hours (repeated courses and DS courses, for example, are not degree applicable). At least 30 of those hours must be taken from UM, and at least 30 must be taken at the 300 level or higher. Only 60 credit hours may be used toward the degree from a 2-year college.
    Students in the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies degree program must complete the requirements of their three selected minors as outlined in the UM catalog. The minor requirements are set forth by the schools/departments that own them and not by the Office of General Studies, so we have no authority to make exceptions or substitutions to the requirements. Keep in mind that the Office of General Studies has no control over course offerings in a semester. Courses are offered by the schools/departments that own those courses. Once a course is closed, the staff in the Office of General Studies has no authority to add a student to any class. The procedure for a student adding a closed class is for the student to contact the professor. If the professor agrees to add the student to the course, the secretary of the department owning the course must add the student.
    Students in the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies degree program are responsible for completing the requirements for the degree and for each minor. The requirements are detailed in the UM catalog as well as on the student’s Degree Progress Report in MyOleMiss. Students should review the Degree Progress Report each semester to determine what courses he/she lacks. An advisor is assigned to each student to assist with course selection and to answer questions about procedures and policies, but the student is ultimately responsible for completing degree requirements.
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    Oxford

    DeSoto

    Tupelo

    Booneville

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