The two concentration areas I chose are Business and Economics.  I chose Business because I believe that regardless what profession one decided to enter, knowing core principles of business are necessary to know. This concentration touches the subjects of accounting, marketing, management, finance, and economics. Economics always seemed interesting to me and a necessity to understand why people, the government, and the world functions the way it was, which is why I chose my second concentration to be ecnomics.

The BIS degree brings together the two concentration areas through a serious of four core courses.  BIS 301 explained clearly what exactly the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies is, the history and present culture of the program. Throughout the semester, students viewed different aspects of life in the eyes of their concentration. For example, we studied the effects of the hurricanes that hit Louisiana. I looked at the disaster in a business and economical view.  BIS302 is a research course, where students chose a topic and conducted primary research, based on their concentrations. BIS401 is a applied studies course, where student acquire internships in their fields and maintain a journal throughtout the eight-week program. Every week, students write papers reflecting what was learned in their internship, how their two concentration areas are applied, and what improvements could be made with the knowledge the student has from their B.I.S. The BIS402 course is slightly different based on the professor and course of study taken. The one I enrolled in is titled “A Self-Constructed Life” where students read two motivational books and reflect on the themes discussed in each. Also, students find their purpose in life and set up mini-goals to reach their final destination.