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Because this program is highly customizable, students choose their own courses based on their goals. However, there are a few foundational rules:<\/p>\n
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Your chosen courses must include at least two different disciplines, and you cannot take more than five courses in a single subject area. <\/li>\n
All students are required to take a research methods course and the cornerstone class, IDS 6308: Ways of Knowing. <\/li>\n
If you are on the non-thesis subplan, you must also complete a critical thinking and writing course. <\/li>\n
All other coursework depends entirely on the custom concentrations you choose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[6300],"class_list":["post-36328","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","tag-interdisciplinary-ms","topic-interdisciplinary-ms"],"yoast_head":"\nIs there a specific curriculum I have to follow? | UCF Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Because this program is highly customizable, students choose their own courses based on their goals. 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