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Explore flexible online programs from the University Without Walls Department of Interdisciplinary Studies that help you build on the credits you already have while focusing on communication, media, writing, the arts, and culture. You may also be able to apply up to 105 credits for prior work and life experience.

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Choose a Focus That Fits Your Goals

Arts Management

Explore the intersection of creativity, leadership, administration, and cultural organizations. This focus area may be a strong fit if you are interested in supporting artists, managing arts programs, working with museums or cultural organizations, or connecting creative work with audiences and communities.

Film and Media 

Study film, television, digital media, visual culture, and the ways media shapes how we understand the world. This focus area may be a strong fit if you are interested in media analysis, screen culture, production-adjacent roles, storytelling, entertainment, or creative industries.

Journalism Studies

Explore storytelling, reporting, media literacy, ethics, and the role of journalism in public life. This focus area may be a strong fit if you are interested in writing, digital media, news, public communication, content creation, or sharing stories that inform and engage audiences.

Translation and Interpreting

Focus on language, culture, communication, and cross-cultural understanding. This focus area may be a strong fit if you are interested in helping people and organizations communicate across languages in community, educational, professional, healthcare, legal, or public service settings.

Writing and Literary Studies

Build a concentration around writing, literature, language, narrative, and creative expression. This focus area may be a strong fit if you are interested in strengthening your writing skills, studying texts and culture, pursuing creative or professional writing, or preparing for communication-heavy roles.

Design Your Own Pathway

Design a fully online bachelor’s degree around your goals with the flexibility to personalize your concentration and potentially earn credit for life and work experience.

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Is one of these programs right for you?

These programs are a good fit for students who have earned at least 12 transferable college credits with a GPA of 2.0 or higher and want the flexibility to earn a bachelor’s degree fully online. 

These options might also be a good fit if you:

  • Want to complete your first bachelor’s degree fully online
  • Have college credits from previous institutions
  • Bring relevant work, military, training, or life experience
  • Want a degree that reflects both professional and personal goals
  • Prefer a flexible, individualized curriculum

A UMass Amherst Education, Designed to Fit Your Life

These programs are designed for students who want a more flexible and personalized approach to completing their bachelor’s degree. With support for prior credits, opportunities to connect your studies to your goals and experience, and online options built for students balancing school with work, family, and other responsibilities, you can finish what you started in a way that fits your life at UMass Amherst.

Learn more about Bachelor's Degree Completion at UMass Amherst

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