This essay examines the debate in undergraduate education of whether interdisciplinary studies or disciplinary studies should be the focus of their curriculums. I do this by showing both sides of the arguments view on three major points. I show the positives and negatives of both types of education. I do this in order to shown that there needs to be a cohesion of both types of this education. Both have problems that the other type of education solves. By using two case samples and three articles written by professors on interdisciplinary studies, I am able to show examples of both types of education being used. I show the down fail of two interdisciplinary programs and the potential positives of implementing successful interdisciplinary curriculums. I also offer insightful opinions by numerous professors who have either tried interdisciplinary studies or have great aspirations for this form of education. I then offer a solution to the problem that incorporates both types of education while adding on other ways to improve education. I do this by showing there should be a curriculum where disciplinary studies act as if they are interdisciplinary, meaning cross-major co-operation. By making undergraduate faculty work together and incentivizing added education both forms of education co-exist. This can be accomplished by studying abroad, cross-major programs, and more electives/double majors. With these changes this dilemma has a practical solution.

The bulk of the changes I made to my third portfolio where focused on transitions and voice. From my first draft to my last, there was always more work to be done in my transitions. The purpose of editing my transitions was to make the paper flow better and tie trains of thought. I accomplished this by adding conclusion and introduction sentences that either hinted at where the paper was going or summarized what the paragraph was going to be about. This helped with keeping my audience attention and there understanding of what I was trying to say. Another major change was shortening my discussion of the two sides of my topic. At first my description was not organized in a fashion in which the reader could see the main points the subject differed on. So I shortened my information and formatted it to show the reader three clear point and the arguments for both sides on these points. This made me as a writer seem more impartial and kept the reader interested in what I had to say. Both of these changes made my paper clear and concise. It allowed my voice to be shown and have a tone to the paper where the readers where engaged. However there could still be improvements to this paper. There is still a need for more revision such as fixing grammatical errors. Also, the transitions and voice could be improved with more editing. It seems as though my conclusion is still lacking in conciseness.

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