Interdisciplinary study is a multidisciplinary field that allows scholars to create a customized degree with two or more subjects such as sociology, history and government. Program participants can learn about how different, seemingly unrelated subjects combine to create one unified topic.

Graduate certificate programs intend to confer professional credentials on students who wish to advance their careers. These programs might be particularly useful to students wishing to pursue postgraduate studies or professionals who wish to secure more credibility.

Part-time learning allows one to obtain a degree or qualification even if one cannot attend school on a full-time basis. One can learn at one's own pace, gradually accumulating credits that count towards a final qualification.