What is the Interdisciplinary Concentration?
A student’s Interdisciplinary Concentration must consist of at least six courses. These courses are chosen by the student in consultation with an advisor whose approval is required. To be approved, an Interdisciplinary Concentration must have both breadth and focus: breadth insofar as the courses comprising it must span at least three distinct disciplines and focus insofar as the courses comprising it must be unified by an appropriate theme identifiable by a brief descriptive title such as “Atlantic Civilizations,” “Conflict Resolution,” “Ethics and the Environment,” “Gender and Women’s Studies,” “the Human Animal,” “International Development,” “Legal Studies,” “Minorities in America,” “Technology and Society,” or “War and Justice.”These are just a few examples.There is no list of “approved” themes. The student is free to choose whatever theme he or she wants. The only restriction is that there be a sufficient number of graduate courses available at FIU related to that theme. A student
