What is the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program?
The world of the future will require scholars with a global approach to problem solving. It will no longer be enough to know one area, one discipline, or one field of study. Inquiry and discovery are crossing disciplines. With this in mind, the mission of the PhD. Program in Interdisciplinary Studies is to span traditional boundaries among disciplines while helping students develop knowledge and skills for independent research on the fundamental questions of the present and the future. Prospective students must be admitted to at least two disciplines (Coordinating and Co-Discipline). We offer 26 Coordinating discipline choices and 27 Co-Discipline choices.
