Individual Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

About this programme

The College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (CGPS) encourages realignment of traditional disciplines into new patterns, crossing department and college boundaries where this will foster new areas of learning. Towards this goal, CGPS provides opportunities for students to develop individual interdisciplinary programs leading to the M.A., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees. Information on the academic requirements for these degrees is provided under designated sections in the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies section of this Catalogue . Students in interdisciplinary graduate programs are not restricted by traditional academic boundaries. Many departments and colleges have graduate programs that allow sufficient flexibility to students to complete an interdisciplinary program while enjoying affiliation with an established academic unit. Individual interdisciplinary graduate programs are not intended to compete with or replace these programs. Each individual interdisciplinary graduat