BA Interdisciplinary Studies

Students in the humanities and social sciences who wish to design their own major, or who wish to divide their studies between departments, may create their own program in Interdisciplinary Studies. This interdisciplinary major may straddle several traditional disciplines but must maintain a substantive theme or focus. For example, a student interested in the American Revolutionary period may construct a curriculum including courses from History, English, History of Art, and Sociology. Another may wish to focus on children in poverty, drawing from Anthropology and Economics. Proposals for the interdisciplinary major should be submitted at the end of the sophomore year.