The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies offers capable and highly motivated students the opportunity to design their own interdisciplinary majors.  Center faculty members advise students, work with them individually on projects, and offer interdisciplinary seminars and tutorials.  In these and other ways, the Center serves those students who desire alternatives to departmental majors.

 You might be a promising Interdisciplinary Studies major if you

• Are excited about academics
• Are passionate about a particular area of inquiry
• Are a creative, dynamic, independent thinker
• Enjoy working closely with professors
• Enjoy working on your own
• Have high standards for yourself
• Are able to set reasonable goals for yourself
• Like to read, write, and learn
• Are organized
• Manage your time effectively

Programs of study designed by recent Center majors:
Environmental Policy        Ortmayer (Poli Sci), Martin (Econ), Case (Bio)
Middle Eastern Studies     Berkey (Hist), Mahony (Rel)
Poverty & Development  Jones (Anthro), Appleyard (Econ)
Peace Studies                   Menkhaus (Poli Sci), Thomas (Hist)
Neuroscience                    Ramirez (Psych), Dorcas (Bio)
Comparative Religion        Denham (Ger), Gibson (Eng), Mahony (Rel)
Film Studies                      Lerner (Mus), Miller (Eng)
Culture & Environment      A. Ingram (Eng), Mahony (Rel)
Creative Process               Parker (Eng), Mahony (Rel)
East Asian Studies             Rigger (Poli Sci), Mahony (Rel)
Medical Ethics
& Economics                    Stell (Phil), Chaston (Econ)
Medicine and Law             Stell (Phil), Ault (Psych)
Women’s Studies             Ault (Psych), Serebrennikov (Art)
Medical Humanities           Jones (Anthro), Stell (Phil), Wessner (Bio)
Neuropharmacology          Stevens (Chem), M. Smith (Psych)
Art and Literature              S. Smith (Art), Holland (Eng)
Computational
Genomics                         Heyer (Math), M. Campbell (Bio)
Language Studies              Hernandez-Chiroldes (Span), Gibson (Eng)
International Relations       Ortmayer (Poli Sci), Appleyard (Econ)
Contemporary                   Denham (Ger), 
German Studies                Appleyard (Econ), Ortmayer (Poli Sci)
Religion and Medicine       Poland (Rel), Stell (Phil)
Bioethics                           Stell (Phil), Multhaup (Psych), Bernd (Bio)

Sample job titles of alums who majored in Interdisciplinary Studies:  
Associate TV Producer & Writer '02
Attorney ‘97
City/County Judge '78
College Administrator ‘96
Coordinator of Resource Management ‘88
Dance Studio Owner ‘97
Elementary School Teacher ‘75
English Professor ‘79
Graphic Artist ‘93
Horse Trainer/Instructor '96
Investment Banker ‘96
Jazz Musician ‘00
Lab Technician '04
Librarian ‘88
Magazine Publisher '95
Market Researcher ‘95
Minister ‘95
Nurse Practitioner ‘77
Optometrist ‘94
Paralegal '04
Psychologist '79
Professional Soccer Player '03
Radiologist ‘94
Real Estate Developer ‘94
Roman Catholic Priest ‘75
Social Worker ‘86
Surgeon ‘94
Systems Analyst ‘94
Town Planner '99
TV Journalist '02