The major in Interdisciplinary Studies supports motivated students studying complex problems and emerging fields that require knowledge and training that go beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Recent Interdisciplinary Studies Topics
Aeronautical and Astronautical Medicine
Disability Studies
Environmental Justice
Fashion Theory and Production
Food Studies
Global Leadership
Human Rights
Infectious Disease
Sustainable Design and Development
Urban Design and Ecology
Lauren Leve, Program Director
Director’s Welcome
Welcome to the interdisciplinary studies major at UNC–Chapel Hill, where boundary-crossing students find an intellectual home. Here, students design individualized educational pathways that reflect both the questions that matter most to them and the complexity of the world. Our program is grounded in the belief that many of today’s most compelling scholarly and professional opportunities demand approaches informed by multiple disciplines and ways of knowing. If you are drawn to questions or problems that exceed the borders of Carolina’s existing department-based majors, the interdisciplinary studies major may be right for you.
