Interdisciplinary studies
Evolving with the world around us
Push the boundaries of your academic journey
We provide interdisciplinary opportunities through interdisciplinary programs, individually structured programs, elective groups, microprograms and interdisciplinary courses.
Our interdisciplinary studies options broaden your academic experience beyond a single program and span disciplines from scientific to humanistic.
Interdisciplinary majors incorporate classes from across a variety of disciplines while interdisciplinary minors and elective groups enable students to complement their core program in innovative ways.
Interdisciplinary courses are designed to illuminate principles, methods and skills that cross disciplinary boundaries and expand the range of your academic training. While some interdisciplinary courses are located within the Interdisciplinary Studies unit (INTE), others are located in the 27 academic units of the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Our interdisciplinary opportunities
Interdisciplinary programs
Interdisciplinary programs, including majors, minors, certificates and microprograms, combine interrelated courses across academic units in the Faculty of Arts and Science to create new opportunities to study emerging issues and answer fundamental questions in multifaceted ways.
FAS offers interdisciplinary programs in a wide range of areas at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including:
- Black and African diaspora studies in the Canadian context
- Irish studies
- Nanoscience and nanotechnology
- Law and society
- Sexuality studies
- Sustainability
Elective groups
These packages of undergraduate courses range from 12 to 18 credits and provide depth of knowledge and skills development in a specific area of interest.
Examples of the elective groups we offer include:
- Quebec studies
- Econometrics and programming
- Health and lifestyle
- Sustainability
- Indigenous studies
- Innovation mindset