Interdisciplinary Studies

At Dickinson, we encourage our students to seek connections. We emphasize this ability to draw together diverse information and insights and make sense of complexity—to connect the dots and read between the lines. This focus is embodied academically most clearly in our commitment to interdisciplinarity.

While traditional disciplines also draw insights from many fields, interdisciplinary programs focus on this skill most intensely. The skill of synthesis/connection is of extraordinary value to our graduates in problem solving and, more broadly, in making sense of the complex world around them. It is a key element of the toolkit provided by a Dickinson education.

The following interdisciplinary majors, certificates and special opportunities are available:

Majors

Africana Studies
American Studies
Archaeology
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dance & Music
Data Analytics
East Asian Studies
Educational Studies
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
International Business & Management
International Studies
Italian Studies
Judaic Studies
Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies
Law and Policy
Medieval & Early Modern Studies
Middle East Studies
Neuroscience
Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Theatre Arts
Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 

Certificates

Food Studies
Health Studies
Security Studies
CPYB/Dickinson Certificate
Army/ROTC Global Preparedness 

Special Opportunities

The American and Global Mosaics are intensive, interdisciplinary, semester-long research programs designed around ethnographic fieldwork and immersion in domestic and global communities. Their objective is to encourage students to think reflexively about the diverse world in which they live as they engage in collaborative work with local, transnational and international communities.