College of Arts and Sciences
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5308 USA
main office: (269) 387-4350
advising office: (269) 387-4366
Interdisciplinary Education
While continuing to celebrate the value and integrity of its traditional disciplines, the college also fosters informal and formal collaborations among faculty across these boundaries.
For students, the college offers degree programs based on coherently organized perspectives and skill sets, providing developmental trajectories that are intellectually rigorous and experientially rich. Students might choose to tailor their major to pursue careers in specific global areas such as:
- Arabic or East Asian studies
- Combining courses in foreign language, geography and literature
The college鈥檚 support of visiting interdisciplinary speakers and special events, presents further challenges to newly utilize and transcend traditional ways of investigating, engaging and creating.
Programs
Interdisciplinary programs
Student-planned major (provides an individualized program of study)
Interdisciplinary Engagement Award
College of Arts and Sciences faculty members may submit proposals seeking funds to support activities that promote and support interdisciplinary engagement.