Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies

The Interdisciplinary Studies major at Saint Martin’s University exists to further the school’s mission of integrative learning in the Benedictine tradition. By studying multiple approaches to enduring and topical human concerns, graduates learn the approaches, lexicons, and methodologies of discrete disciplines; at the same time, such comparative and interdisciplinary exploration encourages awareness of where different disciplines share assumptions and where they construct distinct heuristic processes.

The major is designed for students who seek to engage in rigorous intellectual training in understanding how varying methodologies and modes of inquiry raise different questions and serve different purposes. They bring together knowledge of discrete disciplines to define and analyze problems or issues, envision solutions or responses, and thereby bridge disparate communities.

The uniqueness of the interdisciplinary studies major is reflected in the theses submitted by the program's students. Below is a sampling of theses produced by graduates of the Interdisciplinary Studies program.