Graduate Studies : Graduate Programs :
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
General Information
Admission Requirements
Program Requirements
General Information
Contact Information
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Location: University Centre, second floor, Room A207
Mailing Address:
Faculty of Graduate Studies
University of Victoria
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BCV8W 3P2
Courier Address:
Faculty of Graduate Studies
3800 Finnerty Road
University Centre, Room A207
Victoria, BCV8P 5C2
Telephone Number: 250-721-7970
Fax Number: 250-721-8957
E-Mail: fgs@uvic.ca
Website: <web.uvic.ca/gradstudies>
Dean: Dr. David Capson
E-Mail: graddean@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-7970
INTD Graduate Adviser: Dr. Cedric Littlewood
E-Mail: intdadv@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-853-3666
INTD Assistant: Anne Franklin
E-Mail: intdsec@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-7970
Faculty Representatives to the INTD Committee
Cedric Littlewood, PhD, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Chair
Evanthia Baboula, DPhil, Fine Arts
Margaret Cameron, PhD, Humanities
Monica Prendergast, PhD, Education
Dennis Jelinski, PhD, Social Sciences
Theodore L. McDorman, LLM, Law
Louise Page, PhD, Science
George Tzanetakis, PhD, Engineering
Rebecca N. Warburton, PhD, Human and Social Development
Ada Saab, Director, Graduate Admissions & Records (non-voting)
Faculty Members and Areas of Research
All regular members of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are eligible to supervise Interdisciplinary Graduate Students.
An interdisciplinary graduate program integrates knowledge, skills, data, ideas and insights from different domains of knowledge to examine a phenomenon that lies beyond the purview of a single area of knowledge and/or specific discipline(s). Interdisciplinary research may also involve integrating research approaches from different domains or disciplines. The form of interdisciplinary graduate studies varies. Some programs focus on bringing two or more discrete disciplines together to address a research question. Other programs may focus on an interdisciplinary phenomenon or area of research that requires interdisciplinary knowledge development. The questions raised and explored by interdisciplinary research may lead to expanded knowledge about a phenomenon as well as new perspectives and/or areas of investigation for the disciplines themselves.
Degrees and Specializations Offered
MA, MSc, PhD
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs are offered through a variety of options:
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Students may undertake interdisciplinary studies as part of a regular existing program that is interdisciplinary in nature. These programs include Dispute Resolution; Indigenous Governance; Neuroscience; Social Dimensions of Health Research; interdisciplinary graduate programs in Cultural, Social, and Political Thought (refer to calendar entry for English, Environmental Studies, History, Political Science or Sociology).
2.
Students may enrol in a program within a regular disciplinary academic unit and engage in interdisciplinary research supervised by a faculty member associated with an interdisciplinary research centre. Research centres at the University of Victoria include: British Columbia Institute for Co-operative Studies; Centre for Addiction Research of British Columbia; Centre for Advanced Materials and Related Technology; Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives; Centre for Biomedical Research; Centre for Earth and Ocean Research; Centre for Global Studies; Centre for Forest Biology; Centre for Health Promotion; Centre for Studies in Religion and Society; Centre for Youth and Society; Centre on Aging.
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A student may undertake an individual interdisciplinary studies (INTD) program to pursue interdisciplinary research in an area that has not been formally approved as a regular graduate degree program by the University of Victoria Senate. The Individual INTD degree must be supported through a combination of two academic units (the home or primary unit and the co-supervising or secondary unit). Individual interdisciplinary degrees are generally offered at doctoral and master’s levels; however, one of the units must have an established graduate degree program at the same level as the proposed interdisciplinary degree program. It is the applicant’s responsibility to arrange the details of the program under the guidance of her proposed supervisory committee. The academic units and the Faculty of Graduate Studies are under no obligation to arrange or approve interdisciplinary programs.
Individual Interdisciplinary Studies Programs (INTD)
Individual interdisciplinary programs are subject to all of the usual Faculty of Graduate Studies regulations. Interested students are required to contact the interdisciplinary Graduate Advisor for an information session before proceeding to the application process. The program proposal must be formulated by the applicant under the guidance of the prospective supervisors. Each application is evaluated by the Interdisciplinary Committee of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Approval is not guaranteed. Courses should not be started without formal approval of the program by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.