Interdisciplinary Programs

Current degree programs include:

• Interdisciplinary Studies: MA, MS

  This program is designed to provide highly motivated students the opportunity to develop, with an advising committee, an individualized, interdisciplinary program for graduate study, in which fully approved courses in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and the professional schools are combined to create a cohesive program not otherwise available on campus. Such a program will involve a minimum of two and a maximum of three academic disciplines.

  The program is also designed to respond to faculty-driven initiatives in emerging fields of study, providing an avenue for faculty from different disciplines to collaborate in graduate education in areas of intellectual interest where specific graduate programs do not yet exist.

• Systems Science: PhD, MS
  www.sysc.pdx.edu

  From the Systems Science website:

  Systems Science is the study and application of general methods of problem solving and general principles governing systems of widely differing types. Systems concepts and techniques are extensively used for both applied and research purposes. In industry and government, considerable demand exists for professionals who are skilled in modern methods of decision making and systems design and who are capable of managing complex social and technical systems. In mathematics, engineering, business administration, and the natural and social sciences, systems theorists continue to make important contributions to the growth of knowledge within academic disciplines and to the application of knowledge across disciplinary boundaries.