Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies

The Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies (INS) program is made to create pathways for students whose graduate studies (PhD, MA, MSc, MASc) engage at least two disciplines, operate between existing disciplinary boundaries, or forge new interdisciplinary connections.

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Learn more about their programs and how to apply. Contact graduate program assistants for program and application inquiries.

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Featured Graduate Student

  • Ethan Schmidt is a Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies (History/Humanities) doctoral student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and a recipient of the Graduate Dean's Entrance Scholarship and the Katevatis Graduate Scholarship in Hellenic Studies.

  • Makhfirat is a Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies doctoral student in the Faculty of Education and a recipient of the University of Central Asia (UCA) and Simon Frazer University (SFU) Scholarship. Three keywords of research: Success Strategies, Academic Achievement, Motivation

  • Robert is a poet, artist, and curator who works with Jewish histories as a medium for a context and site-dependent practice.

  • Niloufar involves mathematics, computer science, and biology in her interdisciplinary studies as a PhD student.

  • Katherine is studying forensic search and recovery methods in residential schools in Canada.

  • Matthew is a PhD student studying the history of small music venues in BC.

  • Alice is a PhD student in Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology examining how journalists use preprints - studies that have not yet gone through the peer review process - and what this means for the publics who rely on their reporting. (SSHRC CGS Doctoral Scholarship, Michael Stevenson Grad Scholar)

  • Asura is studying the infrastructure of scholarly communication in the 21st century.

  • Lucy is an Independent Interdisciplinary Studies Doctoral student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences whose research is on Indigenous museology and Haida museum practice in particular.

Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies

Program Credential Tuition Completion Pathway
Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies MA Regular Thesis
Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies MASc Regular Thesis
Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies MSC Regular Thesis
Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies PhD Regular
(Minimum funding available)
Thesis
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