School of Interdisciplinary Studies

About the Interdisciplinary Studies Program

The School of Interdisciplinary Studies (SIS) incorporates the various interdisciplinary programs in the College of Liberal Arts ranging from area studies, ethnic studies, to comparative studies.  While each of our programs share the value of interdisciplinarity, our approaches range from multidisciplinary-in which people from different disciplines collaborate, interdisciplinary-in which knowledge and methods from different disciplines are integrated, to transdisciplinary-in which a new unity of intellectual frameworks are created beyond the originating disciplines.  Despite this variation in approach, our programs all recognize the need and value of interdisciplinary approaches to integrate and synthesize knowledge to provide a fuller understanding of a topic.  The School of Interdisciplinary Studies is a community of faculty and students enjoying an environment of rigorous and innovative intellectual inquiry.

The School of Interdisciplinary Studies (SIS) consists the following interdisciplinary programs: African American Studies, American Studies, Asian American Studies, Comparative Literature, Critical Disability Studies, Film & Video Studies, Global Studies, Jewish Studies, Latin American & Latino Studies, Linguistics, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Peace Studies, Religious Studies, and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies.

Faculty

School of Interdisciplinary Studies Department Directory

Contact Information

Purdue University College of Liberal Arts
Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education, Room 1290
100 North University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
Phone: 765 494-3663
Fax: 765 494-3660

Academic Advising Office
BRNG 1114
Phone: 765 494-3670
Fax: 765 496-1910

Undergraduate Future Students
BRNG 1168
Phone: 765 494-6291
Fax: 765 496-1910
Email: newstudent@purdue.edu

Office of Interdisciplinary Studies
BRNG 1289
Phone: 765 496-1848
Fax: 765 494-3660

Please visit the School of Interdisciplinary Studies for more information.

Graduate Information

For Graduate Information please see Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program Information .

Programs

• African American Studies, BA
• American Studies, BA
• Comparative Literature, BA
• Film & Video Production, BA
• Film & Video Studies, BA
• Global Studies, BA
• Jewish Studies, BA
• Linguistics, BA
• Religious Studies, BA
• Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, BA

• Digital Humanities Certificate
• Sports Studies and Production Certificate

• African American Studies Minor
• American Studies Minor
• Asian American Studies Minor
• Critical Disability Studies Minor
• Film & Video Studies Minor
• Global Liberal Arts Studies Minor
• Islamic Studies Minor
• Jewish Studies Minor
• Latin American and Latino Studies Minor
• LGBTQ Studies Minor
• Linguistics Minor
• Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor
• Peace Studies Minor
• Religious Studies Minor
• Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Minor

Courses

• WGSS 28000 - Women’s, Gender, And Sexuality Studies: An Introduction
• WGSS 28100 - Variable Topics In Women’s, Gender, And Sexuality Studies
• WGSS 28200 - Introduction To LGBTQ Studies
• WGSS 38000 - Comparative Studies In Gender And Culture
• WGSS 38100 - Women Of Color In The United States
• WGSS 38200 - Love, Sex And Sexuality
• WGSS 38300 - Women, Work, And Labor
• WGSS 39000 - Variable Topics In Women’s, Gender And Sexuality Studies
• WGSS 43000 - Women In African History
• WGSS 48000 - Feminist Theory
• WGSS 48200 - Interdisciplinary Studies In Sexuality: Scholarship On Lesbian And Gay Issues
• WGSS 48300 - Feminisms In Global Perspective
• WGSS 48500 - Feminist Perspectives On Film And Cinema And Visual Culture
• WGSS 49200 - Practicum In Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• WGSS 49900 - Independent Study In Women’s, Gender And Sexuality Studies