Welcome to the PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities—a program that encourages students to critically engage with the everchanging landscape of knowledge through its four streams: ways of knowing, critique and social transformation, culture and aesthetics, and technology and digital humanities. The program is committed to providing a rigorous interdisciplinary environment that nurtures scholarly and creative activity not only across disciplines, but in some cases, across cultures.

In today’s global reality the importance of a responsible and informed global citizenship is part of the ethos of the PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities program as embodied in its commitment to giving our students the opportunity to dialogue and collaborate across disciplines while also critically engaging with wider communities of inquiry. Students are supported and encouraged to explore their own research and creativity in a learning environment that promotes different ways of reflection, dialogue, and creation that can lead them to new pathways of knowledge and creativity.

The program offers innovative pathways to develop one’s interdisciplinary scholarship and different capstone project formats: the traditional written dissertation, suite, research-creation, and thesis by project formats. Past and current capstone projects have included artistic components (eg. fine art exhibits and dramatic arts performances) while others have explored complex relationships between cultural artefacts such as literature, film, and media.

Mentorship and professionalization are key elements that further assist our students towards a successful completion of the program. Our faculty members are active researchers and teachers that support our students in various capacities: instructor, supervisor, and mentor in both teaching and research. Students in the program acquire foundational skills leading to overall success—not only in preparation for continued research and teaching, but also for other adjacent non-academic professions that require a disciplined and critical discernment paired with a broader perspective that interdisciplinarity has to offer.

Cristina Santos
Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Graduate Programme Director, PhD Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities

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