Home to six major programs, nine minors, three dual degree, and two certificate programs, the department of Integrative Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) offers students boundary-crossing curricula of study that integrate the arts, humanities, and social sciences to research, understand, respond to, and thrive in twenty-first century life. The IHSS community prepares for the future by engaging with an array of culturals and interdisciplinary perspectives on artistic, societal, scientific and technological issues that are often international and historical in scope. We do so through creativity, community-making, and globally-minded critical thinking and analysis. As adaptable thinkers invested in interdisciplinary perspectives and inquiry, the IHSS commuinty contributs to solutions-oriented scholarship and engagements. In IHSS, students and faculty develop and disseminate widely transferable skills applicable to a range of academic fields and industries, as well as across the public and private sectors.

Here are some of our department highlights:

• Over half of our majors graduate with honors from either a scholars program or a dual degree program
• Our students can choose from over 40 Study Abroad programs offered by the College that allow students to engage across disciplines and global competencies
• Faculty from all corners of the university are a part of the Interdisciplinary Studies program