The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program (INPR) provides students and faculty with opportunities for creative academic programming and research that cross the boundaries of traditional disciplines. Instead of being supported by an individual department, school or college, each student’s program is administered by an interdisciplinary faculty committee. The faculty committee shall be approved by the Graduate School. The interdisciplinary program itself shall be approved by, and under the oversight of, the University Board of Graduate Studies.
Each INPR program must combine the academic and intellectual assets, in terms of faculty expertise, of two or more academic departments at Marquette. Faculty may serve on an INPR committee whether or not their departments offer doctoral degrees. The University Board of Graduate Studies, to a great extent, is considered as a quasi department. Every program is unique in terms of coursework, methodology, and research. An INPR program must not duplicate a traditional Ph.D. program that is available on campus.
To gain admission into the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program, the student must:
- Satisfy demanding academic entrance requirements
- Propose a faculty adviser/dissertation committee chair
- Propose an advisery committee
- Propose a dissertation research topic
- Present and defend a formal admission proposal to the University Board of Graduate Studies
