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Cross Disciplinary Studies Programs

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has established organizational guidelines for cross disciplinary studies programs.

CDS Guidelines

Cross Disciplinary Studies (CDS) Programs are constellations of course offerings whose intent is to give students and faculty some topical foci normally not found in any single academic department. The CDS programs distinguish themselves from departments in that they do not serve as the tenure home of faculty. Rather, they draw upon faculty from across the college and the university, and, as a result, each of these units benefits from multiple disciplinary perspectives. The interdisciplinary nature of these programs is their common unifying principle. Their strengths may be found in their inclusiveness.

African and African American Studies
R. Tunde Adeleke, director

American Indian Studies
Sidner Larson, Director

Asian American Studies
Eugenio Matibag, Director

Biological and PreMedical Illustration
Lynn Clark, Chair

Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
Dianne Bystrom, Director

Center for American Intercultural Studies
Eugenio Matibag, Director

Classical Studies
Madeleine Henry, Chair

Communication Studies
David Vogel, Director

Criminal Justice Studies
Matt DeLisi, Coordinator

Environmental Science and Environmental Studies
William Crumpton, Coordinator

International Studies
Dawn Bratsch-Prince, Director

Linguistics
Carol A. Chapelle, Chair

Speech Communication
Amy Slagell, Professor-in-Charge

Technology and Social Change
Eric Abbott, Coordinator

U.S. Latino/a Studies
Loreto Prieto, Director

Women's Studies
Dawn Bratsch-Prince, Interim Director