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ISF Announcements

ISF Application Window and Mandatory workshops from February 4 to March 4 2019

Summer 2019 Classes are Here!

ISF Voted Best Program in the US for Designing your own Major

ISF Student Receives Grant to Research Maori identity

ISF Student Ash Bhat and Rohan Phadte featured in Wired for breakthrough on bots

ISF Student Award Winners 2016-2017!

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The ISF major houses a research-driven program of liberal education. It is a problem-based program, not a discipline.  It offers motivated students the unique opportunity to develop an individualized cross-disciplinary Research Program that includes a Course of Study and a Senior Thesis. The Course of Study is made up of courses taken in the social sciences, the humanities, and/or the professional schools and colleges, alongside the required courses in ISF.  The capstone experience a scholarly, rigorously-researched 40 page required Senior Thesis, a sustained inquiry in the social sciences and humanities based on original, cross-disciplinary research. Read more about the major

The Interdisciplinary Studies Program is proud to host Berkeley Course Threads, developed by the Townsend Center for the Humanities, that give students the chance to connect their courses thematically to earn a certificate in interdisciplinary studies.

Recent ISF Graduates

Rebecca Olson

International Relations

After graduating in Spring 2015, Rebecca is planning to pursue a Master’s Degree in Europe in International Relations. Originally from West Virginia, she managed an environmental film festival before moving to California, where she managed an inn full-time and took community college classes before transferring to Cal. While at Cal, she continued to work as an inn manager while pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a research focus of Feminist Perspectives in International Relations. This focus has allowed her to explore relations between nations and the effects...

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Academic Advising

Patrick Civello

isf@berkeley.edu
643-7691
263 Evans

The Student Academic Advisor's job is to guide students and faculty as they navigate University, College, and Major Program policies. With a lifetime commitment to education and a master’s degree in college student counseling and career counseling, Patrick enjoys supporting faculty, students, and staff. He especially enjoys helping students develop the skills they need in succeeding at the university and in life.

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PDF icon How Do I Declare ISF
PDF icon ISF Student Handbook
PDF icon ISF Major Application
PDF icon Sample Senior Thesis
PDF icon Senior Thesis Guidelines

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