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ISF Announcements

Major Application Deadline is March 9

Two Reader Positions Open for Spring 2020

Spring ISF Courses are Here!

GSI Positions Open for Spring 2020 

ISF Student Award Winners 2018-2019

ISF Student Published in CHI Proceedings

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Director : Dylan Riley
Director : Dylan Riley

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 is 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

Rosa Hernandez

Transnational Workers' Rights

Rosa Hernandez graduated in Spring 2015. She double majored in ISF and Rhetoric. Rosa’s passion for worker justice led to her thesis on transnational workers’ rights movements across the NAFTA countries and Brazil. During her time at Cal she was a labor organizer with the Service Employees International Union and worked on the leadership development team at the UC Berkeley Center for Research on Labor and Employment. (IRLE)

She received the Cal Alumni Association Achievement Award and was a Public Policy and International Affairs Law Fellow at the Goldman School of Public Policy....

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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.

Forms

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

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